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Title: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on October 05, 2013, 07:18:53 PM
My plans for the 28mm version never took off so now I'm doing it in 6mm. The scale for the lazy and economically challenged!  lol

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AI7St76LlTU/UlAW_76vd5I/AAAAAAAAIo8/0b7VlP_DRy8/s1600/P1250716.JPG)
The British fight off the Space Bug invasion!

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vc3t9lPr8O8/UlAW-HnEBgI/AAAAAAAAIo0/MqhVgMD5OyQ/s1600/P1250714.JPG)
The Bug army today

Next on the menu are some artillery beetles!


If you'd like to know more: http://clovermilk.blogspot.dk/2013/10/6mm-bug-army.html
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Conquistador on October 05, 2013, 08:26:51 PM
As a 6 mm/3 mm fan myself I think this is a fantastic project!

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: YPU on October 05, 2013, 08:48:09 PM
lovely scale to work this out in. For some reason my mind starts thinking HOTT lists for these, any particular game system you had in mind?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 05, 2013, 11:16:25 PM
Great stuff mate (cheapskate  lol )  8)

You need some artillery though  ;)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: d phipps on October 06, 2013, 02:15:02 AM
Fantastic!  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Vonkluge on October 06, 2013, 02:24:32 AM
Ahh, those were the by-gone years when small scale was fine by me :'(, painting balkan crosses on micro-armor.... o_o, tiny little men covering the battlefield like beautiful grains of rice, then the years go by and Dam! even 15mm starts to look just like a bunch rice tossed on the board... lol. Great stuf fin a great scale. Love the "ant"!!!! :-*

Bill W
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Doomsdave on October 06, 2013, 02:27:00 AM
Brilliant idea.  Execution flawless.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Craig on October 06, 2013, 09:21:06 AM
Splendid! Give that man a medal  :D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Thunderchicken on October 06, 2013, 01:23:01 PM
Superb!

"Are you doing your part? Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world".
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Conquistador on October 06, 2013, 02:22:54 PM
Quote from: Thunderchicken on October 06, 2013, 01:23:01 PM
Superb!

"Are you doing your part? Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world".

I see recruiting is thr same in the future!  lol

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Germy on October 06, 2013, 08:26:19 PM
Top stuff, love it. And with Halloween just round the corner the pound shops are full of spiders and ants!  8)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Bullshott on October 06, 2013, 09:05:14 PM
Quote from: Germy on October 06, 2013, 08:26:19 PM
Top stuff, love it. And with Halloween just round the corner the pound shops are full of spiders and ants!  8)

I bought two packs yesterday :)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Bullshott on October 06, 2013, 09:07:07 PM
What will you use for air support, dropships and powered armour?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Conquistador on October 06, 2013, 11:30:04 PM
Quote from: Bullshott on October 06, 2013, 09:07:07 PM
What will you use for air support, dropships and powered armour?

Maybe the VSF version of Mechs?

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Sangennaru on October 06, 2013, 11:50:27 PM
Starting from the title, this thread is pure candy :)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on October 07, 2013, 08:07:29 AM
Quote from: Bullshott on October 06, 2013, 09:07:07 PM
What will you use for air support, dropships and powered armour?

Well, for starters I had this idea that the British would be dropped in tuna can like drop pods.

I'd fit one tuna can shaped object on a base and make portholes all the way around it and some doors.

But at this scale I really need some Nefs too!  lol

I'm ogling exodus wars 6mm for some of the automatons.

Like these: (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B006LM480O.01-A2MIOG0IMJ1TJV._SS1000_SCRMZZZZZZZ_V159993994_.jpg)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on October 07, 2013, 08:11:08 AM
Quote from: YPU on October 05, 2013, 08:48:09 PM
lovely scale to work this out in. For some reason my mind starts thinking HOTT lists for these, any particular game system you had in mind?


Yes I will use Grande Armée. An American rules set for the Napoleonic era. There's a free fast play version of it online.

Each base is the equivalent of a brigade, with 4 bases making a division and overall you control an army I think.

There'll be around 20 bases to each side (~10 infantry, 4-5 cavalry and some artillery).. oh and then you need some command bases too. I really like how you can make each base a little diorama.

