Desert dweller and solar droid
15 mm
Perhaps they're a roamer, seeking salvage or hidden wisdom in the deep desert. A moisture farmer gleaning a living selling water pulled from the dry air. Or a reclusive hermit, anxious to remain alone. Whoever they are, along with their trusty but worn droid, repaired and rebuilt a dozen times, they probably know the ways of the desert as well as anyone ever has.
I've had these figures kicking around for a while... the human is from Alternative Armies HOF sci-fi range while the droid is from Ground Zero Games. They're both converted a bit; I added the respirator pack and the antenna to the human (a definite improvement to a fairly generic sculpt!), the solar array to the droid. The human's attire is inspired by real life desert people - the Berbers of North Africa. The colour coordination with the droid's solar array was unintentional, but looks pretty good.
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| "Sss-sss-sss, how are things huuuuman? All quiet out here?" "You're the first visitors in weeks. Will you share water?" "Sss... it would be an honour." |
Said it already - that 15mm scale is so cool!
ReplyDeleteSo much new gaming and modelling possibilities!
Love solar powered R2-D2 :-)
*Beep beep whistle*
DeleteI like them both, they kind of tell a story by themselves, which I think is great :)
ReplyDeleteAs 15mm scale minis ... you've done an excellent job on them.
ReplyDeleteWell done, they look like 28s!
ReplyDeleteWow, high praise indeed!
DeleteI only aim for them to have as much character as larger figures :)
The way that desert dweller is leaning forward made it look like a post apocalyptic granny to me.
ReplyDeleteSenile, speaking to the droid as if it was her long gone dog and preparing rad cactus tea everyday pretending her MIA husband is returning today too.
Conversions are spot on and that little settlement is the cream of the crop telling a story.
Always like your 15 mm better than anything else cause you squeeze so much into so tiny surface (IMHO it's a challenge to smoothly highlight such small space).
Sandtastic!
Gracias!
DeleteWith my conversion, he, she or it might be bent forward from the weight of that breather pack...
As always, smaller figures allow a bit of dabbing and less smooth blending, but it can be very tight to get the look you want on so little surface area.