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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Brummie on September 27, 2018, 10:56:24 PM
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Hey all
A bit of a test to see how attaching pictures work on this forum.
Thought I'd start with some good old... 30k? I wouldn't say I'm a brilliant painter, but I do try and get my figures to a respectable gaming standard. I tend to just put all the block colours on, ink, highlight (in most cases) and then base.
In the past I mostly concentrated on 15mm Sci Fi, but have slowly been returning to the Dark Side with my 15mm Sci Fi as predominantly a secondary project. After getting more into 40k literature I find the setting far more appealling and not quite so depressingly grim as the routine White Dwarf publications and Codex's make out.
Anyway here are my Thousand Sons, quite possibly my favourite Legion, and some Silent Sisters!
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Nice traitor marines. Like the silent sisters, too.
Got a few MkIII and MkIV marines, too. My plan is to have Raven Guard and World Eaters squads for the horus heresy.
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I do like the World Eaters colour scheme, it looks even crisper on vehicles. Raven Guard I like background wise and would like to do a small 40k army kitted out with scout snipers, drop pods etc and try and emulate their tendency for hit and run tactics. :)
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Nice jobs.
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A friend and me wanna use them for skirmish fights. No armys planned.
I like the White colour of the World eaters, too. And the Raven Guard i like because of reading novels like Deliverance Lost. Corax is an interesting Primarch and cool, i think.
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Nice, solid colours there, I like how they look!
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The royal Dynasty of New Xia is a relatively new player in the Inter-planetary political spectrum. The family which founded Far Guangzhou during the third migration were relatively isolated and generally overlooked by inter-system powers and Corporate juggernauts until just before the Corporate Wars. It was at this time that the planet of Far Guangzhou saw a boom in productivity: as contemporary super powers and powerful movements began to militarise in preparation for the conflict that would determine whether state or corporate powers would define humanities future, others sought a means of escaping the oncoming cataclysm. By chance the Xia Dynasty had heavily invested in industries concentrating on planetary colonisation and terraforming, a solid indication as to their own ambitions. This foreign demand soon saw Far Guangzhous become one of the wealthiest neutral states and it would be this wealth that would be used to great affect to expand New Xias influence and her borders at war's end.
Fast forward a two centuries and New Xia is considered one of the largest Human Empires in the Human Sphere. Spanning nearly 400 systems and counting. This impressive size has attracted numerous enemies and as such New Xia has one of the largest militaries with only the UCRS and Commonwealth close to matching it in terms of man power and material. These forces are rigid adherents of traditional combined arms warfare and often, though not always, deploy forces that in purpose and design could easily be identifiable from the last millennia of warfare.
New Xia relies almost solely on manned armies; human soldiers are at the heart of everything, but Vehicle Assisted A.I, Drones, Recovery droids and Hazardous Environment Bots feature heavily in operations, but rarely do machines operate independently of human forces.
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Nice looking army.
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Thanks! I have even more to show soon but I'm figuring out when there is time to take some decent photos!
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I like your army very much. The Tanks looking fantastic.
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My UCRS forces (space Communists) been painting this army on and off for years and I still have plenty of tanks etc left to finish!
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Some more photos (had to edit the sizes of these down as the pictures come out HUGE).
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It's great to see nicely painted and thought out 15mm armies like this :) .
It also makes me a little sad because I love the scale and size of the armies... but have eyesight that prohibits me getting the detail I would like in 15mm painting...
Those Old Crow vehicles work very well for the red guard :) ... I have always loved Old Crow stuff :) .
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Are those marines 15mm!? They're awesome. Where did you get them?
*Edited: Sorry, read too fast.
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Very nice.
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Stuff from Khurasan , Old crow & ex Armies Army now The Scene really mix well.
Good job
Keep it up
Z
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It's great to see nicely painted and thought out 15mm armies like this :) .
It also makes me a little sad because I love the scale and size of the armies... but have eyesight that prohibits me getting the detail I would like in 15mm painting...
Those Old Crow vehicles work very well for the red guard :) ... I have always loved Old Crow stuff :) .
Thanks guys!
And Inso I understand what you mean. When I started 15mm sci do I was in Uni still, at the same time my Dad was occasionally painting up 15mm WW2 and on occasion I'd give him some sci fi figs to paint (that I'll show off here at some stage). Unfortunately in the 6 years since Uni his eyesight isn't really able to cope anymore thus the move back to 28mm.
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Those Old Crow vehicles work very well for the red guard :) ... I have always loved Old Crow stuff :) .
I sometimes wish I had bought Old crow in 15mm not 25mm... that way I would have four times as many of them.... mind you I do have almost 50....
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Some more vehicles. I recently finished the Hunchbacks (Antenocitis workshop) for a minor faction that specialises in Counter-insurgency warfare. They will primarily be utilising Antenocitis vehicles; I've got a number of Warthogs to act as heavy recon/patrol and hopefully more units if the 28mm variants make it to 15mm.
The tanks are apart of a Platoon, Samson tanks from Khurasan. These are apart of the Federation a major faction which has quite a lot of toys and troops to choose from!
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Very nice job.
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Great projects!
Where did you by the infantry you used in your New Xia army?
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Great projects!
Where did you by the infantry you used in your New Xia army?
Cheers!
And the figures I used in that Army are currently being sold by Brigade Models, under their CDSU range I think. They were originally made by Armies army but were bought up by Brigade some time ago! There one of my favourite infantry types out there, mostly because the headgear is pretty unique!
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Love your 15mm armies!
Slick brushwork too.
I have some of them excellent Critical Mass Games Astagar Sci-fi Snakemen and a few of the APC’s and Tanks from the last Kickstarter they ran.
I wish I had bought the Antenocities Workshop 15mm Sci-fi Tanks and APC’s when they were in stock (but always had never enough $$$ and too many bills).
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Love your 15mm armies!
Slick brushwork too.
I have some of them excellent Critical Mass Games Astagar Sci-fi Snakemen and a few of the APC’s and Tanks from the last Kickstarter they ran.
I wish I had bought the Antenocities Workshop 15mm Sci-fi Tanks and APC’s when they were in stock (but always had never enough $$$ and too many bills).
I've only got the Astagar mercenary band! Theyre definitely one of the more interesting aliens out there! Shame CM packed it in. I have loads of their space port characters and the Jackal fellas (protolene khanates?) I noticed Ral Partha took them on but as yet only the figures are available and not the vehicles sadly as I'd like more of them.
Also I think you can still get the 15mm Antenocitis vehicles, they might have been re-introduced. I was given the impression when their 28mm-15mm KS is out the way they will release more models for both scales, but like yourself it's all about the $$$$! Most of my 15mm sci fi I bought years ago.
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Do you have. Rules system you regularly use?
I’ve picked up the Gruntz rules but am yet to play.
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I haven't actually looked at rulesets yet! I've played Tomorrow's War but large scale battles aren't suited to it, and it plays better with squads. I'm thinking of picking up Hammer Slammers, but I get the impression it may be too vehicle heavy. I've not played Gruntz but again it looks like a skirmish ruleset.
Here are some more pics!
Recently finished these Federal Army VITRO clone soldiers from Khurasan. These will be acting as Black Ops troops for the Federation, either deployed in tandem with Conventional forces or inserted anywhere in and outside the Human Sphere to handle threats by themselves.
After that got a Critical Mass Silo, some GZG space crew characters and a Mercenary/Insurgent Half Track from Clear Horizon. These were painted by my Dad when he still liked the idea of 15mm sci fi!
After this are some of my own characters, from Khurasan including a Road Warrior, a Robot and some random dude in a green shirt. After that are a few assassin's for hire from Clear Horizon!
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Nice painting on those figures.
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Nicely done (again)!
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Great work, love it all - especially the building!
Those last tech ninjas, are those Clear Horizon Miniatures?
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Great work, love it all - especially the building!
Those last tech ninjas, are those Clear Horizon Miniatures?
Yes they are, I had a look and they're called Covert Ops Pack 1. I think I was boring and painted mine in similar colours to the ones on the store so they look similar as well (may change that!).
If you're looking for Spec Ops types you can't go wrong with Clear Horizon. Although if you're looking for Ninjas, them and GZG Japanese have a pack which are also very nice.
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Some more troops/tanks finished some months back that I forgot to take photos of! These are GZG Wheeled High Mobility vehicles and NAC troopers. Using them to represent The Commonwealth, a collection of frontier world's and other independent systems who have banded together to keep the other stronger factions at bay. As a result they aren't particularly advanced technologically but far more innovative!
Also a couple of Aliens for a not Tattooine project!
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Looking good Brummie!
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Indeed. Looking the part. I wonder when that many vehicles are warranted?
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These are great, lovely stuff!
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Indeed. Looking the part. I wonder when that many vehicles are warranted?
I think a Flames of War style company plus style of game could work extremely well and be good fun.
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Very nice. Always liked the older GZG wheeler designs. Don't see why you couldn't use all of those in a reasonably sized game - the trucks and APCs aren't all that durable even in Stargrunt rules and the two Paladin AFVs aren't exactly the heaviest MBT design in the universe.
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Thanks guys!
I will have to check Stargrunt out but what Dr Viking mentions is the target for this sort of build up. I like having complete platoons and units that compliment each other (artillery, air support, recon, special forces etc).
It does mean having to carefully think what sort of force you want and how they'd act on the battlefield. There is enough 15mm manufacturers out there that you could build almost any type of force you wanted each with their own niche.
Indeed. Looking the part. I wonder when that many vehicles are warranted?
If you think that's too many...
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Been awhile since I posted on my thread but here are a few more pics of some stuff I've completed in the last few months!! Starting with some infantry and a robot for my "Peacekeeper" faction.
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Those are really sweet, GZG Brazilians for Tomorrow's War?
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Those are really sweet, GZG Brazilians for Tomorrow's War?
Yes they are! One of the more unique infantry designs on the market! The Robot is from Micropanzer (although Rebel minis now have them).
On the subject of robots, here is another one from Clear Horizon:
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Hopefully in coming months, when Jon gets the chance, the will be some new wheels and axles for the Paladin and Phalanx, plus new mini-turrets for Phalanx.
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Hopefully in coming months, when Jon gets the chance, the will be some new wheels and axles for the Paladin and Phalanx, plus new mini-turrets for Phalanx.
Really? That'd be quite cool, I have to admit that my Commonwealth faction feels like its a lot less 'equipped' than some of my other factions primarily because the Hi-Mobility Range feels a tad limited. Now I think this suits a collective that sits on the frontier, but some variation with the Hi-Mobility kits might balance things out a bit!
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Beautiful 15mm stuff, very crisp and clean painting! :-*
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Awesome!!! How have I missed this thread before now?
How do you like the Clear Horizon stuff? I visit the website longingly, but the pictures they have posted aren't super convincing to me for some reason. The renders look great, but I've been gun shy to buy anything.
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Beautiful 15mm stuff, very crisp and clean painting! :-*
Thankyou!
