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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Sci-Fi Small Skirmish Games => Topic started by: King Arthur on February 17, 2022, 11:22:24 AM
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Hello fellow Captains!
The Crew of the 'AZIZAS WRATH' checking in and ready for deployment!!!
After completing a Turnip 28 project I am eager to switch time lines and swap apocalyptic Napoleonic for the ravaged stars, space crafts and high tech weapons!!!
The background is centred on the Crew (DUH!! of course!) all being former inhabitants of a lost planet that fought together in their home world defence either as part of a standing army or civilians protecting home. After the war ended and the merciless raids of the pirates begun, the small band of now friends and family fought their way to the shacky safety of space on a former military craft, newly named as the 'AZIZAS WRATH' (Aziza being one of my daughters middle names) - the WRATH coming from a promise that the fall of their home and so many friends shall not go unpunished - the Pirates will pay one day.....
I begun to conceptualize the project in 3 parts - the Crew, photography, gaming.
For the Crew I settled on some 3D prints from the excellent UNIT 9 Patreon. These miniatures are designed for use with a Cyber Punk skirmish game but their future vibe and weaponary lends itself perfectly to Stargrave. 8 of the 10 crew members are from this range. Number 9 is another 3D print of a Dog that I purchased fom My Mini Factory and the Robot is from GW's Balckstone Fortress.
The line up is:
Captain: Veteran
1st Mate: Mystic
Runner
Sentry
Medic
Gun Fighter
Gunner (Robot)
Hacker
Guard Dog
Recruit
I will mainly be gaming Solo or with my children, so I'm not into min/max etc I set up the Crew based upon the background and what I believe will be fun thematically to play with. As the Crew will be trekking across mulitiple landscapes during gameplay, I opted for one I envisioned they would traverse the most - their Ship, so I settled on another sheet from Evergreen made up of small squares which lends itself to the metallic nature of flooring.
Second part was Photograpy, I settled upon the idea that the Crew are aboard their craft and are approaching a planet that they have picked up a distress call from. The vessel, being ex-Military has lots of Planterary records, but oddly enough this planet is listed as 'Unknown'...... having fled the destruction of their home world, they have little in long term supplies and the ship is also picking up readings of Nuclear power source and fresh water supply....... the Crew is preparing to land..... So I settled upon making a photography backdrop that represents a bay area with a large window. This was constructed by using the 'Space Corridor' sets from Warbases in the UK. I expanded them though to be 4 squares wide as the initial 2 squares wide felt too narrow. I added some details in using some Evergreen polystyrene sheets and strips alongside making from scratch a window. The view is a picture from 'Prometheus' printed on Matt Brochure paper.
Thirdly gameplay - I do love the Undead, so for my first dabble into Stargrave we have selected the Q37 backdrop of course!!!! I like my games to be on the creepy side so I may house rule some different types of 'zombies' to make it tense, Sprinting ones, Mutated ones etc, personally I am not a fan of the Soldier Zombie type in the rules so that will not feature. When the Crew land, they will soon discover the horrors that unfolded on this uncharted planet which is home to a research facility..... I will be making a set of corridors plus larger rooms from the Space Corridors sets plus Evergreen Polysytrene, stay tuned further down the line for the construction of the gaming table.....
Enough words for now, here's the Crew assembled and ready for painting!
(https://i.ibb.co/CKWjcWJ/Edited-DSC-1197.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yQ07QB)
(https://i.ibb.co/TcTVzSk/Edited-DSC-1200.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5T9Nqy6)
(https://i.ibb.co/wyzfhg2/Edited-DSC-1201.jpg) (https://ibb.co/v1jS4qM)
(https://i.ibb.co/LhdPXTF/Edited-DSC-1202.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sJ9PdTf)
(https://i.ibb.co/XXqhtD7/Edited-DSC-1203.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7vqwKQn)
(https://i.ibb.co/pQs0XPy/Edited-DSC-1204.jpg) (https://ibb.co/w7b06Ls)
(https://i.ibb.co/0Vc2pwc/Edited-DSC-1206.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dJrMshr)
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:D off to a great start!!!!
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:D off to a great start!!!!
I‘ll echo that, a great start! Looking forward to seeing where this path takes you.
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I like my games to be on the creepy side
In space nobody can hear you scream...
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Cracking miniatures,and a brilliant storyline. Looking forward to this :)
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Hello again fellow Captains!
