Judgement Day #11: Justice Dept. Stub Gunner

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Posted on 06/07/2015 by sho3box

A judge equipped with an iconic weapon from the Justice Departments Apocalypse War arsenal today. Mr Saturday has primarily been painting Sov Judges from East Meg One for his portion of our collaborative Judgement Day Project. Satisfyingly, we got an opportunity to play a small Apocalypse War game recently. That game put me in the mood to add this appropriately themed model to my Justice Department forces.

The invasion of Mega City One by East Meg forces led primarily to a guerrilla war, with small teams of MC1 Judges making hit and run attacks on the invaders. The Stub Gun was an experimental, man-portable ray gun capable of slicing a Rad-Sweeper or plasteel overpass in two: very convenient for narrative purposes. Down sides to the technology included a propensity for catastrophic explosion due to overheating, killing the wielder. The model is a relatively recent addition to the Mongoose/Warlord Dredd range (with some of those models dating from well over a decade ago now). It was a simple two part assembly and the gunner should stand me in good stead when Mr Saturday starts bringing the full weight of the East Meg war effort to a tabletop near me. The painting didnt turn out as nicely as I had been hoping this time, due to a combination of a few factors, but its good enough for now and a deadline is a deadline after all: its not called “Judgement Day” for nothing.

Judge Shaw takes up position in the ruins of Sector 13, lying in wait for the arrival of the East Meg Rad-Sweepers.

Mr Saturday is up with a new submission next Monday as usual.

Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2000AD, 2015, Apocalypse War, Dredd, Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd Miniatures Game, Judgement Day, Justice Department, Sci-fi |

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Warburton, on 06/07/2015 at 00:44 said:

Nice!

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- sho3box, on 06/07/2015 at 08:43 said:
  
  Thanks Warburton 🙂
  
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Azazel, on 06/07/2015 at 01:10 said:

Grok! You’ve done a spugly job with that Jack!

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- sho3box, on 06/07/2015 at 08:46 said:
  
  The stomm is really going to hit resyk when this helmet touches down on the pedway.
  
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Tiny Basement, on 06/07/2015 at 04:27 said:

Holy smokes that’s a good paint job. The green, especially, is very comic booky, which is the perfect look for Judge Dread IMHO. Wish mine turned out as well!

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- sho3box, on 06/07/2015 at 08:47 said:
  
  Thanks Tiny Basement. I do think that the extreme highlighting suits the subject matter.
  
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- No Such Agency, on 06/07/2015 at 17:15 said:
  
  Funny, I was going to mention the green as well. I highlight a lot this way – basically up to near-white, and its a very eye catching effect!
  
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  - sho3box, on 08/07/2015 at 09:10 said:
    
    Comparing this model to the Judges that I paintind in 2011 was interesting, I didnt realise how much my painting has changed yet again since then. I do push the highlights further than ever now, the theory being that if the contrast isnt visible at a distance of about a metre away then it isnt really worth bothering with.
    
    I pushed it a bit further with the green (GW Gauss Blaster green as the final highlight) with one or two green glazes afterwards. It could maybe have done with a third glaze perhaps.
    
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Asslessman, on 06/07/2015 at 07:51 said:

Love it, you can tell he’s not here to make sandwiches.

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- sho3box, on 06/07/2015 at 08:50 said:
  
  Thanks Asslessman. Robots make the sandwiches, Judge Shaw concentrates on high risk/high reward pursuits.
  
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Alex, on 06/07/2015 at 10:40 said:

Bang-tidy! He looks awesome dude 🙂

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- sho3box, on 08/07/2015 at 09:11 said:
  
  Thanks Alex, I have many more models that will have to be painted in this scheme as time goes by, so its critical that it isnt too much of a chore to paint. Im glad that you like it.
  
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Just John, on 06/07/2015 at 13:20 said:

Excellent stuff.

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- sho3box, on 08/07/2015 at 09:14 said:
  
  Thanks John. Hopefully to appear on a table near you reasonably soon.
  
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Frank O Donnell, on 06/07/2015 at 17:50 said:

I love the idea behind the gun & can’t wait to see it blow up in the judge’s face lol.

Oh & nice paint job mate.

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- sho3box, on 08/07/2015 at 09:19 said:
  
  Thanks Frank! There were many heroic sacrifices in the Apocalypse War storyline, but few were as crowd pleasing as the Stub Gun related ones.
  
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The model warrior, on 08/07/2015 at 11:45 said:

The face is perfect for a judge, emotionless.

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- sho3box, on 08/07/2015 at 11:58 said:
  
  True, the embodiment of an ideal or principle… in a nutty looking uniform that is 😀
  
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mrsaturdays, on 12/07/2015 at 22:14 said:

Ah, the stub gun. The quintessential Apocalypse War weapon. He looks great, an excellent addition to your Judge force. I can’t wait to see him in action against something worthy of his firepower.

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- sho3box, on 13/07/2015 at 08:24 said:
  
  Some foreshadowing there perhaps Mr S?
  
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  - mrsaturdays, on 13/07/2015 at 09:39 said:
    
    🙂
    
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