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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: ancientsociety on 31 October 2011, 03:23:35 PM

Title: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: ancientsociety on 31 October 2011, 03:23:35 PM
Well, it's taken me several weeks but I'm finally finished assembling my Heavy Gear Leagueless army - the Terra Nova Liberation Front, a group of political refugees and anarchists bent on eliminating the tyranny of the Polar Leagues.

Note that their V-Engines aren't on yet, as I'll be painting those separately.

The Army Commander Kodiak
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3KEf9ILJxlo/Tq6y6IJwVDI/AAAAAAAACgI/yNDe_PGgTDY/s1600/DSCN1879.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdLgqsyJZNQ/Tq6y5vdIxqI/AAAAAAAACf8/1-QU_Hoi0w4/s1600/DSCN1878.JPG)

The Army Commander Support Group - 2x Badlands Pythons with scratchbuilt MRPs, a Wild Ferret, and a Crusader IV.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0MN4VzjexcA/Tq6z0LREUbI/AAAAAAAACg4/W0jwIcAetlY/s1600/DSCN1881.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WORyrJjhv9Q/Tq6zz0k5buI/AAAAAAAACgw/ozD1FhSIYuQ/s1600/DSCN1880.JPG)

The Recon Group - Pitbull, Wild Ferret, Chieftain, Silverscale, Pitbull
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Pko8Ge_c-Y/Tq60aMMgW1I/AAAAAAAAChU/JVeYqLhOEzc/s1600/DSCN1882.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_qII6lmM8o/Tq60Zg2b-mI/AAAAAAAAChI/Y7pcOvO8v2g/s1600/DSCN1883.JPG)

The Standard "Assault" Group - Jager with MBZK (there's some Gundam inspiration here), Spitting Cobra with VHAC, Flame Jager. Black Adder with linked MRPs, and a Dartjager.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_o6rixibjQU/Tq603x_VqBI/AAAAAAAACho/HfwacUmJ2ls/s1600/DSCN1875.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lXWAeEdeCJc/Tq603gANcWI/AAAAAAAAChg/AqmpObKiKmA/s1600/DSCN1876.JPG)

Some of these were just a bear to assemble (bad mold lines, heavy pitting, etc) and some were a breeze (notably the Crusader IV, which required about 5 mins of filing). I could have easily contacted DP9 about some of the really bad pieces but, I do like a challenge!
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: Inso on 31 October 2011, 05:57:35 PM
They look pretty good but they will, I'm sure, look much better once they have some paint on to remove the shine.

I am quite keen on these minis but they are quite expensive so I would really need to be sure what I was buying before I splashed the cash...is there any chance that when you take further pix, you could put a 28mm up against some to show the proportions?  A ruler is just not good enough when proportions are involved (plus I'd rather see a mini).

I'll be watching this thread regardless as you have a motley bunch going on here :).
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: Sangennaru on 31 October 2011, 06:18:16 PM
i totally love them!

They are 1:144 scale, right? but the actual size is around 28mm!

How much was for each of them? :)
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: ancientsociety on 31 October 2011, 06:30:41 PM
They look pretty good but they will, I'm sure, look much better once they have some paint on to remove the shine.

I am quite keen on these minis but they are quite expensive so I would really need to be sure what I was buying before I splashed the cash...is there any chance that when you take further pix, you could put a 28mm up against some to show the proportions?  A ruler is just not good enough when proportions are involved (plus I'd rather see a mini).

Generic Trooper Gears of Size 6 (Hunters, Jagers, Warriors, etc.) are about the same size/proportions of a GW Space Marine. The two Ferrets I have are Size 5 and are about 1/2" smaller than that. The larger Support Gears (Badlands Pythons, Crusader, Bears, etc.) of Size 7 are about the same size/proportion as a GW Ogryn. The Kodiak is about 1/2" bigger than that.

Larger models, esp. Striders like the Sagitarrius, are the same scale as a GW Sentinel. A Gear's/model's Size Rating is a relatively accurate portrayal of their scale in the real world, though in-game Size actually denotes Mass rather than weight.

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They are 1:144 scale, right? but the actual size is around 28mm!

Yes.
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: therepoman on 31 October 2011, 11:31:41 PM
i totally love them!

They are 1:144 scale, right? but the actual size is around 28mm!

How much was for each of them? :)

They're right around $10 a pop. Not too bad. They're decently sculpted, and the game is a lot of fun. Well written, and detailed.
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: Inso on 06 November 2011, 08:49:53 PM
Any updates on these yet?  I'm looking forward to seeing them painted :) .
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: ancientsociety on 07 November 2011, 04:13:53 AM
Any updates on these yet?  I'm looking forward to seeing them painted :) .

I've primed them. Finishing up an Engineering Cobra conversion for the Golden Gear contest right now...

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vPLVgSJdk3A/Tn5VTSCjFLI/AAAAAAAACAo/CnVE7o3m8qA/s512/DSCN1623.JPG)

...and I have about 10 tables' worth of terrain to work on before Adepticon, but I will post some more pics soon-ish...
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: Crudeboy on 08 November 2011, 10:48:22 PM
I'm eager to see these guys painted up.

I've been a massive fan of the Heavy Gear RPG for years, but have just recently (as in, yesterday) decided to get into Blitz/Arena. I'm still trying to decide who I'd like have for a starter army.
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: Achilles on 08 November 2011, 11:44:44 PM
Looking good man! Leagueless are a great way to just paint the Gears you like... Factions be damned! :D
Title: Re: Heavy Gear Leagueless Army WIP
Post by: Engel on 10 November 2011, 09:12:23 AM
Wow, nice.

You got some real motions into them. All those little extra details ads a lott of character.