Wow two years I have been working on this Judge Dredd Perps project doing one on one off, each time I finish a batch of these start work on something else just to clear the air then come back to these and I feel am making good progress. Today I have my latest batch of eleven miniatures completed to show you.
A motley crew |
Again all are from the Citadel Miniatures 1985-87 JD3 - Perps & Muties code.
1. 'Bonehead Mcgraw' is a character that I am sure I know from world of Dredd but I couldn't remember her in any prog so she might be a daily star strip character, she did appear on Cliff Robinson 'Justice Is Just Around the Corner' poster in prog 407, I kind wish I had found the poster out before I painted the miniature as I would of tried to match up the colours, she is armed with a shotgun and wears a horned helmet adorned with a skull.
Bonehead Mcgraw |
Justice Is Just Around the Corner |
2. 'Dib' this one would fit in nicely with the Angel gang or any band of cursed earth deparados, I went for basic colours for this one blue denim and butternut to try and give him that deep south confederate feel, he is a variant of the mutie 'Skink'.
Dib |
3. 'Spug Splatt' I painted this unfortunately named miniature (Spug is a profanity in Judge Dredd universe) as rastafarian citizen I think his braided hair made the decision easy, I have seen many 'dreads' over the years in JD strips, some in wally squads, I can imagine him now screaming "ahhh! babylon as Dredd nails him with a ricochet bullet", this one is a variant of Citizen Hetfield.
Spug Splatt |
4. Here we have a rare Slaughter Margin scenario miniature 'Hoshiwara/Shomenko' or 'Yakusa', I know little about this miniature, don't think I own any variants across my citadel collection but it might still be waiting to be discovered, armed with Katana, swanky suit and tie, he has the obligatory samurai sideburns.
Slaughter Margin - Hoshiwara/Shomenko/Yakusa |
5. Next is 'Theobald Wen', it appears he is holding his diary, I tried painting the word in to the sculpting but it was so old and rough it was a struggle. His story is yet to be told, also variant of mutie Brother Gomorrah.
Theobald Wen |
6. This one is a 'Scrawler' a Mega City graffiti artist, I like this one as he actually leans forward so would be great perched against walls, I did paint another scrawler 'Bel' so I think I am going to pair them up.
Scrawler |
7. Next is 'Solo' who is a variant of 'Security' with the head of 'Citi-Def Attacking' miniature and the Paranoia range 'Guard Officer'.
Solo |
8. We have here 'Chapman Pincher' not a character name from Judge Dredd but again like many others named after a Mega Block (See Block Mania - Prog 238), I believe he is based on the character 'Faceache' or 'The Ghool' of the Zits gang in the story 'West Side Rumble' see 2000AD prog 434. I love this guy he is so fugly and beat up I will be adding him to mob of unarmed perps.
Chapman Pincher |
9. Next up is 'Lambreta' there have been other characters named Lambreta with wide gangster hats in progs later than when this miniature was sculpted so I have nothing to tell except he is a Ape gang variant.
Lambreta |
10. Perpolito/Unlisted Perp, this miniature is a bit of an enigma as it does not appear on any of the Citadel Miniatures advert pages, Jason Basin is pictured twice under the name Perpolito, as this one is the only unnamed perp I think it is obvious as Jason wears a basin helmet. The miniature could be a attempt at Filmore Faro as he has that strange hook or riding crop weapon and the outfit matches so we are only missing the pan on head, the hair could of been a pan that was cast badly? (for more of Filmore see 'The Judge Child' story).
Perpolito |
11. Lastly we have 'Flinn Shaver' appears to another member of the Cosmic Punks from Prog 110 'Punks Rule' story, you can see their gang leader Gestapo Bob Harris here. I wish I had gone with the leopard print top in the colour image here.
Flinn Shaver |
If you know something I don't about any of these characters please tell me I would love to know more, sculptors, JD stories and especially Daily Star strips.
Here is a progress report, still lots to do
Follow me on Twitter @fuljason for some live action from the paint station, lots going on.
Thanks for stopping by, Florix Grabundae
J
Great stuff Jason. Really good brush work there bud. I love the figs too. Makes me want to start collecting them. I'm using all my strength to resist! Must stay strong........
ReplyDeleteHi Jeg, I am all about the individual miniature at the moment, just like the Chaos Beastmen each miniature is fresh, exciting and no rules apply, come join us :D
DeleteThis is an amazing blogpost. This is the first time I've seen most of these figures painted up, and it really brings out the detail (like the underboob on Bonehead McGraw). It's really inspiring me to paint up the Perps lurking in the lead mountain.
ReplyDeleteThanks Curis, painting they are quick easy wins, the underboob is mental but thats the beauty of this range you can interpret their gear in so many differnt ways, thanks for enjoying I am going to start another big batch in a couple of months.
DeleteJ
Hi there (if you're still checking these comments after all these years),
ReplyDeleteI am also a longtime collector of these minis and have read 2000AD from prog number one.
Well done at spotting Bonehead McGraw in the poster - I'seen the poster MANY time and never made the connection.
FYI, I think Flinn Shaver is one of the Cosmic Punks in prog 110.
Also, I got my *unreleased Perp* in a 'Bargain Box' - old/new stock from product clearouts - from a Games Workshop store. I believe it was intended to be release as a perp but was withdrawn just at the end of when the JD license with IPC magazines lapsed.
Ian