I'll add some 'flavour' too in the form of drop ships and so on.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Bullshott on October 07, 2013, 08:14:37 AM
You could always use WW1 type aircaft as air support. Irregular do these:

Irregular do a good selection (go to their 6mm WW1 page and scroll down to the bottom) http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/
 (http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/)

Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Relic on October 07, 2013, 12:32:52 PM
Quote from: Sangennaru on October 06, 2013, 11:50:27 PM
Starting from the title, this thread is pure candy :)

what he said x 10000

As a 6mm fan I think you really can't say that 6mm is for lazy hobbyist. Your painting quality is outstanding for the scale and overall finish is pure awesomeness. I will follow this thread :) and the blog.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on November 07, 2013, 10:34:03 PM
Finished a British command post and a city tile.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IkZOVcQJFCM/UnwVSQQak2I/AAAAAAAAIxU/odNSc0-vMKw/w1044-h464-no/P1250812.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oSfau3t3MRE/UnwDKanLGiI/AAAAAAAAIwU/N_cMQQkuWN0/w853-h521-no/P1250795.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kde1yQStSA8/UnwDODDYOLI/AAAAAAAAIws/E2B_3Bv0CmQ/w793-h521-no/P1250800.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zMpXuqKNeQc/UnwDQbQ7RcI/AAAAAAAAIw8/3tM8nXRm0cc/w1044-h477-no/P1250807.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D8nm6kFfMiI/UnwDRmsjiiI/AAAAAAAAIxE/zBGErnTTIfk/w1044-h494-no/P1250808.JPG)

The city tile will be representative of a large city. This seems appropriate seeing that each base is representative of a brigade of troops.

I chose not to make the cities so the bases could fit in them. Instead aligning a base to a city means that the brigade is in the city and gets bonuses. A maximum of 4 bases can align with a city this way. Attackers can align with cities that are 'full' though... to attack!  lol
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Bullshott on November 07, 2013, 11:28:08 PM
Very nice. Less than one year to go before the next BLAM, where we expect to be able to play this :)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Malamute on November 08, 2013, 08:21:01 AM
Quote from: Bullshott on November 07, 2013, 11:28:08 PM
Very nice. Less than one year to go before the next BLAM, where we expect to be able to play this :)

Or how about GLAM ;) :D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on November 08, 2013, 09:40:20 AM
Quote from: Malamute on November 08, 2013, 08:21:01 AM
Or how about GLAM ;) :D

It is probably this, Zorro Alley and SSS at GLAM from me I hope.

I have very little time to dedicate to miniatures right now, so I am going to focus on only three games at once. Finishing stuff.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on November 12, 2013, 08:48:02 AM
This morning I finished an artillery base:

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a1M-T4XAESg/UoHq3Ak_nDI/AAAAAAAAIyU/Jp00motvgSs/w1044-h397-no/P1250830.JPG)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bmTkleq81KE/UoHq4TNxw5I/AAAAAAAAIyc/PpzmXqU8YFU/w1044-h371-no/P1250832.JPG)

The bugs will get their share!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Sangennaru on November 12, 2013, 08:50:48 AM
Cute!

Y'know what, i think that to really give the feeling of the size of the big bugs (they must not be just oversized insect, no?) some scenery must be in each bug base: just some trees, or bushes, or a fence, or some dead brits. Very simple to do, but really useful to have a scale comparison!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 12, 2013, 08:53:16 AM
Keep it coming mate  8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on November 12, 2013, 08:54:32 AM
Quote from: Sangennaru on November 12, 2013, 08:50:48 AM
Cute!

Y'know what, i think that to really give the feeling of the size of the big bugs (they must not be just oversized insect, no?) some scenery must be in each bug base: just some trees, or bushes, or a fence, or some dead brits. Very simple to do, but really useful to have a scale comparison!

Yes! I already have done this to some degree. British bases will also have dead bugs on them.  :D

Quote from: jimbibbly on November 12, 2013, 08:53:16 AM
Keep it coming mate  8)

cheers

James

Thanks old fruit!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: janner on November 12, 2013, 10:15:38 AM
Dispatch from Capt CJ Caruthers RA, Natal Province 1879, 'Send bigger guns!'
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 03:46:00 PM

Iiiiit's aliiiiive!!!




