May you have a very safe and Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Another year almost over. Time seems to fly. I hope and pray that you have a safe, restful and very Merry Christmas. Until 2019!

I'll leave you with some words of hope and an amazing painting that was done by a very talented artist (Lisa) at church. This painting is huge! Merry Christmas.

2 Peter 1:15-18  (NIV)

And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things. For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honour and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.

Cyberteam Charlie and the Black Dalek 2.0

I finished my first team of Cybermen from the Earthshock era, the Cyber Newmorph's. Please welcome Cyberteam Charlie...

Cyberteam Charlie patrolling the ruins on some forgotten planet

Cyberleader and Cyberlieutenant discuss world domination 

A new ear Cyberman from Warlord Games "Exterminate" joins Cyberteam Charlie

You can see above that the Warlord Games Cyberman mounted on its base is a similar height to the Black Tree Design miniatures Cybermen mounted on their bases. So they fit well together.

I wasn't happy with how my Black Dalek turned out and so decided to give him some highlights in dark grey and paint the sucker arm in gun metal. I've also repainted the base of the model.

Enter Black Dalek 2.0, stage right!

Onward to otherworldly domination!

The Black Dalek

Before Doctor Who became Doctor Woke there were some great story lines, excellent Doctors, and supporting companions that actually added value to the story rather than just being the Doctor's love interest or a worshiper of the new demigod that the BBC had turned the Doctor into (Sigh!). These companions were interesting enough that you cared about what happened to them and they often were the ones who saved the day. These day's they just serve to fill the BBC's diversity quota. Sad, boring and NOT Doctor Who. Give me the old Doctors and their companions any day!

There were also some fantastic villains back then. The Daleks were the best among them, though I loved the Cybermen more, and always seemed to pose a real challenge to the Doctor and his companions. They weren't in every second episode (like the overkill in the new series) but only appeared once or perhaps twice in any of the old series. These baddies were occasionally led by a commander who was painted black and was the force's commander.

So as a side from the RPG miniatures I'm trying to finish painting I decided to paint a black Dalek commander. So here is some eye candy.

I also made an destroyed Dalek given these are no longer available except occasionally through eBay. They both come from Black Tree Design miniatures.

Brother Vinni's Master Commander

Brother Vinni's Master Commander

Painting for our new role playing campaign is going strong (for now). I wanted a miniature to represent one of the player characters in a unique suite of power armour. This suit would be a special find in a dungeon like crawl the players will have to navigate through. Designated as an XO-117 experimental suit of power armour it would strangely look like someone we all know. The MA5D Assault Rifle would also be a "one of a kind" that comes with the power armour.

So I searched around the interwebs and found what I was looking for. Brother Vinni's makes some very nice miniatures and their Master Commander miniature was what I was looking for. Check out their other sci-fi stuff too. Very nice.

Postage was pretty fast considering that it was coming from the other side of the globe. Brother Vinni's service was fast(ish) and reliable. So don't be hesitant to buy form them.

So add another miniature to the list of urgent ones to be done for the game. I'm hoping that over the Christmas break I can finally catch up on a stack of miniatures that I want to get painted and work out what basing flock I will use for these miniatures.

Icarus Miniatures Gunslinger

One of the player characters in our new campaign is a gambler, swindler, gunslinger. So I needed a miniature that would represent the player's character on the table.

Icarus Miniatures Gunslinger

Enter Icarus Miniatures! They produce an excellent gunslinger miniature for a sci-fi or post apocalyptic setting. Perfect for what I am after.

Still haven't worked out how the base will be flocked for the PC's. But that's another character ready for the next gaming session.