Granny and Nanny...

Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg from the Discworld books... lovely minis (although massive and out of scale with almost everything), great fun to paint - I'm really proud of the blacks on these, which is just as well considering... they're available through Antenociti's Workshop (bases by Fenris Games)...

they were done a while back as a birthday present for some friends - surpise done so there they are...

So you're my replacements — a dandy and a clown!

finally finished my first and second Doctors (bloody hedges - still not finished, but needed a change)...

nothing really that spectacular, although the Troughton sculpt is horrible (for some reason they have him in an ill fitting tail coat rather than the baggy coat he's known for - so out come the g/s, not my best it has to be said)... I may try and track down the limited edition in the hat, that has more character (and the first Doctor in the cape)...

overall there are no real details or bits and bobs requiring fancy pics, so in with the third Doctor just so I can use the quote...

The Hedge of Destruction

(sorry couldn't resist)*

ok... so the scenery slowly trudges along with some hedges... I've had two grand plans for scenery - the main and first one was always for some urban scenery but that takes up a hell of a lot space with buildings and so on... the second was rural, the beauty of it being I already have some grass gaming tiles and the majority of it becomes universal - hedges exist in the alien invaded English countryside for Doctor Who and in wherever I decide my fantasy stuff exists...

these are rapidly looking like my first ever finished proper bit of scenery... they're made from industrial polisher pads from eBay (have loads left as well), plasticard bases and balsa for the stiles, gate and posts...

this is where I am with them now... had a fun time with the scatter grip and the flock... that stuff is great... although it appears to help stick the flock somehow in places where I didn't put any, so the gaps I left aren't always visible... most obvious on the upper of the two gateways... I will let it cure and see if it gives up more loose stuff...

so... just need to add the foliage now... downside as I've just discovered is I don't have anything to keep the foliage in once I open the packs, so that may have to wait til after a trip to Poundland... which means that in the meantime I get to work on UNIT's latest bit of kit...

*very sad Doctor Who pun if you didn't know...

The Master...

well two of them anyway...

The Anthony Ainley version is a pretty dodgy likeness really, the pose is quite nice, but the head is about as unlike Ainley as you could attempt. Not a fan of the mini, but it needed doing:

Now the Roger Delgado version is a lovely mini, captures the character and the likeness lovely... the profile in particular is perfect, but then he is my favourite version as well:


have the Decayed Master and the Eric Roberts version kicking about, but it's been one of those months... can't seem to finish anything... have also run out of dullcote so that will need replacing at the end of the month...

lots of planets have a north...

the long anticipated Doctor Malcolm Ecclescake from Heresy... uncannily a good match for the Ninth Doctor...

I'd tried to go for the worn leather coming through the black of the jacket... stands out better in real life actually... was a bit worried I'd done my usual and screwed up the varnishing, but I think it's ok (no patience me)...

and of course, with Heresy's Doctor Hugh McCrimmon:

setting the scene...

Nothing overly special... always been desperately lacking in scenery and really need to do some... had a play with some moveable walls and props and quite like the finish... has inspired me for the larger scenery project, but then will probably not get much done on it... urban scenery is such a pain...