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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: James Holloway on April 14, 2020, 12:43:10 PM
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These are kind of a weird thing: I got a little downhearted when some of my classes were cancelled, so while chatting to Ramshackle Curtis I impulse-bought a random assortment of 50 54mm figures from Tehnolog, with the goal of making some Inquisitor-on-a-budget kind of figures out of them. Not that I'm actually going to play Inquisitor, but you know what I mean. Anyway, a few simple conversions later I had a crew to paint!
Next up, some opposition for them in the form of Chaos cultists, but in the meantime they'll have to content themselves with plastic dinosaurs and whatnot.
From left to right: unnamed heavy gunner, Sister Eleutheria (who is both a Battle Sister and a cousin from a minor branch of the Mortsafe family), Lord-Captain Anaximander Mortsafe, Combat Automaton 80-N35, Major Kuznetsov.
(I crudely edited out the fold in the backdrop, which is why there are some chunky bits of colour there).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJjjP2DY42k/XpWhieSB5oI/AAAAAAAA87g/PRFpU_4GW7U4NwplDVBWviPwfNtfEYoXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/RT1.jpg)
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Very cool 8)
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I actually like the Technolog line. The best cheap figures money could buy! If they were smaller I'd own every last one of them.
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Nice painting.
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I actually like the Technolog line. The best cheap figures money could buy! If they were smaller I'd own every last one of them.
I find them hit-and-miss. Some are nice, simple figures with lots of bold character, and others are ... a bit rough. But they were very cheap and the random assortment added to the fun, too!
If I had a lot of space to play in I could definitely see getting into this scale.
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Interesting project, very cool man.
Regarding the cancelled classes, these are classes you were teaching, or enrolled in?
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Interesting project, very cool man.
Regarding the cancelled classes, these are classes you were teaching, or enrolled in?
Teaching. Most schools here have shut down and gone to online teaching, but some of my work is teaching foreign students, and they went home before travel was suspended, so my classes with them were cancelled. It was the right decision, of course, but a bit disappointing for me.
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I'm a 54mm gamer myself, so it's great fun to see your work! You've done a marvelous job on them. Tehnolog does make some superb figures, especially in the Fantasy genre - their skellies are some of the best made in any scale, I think. Out of curiosity, what figures are you using for cultists? If you haven't seen them already, take a look at Warhansa's offerings; they are another Russian maker, and have some truly excellent things for sale...
http://warhansa.com/index.php/katalog/fantasy_series.html
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Teaching. Most schools here have shut down and gone to online teaching, but some of my work is teaching foreign students, and they went home before travel was suspended, so my classes with them were cancelled. It was the right decision, of course, but a bit disappointing for me.
I can totally imagine your disappointment and lack of closure. I teach high school art (taught college for fourteen years prior to that). The shakeup to the educational system has been insane. We transitioned to distance/online/continuous quite quickly (surprise, Kansas can do something right for once!). My wife teaches college music and this is the most despondent I have ever seen her.
Anyway, back to your excellent project, don't want to hijack your thread!
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I'm a 54mm gamer myself, so it's great fun to see your work! You've done a marvelous job on them. Tehnolog does make some superb figures, especially in the Fantasy genre - their skellies are some of the best made in any scale, I think. Out of curiosity, what figures are you using for cultists? If you haven't seen them already, take a look at Warhansa's offerings; they are another Russian maker, and have some truly excellent things for sale...
http://warhansa.com/index.php/katalog/fantasy_series.html
Those are very cool!
For the cultists, my plan was to savagely convert the leftover models from the big Tehnolog order I made. This elf archer is going to be the first victim:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyVIyHruHQo/XphgyQI2bYI/AAAAAAAA9To/7pvPzXiS6SwCp8I6Rc5TIH9C3DN0teihgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20200411_225415.jpg)
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Aarh! This is really cool. Such a good result also.
I really love the feel of the 54mm size figures. I did an 1:32 Airfix game once and I really loved it. (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=77955.msg953900#msg953900)
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I admit to being biased, but 54mm is a great scale to game in - there's something about the added size, their being more like toys, that makes them very appealing. So appealing, in fact, that these days I have a hard time working up enthusiasm for the smaller scales. It's hard to go back.
Your cultist is looking marvelous, James! :)
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Aarh! This is really cool. Such a good result also.
I really love the feel of the 54mm size figures. I did an 1:32 Airfix game once and I really loved it. (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=77955.msg953900#msg953900)
That looks really nice! What size table were you playing on -- is that a 4 x 4 (or metric equivalent)? One of the things I'm worried about is having a table big enough to provide the right feel.
Of course, I'm going to have to make some 54mm terrain now, amn't I? The work is never done.
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That looks really nice! What size table were you playing on -- is that a 4 x 4 (or metric equivalent)? One of the things I'm worried about is having a table big enough to provide the right feel.
Of course, I'm going to have to make some 54mm terrain now, amn't I? The work is never done.
I don't recall what size table I used, but I am almost certain it was 4x4.
I recall not finding it that much different from 28mm skirmish with regards to space requirements.
But yes - you do have to make a whole set of alternative terrain... or just go with suitably scale less stuff.
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I am very positively surprised how good these models look. Being rather a small scale gamer, this is a real eye opening. They are heroic yet not so stunted. Very cool!
Where can I find those Tehnolog models and what is this line actually meant to represent?
