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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: axiom on July 22, 2014, 04:30:22 PM
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Hi all, I've been working on a selection of figures suitable for Rogue Trader and Confrontation/Necromunda gaming over the last year or so; you may have seen some of them over at the Oldhammer and Yaktribe forums. I thought I'd start a thread here collating all the different bits and pieces I'm working on, hopefully as a repositary of periodic updates as I get things done.
First up, 3 figures from my WIP Guilder gang:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P0LeMWzJOiA/U85YqfY-BeI/AAAAAAAACgs/B8Co3z9Git8/s1600/Trading+Guild+22.07.14.JPG)
L-R: Grigor Klegane (bodyguard); Yakob Pento (Guilder); Gatt Dalvurth (Squat advisor)
Grigor is a headswap on an old Citadel Judge Dredd Klegg, Yakob is from the resurrected Metal Magic Spacelords line and Gatt is a Citadel Squat biker with sculpted arms.
Next, a lone adventurer (taking the role of a Sensei if you're familiar with the 40k background):
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k40JWuyq5Gg/U8Tmtp_IYyI/AAAAAAAACf0/C_s_T5ttomo/s1600/Ekros+the+Eternal.JPG)
Ekros the Eternal is converted from the old Citadel Erekose from the Eternal Champions range. He lost his bear pelt and received instead a new cloak, headscarf, pistol and natty hat!
Finally (for now), my Brat gang:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4EnaLuY8w7I/U71jbrMlELI/AAAAAAAACfM/vSnj7JBbv3U/s1600/Biker+painted+1.JPG)
An as yet unnamed biker, converted from a Citadel Brat ganger and a Squat bike.
And the rest of the gang:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J3OEOqEQiCM/U6mWrCqLJXI/AAAAAAAACaI/WrvGcysuNOQ/s1600/Bratt+Gang+(WIP+25.06.14).JPG)
These guys are from various sources, including unreleased and limited edition Citadel, Eldar Harlequins, a Hasslefree barbarian and Victoria Miniatures Imperial noble.
I've got plans for several other gangs, including scavvies and ash waste nomads, as well as expanding the Brat and Guilder gangs too.
Loads more pics on my blog: http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/ (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/)
Hope you like them!
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The Hasslefree barbarian conversion is still my favourite, although there is absolutely loads to like here. Great gs work.
:-*
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Klegg head swop is a nice little touch.
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Really nice!
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This is a very good example of how you can blend totally different figures together with a consistend paint job. Nice!
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Thanks for all the comments guys!
I've spent some time painting up a new set of wheels for my Brat gang. I still need to paint up the passenger and driver, but here's the results:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b7GAFTBkxSk/U9jxvV6eI2I/AAAAAAAACjo/EklNRF2Cevs/s1600/Painted+Car+2.JPG)
And for comparison, how the car looked after some early customisation:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EIXb1leTqs0/U9jyFcBwAZI/AAAAAAAACkg/1AJ6Kd_9fY4/s1600/Ride+3.JPG)
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Here are the results of this evening's work:
One driver ready to roll
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVBxPi356v8/U9jx4S0pXhI/AAAAAAAACkI/ajZJhM3X3YA/s1600/Driver.JPG)
And the gang all look suitably impressed!:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UnYD69MdIAI/U9jx2XlQZNI/AAAAAAAACkA/wkXQr9KYDEs/s1600/Gang+with+car.JPG)
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Now that is one slick ride you got there. Looking damn spiffy.
Since you didn't say of course someone is going to ask. What is the source for the car?
Grimm
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The car is a 1:48 Hispano Suiza from Matchbox Models of Yesteryear range. It cost £4 on ebay; suitably for a custom car, the upgrades and paintjob cost more than thwarting car did ;)
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Car's nice but could do with some metalflake paint and pinstripes. Proper brat pimp mobile. :)
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Very nice love it all!! :-* :o
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Just realised you used a nurgle champion head on your klegg conversion. Nice touch.
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Car's nice but could do with some metalflake paint and pinstripes. Proper brat pimp mobile. :)
I was originally planning flames, but in the end settled on the visual feast of homogeneous bright orange ;)
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I was originally planning flames, but in the end settled on the visual feast of homogeneous bright orange ;)
(http://www.imcdb.org/i108218.jpg)
Call it "Sports Orange", (sorta) like the corvette in Boogie Nights. No need to Michael Bay it up (poor Optimus Prime...) :)
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Paint the roll bar though to match the screen surround and the door handles and the trim strip down the sides.
