“Helga” Gets Minor Makeover

Helga - now with orange trim

Helga – now with orange trim

After some agonising about realism(?) and return on painting time spent I decided to give Helga a little more attention this evening.  After taking on board some of the feedback that I got on the original Helga paint job, I decided to add orange trim to the four wings (fins? Aerofoils?) and to a handful of small details on the little turret and the hull roof.

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I think that this improves the look of the model without making it excessively toylike, although I think that the photography might be slightly worse this time around.  Many thanks to all of you who gave helpful feedback 🙂

More feedback on the finished job is definitely welcome of course, but I dont think that I will be returning to Helga with a paintbrush again one way or another.

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“Helga” – shuttle/lander/lighter

“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid.”

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Carnivorous Sand Clams

Treacherous sand clam infested jungle.

Treacherous sand clam infested jungle.

No Rogue Trader Deathworld Flora and Fauna Project is complete without a few of these.

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Notorious G.I.T.

Notorious G.I.T. and posse (note the slugga).

Notorious G.I.T. and posse (note the slugga).

I finished painting Notorious G.I.T. (centre) and another cool looking gretchin-of-the-line (far right) the other day.

The duo barely warrant their own post to themselves really, although I do really like that plastic gretchin kit (its simple to assemble cool little characterful models that are great fun to paint) and I do try to record everything hobby related here.

Seeing as the G.I.T. (“Gitty”/”Giddy” to his friends) has a magnetised triumvirate of firearms, I figured that I might display that feature if nothing else.

Slugga swapped for implausibly huge shotgun...

Slugga swapped for implausibly huge shotgun…

Originally the box of plastic gretchin was intended to be suitable for use as Rebel Grots in GorkaMorka games.  As such I wanted to make one of the models stand out as the boss, so I made sure that he wore some huge jewellery and wore a baseball cap.

Gold Left Front Tooth

Gold Left Front Tooth

I then magnetised the little guys right fist and a corresponding slugga, shoota and kannon.

...and finally an old 1980s (maybe early 90s) plastic shoota/bolter for some retro chic.

…and finally an old 1980s (maybe early 90s) plastic shoota/bolter for some retro chic.

I have since bought many more gretchin models, more than enough to cover a differently armed mob leader in games, but its sort of fun having the silly magnetised guy anyway.

The G.I.T. has yet to see any action, but I am sure that when he does he will leave an impression.

Pulp Alley Inquisitor – The Ragna Rock Pt 3

We're leaving together But still it's farewell...

We’re leaving together,
But still it’s farewell…

And maybe well come back To Earth, who can tell?

And maybe well come back,
To Earth, who can tell?

I guess there is no one to blame Were leaving ground

I guess there is no one to blame,
Were leaving ground…

(Leeeee-viiiiin growwwwnd...)

(Leeeee-viiiiin growwwwnd…)

Will things ever be-ee the same again?

 ...the same again?

Its…

 =][=nquisitor –The Ragna Rock – Act 3

“The Final Countdown”

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Loor Scout

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This cool looking alien tracker is the newest addition to my fledgling Tau Auxiliary force.  Its an as yet unreleased model from CP Models sculpted by PF.

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Pulp Alley Inquisitor – The Ragna Rock Pt 2

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The Ragna Rock – Act 2 – “Welcome to the Jungle”

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Yeah, even as pulp titles go, its a bit literal…

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Pulp Alley Inquisitor – The Ragna Rock Pt 1

 

Inq. Verhoevens Retinue

Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Verhoevens Retinue

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Warlord Frangks Kroniez

Warlord Frangks Kroniez

Last weekend PB and I explored more of the arse-end of the 40K universe in miniature.  The quest for the Ragna Rock was realised using the Pulp Alley rule set.  This proved to be the best gaming decision that either of us has made for quite some time…

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The Ragna Rock – Act 1 -“Where the Streets Have No Name”

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Gretchin Zero/Pulp Gobbo

 

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Last year I bought a number of the Goblinaid miniatures that can be shoehorned into my own projects.  The first of my Goblinaid gobbos to be painted is this guy, Bob Murch’s “Pulp Gobbo” (played by Alec Baldwin in the eventual movie).

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Ninja Goblins from Space

 

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Some bigger, faster, stronger gretchin and their sensei-shepherd today.

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