The first additions I've made to the Great Rebellion in a long time are Angella, Queen of Brightmoon and a Brightmoon Guard, who, if you look closely, appear to be the same miniature at heart.
This is actually totally appropriate for the original version of She-Ra in the 80's as all the female characters (with the obvious exception of Madame Razz) were animated exactly the same, just with hair and clothing altered.
As the Queen of Brightmoon, Angella is ultimately the leader of the Great Rebellion (although She-Ra does most of the heavy lifting as the rest of them are morons). She's also supposed to be the mother of Glimmer, despite looking no older. It's not clear whether this was as a result of good genes, cosmetic surgery, magic or teen pregnancy.
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I'm a little worried that I used too much paint on these models and that it looks a bit too thick. I'm not sure whether this is because I'm using brighter colours and so need more coats, my paints need replacing, the resin texture gives this impression or I'm just getting sloppy.
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The female Brightmoon Guard is a nice addition to the rank and file, adding to the two male guards and the two male 'archers' I've done previously. Given that all of the authority figures in Brightmoon are female, it follows that the Palace would be an equal opportunities employer.
She's got a bit of a black eye as I'm messed up the face. This is the sort of thing that only becomes apparent to my fading eyesight in a photograph, so I'll probably leave it rather than risk mucking things up further.
One task I always find a bit challenging is going back to a project and getting new additions to fit in with what I've already done. I think I've done a decent job, but I am conscious that these two do confirm that my painting style has move towards the cartoony over time.
I suppose that's what happens when your output focuses on superheroes and Saturday mornings.
On the subject of superheroes, this is Striga. She is a member of the Shadow Axis team from Kitbash Games for Pulp City.
If she seems familiar, it's because I used the same model as a base for my Alche-Miss conversion for Freedom Force. I picked up a second model at the same time as I knew I could add her into my team.
I really must play Pulp City at some point.
I've not ticked off any Hobby Bingo goals for a while, so I've decided that Striga counts as finishing an army project I've already started.
I may possibly add to the Shadow Axis in future, but Striga is the last model I own for them and I have no plans to expand their numbers at the moment. So that's 'finished' enough for my purposes.
Acquired: 48
Painted: 66
Yeah, the whole MotU/PoP setting relies heavily on reusing designs with small tweaks, both for cutting animation costs as toy production costs. It's only appropriate to continue the trend in 28mm.
ReplyDeleteIt works really well and really suits the source material. The only slight issue is the rest of my She-Ra collection are proxies.
DeleteThey look good and the style fits the models. Cartoony is definitely appropriate and very hard to avoid when you're using bright colours. It's hard to tell whether the paint is too thick, which I reckon must mean that it isn't. Good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I suspect its mite to do with the way the paint is sitting on the resin is different from models I've been painting recently.
DeleteLovely work on them all. Especially Striga!
ReplyDeleteThanks. She was really simple to do.
DeleteThat Striga figure rocks! Looks great. Loved the theories on the ageless youthful 80s ladies :D .
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