I recently made the mistake of introducing my lovely wife to the Battlestar Galactica TV series when I bought the three season DVD boxed set. Since then I’ve been forced to watch several episodes of BSG a night and consequentially haven’t got a lot of painting done. After our last Pulp game I was at least inspired enough to finish off these two Pulp figures. I’m also half way through painting that final 15mm Carthaginian base.
The lady on the left is from Copplestone Castings and the Wehrmacht sentry is from Artizan Designs. That lantern jawed German has been kicking around my paint station for no less than two years, since I last got some Pulp painting done. So it’s a relief to finally have him packed away in the gaming cupboard.
The irony is that having painted some Pulp figures, Daniel and his flatmate, in a fit of madness, dropped $300nz each on Warhammer Fantasy figures. So it seems we may be playing some Border Patrol in the near future! Might be time to assemble some of the Orcs I bought in 2006. Funny how this stuff goes in cycles isn’t it?
Today I thought there has to be a post on Tabletopg-terrain.com… and there it was. The babe looks very inspiring from that angle ;) The sentry looks very experienced and he was in africa for a long time.
However this reminds me on an idea we had to connect our FoW Campaign with a spy Pulp Story campaign. One story is influencing the other.
It’ll be the full Carthaginian DBA next I swear! I’ve even got a mad idea to sculpt an original Carthage DBA ‘built up area’ as well.
The figures were photographed from that angle to hide the fact I’m too lazy to paint eyeballs on my Pulp gaming pieces :).
Interesting idea crossing over the campaigns like that. Sounds like it could be fun to have Pulp spies changing the rules/battles in a Flames of War tree campaign!
“Made the mistake”? YOU suggested I start watching it and now I’m addicted so – your fault!
I love the weathered old sand base. Can you tell me how you did it?
Hi Pete, sure. It’s constructed from Pollyfilla wall patching material applied with a spatula that’s had a little Woodland Scenics model railway ‘ballast’ scattered across it.
Once dry it’s painted with Vallejo desert sand colour, highlighted with dry brushed GW skull white and then has a chestnut ink wash applied to it (the whole figure gets the chestnut ink wash, including the base).
Hope that helps!