Lineguard Conor

Another 28mm sculpted and painted up! I still have no exact idea of what this all is gonna be, but for now it's a great learning experience and it's bringing plenty of satisfaction.

The Plan

Frankly, I am really not sure. I am NOT a 28mm sculptor, and I really don't want to compete with the bulimic culture of Patreons out there: I will never release enough for a monthly subscription, nor I would ever try to do that.

For now, it's just a learning experience. I'm figuring out what works and what doesn't, printing and painting my own sculpts, with the goal of producing models that I personally DO ENJOY PAINTING. That's already a lot, and no doubt the side effect of improving in organic sculptures will turn out useful in the long run.

Weapon Design

Something I knew I needed were equipment designs and, most importantly, weapons.

I already had an excellent concept sheet from patso_catso that I used to make components for Jasbinder, the Cleaner model I made last June. Using them as reference, I contacted Curcan another artist available on Twitter and on Bluesky, and soon received some very interesting concepts from them as well.

Collaborating with new artists always brings in some new ideas and language elements in the projects, which I find exhilarating, end extremely motivating. Working from patso's initial concepts, and integrating the designs of these weapons, I was now ready to work on some more models.

Posing and Equip

Jumping on Plasticity, I started working on the gun.

the various concepts really translated well in models. The shorter MMG was selected for this batch of models, but I have now a few more designs in the works for future figures.

Using the Cleaner as reference, the new gun got finished really fast. I then realized I sculpted it a bit too large, but the final size really proved to be very convincing.

And with variations too!

Sculpting the body, the equip and the cloths proved to be challenging. Some parts got reused as-is from the previous model, other required more work.

Fast forward a few iterations and headaches, the model was done.

Printed

The print came out surprisingly crisp. Supports did their job and ...I am now realizing how easier it is to support 28mm models compared to my usual 6-8mm!

In hindsight, the jacket ended up a bit too soft in details, and didn't match the industrial feel of the bottom half of the model well. The gun turned out great in hand, and the face... well, it feels human enough.

Painted

Painting the model was also very educative. I did it right away, and I still had fresh memory of what I struggled with during the sculpting process.

The face worked ok, some of the features were too delicate but eyes and nose worked just right. I'd call the trousers a full success as well, while the torso felt a bit undecided in terms of folds and details, confirming the feeling I had while sculpting.

What's Next?

Now, aside from the fact that I have a TON of stuff to do, for the recently concluded SWARM campaign (which is still running in late pledges!) and several other projects, things are going to progress REALLY SLOWLY with this range.

But I still managed to draw some sketch myself, and who knows what will happen next!

Cheers,
Jack