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Tuesday 30 August 2011

Populating Mayhem City 03 - The Doctor (Foundry Proffessional)

Welcome back readers.   Last week we looked at a Foundry Proffessional unit that was used as a Detective rather than the hired killer that Foundry had labelled him.  I mentioned that the next post would be a little more of the same.  So here he is:

The doctor is IN.
Looking at the variety of figures available I figured there would be no shortage of tough looking men, well armed and dressed in trenchcoats.  So rather than paint them all as such, I decided to stray a bit from the beaten path and get a shotgun totting doctor.

Cure for zombies?  Take two shells and a glass of water.

Unlike Detective Talhart, I haven't settled on a name for this guy yet, so he is just referred to as The Doctor.  If he comes up in games, I can create a last name for him, but as of yet, nothing has stuck.  With Talhart, I based it slightly off of his Foundry name.  But this figure's name is Bohunk, which I was unfamiliar with.  A quick google informed me that this is a bit of a derogatory term, so I opted not to use it.

Names aside, I think he'll fit nicely into a variety of situations.  Of course in ATZ he will play a surviving doctor, generally a good person.  But he could easily be a personal caregiver to a crime lord, a psychologist at a mental institute or a research scientist for some government experiment.


Don't get blood on my coat.

Painting so much of the figure white, it left me feeling like it was a little incomplete.   The black lining helped I think, and it was the first time I'd used that technique I think.  For the coat, I started with Space Wolf Grey, and then worked up to Skull White.  I'm satisfied with it.   I also decided to give The Doctor a purple sweater.   I feel that not a lot of tough guys will wear purple sweaters.  The Doctor is not starting out as a tough guy, though he may be one by the end of things.

Intense stare down.
The final item I'd like to bring attention to are the Doctor's eyes.   I was quite proud at how well they came out.  They are a little intense looking, but I think they are possibly the best eyes I have ever painted.  That's not saying much though, because I've mostly painted pretty awful eyes.  Hopefully I can keep this up.

So that is the the Doctor, the second of "The Proffessionals" from Foundry to not wind up as a ganger.  There's five in the set, so at least two will be the thugs they were meant to be.  So until the next update, which will have multiple figures, thanks for reading.

9 comments:

  1. He looks great, the eyes are the best so far i'm jealous :p

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  2. What a great idea to turn his trenchcoat into a labcoat and turn him into a doctor. That's inspired thinking! The paint job is very nice and the eyes have come out really well. Definitely a figure to be proud of, Adam!

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  3. Nice work adam, he has definately got the 1000 yard stare...good work

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  4. he looks cool, nice white jacket, that shotgun is gonna bring a lot of zed around

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  5. Thanks for the comments guys. The Doctor was a success!

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  6. Oh, what a simple but clever idea to turn one of those trenchies into a doctor. It took me so long to hunt down some miniatures for doctors & parameds...and could have used some of my Foundry minis instead. Very good.

    You are sure you just started painting?

    Whiteface / Oliver

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  7. To be honest, I first started painting about 2 years ago. But in the span of that years, I only painted a few figures. Mostly, I didn't really own much that needed painting. I recently made my lead purchases to start ATZ, so that's what you're seeing.

    I did spend a lot of the past 2 years watching painting tutorials on youtube, and reading online. So I have a good base, and idea what to do, but not always the skills to implement it.

    Thanks for commenting.

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  8. Great job on the eyes, you should indeed be proud of them!

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