These five 32mm scale Gigerian Royal Brood Warriors are produced by "Papsikels Miniatures" and can be downloaded for free as part of a set of STL (Standard Triangle Language) files from their "Patreon" subscription service. Based upon a species of H.R.Giger's infamous deadly aliens, the figures were produced using "Elegoo" Water Washable Resin on a Mars 3 Pro 3D Printer.
Due to these sculpts looking somewhat different to the other Xenomorphs I've pigmented for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge I decided to go with a different palette than the predominantly brown one I've used in the past. Resultantly, whilst the quintet were all still primed in Doom Death Black by "Duncan Rhodes Two Thin Coats", they were then dry-brushed in Cold Corpse Blue before being drowned in Oblivion Black Wash.
I next (re)dry-brushed the miniatures with (more) Cold Corpse Blue, before applying a light highlight of Gravestone Blue across all their raised areas. Finally, to help blend all the different blues together, I enthusiastically showered them in Drakenhof Nightshade. This left me just needing to 'pick out' all the aliens' metal teeth with a combination of Sir Coates Silver and Oblivion Black Wash, as well as apply a coat of Doom Death Black across their silky-smooth foreheads.
To be honest these sculpts gave me quite a headache to base on account of their sweeping tails making their 'footprint' much more circular than the Cheetah-based variants I've previously housed upon "Citadel" 60mm oval bases. In the end I opted to super-glue each Xenomorph on a 50mm round stand. But even at this size their tails slope over the edge for a significant distance - and doubtless will end up getting broken at some point in the future whilst wargaming. Furthermore, the move has completed exhausted my supply of that particular base just when "Games Workshop" have frustratingly announced that they ("temporarily") have no more in stock online and I have other miniatures waiting to be painted which require that size.
Minion Miles: Even more creepy Aliens
Nicely done. As Miles states creepy and wonderful. Well done.
ReplyDeleteNice and creepy
ReplyDeleteGiger aliens are hard to paint due to the fact that at first glance they are just one colour, but they aren't really, you've done a nice job here.
ReplyDeleteNice work, Simon! :)
ReplyDeleteNice
ReplyDeleteVery sinister Simon!
ReplyDeleteVery sinister Simon!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing aliens, Simon, very nice!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking nasty aliens, Simon. It's all about the tails. :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous work on those. I must pick up the stls myself
ReplyDeleteNice brushwork on the acid blooded aliens, Simon! They do look vicious enough to stalk Sigourney and need to be purged with fire! ;)
ReplyDeleteI like the blue on them!
Nice aliens!
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