Minis: Derrick and Rod-NEE

"Mark my words, Rod-NEE, this time next year, we'll have a fleet of our own ships. The Governor himself will consult us, we'll swim in credits, the easy life. Now pass me that crate of Skwerm fruit, we need to off-load them to someone before they start exploding."

I've come to realisation that my collection of 15mm minis is severely lacking in diversity, being oh-so-white skinned. To rectify this failing on my part, I decided to ensure I paint up a wider variety of skin tones in future. These chap is one of the early efforts.

The human model is from Ion Age's Year Two Collection. The coat determined his background as, at first glance, it reminded me of Del Boy's iconic jacket from Only Fools and Horses. Once that came to mind, I needed a robot helper to represent the gormless Rodney. Digging through the pile, I found a suitably lanky droid carrying bags from the same company's Starport Staff set.

Derrick is sporting XV-88 on his coat with Screaming Skull trim. I feel it gives off the dodgy street trader look which I intended. The skin is the discontinued GW Terracotta which makes for a nice dark tone without losing detail. I painted and dropped a weapons case on the base to add a little more character. Overall, he's been very satisfying and the 1980s jacket is just icing on the cake.

The robot lackey, Rod-NEE was lathered in Iyanden Darksun, details touched up but I'm just not happy with the finish. My own painting is passable at best but something was off. I can't pin down what it is but it doesn't feel right. The sculpt is clean, the wheels for feet are a nice touch but regardless, the whole package just doesn't appeal to me.