Female Android: Bones 4 Chronoscope Figure

    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 Contrast paint dry, and then drybrushed the figure with, first, Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".

     Next, I did lighter highlights with Reaper MSP "Sparkling Snow", and then some specific highlights with Reaper MSP "Sophie Silver".  After that I painted the eyes, using Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue", and adde Americana "Snow White" highlights.  Lastly, I painted the base with Americana "Neutral Grey".  

      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.

Small XAIRobot: Bones 4 Chronoscope Figure (Completed)

     This past week I began work on the small "XAIRobot"  from the Bones 4 Chronoscope Expansion.  Like many others, the recent release of Stargrave , the new Sci-Fi rules from the author of Frostgrave, has me on a bit of a science fiction bend.  So, I felt it was time to do a little work on my Chronoscope Expansion. 

    The late finish of last week's figure, and some weekend travel, once again leaves me with a work-in-progress figure for today.

       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 7/8" metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then placed the figure in my painting grip.   

     I bean by painting the figure entirely with Ceramcoat "White".  When dry, I gave the figure a complete coat of Citadel Contrast "Apothecary White". 

     When the Contrast paint was dry, I drybrushed the figure with some Americana "Snow White".  I then painted some of the plates on the robot with Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin".  After that I picked out some of the details with Reaper MSP "Holly Berry", and then painted the central "eye" sensor with Citadel Contrast "Talassar Blue".  

     ADDED THURSDAY

     I then highlighted the orange plates with some Americana "Tangerine", and after that painted the weapon in his hand with Ceramcoat "Black.   While I had the "Black" out, I also made sure all the exhaust ports on the backpack and ankles were filled in.  Next, I highlighted the gun with Ceramcoat "Denim Blue", and then highlighted the red triangles with Apple Barrel "Yellow".   After that, I painted the two lines on this right side of his head with Americana "Light Cinnamon" to provide some shadow, then went over them again with Folk Art Metallic "Pure Gold".  Lastly, I painted the buttons on its backpack with Nicole's "Neon Green", and then and then painted the base with Americana "Neutral Grey".  

      I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.   Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote".  When the "Dullcote"  was dry, I wend back and painted the eye with  Americana "DuraClear Gloss" varnish.

     I'm happy with how this simple little robot turned out.  It's made me look forward to tackling some more Sci-Fi figures in the future.