Colours weren't yet invented in the 20's!

[marko.oja]

My take on some Dixon gangsters, deep ones (Uncle Mikes and Black Cat Bases) and a D&D gargoyle - in black and white as they should be   






Hope you like 'em even though I was too lazy to pain their eyes...

[njetkulturny]

Maybe you should ask Vikotnik if you can use his Nosferatu table.....

CoC as a silent movie

Edit:
Totally forgot to say very nice painted figures...

[Ruarigh]

Very nice. And the best bit is that you do not need a vast range of paints for them. Hmm, would sepia-tint wild west figures work too?

[njetkulturny]

Only when they are bit blurry....shutter time

[achab]

Really outstanding paintjob. Indeed, the old movie look befits Cthulhu!

A.

[rob_the_robgoblin]

Those look ace!

I just thought you'd changed it to B&W photographs! 

[flooglestreet]

With the comics code authority introduced in 1957 (a little past your time, I know) horror comics were forbidden in color. This new B/W trend reminds me of that, comics publishers like Warren found that the black and white suited horror very nicely, in Creepy and similar titles.

[Calimero]

Those look ace!

I just thought you'd changed it to B&W photographs! 

Very nice, You could put a bright, colorful figures in the middle of this bunch of "B&W" to show how good this effect look…

[Uncle Mike]

Really cool idea! looks great and gives a really creepy feel! Dare I say...Horrific? 

[kidterminal]

The black & Movie idea is really inspired. My hat's off to you. You've pulled it off brilliantly. Will you show us a picture of the table you play with?

Rob

[marko.oja]

@Ruarigh: Those sepia cowboys sound very good - very tempting as Dixon also makes cowboys and accessories*

@Calimero: yeah, I was supposed to put a red d6 in each picture, but forgot...

@kidterminal: Haven't made any terrain for these yet, I know roughly what I want to do but haven't gotten around to doing it yet...

*why dixon you may ask? Cheap, characterful and no cleanup needed. Plenty of poses too. Perhaps now as "pretty" as Black Scorpion or Foundry, but paint up VERY nicely.

[kidterminal]

Those are Dixion Miniatures?

Rob

[marko.oja]

Yup, all gangsters are Dixon minis. I really like them, nice and chunky

I really need to paint the eyes on these, the two that I did look so much better than the rest..

[Calimero]

@Calimero: yeah, I was supposed to put a red d6 in each picture, but forgot...

I ask this because I really find this kind of effect to be quite spectacular but whenever I want to share this with someone who doesn’t know how they are done, they just think that they are actually looking at black & white pictures...

[Heldrak]

A truly impressive achievement! I think I might go mad if I attempted to do so many figures with such a limited palette, though...