Primed Miniatures
In post 2, I painted Colonel Schaeffer, Warrior
Woman (Myri
McKyllam), Ox (Big Dog Marvin) and Hero (Comrade Yang); in
post 3, I painted Scope (Iceman), Grease Monkey (Heinrich Von
Schreiber), Demolition Man (Mustafa Burakgazi) and Shiv (Swiftstrider). In this post, I will be painting the remaining
miniatures from Colonel Schaeffer’s Last Chancers set: Rocket Girl, Fingers,
Animal and Brains. As in my previous
posts, I have given these miniatures unique names and backstories, based on the
colour patterns I used.
Painting Stage 1
Painting Stage 2
Painting Stage 3
Painting Stage 4
Firebug (Rocket Girl): An Imperial Guard heavy weapons specialist with a
thirst for blowing things up and setting things ablaze; it was this obsession
that gave Firebug her nickname and landed her in the Penal Legion. While
on extended leave with very little to do, Firebug committed a string of
arson. For this crime, she was sentenced to the 13th Penal Legion.
Armed with her rocket launcher, Firebug brings death and destruction to the
battlefield, incinerating heretics and their vehicles alike.
Completed Miniatures (front)
Completed Miniatures (back)
Carlos Ramirez (Fingers): A small man with a big mouth; Ramirez‘s big mouth
is the reason why he found himself in the 13th Penal Legion. Ramirez
is an expert in guerilla warfare, employing swift hit-and-run tactics against
his enemies.
Inspiration: The boonie hat on this miniature was
reminiscent of the U.S. Special Forces during the Vietnam War. Thus, the camouflage pattern I selected for
Fingers (Ramirez) is based on the ‘tiger strips’ camo pattern
used by the U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam.
Firebug and Carlos Ramirez vs Heretics
Wildman (Animal): Totally insane, Wildman volunteered
for the 13th Penal Legion. Possessing
an uncanny talent for staying alive, Wildman enters a ‘berserker’s rage’ in
combat, bringing death and carnage to the battlefield. In this state, Wildman is equally as dangerous
to his enemies as he is to his allies.
Inspiration: Animal (Wildman) reminded me of the
marauders from the old Mad Max/Road Warrior films. This miniature seemed a little out of place in
an Imperial Guard regiment; this is the reason why I painted the woodlands camo
pattern for his pants, emphasizing his role in the military. The red face paint
is an outward expression of the rage and volatility of Wildman’s personality.
Wildman and Profession Ito battle Chaos Cultists
Professor Ito (Brains): A brilliant Imperial scientist,
Professor Ito was obsessed with enhancing the human body through cybernetics. Professor Ito became the subject of several
of his own experiments (after extensive testing on countless test subjects),
where he cybernetically enhanced his own brain and other parts of his
body. Found guilty of conducting
unauthorized experiments and possessing heretical technologies, a crime
normally carrying the sentence of becoming transformed into an arco-flagellant
or being strapped to a penitent engine, Profession Ito, due to his enhanced
intellect and augmented body, was spared this fate. Instead, he was sent to the 13th
Penal Legion, where Colonel Schaeffer would make good use of him.
Inspiration: The colour scheme I selected for this miniature is based on the Japanese army uniforms of World War 2. This inspired me to turn Brains into a mad Japanese scientist; the type of scientist who would unleash a radioactive dinosaur upon Tokyo (Godzilla reference).
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