Hey guys,

Whilst I was waiting for my Figone bust to arrive I picked this up from a small company called Games Workshop (you may have heard of them)

Anyhoo, here is my first attempt at a figure after a 20 year break. It looked ok till I took some close up pics. I am happy with him anyway, he turned out a lot better than I expected. He looks a lot better away from the flash and when viewed from a distance

Painted almost entirely in Vallejo acrylics, with a few dabs of humbrol gloss clear coat here and there, mainly on the gems and staff.

Apologies for the quality of pics, I am not now, and never will be, a photographer.

Comments very welcome, I am just starting out again and any hints/tips will be greatly appreciated.

Billy

This pic is a little more forgiving I think:

D'oh, didn't work

Hey mate. Good work. Makes me think I must dig my one out and slap some paint on it. After such a long break you have done well. I like the highlighting on his coat? cloak?

Neat work, particularly on the gems!

Adrian

Hello Bill:

Say, you did quite well on this figure, especially since
it has been quite some time. I hope getting back into
figures will be a lot of fun for you. That last photo with
the added coin for scale is a good idea. I'm not familiar
with either of the company names you mentioned so I'm
guessing this is a 28mm figure? I feel the scale should
always be mentioned when posting photos. It helps
old dudes like me better understand just what I am
looking at.

The Miami Jayhawk

I decided to strip this figure and repaint him to see how my painting had improved since 2013. I just finished him tonight:

wow, love the reworked figure.

tony

Hi Billy,

The repaint is great. Its nice to compare against the old version as you can see how well your painting has evolved.

Cheers

Steve

Definitely a big improvement Billy.

Great repainting on this tiny figure.

Phew, thats a difference between old and new!
You have done a great job on the repainted figure. I like it a lot and take it as a reference for coming projects.

PS: I for myself couldn't repaint any of my old figures cause they are all personal history

Christian

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like him

Love the repaint. I would venture to say your painting techniques have improved.

A big wow from me Billy.

Love it.

Paul.