More painted figures

A bunch more figures finished the last month or so.

Muslim and Ottoman Civilians from Perry Miniatures

Istanbul Constabulary from Pulp Figures

A monster from Reaper, two Hybrid Deep Ones from RAFM and three Servants of the Deep from Cthulhu: Death May Die

A horse from Wizkids, two Wild West hobos from Black Scorpion and two 3D-printed seals from EC3D.

Gnolls from North Star

Now I'm finishing and painting a lot of all that 3D-printed stuff. More on that soon.

A mixed bag of painted minis

The last batch of minis painted this summer.

It’s a rather varied bunch, and some of them can and will be used in different settings.

Two useful 'heroes' from the Hillbilly Boys box from Black Scorpion. They will see action in Western settings, as well as pulp and even modern. I like this kind of really versatile minis.

A forest-tribe female from Heroes of the Dark Age. She'll be used in my upcoming solo-campaign of Paleo Diet. Just two more to finish and I can start that.

Two useful civilian kids, made by Wizkids, and a zombie, or part of one anyway, from Heresy Miniatures. The kids could also be used in several settings, and the zombie will work equally well in fantasy and modern settings.

Old West figures from Black Scorpion Miniatures

I bought the Tombstone 4 set from Black Scorpion in 2015 to get my hands on the priest, for use in Pulp Alley. The other four minis went into the resin-mountain, waiting for some attention.

As I’m working on my Old West buildings I thought it was a good idea to finish these figures, as I hope it all will see action soon. So, here they are, after a coat of paint.

Very nice minis, these. 

More priests from Reaper and Black Scorpion

The CSSS needs more recruits and these are the latest additions.

The gun-man is "Father Thomas the Vicar" from Reaper’s Chronoscope range (no 50081) and is sculpted by Tim Prow. I have not made a character of him yet in my Pulp Alley league, but he will probably be an ordinary grunt taking the place of one of the soldiers.

The man with a cross is from Black Scorpion Miniatures and their Tombstone Wild West range. He is one of five figs in the Tombstone 4 set and will serve in both the CSSS and in Dead Man’s Hand. In Pulp Alley he is named Padre Scuro and is an ally with the Blast ability, that is, he fires his shotgun placing a long blast template before him. That area counts as extremely perilous for the remainder of the round and should be a very efficient cultist-killer.

Padre Scuro was used in yesterday’s game in Soerabja Harbor. He was a bit nervous this time and didn’t perform overly well, but more on that in the AAR coming soon.

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Black Scorpion vs Brimstone – a comparison

There seems to be an interest in using Black Scorpion miniatures as substitutes for the minis in the Brimstone boxes.

Here are a couple of comparison shots for those interested. The unpainted minis are Brimstone, waiting for paint.

Click here for more on Brimstone and here for a lot of Black Scorpion minis.

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The final Wild West figures from Black Scorpion

They are finally done! All my Black Scorpion Wild West minis are painted and ready for a game or three of Dead Man’s Hand. Unbelievable – I’ve finished a painting project!

From the Cowgirls 2 set. I considered making her a pair of decent pants with green stuff, but it was too much work. She should have had that from the beginning…

Paints used:

Coat – Vallejo 912 Tan Yellow

Hat – 981 Orange Brown

Blouse – Citadel Blood Red

Hair – 940 Saddle Brown

Shorts and boots – Citadel Foundation Calthan Brown

Also from the Cowgirls 2 set.She would also have gained with a pair of pants.

Blouse – 885 Pastel Green

Boots – 872 Chocolate Brown

Hat – 912 Tan Yellow with band 856 Ochre Brown

Shorts – 871 Leather Brown

Hair – Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut

Armbands – Vallejo Game Color 56 Glorious Gold

From the Tombstone 3 pack. A real gentleman… blasting someone to smithereens…

Hair - Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut

Vest – 981 Orange Brown

Jacket – Citadel Vomit Brown

Hat – Citadel Foundation Tausept Ochre

Shoes – 984 Flat Brown

Pants – black drybrushed with 872 Chocolate Brown

All minis were washed with Army Painter Strong Tone or Dark Tone on dark browns. A new layer of paint here and there to get clearer finish/highlight and more well defined shadows.

