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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: 6mmfan on June 20, 2024, 10:12:53 AM
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Last year I started on a project to play Space Station Zero using 15mm scifi figures. Although I have a bunch of sci-fi already in 28mm I was looking for something smaller and more portable, and in 28mm I still needed a lot of figures. Space Station Zero is a solo/coop game set in the interior of a large derelict ship with around 20 scenarios as part of a campaign, and is published by Snarling Badger games
I ordered some figures from Alternative armies as well as GZG including crews, mutants, robots and plants. I forgot to photo the AA figures before painting them, so here is the GZG figures (mostly robots). I could have used the same robot figures for all the different types in the game but I wanted each type represented with different figures.
(https://i.imgur.com/uXkckRC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Y0dJw3o.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iFSpFdg.jpg)
I was planning to make a box for the board which is 22x30 inches but I am converting all measures to cm for 15mm. I found this storage box which is slightly bigger, and it gives me space to add details to interior walls. I'll knock out the center pieces and create an insert to make the floor level when it is fully expanded.
(https://i.imgur.com/VNHbI6g.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/AKMUQW2.jpg)
Also I have some 28mm sci-fi scatter terrain I made which I have started converting to 15mm. I made too much 28mm terrain so its good to repurpose some to 15mm.
(https://i.imgur.com/y3UP9tB.jpg)
Cheers
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I'll be interested to see how this project goes. I have purchased Space Station Zero, but have yet to start playing it, so any comments on the rules will be interesting as well.
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Likewise! Keen to see how you tackle the board, and ready to pilfer your ideas for terrain
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Dude, you just described what's on my table...
But it's been slow going on the Terrain. Well and the distraction of Bug Hunt in the 5PH Compendium.
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Thanks guys, I'm very motivated to get started playing this game.
I scratch built some gun turrets for one of the scenarios in SSZ. The scenario requires 2 but if I play co-op then I need 4 (I think) so I thought why not! The base is a 28mm Dungeon and lasers sci fi part with a couple of 20mm slotta bases on top and Iliad Studio radar part IIRC. I added some spare 28mm scifi gun barrels and finger nail greebles to finish it off.
(https://i.imgur.com/9CEy1Rk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RI1VXLw.jpg)
Also is one of my Alternative Armies crew and this guy is a spaceship pilot.
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Nice looking project.
Good luck with it.
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Here's the first figures I painted - some crew for SSZ. They are all Alternative Armies figures and from their various 15mm sci-fi and Ion Age ranges.
Spaceship pilot
(https://i.imgur.com/ykT58ar.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5hfMZCQ.jpg)
Technician
(https://i.imgur.com/2exVbrz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/O4L0bKW.jpg)
Octopod Medic - not the greatest sculpt and pretty blobby
(https://i.imgur.com/OaV8MWs.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Iy5gffA.jpg)
Adventurer
(https://i.imgur.com/jUnpbBM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rLTnZoL.jpg)
Bearded Mercenary
(https://i.imgur.com/dsS8rYB.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/l5sCQb6.jpg)
I'm not super happy with them and I think its due to the layering being too subtle and the varnish dulling the colours. I'll adjust my painting style as I pretty much painted them with the same techniques I use for 28mm figures but they don't have the same surface area. I'll go for stronger contrasts between colours and layers.
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Interesting, these are also the two Sci-Fi skirmish games I've been ruminating on (not counting bigger battle Xenos Rampant). I did get in one co-op game of Space Station Zero awhile back. Here's the battle report:
https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2023/01/first-game-of-space-station-zero.html
I enjoyed it, but despaired of porting it over to my Sunday night game crew where we average 6-7 players per evening. I thought maybe to make it competitive and run two boards side by side, but that would have meant more reworking what I'd done so far. I think the system is solid. I have heard that some missions are dang tough. The fact that you can't make up losses seems to me to limit the campaign. Since you're a space ship docked, why not replace lost crew with guys still back on the ship? I realize it is a game balance thing, too. However, I'm sure a little tweaking would fix that.
As for Five Parsecs, I am looking forward to trying that in the next month or so as a straight up solo game. I pretty much never play solo, but figured what the heck? Give it a try...looks interesting.
Good luck on your games. If you want more on my prep, you can just read through all blog entries tagged with Space Station Zero:
https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/search/label/Space%20Station%20Zero
Mike Demana
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Right now I am stuck on 15mm figures for Swarm bots.
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Right now I am stuck on 15mm figures for Swarm bots.
