From the workbench of Zebraoutrider
The 50th Miniature…
‘The 50th Miniature Painted…’ Model selected Dunkeldorf Miniatures - ‘Dieter the Scribe’ sculpted by Sonny Bundgaard. To mark this painting milestone I decided to capture myself as ‘The Chronicler’. In my day job, I spend a lot of time at a desk, particularly during the last 18 months thanks to the pandemic with restricted access to people in the ‘physical’ world. So it seems apt that this miniature can symbolise my existence. The desk and chair is taken from the Mantic Dungeon accessories, along with the stack of books. The items on the desk are mainly Dunkeldorf Miniatures accessories including ‘Adler, Dieter’s Cat’, which I was originally tempted to paint as ‘Bagpuss’ (c1970s) but instead went for a ginger Tom. The little black chest on the desk comes from the Citadel Miniatures Bretonnian Men-at-Arms sprue. The loose papers are images reduced in size via the computer and printed out in an appropriate size. The base is a 50mm round and plain lipped base that I have sculpted floorboards onto using green stuff. I’ve painted the chap (me) with yellow and black livery to tie in with the mercenary unit I sent out into the desert earlier in this project. To accompany the Chronicler, I’ve mounted two Dark Sword Miniatures ‘Fae Greyhounds’ SKU: DSM7645 sculpted by Patrick Keith, onto the base to represent my own two rescue dogs (Bingo and Anjee) that I adopted after the passing of my previous greyhound (Ollie) last year. These two are inseparable and spend a lot time sleeping in my office or chewing the furniture! So, we ought to say they are now minis 51 and 52! The adventure continues…
The messy desk, loose papers, stacks of books, etc. lends itself to my dirty style of grim dark painting. Really enjoyed bringing this together and indeed forgetting about company-restrictions on competition entries and mixing minis from different manufacturers has enabled me to be more creative and unburdened. These guys are for playing with rather than as painting competition entries…
Not in picture… the Hydra, The Thief and the Dragon Moneylender…two months to complete 50 minis whilst working on my day job and with other distractions, I think is not too bad going. Now I have the big decision to continue with this project or turn my attention to GW’s Armies on Parade which I’ve not done during the pandemic - some degree of reticence here because in-store rather than on-line would be my preferred choice of submission and display. Hey ho… I’ll probably go with what inspires me…
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