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.
Last time was the Survivors, now it’s time for the starter set Super Mutants.
Aviator
The Aviator is the top dog. You can tell because he has the coolest hat. I gave each of the Super Mutants a different color to make it easier to refer to them.
Brute
Overall the Super Mutants faired better in the PVC, except for the Brute. His hammer’s shaft was hopelessly bent. I replaced it with a bit of styrene cut to size. Unfortunately I made it a bit too wide, so used green stuff to enlarge the segment between fists from the original model.
Super Mutant
This model is listed as a generic Super Mutant. How dull. He doesn’t even get a hat.
Mutant Hound (right)
Mutant Hound (left)
I’m underwhelmed by the Mutant Hound models. They seem to be fillers, both here and in the various other boxes of models. But maybe they’re useful point fillers, too.
