Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 August 2016

Retro painting

First week back at work, actually OK and there are major changes taking place so it's an exciting time and opportunity to continue my quest for power.
Not done much, had to go the pub twice and Friday was the departmental BBQ so I was spectacularly drunk, it's expected of me.
I have spent most to the week preparing a dastardly VBCW Fascist army for the invasion of Cumbria. I been invited over by Matt Crump to play in the Dungeon. It'll be my first proper battle against another living being for over 20 years and I'm excited to be invited over.
I have painted 3 of the retro figures I picked up last week, although my mojo is a little off, summer not good for painting.
First up is the female rogue trader figure on the jet bike. This was nice to paint



 Next was an African slave. Not a good figure, looks like a blow up doll, and the paint job is very basic.

 Finally a wizard, lighting has buggered up the shading but my lighting rig is packed away.

Enjoy the Olympics, I am. 

Sunday, 31 July 2016

A closer inspection of yesterday's figs

After the discovery yesterday that the Sci Fi chick on a jet bike was an original Citadel Rogue trader figure worth about £15-20 (thanks +Mike Ellson) I thought I'd post some close ups of some of the more interesting figures to see if anyone recognizes them. Most of the figs appear to be Ral Partha or similar but these are the best quality and most interesting figs. I'll put them on the Lead Adventures Forum eventally but I thought I'd give you all 1st dibs.
Don't intend to sell them but it would be nice to know more about them

The rogue trader fig that started it all off


This is a very large Balrog or similar with bat wings and a flaming sword

Naked witch with apron and huge boobs

Space trooper

Classical good wizard with pointy hat and white beard - think skinny Santa

Classic evil wizard with bald head

This guy/dwarf/goblin/? has 3 arms - surely a chaos type

Female wizard, lots of leg and boobage

Classical female barbarian, barely dressed in impractical armour

Space trooper

Superhero type - this is actually quite a neat paint job if a little Blaxploitation

Another superhero type

2 x 15mm squat trikes - these are actually very nice figs

Finally a tracked robot with claw and shotgun?

I've spent an enjoyable few hours looking these fig up with little joy, apart from the Ral Partha stuff. Hope they make you feel all nostalgic and prick those memories.
Back to work tomorrow after a month off and I'm much more relaxed and prepared for the next term. I've learnt 2 main things; When I retire I will not be bored and I can't afford to retire yet (if ever)

Saturday, 30 July 2016

I must stop going to the Flea Market

I went to Tynemouth market this morning, where I bought the British Napoleonics 2 weeks ago. No new Naps but I did buy this 1kg bag for £20


It contained loads of retro figures, mainly Mimnfigs I think

25-28mm ancients, sci fi and fantasy

Wizards

Really cool Scifi chick on a jet bike

Mainly scifi vehicles but a large Balrog and a really cool Africa Statue

13 ACW figs

Hobbits, Skels and a Scifi trike

10 - 15mm figs and weapons

1:300 modern british tank army (I think). Never had a tank army before. Another new army.

I'm really quite pleased with these. Very retro and castings are not really great but there are lots of figs and some of them are really great.