Here they are, the whole bunch from the last batch.

Another bunch of Black Scorpion Wild West figures

Another four figures, only three to go and I’m finished with all my Wild West minis for this time. They come from Black Scorpion and their Tombstone range and are made of resin.

This time I used rubberized horsehair as bushes. The two bases to the right looks okay, the other two… well… I bought a big roll of the stuff, so I can confidently base another 152 734 figures, give or take a few.

A sheriff from the single figure blister called… Sheriff.

Paints used:

Coat – 994 Dark Grey

Hat – Black with band 836 London Grey

Vest – 871 Leather Brown

Pants – Citadel Foundation Dheneb Stone

Hair – Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut

Another man with a badge, this time from the Tombstone 3 pack.

Boots – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Hat – Black with band 836 London Grey

Shirt – 988 Khaki

Vest – P3 Gun Corps Brown

Pants - Black

This hippie-dude is from the same pack as above.

Coat – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Boots – 984 Flat Brown

Hat – 843 Cork Brown with black band

Pants – 884 Stone Grey

Shirt – 988 Khaki

A gunslinger from the Tombstone 2 pack

Boots – Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather

Coat - 823 Luftwaffe Camo Green, inside 912 Tan Yellow

Hat – 836 London Grey

Handkerchief – Coat d’arms 240 Unbleached Wool

Pants – 884 Stone Grey

Vest – Citadel Foundation Dheneb Stone

All minis washed with Army Painter Strong Tone and Dark Tone. The latter primarily on greens, greys and dark browns.

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Even more Wild West from Black Scorpion

 

Nearly ready with the Wild West Figures. After these there are just two batches left.

This feels unnatural… a project nearing completion. Must be a one-off…

Tombstone 3 pack

Paints used:

Vest – Citadel Foundation Khemri Brown

Trousers – Vallejo 983 Flat Earth

Shirt – 883 Pastel Green

Gunbelt – Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather

Shoes – 872 Chocolate Brown

Hat – 912 Tan Yellow with band 856 Ochre Brown

Army Painter Strong Tone wash over everything

From the Tombstone 2 pack

Trousers – 898 Sky Grey

Vest – 872 Chocolate Brown

Boots – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Shirt – 883 Silver Grey

Tie – 922 U.S.A. Uniform

Hat – Black with band 836 London Grey

Dark Tone wash on vest, Strong Tone over the rest

Also from the Tombstone 2 pack

Shirt – 993 White Grey

Trousers – 836 London Grey

Boots – 984 Flat Earth

Dark Tone on trousers, Strong Tone on browns

Tombstone 3

Coat – 872 Chocolate Brown

Boots – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Trousers – 870 Medium Sea Grey

Hat – 912 Tan Yellow with band 843 Cork Brown

Shirt – 820 Off White

Handkerchief – Coat d’arms 240 Unbleached Wool

Dark Tone on coat, Strong Tone on the rest

More Wild West from Black Scorpion

It’s been a long time since the last update and I have quite a lot of stuff waiting for a write-up. First among those are these Wild West figures from Black Scorpion and their Tombstone range.

From the Cowgirls 2 pack

Dress – Vallejo 892 Yellow Olive with a wash of Army Painter Dark Tone Wash

Boots – 912 Tan yellow

Hair – 983 Flat Earth

Gun – 863 Gunmetal Grey

Everything but the dress washed wit AP Strong Tone

Tombstone 2 pack

Coat – Citadel Foundation Dheneb Stone

Boots – 872 Chocolate Brown

Hat – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Band – 984 Flat Brown

Hair – Coat d’arms 235 Horse Tone Brown

Coat and boots washed with Dark Tone, the rest with Strong Tone.

And another from the same pack.