Ahem.


Well - you're thinking 'wasn't he doing something else just now?' and YES... I was. But this is a much more fitting project given the setup for this thing.


So there you have.


I will completely rebase my armies to Epic/Warmaster style bases and ditch the Polemos bases. They can be scenic and nice all day long but I find that they impart too many restrictions on rules and the like. I also very much like being able to place miniatures in scenary, which is neigh impossible for my bugs while mounted on the big fat plates they are now.

Sooo... first thing is taken care of: 100 bases ordered from Warbases. Yay!

Next thing is mounting everything I haven't painted on sticks with a hotglue gun so I can get painting.

Photos to come.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Vanvlak on January 06, 2015, 03:49:15 PM
Grand show - very nice theme.  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: janner on January 06, 2015, 04:02:41 PM
Yay!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 04:03:08 PM
I found my trusty and nicely arranged box of goodness and sorted the stuff. So far I've looked at Future War Commander for rules (which is almost an amalgation of Epic and Warmaster... Warmaster for certainly).

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-d8lbfCE_6GA/VKwF2MPtDNI/AAAAAAAALWQ/GqTUimuRQ38/w885-h577-no/P1280043.JPG)

In total there should be enough for plenty of varition with camelry, infantry, Turkish allies and guns!

The bugs will be less flavoured but I'm considering adding some flying insects and spider cavalry. Maybe. Will definitely still have to source some 'plasma bugs' too.

I think the main reason for not branching out too much with the bugs is that the look of a real bug army should be just a sea of one type of warrior bug. Mass in numbers, not highly specialised units with loads of different weapons.

Anyway I've still got plenty of halloween ants.  lol

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LxV5aheHjIM/VKwF3jUet2I/AAAAAAAALWY/U2A9RUCsgCM/w769-h577-no/P1280044.JPG)

And so the slightly painful but necessary debasing has begun. If anyone has a really good suggestion as to how this could be done in a way that is easy and salvages both the figures and the bases, please do speak up!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: janner on January 06, 2015, 04:03:56 PM
Yay, yay  lol
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 04:06:54 PM
Quote from: janner on January 06, 2015, 04:03:56 PM
Yay, yay  lol

What?!

You don't have to comment on every post I make on the internet, you know.  lol

Merry New Year and Happy Christmas by the way.  :)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: janner on January 06, 2015, 04:09:20 PM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 04:06:54 PM
What?!

You don't have to comment on every post I make on the internet, you know.  lol

Merry New Year and Happy Christmas by the way.  :)

Am I to comment on this one or not!  ;D o_o lol
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 04:10:22 PM
Quote from: janner on January 06, 2015, 04:09:20 PM
Am I to comment on this one or not!  ;D o_o lol

See what I did there?   ;) :D


Now where's my bug repellent!? ;D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: janner on January 06, 2015, 04:14:02 PM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 04:10:22 PM
See what I did there?   ;) :D


Now where's my bug repellent!? ;D

I have it right here, just resting on top of the Vickers....
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Agis on January 07, 2015, 08:08:59 AM
Great idea and nicely executed!  :)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: The_Baron on January 07, 2015, 10:51:33 AM
An excellent idea! Are they Bacchus 6mm British?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 07, 2015, 11:33:17 AM
Quote from: The_Baron on January 07, 2015, 10:51:33 AM
An excellent idea! Are they Bacchus 6mm British?

Of course my Baron!  :D

They are great. I think I will have to get some Prussians too at some point to stop this project from ever finishing.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 07, 2015, 12:54:12 PM
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/n56LeHsBUns5K8dfWkuuMQPzkFOqF3oUcJXVtVwp9Ms=w1044-h421-no)

So I rebased the first few bugs... and now I'm patiently waiting for my Warbases order to arrive so I can continue.

I managed to rebase enough British for 10 bases too but they're still awaiting paint.

The bugs need some grenery too but I'll sort that later.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on January 07, 2015, 12:56:37 PM
Impressive bunch, they look really dangerous!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 07, 2015, 08:00:19 PM
So rebasing of the British is nearly finished.

