Black Orc Tundra Stalker (22 of 242)

Another figure painted over vacation, this time an big orc. He is painted to match the orc boss I painted earlier. 

There is a few more orcs of this style in the box, so this might be the beginning of a trend. 

More Pathfinder Goblins (18-21 of 242)

These are four more goblins from the a Pathfinder range. I've painted up more of these before, not to mention quite a few from the old Chainmail range. Between all of them I have quite a crowd for a low-level dungeon!

Almaran the Gold (17 of 242)

Here's a very holy-looking paladin, complete with flaming sword and angelic shield. I was unsure about how it would turn out but in the end I am pretty happy with him. He's a solidly heroic-looking figure that can work as a PC. 

Spider Swarms (15 and 16 of 242)

Not the most complicated pieces in the lot, but swarms of vermin are always useful. I don't know if it shows, but there are three layers of color on this little guts...

Nienna, Elf Ranger (14 of 242)

Another week, another figure. I feel like some if the chest detail got lost here, but on the whole I think it turned out okay. Elf rangers are a popular option with the female players in my group too!

Kavorgh, Orc Warboss (13 of 242)

A grisly boss monster for low-level parties, Kavorgh appears to have several humanoid hands attached to his shield.  I like the gray orcs of D&D's third edition, and have generally chosen to paint up orcs I know will end up in D&D that way.  I have about six or seven old Chainmail miniatures from the orc warband of that game, and they could use a chieftan, rather than just a druid (which is what the Chainmail line had).

One of things I'm trying to do is get away from a lot of the "speed painting" techniques I used in the past (basecoat, ink or wood varnish, and done) and get back into highlighting and shading as a painting technique.  This guy has some highlighting, and I think it worked pretty well.

Comments always welcome.

What Went Before: Reaper Bones 1-12 of 242

So to kick things off, I thought I wouldn't try to pad out my progress my showing stuff I had painted earlier like I had just done it.  Over the past year or so I've painted a handful of the Reaper Bones miniatures I got in the Vampire Kickstarter.  Here's the list (not in order of painting).

Drago Voss, Male Assassin

IMEF: Nick Stone

Danar, Male Assassin

Pathfinder Goblin Warriors

Anirion, Wood Elf Wizard

Skeleton Spearmen

Arrius, Skeletal Warrior

Harpy

My giant pile of bones

Almost a year ago I received my Reaper Bones Kickstarter, the Vampire level plus two additional figures, Cthulhu and the Red Dragon.  That's 242 miniatures.

I am not a terribly prolific painter by some people's standards. To date this year I've painted 60 miniatures, most not very well. Of those, only a handful were from the Reaper Bones box. 

Recently I decided to focus on the Reaper Bones, for several reasons. First, I wouldn't be inclined to buy any new miniatures for quite some time!  Second, I am planning on running a fantasy RPG in the future some time and all these figures would make a good cast for the campaign. 

So this blog is a journal keeping track of my progress. I suspect I will spend years working in this, especially since I've ordered the second Kickstarter set!