Strakhov: Necessity is the Mother of Invention

[Gareson]

That's right, necessity is the mother of invention. I was reminded of the old axiom when I screwed up painting this miniature! I'm sure I'm not alone...but I find that eyes are a challenge to paint(especially on a certain squinty-eyed Khadoran warcaster). The point of no return on a mini is about my fourth attempt to fix an eye...because after painting over the eye sockets 2-3 times you've built up enough paint that you've got a "bump" there and it won't look right...which means stripping the whole mini of paint and starting over. Well that happened with Strakhov, but I didn't want to start over as, unlike usual, I'd already painted about 1/2 the mini before getting to his face. So I modded him mid-stream...suddenly that left eye got a "green stuff" patch and the scar was lined more vertically to match an eye wound. In the end...I like it!
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Viktor6.jpg?t=1313695316
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Viktor5.jpg?t=1313694916
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Viktor4.jpg?t=1313694937
The other change I made to Viktor Strakhov(besides the eye patch) was to give him dirty blonde hair(as opposed to gray)...I just envisioned him a little younger in appearance than he is usually depicted.
His paint scheme was a dark "black ops" version...he was meant to match my Khador Kommandos(he also got the "ruined trench" basing treatment). In fact, here is with his comrades...
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/ViktorGroup.jpg?t=1313694868
Thanks for viewing...Happy Wargaming everybody!
~Gareson

[fuzzbuket]

very nice :) i ran into that eye problem a lot too :( if it gets horrible a get a scalpel and slice the paint off VERY thinly, not the best soloution but it works!.

very nice painting!

-fuzz

[Thornblood]

Good save. I like the model. More character with an eyepatch.

Eyepatch- confers +1 ARM and -1 health box!!

[Luke Licens]

Good save. I like the model. More character with an eyepatch.

Eyepatch- confers +1 ARM and -1 health box!!

Nah, +1 CMD, -1 RAT. Who needs depth perception when you have intimidation?

[Beatrice]

Very nice save. I can't stand doing eyes, but I'll usually just do them and stick with what I had... cause I'll probably botch it more if I keep trying to salvage them. Nice work around.

[DariusMacab]

Fantastic Strakhov, makes me want to dig up my old list and give it a go.

DM

[somnicide]

Epic Strakhov ;-) His feat should be called Blind Side just in honor of this awesomeness.

[Kur0n]

Looks awesome love the patch and color scheme.

[Nidirom]

I hate doing eye's more then anything.