Awesome!!! How have I missed this thread before now?
How do you like the Clear Horizon stuff? I visit the website longingly, but the pictures they have posted aren't super convincing to me for some reason. The renders look great, but I've been gun shy to buy anything.
Appreciated :D, and I do like Clear Horizons bots (I currently have five of them), they do have Positive and Negative aspects.
Positive - They paint well and glue quickly and paint sticks to them well too and they are quite dynamic for their size. I also love the design as I don't think there is actually a dedicated 15mm set of bots like this out there (I know people use those 12mm bots from that Canadian company I have 100% forgotten the name of, but I think clear Horizons bots aren't so cartoony and make more sense design wise).
Negative - The Resin feels brittle and although I haven't had any breakages there is sufficient flash that if you don't identify the detail correctly you might slice a chunk of you didn't mean to. They can also be fiddly parts wise so take your time building them!
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Apologies to all for double posting but I noticed a Mistake regarding the Tan-Grey Mecha.
This Item is not from Clear Horizon (Who do very nice resin models of exceptional quality which I'm going to be showing off soon)
Instead they are from CONFLICT HORIZON!
http://conflict-horizon.com/?fbclid=IwAR2kTjZfnCUgNnoMV4NM4trxGR6sM99-HtnpYFcJ92QvfISJq1eoVaizEmc (http://conflict-horizon.com/?fbclid=IwAR2kTjZfnCUgNnoMV4NM4trxGR6sM99-HtnpYFcJ92QvfISJq1eoVaizEmc)
A lot of Horizons to keep an eye on out there!
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Just got to say (again) - that commonwealth force looks great!
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I haven't seen Conflict Horizon's stuff before. I love the set of construction loader type bots. I may have to make a purchase next week. Those fit my vision quite well.
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Pretty cool stuff! :-* 8) :-*
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Thankyou all!
The Commonwealth will be having some reinforcements soon enough as I have a lot of their stuff in various stages of being painted lol.
And now for another Faction I haven't decided a name for: Space Nazis!
This Faction was once a loyal member of the Federation but felt abandoned during the height of the Corporate war. It's people's suffered immeasurable suffering as a result of the conflict and from this ultimately sprang a Fascist Government hell-bent on reclaiming the lost glory of their Intersystem Nation.
Figures are Rebel Minis Titan Marines
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Those look amazing!! :-* :-* :-*
I see the Brotherhood of Nod rather than space nazis, perhaps take some inspiration from the C&C universe?
- Black Hand
- Steel Talons
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Just ordered those little beauties from Mike. Seeing your painted results makes me feel I did right! :)
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Verlassen Reich = abandoned empire/kingdom/domain/realm
Leiden Reich = suffering empire/kingdom/domain/realm
Figures look good. Love the black masses with visible red eyes in that second pic.
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Verlassen Reich = abandoned empire/kingdom/domain/realm
Leiden Reich = suffering empire/kingdom/domain/realm
Figures look good. Love the black masses with visible red eyes in that second pic.
Verlassenes Reich / Vergessenes Reich
Reich der Leiden
Sorry, I'm german... and we love to correct mistakes. ;)
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Verlassenes Reich / Vergessenes Reich
Reich der Leiden
Sorry, I'm german... and we love to correct mistakes. ;)
Damn you Google Translate! >:(
Seriously, where is a grammar Nazi when you need one?! lol
Thanks, Skully.
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Great collection of 15s!
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To prevent the Germans being at the end of the stick for everything my Fascists (or one of the Bad guy factions) will be more like the evil twin version of the Federation; Culturally ambiguous albeit highly efficient in causing trouble! So Ockmans suggestion is likely where its at. Though I do have a force of Highly advanced Germanic Neo-Pagans in the works where AndrewBs Reich suggestions are tempting...
However Germans do sort of feature: The Vor Konglomerate
The Vor Konglomerate was created post Corporate war, with the intention of unifying numerous Germanic business colonies into a single entity that would comply with laws laid down by the victorious Federation. Eventually the Vor transcended it's corporate identity and became a fully fledged Democratic state that championed a healthy balance between the generation of profits and care for it's work force. Overtime as the Federation retracted and abandoned all but it's most loyal members, the Vor stepped up and became a major power in the Human Sphere. Ushering in a century long era known as the Pax Germanica to its neighbors the Vor developed a strong Alliance with other powers, most of which (though not all) had strong ties to the now mythical Continent of Europe on Earth.
Unfortunately the Europa Koalition was reasonably short lived, though it's existence ultimately rescued humanity from a few Alien incursions, the A.I Revolt and the rise of the UCRS, generally its members could not achieve the level of cooperation needed to make it last. Nevertheless the Vor Konglomerate emerged the most powerful military and economic power of the Koalition and is now arguably one of the 8 great powers within the Human Sphere.
These are a sort of hard nosed 'neutral good' force, made up completely of GZG figures. I did a pretty quick job painting these guys up (I don't spend much time on many of my 15s, but this was definitely the most break neck speed I have done).
At some point I'm going to have to get some scenery together and take some proper photos...
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LOVE what you did with the NSL Panzergrenadiers, mate! :-* :-* :-*
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Nice, I can’t believe how many 15mm sci-fi collectors are around nowadays, great stuff.
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Looking good, keep up the good work!
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I don't have the attention span for painting up armies, but I love the look of it when it is well executed. That vehicle looks great. That is GZG too? I've started to collect some 15mm vehicles for my machinations. That one might fit.
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Nice, I can’t believe how many 15mm sci-fi collectors are around nowadays, great stuff.
I think after a short hiatus we're suddenly growing in number!
I don't have the attention span for painting up armies, but I love the look of it when it is well executed. That vehicle looks great. That is GZG too? I've started to collect some 15mm vehicles for my machinations. That one might fit.
Yes they are GZG! And I admit, some of these armies have been in the making since 2010 as I've been a 15mm Sci fi fan for a long time. Each army is a project I think, but I also have a few side projects for 15mm sci fi that create a backdrop for the armies, such as a Post-Apoc planet setting, a not Tattooine setting, a Wilderness setting infested with creatures from Earths Ancient past (think Jurassic Park in space) in just goes on. Its helped by the fact I generally haven't strayed much from 15mm sci fi over the years, or when I have, not for too long lol lol
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I am definitely stealing Space Jurassic Park.
I, for one, wish that I had set upon 15mm earlier than I did. I took a several decade hiatus from miniatures and wargaming, and when I "came back" the only real touchstone I had was WH40k. I kinda knew that wasn't what I wanted to do, and I ended up falling in love with the Post Apoc stuff I was seeing on MattBlackGod's forum (predominantly 28mm). So my leap back in was expensive-ish and takes up a lot of space in my basement lol
From here out I'm only looking at 15mm projects to save myself the headache of storing stuff.
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I think after a short hiatus we're suddenly growing in number!
It's wonderful to see, there are so many, so talented hobbyists out there!
Its helped by the fact I generally haven't strayed much from 15mm sci fi over the years, or when I have, not for too long lol lol
Haha, I think that's the only way to get anything done - don't stray. I allow myself to stray within my project, but in the end it must be usable with my 15mm sci-fi collection.
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Been a bit quiet lately but I've managed to get some more Units for the Konglomerate finished. Again very simple paint job! I may come back to the tank at a later stage and add some more detail but for now its ready to see combat!
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Great coloring on those. It pulls out the highlights quite well.
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Looking good!
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I like them!
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Beginnings of the African Union force. The AU are the last original Earth Alliance that emerged during the final decades of the 21st Century. Although the AU was for a time one of the leading super powers it was primarily Earth based. Only when humanity was able to achieve Black Matter Jump Drives in the 27th Century did the AU finally begin mass colonisation of the stars.
By the 29th Century the AU has begun ramping up its military presence, having largely ignored it's armed forces in favour of economic and colonial expansion. AU forces are rather basic, a necessity given the rapid expansion in force numbers required to adequately defend its numerous holdings and tackle the now myriad of Human and Alien threats arrayed against it.
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Some very nice forces displayed here, with some cool themes running through the different choices. Is the basing on your PAU Vallejo paste? I always wonder about that stuff!
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Thank you! And it's the GW Basing paste, which I wouldn't be surprised is exactly the same as the Vallejo stuff (I'm told it's all made in the same factory).
It makes basing way more convenient than the more traditional methods. I'm hoping at a later date to pick up some green flock/plants to make the bases a little more characterful, but its great if you just want to get your troops onto the table fast.
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Some very nice work you have going on there!
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Thank you!
Now for something a little different. I decided recently to start an alien force to harass my human factions and decided on Khurasans Molch Vornid!
Here are some of the basic infantry supported by a group of unreleased Molch Vornid Hounds!
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Love the purple thistle look. Reminds me of the weeds I have to pull in the backyard lol
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Great paint work on those!
unreleased Molch Vornid Hounds!
Oh that is so wrong! I saw them and the first thing I did was to go to Khurasan to see this new release "Duh" I didn't see the "un" part! lol
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Those plants sure are awesome, great paintjobs!
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Taking a step back from Army building, here is my first entry into my 15mm Sci Fi RPG Wild Frontier project:
Kuee Qul a lone Veek Bounty Hunter.
The Veek were a nominally advanced race that lived well beyond the Human sphere. They originated from a binary system on an Earth sized planet called Kuo, which was in fact a moon of a large gas giant. The gas giants bulk protected Kuo from the brutal heat emanating from the systems two blue super energised stars. Sadly for the Veek their system was gravitationally unstable. One day Kuo and it's Gas Giant were flung into the depths of space, becoming a rogue planet. This event nigh wiped out almost all life on Kuo. Yet the Veek prevailed, seeking shelter near Kuos core. After a few centuries the Veek and their world were rescued by the highly advanced Ceph Empire. The Ceph though almost immediately enslaved the Veek, yet a few escaped and by luck found themselves on the edge of the Human sphere. It was during this exodus that Kuee Qul was hatched...
Thus like most Aliens on the Human Frontier, Kuee Qul is something of a Refugee. Having travelled with the remnants of free Veek society Kuee was only a hatchling when the Veek were granted refugee status by the UNSC and allowed to settle on the Federation frontier world of Alban VI. The Veek were settled in the isolated Durrar Canyons in the southern hemisphere of Alban VI, a place which closely resembled their home planet of Kuo. Here Kuee grew up as a worker and rapidly learned the Veeks unparalleled capacity for subterranean construction and mining. However when her colony was visited by a human trading caravan, she was bitten by the travel "bug", a very unusual desire for a Veek. One spring morning Kuee Qul took up her Grandma's Beam rifle and went off into the vast wilderness beyond Durrar.
A few years later and even the frontier world's beyond Alban VI have heard the tales of an Insectoid Gunman, one such tale stands above others: of the time a raiding band of Cyber Vikings were laid low by a lone orange man ant defending a Gypsy caravan out near the Tulan mountains on Greer 2. The barbarians spoke in awe of how the creature weaved effortlessly between trees, blasting beams of light, pulping engraved armour and beast slave alike, likening it to the legendary weapon Gungnir...
