28mm scale
The bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
Philip Hynes' animal sculpts are really incredible; more wildlife art than gaming figures, really. I got this lovely figure as a miscast in my Bears' Head Miniatures order. I just had to fill some large bubbles on its stomach and do some dental work. North American brown bears come in a variety of coat colours, so I had a fair bit of leeway in that regard; this reddish hue was a purely esthetic choice.
The base is an ambitious improvement on my old "Italian seasoning forest base" method... I added some fallen North American tree species and woodland flowers to liven it up a bit. This was a really enjoyable project; expressive, beautiful, and quite a change from my usual subject matter.
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Awesome work! The Bear and base are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThat is excellent. The bear looks almost real.
ReplyDeleteThats a really cool model, with an equally fabulous paint job!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I take little credit for how it turned out... It's mostly the sculpt! I won't lie, I struggled trying to figure out how to paint this fur texture. I didn't resort to drybrushing, but it's not as tidy as I'd have liked it to be. I concentrated a lot on the expressiveness of the head and face.
ReplyDeleteThat base! He looks really alive, great job!
ReplyDeleteOn many other figures, this base would be my favourite part :)
DeleteBeautiful! I concur, not only the paintjob is great, the base is outstanding!
ReplyDeleteFine modeling. Mr. M.
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