Or, why do all the model kits I have on order - or Kickstarter etc... come in at the same time? ;)
First up is from Pestilence Labs, and is the star the brand new movie Nosferatu is the Count Orlock. If you haven't seen the movie yet,what are you waiting for? It is Very dark and VERY frightening. This kit is mostly 3D printed (the base seems resin cast) with none of the typical defects associated with that process. It comes in 5 parts - the bust, head, hand, hat and base.
I am a big fan of the artist Brom, and Mindwork Studios once again collaborated with him to put out a series of his artwork turn 3D. There was 5 or 6 figures, but I could only choose one, and this one had the most frightening face.
I was playing around with Army Painter's Speed Paints (1.0) and loved them. In short they are more than a wash, but less than straight forward paint.
It was designed to the mini guys would have to spend days or weeks painting and army to get them ready for the table top. For our purposes I think it also fits in where it you're an armor builder, but doesn't really care all that much about figures, this paint would fit the need to get a figure or two on the vehicle with little aggravation.
When you apply them over a white primer, the primer will be colored (like a paint), and also a bit will gather in the folds etc... (like a wash.). The method had become know as "slap chop". The one downside with 1.0 is that if you think the color needs a second coat, and applied it the first layer reactivated and you ended up with a mess. So it was necessary for a clear coat to be misted over every step taken to seal the first layer in.
To that end Army Painter came out with Version 2.0, and like regular paints, once the first layer dried - it was dried, and another layer could be put in over the top. And that led to the technique of "Double Slap Chop". Check it out and try it.
The next figure, from the Suite Life, is recognizable to any 5th Element fain is the bad guy, Zorg. The likeness to the actor Gary Oldman is amazing. it is also 3D printed, and comes in 8 parts - head, bust, base, 2 arms, 2 hands, and the Zorg weapon, the Zorg ZF-1.
Next is the latest addition to Gillman Productions' The Thing series - Childs. Once again the likeness to actor Keith David is spot on. Childs, along with MacReady were the last survivors of Outpost 31 after the Thing attacks. The ending is left ambiguous, but some feel that the Thing has replaced Childs... This model affirms that theory. While he looks perfectly normal in the front, the back shows a split open head with tentacles emerging. Ewww... The kit comes in 7 parts - The bust, base Hand with the top pf a whiskey bottle, the bottom of the bottle and 3 tentacles. It also comes with a decal for the whiskey. I haven't look yet as to weather it's an actual water slide decal or just paper that needs to be cut and glued onto the bottle.
Filmy's Girls usually come out with a new kit right before WonderFest. This year was no different. They had previously release a comedic 1/6th (or is it 1/3) Space Girl, Daphne, who I think is an homage to the 1950s sci-fi space films. This time we see Daphne again. But this time as a 1/4 scale bust. Perfect for modelers like me who are running out of room.
Another member of my modeling club and I often exchange kits. "You have this one? No? Here ya go." Back and forth. I gave him the full sized kit of the Daphne kit I just mentioned and in return I got this cool collection of miniatures. :) The group of guys are representing the main cast of Kelly's Heroes (1970), The one with the blue paper id Wolfman Jack howling with an LP in his hand. The one with the yellow is a car hop on skates, and then finally a Gamorrean Guard as seen in Return of the Jedi.
This kit was gotten because my Local club, The BPMS, has a number of group builds each year. This winter has become British Sci-Fi night. To expand it as much as possible we are allowing American movie subjects - War of the Worlds etc... as long as they come from a book written by a British Sci-Fi author. I just loved The Thunderbirds as a kid, and especially Thunderbird 2 (I guess that were I get my love of big ugly spaceships from). so that's what I'll be building for the December. so all that should keep me busy for the summer. Thanks for looking.