BLING BLING!
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Love the Brat Gang :D
cheers
James
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Great stuff!! Choice of colours is top draw!
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Painted up a companion for my Sensei last night - the classic Beast Trooper Gaxt (one of my favourite ever models).
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kodXYIqWrqw/U9jxnPLDkOI/AAAAAAAACjY/KaVm9MfMzC0/s1600/Beastman.JPG)
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Sweet!!!
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Those are nice,and I too like how a paint scheme can uniform miniatures from different companies.
I cannot wait for your other gangs,I have some vostroyans waiting to be turned into ash waste nomads.
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Lovely minis, beautifully executed and painted.
Duncan
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Thanks guys, glad you like them :)
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Excellent!
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I'm loving all of it, but this Beastman is really charming!
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Klegg head swop is a nice little touch.
Agreed. Never even thought of trying that.
Excellent stuff.
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I've made a start with a new project - here's the first member of a new Confrontation gang - Ash Wastes Nomads.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a49xLqnuk7I/VAlcIZGSvmI/AAAAAAAACsY/_yutNSE26bY/s1600/Nomad%2B1%2B(Angles).JPG)
This guy is converted from a fantasy Dogs of War figure, with the removal of weapons and feet, and addition of new guns tech stuff and all important baggy trousers! The colour scheme is deliberately bright (to fit with the description of Ash Waste Nomads in the early Confrontation rules in White Dwarf magazine, but with colour selection nodding towards Mongolian nomads.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fiu3XDr-eKU/VAlcGYuT4VI/AAAAAAAACsQ/kN7FFWaLQ4E/s1600/Nomad%2BComparison.JPG)
More on the blog :)
http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/wasted-youth-first-ash-wastes-nomad.html (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/wasted-youth-first-ash-wastes-nomad.html)
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Just brilliant! :o
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Oh my! A hell of a work and an amazing result! :o
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Glad you like him :)
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Only just found this thread, and what a treat it is!
Wonderful imagination, conversions and paintjobs all round.
Very inspirational.
:-* 8) :-*
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Lovely mate. Just to say Victoria Lamb's got some great conversion parts that would really suit your ash waste conversions. Goggles, masks weapons etc...
Look forward to seeing more.
Cheers
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Lovely mate. Just to say Victoria Lamb's got some great conversion parts that would really suit your ash waste conversions. Goggles, masks weapons etc...
Look forward to seeing more.
Cheers
Coincidentally the gas mask on this chap is from Victoria Miniatures ;) I love the stuff in her webstore. Glad you like him :)
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Great imagination and sourcing of figures.
The conversions are inspired.
Keep the faith
Guy T
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Coincidentally the gas mask on this chap is from Victoria Miniatures ;) I love the stuff in her webstore. Glad you like him :)
I thought it was tbh :D.
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An excellent conversion! I like the colour scheme too.
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Put the finishing touches to this fishy fellow last night:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJ23ajx_YqA/VBBNE7dVctI/AAAAAAAACtU/s2mjViZxMxk/s1600/Piscean%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3xiswHTwY0/VBBNGQzqrfI/AAAAAAAACtc/Ogo42f_Z_Yw/s1600/Piscean%2B2.JPG)
More pics in the blogpost (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/something-smells-fishy-to-me-painting.html)
Really fun to paint - he's a reimagining of the Rogue Trader Piscean Warrior figure released in March 1987, sculpted and a handful cast up by Obscure Creator over at the Oldhammer forums.
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Interesting colour scheme. I've got two to pair up with my two Rogue Trader ones. :D
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The skin colour is a copy of the yellow-headed moray eel, while the blue was just for a complementary contrast :)
The eel in question:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOKSQdzI2R8/VBBNKXlhdxI/AAAAAAAACt0/JU8znIIS5R8/s1600/Yellow%2BHeaded%2BMoray%2BEel.jpg)
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Nice painting!
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I really like that paint scheme. Nicely done.
Are those not-pisceans still available?
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I really like that paint scheme. Nicely done.
Are those not-pisceans still available?
