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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: manatic on February 10, 2012, 12:19:54 PM

Title: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 21.4.: Chestburst colonist]
Post by: manatic on February 10, 2012, 12:19:54 PM
My current project - have completely forgot to post here. I'm doing the old Leading Edge Aliens BG Reactor Room scenario in 28mm.

First post:
http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/01/13/this-time-its-war-in-3d/

Update:
http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/02/10/dry-heat-aliens-game-board-update-1/
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm
Post by: Cherno on February 10, 2012, 03:25:24 PM
Looking good so far! Your copy of the Aliens Boardgame looks to be in really great condition.

I'm curious how the alien resin walls of the hive will work out, I think they are the hardest to get right. Maybe add a couple of ribbed cables and wires or something for that biomechanoid feel.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm
Post by: manatic on February 13, 2012, 11:57:09 AM
Ask and you shall receive. Here's the latest update, with test pieces for the hive walls:

http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/02/13/hive-pageant-aliens-game-board-update-2/
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: Andrew May on February 13, 2012, 02:11:45 PM
Short of hiring Pedro Navvaro to sculpt them you're going to find the hive Walls difficult. What you've come up with works more than well for tabletop gaming, I wonder how it'd look with a more satin/gloss finish? 
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: aliensurfer on February 13, 2012, 04:27:51 PM
Short of hiring Pedro Navvaro to sculpt them you're going to find the hive Walls difficult. What you've come up with works more than well for tabletop gaming, I wonder how it'd look with a more satin/gloss finish? 

didn't think of asking Pedro to make these, I'll ask him tonight - I've been following this as I'd like to do it myself. I've Pedro making me a not alien too  :D
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: AKULA on February 13, 2012, 06:37:18 PM
didn't think of asking Pedro to make these, I'll ask him tonight - I've been following this as I'd like to do it myself. I've Pedro making me a not alien too  :D

ha, wondered how long before you sucumbed....

 lol
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: YIU on February 13, 2012, 09:43:40 PM
The third wall is the best. You could improve it by adding skeleton pieces may be (such as large dinosaur plastic spine).
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: aggro84 on February 14, 2012, 02:41:26 AM
Really cool wall tests. They all look good to me.

On another note,
I just finished painting that same EM-4 miniature from the third entry.

Yours looks way better than mine.  :'(

I now wish I had gone with a cammo pattern like you did.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: Cherno on February 14, 2012, 11:57:47 AM
Of course, some obscure company made a couple of resin gigeresque wall pieces a few years ago, it pops up here from time to time :) If you can find any images, it'd be a nice source of sinpiration...

I agree that the third wall test piece loks the best, although the first one is ok too :)

Maybe you can experiment with a glossy finish, on the movie stills the walls look pretty smooth and wet. IIRC one of the marines in the movie even says that the temperature and air humidity are very high.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: manatic on February 14, 2012, 12:17:10 PM
I wonder how it'd look with a more satin/gloss finish? 
Quote from: Cherno
Maybe you can experiment with a glossy finish, on the movie stills the walls look pretty smooth and wet. IIRC one of the marines in the movie even says that the temperature and air humidity are very high.

"Yeah, but it's a dry heat!" :D

Definitely looking to do that, actually bought some gloss varnish for that exact purpose!

Thanks everyone for the comments so far!
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated with hive wall tests)
Post by: manatic on February 28, 2012, 01:12:15 PM
Painted up some new Colonial Marines for the project - still going strong!

http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/02/28/from-the-painting-desk-14-colonial-marines/
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm (updated 28.2. w/ new Colonial Marines)
Post by: manatic on March 04, 2012, 10:00:14 AM
Project update time!

I built some of the obstacles that will appear on the board:

(http://koti.mbnet.fi/manatic/Figut/hiveacc1sm.jpg)
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/manatic/Figut/hiveacc2sm.jpg)
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/manatic/Figut/hiveacc3sm.jpg)

Here's how they were built: http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/03/04/accessorizing-the-hive-aliens-game-board-update-3/
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 4.3.: Hive accessories]
Post by: Marine0846 on March 04, 2012, 04:39:31 PM
Great update.
Love the vent.
Neat idea.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 4.3.: Hive accessories]
Post by: Cherno on March 04, 2012, 05:32:48 PM
Cameron couldn't have done it better :)
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 4.3.: Hive accessories]
Post by: Dentatus on March 04, 2012, 06:20:46 PM
Nice work. More please.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 4.3.: Hive accessories]
Post by: manatic on March 05, 2012, 11:07:43 AM
Thanks guys, I'll try to start churning them out as much as possible!
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 4.3.: Hive accessories]
Post by: supervike on March 06, 2012, 10:26:10 PM
Cameron couldn't have done it better :)

Well, he could have, but it would have cost 80 million dollars..... lol


Cool stuff Manatic!
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 4.3.: Hive accessories]
Post by: manatic on March 20, 2012, 09:30:01 PM
New update with more accessories:

http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/03/20/more-hive-accessories-aliens-game-board-update-4/

(http://dawnofthelead.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/4obstacles.jpg?w=360&h=181)

(http://dawnofthelead.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/largeobstacle.jpg?w=360&h=269)
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 20.3.: More hive accessories]
Post by: supervike on March 21, 2012, 03:09:45 PM
That is excellent.  This is really gonna look fantastic.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 20.3.: More hive accessories]
Post by: manatic on April 21, 2012, 09:34:59 AM
Built a new terrain piece, this one with chestburst colonist:

(http://dawnofthelead.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/colonist_top.jpg?w=360&h=293)

More pics and construction details:

http://dawnofthelead.com/2012/04/21/bursting-with-joy-aliens-game-board-update-5/
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 21.4.: Chestburst colonist]
Post by: YIU on April 21, 2012, 12:01:50 PM
It looks great...I really like this project.
Title: Re: Aliens board game in 28mm [updated 21.4.: Chestburst colonist]
Post by: manatic on April 21, 2012, 11:32:21 PM
Thanks YIU and Supervike, doing my best :)