Musings on The Pride

Thanks to SuperFig fan Charles Hiber, I've taken to calling the upcoming pack of pulp sci-fi Lion Men The Pride.

This pack of additional lion men will likely include three new poses, each armed differently. One will likely have a pulp-style blaster pistol, one will have curved sword, and one will have a spear or halberd. There may be a fourth, but if not, we'll likely double up one of the poses, include the unarmed Leo-IX, and sell them as a henchmen pack in SuperFigs packaging. I also intend to sell Leo-IX separately.

If anybody has any feedback on this, let me know.

--Scott

Leo-IX Comp Shots

Thought folks might want to see some size comparison shots of Leo-IX and some other figures.

Here's one of him and a Blue Moon Rocket Man--love these miniatures, BTW!




And here's one of him versus Krong!



Scott

Leo-IX

I've been waiting to get this fellow back from Mr. Naismith, and here he is at last! An honest-to-goodness, 28mm lion man! He'll work well in supers games, and in any pulp sci-fi games.

My goal is to use this figure as the basis for a handful of new lion men. They'll have bladed weapons, ray guns, etc. I hope we can get Bob to work on them soon!







Scott

Future Savage

Late last week I knocked out a Kallistra future savage sci-fi mini from my backlog. This guy was from DEEP in my backlog--I'd had him for at least 5 years. I used pretty much all GW Foundation paints, Devlan Mud, and then highlighted with Foundation Kemri Brown to on some of the high spots.







He'll make a cool mutant hunter or scavenger.

Scott

Heresy Inspectors Update

Got an early start on my weekend project yesterday (the Heresy sci-fi Inspectors), and in fact, managed to get all five sci-fi Inspectors finished! These models will likely feature in the next sci-fi RPG I run (maybe Dark Heresy from FFG). Anyway, here are the pics:












"I'm sorry sir, there appears to be a problem with your cargo manifest. Please step this way."

Scott

Weekend Project

I like to assign myself little projects when it comes to miniaturing; it helps me get things done if I have an attainable goal. This weekend I am going to try to finish some or all of my 5 figure Heresy Miniatures Sci-Fi Inspectors. These figures are pure gold when it comes to any sci-fi RPG or miniature skirmish scenario. They'd also make handy special agents (i.e., G.U.A.R.D. or S.H.I.E.L.D.) for a SuperSystem game.

I'm going to use GW's Foundation orange color for the uniforms, with black boots, belts, and accessories.

The wife and I also got a new digital camera, so perhaps these guys will be my first subjects with the new camera.

Scott

SuperFigs Customer Corner

We have an infrequent feature on the SuperFigs web site called Customer Corner. When a customer sends me pics of his or her painted SuperFigs, I would post them up for others to enjoy. Now I love getting pics of other people's painted SuperFigs, and I was pleasantly surprised to get some pics from customer and fan Dev Sodagar (AKA Ragados). I decided to post them here first, and I will eventually get round to adding them to the CC on the site. I really dig Dev's version of Polymer, one of my favorite SuperFigs. His Gibbon-Glider is no slouch either. Check 'em out!









Scott

Weekend Review

Had a nice holiday weekend with the wife and family, but also managed to sneak in some gaming and painting!

Saturday night I ran a one-shot Savage Worlds RPG session for 3 of my buddies. I used the Tombs of Terror fantasy one-sheet PEG provides free on their web site. I bulked it up with a few additional encounters prior to the PC's arriving in town. Of course, Savage Worlds is built for miniature use in play, and I employed a mix of pre-painted D&D miniatures, re-based Mage Knight stuff, and some metal minis for good measure.

I also managed to paint one of Kallistra's sci-fi future savages. This is a small, but nifty little range of 28mm figures. They are on the large side of 28mm, but still fit well with GW Necromunda, Heresy, and other lines. I painted the third guy on the top row--one of the spear-gun wielding future savages from this line. Very cool. I'll try to photograph him this week. GW's Devlan Mud wash and their Foundation Khemri Brown make a great combination.

Scott

Ape-Ace!

Way back in 2002 we did some vehicle kits in resin. Our best kit was easily Mecha Gor, a giant mechanical gorilla. Mecha Gor is piloted by the intrepid super-ape pilot, Ape-Ace. Folks have always wanted us to release Ape-Ace separately, and now we plan to do so along with the other 2009 SuperFig releases. Here's a shot of Ape-Ace, painted and photographed by one of my favorite miniature painters, Schuyler Hernstrom:



Sculpted by the talented Bob Naismith, Ape-Ace will soon be much more easily acquired--and who wouldn't want a WWI-style super-ape pilot?

Scott

M&M Action

Played a great session of M&M last night! Star-Krong was in good form, KO'ing his nemesis C'Thunan with a single, lucky blow! The GM used an awesome team of corporate heroes against us. He used some brilliantly painted SuperFigs--the team worked for PepsiCo, a sort of corporate PR super-squad.

They mistook us for villains and we battled it out in the hideout of the real villains we had come to stop!

It all ended well after some tense moments. I need to get some pics of the GM's awesome Pepsi-colored SuperFigs.

Scott