A quickie today. A month or so ago, I showed off Berkeley, Zombie Survivor which I painted as part of a “pick two”, where I asked Marouda to choose two models off my desk that I’d get painted. Berkeley, obviously was the first, and Gobbla, shown above and below, was the second of them. Gobbla here has actually been completed for a couple of weeks now, but there was a delay with taking the photos, and now an even longer delay in writing this post and getting him up on the blog.
This is the first version of Gobbla, and I do need to find and then complete the accompanying version of Skarsnik to have the infamous duo done, finally. I just had a 20-minute look for Skarsnik, and while I found a bunch of models that I’d like to complete for Neglected Orctober next month, there’s no sign of the Infamous Goblin Shaman himself…
Paint-wise, he’s come up a bit shiner in these photograps than he is in hand, but hin skin does have a satin finish. Hopefully he looks a bit better when I show him again side by side with Skarsnik (eventually). There’s a fair bit of Contrast paint in him as well, though used in diluted form (using the medium) for some nice, densely-coloured but still opaque washes.
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
Brave man. If I asked SWMBO what I should paint next she would say the shed! 😉
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…or her toenails?
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Great painting of Gobbla, hate it when you can’t find an accompanying model hopefully you find him soon. Getting my wife to choose what model next, probably would mean doing more work stuff, so I think I’ll leave that
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Hahah. I’d suggest some of her star wars favourites, but you’re already way ahead on that front!
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Looking good, I hope the Shaman turns up some time.
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I found a smaller, different shaman. But as that weird whiny guy at the gym said: “That doesn’t help me….”
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Very nice! I can imagine him saying “cheeeeese” on cue! 🙂
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A gigglemonster made of teeth!
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Washes sometimes come out looking shiny I find. One of my painting friends has persuaded me that matte varnishing everything (except stuff like metal bits in TMM) is the way to go and looks the best when photographing finished. Ultimately, I think it is a matter of taste but thought I’d share my experiences. It has truthfully taken me a while to get used to how my minis looks when matte’d but it might be worth experimenting with.
As far as the Squig goes, I love the old sculpts as they have a bit of a comedic element to them and this guy is no different. He also just has great charm and I love the bold, red coloring too. I’d love to see how this guy looks with his mate when he turns up but I’d say this is another job well done 🙂
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It’s the satin varnish I’ve used here – which was by choice, as I felt that a slight sheen would work on Squig. In hand, it’s fine as well, though a little less so in the photos. The problem is that it’s very hard to get a varnish that has the exact same finish as the paints, which in most cases would be idea. Varnish always seems to come out a bit too shiny, or a bit too matte. Still, it’s preferable to the third option – of chipped paint (especially on the metal models!)
I’ve got the new Squigs as well, and may (possibly) get a few of those done soon – just depends on what else I can get out of the way first…
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Those are all good points. I think I like matte varnish when photographing minis because the strong lighting I use almost always makes the minis look too shiny. In hand and in more regular lighting, the matte is probably slightly overkill, especially if you have a good satin varnish.
A squig squad shot does sound awfully cool though I’d say paint them when you feel like it and keep chipping away on your backlog as keeping motivated and making progress on that is more important at this point 🙂
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Yep – as important as the blog is for my painting in many ways, I do still always prioritise the in-hand look over the photos. Maybe if I were a better photographer, but hey…
As for the Squig group shots, there’s always these to tide you over.
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Gobble gobble gobble! Looks nice and chompy!
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What’s for lunch? Whatever’s in front of it!
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Nice! I like him. He looks like he wants to eat someone’s face and is very happy about it. 😀
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That’s the plan. Probably why his dental work is so poor, too…. 😀
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I’m curious how he’d size up vs the new plastic squigs as he was always bigger than the older metal ones (though I suppose there is a newer version ofc, which I forgot about when I started writing this as I only have the older one 🙄). Anyway classic paint job on one of my favourites.
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Once I get some of the new plastics painted, we’ll find out!
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Lovely job mate – he’s a happy soul, and even happier for having such a snazzy paint job!
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Thanks Alex. I think that much like the Beasts of Nurgle, Gobbla is probably too stupid to ever be anything but happy!
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Brilliant–such a classic model.
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Thank you mate. I really wish I could find Skarsnik, though! 😦
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Always loved that version of Gobbla (far more than the accompanying version of Skarsnik). Nice work on that broken tooth, it looks properly decayed and nasty.
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The Skarskin is pretty cool. He’s just very flat due to the casting limitations of the day. Still, I vastly prefer one-piece metals over their multipart brethren!
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Wudugast nailed my thoughts, so ditto!
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Thanks Mark. I still can’t find his matching gobbo. Driving me nuts!
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