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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Stroezie on 24 April 2016, 10:02:20 PM
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Well I've finally done it!
I built myself a complete set off 6mm Space Hulk tiles and airlock doors.
And here they are...
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i-s-3p0CjM8/WVg3FF4NjrI/AAAAAAAADwI/fmFtuHx8LgwuBgNPYZTDLzywJTmqQDZjACEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20160424_220402_zpsgdwziqww.jpg)
Construction was fairly simple, just granny grating cut to size and glued onto magnetic paper so I can play on a metal surface and things won't slide around.
The little square inset tiles are also made of magnetic paper and as the minis will also be based on the same stuff the whole thing should be pretty stable on the go.
Here's a few pics of the first mission layout to give you an idea what a game would look like.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AXiMlY7W_Qs/WVg4ImeCOjI/AAAAAAAADwo/WzpvqF88oW0RPOevHYlSVSmbiukMa2ObwCEwYBhgL/s640/83c75ee3-82ba-4de8-8f63-f922a8663c25_zpsdyznbq80.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vz9puUoFHmU/WVg4F4ufWkI/AAAAAAAADwg/gS4k_r6Md_kO_xKAzzv7bZLJqPCe9QOwQCEwYBhgL/s640/5b798ec9-a73b-4d0f-b4ab-0e0bd40cdb04_zpsasbv9jqj.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n3NCHEGmp4A/WVg4FyjHMAI/AAAAAAAADwk/PzUqjOTQkOkMX2mU7DbnYy9zyVr0nJwrgCEwYBhgL/s640/6a0af8ad-f997-414c-9bcf-a727b3536e7e_zpsaobytfjl.jpg)
The minis are place holders untill I recieve my order from Onslaught Miniatures who were kind enough to put together a custom Space hulk pack for me from there awesome Sisterhood and Legion lines.
As these pictures are all a little dark I decided to pop a tile and some doors into my mini lightbox for a clearer look.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BA4K70USnOw/WVg3LxN4HyI/AAAAAAAADwc/UiBPjbMec_8qXMQ35D64taoYfNVjTdy-wCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20160424_203347_zpsa5ohod8k.jpg)
Now I still need to make some 3D flame tokens and find a nice way to make good looking magnetised blip counters that are easy to pick up and move around, any and all ideas are welcome.
Ok thats it for now, hopefully I'll have some pictures of the painted miniatures for you soon.
Cheers,
Stroezie.(http://)
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Bloody brilliant.
For blip counters.....bit of round plasticcard, with a part of a pin plus pinhead in the middle, painted green-glowish?
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Cool!
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That's pretty damned fantastic!
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Nicely done. Had to google "granny grating", but it's been nicely used. No idea on the blip counters.
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For those who can't ID them, the doors are wire nails used to secure coaxial cable to walls and ceilings. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. This is a brilliant use of them.
(http://www.summitsource.com/images/products/AC505B.jpg)
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Oh my gawd. Inspired.
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Insane and impressive! Gene Stealers in 6mm?
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I don't care for micro-gaming but I can appreciate the work and effort you put in!
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A great idea.
Well done.
tt43.
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*whoa* So much condensed awesome, it's generating its own gravity field.
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For those who can't ID them, the doors are wire nails used to secure coaxial cable to walls and ceilings. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. This is a brilliant use of them.
(http://www.summitsource.com/images/products/AC505B.jpg)
Very nice work. It has me thinking of a travel set of something skirmish you in 6 or 10mm.
I have used these on a few desert type buildings. The column element suggests a StarbWars Mos Eisley vibe to me. Having seen these pics though I realised that if you like a symmetrical door, they can be sliced in half and the separate parts from the different pieces joined together. I must finish those buildings!
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Excellent hobby work! Really inspiring 8)
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I have used these on a few desert type buildings. The column element suggests a StarbWars Mos Eisley vibe to me. Having seen these pics though I realised that if you like a symmetrical door, they can be sliced in half and the separate parts from the different pieces joined together. I must finish those buildings!
I used them as the feet of park benches. Just slap a length of cardstock or popsicle stick across the top, paint gray, and you're done.
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I used them as the feet of park benches. Just slap a length of cardstock or popsicle stick across the top, paint gray, and you're done.
