Fire Giant King

Hail to the King!

It's the big guy himself ... Reaper's Fire Giant King, Skorg Ironskull. Yes, his sword is also really massive. He looks a bit old for Vanja the Fire Giant Queen, but maybe it's a May/December romance. I actually started to like this sculpt more as I painted him. I think it was his beard that sold me, he has a proper Giant beard. He does have the classic, "I'm going to point in a direction I'm not looking" pose, which always seemed a bit off to me (who does that?). It is popular with various sculptors though.

He's the last of the Fire Giants I'm going to paint (at this time). Reaper actually makes another 3, but all 3 are just smaller versions of ones I've already painted (the Queen, the King, and the Bodyguard). If I were to rank them: Jailer, Queen, King, Bodyguard, Warrior.

Fire Giant Bodyguard

Yes ... another Fire Giant. This time it's the Fire Giant Bodyguard ... and yes ... his sword really is that big. So big that I had problems getting both him and his sword in the same picture.

This one is a remake of an older sculpt, only bigger and "cleaner". There is surprisingly few other painted examples of this miniature on the web (although it's really quite nice). I like how he has a number of visual cues (i.e. the shape of the various doodads around his armor) that tie him in with the other Reaper Fire Giants. My only complaint is the beard and hair is a bit oddly shaped/undefined. If I had been willing to take the time, I might have green-stuffed a bit more volume to his facial hair.

Fire Giant Jailer

Another Fire Giant! It's Reaper's Fire Giant Jailer. Not a lot to say about him, same color pallet as the other Fire Giants. I might give him another wash of Nuln Oil & Lahmia Medium over his back to blend in the highlights a bit more. I always thought the chain whip looked a bit weird. He looks like he's just standing there looking tough, while the whip is "whipping" about by itself.

Fire Giant Queen

She's a Killer Queen 

Gunpowder, gelatin 
Dynamite with a laser beam 
Guaranteed to blow your mind…

So it's Reaper's Fire Giant Queen Vanja this time. Painted her the same style I did the previous fire giant, but with a bit more gold. I really like her cape and pose. I also like how she's mostly armored on her legs (cause that's where a giant is going to take the most hits), with less armor up top. I have mixed thoughts on the hair, but it's the style I chose for all of the Fire Giants hair, she just has a lot of it. I'm not sure the flame technique I used works as well for large areas as it does for smaller flames.

Fire Giant Warrior

A Fire Giant. He was fun to paint, but not as fun as the other Giants I did earlier. I'll get those pictured and up at some point.