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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Commander Vyper on July 25, 2010, 03:25:38 PM
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Well then....
The thing that's kept me away from 15mm for such a long time is the 'munchkin' sculpting I've seen: ie figures that look squashed down and infant like rather than the 1/72 scale airfix plastics I played with as a kid.
Having a soft spot for all things Halo and having too many 28mm projects... I thought I'd start a 15mm one! :D
So ordered a load of Critical Mass Games Arc Fleet troopers and went to work.
The thing I like about the Arc Fleet sculpts is that they are correctly proportioned and have more than a passing resemblance to Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, (this is not the first halo inspired miniature project I've done, but the first in 15mm).
Made my purchases, got my figures in quick time and have started work on the ODST's.... erm Arc Fleet light Recon troopers.
Theme:
Straight from bungie with this one:
(http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/147766-ODST_Firefight_SecurityZone05-620x.jpg)
So minis all cleaned up, barrels on the missle launchers drilled, fixed to mdf paint sticks and undercoated:
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/prepped.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/basecoatandvisors.jpg)
Paintjobs:
Chaos black, then highlighted with VJ bassalt grey, with more skull white added to bring it up subtlely, I'll then gave them a quick wash of baddab black with some black ink and VJ thinner. Then with this blended, accented the armour plates with boltgun metal/dark grey.
Visors painted white, then painted with a thinned scaly green, inked with the old skool blue armour wash, then highlighted with scaly green mixed with skull white.
Weapons bassalt grey, washed with black. Still to go back and highlight a little more on those, then need to do the ammo pouches and packs and we're almost done.
They're a little dark, but then ODST's should stick to the shadows anyway! ;)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST2.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST1.jpg)
Not the best pictures but hopefully you can see what's been achieved, (then took a few more, bit clearer but better in the flesh so to speak).
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/odst4.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/odst3.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/odst5.jpg)
Got a little braver with this 15mm lark.
Re-highlighted all visors
Added urban camo to the sniper rifles
Further highlighted the missile launchers
Added IR 'dots' to each rifle.
Added NVG green sights to the sniper rifles.
Blacklined the visors.
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST2Medium.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST7.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST1-1.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST1Medium.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/ODST8.jpg)
Quite pleased with my 15mm work so far.
Next time
Heavy Drop Troopers (aka Spartans!). :D
;)
The Commander
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Looking good! I love the halo universe and they look a dead ringer for ODSTs. Liking the subtle paintjob too.
I'm certainly impressed by just how many active (and great) projects you've got going on! I wish I was that productive...
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Always a treat to see 15mm getting ready for play. :D
What do you have planned in the way of vehicles?
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Loving this project!
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Ok then started work on the heavy drop troopers:
(http://www.shacknews.com/images/generated/48b2de4985498_featured_without_text_halo_wars.jpg)
Got the trooper and command packs from CMG:
(http://www.criticalmassgames.com/images/arcfleet250/AFHD1-250.jpg)
Didn't like the trooper with the hyper extended leg (command pack on the left), so freed up the back leg from the base, used a set of long nose pliers and made a more sensible stance, (in my humble opinion). Also moved a few heads and played with the raised arms on the command troopers.
Once done, cleaned them up, fixed to paint sticks and undercoated matt black. Then started a suitably halo-esque spartan pain up:
GW Camo Green as a base, washed with baddab black and then green wash, highlighted with camo green plus bleached bone. Visor, fingers, weapon and flex points in the suit inked with black ink, visor then painted with thinned VJ gold, washed with Devlan mud.
Still to finish the weapons and highlights on the visors, not great picture but more to follow.
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/Spartans1.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Critical%20Mass%20Games/Spartans2.jpg)
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Very nice :-*
Just ordered some of the recon guys myself.
There seems to be lots of 'spartan' type sculpts out there, just wish someone would do some 'covenant' type sculpts at some point...
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Very nice :-*
Just ordered some of the recon guys myself.
There seems to be lots of 'spartan' type sculpts out there, just wish someone would do some 'covenant' type sculpts at some point...
Totally agreed matey, having to comble some 'collective' troops together myself for this but if only someone would do some elitesque, brutelike little chaps eh?
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And the eternal question: what rules will you play by?
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Totally agreed matey, having to comble some 'collective' troops together myself for this but if only someone would do some elitesque, brutelike little chaps eh?
would make gaming 'Halo' so much easier...
Keep up the good work.
