„…And sent by Athena to aid Perseus in his quest to save the princess Andromeda.“

Due to the mythical, mechanical marvel’s diminutive size, as well as my concerns over whether his thin perch would actually survive my usual painting process, I decided to pigment the little fellow a bit differently from how I ordinarily tackle my miniatures, and rely upon „Citadel“ Nuln Oil to separate different coloured areas from one another – as opposed to using thin lines of „Citadel“ Abaddon Black.

„Athena Miniatures“ WIPs – Three (of the four) Russian NBC Troopers currently being worked on

Finally, I managed to drop a tiny spot of „Citadel“ Abaddon Black into the eye sockets of the model, and later dot them with „Vallejo“ Heavy Red. I also decided to simply shade the figure’s perch with some „Citadel“ Agrax Earthshade, and dry-brush it with (more) „Vallejo“ Heavy Sienna. I did consider using a metallic paint for the stand. But in the end felt it would easily blend in with the Clockwork Owl, so chose a much less glamourous-looking, somewhat bland colour for it instead.

„Great Escape Games“ WIPs – Butch Cassidy, the Scarred Man and John Bridges

Perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, given my current preoccupation with „Great Escape Games“ and their „Dead Man’s Hand“ range of outlaws, I have also dug out from my extensive backlog a couple more purchases I made way back at „Salute“ 2019. These figures of John Bridges and the Scarred Man have been plonked alongside my current ‚on-the-go‘ model of Butch Cassidy, so should now get some much-needed love and attention in quick(ish) succession…