Wednesday 28 December 2016

From MartinC: Marilyn Chainsaw (125 points Ready to rock)

I've finished the Perry Brits, not my best work, but the cold is still lingering and I appear to be out of practice at painting 28mm, too many 10mm.


I gave these blue puttees just for variety

The one I forgot to photograph

Group shot of all the "Sudan Type" Brits. Not all painted for the challenge but 5 units of 10 men.

As a change of pace I painted this Zombie survivor from Studio Miniatures. 



Marilyn Monroe with a chainsaw in the classic dress blowing up pose. Fantastic pose but the face is not quite right.

That gives me another 24 Brits and one film icon with a chainsaw - 125points

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Super stuff Martin! You are cracking on with the Pith-Headed blokes, well done (love the blue puttees - very flash)! BTW, what rules are you using for these guys? 

Yeah, I agree, the Marilyn pose is excellent, but the sculpting on the face is not there at all. Still, a very cool figure. The 'Sthill' logo is terrific. :)

125 points in the bag, Martin. Well done!
 



33 comments:

  1. If not your best work it's certainly serviceable. I also like the blue putees. A nice change of pace. The face on Marilyn is terrible but you've made a good job of it. Nice work!

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  2. A Marylin Monroe with chainsaw... well that gets my vote. The Colonials also look good as well. I think we need more colonials in the AHPC.

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  3. Good solid entry of Colonials and Marilyn well what can I say?

    Ian

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  4. great work on the colonials and arilyn is a fun looking figure

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  5. I love the eclectic mix we sometimes get in challenge entries. Cracking stuff Martin.

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  6. cheers Curt. I tend to use a personal tweak of IHMN, using each unit as a single character with officers having their own traits. Tried The men who would be Kings but didn't like them

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  7. Great stuff all-round although Marylin's face is indeed a bit off. Oh well she can't be on her best every day now can she?

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  8. Cheers, think she is supposed to be in battle rage, not quite right and my painting didn't help

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  9. Very nice job on these - those blue puttee boys will be the envy of their peers ;)

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  10. Great Stuff Martin (as always) the Marilyn Monroe with a chainsaw made me chuckle a bit.

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  11. The Brits are very well done. I think I can die content now that I have seen MM with a chainsaw. I wouldn't have rated her as the survivor of the Zed Apoc that I'd want to team up with until now ...

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  12. Cheers. She is iconic although the image of her careering through a horde of zombies, skirts flying, with an out of control chainsaw is one that will live with me for a while

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  13. Nice work on the troops. The Marilyn with chainsaw is a hoot.

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  14. Nice work on the lads, Martin! We seem awash with colonial troops! ;)
    I like the blue puttees for many reasons, one being an excellent way to denote troop skill, everything else is gravy! ;)

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    1. thanks, I did think about a wider range of putee colours, green for the Rifles etc, but did the epaulettes instead

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  15. Very well done! I especially like Ms Monroe.

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  16. nice to see these arriving Martin

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    1. cheers mate. off to paint something different now

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  17. Oh, I like the Marilyn, Well Done!

    Could either Curt or a minion label as a Sarah's Choice? Thank you

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  18. Perfectly fine work, Martin! I think these chaps definitely look the business. Very smart - and Marilyn looks almost as deadly as in the "Seven Year Itch" ;)

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