"The Ned Kelly Gang Were Bushrangers..."

"...Who terrorised the population of the north-eastern district of Victoria, Australia, from 1878 to 1880."

These three 28mm scale metal models are sold by “Great Escape Games", and form part of their DMHG-NED - Kelly Gang five-figure set for Dead Man's Hand. Sculpted by Mark Evans, this box actually contains one more member of the gang than historically existed, and doesn't seemingly identify any specific miniature as representing either Joe Byrne or Steve Hart.

Having been bought a "Salute" 2019, and partially-pigmented around that time, my biggest hurdle with these outlaws was whether I could identify (and match) the colours I originally used on their long coats. In the end I just gave their base layers a good soaking in "Citadel" Nuln Oil or Agrax Earthshade (as appropriate" and then went with whatever "Vallejo" paint I felt would work so as to bring out all the creases, pockets and buttons.

"The Kelly Gang members were declared outlaws, liable to be shot on sight."

As a result, one jacket received a dry-brush of "Vallejo" Sombre Grey, another of Charred Brown, and the third with Desert Yellow. I next painted either their shoes or trousers with a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade, and left the remaining boots and pants pure "Citadel" Abaddon Black. I also took this opportunity to carefully 'pick out' the criminals' hands with some "Vallejo" Heavy Skintone, "Citadel" Reikland Fleshshade, and a highlight of (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Skintone.

Lastly, I treated all of the bushranger's infamous 6mm thick iron armour and firearms with a lick of "Vallejo" Gunmetal, and shaded it using "Citadel" Nuln Oil. As with the group's other members, I felt the re-shaped plough mouldboards would look better without any actual highlights, so simply left them all be. Though I did decide to 'catch' all the pistol butts with a smidgeon of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and some "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

"Athena Miniatures" WIPS - The last of my Soviet NBC Troopers are on the painting table

With the entire Kelly Gang now completed, I have found the time to continue working on my third plastic bag of 28mm Russian NBC troopers by "Athena Miniatures". Due to already painting eight of these gas-mask wearing Soviet invaders, I thought I'd take the opportunity with this quartet to see if I can speed up my process by not bothering to 'line' around their rubber gloves and boots until after I've base-layered and washed those areas.

I probably now own enough British Squaddies, Spetsnaz, and various Apocalypse Survivors to keep me going until the end of the year, so don't plan on adding anything new to this project until everything - including a Landrover Mark III - is tabletop ready. However, having been in regular contact with company owner John Caboche, and heard of his future plans for this range, I've got my eye on "Colours" 2025 as a particularly optimistic deadline...

"Bubo Was Forged By Hephaestus..."

"...And sent by Athena to aid Perseus in his quest to save the princess Andromeda."

This 28mm scale metal Clockwork Owl is produced by "Crooked Dice Game Design Studio", and was an early bird miniature from their successful "7TV Fantasy Genre Guide" Kickstarter in October last year. Sculpted by Matthew Kent, the figure is clearly inspired by the remote controlled/stop motion model seen in Desmond Davis' 1981 fantasy adventure film "Clash of the Titans".

Due to the mythical, mechanical marvel's diminutive size, as well as my concerns over whether his thin perch would actually survive my usual painting process, I decided to pigment the little fellow a bit differently from how I ordinarily tackle my miniatures, and rely upon "Citadel" Nuln Oil to separate different coloured areas from one another - as opposed to using thin lines of "Citadel" Abaddon Black.

"Athena Miniatures" WIPs - Three (of the four) Russian NBC Troopers currently being worked on

As a result Bubo and his stand were carefully primed with "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, layered in Gold and washed using "Citadel" Reikland Fleshshade. I then gave the entire bird a careful dry-brush of (more) "Vallejo" Gold, before giving the owl's face and chest a light dusting of Gunmetal. These two areas were subsequently darkened down with some "Citadel" Nuln Oil, and re-highlighted using some very carefully placed dabs of (more) "Vallejo" Gunmetal.

Finally, I managed to drop a tiny spot of "Citadel" Abaddon Black into the eye sockets of the model, and later dot them with "Vallejo" Heavy Red. I also decided to simply shade the figure's perch with some "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade, and dry-brush it with (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna. I did consider using a metallic paint for the stand. But in the end felt it would easily blend in with the Clockwork Owl, so chose a much less glamourous-looking, somewhat bland colour for it instead.

