"Revive The Warriors."

"The warriors have survived."

This 28mm metal model is produced by "Black Tree Design" and can be bought as DW510 - Armoured Sea Devil from their "Doctor Who" miniatures range. "Awoken in 2084 A.D. by a group of Silurians who believed peace with humanity was impossible", the figure is clearly based upon the "amphibious Earth reptiles" seen in Johnny Byrne's 1984 television story "Warriors Of The Deep".

Undercoated with a couple of layers of "Citadel" Abaddon Black, the "fascinating deep sea species" was subsequently dry-brushed using some "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal and sploshed in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. Some of the detail on the shock trooper's uniform, along with the creature's hand-weapon, was then 'picked out' using a little "Vallejo" Gunmetal and a dash (more) of "Citadel" Nuln Oil.

"Nothing seems to touch them. Nothing. Over."

The Sea Devil's flesh was simply given a lick of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, before being shaded using some "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade. Finally, despite the sculpt not quite matching the monster's samurai-looking helmet as it appeared on the small screen, it's ornate headwear was carefully treated to a combination of "Vallejo" Gunmetal and "Citadel" Nuln Oil.

Alongside my Peter Davison foe, I have also completed a fifth of Omega's blob-like minions from Bob Baker and Dave Martin's 1972 television story "The Three Doctors". This 28mm metal model also comes from the Penzance-based company's "Doctor Range" by "Black Tree Design" and is available as DW336 - Gell Guard. The figure was initially primed using a couple of coats of "Vallejo" Heavy Orange, washed in "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade and randomly dry-brushed using a little "Vallejo" Gold and Gunmetal.

"Games Workshop" WIPs - Another Sons of Horus space marine having his details 'picked out'

It was then given a couple of coats of watered-down "Citadel" Flesh Tearers Red in an effort to capture their somewhat metallic-looking blistered costume. The Gell Guard's large singular eye was pigmented using "Vallejo" Dark Vermillion, and later shaded with a little "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson. Lastly, its pincer claw received a brush-tip full of "Vallejo" Heavy Red and a dash of "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson.

Following on from these time-travelling terrors, I've managed to make some quite considerable progress on another of my Sons Of Horus traitor space marines by "Games Workshop". I was hoping to have this particular 28mm multi-part plastic fellow finished much earlier into this month. But disappointingly, it now looks like I'll still be painting a number of Horus Lupercal's dark-hearted followers well into February too...