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That's what really puts me off doing a halo themed game as there are numerous suitable humans/Spartans but no covenant. I mean the flood would be easy enough to do but i'm not so much a fan of those anyway. If anyone has any suggestions I'd be keen to hear them...
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they are brilliant im so placing my order and making some of these :-* superb job!
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Oh yeh great job on the Spartans btw Commander they look top notch!
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Oh yeh great job on the Spartans btw Commander they look top notch!
They're not finished yet but cheers mate. Jumping between this, my aliens project and my old Terminator project from Christmas, (plus my new Halo:Reach project that;s been in prep since May).
So I aim to be back on the Spartans towards the middle of the week.
Vehicles:
Old crow scout buggies, (Gecko and Guana) when they turn up!
CMG grav tanks
Also GZG has a not scorpion tank so will take a look at that shortly.
The Commander
Cheers all
The Commander
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Still have those damn spartans on the table, just a final wash to go.
Ordered 120 20mm bases from Doug, (going for individual basing, looks nicer in my honest opinion.
Found a great little blog with some really nice paints and how to's:
http://tinysolitarysoldiers.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-07-25T18%3A33%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=10 (http://tinysolitarysoldiers.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-07-25T18%3A33%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=10)
Finally, Mark over at Dropship Horizon have previewed some very tasty halo-esque troopers coming from Khurasan:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fF0J7PhtEyk/TICKtYBNE3I/AAAAAAAADnY/L90ZpjIKezs/s400/15mm+Sci+Fi+Khurasan+Federal+Army+Taste+rb.jpg)
http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/ (http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/)
No.1 Squad Leader & Medic (armed)
No.2 Assault Team: Riflemen & Grenadiers (underslung g/l)
No.3 Weapons Team: Team Leader, MAW, MAW No.2, SAW, Grenadier (underslung g/l)
Further packs will follow. Additional command figures, a sniper, heavy weapon with crew and more... are planned.
The Commander
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Those would work well for gaming the battles from The Legacy Trilogy, though I know not of any appropriate 15mm-ish scaled saurian/reptile miniatures with mixed crude melee and ranged weaponry to counter them, though the other aliens later on would be a lot more easy to find figures for. Anyone else enjoy Ian Douglas' work?
Though yes, some Sangheili-esque figures would be most excellent. Maybe some not-Kig-Yar as well.
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Those would work well for gaming the battles from The Legacy Trilogy, though I know not of any appropriate 15mm-ish scaled saurian/reptile miniatures with mixed crude melee and ranged weaponry to counter them, though the other aliens later on would be a lot more easy to find figures for. Anyone else enjoy Ian Douglas' work?
Though yes, some Sangheili-esque figures would be most excellent. Maybe some not-Kig-Yar as well.
I've recently read Douglas' Inheritance Trilogy...It was decent enough, maybe I oughta give the Legacy one a go.
@ Commander Vyper...
I like the idea of individual basing too. Not only looks nicer, but seems more 'realistic' in terms of gaming.
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Ordered some of the miniatures from the range the other day after seeing them at the Newcastle show.They had a great table set up for demo's which I missed out on with having a table at the show.
Would be nice to see pictures of the table and get an idea of the forces involved in the demo's too.
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first time seeing them outside of the online shop. they looks extremely nice.
i wish i had 6 hands to paint all the stuff i've there...
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Check out the Garn from Khurasan for reptilian guys. I love mine. http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmscifi.html (http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmscifi.html)
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Yes over a year I know, these guys have been tauting me on their paintsticks in the garage since last summer.
Well, I thought me and 15mm were going our separate ways, never finished the 'spartans' wasn't really happy with them and other shiney shiney got in the way, (as it does with me). I was about to sell them all when I took another look, got the paints out and as in the words of the Chief. 'Finished the fight!'
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/CMG%20minis/CMG15mmhalo2.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/CMG%20minis/CMG15mmhalo3.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/CMG%20minis/CMG15mmhalo.jpg)
Individually based as I'll probably be using Gruntz rules, if not I'll make up some movement bases for them to plug into.
With another order into CMG/GZG/the scene and Khurasan, and the other big 15mm companies over the last few days, I think I'm going to be busy again! :D
The Commander
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I salute you for finishing them up. Every now and then IU too get tempted by 15mm (mainly the prices), then I hav eto remind myself how much I hated painting a FoW army a few years back and that quickly sobers me up - so well done I'll just have to live my 15mm needs vicariously through your and other's work!
