In this library, the Statue of a Famous Person is of Buddy Holly.
Sort of.
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| Buddy |
This is an homage to Buddy, the guitar-wielding ronin of Six-String Samurai. In the post-apocalyptic far future of 1997, Elvis has died and Buddy must travel to Lost Vegas to become the new king of rock 'n' roll. On his journey, he is accompanied by The Kid.
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| Buddy and The Kid |
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| The Kid |
Trailer:
Who says you can't have a meet-cute after the apocalypse? Turbo Kid is the story of Turbo Kid and the aggressively upbeat and quirky Apple. This film comes from the made-up imagi-nation of 'Canada'. Preposterous.
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| Apple and Turbo Kid |
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| Turbo Kid |
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| Apple |
Trailer:
I also painted some skullz, to get my foot in the door for the Skull Duel. These are from a Mantic Terrain Crate. Each has twenty-seven skullz.
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| Skullz! |
Terrain 3x (2" x 1" x 0.5") (1 point)
Statue of a Famous Person (20 points)
Romance (20 points)
Skull Duel (Skull-o-meter™: 81 skullz)
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Okay, I love this entry.
That Buddy Holly mini is pure awesomesauce, especially the work on the six string (ie katana scabard), the hair and the flesh tones. That being said, I also really admire the super vibrant colours of the Turbo Kid and Apple (especially her trippy hair).
I had to watch both movie trailers and I'm know what I'm watching tomorrow. Side-by-side I think Turbo Kid will take it, but I'm Canadian, so I'm biased.
The takeaway from all this is that Barks watches some very weird sh*t.
- Curt
PS: The skull 'terrain' is criminal - you should be ashamed. (Printing some now...)
firstly the skulls now that's a giggle very nicely done, love the rest samurai guitar, never heard of it before now, will be watch the shorts on the movies.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit obscure, even to me!
DeleteGreat stuff Barks, that's what's nice about this challenge , such a varied and unusual range of subject matter - well done
ReplyDeleteIt's a great opportunity to paint models that wouldn't be in the top of my queue.
DeleteThose entries are just plain barking. Well done.
ReplyDeleteJust like me?
DeleteWhat q great entry Barks, Buddy is my favourite, the crispness of your painting really brings him to life!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sander, it is mostly AP Speedpaints!
DeleteWhat a cool set if figures Barks, absolutely love the guitar dude 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ken!
DeleteCrazy good entry. Guitar lord is awesome plus the Turbo Kid and Apple are stunning. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHe seems to be popular!
DeleteLove it Barks, especially Buddy. That fictional nation of Canada is actually called Soviet Canuckistan.
ReplyDeleteSounds frightful!
DeleteYou really can get a mini of anyone these days can't you? Great idea on the skull counting ;-)
ReplyDeleteIf I'm going to paint skullz, they're going in the Challenge.
DeleteYou really can get a mini of anyone these days can't you? Great idea on the skull counting ;-)
ReplyDelete3D printing is such a game changer.
DeleteLove the Buddy Holly figure, he's one of my favourite singers.
ReplyDeleteSo young when he died!
DeleteWow... this post has a bit too much going on for me... too much awesome put together! Great painting - check. Amazing movies ( that I must go and find now ) - check. 2 more zones covered - check check... great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, MrLee!
DeleteGreat work Barks! Some very fun movies too. I've added both to my to watch list! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
DeleteNow that’s a great Buddy !
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteGreat stuff mate. For me, Buddy Holly will always be hanging upside down in the Young Ones house :-P
ReplyDeleteWell, fair enough.
DeleteJust piles of skulls with no other terrain or figures attached. That seems a little cheap. Cool looking figures and some interesting movie suggestions though.
ReplyDeleteI prefer 'efficient'.
DeleteEfficient works!
DeleteThis is…… nuts! What a brilliant entry and two trailers I’d never have seen otherwise. As a fan of post apocalyptic stuff, I really like all of this post the most.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was familiar with a lot of post-apocalypse films- I was not!
DeleteA rather eclectic but brilliant entry, your Buddy Holly is absolutely fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much!
DeleteA great entry Barks, well done mate!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Steve!
DeleteFabulous Barks, great stuff
ReplyDeleteCheers
Matt
Thanks, Matt!
DeleteLooking good, Barks. Very eclectic.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frederick!
DeleteThere's always something unexpected in the challenge, some brilliant miniatures here!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great excuse to paint figures that don't fit in anywhere else!
DeleteLove the look of these!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dave!
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