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Hi DivisMal,
I've bought all mine off e-bay. Do a search for Tehnolog and all sorts of selections will come up. As has been said, some of their earlier sculpts are a little wonky and diminutive, but there is still much to love.
Warhansa's Machete Gang (follow the link I gave above) also has much potential for games like this.
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I remember when inquisitor came out there was some pictures of 1:32 models they converted before the official models. I did this and found that regular 40k weapons are a perfect fit!
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I remember when inquisitor came out there was some pictures of 1:32 models they converted before the official models. I did this and found that regular 40k weapons are a perfect fit!
Yes, I found that too! If you look at the Sister of Battle, her right arm below the edge of the armour and her sword are both from Warhammer figures. "Scale" is so variable that you just have to go by what looks right.
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These look great! (And by the way, great Monster Man episode on lindwurms!)
DivisMal - for reference, this (http://hobgoblinry.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-giant-orc-and-some-little-ones-too.html) is a Tehnolog orc.
James's post has inspired me to do a bit of fishing around for hard-plastic 54mm or 1/32; there seem to be a few things out there, and the conversion possibilities - once you add in plastic cement - are endless. Is that a GW orc sword in the cultist's hand? And there must be lots of largish Reaper Bones creatures that would make good aliens; I'm already thinking about their bugbears as short but stocky sword-and-planet aliens with power weapons!
The game that springs to mind as perfect for this scale is Rogue Planet. The fact that movement in one direction is unlimited could make it really well suited to a fairly small table with a low figure count: lots of diving between cover points without the distances looking unrealistic. Ganesha Games' Battlesworn is similar in that respect, though it has a higher figure count (8-12, I think) per side.
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These look great! (And by the way, great Monster Man episode on lindwurms!)
Thank you!
DivisMal - for reference, this (http://hobgoblinry.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-giant-orc-and-some-little-ones-too.html) is a Tehnolog orc.
James's post has inspired me to do a bit of fishing around for hard-plastic 54mm or 1/32; there seem to be a few things out there, and the conversion possibilities - once you add in plastic cement - are endless. Is that a GW orc sword in the cultist's hand? And there must be lots of largish Reaper Bones creatures that would make good aliens; I'm already thinking about their bugbears as short but stocky sword-and-planet aliens with power weapons!
That's right; it's an Ork (or maybe Ogre) knife from my bits box. I'm also thinking of the various toy dinosaurs and other monstrosities in my critter drawer as possible antagonists or random encounters.
The game that springs to mind as perfect for this scale is Rogue Planet. The fact that movement in one direction is unlimited could make it really well suited to a fairly small table with a low figure count: lots of diving between cover points without the distances looking unrealistic. Ganesha Games' Battlesworn is similar in that respect, though it has a higher figure count (8-12, I think) per side.
I will have to have a look at Rogue Planet. I've been thinking about ways to set up a table here and have people take command of their forces via Skype or similar.
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That's right; it's an Ork (or maybe Ogre) knife from my bits box. I'm also thinking of the various toy dinosaurs and other monstrosities in my critter drawer as possible antagonists or random encounters.
Given the size of Orc/Ork heads, I'm already wondering about using them to make sinister aliens by kitbashing them with 54mm Vitrix Napoleonics.
It also occurs to me that Mantic's Veer-myn rat-ogre equivalents might make pretty good alien nasties at this scale (forgive the attached photo - I'll edit it out if you don't want it on the thread!).
And yes, there must be loads of scale-agnostic beasties that would work well.
I will have to have a look at Rogue Planet. I've been thinking about ways to set up a table here and have people take command of their forces via Skype or similar.
I reckon Rogue Planet would be perfect for remote gaming because there's no measurement for moving; it's all just "I dash over to the boulder" or "I duck behind the crates". And of course the bigger figures would be a huge help.
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As a 54mm Inquisitor player with dozens of technolog minis, I can happily say you've worked wonders with yours.
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Given the size of Orc/Ork heads, I'm already wondering about using them to make sinister aliens by kitbashing them with 54mm Vitrix Napoleonics.
When GW first released Inquisitor we made loads of basic trooper/guardsman types for it from the Airfix 1/32 Multipose figure kits, especially the Japanese and US Marines. Loose weapons from the Gorkamorka and early 40K Orks worked in the larger scale as more correctly proportioned versions of the same thing (especially the pistols).
Also if you can find them the first Ogryn figures (before the Bob Olley ones) make perfect 54mm Squats.
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I am late to this party but have there been any updates on this? BIg 54mm fan myself. There a small but growing couple of threads over at littlewars that have fantasy and sci fi content and is worth checking out:
https://littlewarsrevisited.boards.net/
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Like the last poster, late to find this thread. Given that 54mm SF has become my main theme this is rather remiss of me. I have posted some of my efforts on the Little Wars revisited dg link given above, but will also put some here to hopefully stimulate even more interest...
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For the cultists, my plan was to savagely convert the leftover models from the big Tehnolog order I made. This elf archer is going to be the first victim:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyVIyHruHQo/XphgyQI2bYI/AAAAAAAA9To/7pvPzXiS6SwCp8I6Rc5TIH9C3DN0teihgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20200411_225415.jpg)
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BRILLIANT! This is so simple and sooo effective! I have skellies and elves...now I have more Cultists. My first band were from a different Tehnolog set, will try to post some photos. They are intended to be Genestealer Cultists.