It Came From The Back Of The Display Cabinet - Part 3

Though strictly speaking, from a figure case in the loft (and the last one I checked at that).

This original Cadian Officer was originally painted in a (Humbrol acrylic) Desert Sand uniform to match the rest of my metal Imperial guard. It then lingered in various boxes for many years.

Interest was renewed with the plastic Cadian figures, it was dusted off, and repainted in some shade of green, leaving the original face in place.

Other shiny things intervened and it was again relegated to storage. I dug it out as I had mentioned it on the Crooked Dice forum.

I might tidy up the overpaint on the boots before it returns, once more to slumber in the loft.

Doctor Hugo Solomon - Department X

"It is 5.45 and it is time for another episode of Department X starring David Werner..."

Department X investigates a secret underground research base. Dr Solomon is assisted by Agents Red and Blue.

All three figures are based on the Crooked Dice Man From 3000 (MF3K) figure. Dr Solomon uses the Flamboyant Agent head from the Agents sprue and a Minion Pistol, slightly filed down to make it into his signature stun pistol.

I did need to rebuild the rollneck, the neck piece being a slightly larger diameter than the MF3K neck socket. All three have had the distinctive MF3K badge removed.

It Came From The Back Of The Display Cabinet 2

Some more oldies (and sometime goodies) from the display cabinet.

First up, a Games Workshop Inquisition scale Death Cultist.

Next up is a Copplestone Commisar, though it is a Back Of Beyond figure, I have painted it to match my NeoSov unit.

Another Copplestone Figure, an assassin for hire.

At sometime, I will get her partner painted up, though I will be hard pressed to match the detail on the face (though the colour is a bit odd, I think I used GW Elf Flesh and GW Scorched Brown when I painted this and the Commissar).

And Finally, some old GZG figures. The two on the right are FBI agents looking into UFOs etc. The one on the left was an FBI agent who was looked into by UFOs etc.

It came from the back of the display cabinet...

I was looking for a figure and a scenic item for posts on the Crooked Dice forum, and found these, at the back of the display cabinet.

With all the excitement of 7ombieTV, I had to have a picture of the Hasslefree Ray (or is it Tim?)

Definitely one for a 7ombieTV scenario.

A slightly different scale, a teenage vampire hunter from GZG.

Also from Ground Zero Games, two Hard Suits (that is Power Armour with style - and high heels...).

And finally, Hasslefree's Sadie has ditched the crossbow and stake for a torch and an Ingram MAC with suppressor.

And detail on the scenic feature.

The skull detail is from a Mk7 Womble helmet.

The Cabin In The Woods

With the publication of Crooked Dice's 7ombieTV, I thought I would dig out the Perry Miniatures North American Farmhouse. It has sat, unloved on a shelf in undercoat, for a couple of years.

So, over the Chaos Black undercoat I painted the walls Vallejo Old Wood, washed in a mix of Vallejo black and GW Gryphonne Sepia. The doors and windows are Vallejo Buff with a another black/sepia wash. Chimney basecoated in Vallejo Burnt Umber, with bricks highlighted with various colours and a wash of black. The roof is a mix of reds and browns over a Black Grey base coat.

The kit comes with a selection of fence bits which will need looking at. I also need to build a suitable outhouse and a garage. I am not sure how I am going to make it fit in with the style of the farmhouse.

A variant kit is also available in the form of a replacement for the wall with a chimney that converts the model into a shop. I am going to build it to provide the buildings for other 7ombieTV games.

Who do you think you are?

When the Crooked Dice Scientist figure were released, I assembled a number of them with different combinations of head, body and swapped some hands about. At the same time I was working on a Martin Coach astronaut, using the ARC astronaut with tablet computer and swapping the computer for a Minion pistol.

So I had a Scientist with flask body, a tablet computer hand and a selection of Crooked Dice head.

I removed the flask, pinned the tablet computer in its place and selected the Bouffant Minion head, undercoated and started to paint.

And then I thought, he looks vaguely familiar.

So I changed the paint scheme, and this is the result.

What do you think?

Time for a sharp getaway...

Agents Red and Blue (see posts passim) demonstrate the utility of their Drive SFX as they escape from the evil clutches of The Underlord!

The jeep is a Warlord Games Jeep. While painting it I broke the gear stick, so have replaced it with one made from brass rod. Which I then knocked off again while painting. It is currently sitting on top of a pot of paint awaiting further attention.

Other than that, it went together easily (seven pieces: body, two front wheels, gear stick, brake/4WD, steering wheel and windscreen. There is a canvas top and struts but I am not sure if I will put those on). The most difficult part (aside from the gear stick) was cleaning up the steering wheel. The steering wheel and the windscreen could possibly be better as etched metal, though it would add to the cost.

Nice kit though, there may be more in the future.