A Very Barry Halloween

Poor Barry Allen doesn't quite get the whole cosplay thing. 
 

Lucas Stephano

Here's another miniature for the meta aspect of the 7TV skirmish game: a director overseeing the action. This one really gave me eyestrain. 

Scanning . . .

Here's a quartet of futuristic sensor consoles that you might see in a rebel base or the laboratory of a mad scientist. 

Ye Tan

Here is Ye Tan, a miniature from Pulp Figures. For a change, I feel like I've managed to paint skin that's both smooth and of a realistic complexion. The hair is also decent. The dress, on the other hand, needs a bit of touching up, and maybe a dry brush layer to bring out some highlights. 
 

Bronze Tiger Strikes!

A few days ago I painted this 32mm-scale miniature of Bronze Tiger, one of my favourite characters from the Suicide Squad comics, particularly John Ostrander's incredible run. (Give Ostrander more work, DC!) Finding a good skin tone for Black characters is much easier (for me, at least) than for Asian characters; in this case, a very dark brown works well for the character's dark complexion. The tiger stripe details aren't as fine as I'd like, but at this scale, I give myself points for even attempting the task. 

I also found a much better spot for photographing my minis, with superior lighting. 
 

Bubbly Boucher Birthday

My wee creature turns [REDACTED] today! Happy Birthday, my sweet dove of delight. She wants steak tonight, and steak she shall have! 
 

2260s Cargo Cubes

I received 16 very basic crates as part of a Kickstarter project, and I was initially disappointed by their lack of detail. But then inspiration struck: I painted them in Star Trek uniform colours (including the optional command green). Now they work as Original Series cargo containers (at 28 to 32 mm scale) OR Original Series food cubes (at human scale). Well, technically they're not cubes unless you glue two together . . . 
 

Visitor Willie

Visitor Willie has betrayed his people and humanity, fomenting dissent among a small cadre of violent Terrans who resist Visitor benevolence. Fie on Willie! 
 

Visitor Soldiers

Here's a pair of stalwart Visitor soldiers. They patrol the streets to maintain order and protect humans! 

Visitor Diana

Here's Diana, another friendly Visitor doing her best to make Earth a better place. 

 

Visitor John

 

Here's John, leader of the benevolent Visitors who came to Earth in 1983. John's hair and trademark Visitor sunglasses turned out really well here, and his facial features are pretty crisp, too. 

Umbrella Girl

Here's another of my failed attempts to capture Asian skin tones (or any skin tones, for that matter). In truth, I don't like much of any of my efforts here, aside from the umbrella, which is sort of cute. 
 

Purple Sage

Eyebrows! Braided hair! Mirror Universe primary colours! No barrels! 
 

Megatech Crate Stack

Safety violation! 
 

Why Megatech?

Megatech Cargo

 

Megatech Barrels

Another 12 barrels for my collection! 
 

7TV Cameraman

Here's another Crooked Dice cameraman miniature for the 7TV game. I'm so pleased that I managed to render the 7TV logo on the camera's side! The logo itself is too small to make out with the naked eye (at least my middle-aged naked eyes), so when I saw this photo I was really delighted. 

New Soviet Minicam

In games of 7TV, you're not just playing out a skirmish; you're creating an episode of a television show. Accordingly, Crooked Dice has helpfully provided miniatures for the metagame, including this cameraman with camera. I'm starting to get the hang of how to approach the super-fine details: brace your arms to minimize shaky hands, use your magnifying glass, provide plenty of light, and use the finest brush possible with barely any paint. That's how I managed to paint this guy's sunglasses and headphone straps. 
 

Chalmers Symington

Here's the second of a pair of trappers with canoes I purchased years ago from Pulp Figures of Kelowna. I'm really quite happy with how the face turned out on this one--it was quite a bit of painstaking effort--so I took a photo before giving this fellow his paddle. 

I love Pulp Figures minis, but I really wish this guy's arms were sculpted in a different position so as not to block the face. 

Bat Girl

Man, skin tones are hard. At least that bit of pink makes it look like she has a mouth. 
 

White Shirt Fisticuffs

Another day, another mini with decently painted jeans. The white paint is still too thick and uneven, but on the other hand, it makes the shirt look realistically wrinkled. Skin tone is also pretty decent; I was going for south Asian again. 
 

Axe Millennial

I guess the best thing about this miniature is the faded jeans, and I guess the axe looks okay. Jacket and shirt are mixed bags; you can see where I've "painted outside the lines" on his left shoulder. Skin tone is okay on the hands, not quite as good on the face. He does look vaguely south Asian, which is the ethnicity I was going for; I'm trying to build some diversity into my collection of miniatures. 
 

7TV Reporter

Reporting live from the set of some 7TV production or other is . . . "Reporter." That's what the 7TV rules call him, but I think I'll call him Anvil Stillbulb or Shank McCarthy, something that sounds like it came from the 1970s, like his outfit. 

As for the paint job, I'm glad that I managed to paint in his moustache and eyebrows, and the hair looks all right. Skin still challenges me, though the hands look better than the face. I'm still applying the paint too thickly sometimes when I get frustrated or impatient, but as I've often written before, these close-up photos reveal every flaw; Reporter looks decent when viewed from a normal game-playing distance. 
 

Weird Science Equipment

I made a little lab module by painting some pieces from Pulp Figures and some random bits, then assembling them on a leftover tri-hexagonal base.