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Manufacturer: Red Box Games
Reb Box Games is a line sculpted by Tre Manor and they have a great scale to them. More realistic proportions and an elegant simplicity to them. They are sort of the exact opposite of the old Rackham over the top philosophy. The dwarves are especially nice. I wanted to paint on up and the WAMP contest offered the perfect opportunity. One thing to be aware of is the scale, they are true 28mm, which feels very small if you've been working on 'heroic' scale miniatures.
I experimented with a couple of things on this one, like the fabric texturing and the snow. The fabric texturing worked pretty well I think, but the base looked pretty cool before the snow, and less so afterwards. The face on this particular sculpt was not as great as some of the other in the line, it lacked a little bit of definition and I had trouble with it. The texturing on the fur part of the cloak, the mail and the sword were all nicely sculpted and I'm pretty happy with the result." };
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Manufacturer: Kingdom Death Miniatures
Kingdom Death is an interesting company. They put out a lot of unusual pieces and as you might expect this engenders a lot of varied opinions. Some of their stuff pushes the envelope but it's the pieces like this, different takes on old stereotypes, that I like the best. There's a lot of detail on these pieces and they're generally well cast. For this one I imagined her stepping off a worn out hunting lodge in a Serengeti type landscape. Her finery and quality weapons may be out of place but she is ready for the hunt." };
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Painted for Dark Sword Miniatures
Dark Sword puts out a great line and I've done quite a few of their peices for competition. The concepts are tight and Jim has a great group of sculptors working for him. Every year at GenCon I make time to check out his display collection at the booth, it's the best one at the show. There's lots of quality on display and this is my addition to Jim's collection. The pose and expression makes me think of a lone warrior out in the wilderness more than a fancy tournament knight so I went with a more restrained color scheme." };
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Painted for Reaper Miniatures
I have always had a lot of respect for Reaper and what they do for the hobby. No matter what you are looking for, chances are they have something that looks just about right. They also have a nice paint line.
Anne and I discussed painting something for them at GenCon, and I picked this guy because he had a really nice vibe and nobody had painted up an 'official' version yet. After finishing I can sort of see why, this is a deceptively complex figure. There's a lot going on and I spent a bit of time before painting to get a color scheme down so I didn't end up with something too busy. I tried a new method of painting the base too, trying to make it look like a small part of a large, worn tile floor. I think it came out pretty well. " };
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2011 GenCon Privateer Press Grandmaster Winner
I love the look of the Retribution of Scyrah from Privateer Press. It's a cleaner look than most of the other lines and I love the blue/green and white color scheme.
I removed the bird from the original model and made the banner out of brass rod, aluminum, paper clips and some other Retribution bits I had on hand. The painting went pretty quick, for me. The base is sculpted from Aves Apoxie sculpt and is meant to be the statue he is standing on in the artwork on the cover of the army book. The positioning was a bit odd but it worked out well enough in the end and despite being among some really fantastic pieces it won a gold in single figure and was the overall winner as well. " };
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2011 GenCon Single Figure - honorable mention
I love the detail and more realistic scale on these darksword pieces. It's almost never about the giant weapon, but more about the character of the sculpt. I tried a different look on the armor, an attempt at oxidized bronze and it came out ok but bronze is the hardest metal for me to do in a NMM style " };
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2011 GenCon Single Figure - bronze
I started this figure right after GenCon 2010 as a test of non metallic metals. The sculpt has so much character and oozes confidence but suffers from a few problems with casting and the eyes are very different. " };
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2011 North American Golden Demon - Warhammer 40K Single Model - Gold
I started this mini as a warm up piece for my Miniature Mentor video. I also used it as the demo piece for a class I taught at Baltimore GD 2009. It was never intended for competition but I kept adding to it and changing it over time. I entered it in the Crystal brush in April and then I Deremeled out the original face and put in a new one as well as sculpted the banner. Check out the article of this mini in the “Tips” Section. " };
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Crystal Brush 2011, Gold in Diorama.
