Marooned in a Wasteland - Rogue Trader Ferals

I've wanted to make some Rogue Trader ferals for a long time. The template was already there with a couple of the figures from the Adventurers range - half-naked lunatics wearing tattered rags and furs, but still sporting advanced weaponry and carrying the odd high-tech bit of equipment.

My theory is that my group of ferals are the survivors from some disaster. What probably happened is that  an Imperial troop transport ship ran into difficulty whilst passing a wasteland world mainly composed of rocks, desert and searing temperatures. A bunch of imperial guardsmen were forced to abandon ship and now spend their time fighting off indigenous beasties and hoping for rescue. I'm aiming to build a small gang of these lads over the next couple of months, but for now here's a started group of three!

"These are not the droids you are looking for" - Olley x R2-D2 & C-3PO

A year ago when I painted up some Iron Claw space pirates in a Star Wars rebel commando scheme, I didn't imagine that I'd slide down a slippery slope that led to converting Bob Olley sculpts as Yoda, Jabba, Lando or Boba Fett. It's been a brilliantly fun project that has challenged me in a lot of ways - tracking down obscure miniatures from defunct companies, repurposing them or converting them in new ways.

For the record, I have made 22 rebels and 25 imperials, plus a saarlac pit. The last pair of figures to be included in these totals are everyone's favourite droids.

"Squee-gurnkk" - Olley x Gamorrean Guard

In my last post Jabba had his throne, his whispering advisors and a slew of dodgy-looking mercenaries / bounty hunters. He was missing a bit of porcine muscle though, so here are a couple to fill that gap.

"De wanna wanga?" - Olley x Jabba

Jabba the Hutt is, aside from Vader, probably the mode iconic Star Wars bad guy. I've wanted to make a Jabba and entourage for my Bob Olley themed Star Wars project for a long time, but I was struggling to work out exactly how.

Luckily a friend of mine donated me a failed 3D print of the seated genestealer patriarch (yes, I know this is morally suspect), and that was the start of Jabba as imagined by Bob.

Confrontation Collection - Scenic Pics

The Sinkhole Boggarts face off against the Data Kings.

Whilst I work out the logistics of getting my Confrontation gangs photographed all on the same table, here are some scenic pictures of the 'official' Games Workshop miniatures (released, limited & unreleased, but excluding conversions & customs).

Confrontation Showcase Now Live

Now I've painted up the scavvy king and completed the entire Confrontation range, I've uploaded some catalogue style images of the full range. I'll take some scenic and full gange pics in due course, but for now, I hope you'll enjoy seeing the entire Confrontation range painted and in one place at the same time!

All Hail the Scabrous King!

Back in 2014, when I pulled out some old Bratt miniatures and painted them anew, I didn't imagine that it was the start of a Confrontation obsession that has lasted twelve years. In that time, I have reacquired some old Confrontation favourites, hunted down unreleased miniatures and build a nice little collection of original Confrontation artwork. 

The scavvy king is the last of the 83 'official' miniatures products for Confrontation by Citadel or Marauder. You could argue that the correct total is 79, and exclude the unreleased John Blanche ganger and the first trio of Jes Goodwin Adeptus Arbites. But I'm happy to argue for their inclusion! Notwithstanding that, I've actually painted 194 figures for my Confrontation gangs. I plan to paint maybe a dozen or so more to fill in some gaps and bulk out some of the smaller gangs. But the scavvy king was the last of the official Confrontation miniatures I needed to paint, and here he is in all his glory!