Find STL's you like and go from there maybe?
Grimm
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I took the flying part of a 25mm figure that was supposed to have a rider and modified that. It turned out okay, and would look good in either 15's or 28's, I think.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQndPkesRrX0_Nnx6zjaqpe3gUHb3owwyI_Mj86FVTbcN2EOizVOnBrVCkLces5I_qgRd8IF8YPTRdH0MeoN9_pQCXt89CucN_Kn_BGsmq1g8ucnMwQrEPy-bMsWg8_LYY-mkidNYI06KSRvGgbdyfREVRC6Btc6IY_349uSym5U9DftC_A909EEb/w640-h418/SSZ%20Drones%20RedBlue01.jpg)
If you'd like to check out how I made them and the original figure, here's my blog post about it:
https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2023/01/flying-drones-for-space-station-zero.html
Good luck!
Mike Demana
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Strange I'm not getting any notifications of replies to this thread, sorry about that!
Right now I am stuck on 15mm figures for Swarm bots.
Here's what I made for swarm bots. I had some large drawing pins and I added MDF disks to the bottom and various pieces of wire/pins.and some small bits of nail art like the dome and brass pieces. Also there is a shoulder pad from a 28mm figure.
(https://i.imgur.com/jZ2KZCP.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kjIA8TT.jpeg)
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These are awesome and remember finding your blog when looking for SSZ info
I took the flying part of a 25mm figure that was supposed to have a rider and modified that. It turned out okay, and would look good in either 15's or 28's, I think.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQndPkesRrX0_Nnx6zjaqpe3gUHb3owwyI_Mj86FVTbcN2EOizVOnBrVCkLces5I_qgRd8IF8YPTRdH0MeoN9_pQCXt89CucN_Kn_BGsmq1g8ucnMwQrEPy-bMsWg8_LYY-mkidNYI06KSRvGgbdyfREVRC6Btc6IY_349uSym5U9DftC_A909EEb/w640-h418/SSZ%20Drones%20RedBlue01.jpg)
If you'd like to check out how I made them and the original figure, here's my blog post about it:
https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2023/01/flying-drones-for-space-station-zero.html
Good luck!
Mike Demana
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Strange I'm not getting any notifications of replies to this thread, sorry about that!
Here's what I made for swarm bots. I had some large drawing pins and I added MDF disks to the bottom and various pieces of wire/pins.and some small bits of nail art like the dome and brass pieces. Also there is a shoulder pad from a 28mm figure.
(https://i.imgur.com/jZ2KZCP.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kjIA8TT.jpeg)
I am so stealing that. Thanks.
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I love the little pin head guys...! :D lol
I did something similar using wooden craft pieces from the hobby store and extra weapons and such (for the melee bots).
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdbQq8mPs0WTuZsn-62ATp3UbPhbSouAp8ivzCUQ8YKXtnH6B7ex34uMkj8ZgrFz2StuZb8B_fvfJ7BA8c6twU_mwrwChCZpB04SajJXfGsO6SkWIBx6-_P3iydkTlYxcjwn6ITi8vgXqlx1KRafJ4rr09HFp_bLEISu6Ch_fLET6Y_pFT2drirlf/w640-h454/SSZ_01DockBay%2012RipleysMarines.jpg)
I can't wait to see your reports from your games...!
Mike Demana
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Its probably where I got my inspiration from!
I love the little pin head guys...! :D lol
I did something similar using wooden craft pieces from the hobby store and extra weapons and such (for the melee bots).
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdbQq8mPs0WTuZsn-62ATp3UbPhbSouAp8ivzCUQ8YKXtnH6B7ex34uMkj8ZgrFz2StuZb8B_fvfJ7BA8c6twU_mwrwChCZpB04SajJXfGsO6SkWIBx6-_P3iydkTlYxcjwn6ITi8vgXqlx1KRafJ4rr09HFp_bLEISu6Ch_fLET6Y_pFT2drirlf/w640-h454/SSZ_01DockBay%2012RipleysMarines.jpg)
I can't wait to see your reports from your games...!
Mike Demana
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Here is the mutants I painted for SSZ. They are 15mm mutants from Alternative armies and great figures with lots of character and only a few double ups on figures poses.
I wanted them to look like ex Starship crew so I painted them still wearing the remnants of their uniforms of white and turquoise, and the odd red shirted victim. These came out better than my crew figures so far who lack contrast on some of the colours and could be black lined better.
