Redbrand Ruffians and Glasstaff

In the second chapter of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the main adversaries are the Redbrand Ruffians. They are a gang of human bandits led by the wizard Glasstaff. I used the Andalusian Light Infantry for the gang, painting them with a burnt sienna with red belts and turbans. I applied my black and brown wash pretty thickly to make them grimy-looking.

For the Glasstaff miniature, I used the spear-weilding bearded man from the same Andalusian set. I cut off the point of the spear and painted the shaft white with a blue wash to make it look something like a glass staff. The model has a turban, but I painted the top of the turban the same grey as his beard and hair, while painting red the first fold of the turban and knot in the back. This way it looks  like he has a strip of cloth tied around his head.

I finished off the minis with 1-inch washers for the base. I coated them in white glue, then added uncooked grits. I painted everything black, then overlayed with a tan drybrush.