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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: blackstone on February 18, 2014, 07:53:47 PM

Title: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: blackstone on February 18, 2014, 07:53:47 PM: This year I'm hoping to get in some sci-fi skirmish games using the pulp alley rules. Got a big pile of lead building up so have begun working my way through the figs! First to be finished are a couple of rogue trader Orks!

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/ork-raiders_zps40d331cf.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: cheetor on February 18, 2014, 08:01:07 PM: Lovely.

I have recently been using my RT era figures in a number of different rule sets and Pulp Alley is on my list. Im interested in seeing how it works out.

And seeing some more beautifully painted old stuff :)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: Wachaza on February 18, 2014, 08:16:15 PM: Considering how old those minis are and how little variation there is in the poses they're still great figures. Obviously a paint job like that helps enormously. Great.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: whiskey priest on February 18, 2014, 08:32:03 PM: Brilliant job. I love seeing these old school orks getting the love they deserve. The Teal helmet is especially nice. More please!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: warburton on February 18, 2014, 09:52:19 PM: Brilliant! I have about 20 or so of these I have just based up and are ready for priming.

I really like the skin tone you have achieved. I will be going for the same bright saturated green myself; old school Mike McVey Eavy Metal style!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: blackstone on February 19, 2014, 12:02:55 PM: Yeah I went for that really bright green skin colour from the old RT pics! Have about 10 more raiders and 4 characters which should be well enough for an Ork league in PA.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: aliensurfer on February 20, 2014, 02:02:06 PM: lovely painting on them. really do love the RT era models, less cluttered than todays tat they sell.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: OSHIROmodels on February 20, 2014, 05:29:00 PM: They look great 8) 8)

The bases are a bit different. Are they going to stay or are they just for painting the figures on?

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Julian Starflower and Gronk (20/2)
Post by: blackstone on February 20, 2014, 06:54:21 PM: Thanks for the comments! Will be leaving them on those 2mm mdf bases. My current basing policy is to put minis on the smallest possible square base so most figures are ending up on 15 or 20mm squares. I'll be gluing sand and cat litter to the bases (left unpainted) to finish them off.

Couple more figures here. Had these knocking around for probably 20+ years... finally got round to painting them! In my game the Jerry Cornelius figure will be a pretty notorious villian Julian Starflower. The Gronk is a just great looking critter!

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/julian_zpsb1ca1f09.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: Wolf Girl on February 20, 2014, 07:37:24 PM: Beautiful work! :-* :-*
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: Vanvlak on February 20, 2014, 07:46:41 PM: Brilliant - love the orks in particular :o 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on February 20, 2014, 08:00:15 PM: Great choice of figures, blackstone, and lovely paintwork too. Looking forward to see more on that thread.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: Michka on February 21, 2014, 03:21:07 PM: Really love the orks. I'm so jealous over your Jerry Cornelius and Gronk figures. Such great miniatures, and you've done them proud.

I quit commenting on people's basing choices when I realized how often I've changed my base preference. I have some WEG Star Wars Stormtroopers that are standing on their fourth or fifth base right now.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : RT Ork Raiders
Post by: stone-cold-lead on February 21, 2014, 07:52:50 PM: Lovely clean paint jobs.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: blackstone on February 23, 2014, 04:02:37 PM: Thanks for the comments. Here's a Power armour type figure from Black hat. Nice figure to paint!

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/power-armour_zps6e3e0d22.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: Inso on February 23, 2014, 07:18:44 PM: Nice work :)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: warburton on February 23, 2014, 11:05:00 PM: Looks good 8)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: Michka on February 25, 2014, 03:01:15 AM: Love the colors you chose. Very classic Sci-Fi magazine cover, which is always a good look.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: john Hollyoak on February 25, 2014, 08:01:59 AM: These are all great. Do you intend to use Pulp Alley as is or are there any mods?
John
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: blackstone on February 25, 2014, 08:45:56 PM: From reading the rules through I think they'd would work great as they are. The abilities assigned to models may just need a thematic name change "eagle-eyed" = "targeter" or "rugged" = "powerarmour" etc. It's pretty good fun working things like that out.

