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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Jonas on February 15, 2013, 12:19:10 PM
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Since my friend Torben has just released his generic sci-fi rulesystem called Fireteam Andromeda, I decided to paint up some Imperial Troopers to go with the setting.
I had these old Bob Naismith Marines lying around and I thought they would be perfect for the job. But as I was painting the first one I soon realised that they were World Eater Marines in their Pre-Heresy colour scheme.
So came to be my first traitor Marines (Which still will go well as Imperial Troopers for Fireteam Andromeda too).
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/Painting%202013/worldeaters001_zps0f2744ff.jpg)
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/Painting%202013/worldeaters002_zpsea5f7b03.jpg)
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/Painting%202013/worldeaters003_zps0d86ed24.jpg)
The Fireteam Andromeda rules are made for 15mm gaming, but I have been told there is rules for 28mm too, so hopefully my Imperial World Eater Troopers will see some action still.
If you want to know more about Fireteam Andromeda you should check out the Terminus Nebulah (http://terminusnebula.blogspot.dk/) blog, which also includes lot of old-school goodness.
On a side note, I have also started my own blog of old schoolness, it is called Deathworld Adventures (http://deathworldadventures.blogspot.dk/). I will not be posting anything on the blog which I won't be posting here on LAF, so the blog is more just a place where I collect the things I do and so will be an offer to people who would like to see through my projects.
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Won-der-ful! :) They are gorgeous!
And I'll for sure have a look at those blogs ;)
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They are glorious! You've really outdone yourself this time around Jonas! Wonderful!
We really, really, really need to get that game arranged so we can post about it on our blogs! ;)
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Thanks, but I haven't really done anything beyond what I usually do, so I think it is just the wonderful sculpts helping me on the way!
:D
And yes, we need to game soon. Maybe we can find a day in next week?
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Straight out of Rogue Trader 8)
cheers
James
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Nice work. They look great. I also love the retro spiky plants in the background.
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THE original beakies!
Takes me back some...... ::)
Love 'em!
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Luuverly matey :-*
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Oops, system is playing up. Deleted double post
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THE original beakies!
Takes me back some...... ::)
Love 'em!
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You can't beat "the beakies"! Happy memories indeed! Not sure GW ever bettered them for style.
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Fantastic! I never painted my C100 beakies but I love the models and your colour scheme does wonders on them! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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awesome!
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great stuff!
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Excellent.
The spikey plants look like the're from Chorlton and the Wheelies
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The spikey plants look like the're from Chorlton and the Wheelies
lol lol
That takes me even further back than original beakies!
:o
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lol lol
That takes me even further back than original beakies!
:o
I have it on video and my 4 year old loves it lol
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Oh, a blast from the past. Good ol' Rogue Trader Marines and one of my most favourite legion colours. More please, more!!! :o
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Great stuff Jonas. Looking forwards to tackling you in Fireteam Andromeda!
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lol lol
That takes me even further back than original beakies!
:o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lomT_8ytCI8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Now you're talking! 'Ello little old ladeee! ;)
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Thanks everybody. I plan to paint lots more old beakies, but I don't know if I will paint more World Eaters, but I guess only time will tell.
:)
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man do I love those old schooool Space M(can't say do to GW censor) minis!!! I have the old plastics around, now to find them hmmm? great paint job!!
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I have a lot of the old plastic marines too... I am finishing some right now, then my plan is to take some photos of what I have. Those are Blood Angels though.
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Superb minis and painting. I remember painting the first marine in 1986 or 88 but I never have a full squad.
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If you still have them let us see some pics :D
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I do not even know where it is. Two weeks ago I was looking for an non painted arbitrator squad and I found a box with around 20 v1 Imperial Guards, the ones with the Beastman IG. It looked like I found my Planetary Governor protection squad.
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My first job was at 14 (I was a soda jerk)...I was paid something like $45 a week for working 3 hours a couple evenings. I remember my first "big" purchase was spending $50 on a pretty painted squad of old Space M****s...the old plastic beakies. Man, I thought they were damn cool.
I lost interest more and more with Space M*****s until Forgeworld started making the Heresy stuff. Beakies were just awesome. I like the stubbed shoulder pads, the single piece knee/shin, the non-eagle breast plates, etc.
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(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/worldeaters004_zps3f1a5372.jpg)
Reenforcements.
