Judgement Day Project: #34 Citi-Def Pvt. Raimi

[Dr. The Viking]

Inspiring!

I wish I had some Dredd stuff. Loved the Karl Urban film.

I'm giving the steep highlight painting style that the two of you use a go on my next batch of figures.

[OSHIROmodels]

Cracking thread chaps 

Some splendid painting on display 

cheers

James

[Mr Saturday]

Thanks all!

[phreedh]

My word, that's a hefty gun! Very well painted, Mr Saturday! As the others mentioned - the reds, the visors, the weathering on the big-ass gun! 

[cheetor]

Judgement Day #7: Renegade Robot B0L7



Another renegade construction robot today, something of a companion piece to KNU7 from a few weeks ago.



The scheme also fits in with my sci-fi Construction Crew from my sci-fi non-combatants project.



Somewhat unexpectedly, Renegade Robots have become the second faction for the Dredd setting that I have ready to game with (after MC1 Justice Department).  They sort of just appeared to some extent, without me really planning it much.



More photos and the like in the blog post.

Thanks for looking.

[Mr Saturday]

Great work on the latest robot, I do love chainsaws-for-hands. With their numbers increasing at an alarming rate, these robots will surely soon attract the attention of Mega City One's finest.

[Vanvlak]

Very nice - they're becoming an impressive force.
 

[Mason]

KNU7 and BOL7.
 

Brilliant!
 


As is the brushwork.
 

[Vanvlak]

And I just noticed the Boing! ad 

[Rhoderic]

So cool. I used to dislike the aesthetic of the Judge Dredd robots but it's really growing on me now. As a setting for miniature gaming, Judge Dredd is much more fun than I used to think it was.

[cheetor]

Thanks again for the encouraging feedback folks.  As I have said before, this project is pleasant to the point of life affirming for many reasons and I enjoy enthusiastic feedback, critical or otherwise.

these robots will surely soon attract the attention of Mega City One's finest.

The hardest decision in this entire project will be whether to fight MC1 Judges or the newer Renegade Robots against your Sovs in the first game.  Its definitely a good complaint to have

And I just noticed the Boing! ad 

Thats the official BOING logo from somewhere on the 2000AD site (or possibly from one of the 2000AD artists sites).  Its not the last Boing sign you are going to see around here, as I was sent a laser cut piece as a gift only last week...  details to follow at a later date.

So cool. I used to dislike the aesthetic of the Judge Dredd robots but it's really growing on me now.

Many have commented on how poorly they regard the Dredd robots since they were released.  They are perhaps not the finest examples of the miniature sculpting art in existence, but they look just like the source material as far as I am concerned.  Maybe the promo images didnt show them in a great light, I dont know. 

I do know that I am rather pleased with how they have turned out and that I have thoroughly enjoyed painting them, so they get two digital manipulators up from me.

As a setting for miniature gaming, Judge Dredd is much more fun than I used to think it was.

The Dredd setting is always a subversive mix of the sublime and the ridiculous.  The 2012 Dredd movie covered one aspect of the setting almost perfectly, but there is far more to it than that: its definitely fun as well as gritty and horrible.  I think that the failed campy movie effort with Stallone in 95 made the makers of Dredd wary of showing anything too wacky in the first (and sadly, last) movie.  Understandable.

As a fertile environment for sci-fi gaming, its hard to beat.  Pretty much everything fits in.

[Mr Saturday]

This week Judge Borzilov steps forth ready to incinerate those who dare oppose the Dictatorat.



I like this sculpt. He carries the oddest looking flamethower I've ever seen. Those gloves of his must be pretty well insulated. It looks very Carlos Ezquerra, organic and no straight lines anywhere, but to my knowledge he never drew one for the Apocalypse War series. I wanted to give the hint that it gets a lot of use, so I gave it some heat damage with sepia, purple and finally blue washes the closer to the end of the barrel I got. I highlighted the very edge with silver to show where it has burned clean. I also adjusted his legs to suit the base and give him a tad more movement. Borzilov brings me up to four Sov judges, almost ready for play...

[Mason]

Brilliant!
Love that 'well-used' look on the toaster.
 

[Michka]

Great addition to the Sov Forces. That weapon looks extra dangerous, even for a Dredd piece.

[Vanvlak]

Very nice, very Sov Judge 
Love the bases, by the way.