Two Paint Tests

 

As a break this weekend, I painted-up two of my new Squats to test color-schemes. The first is the guild-master. This figure was difficult to paint. His overcoat and chain made for a number of really tough crevices to get at with the brush. But, nonetheless, I really did enjoy painting him. When I decided to go with the green overcoat, I was immediately worried about him looking too Christmas-y. When I did the red on his chain, that concern was elevated. But, despite him looking a bit like a Squat Father Christmas, I quite like the results. Additionally, I think the got the eyes all right on him. One is a bit lopsided, but that is somewhat inevitable when freehand painting eyes on tiny figures. Finally, I really liked the effect I got with the grey streaks in his hair. I went over it four times to get the desired effect and am quite pleased. Now I have to decide what type of weapon to give him when he gets his arms.

 

Next up is the medic with the chainsword. I was a little apprehensive about painting this guy as I only have one copy of this figure. But, I think he too came out alright. I used a whopping 20+ paints to do this guy (which is a bit ridiculous)! I worry a bit that so many colors are distracting, but I'll leave that judgement up to y'all. Please let me know what y'all think about these color ideas in the comments!

 

 

 

This is certainly a bit of an image dump, but I wanted to try to capture all the angles and detail that these guys have. More to come in the future!

Cheers,

Squat Resurgence 2020

You read that correctly, this is going to be a blog dedicated to Rogue Trader/40K Squats. 40k is now in its 9th edition, but there is an appeal to me in the old 1st and 2nd edition figures that cannot be fully replicated today. My father collected 24 squats back when they were originally released, and for a long time I have been interested in them. But this year, I decided to take that interest a step further and fully realize that original 3-squad army by reorganizing it into a Grand Army of the Squats. I have accumulated a number of original figures second-hand and am now working on a few of them to test color schemes. I want them to look similar to my father's original platoon, but at the same time, want them to stand on their own (plus I have no idea what paint he used some 30 years ago). 

Here is my dad's original platoon.

And here are some of my new acquisitions that I am working on. The guild-master is one of the hardest miniatures I have tried to paint. 

Look forward to more on this blog as I delve into painting, collecting, and organizing this Squat army. My master plan is to build a large force, have it painted, and then host a game at an HMGS convention (whenever those are a thing again in a post-COVID world) where the last-stand of the Squats will be reenacted fighting against an opposing Tyrannid army! 

Cheers,