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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: 6milPhil on 01 May 2013, 02:52:39 PM
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Salute proved to be the usual brilliance with just a slight waning of energy in the afternoon, more from me than Slug or Stinky. This didn't stop me from getting all the pieces I need for my Bug Hunt project.
Firstly was a timely chance to get these resin scenics from a chum. Once we got back stinky wasted no time in getting some of his figures out on it to play those special childhood "pew-pew-pew" rules.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04144.jpg?w=538)
Not mine but Stinky's usual purchase of painted minis from Em4 - these will likely turn up in the bug hunt in some form.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04145.jpg?w=900)
A box of Mongoose plastic MI, which came without any instructions so there were a few pieces left over. A lot of work just getting these together, okay to paint though, but I'd not buy any more.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04146.jpg?w=900)
Another box of Mongoose, but this time with instructions not that they were needed. Great fun to assemble, and with a little trimming you can really get a wide range of poses out of them... I have another box in hand. 8)
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04151.jpg?w=824)
Not the world's biggest Tanker Bug but it'll do for me. Especially as the old Mongoose plastiuc ones are changing hands for around fifty quid. Thanks to Whiskyrat for pointing out how I could get a toy from Galoob and use that. I've whipped out the interior, glued and filled it together and then given it a lick of paint... works for me.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04149.jpg?w=611)
A GZG metal bug which I got from the LAF emporium. It needed a lot of tidying, but I like it a great deal and wanted a couple more. Much to their credit I asked GZG about them as they're not listed on their web site. It was explained to me how their moulds were in a sorry state and the castings would need a similar amount of effort to the one I had, however Eureka also had moulds. So I emailed Nic at Eureka and their moulds were fine and I ordered a couple up to pick up at Salute.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04150.jpg?w=697)
A pair of Hasslefree miniatures, one an Akula Smartgunner - spooky similarity to the 1:1 scale Akula, which shows what a great sculptor Kev is. The smaller one is a girl figure which I've hacked the pigtails off to make it into our very own Captain Stinky.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04152.jpg?w=565)
Next up a bunch of Em4 troopers, great little figures at a brill price, they're in the same kit as some of the Copplestone FW troopers, but they're a better price. I've set a personal best in getting so many Salute purchases painting in the following week.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04153.jpg?w=900)
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04154.jpg?w=900)
Just a pair more figures to paint before I can get back to the mighty Quinjet hack:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=51546.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=51546.0)
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Nice one Phil
I'm glad they went to a good home where they are getting some use!
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I was disapointed at the lack of dead spiders in the box though. I was going to paint those up and use them. FB me your address please. 8)
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I picked up these Mongoose pieces because the ones to either side looked to like drop troopers. Oddly enough I don't like the one in the middle it looks too chubby, even though I found out later how it's a slight variant on their Starship Troopers piece which I was looking to emulate.
(http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/j/d/jdholocaustbox.jpg)
It's not immediately obvious from the packaging how the pair are just the same figure twice, so the first thing I did was saw off opposite arms on both and reset them to make them different - I did both so should I add another in the future I can use it as is.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04156.jpg?w=440)
Of course now I've seen the pics I've spotted a couple of mistakes which I'll go and fix right after posting this... ::)
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04157.jpg?w=440)
The decals which I tracked down from elsewhere were quite tricky. I put one on each shoulder pad, one on the gun, and one on the back pack.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04158.jpg?w=440)
NOW I'm getting on with the dropship!
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Very nice work. Really like all those minis
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Very nice phil. Look just the ticket! :)
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Nice work, but what are those x-wings supposed to be?
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Nice work, but what are those x-wings supposed to be?
I imagine they're for some form of flight... I had a quick google and it looks so: http://judgedredd.wikia.com/wiki/Holocaust_Squad_Judge (http://judgedredd.wikia.com/wiki/Holocaust_Squad_Judge)
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Found this 25 year old roboty thing, stripped it and gave it a paintjob for the 21st Century and beyond...
