WK's Masters of the Universe in 30mm scale (2 Viewers)

[White Knight]

Heroic Warriors - Sy-Klone


A member of the Heroic Warriors, Sy-Klone was originally a blue-skinned cyborg with the ability to spin at super-speed and generate a whirlwind. He is also able to spin different parts of his body individually. A former acrobat, he was turned into a cyborg through Skeletor's doing. Later canon rewrote his background to be the guardian of Angkor Wat, and possibly a member of the dwindling Gar race, like the halfblood Keldor and the witch Shokoti.

The figure is another marvellous sculpt from the talented hands of Boris Woloszyn, before he turned to other things. Though I dreaded starting on the seemingly complex figure, it was a joy to paint and went like a breeze.

One of the characteristic elements of the toy was the light reflecting radar screen in the middle of his chest. I've seen some brave souls attempting to free hand this, with good results too, but I decided life was too short and the lead & resin pile too high to go that way. So I reduced an image of the radar to the appropriate size, printed it out in colour, varnished it, glued it on and painted the edges, followed by another cote of glossier varnish and the result looks good to me. Extreme close-up and file with the resized radar available on my blog (https://motu-wargames.blogspot.com/2020/07/heroic-warriors-sy-klone.html).

Sy-Klone and He-Man, defending the gates of Grayskull, side by side.

Sy-Klone leading a pair of Eternos guards into battle


I've painted quite a good number of these and yet, my Heroic Warrior factions isn't very big. I blame the fact I tend to paint a lot of variants of the same character, which I haven't included in the group picture below:

 

[villagehorse]

Need sunglasses to see this figure so early in the morning {sm4} . You have done a great job on this figure WK, another labour of love. Such a unique collection. Robin.

 

[White Knight]

Thank you Robin, it's all about reliving childhood. That doesn't mean I don't have more things planned for my 60mm Victorian Horror, Musketeers and Robin Hood collections though.

 

[White Knight]

Fasted 30mm scale paintjob I ever did. The heroes of Sagar get a little extra help in the shape of this enchanted ice sculpture of Blackstar:
https://motu-wargames.blogspot.com/2020/07/heroes-of-sagar-enchanted-blackstar-ice.html


In the Filmation episode "Lightning City of the Clouds" Mara enchanted an ice sculpture of Blackstar and Warlorck that was made by one of the Throbbits to take the fight to Overlord, while Blackstar himself was engaged elsewhere. While he was ultimately destroyed, the enchanted ice sculpture bought our heroes some much needed time to secure victory and bring back spring.

This was a quick one to paint. Including the base it probably took about 10 minutes from start to finish, being essentially a thin wash over the white primer. Really effective for the look I was going for though.

The original inspiration:

At last, we meet again, Blackstar. I see you are pale from fright!

Flesh and blood Blackstar next to ice sculpture Blackstar

 

[White Knight]

Orko is He-Man and Prince Adam's diminutive sidekick-cum-wizard. A powerful wizard on his home planet Trolla, his spells don't seem to work right on Eternia and go wrong more often than not. As such, Orko's tragedy is that he is often seen as incompetent and the court's jester rather than its wizard.

The model was sculpted by Didier Fancagne. I only changed the eyes to make them more cartoon-accurate, which is merely a matter of personal preference. The base is a resin blank from Fenris Games, with my usual stone texture added and a clear flying stand from EM-4.

The main trio as they are often portrayed in the cartoon

The main heroic warriors from the Filmation cartoon, still missing the Sorceress

Skeletor and Evil-Lynn's magic pitched against Orko's. That'll end well...

 

[villagehorse]

Clever how you have added the clear pipe to show him hovering WK. Robin.

 

[White Knight]

Thanks, it's a common thing in 28mm scale. I haven't ever seen it used in 60mm and I have always worked around it myself in that scale as well.

Evil Warriors - Evil Humans
When Eternia's territory was divided between a Light and Dark hemisphere, some human tribes found themselves stuck on Skeletor's side. Most probably under his dark impulses, they gradually descended into barbarism and served him as evil human warriors, thus swelling his ranks...

To the best of my knowledge, these only appeared in a single minicomic, shown below, but they always appealed to my imagination.

The figures are from another limited run of private commissions. They are painted to match the comic reference, including using Foundry's oriental flesh triad to match the skin tone.

You don't actually see their weapons in the comic, so using the standard MotU weapons on them makes sense. I decided to paint them in the dark red colour that these were also released in for the toy range to give some contrast as I didn't fancy adding even more grey.

Good human cannonfodder versus bad human cannonfodder


I figured it was time to do another group shot of my Evil Warrior faction. This does not include the variants I have done of Skeletor, Faker and Copy-Cat.

 

[villagehorse]

With the limited information you had, I think you nailed these two. A few more would not go astray either. Robin.

 

[villagehorse]

A delegation arrives at castle Grayskull to demand a surrender or be banished beyond the Universe. Robin.

 

[White Knight]

Today is not the day Castle Grayskull will surrender its secrets to the likes of you.

The goal is indeed to add more of these troopbuilding types over time, painting two at a time.

