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"...And safe because it guards itself." |
Having already painted a figure of the "principal villain" before wearing an all-white dress, I was somewhat loathe to do so again. So instead decided to opt for a "Vallejo" Heavy Red undercoat, before sploshing her with plenty of "Citadel" Carroburg. The "powerful figure in the Terran Federation" was then dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Red, and had her skin 'picked out' using a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Skintone and "Citadel" Reikland Fleshshade.
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"Black Tree Design" WIPs - This Gell Guard has been primed, shaded and dry-brushed |
Finally I tackled the miniature's face, and decided to go with some "Vallejo" Heavy Blue eye make-up and Heavy Red lipstick. Unfortunately, the raised detail on one side of the sculpt's head wasn't quite as pronounced as I would've liked, so ultimately I ended up painting in Servalan's instantly recognisable close-cropped haircut, as opposed to being able to simply allow my brush-tip to follow any contours on the figure.
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"Warlord Games" WIPs - Three Italian Infantrymen have been assembled and undercoated |
Furthermore, I simply couldn't resist assembling some more 28mm plastic World War Two Italians using some of the Italian Army & Blackshirts sprues "Warlord Games" have kindly been sending me, along with my recent orders. For now, I've simply settled upon a basic five-figure squad. But hope to expand upon this meagre "Bolt Action" force throughout the year whenever the opportunity arises...
Great work on Servalan Simon, and having her in multiple colour dresses is a great idea, as her character seemed to have the biggest wardrobe in the series ! LOL Great start on the Gell Guard, and I see you are still having fun with the WW2 Italians
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. I certainly didn't want to do another white costume for Servalan, and the red looked good on her - at least in my mind. All five Gell Guard are already finished, and it's hard to stop assembling the Italians with Warlord Games' excellent plastic kits tbh. LOL!!!
DeleteMan, Blakes Seven was so long ago in my childhood I don't even recall this character. But, she looks the part!
ReplyDeleteThe Gell Guard likewise is a Who critter I don't recognise either, but I like the sculpt a lot and can see plenty of dnd and scifi type gaming ways to use it.
Cheers Dai. The first season of Blake's Seven has just been released on Blu-Ray, so you can always treat yourself, LOL!!! I should have some of my finished Gell Guards posted next week, so perhaps I can tempt you into picking some up..?
DeleteLove the effecf on Gell Guard! Great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal. All five Gell Guards are finished and should be posted up next week.
DeleteGreat painting Simon, especially on the Teenage spot Gell Guard.
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray. The Gell Guards were a bit of a pain to finish due to GW's Contrast Paint repeatedly coming away whenever I tried to varnish them. But they're tabletop ready now, and should be posted very soon.
DeleteThat Servalan looks awesome. The iconic white costume is unbeatable, but I do like that red as it looks very striking and imposing. The Gel Guard looks fantastic awesome already and those Italians look full of character. Very cool stuff in this post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Undercoat. I'm pleased with how well Servalan's red costume has turned out. The Gell Guards are now finished, and I've made a bit of headway with the Italians too.
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