An update on the Ship backdrop painting. As outlined in the opening post, the crew escaped their homeworld by indefinitely borrowing a former Military craft..... with that in mind I decided upon more an industrial look for the interior as oppose to the squeaky clean White Enterprise vibe. I base coated the piece using my Airbrush, firstly in Petrol Blue and then in sevral light coats of German Uniform from Vallejo. To weather the piece and give it more of a troop transit feel, I added some wear and tear using Pastels, I do like to use Pan Pastels as the pigments are very fine but very pigmented which makes working with them a joy. Once I had the look I wanted, I firstly sealed the pastels using a few coats of Hairspray and the Matt Varnish. I added in some oil stains with AK Interactives Engine Grime. Here's how it looks:
(https://i.ibb.co/xhqxWXr/IMG-4945.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JnjDVmS)
(https://i.ibb.co/qRkrJS4/IMG-4944.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fC4xDgK)
(https://i.ibb.co/gyD3z29/IMG-4948.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p23xJ7w)
(https://i.ibb.co/pLDPBP5/IMG-4946.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S3Tx4xG)
(https://i.ibb.co/B6pWhjw/IMG-4949.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X5Q0npV)
(https://i.ibb.co/X31PZWD/IMG-4947.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1d1Nf0M)
(https://i.ibb.co/3k72LK2/IMG-4952.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JCKVMZV)
(https://i.ibb.co/YcfW5B8/IMG-4950.jpg) (https://ibb.co/v3LBN4m)
(https://i.ibb.co/2ScG87X/IMG-4953.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7QrsgJ7)
(https://i.ibb.co/BnJrPgf/IMG-4954.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kmT9yhG)
(https://i.ibb.co/LgkpRLY/IMG-4951.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xgC5LpX)
Stay tuned for the painting of the crew next.
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A proper workshop or storage section by the look of it!
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Great work!
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Brilliant!
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fantastic modelling.
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Hello fellow Captains!!
Well, I do aplogize as it's been quite some time since I updated this one! The summer months saw the hobby grind to a halt! Now that autumn is here and the kids are back in School, Stargrave has hit hyperdrive!
The first 6 Crew members have been painted:
Captain: Veteran
Runner
Medic
Gun Fighter
Gunner (Robot)
Guard Dog
(https://i.ibb.co/wSLYdBY/Stargrave-Group4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/x1s32X3)
(https://i.ibb.co/QP62bKQ/Stargrave-Group3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LxCLkZR)
(https://i.ibb.co/XpbVH0v/Stargrave-Captain1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2Py5JVf)
(https://i.ibb.co/qL6Nxby/Stargrave-Captain2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GfmWFgx)
(https://i.ibb.co/gwnpk9p/Stargrave-E-V.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CvrZR8Z)
(https://i.ibb.co/1zH11WJ/Stargrave-Gun-Fighter1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0sPTTbV)
(https://i.ibb.co/61GHNN6/Stargrave-Gun-Fighter3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HxRtXXm)
(https://i.ibb.co/QHZn99n/Stargrave-Gun-Fighter4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Zg3KddK)
(https://i.ibb.co/4Sj5zRK/Stargrave-Gun-Fighter5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ks93dxb)
(https://i.ibb.co/QndcfkH/Stargrave-Gun-Fighter6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sQHP2C1)
(https://i.ibb.co/WBVZZsk/Stargrave-Medic1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NWT5579)
(https://i.ibb.co/Fmtv87V/Stargrave-Medic2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6r5hDsB)
(https://i.ibb.co/3Yx34pX/Stargrave-Robot1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/k6L754n)
(https://i.ibb.co/hDJNTDT/Stargrave-Robot2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Wg4XRgR)
(https://i.ibb.co/wMtQgSB/Stargrave-Robot3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qr0HQPp)
The models were painted in acrylics and oil paints. On the Robot Gunner, I wanted a more battle worn look, so used the 'Hairspray' technique to chip away layers paint to represent small arms fire and general wear.
Work has begun on model 7 so stay tuned for more!
Cheers.
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What a lovely crew of scum and villains to terrorize the gaming tables in a galaxy far away! lol
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Wow,
Really impressive stuff there.
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Interesting crew and I do like the painting and the photo-base.
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great paint-jobs and figures.
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Hello once again!
Thanks for the comments, always very encouraging!!
Here's the prep work done of 3 more Crew members, those being, left to right, a Sentry, Recruit and the 1st Mate Mystic:
(https://i.ibb.co/Y0WYnpK/95-EC31-BF-B1-C8-4-A57-8-C54-5011-ED846-E3-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NT3QDZk)
(https://i.ibb.co/VW0S8X5/78529342-05-F5-403-E-9-CF1-167-C3-E365275.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vxCP82R)
(https://i.ibb.co/qFTPfPh/3-E5-DAC74-955-C-4878-9698-0-C7902010-ACC.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Hp5kskR)
Although the Mystic will have access to some 'psychic' powers, I also wanted her to look like she can hold her own in a gun fight when needed, hence the Dirty Harry size pistol and a customized assault rifle from an MB Games WWII German Weapon kit!
