Greetings Terrans, I hope you are all having a good week. I have another wee jaunt along the Conan Character trail for you, with a trio of minis for your viewing pleasure.

First up we have ‘Taurus, Prince of Thieves’:

So apart from him nicking Robin Hood’s nom de guerre, there isn’t much to say about Taurus – painting was a straight forward rinse and repeat of earlier minis, and he wasn’t a bad thing to paint.

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Next we have another thief – this time it’s Shevatas:

I really like this mini – in fact, he’s one of the best in the whole set if you ask me & a joy to paint. I went for a darker skin tone to suit the mini & I’m really pleased with how he turned out.

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Finally, we have ‘Princess/Thalis’ (sic):

No, I don’t know why Monolith are using both names either, but it is what it is. She’s a tidy little model & was nice to paint – that robe was a bit boring I suppose, but a good opportunity to practice some wet blending. I’m pleased with the purple/gold colour scheme.

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Here’s a final shot of the three together for scale:

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And that’s it for another week chaps and chapettes – stay safe out there & I’ll catch you next time.

Greetings Terrans, it’s another shorty today – I have not one Bêlit, but two versions of her! First up, the main version that came with the game:

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Next, we have the ‘savage’ version of her (a stretch goal IIRC):

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Both were painted in my now-usual method of Contrast base coat followed by some careful highlighting. The models themselves are nice enough – ‘regular Bêlit’ is a bit soft, and has a shonky spear & a lean that no amount of steam could correct, but ‘savage’ Bêlit is a pretty decent mini. That said, they both obviously suffer from a very limited wardrobe situation, but as mentioned before, the models are guided by the original writing, so it is what it is.

Here’s the pair of them together:

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And that’s me until next time!

Greetings Terrans, it’ll be another short one today – I’m keeping the ball rolling with my Conan characters, and have another pair to show you. First off, we have this guy – apparently he is ‘Khosatral Khel’, the physical manifestation of a demon (or god) in one of Howard’s short stories:

Clearly Mr. Khel is a fan of the ‘Tren look’, and all that muscle allowed me to have good fun with the paint. I worked through Darkoath Flesh, through Cadian fleshtone & Kislev flesh, and with a bit of shading back down with Reikland Fleshshade. A few more shades were used on the face & for the veins. I think this will be my go-to for Caucasian skin for a while, as I like how the tones play out across the whole model. The rest was pretty much my now-standard ‘Contrast basecoat, layered highlights’ approach.

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Next we have another baddie – ‘Akivasha, the woman who never died’… Basically, she’s a vampire:

Akivasha is another model lifted straight out of the book – i.e. an under-dressed femme fatal. Again, I’m not getting hung up on that, but just enjoyed the process of painting her. I used the same skin recipe as I did for Khosatral Khel, with a bit more shading around the eyes & leaving out the ‘roider veins.

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Here’s the devious duo together:

You can see what a big bugger Khosatral Khel is!!

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And that’s it for this week! I’m enjoying working my way through the characters – they are pretty decent minis for the most part, (though there are a few stinkers), so more to share soon.