Author: atomicfloozy
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Case of the Redheaded Mutant, Episode 2 – Reprogrammed Blues
Before I get into the next steps of playing 5150 New Hope City PI, let me tell you about the different ways in which you can play the game. I’m using miniatures simply because a part of my gaming hobby is painting and photographing miniature figures and terrain. You don’t have to use figures for…
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Case of the Redheaded Mutant, Episode 1 – Introductions
Time to solve a crime using one of my favorite supplements, 5150 New Hope City PI. The first step is to create my Star character and assemble her team of investigators. The Webb Detective Agency Pamela Athene Webb – It was a curious door, most office doors Pam had ever seen were of glass and…
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Mary Kingsley, Isobel Poppington, Ujuwa and British Askari (NSFW)
This post carries a NSFW, Not Safe for Work, warning because one figure, a fictional African witchdoctor, refuses to wear pants. I finished painting these figures a couple of weeks ago, but have just now gotten around to photographing them. Mary Kingsley and Ujuwa Mary Kingsley was a real person. She actually explored parts of…
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The Courtesan, the Innkeeper, & Tirika, the Succubus
Having ADHD is hard to live with, especially when you need to focus. I’ve found that when painting a batch of figures like this week’s Pygmy Archers and African Princesses, it helps when I get bored or distracted to work on something else for a few minutes. So while my goal this month is to…
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African Princesses (NSFW)
What game would be complete without a damsel in distress to rescue? I’ve completed painting the African Princesses pack from Copplestone Castings, now sold by North Star Military Figures in the U.K., Brigade Games and Badger Games in the U.S. Fighting wars over a woman isn’t exclusive to European history and literature. Just as Homer’s…
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Pygmy Archers
The Pygmy peoples of Central Africa existed as a myth until the latter half of the 19th century, though their past can be traced back to the middle stone age. By the time contact was made with Europeans, there were few if any independent Pygmy villages. Most Pygmies were subjugated or enslaved by the neighboring…
