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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Commander Vyper on 24 January 2010, 10:59:08 AM

Title: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Commander Vyper on 24 January 2010, 10:59:08 AM: You ever have one of those 'I fancy painting 'THAT' moments, which adds nothing to your project lists but is just fun to do?

Well....

Pigiron ferral with a maximini resin full face gasmask head. Really like the way the gasmask has come out, depth and shine created by basecoat of red, layer highlighted at the edges with a cream (yes cream), then successive glazes with TCR followed by badab black and baal red GW washes. A few white dots and brush lines under the glaze and it 'almost' looks like there's a face under their.

Usual rubbish pics but there you go, (flash killed it no flash too dark. Will complete base later this am and take another one in the cabinet as that is much better lit):

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/RIMG1970.jpg)

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/RIMG1965.jpg)

Also built my marauder APC, headswop of Blackcat games ghoul mancover marker, (Westwind zombie head), another ferral using a Westwind SoTR russian gasmask helmet) and undercoated a shed load of barrels and scenery stuff from Fenris, oop Bob Olley and privatee press.

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/barrelsandsuch.jpg)

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/Zedmanhole.jpg)

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/russian.jpg)

So a productive Saturday afternoon/evening. Hope to paint the zed marker and second ferral later today.

The Commander
Title: Re: A few odds and end from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Dewbakuk on 24 January 2010, 11:04:11 AM: That looks great. May need to place an order with Max Mini at some point...
Title: Re: A few odds and end from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Commander Vyper on 24 January 2010, 11:08:00 AM: Quote from: Dewbakuk on 24 January 2010, 11:04:11 AM
That looks great. May need to place an order with Max Mini at some point...

If it's soon rather than later let me know as I want M16's, shotguns and sniper rifles so split the postage?
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: abhorsen950 on 24 January 2010, 01:55:11 PM: Looks really good!
Love pig iron stuff, hows there service?

Steve
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Bako on 24 January 2010, 02:05:37 PM: Oh, my. Well thank you, kind man, for bringing those gasmask heads to my attention! I've been looking for some like those.
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Commander Vyper on 24 January 2010, 02:32:51 PM: Quote from: abhorsen950 on 24 January 2010, 01:55:11 PM
Looks really good!
Love pig iron stuff, hows there service?

Steve

Lise and Simon are superb, great company, great service, can't be faulted at all.

Quote from: Bako on 24 January 2010, 02:05:37 PM
Oh, my. Well thank you, kind man, for bringing those gasmask heads to my attention! I've been looking for some like those.

No problems, remember that the heads are not Pigiron (this time, suppose it's fair as I've used them on everything else of late! ;), but the ferrals make for nice post apocs too. Second one almost done, looks really nice too will post up in a hour or so.

The Commander
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Bako on 24 January 2010, 02:39:03 PM: Yeah, I know. Already eying the head pack and the steam knights one as well. I like that they will put which ones you want in rather than a random assortment if you ask.
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Commander Vyper on 24 January 2010, 08:37:20 PM: (http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/bothup.jpg)

Done.
Title: More randomness from the Leadpile: Part Two.
Post by: Commander Vyper on 31 January 2010, 09:35:51 PM: Anyother random four figure paint day:

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/todays.jpg)

Last two pigiron ferrals, one with westwind SoRT german head and the other with a resin gasmask, (with lovely green OLS lenses) from the polish company Maximni.

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/gasmaskii.jpg)

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/gasmaski.jpg)

The little 'busive grey that I won from Jo at Blackcat bases recently on ebay, (Excalibur figure from Germany I think) and the zombie sewer spawn point, (Ghoul head removed and SORT zed head added.

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/greyi.jpg)

Enjoy

The Commander
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Thantsants on 31 January 2010, 09:45:42 PM: Very nice - those ferals are excellent - love the various effects you've got with the visors.

The ghoul emerging from the sewer is great as well - might invest meself and change the head to a cyberman...
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Commander Vyper on 31 January 2010, 09:50:00 PM: That'll be a cyberman in a hoodie then! ;)

Group shot of the ferrals in the cabinet:

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/General%20figure%20stuff/postapocscavengers.jpg)

The Commander
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: abhorsen950 on 01 February 2010, 04:21:41 PM: Looking awesome!
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: Earther on 01 February 2010, 04:29:14 PM: Good stuff! Pig Iron miniatures are really tempting… MaxMini heads are cool too.

Colour me inspired. :D
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from The Commander: Something random from the Leadpile.
Post by: supervike on 01 February 2010, 04:36:07 PM: The little trick with the white paint and the glaze is fantastic!

I swear there is a face in there.... o_o