My Blakes 7 Project begins (Update: Fed Commander & Mutoids added 2/22/2017)

[uti long smile]

Oh bloody hell, I've been trying to avoid this project while I finish the Quatermass stuff and this doesn't help! 

Great work Michka. How did you achieve the colour for the green band on the helmets, it's bang on?

I was going to buy some of the Fed Troopers from CP a while back just for the hell of it but wasn't sure about the poses of two of the figures (the one kneeling and the one dancing on the spot). Does anyone know if there are more due for release?

I'm not sure if Mark is planning anymore, but we have three federated minions being sculpted by Ian Mountain for a March release.

[Thunderchicken]

I'm not sure if Mark is planning anymore, but we have three federated minions being sculpted by Ian Mountain for a March release.

Great news Karl, that'll do me.

[Michka]

How did you achieve the colour for the green band on the helmets, it's bang on?

The green is good old GW Scorpion Green over a darker green. It's not screen accurate, but it looks the part to me.

I'm not sure if Mark is planning anymore, but we have three federated minions being sculpted by Ian Mountain for a March release.

I can't wait. A couple of the poses from CP aren't perfect, but amidst a selection of seven poses they'll blend just fine. 

Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments. I have a batch of Fed Pursuit ships and a Scorpio painted and waiting for photographs.

[Colonel Tubby]

This thread brings back memories of one of TV's best SF series.

Your Avon conversion is excellent - you have really captured the series 4 look!

[cp models]

They look great

Yes I do have plans to do some more feds but might wait to see what Karl comes up with first so as not to replicate similar poses

I also thought about doing heavy weapons like a mortar plus crew or feds in winter gear

What do you guys think

Mark

[Michka]

Heavy weapons Feds sound pretty good to me. What I'd like to see are some girl troopers. Maybe girls with big tooth shaped hats (Mutoids). How about a weapons sprue to go along with the helmet sprue. I love how nice your Fed gun sculpts are. 

[Steve F]

Well, I'd been drawing up notes for a small Blakes 7 side-project when the December Crooked Dice newsletter arrived and encouraged me to wait to see what they came up with.  The subject that stumped me was Mutoids - I couldn't think of any base minis.  So there's a possibility.

[cp models]

Mutoids & weapons sprues are both possibilities in the near future

[Thunderchicken]

They look great

Yes I do have plans to do some more feds but might wait to see what Karl comes up with first so as not to replicate similar poses

I also thought about doing heavy weapons like a mortar plus crew or feds in winter gear

What do you guys think

Mark

Good news Mark. Heavy weapons are a good idea.   

[uti long smile]

Mutoids & weapons sprues are both possibilities in the near future

Great news

[Michka]

I've finished a few more elements for this project. First off we have a few more Federation troopers. I now have eight of them on the larger bases. Still have four more to re-base.



Next up we have a group of three Federation Pursuit Ships. I ordered these from Admiral Duck Sauce's Shapeways store.



Next we have the Scorpio, a Wanderer class planet hopper. This is also from Admiral Duck Sauce's site.



And finally a group shot of all the ships.



All of these shots would have turned out better if I'd waited for an overcast day, but I'm impatient.

[Caputo]

Very nice miniatures.

What material did you order the ships in?

[Michka]

What material did you order the ships in?

White Strong and Flexible. At the price it would be affordable to have them printed with nicer material, but I've gotten used to the WSF.

[jprp]

I always found Jenna and then Su-lin to be the most essential elements to the show.

[Michka]

Yeah! New Blakes 7 stuff. We start off with the Liberator. This was from Admiral Duck Sauce. I got the 100mm version. It's a bit pricy, but it looks great when it's painted.




Next we have a pair of ORACs. My buddy Mike made these for me in Shapeways. These haven't been listed yet. They come in a pair because if they were any smaller they'd get lost in the making. One has the actvation key and one doesn't. These were ordered in Frosted Ultra Detail.   



Here's one with Avon, to show the size.



and finally I have a Sentry Robot from the episode 'Seek, Locate, Destroy'. This also comes from Mikes Shapeways store, Arctic Skunk, and these also haven't been listed yet. Here the sentry robot is being sneaked up on by Avon. Not the best sentry when you think about it.