Not sure..the sculptor (Obscure Creator) is on the Oldhammer forums - he's got other sculpts WIP...might be worth speaking to him
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It's been a little while since I did anything with my Guilder gang for Confrontation, but I've managed to paint up another henchman - I think he's a little bit more concerned with his appearance than Grigor Klegane (yellow boiler suit)!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h7kAwwu3nZk/VCFtiJ8-rtI/AAAAAAAACvg/elRXtUJh9xU/s1600/Manu%2BLoat.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4YZskMgQOKM/VCFtkT4UVaI/AAAAAAAACvo/eZq3BqVjQqw/s1600/Trading%2BGuild%2B22.09.14.JPG)
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Looking good man! I like that for every uber-rare mini, there's a conversion based on a fairly accessible miniature as well.
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Thanks! I must admit, it's really satisfying to adapt a model and entirely recreate it as something else. I picked up a whol bunch of Foundry 17th Century figures recently and I'm full of ideas to turn them into something else (just need to get on and do it!).
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I really like the new addition, nice job Jon!
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Nice work.
Those colours choices are inspired.
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Yet another addition to my Guilder gang - an autogun-toting henchmen from the same 1988 Space Pirates range as the chap with striped trousers.
Yet another figure scoring high on character and not so well on anatomy or execution of the sculpt. You've got to like his backwards-worn cap though!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ugZeulMtXU/VCuxbmaHb6I/AAAAAAAACzo/yCfhDQPrC-Y/s1600/Onald%2BPainted.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7L53fWm2qE0/VCuxeC85MxI/AAAAAAAACzw/MTZbo2_FO0Q/s1600/Trading%2BGuild%2B01.10.14.JPG)
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Sweet zombie jeebus! :o
There is some serious cool minis with some seriously cool paintjobs in this thread!! :-*
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There is some serious cool minis with some seriously cool paintjobs in this thread!! :-*
Indeedy!
8) 8)
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Thanks fellas...you're making me blush! :)
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Nice work! :)
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If you read my blog, you'll know about the Brat Giveaway competition. If not, I offered to convert and paint a Brat ganger to a custom design and send the resulting figure to the winner. I've just finished painting the chap up - first ever attempt at checks and I'm pretty happy with the results!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hk_O3kz_GAo/VDPJpEdrF0I/AAAAAAAAC0A/WgbCvk7Ljf4/s1600/Painted%2BGiveaway%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hHQNQPIsZak/VDPJscnfBkI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/aplDW-bEh68/s1600/Painted%2BGiveaway%2B3.JPG)
More on the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/brattish-behaviour-painting-giveaway.html)
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Very nice, really characterful. He looks to me a bit like an older Bratt who knows that he should have grown out of it by now, but cant let go.
Nice checks too.
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Smart. :D
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Thanks guys!
Very nice, really characterful. He looks to me a bit like an older Bratt who knows that he should have grown out of it by now, but cant let go.
Maybe that's why he has a receding hairline - he doesn't actually shave it, it's just male-pattern baldness ;)
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He's pointing and saying, "You Scavs! Get off my fungus lawn!" lol
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Finally, a second Nomad to hang around with the first! He's veering dangerously far from RT, being based on a model from 1999, but he's designed for the right era / gaming ethos!
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rlUtITkqMUE/VFolawQCSnI/AAAAAAAAC5k/GeUwRlqU7Nw/s1600/Nomad%2B2.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-chcHl5s1dak/VFolgA04xvI/AAAAAAAAC50/Ns04zGfuBr8/s1600/Nomads%2B(Nov%2B14).JPG)
Lots of greenstuff added to 'Brains' from the old Last Chancers squad:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E0LnaYlCdzk/VFoldn9QMtI/AAAAAAAAC5s/mFNIK8vMuSo/s1600/Nomad%2B2%2BConversion.JPG)
More pics and commentary on my blogpost (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/wasted-youth-running-ash-waste-nomad.html) :)
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I really like what you have done there, sir.
Most Impressive!
8) 8)
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Just noticed your thread, what a treat to see them all in one go! :o :-*
The Guild members are the no1 for me so far :)
Thanks! I must admit, it's really satisfying to adapt a model and entirely recreate it as something else. I picked up a whol bunch of Foundry 17th Century figures recently and I'm full of ideas to turn them into something else (just need to get on and do it!).
