With the leader of the Escher gang now complete I’m aiming to ride a wave of enthusiasm through getting the rest of the models painted up. As it stands I have a surfeit of Eschers already finished but, as a result of my love for the Underhive’s best dressed, I still have five more unfinished miniatures waiting for attention and I’d like to get them all painted up at last.
First up we have one of my personal favourites, Dutch – a gang champion lugging around a suitably imposing heavy stubber, ready to chew through any rabble the girls encounter. I’m painting the gang on behalf of my partner and she’s been a big fan of Dutch since she first saw her assembled – no pressure to get it right then! Luckily my efforts met with the official seal of approval so chances are good that this lady will be unleashed on my unfortunate Goliaths next time we manage to get a game in.
I must confess to an unhealthy attraction to flamethrowers in miniatures games, which of course makes a Cawdor gang a must! However they’re not the only ones who get to unleash fiery destruction in the Underhive and there was no way the Eschers were going to miss out on the fun! Again contrast paints proved their worth when it comes to painting tattoos – definitely something I’ll be making more use of in the future.
With these complete we’re two down three to go, so I’ll see what else I can finish up over the weekend. At this rate I’ll need to beef up the Goliaths as well, otherwise the girls are going to walk all over them!
August 26th, 2019 at 6:19 am
Great work mate, Love the figure and how you have managed to get so many colours working so well alongside each other. 😊
August 29th, 2019 at 8:23 am
Thanks very much mate 🙂 I enjoyed getting to play with a lot of bright colours on this project, usually I like to keep my palette more natural and restrained so it was fun to just let my hair down but also an interesting challenge to make sure the finished piece actually worked.
August 26th, 2019 at 7:08 am
Another kick-arse pair of Escher, though I’m not sure about dangling feathers or tying a bit of cloth around the business end of a flamethrower…
August 29th, 2019 at 8:24 am
If you’re not living dangerously, how do you know you’re really living at all? 😀 Glad you like them!
August 26th, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Lovely job mate, this gang is going to look amazing on the table!
August 29th, 2019 at 8:46 am
Cheers – I hope so! Starting to get quite excited about the idea of getting them out for a game soon so we’ll see if we can fit it in.
August 26th, 2019 at 9:48 pm
Looking badass! I thought Dutch had a Lascannon at first, but a Heavy Stubber seems much more useful. I love the Flamer chick’s hair, but have to second Azazel’s misgivings about feathers and cloth wraps on a flamethrower 😉
August 27th, 2019 at 5:23 am
I guess it just makes a misfire on an ammo roll all the more spectacular!
August 28th, 2019 at 1:24 am
Seems to be a thing right now. Mordian 7th just did something similar, giving a Flamer to the Leader Model from the Corvus Cabal.
August 29th, 2019 at 10:51 am
You two and your “health and safety” 😉
There is something Lascannon-esque about that stubber isn’t there – must admit when I saw your post I had to go and double-check that it was a stubber and I hadn’t screwed up.
Cheers for the reminder about Mordian 7th, haven’t checked out their work in a while and I’m loving what they’ve done with those Corvus Cabal (even though burnt feathers stink!). And of course, if all the cool kids are doing it then it makes sense that the Eschers started the trend!
August 27th, 2019 at 8:20 am
Dutch looks awsome, I dont know what the second girl is called tho , but daaamn has she golt calves…. Lol, great job mate.
August 29th, 2019 at 11:11 am
She gets plenty of exercise down in the Underhive! 😀 Something that my partner commented on which attracted her to the gang, is the way that they look like they’re physically fit and strong women, not twiglets. They may be dressed to impress but they’re capable as well. Oh and flamer-girl’s name is Meria by the way. Glad you like them 🙂
August 27th, 2019 at 1:34 pm
A fellow mini flamer addict here, and I’m also a sucker for big belt-fed machineguns 😀 They’re great models with excellent paintjobs, as usual.
August 29th, 2019 at 11:13 am
Thank you! Aye, I completely agree – if you can’t have a flamer then a big belt-fed machine gun is a fine substitute 😀
August 28th, 2019 at 12:51 am
Wonderful work.
Cheers,
Pete.
August 29th, 2019 at 8:21 am
Thanks Pete!