There are lots of reasons people paint miniatures. Most people paint things they think are cool, or they are useful in a particular game. Every now and then maybe they find something that has some sort of emotional connection for them. For me, the 'Sad Girl' piece was one of those. I bought it a long time ago and didn't know what to do with it, but I had an idea about a small diorama. I wanted to show why she was protecting her children, so she had to be surrounded by a bad situation and preferably one that could be linked to the ignorance and fear of those around her. For some reason I kept thinking about my wife, and how protective she is of our kids. It was inspiration of a sort.
So I had the basic idea and the motivation came in the form of the Crystal Brush. I went through the bits I had and tried about seven variations before I settled on the ones I used. In addition to the two little ones she was holding, there was one caught in a cavern underneath her. A rat on the other side of the cavern has torn off a leg and carried it off.
Another one is belly down on a platform and the thread that he is made of is being unwound by the machine. The thread is actually a hair from my wife. I could have taken one from her brush but it was more fun to pull it out. :)
The last one is slowing being ripped apart by another contraption made up of chains attached to its arms and legs. " };
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Crystal Brush 2011, Bronze in Fantasy Single Model
I started this mini right after GenCon 2 years ago but never finished it until just a few hours before the entry deadine for the Crystal Brush at Adepticon. I had originally pictured a different, more involved scene for the base but ran out of time so it's a little large.
I made a few small modifications, adding biceps and filing down the right hip just a little bit. In general though the sculpt is magnificent, especially the face." };
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2010 North American Slayer Sword Winner. Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer 40K Large Model
I started this mini with the intensions of entering it in Games Day LA 2008. It didn't get finished in 2009 either as I had no entries that year. Amazingly I finished it this year finally! A very special thank to David Rodriguez who coached me on this mini. Look in the tips section for an in depth article on the conversion and painting of this miniature." };
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var oData = {name: "SirAlexander", desc:"Sir Alexander, Knight of the Empire", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier.
This was another labor of love, one of those minis that could have easily ended up on the side of my workbench never completed. It took quite a long time to do, even by my standards, but I'm happy with the result. The head is from the Space Wolf plastic sprue with a sculpted helmet, the rest of the stock figure is from the mounted version of Archaon. For the rider, the shield has been modified, the cloak cut back a bit, a bit of clothing added, the lance was built from a lot of various parts and the two twin-tailed comet designs on his chest were added.
The horse was heavily mofified, the cloth was added to his sides, the ropes and tassel, round edges on the reins and top of his cloth, saddle blanket, and the horn on his head are sculpted or pieced together. The tail was repositioned and various sculpted twin tailed comets are spread around.
For the painting I tried to mimic fabrics on the cloth and natural textures where I could, like he hair on the horse. Most of the freehand is made up of lots of dots and lines to simulate woven fabric. All in all there's more freehand on this one piece than everything else I've ever done combined!
It won gold at the Baltimore 2010 Golden Demons in the fantasy single category and from what I understand it was in the final 3 for consideration for the sword, but lost out to Todd's excellent Lictor." };
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This was my entry into the GenCon Privateer Press painting contest, and it win a gold in the warcaster category.
There's not a lot of fine detail on this guy so I added a little freehand embellishment on the back collar. I also had done a conversion so the gem/ball in the left hand looked like it as rising in a casting effect but after making multiple attempts it just wasn't working. With the encouragement and condolences of my frieds I tore it out and began the repair process at midnight the night before the contest deadline. That repair took some time away from the base and one of the judges mentioned he didn't care for the simple base." };
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This was my entry into the GenCon painting contest, and it placed 4th in the single figure category and 2nd in the Dark Sword manufacturers comptetition.
There's a lot of fine detail on this lady and the pose is obviously very dynamic. I started with about 10 different minis and this was the one that really caught my attention." };
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I have never seen this model entered in a Golden Demon, so I wanted to paint it up and give it a shot. I think I know why it hasn't been entered before though, the face was a beast to get right!