This sounds really interesting, I have a bunch of Foundry civilians too, 18th century though, curious to see what you come up with and then shamelessly will nick your ideas :D
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Excellent work!
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I didn't recognize the mini until you said :o
Wow, well done!
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Thanks guys!
Glad you like them pocoloco...I like the character of the guild too...can't go wrong with bellies and facial hair!
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A lot of great conversions there.
Really love the Brat Giveaway Mini, will have to do something similar.
Really like his hairstyle :)
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A lot of great conversions there.
Really love the Brat Giveaway Mini, will have to do something similar.
Really like his hairstyle :)
I'd love to see what you do :)
Today's offering is yet another Ash Wastes Nomad - this time one of the limited release Marauder figures from US Games Day (1991?). I struggled painting him because of all the details, but I'm pretty happy with the end result:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XG_-f_hCjYE/VGIdW6raKXI/AAAAAAAAC6c/8UPfcBQzwNM/s1600/Shaman.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5gGYsRkhlf8/VGIdZDUKcrI/AAAAAAAAC6k/WyfSUXjSD9k/s1600/Nomads%2B(11%2BNov%2B14).JPG)
And the full post on my blog: http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/wasted-youth-ash-waste-nomad-shaman.html (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/wasted-youth-ash-waste-nomad-shaman.html)
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Wow, that's a cool one Jon! :-*
Would you say you're going through your yellow period now? =)These guys, the snotlings, the trading guild. You even got some yellow on that giveaway brat you painted.
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Oh dear! It does appear I've been using yellow overmuch. I'm only just getting over my orange phase too! lol
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It's a good colour to use on rogue trader stuff tho. It fits well! :) quite 2000 ad.
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Nice work!
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Some wonderful paintjobs and especially conversions in this thread. Enjoyed looking through.
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Thanks guys! I'm trying to work out which 4-5 figures to paint between now and Christmas. Trouble is I've got dozens to choose from ;)
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Classic westerns are the major influence for the next Ash Waste Nomad:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-izEX1_ePxyE/VGsqRw7me0I/AAAAAAAAC60/qfU7ZXNuMR0/s1600/Nomad%2B4.JPG)
Slightly less garish in his colour scheme (but still keeping the yellow!)
More pics and text on my blog:
http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/wasted-youth-nomad-with-no-name.html (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/wasted-youth-nomad-with-no-name.html)
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Still too bright....... :D
Only kidding, I love the colour schemes that you are using.
More so, as I wouldn't dare...
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Fine addition to the gang, Jon! I love seeing old models I haven't seen before - it's been a long time since that happened. =) And I shouldn't have mentioned the yellow - now I'm messing with your mojo. Sorry! =D The yellow IS nice though, so keep at it!
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Still too bright....... :D
Next one will have to be monochromatic ;)
Thanks for the comments guys - glad you like him
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Excellent work! :)
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As excellent as the last fig is and prefect as a stand alone I think the colour scheme on the others is far superior in look. In fact I think the yellow blue red combo is so good I was going to steal it for my Perry Pikemen.
I think I agree with you, but no harm in mixing things up I guess ;) Looking forward to seeing the Pikemen :D
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Most of my sci fi figs end up either black/red or blue/red or orange/white and I struggle to find combos with impact in other colours. Hence I have been taking note of these ones and picking p a few tips and ideas.
I find colour wheels very useful in getting decent colour combinations. Orange and white is a classic sci-fi pairing though - can't go too wrong with it!
Although this thread is titled 'Rogue Trader'...I do paint non Rogue Trader and more modern figures too. The latest "modern" figure, is just under 20 years old, painted for my Guilder's entourage :)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tOCq5-d-O00/VGyYLs1k_iI/AAAAAAAAC7g/r6h0xPX7fks/s1600/Scum.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DyVWSQmQ9IA/VGyYN__pYbI/AAAAAAAAC7o/2nkwYkYpP48/s1600/Trading%2BGuild%2B19.11.14.JPG)
http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/urst-mulmo-underhive-scum.html (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/urst-mulmo-underhive-scum.html)
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That's a great looking gang, Axiom. Beautifully painted, and a wonderful color scheme. The Necromunda guy fits right in - I think it's because of the knee pads!
