Grot Gunslinger
28 mm scale
Leave your guns at home Bill
Don't take your guns to town
I grabbed this figure out of the depths of my lead pile as an entry in the popular "Orc-tober challenge" on Instagram, started by Old Man Paints. I don't expect to win, and I'm not even sure what the prizes are, but it was a fun exercise. I don't usually do greenskins at all, and it was a chance to stretch my style a bit and do another "dark style" figure... without it being largely black like my Plague Doctor. I also follow Grave Wraith Terrain on Instagram and love his unique style - grim and dark without being monochromatic. I didn't go quite that far this time... but I should try it.
The mini itself is apparently a Gorkamorka grot from c. 1999, which doesn't seem that "Oldhammer" to me... but it's as old as many of my coworkers, so I think it qualifies :) I added the gunsmoke as an impulse at the last minute, and was convinced I'd wrecked it, but it turned out greasy and wispy which really suits him.
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Fantastic, love the smoking barrels and he looks good and grim.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I remember the mini, it's quite charming. I think you did a fantastic job on the skin. I had never thought of the smoke, it's a nice effect!
ReplyDeleteThose smoking barrels! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteI agree ... that smoking gun effect you achieved is just brilliant.
ReplyDeleteExcellent painting and the smoke effect is really inspiring!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the challenge :)