I got a pack of 6 aarakocra attack wing figures last week. I thought they might be good for ToA and player minis, but the default paints on them were pretty bland. I rebased them on resin bases from secret weapon miniatures with a pin vice and a 1/8” drill bit.

Mini 1 I painted to look like a barn owl:

The second one I painted to look like a magpie. I tried playing with some color shift paint to see if I could mimic the iridescence of magpie wings under light.

This one was inspired by a peacock, but I took some liberties on the wings. Since there was no long tail, I put eyes on the wings, and used the rust color that would have been in the wings on the fabric. I watered down some color shift paint to give the wings a slight iridescent shimmer.

Still figuring out how I want to paint the remaining three. I think a grey and yellow cockatiel may be fun! Also interested in Japanese Crane, black capped chickadee, pheasants, and mandarin duck.

These are really cool, would love to see what birds you choose for the final 3. My vote would be for a Hoatzin design!

Those look beautiful! Really well done on the Peacock's gradient. I look forward to the next three-- Maybe something bright, like a cardinal?

Aarakocra 4/6 finished! I painted this one to look a bit like a cockatiel.

5 and 6 are probably going to be sunbittern and a purple bird (per one of my group members requests as she plans to play a purple aarakocra in the next campaign!)