So, after a distinctly fantasy feel to the last few posts, I thought let's take a trip into the future and do some space cops.
I've had this little collection of miniatures for some years. I got the troopers from Leon with an intention to use them a S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in my Marvel project. The officer is one of those 30 year old models that I've never found a use for until now.
These models are Reaper Miniatures, labelled as Nova Corps. There is a whole range of different poses and weapons, so I might pick up a few more, as I enjoyed painting these.
One of things I liked about them are the fact that there are subtle differences despite the similarities in the armour. Not all of them have sidearms, the stances are all different and one is clearly a woman, without being sexualised (although for some reason, she doesn't have a badge).
In terms of painting, I did a coat of Leviadon Blue contrast paint over a grey undercoat and dry brushed a light highlight of pale blue. Guns, buckle and mask were painted in Leadbelcher and washed with Nuln Oil. It was then a case of picking out details in black, grey white, gold and Ice Blue.
I went with the white shoulders to stop them from looking like a SWAT team. It also has the side effect of making them evocative of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents (drawing for several different sources) allowing me to use them for my original intended purpose.
The officer is from the Grenadier Miniatures Future Warriors range. I had a habit of picking up blister packs from this range with my pocket money and I always thought this guy would possibly end up as a Commissar in an Imperial Guard army that never got past a single Sentinel and a Lieutenant on a Jetbike (no, I don't know where they are now).
However, just last week I spotted that his coat was almost exactly the same as that on the model I'd used as Captain Dash Halcyon in my Five Parsecs From Home campaign.
As Dash is an ex-milirary man, I figured that this model would work as a former colleague turned arch-nemesis, intent on bringing the deserter to justice. The Javert to his Valjean, if you will.
Therefore I copied the colours across to highlight the similar background but made the boots black and shiny to indicate that he's still on active duty.
I've been toying with getting back to my Fortune's Fool campaign, and this guy (who has yet to be named) might very well make an appearance with his squad of elite enforcers, however I can also see them equally turning up in games of 7TV.
Acquired: -42
Painted: 456
Lead Mountain: 341
Nicely done
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