A break this week from OMG! as I promised Ann that I would take part in her challenge. I enjoy painting all sorts of figures but none more so than the occasional wizard, so I didn’t need much encouragement to enter her challenge. The brief was “March Might & Magic” and magic doesn’t come much better than a wizard. I am sure there are other manufactures out there and before too long I will have to check some of them out but for now nobody does a wizard sculpt better than Reaper in my opinion. The figures and the detail in them are to my mind simply stunning. As you can probably guess I am a fan!
What we have here is “Viharis Tenspire”. A lovely mini which I decided to simply base on one of my neighbours wood turned bases he so kindly does for me. As with most of the wizards their clothing provides plenty of opportunity for free hand painting.
As required by the challenge a picture of the figure in the box followed by the end end result. One of my personal favourites.
Images below.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Nice work! I’m afraid I missed Ann’s challenge completely!
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It is an amazing wizard, to be sure. Sorry you missed the challenge but there is an April one as well! 🙂
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Yes, I’m painting some models I have had laying around since 2002
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Resplendent! Finely aged then. 🙂
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Crikey, Dave, there’s a lot going on with that mini! Really like it, well done! It’s a pity I’ve finished my Italian ships, otherwise I could have shipped them to you to get the air identification stripes painted! 🙂
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Ah but would you have been able to get to the post office to send them? 😉
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Lovely job mate – there’s a touch of Terry Pratchett about him!
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I hadn’t made that connection but you are right, very Pratcett.
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Good point there, Alex, that thought went through my head!
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Absolutely stunning mate, you really went to town on this model, and it shows how much you enjoyed it too, good luck with the competition..
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Thank you. It helps that Reaper put a lot of detail into their figures.
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true, but it takes skill to bring it out..
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Very nice- the shading on the purple is excellent.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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I agree, it really is and I love the little flourishes at the bottom of the cape too.
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He’s excellent – love the exaggerated pose of him. Completely agree with Alex re the Pratchett-esque element, he could have stepped straight out of one of Kirby’s covers. The freehand is just exquisite, top marks for those stars on his hem.
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Thank you, he was a joy to paint. 😊
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Yea, I was ogling those stars too!
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Oh cool man. Love the purple. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Cheers matey.
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Looking good, I do like the shading on the purple and the stars… have to agree very Ponder Stibbons or his ilk about him.
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Wow TIM, very nice. Love the colors and such a great mini you picked out there!
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Cheers Faust.
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Excellent work on this guy! I love the blending on the purples as well as the little stars on his robes. I think I have the plastic bones version of this figure from a KS, which looks totally crappy, so good on you for showing how good the real metal version can be. Also, please do not let anyone tell you that his hat looks like a sex toy.
Because it totally doesn’t.
Not at all.
Nope.
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Haha, I will not be able to look at the figure again in the same light now! 😊
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