(https://i.imgur.com/BccZvEK.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gTA5YHJ.jpeg)
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That's a nice colour scheme, it really works.
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Very nice!
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Here's my first batch of GZG bots - I'll use them as medical bots in SSZ, hence the red and white colours. they are very nice little sculpts and pretty quick to paint.
(https://i.imgur.com/2aaiVnj.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/lRTWHv6.jpeg)
Also I have created 3D printed bases with recesses in them for the figure base to go in, so I can get a smooth and flat surfaces. Its a bit of extra work but I liked the completed bases. I draw on different lines and circles to represent the flooring and then weather the base and add some chipping with a sponge. I'll match the floor color of my board with the same colour to help bring it together.
(https://i.imgur.com/lp1qRl6.jpeg)
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Neat project! The medical bots look quite good and your basing does the job well. I have struggled sometimes to do flat bases like those, so I like your approach.
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I got back from my winter holiday and here are the swarm bots which featured on page 1 of this thread. I used a few different decals to break up the smooth areas of the bots as it was pretty hard to highlight the main sphere. I was also experimenting with different camera settings and the photo came out a bit grainy :-I
(https://i.imgur.com/gd8GNQW.jpeg)
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Cute yet manacing, very nice.
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here are the swarm bots which featured on page 1 of this thread. I used a few different decals to break up the smooth areas of the bots as it was pretty hard to highlight the main sphere.(https://i.imgur.com/gd8GNQW.jpeg)
Love them! Yours turned out much better than mine...! :-*
I need to get back to doing this instead of immediately rushing out to buy some lead. I like wandering the craft store and seeing what I can put together for something I need for a project! :D
Mike Demana
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Those swarm bots are superb: great concept and brilliant paintjob really sells it.
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Using decals works just fine ! You could also have use battle damage with blister foam to break the large spheric surface.
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I'm returning to this project after a long absence. I have been working away on some bits but my motivation dropped as I struggled to paint the figures as well as I would like. I tried to paint them like 28mm figures but that doesn't work, so I am still experimenting. Meanwhile I painted these GZG bots as they were nice and easy.
(https://i.imgur.com/uTe7RbQ.jpeg)
And I've done some more on the Space Station Zero board. I removed the dividers and I've used some mdf pieces from Iliada Studio for the flooring and some extra MDF frame pieces left over from 28mm buildings (I found the MDF frame pieces from 4Ground etc extremely useful for scratch building).
(https://i.imgur.com/4sZ6XtS.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DVvapgq.jpeg)
The end pieces are removeable so the the sides can slide back into the tray
(https://i.imgur.com/glwfHDi.jpeg)
I added some walls to the end pieces although its not very clear in the picture. I've left a gap around the edges to decorate the walls but I'll paint the floor first.
Thanks
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Also I have created 3D printed bases with recesses in them for the figure base to go in, so I can get a smooth and flat surfaces. Its a bit of extra work but I liked the completed bases. I draw on different lines and circles to represent the flooring and then weather the base and add some chipping with a sponge. I'll match the floor color of my board with the same colour to help bring it together.
(https://i.imgur.com/lp1qRl6.jpeg)
Ah, memories, I painted that chap back in 2011. Only a mere 14 years ago...my kids weren't even born then! I feel old now.
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Loving your set up of the board, highly inspirational. I picked up the game as well as I have 15mm and 28mm scifi stuff anyway. I'll be coming around here more often in the future to steal ideas, so keep it up :)
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Wow, cool project!
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Love the board -- it is looking great! :o
Mike Demana
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I've been making some scatter terrain specifically for the SSZ scenarios by kitbashing various bits. I have to be mindful as most of my things in the bits box is for 28mm so it can look too big for 15mm.
Here's some of the 6 Control pods which were made from patterned plasticard, Tau gun barrels and the ever useful nail art pieces on top.
(https://i.imgur.com/GRV8U2P.jpeg)
and 3 Fabricators. Somehow I made 3 earlier and then forgot about them so I made these! But the others will appear in my medical bay in the future.
These were made using spare mdf pieces, some Covid tests and guns from a Dungeons and lasers kickstarter. There is some 6mm epic ammo crates which I use as consoles and more plasticard and mdf offcuts along with a craft metal wheel.
(https://i.imgur.com/4g2WtAs.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hSoutYz.jpeg)
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Very creative, lovely. Looking forward to seeing paint on it.
