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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Manu Miniatures on 06 February 2024, 11:45:19 AM
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Old Warzone stuff were the first minis that I ever had and first Warzone Eternal Kickstarter aroused in me the need to paint some old metal chunks.
Wolfbane Commando:
(https://i.imgur.com/Iff8MFy.jpg)
Valpurgius:
(https://i.imgur.com/XeLTuyk.jpg)
P.Bonner art and Mutant Chronicles scheme of Solar System:
(https://i.imgur.com/7KFkE1s.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/w0JDOR5.jpg)
Vince Diamond:
(https://i.imgur.com/yiclJyE.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kOHgeDj.png)
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Skilful paint jobs.
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Positively glorious. :o
I absolutely love the vibrancy of the colours and the metals in particular really evoke that classic MC/Warzone illustration style.
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That is some amazing painting!
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Absolutely stunning :o :-*
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I'm an old fan of Mutant Chronicles and Warzone, and I've painted several miniatures too (old and new).
Your paint job is really superb. Excellent Non Metallic Metal and Freehand technique. I suppose you will use these miniatures for collection display not for play.
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Thanks for all comments
@ Katsuhiko JiNNai
I notice your work, 54mm MC minis look pretty cool.
All minis are properly varnished and with little care they should survive ocasional game. I have plans regarding stuff I paint, that not exclude gaming. It will take some time before I'll be ready to reveal a little. I need to prepare at least two small forces and my hobby activiety right now is dominated by painting a lot of Kingdom Death: Monster.
Soon I should have everything that I want to start painting two full squads of Sea Lions 1ed.
(https://i.imgur.com/UrQBV3h.jpg)
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That’s great looking stuff. Warzone had some great figures and then some absolute dogs.
Your painting is excellent.
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Beautiful painting. Thanks for sharing.
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Brilliant.
Your style really suits these miniatures.
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Holy crap I've never seen those old warzone miniatures look that good :o
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Utterly amazing, mate!
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Excellent 8)
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Wow, Very nice.
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Absolutely stunning paintjobs!
Some of the best painted Warzone miniatures I've seen :-*
I've been a fan of these sculpts for some years now, after finding them fugly to the max back in the nineties, and your painting does the sculpts a lot of favours. I've got a largeish squad of Sea Lions painted up myself, but not as Warzone miniatures, but rather as generic corporate troopers for use anywhere where I need the presence of an Evil Corporation©.
Can't wait to see what you do with yours and your superior painting skills :)
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Simply the best paintjobs ever on Warzone models. I'm a huge fan of your work and I hope you will continue your epic painting on these lovely sculpts.
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WOW! They look amazing!
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There are a handful of painters on here who produce work that takes the breath away.
You have most definitely joined them.
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Thanks
New mini - Erwin Stahler from Bauh...errr... Dark Legion:
(https://i.imgur.com/1umJpRs.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4nVnJ6x.jpg)
Little teaser:
(https://i.imgur.com/PCLBe7F.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rQ4f9EV.jpg)
Trencher is actually entirely painted right now but I need to make a base.
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The helmet and shoulder pads on the Trencher must be the most convincing metal effect I have ever seen, positively glorious.
As for the Stahler mini, is that actually the old Target/Heartbreaker figure? I have a used one lying about unpainted somewhere, and I don't remember it being so imposing. Magnificent painting on that one as well, obviously.
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you are frighteningly good a painting well done it's kind of scary
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jaw dropping. superb colouring in.
really brining the best out of those miniatures.
more. please :D
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Wow these are ace!
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Wow. 🤩 just wow!
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Simply perfect. I love how you went with the greyish look on Stahler, similar to the artwork. It works so well!
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Thanks for all comments.
New mini - Cyril Dent, Cybertronic.
(https://i.imgur.com/NQBba9P.jpg)
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Cyril Dent...
...is another awesome paintjob.
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Yes, that’s extremely well done! The transitions from shadows to highlights are so smooth.
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Just dicovered this thread. Quite incredible work. Wonderful.
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Fantastic! How long are you spending painting each of these?
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Wow. Just; wow... :-*
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Awesome, great character.
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Fantastic! How long are you spending painting each of these?
No idea, around 20h maybe. I jump a lot between projects and spend 1-2h in a week on Warzone minis.
I obtained proper Sea Lions Sgt and Cpt, so small squad becomes small platoon:
(https://i.imgur.com/IZzfTjS.jpg)
Few more WIP pics:
(https://i.imgur.com/nUVBhsp.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ZbGuOs2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qjV6kWM.jpg)
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That looks great! Awesome paint job!
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Great. Love the face.
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Silky smooth.
How are you so ridiculously neat when you paint?
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Wowzers
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Your painting really makes those old models shine! The comically exaggerated sculpts looks pretty awesome with such a careful application of paint! :o :-* :-*
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Holy crap, those are some stellar PJ!
I'd been eyeing some warzone models a few years ago, as there looks really started to appeal to me.
they're both something very special and very much of their time.
Looks like tons of fun to paint.
