*395 of those were mine. I didn't reach my 600 point target, but am pleased with the result and had a lot of fun doing it.
One of the traditions of the challenge is that we pay an entry fee by painting and sending a figure representing the year's theme to Curt, the Challenge organiser.* This year's theme being Risk takers and Gamblers, I thought the following wise guy was appropriate.
*He in turn, generously donates $5.00 to the SPCA for each figure received.
He's BigT, a 28mm resin figure by Pigeon Guard Games I won last April. Given that the figure was intended for Curt I really shouldn't have invested him with a back-story, but I couldn't help myself.
I saw him as a Miami Beach bail bondsman who gambled that those small-time criminals he paid bail for would turn up to court.* If not, well, he became the risk-taker who had to hunt them down. That was until Z-Day, of course, when his talents found a new avenue... Curt seemed to approve!
* 'Jackie Brown' anybody?
He's a real character - lovely job - I was interested to read his background, since he was my landlord when I was a student. He had the smelliest feet of all time, too.
ReplyDeleteLooks excellent. Nice job on this wise looking guy. Great pose with his hand in his pocket. Reeks of casual violence. cheers
ReplyDeleteNice paintjob! I've linked your work in my article about Big T - https://alkony.enerla.net/english/the-nexus/miniatures-nexus/miniature/miniature-figure/modern-gangster-with-pistol-in-1-56-scale-big-t-1-from-pigeon-guard-games-miniature-figure-review
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