Can't wait to give it a whirl. :)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: d phipps on February 26, 2014, 02:27:36 AM: Quote from: blackstone on February 25, 2014, 08:45:56 PM
From reading the rules through I think they'd would work great as they are. The abilities assigned to models may just need a thematic name change "eagle-eyed" = "targeter" or "rugged" = "powerarmour" etc. It's pretty good fun working things like that out.

Can't wait to give it a whirl. :)

If you have the Perilous Island expansion for Pulp Alley, another really good ability for power armor is "Big".

HAVE FUN
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: blackstone on February 26, 2014, 11:36:06 PM: Yes have the expansion. "Big" would work great :)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: Conquistador on February 27, 2014, 11:45:50 AM: Quote from: blackstone on February 23, 2014, 04:02:37 PM
Thanks for the comments. Here's a Power armour type figure from Black hat. Nice figure to paint!

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/power-armour_zps6e3e0d22.jpg)

Orks, sporks...

This is what I clicked on the thread to see. So that is what they look like when painted up... Niiice!

Is the rougher appearance of the visor intentional, an anomaly of the lighting, or just something you only see when the camera is showing the figure zoomed in and not visible to the naked eye?

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: blackstone on February 27, 2014, 01:01:24 PM: The visor has been drybrushed with metallics which probably shows up any irregularities in the photo. To the eye it looks fine. Once the figure is finished and matt varnished I'll give the visor a gloss coat. Hopefully a decent visor effect. Very nice mini really. The other figure in the pack has more ornate armour which will be interesting to paint.

Next up is a converted Ork warlord and a space hobbit sniper!

cheers

Iain
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Power Armour 23/2
Post by: Conquistador on February 27, 2014, 03:47:23 PM: Quote from: blackstone on February 27, 2014, 01:01:24 PM
The visor has been drybrushed with metallics which probably shows up any irregularities in the photo. To the eye it looks fine. Once the figure is finished and matt varnished I'll give the visor a gloss coat. Hopefully a decent visor effect. Very nice mini really. The other figure in the pack has more ornate armour which will be interesting to paint.

Next up is a converted Ork warlord and a space hobbit sniper!

cheers

Iain

Thanks, I will keep that in mind when I paint visors (then photograph them) in the future.

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: blackstone on March 02, 2014, 08:07:21 PM: When I started this project I had a solitary ork raider. Looking through the lead pile I discovered a bandy legged old WHFB orc which had "potential". Some snipping and putty work later my Ork pirate warlord. Got himself a wicked powerfist/flamer combo!!

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/orc-warlord_zps95ebf361.jpg)

Putting the horns of the helmet was pure Xaxus ;)

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/ork-conversion_zps8b75927e.jpg)

Did a bit more work on the powerarmour. Finished now I think

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/powerarmour-2_zpsc254b766.jpg)

Next up a cool little hobbit sniper!

cheers

Iain
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: warburton on March 02, 2014, 10:18:49 PM: Bloody fantastic!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: d phipps on March 02, 2014, 10:46:38 PM: Beautiful work! :-* :-*
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: blackstone on March 21, 2014, 12:55:13 AM: Not much progress with the painting but lots of prepping of minis going on. I've been painting these figs in batches of seven and all I need to do is finish a hobbit sniper and the first 7 are done. Next lot of based, primed and ready to go. Should make some progress this weekend.

I have alot of RT space marines in the pipeline but won't be sticking to any single "chapter" colour. I want the marines in my game to be like ronin and their armour colours are down to personal taste with family colours/heraldry displayed on the right shoulder pad. Little bit of putty work on these pads to give an idea of what I'm aiming for.

