Into The Badlands - Hero Forge Customised Miniatures

I applied my standard zenithal priming technique to the Into The Badlands heroes using an Iwata Eclipse airbrush. I sprayed them all over with Vallejo Surface Primer Black, followed by Vallejo Surface Primer Grey sprayed from above at a 60 degree angle, then finally Vallejo Surface Primer White sprayed directly from above at a 90 degree angle. I used a Tamiya turntable to get a nice smooth prime without needing to touch the models:

The result is quite effective, although with the primer now applied it became glaringly obvious that there was still a fair amount of clean-up work required, especially on Minerva (“The Widow”). The translucent green resin used to print the models makes it difficult to see all the rough spots and minor surface flaws until a coat or two of primer has been applied. So further filing/sanding plus some green stuff work to fill in one or two holes will be required, followed by another spritz or two of surface primer, before the actual painting can begin.

In the meantime, I’ve also been working on designing a couple more characters from the show using the Hero Forge website, again in mounted and “on foot” versions. So here are the renders of Bajie, a prison escapee with a secret past (portrayed by the inimitable Nick Frost) who joins Sunny in his travels in the second season of the show, together with M.K. (played by Aramis Knight), a teenage boy with a dark “Gift” who turns into a black-eyed berserker whenever he is hurt or in danger:

I hope to acquire the STL files for these new models for 3D printing in the near future. I’ve also had the mounted versions of Sunny and Minerva re-printed and should be able to pick them up soon. In the next episode, I’m looking forward to finally getting my paint on, so join me next time as our intrepid journey through the Badlands continues!