Thursday, June 8, 2017

Barbarian Blades


The past becomes the present once again with a very old figure that I believe is from Excalibur.  I seem to recall that eventually parts of this line became Celtos... a line of figures that I really loved back in the day!

This figure might be over 17 years old, and long out of print.  Again, I can't be sure, but it was something that I had run across on ebay 15 years ago. :-)


Painting older figures like these is always a reminder of how things evolve and change in the miniatures industry over the years. While today's poses tend to be far more dynamic, that does lead to more interactions with mould lines.  "Simpler" poses such as these tend to offer more protection from those lines, as it is easier to 'hide' them.

There are some larger, bulkier surfaces, and these offer some opportunities for subtle color varieties and even freehand designs.


He's also here:


4 comments:

  1. That's a Chronopia figure from the Sons of Kronos army. Chronopia was produced by Target Games, from which a number of people went on to found I-Kore and produce Celtos. Kev White sculpted for both, but the ranges never comingled. Beautiful paint job!

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    1. Thanks! We were fortunate enough to get our hands on those many years ago. I still have a large amount of Celtos figures, and even the old IKore VOID figs! Yes, they are certainly older, but it is still fun to work on those to this day :-)

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  2. One of my big regrets is never picking up any of the Celtos figures; so much personality in every sculpt.

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    1. We really loved these... I think you can still snag them on ebay from time to time. I search here and there, and there I times where I get lucky!

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