A small showing this week as I've been very busy prepping for BrickCon but both figs are on goal which is nice. Both figs are also metal which is also nice.
First up we have Balzardor, Cleric from Reaper's Dungeon Dwellers line. If he looks familiar, that's because we saw him about twenty months ago back in
Week 1 of 2024 in green and boy am I happy that I didn't paint him in the same color scheme. This version was in pieces and because he's metal, he had a lot finer details that were a mixed blessing. His eyes in particular were very challenging. His shield and arm fell off early in the painting process and I took the opportunity to paint the shit out of the inside which no one but me will ever see. He was done in a few hours, most of which was spent blending on his cloak.
This is Alaine, Female Paladin and as the turnaround implies, she's going to count as a high quality figure for the year, number 11 as it were. I like this sculpt a lot. The molding is somewhat sus. I spent a lot of time on her face and on shading her armor. Probably more effort should have been spent on everything else. And if you notice the nose ring chain thing going on there, that was a mold line that I wasn't sure what to do with. I didn't dare use a sanding stick and didn't trust my knife skills so I painted it gold like it was supposed to be there and I do not regret that decision. Her waistcoat could use better highlighting and her hair is a little flat and her fantasy sword is a little indistinct but otherwise I'm pretty happy with this effort. Done in something like five hours, I'm hoping I can obtain another one sometime in the unforseeable future.
2025 finished mini counter: 133, 2025 goal figs remaining: 16, high quality: 11/12
