Dave goes looking for Gold as he paints the Fortune Hunters
May 26, 2025
Hi, it’s The other Dave. I wanted to try a new release from EMP Games, and I chose The Fortune Hunters from the Age of Adventure range. The blister pack consist of 4 distinctly different figures, which is the main reason I wanted to paint them.
Before I get into the ‘nitty-gritty' John has been on holiday which meant I could play, what it really means is, I painted a load of Tyrranids for my Grandsons birthday (It is a surprise, however I am confident he won’t read this) I also painted a few more Rat-men for the Narrative campaign I’m playing. Finally for the first time this year my 3d resin printer is up and running, and I’m very happy about this for no specific reason, as I’m mainly printing models for my son.
Back to the Fortune Hunters. Once primed I started considering the colours, and I got myself in a bit of a dilemma. Let me explain I have four very distinct characters, but I was painting as a group, and brown was the colour I needed to go with, but if I painted them all brown then meh! This ridiculously ‘stumped me’, so had to go and paint something else while I pondered this (more Rat-men nearly done).
I returned the next day with a slightly changed mind-set, they are individual characters, and it is likely I will use them in that manner, so the collective brown isn’t so much of a meh. However, if I do use them collectively then shades of brown might make the difference. The principle is sound, the practice not so much as I do have a limited range of browns, however blending, and washes did come into play.
I used Army Painter for the entirety of this task. I started with Monster Brown on trousers, jackets, coats and hats just to block out large areas in a lighter brown. I changed the shade as desired with the washes Light tone and Mid-brown, and for even darker shades I used a diluted Oak Brown. It took some doing but I’m ok with the results. I used Matt white and Dessert Yellow for the shirts with some watered-down Light tone just to add that grit and grime. Oak brown was used for the straps, belts, bags and everything I wanted as dark brown. The Speed-paint (SP) Gravelord Grey was used for weapons, buckles and boots. Kobold skin and a flesh wash, unsurprisingly for the fleshy parts. Elven Flesh, SP Slaughter Red and SP Magic Blue were used as a contrast to the mass of brown. Finally, I used Mummy Robes just here and there, probably just for the fun.
So how did it go? I over thought the mass of brown, I could pretend otherwise and tell you it was amazing and simple etc... It wasn’t. I am though pleased with the result. I
have noticed the level of detail on the EMP range isn’t as intricate as other miniatures, and when you get in the zone they do come together satisfyingly quickly.
If you got this far Thank you, hope you enjoyed this, feedback and comments always welcome, additionally please share with friends and others in the hobby.
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