From ChrisW: Cultists and one Big stompy tripod [165 points]

 

This weeks output. The terrain piece will be submitted to our terrain overlord at some point.

Up first some Pulp urbane urban cultists. [22x 28mm 110 points]

Mostly Pulp Figures miniatures, but I cannot remember where the guys with the yellow circles came from. I used contrast Magos purple on them for the robes. It took two coats to get them to the right colour. While I do like the contrast paints as they can give me dark base and a highlight, I do not usually use them alone. Usually I use more traditional paints to add detail or more highlights. However, for these I just went with the two coats of contrast. For the most part I like the outcome, but some of the shadows are a bit dark. I really wish I could locate the right highlight paints for the various Contrast/Speed/Express etc paints. In this case I just do not have the right purple.

More cultists, this time maniacal Cultist enthralled by Egyptian deities! [7x 28mm 35 points]

These were painted in a more traditional approach. A few layers of Vallejo reds; Burnt red base, dark vermilion dry brush/overbrush, Amaranth red and Orange red highlights. The flesh is Guilliman flesh with some Cadian  flesh touch ups. I already have quite a few cultists in red, but mostly a darker red.. While these are still red there is a nice lighter shade of red orange that alters the colour somewhat.  

Tripod multi use model

Why does it take a picture to reveal any glitches? I missed this in 'real' life.

So, not certain who makes this, I picked it up at an estate sale. It has a great pulp look to it that could see it in a pulp alley game or maybe a super hero game. For now I have based it up for AQMF. In that game I would use it as a proxy for a royal tripod.

It was primed with silver rattle can, then a base of metallic speed paint, Nuln wash and some highlight paint that I do not remember right now. The base is a combination of resin ruins with the central  area being made up of cork rubble. 

Figure to show scale

I only decided to paint the Egyptian cultists Tuesday morning. As a result some other projects that were nearing the end got delayed. So next week I should have the following ready; 28mm Pulp Explorers (Maybe 10 of them), 6 28mm shield maidens, some VSF 28mm vehicles, maybe some more tripods too.

So the old me, that is when I was younger, would have pushed on through the evening to get as much pone as possible. However the new older me just does not have that drive anymore. By rights I should be pumping out more stuff than this, I am retired, it is winter (so I am trapped inside) and I have no other pressing matters. Yet I just don't get to my stuff as often in the week as I should. To much hibernating! 

The thing is once I start working on things I find I really enjoy it. On the few days that I do work on stuff I can be quite productive. I just rarely work on stuff more than two days in a row. Still, all in all this challenge really does get me motivated.  Without it I really would just be in the basement avoiding our lovely winter!

Points this time

• 110  points for 22x 28mm Pulp Urban Cultist
•   35  points for 7x 28mm 'Egyptian' Cultists
•   20  points for 1x Tripod

145 Points Total

Squirrels

2 more squirrels for a total of 9

1. Gladiators
2. Epic Orcs
3. Epic Imperial
4. Warlord Chinese
5. Red Russians RCW Back of Beyond
6. Alien Invaders
7. Pulp US Marines
8. Urban Cultists
9. Egyptian cultists

Lady Sarah

Cultist femme fatale

Big Stompy robot of death

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Sylvain: Despite your comments about the highlights, I find that you nailed the purple robes. Your bunch of cultists will bring lots of hours of fun gaming to the table top. I also like your tripod, it looks wacky and mean all at the same time. I counted your legged machine as a 28mm vehicle for 20 points. Bravo!