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Saw this on Oldhammer. 2nd ed converted Skaven, though done about 20 years ago, before they were OOP.
If they weren't so nice I could cry.

either your definition of nice is kinder or my propensity to cry is higher

They don't look terrible, but given their relative value as BB minis I think they'd be a fun restoration project.

they are kinda converted well, but the pain job for today is horrible. back in the day though, that style was all the rage on gw figures.

nobby wrote:but the pain job for today is horrible. back in the day though, that style was all the rage on gw figures.

The paint job was probably some using enamel paints as model maker acrylics, while available, weren't as common or cheap as enamels "back then". Don't know if you have any experience with enamels but they handle very differently from acrylics and and the end results are also markedly different...

Speaking from experience (most of my WFB old school undead army was painted with enamels) one major difference was in dry brushing. Enamels taking longer to dry, one could achieve relatively easy blends by not allowing a coat to properly dry and applying paint as if dry brushing. Good times!

That paint job is really good for the era, and the paints that were available back then. Also that was a pretty ground breaking conversion for back then. That is actually a top job, that someone would have been really proud of. You've only got to look at the paint jobs in White Dwarf back in May 1985, to see that they are around the standard of the era. It was after that, WD 90, 95 that it started to improve quite dramatically, with acrylics taking over. Although I do understand that those Skaven were 1987 and 1988 on the slotta. Space Skaven, they should have gone for it.