Roberto (was "Zoidberg") 16/06/15

[cheetor]

I cant remember who made this figure (and the couple of associated not-Futurama figures that I bought at the same time) but I quickly painted up this guy over the weekend.  I plan to use Dr Zoidberg as a coach for my DreadBall Nameless team, as a substitute for the Judwan medic in Deadzone and as part of an Ordo Xenos Inquisitorial retinue.



The sculpt is quite basic, crude in places but it encouraged a certain cartoony approach to painting.  I reckon that the character is pretty much immediately recognisable and I hope to have a few laughs with it.

The associated blog post is HERE.

[Whitwort Stormbringer]

That's pure gold.  If you ever recall/rediscover who made that mini, I would love to know!

I think all of your proposed uses sound like great fun.

[Dr. Zombie]

That is great!

I want one too..

[Commander Vyper]

Limited Armorcast from memory and totally oop 

[OSHIROmodels]

Love it 

cheers

James

[cheetor]

Limited Armorcast from memory and totally oop 

Yeah, Armorcast sounds right. I dont recall these figures being limited, but they may have been.  I have not-Zoidberg, not-Bender, not-Roberto, not-Robot Devil and not-Tranny Bot.  I dont know if they ever made the rest of the crew of the Planet Express, but I would like to assemble the full crew in miniature at some stage.  Reaper make a vaguely Leela looking figure, but it doesnt look quite right to me.

The Zoidberg is a bit of a crude sculpt, but fun all the same.  Roberto, Bender and Robot Devil are quite decent.  Tranny Bot looks quite dodgy in terms of sculpting.

[Suber]

Woooo!
I made some Futurama guys some time ago, I would love to have this one!
Wonderful brushwork, as usual

[Diakon]

  Excellent job man. Love that inquisitorial retinue. Amazing. 

[Commander Vyper]

Yeah, Armorcast sounds right. I dont recall these figures being limited, but they may have been.  I have not-Zoidberg, not-Bender, not-Roberto, not-Robot Devil and not-Tranny Bot.  I dont know if they ever made the rest of the crew of the Planet Express, but I would like to assemble the full crew in miniature at some stage.  Reaper make a vaguely Leela looking figure, but it doesnt look quite right to me.

The Zoidberg is a bit of a crude sculpt, but fun all the same.  Roberto, Bender and Robot Devil are quite decent.  Tranny Bot looks quite dodgy in terms of sculpting.

Part of a limited run Paul othrwise, believe you and me, I'd have a set, so bite my shiney metal butt!

[Cherno]

'Nuff said.

[cheetor]

Thanks for the feedback folks. Its a straightforward paint job (with a few more cock-ups than I thought now that I take another look), but I am swelling with patriotic mucus all the same

Part of a limited run Paul othrwise, believe you and me, I'd have a set, so bite my shiney metal butt!

Fair enough

I checked my Armorcast purchase history. I bought the lot last April. They were only available until a June cutoff date.  I could have sworn that I saw those figures for sale long before that though, a few years ago even [SHRUG].

Does anyone know if there were more characters available than "Satanbot", "Insane Bot", "Folder Bot", "Doc Lobster" and "Hooker Tranny Bot"?

[beefcake]

Nice. Looks so cool beside the nameless team, they look all business and then he's so comic.

[Argonor]

Where did you get Alf? 

[cheetor]

Nice. Looks so cool beside the nameless team, they look all business and then he's so comic.

Thanks.  It looks a bit like Zoidberg won a bet (or that the Nameless lost one).

Where did you get Alf? 

Four A Miniatures.

[Commander Vyper]

There was a Dr Lobster on ebay this morning.

Well there was......