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Slightly better photo.. I think.
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Lovely brushwork!
Especially in 15mm ;)
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Hey I have that mini... I may have to borrow that paint scheme since mine is sadly still in the lead pile but anywho lovely paint job and excellent backstory :)
Weez
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Love the story, the miniature and the paintjob!
Makes me think that I should give that one a go. I do like colourful aliens, although most of mine get fairly boring colours...
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Great paint work!
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Not nice of the Ceph to be ANT-i Veek lol
Great work, Brummie.
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Cheers all :D
A slight return to Army building:
A Vornid Heavy Construct.
The Vornid way of war involves the Vornid invasion forces attempting to "seed" enemy world's. Much of the Vornids way of fighting is purely through attrition with invasive plant species slowly destroying or temporarily subduing the local flora and by extension causing the local animals (or human colonists) to starve. Raiding forces would keep the opposition off balance, unable to put the time and effort into "weeding" out the alien undergrowth. However although this method works well against undeveloped colonies the Vornid soon discovered humans and indeed a number of other Alien races were well equipped and able to deploy withering firepower and masses of machines and troops. Attacking an isolated world's ecosystem simply no longer worked, as the enemy could draw resources from offworld, often with entire fleets of immense cargo vessels at their disposal.
Thus the Vornid began growing large, powerful albeit utterly dim "Battle Weeds" as Commonwealth troops called them. These creatures are like Unmanned vehicles to the Vornid, controlled remotely by a Vornid rooted into a type of Plant based internet called the "Frond". These creatures are like tanks, capable of pulling apart Mechs, smashing Heavy Tanks and even striking low flying aircraft with elongated tendrils.
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Love it. Really like your worldbuilding. The Plantoids remind me of the PC game Stellaris :D
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Amazing! :-* :-* :-*
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It's that time of day again!!
Enter the Wasteland King, also known as the Grey Varg.
The Wasteland King is a divisive figure; some see him as a hero, but many more see him as evil made manifest. Numerous tales of his exploits make the rounds on the irradiated world of Elysium, how this apparent nobody rose through the ranks of a band of Half mutated bandits to a Warlord who commands tens of thousands of warriors.
In fact so influential has Grey Varg become that despite being virtually imprisoned on Elysium, he is the target of numerous Verlassenian and Federation attempts to exterminate him. So fearful are the many nations in the Human Sphere of this man's ambitions that almost all of them have tried to kill him.
Elysium itself is the greatest tragedy of the Corporate Wars; once it was a garden world, replete with vast nature reserves teaming with Earth flora and fauna. The planet was also the key capital and weapons development centre for the Ardent Corporation. As Ardent were arguably the third most influential Corporation in existence, it made sense for the rebels to pour resources into its capture. Yet the Corporations nor Federation central command were willing to allow the secrets hidden in Elysium's vaults to be taken. What ensued was a five year campaign of global proportions that claimed billions of lives. Human soldiers, Cyborgs and Droids battled each other in Elysium's cities, legions of armoured vehicles tried to outmanoeuvre each other on Elysium's Northern plains and central deserts. Drone swarms clashed with each other or were obliterated by arrays of automated defense systems, manned and unmanned aerial machines fought for the skies and warships crumbled from orbit in the fierce clashes to claim orbital space for planet side bombardments.
It was in this bloodbath that Grey Varg was "made": a vat grown human. There was no warm embrace of a parent for him when he was thrust from the birthing pod after 15 years of gestation. He was instantly prepared for combat; his body teeming with the bionanites that enhance strength, agility, ward against disease, fight radiation poisoning and even heal minor injuries. However whilst almost all serving soldiers receive bionanites, Grey Vargs were in a class of their own, they were unique to him and would ensure he could live well beyond the natural cycle of any human without need for regenerative medicine.
Grey Varg saw it all, though will rarely recall it. He has survived grid killer artillery bombardments, watched soldiers mutate before his eyes after inhaling the deadly Theta 10 virus. He remembers the sewer war, the blinding dark and choking smell as he hunted down enemy infiltration teams during the 6 month siege of Vitelli. He witnessed the outbreak of the Z virus, when desperate refugees fleeing the flesh eating nanite swarms on the surface broke open Elysium's bioweapons bunker. Sadly the nanites didn't care for dead flesh and he spent weeks wasting away in a large ventilation shaft, fending for a gaggle of orphans whilst keeping the shambling horrors outside away.
In the end the rebels withdrew, the nanite swarm was the final straw, but in a final act of defiance that would taint their ultimate victory over the corporation's, they nuked Elysium's surface. In the end, all that remained of the Megacity of Vitelli was Grey Varg and hordes of the undead. Grey Varg has never forgotten that and never forgave.
Now the Wasteland King, Grey Varg has ambitions, he won't rest until all of Elysium is united for then he will have revenge on all the Human sphere.
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Nice paint work and the back stories are great too.
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And this is how terrorists are born.
Great back story and quite the colorful character. Good fun!
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Sweet paintjob and great backstory!
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Love it. Really like your worldbuilding. The Plantoids remind me of the PC game Stellaris :D
Thanks Gibby, I have been playing Stellaris before Christmas! Game really fires up the imagination though it can be a terrible time sink lol
And thanks guys for the kind words.
Got a short one today as just finished this guy, he is the leader of four siblings, haven't worked his and his team's backstory yet but will wait till I get the other 3 painted up before fully introducing them to the frontier!
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Thanks Gibby, I have been playing Stellaris before Christmas! Game really fires up the imagination though it can be a terrible time sink lol
Yes, yes it can! :D
(https://i.imgur.com/qEs5p39.png)
Have managed to resist for a while lol
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Lovely bear, mate!
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Yes, yes it can! :D
(https://i.imgur.com/qEs5p39.png)
Have managed to resist for a while lol
Haha I'm not far behind that 161hrs lost to the void on that game.so far and on my third campaign.
I've been getting quite a bit painted up for my 15mm sci fi lately, but haven't had chance to post much of it, today though I finished some more Armoured vehicles for the Coalition.
Won't be long before they have enough kit to take on the UCRS!
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Nice work on those vehicles you have there. ;)
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Lovely stuff. What range are they from?
Really should start my 15mm sci-fi stuff this year!
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Lovely stuff. What range are they from?
Really should start my 15mm sci-fi stuff this year!
Cheers both!
And they're GZG tracked vehicles, they're the heavy/medium variety. I ought to start routinely putting the names of manufacturers on posts when I stick these up in case folks are interested!
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Lovely work on those vehicles!
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I ought to start routinely putting the names of manufacturers on posts when I stick these up in case folks are interested!
Yes, you ought to always name the manufacturer/model!
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By your Command!
Completed the first batch of some Khurasan GOTA Clan troops some weeks ago. The rest are waiting in line behind some ninjas and frontier types.
This faction will be known as the Idani and they reside on the edge of the Human Sphere in close proximity to the UCRS and New Xia. The Idani were once Federation loyalists whose original homeworld was destroyed during the A.I war that took place some years after the corporate war. Their original world was in the path of billions of robotic and synthetic droids that had accidentally gained sentience and were fleeing persecution, hoping to escape the human sphere. At first the Idani attempted to facilitate the machines and their Federal Governor proposed hosting negotiations between the Federation President and the A.I leader "Sora". However Federation military forces fearing the machines superiority in numbers chose to detonate a number of EMP devices in orbit, before their politicians could intervene. The attack killed millions of humans and machines alike yet ultimately did not succeed in wiping out the A.I who'd prepared for such an outcome with typical machine efficiency. Nevertheless the ensuing ground war forced the surviving Idani to flee. They resettled on a particularly hot terraformed world near the frontier and have vowed that they will protect this new planet to the bitter end.
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That is a very well crafted background story you've created. I think it is really, really cool. The minis and paintjobs looks really good as well!
Poor Idani, trying to do the right thing, only to be caught in the cross fire...
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Finally got around to finishing the Heavy weapons for my UCRS Light infantry platoon (Khurasan Nova Respublik Heavy Infantry weapons etc). Had these sat around for ages waiting to be finished. Took longer to do then I expect and on taking some.photos I realised I misplaced a loader for the guided launcher system :-[
Nevertheless, these are some of the first 15mm infantry figs I ever bought alongside GZG NAC some 6-7 years ago (shows how long it takes me to get stuff painted sometimes).
Like virtually all my Human armies (bar a select few) I've included manned heavy weapons teams. I suspect the fashionable thing for future warfare is to have drones offer most of the infantry weapons support and these do exist in almost all but the most technophobic/basic factions as well. The balance between manned and unmanned infantry support weapons differs from faction to faction due to a range of reasons (culture, politics etc) but manned weapons are kept generally to ensure tactical flexibility: electronic warfare is fierce, and a commander can always count on his unmanned vehicles being unreliable at various intervals due to the intensity of efforts to disable them remotely.
Also came into possession of a small Vacc suit team by GZG, I bought these for the Pa and he painted them, but gave them back after a clear out lol. I recently bought some alien animals with the intent to create a game with competing explorers searching for alien treasure on a Gaia world. Similarly he painted a Khurasan M5A3EPS Heavy tank and a NR Yozhik. I've a few that will be used for the Federation, but this one and the Yozhik shall be a part of a rag-tag band of Mercenary misfits.
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Nice work (I like that tank especially).
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Lovely work, Brummie!
I've got that exploration vehicle as well, but haven't built it yet. It looks amazing!
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Really nice work you have there!
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Cheers Chaps!
Small side project WIP: Yukia Tanaka the Biker Babe with attitude (BB-06 from GZGs 25mm Biker Babe range). Decided I'd get a few 25mm figs to have a go painting up and took a gamble on this one as it has no picture on GZG webpage.
I'm tempted to do a mini 25mm sci fi project on the side. Fairly happy with how the figure turned out although I'm undecided on what to do for the base.
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Impressive work. As to the base, maybe some:- road markings, paper debris &/or
skid marks.
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Cool biker!
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Very nice biker lady... such a shame that she's 10mm too tall! lol
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Great work Brummie,
and I agree with skullhamma ;) :D.
Keep it up
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Thanks all, I always like the odd diversion, don't think there is a biker babe in 15mm come to think of it... lol
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"Listen to me lass. I understand you want revenge on those scum, but the moment you go beyond the bounds of this town, there will be more than just men you gotta deal with. The desert is full of all sorts of horrors, lying in wait, just hoping for some trigger happy youngster to wake em up..."
Before the Corporate War, Humanity was terraforming world's on an industrial scale. Fully autonomous Mother ships sailed between the stars searching for viable planets; barren world's sat comfortably within the Goldilocks zone of their parent star.
