14 June 2022

Amazon Command Goup


These lovely ladies have spent the best part of two years in a cardboard box, so it's about time they were brought into the light and painted up. 

They came with my Amazon War Party that I picked up via Kickstarter back in November 2020. Despite not being hugely interested in Amazons, I thought the sculpts were so cool looking that I had to dive in, and for $30 they were mine. There are 10 in all, the four "characters" I've painted as well as two with spears, two with swords and two with bows. Those six are around 80% painted and I'm hoping to finish them off within a week or so.


The Snake Priestess was the obvious starting point as she looked like the biggest pain to paint and I was not wrong. I did her robes first, using my usual red scheme: Khorne Red, Mephiston Red, Flat Red and Vermilion, the latter three applied in layers. I thinned some Black Red to deepen the shadows a bit more.

Her magnificent headdress is Brass and Andrea Blue, with Gold highlights. I tried drybrushing the blue bits with Deep Sky Blue but ended up just getting it on the gold, so I just washed them with Drakenhof Nightshade and hoped for the best. After painting her skin with my own mix of Heavy Skintone and Basic Skintone, I shaded it with Reikland Fleshshade, and then started on the snake.

I did try to do some kind of pattern on the snake, honest, but it was just beyond me, so I went for a very basic scheme of Flat Earth over Chocolate Brown, with some Yellow Ochre layered on top. It's not the most inspiring snake but it works. 

After highlighting her skin with more flesh mix, I painted her earrings, knife and sandals and then finished off with her hair, which is Black with Hexed Lichen highlights. The sash around her waist was originally Ivory but I changed my mind while painting it and redid it to match the headdress.

Despite drooling over Gal Gadot watching Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 about three times each, it wasn't until I was halfway through painting the Amazon Bounty Hunter that I realised who she's based on.

I kicked off by painting all her armour, headband and the rope Filthy Brown and then did her skirt the same way as the Priestesses' robes. The brown was given a once-over with Brass and then washed with Seraphim Sepia to tone down the brightness a bit, and then highlighted with Polished Gold. 

Her sheath is Mahogany Brown and Cavalry Brown and the sword hilt Iron Warriors (as you can probably tell, this colour has shot to the top of my "fave metallics" list). Her hair is Black with Deep Sea Blue highlights.

She's supposed to have a large shield on her back but it vanished, and thanks to that I had to paint underwear on her otherwise she'd have been rated XXX. I'll have another look for her shield this week as it's pretty cool. Shockingly her eyes went right first time, which is absolutely the opposite to how the 18 other eyes went.

The musician was the first of the "basic" troops I painted, and I went with Black for her armour as it seemed the easiest way to go. I highlighted it with Black Grey and Neutral Grey, and I think it needs a wash with thinned Nuln Oil to tone the greys down a tad.

Her hair is Chocolate Brown highlighted with Flat Earth, and her small harp lyre is Burnt Umber, Mahogany Brown, Shining Silver and Polished Gold.

The helmet plume is painted to match her skirt, and her sword is Iron Warriors and Nuln Oil.


The bodyguard is a great sculpt with a real "come and have a go if you think you're hard enough" look. She's painted the same way as the musician, except her hair is Golden Brown with Moon Stone highlights.

I had a panic attack when I thought I'd lost the shields that come with the minis, but happily I found them without the need for screaming. I kept the black-and-red scheme going and I think it works really well, although now I wonder if I should repaint the Priestesses' snake red.

The other six Amazons should be up soonish, but in the meantime I have to get a move on with my Forgotten Heroes entry. It's coming along... slowly.

18 comments:

  1. They're terrific Matt, and what a corking paint-job you've given them. Definitely have a Wonder Woman feel and the Bounty Hunter is certainly a dead-ringer for a young Princess Diana of Themyscira. You should well chuffed with how they've turned out, and just need some German Sturmtruppen to take them on.

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    1. Thanks very much, Simon! They're definitely based on the Wonder Woman movies and they look great, and being brand-new minis there was bugger all flash to carve off, which was a huge bonus. I'm almost done with the other six!

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  2. Excellent work Matt, I think your colour choices work brilliantly on the models, but would look at the markings for a red tail boa before repainting the snake, as that is the biggest constrictor, that has some red in it, plus you wont have to repaint the whole snake.
    Not sure I would call them Amazons, as they have too many boobs ! LOL

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    1. Cheers, Dave! I might have a go at repainting the snake once I've finished the remaining figures. Then again I might not LOL!

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  3. Nice job on these! I just ordered some similar looking minis from Tomb Guardian Miniatures. They are pretty close in style to the ones you have here.

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    1. Thanks, Faust! I just looked up the minis you ordered and they look great, can't wait to see how you paint them!

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  4. I love me an Amazon, and these are very nice figures indeed! you've done a bang up job of the painting of them too, I think the bodyguard is my favourite, but they are all top notch.

    Cheers Roger.

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    1. Thanks, Roger, and the bodyguard is one of my faves too.

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  5. Excellent brushwork and colour choices, though I'm not a big fan of the Greek style Amazons, these have turned out excellent.

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    1. Cheers, Joe! I didn't even know this type of figure existed before seeing them on the Kickstarter!

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  6. These are enormously cool! I'm discovering a lot of fantastic minis on your blog and I'm enjoying all of them!

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    1. Thanks, Suber, I appreciate that! Hopefully I can keep your interest piqued!

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  7. Nice work, Matt. I too have enjoyed Gal Gadot's potrayal of Wonder Woman, just don't tell the wife. These are the kind of figures that I'd buy just for the pleasure of painting, rather than for any actual use in games.

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    1. Cheers, Jez! It must be said, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman was a genius move :-)

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  8. John@justneedsvarnishThursday, June 16, 2022

    Oooh, all very nice, Matt! :-) I like the variation you've got in this group and don't think I can pick a favourite to be honest!

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    1. Thanks, John, the variety in the command group is very good and they're just such good sculpts.

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  9. These are awesome sculpts and I love the variety in character across all of them. I can definitely see why you picked these up (though I can't figure out why you've been in no hurry to paint them!) :) I think I'd have to say the Wonder Woman one came out really well. The rope looks spot-on to me!

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    1. Thanks, Jeff! I really should have painted them for Fembruary this year or last year but somehow forgot about them :-)

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