A thing a week 2024, week 51

Two more posts for the year including this one and now we're free (free, I tell you!) of the long dark Propapalooza of the soul. So let's get started.

First up we have our mirrored Future Savior from Papsikels. We saw his mirrored twin way back in week 38. The leather coat doesn't sell as well in person as it looks like in this photo which is a weird reversal of the norm. I do like the denim effect on his pants, tho, which I didn't honestly work all that hard for. Occasionally (really, most of the time) I'm working with pseudo-dried paint on my wet palette in a state of partial molding. This sometimes leaves very patchy results which is normally very bad. In this case, it worked to my advantage this time. I also like his 5 o'clock shadow which I also worked not very hard for. Overall, I think he looks good and sells well on the table.  

Next up we have another mirror twin from week 38 and also from Papsikels. Our Space Captain here is painted in mostly the same scheme as the older one though I did manage to knock the shine off of the Contrast Paint basecoat. The freehand on his patches is less sharp than I would have liked but clearly I didn't go back and fix it. Also, the bases are phoned in on these so there's that. Aside from the freehand and his messy eyes, I like this result.

 

Next up we have Captain Roy "Donuts" Wales from Titan Forge's Titan City Police Department though I got him as a single through one of their welcome packs. As per usual I printed him mirrored and unlike as per usual, I painted them at the same time. I wanted to sell his blue suit and mostly grey/black equipment and I don't think that either went super well. The blue is probably a little too saturated and it's a little patchy (Golden SoFlat Ultramarine which sat on the palette a little too long). The grey of his gear in front looks pretty good but the backpack is really lacking contrast.

These four dudes are also from the Titan City Police Department and is a quad of non-mirrored Officer Roy Blunt. You can probably tell how shoddily the shields printed which is the kind of failure that I tend to get. These weren't fatal so I kept them and didn't really do anything to hide or fix the error. Goons don't generally get much attention and these guys are certainly goons.The only pseudo-hard thing I did on these is alternate scumble and wash layers of different colors trying for a "weathered concrete" look. It looks OK.

Last up we have Aasimar Paladin from The Master Forge's Kingdom of Tiradom series. Astute followers of the MyMiniFactory link will note that the actual sculpt has a big 'ol sword rather than a spear. Well. The version I printed had a very thin blade that flopped around and was in serious danger of breaking and I had a need for a winged gal with a spear instead. She was already prepped and partially painted so I cut her hand off and replaced it with a spare Yari Ashigaru hand that I pulled out of my bits bin. As a PC she will get significant screen time and since I wasn't in a hurry I took extra time on her face, hair, and other gear. I do regret the original red and blue color scheme since I ultimately followed the provided key art's color scheme. probably the yellow could be more saturated.

2024 finished mini counter: 408/208