As soon as one of these dozens of Terraformers located an ideal subject, work began in earnest. Terraforming itself had come a long way: first utilised on Earth after the great catastrophe during the 21st and 22nd Century and then again on Mars during the 23rd. In the early days making world's habitable was projected to take a century or more, by the 29th it would take mere decades.
Yet the success of Terraforming technologies soon saw the creation of new habitable world's outpace demand. Numerous worlds never saw human colonisation and remained true wildernesses, left to evolve and adapt without us at their own pace.
Yet after the Corporate War, the autonomous ships began to slowly malfunction. Though autonomous they still relied on their owners checking up on them. However with the total upheaval of the old political order the original owners of these Terra-fleets generally ceased to exist, or stopped actively maintaining their Terraformers. The end result was a frontier full of half finished semi-habitable world's.
Aside from many of these planets being wracked by environmental chaos: gale force winds that could tear flesh from the bone, sudden blisteringly hot summers to nuclear style winters, observers soon began to recognise that on some world's the native wildlife began to change rapidly.
One notable change were the bugs. In many cases they got bigger, especially on world's with a higher oxygen content. Scorpions are one such example, these beasts now haunt the equators of nearly a dozen planets. In some cases they're numbers have grown so exponentially that local Governments have requested military support. On some unsavoury frontier planets criminal gangs and pirates often pay good money for strong specimens for arena fights. The Pirate captain Petri Bitter bred captive giant scorpions, only to then drop them from low altitude onto people/places he didn't like.
Either way, if you're out on your skimmer over the desert dunes, don't fly too low and bring something bigger than a 9mm.
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Nice pets! they are house broken aren't they?
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They look more likely to break houses than to be house broken.
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What a great story!
That scorpion looks mean!
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Agree, it is a great story, I really like the Terraforming idea I may have to pinch some for of it for some of my background stories.
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I just remembered, your story reminds me a little of SG-U (Stargate Universe) and the "Seed Ship" the automated lead ship that was set out thousands of years ahead of the mother ship, that looked for planets with a better chance or likely hood of life, it would then deposit a Stargate and DNA of the Ancients or something on those line and basically hoped for the best for the mother ship that would come along thousands of years later.
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Cheers Chaps! I've only seen the SG film and some of the follow on episodes, but it's a concept that makes sense I think.
A quick update: some Alien critters and an angry bear named Porridge.
The critter on the left is a Zorb; generally friendly, these creatures originate from a recently discovered alien world currently designated XBP-8. Zorbs actually found their way into Human colonies long before humans new about XBP-8 after Alien refugees attempted to colonise the world some years ago. The Alien refugees later abandoned the planet, but the Zorbs proved so tasty that a large number were brought along for the ride. Luckily the Zorbs have a very specific environment needed for them to breed. They live underground and eat/drink by absorbing nutrients through their skin. They secrete a type of sweat which has proven to be highly beneficial to most plant life. To breed though they need a very specific temperature range. Despite being subterranean, Zorbs can still be seen wandering around on the surface, though why is anyone's guess.
The Critter on the right is an Ickoo Bug. The Ickoo Bug are not edible and are incredibly invasive. Although they have also been found on XPB-8, scientists disagree as to whether that's where they originated from. Ickoos act similarly to ticks, only they're so large for a parasite it is believed whatever they lived on would have been colossal (and so far no such species has been located on XPB-8). Despite this they're highly adaptable and prey on virtually anything. Luckily they don't swarm as Ickoos are highly territorial and solitary for most of their lives.
Last but not least is Porridge, the angry bear. Another one of the 4 siblings, Porridge has a red Plasma cannon just to emphasise how angry she is. Porridge does a little bit of everything; bounty hunting, bodyguard, doorman, Skim-racing, debt collector and even a little bit of theatre. These days though she spends a lot of time saving people from mutant scorpions and blasting raiders in the face, but more on that later...
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Very nice write up, having creatures good and bad is nice to have in a game.
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Nice stories! And now I want to paint my bears!
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Somehow I missed this thread in my long absence, but it is awesome! Thanks for posting this up, Brummie!
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Thanks again all.
I've been busy with 15mm sci fi alongside my little side projects. Although in Lockdown I'm still technically working. In a way that is both merciful and frustrating my job doesn't do much in service to the community or nation at large during times like this so I've been sat at home spring cleaning, tidying, reorganising and catching up with all the things I'd forgotten for years on end. I've got a lot of sci fi painted up but haven't bothered to photograph it! So without further delay -
These are the Black Hand Enforcers, a politico-military arm of The Dominions Junta. Soon after the uprising against the Federation, Dominion leaders soon began to work to cement their grasp over their newly liberated systems. Terrified of the prospect their people would turn against them just as they had defied the Federation, the Dominion began the development of communities utterly isolated from the general masses. These communities were given their own world's, often high quality planets (Garden worlds) equipped with state of the art orbital defense installations and furnished with excellent public transportation and health systems. From a young age the colonists of these planets were indoctrinated with Dominion ideology, provided extensive education and even military training. Their lives were utterly bound to the progression of the Dominion state and once they'd come of age, many were deployed either overtly in Dominion administrative roles such as political officers (Shepherds as they're known to average citizens) or covertly 'seeded' into private businesses or organisations as Watchers, amongst other things.
It is possible for a normal citizen to be adopted into the ranks of the 'Political Class'. However it'd be quite rare that it would be done with them coming to a full understanding of the true nature of who their comrades are or where they're from. These communities have no name that helps to identify them, even the intelligence agencies of other nations have difficulty identifying their existence without close observation.
Yet there is one facet of these communities that is almost impossible to hide; the Black Hand Enforcers. Made up of individuals who have shown particular dedication to the Dominion, many have undergone numerous mind and body alterations that render them more biological machines than humans. For these reasons the Black Hand is rarely deployed to handle internal dissenters, instead they're sent to hunt down enemies beyond the Dominions borders, especially those that the Dominion believes pose a significant threat.
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I'm sure the painting is impeccable in these. Any chance for a well lit close up on a couple?
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Ill try, I'm having a lot of issues with the camera (use the phone) but don't necessarily want to invest in a new one.
For instance the figures above had a light stand five inches above them but the photo seems to have come out a bit crap :(
EDIT; I've uploaded some more to the original post but they still undefined once uploaded.
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Brummie - what an awesome story and cool miniatures!
Great job!
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Thanks for the add, Brummie. I can see them way better. The first pictures all the little details were lost. The added pictures I can see the differences in the black.
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There are many terrors that haunt the wastes of Elysium. So many weapons were unleashed on the world during the war that it's impossible to keep track of what caused what. Matters are made worse with each passing year; Elysium was home to a myriad of research facilities and whether it is the passage of time or the acts of desperate scavengers, more terrors have slowly made their way to the surface.
Rad Zombies are the victims of what was known as the Theta 10 virus, a highly adapted version of the more basic Z virus. Not only does it kill you and repurpose your corpse, but the virus mutates the cadaver and these mutations become more extreme over time. Unlike basic zombies which tend to "eat" their victims for no apparent reason, Theta Zeds do so to sustain their mutations.
Luckily for all those unlucky enough to be on Elysium, Rad Zombies are quite rare. As far as anyone knows only one batch of Theta 10 was ever made, and almost all Rad Zombies one may encounter are the victims of its single use at the Battle of Querna Gap. Since Rad Zombies are very efficient at killing, few who're attacked and infected survive long enough to transform.
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Those zombies are hideous.
Well done!
Really like how different they are from the usual zombies. They have a body-horror look that is very alien and creepy.
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Those look amazing, I'm going to keep this in my mind when I paint mine!
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Cheers both!
I used contrast paints on these followed by a dry brush with some details. Works really well for fleshy horrors!
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Great job, Brummie! Will have to paint mine as well soon, thanks for that bit of extra motivation.
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I agree, those look great, Brummie. I like the variation in flesh colors as well. The inclusion of various bone spur weapons is a nice touch. A hand mutated to a spike, or a horn on the head. All great!
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Cheers all! Managed to get a few more sci fi figs done lately. Some more Mutants for the Wastelands of Elysium. The following miniature is from CP models horror range.
Like most Mutants that haunt the Wasteland, no one knows the origins of the Greater Mutant species known as Gluttons. Gluttons, as their name implies have an insatiable appetite for virtually anything and everything. When given the choice Gluttons will almost always go for living flesh and take particular thrill in running down their prey. However those utterly barmy enough to dissect dead Gluttons or study them have noted everything from tires, pieces of wood and bits of concrete amongst other things being devoured by them.
Luckily Gluttons aren't all too clever and can be easily confused by sudden noise or bright lights. Better still they're usually not very quiet and can be heard jabbering some way off. That said if one is heard or seen close to camp it's always advised to seek sturdier shelter or vacate the area as soon as possible...
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Nice paint work for those rad zombies and the horror creature too, looking forward too more.
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Great brushwork!
Look at the chompers on that mini!
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Wow, those teeth are looking amazing (well, your skill to paint horrid teeth is amazing)!
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Nice work...
Thanks for sharing
z
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*****COMMONWEALTH SECURITY REPORT: 347199*****
*****NOTE: THIS REPORT HAS BEEN DECLASSIFIED FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL CITIZEN GRADE 5 AND ABOVE ONLY. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF THIS DOCUMENT WILL RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF CITIZEN STATUS & COURT-MARTIAL*****
Man-kind has speculated on the existence of a multi-verse since around the 20th & 21st centuries. Parallel realities and alternative dimensions have existed in popular fiction at approximately the same time. Sadly for much of our history rarely has the question of these 'realms beside our own' ever moved beyond speculation and fiction purely because there was believed to be no way of measuring or perceiving anything beyond our own Universe.
That was until the 32nd century, when a research station located on the then fringes of Human space detected a bizarre "signal" or "current" that was believed to be older than our own Universe. Simply put (and it is encouraged if you can to attempt to read the report, copies have been transferred to our data-libraries courtesy of the Nayaritian Republic) the signal is believed to be the remnant of another big bang, but from another Universe trillions of years old and quite possibly one no longer capable of sustaining life, having long suffered it's heat-death.
This report is not to disclose what has occured since. The formation of a Sphere wide research group, or it's persistence since the Federations collapse is covered elsewhere. More to the point this report and all follow up attachments cover encounters with beings and world's that exist well beyond the bounds of our Universe. Since the Tyumen incident it is believed that extra-universal entities of immense power have become increasingly interested in our universe, or maybe our portion of it. That said it is impossible to know when or how they arrive or exactly whether sightings of strange creatures on our worlds are aliens 'native' to our space or something else. Later additions to this report will also include our own species interactions with other Universes, including but not limited to the discovery of 'alternate' realities.
ENTRY 1 - The Shiuth.
The Shiuth are one of the few confirmed extra-universal species. Better yet we know more about them than even the majority of alien species present in our region of the Milky-Way.