"Great Escape Games" WIPs - Butch Cassidy, the Scarred Man and John Bridges

Along with my recently received "Kickstarter" goodies from "Crooked Dice Game Design Studio", I have also taken possession of four more 28mm Russian NBC troopers by "Athena Miniatures". I wasn't actually planning on getting any more of these sculpts for a while, as I was planning on focusing my energies upon the company's Spetsnaz models instead. However, as the opportunity arose to make an order with the Swindon-based manufacturer with free postage and packing, I thought I might as well.

Perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, given my current preoccupation with "Great Escape Games" and their "Dead Man's Hand" range of outlaws, I have also dug out from my extensive backlog a couple more purchases I made way back at "Salute" 2019. These figures of John Bridges and the Scarred Man have been plonked alongside my current 'on-the-go' model of Butch Cassidy, so should now get some much-needed love and attention in quick(ish) succession...

"Daniel Kelly Was An Australian Bushranger And Outlaw."

"The son of an Irish convict, he was the younger brother of the bushranger Ned Kelly."

This 28mm scale metal model is sold by “Great Escape Games", and forms part of their DMHG-NED - Kelly Gang five-figure set for Dead Man's Hand. Sculpted by Mark Evans, I'm not aware of the box specifying a particular miniature to represent Dan, so somewhat arbitrarily decided upon this one. Furthermore, as it's been almost six years since I bought the Australian bushrangers whilst at "Salute" 2019, I also can't find the outlaws' rules card.

Having been partially-painted many moons ago, and seemingly primed using some "Citadel" Abaddon Black, I determined that the crook's long coat had probably been base-layered with "Vallejo" Dark Grey, so resultantly shaded the area with plenty of "Citadel" Nuln. Unsurprisingly, the jacket was then dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" Dark Grey so as to bring out all the creases, pockets and buttons.

"Alternative Armies" WIPs - Three 15mm Legion Pioneers

Due to wanting the Ned Kelly's brother to stand out a bit more on the tabletop, I decided to apply some "Vallejo" Heavy Brown to the desperado's trousers and wash them with "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade. I next dry-brushed the area with (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Brown. However, I really didn't like the rough-looking, streaky highlights this technique produced, so decided to darken them down a bit with a splosh of watered-down "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

Lastly, I treated both Dan's 6mm thick iron armour and single firearm to a combination of "Vallejo" Gunmetal and "Citadel" Nuln Oil. As with the gang's infamous leader, I felt the criminal's "homemade armour" would look better without any highlights, and simply left it be. I did though manage to 'pick out' Kelly's pistol butt with a little "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and dash of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

"Athena Miniatures" WIPs - Early days on a trio of Russian Spetsnaz

Alongside my latest Dead Man's Hand model, I've also been working on three 15mm Legion Pioneers by "Alternative Armies", which I recently stumbled upon in one of many wooden drawers I own. I clearly planned for the miniatures to represent a three-man stand of Chaos Space Marines for my ongoing Warhammer 30k/40k project using The Ion Age range, so have continued pigmenting them accordingly; albeit instead of having red clothing with black armour, I now plan on giving them purple and gold uniforms so I can use them to proxy the Pre-Heresy Emperor's Children Legion.

I have also started making some progress on the first of thirteen 28mm metal Spetsnaz figures I bought from "Athena Miniatures" at last year's "Warfare" 2024. I'm actually a 'man down' as the set is supposed to contain fourteen models. However, after a quick dialogue with the Swindon-based firm's owner John Caboche, the missing Russian should soon be winging his way to me - along with some additional (final) reinforcements I have ordered to round off the Apocalypse Survivors project...

"This Is the Volgan Invasion Of Britain..."

"...And soon this once mighty land lies in anguish under the boot-heel of tyranny."

This trio of 28mm metal models are manufactured by "Athena Miniatures" as part of their Apocalypse Survivors releases, and form part of the company's AS12 Russian NBC four-figure set. Having already painted a quartet of these specialist soldiers of the Red Army in December, I picked up this second plastic bag of sculpts up whilst attending "Beachhead" 2025 just last month, and have rather quickly (at least for me) got them tabletop ready.

