FORGOTTEN HEROES 2026 Part 2

 I have a little sculpting work to show today, as I have made Sabbat, I did find a plastic head in the bits box to help speed things along, but the rest is all greenstuff as you can see in the picture. 

The cloak was made in three sections, the back section, then the shape of the cloak on the two arms, before adding all the faces. The shoulder bones do have a gap over his actual shoulders. As I managed to sculpt this guy, I thought about who to do next, and I've gone with Spikes Harvey Rotten.

Spikes Harvey Rotten is a fan-favorite, rebellious biker character in the UK sci-fi comic 2000 AD. He made his debut in the 1978 story "Mega-City 5000" and went on to cement his legendary status in the iconic Judge Dredd epic "The Cursed Earth". Key Story Arcs & Trivia The Cursed Earth Quest: To gain his probation, Spikes joined Judge Dredd and an eclectic crew to deliver a life-saving plague vaccine across a thousand miles of irradiated wasteland. Heroic Sacrifice: During the final stretch in the Mojave Desert, Spikes was gravely wounded by a legion of war-droids. He chose to go out in a blaze of glory in a suicide attack against the robots, allowing Dredd and the alien Tweak to continue the mission. The "First Punk Billionaire": Before his last stand, he uttered this iconic line, reflecting his eccentric criminal background. Dredd's Tribute: Moved by his sacrifice, Judge Dredd dressed Spikes' body in a spare Judge's uniform as a decoy, and later ensured a statue of him was erected in the Hall of Heroes, lamenting that Spikes was "the greatest punk he had ever known".

So hopefully next time a painted Sabbat, and maybe a sculpted Spikes ! So until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

FORGOTTEN HEROES 2026

 Or "Judge NOT" in my case, as last year was the first time I failed a challenge, and then went on a lengthy sabbatical, here's hoping this year goes a lot better. So what have I got planned well I'm aiming a lot smaller for a start, and something I haven't done anything for since 2022 Judge Dredd, well actually a big villain Sabbat

In the 2000 AD universe, Sabbat the Necromagus is a powerful, time-traveling necromancer and the main antagonist of the iconic 1992 Judge Dredd crossover epic, "Judgement Day" .The "Judgement Day" Saga The Catastrophe: Sabbat traveled to the year 2114 and resurrected billions of dead corpses worldwide, triggering a global zombie apocalypse. The Destruction: Several mega-cities were completely overrun, forcing the Judges to use nukes to destroy cities and prevent the zombie army from growing further. The Team-Up: Judge Dredd teamed up with Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter from the Strontium Dog series, to track Sabbat across dimensions and eventually defeat him. Sabbat's head was severed, kept alive atop a lodestone, and taken to Mega-City One for imprisonment. The Legacy: The crossover is widely celebrated as one of Dredd's darkest, most thrilling, and action-packed storylines.

now depending on the artist he had several looks, here are some of my favourites.

Now there was a model produced by Mongoose, when they had the licence, but I never had the budget to get it at the time, and I've found very little on Ebay, or Etsy.

When Warlord had the licence they never released a model, even though they had rules for him, plus their model range was a different scale to my Foundry models that I have, so why him, why now, well I can use any of my modern day zombies with him, for some large scale battles of Dredd, which will be a lot quicker than building a robot army, for the robot wars, or hundreds of Judges for the Cal Wars, and so on. So what will I be basing my model on, a frame and greenstuff, I might see if I have a suitable head to speed things up ! LOL if any one else wants to take part in Forgotten Heroes, go over to Jez's site to register and check out the rules, when he posts them up carrioncrowsbuffet 

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

Cheers Dave

CLEAR THE DECKS

 Before the start of a new month and probably a new challenge, I better clear the desk, before starting something new ! LOL First today is some pirates I got to crew with Gorian Shard that I got for Christmas, it's a small start, in the six we have two humans, a Cerean, a Bith, a Duros, and a Nikto brown, as a tying color each has a red sash or bandana, these are a 3D print set.

I've also painted up the two freebie models I got this month, another Ewok with a bow this time, and Doctor Aphra which John has been asking me to do, which I painted an Imperial assault version ages ago, but as this one is Legion scale, I'll use this as Aphra from now on, and use the old one as a Rebel, both are 3D prints.

I've also finished sculpting Swamp Beast B, just need some silicone and I can make moulds of both versions and get them on the site.