The Shiuth are gelatinous like beings, some have described them as being similar to snails, but this description isn't quite right. They appear more like an Earthen sea anemone with a single eye. are not classed as hostile, although their observed abilities and powers are considerable: they communicate from what we believe would be classified as "psychic transmission" something not widely encountered yet in our own galaxy. The tentacle like oozes emerging from the top are limbs and it has been observed that they can extend some 200 metres with lightning speed.
Our knowledge of the Shiuth is derived from direct contact, the first encounter being on Tyumens World three years after the incident that occurred at the research station there. The Shiuth are surprisingly open to providing knowledge of the Multiverse and are eager to collect information on virtually everything. One Shiuth is noted for having psychically interrogated a researcher from the Amthule system about the dining etiquette of each of the planets 17 tribes. However all interactions we have had have failed to translate into better technology and we believe they're purposefully withholding knowledge that could better our species position. When finally queried why, the Shiuth have informed us it is to ensure we progress 'naturally' but also to protect us. From what they've not said.
Culturally speaking the Shiuth are averse to engaging in warfare and are utterly nomadic. They explore the cosmos in vast shapeless vessels (never encountered), constantly flicking through realities and universes like a person might switch entertainment providers on a holo-drive. Shiuths are apparently immortal although they can "die" under certain conditions (never specified). Due to such long-life they rarely breed and have instead used their capacity to shift universes to find others elsewhere and recruit them. The Shiuths claim to be one of the few constants in the multiverse: all Shiuths are of the same temperament, albeit not always at the same level technologically regardless of what reality they're in. All advanced Shiuth civilization united into a single entity well before our universe came into existence, meanwhile all lesser Shiuth civilizations are sought out and uplifted when required.
Models from CP models 28mm Horror Range.
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Great work, Brummie. I love the Shiuth story. You did a suitable job of making them both relatable, yet not well understood and a bit mysterious.
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It’s gonna require a lot more than that pea-shooter to take one of those down.
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What if they are full of gas? A sharp drawing pin would do.
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That wouldn’t be good, specially if you’re close by.
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I like the way that the Shiuth are not simply hostile aliens bent on humanity's destruction, but have a more complex (if not fully understood) set of aims and attitudes to humans. I for one am hopeful that peaceful co-existence may continue. A civilisation that has developed technology more advanced than ours with the ability to carry out psychic interrogation and jump between realities would be a dangerous enemy, however averse to war they are. Let's just sit down together and discuss dining etiquette.
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Cheers all! The idea is to have a few 'bizarre' aliens that could be good as objectives or RPG games.
Heralds of Yn'gith.
The looming horror now known as a Herald of Yn'gith has only recently been confirmed to have originated outside the Milky Way. Some evidence even suggests the Yn'gith originate from outside our own Universe, albeit they migrated here shortly after its creation. Very little is known about the Yn'gith; what is known has been pieced together from a range of sources, key amongst them are friendly alien civilisations such as the Shiuth and the Vekkian Trade Empire and archaeological digs on the planet C-703. The latter was a world which hosted a sentient alien species which was wiped out some three centuries ago whilst seemingly at the height of their Bronze age. All remaining knowledge regarding the Yn'gith are survivor testimonies dating back some six centuries, just after Humans developed reliable jump drives. However some scholars and intelligence agencies believe the Yn'gith have been in contact with humanity sporadically since at least 2400BC.
The actual aims and objectives of the Yn'gith are utterly unknown to us. Interestingly other Alien civilisations such as the Zorgane accordingly know a great deal and are inherently hostile to the Yn'gith as a result. Unfortunately the long running hostility between Humans and Zorgane have prevented anyone from accessing this knowledge. It was the Shiuth who informed us of the Yn'giths possible origins but they too have admitted almost total ignorance about the species and what drives them, only that they go to extreme lengths (even genocide) to hide their true purpose.
Human contact with the Yn'gith has largely been limited to those nicknamed as 'Heralds'. The name arose from the fact that cataclysmic events often occur shortly after their appearance. Everything from sudden tectonic shifts (planetwide volcanic activity or earthquakes) rapid changes to a planets atmosphere (or loss of it), pandemics with no clear origin and visible mutations of local flora and fauna are some of an inexhaustible list of side effects caused by a Herald. On very rare occasions Heralds are accompanied by other beings that act as subordinates. All such beings usually have some passing resemblance to the Herald but this isn't always the case. Unfortunately when and where Heralds will appear cannot be predicted. Most Herald survivors have been from back water or undeveloped frontier worlds, most of which lack any conceivable strategic or mineral value to Humans.
Nevertheless Heralds are becoming an increasing danger to human worlds. Reports of battles with unknown entities following the appearance of a winged alien on the populated planet of Parisse has the hallmarks of a Yn'gith herald.
It is the belief of almost all human nations that a large scale armed confrontation with the Yn'gith is very likely.
(Model is a Space Demon from Alternative Armies).
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I like that space demon - what of the AA ranges is it from - 15 or 28mm? Ta.
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Nice.
Looks like a fun guy.
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I like that space demon - what of the AA ranges is it from - 15 or 28mm? Ta.
Thanks!
I think they're currently in 'new releases' even though the range was also once apart of the 15mm Asgard range.
A small update; another Unit for my Vornids (still haven't figured a name yet for these guys). Humanoid plantoids! The Vornids first cultivated these creatures as a way of attempting to ease contact with Human colonies. The hope was a creature that bore familiarities with Humans might make communication easier. However quite the opposite effect was achieved and most 'Ambassadors' were blown to bits. The Vornid came to the conclusion that these constructs were a poor choice for furthering diplomacy and were instead redeployed in either hordes or kill teams to target and terrorise Human forces or populations well behind the frontline.
(Centre models from CP models, Venus Flytrap critters on the far left and right from Khurasan)
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I need to get some of those CP Models.
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CP do make some unusual figures that are worth picking up :D
Quick post today, loads of Alien critters I've finished for planetary exploration or frontier encounters!
In order of appearance, models are from Ainsty Castings, The Scene, Loud Ninja (Sold by Alternative Armies) CP Models and finally The Scene.
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Thanks for sharing your photos, especially with a GZG astronaut for scale. That really helps.
Those little barnacle-creatures are very interesting, and unique. I like them. Their clipper-like mandibles look like they could do some major damage.
The "Space Fleas" and the "Red Worms" are interesting too.
The former are a bit scarier, and interesting as well.
The worms are rather cute, and might lull explorers into a false sense of safety, before they strike.
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Nice work mate... some quite disturbing aliens....which is a good thing as it means they don’t look like aliens from the original Star Trek (ie people in suits)
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Oh, I believe one of those is rather Star Trek inspired:
(https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/images/slideshow/2007/11/gallery_star_trek_monsters/tmexcalbian.jpg)
Brummie just gave him a pink body instead lol
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Nice work mate... some quite disturbing aliens....which is a good thing as it means they don’t look like aliens from the original Star Trek (ie people in suits)
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Cheers mate!
You and me share the same gripe with that show lol
Oh, I believe one of those is rather Star Trek inspired:
(https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/images/slideshow/2007/11/gallery_star_trek_monsters/tmexcalbian.jpg)
Brummie just gave him a pink body instead lol
That has to be one of the more exotic ST aliens I've seen!
Funnily enough I did think the model looked like it could be a dude in a fat suit lol
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Heralds of Yn'gith are creepy! I like a bit of cosmic horror in any sci fi setting! Humans think they've learned to master the stars, but no!
Excellent updates! :)
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Those are great! We really do need more creatures in the 15mm range.
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Cheers guys, and there always more room for Critters War Monkey! Recently been eyeing up some monsters from Krakon Games.
Have an infantry platoon for another Minor faction: the Republic of Andujar; The Andujarians are somewhat unique in that they have been able to preserve traces of what was Earth's Spanish speaking cultures; no mean feat in the far flung future and thousands of light years from Earth. The Andujari homeworld (simply known as Reina) was until recently was the only world the Andujaris occupy, with little need to expand as the systems gas giants and ample asteroid belts provided abundant raw materials. Energy, farmed from Andujars three gas giants was it's main export, often being sold to passing trade vessels, who then took it to the nearby frontier where demand was always high.
Unfortunately African Union expansion fueled by a trade war with New Xia has seen the AU ramp up the development of trade infrastructure in Andujars neighbor Tulurna, a system with two habitable world's that have been in the throes of anarchy since the A.I rebellion. Andujar believes the completion of said infrastructure will result in many traders bypassing their system which would collapse energy exports. Thus Andujar has begun sending colonists and troops to Tulurna to put them at the negotiating table with the AU and ensure some level of control over future trade. Unfortunately neither the local residents of Tulurna or the AU (who're also despised by the locals) look to be in a talkative mood...
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Quick post; finished an Eisenfaust Laser Tank from Brigade Models. Been painting some WW2 Germans of late and decided to use Dunkelgelb on some sci fi vehicles so this is a test (decided against camo for this particular vehicle).
I'm quite pleased with it so the rest of the Unit and all follow up vehicles for this particular faction (undecided which faction that'll be, might be the Idani, who have no vehicular support atm) will have this scheme.
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That turned out very nicely, great colors and markings!
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Thanks War Monkey! And now for something totally different! (Again...)
CAMPER CARAVANS!!!
Perfect for all holidays! Each Camper Van has its own Fusion Reactor capable of allowing for those looong cross planetary trips! Perfect for safari, fishing trips and sight seeing!
The Marineris Traverser (on the left) is great for long range trips! More than capable of carrying a family of 4-8 (especially for those 100 year old parents who have children of multiple generations) this Martian Industries Caravan has everything you need! Luxury bathroom and bedroom space. Please note there is even a fold out canopy that can be bought separately for extra space!
Next up is the venerable FW Camper (right)! Built by the venerable FolksWagen Company from Verbunden 2, this blast from the Ancient past is perfect for anybody who wishes to relive the trauma... I mean spiritual migrations undertaken by our distant ancestors! The basis for the design was discovered by accident by an Archaeological Dig Team operating in the mysterious tropical jungles of Wales. This vehicle is best for folks on a budget but is great for romantic get aways, fishing trips (not at the same time though) and character building.
(Campers by CP models, Figures by GZG)
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That is a great model. Is it resin cast, or 3d printed? It is a little hard to tell.
Oh, and the campers are great too! Love the sci-fi VW.
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Nice work Brummie keep it up...
Z
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Cheers Andrew! The Tank is resin cast (the main turret and the ball turret are metal mind) as is standard with all Brigades Models I believe.
Its very sturdy resin and requires virtually no cleaning for the most part (only encountered a few from Brigade where the resin 'sweats')
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Those CP models are great, I have been eyeing the VW one for a long time, wishing to paint it up to look like the Scooby-Doo Mystery Van. I have already eyed armed figures for the gang as well!
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Wow, great job on those vehicles!
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This is all bloomin marvellous! I love all the different beasties and your use of so many different manufacturers for them. The background is also nicely written, really great stuff sir.
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That FolksWagan is soooo wrong but great. Neat paint job on both of them.
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Cheers chaps!
