Here are five 28mm figures painted for my ongoing Weird War Two project. I posted them a few weeks ago on the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge site, and am only just posting them here. The first four L to R are from Pulp Figures, sculpted by Canada’s two-fisted Bob Murch. The one on the right is by Reaper.
Major Paul “Puncher” McPhail, Chief of Staff of Project Alice, a top-secret British counter-intelligence and dark ops organization tasked with monitoring and thwarting Nazi investigations into the occult
Murch absolutely nailed British mess kit. This is almost exactly what hangs in my closet, and which strangely gets tighter every year. This was the first bald figure I’ve ever painted.
The Major’s niece, Fiona Harmer, sometime of St. Hilda’s College, Oxford, an ace researcher and crack shot.
I tried to add some colour and texture to the hair to offset the drab clothing.
Sandy McGonigle was Major McPhail’s batman, and now his gamekeeper and bodyguard. Don’t send me emails about the tartan, I just made it up. I spent way too much time working on this figure, but enjoyed every minute of it.
Mimi LaRocque of the Resistance, a ginger with an attitude. I love her outfit, which seems almost military, but I decided on a civilian colour scheme, to suggest a student, perhaps. Who can resist a girl with a gun in a hat and tie?
Reaper’s Naughty French Maid. Code name Bijou, she will do inside work collecting intelligence from senior German leaders, especially those with a fondness for the flying helmet, the limp piece of celery, and the feather duster. The sculpt is by Wener Klocke, and I certainly did not do it justice, though I am happy with the hand painted tile floor.
I’m kinda hoping my Bishop doesn’t follow this blog …..
These figures bring my 2017 totals to:15mm: Vehicles: 3, Foot Figures: 4, Scenic Pieces: 720mm: Foot figures: 1828mm: Foot Figures: 36; Mounted Figures: 2
Blessings to your brushes!
These figures bring my 2017 totals to:
15mm: Vehicles: 3, Foot Figures: 4, Scenic Pieces: 7
20mm: Foot figures: 18
28mm: Foot Figures: 36; Mounted Figures: 2
Not all the pictures loaded. But enough.
ReplyDeleteI doubt Bijou will get much out of the Nazis other than stammering!
And the floor is quite well done!
ReplyDelete"Faces, bases, and flags" etc. She certainly has nice.....Erm... "Flags"
Those flags fly proudly for France and freedom!
DeleteAnd you took me to task for my Sci-fi dancers from Club Salacious! Well done across the board!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pastor. I hear a rumour that President Trump is a frequent visitor to Club Salacious.
DeleteMy. Goodness! What a pair, I mean quartet, of nice pulpy figures. Does Kay know what do?
ReplyDeleteThere was a certain narrowing of the spousal eyes and a slight pursing of the lip. However, Kay is a big fan of Allo! Allo! and she got the joke readily. I think she worries that I am having too much fun painting figures like this while ruining my eyesight.
DeleteGreat brushwork and I'm sure bijou will focus the opposition away from the rest of your force.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am sure she will be a useful distraction.
DeleteBeautiful! The rest of them are awesome too.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work - I confess I missed the tiled floor until you pointed it out.
ReplyDeleteLovely work and the 'floor' is erm very nice what was I saying again. Oh yeah great work Michael :)
ReplyDeleteI utterly splendid! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Michael had meant to type "udderly", surely? ;)
DeleteWhilst that tiling is a thing of beauty and obvious exercise in patience, the officer wins out for me, crisp sculpt and matching paintjob.
ReplyDeleteYou obviously need more follicly challenged miniatures in your collection mate.
Great brush work. Very impressive.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Very nice work on a fun team of figures.
ReplyDeleteThank you chaps. Glad you liked the, errrm, floor. Lovely tiles.
ReplyDeleteScratchbuilt celery.... I just say scratchbuilt celery.
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