Greetings Terrans, how goes it? I’ve been working to get more paint time in lately & have been making good progress on some Chaos reinforcements for my Nurgle warband, but I did propel this one guy to the front of the queue last week:
This is ‘Robo Knopf’, the Dire Straights themed mini that Mikko printed out for us all to commemorate the Stargrave weekend. He’s a really characterful sculpt that fits right in with the Stargrave vibe, so I painted him in the same lime green with red/cream chequered accent that I used for my Stargrave warband:
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Here he is with ‘Dark Knopfler’, the event mini from last year:
Thanks Mikko, a lovely mini to represent a superb weekend!!
Looking forward to seeing what mini & pun you come up with next year :-)
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Your colour scheme works really well on this great looking sculpt Alex. Will you be adding him into your warband, or keeping it as a display piece ?
Thanks mate, turned out nice eh? He won’t be joining the crew though, Bob Olley sculpts only in there 😉
If that’s the last of your Stargrave minis (sniff!)….then you went out with a bang! Cheers! :)
Cheers mate, yeah it probably is my last SG mini – it’s a nice enough game but it doesn’t get me excited enough to go and do more with it 🫤
Very nicely painted. What’s the link to Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits? I can’t really recall what the musician looked like but I think it would stick in the mind if he looked like that!
Cheers mate! No real link this year, but last year we played Ghost Archipelago & named the weekend ‘Dire Straights’ – a pun that was vaguely nautical but also referenced a band that suited our average age. Dark Knopfler was made as a nod to that & Mikko just rolled with it this year 😁
Hahah, as Alex mentioned, it was mostyl just punning. The model (like Dark Knopfler as well) has Mark Knopfler’s signature headband though – even though as a robot he’d hardly need one…
Cheers both of you for the explanation. I certainly love a good pun in my gaming :)
That’s quite a lovely take, I love the palette and how you approached the face and all. Cool!
Cheers dude, he’s a nice bit of fun 😊
Very cool pair of models, Alex – they look a treat! Any particular reason that Mark Knopfler has become a running thing with these models?
Cheers mate – the Ghost Archipelago weekend was subtitled ‘Dire Straights’ & it just evolved from there 🤷♂️😂
Could’ve sworn I left a comment here already… Must be losing it more than I first thought!
Love the painting on this guy’s face. Seen multiple versions of this mini around the blogosphere but I think yours is the first with an effort to specifically make it look like a “face” rather than a helmet, robofeatures or face shield.
Shame doesnt have the qualifications to join the Olley squad for your Stargrave game tho, cos he’s a really good looking mini.
Cheers mate, he’s an honorary member for sure 😉
Very late to the party, but great to see the pair of them painted – lovely work on both!
😊 Cheers dude, looking forward to next April already! I wonder what the next genre will be 🤷♂️