Busty Dwarf 1 Finished

Got her done. I learnt a lot doing the ample flesh but I know I got a long way to go to.
I'm pleased with the hair, and realised how many permutations you can play with where hair and fur are concerned. Had fun doing the different metallic tones on the axe too.

I also finished the dog, but forgot to get a photo of it. Doh!

Busty Dwarf 1 update

Getting some base colors down.

Busty Dwarf 1

I got brave tonight, and did my first 'pinning' on a model.  It was a plastic axe head, onto a metal models weapon shaft.
I clipped off the old warhammer head, (and the axe head off the donor dwarf), drilled a tiny hole in the shaft and axe head with my pin vice, pinned them with a small piece of paperclip wire, and superglue it together.
There was a little bit of fiddling about and minor bending to get the axe head looking like it lined up properly, but I'm really pleased with my first attempt :-)

3 Busty Dwarves and a big black dog

Update

Here's the ladies after being cleaned and undercoated. Given that I want to paint them in half decent flesh tones, (there IS a lot of flesh there :-)  I undercoated them in white to make any colours brighter.
There's also a dwarf troll slayer that may or may not end up donating one of his axes, but I really like this figure, so I'm tempted to paint him up and hide him away, but only if I can find another axe to use.

Theres a marked difference in the scale of the heads on the 3 lady dwarves, which I think is a feature of the brand of figs, but I'm not sure. All I know is they are called 'Khor' dwarfs, although given the over sized bosom, they might as well be 'kwoooaaarrr!!!' dwarves, given in a 1970's Sid James voice.

3 Busty Dwarves and a big black dog

Ive been asked to paint up an interesting female dwarf for my mates wife for her D&D 3.0 game. The fig is one of a trio, all of which Ive been given, so i might just do all three :-)
Her character also has a Doberman as a pet companion, so I'm painting up an old blink dog fig I have in doberman colours for her to use.

 Pic of the figures from internet .


 

After soaking the old painted figs in a cheap version dettol cleaner for 3 days, a scrub with a toothbrush drags off all the old paint. A hearty rinse with the garden hose sprays off any residue. Do this outside if you can, and wear a mask, as dettol can make you feel very sick if you inhale it for many mins up close.

I'll leave them in fresh water for a few days to really get any lingering disinfectant off. I'll then leave them to dry for a good while, but they'll still smell of dettol, but don't worry.