Lead Adventure Forum

Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: OSHIROmodels on September 17, 2020, 11:23:45 PM

Title: Brigade neffs - British 'dig' - Pg 6
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 17, 2020, 11:23:45 PM
I’m loving the new neffs being brought out by Brigade Models at the moment (some of the designs are a little off but that’s just a personal opinion).

I’ve got myself a couple of fleets but wanted to start with a few cargo neffs to get myself comfortable doing them.

The one on the left is of the newer type (3D designed, printed then cast) and the right one is the older sort (traditional modelmaking).

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-170920221607-481691516.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-170920221608-48172834.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-170920221610-48173242.jpeg)

I’ll hopefully get plenty more done and then play with them with the Wiley Games Starfighters rules using the Fleet Battles expansion in the back.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: Splod on September 18, 2020, 12:52:16 AM
Gorgeous work!

I love the Brigade models, especially their newer 3d kits in the Neff and Starship range. I particularly like the cargo and civilian vessels they do  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 18, 2020, 10:35:12 AM
Thanks  :)

Yes, the starships are rather nice as well  8)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: Elk101 on September 18, 2020, 10:04:21 PM
They look really good. They're nice models, well painted.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: BaronVonJ on September 18, 2020, 10:29:15 PM
Me likey a lot
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: Malamute on September 19, 2020, 08:26:49 AM
Smooth ;D
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: Dr DeAth on September 19, 2020, 08:43:21 AM
Nicely done Sir!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 19, 2020, 09:19:33 AM
Thank you kindly gents  :)

Got a few more cleaned and primed and will try and get them done over the weekend.

Need to sort out some new bases as well.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: AKULA on September 19, 2020, 09:50:22 AM
Nice job mate  8)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 21, 2020, 11:00:34 AM
Cheers fella  :)

Got one of the big ones done over the weekend. It's sold by Brigade as Spanish but I'm going to use it as Japanese as I prefer the design of these to the 'official' Japanese ones.

Just noticed that I forgot to do the barrel ends  ::)

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-210920094828-4819771.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-210920094830-48206251.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: Rabbitz on September 21, 2020, 01:33:56 PM
Looks excellent.  Looking forward to you doing this in 28mm to add to your excellent collection  ;D
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: Ray Rivers on September 21, 2020, 03:20:52 PM
Very swish!  :-*
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 21, 2020, 05:43:37 PM
Thanks  :)

Looking forward to you doing this in 28mm to add to your excellent collection  ;D

 lol

It would be around 1350mm. Not impossible but not practical (especially when I've already got rather large Mikasa underway  :D )
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: Malamute on September 21, 2020, 07:52:55 PM
The last one is particularly nice, my favourite so far
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: AKULA on September 21, 2020, 07:57:33 PM
It would be around 1350mm. Not impossible but not practical (especially when I've already got rather large Mikasa underway  :D )

More or less practical than suggesting that I should build The Wall ?

 ;) lol
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 21, 2020, 08:03:36 PM
 lol lol

So much more less  lol

I seem to remember the Wall would have to be seven foot high for 28mm  lol
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: AKULA on September 21, 2020, 08:11:18 PM
lol lol

So much more less  lol

I seem to remember the Wall would have to be seven foot high for 28mm  lol

Probably more like 10-12’  lol

I look forward to seeing the Mikasa
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Battleship added
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 22, 2020, 10:42:07 PM
I’ll dig it out eventually  lol

Got another couple of little cruisers done but the photos of them didn’t turn out so here’s some of what’s been done so far.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-220920213732-482422447.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-220920213734-48243872.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: gamer Mac on September 22, 2020, 11:40:32 PM
nice :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: Splod on September 23, 2020, 12:35:35 AM
Lovely work! I love the bases too  :D
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: Shahbahraz on September 23, 2020, 01:40:05 PM
Love those, they have such a great pre-dreadnought feel to them, and the colours work really well.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 23, 2020, 02:21:05 PM
Thanks chaps  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: AKULA on September 23, 2020, 02:29:03 PM
Beautiful...although I’m surprised you haven’t added signal flags  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 23, 2020, 02:33:45 PM
Beautiful...although I’m surprised you haven’t added signal flags  ;) ;D

