The Blog of Michael T. Murphy and his lifelong obsession with "little army men" and their imaginary glory, miniature wargaming, and other things...

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Overdue update and Pulp Figs....

Wow, it's been 3 months since my last update?!?!...
Okay...guilty as charged...

Work has had me really busy lately, but now that things are slowing down and the reenacting season is over with, I thought I would post a workbench update and what I've been doing lately...

I have to say that right now my FAVORITE 28mm Figs are Bob Murch's "Pulp Figures".  Not only is Bob a stand-up great guy, but his figures are fun, and they paint up so well...

So without further eloquence here's what I am working on....

First off, the Gumshoe and the Goombah....


On the Left: Introducing Mr. Frank Steele...PI...gumshoe...
Late night loner and drinker; preferring scotch and bourbon...still nursing a broken heart after 10 years...keeps a pistol in his coat pocket at all times, "just in case"....He also has a fondness for the music of Benny Goodman...it reminds him of happier times in his life when the skies were bluer and the sidewalks weren't so dirty and gray...


On the Right: On the right is Frankie "Pretty Boy" Falconi...Some of his friends call him "Spatz" due to his shoes. Well dressed, hot tempered, quick on the trigger, and with a pocket full of cash, he considers himself a real "Ladies Man"....



WIPS: (Works in Progress)

(From left to right)....
1: "Bugsy" Malarkey; gangster...heavy " New Joisy" accent. Has a fondess for floozies, speakeasies, and poorly guarded banks...
2: Mr. Ward Walters; Mild mannered insurance salesman with a fondess for the Brooklyn Dodgers who is just an innocent pawn in all of this...or so we think....
3: Miss Ruby Garnett; Femme fatale with her own agenda...usually involving other stooges money..
4: Louie Lewis; Hired gunman. He's good at shooting people, taking orders and making bootleg runs...."He's just anudder two bit flunkie, but unlike da udder flunkies, Louie can usually hit what he's shootin' at..."


This is just a small sample of what I've been working on...more to come in the next few days!