Author Topic: Brits, mechs and some Martians - The Viking's VSF thread 2011 (Read 24500 times)

Dr. The Viking · « **on:** January 01, 2011, 08:39:27 PM »

I managed to paint some VSF today. You've perhaps seen the Martian in the other thread... the two other are new though. One is a British mechtomaton and the other is a test for the new British army I'm going to paint up (inspired by the INSPIRING work of Frank Becker).

dodge · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2011, 08:41:55 PM »

cool like those a lot

mechtomaton is very good

dodge

Sterling Moose · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2011, 11:31:03 PM »

I like 'em all - nice job. I particularly like the colour scheme on the Brit.

Bullshott · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2011, 11:51:29 PM »

Very nice work.

I do like the plaid shirt on the mechtomaton, but it does look a bit 'lumberjack'.

< sings "I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, ....">

Chairface · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2011, 02:41:54 AM »

Quote from: Sterling Moose on January 01, 2011, 11:31:03 PM

I like 'em all - nice job. I particularly like the colour scheme on the Brit.

Yeah, me too. The grey works.

Thunderchicken · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2011, 09:39:33 AM »

Quote from: Chairface on January 02, 2011, 02:41:54 AM

Yeah, me too. The grey works.

Dont know why but I thought you two would like that colour scheme.

Cracking paint jobs Dr.V!

Malamute · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2011, 08:50:28 AM »

I like the shirt a lot.

gamer Mac · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2011, 12:40:55 PM »

The painting is great.

I know the grey can be the correct colour for the British uniform but to me it is just not VSF. Just not cricket all this camoflage stuff you know old boy.
The plaid is outstanding. Where is the mech figure from?

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2011, 12:45:22 PM »

Quote from: gamer Mac on January 03, 2011, 12:40:55 PM

The painting is great.
I know the grey can be the correct colour for the British uniform but to me it is just not VSF. Just not cricket all this camoflage stuff you know old boy.
The plaid is outstanding. Where is the mech figure from?

Ah well. I did the white Prussian uniforms too you know. And my regular - Jonas - has a heap of Brits in Red/Blue. But I'll be adding black watch and all kinds of colourful stuff too. I'm contemplating Post yellow vehicles.. or red!

And the Martians I'm doing are very colourfull too.

Well.. I'm definitely going with the grey and the Sudan minis. I'm certain. I think.

The mechtomaton is from Design 28. He's got two friends that I'm also in the process of lumbering up.

widgren · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2011, 06:06:55 PM »

the mech is awsome!

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2011, 03:03:57 PM »

I finisehd 9 more friends for the lone Martian

Jonas · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2011, 04:01:48 PM »

It looks a bit chaotic with all the colours, but the turbans and metalics still make it a united force. The orange faces are good and the overall appearance is also very good.

Captain Blood · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2011, 08:56:29 PM »

Well done thorbjorn. Your painting is getting better and better, if I may be so bold as to say. The check shirt is a triumph, and the rest of it is all jolly good too. Nice work.

(by the way, I watched PJ's latest movie 'The Lovely Bones' on DVD the other day. Total shit. And I said so. You'd have been proud of me

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:55:44 PM »

Quote from: Captain Blood on January 05, 2011, 08:56:29 PM

Well done thorbjorn. Your painting is getting better and better, if I may be so bold as to say. The check shirt is a triumph, and the rest of it is all jolly good too. Nice work.

Thank you very much sir. I am actually using a bit more time per figure now than I've been in the habit of doing the past few years. It is very much a question of "what kind of thing" it is. I'll never start painting fiddly on 60+ identical 28mm figures. But in skirmish games you can't push around blobs.

Quote from: Captain Blood on January 05, 2011, 08:56:29 PM

(by the way, I watched PJ's latest movie 'The Lovely Bones' on DVD the other day. Total shit. And I said so. You'd have been proud of me

(Your skills are complete! Together we shall rule the galaxy!)

Well after my great speech about time per figure and all this I completely speed painting some Jaffa for a meet up tomorrow in which I hope to field my Martians and their Jaffa rulers.

As there really aren't any suitable Jaffa miniatures out there I just picked some random sci-fi miniatures to do the part:

Nothing fancy,.. just a quick job of metals. In fact I spend more time and colour on the eyes than the rest...

That brings my Martian army up to:

2011 will be a good year! Now when's BLAM?

Chairface · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2011, 03:21:37 AM »

Hey the Jaffa's may have painted up quickly, but they look great. Nicely done.

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