Handy tip. What a versatile piece of plastic!
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Very cool. More closeups of the minis (nanos) please?
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Brillant work.
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Adorable! *SQUEE*
ahem.
Both truly inspired and sveral degrees of awesome in it's simplicity!
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Kurasan brings out new 6mm Xenos (Aliens). Would fit as Genstealers for this great game here!
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Just a quick post to share the Space Hulk ladders, blips and fire counters I made.
Group shot
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GGW_xz9QUbc/WVg3FFzRH6I/AAAAAAAADwQ/4OwGfxHk0FQpUvHLXDdX4sN9ukKpFq0bACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_20160428_090706_zpst7w7kjcg.jpg)
Quick explanation.
Ladders are granny grating and those little spacer rings that come with my el cheapo tubes of superglue.
Blips are sewing pins pushed through a disk of magnetic paper and snipped off.
Fire markers are basically made completely out of hotglue using DmScotty's method.
And a little story for your enjoyment
Two troopers are sent out to investigate some ghostly blips on the scanners...
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FJTlvUTwlU8/WVg3FOCAnEI/AAAAAAAADwM/XSB82ORzNVYY43qhaRPK_D0ruY54pqm6wCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20160428_091302_zpsgvmcsqlz.jpg)
OH DROKK!!! We've got bugs!!!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7TMQ7Na6gQ/WVg3FaxDahI/AAAAAAAADwU/E85qkGK_wQE2U6_viaWgOqrCZwF7Cs4nQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20160428_091408_zpsodyxzth4.jpg)
Nuke'm from beond the airlock, its the only way to be sure.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DImudbEmTdU/WVg3FmckB0I/AAAAAAAADwY/stOvidMeBRwSzwuQsOIj2PumtbRZkSlmgCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20160428_091502_zpshelggmwn.jpg)
Well thats all I got for you for now.
Cheers,
Stroezie.
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lol effective!
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Mind blowing as always stroezie. Really digging the whole set up.
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Well, I'm still waiting for my figs to arrive :(
To keep myself busy while I wait I've made some highly unglamorous genestealer entry and space marine controled area markers and a 6mm playable version of the chalice and CAT objectives.
Here's a pic to keep you happy till the figures show up ;D
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9oqjfBu_qfo/WVg0bmnRBeI/AAAAAAAADvc/ag-hkw1sEIUJmdrqEFw4Q_krqXUKrqntwCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_20160516_231647_zps0mcdrk33.jpg)
Cheers,
Stroezie.
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Well, don't know about the rest of us, but that pic keeps me happy. That is one insane CAT! o_o
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Fantastic stuff yet again!
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So I finally found a design that I like for a 3D representation of the force field grenade markers.
Tried a bunch of different things, finally setteled on this, just a simple bead painted kinda forcefieldy...ish I guess ;-)
For Pete's sake Jonesey get that door open that force grenade aint going to hold 'em for long!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yjZZy_kd9_c/WcK0ijQTx4I/AAAAAAAAE1o/6iATPT2K6ko0P7c2MQQwMVwFEVlnn5dlACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_20160527_130911_zps95v62x3y.jpg)
Still waiting for my figures to show up, I'm about ready to call them lost in the mail and see about ordering a new batch :(
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So CUTE!!! The mini CAT is just the best!
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:o :o :o So damn genius! Wow, amazing stuff!!
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It took me a while but thanks to HLS models 50% onslaught miniatures sale I finaly got my hands on some appropriate figures for this project.
I didn't manage to get all the figures I wanted but I'll be ordering the rest from Vanguard minis soon.
I decided to go with the sisterhood Athena power armored troops for my terminators
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aF8a3OLg7Rs/WVaHVelOnlI/AAAAAAAADpc/MlkL4d4wKE4WOQ7qoBAsIaW1hu0PzKzIgCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20161224_143027_zpsphnmo1d3.jpg)
I converted one of the normal troopers to a chainfist armed one by adding the tip of an avian chainspear to her gauntled.
Still missing the captain and librarian analogue figures but I have found suitable figures in the sisterhood command pack which I'll be ordering soon.
The genestealers were a no brainer as onslaught has some exelent not-genestealers in their Legion prowlers.