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Good to see Space Station Zero getting some play. I feel bad that I geared up for the rules, then after doing one game, determined they wouldn't work for our large, Sunday evening group. It is more set for a smaller coop or free-for-all, or solo.
Mike Demana
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Yeah its taken me longer than I hoped to get enough finished for a game. I painted all the figures but then struggled for terrain ideas. I'll mostly be playing this solo or with one other, and that was one of the main appeals. Of course I can use all the figures and terrain for other games which is great.
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I'm making slow progress on the Space Station Zero board but I've managed to finish most of the base colours for the floor. First it was sprayed with a light grey spraycan and then I used an airbrush to go over all the joins between the floor panels.
(https://i.imgur.com/tlRzLdn.jpeg)
It doesn't matter if some of the lines are not straight as I hope to heavily weather the floor and cover (or embrace) any imperfections.
(https://i.imgur.com/bNfdpR8.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BXdMdhS.jpeg)
Next I used a 0.3mm black permanent pen and marked out all the panel lines (I didn't bother with the rivets!). Then I painted the hazard stripe sections and I may add a couple more colours to areas before weathering.
(https://i.imgur.com/2ShNpxX.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/3PQsOMM.jpeg)
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They look good
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Very nice! Now it is time for a game on that lovely interior!
Mike Demana
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My progress is still slow but I've managed to finish some of the scratchbuilt scenery for the SSZ scenarios.
Gun turrets
(https://i.imgur.com/okpm4Sd.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/W3HfwSJ.jpeg)
Control pods
(https://i.imgur.com/I8IFZ0h.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TAK4kH4.jpeg)
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Great use of parts and a lovely paintjob to boot :)
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Those look great! I love your choice of colors...
Mike Demana
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Very cool scratchbuilds
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Of course what sci-fi game set inside a spaceship would be complete without some nasty alien monsters! I brought these lovely figures from Khurasan, They were easy to paint with a black base coat and some drybrushing, followed by a gloss varnish.
(https://i.imgur.com/igxO9K3.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/SR6bO4t.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/X1TJ2R0.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Hn3dMBl.jpeg)
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I feel rather sorry for your li'l dude in the orange spacesuit - he's been patiently posing with every piece of terrain and then you throw a bakers dozen of slavering monsters at him! lol
But very nice figures all the same.
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The aliens look good! And yes, aliens are every bit as easy to paint as Stormtroopers are a pain in the you-know-what to paint... lol
Mike Demana
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Late to this thread, but really impressed with you work. :)
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The Fabricators shown earlier are now finished and I'm very please with how they came out. I decided on a dark green colour and fair bit of weathering to make them look well used. I've got a very old GW paint pot of metallic blue which I don't use often and this projects seems like a good one to use this colour for.
(https://i.imgur.com/4R5GUTa.jpeg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/ntVoTSY.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UJz5xhw.jpeg)
And I started on some medical bays a while back. They are mostly from plasticard scraps and also the fabricators I made earlier and then forgot about! I've repurposed them here as some sort of medical robotic healing machine.
(https://i.imgur.com/rktIV8F.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Cklifs4.jpeg)
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I do like those fabbers, and the medbeds - very nice models and look great.
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I've finished the medical bays although I wouldn't want to visit them :)
I may have applied too much blood splatter but I like the final result. After finishing them I have been thinking about adding some guts and entrails as well!
(https://i.imgur.com/He6Xelv.jpeg)
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Someone has been abusing the cleaning alcohol supply I see lol
Looking great!
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really nice work 6mm. I do like how you make multiples of everything it's very efficient :)
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really nice work 6mm. I do like how you make multiples of everything it's very efficient :)
Thanks, the Space Station Zero scenarios usually require multiples of different terrain pieces, so I make them all the same, although they dont have to be and I could use anything to represent the pieces.
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Next up is a few simple vents made from a Kings of War 20mm base with a 3D printed fan in the middle and tiny rivets made from nail art.
(https://i.imgur.com/bsZGAvP.jpeg)
And a large Fission reactor whcih took me a while to come up with something I liked. It is made from a broken 3D printer fan (the base and the fins part), a kinder egg, a christmas tree decoration, mdf leftovers and lots of other bits
(https://i.imgur.com/QtRWhDX.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/KkoPATA.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/982o0C2.jpeg)
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Loving your scratchbuilds, I really can't say that often enough.
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The Fission reactor is all done. Some of the antenna bits broke off the dome so I left them off as I doubt they will survive the rigours of wargaming!
