Tuesday, 14 October 2025

"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!



I stuck with the tried and tested rebel commando colour scheme for two of the new recruits, but Dambo Kweltz helmet just got me thinking of rebel pilots! I suspect he pilots one of the more boring fighters (probably a Y-Wing), so I didn't give him the cool orange jumpsuit that the X-Wing pilots get.




Captain Dunbar has a really odd hat with weird folds and bulges. He also has a gun that looks like a super-soaker. I wonder whether the hat would have been better in white?




Finally it's the alien rebel Verrington Khosht. His head is somewhat crinkly, and I couldn't really paint his eyes. Mind you, crinkly faces are perfect for Star Wars aliens!




And another group pic, to see how the resistance is growing!




4 comments:

  1. The Commando colour scheme works really well on these sculpts, they look awesome! But how dare you insult the glorious Y Wing sir! :P

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    1. 😄 I knew I should have said A-Wing instead of Y-Wing!!

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  2. These just keep looking great. The helmeted figure is my favorite of this group.

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    1. Thanks Bill! He's my favourite too, although I wasn't that fond of the figure before I painted him.

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