The Meknificent Seven and Friends - 2014/10/26 Meks and Mercs (p.16)

[cheetor]

These are figures from the Kickstarter, if I am not mistaken...

The Sovs were from the KS shipments.  Dekker and Cal may have been the ones that I bought before the KS or the ones that I got from the KS, I dont know for sure which ones you got Chris.

According to Kickstarter updates, Mongoose have since closed their US manufacturing facility.  IIRC there was a mention of slipping standards, but dont quote me.  I guess that Mongoose are going to outsource all miniature manufacturing sooner rather than later, but I dont know that of course, Im just speculating.  I am guessing that when the Rogue Trooper stuff starts to appear that all manufacturing will be handled by Warlord, although yet again thats just speculation.

 

[Westfalia Chris]

Hi all,

a very minor update in the shape of Spike, Blackblood's cyborg pooch from the "Hellbringer" arc. Not exactly a fleshed-out character in his own right (rather one-dimensional and never seen thereafter), I nevertheless liked the screwy design.



Of course, this means I'll have to eventually do a Blackblood variant in a red greatcoat and cap.

The model is based on a Reaper dog. A bit big and not exactly the correct breed, but close enough in his bulldoggy way.

Thanks for looking! A couple of Judges to fill out the ranks of the Justice Department are next.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Oh, that is a lovely dog Nicely painted, Chris.

[styx]

Very nice work!

[Westfalia Chris]

Hi all,

a handful of miniatures, part of which I painted recently, some this week.

Mad Ronn, bomb sniffer bot and comrade of Hammerstein:



Three Allied robo-recruits:



Some more Dredd stuff:

Two variants of Dredd from the Mongoose range:



Two more SJS judges from Mongoose and a Citadel SJS judge to bolster Chief Judge Cal's forces, in a group shot:



And a bunch of unruly service robots, originally from Citadel's short-lived Paranoia range:



Thanks for looking! I may get around to building some Mega-City structures next, but don't hold your breath.

[Jonas]

Really lovely! You have a great painting style!

[twrchtrwyth]

Superb Chris.

[Andym]

Cracking work Chris!!

[Mason]

 
That is an update and a half!

Some gorgeous paintwork gracing some nice sculpts.
 

Great use of the old Paranoia bots, very clever.
 


(Not sure about the pose on one of those Dredd's, though. He looks like he is imitating Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain!)

[Westfalia Chris]

That is an update and a half!

Some gorgeous paintwork gracing some nice sculpts.

 

Thanks (to all) for the nice comments!

Great use of the old Paranoia bots, very clever.
 

They are quite cute, if tiny. Not really an issue for the cleanerbot, medibot and sentrybot, but the blue guy is a mystery to me. It looks a bit like Danny deVito working as a bouncer next to the more modern figures.

I'm currently digging out any old robot that could work, style-wise for a 2000AD setting. Not sure if I really need Call-Me-Kenneth and the Heavy Metal Kids, as those are a bit awkward for my taste, but a Robot Rebellion (TM) could only benefit from variety. That said, I'd still like to do the Robot Legion of the Damned led by General Blood'n'Nuts. Except for the APGs. Jeez, what did they smoke on that installment.

I also got a blister and a half's worth of Troubleshooters which I'll use for perps.

(Not sure about the pose on one of those Dredd's, though. He looks like he is imitating Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain!)

That's Mongoose for you! IMHO, these two aren't among the best sculpts. Cal and the Instructor are better, and the Sov Judges considerably so.

[H.M.Stanley]

I love this thread!!

So many happy boyhood memories of 2000AD 

[majorsmith]

love the robot recruits!

[Commander Vyper]

Wish I kept my paranoia robots,  cant think what possessed me to sell em. Oh well.

Lovely work as ever Chris.

[styx]

Wow amazing stuff!

[cheetor]

Thats a fantastic update, great work.  Mad Ron is very recognisable but the Paranoia 'bots steal the show.  What is Rons head made out of?

Before they closed down Mega Miniatures had a range of cheap, small-ish robots in humanoid and non-humanoid configurations, both armed and unarmed.  They are worth tracking down as MC1 style service bots.  A number of them were quite cute.  I regret not picking up the Mongoose Paranoia robots a few years back as they would also have been ideal.

I got some of the Citadel MC1 robots on Ebay last year. They are also tiny but perfect as rebellious household robots (rather than military surplus or security or demolition or whatever).