And We're Back!

For reasons unknown, my domain name somehow wasn't connecting to the actual address of my blog, so anyone who's tried to visit for the last three days has encountered an unfortunate DNS error. Something to do with Google, I guess? Who knows. 

On to happier business. Here is Fallout's Mysterious Stranger, painted this weekend by Yours Truly. As far as human figures go, I'm happier than usual with this one. 

Funky Furniture

Originally I was going to paint this easy chair and couch green, but the black primer looked so good that I simply left it in place and painted the pillows. Perhaps the easiest paint job ever, and I'd say the results are excellent. 
 

Trapped Behind the Walls of Blogger

 I am writing today's post from an unusual angle. Normally I visit earljwoods.com to fashion each day's post, but today I get a "This site can't be reached" error. However, if I just go to Blogger, all of a sudden I can access the blog's content management system, which is how I'm posting this. 

Has anybody seen my blog today? Comment below! And if you have any insight into the problem, please let me know. I know my earljwoods.com domain is current and paid for. 

Piper

So here's Piper, one of the companions you can take along with you as you adventure through Boston in Fallout 4. As ever, human miniatures present me with the most challenge, although Piper looks...okay, I guess. Good enough to be recognized as the character if you've played the game, at least. 

Red Mirelurks

Or, as some call them, "Canadian mirelurks." I don't think they're as nice as my original green mirelurks, but it's nice to have some variety on the table. 
 

Escape from Gilligan's Island: The Miniatures

I finally cashed in my rewards for supporting HeroForge's 3D-printed colour miniatures initiative. I used my rewards to design 28mm-scale miniatures for the castaways of Gilligan's Island, suitable for any roleplaying game set in the modern era, but of course meant primarily for my own Escape from Gilligan's Island. The S.S. Minnow pictured here is a present from my brother; I painted it a couple of months ago. 

Here's a closer look at the minis: 

With Gilligan!

The Skipper too!

The millionaire and his wife!

The movie star!

The Professor and Mary Ann!

They're all here, on my blog. 

Anvils and Meter Sticks

Here's a freshly-painted pair of workbenches for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare. I try to give identical terrain pieces different colour schemes for variety's sake; in this case, I think the black and green version outshines the black and white. I like that I was clever enough to paint one meter stick yellow and one silver to suggest a wood and a metal meter stick, respectively. 
 

What a Revoltin' Development

I don't know why, but I take great amusement in switching around action figure heads to different bodies. In reality, Ben would need a bigger suit of armour. 
 

King Trooper

Workbenches and Cash Register

Last night, I painted three workbenches for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and a cash register for . . . well, any number of modern-era games, I suppose. I don't think these workbenches are as nice as some others I've painted in the past, but I was experimenting with different colour schemes and weathering ideas. I think the chem station at right is the best of these experiments; the fluid tank looks pretty rusted out, and I was hoping, and the overturned beaker looks pretty authentic. 
 

Steampunk Desert Fortress Corner Wall

A few months ago, Sean gave me some Warhammer terrain pieces he wasn't using. I've been turning them into what I think is going to be part of an outer wall of an abandoned steampunk desert fortress. Lots of earth tones, accented with bronze, gold, and silver, and highlighted with weathering effects--chiefly some sandblasting and mud here. The pod at the top looks to me like some kind of air conditioning unit or maybe a moisture collector. 

This is the third piece I've finished out of five. Thanks, Sean!
 

Desert Home

Earth tones seemed like the right choice for this small desert home. 

Nothing really fancy here, just an exercise in trying to paint "between the lines." 

This was a pretty cheap model, so it's lacking playability features such as functional doors or windows. However, the roof comes off if your adventurers feel the need to duck inside to hide from enemies (or ransack the place).