Minas Tirith Warrior (Carl)

I’ve continued my test run with a Minas Tirith Warrior. This was over a black prime which I very rarely use.

When it came to putting the skin tone on the face it reminded me why I don’t like black primed minis. But given the mini is practically all black and silver there was no point in using a white prime.

Quite happy with the final result. It’s a bit messy but it was quite quick from start to finish so it should be relatively easy to move through the Minas Tirith force. Although I suspect it’ll feel a bit tedious after a short time.

This is posted at the quarter mark of the year and in the last three months I’ve completed 17 models. Not a bad start really considering I’ve been swinging wildly around periods/settings.

Minas Tirith Ranger (Carl)

This one is an intentional diversion from my Slaves to Darkness Age of Sigmar force.

I started these waaaay back in January 2023. Along with regular men of Gondor warriors I’ve got 12 Minas Tirith rangers for the Battles in Middle Earth Strategy Gane by Games Workshop sitting in various states of work in progress. I decided I wanted to finish one to see how the scheme looked.

Got to say I’m quite happy with the result. The base colour is a nice earthy one too using Steel Legion Drab.

Viking (Carl)

Here we go again… another random detour. This time a Viking woman from the original Bad Squiddo release. I bought this one, along with Lagertha when Annie at Bad Squiddo produced her very first minis for sale.

In all honesty they’re both very rudimentary pieces of sculpting (Annie was giving a new sculptor a chance) but I bought them as a sign of support for a budding new enterprise. I painted Lagertha pretty much straight away, she even appears in Open Combat. But this one with the axe has been sitting work in progress for many years.

Until now, and I’m happy to have finally finished it. I particularly like how the shield turned out.

Seadogs and Swashbucklers “another!” (Carl)

After another fair old gap I’ve finally completed another of my Foundry Miniatures Seadogs and Swashbucklers.

He’s been awaiting just a few things to finish him off but for some reason I never quite got to him. This is the last model from this particular distraction for now. Hopefully, I’ll be back with the completed Ogroid Myrmidon for my Age of Sigmar force next time. I’ll try not to get distracted again… oh look, Vanguard Veterans for my Blood Angels…

Seadogs and Swashbucklers (Carl)

After a bit of a gap (busy with house stuff) plus a mishap (cat pinging a figure off the table onto a hard surface and batting it around the floor one evening) I’ve managed to finish two more models.

It’s two more Seadogs and Swashbucklers, not the Ogroid Myrmidon but at least it’s two more completions. I quite like how the stubble worked out on the helmeted model.

Seadogs and Swashbucklers Archer (Carl)

I know, I know I said I’d be back onto the Ogroid Myrmidon but this fella was standing right next to him.

In the spirit of Finishuary I’ve accidentally finished an archer from the Foundry Miniatures Seadogs and Swashbucklers line. He’s primarily for Open Combat but I think he’ll be seeing action in Osprey’s Ghost Archipelago.

…and even more Gladiators! (Carl)

The last of the Gladiators are complete. Bringing the gladiator distraction to a close. These three were the last of my Crusader Miniatures gladiator models so it’s a good feeling to have all 12 in my collection completed (I’d already finished three before commencing the recent finishes this year).

With these three complete my completions for the year currently stands at 10 completions! Blimey, it’s a good start, albeit not the Ogroid Myrmidon I’m supposed to be finishing.

With regards to finishing, the knitting hobby has a thing called ‘finishuary’ where hobbyists attempt to finish as many works in progress as possible.

I’m going to see how many I can do, starting with (hopefully) my Ogroid Myrmidon.