Wednesday 9 March 2022

Gomez & Schrodo, Private Investigators

Sometimes a syndicate boss might want to discover which of their rivals is having an affair with their closest lieutenant. Sometimes a grieving family might want a cold murder case resolved long after the official authorities have halted their enquiries. Cases such as these require an enquiring mind and delicate touch - they often fall into the hands of a private investigator.




Gomez and Schrodo have a reputation for subtlety. They are rumoured to have an excellent network of informants and contacts, and are willing to tread the streets at all hours in search of the truth.


I painted up this pair for no reason other than I fancied painting them. Gomez is of course the Official from the Rogue Trader Adventurers range, whilst Schrodo is Biljo Buckets from the recent Skull & Crown Space Scrappers Kickstarter (now available on the webstore). I paired them up simply because I thought they had a similar vibe.




The paint schemes were informed by some of my other figures. Schrodo was painted up so he could fit in with my ratling warband if I fancied it:



Whereas Gomez could be a shady facilitator for my Cold Trader:



This definitely gets me in the vibe for some noir themed gaming!


26 comments:

  1. Schrodo looks like he just spotted a Soylent Green stand...

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    1. He's definitely seen something to start his stomach rumbling!

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  2. Love them, Some Noir gaming would be very fun indeed, investigators drowning sorrow in spook while working on some grim cases that take them deeper than they would have wanted

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    1. I love that kind of vibe. The Warhammer Crime novels do a great job of bringing that kind of story to life BTW. I should have added a rain filter to that photo - it's always raining in noir!

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  3. They make quite an odd couple :D
    I like how you tied them both chromatically, yet keeping them versatile for other purposes. Nice!

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    1. An odd couple is the classic buddy cop pairing after all! Glad you approve 🙂

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  4. okay i might hundred percent steal this

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    1. I think everyone could make use of a pairing like this!

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  5. "I painted up this pair for no reason other than I fancied painting them." ... that's the story of my hobby-life :)

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    1. As long as we're enjoying ourselves! 😁

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  6. 40k's answer to Zavant Konniger and his trusted halfling manservant Vido. ^^

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    1. Another BL book that I've not got round to reading. Sounds like it's definitely worth looking into!

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    2. You really should! It's an excellent book (well, compiled series of short stories).

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    3. 👍 I'll see if I can track down a copy

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  7. I love that official, but I always thought he looked incredibly angry. You've managed to soften him up and make him up just enough to look merely inquisitive, if in a somewhat hard boiled way. Maybe it's the story, but I feel like your paint scheme helps somehow. Very well done! And he pairs up quite well with Schrodo. I don't doubt many great stories will come out of that pairing.

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    1. He's a funny model really - I guess like a lot of the Adventurers range he's a completely unique character. He definitely seems a bit ill-tempered though!

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  8. You've done a lovely job painting the face on the Ratling. He looks alive, like a Jonah Hill character.

    I am disappointed he's not got a name like "Pecan P.I." though.

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    1. I hadn't seen the Jonah Hill resemblance, but now you Henton it...!

      Nothing to stop him having Pecan as his surname though 😉

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  9. Fantastic - the official is one of my favourite figures and that Scrapper figure is very nice too!

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    1. Thanks Kym. The official ys a great figure, but he does look a dodgy character to me!

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  10. These are great. Love how you painted up a pair meant to work together, but also with other teams!

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    1. Thanks Hobbs. Always helps to have a bit of multi-functionality with models!

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  11. Multifunction and sweet looking to boot!

    You always manage to get so much character into your figs and paintjobs. Such a treat to see what new coolness comes off your paint station.

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    1. Thanks Dai! The character was already there in the figures really 🙂

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  12. These look like they could have stepped out of a GW Books short story collection circa 1990, lovely stuff

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    1. I would love to read it!! Cheers Jimmy.

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