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/bought2013/eaterbought02_zps77cdd6cc.jpg)
I am thinking of just re-basing the Bloodletters and give them a slight brushover, but I am still undecided.
The Dreadnought will get stripped and repainted.
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Woo, great additions! :)
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I got the new stuff cheap off ebay.
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I got the new stuff cheap off ebay.
You got a chaos dread' and bloodletters cheap?!
Really nice work on those marines by the way.
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Cracking progress :D
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You got a chaos dread' and bloodletters cheap?!
Really nice work on those marines by the way.
Thanks. And I am always trawling Ebay for bargains. So sometimes I am really lucky, other times I just get tempted easily.
The Bloodletter cost me £9.50 + postage, so that was a pretty good deal I think.
But even when I buy more expensive stuff I just go to the GW website and see the prices of their new sh... eh stuff and then collector models don't seem so expensive anymore.
:D
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Sorry for repeating some of this, but the post below is taken from my blog :)
Before the end of this year I managed to finish a bunch of old school Bloodletters. I was lucky to get these really cheap on Ebay. They already had an ok paintjob, so I decided to give them a touch up on their old paintjob instead of stripping and re-painting. In the end I went pretty far on the touch up and it almost feels like I painted them from basecoat, but I guess the previous paintjob saved me some time and I also used it as a guideline for the looks I wanted.
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/World%20Eaters/bloodletters001_zps71144924.jpg)
I think they ended up looking really good and old school!
I chose to base them on round bases since I bought them for my World Eaters forces and if I ever chose to use them for Fantasy gaming I will probably be using them in skirmish and not in ranked up Warhammer style.
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/World%20Eaters/bloodletters004_zpsc24d856d.jpg)
Blood for the Blood God!
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/World%20Eaters/bloodletters005_zps032c02c9.jpg)
Skulls for the Skull Throne!
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/World%20Eaters/bloodletters003_zpsd52aa9d0.jpg)
My combined painted World Eaters of Khorne forces.
Even though I never planned to do a larger army for this project it looks like my forces are growing anyway. Next up is an old Bloodthirster, some Chaos Terminators and I have a Chaos Dreadnought too. This will make up a pretty good World Eaters skirmish force and who knows, maybe I run into some more minitures to bulk out the project in years to come.
To end off this post I add a picture from before and after my re-paint. I think they are much better now, but judge for yourself.
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/World%20Eaters/eaterbought02_zps0f1ed5c0.jpg)
Before: Straight from Ebay!
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/World%20Eaters/bloodletters002_zpsfbbb4efd.jpg)
After: Straight from Hell!
DEATHWORLD ADVENTURES (http://deathworldadventures.blogspot.dk/)
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Absolutely wonderful, Jonas.
You have certainly taken them to the next level.
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In fact, so much so, that I want some for myself, even though I have no plans for actually using them.... 8) 8) 8)
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To be honest, I have no idea if these will ever be put to use on the table. Most of the stuff I buy and paint these days are just things I like.
But I do like to build up warbands, armies and such, so I guess some stuff will eventually end up being useful for something and might also be put to good use.
I also often paint models for random encounters and skirmish games too of course.
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Nice update on the BL! No matter how many times I see it (or do it), it always surprises me how much an old model can be improved by a more "modern" paint job.
Even though I never planned to do a larger army for this project it looks like my forces are growing anyway.
That's how it works, though, isn't it? It's all part of The Sickness. :D
In fact, so much so, that I want some for myself, even though I have no plans for actually using them....
Yep, there it is! That's it for sure! lol
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(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/jonasfrickmann/Painting%202013/worldeaters003_zps0d86ed24.jpg)
This is one of those moments where I feel like an idiot who doesn't know something EVERYONE else does.
Where do those seed pods come from? I've been hunting for their name for a while and cannot for the life of me find it.
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It is something I bought several years ago at Christmas, it was sold for decoration. They used to be very easy to come by, but this Christmas I have not seen them and the previous one I only saw them with lots of glitter on.
So I have no idea what they are usually called or where to get them I am afraid.
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Yes, in Denmark miniature morning stars are actually used as festive decorations - the staff and chain is removed for convenience :o
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Are you talking about the cacti on the left Janner? We are talking about the seed pods on the right.
Or are you talking about something completely different?
;D
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They are lotus pods!
eBay turns out to be a great source for them. They're not the seed pods (those look more like giant green beans), just the pods.