Figurine: Dwarven Gyrocopter

If you read the byline to the blog's title you'll see it is not just music - it is also the occasional painted miniature.

I don't pursue this hobby much anymore, as most of my spare time goes to writing my book. As a result these posts have gone from occasional to rare. With that said, here's my latest - a dwarven gyrocopter:

 This is one of those figures that takes forever to paint, with all kinds of finicky little details that look great when they are done, but aren't very much fun in the doing.

Here's a shot of our helicopter pilot. I decorated the base with model railroad bushes and rocks to make it look more authentic.

Here he is from the other side:

And here are the blades of the 'copter. I tried to capture the feel of yellowed fabric stitched to a steel frame and I think it works to some degree.

And that's about it. We now return you to your regularly scheduled music review programming.

Figurine: Dwarf Fighter

My latest painted figurine is a dwarf. I think this guy turned out pretty good. I tried a new base colour for his armour, which I don't really like, but the colour I like for that has been discontinued, so I am searching for a replacement before I get to a seriously cool piece.

A little triva - the beard and helmet horns on this figure are painted the exact same colour to start with - but they have different brushwork techniques, and highlight colours, so come out looking completely different.

Yawn, you say? It is my blog, I say.

The dude has a big nose. Here he is from behind.

His nose is less noticeable from this angle, but you can see the folds in his tabard quite nicely. All in all, I'm pretty pleased with this guy.

Next up: A desert ranger!