(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04184-001.jpg?w=521)
(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04186-001.jpg?w=578)
(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/dsc04185-001.jpg?w=573)
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Bloody hell, Phil!
Just caught on to this thread.
Someone has been a busy boy since Salute.
Great stuff!
8)
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Thanks. Bought small painted big... now I just have to hack through the boxes of bugs I got off ebay.
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Really like the robot, looks like a fully automated power lifter with limited A.I. 8)
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Yeah it's neat isn't it? It had a dodgy 80's paintjob, and I thought in the style of the Aliens power lifter would be suitable,. The decals were a bit of a pain though.
At most I'll have three squads, two will have the judges and the third this robot.
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Suddenly realised I should have put this walker here instead of starting another thread. Whoops! :?
(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/dsc04285-001.jpg?w=337)
But more recently I've just finished these VOID Junkers in exo-suits. Of course I'm late to the VOID world, rather typically for me, but I think these are rather special. I did figure that Kevin White was lead sculpter on the projects so I asked him if they were his sculpts, but they're not. They were done by Roy Eastland, who it turns out I know as he lives nearby although he now works as an artist - http://royeastland.wordpress.com/ (http://royeastland.wordpress.com/) - which is how I know him.
(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/dsc04294-001.jpg?w=640)
I've looked at photos of these painted and aside from Scurv, everyone seems to have painted them red, so I went for Blue & Grey- my idea of a Sp*c* M*r*n*s. For a lot of the painting I wasn't sure it was going to work, but once all the components were together I was happy with it. The firegrate heads for some of these I didn't like, and I mislaid the ones I did like. I tried some really sweet Pig Iron heads which proved too wide to fit, and also some of the Crooked Dice "not-Angel Interceptors heads but the bodies weren't really female enough for that to work so I had to make do with GW heads...
(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/dsc04293-001.jpg?w=640)
I made the flames out of milliput on brass rod, for the pair either side with Ramms+ein sized flames I had to put them on oversized bases, which do need some alien tufts as they're looking quite bleak. I didn't really think it out properly as the two on the right are the best poses for big bases.
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Great stuff, Phil, some very different looking Spaz Mars (to me, anyway)....
:-*
......and a weird coincidence with yourself and Roy.
Small world.
:D
I now see you only wanted a sample so you could make your own flames.
They look spot on, mate.
8)
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Thanks! :)
I now see you only wanted a sample so you could make your own flames.
They look spot on, mate.
Ah you've reminded me of the palaver. I did order up a pack of the flames direct from Armorcast, paid via paypal, but got no order confirmation which is standard for online shopping, waited two weeks, sent two emails, no response no claimed it back from paypal and decided to make my own, which having had that sample from you was easier.
Recalling this brings another whinge to mind, I ordered some decal from Fighting Pirannha, after 2 weeks no delivery so I emailed them which meant only then did they post them out. They're all one big decal sheet so have to be trimmed to size which being tiny is a pain, they're also not very high quality, many scratched beyong use by delivery, very difficult to work with. Shame.
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Got a blister/blaster bug painted. I undercoated in sand, orange ink washed it then khaki and highlighted with Iraqi Sand.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/dsc04325-001.jpg?w=500)
I was inspired by the picture on the box it came in, and liked the idea of a crab coloured bug, I'm doing another like this, and the third in black and greys. I'm not totally sure which are blister bugs and which are blaster bugs but I'll have two of one and one of the other and for me they'll be interchangable.
(http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/dsc04326-001.jpg?w=500)
These photos have produced one of those odd moments where the figure looks much better in real life and I'm happy with it, but looks a bit grim in the phot, which I'm not happy with.
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That is a great choice of colours for the beastie, Phil.
Love it!
:-*
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I really like the conversions with the flames. V good
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That is a great choice of colours for the beastie, Phil.
Love it!
Most kind, thanks.
I really like the conversions with the flames. V good
Surprisingly easy to make and paint too. The hardest part was drilling out the flamethrowers.
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Those Blister/Blaster bugs look really good. Please post a picture of all three when you get them done. I'd love to see how they turn out in black and grey.
