Sunday, 2 April 2017

Granite

Granite is my first painted non-Pulp City, non-Knight Models Super in almost two and half years - certainly long overdue!

Doing the recent writing on Supers Unlimited triggered me to start work on a bunch of unpainted Supers minis which have been sitting around for years, and hopefully means I can start to get back on track with painting in general after a barren couple of months.

The mini is actually called Rocco and was part of the defunct ComfyChairGames line (makers of Spinespur, who created two Supers minis including Rocco/Granite). Unfortunately the mini has not been picked up by another manufacturer yet (unlike its companion piece John Henry which is now with Rebel Minis).

In my mind, Granite is an Unhuman, living on the same Earth as the members of SHOC Force, Heroes like Targeteer and Villains such as Lady Tiger. I see him as a reluctant Hero and sometime viewed as a Villain by the public at large, and a member of the powerful Elemental Four along with Aquamarina, Airstriker and Firelight. The Elemental Four follow their own path, protecting and preserving the planet even as doing so brings them into conflict with other Teams of super humans.
Posted by at
Labels: , , ,

26 comments:

  1. Simon Quinton 2 April 2017 at 12:42

    What a cool looking mini. I hope he resurfaces again someday. Nice colour scheme as well dude.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen2 April 2017 at 23:24

      Cheers mate. I changed my mind on his costume just before getting to those bits and I am glad with the final outcome. :)

      I do hope it gets re-released somewhere.

      Delete
  2. Kieron2 April 2017 at 12:44

    I could have really done with him as a not-Thing a few years ago. Never mind.

    He looks great!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen2 April 2017 at 23:25

      Thanks Kieron. :)

      The Comfy Supers 'range' was never well-advertised/publicised as far as I know.

      Delete
  3. Michael Awdry2 April 2017 at 12:53

    Great job, I love the highlights on the 'skin'.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Michal DwarfCrypt2 April 2017 at 13:01

    Fantastic stone skin armour!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Blaxkleric2 April 2017 at 13:59

    Wonderful stuff PulpCitizen. He looks awesome, and one I'd certainly like to paint.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen2 April 2017 at 23:27

      Cheers mate. I hope someone picks him up and puts him back into production. :)

      Delete
  6. Da Gobbo2 April 2017 at 14:03

    A very suitable "earth" elemental PC

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wouter2 April 2017 at 20:57

    Both his bodysuit and skin are looking fantastic!
    Perhaps you can pick him up, get the license, for your Heroes Unlimited project?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen2 April 2017 at 23:29

      Thanks for the kind words Wouter. :)

      I think me acquiring the mini's production rights is pretty unlikely for a few reasons, but if SU is sufficiently successful it could be something I look at.

      Delete
  8. Wouter2 April 2017 at 20:58

    Oops, sorry:
    Supers Unlimited

    ReplyDelete
  9. JamieM3 April 2017 at 05:04

    very nice figure and nice paint job - it's always good to get the painting balance back into the hobby.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen3 April 2017 at 11:27

      Cheers JamieM. :)

      I am happy to be back into painting. :)

      Delete
  10. Unknown5 April 2017 at 11:19

    Really nice paint job there. It must have taken you an age!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen5 April 2017 at 11:32

      Cheers Tom. Surprisingly no, it was (for me!)
      a very quick turnaround which is the exception and not the norm. :)

      Delete
    2. Unknown5 April 2017 at 13:54

      Well, if that was done with any kind of speedy turnaround, that only makes it more impressive!

      Delete
    3. pulpcitizen5 April 2017 at 23:39

      Considering how I am typically such a slow painter, m,ore than you may realise Tom. :)

      Delete
    4. Unknown6 April 2017 at 12:08

      Lol. Right there with you. Typically I take about two hours on a table-standard, rank and file mini..

      I won't be raising an army anytime soon. ;0).

      Delete
    5. pulpcitizen6 April 2017 at 23:16

      Lot longer for me - snail's pace is my painting speed. :)

      Delete
  11. FourEyedMonster9 April 2017 at 05:51

    Nice work ... and two-and-a-half-years you say? Wow that is a long time of 'non-diversity' in projects. Not that I noticed to be honest as I like the work you do with your favourite subject matters anyway :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pulpcitizen9 April 2017 at 12:26

      Thanks. :)

      I have always been a bit of a gadfly, moving from project to project, and returning to dormant projects a few years after starting them.

      Part of the problem is committing myself to painting 5 or so compete ranges when I am such a slow painter.

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)