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Finally, a newly painted model without any yellow (he does have orange though)!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e3fCVK2zOyk/VHNDy4x22hI/AAAAAAAAC8Q/pPyrEE5KD0I/s1600/Scout.JPG)
This chap is the Imperial Scout from the Rogue Trader Adventurers range - a lovely characterful figure. He's been painted to match up to the Sensei (now Inquisitional Acolyte) and Beast Trooper I did over the summer; all three will be part of the retinue of an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4yVrP6TLiPk/VHND3CprvaI/AAAAAAAAC8g/K-0TfEta4Ak/s1600/Malleus%2BRetinue%2B25.11.14.JPG)
More pics and info over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/rt-imperial-scout-inq28-oldhammer-style.html) :)
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That will be an awesome inquisitorial group, looks fab already! 8)
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Really impressive group, you totally got the vibe with those.
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Excellent work!
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never seen that scout before, lovely model and lovely paintjob :-*
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Nice work, sir.
Another winning colour scheme.
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Looking forward to seeing the rest of the group painted up, especially the gobbo/baldy conversion.
8)
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Looking forward to seeing the rest of the group painted up, especially the gobbo/baldy conversion.
8)
Your wish is my command! I hope you'll forgive the photograph, but I just got round to taking a couple of pics of the little mutie after painting him last night:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v6R7F_519_I/VHR2tFpoWGI/AAAAAAAAC84/JTSo9fnvhPE/s1600/Scrat%2BPainted.JPG)
Scrat is a little creature of unknown origin; possibly albino ratling, possibly stunted mutie, possibly (and worringly) something else entirely! Inquisitor Dirske uses him for covert surveillance and infiltration, where his agility and innate stealthiness come into play.
Here is is with the rest of the painted crew:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P_nMvZzncq4/VHR2zP2CF9I/AAAAAAAAC9Q/I4hb9v7jMQ0/s1600/Malleus%2BRetinue%2B26.11.14.JPG)
More photos and text over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/something-small-and-unpleasant-scrat.html?showComment=1416920172996).
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Lovely painting!
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As I've ssid elsewhere mate nice use of the mantic ghoul head. Been watching the strain today and these would also work for vamps and for more 40k esque uses stealer hybrids.
Cheers
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Got round to painting up an Inquisitor to lead the rag-tag band of individuals.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pRlABkLFCHQ/VH3C1OYy1EI/AAAAAAAAC9g/zQpEBolR9W0/s1600/Inquisitor%2BDirske.JPG)
He's deliberately more opulantly dressed (more gold, more jade, patterned robe) than his underlings to try and highlight his status.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0awIeXx62k/VH3C9TFNPjI/AAAAAAAAC9o/etkGiUsahUo/s1600/Malleus%2BRetinue%2B02.12.14.JPG)
More pics and text over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/enter-inquisitor-dirske.html)
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A great leader for the band, Axiom.
Love the patterning.
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Great stuff; good work on the pattern on the cloth.
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Thanks guys. If I did it again I might try a finer pattern...I'd need a smaller brush and a steadier hand though ;)
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I think it worked out great! Very great actually. :-*
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What is your blog address Axiom?
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Impressive stuff on display here, very clever combinations.
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Thanks everyone :)
What is your blog address Axiom?
www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com)
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PywF3MS5VB0/VHNDADQAc4I/AAAAAAAAC74/VrccLAg3O2g/s1600/novator-dark3_zps06fdfea7.jpg)
you win at miniatures. That is straight to the pool room stuff!
Not mine - but something I'm finding very inspirational. This is by wierdingway over at ammobunker.
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Great looking warband. :)
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In a fit of poor planning, I failed to have any figures undercoated and ready to paint last night, so instead I did some modelling work. Here's the results:
A pair of Imperial Agents / Arbites Detectives. Both based on Rogue Trader Commissars with head swaps from Citadel's very old Paranoia figures (both Troubleshooters):
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9oRv80U98SY/VIbdlthiB5I/AAAAAAAAC-E/CuJU4egi-pA/s1600/Agents.JPG)
Chaos Cultists for a planned Slaanesh cult. The two-headed guy is actually a Realm of Chaos era beastman. I simply replaced both hands with pistols from the Dark Vengeans cultists. The other guy is a Rogue Trader ork with a head from an Egytpian Eunuch Guard by Dark Fable Miniatures. Hopefully the paint job will tie him all together (the black against the bare metal is tricky to properly visualise I think).
