The Boston Companions box adds another three named characters to the Survivors faction.
Cait
Cait is my favorite of the bunch. Her pose projects power, although trying to actually use either weapon like that probably wouldn’t be too effective.
Piper
I think Piper is my least favorite of the set. The purple jacket came out funny, and the pose looks awkward. At least she has a brownie camera, although hers has faded to gray.
X6-88 Courser
I went with a raw ceramic look for Courser’s weapon, similar to my Genestealer Cult hybrids.
Boston Companions (group)
And with these models, the galleries now cover 1000 distinct models.
The AI-driving creatures of Fallout is one of the more intriguing parts of the game. So I had to have them, starting with these robots.
Assaultron (ready)
Assaultron (lunging)
Assaultron (skating)
Fortunately, all five models included in this set are distinct poses. The Assaultrons are all suitably dynamic.
Protectron (standing)
Protectron (walking)
The Protectrons, in turn, are more lumbering.
By the time I was done weathering, the robots lost most of their color. Someday I will learn the lesson to oversaturate early and trust it will be more muted by the end.
Unlike the starter set models, the standalone Fallout models are made of a hard resin. It holds much more detail and is easier to clean up mold lines. The Survivors core box is split, four named characters and four general purpose.
Each model has a specific scenic base, with holes placed to match pegs on the models’ feet. To make it easier to paint, I glued the sprue of each model to a temporary base, only gluing on arms, etc, as needed. That way I could paint the base separately, and reunite them later.
Mama Murphy
Preston Garvey
Ronnie Shaw
Sturges
The four named characters all have nice differentiation, though I think Sturges has the most character.
Scavenger (aimed)
Scavenger (pistol up)
Settler (rifle)
Settler (shotgun)
The Scavengers/Settlers include two repeats from the starter box, though of the nicer resin material. I would have liked to see distinct poses.
As Fallout is supposed to be have a narrative twist, the starter set also includes one monster, the Deathclaw.
Deathclaw
I used an airbrush to block out the brown, green, and yellow colors. I even remembered to exaggerate the differences, since applying washes later would pull it down. A final dusting via drybrush brings it all togther.
