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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Doomsdave on February 14, 2010, 01:06:08 AM
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I found these not Hummers at our local BigLots store. They are just a tad off-scale but I don't care as they cost less than $1US each. I added some GW tank bits. I think they painted up reasonably well and I have dubbed them Badger Gun Trucks for use in my near-future adventures. They are shown next to the ever popular BoothGirl and Buck Starwalkermain.
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/Doomsdave/minipainting/February2010Minis/102_0878.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/Doomsdave/minipainting/February2010Minis/102_0879.jpg)
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/Doomsdave/minipainting/February2010Minis/102_0880.jpg)
UPDATE: A lot of folks asked about the availability of BoothGirl in these photos. I found out that she is still available as a resin cast mini from this company:
Bobe's Hobby House
www.bobeshobbyhouse.com
I visited their booth at the Atlanta Toy Soldier Show this wekend and they had some for sale at $9.99. I told the proprietor I would pass along his information to interested parties.
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Nice! The scale looks pretty good to me, Dave - I always think that vehicles look a little tall, but then I look at the doors, and I realize that they're just right. These look great. They've painted up excellently, and the GW tank bits really give them a nice near-future look. Cool!
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They look great
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Top job :)
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I must agree. The paintjobs are very nice and the vehicle seem to be the right size compared to the figures.
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That seems to work perfectly, IMHO....
Great paint too!
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Looks very nice to me, I think you really have the "light reflecting off shiny surfaces" bit nailed down!
marko
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verrrry nice!
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Where's the two mini's from?
Nice work on the cars, I often find that GW bits ruin everything (they are so easely reconized), but this time they fit very well!
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I love the windows especially!
I assume they are die-cast. If so, how do you go about undercoating them ready for painting in acrylics? I have some similar cheapo not-hummers that would look good with a paintjob like yours.
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Hang on, I think the important bit of this all has to be... 'I got these not-Hummers for less than $1 each', doesn't it?
Details of manufacturer and range please, I have toy shops near me, I might be able to find some...
Great painting and nice additions of greebles by the way - good job!
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Hang on, I think the important bit of this all has to be... 'I got these not-Hummers for less than $1 each', doesn't it?
Details of manufacturer and range please, I have toy shops near me, I might be able to find some...
Great painting and nice additions of greebles by the way - good job!
They are plastic not-hummers that came in a bag with about 30 soldiers and a plastic tank and these 2 trucks all for $3. I got them at Big Lots and don't have the packaging anymore...but I'll try to pick up another pack tomorrow on the way home from work and post pics here.
As for how they were painted. I sprayed them right out of the package with Testor's Olive Drab. Drybrushed with Tetstor's Model Masters "Israeli Armor Sand Grey" and then washed extensively with GW Devlan Mud. Then lights and details. Took me about 5 hours for both.
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Found'em at Amazon: This is the set and they have them for only $3.98. Enjoy!
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iny87n6eL._SS400_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BHLS9I/ref=asc_df_B001BHLS9I1030659?tag=the004-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B001BHLS9I&linkCode=asn (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BHLS9I/ref=asc_df_B001BHLS9I1030659?tag=the004-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B001BHLS9I&linkCode=asn)
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Great painting!
Where's the two mini's from?
Seconded, please, who makes the minis?
Tom
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You can get him on ebay
Great painting!
Seconded, please, who makes the minis?
Tom
The guy is a repainted Heroclix Lobster Johnson figure from the Indy set. Just scrape the claw off his chest and paint him in browns instead of black. You can find him on ebay or from iniature dealers for about $1. The girl was created privately by a game club. I bought her at a toy soldier con a couple of years ago. As far as I know she has never been produced commercially.
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Wow, nice work, what games do you play and have you tried Nuclear Renaissance?
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I often find that GW bits ruin everything (they are so easely reconized), but this time they fit very well!
Agreed.
Great work on such cheap bits, they look great!
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Wow, nice work, what games do you play and have you tried Nuclear Renaissance?
I have done these for use mostly in my supers games, but with an eye for near-future adventures soon. I have to decide which ruleset. I haven't tried Nuclear Renaissance, but would like to when budget allows.
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Thanks for the info.
Tom
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Absolutely - cheers for that Doomsdave, I will look at the next 50 packets of crappy soldiers I see much more carefully!
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These look great. I understand the concern about scaling up with 28mm/32mm figs, but I think the doors make it all tie together (at least that how I ease my concerns). I picked up a couple packages of these in the birthday party section at Hobby Lobby about a year ago.
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Wow, nice work, what games do you play and have you tried Nuclear Renaissance?
Dude. I was looking at your site and realized I had inadvertantly nicked the name of one of your trucks. I did not know. Mea Culpa. Alright time to rename them.....Anybody have ideas?
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Dude. I was looking at your site and realized I had inadvertantly nicked the name of one of your trucks. I did not know. Mea Culpa. Alright time to rename them.....Anybody have ideas?
How about Narwhals?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwqXuMPsoc
Very nice truck repaints - I did some army men tanks a couple of years back that turned out quite nicely.
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My sons suggested meercats and marmots.
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Dude. I was looking at your site and realized I had inadvertantly nicked the name of one of your trucks. I did not know. Mea Culpa. Alright time to rename them.....Anybody have ideas?
No worries.
Also, Nuclear Renaissance is free to download from our downloads page so budget restrictions do not apply!
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No worries.
Also, Nuclear Renaissance is free to download from our downloads page so budget restrictions do not apply!
Just Downloaded! 8) Will let you know.
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UPDATE: A lot of folks asked about the availability of BoothGirl in these photos. I found out that she is still available as a resin cast mini from this company:
Bobe's Hobby House
www.bobeshobbyhouse.com
I visited their booth at the Atlanta Toy Soldier Show this wekend and they had some for sale at $9.99. I told the proprietor I would pass along his information to interested parties.
Got the miniature from the USA. Unfortunally it is a very big miniature, not a "standard" 28mm miniature ... it is a resin miniature divided in 2 part, and it is very nice.