More Grenadier Goodness

 Back again with another classic Grenadier. She is Half Elf Maid with Sword (6007j) from the Fantasy Lords box set, Dungeon Raiders 6007. Sculpted by Andrew Chernack.

She came to me through a friend that found a box of miniatures at a flea market. Said box contained a few vintage Citadel, but was mostly Grenadier and Ral Partha. A great lead haul and a great gift from great friends! It really sparked my interest in the old Grenadier miniatures.

       

       

Her shirt and shield unicorn were based with Vallejo 70.942 Light Green, washed with green ink, highlighted with the Light Green and then a second highlight with some bleached bone mixed in. The boots and pants were based with Vallejo 72.038 Scrofulous Brown. The boots were shaded with a burnt sienna wash, the pants received 72.034 Bonewhite highlights. For the belt and back ribbon I used 70.811 Blue Violet as the base, shaded with violet ink, highlights with the Blue Violet, then second highlight with some Bonewhite mixed in. Her skin is 70.815 Basic Skin Tone shaded with Reikland flesh shade.

All in all a fun miniature to paint with cool dynamic pose. I left the top of her integral base exposed and sculpted some flag stones into it with a thin layer of green stuff. They didn’t really come out in the pictures. If I was to do it again I would probably paint the shield unicorn with the Blue Violet. There are a couple of things I missed, namely her earring and some details on the belt. 25mm scale plus these old eyes just aren’t what they used to be. I might be trying a magnifying glass in the future.

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