Here are the twain in all their glory!
Fafhrd, the barbarian on the left, hails from the Cold Waste, a rough and rugged land of ice and snow. Trained as a skald, he has an excellent singing voice but is also a fierce fighter, especially when wielding his sword "Graywand." He has ventured to the city of Lankhmar in search of civilization, adventure, and riches.
The Gray Mouser, the smaller man on the right, has unknown origins, but likely comes from lands to the south of Lankhmar (for some reason I always think Italy in both culture and people). Originally a sorcerer's apprentice, the small man has taken up thievery and is an outstanding swordsman, his flashing blade "Scalpel" felling many foes.
These figures were fun to build (I already talked about that) but I have to admit, they were even more fun to paint. One of the things I really like about doing my own figures is that I don't to paint a bunch of stuff on the figure that I honestly don't care about. Reaper figures are awesome sculpts, but most of the details on them I have no desire to paint. If I am not interested in painting it, it doesn't end up on my figures.
Now for Fafhrd up close.
You can really see his leg position here much better than standing on the base on the table top. I let the paper tell me where the folds in his pants are and I think his legs really turned out well. The figure is far more dynamic in its pose than most of the figures I have been doing for the last several years. The inspiration for the color palette and the equipment is from my imagination, but also heavily influenced by the graphic novel that covers many of the original stories.
Table view from the rear.
Laying on his back on the table. You can see the dagger scabbard a bit better on the left and on the right on his belt is his pouch. I cut the dagger scabbard so the bottom has an interesting "lightning bolt" shape, just to add some visual interest. The barrel bead seems to work well for the barrel chest of the barbarian figures, at least it is working IMO for this Fafhrd figure.
And now onto his smaller companion ...
Interestingly, the Fafhrd figure looks a little better in pictures than in real life, but the Mouser figure looks even better in real life. The colors really came together with this figure and the rapier sword, although oversized, came out well I think.
Now, of course, I need to do some thieves and Hristomilo the wizard for them to fight ... off to the crafting table!
The legs really look great. And I take it, sturdy enough to suit you?
ReplyDeleteYes, they seem plenty sturdy. I think having just one tile spacer leg vs. two of them makes a big difference in terms of sturdiness.
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