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xJrY8KoGqhw/VK2PESs4pzI/AAAAAAAALX8/cL7UulOqzKA/w1044-h254-no/P1280063.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8fat2Tk4wzU/VK2PC_ucZcI/AAAAAAAALXs/mrdMkWkweAY/w1044-h264-no/P1280059.JPG)


I made these new sub commanders:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0kEyQwmJqkY/VK2PDlFqBjI/AAAAAAAALX0/mXiTmRHSsdM/w1044-h319-no/P1280061.JPG)

And then these:

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-F40MCtE8N90/VK2PCDrxu_I/AAAAAAAALXk/_GYKqiKONPM/w1044-h426-no/P1280057.JPG)

I'll drink to anyone who can correctly guess the exact nature of what goes on these.  :D

I need to add a flattened bug to one of the tracks too.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Vanvlak on January 07, 2015, 08:05:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 07, 2015, 08:00:19 PM
So rebasing of the British is nearly finished.

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xJrY8KoGqhw/VK2PESs4pzI/AAAAAAAALX8/cL7UulOqzKA/w1044-h254-no/P1280063.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8fat2Tk4wzU/VK2PC_ucZcI/AAAAAAAALXs/mrdMkWkweAY/w1044-h264-no/P1280059.JPG)


I made these new sub commanders:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0kEyQwmJqkY/VK2PDlFqBjI/AAAAAAAALX0/mXiTmRHSsdM/w1044-h319-no/P1280061.JPG)

And then these:

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-F40MCtE8N90/VK2PCDrxu_I/AAAAAAAALXk/_GYKqiKONPM/w1044-h426-no/P1280057.JPG)

I'll drink to anyone who can correctly guess the exact nature of what goes on these.  :D

I need to add a flattened bug to one of the tracks too.
The bugs are nice, but the troops are brilliant.  8) 8) 8)
The empty bases: heavy artillery?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Svennn on January 07, 2015, 08:10:02 PM
You Danish Git!!  :D  Those Brits look awesome, I so wish I could paint 6mm like that.

Are we going to see some big walkers (I envisage them like the ones in Wicky Wicky Wahh Wahh ((Wild Wild West)) squishing the bugs in those tracks?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: YPU on January 07, 2015, 08:17:34 PM
I'd say something tracked. At that size base and scale I would venture a guess as to either land ironclads or maybe the smaller end of dystopian wars.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Thunderchicken on January 07, 2015, 08:19:22 PM
Fekin big guns?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 09, 2015, 08:33:01 PM
Quote from: YPU on January 07, 2015, 08:17:34 PM
I'd say something tracked. At that size base and scale I would venture a guess as to either land ironclads or maybe the smaller end of dystopian wars.

Not a bad guess!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/shy44fyeIv0Z8I6m1fuNM4BscSFZdLm-DDbwvOPrARE=w1044-h575-no)

It is of course Clementine and Victoria - the first two land ironclads commissioned for the Bug War.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9mC-RFjNpi0/VLA5sRGf1qI/AAAAAAAALYs/TGefDe4Asrc/w1036-h577-no/P1280081.JPG)

Can you guess what this is then:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TjUKK-p6vag/VLA5qmTpcKI/AAAAAAAALYc/NVBR7JB9Tcw/w769-h577-no/P1280071.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jLc2ZeNgyd8/VLA5n4sxvrI/AAAAAAAALYM/CBcHga6OOKw/w769-h577-no/P1280067.JPG)



And lastly a WIP of the British Commanding Officer:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8XMdkJARsZ8/VLA5pr_ldRI/AAAAAAAALYU/x3aWpdMDqG4/w769-h577-no/P1280070.JPG)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: YPU on January 09, 2015, 09:12:23 PM
For shame, I had not considered Epic at all.  :-*
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: The_Baron on January 10, 2015, 02:25:03 AM
This is full of win. Think you need some flying greeblies as well!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Vanvlak on January 10, 2015, 10:08:24 AM
Epic stuff!  :D 8) 8)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 10, 2015, 11:12:24 AM
Quote from: YPU on January 09, 2015, 09:12:23 PM
For shame, I had not considered Epic at all.  :-*

Muahaha. I think they worked out well with the smoke stacks and all.