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/shoulder-pads_zps70aea08a.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: Doomsdave on March 21, 2014, 01:09:20 AM: Really neat idea. I'm looking forward to seeing the variety in the finished marines. I have a warm place in my heart for old beakies. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: warburton on March 21, 2014, 10:12:46 AM: I look forward to seeing them progress; great idea.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: majorsmith on March 21, 2014, 06:23:51 PM: Fantastic stuff, I love the power armor guy
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: smiler on March 23, 2014, 08:06:49 AM: Those orks are great, really clean paintjobs. I'm going to have to use some teal now :) good job on the sculpting, the powerfist/flamer fits the RT look perfectly!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: blackstone on April 19, 2014, 10:41:13 AM: Project has stalled somewhat but making some progress again. Aquired some old plastic genestealers off ebay and set about converting one into a broodlord. Not too sure about the 40k fluff on these but reckon he's just a bigger badder version of the normal genestealers.

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/patriarch_zps06edccd9.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Ork Warlord 2/3
Post by: OSHIROmodels on April 19, 2014, 10:45:24 AM: Looks promising 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: Commander Vyper on April 19, 2014, 04:03:09 PM: Quote from: blackstone on April 19, 2014, 10:41:13 AM
Project has stalled somewhat but making some progress again. Aquired some old plastic genestealers off ebay and set about converting one into a broodlord. Not too sure about the 40k fluff on these but reckon he's just a bigger badder version of the normal genestealers.

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/patriarch_zps06edccd9.jpg)

Triple nice! (Oh and thanks for the decals).
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: blackstone on April 20, 2014, 07:34:05 PM: No probs! :) Managed to get the arms in place today. Just some filling of gaps now.

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/patriarch2_zps74e3ac50.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: OSHIROmodels on April 20, 2014, 07:47:33 PM: Yes, I like that 8)

What's the sculpting material?

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: blackstone on April 20, 2014, 09:27:19 PM: 1/3rd greenstuff 2/3rds milliput! A really nice mix :)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: OSHIROmodels on April 20, 2014, 10:20:36 PM: Quote from: blackstone on April 20, 2014, 09:27:19 PM
1/3rd greenstuff 2/3rds milliput! A really nice mix :)

Interesting, I might have to give that a go :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: Achilles on April 21, 2014, 12:25:59 AM: Excited to see this done! Very cool!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: warburton on April 21, 2014, 12:44:48 AM: Nice!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: d phipps on April 21, 2014, 10:36:28 AM: Fine work! :-*
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Broodlord WIP
Post by: blackstone on May 24, 2014, 02:26:50 PM: Been about 20 years since I painted one of these! New style of bases which I'm changing the other figures over to.

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/DSCN5207_zps37b63af8.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: whiskey priest on May 25, 2014, 07:16:08 AM: He got the funk! Great stuff!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: area23 on May 25, 2014, 08:31:37 AM: Oh dear!! Haha, amazing.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: cheetor on May 25, 2014, 07:38:03 PM: Thats a brave look for an Astartes. Pretty funny lol

(http://cheesegod.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tumblr_lgxsuqaA6L1qajmo2o1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: warburton on May 25, 2014, 10:14:34 PM: I am a bit surprised, but I like it!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: Lordblackwing on May 26, 2014, 03:01:10 AM: Might have to "borrow" the fashion statement for one of my Slannesh renegades, or maybe noise marines. ;)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: Rhelyk on May 26, 2014, 03:46:51 AM: Why, he looks just FABulous!
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: blackstone on May 26, 2014, 10:33:37 AM: Haha yes he does rather! The original Brother Quiff mini had pretty big hair however I did bouffant it up a bit with a little green stuff. ;)

More re-basing of the other minis:

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/DSCN5210_zpsaec212c9.jpg)

Here's the start of an Eldar warband. Thanks to Just john for the minis!

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii125/_koboldmage_/DSCN5212_zpsda0adf7e.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: warburton on May 27, 2014, 04:28:39 AM: Nice work. Those eldar are looking good as well.
Title: Re: Pulp Alley Sci-fi : Big hair marine p.3
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 27, 2014, 05:55:56 AM: Love the bouffant lol 8)

cheers

James