Judge MacO’Conihoonihan
This goofy character is a Judge from the post-nuclear, futuristic theme park remnants of Ireland in the Judge Dredd setting.
EDIT: I missed a stage of highlighting on the right boot. I will have to go back to that…
Posting a themed St Patricks Day figure is about as close as I get to jingoistic flag waving. Thankfully the Emerald Isle concept and story which developed the concept couldnt really be described as “reverential”.
2000AD Prog #727
Those sensitive about geographical stereotypes should probably avoid the Dredd comics in some respects: most regions are depicted in a grossly exaggerated style, with a thick layer of futuristic dystopia added to taste.
I have painted a lot of models over the last couple of years that can be used in the rather broad Judge Dredd setting, but as February 2012 was the last time that I painted/posted any models with direct links to the Dredd stories I decided to work on this model for St Patricks Day, just for fun.
The model isnt a very inspiring sculpt, however there is no denying the models appropriately gaudy, plastic shamrock style Oirishness, so its apt for this weekends international celebration of… something… booze mainly.
L to R: Judge MacO’Conihoonihan, Marjory, Astro-Pat
Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2000AD, 2014, Dredd, Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd Miniatures Game, Sci-fi |
sho3box 
The miniature came out very nicely. Subtle green combined with the white really makes for a good scheme. The face really stands out and brings the miniature to life. Depending if he has pupils in the comics, I would add them to the face, to round it off.
The idea of a spud frie gun is actually awesome. I guess the fries must have been very cripsy indeed to end up lodged in his head…
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Thanks daggerandbrush.
The character represents a normal healthy human, so pupils are technically a requirement. As of a few years ago, I dont paint miniature pupils any more under most circumstances though, for the following reasons:
Its takes ages to get right, to avoid them being too googly or off centre or staring or basically comical and detail like that is never seen in-game anyway, so I dont do it. In an image of this size shown at miniature eye-level the rolled-eye look is more apparent than it would be on a wargame table in front of you.
I did paint pupils on my miniatures for years, but unless the circumstances are exceptional, I dont do it any more. I do understand the desire to paint them in though, I just resist that desire now.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Ok Sho3box, I finally arrived to visit after a long delay. Holy crap this is an awesome blog. My apologies for not arriving sooner. Great projects, great minis.
Thanks for sharing all this stuff.
Maj Guiscard
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Thanks very much Maj, coming from you thats quite a compliment 🙂
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