Boombatty

I haven't abandoned you yet, beloved Judge Dredd!
I'm breaking with tradition here, I normally like to post at least two finished models, but I'm not sure if I'll get a companion finished for this one soon.

Special Delivery

Back to the city.

And a city needs to be populated, so I continue with my non-combatant civilians.

My wife asked what he's got on his torso.  How should I know? It's the future.

This delivery-looking dude is from the Warlord/Mongoose Judge Dredd line.

Stylistically, this guy does not really fit in with the outlandish outfits of the other models in their civilian packs. 

Mr. Two-Tone Hair is from Hydra Miniatures.

I really like these in style and hope to see more produced.

Here are all the civilians I've painted so far.

Say cheese!

Master and Servant

This robotic butler is from Copplestone Castings.

As usual, it's well sculpted, cast and executed.

This next one is from Hydra.

He lacks... animation and he's missing a finger due to miscast, but I like him nonetheless.

Getting Medieval

Lately, I have had a slight interest in medieval warfare.  I suppose it is fitting, then, that these two models got painted next.

This is another of the Warlord/Mongoose civilians for Judge Dredd.  When Warlord returns to Dredd, I hope they produce more civilians.

She's got a real Robin Hood vibe going.  I painted her shoes red to add a bit of Wizard of Oz.

This guy is from Blue Moon.  He's playing some sort of stringed instrument.

The yellow on his tunic didn't come out as well as I wanted, but I'm not so crazy about the model anyway.

Mega Simps

Just in time for Halloween, a couple of costumed cits.

Citizens of Mega City One are incredibly fashion conscience.  Many of them rush to keep up with the latest fads and it's not easy...

While they certainly stand out in a crowd, there's nothing about these guys that would be considered abnormal.  They are just regular people adapting to their irregular environment.

Both of these are from Warlord/Mongoose.  They released two packs of three models each and I wish they had produced more.

Space Age Fashions

Hydra Miniatures came out with Jetsons-inspired civilians last month and I jumped on ordering them right away.

They are perfect for Mega City One!

My photography and lighting are never right.  Below shows her against a different backdrop (jeans) and lighting.

This was the first one that I painted and this color scheme was what I envisioned as soon as I held the miniature in my hand.

Solar eclipse?

Some of the detail is a little shallow in the set as a whole, although not as much on these two.

The face on this one is sculpted a little weird to me, she almost looks alien.

All in all, I'm happy I bought these and will be painting more.
They were fun and easy to do.

Witnesses

Warlord/Mongoose release 6 Mega-City One civilians, including this one.
Cits were known for all sorts of outrageous fashion trends, as displayed here.

I mounted her off center on the base, unintentionally.
It makes he a little unbalanced - she's not the lightest model.

The second civilian is from Blue Moon and came with an integral base.
The base looks like it is a transition from hardwood floors to carpet, so that is what I aimed for.

Dressed more conservatively than her friend above, I am reminded of Frau Blucher (cue whinnying).

Minding Their Own Business

Can't have enough civilians.

This merchant marine officer is from Pulp Figures and I have had him laying around with nothing to do, really.  Perhaps he is captain of a Black Atlantic steamer.

Like all of Bob Murch's models, he is sculpted to be easy to pain, but look good.
It's such a generic figure, he could fit in many different periods.

Grandpa, here, is another OOP Alpha civilian.

The sculptor of these tried to sculpt eyeballs on them.  It gives them an unusual look that I haven't seen anywhere else.

Livin' Large

For whatever reason, I am drawn to "unusual" things, such as these fatties.  I always had my eye on them, but being costly, I kept putting them off for purchasing later.
When Mongoose announced that they were giving up the license, I decided to take no chances and grabbed every fattie I could find.

This first guy is one of the later production runs, so he is a mix of resin body with metal limbs and head.

The resin needed a little cleaning, but was mostly ok.  To get the pieces to fit securely, I pinned and used Milliput.

Not everything is great, but the end result looks good enough, so I can forgive the imperfections.

This second guy was from an earlier production run and is all metal.  Given their size, this thing feels pretty hefty in the hand.

It isn't just the weight that is different.  The casting on these is much rougher, with detail-destroying, huge chunks of metal that needed removal.  The torso came in two parts, as well, which didn't fit snugly together.  More Milliput...
Mold lines are pretty hard to clean up on these as well, without destroying more detail.

Both of these guys have right arms that are stubbier and fatter than their left.  Not all the fatties are like this.

Partially painted cultist for scale.

As you can see, these are both pretty large dudes.  I don't know if it is the different body types or the resin vs. metal castings, but the resin guy has a slightly smaller body.

The Nanny

Work has required a lot more of my time, lately.  This is impacting my painting.  😢

This teenager is from Alpha (no longer in business).  It's roughly sculpted and simple, but it works.

I picked this one because of its simplicity, so I could get a paint job done quickly.  I was too fast with this one, it's not one of my better examples...

This Maria clone (Metropolis) is from Reaper.

This was more interesting to paint.  But the darned camera picks up flaws I hadn't noticed before.