15mm Sci Fi - GZG Japanese Cybertech Ninjas

If you lived as a teen/adult (is there a difference?) in the 1980s, chances are you saw at least one ninja movie from Golan-Globus.  The 80s were a non-stop barrage of said martial arts movies, most being quite bad, with a very small number being at best mildly amusing.

These guys, Ninjas, from the GZG Japanese Corporate range, were on my to-do list for awhile.  There were many color options to go with, but I decided on traditional cinematic black.  

GZG Japanese Corporate Cybertech Ninjas, lead by "Storm Shadow", Master Assassin. 
"Cobra!"

Every gang of evil ninja terrorists needs a leader, taking inspiration from Gi-Joe their master received a white color scheme.  Their helmets do need some clean up due to a mold line running down the middle.  As always, I miss some now and then.  

Black is normally very difficult to work with on small scales. The color scheme was:

• Tamiya German Grey, airbrushed.
• Vallejo Model Color Dark Sea Blue on the scabbards,. 
• A very thin line of Vallejo Deep Sky Blue was painted inside the visors (I am now fully trained to perform brain surgery) 
• Washed in Army Painter Dark Tone.
• Highlights were done in Vallejo Blue Grey Pale 70.905 and Pale Grey Blue 70.907 (yes the names are correct....Vallejo has confusing/fucked up color names sometimes).  The highlights have to be stronger than I would normally use on 28mm.  At a distance they look much better than up close (just like all small scale painting....unless you are the Steve Dean, God of 15mm Painting).

Sword or blaster, its all the same to them.

The white was harder than it needed to be, thanks to GW Contrast Paint.  

• Vallejo Mecha White Primer
• Citadel Contrast Apothecary White overcoat.  This was a poor choice since at small scales this color is far too grey.  
• I then re-highlighted the armor in Vallejo Off-White and White.  I should have just used Vallejo Off White as a base, washed it in MIG Grey Filter for White and then highlighted raised bits.  MIG filters are very subtle and I feel this would have done a better job with less effort on my part.  

Assassins of the Far Future are Equal Opportunity Employers.  

Mold Lines: these are far more visible on airbrushed models than on brush painted ones (at least to me).  I could have done more clean up on a few of them....but (since they are black) you really do not see them unless you are holding them up to your face in bright light.

These will make an appearance in Five Parsecs from Home (or Clash on the Fringe) as a small, elite commando team out to thwart the hero's plans.