I probably should have removed the imperial eagle atrocity but I think I have a work around. I don't want to cut in such an old fine piece as the Clementine.

Quote from: The_Baron on January 10, 2015, 02:25:03 AM
This is full of win. Think you need some flying greeblies as well!

Thanks. You will notice that the Victoria has an aeronef platform to the rear.  :D



Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: thebinmann on January 10, 2015, 12:19:53 PM
LOVELY, and now moving to the top of the to do list....
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: janner on January 11, 2015, 08:22:50 AM
A brain bug :)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 11, 2015, 08:29:05 AM
Cracking stuff matey, the landships are inspired  8) 8) 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 11, 2015, 08:38:13 AM
Quote from: janner on January 11, 2015, 08:22:50 AM
A brain bug :)

Indeed! I am no sculptor but I think it the model looks OK. Paint will hopefully convince the rest.

Quote from: jimbibbly on January 11, 2015, 08:29:05 AM
Cracking stuff matey, the landships are inspired  8) 8) 8)

cheers

James

Thanks. They're old reliables.

To me this seems the proper scale for vsf more and more.

Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: YPU on January 11, 2015, 10:44:13 AM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 11, 2015, 08:38:13 AM
To me this seems the proper scale for vsf more and more.


I think it rather depends on your definition of VSF, not everybody wants huge land ships dominating the battlefield. Your work here however is a strong armament that that is exactly what we should be wanting.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 11, 2015, 10:59:35 AM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 11, 2015, 08:38:13 AM
To me this seems the proper scale for vsf more and more.

This is very true but it is also very tempting to build one in 28mm...  lol

cheers

James
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Vanvlak on January 11, 2015, 11:06:03 AM
Quote from: jimbibbly on January 11, 2015, 10:59:35 AM
This is very true but it is also very tempting to build one in 28mm...  lol

cheers

James
Go on then  :D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 11, 2015, 11:13:33 AM
Quote from: YPU on January 11, 2015, 10:44:13 AM
I think it rather depends on your definition of VSF, not everybody wants huge land ships dominating the battlefield. Your work here however is a strong armament that that is exactly what we should be wanting.

Ah, I should perhaps elaborate.  :D

I remember when I started VSF that I thought it would be like a skirmish game. But a lot of what I saw was people playing 40 k size games in 28 mm. So more 'battle' and not so much skirmish.

I realise this has probably changed much since the advent of the omnipresent In Her Majesty's Name or Empire of The Dead which are both hardcore skirmish to my understanding.

Quote from: jimbibbly on January 11, 2015, 10:59:35 AM
This is very true but it is also very tempting to build one in 28mm...  lol

Yes, come on - if anyone could do it, it would be you! ;-)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 11, 2015, 11:24:14 AM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 11, 2015, 11:13:33 AM
Yes, come on - if anyone could do it, it would be you! ;-)

Well, I'd start it for sure  lol

cheers

James
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Argonor on January 11, 2015, 01:19:37 PM
Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 06, 2015, 04:03:08 PM
And so the slightly painful but necessary debasing has begun. If anyone has a really good suggestion as to how this could be done in a way that is easy and salvages both the figures and the bases, please do speak up!

I'm probably too late on this, but whenever I want to remove a mini from a base, I apply two pliers (tænger) and twist the base slightly to make the mini snap from the surface of the base. Sometimes the base breaks, but I never damage the minis.

Given the shape of the integral bases on these, the method might work (if you are willing to risk the bases, though)?
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 11, 2015, 08:09:30 PM
Bob the brain bug is done:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pt-IwEBq6sw/VLLXkB0sn6I/AAAAAAAALZs/XhcV_8dJtNg/s700/P1280091.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gNVsPk8r9E8/VLLXlEZfDKI/AAAAAAAALZ8/d6Xwh08-RFQ/s700/P1280093.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CoLgqk2Jtlg/VLLXl_MNrOI/AAAAAAAALZ0/wxt0JnCJOgs/s700/P1280095.JPG)

And then I found this:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p_0MdVb2yoI/VLLXmrEA9-I/AAAAAAAALZo/E0XLrzj34CQ/w882-h577-no/P1280106.JPG)

