A few more Goblins

In the previous post introducing a Goblin drummer as the musician of the month, I wrote that I was also painting other Goblins from the same set. I could spend some time today to finish 3 of them, so that I could take pictures and show them as reinforcement for the lonely drummer.

Here they are:

To tell the truth, I was not very happy with the drummer. Remember, I wanted to paint a very pale skin for this underground dweller, but there was a lack of contrast in the result - the skin looked the same everywhere - too plain, too clean.

So for the next Goblins, I decided to add a layer of watery white, with only a little bit of red - and I painted that layer on the drummer too. I also used yellow and blue washes in some places on the skin to simulate skin disorders. And last but not least, I painted some dirt on their legs, arms and bellies.

Some close-ups to see the result:

I think that this one might represent a halfling, with another color scheme

These minis were an excuse to paint some rusty weapons - once again, I wanted to go a bit further than usual, and added some orange highlights to the rusty parts.

Maybe you would be interested in a size comparison with other minis ?

First picture: Goblins and Orcs, same manufacturer (Dark Alliance):

They are approximately the same size - the Goblins look much uglier, is it the figures or the painting? :D

Second picture: Goblins from two different manufacturers (Dark Alliance and Caesar):

The Caesar are much smaller. In my eye, they really look like Imps rather than Goblins. And the color scheme I chose in not that interesting, I should find another.

As a conclusion, I would like to list what I've learnt with these minis:
- a very pale skin with a lot of white is possible, but you need contrast and splatters of color in some places - it is a bit boring without
- the rust can be very orange
- I like monsters

That's all folks!

Orcs - size comparison

Hi, a small update today. I was asked in a french forum (Addict Figurines) to tell how the Dark Alliance Orcs compared to 1/72 humans. The easiest way is of course to take pictures showing the minis side by side, and this is how I answered.

1. Small Dark Alliance Orc / DDS Landsknecht

2. Caesar human (painted as a vampire :)) / Average Dark Alliance Orc  / DDS Landsknecht

3. Caesar human / sample of Dark Alliance Orcs

The result is that these Orcs are equal are smaller to humans in size, which is perfect in my eyes. What do you think ?

Hope it helps :)

Uruk Hai - comparison

Hi! In one of the forums were I post pictures, I was asked if my Dark Alliance Uruk Hai were compatible with GW's ones.
I happen to have bought second hand minis from GW's Lord of the Rings range, so I took pictures this morning to compare the two ranges. After posting the answer in the forum, I thought this comparison might be interesting for some of you too.

Here you are the result:

Left: Dark Alliance / Right: Games Workshop

Left: Dark Alliance / Right: Games Workshop

The sizes are not so different between the two manufacturers, I must say that I was a bit surprised, but:
- the 1/72 minis are thinner
- the 1/72 minis look a bit taller than they actually are because they have their own base and I didn't remove it
- the pike of the Dark Alliance mini is much smaller - you can hardly call it a pike, but it is ok for fantasy gaming in my opinion

One picture to illustrate this:

Left: Games Workshop / Right: Dark Alliance

By the way, please note that the Games Workshop Uruk Hai were painted as they appear on the pictures when I bought them, it's not my job :)

Hope you find this post useful. Please let me know if you are interested in more minis comparisons or reviews - since PSR does not  review Fantasy minis, there may be something to do.