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yxAattFWEzk/VIbdnyQ1seI/AAAAAAAAC-M/3HF6QfvKfO0/s1600/Cultists.JPG)
Finally, some trailing cables on the horse-skulled oddity, just to reinforce the setting a bit
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2BLaN3YAueg/VIbdrIstXjI/AAAAAAAAC-U/xRk2i9kNyro/s1600/Oddity.JPG)
I also took a bunch of photos of my current models in action over the Warhammer World scenery
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WwmBVj1FehQ/VIbdurgSnxI/AAAAAAAAC-c/xe-syAVbOmA/s1600/Brats%2Bv%2BGuild.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vQNA_9h3Nc8/VIbd--wtdBI/AAAAAAAAC_k/_pWjsnIQ2-I/s1600/Inq%2Bv%2BNomads.JPG)
There's some more over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/works-in-progress-and-action-shots.html) if you're interested :)
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I like this thread, lots of inspiration there.
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Great stuff.
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Can't wait to see those minis painted! :-*
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I couldn't resist a late night painting session to paint up the pair of Chaos cultists last night. Both adherents of a Slaaneshi cult called the Cult of the Silken Veil, I present Eunuch-Cultist Moktafi and slave mutant Gron-Slom:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-84EBM0tw5FY/VIg4pdZ84PI/AAAAAAAADAE/Rju3lryiYcc/s1600/Cultists%2BFront.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bqoLdiKWNNA/VIg6XJswC5I/AAAAAAAADAg/ATKQjhY0oWw/s1600/Moktafi.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VJXtfEvVMQ0/VIg6YRdTvDI/AAAAAAAADAo/4IeVj6nJk3I/s1600/Gron-Slom.jpg)
More text and pics on my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/cultists-of-silken-veil.html) :)
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I love these guys. Having just had a quick re-read of this thread its more than fair to say that you are seriously on a roll.
Brilliant stuff.
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I love this thread.
All this converting and making something original but still retaining that RT flavour.
:-* :-*
It REALLY makes me want to start my own version.....soon.
:D
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It REALLY makes me want to start my own version.....soon.
:D
Do, it, do, it, DO IT! ;)
Get stuck in now and you will have something solid to get a game in at the Oldhammer event next August. Axiom and I got a couple of games in at that this year and I hope that we will get a similar opportunity again next time.
You and your stuff would fit right in Mason, I am sure of it :) No point collecting all of those quaint old sculpts and having them languish in a drawer and I am certain that you will churn out some brilliant stuff once you start.
Do it, do it (repeat to fade)
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Do, it, do, it, DO IT! ;)
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Do it, do it (repeat to fade)
I plan to start in January, mate.
Myself and Bibbles should be heading to Oldhammer next year along with a few bits and pieces that we intend to get done next year.
And you are right: I have far too many old classics in boxes doing nowt.
Better to get doing something with them.
:D
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I plan to start in January, mate.
Happy to hear it :) I love seeing people paint those old models rather than just stockpile them, even though I am as guilty as everyone else of same to an extent.
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Do, it, do, it, DO IT! ;)
What cheetor said! Seeing everyone else's great minis is what keeps me making stuff myself. I look forward to seeing what 2015 holds for you Mason ;)
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I couldn't resist a late night painting session to paint up the pair of Chaos cultists last night. Both adherents of a Slaaneshi cult called the Cult of the Silken Veil, I present Eunuch-Cultist Moktafi and slave mutant Gron-Slom:
I'm starting to love this thread, so many creative ideas blended with nice minis and lovely paintwork.
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The head swaps on those commissar minis completely changes their whole look. I look forward to seeing how they turn out.
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Great work. The bald head with the long hair on Gron Slom looks particularly depraved. :)
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Love the ork conversion! The oddly sized limbs work very well with that paintjob, makes him look only slightly mutated, not out-of-scale converted. Great job and fine paintjobs!
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Great work. The conversions are excellent, especially the ork body one.
