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This is a resin Egyptian Sarcophagus from Grendel.
I gave the model a basecoat of Citadel Base: Zandri Dust.
As you can see the basecoat did not fully cover the model. I am expecting the shade or wash to cover those details.
The next stage will be a dark brown wash.
Here are a few of Simon’s Darkest Africa Adventurers.
The flash from the camera (as I was taking these pictures just before the game) has been rather harsh on them, they look a lot better in the flesh. Maybe I should read my own photography techniques!
Here are some of Simon’s Darkest Africa figures.
We used them in a recent game of Legends of the Old West where they were trounced by my posse of cowboys and robot mummies…
This is a resin Egyptian Sarcophagus from Grendel, which I gave a white undercoat.
Tally Ho! has been an idea of mine for many years now, and sadly hasn’t got very far.
The concept was based around the 1930s pulp fiction, combined with the best of the Indiana Jones films, a smattering of Darkest Africa and potentially some steampunk in there too.
Having finished my Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank and Emmet Gates, I knew that I did need some more figures. Though I was still painting my Foundry Gunfighters, sorting through some boxes I found some Foundry Darkest Africa figures that I must have bought in the 1990s at some point.
I decided that I would try and paint these up, mainly for use with the Old West rules, but also to inspire me to revisit and think about the Tally Ho! rules and background.
This model is an original Grendel casting from the 1990s, part of a wider range of Egyptian models and scenery.
This model is an original casting from the 1990s.
There are three resin pieces. This is a nice casting, with lots of detail and sculptured weathering.
Still available if you want to buy one.
This is probably one of my all-time favourite miniatures, the Talisman Archaeologist.
The model was one of the many Talisman miniatures released in the late 1980s and was from the Talisman Timescape supplement. Obviously a pastiche of Indiana Jones he came with a whip and a pistol and of course a fedora hat! I did have all the Talisman miniatures, but in the end sold virtually all of them on eBay as I knew I was never going to get round to painting them all. However I kept “Indy”.
Considering I painted this in the 1980s I am quite pleased with the paintjob, I like the sheen the leather jacket has and the matt of the trousers. I think I may have been able to do the flesh better, but it appears to work.
I am thinking of using the Old West rules for some 1930s pulp adventures, however I will need to paint some more miniatures, one adventurer won’t be enough.
As for the scenery, I can’t remember who made these Aztec style ruins, they were resin and very easy to paint.
From one of the many demonstration games at GamesDay 2007.
I do like this Egyptian’esque scenery that was used for the game. This is the sort of scenery that I would like to use for a 1930s pulp set of rules I have been working on (for years) called Tally Ho! Tally Ho! is a set of planned rules to represent games in the era of the golden 1930s, in many ways similar yet different to the Indiana Jones films.
From one of the many demonstration games at GamesDay 2007.
I do like this Egyptian’esque scenery that was used for the game. This is the sort of scenery that I would like to use for a 1930s pulp set of rules I have been working on (for years) called Tally Ho! Tally Ho! is a set of planned rules to represent games in the era of the golden 1930s, in many ways similar yet different to the Indiana Jones films.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is now out on DVD. Get Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Though I know a lot of people were disappointed and some reviews were bad, I really enjoyed it.
I am guessing that as a result of the reactions and reviews I had lower expectations than those cinema-goers who went in the week of release and had really high expectations.
Was it perfect?
Well no, but I liked it, I liked the nod to the previous fims (ie Marcus) and even the Young Indiana Jones’ Chronicles.
As for “nuke the fridge”, I am afraid I do agree with the internet community sentiment on that.
From a gaming perspective, lots of wonderful ideas. I do like the idea of using Soviets as the bad guys.
I am already working on and planning an Area 51 scenario as a result of that scene in the film.