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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Trysop on September 23, 2010, 10:34:23 PM

Title: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Trysop on September 23, 2010, 10:34:23 PM
Hello,

I have been a long time lurker and occasional poster on LAF for the past couple of years. But I finally have some pictures of one of my ongoing projects to share with you all.

Rogue
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5017792835_202681a1c8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5017792835/)
Rogue 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5017792835/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr

Traitor
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5017793003_67d9b1d738.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5017793003/)
Traitor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5017793003/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr

Souther
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5018397878_c8938694e3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018397878/)
Souther (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018397878/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr

Morgen
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5018397256_a4f6db097a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018397256/)
Morgen 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018397256/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr

Venus
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5017793181_66aedfd4ea.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5017793181/)
Venus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5017793181/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr

Major Magnum
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5018397550_786f7cf47f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018397550/)
Maj Magnum (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018397550/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr

Norts
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5018393054_4bc20b1926.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018393054/)
Nort Squad 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/5018393054/) by Trysop (http://www.flickr.com/people/tales_of_nu-earth/), on Flickr


For more pictures, including more GIs and Norts, some terrain and a few other bits please take a look on my flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tales_of_nu-earth/sets/72157625019083246/

I still have quite a few mini to paint for the project, but I have never been the fastest painter, but hopefully I will manage to update this thread from time to time.

Thanks
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Donogh on September 23, 2010, 10:42:07 PM
Love it!
Morgen is class
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Bako on September 23, 2010, 10:42:54 PM
Very nice! Now these are my kind of blue men.
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: manic _miner on September 23, 2010, 10:43:39 PM
 Very cool collection of miniatures.

 I have a load of the Bronzeage ones to get done.
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Trysop on September 23, 2010, 10:52:26 PM
Thanks for the kind words.

I was not sure about Morgens colour scheme, so I will be painting another one up in the more usual black and I have another Rogue I want to do in Green fatigues

I still have a load of RT suitable minis, mostly old Rogue Trader models of the same era with the right feel to them which will keep me going for a good while yet.

I did buy the Foundry RT models, but to be honest I wish I hadn't now as they are huge and wont scale with this lot and I have been tempted by the BA models too, but I chose to stick to one style and not go daft. That said I do keep loking at EM4 as I am sure one of the future soldiers will make a good Friday proxy......
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Calimero on September 23, 2010, 11:26:52 PM

Really nice 8)
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Uncle Mike on September 24, 2010, 05:12:22 AM
Killer project! Nice paintjobs and great all around feel.  :-*
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: majorsmith on September 24, 2010, 06:22:40 AM
I love these, wish they still made them
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: dr willetts workshop on September 24, 2010, 07:05:49 AM
That's one nasty traitor there !
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: aircav on September 24, 2010, 08:10:54 AM
Nice  :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: steders on September 24, 2010, 02:32:07 PM
Excellent stuff, I've never seen that many Norts before! :o
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Earther on September 24, 2010, 03:25:50 PM
Excellent stuff, I've never seen that many Norts before! :o

Yeah, I used to have two and thouight I'd done well! :(

Fantastic collection there. Very jealous!! :'(
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Westfalia Chris on September 24, 2010, 03:31:37 PM
Great paintjobs, but the sculpting style (I love the old Citadel stuff, mind you) makes the G.I.s look more than a little "smurfy". ;)

Do you have any plans for Vehicles, except for the Drill Tank already featured?

And the satellite dish is a grand little piece of work.
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Trysop on September 24, 2010, 06:36:29 PM
Great paintjobs, but the sculpting style (I love the old Citadel stuff, mind you) makes the G.I.s look more than a little "smurfy". ;)

Do you have any plans for Vehicles, except for the Drill Tank already featured?

And the satellite dish is a grand little piece of work.

Half naked little blue men do tend to suffer from the smurf factor, so would that make Venus Smurfette  ???

ATM I am working on a die cast Shado to use as a generic tracked truck. It is mostly unchanged I just needed to add new tracks to it as they were destroyed when I got it. I am planning on using a Pig Iron Iron Side tank as a carter class Souther tank as it looks kind of close enough from the one picture there seems to be of one being blown up by a blackmare. I am also pondering tackling kit bashing a 1:35 challenger kit into a blackmare down the line. But the vehicles are way down the line as I want to get more little men (and ladies) painted first.

I was lucky in the nort front, scavenging eBay,  a really lucky bring and buy find and having a few mates who bought the stuff first time round and would part with it really bumped the numbers up.  The Souther troopers on the other hand have been a real pain to get  but I have finally  got enough for a good sized squad  :D
Title: Re: Retro Rogue Trooper Project
Post by: Donogh on September 24, 2010, 07:47:57 PM
The Souther troopers on the other hand have been a real pain to get  but I have finally  got enough for a good sized squad  :D


But you really don't need so many Southers, do you? Just a few for Rogue to save. The rest are Norts to be gunned down!  >:D

Donogh