This was my first try with this color of greenish-yellow armor, inspired by descriptions and pictures from the Lord of the Rings. For the base I used a scene from the movie in Lothlorien as inspiration. The Fellowship is walking up a set of steps next to a large tree. Not something you'd notice normally but I found some still shots of it on the web and it set the scene for me perfectly." };
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Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Lord of the Rings Single Miniature - Los Angeles 2008
My goal with this miniature was to get the look of the European painters. I achieved this (at least I think I did :) by using a pallet that was de-saturated and concentrated on contrast and light. I was thrilled to find out after I won the LA Slayer Sword that this mini was the runner up for the sword. This is a really nice sculpt, one of the best from the range. " };
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Golden Demon - Warhammer Single Miniature - Los Angeles 2008
I had a lot of fun with this mini, especially the base with the snotling, which is supposed to be his pet. I was also happy with the way the shield turned out. The judging for this mini at Games Day was intense. Many judges had to be brought in as there was a stale mate between my entry and Thierry Husser's amazing entry. In the end I got a silver because one link of the chainmail had a flaw. Just a reminder to have others review you work before you enter." };
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2008 Los Angeles Slayer Sword Winner. Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer 40K Single - Los Angeles 2008. 2008 Slayer Sword Challenge runner up.
This is one of my favorite miniatures I have done! The miniature was created for the second Slayer Sword Challenge. A competition the put all the USA Slayer Sword winners from 2007 against each other. We received a Chaos Lord box set and a descriptive paragraph to follow. I want to thank Australian Painter Sebastian Archer who coached me on the painting of Festus. Be sure to check out a write I did in the tips section!" };
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Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Fantasy Single - Atlanta 2007. 2007 Slayer Sword Challenge Winner. This is one of my favorite miniatures I have done! The miniature was created for the first Slayer Sword Challenge. A competition the put all the USA Slayer Sword winners from 2006 against each other. We received a Orc Warboss box set and a descriptive paragraph to follow. I didn't have time to do all the things I wanted to do to the mini before the SSC deadline, so I added the banner and other items before I entered it in the Golden Demon. I did a lot of conversions on this mini including the base that is almost 100% scratch built. I spent close to 200 hours on the mini." };
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2007 Atlanta Slayer Sword Winner
Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Large Model - Atlanta 2007
I want to thank Jakob Rune Nielsen who coached me on the painting of Trogdor. This miniature was both challenging and fun. I like the conversion work I did on the jaw. I used a Dremin to remove everything from below Trogdor's nose. I got the teeth from a bit on the Orc Chariot and sculpted the rest. I borrowed a lot of bitz from other models as well. The idea for this mini is that he has acquired all kinds of gear from his many rampages. His favorite target being the Empire." };
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Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Lord of the Rings Single Miniature - Atlanta 2007
I really liked this mini and was happy with the way it came out. The free hand pattern on the bottom of the dress was borrowed from the priest in the movie Corpse Bride. I used layers of shaved cork to make the base. This is one of the few miniature that I painted with NMM." };
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2006 Baltimore Slayer Sword Winner - Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Regiment or Large Model - Baltimore 2006.
This was the fourth Beastman that I painted for the warband. At this point I started to notice that the minis are getting better. The Beastman from this point forward are the best in the warband. I really like the pose of this mini and the way the base came together. This was the other rider from the Beastman chariot kit." };
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2006 Baltimore Slayer Sword Winner - Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Regiment or Large Model - Baltimore 2006.
I really liked this mini and was so happy with the result I decided to paint more. I had not planned initially that this mini would be part of a warband. I then started looking for the best minis in the Beastman range to paint. Having not even gotten an honorable mention at my first Games Day I was shocked to have one the Slayer Sword!." };
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2006 Baltimore Slayer Sword Winner - Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Regiment or Large Model - Baltimore 2006.
