Femme Fatales

The last week or so of painting Crooked Dice miniatures has reminded me just how much I enjoy working with their clean, uncomplicated and characterful sculpts.

Sadly, this enthusiasm and enjoyment has led me to the very last unpainted Crooked Dice miniatures that I currently own.

These two dangerous ladies were acquired as part of the 7TV Heroes and Villain Kickstarter. I bought the villains pack and had plans for several of the miniatures which have been used in Freedom Force, and general pulpy/culty ways.

A lack of a plan and a failure to make decisions has kept these two ladies on the shelf far too long.

The Degenerate Monarch is clearly based on Ursula Andress' character in the 1965 film She, the immortal ruler of an ancient civilization.

Of all the miniatures I've bought, I've had the least idea of what to do with this one and so I decided to simply base my paint job on the costume worn in the movie - hence the odd combo of black, brown, grey and gold.

I'm happy with how she came out, but I still don't know what I'll use her for.

It's not strictly true to say that I didn't know what to do with this model, the Femme Fatale. She could easily have joined my pulp gangsters, she would make a good River Song in Doctor Who, could easily have joined any number of Batman villains as their moll, and I even thought about a red dress with purple gloves to make her look like Jessica Rabbit.

What kept her unpainted was indecision about the colours to use. 

However, painting up Danger 5 has prompted me to put her in black and red, similar to the Nazi girls in the series. Admittedly, the outfits are different, but she at least fits the aesthetic and can easily join the villain cast, whilst still being useable for other projects easily enough.

In addition, I've recently joined the new Carnevale Tribe on MyMiniFactory to get my hands on some STLs for the game.

Although I suspect most, if not all, the miniatures are unlikely to work on my FDM printer, I was keen to get my hands on the files for Venetian streets, as I am starting on building a proper board for the game.

I can only print one tile at a time but my first prints turned out well and they paint up quickly and easily enough, and so I'm now setting about manufacturing enough for a 3'x3' board.

I suspect that down the line there will be some variant street tiles, so I'm not going to rush to get the entire board done in the first month.

Acquired: -114

Painted: 496

Lead Mountain: 225