Barbarian raiders

Next up is the barbarian chieftain BA1. This particular miniature is a home cast from the starter kit 12006. The casting turned out quit well and it shows how hard it can be to tell the difference between cast and home cast miniatures. The easiest way is to look at the markings on the base. The cast ones have a product code and the home cast have the abbreviation PAM and a copy right C as well as a year. On this figure the base marking is "© PAM 85" for example.

The main problem with home cast figures is mould lines. You have to spent a lot more time removing them and particular where the ingate metal pice is attached. But it's a fun and rewarding process when the miniature is finally done.

I also tried out a few new painting techniques and use of different types of paint. All the metal was done with enamels and the rest with artist oils over acrylics. The result could have been better, but the artist oils are a specially hard to master.

BA1 Barbarian Chieftan

BA1 Barbarian Chieftan
(Back)

Blacksmith

Here is the last of the villagers from the Friends & Foes miniature range. The Blacksmith like the juggler in the previous post was also a part of the celtic boxed set, and it's marked in the same way on the bottom of the base i.e. "Prince August LC9".

Blacksmith VL4

Juggler

The VL3 juggler miniature was originally released as part of a boxed set of figures for a french RPG called Légendes Celtiques and it has it's own product code, LC8 market on it's base. The figure was named L'amuseur (entertainer) in the original box.
This time I tried my hands on painting a tartan pattern on the trousers, but the result was less then great. Next time I will do the squares larger.

Phaeton Design

As mention in previews posts the sculptor Chris Tubb is re-sculpting the figures from the Fantasy Armies range. He now has a website from which you can order the figures directly using Paypal (as well as helping him save on Ebay fees). He recently released new sculpts of the Half-Orc Thief (CH29) and the Female Magician (CH37).

Half-Orc Thief PCH6 by Chris Tubb

Sage

This figure is another good example of the plethora of different markings and codes used by PA. This one is markt PAM VL2.

              

Villagers

Right now I'm working on the VL miniatures from the Friends & Foes range. The innkeeper is is the first one I've painted and it's marked Prince August VL1 on it's base. I was inspired by Bruegel's paintings of renaissance peasants when choosing the colors for this modell.

 

CH5 Silvan Elf Firing Bow

When choosing a color scheme for this miniature I was inspired by the picture of it in the PA handbook no. 4. The miniature is marked Prince August CH5 on the base.