Been collecting a load of robots lately as there is quite the choice in 15mm. These are generally civilian bots although I suspect some of the industrial variants could be good for criminal gangs or insurgents.
All the bots bar the Blue Bot are from Alternative Armies. The Blue bot is from GZG.
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Good looking group, and I love the Pressure-wash-o-tron bot. Probably important work. Gotta get the space barnacles off your ship hull somehow!
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Wow, I must start ordering some bots.
I started making some hover drones a while back, but there’s nothing as cool as an anthropomorphic droid, like yours.
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=337107
Dan
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What a lovely bunch of droids!
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One can never have too many bots.
Dan
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Cheers all, always need more bots and civvies in sci fi games!
I've not been idle with my 15mm sci fi since.posting and have got a lot done for both RPG games and purely Military settings.
Here are some more Mutants/Monsters, these are for the Elysium Project (Post Apoc Sci Fi).
First up are some Howlers (Khurasans Gutter Gophers). These were once humans who inhabited Mega Cities that encompassed the barren land mass at Elysium's North Pole. They still retain human traits, such as a clear tiered hierarchy, communities and even rudimentary language. However their beast like savagery and preference for human flesh should never be overlooked!
Next is a "Triple-Head" (CP models). No one knows the origins of such beasts but luckily they're very rare (enough so many doubt they truly exist). These beasts can alter the minds of their victims, altering their dreams or memories and making them turn on themselves or others.
Finally are some Lurkers (Khurasan). Lurkers aren't mutants but an Alien lifeform originally captured from a rogue dwarf planet that happened to drift through Human space centuries ago. Virtually all details about them have been classified and so far they've not yet been encountered again outside Elysium. However the few who survive a Lurker attack mention these creatures can "phase" through solid objects, are almost invisible when still in dim light but glow a ghostly ice white when on the move.
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Great stuff, Brummie. That three-faced thing is a nightmare for sure.
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Wow, I like your gutter gophers better than the pink colors I see most often:
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=287966
Dan
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Great stuff all round and really nice to see some Cp stuff in there too
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Great stuff all round and really nice to see some Cp stuff in there too
Hi Mark
Where on your website would I find these guys? Are they yours?
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=112273.0;attach=128390;image
Thanks
Dan
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Hi Mark
Where on your website would I find these guys? Are they yours?
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=112273.0;attach=128390;image
Thanks
Dan
They're here, Dan:-
https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/ntm05-grub/ (https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/ntm05-grub/)
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They're here, Dan:-
https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/ntm05-grub/ (https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/ntm05-grub/)
Thanks so much!
Dan
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Damn, there are some true gems here. I love what you did with those Khurasan daemons!
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Cheers all!
Just a small one, painted a Suit from Conflict Horizon for part of my Vor Konglomerate Special Operations Unit. These Units are the tip of the Spear for many and a number of nations/corporations have adopted Mobile Suits into their Special Forces.
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Completed some more Utility bots for Frontier games. These are 28mm from Gydran Miniatures but I thought they were ambiguous enough to use for 15mm. Gydran does a lot of nice 28mm sci fi minis that are worth checking out. I feel the drones and some of the bots would be excellent for 15mm.
These are gunna be used as a Colonial Highway infrastructure bot and an abandonned Heavy Duty Droid that's been left to wander.
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Those are awesome. I haven't seen that company before. They have a pretty nice assortment of things!
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Cheers Cook!
Time for some terrain! One thing I've thought is really missing from my 15mm sci fi collection is some decent terrain. I've plenty of buildings on hand to create shanty towns/not-Tattooine style settlements etc, but I really wanted to go down the wilderness route! The stacks are 3D printed pieces I purchased of Etsy.
I'm also doing a more vibrant Alien "Oasis" but this is taking more time.
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Those are fun, Brummie. I particularly like the stone formations. What is the source for those?
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Its from a line called "Print Your Monsters".
I specifically got them from this fellow:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RPGPrints?ref=cart_shop_name_click&cart_id=3846000295§ion_id=30262178 (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RPGPrints?ref=cart_shop_name_click&cart_id=3846000295§ion_id=30262178)
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That is awesome-looking! Love the vibrant colours on that flower :-*
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Love the vibrant colours on that flower :-*
Flower? FLOWER !!!! How dare you refer to the Vie-Durian ambassador like that! lol lol lol
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That is a good find. Never seen their stuff before, Brummie. A lot of potential there. They have a line of carnivorous plants that really pique my interest.
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Those are great plants etc. I’ve been looking for something along those lines. Thanks. Also enjoying your painting and world. I have a bunch of 15mm sci fi that I’ve been painting up, with just a sniff of the setting so far.
Cheers
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Flower? FLOWER !!!! How dare you refer to the Vie-Durian ambassador like that! lol lol lol
News Feed: Vie-Duria declares war after outrageous diplomatic incident.
And cheers Ockman, I'm hoping it'll really pop once I've got the flowers together, plan to disperse red flock/grass between them to make it look very weird.
Cook, there are quite a lot of useful bits and bobs on Etsy, not just terrain, I've ordered some really bizarre looking critters for Alien Fauna. Alien like plants is super plentiful though, if you type in 3D Print terrain on ebay you'll uncover some really bizarre bits n bobs since 3D prints are restricted in the same way as traditional model making the options for terrain are insane. I recently made a couple of orders for canyon pieces and some post-apoc ruins.
Eliot, thanks mate, have you got some stuff up on LA? You'll have to show us your 15mm sci fi. There is no end to what you can do with 15mm sci fi, in fact its biggest drawback is there is so much you can do the choice is a little overwhelming!
Also, here is the finished product for the first terrain piece: added some tufts and flowers and its helped make it stand out.
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Looks very nice, keep up the good work.
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Brummie- I have not shown my stuff here. In fact only my family sees my minis. I shall remedy that today!
Thanks.
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I was hoping I could find the STL files for those, but they don't seem to have those particular pieces available in a digital format. Not that I could find at least.
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Brummie- I have not shown my stuff here. In fact only my family sees my minis. I shall remedy that today!
Thanks.
I look forward to it mate!
And Cook, if I find where they're hiding the STLs I'll send you the link! I keep track of where the files are so if I find anything of note I'll make a list. Might be time to update and modernise the 15mm sci fi list on LAF.
I thought I'd show of some WIPs from last few days that are slightly different from the above.
First is a piece of a crashed spaceship (MDF kit by Blotz). I originally just intended for it to be a windswept wreck, but now I'm thinking it'd be a great Smugglers camp/market so have got some cloth/toothpicks to crate makeshift shelters hanging from the ruin.
Second is work on the Commonwealths main Air transportation/Gunship: A 15mm Roc from Antenocitis Workshop. The Colonial Commonwealth has other air assets that'll be revealed when I show off the main portion of the army, but the Roc is the centre piece. Still a bit left to do, but should be done in a few more days.
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Much appreciated, Brummie. I like the idea of a crashed hulk turning into a makeshift shelter. It scratches both my post-apoc AND sci-fi itch!
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Brummie—
Nice looking smugglers camp. Sounds like a good plan. Maybe a couple of dogs or bots for security.
Also there is a list of 15mm resources about?
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Brummie—
Nice looking smugglers camp. Sounds like a good plan. Maybe a couple of dogs or bots for security.
Also there is a list of 15mm resources about?
Sorry Eliot, yes there is the Sci Fi repository at the top of Future Wars which has lists of 15mm-28mm manufacturers etc, its worth a look if you haven't found it already!
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Right there in front of me. Thanks.
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"Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part..."
Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers.
The Colonial Commonwealth is a collection of systems that exist on the edge of the Human Sphere. Sandwiched between the great powers of the Central systems and the yawning void beyond human space, the Commonwealth was forged as a means of survival. Prior to the Corporate War the many systems that now reside within Commonwealth space were part of the forefront of Federation expansion, a shining beacon of Humanities endeavour to march unfaltering into the depths of space. However, the war and the upheavals that followed decimated the golden age of planet terraforming and settlement and ended the period known as the Pax Foederatio. In its place the numerous frontier systems, some with populations in the low thousands were exposed; Pirates, Warlords, Slavers and Alien horrors terrorised the distant colonies, sometimes destroying centuries of hard work.
It was in the midst of this that some of the more advanced colonies, of Vellore, Lyra and Eridanus chose to unite. Overtime they created a standardised military and began inviting surrounding systems into the fold. As the Commonwealth grew so did it's needs, not just in terms of manpower but in uniting the myriad of cultures and people's that now claimed citizenship. The Octanian Reforms introduced compulsory military service for all citizens capable of serving as well as rapidly expanded health and education services in order to prepare and manage each new generation for an existence where war could impose itself at anytime. To ensure that such a bellicose existence didn't in time undermine the Commonwealth's democratic principles the founding systems introduced HESTIA, an A.I that would manage the political infrastructure of the Commonwealth, warding it from corruption and coups and keeping watchful eye over the Commonwealth's all too Human state apparatus.
In the wake of the Octanian Reforms the Commonwealth began to beat back the it's enemies and with each demonstration of its power more systems requested membership or protection. Ultimately though the majority of the Commonwealth's foes were nothing more than organised militias and criminals. It wasn't until the Commonwealth encountered Paradigm that it would be pushed to the limit fighting a true conventional war. Nevertheless the reforms combined with the Commonwealth's perfection of independent long range fleet doctrine saw it overcome its first major adversary. Since then the Commonwealth has become increasingly involved on the international scene and is a major critic of Federation and UCRS policies, often co-operating with the Konglomerate to defend smaller nations from predatory factions.
Due to being a relatively new Colonial state with a small population compared to more established factions, the Commonwealth is a champion of Low-Mid Tech innovation. It prefers mobility and speed eschewing heavy armour, static defense or a reliance on numbers. This is reflected by their hallmark Hi Mobility Vehicles, Technicals and squads of fast moving autonomous armed buggies as well as an abundance of special "units" from it's bare bones Gurkha battalions to a Specialist Strike Core, which uses a combination of Elite infantry, light mechs and Jet propulsion dropships to ruthlessly strike enemy weak points.
The following shows the Armour and Mechanised component (with autonomous followers, though more of those on the way). Medics and APC, Gurkas, Red Beret elite Inf with Falcata Medium Powered Armour and Roc Dropship as well as two Plasma Cannon Technicals and Heavy Recon.
On the way: Command, Artillery, Logistics, Mechs, Drone Swarms, Light Gunships, Medium Drop Infantry, Heavy Drop Infantry, Support Weapon crews and more Technicals
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Nice bots, good bit of story too!
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Cheers!
Some photos are missing so:
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What rules do you use with them?
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Not used any rules with them yet but looking at maybe an altered version of FoW.
Hammer Slammers is a potential ruleset, it might be the only one out there that'd fit, but it looks very vehicle heavy.
Either way the ruleset would probably have to be pretty versatile. Some of the armies I have are quite easily Modern Day+ but I've got a few on the go that are very Mech/Battlesuit oriented as well as Alien forces that don't work by conventional means.