All three of the Soviet Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence troopers were initially undercoated using a couple of layers of “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII, and shaded in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. They were then dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII so as to bring out all the folds/creases in their rubber suits, and subsequently had their buttons 'picked out' with a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

"Great Escape Games" WIPs - Three members of the Kelly Gang

This fairly simple palette meant that each miniature was now predominantly finished. However, I thought the models looked a tad plain, so decided to break their overall look up a bit by using a smidgeon of "Vallejo" Neutral Grey and "Citadel" Nuln Oil on both their gloves and overboots. I also thought the Russians would look more menacing if I painstakingly applied some "Vallejo" Gunmetal and "Citadel" Nuln Oil to all their firearms and eye lenses. As a final touch each trooper's respirator and rifle butt, was given a lick of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and a splash of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

Alongside my ongoing Post Apocalypse United Kingdom project using "Athena Miniatures" figures, I have also continued working on some more western outlaws by "Great Escape Games." I genuinely can't explain where this fascination with the Cardiff-based manufacturer's "Dead Man's Hand" range has come from. But I do fully intend to at least complete the remaining four models from my DMHG-NED - Kelly Gang boxed set before March is concluded.

"Games Workshop" WIPs - This Sons Of Horus Praetor is crammed full of details

Likewise I'm firmly focused upon fielding a fully-pigmented 500-points Sons Of Horus Traitor Legion for "The Horus Heresy" within the next few weeks too. This enthusiasm stems from discovering a couple of large bags packed full of resin goodies by "Forge World", and my old Traitor Esoterist Consul - "A forbidden psyker" who I hope will allow me to summon/field many of the daemons I have painted over the past decade too.

Indeed, despite battling with all the detail on my force's Praetor over the past week or so, I couldn't be more excited for the "wargame made by Games Workshop", and thanks to my aforementioned finds, am even contemplating adding a unit of Iron Hands Legion Medusan Immortals and Word Bearers Legion Gal Vorbak Veterans to them. Furthermore, I'll need to also add some core units (and accompanying Headquarter choices) to my ensemble to allow me to field these other Legions as allies, so it looks like this particular project won't stop any time soon...

"To Many Locals The Kelly Gang Are Heroes..."

"...Fighting against a corrupt and unjust system."

This 28mm scale metal model is produced by “Great Escape Games", and can be purchased as part of their DMHG-NED - Kelly Gang five-figure set for Dead Man's Hand. The sculpt is clearly based upon the notorious Australian bushranger who is infamous "for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police", and was rather embarrassingly bought almost six years ago at "Salute" 2019.

After being dusted down following many a month stuck in one of my wooden hobby drawers, the figure was primed with "Citadel" Abaddon Black, and had his long coat treated to a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Bluegrey and "Citadel" Nuln Oil. This jacket was then dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Bluegrey to bring out the detail of its pockets and buttons.

"Games Workshop" WIPs - This Sons of Horus Praetor's torso is being progressed

I next pigmented the outlaw's trousers and pistol butts using a little "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, and darkened these areas down with a splash of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade. Kelly's 6mm thick iron armour and firearms were simply given a lick of "Vallejo" Gunmetal, before being shaded using one (or two) washes of "Citadel" Nuln Oil. I did strongly consider highlighting the 'helmeted suit of bullet-repelling armour'. But in the end decided to just leave it unpolished.

Despite not planning to purchase the actual "Dead Man's Hand" ruleset - though I did thoroughly enjoy playing a demonstration game at "Colours" 2024 - I have spent some time rummaging through some containers and drawers in order to find a few more of the miniatures I own for "the fast paced Old West Skirmish game." Disappointingly, I've not yet managed to lay my hands on The Malevolent Seven boxed set I know I own. But alongside Ned Kelly's gang members, I have located both Jonah, The Scarred Man, and Rogue John Bridges too.

"Titan Forge" WIPs - These three Death Dogs have been based layered, ready for shading

Alongside this sudden (and definitely surprisingly) sojourn into the Wild West, I'm still making progress on my Sons of Horus 28mm Praetor with Power Axe by "Games Workshop". Due to this rather formidable-looking figure's sheer wealth of detail, I'm merely picking away at a small area every day, so as not to get overwhelmed by all its ornate armour, weapons and iconography. This technique is definitely paying dividends, so I certainly expect to have my traitor legion's leader finished before the month is over.

