This past week I continued painting Sci-Fi for Stargrave, and painted the "Female Android" from the Bones 4 Chronoscope Expansion. I think this figure is a pretty close match for the iconic robot "Maria" in the classic 1927 film "Metropolis".
I prepped the figure in the usual way, soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it. I then trimmed the figure's integral base a little, and glued the figure to a 1" green-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then placed the figure in my painting grip.
I knew I wanted to paint it in the silver tones of the figure's movie counterpart, so I began by giving it a base coat of Ceramcoat "White". When dry, I gave the figure a coat of Citadel Contrast "Black Templar".
I let the figure and base dry overnight and the next day I gave them both a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figure with Testor's "Dullcote".
This was a quick paint, and I'm really pleased with the results. Also like how the Contrast paint worked as a base for metallic drybrushing. It should be good for knights as well.
It’s definitely intended as a not-Metropolis figure. Oddly, while the film is in black and white, I believe the color posters show the robot Maria as gold in color.
ReplyDeleteYes, I went back and forth with which version to do. When I Googled images of "Metropolis Robot" it seemed pretty evenly split; including cosplay, commercial figurines, fan art, etc. So I decided on the silver tone to give more of the movie look, and too make it look different from a "Female C-3PO".
DeleteOddly, I hadn’t made that connection before. :P
DeleteTurned out really nicely, and an unarmed humanoid has a lot of play options too.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteNeat - I dig the black and white inspired look even though I always associate Maria with gold too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erik!
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