Horse and Cart

From the Adventure expansion, the mightiest object in the game, the Horse and Cart! This item allows you carry an unlimited number of objects, meaning you can stack bonuses and be prepared for any number of circumstances, not having to discard objects which are less likely to become useful. The Horse and Cart is very sought after and often stolen by other players.

Despite having done years of miniature painting (almost 10 years, counting the teenage years), this was the first horse I've ever painted! 

Combining this noble animal with these guys here, I've got myself a baggage train for my Warhammer army.

A Porter

First of the two porters, followers from the Adventure expansion.

Year One

It has now been one year since I took up painting again. Looking back, I'm surprised how much I've done.

I usually get about a half hour of painting done every day. Hopping from one project to another I work on 1-20 minis simultaneously which means a lot of half-dones lying around.

With these guys laid out, the funny thing is, I don't know if I've gotten a lot better at painting during this past year but I've definitely gotten a lot faster. And maybe I'm now getting more hits compared to the misses..

Anyway, as a hooray to myself, my top five pieces of the past year IMHO:

This arthropod. I'm happy with getting decent paint job onto the plastic I was having trouble with earlier. And I'm pleased with the way the light source effect turned out. I also think the pose turned out fine; the spider rearing back from the torch, probably thrown by some startled dungeon explorer who has just noticed a spider the size of a cow sneaking up on them.

This pirate. I always wanted to paint a classic pirate, but never got around to it before. Also, he was one of the early ones I did after picking up a brush again after taking a break for a decade. With him I felt like I was really getting my painting groove back on again, painting was starting to feel fast and easy, and I like the result.

These marines. Finishing a full squad was very satisfying. Also, the droids had been taunting me from my "to-paint" pile for almost 20 years. Finally done!

These watchmen. The second time a did a whole unit, and finding inspiration in classic art was surprisingly much fun.

This fellow. The paint job is crap, but he is the mini that broke the decade long hiatus!

The Man-At-Arms

A follower from the Adventure supplement.

A metallic fellow from Reaper by Jim Johnson. The freehand shield is not very sophisticated, but I had fun painting, I'll probably be doing more shield motifs in the future.

The Pedlar

A stanger from Talisman Adventure, moving about, selling his wares.

A plastic Reaper mini by Bobby Jackson.

Can't Stop Here, This Is Bat Country, Or The Vampire Bats

These pesky vermin from Talisman Adventure just won't die. If you defeat them, they just fly off to infest another space. Plus they leave you wondering, if you should have gotten that rabies vaccination.

Mine are a plastic swarm from Reaper by Werner Klocke.

The base is done with the same colours as the Zombie Dragon's in my previous post because I thought of maybe building a small undead army from what I am painting for my main Project.

Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai

Adding a bit of oriental flair with the Samurai player character from the Adventure expansion.

 

Once again from Reaper by Bobby Jackson.

Not Bolted Down Anymore, Or The Orc

This one I also found ready in my collection. The Orc player character from the Adventure expansion.

He is part of a Citadel bolt thrower crew from 1988 by Kevin Adams.

One of the guys is different from the catalogue picture. He had a very appropriatelly positioned piece of flash on his right hand which I left on so that he is giving the finger.

The Man Who Would Be King, Or The Woodsman

This fellow's crown betrays him as royalty. I just loved the sculpt by Patrick Keith, so with a bit of stretch his huge axe got him cast as the Woodsman playing character from the Adventure expansion. Row 4, column2.

I'd like to refer you back to rule number two the Project, I paints what I wants!

More Metal or the Warrior of Chaos

Continuing with the HeroQuest playing pieces, here's the Warrior of Chaos playing character from the Adventure expansion. A link to the original art in lo-res, row 2, column 1.