Lastly, I have also done a little bit more work on a trio of Death Dogs by "Titan Forge Miniatures". These models were created using "Elegoo" Water Washable Resin on a Mars 5 3D Printer, and are one of the few things I've produced for myself since upgrading to a newer machine. I was hoping to have both these animals, and their master Death Knight completed by now - Indeed, I'm contemplating making another three of the dogs (mirroring their sculpts), so I can use them as a 'single' warband. But my painting interests have led me in a different direction over the past few weeks...

"I Didn't Know You Were The Sundance Kid When I Said You Were Cheating."

 "If I draw on you you'll kill me."

This 28mm scale metal model is produced by “Great Escape Games", and can be purchased as part of their DMH306 Butch & Sundance two-figure set for Dead Man's Hand. The sculpt is clearly strongly influenced by actor Robert Redford's portrayal of the Sundance Kid in the 1969 Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", and depicts the outlaw's famous pose during his fatal shoot-out with the Bolivian Army.

Being rather ignorant of casting issues and concerns, I must admit to being rather surprised that this miniature came in two pieces. But a quick dab of super-glue soon seemingly fixed one of the gunslinger's arms in place, so the entire ensemble could be primed using a couple of coats of "Citadel" Abaddon Black. At this stage I also noticed that one of the bank robber's pistols was mis-cast and missing its barrel. However, I figured there was still enough of the hand-weapon for such a flaw to be overlooked on the gaming table.

"Exterminate. Exterminate!"

The Sundance Kid was dry-brushed with "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal and drenched in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. I then began the process of 'picking out' all of his details, using a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Brown and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade on his vest, and "Vallejo" Heavy Warmgrey with "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson" for his shirt. I also carefully traced out the outlaw's holster string (tied around his leg) with a thin line of White Star by "Two Thin Coats", and later weathered the string with a little "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

The train thief's guns and buttons were subsequently coated in "Vallejo" Gunmetal and shaded in "Citadel" Nuln Oil, before I tackled his hair and moustache primarily with Skulker Yellow by "Two Thin Coats". These areas were darkened down with a careful application of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade, and then highlighted with a patient dry-brush of (more) "Two Thin Coats" Skulker Yellow. As a final touch I decided to make the gunslinger's shoes and holster stand out a bit more from his all-black suit, by simply giving them a lick of pure "Citadel" Abaddon Black.

"Games Workshop" WIPs - This Sons of Horus Space Marine just needs a final touch-up

In addition to the Sundance Kid, I have also finished working on another 28mm metal, multi-part Dalek by "Black Tree Design". Available as either DW303 - Dalek, or as part of their DW1001 - Dalek Patrol Plus Heavy Weapons Dalek set, the "Doctor Who" monster was predominantly painted using Citadel Abaddon Black, "Vallejo" Sombre Grey, "Citadel" Nuln Oil, and Celestial Blue by "Two Thin Coats".

I've also managed to find a little more hobby time to plod on with the last of my Sons of Horus Space Marines by "Games Workshop". All of the main colours have now been 'blocked in' and in some places, even highlighted. However, I now need to carefully tidy my way up the 28mm plastic figure, ensuring that all its MK IV armour is finished, and any stray brushstrokes of "Vallejo" Gold or "Citadel" Abaddon Black are covered over...

"Doctor, Be Careful. It's Obviously A Dalek."

"You were lucky to find the Tardis in all that jungle."

This 28mm metal model is manufactured by "Black Tree Design" and can be bought as DW155 - Vicki from their "Doctor Who" miniatures range. "A student of a 25th century school system", the sculpt is clearly based upon one of the first Doctor's travelling companions as seen in David Whitaker's 1965 television story "The Rescue", and has languished in my collection for at least a decade. Indeed, I may even have purchased the figure as far back as twenty five years ago, when it was cast by "Harlequin Miniatures".