Too many other projects, of course.
But you just keep painting them and I'll continue to enjoy the pretty pictures.
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They are lovely! It makes me think about painting those few Warzone minis I have.
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Thanks for comments :)
The plan is to paint even more Warzone goodies, and later I'll try to create and share some lead adventures.
Those old minis are surprisingly easy and fun to paint. Smooth painting goes with a lot of practice, but good paints helps. Not so long ago I discovered Scalecolor Artist paints (in tubes) - they are pretty neat.
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I am a longtime fan of Warzone. Started with 1st edition. Have huge armies of about everything. You did an GREAT job on them! I look forward to seeing other figs as you complete them.
There were some pretty poor figs released. But most figs were decent to good for the time and had a lot of character. I love em! I bought 400 packs when they were being dumped by stores.
Thanks
John
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Warzone is pretty cool :)
Imperial Trencher:
(https://i.imgur.com/6rmL5XU.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8PayDaU.jpg)
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I'm back with Pretorian Stalker.
Illustration by Paul Bonner
[Edit]Sculpted by Alex Hunter
(https://i.imgur.com/Yefv9Ed.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/HW3yhi4.jpg)
Golgotha is almost ready, and I'm working on something like "pimp my Venusian Ranger" :P
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Incredible paintjob again 8)
I especially love the difference between the ancient looking armour and the more pristine weapon!
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That's beautiful, amazing black/grey and I love the slight red/brown around the shadows.
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I just love your updates! The painting is so close to those illustrations which left me awestruck many, many years ago!
Very eager to see those pimped up Venusian Rangers.
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Thanks for comments :)
Glad that you like the colors. Stalker armour derived from trencher shoulder pads and helmet. I made a crazy mix of 3 or 4 paints that I don't even remember now, fortunately I found VMC 70.897 Bronze Green - exact grey color as my crazy mix.
Actually, I have in my collection 1.ed. Venusian Marshal, perfect to paint mini based on another P. Bonner art, but pimped V-Ranger will be #9861, technically a Sargent converted to Captain/ Bauhaus Doomtrooper.
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Wow, your Pretorian Stalker looks ace!!!
Great work!
Cheers,
Seb
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Thank you.
New mini - Golgotha from Dark Legion.
(https://i.imgur.com/GLrN1Kc.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/P5NGfce.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/6yi3sqQ.jpeg)
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Another incredible paint job. Awesome!
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Very cool, evokes the Bisely artwork.
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Art from old Warzone book that I posted was painted by Alex Horley.
Simon Bisley did covers for Golgotha comicbooks, she look a little bit different there. If I'll have oportunity to paint another Golgotha mini, maybe I'll try do something closer to Bisley art.
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/07aa92df43af04e94c16d7326d41a440/tumblr_ptnxphN0v01xh2szyo1_1280.jpg)
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Art from old Warzone book that I posted was painted by Alex Horley.
Ahh, looked in the same vain. You learn something everyday.
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Jeeez!! That’s an amazing paint job! Do you game with these?
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As soon as I build reasonable force I'll play some games :)
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Aaaaaaaaweeesooome!
That’s so incredibly cool, I wish I could battle such minis and just lose.
Please do also a second Golgotha (no matter how stupid that name is).
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New mini - Capitol Heavy Infantry Hero:
(https://i.imgur.com/wGMMsoU.jpeg)
I also discovered who sculpted Pretorian Stalker No.3 that I posted some time ago. At first I thought that was Kev Adams, but actually it was Alex Hunter.
(https://i.imgur.com/JssPkvV.jpeg)
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Capitol HI Hero is straight up amazing. Excellent work, as always.
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Excellent!!
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Wow!
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Superb work all round.
My favourite warzone early minis sculptor is Werner Klocke
( the one who did Golgotha) and Paul Bonner as an artist which you do justice to.
Tha latter minis were very nice also with slimmer non exagerated pysiques.
Btw have you painted the Venusian Marshal?
Thanks for sharing
Z
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I didn't do much on Venusian Marshal, he is very low on my to-do list right now. He took a bath some time ago and thats it.
Pimping random Venusian Ranger fares a little better, he is now in conversion process. I need to figure out how to make pommel of the sword, sculpt somewhat natural looking hand and cover all of it with extended cloak.
My painting priorities are now with completly different minis (mostly Kingdom Death: Monster), on the Warzone side plan look like this:
1. I have a bunch of minis from Cybertronic, Dark Legion and one very old Imperial Trencher sculpt. I'll try to show some WIP pics soon, but I'll post more of them after the new year.
2. Pimping V-Ranger
(https://i.imgur.com/TBGp9Rh.jpeg)
3. Sea Lions - I made bases for two squads of 6, plus 3 more bases for individuals. I want to paint skin on at least half of them before taking pics.
(https://i.imgur.com/crbZz6L.jpeg)
4. For now V-Marshal hold this place, but it might change.
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Early WIP's: Cuirassier Attila and dr. Diana
(https://i.imgur.com/WtLrMny.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CIiE8zo.jpeg)
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I hadn't heard of Dr Diana, but glad I did. A list of repurposing is growing in my fevered imagination.
