My Reaper Bones II Kickstarter arrived today. It was definitely a lift on an otherwise snowy dreary day. This Kickstarter had problems. First they had to redesign the molds for a few of the figures, mostly the larger dragons. Second, they had manufacturing time slippage in China. And third, the shipments were caught up in… Continue reading OH MR. BONES!
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Oh, Mr. Bones! – Part 4
Well it has turned cold again here in the Dallas area & that means I can't spray any matte sealer to finish the miniatures I've been painting. I thought I'd go ahead and show them even though I still need to add model railroad ballast to the bases for texture & need to seal the… Continue reading Oh, Mr. Bones! – Part 4
Oh, Mr. Bones! – Part 3
The figures are primed and ready for me to begin painting. I always like to start with the skin. So in this step, I've painted the skin. The next step will be hair, eyes, lips, nipples, & any other dangly bits of anatomy. I do need to make one minor correction. In the preparation post… Continue reading Oh, Mr. Bones! – Part 3
Oh, Mr. Bones! – Part 2
The first steps are to prepare the miniatures for painting. As with almost all Reaper figures, there is very little flash on the 2 metal figures & there is no flash at all on the Bones figures. I then used Aleen's Tacky Glue, which is a white glue, to attach the miniatures to 25mm round… Continue reading Oh, Mr. Bones! – Part 2
Oh, Mr. Bones!
I recently bought some figures from Reaper's "Bones" line. These figures are made of a white polymer. They are not as stiff or rigid as polystyrene (hard plastic) or resin, nor are they as "bendy" as the 1/72 plastic miniatures from IMEX or the old Airfix lines. They are, however, much cheaper than their metal… Continue reading Oh, Mr. Bones!