Trousers – 989 Sky Grey

Shoes – 872 Chocolate Brown

Coat – 870 Medium Sea Grey

Vest – 883 Silver Grey

Shirt – 993 White Grey

Hat – 836 London Grey

Band – 994 Dark Grey

Tie – Citadel Blood Red

Washed with Dark Tone, except sin, hair and weapon that got some Strong Tone splashed on.

Eleven more Tombstone figures on the painting table at the moment. You will see more as work progresses.

More Wild West gunslingers

Deputy Sheriff Parker, last man from the Town Watch pack and one of the gals from the Cow Girls II pack, all from Black Scorpion.

Rather quick paintjobs on these. 

Paints used (Vallejo unless stated otherwise)

Deputy Parker

Trousers – 874 Tan Earth

Belt – 872 Chocolate Brown

Ammo belt – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Shirt – Coat d’Arms 240 Unbleached Wool

Coat – 843 Cork Brown

Hat – 819 Iraqui Sand

Skin - 955 Flat Flesh

Hair – 875 Beige Brown

Weapon – 863 Gunmetal Grey

Washed with Army painter Strong Tone and touch-ups after that.

Gun Stock – 984 Flat Brown and graining with 981 Orange Brown

The man with the nice hat

Coat – 874 Tan Earth

Hat – 872 Chocolate Brown

Shirt – 819 Iraqui Sand

Trousers – 971 Green Grey

Hair – Coat d’Arms 235 Horse Tone Brown

Washed as above

Girl (I’m not too happy with her, she doesn’t seem to be very typical of the 1870:s...)

Shorts – 872 Chocolate Brown

Boots – 871 Leather Brown

Shirt – Coat d’Arms Unbleached Wool

Hat – 843 Cork Brown

Hair – Coat d’Arms Horse Tone Chestnut

Washed as above.

28mm Western Outlaws from Black Scorpion

Five Outlaws from the Black Scorpion’s Tombstone range. Resin figures, around 32mm scale.

I bought the rule-set Dead Man’s Hand from Great Escape Games the other day, and it looks as if we will soon have enough figures for a shoot-out. I’m really looking forward to trying the rules out.

I also looked at the movie Open Range yesterday, to get in the mood. Good film, excellent shoot-out.

Paints used: (Vallejo unless noted)

Trousers – 964 Field Blue, washed with Citadel Azurmen Blue and drybrushed with Citadel Ice Blue and very lightly with 820 Off White.

The rest of the figure was painted with the colours mentioned below, and then washed with Army Painter Strong Tone wash.

Skin – 955 Flat Flesh, washed and layered with 955.

Lower Lips – Citadel Dwarf Flesh

Moustache and hair – Coat d’arms 235 Horse Tone Brown

Hats – 975 Beige Brown

Bands – 984 Flat Brown or 940 Saddle Brown

Coats – 976 Buff, washed and a layer of 976.

Shirts – 821 German Camo Beige, 879 Green Brown, 886 Green Grey or 870 Medium Sea Grey

Boots and belts – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Masks and sack – Coat d’arms 240 Unbleached Wool

Scarf – Citadel Scab Red

Guns – 865 Oily Steel washed with P3 Armor Wash

Gun-stocks – 984 Flat Brown and 981 Orange brown as graining (first time I tried this, and it worked reasonably well. I have to get more practice to get it to look right)

Don’t forget The Miniatures Man 50K Giveaway ending tomorrow! 

Two more 28mm Wild West from Black Scorpion

The gunman was my first Wild West figure, and hot on his heals we have two more figures from the same Town Watch pack from Black Scorpion’s Tombstone range.

First we have Grandpa – look at that face, full of character.

Paints used (Vallejo unless noted):

Coat – Citadel Foundation Calthan Brown

Shirt – 914 Green Ochre

Boots and belt – Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather

Gun stock – 843 Cork Brown

Skin - 955 Flat Flesh

All above washed with Devlan Mud

Pants and band on hat  – Citadel Foundation Charadon Granite

Hat – 992 Neutral Grey

Hair – 989 Sky Grey

And these washed with Army Painter Strong Tone

Next up is a well-dressed woman sporting a shotgun. Someone is interrupting her dinner, and she is not pleased about it.

