Warlord Games Unboxing - Cadet Judge - 2000 AD - Judge Dredd

Welcome to a long overdue Warlord Games Unboxing. This Cadet Judge is from the Rebellion Publishing: 2000 AD comics & Warlord Games collaboration game for Judge Dredd.

Here are the details of this fantastic kit.

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Cadet Judge

Potential Judge candidates are usually inducted into the Academy of Law at the tender age of five. Here, they are subject to rigorous academic training in all aspects of the law that governs the North American Mega-Cities. By the end of the process, they have acquired knowledge exceeding those of the most senior lawyers and justice officials of the early 21st century.

In parallel to their academic training, they undergo an intensive physical and mental exercise programme that hones their firearms and close combat skills whilst also preparing them to endure the various injuries and physical hardships that life patrolling the streets will throw at them.

Whilst the life of a cadet is mainly taken up by study and training, if a dire situation or crisis demands the Justice Department deploy more manpower, cadets may be armed and sent out onto the streets, usually as part of a carefully monitored team engaging in fairly low-intensity operations. One highlight of a cadet’s continual assessment is the ‘Hotdog Run’ where a group of cadets accompanied by Senior Judges are sent on patrol in the radioactive hell of the Cursed Earth beyond the Mega-City’s walls.

However, during the Necropolis and Chaos Day incidents, cadets were deployed into hazardous situations typically only handled by a fully qualified Judge. Many cadets performed bravely and well, as befitted their training. Still, the losses incurred had severe future implications for the Justice Department when it struggled to maintain enough qualified Street Judges.

Box Contents

1 model on foot and 1 mounted. Made with Warlord Resin.

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Judge Dredd // Cadet Judge and Academy of Law

Welcome to a miniature Monday. Today is a mongoose gaming Cadet Judge, and to be honest I didn't feel like writing a whole backstory for the model. Due to a combination of receiving my first jab and the fact that the model isn't a great example of casting. With this running through my head, I instead have chosen to write about the Academy of Law, this is all fiction from the 2000 AD background and readily available across the internet.

Training a Street Judge takes fifteen long, hard years (although exceptional cadets may graduate earlier through a fast-track program, usually in thirteen years). Many of the entrants to the Academy of Law never make it to the streets of Mega-City One as a full Judge. The Academy is sometimes referred to as "The toughest school on earth". Cadets are either cloned from proven genetic stock or are recruited into the Academy, typically at the age of five. They are then expected to learn the basics of law enforcement very quickly, and any failure during their rigorous training is likely to lead to expulsion. Only two in seven cadets graduate. On graduating cadets attain Rookie Judge status and are awarded their half eagle badge and white helmet (See my photo.)

Cadet judges attend regular classes on all aspects of policing and controlling a 22nd Century Megalopolis. Both practical and mental skills are vital to their progress at the Academy, so they are subjected to continual assessment by their judge-tutors. One of the standard texts at the academy is The Comportment of a Judge - a reference guide for street judges written by Judge Dredd, and often known as "Dredd's Comportment". The Academy of Law is a self-contained environment for prospective judges - affording them somewhere to live, train both physically and mentally, and to be tested. However, cadets do have to go outside in groups for their "Hotdog Run," a combat mission into the Cursed Earth radiation desert. This is usually a cadet's first real test of their training in actual combat conditions.

By the 2110s, it was a practice to take the most violent cadets at age 6, those considered too much for the streets, and put them in special training for outer space Corps fireteams. In 2116, the Academy was allowing juves to try again for entry at age twelve; if approved, they couldn't become street Judges but might become off-world colony Judges.

Psis are taken from the Academy to Psi Division's own specialist training school, though they are also taught the same law and combat skills as Street Judges.

Rookie judges must also pass a "final street test" before they can graduate. Only when they have satisfied a serving judge that they can handle themselves on the streets of Mega-City One can a rookie leave the Academy with his or her black helmet and full eagle badge.

Flunked cadets struggle to fit back into society, having been conditioned into thinking being a Judge is the only thing that would matter. Many have suffered mental breakdowns, substance abuse problems, and early death.

Miniature Monday // Half-Eagle Rookie Judge Chouch

Welcome back down into the slums of Sector 102, looks like the streets have a new Judge beating down doors. Half-Eagle Rookie Judge Chouch. Before becoming a full Judge of Sector 102, Judge Chouch must pass her final assessment under the watchful eyes of the Senior Judges. Until then she is normally partnered with Judge Silar and is assisting him with his assignment to clean up Dan Abnett block.

Rookie Judge Chouch

Move: 6"

Shoot: 3

Fight: 3

Evade: 1

Resist: 3

Cool: 2

Special: Respect the Law, Let's Ride!

Notoriety: 11

Equipment: Lawgiver MK2 Pistol, Day Stick, Boot Knife

This was my second version of this miniature as my first I had sadly dropped, smashing it into a million pieces. Like a lot of my figures, I didn't spend nearly enough time painting it. Primed black and dry brush grey I set about painting it. Starting with the classic uniform, due to personal preference I always go black with a dark blue highlight. I achieved this look by slapping some blue on the high contrast sections of the model, like the outer thigh. Once dry I covered it all with contrast black GW paint which gives me the look I had hoped for. The green, sections and yellow I kept dry brushing with lighter greys, before washing in green and yellow and before one final bright hit of a base colour paint. Yes, it, rough and ready but so should a Judge! Drop me a comment and hopefully, I will be able to some more painting in the near future.