Stargrave - Pirate Trooper part 2

Hello! Took a few weeks off for a verity of things, but now I’m back at the hobby desk! To start the year off, I finished off a few more pirates to fill out the random encounter table of Stargrave:

The reports said a ship may have landed just behind those rocks...

The Crimson Fang pirate clan is known to operate in the Locust Sector of space. One of the more militaristic clans of the region, they seem to enjoy nothing more than to keep their sector in chaos. Almost as if their leaders simply dislike any sort of established rule…

Something is on the wing!

Even though I’ve been a little quiet, hobbying has been progressing! I’ve been trying to get a bunch of stuff prepared for winter painting. The weather around here is already too cold most days to prime with spray paint. So I prep for the days it warms up. However I really wanted to paint something, so I grabbed something I knew would be quick:

Scrap Apes are looking for a meal...

The Scrap Apes are something all ship captains have to keep an eye out for. These curious beasts are not only strong enough to rip open the hull of a ship, they also like to feast on some of the components when they do!

Stargrave - Pirate Trooper Part I

A quick detour from Orktober was needed after the primer used on Runt the Goblin didn't work well with contrast paints. This pirate was sitting on the painting table, so I decided to prime him up and see if a different can worked better. Happily it worked perfectly and the entire base of the model is contrast paints!

A pirate heads through the streets to investigate some strange noises

I was introduced to the models of Vor the Maelstrom by SpacecowSmith of the Tales from Farpoint blog a few months ago. I was really impressed by the look of the soldier model he posted. A little research later and found it part of the range was sculpted by none other than old hammer sculptor Kev Adams! Seems I missed these cool models while I was out of the hobby. So I spent some time on eBay and picked up a few models for some future project. When details of Stargrave hit, I knew exactly who I wanted to use (and snagged a few more models).