(https://i.imgur.com/LzwSA9c.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Cg2UpRq.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RN0LytE.jpeg)
Meanwhile progress has slowed while I finish off some other commission work and regain my bench space.
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A cool little terrain piece.
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Great little builds that you have been doing.
Wonderful painting on them too.
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Excellent bit and bobs.
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My progress on this is still going slowly and the board is buried under a bunch of other terrain commissions on my workbench. However I did manage to finish these computer terminals from Khurasan, which I felt inspired to paint them in a 1970s IBM mainframe style. There is a desk that was part of the set which has not been painted yet.
(https://i.imgur.com/6xC4iQQ.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UBV8kcv.jpeg)
And this piece which I made originally for 28mm, was repurposed for 15mm by removing a large 28mm console, and a floor was added. Excuse the crooked decals!
(https://i.imgur.com/7Xm1avr.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/d2HFl59.jpeg)
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Coming along nicely. Please keep it up.
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Good job all round .
That is the way.
Thanks for sharing
Keep it up.
Z
You might find these links useful.
https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2015/08/space-hulk-terrain.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2015/08/space-hulk-terrain.html)
https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/12/single-hex-terrain-6-to-25mm.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/12/single-hex-terrain-6-to-25mm.html)
https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/08/simple-sprue-spider-droid.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/08/simple-sprue-spider-droid.html)
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Thanks for the links, the sprue ideas are great and I do keep a lot of my sprues for scratch building purposes.
Good job all round .
That is the way.
Thanks for sharing
Keep it up.
Z
You might find these links useful.
https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2015/08/space-hulk-terrain.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2015/08/space-hulk-terrain.html)
https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/12/single-hex-terrain-6-to-25mm.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/12/single-hex-terrain-6-to-25mm.html)
https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/08/simple-sprue-spider-droid.html (https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/08/simple-sprue-spider-droid.html)
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I've made some interior spaceship walls to break up the large open area. I'll make some doors once I figure out a design I like.
The Walls are made from 3mm foamex (Foamed PVC) and I added different 20mm square bases and lots of greebles made from mdf kit frames, plasticard, 3D printed parts, wire, model kit parts, card model frames, Iliada games studio pieces, sprues, nail art domes and whatever else I could find in my container of junk I've been collecting.
I kept adding more and more bits and they are more detailed than I planned, and that will make them slower to paint, but I'm happy with them. I haven't decided on a colour yet but I want a contrasting colour to the grey floor.
(https://i.imgur.com/BOwo51b.jpeg)
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Some closeups
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Thanks
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Top marks :D, consider your idea
stolen, homage d :D lol
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That is a lot of construction and they look very suitability detailed. For painting a lighter tone to match the flooring calls out to me.
Luck
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Very solid work.
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That is a lot of construction and they look very suitability detailed. For painting it lighter tone to match the flooring calls out to me.
Yeah it was a few nights in front of the TV :)
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Top marks :D, consider your idea stolen, homage d :D lol
Thanks, all my best ideas are stolen!
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Good work there.
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These look fantastic!
Mike Demana
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institutional two tone... match the light grey in the upper third, a darker colour on the lower two thirds...
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institutional two tone... match the light grey in the upper third, a darker colour on the lower two thirds...
Yes I like the two tone idea although it will be harder to paint.
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you've a natural line with the lower half being more built out. bit of masking tape, job done.
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Lovely work! Thank you for sharing!
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I think it really depends on whether you want a clean Star trek look or a grimy rusty steel Necromunda one ( including hazard stripes).
Various shades of grey + black + white and the occasional red or yellow stripes or number decals would add a nice touch of colour.
Z
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In Spacestation Zero its set on a derelict spaceship, so I'll go with something in between Star Trek and Necromunda
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Excellent use of bits. Looking forward to seeing paint on these :)
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I've made some progress on the walls and they now have the base colours done with airbrush panel highlights (although its hard to see in the pictures).
After spraying the bottom half dark grey I masked it off using cheap painters masking tape which worked pretty well. Then I airbrushed the top part with a few shades of blue. I thought about trying to add some fluro light sources (OSL) but its seemed too hard but I may if I find a way to do it.
(https://i.imgur.com/DlA1dIt.jpeg)
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Then I peeled off the masking tape and a few of the cardboard pieces had their top layer peeled off. I'll repair some areas while others I will weather heavily. I like the colours and although there are some touchups to do, the two tone colour has worked out great.