This was the final Beastman that I painted for the warband. I saved this one for last as I knew it would be the most challenging with the large freehand on the banner. I spent just over 100 hours on this mini alone. This was the first mini I had painted that my wife commented that I might actually win something at Games Day this year. LOL!." };
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2006 Baltimore Slayer Sword Winner - Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Regiment or Large Model - Baltimore 2006.
This was the third Beastman that I painted for the warband. Notice how the skull dangling from the axe is pulling in towards the mini. The metal chain is attracted to the magnet in the display base." };
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2006 Baltimore Slayer Sword Winner - Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Regiment or Large Model - Baltimore 2006.
This was the second Beastman that I painted for the warband. Originally he was a rider on the Beastman Chariot, but a couple of simple conversion later he was part of my warband. I started doing the freehand on the bases here. Some people have told me that it distracts from the mini, but I think when they are all presented together it is a nice effect." };
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2006 Baltimore Slayer Sword Winner - Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Regiment or Large Model - Baltimore 2006.
This was the fifth Beastman that I painted for the warband. He was originally the personality Morghur, Master of Skulls. I spent a lot of time divorcing him from the tree. I really like how this mini turned out. The idea with all the faces with the axe blades is that it represents the transition from man to beast. Notice how one side of all the blades are human and the other Beast." };
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Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Open Competition - Baltimore 2006.
I was really impressed with these minis when the Ogre Kingdom's Army was released. I really enjoyed the tiny conversions that I did and also making the display base." };
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Silver Winning - Golden Demon - Warhammer Fantasy Single - Baltimore 2006.
I painted this mini back in the summer of 2005. This was the first mini I painted that I complained about how long it took to paint (24hrs). Now I can easily spend that on one of my bases! This was not a planned entry for the demons, but something I had already painted and entered for the fun of it. I was very surprised that I got Silver!" };
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Gold Winning - Golden Demon - Open Competition - Atlanta 2007.
I painted this little guy back in the summer of 2004. This was not a planned entry for the demons, but something I had already painted and entered for the fun of it. I was shocked when the mini got gold!" };
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I really love this guy. I sort of liked the sculpt, but when I got the idea to do tentacles on the bottom of the cloak and the eyes on the back, it seemed like a relatively easy conversion that made sense with the in-game fluff so I went with it. I had a test dummy that I painted about 50 times, but aside from getting some of the basic color choices down I couldn't nail it. For one thing I was trying to do a weathered metallic look with real metallic paint and it looked good, but not competition good. I must have painted that damn mask at least 20 times and was literally close to throwing him across the room. The sword was another problem. I wanted it to look like the tentacles but also had to be metallic looking. The suckers on the bottom were my attempt at that. The rivets on the head and the round steel ball on his belt all came out nice, but it's hard to see in these pics." };
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var oData = {name: "dsde", desc:"Dark Sword Dark Elf Warrior", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
These Dark Sword pieces are great. The detail is amazing through the whole line and they tend to be well proportioned and realistic looking. The molds are almost always well done and cleanup isn't painful. That's a good thing because with detail like this a mold line could kill you! I practiced the eyes on several other pieces before attempting these and they came out pretty well, with a nice lighter color near the bottom and pupils looking in approximately the same direction, haha. Painted after GenCon '08 in pretty standard Dark Elf colors, it won 1st place in single figure in GenCon '09 and Dark Sword 'best in show'. That netted me a nice bit of product from Dark Sword and I was able to fill in all the holes in my collection. " };