Probably primed with a double-helping of "Vallejo" White in late 2023, when I had planned to pigment the 'fourteen year-old space traveller' as part of a large "Doctor Who" project, the orphan then had her boots and dress base-layered in "Citadel" Abaddon Black. At the time I recall thinking that her legs were bare. However, having recently spotted some artwork capturing the young girl's early adventure on the planet Dido, it appeared that Vicki was actually wearing a pair of stockings.

"The outcome is certain. The ape primitives are no match for my warriors. They will be crushed."

Resultantly, the model's legs were treated to a combination of "Vallejo" Sombre Grey and "Citadel" Nuln Oil, before being carefully dry-brushed with a little more "Vallejo" Sombre Grey. This aforementioned illustration also convinced me that the time traveller's dress wasn't plain black either, so it was subsequently picked out in "Vallejo" Storm Blue, and later darkened down a bit with a splash or two of "Citadel Nuln Oil."

To be honest the actual casting on this piece was pretty poor, especially on the child's bare arms. So in the end I simply settled for giving all of Vicki's skin a coat of "Vallejo" Heavy Skintone and dash of "Citadel" Reikland Fleshtone. I then went back with an incredibly fine brush-tip to highlight some of the more flat areas back up. The companion's hair was painted with a base layer of "Two Thin Coats" Skulker Yellow, a dousing of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade, and a dry-brush of (more) "Two Thin Coats" Skulker Yellow. In the photographs of actress Maureen O'Brien's on-screen character it seemed that her collar was decorated with a silver pattern of some kind. However, there was no such detail sculpted onto the dress which I could see, so considering how very small the figure was, I decided to leave the area bare.

"Great Escape Games" WIPs - Both Butch & Sundance have been primed and base-layered

Sticking with both "Black Tree Design" and "Doctor Who", I have also managed to finish another 28mm metal Sea Devil too - A classic monster from Peter Davison's tenure as the time travelling Doctor. Available as DW510 - Armoured Sea Devil, this miniature was predominantly painted using "Citadel" Abaddon Black, "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal, "Citadel" Nuln Oil, "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

Lastly, I simply haven't been able to resist starting work on the Butch & Sundance figures by "Great Escape Games", which I recently bought at "Beachhead" 2025. I must confess to being a bit surprised that the 28mm metal sculpts were multi-piece miniatures - albeit, they are dynamically posed. But once they were assembled, I've managed to get the beginnings of a base layer or two on the gun-slinging pair of outlaws for Dead Man's Hand.

"It's Called A Slyther."

"Mainly it roams the mine area at night in search of food."

This 28mm metal miniature of a "creatures native to Skaro" is produced by “Black Tree Design", and can be bought as Code DW128 Slyther from the manufacturer's "Doctor Who" miniatures range. Regarded "as a sort of pet" by the Black Dalek commanding the Dalek operation at the Bedfordshire mining operation, the monster was operated by Nick Evans and appeared in Terry Nation's November 1964 BBC Television story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth".

Despite being described as "large, black creatures", whose "skins were so thick that they were immune to the stings of the Varga plant on the planet Skaro", I've always personally envisaged the slow moving, tentacled horrors as being green in colour, so inevitably primed my model with two layers of "Vallejo" Heavy Green before drenching the figure in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. I then dry-brushed it with (more) Heavy Green and 'picked out' its eyes using a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Ochre and Strong Tone Quickshade by "The Army Painter".

Hexgorger Skulls WIPs - The Judgements of Khorne has been primed, shaded and dry-brushed

Stepping away from science fiction and plummeting headlong into the fantastical Mortal Realms of "Age Of Sigmar" by "Games Workshop", I have made some considerable progress on the first of my Judgements of Khorne models, namely the Hexgorger Skulls. Summoned by "violent vows against sorcerers" these two formidably-tall multi-piece plastic sculpts have been primed, washed and then patiently dry-brushed using "Vallejo" Iraqi Sand and White.

These 'magic hunters' have proved slightly problematic to paint due to my fear of snapping their gushing blood streams at the point where they create an impressively detailed splash. So I've been handling them far more delicately than I usually do for what in essence I view as pieces of terrain. Fortunately, the underwhelming joints, fastened with super-glue, seem to be holding out well under my paint-brush, and should hold out whilst I douse the pair in "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson before tidying the miniatures up.

