Comments on: Doctor Who and the TARDIS

By: Curis

Curis — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:52:52 +0000

In reply to Suber. Thanks Suber!

By: Curis

Curis — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:52:35 +0000

Thanks Allison! Yeah, this Doctor wouldn’t look wrong if the dimensions were doubled. Gives her more of an Eagle Moss collectible vibe than a wargames mini. But hey, maybe that’s my damage and I still haven’t gotten over the fact it’s not 1994 any more and Doctor Who: Invasion Earth ain’t in print.

The lettering on the TARDIS is all sculpted detail. Thanks for the tip on the Fenris piece – that looks much chunkier!

By: Curis

Curis — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:43:24 +0000

In reply to horridperson. I think there's space to do a set of modern Who figures but with a touch more exaggeration on the features and characters. Modiphius' John Carter of Mars range occupies that spot where it's modern lanky-limbs and more realistic features but still retaining enough of the miniature stylisation to please the painter. I'm glad the more recent 2000AD figures are blockier, but given their source material I still think they're too far in the subtle-features direction – I got halfway through the Steelkrieg andriod and gave up as what shoulda been sharp panel lining was too shallow to paint. And yeah, maybe I need to change my technique too.

By: horridperson

horridperson — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:48:45 +0000

Fantastic results. I don’t know if it’s a shortcoming of the modern miniature or just a requirement to change our techniques. I still prefer to paint in a layered style when I can and that works best with “classical” figures. The more proportionate modern figures require a delicate touch, thin paints, and like a loose drawing a suggestion rather than hard lines old school painters are accustomed too. I’ve painted a fair number of the new Who models and enjoyed the process even if it wasn’t what I was used to. Warlord’s new Dredd range is more “old paint” friendly with the size of a 35mm newer figure but blocky enough for a bit of comic book flair reminiscent of older figures.

By: Suber

Suber — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:06:05 +0000

Well, the mini looks great, but I suspect that your paintjob has a lot to do with that ;)
I love what you did here!

By: Curis

Curis — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:55:48 +0000

In reply to Paul. Thanks Paul! I'm glad to see that Warlord are doing the Dredd stuff in resin as opposed to metal. I think the change of material will mitigate some of the issues I found with this, and the Johnny Alpha you so kindly sent me.

By: Allison B. Mackay

Allison B. Mackay — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:59:33 +0000

Wow! That is a great figure and your paint job is beautiful. It is a subtle sculpt though, for sure. A true scale figure rather than exaggerated in any way, especially compared to the others.

Did you freehand the lettering on the TARDIS? It looks great, non-rectangular-ness notwithstanding. I can recommend Fenris Games’ model if they’re still available. IIRC they even had a clear resin version.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:18:46 +0000

Considering the issues you describe, the Doctor and the TARDIS look absolutely top drawer.