First off, I completely goofed on when Father's Day was. I did not realize that it's next Sunday, so with some of my activities set up already, I decided to give some painting with the kids a go during some weekday downtime.
Presenting The Ring of Fire, a collaboration between ViscountEric, Maja (now age 11) and Millie (age 9).
Most of our little phoenix and hellhound friends came from the Magic: The Gathering boardgame, Arena of the Planeswalkers. The creatures in the box are molded in clear plastic of their appropriate game color, so these were pretty cool to begin with.
The best part, of course was the price of these. I believe there were 30-some-odd actual minis in the box, and with my wife's keen eye, it was snagged at Five Below for a measly five bucks.
A bit of a disaster while I was taking them outside to be photographed. A combination of pets and a clumsy ViscountEric resulted in the box they were in going airborne the pieces scattering across the floor. The Hellhounds above took the worst damage, as the double base coat of yellow just popped right off. I'll fix that up before they get used this weekend.
The two below are variations on our theme. The one on the left is an actual Hell Hound from the Reaper Bones line, painted by Millie. She picked this up from the FLGS years ago, and I'm happy she finally painted it. With a slightly smaller size and brighter yellow, we'll make this one the pup/kitten of the group.
To counter that I fooled around with shading on one of the boardgame pieces and it came out so dull and bland, I turned it into the aging leader of the group. A little black drybrushing and he goes from blazing firecat to a seething magma feline.
I also continue the personal hell of assembling tiny box after tiny box from Things from the Basement. Don't get me wrong, they're part of some great sets, but my Hulk-like fingers, tiny parts, and glue do not go well together. Another reason my Frostgrave and Warlord plastics are still on the sprues.
Next: I'd like to finish my Nauvoo Legion Gnomes before International Gnome Week (June 21-27), plus some more single figures. "Real" Father's Day is this weekend and I'm shooting for the Annual tea party plus THREE games.
Presenting The Ring of Fire, a collaboration between ViscountEric, Maja (now age 11) and Millie (age 9).
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| Maja, Millie, and Dad.... |
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| I guess they're not hellhouds, according to WotC, they're Blazing Firecats, ho! |
The two below are variations on our theme. The one on the left is an actual Hell Hound from the Reaper Bones line, painted by Millie. She picked this up from the FLGS years ago, and I'm happy she finally painted it. With a slightly smaller size and brighter yellow, we'll make this one the pup/kitten of the group.
I also continue the personal hell of assembling tiny box after tiny box from Things from the Basement. Don't get me wrong, they're part of some great sets, but my Hulk-like fingers, tiny parts, and glue do not go well together. Another reason my Frostgrave and Warlord plastics are still on the sprues.
Next: I'd like to finish my Nauvoo Legion Gnomes before International Gnome Week (June 21-27), plus some more single figures. "Real" Father's Day is this weekend and I'm shooting for the Annual tea party plus THREE games.
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