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We have been playing Fistful of Lead Big battles.
They are a simple set of rules & easily modified
for what ever you want. We were playing Back
of Beyond, but as YOU choose what 'Traits' each
unit has it is possible to replicate just about anything.
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Wow, that is a nice army. Can't wait to see them fighting it out on some large map!
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Minis look good and great backstory - amusingly to me my landlords are a company called Paradigm lol
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Really enjoyed going back through the thread from start to finish - an impressive force 8)
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I’m also curious as to what you end up settling on for rules. I did not know about fistful of lead big battles. I will definitely take a look at that.
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Cheers all! Has.been I'll have to check out Fistful of Lead so it's going on the list!
Small update for the Commonwealth:
Drone Swarms. A traditional weapon system in use since the early-mid 21st century; the Commonwealth aren't particularly revolutionary in their use of drones, the XM-1A and it's identical twin XM-1B are used for reconnaissance or kinetic operations and can be attached to support virtually any other unit, from infantry squads, armoured platoons right up to artillery and Orbital assets. They can also be delivered to the field in virtually all forms; locked into a capsule and fired over great distances by artillery or mortars (saves on battery life) or dumped out of the back of a VTOL carrier or loaded into missiles and fired near targets by attack jets or larger drones. The XM-1B is also the perfect counter to other drone swarms, with it's load out change from an explosive to short range plasma projectile.
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Jon sent me a pack of those drones as part of my XMas order goodies years ago, but I've never actually used them for 15mm. They do show up as atmospheric shuttles in Full Thrust kitbashes now and then, though.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AtCpUooW3bs/XI_zrTBbHfI/AAAAAAAADX8/Uipd4JrOGfwq8qeemn9emZLmRCgP8TEEQCLcBGAs/s320/101_7324.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJ6gqXcLzRY/XIq19TImInI/AAAAAAAADVE/rKCY-_qmnW0D19Q9RD8f6yG9knZUWFDygCLcBGAs/s320/101_7295.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lMt7phQIrGA/XIv5pcbZ_tI/AAAAAAAADV0/zjlAAoIEbu0s5qurQGUOXm_GB_e8g_vtwCLcBGAs/s320/101_7302.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CI16acu8pGo/XIv5sSxy-JI/AAAAAAAADV8/vDVuzajbUJ0JYuDRoplPzp8KH47ND837wCLcBGAs/s320/101_7304.jpg)
Those were all part of a big convoy project a few years back. Should really do something like that again, fun projext.
https://brokenstarsburningships.blogspot.com/2019/03/full-thrust-convoy-tqx-5551-outbound.html
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Haha classic stuff! Like your ships. :D
I did wonder that they were pretty scale agnostic and be good for 3mm/6mm or fleet stuff and you've proven it.
I do have some warships on order, plan to have a fleet for 4 of my main factions at first, maybe in future do a Fleet action + Ground war campaign.
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They'd probably work well as 6mm strike/recon drones too. I find a lot of Jon's 15mm drone/remote minis scale jump effortlessly, which is always nice.
I've done a couple of forces over the years that mixed 6mm or 15mm ground forces with starship elements with an eye toward using the crossover rules from More Thrust, but other than a brief series of games using the old Wessex Hellfire rules with a couple of friends in the late 90s nothing much ever came of it.
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I use the full thrust fighters as drones for both 15 & 28mm.
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Bit of a Terrain day today. This isn't finished as needs some finishing touches around the base but will be one of a few pieces to form a "petrified forest" of giant trees.
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:o :o :o
Those rocky needles are brilliant, Brummie!
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I like the verticality but is there enough room at the top for a figure or two to stand so you can have sniper or gun teams up high?
Planning to do any with the parts of the broken off bits as fallen super-logs?
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I like the verticality but is there enough room at the top for a figure or two to stand so you can have sniper or gun teams up high?
Planning to do any with the parts of the broken off bits as fallen super-logs?
Didn't think about the fallen super logs which is daft as most petrified forest are mostly that way, so I'll have to! I have a few more pieces to create a couple more boards like this so will figure some into that or its own separate board.
I'm not too fussed for the pillars to be used as heights for snipers/figures, in this case it'd be a literal death trap anyway, I'll be making more secure stuff later on.
Wanted something that'd be an infantry only area, I have a lot of vehicles and unless they were restricted or prohibited before the start of the game, I thought it'd be cool to have scenery that directly impacted on what units could be used in a given area, or create chokepoints. Some these "trees" are so tall aircraft would be better placed to not go near em!
Also a nice place for monsters to hide in to attack anyone who figures to use it to flank an opponent >:D
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"...literal death trap..."
I was thinking troops with jump packs/grav belts/wings for the high perches, but fair enough. They would be a little exposed even from ground fire.
The whole "super-tree" idea brings back fond memories of GDW's old Bloodtree Rebellion board game, which had a similar vibe going on, albeit sans petrification.
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I'm totally stealing this idea. I love it.
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That is good-looking stuff, right there. You said you are going to have a number of these?
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Yeah I have a few more tree stumps and may pick up some more to do a couple of smaller boards.
I'm currently working on 3 "sets" I guess, one is a crashed spaceship , such as the one below, and a small canyon set up which I've yet to start on and then some random scatter boards with trees, alien plants etc. The theme is sticking to a mostly Arid location (think Texas or Ethiopia) with some greener, normal forest locations and jungles/swamps thrown in for good measure. I was also thinking of making some Cactus forest boards (not with real cacti of course, that'd make troop movement interesting lol).
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I like the flowers. They give a nice pop of color.
Can't wait to see all of these vignette pieces on a table together. I'm particularly interested in the canyon. I've been contemplating something similar but haven't ever figured out how to make it work. My current concept is to basically do some basalt mazes which would act much like your trees. Infantry only, ready-made CQ trench-ish engagement areas.
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Quick update:
Commonwealth Light Mecha utilised by Orbital Drop and Mobile Infantry Units and a Command Vehicle. Mecha is from Bradley Miniatures 6mm range, sold by Alternative Armies here in the U.K. Command vehicle is, of course, an iconic GZG vehicle.
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Very nice. Those mechs are bigger than I thought. Will have to take another look at those for 15mm.
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Agreed, I think those look more plausible as 15mm mechs than 6mm.
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Cheers Chaps!
Today's work: Dominion Super Heavy Tank or an Apocalypse Class Super Heavy Tank from Clear Horizon.
Vehicle boasts the subdued Urban Digi-Camo favoured by the 31st Assault Corps that rocketed to fame during the campaigns against the Blainnish City Fortresses on Austri 11. The tank is unique in that it has a rear compartment that can carry two regular fireteams or 1 Powered Armoured fireteam directly into the fight. Dominion Generals were concerned that regular IFVs simply could not survive prolonged exposure to Modern Urban fighting, this combined with the Blainnites and other adversaries, (Federation included) making heavy use of Heavy Mechs and Super Tanks spurred the need for a hybrid super heavy vehicle. The Apocalypse was the end result.
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That is a nice ride. Perfect for a trip to the market or to show those peaceful protestors what for!
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Work on the Commonwealth continues apace and I'll soon be able to show off a near complete army. However I've still been fitting in finishing up some half painted units and decided on completing a few Xian units as they've been utterly neglected for years.
These are Old Crow (bar the Half-track which is now Brigade)
The patrol vehicle is an otherwise never-before-seen on the Internet version of the Outrider Scout Vehicle that was released after Old Crow dropped the online store.
I have some more Old Crow models that haven't been seen before in 15mm and will be sharing them soon.
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Great work, friend!
I really like what you have done. Old Crow had an AA system that I really liked. Right about now, I will have to focus on leadpile reduction, though...
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Great work, friend!
I really like what you have done. Old Crow had an AA system that I really liked. Right about now, I will have to focus on leadpile reduction, though...
Cheers Ockman!
What AA system was that? I've seen two so far but I think one is 28mm only (Tunguska looking thing) and one is a turret option with missiles.
Both look very cool and I'd like to get both if possible in 15mm.
I really like that with Old Crow, GzG and Brigade, they do all the niche stuff like ARVs etc that you don't usually see.
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Another Mutant to add to the collection:
If you thought giant Scorpions were terrifying, then you'll be petrified of the giant Ant, for unlike the Scorpion, not only did the size of the Ant increase a thousandfold, but so too did their intellect.
Long ago a series of terraformed world's with drastically different solar ecosystems to our own were earmarked for scientific study. Scientists wanted to know how Earth based life would evolve on Earth like planets without human interference, but with suns and neighboring world's very different to our own. Planet C-4723 now nicknamed Myrmidon was one such world.
From this world a new terror emerged. The science crew dispatched to study the planet barely survived. They spoke of huge mounds, hundreds of metres tall, and vast, pitch black tunnels that wind endlessly downwards. On the surface, they spoke of a world that had been altered beyond anything recognisable. Of huge farms of tirelessly cultivated plant and animal life stretching as far as the eye could see. Nothing had been untouched, like Humanity and Earth all those hundreds of years ago, wherever the Ant could roam, it brought it's crude infrastructure with it.
When Federation command received news of what had occurred on Myrmidon, they immediately dispatched a fleet. To save their troops, Myrmidon was subjected to a mass asteroid bombardment. With the surface of the world ablaze and it's oceans near evaporated the Federation withdrew. Content it had done enough to end this threat and suitably ruin any possibility of recovery.
Yet the Ants did recover. And they evolved. In the throes of the Corporate war, some world's around Myrmidon have gone dark. Even now, as humanity recovers from the war and it's aftershocks the threat spreads, biding it's time and eager for revenge.
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Cool !!!
Who makes the giant ants?
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Cool !!!
Who makes the giant ants?
I think they're OOP now, can't remember who made them but I acquired them and some others a while ago.
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I think they're OOP now, can't remember who made them but I acquired them and some others a while ago.
Assuming they're metal, maybe Steve Jackson Games' "giant ant" box for their Atomic Horror GURPS setting book? They sure look similar.
Lovely paint work, regardless of who made the figs. Really got some depth going on those colors.
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Many great updates. Love those ground vehicles and the giant ants. It came from the Desert was a favorite video game of mine back in the day. I mean, just REALLY old-school 8-bit garbage, but I remember fighting giant ants! Good times.
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Oh my, I loved "It came from the desert" (although I never played the sequel "It came for dessert")!
Really lovely/horrible!
The AA-system I thought about was the AA missile turret, which could be mounted on a fixed base. Made me think about C&C, for some reason...
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Who makes the giant ants?
Not quite as nice, but available & cheap (Halloween) or
very cheap (Just after Halloween) are bags of insects
from places like Poundland.
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Assuming they're metal, maybe Steve Jackson Games' "giant ant" box for their Atomic Horror GURPS setting book? They sure look similar.
Lovely paint work, regardless of who made the figs. Really got some depth going on those colors.