(https://i.ibb.co/NmGKfJk/5-BF80-DDA-96-E5-4-BC8-A4-DB-12722-F4-D5211.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yYxqKZM)
(https://i.ibb.co/3kW2MKt/6-F446-CBC-0-A57-412-C-95-F7-905-C61-E88-B6-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fQtfnJm)
Finally, we have the Sentry, I opted for a brighter armour here to break up the overall darker tones used on the other crew member, my inspiration will be Mercer from the Commonwealth in the Walking Dead:
(https://i.ibb.co/p3qHF2b/IMG-1661.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D7dB24z)
(https://i.ibb.co/vzkppBT/IMG-1662.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pXdccPM)
(https://i.ibb.co/pnFMW1n/MERCER.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6NCTvyN)
Stay tuned for the painted pics soon!
As always, thank you for your engagement!
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great stuff - look forward to seeing 'em painted.
not quite clear -this last 3 are all 3D prints ? two on the left seem crisper.
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great stuff - look forward to seeing 'em painted.
not quite clear -this last 3 are all 3D prints ? two on the left seem crisper.
Yes, all 3 are 3D prints. I agree, the female model is a bit more 'clunky' but I'm about 50% through with her paint job and she's looking far better in technicolour ;)
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Hello once again fellow Captains!
Here's the next 3 crew members completed! We have a SENTRY, RECRUIT and HACKER. Painted in Acrylics, Oils and a smattering of Neon Inks!
(https://i.ibb.co/JRL93zd/DSC-1209.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lzw3NCP)
(https://i.ibb.co/Xz9fvwY/DSC-1212.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gDGbBn4)
(https://i.ibb.co/K0BG2x5/DSC-1213.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qyhnNYD)
(https://i.ibb.co/s2tDd3v/DSC-1215.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZVNwpT6)
(https://i.ibb.co/DCSs9xz/DSC-1200.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yybG6wd)
(https://i.ibb.co/xsKhzFw/DSC-1197.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j59h3Jq)
(https://i.ibb.co/rmTZ30m/DSC-1221.jpg) (https://ibb.co/G0BV9p0)
(https://i.ibb.co/R7d8dcN/DSC-1224.jpg) (https://ibb.co/V3565Tx)
For some of the black parts like the armour and weapons, I've used a Satin Varnish to give it a different visual from clothing.
The last member of the crew on the painting table is the First Mate MYSTIC.
Stay tuned for more!
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Looking great!
T.
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Great work! 👍
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Great! The colours are very well chosen to make interesting contrast. :)
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Excellent figures very well painted. :)
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Hello once again fellow Captains!
The final crew member is now finished, the 1St Mate - Mystic.
The model was painted in acrylics and olis and for her 'Belt-Cape' I used an old stamp, which I found at a local 'Fleamarket' in a bundle from the DDR (former East Germany for those that may be unfamilar with the term). I opted to give the face some interest, being a Mystic I wanted to have a look that she just used her powers and it had an imapct on her, so I added some streaks coming from the eyes that may be a mix of physic residue and eyeliner! For her eyes, I used a very fine pointed pink pen to get a 'dot'.
(https://i.ibb.co/Y81vtCP/DSC-1246.jpg) (https://ibb.co/J2GXz1m)
(https://i.ibb.co/Byx1d1W/DSC-1247.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c6HmMmf)
(https://i.ibb.co/bJj4V7D/DSC-1248.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tXw063F)
(https://i.ibb.co/HxMS1Vc/DSC-1249.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2sL9myz)
(https://i.ibb.co/Vt766X0/DSC-1240.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Dtxdd3P)
(https://i.ibb.co/1Z6FZ86/DSC-1241.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TcL9cmL)
(https://i.ibb.co/nQ0XDmw/DSC-1242.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YfW5tQN)
So with that, the Crew of the 'Aziza's Wrath' is now complete!
I'll get a picture up very soon of them all together, a nice family photo.
Thanks as awlays for checking in!
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Hello once more!
As promised, here's a 'Family Photo' of the Aziza's Wrath crew:
(https://i.ibb.co/x3zpjD4/DSC-1256.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0QYgMcw)
(https://i.ibb.co/xzrqtv0/DSC-1261.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MPJkxT4)
I really enjoyed this project and the prints are full of character and detail, I highly recommend checking out Unit9 over at My Mini Factory.
If you have questions or would be interested in any commission work please let me know!
I will revisit this 'Universe' soon, however, my next project will a 'Kit Bash' using miniatures from the Warhammer 40K range as I'm planning to build an Inquisitor and her retinue from the Ordo Xenos - stay tuned and keep an eye on the Forum for that one!
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knock out.
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They look pretty good, but to be honest I'm struggling to make out much detail in many of the photos.
Of course, could just be me.
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:o Wow great work! Look forward to seeing some AAR’s
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Brilliant work!
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They look pretty good, but to be honest I'm struggling to make out much detail in many of the photos.
Of course, could just be me.
I usually zoom closer with my Macro Lens but on this project I also wanted the backdrop to be in focuss so thats why the figures are not the true focal.