Shadows of Brimstone: Sand Crabs (Blasted Wastes Expansion)

Shadows of Brimstone: Sand Crabs (Blasted Wastes Expansion)

This trio of weird looking models are the “Sand Crabs” from Shadows of Brimstone – specifically from the Blasted Wastes Expansion set.

Shadows of Brimstone: Sand Crabs (Blasted Wastes Expansion)

I kept them to sandy colours – because Sand Crabs. Even though they look a little more like Lobsters or Crayfish or Prawns than Crabs, but I didn’t name the bloody things!

The Blasted Wastes expansion was something in the KS included in the Mine Cart pledge that Flying Frog decided to expand and turn into a fully fledged expansion. Backers like myself who wanted to upgrade to the full monty of a Deluxe Expansion (their bold) were able to just add some more money in order to do so. Turned out that instead of getting a coherent boxed Deluxe Expansion, it was just more seemingly random shit throws into the giant shipper box. They did this with a couple of the extra-extras and expansions that were essentially advertised as boxed items in the original KS. Really gives a feeling of Figure it out yourself, fuckers!

Shadows of Brimstone: Sand Crabs (Blasted Wastes Expansion)

Sand Crabs face off against some desert-dwelling Orks!

It looks like the other models in the same set are not-Tusken Raiders, but I’ll get to them when I get to them. In the meantime, there’s another three models finished! I figure that they can pretty easily be used as things in the 40k universe. Ambull Proxies, anyone?

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Jawa Scavenger

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Jawa Scavenger

More Star Wars today, though it’s actually an official figure – the Jawa.

If you’re feeling underwhelmed by a post featuring a single, tiny model then imagine how I felt when I opened up the package to find a single, tiny model rather than three or even two of them! Yeah, I know that “Scavenger” is singular, but still…

The figure is pretty much this still in mini form.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Jawa Scavenger

A pretty straightforward paintjob really. I painted the robes with a mix of darker browns and more ruddy browns, in homage to my old Kenner Action figures when I was a child. I also painted the webbing belts with darker browns so they’d be a little more differentiated. The Ion Blaster was painted in dark grey with dark metallic highlights.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Jawa Scavenger

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Jawa Scavenger

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Jawa Scavenger

The base was done with GW’s Agrellan Earth crackle paint, and then drybrushed up to lighten it. I wish I could try to claim this for the Technical August challenge, but I’ve been using this stuff for awhile, so I can’t even fool myself into considering it valid. 😉