I recently found one of my earliest miniature purchases, an old Ral Partha Elf sculpted by Tom Meier (and surprisingly still available) which was now in terrible condition. I bought him from Toycraft on Telegraph Canyon Road in Chula Vista, CA in the summer of 1980. He cost me $1.25 plus tax.
I had originally painted him with Testors enamel paint, and sometime in the late 80s or early 90s I had tried to strip the paint with no success (but it did have the effect of ruining the existing paint.) I know how to do things better now, and managed to get most of it off. His nose and dome if his hair had been a bit distorted by 40 years of abuse, but otherwise he is still a serviceable model.
I trimmed the integral base and mounted him on a plastic stand. I textured the top with sand and primed him with black gesso. The colors I used were inspired by both the Harlequins from the Warhamster 40,000 game and the Lord Of The Rings movies.
The second miniature I ever bought, before and after |
So there you have it. 1970s sculpting and modern finishing.
A huge difference, your level of painting has improved a lot in that time it seems.
ReplyDeleteAn outstanding repaint!
Nice work.
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