Hello Readers,
I thought I would do something a little different today, yet still fantasy related. A short time ago I mentioned that I used to paint miniatures and had some photos of a few buried in the back of a cupboard somewhere that I would try to dig out. Well, I found them!
The photos are not professional and these are photos of photos (Yep… the originals are the old fashioned paper kind) so please forgive the poor quality, but they are clear enough. If you are a writer you could use these images as writing prompts, and if you’re a reader, well I hope they stimulate your imagination. So for your enjoyment (I hope…), here are a few:
The first one (as shown above) is a Serpentine Dragon.
This one is a Centaur rocking a punk-rock mohawk and travelling with a band of dwarves. I’m not sure if things have changed, but when I bought these they tended to come with plain black plastic stands like the ones in the photo above.
And I believe this one was labelled as a goblin rider on boar back (but I think it looks more like an orc rider). I went the extra step with this one and made a more ornate stand. It wasn’t hard, I used a model railway tree that I stuck some green stuff on it, glued some tea leaves on the base and painted them greenish brown, then popped a home made mushroom in the background.
If you’re interested in miniatures but don’t know where to lay your hands on any, Games Workshop have a great range to choose from. You can even get whole packs to start your collection.
I hope you enjoyed these photos, I will post a few more over the coming days. Until then, Happy Reading!
Allan Walsh writes Fantasy and Horror. If you’re looking for something new to read in these genres, why not check out his books here.
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