Another special one today but not quite as special as last week's offering. This is Gauth from Reaper Miniatures Bones 4 and he marks the last of the Bones 4 figs that I'm painting with a couple caveats that we needn't dwell on.
I had serious gap issues on this guy like the guy last week and mostly for the same reason: large bones white plastic molds warp terribly. I also had a differenter fun problem with this guy that I didn't have last week: he was super front heavy since he didn't really come with a base. In retrospect, it looks like his legs (which were individual pieces for reasons) are warped forward which a) puts his face really near ground level, and b) made him tip over prior to basing such that he snapped in half and needed to be re-filled.
The paint job itself isn't super interesting consisting of a prime/zenithal/basic basecoat with the airbrush followed by some minimal washing. Several rounds of fairly heavy drybrushing popped out most of the texture on him and minimal amounts of brush painting filled in the details. Like last week it's a high drama, low effort piece of work (my favorite!) and I think he came out pretty OK.
The basing is also a high drama, low effort operation. It's obviously stacked layers of cork with some minimal washing and drybrushing. You don't see all the effort I spent layering joint compound so it would look less like cork and probably didn't even notice all the random rocks I threw down to break up the edges some. You probably did notice the half teaspoon of gold glitter I glued down. Many sins are hidden by that glitter and I'm stoked to have another reason to use it since the last time in like 2019. It's the basing equivalent of working in a pop color.
2025 finished mini counter: 114, 2025 goal figs remaining: 33
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https://x.com/AdamJunction/status/1932108672156713341
Hello. Is there any way to contact Steve or can I get instructions for assembling the Normandy ships from you?
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