You’re an arse  lol

You know why don’t you  lol
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: AKULA on September 23, 2020, 03:10:59 PM
You’re an arse  lol

You know why don’t you  lol

It’s a fair cop  lol
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - ‘Fleet’ shots - Pg 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 25, 2020, 11:12:02 PM
Got a couple more done and there’s now enough for a decent 1st fleet  :)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-250920220823-48326660.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-250920220824-48333182.jpeg)

Already have French ships and got some British ones on the way. I think I’ll keep the Brits and the French as they are.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Ray Rivers on September 26, 2020, 12:21:33 PM
Very nice, indeed!  :-*

Looking forward to seeing the British and the French.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Ragsta on September 26, 2020, 12:57:07 PM
Lovely ships so far, I salute you for adding rigging! Is that cotton thread?

The paint jobs are very nice, I like that previously Spanish one's design and paintjob in particular.

The bases really help add to the quality, where are they from?
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on September 26, 2020, 01:01:29 PM
Very nice.

Tony
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Billchuck on September 26, 2020, 03:28:33 PM
Lovely ships so far, I salute you for adding rigging! Is that cotton thread?
The rigging looks great. I never even put the masts on mine, because the cast metal is so fragile and I’m clumsy. I want to solder up wire masts, but never got around to it.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 26, 2020, 04:10:16 PM
Many thanks chaps  :)

Lovely ships so far, I salute you for adding rigging! Is that cotton thread?

The paint jobs are very nice, I like that previously Spanish one's design and paintjob in particular.

The bases really help add to the quality, where are they from?

Yes, cotton sealed with a bit of thin superglue. The bases were lasered from 5mm acrylic. The acrylic rod was cut to length (about 50mm) and drilled with a hole in one end to allow the brass rod that’s in the bottom of the neff to slot in. These are all Brigade Spanish ships.


*Edit for rubbish typing  lol

Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on September 26, 2020, 07:36:30 PM
Brilliant work!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Splod on September 27, 2020, 03:15:08 AM
The bases were lasered from 5mm acrylic. The acrylic rod was cut to length (about 50mm) and drilled with a hole in one end to allow the brass rod that’s in the bottom of the neff to slot in. These are all Brigade Spanish ships.

I'd be interested in seeing something like this available commercially?  :D

Would be great for my Aeronef and Full Thrust fleets  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Elk101 on September 27, 2020, 02:46:02 PM
Am I right in thinking that those bases are fully FfoL Starships Fleet rules compatible?
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 27, 2020, 05:44:30 PM
Thanks again  :)

I'd be interested in seeing something like this available commercially?  :D

Would be great for my Aeronef and Full Thrust fleets  :)

Potentially but the acrylic was done by hand as I don't have a table saw to do them en masse. Drop me a pm and we'll see what happens  :)

Am I right in thinking that those bases are fully FfoL Starships Fleet rules compatible?

That's the idea yes but I'm sure they could be used for other rule sets.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: Elk101 on September 27, 2020, 07:36:34 PM
Absolutely they could, it's a very common facing arrangement. Those bases are ideal.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - 1st fleet complete - Pg 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 27, 2020, 10:11:06 PM
Got the first of the French fleet done. I swapped out the main turret for one of the normal ones as I felt it fit better.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-270920210643-48424466.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - First French cruiser - Pg 3
Post by: BaronVonJ on September 28, 2020, 06:09:14 PM
"They call me the Cruiser because I like cars and fast women"...Looking great, sir.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - First French cruiser - Pg 3
Post by: Dr DeAth on September 28, 2020, 07:00:30 PM
Nicely done Sir!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - First French cruiser - Pg 3
Post by: Easy E on September 28, 2020, 11:07:25 PM
Nice looking ship.... errr..... Neff.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - First French cruiser - Pg 3
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 28, 2020, 11:11:28 PM
Thanks chaps  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - First French cruiser - Pg 3
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 12, 2020, 10:36:03 PM
Got some more French done. I’m working on one of the big ones currently and when that’s done I’ll get the sea mat and terrain out  :)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-121020213359-48719815.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Three more French added - Pg 3
Post by: Ray Rivers on October 13, 2020, 01:19:01 AM
I must admit I wasn't so keen on the color scheme at first.

