"We Are The Silents. And Silence Will Fall!"

"This world is ours. We have ruled it since the wheel and the fire. We have no need of weapons."

These "finely-sculpted" and 40mm tall "pewter" models of three Silents are produced by “Warlord Games” and are designed for use with the company's Doctor Who Miniatures Game "Into The time Vortex." Genetically engineered to be the confessional priests of the Church of the Silence, these mouthless creatures first appeared in the 2011 BBC television story “The Impossible Astronaut”, and were "capable of obliterating enemies by absorbing electrical energy from the air and discharging it from their hands at a vastly more potent level."

Initially primed with two layers of "Citadel" Chaos Black, these miniatures were all heavily dry-brushed with "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal and then washed with "Citadel" Nuln Oil. Their discoloured shirts were subsequently 'picked out' with a combination of "Vallejo" Iraqi Sand and "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade. Whilst their ties were simply re-painted with more "Citadel" Chaos Black.

Grey Aliens WIPs - The extra-terrestrials have now been washed and dry-brushed

Finally these members of the "religious order created by Tasha Lem" had their pinkish skin painted with "Vallejo" Heavy Warmgrey and washed with "Citadel" Reikland Fleshshade. These areas were then highlighted with some additional "Vallejo" Heavy Warmgrey, before receiving a final wash of "Citadel" Reikland Fleshshade in order to 'blend' the pigments together and create some extra shadowing.

With my latest entry for the Seventh  Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge completed I have made some good progress on my diminutive Grey Aliens by "Copplestone Castings". These somewhat odd supplements to my "Mad Max" project have been primed with a double-dose of "Vallejo" Heavy Bluegrey and subsequently washed with a black shade too. I've even managed to get the first of two dry-brushes over them in order to try and bring out their softly sculpted detail.

"Heroclix" WIPs - Vampire Roustbout, Darkseid and Doctor Doom

I have also continued to 'slap some pigment' on a few of my "Wizkids" pre-painted miniatures. Sadly my hammer-wielding Vampire Roustabout isn't eligible for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, as I actually started work on the "Horrorclix" sculpt way back in 2015 when Bryan (of "Vampifan's World Of The Undead" fame) kindly gifted me him. However, I am now hopeful that the brutish figure should soon be finished, even though he will be primarily used as a muscled enforcer for the Joker, rather than a blood-drinking despot.

Equally as well advanced is the first of three Doombots I have planned for my 'Court of Doctor Doom' mini-project; a small(ish) collection of "Heroclix" models to be submitted into the AHPC East Themed Bonus Round. These robotic replicas of Latveria's monarch will form his personal bodyguard, and provide some additional protection alongside Victor Von Doom's Servo-Guards.

Lastly I have been somewhat inspired by repeated viewings of the 2016 American superhero film "Batman v Superman:Dawn of Justice", and as a result have made some 'inroads' on my miniature of the all-powerful Darkseid. The "tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips", this 'New God' is thought to be behind the 'turning' of Superman into a vengeful murdering villain, as seen during Bruce Wayne's "Knightmare" vision of a future Earth overrun by Parademons...