Steal Your Face
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Before I post any pics, I suppose it's a good idea to introduce myself and give a little background. I'm 49 and started painting minis again in February of 2021. This is my third go at painting minis. The first two times don't really count, though. I first started back in '79/'80 when my step-father came back from GenCon with a ton of unpainted minis. He allowed my brother and I to paint a couple of his minis, but eventually he bought my brother and I a Grenadier Wizards boxed set (#2001). I can't remember too much about the Wizards minis other than knowing I was a horrible painter at the age of 9, and essentially gave up. My next go was somewhere around '98/'99. I bought a pack of Warhammer Lizard Men, and a big Dragon. I did better than when I was 9, but still I knew I was a horrible painter and gave up again. Fast forward now to 2021, with all of the stay at home orders, I needed something to do to fill my time (you can only binge-watch TV series so many times). This time I decided to do a bunch of research before starting, and made a promise not to give up. For some reason, I have an affinity for Orcs. So I initially searched for Warhammer Orcs, only to find out that Warhammer has changed since the last time I looked into it. Then I remembered my step-father had a huge Orc army back in 79/80 and I remembered the name of Ral Partha. So then my research led me to find Grenadier Orc 103a Axeman. This was my favorite figure from my step-father's army so I searched around and found a couple on Ebay. I've come to realize that I have zero interest in anything Warhammer is creating, so my targets will be Grenadier and Ral Partha minis from the late '70s/early 80's, and the Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings miniatures games. I do realize that the quality of those old minis is pretty poor, but it's kinda like reliving a childhood dream to pain them well. To date I have completed 9 minis, with over 100 (most from the Stark vs. Lannister's set) waiting to be painted. Over the next few days I will post what I've done so far. I don't know any other painters so I would definitely be interested in feedback on my minis.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