Next I'll paint some of the vertical pieces a different colour and pick out the details. Then add some edging highlighting and weathering.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ym2JNlS.jpeg)
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Those look great! I don't know why I almost never think of masking. I try to paint my own straight lines and then grumble when they look awful... :D
Mike Demana
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Looking good. I like the dual colors.
Remember you can always go back and add more effects (lighting) after they are "done."
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I've switched back to working on the board while I finish the walls. I added some more weathering which was done with a combination of air brushing, and using sponge to chip and "scrub" the areas lightly.
Also I didn't like the large open channel in the middle of the board, so I cut up some cardboard pieces to fill in some of the gaps, which I will have to go back and paint and weather around the area to blend them in.
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I might add a little bit more weathering but I don't want to look too much especially once I add terrain, if that makes sense!
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Really like what you are doing here, keep it up :)
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I've got to say , it came quite nice.
Keep it up
Z
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looking really nice, the walls have come out nicely... you need a nice crisp jobsworth line on that pipe though lol
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Thanks all, I hope to play my first game in a few weeks.
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Superb. This is coming along nicely.
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It took a while but the walls are finished. I kept to a few colours which helped speed up the painting and it also gave the pieces a consistent look. I'll use the same colours for the walls of the board. The walls had the edges highlighted and then chipped, followed some streaks and washes.
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Various close ups
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really nice finish
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I have such a case of Terrain Envy right now...
Keep giving me Ideas.
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I have such a case of Terrain Envy right now...
Keep giving me Ideas.
Best kind of envy as it motivates.
Lovely paintjobs, you really brought it to life!
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These look great, and the weathering on them just takes it up a notch!
Mike Demana
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Well, that station will be worth shooting some blasters in!
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Thanks, they looked good before the weathering and I thought I'd gone too heavy with the weathering, but it is meant to be a derelict spaceship.
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Lovely.
That tied up the work nicely.
A job well done.
Thank you for sharing.
Z
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Earlier in the thread I made some simple vents and I forgot to post a picture of them painted.
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And I've started working on some doors for around the edges of the board. The main piece came from a 28mm Sarissa Girder Bridge frame that I built for a commission. It is an interesting shape and its not something I would have scratch built. Most of the other parts are laser cut card pieces or the frame from Iliada Studio and a plasticard door.
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very interesting shape indeed
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After a lot of cutting and gluing the outer walls for my spaceship interior are finished. I followed the same style and used the same materials as the standalone walls but added more vents and the doors shown earlier.
I'm very happy with these and the board is really starting to come together now the walls are built.
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And in place on the board. I'll try to weather and maybe some damage to them, to match the floor once they are painted
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You've been busy! Lovely work again.
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That interior is amazing! :-*
A lot of work there but it is looking fantastic and I am sure you will enjoy gaming on that board.
Keep up the great work.
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Your space station blows mine away -- thing of beauty! Almost too nice for a derelict, run-down Space Station Zerio (just kidding...I love it! :-*).
Looking forward to battle reports!
Mike Demana
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Thanks, its been a bigger project than I planned but I hope to get a lot of use out of it.
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thing of beauty!
That's exactly what I was going to say.
Excellent work.
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I've been rereading Space Station Zero in preparation for my first game and I noticed there was a few more pieces of terrain to make.
One of the scenarios has 2 control panels - one intact and one broken, so I made a similar looking panel to the Khurasan panel I have.
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Also the first scenario has 3 broken pipe markers so I made some markers to show the pipes that have broken through the floor. The pipe is hard to see because I used a clear plastic tube.
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And finally I finished 3 more small walls pieces for some flexibility
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That space dungeon is getting better and better
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With the walls almost finished (still need highlights and weathering) I had some free time to try out my first game of Space Station Zero. It was the first game of the campaign and a learning game to work out the rules and make sure I had everything. I discovered that my crew design was not great, so I will redesign them and start the campaign again. I found a much better QRS (from the Facebook group) and crew roster after the game, as I found I was constantly flicking between pages checking on rules and the scenario and equipment during the game. So no AAR at this time, but a few photos instead. Also I found most of the scenery I've made so far was for specific scenarios and I was lacking generic scenery, and I raided my Star Wars Imperial Assault boardgame and a few pieces of 28mm scenery to help fill the table. And yeah, the walls didn't quite fit because some of the details by the corners meant they didn't sit completely flush.
Despite all this it was a great game and my half scale ruler from Litko was great, and the game looked really good and played well. I am looking forward to playing the campaign and all the work seems worth it.
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