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| Strontium Dogs close in on notorious experimental scientist Zon and his alien bodyguards. |
The Torso is from the now out of production Wargames Foundry 2000AD range. Although the range as a whole is larger than my preferred scale (~32mm as opposed to 28mm), By virtue of not having a head, The Torso just about fits in visually along with the smaller Citadel figures.
I went with a classic rust-brown and green colour combination (although I could equally have chosen red and white). The sculpt (I think by Tim Prow) is nicely executed with chunky, well defined details.
The second Strontium Dog comes from a desire to have a bigger, bulkier figure mutant. He's based on a Warlord Games Boromite from Gates of Antares. I added some shoulder pads and the Strontium Dog badge, but he's otherwise unmodified.
I tried to stick with comic-book colours for his paintjob. Painting the skin a flesh tone (as opposed to grey or purple) helps to suggest that he's a mutant rather than an alien.
Both of these new Stronts are taller than Citadel's diminutive Johnny Alpha, but I think they're both within acceptable visual limits.
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I'm hoping to work on another couple of Stronts over the next week, so watch this space for more!
I know even less about Strontium Dog than Judge Dredd, but I still love this project
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'm pretty new to this too! I missed out on being immersed in 2000AD when I was younger, in spite of being the right age and resident of the right country! It's only been recently that I've looked into the comic strips following a friend's recommendation.
DeleteIt's a fairly simple premise really - lots of mutants are born into a post-nuclear war setting. They're an underclass living in ghettos, and bounty hunting is the only career choice available to them. Strong mutants become official Search/Destroy Agents aka Strontium Dogs, but are despised by normal humans.
Of course there's a lot of 2000AD influence in Rogue Trader and its easy enough to blur the lines :)
Both look great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon!
DeleteThey look great - I know what you mean about the old Citadel Johnny Alpha being a bit diminutive...but you are also right that he doesn't look particularly out of scale next to the others
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm very fond of Citadel's Johnny, and using late 1980s figures is the right scale for me. It can be a little problematic with later figures though.
DeleteLovely as usual! Strontium Dog is a range I considered getting into, as it involves far fewer models than my aborted Judge Dredd project. Also, it's basically a space western, and that's just cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks Evo. I love a space western vibe, either in RT or Strontium Dog. It's a fun setting!
DeleteJohnny Alpha is diminuitive even by the standards of Citadel's 2000AD range! He's practically a 25mm figure from the late 1970s.
ReplyDeleteTrue fact: 10% of the population of Newcastle-on-Tyne have that torso mutation.
I like you imaginative use of the Boromites. Do you have the rest of the squad awaiting a similar retheming as Inquisitorial commandos, Venators and astropath types?
I like
Poor old Johnny, he's not the lean hard fighter of the strips, but rather a comedic bobblehead.
DeleteI actually only have this one Boromite. I bought a single figure for this express purpose!
Truly fantastic work on this duo axiom. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! More to come I hope
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