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

Cheers Dave

CODE BREAKER !

 The Dark Shaper Kraw bustled around his dwelling looking for the DNA he'd been saving to increase the strength of his spawn handlers, when his underling came bursting in, screeching.

++ UNIVERSAL TRANSLATER ENGAGED ++

"Sire they're hatching !"

"I have lot's of creatures hatching, which ones are you squawking about ?"

"The Gnarloc's sire"

" Grab my bag, and follow me"

At times he wished he'd given himself wings, but didn't want them getting in the way when doing delicate work. He approached the nest cautiously, not to spook the mother, and watched the hatching, the first thing he noticed was the change in color, being predominately red, which was new, then he noticed the head and beak increase, plus the size of the claws was almost twice the size of normal. He whooped with glee, which surprised the underling, who'd never seen his sire show anything resembling happiness !

"Run to the Master Shaper, and tell him I've managed to unlock the locked strain, so hopefully we can do the same with the hounds and Krootox !"

Today I have finished the last two Gnarloc Riders to finish the squad, both have Kroot Rifles, pistols and blades, as their main weapons, but each holding different arrangements, I've used the same colors again, but varied the patterns again, to coincide with the above background, which I've done to explain the difference between mine and the Forgeworld ones.

Here is a group shot of all five.

This will be my last post for Monster May(hem) as regards to finished monsters, but I might have another sculpt post, will have to see. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

AS KEITH SAID

 Recently on Keith's Monster May(hem) update, he said I'd done multiple Gnarloc riders, so I thought I'd better make that accurate as soon as possible. So today I have two more Gnarloc riders, the first one is armed with a Kroot Rifle and pistol, plus many blades he could choose from, I've varried the pattern on the Gnarloc as well.

The next one is armed with a grenade launcher, I also included a bit of smoke on the launcher to add to the effect, this was achieved with super gluing cotton wool around the grenade, then teasing it to the desired shape.

Below is a group shot of the three finished ones.

While I was at it, I've cleared the Kroot Hounds that were sat on my desk, from the Kill Team box, and the two small hounds from the Carnivore box, that I put on one base to count as a larger one, the larger ones, had additional equipment added to change the look of each one.

I've also finished sculpting option A of my Swamp Beast.

and already started option B

I've still got two more Gnarloc riders to finish before the end of the month to finish the squad. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe and have fun !

Cheers Dave

CLIMBING THE WALLS !

 I have another Star Wars beastie today for Monster May(hem) a Varactyl as seen in " Revenge of the Sith" movie, in the film it was ridden by Obi Wan Kenobi, but this one is being ridden by a Utai, which were also seen on Utapau, I thought they would look cool roaming the streets like the Lugga beast, I showed last time. This model is a 3D print I got from the usual trader I purchase from on Ebay.

Once I painted the greens and blues on the creature, I gave them a coat of gem paints to give them the metallic look, rather than normally using silver as the base color, I wanted deeper colors.

I've also painted up a unit of Juggernaut crew for my Imperials, they are 3D resin prints, that I got from a new trader I found on Ebay, these appeared in the series " The Mandalorian" but this is not the only type of Juggernaut, there is the one that appeared in the series "The Bad Batch" and also in the film " Rogue One", so at some point I would like to get one of these vehicles, or maybe two, to also add to my Empire forces.

If I had named a post after these it would have been where's my spanner, as the open case on top is empty, with a spanner symbol inside the lid ! LOL

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

Cheers Dave

LUG THIS

 Today I have a Star Wars monster size creature to show for Monster May(hem) a Jawa riding a Lugga Beast, now if you don't know this creature you can be forgiven as they appeared in Episode 7 of the Star Wars movie, on the planet Jakku, now I have zero interest of adding most things from the Sequels, but this beast will look right at home walking through the streets of Mos Eisley, or Mos Espa.

Tried to match the reference as much as possible, with stippling, washes, and wiping washes, the model is a 3D resin print. I've also painted up a R1 droid, that I have wanted for a long time which will add to my lineup of droids and is also a 3D resin print.

As you can see in the reference picture I still need the short domed droid, as I haven't made one of them yet ! LOL

I have some news to share today as well, I had the results of my latest scan back this week, and the fluid in my lung has continued to recede without being drained, and also the thickening has also reduced in size, which is the best news I could have got, now if I can fix my hands which are getting worse I'll be doing great ! LOL

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

Cheers Dave