I started this as a bit of a 'palate cleanser' if you will. If I get a bit stuck on my current project, I move to this, to clear my mind. I like to have a few different type projects on the go, to work on whatever the inspiration is strongest for.

This is the first time I'm painting Afro-American skintones ...

Is this one from the Vlad Tepes range?

No Neil, it's an old Verlinden kit.

I was referring to the impaling.. or was that a double bluff

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler#Reputation_for_cruelty

Slowly working away on this. Finished the trousers and flak jacket. Finished the helmet, apart from a few touch ups on the black on the camo cover. The boots need more work, I'm not getting the worn look I'm aiming for yet.