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"Downtime outside Wallopers Bar." Out in the Radback and Megacities of Oz, Justice Department has its forces out even there. The judges of Oz are more relaxed than their Yank cousins (in fact, general consensus is that excluding Japan and Russia, most other countries think American Judges are a bit too uptight...), they claim it's the heat. Judges are allowed relationships and some r&r allowances. However despite the friendliness and easy-going attitude, Oz judges are still the law. Much like PanAfrica, they have Bush Judges who operate out of the Radback and are well-versed in Bushcraft and survival. Especially concerning the wildlife out in Oz, which has mutated and become even nastier than the current state of it... Once again, went for a more loose-fitting military feel to the uniform than Mega City 1's leather biker look. Mainly to combat heat. Since there's been a couple of changes to the Australian Judge uniform over the years, I went for a mashup for the colour scheme. Green, red and white seemed to be the most prominent in all of them though as was the brim  on the helmet. On the badge and buckle, I went for the seven-pointed star from the flag on the buckle and the badge is meant to have the Southern Cross from the flag also incorporated into it. Not the best visual rep, but I think if I was working on a bigger canvas I'd have made it a bit more obvious. Only other thing I'd crit on my own work is the Lawmaster, maybe spent a bit more time on it...

A little Dredd for #temperancetuesday I think :3 Photo taken at Dragoncon 2018 by @Afflictionphoto

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Due to covering the entirety of the continent, Judges of PanAfrica are a varied bunch. In the Great African Dustbowl, and some of the major cities, Johannesburg, Simba City and alike have standard judge uniforms and equipment. Some minor aesthetic differences aside. Helmet design having a slightly altered visor and blue ribbon, the main body of the uniform being more like lightweight army fatigues than heavy leather jackets and trousers to deal with the heat, the shoulder pads also are different, one side displaying the flag of the nation of their jurisdiction. The only judges in PanAfrica which have a completely different uniform are the Judges of Luxor. Luxor is the richest megacity in PanAfrica and one of the richest overall in the surviving world of Dredd. It is a gigantic gated community essentially and as such has it's own security, the Luxor Judges. Whilst being closely tied to PanAfrica's Justice Dept. They are not a part of it the same way judges in other parts of PanAfrica are. They are more like a private army or highly-trained security guards. Also highly paid... Their uniform's got more of the security guard look about them when compared to a regular street judge's police. The lighter colour is meant to make them seem non-threatening and, of course, the Egyptian theming helps them to look truly like part of the city. While the Luxor Judges can come across as friendly and trustworthy, they are also some of the most brutal and harsh amongst the entire Judge System. Also, some of the more easily corruptible, which comes as no big surprise, considering the city of Luxor. And finally there are 'Bush Judges'. Much like the Judge Marshals in the Cursed Earth of North America and Outback, PanAfrica's vast swathes of desert and remaining jungles still have people living out there and the Justice Dept has people out there to keep an eye on them. The uniform regs for Bush Judges (and street judges as well) are more relaxed. Since survival is key in the wildlands, if it helps the judges perform their tasks better, the Justice Dept. are fine with the lack of proper attire. In the case of street judges; Ancient tribal fashions, tattoos, warrior necklaces and charms, and even bones from animals may be added to the uniform for morale purposes without suffering disciplinary action. I had fun designing these. It was cool to look at modern African cultures and try and figure out how I could incorporate them into the Dredd universe. And looking at some of the old 2000AD comics to see if I could take some elements from there as well. Only, you know, without making things too stereotypical... Hopefully I succeeded.

Here's number two in the Judge Project! Everyone's favourite Alien Superfiend! This is a redo of an old design I had kicking around for a movie version of Judge Death. Most of the original idea is in here in someway or form, the proportions are a lot better this time round. If they did hypothetically make this I'd cast either Doug Jones or possibly Javier Botet as Judge Death. Both are tall and skinny. Which I know you can't really tell what with the slightly padded uniform. Most of the design follows on from the idea that he is from a parallel universe and I've included slight variations on the uniform to demonstrate that. Left shoulder pad, for example, also the belt buckle and the helmet trim are all different. Didn't really want to include a lot of the Pteranodon aesthetic because it wasn't really meshing with the rest of the look. I put it on the belt though so, I've hinted at it. Pleased with the bullet holes in the design and the scratched off helmet badge and rust on his visor. Although I could've done a bit better on the graffiti, but that's what practice is for.

Okay, so I've been digging around in my old files and I found this half-finished thing! So, I finished it and decided I'm resurrecting The Judge Project! Another old daft idea, partly to practice my detailing... Basically, I've decided to have a crack at designing Judges from other Mega-Cities in the 2012 Dredd universe! Starting off with Hondo City. Like most of the other Judge uniforms I'll be designing. They'll be based off of the template of the MC1 Judges, but with slight tweaks which I think would work. *Shrugs* I'll add some text giving either a history or a walkthrough the design later on. When I can think of one, but for now here's this.

I am... THE LAW! come find pool patrol Dredd later at the Kalahari. No, I haven't left yet, why do you ask? #cosplay #cosplayer #dredd #thejudgedredd #judgedredd #dredd2012 #colossalcon #colossalcon2017 #2000ad #dreddcosplay (at ColossalCon)

Getting ready to Dredd. Working on the strapping and fitting, practicing my scowl. #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplayprogress #dredd #dredd2012 #leather #leatherjacket #judge #judgedredd