:)
Duncan
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The ODST's are really not to my liking I'm going to have another go at them but put them to one side for now in favour of new metal.
I have a load of UNSC troopers from GZG, (added sniper, ordinance and missile teams with this weeks order) lovely little hard sci-fi troopers with enclosed helmets, (kinda like the EVA spartan helmet).
Based and base coated this weekend and finished my test paint tonight, a little tau-esque but really works, nice effective and reasonable simple PJ. I'll take some pics and post up tomorrow.
Also, after the Spartans, I'm never basing 15mm once painted again, so will always penny mount, pva/sand and undercoat/basecoat all in one hit. Realised that not always easy going over tiny bases with sploggy black paint, once I've basecolour a load of green or brown figures so created some little paper pockets (bodybags now they're black) that just pop over the minis and allow the bases to be resprayed without spoiling the figures. Works really well when you've got white or grey undercoats.
More tomorrow, back to the delvan mud now! ;)
The Commander
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Nice collection of miniatures.I have a box of the Criticalmass miniatures and vehicles that need sorting.I hope to get a few more this weekend as they will be at the Border Reiver show.
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(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/GZG%20minis/15mmupload.jpg)
Test mini (unbased) and five other troopers. Still need to add highlights to the visors but apart from that ready to finish the bases. Another 18 basecoated and highlighted ready for the detailing.
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/GZG%20minis/15mmupload1.jpg)
15mm is both satisfying and frustrating with equal measure, interesting that with these I've adopted a different painting style which seems to work, (blockwork and heavy use of washes).
Once I get the ground pounders out the way it'll be on to the specialist teams. Aiming for at least two small skimish forces complete by 14th Sept, off on another gaming weekend so that'll be zombies, playtesting the spartan red vs blue rules I'm developing and potentially these using the Gruntz rules. Busy busy.
;)
Cheers
The Commander
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Very effective! Love the white & green detailing. :-*
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Cheers,
Hopefully another 12-18 finished tonight as well. The I can sort the snipers and techs. ;)
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24 (plus test piece) painted, will paint the bases/add grasses tomorrow, (well later today but you know what I mean... ;)).
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Nice job on those. You have me thinking that I might have to do a couple of red vs blue forces myself.
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Just picked up the bikers today along with another walker.
Might even try to get some of them painted up this year too.
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Just picked up the bikers today along with another walker.
Might even try to get some of them painted up this year too.
;) I know what you mean.
Nice job on those. You have me thinking that I might have to do a couple of red vs blue forces myself.
Yeah perfect for travel spartan at this size lol
Basing tonight then onto a few vehicles.
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All bases now finished. Been cutting 30mm custon bases for specialist weapons teams, so will mount and paint up asap.
Finished pics tomorrow.
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(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/GZG%20minis/15mmunsc.jpg)
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/15mm/GZG%20minis/15mmunsc2.jpg)
Came out really well, just the specialists to do now before the next batch gets undercoated.
The Commander
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:-*
Those came out really well!
Ya got two great threads going at the same time... looking forward to more on both!
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Little update, (well it is 15mm):
(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/Old%20Crow%20vehicles/15mmupdate.jpg)
Humbrol acrylic hobby spray green + devlan mud, green and black mixed washes, picked out the highlights using us drab + a little white, blacked up the tyres, windscreen and started the lights, lovely little vehicles, have another 5 to finish. Very quick PJ's got it to this stage from the wash stage in 10mins.
Also massive, massive thanks to Dwartist who sent me through a huge selection of GZG, CMG, Rebel to name but a few 15mm minis and vehicles for nothing! (Top bloke Dave cheers, I'll sort you out some stuff I think you'll like in return).
Once I've had a sort out anything I have that I don't want to keep I will do the same and pass on for free to you lot, karma is good! :D
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I know that this topic has been quiet for a long while, but after playing Halo 4 I decided to have a quick look around to see what was out there miniature-wise for Halo and found these...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Cthulhu_gump/15mm%20scifi/2012_0521000.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Cthulhu_gump/15mm%20scifi/2012_0521000.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Cthulhu_gump/15mm%20scifi/2012_0521000.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Cthulhu_gump/15mm%20scifi/2012_0521000.jpg)
Not my figures I'm afraid, but very jealous of the guy who owns them as apparently they're not for general sale. Broke my heart when I read that bit.
Just thought that you might want to see these Commander if you haven't already.