"Enter, stranger...."
Despite having a SkypeQuest lined up with Kraken in the near future, I hadn't intended to paint any of my Dungeon Quest models. But I started to tinker with a few and realised - these things are fantastic to paint!
They're certainly on the smaller side of the 25mm scale - my SAGA guys look burly next to them, but they're just about on par with LoTR miniatures. But apart from painting most of the areas with a fine detail brush, it wasn't a problem.
For the elf, I wanted to try something different from my usual pale flesh tones - I used Drakenhof Nightshade as the wash, then highlighted with Ushabi Bone. I'm quite happy with the effect: more like the elves of Hellboy II, and less just like a slender-looking human archer.
This bruiser is the standout hero for me (isn't it always the barbarian in these games?) - good stance, great expression. My only complaint is the amount of skulls he is wearing: a skull shoulderpad is good and characterful; a pair of skull kneepads seems less so; a skull attached to the back of your axe just makes me think it's a satire on certain other miniature companies.
As I was saying, these miniatures surprised me with how well they take paint and hold detail. Working up from a black undercoat, I was also able to whizz through them pretty efficiently (perhaps less than an hour apiece).
When I initially unboxed my Dungeon Saga pledge, and looked at the blue plastic models, I rated them B+, but to be honest, if all the miniatures are this quality, they're worth the cost of the Kickstarter by themselves.
And for some fun, I dug out the models that inspired this game - my old HeroQuest boys, as painted by 11-year-old me with my Airfix Enamels.
So no real difference, as you can see.
![Dungeon Saga: Dwarf Kings Quest painted heroes: Rordin, Orlaf, Madriga and Danor.]( "Dungeon Saga: Dwarf Kings Quest painted heroes: Rordin, Orlaf, Madriga and Danor.")
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| In a wild departure from fantasy dwarf designs, this one is a grumpy-looking doorstop. |
Despite having a SkypeQuest lined up with Kraken in the near future, I hadn't intended to paint any of my Dungeon Quest models. But I started to tinker with a few and realised - these things are fantastic to paint!
They're certainly on the smaller side of the 25mm scale - my SAGA guys look burly next to them, but they're just about on par with LoTR miniatures. But apart from painting most of the areas with a fine detail brush, it wasn't a problem.
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| We Will Rock You |
For the elf, I wanted to try something different from my usual pale flesh tones - I used Drakenhof Nightshade as the wash, then highlighted with Ushabi Bone. I'm quite happy with the effect: more like the elves of Hellboy II, and less just like a slender-looking human archer.
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| Named 'Madriga', presumably for her early Baroque technique. |
This bruiser is the standout hero for me (isn't it always the barbarian in these games?) - good stance, great expression. My only complaint is the amount of skulls he is wearing: a skull shoulderpad is good and characterful; a pair of skull kneepads seems less so; a skull attached to the back of your axe just makes me think it's a satire on certain other miniature companies.
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| "What is best in life? Apart from a lot of skulls, obviously." |
As I was saying, these miniatures surprised me with how well they take paint and hold detail. Working up from a black undercoat, I was also able to whizz through them pretty efficiently (perhaps less than an hour apiece).
When I initially unboxed my Dungeon Saga pledge, and looked at the blue plastic models, I rated them B+, but to be honest, if all the miniatures are this quality, they're worth the cost of the Kickstarter by themselves.
And for some fun, I dug out the models that inspired this game - my old HeroQuest boys, as painted by 11-year-old me with my Airfix Enamels.
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| One of these dwarfs dwarfing the other. |
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| Everybody, yeah yeah. Rock your body, yeah yeah. |
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| Elvish has left the building. |
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| By the Power of Humbrol! |
So no real difference, as you can see.