I think it is ideal as a steam powered automaton!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: The_Baron on January 11, 2015, 08:29:39 PM
Brain bug is disgusting! In the nicest way possible. This log keeps getting better! I think some Dystopian Wars tanks may fit in well too
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: von Lucky on January 11, 2015, 08:32:18 PM
Lovely stuff!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Jonas on January 11, 2015, 09:01:43 PM
Great stuff!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 12, 2015, 05:02:57 PM
Quote from: The_Baron on January 11, 2015, 08:29:39 PM
Brain bug is disgusting! In the nicest way possible. This log keeps getting better! I think some Dystopian Wars tanks may fit in well too

Hmmm. I have my reservations about Dysppotiona Wars. I don't like the very square computer style nor the diesalpunkish feel to some of the pieces.

Also, buying stuff that is specifically aimed at VSF feels wrong in stead of adapting something else or converting stuff. To me VSF has to be historical infantry with scratchbuilt/co opted stuff on the side.  :D

Ah well, we're all feinschmeckers I guess.  lol

Quote from: Jonas on January 11, 2015, 09:01:43 PM
Great stuff!!!  ;D

Thanks. You will be my guinea pig.  >:D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. Zombie on January 14, 2015, 02:25:59 PM
Is this still alive or did we kill it last night?

I hope we didn't.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 14, 2015, 05:20:06 PM
Quote from: Dr. Zombie on January 14, 2015, 02:25:59 PM
Is this still alive or did we kill it last night?

I hope we didn't.

Alive and well.  But not going to use future war commander. Working on a two page rules set myself.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 17, 2015, 07:34:19 PM
It's 'the weekend' so now I got some painting done.. didn't entirely finish anything but the way of 6 mm is not such that you finish single models. Rather you finish lots of models in one go as the whole thing is sort of factory assembly Ford style.

But! It is now 2015. To my mind the years have now started to have an almost science fictive ring to them.

2015 - a grim and dark account of survival in the nightmare hive world. Ah well, it's getting closer.

But. As custom has it, often times when entering a new year you make 'vows' or resolutions to do this and that, I don't know. I normally never lower myself to such things and didn't think I would this year (same as every year, James!) but since then I have decidedly done so anyway.

Indeed I have decided that my resolution for the Year 2015 will be that every project/miniature I paint will have a place to live when not in use.

This may not sound like much, but to me it is quite a change. I usually just dump my newly painted stuff in drawer or somewhere in the muck on my desktop and forget about them. So! How to start?

Well, seing that this is my first project of 2015 I was pleased to discover that some of our lab equipment comes in boxes that are perfectly suited for storage of my 6 mm VSF.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0syz-uyUN8c/VLq1urC-aII/AAAAAAAALcM/gQ2R8nULKfI/s640/DSC00527.JPG)

I bring you the Merck silica box. 20 cm x 20 cm. Accommodates 50 bases of VSF. I have done one for the British and one for the bugs.

Also I have had a new camera, but I haven't quite figured out how to use it. It was very cheap, but apparently still an improvement over my old camera, which was very old (10 years! Who'd have thought!).

Other than that I am at it painting. The desk top is overflowing with camel:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KL_8sV5XkCM/VLq1vf_u8zI/AAAAAAAALcU/bzW8J0ZdbxQ/s800/DSC00528.JPG)


Enjoy life!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on January 18, 2015, 10:34:11 AM
Very unusual resolution :) But I feel with you, it's not that easy to find a home for projects.

The bugs are looking very nice, looking forward to some action shots!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: von Lucky on January 18, 2015, 07:57:40 PM
Nice painting.

There's nothing more annoying than spending all that time painting and then having miniatures chip and break because they were carried around in a sack.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 18, 2015, 10:58:10 PM
And there we have it - some camel and some garden guns. Gardner guns. Oh well.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jVyRBuagNAE/VLw5OxUD0II/AAAAAAAALck/786pFn67ZJs/s800/DSC00533.JPG)
British Camel Corps - used for surgical strikes against the bug menace.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iNKisHJ_8QM/VLw5PQh197I/AAAAAAAALcs/9Pu1eIqmxTo/s800/DSC00537.JPG)
British Gardner guns. Especially adapted to kill lots of bugs!

This means that my project has almost come to an end!

