A Vote For Count Binface

 Is a vote for sanity!

In the fine tradition of British electoralism's open free-for-all approach (so long as you have the ready cash to pay for a deposit you will absolutely lose), there is a man who has a character called Count Binface. He has a 24 point manifesto which includes knighting Wallace and Gromit "for services to wensleydale", which, honestly, made more sense than basically any of the big three party's manifestos. He teamed up with Troublemaker Games last year to have a 28mm scale figure of himself made, the profits of which would go towards NHS charities. So, of course, I bought one, and today, I painted him up:

Count Binface - the perfect Poundland Cylon

That cape, which is silver on the outside and black on the inside, is exactly what the real-life Count Binface wears

I freely admit I can't really think of anything that'll see this miniature hitting a table for a game, but it's a fun miniature and it was a lark to paint - grey, black, and silvers! The strange thing underfoot I painted up as if he's crushing some kind of empty fire extinguisher or pressurised gas canister.

After finishing ol' Binface, I picked up my Bad Squiddo Games snake priestesses, and painted them up to go alongside my Song of Blades and Heroes snake cultists:

I did a little bit of translucency on the priestess on the left, but just went for a more opaque blue overall

I'm quite pleased with the snakes!

At some point I need to think about who these snake cultists are actually supposed to be fighting, honestly. But that's probably about 1,500 miniatures away at this point!

Oh - speaking of painting - my uncle K sent me a voucher for Christmas, and after much umming and ahhing I used it to get myself some new paintbrushes, as the ones I was using until today are, to put it mildly, knackered. So I splashed out and got myself some nice new ones that came in an interesting cardboard pot:

I've never used them before but they're pretty good!

I like them. They have a nice triangular bit towards the ferrule which is perfect for holding onto, the brushes have a nice point and hold it well, and they take and apply paint well too. There's 15 in the pot, including some good drybrushes and sizes from teeny tiny to good for quite large areas. Worth the voucher spend honestly.

Painting Points:
Today: 3
This Week: 17
2025: 39