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The mahoosive plasma bug...
(http://i.imgur.com/sUjWMLh.jpg)
Not sure how well the paint effect has worked.
(http://i.imgur.com/kFvizQs.jpg)
Appaling photo of Bill the Galactic Hero... includes two right arms.
(http://i.imgur.com/HobOWQX.jpg)
An old GW 40k bot I discovered while cleaning out.
(http://i.imgur.com/bnoxgoP.jpg)
I've since removed irritating hairs...
(http://i.imgur.com/7bw9QMa.jpg)
...and put the final coat of matt varnish on.
(http://i.imgur.com/eddR8oh.jpg)
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Lovely stuff Phil. Plasma bug is brilliant, really like it - gonna take some hunting to take that mother bug-ah down . . .
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:) :D ;D much awesomeness here!
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Love the plasma bug
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Nice work, Phil.
Thanks for posting.
8)
Not so sure that we needed to know this, though....
I've since removed irritating hairs...
:o :o :o
;)
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Nice work, Phil.
Thanks for posting.
8)
Not so sure that we needed to know this, though....
:o :o :o
;)
I think he means his handlebar taché was getting in the way! ;)
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They're like max watt fuse wire...
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They're like max watt fuse wire...
can we wire them up to the mains at salute? I'm thinking a Dali-esque stop motion roll up is in order.:D
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Well if I've any spare after supply them to high tension cable companies...
Got a bit done this weekend:
Three of these hopper bugs,
(http://i.imgur.com/yKA4xku.jpg)
These GW things I got out of a bits box in a local shop
(http://i.imgur.com/bduHBC3.jpg)
Blaster blister bug in greys...
(http://i.imgur.com/0o6ILt0.jpg)
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Also another blister/blaster bug
(http://i.imgur.com/8vxbETv.jpg)
and a couple of GZG bugs which are smaller than I expected.
(http://i.imgur.com/7Xi04My.jpg)
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How much smaller?
Comparison pic against 28mm mini would be appreciated. ;)
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(http://i.imgur.com/gKNYBwF.jpg)
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Been working on some floorplans which I'll photograph when I lay them all out. Have done a few props though.
My first painted Salute 2014 purchases... Crates and gun racks from Ainsty
(http://i.imgur.com/So9QxKe.jpg)
A big crate, a damaged big crate (courtesy of one of our dogs.), and a control box thing from Fenris.
(http://i.imgur.com/mZjdPck.jpg)
A selection of crates from Fenris:
(http://i.imgur.com/FrNH0Xc.jpg)
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Nice - I have some of those crates from Fenris I really need to get painted, I was just unsure as to whether to leave them as single pieces or glue them to a base as stacks etc. Looks like I'll be going with singles.
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Nice - I have some of those crates from Fenris I really need to get painted
+1
Been putting that off, as I want to paint them like Borderlands weapons containers.
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Nice - I have some of those crates from Fenris I really need to get painted, I was just unsure as to whether to leave them as single pieces or glue them to a base as stacks etc. Looks like I'll be going with singles.
They stack perfectly. I made a point of doing them different colours for a bit of variety.
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The antenoceti command table...
(http://i.imgur.com/GXxA4qU.jpg)
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Lovely job on the command table
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Lovely job on the command table
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Indeed!
That looks superb.
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Ta. For a while I wasn't sure if those screen details were stickers or just print-outs, they're print-outs of course. I backed the big screen onto plasticard before glueing as it's thin.
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Scracth built "thing" - super computer or perhaps the Death Fridge!
(http://i.imgur.com/m6iwc7a.jpg)
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Scracth built "thing" - super computer or perhaps the Death Fridge!
(http://i.imgur.com/m6iwc7a.jpg)
BEWARE ! the fridge 'o'DOOM ! lol lol
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Oh great. Now the bugs will just hide in it when the Marines try to nuke them from orbit.
Very nice. Has a definitive "that is something I cannot allow to happen" (spoken in Pierce Brosnan's voice) flair to it.
