Enter....The Dragon

 The yella fella pictured here is a Dragonkin from Starfinder Battles.  It is a Deep Cuts and it sure shows with all the fantastic details on the model.  I bought it for around 9 bucks at a local hobby shop.  I saw it and said "Mine!"

It says on the packaging that it is primed and ready to paint.  Learn from my mistake.  Take the time to prime it.  You'll have a much easier go of your painting if you do.  What you see here is layers of paint to get the coverage necessary.

I went with shades of yellow.  I have no yellow dragons in my collection.  I'm glad I did.  I really like it.  Grays and pewter for the ammo belt.  Carbon for the blaster and blade.  The shaft was painted a metallic purple.  The horns are charcoal and the eyes a pinkish color.  The base is basic black.  

Everything was given a wash and some highlights.  Presto, one bad a$$ space dragon.  Take a gander.

Seeking Lord Stanley

I don't know about you, but the NHL playoffs have been amazing so far. I've watched a ton of the games and each one has been nothing but outstanding hockey.  It's crazy to see that in most cases, the teams are so evenly matched.  I, for one, am loving it.  Kudos to the NHL for putting such a spectacular product out there for the fans to enjoy.  Much thanks and praise has to go to the owners, coaches, players, etc. who are making it all happen.  Great job to one and all.

They Got Their Hooks In Ya!

 

These are Pelegarth Brutes and their Warden.  These miniatures are from Wrath of Kings.  I bought several sets some time ago on sale (Miniatures Market, maybe???)  Looking for something out of the ordinary to paint, I decided upon these guys. They didn't disappoint.

It was a quick, fun, and enjoyable paint job and it didn't take very long.  These guys turned out to be very cool.  

I painted the Shell Cracker set awhile back which I also enjoyed.  I've two more sets to paint from Wrath of Kings.  When will you see them???  IDK.

Your Days Are Numbered

I first read about the Imperial Assassins in WH40K while reading the Horus Heresy Series awhile back.  I was fascinated by them.  When I saw a picture of them, the fascination grew even more deep.  Four individuals who covertly carried on the elimination of the enemies of the emperor/empire.

When I saw these models on sale over at Spikey Bits, I couldn't resist.  The model in the foreground is by Ghamak as are the custom bases.  The other three models were made by HerseyLab.

(Below) Left to right: an Eversor Temple Assassin, a Callidus Tempe Assassin, a Culexus Temple Assassin, and a Vindicare Temple Assassin.  Each model was painted black.  The Eversor model was given a metallic red drybrush, The Callidus model - a green metallic drybrush, the Culexus figure - purple metallic, and finally the Vindicare Assassin -  a metallic blue.  Each looks super cool in their own deadly way.  Take a look.

A Hunting We Will Go

 

I saw this AT-ST online and decided I had to have it.  It is in perfect shape and I nabbed it for a great price.  I loved these in The Empire Strikes Back (even though they were quite vulnerable).  Run Ewoks!  It not too safe out here.

This will make a nice edition to my expanding Star Wars Miniatures Collection.  I grabbed an AT-AT awhile back.  The Rebellion will need everything it has against these "Walkers".

National Champs

Congratulations to Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies for their 75- 60 win over Matt Painter and his Purdue Boilermakers.  The Huskies become back to back NCAA National Champions.  It was a great game to watch.  It was literally point for point for the first half.  The UConn game plan and the incredible execution of that plan began to take its toll on Purdue in the second half.

The plan, shut down the Boilermaker players on the perimeter and make Zach Edey take the game on his shoulders.  It seemed like Purdue had no answer to what UConn was doing.  Credit to Edey; he finished the game with 37 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots.

In this day and age it was great to see 2 great teams and 2 great coaches go out and play the game as it was meant to be played in a competitive gentlemanly manner.  It was a real treat for this old b-ball fan to watch. 

reKROOTed????

I saw these guys for sale on eBay a few weeks back.  They were assembled, primed, some were even painted.  I reprimed the ones that were painted.  I gave all figures a fresh coat of brown paint.  Next, I gave the feathers on top of their heads a coat of blue.  The beaks and breast plates were painted lime green.  The rifles were painted silver with nickel colored blades.  Tunics were given a charcoal color.  I went back in and dry brushed a lighter brown over the body.  When everything was dry, I gave the figures a wash of black.

The next day, I highlighted the feathers with a light blue.  The raised areas of the skin were highlighted with a cinnamon color.  The tunics were dry brushed with a light gray.  The rifles were highlighted with  platinum.  I added copper shoulder plates and jewelry.  The eyes were painted orange. The beaks were dry brushed with pale green.  Every fig was given a clear coat and that was that.

Check out the photo.  I am pleasantly pleased with the final product.  I say, "Well done!"

The Three Sisters

When Anton Chekhov wrote the play in 1901, I'm sure he never imagined anything like these three sisters. The figures are from Raging Hero Miniatures. They are the Kurganova Sisters, part of the Toughest Girls in the Galaxy collection.  Each is a commander in the giant Kurganova Military (One of the factions in the Raging Hero Sci-Fi Universe).  Left to Right are: Admiral Olga Kurganova, Kapitan Ivanka Kurganova, and Kommander Malinka Kurganova.  I kept the paint scheme close to the one I saw online.  I picked these up used on eBay a few years ago and kind of forgot about them.  I found them in a drawer with a few other Weird War types and decided to give them a go.  Take a gander.  I hope you like what you see.