Last Post of the Year - BANG!

Hey folks,

As the title says, we’re in the final push of the year and I wanted to get in a final post for 2024. To mark it with a Bang, there’s no one better that I could think of than the Big Bang Theory gang dressed up as the Justice League for Stewarts comic bookstore New Year’s Eve party.

These beauts are from Knight Models and if I’m not mistaken were part of a series of releases…for a game that I can’t think of, but would have been ‘legal’ and playable on the tabletop. For me, I bought them cause they made me laugh, and I thought they would be fun to paint up. Given the end of that episode, our fear[less/ful] gang were walking the mean streets of Pasadena, so I thought I’d base them up with a suitable grungy back alley setting.

So, in that vein…please enjoy and Happy New Years folks!

Journey up Lead/Plastic Mountain

Painted

1/200          16

15mm         214

28mm+       50, +6

Fabricated

Terrain        2

Bought        24 

Progress   +258

Painting Update

Hello Everyone,

 

I trust all is well in your areas of influence. Just a quick post today with a truly random collection of figures that I've painted up over the past little bit. These wasn't a particular focus in mind when I went through each of these, and you'll see by the pictures there really is not a cohesive connection between them. Simply put, they were on the table, and they needed painting.

 

Take care. Here are a few pics...

A remnant from the assembly of my Royal Canadian Dragoons force for Team Yankee, I had an extra Leopard 1 tank kicking around assembled and in need of a paintjob. As I'm starting to put some thought to an Imagi-Nations setting I am anticipating that there will be a need for some sturdy peacekeepers to hold the line somewhere in the region. As such, my blue helmets will have some white metal to bring to the conflict resolution table.

 

If I recall correctly, these glowy ghouls were originally from a convention special and then they went on the Modiphius's shopsite in the early days of lockdown. Given that they didn't require any painting for the figures, the bases were the only thing that needed some love. They're straight out of Fallout and will be perfect for any post-apoc and radioactive setting ala Zona Alfa.

A few-ish years back, I picked up a superheroes blister from Knight Models that was on sale at FDB Boutique. Now, I am a bigfan of the sculpts for Marvel Crisis Protocol, but regardless I still have some heroes to paint up. Originally, I was going to use a similar technique as what I had painted up my MCP Ironman previous, however after visiting Red Dragon over the past summer I picked up Turbodork's Redrum...which as Dan told me was "Ironman in a bottle"...to say the least, he was right. I brought the paint home, put a fresh black base coat on 'little' Ironman and hit him with some Redrum. I gotta say, Dan was spot on!! For the silver metallic, I used vj gunmetal and nuln oil overtop. For the bronzey-gold elements I used the same technique that I did on MCP Ironman.

Finally, I picked up some figs in 2020 from Monster Fight Club, amongst them was an IT inspired Pennywise...I actually picked up 2. I painted one already, here which I painted up ala Pennywise. For the second, I was going to go with the clown from American Horror Story, but was instead struck by inspiration and instead painted this one up ala Homey the Clown from In Living Colour. The figure was a lot of fun, especially trying to capture the Homey look...and the balloons were a great test of my wet blending different shades. All in all, good fun.

Anywho...I hope you enjoyed the pics.

2022 Lead Mountain Climb

Painted

15mm               8, +1 (Leopard tank)

28mm+             4, +4 (homey the clown, 2 x ghouls, ironman)

 

Bought              0

 

Progress          +12

The 7th Post Over Christmas...

For my seventh post over Christmas,

A little magical inspiration...

I have for you:

7 Harry Potter figures...

6 Marvel Characters (heroes and/or villains)...

FIVE MAIN CHARACTERS...<cough...from the Night’s Watch starter set>

4 ranger trackers;

3 assorted miniatures ;

2 figures from Studio Miniatures; and

1 from HassleFree.

Howdy all,

With New Years coming closer I hope the work days between the stat days is not too taxing for anyone. I myself am taking advantage of the best of both worlds right now, so I hope you are able to do the same.

Early this summer, we decided to try out a new pizza take-out place that is about 5 minutes down the road from the house. My wife went out to do the curb-side pickup thing and when she came back she told me she had a surprise...totally stumped and not expecting anything I couldn't even muster a single guess. When she passed me a plastic bag, the last thing I was expecting was a stack of miniatures from Knight Models and their Harry Potter range!!

At some point just prior to the start of isolation, a gaming store had started up practically in my backyard and I was none the wiser. Luckily, they adapted well at the beginning and actually have continued to thrive in isolation and with restrictions. While I do try to spread my gaming budget between the various shops in my area (FDB, Fandom, Kessel Run, Hobby House), I do have to admit, having the selection and proximity of Red Dragon is a really great thing!

So, amongst the figures my wife picked for me some Deatheaters, Voldemort, Hogwarts Professors, Doby, and the Order of the Phoenix. Now the detail on these figures is quite something to see...very crisp, very well defined. If I guess correctly, they are 3D printed which is great for the quality, unfortunately it does leave some points a little fragile, but with some patience and care, you should be good.

The first figures from this collection that I've been able to crack out is Doby, Creature, Fang (from a poorly packaged blister that I was compensated for), and the Hogwarts profs. These were fun distractions and painted up fairly quickly. If you're a fan of the movies I don't think you'll be disappointed with the figures...I can't speak to the game as I have no intention of playing it at this time, I was just an admirer of the figures and how they were painted up.

And now the pics...I hope you enjoy.

Left to right: Fang, Doby, Creature, McGonagall, Snape, Lockhart, and Umbridge

Doby and Creature came in their own pack...given their size I was pretty impressed with their expressiveness. I’m really happy with how they came out and how I was able to capture their definition...

I put a little extra work on their bas3s, trying to capture a back alley Diagon feel...

The Hogwarts profs...some great features and a lot of fun to paint...

Hike up Lead Mountain 2020

 

Painted:

28mm               88 (+7)
15mm               135

Bought:            40 (+16, Harry Potter figures)

Progress:          +183