All I need to paint is a few more bugs, two cannon and a few Turks.

I suppose I could always just add more... now that I got my spirits up.  :D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Mason on January 18, 2015, 11:04:14 PM
 :o :o

Those little fellas look bloody brilliant, mate!
 :-* :-* :-*


But.....

Quote from: Dr. The Viking on January 18, 2015, 10:58:10 PM
This means that my project has almost come to an end!

....there you go, making the rest of us look bad again, you B@@tard!
 >:D >:D





 ;)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: 6milPhil on January 18, 2015, 11:11:16 PM
Stunningly good... who makes them?

It's got to make more sense than hunting down OOP mongoose figs at mad prices, and you can have piles of them.

What are you doing for scenics? I quite like the look of some of the angel barracks pieces: http://angelbarracks.co.uk/generic.html (http://angelbarracks.co.uk/generic.html)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 18, 2015, 11:20:02 PM
Quote from: 6milPhil on January 18, 2015, 11:11:16 PM
Stunningly good... who makes them?

It's got to make more sense than hunting down OOP mongoose figs at mad prices, and you can have piles of them.

What are you doing for scenics? I quite like the look of some of the angel barracks pieces: http://angelbarracks.co.uk/generic.html (http://angelbarracks.co.uk/generic.html)

That is nice. But a bit too modern.

But to answer the question I would say that I already have quite a few scenic pieces that fit the period. What I need is a gaming board or some mat. I find with 6mm it's all about the boards.

A bit of rock outcrop will be made though. And I also plan a gw style for piece hill. But we'll see.  lol
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: The_Baron on January 18, 2015, 11:35:48 PM
Given the subject material, I feel some kind of Fort to defend would be extremely appropriate - and now that you have rebased,  your men should be able to man the ramparts!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 19, 2015, 05:55:31 AM
Quote from: The_Baron on January 18, 2015, 11:35:48 PM
Given the subject material, I feel some kind of Fort to defend would be extremely appropriate - and now that you have rebased,  your men should be able to man the ramparts!

A whiskey outpost! Brilliant idea!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 21, 2015, 07:53:02 PM
Slowly getting there. Only titbits to finish now. But first off:

Reinforcements from the Briths Special Order Division have arrived!

The S.O.D. mainly concerns itself with technological marvels and other stuff that can aid the defenders of civilization against the menace from outer space.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qw0nN2r9lnc/VL_7ZU1JHNI/AAAAAAAALeE/9GamXDas97o/s800/DSC00545.JPG)
S.O.D. Time Interfering Targeting Gun or T.I.T. Gun for short among the troops.

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWm2jPh4VN0/VL_7Z6ppL8I/AAAAAAAALd8/M1Y7cqjk-40/s800/DSC00548.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-30okmzudv1g/VL_7Ykk9u9I/AAAAAAAALds/1u1M8LkGbls/s800/DSC00539.JPG)
S.O.D. - Automatic Radio Telectic Herbyshire Unipowered Robot. or A.R.T.H.U.R for short.


There you have it for today. Would you like to know more?  ;D
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: warburton on January 21, 2015, 07:58:00 PM
Very impressive painting!
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: 6milPhil on January 21, 2015, 08:08:45 PM
Great names.  8)
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Sangennaru on January 21, 2015, 08:42:08 PM
Quote from: warburton on January 21, 2015, 07:58:00 PM
Very impressive painting!

More than impressive! you actually painted the cheeks and the noses! OMG.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Dr. The Viking on January 21, 2015, 08:51:11 PM
Quote from: Sangennaru on January 21, 2015, 08:42:08 PM
More than impressive! you actually painted the cheeks and the noses! OMG.

I'm amazed that you can see it from my shitty photos.

It's easier than you'd think though. 4 small dots of elf flesh.  lol
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: Vanvlak on January 21, 2015, 09:24:48 PM
Brilliant.
And yes, I would like to know more  :D
And get citizenship.
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: valleyboy on January 22, 2015, 09:05:46 AM
I've only just found this thread :o

It's absolutely brilliant and there's such good progress too
Title: Re: Steamship Troopers 6mm!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on January 22, 2015, 12:41:56 PM
Love it mate  :D

cheers

James