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This was a labor of love- got the idea to do a techmarine conversion in 2007 and picked up some bitz and got to work. The conversion took forever, but I finished it over the weekend in lovely Ipswich, England while on a 2 week business trip. I was congratulating myself on taking a weekend and finishing it up on Sunday night when I realized that the French GD had been that weekend. I could have just hopped across the channel and seen it. Oh well- my stupid. Anyway, I got some great advice on the painting from a few folks, Todd Swanson, Seb Archer and Mike Stubbs, but as these things go I ran out of time and didn't get to implement a lot of their good suggestions. So I entered him in Baltimore 2008 and received an honorable mention. It was a fair judgment of the piece, it still needed a lot of work so I got back to it and completely repainted the red armor, most of the steel and gold NMM and almost all the scratches and weathering was re-worked. I also added more plants to the base and popped it onto one of my own turned wooden bases. It's a bit busy but had used it more as a learning piece so there's lots of activity going on there. Future ones will be a little simpler. I took it up to Toronto this year and won gold in the toughest 40k category I've seen. I consider myself very lucky. It also won a gold in the masters category at the Long Island Historical Miniatures Show in 2009." };
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Celeborn of Lothlorien, on one of my first turned wooden bases. I went for a padded look on the back, with buttons in between. You can't tell from these shots but each of those dots has a little highlight dot as well. I tried several patterns on the shoulder pads but couldn't come up with anything I really liked and didn't draw too much attention away from the other parts so it stayed plain. Silver in LoTR, Baltimore GD." };
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This is the first time I've entered a straight up unconverted piece. I liked the way it looked in the blister and new I wasn't going to have time to do any major conversions so I tried adding extra details like the gauge on the back of the gun, the freehand eagle on the back, and the faded checks on the claw. It was a very tough category but I was lucky enough to get a bronze in 40k single. I like the base on this one, it was done the last day but I was going for a dusty, destroyed building with a French Foreign Legion type of feel and I think it worked out ok. The wooden base is one I made myself. I wanted something with hard edges for a slightly more futuristic feel without painting is black." };
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A very popular sculpt. It's simplicity opens up the door for your imagination. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to do the freehand pattern on her back like I wanted to, but she still managed a silver at Baltimore '08." };
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var oData = {name: "cotwk", desc:"Concubine of the Witch King", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
A lot of conversion in this one. Part Witch, part Lelith Hesperax, part Morathi and lots of brown stuff. I dont' know why but painting this was a real pain. The eyes though, I got on the first shot and are probably the best I've done considering how small they are. Gold in the Warhammer single fig category at Baltimore 2007." };
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var oData = {name: "thranduil", desc:"Thranduil, King of the Mirkwood Elves", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
A really enjoyable mini to paint, despite the smaller scale and the fact that the GW LoTR casts are getting worse. The freehand vine pattern on the cloak is hard to see, but I wanted it understated, so it came out about how I wanted it. Placed Silver in the LoTR single category at Baltimore 2007." };
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For me, this is Rackham at their peak. Characterful and masterfully sculpted, wonderful to paint. Didn't really do it for anything, entered it at GenCon for the hell of it, because I thought the mercenary officer was better. Well, this one got 4th place and the mercenary officer didn't place, so good thing I entered it." };
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My first and so far only piece done entirely with Rackham paints. I'll have a review of them up soon, along with some paint chips. I loved this sculpt from the moment I saw it. Great face, great weapon, and the mail is the best I've ever seen, no exaggeration. I don't know how they did it but it sets a new standard in ring mail." };
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Done a year ago for my friend Katie. Also done entirely with Rackham paints, and I've gone back to Vallejo and GW since. This piece was only available in the painting kit, as it's a 1 piece sculpt, there's another version with a larger bow that is separate." };
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var oData = {name: "jester", desc:"Guild of Usurers Jester", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This was my entry for the GenCon painting contest this year. I wanted to try something really ambitious, so I filed down all the detail from a Drune Lanyfh and resculpted most everything. Then I covered the whole thing in freehand. The stripes, mask design, checks and diamonds were all freehand. You can't see it, but the base has a cutout for the grating, and a lowered section into the base. My sculpting is still not super, but I was proud of the pulls on the fabric from the turning of the torso." };