Dress – Citadel Foundation Mechrite Red and a wash of Citadel Baal Red

She’s veering a cloth-belt tied up in a bow on her back, you can see a tiny bit of it – 883 Silver grey and layered on white as a highlight.

Hair – Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut washed with Army Painter Strong Tone

Her skin is painted as above, but with a layer of 955 Flat Flesh to get her a lighter and cleaner look.

Lips - 944 Old Rose (I should have given her mouth a redder tone, with the Old Rose for her lips. For next time)

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28mm gunman from Black Scorpion

The last couple of weeks have been good, or bad, depending on how you look on things.

First, I succumbed to the temptation and fell for WWII in 28mm, specifically Winter War and the Baker Company kickstarter. I blame Thomas and Laffe for this, both have started on 28mm figures, posting them on their blogs and tempting me, and Thomas especially as he went lyrical about this Kickstarter. Not my fault at all….

Secondly this guy….

Wild West has long been something I have wanted to try, but I have always said to myself, “Not another period”. I actually persevered for several years.

But then I bought these wagons from 4Ground, seen in a couple of posts, really nice. Could be used in the Wild West, by the way…. oh, and they have a lot of nice buildings…

Then I had those houses bought from Paul Darnell, just lying there.

And I read Henry Hyde’s The Wargaming Compendium - there were Wild West-rules in it.

And then Alphaspel had a sale, and they got some Wild West figures…

The perfect storm, and it blew me away….

So, here I am, with two new periods/scales, and a grin on my face. Ah, who cares about climbing gear for a tin and plastics mountain?

So, this guy is from Black Scorpion and their Tombstone range, the Town Watch pack. Fantastic details on these figures (actually closer to 32 mm, ‘heroic’ 28mm I guess…), and this is the first painted one, waiting for foes and a saloon.

Paints used (Vallejo unless noted):

Trousers – 964 Field Blue

Hat – Citadel Foundation Charadon Granite

Band on hat – 836 London Grey

All above washed with Army Painter Dark Tone Ink

Shirt – 874 Tan Earth

Boots and belt – Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather

Skin – 955 Flat Flesh

Hair – 984 Flat Earth

Gun, buttons and bullets in belt – 865 Oily Steel

And this was washed with Army Painter Strong Tone

Finally the shells in his belt were picked out with 58 Brassy Brass

Yep, it’s fun with a new period. Two more from the same set that I just need to give a coat of varnish.

Welcome follower Andrew Saunders with Loki’s Great Hall blog. Very nice with lots of beautifully painted figs and nice terrain. Fully recommended, I’m now a follower. 

Echo in 28mm by Black Scorpion

Lovely Echo is one of these models I’ve had my eyes on for a long time. She is sculpted by Adam Clarke (I think) and from his company, Black Scorpion Miniatures.

I bought her a while ago, and was intimidated. I simply had no idea how to paint her. Anyway I started this summer, and she got a bit of paint now and then. I had to re-paint some things that didn't turn out the way I wanted it. 

Paints used (Vallejo unless otherwise noted)

Base-coated white with a black wash.

Skin – 003 Pale Flesh

Nipples – 835 Salmon Pink drybrushed with Pale Flesh

Hands and arms washed with Citadel Leviathan Purple and drybrushed with Pale Flesh (not altogether happy with how her hands/claws turned out)

Everything washed with Army Painter Soft Tone Ink

Drybrushed again with Pale Flesh

Lips – Citadel  Blood Red overpainted with 944 Old Rose

Hair – Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut with a wash of Army Painter Strong Tone Ink

Clothing – White with a wash of Citadel Bhaal Red wash

Hair-band – 922 USA Uniform high-lighted with Citadel Scorpion Green.

Feathers – 850 Medium Olive drybrushed with 885 Pastel Green

Arm- and necklaces – 56 Glorious Gold

Echo can be used in my D&D campaign as well as an possessed priestess in a pulp game.