But when I see a group of them... well... they look great.  :-*
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Three more French added - Pg 3
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 13, 2020, 06:48:51 PM
Cheers Ray  :)

Yes, wasn't too convinced myself but they've turned out ok.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Three more French added - Pg 3
Post by: Easy E on October 14, 2020, 06:59:20 PM
Looking smashing!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Three more French added - Pg 3
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 16, 2020, 10:29:43 PM
Thank you  :)

Finished off a French battleship. Two more tiny cruisers to go and this fleet is done.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-171020073535-487731391.jpeg)

Just noticed that I haven’t dotted in the windows  ::)

I’ll do it tomorrow and take a better picture.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French battleship - Pg 4
Post by: Splod on October 17, 2020, 06:06:32 AM
Lovely work! I do love the French sculpts. The armoured hulls give them a distinctive look that stands out from their terrible foes, the British!  :D
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French battleship - Pg 4
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on October 17, 2020, 06:14:05 AM
Great work yet again mate. I love these French sculpts and how you have painted them. I have to keep reminding myself I have no time for yet another genre.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French battleship - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 17, 2020, 08:37:17 AM
Thanks chaps  :)

New, slightly better picture added.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French battleship - Pg 4
Post by: Ray Rivers on October 17, 2020, 01:18:00 PM
Wow!  :-*

That's the cat's pajamas!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French battleship - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 18, 2020, 06:39:53 PM
Thanks  :)

Got two little destroyers done to make the French first fleet complete. Got a British battleship prepped now.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-181020172303-487911390.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French first fleet done - Pg 4
Post by: BaronVonJ on October 18, 2020, 07:48:53 PM
Sleek and sexy....
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French first fleet done - Pg 4
Post by: Gibby on October 18, 2020, 08:43:08 PM
Very nice work on these. I am really a big fan of Brigade's range of Aeroneffs, and in fact I bought one last year to have a go at. I should actually do that some time soon... Quite like the look of the Imperial Skies rules, too.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French first fleet done - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 19, 2020, 04:39:08 PM
Cheers  :)

Got the first British ship done.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-191020114938-488112021.jpeg)

I am really a big fan of Brigade's range of Aeroneffs, and in fact I bought one last year to have a go at. I should actually do that some time soon... Quite like the look of the Imperial Skies rules, too.

Do it!  lol

I played the fleet version of Wiley Games Starfighters and it worked very well. Needs a bit of tweaking but not much at all.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - British battleship - Pg 4
Post by: Ray Rivers on October 19, 2020, 09:03:57 PM
She came out well.  :-*

Looks powerful.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - French battleship - Pg 4
Post by: Bullshott on October 19, 2020, 10:28:42 PM
Thanks  :)

Got two little destroyers done t make the French first fleet complete. Got a British battleship prepped now.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/48/2619-181020172303-487911390.jpeg)

Nice work James  :-*
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - British battleship - Pg 4
Post by: Easy E on October 20, 2020, 06:18:29 PM
The New Sculpts from Brigade are really nice. 

I wish I picked those up rather than the old sculpts, even though I got a good discount.  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - British battleship - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 08, 2021, 01:01:15 PM
Belated thanks gents  :)

Finished off a couple of the defence platforms; Japanese of course  :)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/51/2619-080521115452-512702095.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/51/2619-080521115453-51272946.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Japanese defence platforms - Pg 4
Post by: gamer Mac on May 08, 2021, 03:54:29 PM
Nice Jim :-* :-* :-*
Did you not build one of these in 28mm?
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Japanese defence platforms - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 09, 2021, 08:07:02 AM
Cheers  :)

Yes, it should be in my Mars thread. It's a bit different to these though.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Japanese defence platforms - Pg 4
Post by: Macrossmartin on May 09, 2021, 01:05:52 PM
Steampunk flying saucers! They came out a treat.

