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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Astromini5 on June 21, 2011, 12:02:48 AM

Title: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Astromini5 on June 21, 2011, 12:02:48 AM

Cobbled from surplus warehouse junk, here is the base of operations board for my not-colonial troopers. The raised station is topped by a rotating command observatory, and a small combat platform. To the right side is a dropship port, and on the left is a fusion reactor (accessed via crawl tube). Beneath the station is "garage" space for maintenance and military robots/vehicles. Behind the base is an atmosphere scrubber and waste recycling silo (intake vents on rooftop). The front panel the red ramp points toward hasn't had the main airlock attached yet.

Since this (purely primed) planet-side base doesn't belong to the blue blazoned space marines, it will likely have a tan/earth paint job.

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: General Roos on June 21, 2011, 12:13:30 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on June 21, 2011, 12:14:23 AM

awesome  ;D

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Ironworker on June 21, 2011, 12:45:56 AM

Looking good!

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Chaos Wolf on June 21, 2011, 02:54:19 PM

Nice job. It's really nice to see the nice things folks can put together with various bits and pieces of junk.

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Hauptgefreiter on June 21, 2011, 04:29:03 PM

Indeed! Very cool!  8)

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Amalric on June 21, 2011, 04:51:23 PM

Excellent so far! I can't wait to see it painted up.
All that is missing is a defense turret or two.

Thanks
Amalric

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Astromini5 on June 22, 2011, 03:57:36 AM

Not being a sculptor, I'm going to have to cough up for some sci-fi gun turrets and vehicles. I'm prepping a shopping list at Antenocitis, because of the free int. postage offer and range of scenery pieces. Might see some items at the convention this week too.
Next up - airlock door, inset floor, and security lights made from drawer knobs  :)

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: hubbabubba on June 22, 2011, 11:05:33 AM

Looking good, nnow get some paint on it. lol
Only thing I would say is that the position of the landing pad is a little awkward. It would surely make more sense to have it on top of the structure, or a little distance away, incase of 'minor parking incidents'.

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Bayushiseni on June 22, 2011, 02:12:21 PM

Good looking. The mecha is from what source? I seem to have seen it before, but don't know where.

Title: Re: SciFi Trooper Outpost 28mm WIP
Post by: Astromini5 on June 23, 2011, 02:22:20 AM

One big reason for starting a space troop was that I still had some 1/200 Macross Destroid toys from years ago. The rocket pod armed guy was called the Phalanx. I had to glue some round pins to make the 7x missile warheads though. The dropship is a common GI JOE toy, first seen repainted on Ironworker's blog. I'm improving its "spacecraft" look with rocket engine bells.