I've spent the week painting random figures. I was supposed to be painting 10mm Janissaries, but I wasn't feeling the love. Luckily, as most of you know, I buy figures cos I think they look cool and would be fun to paint. So I had some lying around that needed work.
Let's get the admin out of the way first. This is where I am on the studio tour
So if I take a limo ride to Superheroes I can complete the required journey to go and see the Snowlord in his directors chair.
So to start with we have a 75mm female duelist from Mr Lees. I've loved this figure since the 1st time I saw it on the website and had to buy it when Kyle moved on to other things. She is a stunner but the hard truth is that she is beyond my painting ability to do her the justice I wanted to. She needs a better face and much more embroidery. Still I did enjoy painting her.
As I have now arrived at Superheroes, this is one of my favourites. Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy. This is a Hasslefree minitature (my favourite place for metal figures.) He was a joy.
Moving on the rest of the randomness and in no particular order
A Dr Robotnic type from Crooked Dice
Cool figure, no clue what to use it for. Will score him as a simple infantry man
Next another limo trip to the gift shop
These 2 cyberneticaly enhanced types are from Northstar and will add to the Sci Fi madness
really like the female figure in blue
Some of you may have heard of my legendary game of Necromunda, the one where I only rolled 1s for 4 hours. Well James is currently assembling numerous gangs to go with his excellent terrain. He has a motto of everything is Necromunda. With that in mind I thought I'd gift him this figure
It's a frostgrave engineer, but will work well as a tinkerer in any age
the cogs etc are bits of old watches
Next up some fantasy types, told you today was random
These 6 fawns are Footsore Resin minis, bought in a mystery box
Quite nice figs, the grass is very log as I forgot to paint the bases before I flocked them, so I had to use big tufts as well
A bit of normality now
Saxon archers and a huscarl, from the same footsore mystery box
And now I claim the prize for the weirdest figure in the challenge. Damn, turnip wars makes this look normal
I present to you a zombie camel. WTF!!
Yip, this is from a Northstar mystery box, why else would you have one, this counts as unmounted cavalry
Almost finished
These buildings are the Rorkes Drift buildings
I added coya matting for the thatch
They are to be used as colonial buildings in Vietnam, obviously. They are massive and between them add up to 2.75 terrain cubes
Finally a glimpse of future work
This dwarf is the start of me completing my Dwarf army from 1988
Not loads to do but many that need touching up and rebasing - should have done this as the Under construction project but wasn't planning to paint them in the challenge, but they are calling to me
Right, the complicated scores on the doors
28mm foot = 17 equivalent = 85pts
75mm foot = 1 = 15pts
Buildings = 2.75 cubes = 55pts
2 limo rides = 40
Superhero = 20
Gift shop = 20
total = 235
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom! A veritable points-cluster munition bomb, Martin!
Tamsin
Very nice work especially the building
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DeleteI did wonder what the lump was on the camel, then read it a a zombie. lol! Great work Martin.
ReplyDeletethanks
DeleteYou’re such a butterfly of random stuff. Some nice oddities . The building will be good for Nam!
ReplyDeleteyou love it. I enjoy having more than 4 colours in my pallette
DeleteZombie camel... this is new to me... great painting in any case
ReplyDeletenew to everyone, I nearly filled in the gaps and had it as a normal camel
DeleteRandom indeed. Why not just do Turnip and get it all out in one?
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, looking forward to the building.
As a diabetic I'm not allowed to have anything to do with vegetables that grow underground, esp Turnips
DeleteNice work, Martin! I really like the duelist! The rest are fantastic as well, but I think that zombie camel needs a fez cap to be completed!
ReplyDeletecheers, fez could be doable
DeleteNice job! Is that dwarf from Hasslefree, too? I think I have painted one myself?
ReplyDeleteyes he is, love their stuff
DeleteLooking good Martin, thanks for the gift, he looks great!
ReplyDeleteno problem
DeleteI'm with Dave in really liking the female duelist. Wonderful work all around (undead camel?). That proto-dwarf looks excellent!
ReplyDeletecheers, yes what the hell do you do with a zombie camel
DeleteAvoid its spit. Ewww...
DeleteEwww indeed
DeleteSuper work Martin, loving the buildings and the duelist mate
ReplyDeleteCheers
MattW
cheers
DeleteGreat varied stuff Martin, never seen a zombie camel before
ReplyDeletethanks, me neither
DeleteA full on cornucopia of spendifourous brushwork Martin!
ReplyDeletethanks
DeleteLike the sci-fi and especially the zombie camel!
ReplyDeletecheers, me too
Deletegreat mix of stuff Martin, Arthur and my favourite is Rocket for sure!
ReplyDeletecheers, I do love Guardians of the Galaxy
DeleteThe Lady Duellist is terrific …well done!
ReplyDeletethank you very much
DeleteWow. Whipe the sweat from your brow and take a bow Martin. Great stuff and the randomness really made me smile as I swiped down the submission. Great work, I love rocket, just wonderful.
ReplyDeletecheers, the joy of butterflying
DeleteGreat randomness Martin, I too like the duellist (duelless? Duelette? Duelliste?) very much!
ReplyDeletethanks, good point, dueliste I think
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