I was visiting
my FLGS on the weekend, hoping that my
Otherworld Miniatures Orcs had arrived. Sadly, they had not. Do you feel my pain?
I mentioned yesterday that I was sorting through some of my old Dungeons and Dragons materials. Flipping through the pages of the Holmes Basic rulebook, I came across the above illustration, of a trio of Harpies threatening a party of adventurers.
I really like this old artwork, despite its apparent lack of sophistication. Others in the OS community have made similar remarks, particularly in relation to humourous art in Dungeons and Dragons. The old rulebooks included some classic humorous panels, such as the adventurers wearing mickey mouse noses and ears, as they attempt to invade the shrine of a rat god.
I'm not sure how to describe the feel of that early black and white art, other than to say that it suggests numerous possibilities, rather than proscribing and limiting them. It could be because each of the artists had their own style, or maybe just because everything about D&D was so new at that point. Certainly the old artwork strikes an emotional chord for me, that D&D players, who did not grow up with that art, may not share.
But I digress. The Harpies seemed familiar, and it was due to more than just the fact that I had seen them long ago in the Holmes Basic rulebook. Heading over to the
Otherworld miniatures site, I re-discovered, again, why their miniatures are so appealing to me ... if i'm not mistaken, Paul Muller must have used the above artwork as his inspiration for the pair of Harpies he sculpted for Otherworld.
Otherworld Miniatures is going to put me in the poorhouse if they keep on producing such excellent miniatures.
These beauties are the Alexandre Dumas musketeers from the swash buckler line of Old Glory miniatures. I'm a sucker for foot and mounted versions of miniature figures, so this particular set is very appealing to me.Source URL: https://idontwanttobeanythingotherthanme.blogspot.com/search/label/miniature%20figures
Trollguts was kind enough to post a link to some Old Glory miniatures that might do for portraying Dying Earth RPG characters. While the hats are not as ridiculous as I might have hoped, these figures certainly fit the bill when it comes to swashbuckling! This set appears to be from Old Glory's "Three Musketeers" line of figures.Source URL: https://idontwanttobeanythingotherthanme.blogspot.com/search/label/miniature%20figures
I have several packs of miniatures from the Foundry. They have quite a few miniatures that would fit into a swash buckling milieu such as Dying Earth RPG.
A couple of days ago, I mentioned the outstanding Lizardmen sculpts distributed by Otherworld Miniatures. The only thing better than those sculpts would be more lizardmen sculpts.
One of the two already-produced Otherworld Miniatures lizardmen appears to be the mirror-image of this illustration, except in a standing rather than crouching position. It would be great to have this left-handed Lizardman mini, in a similar pose, to add to the collection!Source URL: https://idontwanttobeanythingotherthanme.blogspot.com/search/label/miniature%20figures
Otherworld Miniatures is fast becoming the old-school destination-of-choice for good quality retro-look minis. I finally received my Otherworld pig-faced orc miniatures a couple of months ago, and was impressed by the genuine old-school look, and attention to detail.
How many poses do you need for Gandalf the Gray, for the Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game? Apparently, at least four. I think I have several more poses of Gandalf, but I painted all of these miniatures at the same time, to speed up the painting process.
