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Skeleton Horn Blower

Posted by PhilC on 17 Apr 2018, 18:55

Yes I know, it might be difficult to blow a horn or anything else without lungs... as it's probably difficult to walk or handle a sword without muscle, or to admire a necromancer without a heart :mrgreen:

Anyway, Let me show you my Skeleton Horn Blower, a Caesar mini with a cornu from Hät set 8051 "Roman Command", not even a conversion. What interested me this time was to paint rust on iron parts and verdigris on the brass.

The skeleton alone:
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And the same, helping a vampire Lord to transmit orders to the skeleton horde:
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Hope you like him :)

More pictures and a small story here: https://philotepsfigures.blogspot.fr/2018/04/musician-of-month-skeleton-horn-blower.html
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Posted by Paul on 17 Apr 2018, 19:17

Clever. :yeah: Adding something to Change it´s role or appearance..I reckon that Counts as a conversion ;-)
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Posted by Konrad on 17 Apr 2018, 19:19

Unusual and very nice work. :-D
Great idea! :thumbup:
But how can the archer shot his arrow without a bowstring? :neutral:

Some reinforcements,ok? ;-)
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Posted by Hellboy on 17 Apr 2018, 20:26

A truly unusual project. :shock: I really like the figures! :-D A great job from you! :yeah:
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Posted by Wiking on 18 Apr 2018, 04:43

Nice ivory painted horde of wild bones.

Konrad is right.
No bowstring, fake warrior.
:mrgreen:
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Posted by PhilC on 18 Apr 2018, 06:05

Konrad and Wiking: the poor skeleton was cheated by the supplier who cowardly took advantage of the blindness of his customer to sell him anything :)
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Posted by Graeme on 18 Apr 2018, 06:15

Very nice indeed. And good to see because I've been thinking I should get this set myself before it sells out completely.

I think skeletons must be difficult to paint and get looking right but these are very nicely done. They really look like bones that have been in the ground for a while. The patina on the metal is a very clever idea for the subject.

By the way, if long dead men can rise from the grave and take up arms against the living, I don't think blowing a horn or shooting a stringless bow will be much more than a minor inconvenience to them. And cat gut bowstrings decay just the same as human tissue.
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 20 Apr 2018, 23:37

Fantastic work on this skeleton horde, PhilC, and I like also their vampire Master. :yeah:

Santi.
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