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var oData = {name: "eschelius", desc:"Eschelius the Ardent", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
I tried to get some different (for me) weathering effects on the armor. I used some uneven spots of color and highlights. It worked the best on the left leg plate, which you can't see very well in these pictures. It was painted for Rackham in the US, so maybe you'll be able to see it at a show somewhere." };
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var oData = {name: "40kork", desc:"Ork Warboss", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This was my demon entry for Baltimore '06. It was a fun project for me and I got to try a lot of new techniques. The gun is pretty much scratch built, the backpack is a major modification, the left arm was heavily modified and other bits were added and sculpted here and there. The base shows a flower growing in the one spot of light allowed through by a break in the metal plate above, and a charred and burned hand on the base is grasping a second flower that was just picked. Hope you like it!" };
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My GD entry for Baltimore '06. The first time I've painted the same miniature twice- I did the original a few years back so you can see how (and if) I've progressed. I tried for an nice bright gold and to get the somewhat full face of the film actor." };
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A prime example of miniature dichotomy. The weapon, boots and general pose are so cool, but some parts, like the face, let this sculpt down. Still, the good outweighs the bad and I like the overall look quite a bit." };
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var oData = {name: "grim", desc:"Grimaldus", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
The second space marine I've done after last years demon entry. Done as a commission, so I stuck with the traditional color scheme and base size. Interesting exercise in that there were a lot of areas that were just black on the official version, so I had to find a way to break it up a bit yet still keep it cohesive." };
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var oData = {name: "The_Bishop", desc:"The Bishop", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
A new miniature put out by Revelation Miniatures. I have a review of it in the tips section with more info. This piece feels different, due to the fine quality of the detail and it's reasonable proportion. It's just as tall as any other companies miniatures, but doesn't feel like it. Good stuff." };
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What a great blister, all three of these guys are great. The arrows may be a bit large, but everything else is nice. Very enjoyable to paint as well." };
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var oData = {name: "Dayak", desc:"Dayak of a Hundred Lives", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This is the first Rackham orc I've done, and since it was for them I stayed pretty close to their official color scheme. It forced me to learn a couple of new techniques for weathering and adding visual interest to a large flat area and in the end I think it turned out pretty nice." };
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A big brute of a fig, but a pleasure to paint. Probably the largest figure I've ever painted. Another one done for Rackham so I stuck with the studio colors." };
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This was originally Virae, Queen of the Fiannas, but I wanted to do something special with her. So I filed off most of the detail and resculpted the leg armor on both legs, the chest and back armor, the shoulder plates and top of her arms (which are from sin assyris) and her entire head other than the topknot- plus the vials on her back blades. Painting her was a lot of fun, I feel like I made some nice strides with my NMM. She was lucky enough to place 3rd in a very tough single figure category at GenCon 2005." };
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var oData = {name: "Witchelf", desc:"Dark Elf Witch Elf Hag", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
I was fishing through my collection trying to decide what I was going to do for Gamesday and fell in love with this sculpt. The legs, clothing, everything is in good proportion and detail. The haughty look on the face is perfect. The only thing I didn't like was the sword in her right hand so I created a weapon for her out the Lilith Hesperax trident, some plastice crossbow pieces, brass rod, and other variou bits laying around. It got a Silver Demon at the Batimore GD 2005." };
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Gandalf the Grey, in his best scultped pose I think, though I do like the other one GW has with the big hat. There have been some really nice jobs on this fig out there, so I wanted to try and make it a little different from them while staying true to the movie. It won a Gold Demon in LoTR single, Baltimore 2005." };