Your whole skyship collection is looking brilliant. Do you have a specific campaign or scenario in mind for these, or are you collecting a cornucopia of cloud-crossing conveyances?
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Japanese defence platforms - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 09, 2021, 07:14:49 PM
Cheers  :)

Nothing specific but they will no doubt be tied into my Mars project somehow.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Japanese defence platforms - Pg 4
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 02, 2022, 08:36:12 AM
Finished off a couple of merchant ships and a selection of British. Also took some ‘better’ photos of everything painted so far  :)

(‘Better’ being subjective  lol )

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2619-020722073050-55765195.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2619-020722073050-55770975.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2619-020722073050-55771721.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2619-020722073051-557721482.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2619-020722073051-557731212.jpeg)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Elk101 on July 02, 2022, 10:16:44 AM
Impressive. Most Impressive.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on July 02, 2022, 01:25:12 PM
Looks great mate! 👍
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Bloggard on July 02, 2022, 03:21:13 PM
superb
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Cat on July 02, 2022, 05:09:50 PM
Nice work on great models!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 02, 2022, 05:50:36 PM
Thanks chaps  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: FramFramson on July 02, 2022, 07:29:57 PM
Lovely work... but, ah where's the crashed variants, Jim?  lol lol lol
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Captain Darling on July 02, 2022, 11:29:57 PM
Nicely painted up fleets well done!

The last group remind me of the Imperial Russian circular ironclad, the Novgorod?

Cheers!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 03, 2022, 08:31:24 AM
The last group remind me of the Imperial Russian circular ironclad, the Novgorod?

Yeah, they’re from the Russian range which also has a couple of the round ships  8)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: fred on July 06, 2022, 08:11:39 PM
Some really great fleets here! I’ve just been looking at the Brigade ranges - I feel these photos will just encourage me to spend more!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Redshank on July 07, 2022, 09:22:56 AM
This might not be in the spirit of the thing (!) but how to the gun platforms keep station?? Do they have engines to offset the recoil from the guns?

I assume the antigrav tech is cavourite or liftwood or whatever but that doesn't do anything in the horizontal dimension (er, so to speak...) 

P.S. Gorgeous models!
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Easy E on July 07, 2022, 06:32:40 PM
That is the trim master's job to worry about.    lol


Great looking models! 
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 08, 2022, 06:42:13 AM
Thanks  :)

This might not be in the spirit of the thing (!) but how to the gun platforms keep station?? Do they have engines to offset the recoil from the guns?

I assume the antigrav tech is cavourite or liftwood or whatever but that doesn't do anything in the horizontal dimension (er, so to speak...) 

Got no idea and to be honest, not that bothered  lol

The 28mm one I made a few years ago was tethered to the ground but if I were to make another then a ‘ring’ of propellers around the circumference would probably do the trick  :)
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: gamer Mac on July 08, 2022, 09:09:35 AM
Lovely work :-* :-* :-*
They are Sci Fi, even if it is Victorian, don't need to know how they work they just do :D
You need to do more of these in 28 mm
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: AdmiralAndy on July 08, 2022, 01:35:39 PM
Imagine they'd be quite suitable For castles in the Sky, or is there a secret Wiley project....?
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: Furt on July 08, 2022, 01:45:30 PM
Amazing models James.  :-*
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 08, 2022, 04:25:05 PM
Cheers  :)

You need to do more of these in 28 mm

Shush  lol

Imagine they'd be quite suitable For castles in the Sky, or is there a secret Wiley project....?

Just the Starfighters rules (using the fleet rules) and I'll probably be getting Imperial Skies at some point soon.
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: rumacara on July 15, 2022, 08:53:57 AM
Ok. Now you put me following this thread. o_o
As if i needed more projects... ::)

Nice collection. :-*
Title: Re: Brigade neffs - Fleets review - Pg 5
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 16, 2022, 11:54:19 AM
Cheers fella  :)

I bought one of the 'digs' at Colours just to see what it was like and I was impressed. I've painted it in British colours (well, it's got a British flag on it  lol ) and added some rigging along the spines.

Not sure about the blue background as I'm trying to find something that works for all of my neffs but no luck yet.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2619-161022104851-566481604.jpeg)