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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: anevilgiraffe on 08 April 2009, 09:41:25 PM

Title: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 08 April 2009, 09:41:25 PM
photos aren't brilliant as I was running against the low battery indicator...

UNIT Lanny... 1/48th white metal model I bought about 10 or 12 years ago and promptly buried in the lead mountain.
It was only when I saw one on eBay (go for a horribly large amount) that I remembered it.
The hamfisted gluing of a decade ago made it unlikely to fetch anything near the mint kit got...

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_0925.JPG)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_0924.JPG)

now this is a particularly crappy bit of photoshop, but I just wanted to get all my UNIT stuff together...
still need to do a proper GW style army shot, but with my tiny light tent, and the low battery, this will have to do...

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_0927.JPG)

37 minis, including: the Brig, a Major, Benton, Osgood, two Captains, two Sergeants,
4 man mortar team, 2 man LMG team, 2 man Gustav team, 3 grenade launchers and a mix of SMG and SLR...

oh and two vehicles (so far)....
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: uti long smile on 08 April 2009, 10:41:12 PM
Beautiful mate!! Jealously doesn't even begin to describe... :)

Any luck finding a Vol BTW?
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 08 April 2009, 11:03:29 PM
nope... closest I can come up with for the outfit is a Hasslefree martial artist, but then the poses are a bit too actiony and not as refined...
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Dan on 09 April 2009, 01:42:07 AM
I just love your painting style  :-* the whole force looks great .
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Mancha on 09 April 2009, 04:36:07 AM
Like that a lot.  The headlights look especially headlighty.  Very nice.  Regarding the smaller indicator lights, however; shouldn't they be amber or red?
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Pil on 09 April 2009, 07:48:21 AM
Very nice! It was probably for the best to keep it after all 8)

I still really like your windows too 8)
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Vanvlak on 09 April 2009, 08:50:47 AM
Stunning bit of work - grand job. 8) 8) 8) 8)
Did you print the markings on transfer sheet? 
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 09:07:09 AM
Stunning bit of work - grand job. 8) 8) 8) 8)
Did you print the markings on transfer sheet? 

yep... covered on this thread http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=9442.0
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Christian on 09 April 2009, 09:46:26 AM
Nice job!

Where could I get a Land Rover like that?
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Ray Rivers on 09 April 2009, 09:49:25 AM
 :-*

Super force you got there!

Really nice mini's and vehicles!
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: argsilverson on 09 April 2009, 09:50:54 AM
Once again: Very nice!

[I am trying to re-find the older posts about your UNIT to see the makes of the minis, but I cannot relocate. Can you remind me the makes of the miniatures? or give the other link? was it in workbench ? Thanks]
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 09:57:20 AM
all except the Brig, the female Captain, Benton and 2 of the Mortar lads are Mo-Fo Falklands War British... Brig is from Black Tree Design, female Captain is Kendra from hasslefree, Benton and the 2 mortar lads are from Mongrel's BAOR range...

head swaps using hasslefree heads - kneeling captian and Osgood (which are the same figure from Mo-Fo - Osgood obviously has a lot more work done for the conversion), Kendra and Benton...

(the BAOR range have camo'd helmets so the two mortar lads had those filed down to match the other helmets and I completely messed up one of the Mo-Fo heads, so used a Hasslefree head as a replacement - chap with the beard)

that should hopefully cover them...  :)
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: argsilverson on 09 April 2009, 11:39:56 AM
all except the Brig, the female Captain, Benton and 2 of the Mortar lads are Mo-Fo Falklands War British... Brig is from Black Tree Design, female Captain is Kendra from hasslefree, Benton and the 2 mortar lads are from Mongrel's BAOR range...

head swaps using hasslefree heads - kneeling captian and Osgood (which are the same figure from Mo-Fo - Osgood obviously has a lot more work done for the conversion), Kendra and Benton...

(the BAOR range have camo'd helmets so the two mortar lads had those filed down to match the other helmets and I completely messed up one of the Mo-Fo heads, so used a Hasslefree head as a replacement - chap with the beard)

that should hopefully cover them...  :)

Thanks, hope not to loose this info again.
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: postal on 09 April 2009, 11:58:54 AM
very nice work :)
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: gamer Mac on 09 April 2009, 12:06:33 PM
Great work :-*
Lovely painting. :-*
Landrover is great.
I don?t know why you keep saying your photos aren?t very good, they are great I wish I could do as bad. For my LPL entry I almost spent longer trying to get a good photo than I did painting the figures.
(so far).... What?s next?
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 12:10:00 PM
next is a hell of a lot of yellow...
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: uti long smile on 09 April 2009, 12:32:16 PM
Yellow.... um? The Master's Horsebox and some fairground Autons?
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 12:50:28 PM
no no no... it's UNIT equipment...  :D
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Bungle on 09 April 2009, 01:01:56 PM
BTD Bessie?  ;)
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 01:19:18 PM
yep... again first attempted over 10 years ago by a ham fisted idiot... dread to think what state it's in...
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: argsilverson on 09 April 2009, 01:26:23 PM
I am toying with the idea to make a UNIT [or better a modern? UN unit].
I fancy to mix some Artizan WW2 commandos or airborne to add variety and characters.

What's your idea? Can they fit with MoFo miniatures?
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 01:31:36 PM
I've some Artizan... I used the french maid resistance fighter for a Roboman conversion so they should mix height/chunky wise...

if you want WW2-ish era, before UNIT was the Intrusion Counter Measures Group in 60's Britain and before WW2 the League of Nations had LONGBOW...
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Bungle on 09 April 2009, 01:35:13 PM
MoFo and Mongrel should mix...

lots of berets with the VDV

some nice Isrealis.... 
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 01:43:04 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIT#History

MoFo and Mongrel should mix...

indeed they do splendidly...
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: Vanvlak on 09 April 2009, 02:16:51 PM
Transfers - thanks, I'd missed the original thread.
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: uti long smile on 09 April 2009, 02:54:21 PM
Doh! Of course Bessie!!

I use the corgi diecast - but then I'm just lazy!
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 09 April 2009, 09:04:09 PM
size comparison with the HQ

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_0935.JPG)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_0936.JPG)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_0938.JPG)
Title: Re: UNIT Landrover
Post by: The Rock on 10 April 2009, 11:19:53 AM
very nice work