tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post2666448841634450185..comments2024-02-25T23:59:25.323-08:00Comments on Belched from the Depths: Painted: HobgoblinsSpooktalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-9433147156756479632014-03-06T12:03:53.303-08:002014-03-06T12:03:53.303-08:00Excellent work on these. Frankly I was surprised t...Excellent work on these. Frankly I was surprised to see that these mini figs could look so good but you have made them look top notch. m4jumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352642742181084663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-58997222119760277902014-02-28T18:27:32.756-08:002014-02-28T18:27:32.756-08:00Just amazing. It's wonderful what you do with...Just amazing. It's wonderful what you do with these antique minis. And the presentation of the Hobgobs in their natural habitat is magnificently done. Raising the bar again.Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662424384597893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-57224732861151048932014-02-24T12:56:10.145-08:002014-02-24T12:56:10.145-08:00Thanks and good luck with your own!Thanks and good luck with your own!Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-71422588937486358042014-02-24T12:54:55.918-08:002014-02-24T12:54:55.918-08:00Thanks! Ah, yeah I should have mentioned, the Mons...Thanks! Ah, yeah I should have mentioned, the Monster Manual says the "large males" will have blue-red" noses, whatever that means (what does that mean besides "purple" and anyway just how large do they have to be to have the blue-red, does that mean most full-size males or only the biggest ones?) Anyway, on my test figure I tried at least six different applications of both blue and purple, both covering the whole nose and just the bottom portion, perhaps like a cat, and also a full color and a more subtle glaze. They all looked uniformly horrible, so I said forget it! :)Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-20022371152555511222014-02-23T16:58:20.133-08:002014-02-23T16:58:20.133-08:00These are wonderful. You forgot the blue noses tho...These are wonderful. You forgot the blue noses though :)Greg Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934958487613782595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-31825289872192718202014-02-23T03:34:27.805-08:002014-02-23T03:34:27.805-08:00They look great ! Very nice skin color.They look great ! Very nice skin color.Thib-0https://www.blogger.com/profile/18027482148623600073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-19056849796797785042014-02-22T12:32:06.916-08:002014-02-22T12:32:06.916-08:00Love the new photography style- the sort of thing ...Love the new photography style- the sort of thing I am working toward myself.(Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17333928965917754588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-30219478960364486592014-02-22T10:30:48.556-08:002014-02-22T10:30:48.556-08:00Thanks man! :)Thanks man! :)Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-47917578986790125112014-02-22T10:30:27.503-08:002014-02-22T10:30:27.503-08:00Thanks! Really liked the preview of the scavvies i...Thanks! Really liked the preview of the scavvies in your latest post and looking forward to more!Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-81231903041691738992014-02-22T10:29:51.004-08:002014-02-22T10:29:51.004-08:00Thanks for the kind words! I like Minifigs too des...Thanks for the kind words! I like Minifigs too despite the faces and some other bits having a sketchy unfinished quality and the man-size figures being rather chunky. Everything tends to be in the right place and look the part, without too many details trying obscure imperfections. Which is more than can be said about many figures these days. And the taller monsters have much less dwarf-like proportions than most other manufacturers all the way up to today. I've never understood why as so many other manufacturer's monsters (again, right up through the present, in fact ESPECIALLY now) get bigger the proportion of the head gets bigger, not smaller, the proportion of the arms gets more ape-like and the proportion of the legs to overall height gets smaller.<br /><br />Anyway, I have a Minifigs ogre-mage in the works you might like that I plan to give some bulging eyes and fix a few other bits on. Another great Minifigs figure!Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-47049350049748499242014-02-22T10:23:10.064-08:002014-02-22T10:23:10.064-08:00Thanks! I made the molds with insta-mold, which wo...Thanks! I made the molds with insta-mold, which worked well for these shields but for general applications plain greenstuff tends to work better, so save your $ and go with greenstuff. I put a lump and then pressed the shields down in side by side, and then firmed up the stuff around the edges. When making the castings I had to first put some greenstuff in the boss cavity and press it down in with a sculpting needle before filling the rest of the shield, otherwise the boss spike would be short and soft. I recommend a big medium hard (gray) clay shaper or two (flat chisel and pointed round) for this sort of thing, but a metal spoon would also work.Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-14930789350021930492014-02-22T02:08:45.935-08:002014-02-22T02:08:45.935-08:00A feast for the weekend: thank you! Oh, I've s...A feast for the weekend: thank you! Oh, I've started painting my Scavvies; expect photos on my blog at some future point. Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486311422850536804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-14919777637197935742014-02-22T00:20:06.710-08:002014-02-22T00:20:06.710-08:00Simply stunning. Minifigs are my favourite manufac...Simply stunning. Minifigs are my favourite manufacturer and you are giving them the best treatment I have ever seen....makes me want to weep (not sure with joy or rage :-). The angry brows are especially good.Springinsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088330681756351208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-10890726466532205862014-02-21T23:54:17.735-08:002014-02-21T23:54:17.735-08:00Looks great and Well done on restoring the minis! ...Looks great and Well done on restoring the minis! Could you show how you did the shields as I have to do something similar soon....<br />All the best,<br />KasperKasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-2804159945339986942014-02-21T21:11:17.585-08:002014-02-21T21:11:17.585-08:00Holy crap, those are amazing. Love the improved f...Holy crap, those are amazing. Love the improved faces. When I first saw them, I was like, "What are those? Otherworld? Center Stage? some new line of minis based on the original Monster Manual pics? Between the paint job and the conversion work these are just perfect. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com