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Thanks guys! It's great you like the new figures. Trying to come up with new and interesting (or old and interesting?) stuff to paint is a lot of fun :)
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Happy to hear it :) I love seeing people paint those old models rather than just stockpile them, even though I am as guilty as everyone else of same to an extent.
yup I'm one of those with a stockpile of old RT era minis. I just cannot get back into painting at the moment. (not that I have been really into it for about 20 yrs, I just collect and horde ;D )
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The new painted Slaaneshi chaps do look the part 8)
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Lovely conversions. Very inkeeping with Rogue Trader imagery. :)
Reminds me I have a couple of figures on the go at the moment that I should post once they're finished.
I plan to start in January, mate.
Myself and Bibbles should be heading to Oldhammer next year along with a few bits and pieces that we intend to get done next year.
Cool. ;)
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And I forgot to add that we should be meeting up with Ray once there.....D'oh!
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And I forgot to add that we should be meeting up with Ray once there.....D'oh!
;)
lol
Must remember to Pm you about this soon.
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My latest figure is a bit of a departure in that he's not really a retro figure, and wasn't originally conceived as a sci-fi figure at all. I built this guy below for a group convert/paint along project on the Oldhammer forums.
He is intended to represent a Champion of Tzeentch - a minotaur with a host of Chaos attributes (eyestalks, scorpion tail, big ears, rearranged face). As I started painting him however, I decided he would be nice as some sort of alien mercenary to accompany my Chaos Cultists. So I added a tiny little tech detail to his weapon, and mirrored the colour scheme from Gron-Slom. Hey presto, it's Bro'og the Gorgite, alien muscle for hire ;)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tB8XJPG4Pm0/VJA4K2MkSxI/AAAAAAAADBA/x1ouf8OsiYg/s1600/Bro'og%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9PBqmsmyFZQ/VJA4MbbVvnI/AAAAAAAADBI/o6-VKD8i16w/s1600/Bro'og%2B2.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iUbPXdXCR-Q/VJA4N21wmuI/AAAAAAAADBQ/lImgVaYzn4E/s1600/Bro'og%2B3.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NP26h6Zv2xg/VJA4PIsUlQI/AAAAAAAADBY/QMawSSl0UR4/s1600/Bro'og%2B4.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnwlyBf2O3E/VJA4QnVob1I/AAAAAAAADBg/2qh_1ZZRB-M/s1600/Bro'og%2BFace.JPG)
He's built from a host of different parts - the body is a Beast Face Miniatures minotaur, with the head from a Warploque Miniatures minotaur. I swapped the horned around and added eyestalks from a Hasslefree alien. The tail is from a Khorne fleshound and the mace head is from an old Zoat.
Oh, and he's massive!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2dqF_rcgBRg/VJA4SX5QqwI/AAAAAAAADBo/mZs4z0SF7a0/s1600/Mutants.JPG)
Disclaimer: Completely unintentional resemblence to any amphibious annoying slapstick alien from a major sci-fi film franchise...
More on the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/broog-gorgite-chaos-minotaur-alien.html)
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Brilliant! The transition from mutated minotaur to alien is amazing. Lovely looking model.
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Great stuff!! :)
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Brilliant!
Love it!
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That is f**king brilliant! :o
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Why does it remind me of sid the sloth from ICECAGE?!?
Lol
Nice work
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Why does it remind me of sid the sloth from ICECAGE?!?
Lol
Nice work
He does. Sid on a cocktail of spook and steroids.
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Thanks guys :) I can see the Said the sloth resemblance too! Something about the eye/nose/mouth perhaps?
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Nice work!
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Crazy. ;D
Love it.
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Thanks everyone. Glad Bro'og meets with approval!
I got round to painting up probably the final figure I paint this year! (Modelling courtesy of Whiskey Priest via a miniature exchange over at the Oldhammer forums; the Oldhammer Salvation Army (http://forum.oldhammer.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4488) - thanks Colin!). He's not at all retro, but seeing as he's still sci-fi and in the same vein as some of my recent figures, I thought I'd share.
