SerialMoMs Arabian Tomb Robbers: all finished

So it is time to start a thread for my latest project:

Arabian Tomb Robbers:

First all the primed models:

The Leader: El Sheik



his mage:



1. hero:


2. hero



marksman:





Fighter:





Slaves:





and finally the ogre:



More pictures will follow soon.

SerialMoM

Salam aleikum!
Ah mommy, lovely minis you´ve found for your tomb robbers, nice choice! That would mean that i´ll have to go on wit my desert table very soon, ha?!
Looking forward to see´em painted, floedebolle

Where are those slaves from? Nice sculpts that I've never seen before!

The sculpt quality difference between the Helldorado Saracens and the henchman archers/fighters almost makes me giggle

There are few things quite as wonderful as a new project with new minis...AND VERY COOL MINIS they are. With the exception of the Ogre, they are all new/unknown little Folk to moi. The heroes & the slaves are especially cool.

The Helldorado minis are from exceptional quality.

But i also like the mini for the leader, but the quality of his molding / casting( i don't know which word fits better) was really bad. Most of themolding remainders i only saw after the priming.

I removed them now.

All the other minis, which are no Helldorado ( flying man, potion man and cool martial arts man) are from wargames foundry.

For the slaves i choosed the masai character package.

The archers are the immortal archers and the fighter are from the baluchi swordsman range.

Tomorrow i will post some morepics.

SerialMoM

Here comes the first WIP:





The first one with lightning, the second one without.

I tested on the left model the base design with extremly expensive GW sand.

It looks really nice in reality, just like real desert sand.

I hope to find more time for pics within the next stage.

SerialMoM

Looking good! I like the slaves in particular, but all the models are nice. The arabian ogre is a longtime favourite of mine. More painting, more pics!

NICE START! I didn't spot either one of the Lads in the original group...extras?
It's good to see your test models aren't the Band's Heroes...the first minis are almost invariably the least well done.

Nice choice of models, the slaves especially. I think I'd go with the right skin color (not the dark red brown one). BTW what did you use for basecoat? Some Army Painter Spray? It certainly isn't white.

@ Grimscull: Oh yes its skeleton bone from army painter.

@deafNala: I forgot to photograph these two minis in the primed stage.

I just wanted to try out the paintinf tipps i got in the other thread.

I think i use both color skins. The lighter one for the arabian ones and the darker ones for the slaves.

I hope i can do this in a politically correct way, or would this be a problem for you?

SerialMom

I think darker slaves is not politically incorrect, rather historically correct

Nice minis. But perhaps you should try to water down you colours a little more to get a smoother cover - at some points, the white shows a little more than at others.

@Eliazar: thanks for the tipp. The problem is : i am so impatient and i don´t want to paint several layers of the same color. But i think with more painting experience ma "Sturm und Drang Zeit" will be over.

Ok here come the first nearly finished minis. All were shaded, highlighted, "sanded" and matt finished.

The bases will be finished alltogether in the end with nice details:

Slaves:











And the first fighter:



Finally the first group shot:



I like the group shot most, because in the big pictures i see all the not so cleanly painted surfaces.

I really appreciate your comments and tipps very much.

SerialMoM

Nice job mommy, you become better and better, cant wait to battle your raiders, floedebolle aka Apfelmeister!

They all turned out really nice, even though there seems to be hair stuck in the paint on some models or something. The red wood is a nice colour-choice, fits with the cloth and skin!

NICELY DONE! The flesh tones look GREAT...nice smooth texture.

Hello again,

some more WIPs:









I hope the next time these minis will be shaded, highlighted, based and matt finished.

SerialMoM

The Lads are coming along quite nicely...the Guy with the Scimitar ROCKS!

So next major update:

The leader is nearly finished:





the marksman first two:





next 2:





the lovely brutal ogre:





and a group shot



I hope ypu enjoy the minis.

SerialMoM

VERY COOL LOOKING War Band! The Ogre is SPECTACULAR...the Sheik is quite impressive also. The group shot shows all the Lads off to advantage. VERY WELL DONE!
I stumbled across the War Band in an old T.C.; they look to be a fine War Band, although I can't quite get my head around dismounted Arabs.

Thanks,

i also have the desert dogs Warhammer regiment.

But it is not well painted yet.
Maybe i will give this unit a rework.

I personally love the marksman.

I like their shooting pose very much.

And yes i also dream of arabian horse archers and camel riders. I found some camel riders, but haven't ordered them yet.

Maybe, when i am finished with these foot soldiers i add some cavalry models to the roster.

SerialMoM

Super job mommy, they all turned out terrific! well, hope i dont get in the way of this brutal killing machine called Achmed the ogre!

Keep on painting, floedebolle

So great news i finished the 2 heroes and my mage.

In this post i will post a WIP of the first hero and the two finished pictures:

WIP:



And now i proudly present the nearly finished pictures. Nearly finished because i will add some "life" to the base later.





Hope you enjoy them.

I love trousers and skin on torso!
I don't like eye. You should make it stand out, so make "eyeliner" around it

VERY WELL DONE! The skin tones & color choices are EXCELLENT! He looks very much in character for a Tomb Raider.

Thanks for your comments.

@eye job i really need to work in this topic.

Ok next mini:my alchemist:
WIP



and the nearly finished ones:





I have to fix the eyes on this one. But i really love this mini. It is a genius sculpt

Hope you like.

SerialMoM