Girl power

All four of these minis are by Reaper, and they're really good sculpts with lots of detail that doesn't drive you up the wall like some other manufacturers' figures *cough*Citadel*cough*. 

Rosie is a Cronotechnician, and I'm not exactly sure what that means. Does she fix clocks? I think she's based on Kaylee, the cute mechanic in Firefly and Serenity. Anyway, she comes with the option of holding a wrench or a rifle, so I went for the massive tool a la Father Ted:

With the inevitable innuendo out the way, I kicked off by painting her boots, apron and belt black, and then did her trousers with Flat Earth. Rosie's shirt is Heavy Orange and her gloves Chocolate and Mahogany browns. 

I painted the wrench separately with Plate Metal and Flat Red, and then glued it in place. As I had some of the red left over I used it on her laces, then highlighted her belt with Plate Metal.

Dee Dee, Astro Girl, to give her her full name, is a mini I've liked for ages. She's so retro it's awesome, and she makes a good match for Betty, Space Heroine.

I primed her white and painted her all over with Screamer Pink, a Citadel base colour that covers a lot better than Vallejo's Wizard's Robe. Dee Dee's uniform was highlighted with Pink Horror and Pink.

I thought about doing the trim in gold or silver, but thought white would pop better. I started off by giving the areas a coat of Off-White as a sort of primer, then went over it with White. Her gloves and boots are Plate Metal just to add a third colour.

Her pistols are Casandora Yellow wash over Heavy Orange. I usually don't like dual-wield figures but Dee Dee's pose works. Her hair is just Yriel Yellow over Averland Sunset.

Sarah Blitzer is an IMEF sniper. I have no idea what IMEF is, but Reaper does a range of sci-fi troops under that banner. How she lugs that rifle around is beyond me.

Sarah's a repaint; I originally painted her back in 2019 in Light Turquoise, and although she looked good I was never 100% happy with it. So she was chucked into a Simple Green bath to strip the paint.

After priming her black I was stuck for colours, so I just went with a coat of Black all over her outfit. I used Heavy Black Green and Park Green Flat to highlight the armour plates and gloves, and Black Grey for the cloth areas.

Her hair is Violet and Hexed Lichen as I couldn't decide between blonde, brunette or redhead. Her whopping weapon is Black Grey highlighted with Mechanicus Standard Grey, and I added a small area of orange to add a spot of colour.

According to Reaper's site, Jessica Blaze is a smuggler and she certainly has the look of someone who isn't adverse to shooting her way out of a sticky situation.

I started with her boots, giving them a coat of Heavy Flesh Tone and adding some Ivory for the highlights. The metal buckles are Brass over Filthy Brown. Jessica's jeans are Blue-Grey washed with Nuln Oil, and her jacket is Hexed Lichen with Silver trim.

You can't really see her crop top but it's Khorne and Flat reds, and her gloves are Black Grey. Some Chocolate Brown and Flat Earth worked for her hair, and then it was just a case of painting her pistol. I went with Iron Warriors, Leadbelcher and Flat Blue.

All their skin was painted the same way: my own flesh mix, washed with Reikland Fleshshade and highlighted with more of my mix with some added Basic Flesh.

I've been basing these sci-fi models on 32mm bases and the other day I realised that they don't really work. A chunky Space Marine or Harlequin looks good on a 32mm base, but your average human is a bit lost. So bought a pack of 100 25mm bases from Amazon and began using those, and I'm going to have to rebase several figures. 

I did debate doing the newer bases in a sand look, but as I wanted something a bit more alien I used Vallejo Black Lava paste painted with Hexed Lichen. After a wash of Druchii Violet they were highlighted with Blue Violet and Sky Blue. I've used up 20 bases already and have several more to do yet, but it'll keep me out of trouble.

Till next time, amigos!