Super Troopers ...




Having left the Etsy shop fallow for a while, I've made a start on populating it with some newly-painted models, starting with a set of four Near-Future Mercenaries from CP Models. These have been in a pile of metal for a while and wanted to get them sorted as I'd previously painted Mercenaries Pack 1 from CP Models a while back. These sort of minis are brilliant canvases to go crazy with an make your own; its surprising sometimes how different a set can look with different colour pallets.

Mercenaries Pack 1 (CP Models)

Mercenaries Pack 1 (CP Models)


Mercenaries Pack 1 (CP Models)


Mercenaries Pack 1 (CP Models)




With Pack 1 I just went full-out  bright and garish, seeing as they had a random, thrown-together-gang vibe to them, so cerise jackets and green coats were the order of the day. But with Pack 2 the smart military-style berets pointed me more towards soldiers or - in this case - a generic police/security unit. The orange/grey of the uniform is a soft-nod of inspiration from the Colonial guards in Total Recall.

Mercenaries Pack 2 (CP Models)


Mercenaries Pack 2 (CP Models)

Mercenaries Pack 2 (CP Models)

Mercenaries Pack 2 (CP Models)



As with Pack 1, I'm pretty pleased with the way they turned out. And (as of writing) they are available to buy on my shop.





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