If you are going to run a Miami Vice-based scenario, you have to include the good guys. The Miami Vice Squad consists of 11 miniatures. Nine are from Brigade Games Drug War Z range, while two are by Studio Miniatures (now available from Hayland Terrain). I have all the Brigade police models except for one which I overlooked during my original purchase. If they need backup, I have several police from Crooked Dice in and out of uniform.
As I noted in my previous post on the Colombian Cartel, I painted these models in order to use them in a game I am running at Historicon 2023. I will be using the 7TV rules, which are perfect for this sort of scenario. I painted them in spring 2023. Research consisted of watching the entire first and second seasons of Miami Vice on dvd, courtesy of my local library. I haven't watched the show since it was first on in the 80s, and I thought it held up fairly well. It also adjusted my usual color palette towards the brighter end of the spectrum. I primarily used bright colors from an old Citadel paint set, Vallejo, and GW Contrast paints.
The detectives are all in plain clothes, and like the Cartel models, are very well sculpted. They had minimal flash, painted up well, and were fun to paint . Most are armed with pistols so they will be outgunned by their criminal opponents. Just to get you into the mood: Miami Vice theme
The stars of the show (l-r): Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs (with his favorite sawn-off shotgun). I admit that I didn't try and paint Crockett's trademark stubble because I couldn't find a technique I liked and thought would look right. These are the versions from Studio Miniatures/Hayland Terrain.
Lieutenant Castillo, played by a young Edward James Olmos. A good representation of the actor. He joined the show partway through the first season after the original lieutenant was killed.
Two DEA agents. Various DEA agents appear in episodes throughout the series.
The Brigade Games versions of Crockett and Tubbs.
The Citadel paint set that provided many of the colors used in this project. They worked well.
Could be mistaken but I think there was one bad guy on MV with whom they clashed but who was never brought to justice. That same guy was, shall we say, a very unique individual in the real world as well.
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G. Gordon Liddy
These look every bit as good as first batch, Jason! Your painting is really hitting its stride. I am impressed.
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