"Get that pilot to his ship!" - More Olley Rebels

I'm now getting to the point where a fully painted set of Bob Olley's Iron Claw space pirates is a realistic outcome in the near future (I have 6 left to paint). This set of three brings me up to 11 out of 17. Happily, there are still some fun characterful figures to come!

This is Not the Droid You Are Looking For - Olley Rebels (Again!)

I 've really been enjoying painting my Bob Olley space pirates as not-Star Wars figures. I reckon every Star Wars group needs droids and aliens, so leant into it with the most recent group.

For the Republic! More Iron Claw Space Pirates

I spent the week painting up another small group of Bob Olley sculpts for my not-rebel commandos. This time it's another pair of late-1980s Iron Claw space pirates, plus a Kryomek alien. They're starting to look like a nice-sized strike force for destroying bunkers, comms relays and such!

Rebel Scum - Iron Claw Space Pirates

Although it's an acquired taste, I really like Bob Olley's sculpting style. The heavily creased cloth and exaggerated faces make for fun miniatures to paint. Over the weekend, I was chatting with my friend Mr Saturday over the delights of Olley figures and upcoming projects. Then we played a massive game of the Battle of Hoth.

When I got home, I couldn't resist digging out my Iron Claw space pirates and a few ancillary Olley sculpts. "I bet they would look good painted up as rebel commandos", I thought...

Cyberpunk Combat Zone - Danger Gals Gonks

As I understand it, gonks are low-quality fodder which can be used to bulk out your Cyberpunk gangs. In my head, these are broadly equivalent to Necromunda juves. Monster Fight Club produce a pack of three themed gonks that can be used as part of a Danger Gals gang - all three have the mandatory cat-ear headbands and a healthy slice of attitude!

I had fun adding the Danger Gals icon onto the shipping container with my Posca paint markers.

Cyberpunk Combat Zone - Danger Gals Gang

It's my good friend cheetor's 50th birthday in a few weeks time. A group of us are heading to his place for a weekend of gaming, including a game that's new to me: Cyberpunk Danger Zone by Monster Fight Club. I'm going in to the game totally blind - I don't know the gameplay mechanics or strategies. I'm not even familiar with Cyberpunk as a genre! Nonetheless, I've obtained, built and painted a gang to allow me to participate.

I wanted to pick a faction that wasn't already being used by one of the other players, so the options available to me were Edgerunners (a catch-all gang made up of bounty hunters, rogue agents and oddballs) or Danger Gals (security agents with cat ears). I ended up plumping for the Danger Gals - the faction that was going to be simplest to use for a first timer.

Upir the Leech & Bring Out Your Lead 2025

Bring Out Your Lead (BOYL) was held at Wargames Foundry in Newark near Nottingham last weekend. For those of you who don't know, this is an annual Oldhammer event featuring classic Citadel miniatures and a range of games large and small. This year you would have seen games of Rogue Trader and 2nd edition, classic Warhammer scenarios like McDeath and the Vengeance of the Lichemaster, plus Space Crusade, Heroquest, Necromunda, Man O War and more. There's even space for non-GW games as long as the vibe is right. For my part I pitched my Paul Muller cultists against Mat's Rogue Trader mutants in a game of Stargrave.

Traditionally there is a limited edition event miniature available to attendees. As a general rule, this has a nod to an old-school theme, and is often sculpted by a legendary sculptor. This year, we were lucky enough to have Paul Muller sculpt us Upir, the Underhive Leech: