While, like a Lannister, I try to always pay my debts, I don’t always pay them as promptly as I should. Last winter I entered Curt Campbell’s Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, knowing that the cost for entering was a painted figure, which some of my fellow contestants started calling Curtgeld. Curt’s entrance fee for this competition was a figure representing an “antihero, rogue or person of dubious character but undeniable charisma”. For each figure received, Curt would donate $5 to his local branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Curt likes the world to think that his heart is as black as his kettle, but those of us fortunate to know him know better, and are not surprised that he would put his “Curtgeld” to such charitable use.
Well, Curt, I am sorry it took me so long, I started painting this chap between after finishing my thesis last spring and moving in the summer, and then it went missing. He just turned up and I was able to finish basing and painting him. He is one of the figures from a fellow Canadian, two-fisted pulp miniature maker Bob Murch, from his “Stahl-Mask’s Doom Squad” pack.
I don’t know how charismatic he is under that metal mask ...
… but with that Luger in his hand, would you dare tell him he isn’t charismatic?
He’ll be in the mail on Monday, Curt. Thank you again for running the Painting Challenge.
Blessings to your brushes!
These figures bring my 2015 totals to:
28mm: Foot Figures: 36; Mounted Figures: 10, Artillery: 2, Vehicles: 2, Scenic Pieces: 2
20mm: Vehicles: 1; Artillery: 1, Foot Figures: 6
15mm: Armour/Vehicles: 5; 15mm Scenic Pieces: 5
6mm: Scenic pieces: 7
He certainly looks like a villain, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteA most excellent villain!
ReplyDeleteAwesome I do like this set of figures and you've painted him up a treat. An excellent choice of villain to send to Curt :)
ReplyDeleteGreat work on this figure Michael!
ReplyDeleteI think you, ore than most, have good reason for any delay especially when the prize looks this good.
ReplyDeleteWhat says "villan" more than a steel faced Nazi? Not much. Great job!
ReplyDeleteMaybe a tax collector or IRS auditor might out-villain the steel-faced Nazi?
DeleteVery Lannister like, paying a debt by sending an evil thug over to his place.
ReplyDeleteNice villain.
Very true, Ross. To be properly Lannister like, I should have the thug return with all the rest of Curt`s minis and his choicest mistress, after Curt accidentally cuts his head off while shaving or perishes in a freak yachting accident. ;)
DeleteIs he the Red Skull's brother or a relative of Baron Zemo? (Do I know my comic books or what?)
ReplyDeleteYou know them better than I do, my friend. Both of those references are over my head.
DeleteBetter late than never I'd say. I'm sure Curt won't mind the smallish delay too much as he's getting another great addition to his ever growing collection. It turned out really nice! Love it.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work Padre! Terrific and terrifying in one
ReplyDeleteHaving worn a great sample of helmets in my time cosplaying, etc, I'd have to say that whomever designed this fellow's headgear really didn't have an inkling as to how to make a lid with good/practical vision slits. But then when was practicality required for "coolness" sake? :)
ReplyDeleteLovely work as usual Mike.
Thank you Dai. I agree, that rig looks rather unpractical. As a Canadian, I would want to know, could he play goal in hockey wearing that? Presumably the luger would be useful to shoot opposing forwards on those annoying breakaway plays.
DeleteSimply villainous. A job well done on a figure I'll have to pick up one day.
ReplyDeleteHelmut von Luger: to paraphrase Winston Churchill vice Lord Byron, 'the wildest mannered man that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.'
ReplyDeleteI like it Ion. Sounds better than ``Helmut von Helmut`` or 'Hans Helmut'.
DeleteThank you all for your kind comments. I hope Curt likes him as much as you all did.
ReplyDeleteHelmut von Luger is fabulous! Thanks so much Mike. You did a brilliant job on him and I really appreciate that it was a sculpt from one of our own. Wonderful! Thanks again.
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