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The portaloo of doom! ;D
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:D
Not quite finished but HF's "Kieran" as Cpt. Stinky.
(http://i.imgur.com/mlNBswr.jpg)
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Good work Phil.
I have to find a use for that mini.
:)
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The portaloo of doom! ;D
The Turdis. :)
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:D
Floor tiles are finally getting some attention, I've managed to find more of the same OOP range. I made the Escape Pod myself, and the decals which work well but you can see the join on close inspection. The decals are available as a jpeg here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=66117.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=66117.0) I've tried various finishes for different areas. I now have tons of these pieces as well as having made up some similar.
(http://i.imgur.com/eWC192c.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/r4UU6zi.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/NPLhR2p.jpg)
Okay not bugs but hard to resist, Em4's not-terminators. I shall be adding bones to the bases, I found some well priced ones on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261458861464?
(http://i.imgur.com/O5yRfZK.jpg)
HF's "kieran" but for Cpt. Stinky, lovely little mini indeed.
(http://i.imgur.com/N5bUE45.jpg)
...and some more props, the Turdis disguised as master computers, a Ainsty piece and a couple of storage tanks from the OOP range.
(http://i.imgur.com/x6BVXVZ.jpg)
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Found some Ainsty vending machines , made some decals and now I have Brawndo, Nuka Cola, SOMA and Soylent Green vending machines. :D
(http://i.imgur.com/QULsNx5.jpg)
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Soylent Green is becoming very popular, isn't it?
(http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/8000/Soylent-Hill-8266.jpg)
I guess it must be because of the new formula:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUokLdQGb_0/TqvRoOH4_bI/AAAAAAAABUw/9ij7k2vfhJU/s1600/soylent+green+simpsons.jpg)
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Heresy engineer
(http://i.imgur.com/dfvJykU.jpg)
Heresy Inspector
(http://i.imgur.com/FskxXO3.jpg)
Em4 Cyborg
(http://i.imgur.com/fCm2fy6.jpg)
Fenris Planet Troopers
(http://i.imgur.com/7Mx3eXT.jpg)
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Nice work, Phil.
:-*
I have had half an eye on those Heresy figures for a while now.
They are now going on the 'list'.
;)
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Ta. Yes I was after some non-combat figures, although both have a pistol. They're very sweetly detailed, so much so I thought they deserved a Fenris Sulacco base each.
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Getting to the finishing pieces...
A big cargo box.
(http://i.imgur.com/9p45knq.jpg)
Ladders to other levels, scratchbuilt with DIY decals.
(http://i.imgur.com/QVSmJm7.jpg)
Dodgy looking VAT
(http://i.imgur.com/0DQRf1j.jpg)
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Lovely stuff here, Phil - not sure how I missed it before now! Great props, crisply painted - they look great. And those Heresy models look wonderful too - more things to put on my "Wants" list!
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Thanks, those heresy figures are similar to hasslefree in being a bit of a challenge to do them justice with a paintjob.
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Finished the not-terminators...
(http://i.imgur.com/H7M2qSB.jpg)
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Pig Iron's Wardroid
(http://i.imgur.com/ByILxpU.jpg)
http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/wd1-wardroid-standing-p-34.html (http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/wd1-wardroid-standing-p-34.html)
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The wardroid is great! I have two of them, that I got through a very generous guy in the Bazaar, and after seeing how nicely your one turned out, I'm looking forward to getting some paint on mine. Great stuff here!
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Thanks, I used one of PI's seperate heads though as I didn't like the one it came with.
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New GZG MEC-02B bot...
(http://i.imgur.com/Kcyt49o.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/DdCFQd8.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/8ot0sDr.jpg)
From: http://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/index.php?_a=product&product_id=1719 (http://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/index.php?_a=product&product_id=1719)
Ainsty containers and Fenris Atmos Processor:
(http://i.imgur.com/QQtMft8.jpg)
and ventilation tiles
(http://i.imgur.com/e7lQXFB.jpg)
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FINALLY, this has seen a game - http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=69907.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=69907.0)