When I was planning my Five Parsecs crew I was thinking along the lines of a group of Inquisitorial operatives, so an assassin was an obvious inclusion. I'm fond of the diminutive female assassin from the RT adventurers range, so it was a good opportunity to paint her up.
Mantab Raksha, Human Assassin
Five Parsecs from Home profile:
Crew type: human; Background: war-torn hellhole; Motivation: truth; Class: special agent
Confession time - I did select Raksha's class to make it fit with the model better. But I honestly did roll up the stealth gear that I gleefully equipped her with!
Stargrave type:
Striker
OK, I know this guy isn't really a Clade Adamus assassin, as such things didn't exist when he was produced, but the forthcoming Forgeworld miniature is clearly a modern reworking.
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| Still an absolute stone-cold classic miniature! |
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| Clade Adamus Assassin, coming soon from Forgeworld. |
I enjoyed painting the black on the RT assassin - the Goodwin sculpt has lots of nice detailing such as armour plates which really help define the shape.
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| I kept everything very muted so he can perform his assigned tasks effectively! |
Painting this guy was fun, not only because he's topical, but also because it means I've painted all three of the RT assassins:
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| All 3 RT assassins - which is your favourite? |
More great figures! Really like the highlighting you did on the blacks. I always find it difficult not to over-do it. Yours looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hobbs. I prefer a softer highlight on my blacks, so don't tend to push it too far. Going over the highlights with a Nuln Oil wash helps smooth out the transitions and knock it all back too.
DeleteFab black-clads! Clade Adamus get's my vote for best looking though.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dai, I don't think too many would disagree with you!
DeleteExcellent work on all these Imperial Assassins! I really liked the Jes one so I re-ordered him to do a more up-to-date paint scheme. What are the statues in the second vignette?
ReplyDeleteThe Jes assassin is an absolute classic. Such a lovely figure! The statues are/we're from Rackham. You can see some pics here: http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-monastery-of-benevolent-listeners.html
DeleteNothing can beat space ninja, that's a fact. Pretty nice job, I like the touches of colour and her overall looking. Lovely,mate!
ReplyDeleteCheers Suber! Nice to have the facts confirmed 😄
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