LAST ORDERS

 Today I have the last three named humans from the Cantina in Mos Eisley scene from "A New Hope", first is Yerka Mig here is what's known about him :

Yerka Mig was a male Human Imperial bureaucrat with a high security clearance. As of 0 BBY he had well been established in Tatooine.

The model was the Luke that came with the new rebel starter set, with a different head, yes I know I was going to use it for Kallus, but realised the outfit was perfect for Yerka, so swapped the heads, and will make a Kallus at some point.

Next today is Merc Sunlet :

Merc Sunlet was a human male thief from Tirac Munda. Skilled in multiple languages, Sunlet was often hired by the wealthy for advice on how to keep their own property safe.[1] In the year 0 BBY, Sunlet was present in Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina, and stood near the bar. While he was there, he was witness to a fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and a notorious villain known as Doctor Evazan. Sometime after this event, he was having a conversation with Gela Yeens, who worked for gangster Jabba The Hutt. Concurrently, Kenobi and his young companion fled the Cantina, after two Imperial Stormtroopers began searching for them.[2]

The model legs and torso, started as Mordhiem parts, and the arms and head were from Legion spares.

Last today was Rycar Ryjerd if you remember he was only the height of the bar :

Rycar Ryjerd was the father of Rayc Ryjerd. He was born on Corellia. Oftentimes, he found employment in the Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine, training people to be pilots or to help smugglers make a run.

Not sure where the legs and torso were from but they made him the right height compared to the other models, the head and arms were spares from Legion. Below is a group shot to show the different heights.

This leaves me one last character from the Cantina to do a unnamed human, that you can see in the below picture, he's sat at he table  on the left with a drink in his hand, once he is done that will be all the characters done from the cantina.

That's all for today, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave 

WHO'S SCRUFFY LOOKING

 As I said in my last post, I wanted to do some character building, but not a big character like Han Solo, more background characters to finish up Jabba's Palace and patrons of the Cantina. Today I have three named background characters from Jabba's Palace, first is Rennek, here is his background :

Rennek was a Human male who worked as a nerf herder for the Tatooine-based Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.

I've included a reference picture as well, and below is what a Nerf looks like in case you wondered.

Next is Murttoc Yine here is his background :

Murttoc Yine was a male Human information broker and spy who worked at crime lord Jabba the Hutt's palace on the planet Tatooine by 4 ABY. Having many nefarious contacts in the criminal underworld, Yine was the contact point for many seeking Jabba's employment.

Last today is Palejo Reshad here is his background :

Palejo Reshad was a native of the planet Corellia. He worked as a spice trader, and operated out of his homeworld's city of Bela Vistal. Sometime after the year 0 BBY, Reshad was doing trading business with associates of the crime lord Shalera the Hutt when he was blackmailed by a man who recorded the conversation.

As is customary here is a group shot of all three

All three models started as plastics for other systems on the legs and bodies, the heads were spares from Legion, as were the arms, costumes are mostly greenstuff or just details added, as I'm trying to convince my hands that they want to work properly, so I can get on with some work for customers. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

FORCED MARCH Part 7

 As Keith's challenge Forced March draws to a close I have another unit finished, an old metal Raptor squad, I much prefer these models to the new plastics, but it probably isn't a legal unit anymore, but not to worry as they will still get used in my house ! LOL

I've painted them up as Night Claws ( the Chaos element of the Night Hawks chapter), the hardest part on these were the base, I tried painting the bit they are balanced on as smoke first, didn't look right, then as magic, looked even worse, so in the end went for vegetation, which was the best of the three. Originally these models were going to be a Chaos army called the Sons of Malal, but I only ever painted the raptor champion I remembered to take a picture before repainting.

The next thing today isn't a squad, or unit but a trio of Servitors, two armoured, and a small one carrying a book, they were part of a set that never got released in the UK, but a friend got them from the US for me, many years ago, and they've waited until now, to finally get painted.

I can probably mix these in with the Mechanicum model I have as part of the Inquisitor's force. I still have five unfinished squads on my desk, and two speeder squadrons, but I feel the need to paint some individuals for a while, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

FORCED MARCH Part 6

 You'd think with Monday's post being unrelated I'd have more to show today, but my hand has really been playing up, so anything finished was a bonus ! LOL So what have I got ? First up a Auxiliary Defence Squad, what's one of those I hear you say, well it's a squad I've come up with for my Night Hawks. Each company of Marines is normally 100 men plus support, as my third company and half of the fifth company are devastator squads I have some spare troops, as my devastator squads are only 5 man teams, giving me 75 marines in total for defence  of outposts and their monastery. The squad consists of a squad leader, and four troopers with specialised weapons.

I went with two plasma guns and two melta guns, this should help defend against vehicles and strong monsters and characters. Next today I have a jetbike for my second company, this brings me to a grand total of 3 completed so far.

As I need another 100 + I really need to increase my productivity of these ! LOL That's all for today, hopefully I can get something else finished before the end of the challenge, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

PAINT WHAT YOU GOT ROUNDUP 2025/26

 Sorry for the delay in this post, but had to make sure I had all of everyone's entries in before posting. We had returning entrants and new ones as well, with a wide range of subject material as well.

oldschoolworkshop

periodicpainting

caveadsum1471

jonhobbydesk

lostdamnedstunted

kuribospainting

dagreenhorde

rantingsfromunderthewargamestable

thesafehole

thewarcrow

justneedsvarnish

thewargamingerratic

carrioncrowsbuffet

annesimmaterium

azazelx

tarmor21

markamorin

grimmleigh

convertordie

Each site has more pictures of their entries, so check them out, and hopefully I haven't missed anything ! LOL. Thank you to all who took part, and all who supported them along the way as well. It's at this point Roger would say what about yours, well I did get a lot of Star Wars models finished, and quite a few 40K models finished as well, I chose a picture from each group as example.

That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave