It will not surprise you to know that “Gruff” is a 28mm Hasslefree figure. Before too long I will have exhausted my supply of them and I will have to place another order. Some new releases should be out soon as well and that will provide the ideal time I think. In the meanwhile I have plenty of other things to do but more on that in future posts.
The image on the back of “Gruff” is embossed so freehand opportunities for my imagination were limited. I did however add a stripe and numbers to his shorts and a couple of letters (hardly detectable in the photo’s below) to the can he is holding. Other than that it was a simple figure with no difficult areas to access so painting him was pretty quick and easy. I kept the base simple, mainly out of laziness really. Although I like the figure I wasn’t inspired beyond just painting it, partly I think because my imagination and ideas are now taking me all over the place right now. Quite where that will lead though remains to be seen.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Excellent work sir, I know you said the image on hos back is sculpted not free hand but you have painted that really well.the eyes are great!
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Cheers mate. 🙂
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Really nice, Dave! 🙂
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Thanks John. 🙂
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He looks great. I love the detail on the can, or rather the hint enough that anyone looking at it knows what he is drinking.
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Thank you. I did choose a canned beverage where the letters were easier! 😉
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Nicely done mate 😊
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Cheers Alex. 🙂
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Excellent work TIM, all the extra little details you’ve added with the paint, elevates the model as a whole
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Thanks Dave. 🙂
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Great paint job.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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I love this figure and almost got it with my latest order from Hasselfree (which turned up today, so yay!). Excellent job on him, and the face and beard are superb!
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Thank you. Nice to know I’m not the only one who is a fan of Hasslefree. 🙂
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Great job man. I want to know this guy when the zombie horde hits. Looks like he is good to have around.
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Cheers mate, I’d certainly want him on my side. 🙂
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Great job as always and I like this sculpt’s combination of mundane plus the samurai-looking sword. I don’t know where he got it but I think anyone would be hard pressed to get the sword away from him!
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Cheers mate. As for the sword I wouldn’t ask him for it! 😉
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Excellent stuff mate. 🙂
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Cheers Wudu. 🙂
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Nice work, TIM! Especially on the can and bringing the t-shirt design to life! I think that figure *might* be loosely based on Ed (Nick Frost) from Shaun of the Dead.
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Hasslefree do a specific Ed figure but I do think this is most probably another variant. 🙂
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That could be it – I thought he should have a golf club – but then thought it might have been optional parts…
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The other figure does have a golf club and in his left hand he is using a phone, much more along the lines of the film but I think you are right that this figure is of Ed too.
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HA Ha , an interesting guy ,Kuribo got it right! Well painted mate!
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Yes he is Pat and I’m definitely having him on my side when the world goes tits up. 🙂
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When the apocalypse comes, give me a katana and a beer. Brilliant painting on the can and the T-shirt. The shorts details came out nice too.is he headed for eBay?
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Thanks Mark. For now this ones for my collection. 🙂
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