From PeterD: Badass Female Pulp Adventurers 28mm (30 points)

I had a full serving of life catching up to me since Christmas, so have slowed down my output and lowered my expected output.  Instead I am trying to get a bit done and post what I can finish.  This week I have a set of 6 Badass Femme Adventurers, or at least that’s what the Kickstarter from Bad Squiddo called them.  I got in on this Kickstarter during the last Challenge but they didn’t arrive until after the Spring Equinox so I saved them for this year.

Like all Bad Squiddo figures they are nicely cast and posed, dressed correctly and I’ve no idea what I’ll use them for.  Maybe Curt has some Pulp Adventures rules that could use a gang of female bikers.  The biggest issue for me was they were cast without bases but ready to be used in Slotta bases.  Not being a GW fan, I had no Slotta bases on hand so I went to the local Warhammer Store.  Store manager was a nice guy, gave me excellent service and was able to order some in, since they’re now only used for Blood Bowl.  I’d go back again if he sold something that I wanted.  However the Slotta slots were too long and too narrow for the Bad Squiddo tabs, so out came the Xacto to make em fit and I plugged any gaps in the groundskeeping phase.

These figures came named as follow.

• Shiela has not let helmet head affect her fashionable Louise Brooks bob.  She wears a camel coat and high boots with a pistol to accessorize.
• Blanche has raided the toolbox and carries an adjustable spanner for close up work and a pistol for ranged combat.  Her jodhpurs will be useful to fill up on snacks at the Buffett table before the night’s adventures.

• Edna is going two fisted with a brace of pistols.  IIRC this figure has issues in casting so is a bit of a limited edition.
• Ruth carries a burning desire and a Molotov along with a pistol.  She has wisely kept her goggles and gloves on.

• Kathleen obviously leans left with her red beret, overalls and SMG.
• Violet has a more sombre coat and carries a long arm.  Her leather gloves will save her nails against recoil.

Basing issues aside these were fun to work with.  I claim 30 points for the six figures.  I’ll also make this my first squirrel 🐿️.

 

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Sylvain: Despite all the obstacles, you were able to bring these lovely adventurers to the gaming table. You did a very nice paint job and opted for classic wears, in line with the fashion in the 30s. I especially like the baggy pants, they is a "je-ne-sais-quoi" to them. Your basing also brings lots of variety to the batch. Excellent travail!