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22/04/2018 at 16:30 #89171
Catullus
ParticipantI started a ‘Greek myth’ project a while ago. It’s currently on hold but I thought I might as well start a thread to show the the work I did up to that point. Perhaps it will inspire me to continue!
Anyhoo, first up is a bunch of GW beastmen from eBay converted into satyrs:
The full step by step is here: http://nerdlard.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/satyrs.html
22/04/2018 at 16:38 #89173Mike
Keymaster22/04/2018 at 16:39 #89174irishserb
ParticipantWow, those look really good.
22/04/2018 at 16:57 #89176Catullus
ParticipantThanks folks! I wish I could take the credit for the shields, but they are waterslide transfers from Battle Flag. They very kindly scaled down the artwork slightly to fit.
22/04/2018 at 17:10 #89177telzy amber
ParticipantGorgeous
22/04/2018 at 17:24 #89179Gone Fishing
ParticipantThose are some pretty menacing satyrs! Marvelous work.
22/04/2018 at 17:45 #89181kyoteblue
ParticipantGreat job!
22/04/2018 at 18:05 #89182Hafen von Schlockenberg
ParticipantWow, I can see from the blog how much work went into these, but the results were definitely worth it!
If you want to show us more conversion magic (which I’d really like to see), how about the idea working up a unit of the traditional Greek horse-featured satyrs? (the Romans conflated them with their own goat-feature fauns):
I found another red figure horse-type satyr armed, interestingly, as a peltast, but hesitated to post it here, as another, um, “feature” common to satyrs was on somewhat prominent display.
22/04/2018 at 20:58 #89185Alan Hamilton
ParticipantExcellent work and, by coincidence, I have just finished excactly those figures for my satyrs. Once varnished and based I’ll post them on my Argonauts thread.
I am going to follow this with interest.
24/04/2018 at 18:03 #89324Catullus
ParticipantThanks, everyone
Hafen, much as I’d like to make some horse-faced satyrs, I have another eighteen prepped for painting already. I’m all satyred out!
Alan, I look forward to seeing them! I’d never seen these miniatures before finding them on eBay. They’re refreshingly minimal and well-proportioned, free of the usual skulls and chains and wotnot, which allows you to see the sculptor’s good understanding of anatomy. I think they’re a cut above Games Worksop’s usual fare.
24/04/2018 at 18:29 #89329Hafen von Schlockenberg
ParticipantFair enough — what could be worse than being “satyred out”?
Maybe being “Amazoned out”. . .
09/05/2018 at 00:18 #90158Catullus
ParticipantNext up, it’s a set of Victrix Hoplites:
Is it just me or does that bloke in the middle look like Matthew Kelly?
For anybody who is interested, there is a step-by-step on my blog: http://nerdlard.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/hoplites.html
09/05/2018 at 12:09 #90175Mike
KeymasterIs it just me or does that bloke in the middle look like Matthew Kelly?
Ah you have ruined it now!
Nice figures though…09/05/2018 at 19:08 #90194Hafen von Schlockenberg
ParticipantThought you were going to say Gerard Butler.
15/08/2019 at 00:40 #119963Catullus
ParticipantAfter my first visit to Salute this year, I decided to start up this project again. Here are some more skeletons, from Bears Head Miniatures.
Although taller, they mix well with the old Citadel plastic skellybobs:
There are a few WIP pix on my blog if anybody is interested: https://nerdlard.blogspot.com/2019/08/greek-skeletons.html
15/08/2019 at 11:45 #119994Mike
Keymaster15/08/2019 at 16:19 #120021Chris Pringle
ParticipantGreat colour scheme – love the verdigris, clever touch!
15/08/2019 at 21:35 #120033Catullus
ParticipantCheers! You can thank the Spartans for the colours scheme. I just copied it…
15/08/2019 at 22:48 #120035Catullus
ParticipantIt’s back to humans now, so here are some skirmishers. First, some slingers with willies from Redoubt’s venerable Trojan Wars range:
Next, some nicely-proportioned archers from Victrix (with headswaps from other Victrix sets for variety):
16/08/2019 at 08:49 #120046Mike
Keymaster16/08/2019 at 14:48 #120079Deleted User
MemberThese are all very well painted. Really liking the oxidization on the shields.
21/08/2019 at 21:44 #120361Catullus
ParticipantYou want oxidisation? I’ll give you oxidisation…
These ‘men of bronze’ are minions to go with my as-yet-unpurchased Talos model. They didn’t look very promising to start with but they turned out OK in the end.
I’ve put a walkthrough of how I painted the miniatures on my blog in case it’s of interest to anybody: https://nerdlard.blogspot.com/2019/08/men-of-bronze.html
22/08/2019 at 08:43 #120388Mike
Keymaster22/08/2019 at 11:53 #120409Deleted User
MemberThanks for the tutorial. These looks great.
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