Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone - Lawmen 2

Two more Lawmen join the squad today. Sergeant Voight and Tactical Response officer Kampff join the NCPD in it's struggle against the lawless hordes of Night City. 

I'm half way to a playable faction now, though I fancy adding a few gonks (rookies) to the team once the main squad is done. Gonks give your squad some actions while you are refreshing the rest of your squads activations. 

Sergeant Voight and the Tactical officer both come from the main faction box. Nice sculpts, if very detailed. They've been painted in the same manner as the K9 officer, with slightly battered gear. 

Officer Kampff comes with a cool riot shield, but this did mean painting it separately and glueing it on later. The lugs looked a little shallow at the joins, so added some pins to the wrists for added durability. I dislike sub-assemblies, but sometimes you gotta. 

Many of the minis come with alternative heads, so I chose this nice gasmask and helmet number. It's not easy to see hiding behind that shield, but still, I know it's cool. 

Siocast isn't the easiest thing to file, cut, or pin, so I had to be extra careful when gluing the shield on. Gloves are a must to avoid greasing up the nice new paint job as you press the parts together.

See what I mean about that detail? So many pouches. That said, these are really nice minis, and though I've only played a couple of games of Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone, it's a lot of fun, with a very nice dice mechanic.

Next up, the sniper.

Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone - Lawmen 1

Good evening to you all out there on the internets. 

An upcoming gaming weekend has skewed my focus wildly. I've lain down the rusty musket and taken up the laser-sighted compact automatic. The game, Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone.The faction, Lawmen.

I do love me some Cyberpunk, but I've not done a lot of Cyberpunk gaming, so this was an opportunity to paint up a faction of future cops for the blasting of crims among the neon streets of Night City. This first test model is the K9 Handler, Officer Dekker.

These models are Siocast, which, while this material really holds detail well, it's a bit of an arse to clean up. Forget your files, it's a razor-sharp scalpel or nothing. Not really models for someone starting out in the hobby. Or even veterans of the short-tempered variety.

Once cleaned up and based, I must say, painting was a lot of fun. Despite all the detail, this copper was handy enough to paint up. I wasn't sure at all about a colour-scheme, so I borrowed a little from the card art and changed it up a bit here and there. I do like my weathering, so this guys gear has definitely seen some action. Basing was my typical urban style, some thin cork sheeting and my porridge mix, painted up as decaying concrete.

There are five more models in the starter box, so more cops soon. I've noticed there are several expansions for the Lawmen, so who knows where this will end...

Turnip28 - 5th Deathcap Line Infantry 2

Let's kick off the first post of 2025, with a gaggle of vegetable-infused infantry.

I've completed my first batch of Turnip28 fodder for my wee force. These fellows, the 5th Deathcap line, will be 12 strong when complete. As the biggest regiment in the force, I decided to tackle them first. Getting them done will be a nice mojo booster. 

Fungal Revenant

I used a few Turnip28 sets for these, alongside the fodder set. The brutes and mutations set, along with some other bits and pieces gave me a nice sandbox to build with. Which was ridiculously fun.

The fungal revenant above is the ultimate fate of every Deathcap line trooper. All the Deathcap are riddled with fungal infestation, and upon a soldier's death, the fungus proliferates. Through some bizarre symbiotic quirk, the fungus soon resurrects the corpse of the deceased. This infested shell then continues to fight with the regiment until such time as too many bits fall off. It's unsettling, but keeps the line filled. 

Private Inkcap Dover

As to painting, I was happy with my test model, so I used that scheme. The ribbons on the rifles, after a suggestion from a friend, I painted like soiled toiler paper. Poo-dirty Seals? Shit Ribbons? Diarrhetic pendants? The jury is still out.

Private Cep Hawthorne

Next up I think the regiment's captain might get some paint. He's more heavily converted and covered in dozens of parnsips. Like, dozens. Until then, what's that smell?

The socks crack me up.