A few odds and ends I've painted this week; I've slowed down a bit on the painting because I'm hitting the limits of my ability to store painted figures, which isn't the worst problem to have, but I really need to invest in some more storage. However, I have finished a few things.
Two things I want more of on my modern, urban skirmish tables are civilians and vehicles, and to start on both, I've painted "3 Card Monte Guy," a resin 3D print from Miniature Building Authority, and a 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon from Miniature Tanks, a company that offers an amazingly wide array of 3D printed vehicles in a variety of scales.
3 Card Monte Guy arrived in four pieces - a body, two arms (attaching at the sleeves) and the stack of boxes. I kept things fairly simple - blue shirt, white slacks, alligator leather shoes. His face is expressive and took a wash really nicely, and I'm pleased I got the ace of spades painted on the card in his right hand.
The Vanagon was a single-piece FDM print; there's some visible print lines, but for the price point and my needs it works just fine. I copied the burnt orange color scheme with the white roof off a photo found on a Google Image Search, and I added white trim around the windows to add a little extra pop.
Next up, the first of the "Zombicide: Invader" monsters I bought off a guy on Bluesky last month. This is the "Babyface Abomination," painted up as the threat for my next game of Majestic 13. I used spot washes and contrast paint over white primer to get most of the colors down, then drybrushed to smooth out some blotchiness and went back for tidying and detailing. The blue spikes/shell and the teeth and nails were the only things done entirely without contrast paints.
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He's a pretty hefty beast, standing on a 50mm base. And with that, let's update the tracker:
Miniatures Acquired: 52
Miniatures Painted: 76
Terrain Acquired: 0
Terrain Painted: 2
Scatter Acquired: 0
Scatter Painted: 1
nice use of the invader figure.
ReplyDeleteI have him somewhere in a box I should get painted and on the table too.
That monstrosity looks perfect for some of the descriptions in Majestic 13! I really like 3 card monty guy and the van, too. How do you store you figures? Mine are in stackable boxes that snap together that I bought from Target or Menards. They're roughly 9"x13", and I glue tin to their bottom so my magnetic based figures stick. I had to buy two more recently, too...
ReplyDeleteA lot of my figures are currently in foam trays in zip-up carrying cases, which are all full these days. My Majestic 13 monsters are all on a shelf, and my Warhammer orcs fill three shelves, though unfortunately not upstairs and on display - every time I think I find a spot I can put a display shelf, Gina has a more pressing need for the space.
DeleteI've got about 100 painted figures, maybe more, that are waiting for me to buy more storage.