He's finally done! I tested out some of these Reaper Master Series Paints--from now on referred to as MSP-- that I picked up a few weeks back. Unfortunately, I missed some of the mold lines before priming him; I wasn't really up to filing the newly-found ones and re-priming him, so I promised myself to look more carefully next time. I spent quite a bit of time experimenting with the skin highlights. Sometimes when I look at this figure I really like it, and other times I'm overcome with an urge to just throw it in the trash... I guess there's always new figures to paint and improve with, though; I'll just chalk this one up to gaining XP in the miniature painting skill. I have no idea how I came up with his name, but as I was painting him I couldn't help but think of Conan (obviously), Wulfgar, and Fafhrd--now I want to re-read Swords and Deviltry. If this painting was a complete disaster, at least I have a new area of my ever-expanding D&D world to draw upon.
I imagine him rising at dawn to practice his sword skills atop a snowy mountain top, his blade cutting through the icy wind, a silhouette amidst the crimson morningtide...
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