tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post5103423650470400919..comments2024-03-26T05:58:34.232+00:00Comments on Magpie and Old Lead: Navigator Ryaph of House Saq D'osaxiomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-30871870530766968562016-04-23T15:19:56.410+01:002016-04-23T15:19:56.410+01:00Thanks Cheetor :)Thanks Cheetor :)axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-26413819068773774572016-04-23T08:36:42.550+01:002016-04-23T08:36:42.550+01:00That's inspired and brilliantly executed.
Wel...That's inspired and brilliantly executed.<br /><br />Well done!cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-69331606714251321552016-04-23T08:36:33.082+01:002016-04-23T08:36:33.082+01:00That's inspired and brilliantly executed.
Wel...That's inspired and brilliantly executed.<br /><br />Well done!cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-81010214403003618922016-04-22T07:50:34.427+01:002016-04-22T07:50:34.427+01:00Thanks very much :) I like painting different skin...Thanks very much :) I like painting different skin tones - I think it really enhances the overall character of a figure.<br /><br />Black is a colour I still struggle with, but Ryaph seems to have turned out OK!axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-70575198497787243312016-04-22T01:54:09.404+01:002016-04-22T01:54:09.404+01:00Great conversion axiom ... perfectly done! Good jo...Great conversion axiom ... perfectly done! Good job on the facial skin tone and the blacks too. :)FourEyedMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161202517627920103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-76899627465754280722016-04-21T06:50:13.101+01:002016-04-21T06:50:13.101+01:00Massed battle doesn't really lend itself to in...Massed battle doesn't really lend itself to interesting characters I think. I'd love to see GW revisit skirmish games to see what they could create. Thanks George :)axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-72479614391936730712016-04-21T06:47:36.689+01:002016-04-21T06:47:36.689+01:00Thanks Suber - that process of identifying potenti...Thanks Suber - that process of identifying potential figures is the part I enjoy most :Daxiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-14928828588502645762016-04-20T22:15:03.277+01:002016-04-20T22:15:03.277+01:00I love the Riff Raff inspired navigator. They'...I love the Riff Raff inspired navigator. They're a thing which pops up a fair bit in the fiction but the nature of the wargame has usually precluded them having very interesting figures.George Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706465827178319046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-62831496912355903182016-04-20T21:34:22.199+01:002016-04-20T21:34:22.199+01:00You really see far when we the rest only see a min...You really see far when we the rest only see a mini :D<br />Seriously, I love the way you reinterpret totally unrelated minis into a common theme. Great work!!Suberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005091019027411799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-50499643477276851542016-04-20T21:06:15.263+01:002016-04-20T21:06:15.263+01:00I had a single sprue. I wish I'd bought more!I had a single sprue. I wish I'd bought more!axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-74969735619343787472016-04-20T19:13:19.111+01:002016-04-20T19:13:19.111+01:00Nice work again, and reminds me how lucky I was to...Nice work again, and reminds me how lucky I was to have bought the Amazon weapons sprues without even a plan to use them. Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-82993781202451868772016-04-20T14:02:56.770+01:002016-04-20T14:02:56.770+01:00You don't see enough Navigators around, do you...You don't see enough Navigators around, do you? I'd like to do the RT one as a companion figure at some point too.axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-89132348030103163542016-04-20T14:01:45.639+01:002016-04-20T14:01:45.639+01:00Thanks very much! I think 'character' is t...Thanks very much! I think 'character' is the key virtue of old school figures. Some of the anatomy might be weird, some of the gear might not make sense, some of the sculpting might be crude, but they definitely have character ;)axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-71244433188347149402016-04-20T13:29:59.505+01:002016-04-20T13:29:59.505+01:00Brilliant: so much character! Sometimes I think th...Brilliant: so much character! Sometimes I think the virtues of old school figures are exaggerated, but not here. That is one miniature I'd love to have on my table!Preacher by dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011872555616127966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-77906433350931774882016-04-20T13:19:24.716+01:002016-04-20T13:19:24.716+01:00Brilliant - great choice of base model mate, and s...Brilliant - great choice of base model mate, and spot on with the paint scheme. I do love a good Navigator :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-34731954675999453962016-04-20T12:02:26.002+01:002016-04-20T12:02:26.002+01:00The RHPS connection is of JG's making, not min...The RHPS connection is of JG's making, not mine, but I'll happily embrace it :)axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-26778507489208405272016-04-20T11:31:13.025+01:002016-04-20T11:31:13.025+01:00You combine 2 passions of mine here, namely 40k an...You combine 2 passions of mine here, namely 40k and the RHPS, wonderful job!Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-91894827416194121002016-04-20T11:31:03.877+01:002016-04-20T11:31:03.877+01:00Go ahead WP. I'd love to see what you end up d...Go ahead WP. I'd love to see what you end up doing :)axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-88013199483516132252016-04-20T11:30:42.509+01:002016-04-20T11:30:42.509+01:00I agree - 1990 was the publication date of the Ian...I agree - 1990 was the publication date of the Ian Watson 'Inquisitor' novel, so somewhere in between RT and 2nd edition. I don't know the first reference though.axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-40168258002513691602016-04-20T11:29:29.293+01:002016-04-20T11:29:29.293+01:00Thanks Evo. I look forward to seeing what your pla...Thanks Evo. I look forward to seeing what your plans are :)axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-25710883833641009112016-04-20T11:28:36.906+01:002016-04-20T11:28:36.906+01:00Thanks for all the feedback. I suppose the colour ...Thanks for all the feedback. I suppose the colour palette is traditionally vampiric - pale skin, black clothes, red accents ;)<br /><br />As for the third eye, I'm not sure when it was introduced. I know the Navigators in the Jaq Draco books definitely have a warp eye (originally published in 1990), so I suspect they were introduced fairly early.axiomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598298167403563382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-7213464802741285252016-04-20T11:18:46.269+01:002016-04-20T11:18:46.269+01:00I've mentioned to you before that I've got...I've mentioned to you before that I've got a Tanglebones minus his arm so if one turns up looking similar to yours take it as flattery rather than lack of imagination. Cracking Job.Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-80846054646138853722016-04-20T11:15:19.402+01:002016-04-20T11:15:19.402+01:00Lovely work Sir. I think the 3rd eye thing is a l...Lovely work Sir. I think the 3rd eye thing is a later addition from one of the Inquisitor novels. I've always had a thing for Navigators though. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-58763465305423552932016-04-20T10:49:54.005+01:002016-04-20T10:49:54.005+01:00A quick question, where did they introduce the thi...A quick question, where did they introduce the third eye concept? In RT they only talk about their weird physical appearance...less the third eye.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560709119022789110.post-89677817391569102922016-04-20T10:48:03.360+01:002016-04-20T10:48:03.360+01:00Lovely job! I've been planning to do a similar...Lovely job! I've been planning to do a similar 40k conversion for a long time, but never got round to it. Maybe I will now!Evo Von Himmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000084652555272890noreply@blogger.com