Sorry, I did go through the thread, but may have missed. Do have/have you painted an ezoghoul?
Weirdly, in the day, I had some repurposing ideas there as well.
Doug
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Dr. Diana is pretty cool mini. She look like a women, this is not always the case with old sculpts. Perfect for a role of technician/ scientist. I think that mini is available on princeaugust.ie
Similarly to V-Marshal, I have a 1 ed. Ezoghoul in my collection - unpainted and unassembled.
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New batch of Warzone minis is in the making for some time and here is the first finished one:
Imperial Trencher Sergeant
Pre-Warzone mini from 1994, probably sculpted for Fury of the Clansmen boardgame.
Sculptor: ? it might be Kev Adams
Art: Paul Bonner
(https://i.imgur.com/5gQ1Nwx.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Iw929rY.jpeg)
The only appearence of the mini in official Warzone material - Chronicles 6/1997 magazine:
(https://i.imgur.com/qH9cYdu.jpeg)
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Excellent work!
I am going to copy your blue and white scheme for Doctor Diana. I painted mine in an all white uniform and it turned out looking bland.
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Ridiculouly good, you talented bar steward.
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I remember the Blood Beret game coming out some time before Mutant Chronicles (I think) but I don't remember a Clansman game. The symbol on the shoulder pad suddenly made me think of it - I used to have some of the plastic figures.
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Thanks for the comments :)
Before Warzone there were three boardgames set in Mutant Chronicles setting:
The Siege of the Citadel
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1621/mutant-chronicles-siege-of-the-citadel (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1621/mutant-chronicles-siege-of-the-citadel)
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/G60s7hJfEFFJae7kbqAAOA__imagepage/img/Gfa6LYVRUxXHK54JeZyA3K7JjSY=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic314027.jpg)
Blood Berets
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4979/blood-berets (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4979/blood-berets)
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/4K3kWXqvlj2mUQbCe_lyFg__imagepage/img/3Qm2xTJPeTfxC_gxPpK_EZySzUY=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic1232452.jpg)
Fury of the Clansmen
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1760/fury-of-the-clansmen (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1760/fury-of-the-clansmen)
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/NOJ_tVrBUQWVxu80Xhgf6A__imagepage/img/pobH3Yiqm0joWdeFFTsOGbbcpU4=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic4874.jpg)
FotC is definitely the rarest.
The symbol on the shoulder pad is the logo of Imperial Megacorporation combined with military rank.
Forces included in both FotC and BB are Imperial vs Dark Legion, hence similar iconography.
[...]I am going to copy your blue and white scheme for Doctor Diana.[...]
If you like it, please do so. Just want to point out that it was early WIP. Blue clothes will be little lighter, and what is white will be very dark blue.
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I started a thread about large vehicles from Warzone 1ed. I am looking for the rules. The chances of finding them are very slim, but who knows.
--- Wheels of Terror --- (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=149808.0)
Dr. Diana, Cybertronic.
Illustration: Paul Bonner
Sculptor: Neil McKenzie
(https://i.imgur.com/kLpErhy.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7mdSxK4.jpeg)
Razide, Dark Legion
Illustration: Paul Bonner
Sculptor: Kev Adams?
(https://i.imgur.com/GhOrGWj.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/feqgNQ6.jpeg)
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greatest warzone figures I've ever seen !!
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That razide is 😳😳😳😳😳 so good
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Wonderful brush work.
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Love the doc -- she looks awesome!
Mike Demana
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Stunning work. It makes me sorry I disposed of all my original Warzone stuff a while back. :(
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Awesome work as always man. Looks so brilliant, that Razide is the best I've seen
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Thanks for all the comments
Here is an attempt to organize all my Warzone related activities:
1. Individual miniatures:
- Old Trencher Sergeant, Imperial,
- Dr. Diana, Cybertronic,
- Razide, Dark Legion,
These are finished (all pics on previus page).
- Attilla III Cuirassier, Cybertronic (WIP pic somewhere in the thread)
- mysterius Dark Legion mini,
- another mysterius Dark Legion mini.
2. Small Dark Legion army, I'll be working on it after project 1.
3. Sea Lions - this is a side project so it will take me a long time. I hope that some day in the future small SL platoon became small Capitol army. I have Heavy Infantry Captain finished and Free Marine Hero with a little bit of paint on it. Adding HI and FM squads should be the next step.
(https://i.imgur.com/jPObtOo.jpeg)
4. Plans for distant future:
- 4.1 Pimping V-Ranger: I made a little bit of progress but the conversion turned out to be too difficult for me. I don't give up, but this project will have to wait.
- Free Marine Hero,
(https://i.imgur.com/LrBPpkd.jpeg)
- V-Marshal,
- Ezoghoul,
- a ton of other stuff I have hoarded
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Such all-time classic miniatures and you are doing a fantastic job with them!