"I Am The Curse Of The Impure."

 "Garell had found a firing angle that allowed him to cover a large part of the zone..."

These two 28mm metal models were produced by "Rackham" in the late Nineties, and could be bought from the French company's "Confrontation" range as blister Griffin Thallions 2. Rather embarrassingly I've actually owned this pair since they were first released, and despite the odd attempt to get them tabletop ready, never actually succeeded until now.

In order to rid myself of their previous half-hearted paint-jobs, the surprisingly hefty miniatures received a solid base-coat of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, a generous dousing in "Citadel" Nuln Oil and an enthusiastic dry-brush of (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna. I then carefully 'carved out' all of their armour/chains using a combination of "Vallejo" Gunmetal" and "Citadel" Nuln Oil, before applying a little "Vallejo" Gold and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade to any visible scabbards or religious icons.

"...Thus protecting his minelayer companion while he set the explosives."

I next gave their inner clothing a lick of "Vallejo" Heavy Green, and immediately darkened it down - as I liked the idea of these guys being assassins of some kind - with a splash of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade. I did something similar with their pistols and holsters too, 'picking out' the two different areas with "Vallejo" Beasty Brown and Heavy Brown, and subsequently sploshing them both with (more) "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

I did however want to stick to the Griffin Thallions' 'official' colour scheme where I could, so decided to apply a little "Vallejo" Heavy Red and "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson to their gloves, as well as a smidgeon of "Vallejo" Heavy Grey and "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green on their cravats. As a final touch I carefully dabbed "Two Thin Coats" White Star on their face masks, and later shaded them with a tiny amount of "Citadel" Nuln Oil.

"Rackham" WIPs - These three Griffin Templars have had their missing shields replaced

With these rather old models completed, and my interest in both "Rackham" and "Confrontation" somewhat piqued, I have started work on a trio of Griffin Templars. As with my Thallions, I bought these three figures shortly after they came out. But appear to have lost their separate shields along the way.

Despite a bit of a rummage through various boxes and drawers, I simply can't find these missing pieces, so have decided to add some (slightly larger) Templar-themed shields by "Station Forge" I recently 3D printed as part of their Solaris Infantry [Legacy] set instead. Doubtless, having now super-glued them permanently in place I'll find the blessed parts in the next place I look - probably alongside the Wolfen of Yllia miniatures I know I purchased alongside them. However, with my enthusiasm for the range strong I didn't want to dilly-dally and risk losing interest in them...