Thursday, 11 April 2019

The Ghostbreakers of New York

Following on from my review of the N.O.W. supplement, Ghostbreakers: Spirits of Manhattan here are the 28mm scale figures I'm using for my team of Ghostbreakers. All of these 28mm scale figures were produced by Crooked Dice Games. I start with four PCs from the supplement. Ghostbreakers from other U.S. cities will appear in my next post.
First in line is Dr. Aurora Bradshaw, an unflappable 23-year old human parapsychologist who is determined to prove the existence of ghosts. Daughter of hippy parents, she was adopted by the Martins after they were killed in a fire. She's a doctor of psychology and parapsychology, determined to prove the existence of ghosts after witnessing a paranormal event as a teenager. Her work and research at the Columbia University Medical Centre is often mocked but thankfully she is left to her own devices in her lab. She is rank grade:5 (5d6).
Next up is Dr. Miles Wheeler, a brilliant 35-year old human experimental scientist who loves outlandish science. The real brains behind the group and creator of most of the super-science technology the team uses to battle the spirits. He's a doctor in theoretical physics and engineering. He doesn't really talk about his past, and finds talking to people a little unsettling. He finds science the most fascinating and loves the more outlandish multidimensional hypothetical theories around. He is also rank grade:5 (5d6).
Second from the right is Carlos Martin, a stoic 40-years old human priest who hopes to restore his faith. Carlos, with his adoptive sister Aurora Bradshaw, witnessed the paranormal as a teenager. Instead of turning to science he turned to religion joining the church. However, his research into spirits continued and he was excommunicated for his unfaltering fascination with becoming an exorcist. Before joining the team he was travelling the country, hoping to find his faith once more. He, too, is rank grade:5 (5d6).
Finally is Kymberlyn Gardner, an athletic 27-year old human taxi driver who loves to chat. Ex-marine, Kim has been working as a New York taxi driver for the last two years, hoping to earn enough to set up her own private security or chauffeur service. She's generally very sceptical, but struck up a friendship with Aurora after chatting in her cab. No nonsense, tough and streetwise, she's picked up lots of information about the streets of Manhattan through her driving. She is also rank grade:5 (5d6). I slightly converted her figure by remodelling her hair.

6 comments:

  1. Great looking models Bryan, and nice character backgrounds to

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    1. Thank you kindly, Dave. I can't take credit for their backgrounds as I simply copied them from the supplement.

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  2. Oh marvellous stuff, Bryan, and you have got their uniform colour down to a fine art imho. Great work!! :-)

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    1. Greatly appreciated, Simon. Although the front cover of the supplement shows them wearing red jump suits I much preferred the pale brown of the "Ghostbusters" film characters.

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  3. You did a fab paint job on them Bryan :)

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