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This was my Gold Demon winning entry at Baltimore 2005 in the 40k Single category. Both 2nd and 3rd places were sword winners from last year so it was a very tough category! It was my first experiment with the GW plastics, and they were a pleasure to work with. Lots of people have made comments about the torso twist, saying that it would be impossible to turn that way. I actually posed myself and had my wife take a picture so I could get it right, but as was pointed out on bolter and chainsword by a couple of people, what I didn't do well (at all really) was model the turning correctly. Had I done that it would have been much more believable." };
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var oData = {name: "Joan", desc:"Joan of Aquitaine", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This was my Silver Demon winner in the fantasy single category from the Canadian Golden Demons in 2004. This was my first real conversion work, I redid the neck, right arm, some of the shields and decorations and of course the head was from another miniature from the Mordheim range. I sculpted the hair and a few other details too. When my ceiling collapsed the miniature was broken badly and I had to resculpt the nose, arm, hair, and part of the horse. I do love the idea behind this piece though, it's one of my favorites." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"Eowyn/eowyn_tn.jpg", "front":"Eowyn/eowyn.jpg", "left1":"Eowyn/eowyn2.jpg", "left2":"Eowyn/eowyn3.jpg", "right1":"Eowyn/eowyn_back.jpg" };
var oData = {name: "eowyn", desc:"Eowyn", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This was my Gold demon winner from the Toronto Golden Demons in 2004. This mini is tiny, but well sculpted and the details are nice. I think it's so popular because it's simplicity makes it great." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"galhyan/heliaste_front1_tn.jpg", "front":"galhyan/heliaste_front1.jpg", "front-side":"galhyan/heliaste_front2.jpg", "back":"galhyan/heliaste_back.jpg" };
var oData = {name: "Galhyan", desc:"Galhyan, Cynwall Heliaste", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This is the only one of the Cynwall that I really like, and I liked it immediately. Done as a commission for a friend, I tried for a watery/jewelled effect on the halo, and a darker, more majestic theme for the rest of the fig. I did side with Rackham on the colors for the masks, they were painted in bright pastels to provide contrast." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"Velrys/Velrys_Front_tn.jpg", "front":"Velrys/Velrys_Front.jpg", "back":"Velrys/velrys_back.jpg" };
var oData = {name: "Velrys", desc:"Velrys, Prince of the Impure", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This is one of the first figs I did after GenCon last year. Another fabulous Rackham sculpt with plenty of character and unidentifiable bits. Stuck pretty much to the stock scheme on this one as I couldn't see anything wrong with it.." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"phidias/phidiaszach_tn.jpg", "front":"phidias/phidiaszach.jpg", "left1":"phidias/phidiasbk1.jpg" };
var oData = {name: "Phidias", desc:"Phidias de Basarac", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
This is the special limited edition fig I picked up at GenCon 2004. Tried to come up with a slightly different color scheme, I tried for a richer fabric look on the red." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"Royal_Guard/RG_left_front_tn.jpg", "front":"Royal_Guard/RG_left_front.jpg", "left-side":"Royal_Guard/RG_left_side.jpg", "back":"Royal_Guard/RG_back.jpg", "back-left":"Royal_Guard/RG_back_left.jpg", "back-right":"Royal_Guard/RG_back_right.jpg", "right-side":"Royal_Guard/RG_right_side.jpg" };
var oData = {name: "Royal_Guard", desc:"Royal Guard of Allahan", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
Part of one of the best boxed sets in existence, and absolutely maddening to paint. All that filligree has to be a deterrent to anyone playing the Lions. But boy are the sculpts great. The blue armor scheme is something different, and the whole fig is basically just the three primary colors." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"steam/steam_front_tn.jpg", "front":"steam/steam_front.jpg", "back":"steam/steam_back.jpg", "front-side":"steam/steam_side.jpg", "back-side":"steam/steam_back_side.jpg", "complete":"steam/steam_base.jpg" };
var oData = {name: "Steam_Warrior", desc:"Steam Warrior", age:"", company:"zach", pictures:oPics, salelink:"", about:"Painted by Zach Lanier
Another post Gen-Con piece from 2003. I learned a lot from painting this, and it marked a big jump for me in a number of ways. Still one of my favorites, though as I get better I see plenty of stuff that could be improved." };
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var oPics = {"thumbnail":"skorize/skorize_front2_tn.jpg", "front":"skorize/skorize_front2.jpg", "left":"skorize/skorize_front_lt.jpg", "right":"skorize/skorize_front_rt2.jpg", "close":"skorize/skorize_front_close.jpg", "back":"skorize/skorize_back.jpg" };
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The first place winner in the single figure category at GenCon 2003. One of my first Confrontation figures, and a lot of fun to paint." };
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