Turnip28 project of Freddy

[Freddy]

So I started a Turnip28 project too, because, like many of us, I also do not have enough projects. I really like the rural decay-feel of the Turnip world, I always wanted to do something in this style, now it is my time. The first step in this would be a starter standard ,,army", 2-2 units of Fodder and Chaff and the necessary 3 characters.
(I found an other T28 thread in the postapo section. While technically postapo, it is not really the zombies&miniguns stlye one would expect from that genre, to me it feels more like fantasy, thats why I sterted the thread here)

While Turnip28 originally supposed to be a bitz box cleaner, I quickly gave up fooling myself and started sculpting bitz for the Fodder. 3 bodies, 3 helmets, 3 backpacks...






...the musket hand is the same for everyone, it comes from my 1848 Hungarian project
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=138150.0
which will be a great bitz donor for T28 in general. The bayonet broke during form making, does not matter now.


The casting came back:



Now I am assembling and green stuffing the soldiers (the shoulder joints need some green stuff, also some casting errors)



They won't have proper command, only a banner in each squad. A GW Dark Elf banner I guess. Yay freehands!


The Chaff are made from Zulu war British, some alibi bitzbox cleaning here   This is the pre-greenstuff state.


The characters are completely out of the bitzbox, 1848 Hungarians with head swaps and some WHF Empire pistols.



That's it for now, to be continued.

[Lost Egg]

Looks like you're off to a great start Freddy.

[Freddy]

Looks like you're off to a great start Freddy.

...and it continues Now everyone is properly assembled, greenstuffed, based and grassed. Time to paint.

[Vanvlak]

They look great, I love the helmets in particular. Looking forward to seeing them painted. 

[HappyChappy439]

Great start to the project! Turnip28 has such a fun aesthetic so definitely looking forward to seeing how this goes!

[Freddy]

Thank you, guys! I am also looking forward to see them painted, I do not want to do towards the usual black based scheme, I will use yellow and green. But, of course, lot of mud and rust.

[syrinx0]

Turmip28 armies are all fascinating. The concept lures you in... Looking forward to seeing yours painted.

[Freddy]

Looking forward to seeing yours painted.

It is ongoing now, waiting for the oils to dry.

Meanwhile, some new sculpts. Brute, artilleryman and a new head.

[Freddy]

The army finished.



Fodder:



Fodder banners painted with oils:



Chaff:


Toff:


Toadies:



But this is not the end of this project, this is just the beginning

[Dean]

Very nice!  Strange, but very nice 

[Pattus Magnus]

Strange but cool seems to be the goal with Turnip28, and these certainly hit the mark. I like the banners a lot!

[Basementboy]

These are fantastic! I always love your paintwork, and this is no exception. Looking forward to seeing more!

[syrinx0]

A great wonderfully weird Turnip 28 army.  The banners are really well done.

[Belligerentparrot]

Those look great! Turnip28 seems to always display a pretty high standard of converting and painting skills, and yours are excellent.

I don't know the rules, but I don't think I've ever seen T28 artillery.

[syrinx0]

There is a recent Turnip28 artillery piece in this post on AHPC. 
https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/from-byronm-more-rooty-goodness-50.html