First "Old Schooled" Dragon Prince done

Finally found some time to finish the first of the Dragon Princes. It came out pretty nice. I'm happy with the colors, and I think the unit is going to be quite a parade when it gets done :)

Still few details I'm not completely happy with, but I have to stop the painting at some point to get the unit done... The biggest bugger was the old basing job. I don't much like the flock I have used on these bases, but it was really hard to get off... so I let it be. I just added some Mordheim Turf on it, and painted the edges with Steel Legion Drab. First I was going to leave the classic Goblin Green on the edges, which was in fashion at 90's... but I just needed the contrast.

So there you have it. Hope you like it... I'm gonna take a little break from painting, and do some holiday stuff with wife and the kids! Lots of plans for this summer :) But as T-800 said, "I'll be back"!!!

Old Schoolin' my not so old Dragon Princes, WIP2

Just a quick update. Not much painty time lately... but just enough to add some green to the Dragon Prince.

Inspired by the cover of 1993 Dragon Prince box, I decided to paint the tip of the lance with a color theme instead of using metal tone. In the box cover they are painted with red, but I decided to go with green here... Not using metal color takes away some "realism" of the mini (if there is such a thing in a fantasy world), but it adds a punch of old school feeling to it :) And that's what I'm after here... Bye now!

Old Schoolin' my not so old Dragon Princes, WIP

Hi there! Lots of projects going on... Too many. My Pirate Orcs, Epic Eldars, my Marine Chapter, RPG minis, Descent board game... But you all know how that goes. The feeling, that though you paint and paint... nothing really gets done. So, in frustration, I dug out another old project out of the cupboard...
 

My High Elf army, that is just partly assembled. And by random I got my Dragon Princes in my hand. Partly painted (quite badly), horses tails missing, riders hands or shields fallen, paint job damaged... and stuff. They looked sad, then I felt sad, and decided to give them a new life... or at least, a paint job.

While ago I bought two boxes of these old classics from an old acquaintance, with a silly price (I mean they were cheap as hell). Still haven't unboxed them, but I will. Anyways, the covers old school paint job... Just beautiful! I love old school Warhammer painting (Possibly for I'm old:). I value the 3rd and 4th editions painting, when the colors were bright and units had some imaginative balls.
As my High Elf army is just partly painted, I was thinking to give it a try, and go old school with the color choices. Starting with this Dragon Prince, in my hand :)

Well... Not even close to the cover art (as I could pull that off). But I think I'm going to the right direction here. The greens have made a big difference already. Should the lance be green..? Or the dragon in it... Lots to do. We'll see. Bye now!

One more Grenadier Orc

Hi there... Got the last Grenadier "Orc with Sword and Shield" painted. Here's some pics...

It was nice mini to paint... And this one is my favourite sculpting of the three, that came in a same blister. And it was so back in 1987 too :) I painted all three pretty fast with big brush strokes, concentrating more to "get something done" for a change. Still, I'm pretty happy with the result for all three.

Here's a group shot... Ready for some action. Bye now!

Grenadier Orcs 1987, Hand Weapons & Shields

Two more of my oldies... One more Orc with HW&S coming soon :)