Yes I think you're right, it was Steve Jackson, just googled it and they're exact.
Crooked Dice and Khurasan do metal Ants as well, which I'll use for workers or mutants etc.
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Oh my, I loved "It came from the desert" (although I never played the sequel "It came for dessert")!
FWIW, both the Vigilante 8 (car combat) and King of Monsters (a kaiju brawler) console games (PS1, IIRC) had "giant ant" levels. They aren't quite as a ancient as It Came From the Desert but still worth a play if you ever get the chance.
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Another Terrain piece finished:
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Nice. Where are the "flowers" from? They look weirdly familiar.
Reminds me of some of the All Quiet On the Martian Front terrain I did back when that was briefly a thing.
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lol I just received the old black and white movie "Them" in the mail this week! lol
Those plants look great!
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Where did your alien tufts come from? I've found a way to source them in the states, but lordy that is a long process! I think that https://hugeminis.com/ (https://hugeminis.com/) started to make some alien-colored tufts but they aren't quite the right shades for my tastes. Yours look nice and bright, so maybe they came from somewhere I haven't looked yet.
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Sorry chaps, wasn't paying attention.
Both items are from Etsy:
The Plants are 3D prints are called Venomous Flowers but I still haven't found who made them originally. There were loads of people in the U.K selling them during the 1st-2nd lockdown and other bits from the range but they've virtually vanished now and I can't find any local sellers anymore.
And the grass is from:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CraftyScenics (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CraftyScenics)
Though looks like they've ran out.
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Sorry chaps, wasn't paying attention.
Both items are from Etsy:
The Plants are 3D prints are called Venomous Flowers but I still haven't found who made them originally. There were loads of people in the U.K selling them during the 1st-2nd lockdown and other bits from the range but they've virtually vanished now and I can't find any local sellers anymore.
And the grass is from:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CraftyScenics (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CraftyScenics)
Though looks like they've ran out.
FWIW, I've seen both red static grass and foliage clumps at model train shops in the past, although not the more modern tuft style stuff.
The flowers could probably be emulated with a good browse through an online button supply store, or the button aisle at a good fabric/sewing/craft store. Honestly thought that was what they were until you said they were 3D printed.
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Looking fabulous.
I am contemplating some 15 mm skirmish myself. Mainly to get my kids involved. But, I might hold off till the Xenos Rampant rules drop (if that is still a thing). :)
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Great stuff as usual Brummie,
Cook if am not mistaken they were part of 2 " rocks & plants " KS campaigns.
Superb models.....look here... loads of stuff ..
https://www.myminifactory.com/campaigns/fantastic-plants-rocks-88
You would need a resin printer though....
Z
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Great thread Brummie. Those alien plants are the best rendition I’ve seen. 8)
I might hold off till the Xenos Rampant rules drop (if that is still a thing). :)
For XR, in case you haven’t seen it:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=132352.msg1682069#msg1682069 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=132352.msg1682069#msg1682069)
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You would need a resin printer though....
Z
It just so happens that I do! Still learning the ropes though. This coming weekend is the next big test print. Resin isn't as "fire and forget" as FDM. Once it prints you still have the mess to clean up. :?
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Good for you Cook... ;)
That is one of the reasons that put people off ... the mess
and the post work also.
Still undecided on which one I should buy.
Did you find the plants you were looking for in the link
I posted?
Do share pics of your work....
Z
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It's the mess that's sort of putting me off a 3D printer. Until I've moved I've no where to put it that would be safe.
So far I mostly rely on outsourcing the printing to others but that can be quite expensive.
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Indeed Brummie.
Another important factor is to put it in a place where the resin fumes do not cause problems.
Even the new water based resins seem to have an inherent smell, though I've read not as the other ones.
Z
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I participated in the "plants & rocks" KS and printed some of them with my Prusa Mini in PLA. They came out very nicely, no need for resin fumes! :)
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Indeed Brummie.
Another important factor is to put it in a place where the resin fumes do not cause problems.
Even the new water based resins seem to have an inherent smell, though I've read not as the other ones.
Lack of reliable long-term setup space is my roadblock as well, much like Brummie. The odor - well, I spent a few years casting old-fashioned polyurethane resin back in the 80s, and after that no amount of chemical reek is going to impress me. As long as the fumes don't kill the rest of the neighborhood it should be okay. :)
The way things are trending owning (and really knowing how to use) a printer looks like it's mandatory for minis fans. Just so much great stuff out there that doesn't exist outside of stl files, and the cost savings are already ridiculous and getting steadily better.
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Not to hijack the thread, but I think printing is a pretty important topic for modern gaming.
I went with the Anycubic Photon Mono SE. From the test prints I've done, it has amazing potential. The downside is that their tech support is crap, and it took me a while to find any real help digging around on the internet. That said, I was able to find my own answers and should be looking forward to a successful actual print this weekend. Oddly, the slicer that Anycubic makes doesn't seem to produce printable files for the Mono SE. Go figure. Chitubox solved that problem for me, and it is a much nicer program to work with at any rate.
As for the mess, I decided to purchase a wash and cure machine for an extra $100. That should drastically reduce the splashing about in toxic sludge that I may need to do.
On the matter of fumes, I have only used the Elegoo water washable resin. The smell is not strong, and I set my printer up in my dining room to give it a test run. Other than pouring, I could smell no trace of the resin. It is distinct, but far less smelly than spray-painted items. I feel like the off-gassing from sprayed terrain is far worse than the resin, if that helps put things into perspective.
Cost really is a big factor. The startup is steep, with my total setup plus a bottle of resin, running close to $400. Compared to the Ender-3, which you can get up and running for around $150, resin has a much higher entry point. But then the rewards are much better. I forget who said it, but printing with PLA is much more technical. Crisp corners, mechanical precision, and an engineering approach to design. Resin printers are a must for organic shapes and smooth contours that layers of filament can't achieve. So a quick cost analysis for me looks like this:
Cost per store-bought miniature = $7 (call that the average with shipping). I would guess that I purchase 20-30 miniatures per year? So to get to the point where I'm really saving money will be a couple of years. In fact, my basic plan is to print about a miniature per weekend, so that will probably accelerate both my unpainted lead pile AND my cost savings considerably.
For the Ender-3 getting on the right side of the cost equation is far easier. Terrain and vehicles tend to cost much more to purchase, and the Ender is a far less expensive machine. Now that I'm into designing my own terrain I have an even greater advantage because I can alter pieces to fit my needs, get them to the table exactly how I want them in under a week (easily), and for pennies on the dollar over store-bought terrain. Even if I could talk someone into altering a piece to fit my needs the shipping would likely take longer than 1-week and I assume my price would jump up drastically.
For the occasional bits, I think Brummie has it right. Easier to shop it on Etsy or E-Bay than to buy the whole setup. But for anyone who wants to design or create armies, I think owning a printer is the better choice.
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Not to hijack the thread, but I think printing is a pretty important topic for modern gaming.
Agreed. Much like the shift into seeing more and more plastic and less and less metal on retail store shelves, 3D printing is likely to produce real change in the industry, and not at some distant point in the future either. It's already grinding away at GW's business so badly that they've looked ahead and are clearly transitioning to a multimedia IP farm at breakneck speed, and it's making inroads in terrain manufacturing as well.
One thing you might consider when you get comfortable with your new rig is the possibility of using it to print for other people if you find you have the time in your schedule. You could easily defray some of your startup cost that way, and it doesn't sound like you plan to run at full capacity for your own needs alone. Printers (at their current costs) are a bit like a pickup truck. You don't necessarily need to own one yourself, but knowing a friend who does sure can be helpful now and then.
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Work on the Commonwealth continues apace and I'll soon be able to show off a near complete army. However I've still been fitting in finishing up some half painted units and decided on completing a few Xian units as they've been utterly neglected for years.
These are Old Crow (bar the Half-track which is now Brigade)
The patrol vehicle is an otherwise never-before-seen on the Internet version of the Outrider Scout Vehicle that was released after Old Crow dropped the online store.
I have some more Old Crow models that haven't been seen before in 15mm and will be sharing them soon.
Beautiful stuff all around, but I really dig your colour scheme on these vehicles. SO GOOD! :-*
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Cheers Skull!
And by all means please, discussing the 3D printing side of the hobby is important and not near talked about enough. Personally don't think it hijacking the thread especially when it has literally opened totally new horizons in the hobby.
My 15mm sci fi hobby has expanded massively since being introduced to it. Alien Safaris, dramatic terrain pieces, huge vehicles, dropships, new characters. Most of this just wasn't possible before 3D printing or incredibly rare and unusual. Some of my future armies will vehicle wise be made up purely of 3D prints.
Don't get me wrong I still enjoy traditional toys from GZG and Khurasan and I still plan to spend money on those companies for years to come. Thankfully 3D printing has expanded rather than replaced traditional mini making or has even aided the process.
Also here as some Commonwealth power armour suits (GZG NAC heavy power armour).
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Some more vehicles for the UCRS, this time advanced Tanks and IFVs for the Armoured section. These are the Drakon Tank and Grifon IFV vehicles from Khurasans Nova Respublik range.
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Nice work Brummie.... keep it up
Loads of tanks .. what's not to like .
TAnks for sharing ;) :D :D
Z
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Those look great! I love all of the work your doing!
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Cheers all, here is a Void Scar Rhino Tank I finished today. First finished 15mm sci fi vehicle of the year!
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Very Nice work Brummie.
Are void scar true 15mm or 18mm?
Z
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But... where are the weapons? ;D
Love the colors. I want to see the planet where bumblebee yellow helps you hide! Or, maybe it is more like a poison dart frog. The bright colors tell you that you should be running.
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Wow, that vehicle is sweet! Love the yellow! :-*1q1q
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I have some of the figures and they're almost true 15mm, same height as Essex minis and less bulky than GZG shockingly (if anyone has any White Dragon minis they're very similar to them in size).
It's a big tank, no one is going to hide that so may as well go out in style!!! Plus these guys look like Pirates/Cultists so they're crazy.
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Finished a lot of 15mm over the last few weeks, including adding to my Old Crow force.
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Excellent work, as usual :) . I love the Old Crow models. Did you manage to get them recently or were these in your stash?
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Excellent work, as usual :) . I love the Old Crow models. Did you manage to get them recently or were these in your stash?
Thankyou! And yes they are from my stash. Last time I bought from Old Crow was a few years ago, but I hear if you email him you can still put in orders.
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Nicely done :)
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Thanks!
Here are a few more pics I forgot to add
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Quite nice work, Brimmie.
You can never go wrong with Old Crow.
Solid models & great service, pity he doesn't seem to have
New stuff.
You reminded me , I also have some in my stash... ;)
Z
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Brummie
Inspiring work, as always. Truly. I guess I better make some alien weed terrain bases now.
Thanks for posting these gems.
Dan
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That yellow tank is awesome. all the other armour is cool, but that yellow one's a real ripper.
Cool stuff.