The broodlord is a Legion Overseer. There are three variants of this figure, this one, one armed with two swords and one armed with some sort of bio cannon, I'll be painting these to and probably make up some extra rules for them to add a little variety.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zl4MExkd6nY/WVaHi70-tOI/AAAAAAAADpw/AtJkQkp1xNo-Bb8obgMVRqRgxUgZAh1_QCEwYBhgL/s640/2c14c6f0-d426-4368-9578-14d9de2484d0_zpsr9tgomoc.jpg)
I've also picked up some of their not-genestealer cult so yeah I'll probably end up doing the various space hulk expantions next.
Thats it for now and I'll leave you with a crappy picture of my new storage solution for this project
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dh2WqHllaU8/WVaHVXIzCHI/AAAAAAAADpY/DsPOjm8a388YUnuHQCCEkQ3LuALt7wpbgCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20161224_150205_zps3cqn1ycp.jpg)
Cheers,
Stroezie.
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Fantastic!! 8)
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The project was already freakin' cool, but that storage solution is inspired!
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Just discovering this thread. ::)
After my having focused on the Mars ala nano, if I say 'you so crazy', do you take it as the sincerest compliment? ;D
Doug
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it's so cuteeeee
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Painted up some genestealer cultists
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yVOx9V2KETI/WVaHVbb0ISI/AAAAAAAADpU/rhsSOOJKLFsjhWRZDKUFGlaBigbTpjrCgCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_20161227_113316_zpsykkb6xsr.jpg)
I also ordered the sisterhood command pack from Vanguard yesterday so I should have all my terminator/Heavy Battle Nun figures completed soon.
I ran into a little snag for the production of the tiles for the expantions.
Apparently I used up my last sheet of really fine needlework canvas to make the base set and the store where I bought it has gone belly up so I'll have to do some hunting around the internets for the correct size of granny grating.(any and all tips on this are welcome)
Cheers,
Stroezie
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And here are the final two sister of battle figures, the captain and psycher (librarian analogue)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZI9MdGgvprw/WcK2P20-D-I/AAAAAAAAE10/nWjhqWPkcikaadEPG65tScJb8vxPpkDNQCLcBGAs/s640/363d5ed2-a688-4ce0-acba-fa64e1f77708_zpsmd5fvhgp.jpg)
Now I can finally get a game on. :D
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Great project, very well executed!
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I ran into a little snag for the production of the tiles for the expantions.
Apparently I used up my last sheet of really fine needlework canvas to make the base set and the store where I bought it has gone belly up so I'll have to do some hunting around the internets for the correct size of granny grating.(any and all tips on this are welcome)
I'm not sure what size you're using, but Amazon do some - link (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perforated-Plastic-Canvas-Count-White/dp/B0042LNU32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483703158&sr=8-1&keywords=needlework+canvas)
I have some square and round if you need them (Belgium isn't too far away, and it's pretty light). The square is approx 5mm, not sure about the round, but I can check when I get home if you're interested.
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Hello my friend,
Is it possible to fix the picture links or post new ones or a link, please?
Would like to see this project?
Thanks
Z
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Here you go!
enjoy ;)
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Very nice work my friend,
Thanks for the prompt reply.
I see you used Gzg 6mm Alien creatures as nids. Nice!!!!
You should try Khurasan's also, they' re superb, though they might be slightly large for epic scale (which wasn't 6mm in the first place but around 5mm ) though I do not think this will be an issue.
I'll check & post pics asap.
I have loads of GW Epic plastics which can be put to good use 😎😎😎😎
This project would look great in 3d. Simple printed card stock.You might try these out.
http://castrarunis.blogspot.com.mt/2015/08/space-hulk-terrain.html (http://castrarunis.blogspot.com.mt/2015/08/space-hulk-terrain.html)
Thanks again
Z
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Well if you want a bit more 3D and a bit less work there's always this option
https://honeybeeworks.co.uk/t/nano-hulk-6mm-space-hulk-scenery (https://honeybeeworks.co.uk/t/nano-hulk-6mm-space-hulk-scenery)
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Nice !!!!!
Didn't know about this.
Would look very nice indeed.
Thanks for the Link.
Z
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oops wrong thread :(