 

[villagehorse]

Hope you are ok with me adding some of my favourite figures to your thread. Understand if you have an issue. Robin.

 

[White Knight]

No issue, Robin. They fit into the universe though I suspect them to be a bit bigger.

 

[villagehorse]

Supreme leader arrives to take control. Robin.

 

[White Knight]

Evil Horde - Imp


Imp is Hordak's spy, spying on both Horde and Rebellion members, making him disliked by all. His abilities include flight and shape shifting. He can shape shift into numerous different forms, seemingly without limitations. Most times he will retain his natural blue colouring, but has shown on occasion that he can assume different colouring when in another form. In addition, he also seems to possess the ability to take on the characteristics of whatever form he takes, as illustrated when he transformed into a working flamethrower, nearly burning down the Whispering Woods, or when he transforms into a laser blaster and can fire laser bolts while in this shape.

The model is a great sculpt done by Fancagne Didier. My main issue with it being that it's so tiny, around 12mm, that it was becoming hard to paint. As such, it's not my best paintjob, but it looks good enough to the naked eye when it's not blown up like in these pictures.

The Imp and his master:

The painted members of the Horde so far:

A comparison between Imp and Orko, that other flying sidekick:

 

[White Knight]

Great Rebellion - Bright Moon Guards with Staffweapon


https://motu-wargames.blogspot.com/2020/08/great-rebellion-bright-moon-guards-with.html


While everyone remembers the orange and green Eternos Guard, Bright Moon Palace had its own elite guards, aptly named the Bright Moon Guard. Armed with sphere tipped energy weapons, they are ready to hold their own against the Evil Horde.

Having given a lot of thought to the representation of diversity in MotU off late, I decided to paint one of the guards in a darker skintone. This was my first try at the Foundry African flesh triad and while I initially had my reservations, the final result does look good. I did make a small mistake that I'll likely correct when I paint some reinforcements for them is that the rim underneath the sphere should be the colour of the staff. Oh well, it doesn't bother me too much (is what I tell myself).

The Bright Moon Guards as shown on the original She-Ra cartoon:

A couple of Bright Moon guards bravely try to hold off Hordak and his Horde Troopers until the heroes arrive:

 

[White Knight]

Overlord Forces - Neptul

https://motu-wargames.blogspot.com/2020/08/overlord-forces-neptul.html


One of the coolest villains to come out of the Blackstar cartoon, and one of the few toy characters that made it into the cartoon, is, in my opinion, Neptul. Aside from having has his own host of merfolk to command, he looks like the offspring of Cthulhu and Merman. I just knew I had to add him to the lineup. I figure in the expanded universe, he could be a sort of right hand man to Merman, adding his people to the different underwater tribes at Merman's beck and call.

Neptul and his warriors, as they appeared in the cartoon


Did I mention I hate panting orange? I really do and so many of these characters and troops seem to have it. I tried a different approach on this one and I sort of like how it came out. Still. Orange.

Overlord and Neptul together. Looks a bit like they're singing a duet.

Neptul facing Blackstar

Well met He-Man. Merman sends his regards.

All the Blackstar figures for now...

 

[villagehorse]

What is your aversion to Orange? You have captured this figure brilliantly and certainly done justice to his likeness. Once again amazing WK. Robin.

 

[White Knight]

It's just one of those colours where it's difficult to get good, even coverage. Like yellow.

 

[White Knight]

And of course more orange...

Heroic Warriors - The Sorceress


The Sorceress, mystical guardian of the secrets of Castle Grayskull and one of my favourite character designs coming out of the Filmation cartoon. With a vast knowledge of magic and history, she is among the wisest beings on Eternia. He-Man often seeks her counsel. The Sorceress demonstrates saintly qualities such as humility and often appears to other characters who are in need of guidance. While powerful in her own rights, her powers are tied to Castle Grayskull and weaken when she leaves its walls. When she does need to travel, though, she generally assumes the form of the falcon Zoar. Her real name is Teela-Na and she is secretly the mother of Teela.

The model is another Quest Miniature and one of the last of that range to have been sculpted by Boris Woloszyn. The base is my usual flagstone sculpting over a blank lipped base.

Keeping watch on top of the walls of Grayskull

With her evil Anti-Eternia counterpart

With her minicomic counterpart (left) and secret daughter (right)

Protecting Grayskull from the forces of evil

 

[White Knight]

Heroic Warriors - Moss-Man
Moss-Man is a man, made of moss. He lives in the Evergreen Forest in harmony among the animals and plants. His power is to camouflage into foliage and other green areas, as well as control all plant life. He's not exactly a favourite, but kind of has to be there.

The model is made by Quest Miniatures and was one of the first models that wasn't done by Boris Woloszyn. While not bad per se, the model turned out a bit small and lacking much detail. In the Filmation cartoon, Moss-Man was rather bulky, so I decided to experiment a bit with it and try to add some bulk by emulating the main feature of the toy figure: flock. It's not quite the result I was going for, and I wouldn't have done this if the figure had held a bit more interest, but he'll do. I think. Whatever, it's a walking moss patch.

Hanging out with his pal He-Man.

About to unleash nature's fury on some of Skeletor's goons