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Absolutely lovely miniatures, they're a good mix of poses and the lasrifles really look neat. The selection of heads is great as well, there's some really well done sculpts. I especially like the bomb collars, and the one guy with the Hannibal Lecter mask. I went with hazard orange jumpsuits, and gave the sergeant the 'standard' dark blue fatigues that the rest of the Mordian 7th wears. Easy peasy!
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Another nice touch on the rear torsos are number plates for identification of each penitent (numbers written in with a 0.05 micron pen), and a few of them bear evidence of a recent whipping, which is a nice touch. All in all I'm really rather pleased with how this unit turned out, and am looking forward to trying them out on the table.
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Lovely jubbly 7th. Love the fact you've gone for Penal System Orange!
ReplyDeleteHave you played with them yet? I always thought adding a bright orange unit of cons to my guard would be visually pleasing and fun to paint but honestly figured they'd sit on a shelf.
ReplyDeleteNow that I can run guard as 'cultists' though with much more ease, I may revisit that idea; I'm sure those with no hope will easily sway to the Dark Powers.
Looko like a perect bunch of psychos. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks folks!
ReplyDelete@Lead Legion: The orange suits were a must, I figured they'd also stand out nicely against the blue/red of the rest of the 7th.
@TheAmbit: I haven't run this particular unit on the table yet, but I do utilize the Penitents rules for my beastmen and they have served me well. They all die to a man, but hey, that's what they're there for! :)
@Dai: Indeed! I'm really pleased with the sculpts from VL Miniatures, they've got a ton of personality!
Really, really nice! I've got some of these models as well, I tried painting on the numbers myself and they came out okay, but I think the pen might be better. What brand did you use?
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Yours were the inspiration for me to get mine done. :)
ReplyDeleteI use the "Pigma Micron" pens from Sakura, here's the website:
http://www.sakuraofamerica.com/Pen-Archival
Generally I go with the 005 (0.20 mm) and 01 (0.25 mm), they're great for blacklining, writing script and (my personal favorite use) pupils on eyes. They also do a number of different colors though I generally only use the black and brown ones.
Sort of feels like cheating on my brushes, but for thin/tiny work like this I much prefer the control the pens give.
Cheers!
Awesome unit mate, real tempted to make a purchase from Victoria now.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was really pleased with their models, and am definitely planning on ordering from them again!
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ReplyDeleteLovely stuff, Victoriaminis has a loot of good looking stuff. How was the quality?
ReplyDeleteWon't the orange jump suits draw a lot of attention and fire on the battlefield.....ohhhh ;)
@Zzzzzz: Hah! Thanks. :)
ReplyDelete@Manus: I was thoroughly impressed with the VL Minis. Great sculpts, went together like a dream, and painted up nicely. Will definitely order from them again. ...And yup, these guys are there to die like dogs. Anyone shooting at them aren't shooting at more useful units! :)
Nice, they work perfectly for penal troops!
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