Wednesday 12 April 2023

Hunting for Loot & Bounty - A Stargrave Pathfinder

The final member of my Cold Trader's Stargrave crew is a Pathfinder. I'm a big fan of ranger-types in any warband - there's something about the kind of character that wears a long coat or cloak and carries a bow or long rifle that really appeals to me. I'm not sure how effective a Pathfinder will be in Stargrave, but I couldn't resist including the archetype.



My Pathfinder ticks all of the requisite stylistic boxes, being clad in a long coat and armed with a fancy long-ranged rifle. The figure is made from an early 2000s ash wastes nomad from the short-lived Specialist Games Necromunda range. I kept the left hand, but decided to rework the right arm (the original was waving above his head).



The rifle is from a Gorkamorka mutie accessory sprue, and I sculpted the hand and arm around it. The resulting pose is very similar to one of the Jes Goodwin Eldar scouts/rangers, which I take as a good sign!

I decided to add a backpack after taking this pic.

I decided that the Pathfinder needed a more discrete outfit than his crewmates, so went for a dark grey coat. The standard crew 'uniform' of light brown bodysuit and blue mag boots is just peeking out underneath!




Here's the whole 10-strong Stargrave crew:



The crew comprises:

  • Captain Johannes Krail (Rogue background)
  • First Mate Jeong (Veteran background)
  • Pathfinder
  • Gunner
  • 2 Troopers
  • 2 Q-Bots
  • 2 Ravaged

Hopefully I'll share some in-game pics in the next blogpost.





 

10 comments:

  1. Very nice! I remember those ash wastes models, although I've never seen one painted before. Really good sculpting on that arm!

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    1. Thanks Toby. I think the only painted examples I've seen are the studio ones. I wasn't that keen on them at the time, but the sculpt was nice and crisp and fun to paint. Glad you like the arm!

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  2. Never got to see these in the flesh. Very nice sculpt and I like the mod to his arm - a very natural pose. Great looking team, I hope they fare well ingame!

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    1. Thanks Dai. I wish I'd paid better attention to them when they were available myself. They're now virtually impossible to get hold of. Fingers crossed they perform OK!

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  3. That's just so cool! Not only the conversion is great, but the paintjob totally suits the model. Pretty awesome!

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    1. Thanks Suber! I wanted the paint scheme to look practical and no-nonsense. 🙂

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  4. Great conversion and the crew as a whole is excellent!

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    1. Thanks Kym, glad you like how they came together.

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  5. A lovely conversion (although I'd have gone for a more Sinon from SAO/GGO look). The way you've painted the eyes make her look female; I think it's the khol.

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    1. I know what you mean about the eyes. Possibly the high cheekbones too? I guess the big black coat and mask add to the mystery.

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