Kelly Gang WIPs - The criminals have had their shoes and overcoats base layered

Long-time sufferers of this blog will be very aware that if a genre should suddenly catch my attention then I can be prone to dragging a figure (or five) straight to the top of my painting queue, and rather naughtily I have done just that with my Kelly Gang by "Great Escape Games". This marvellously armoured boxed set have really caught my imagination, especially when I thought they might make for a rather fun villainous gang of desperadoes for Mad Max to encounter during his post-apocalyptic Australian travels.

Resultantly, I have been applying a few base layers to the bushwhackers coats and shoes so as to get them ready for some serious shading. Somewhat disappointingly however, I have found a few of the models to be rather poorly cast in places, especially where their windcheaters meet their trousers, and have therefore had to do quite a bit of cleaning up to either remove some 'blobbing' or smooth down some jagged edging... 

"Salute" Loot 2019

"Dead Man's Hand" WIPs - John Bridges, the Scarred Man and Ned Kelly

This year's traditional trip to the ExCeL convention centre in Custom House, East London has once again added a few more baubles to my horde of metal, plastic and resin miniatures, as well as greatly widened my interest in yet another genre or two. In fact, one of the main reasons I enjoy attending this show is that some manufacturer somewhere will throw me a real ‘curve ball’ and before I know it, I’ll have bought heavily into a new game system I hadn’t previously even heard of.

Fortunately, financially-wise at least, that didn’t quite happen during “Salute” 2019, but I did still walk away with a few Wild West miniatures by “Great Escape Games” for their “Dead Man’s Hand” rule-set. Even though I don’t currently have any particular intention in purchasing and playing the 28mm skirmish game itself, I did find it impossibly hard to resist purchasing a box of models disconcertingly based upon an Undead Magnificent Seven.

"Time Robbers" WIPs - The Minotaur and two models from the Ultimate Evil set

Obviously I needed some opposition for the skull-headed Malevolent Seven, and spotted amongst the stall’s single figure blister packs an excellent proxy for “DC Comics” Jonah Hex in the guise of the Scarred Man and Rooster Cogburn with John Bridges (albeit I would have much preferred one resembling John Wayne’s original incarnation). In addition, whilst searching this excellent range I also spotted a boxed set featuring Ned Kelly’s formidably armoured lawbreakers. The bucket-wearing Australian bushranger has always been a favourite Wild West villain of mine, even if he did his shooting on the other side of the world, so there was no way I could resist picking his gang up as well…

A couple of years ago at “Salute” 2016 “Northumbrian Tin Soldier” caught me completely off-guard with half a dozen 28mm white metal "Time Robbers” based upon the band of dwarves from the 1981 motion picture "Time Bandits". Rather embarrassingly, apart from basing and priming the figures I have never touched them again, however that may now all change, as at this show the Tyne & Wear-based manufacturer’s captured my imagination once again by serving up both an Ultimate Evil set of four miniatures, alongside a blister comprising of Agamemnon and a giant Minotaur.

"Dust Tactics" WIPs - Three members of the Cultist Fire Squad

Quite possibly one of my most unexpected buys of “Salute” 2019 however, came from a chance encounter with “Dust Studio”, who I had totally forgotten about following a rather painful “Kickstarter” experience way back in 2014. I’d always been a big fan of “Dust Tactics” up until this point, and at the time pledged very enthusiastically for all things “Operation Babylon”. Sadly, ‘behind-the-scene’ bust-ups over backer rewards seemed to stall the distribution of my goodies for an eternity, and ultimately left a bad taste in my mouth for the genre.

To my utter astonishment though, a quick look at the “Dust Studio” display cabinet was all that was needed to immediately reignite my enthusiasm back up as I saw the Hong Kong-headquartered company have recently introduced a Cthulhu Mythos faction into their 1947 A.D. universe, and crammed it with just the sort of baddies one would expect to see in an Indiana Jones or Ray Harryhausen motion picture. Resultantly, I couldn’t stop myself from picking up a box of unassembled Cultist Fire Squad figures, Mi-Go Raiders and (more) Nazi killer Gorilla Squad members, as well as later digging out my dusty old collection of miniatures in anticipation for a painting frenzy…