I introduce Aigulf, Hero of the Imperium. In my mind, this was once a mighty bear of a man - a real hero, now aged and crooked, but still pressed into service.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5SjYxqNQ-9g/VJGCMs3PafI/AAAAAAAADCA/pGXSKpxlXXU/s1600/Aigulf%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1sL3rbR3yg8/VJGCPjuF6cI/AAAAAAAADCQ/sUF7aEAWSrU/s1600/Aigulf%2B3.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gtZRx-ghfEQ/VJGCSP5WLQI/AAAAAAAADCg/ok5bU9fjfaE/s1600/Aigulf%2B5.JPG)
Some more pics and background to the character over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/last-painted-mini-of-2014-probably.html).
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Great conversion work and painting, another one to follow! :-*
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Very nice :)
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How'd I miss this? The Prof's thread and now this one. Gotta get the kick to finish my 54mm stuff.
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I starting doing some old school modelling yesterday - with plasticard and a vintage 1980s action figure tank! I'm building a crawler vehicle for my Ash Wastes Nomads, using this as the starting point:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pRh3JEAsh9I/VJnqkrd5SOI/AAAAAAAADD4/QRXx4I4P5ag/s1600/hyena_title.jpg)
So far I have managed to add a range of plastic and resin parts from Imperial Guard tanks and Zinge Industries, plus cut some plasticard into interesting shapes, and this is the result:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bvy4EEAUv4c/VJnqnnak8YI/AAAAAAAADEI/ZJe28rrjAxI/s1600/Crawler%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rkdsrwDoiIA/VJnqwCfDgcI/AAAAAAAADEY/GIsjVu1gwXw/s1600/Crawler%2B3.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IqMjekbO5-I/VJnquere0hI/AAAAAAAADEQ/Wuh9rziLG_I/s1600/Crawler%2B2.JPG)
There's a long way still to go with this, and I expect I'll come back to it in short bursts, but so far it's at least going in the right direction :)
A fuller overview of progress to date over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/ash-wastes-nomad-crawler-wip-part-1.html).
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Blimey Jon, that's a beaut! Only thing it's lacking are ways to get inside. Also, that rear hatch should probably not be hinged that way, but on the side instead.
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Blimey Jon, that's a beaut! Only thing it's lacking are ways to get inside. Also, that rear hatch should probably not be hinged that way, but on the side instead.
Yeah - the rear hatch is a touch too big to rotate and not have the hinge overlapping the panel lines. I figure there's a hydraulic assist or something to help open it.
The main access hatch will be at the front, below the cockpit area (there's a big blank section of lower hull between the tracks. Glad you like it :D
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I'm telling the Baron! Sacrilege!!!
;)
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That looks very promising, I like the concept.
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That looks very promising, I like the concept.
Me too.
It makes me think: Jawa!
8) 8)
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I'm telling the Baron! Sacrilege!!!
;)
Now I'm worried :D
Thanks for the positive feedback all!
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Nice work!
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Happy New Year! For my first painted models in 2015 I went for some simple figures which have been sat unpainted on my desk for months - a pair of Adeptus Arbites Agents (sort of like 40k detectives I think!). I'm calling them Agents Kobi (white) and Brand (black) - at some point they'll have an accompanying squad of Arbites troopers.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-COLl5pS-MbE/VKvnhG6EtYI/AAAAAAAADFE/Jgjn57SBSsY/s1600/Agents%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O2ZZk-sBHXY/VKvnimhwqqI/AAAAAAAADFM/mRLPGW745Ps/s1600/Agents%2B2.JPG)
They're made from RT Commissars with heads from the old Citadel Paranoia Troubleshooters (1985?). I did a teeny bit of sculpting (hair and ear on Kobi, collar on Brand):
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b3yKsrVMuuY/VKvnmB82i5I/AAAAAAAADFc/CsrSRB860V8/s1600/Agents.JPG)
More over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/upholding-law-adeptus-arbites-agents.html).
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Those are a lot of fun. They remind me a bit of the Brit-Cit detectives who work with the Brit-Cit judges in the Dredd stories, a guy called Armitage being the most well known of those. Those guys wear powder blue coats, but the blue trim on these is still enough to put that influence in mind.
The expression on Kobis face is quite amusing. He looks a little like Timothy Spall :)
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Great stuff, I might have to make something similar myself in fact I like them so much.
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Thanks guys!
@cheetor - I really must read some 2000ad stuff...it pretty much bypassed me!
@Warburton - make sure you share the results :)
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Brilliant :-* I like them so much. Kobis face is priceless, indeed :D
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Brilliant!
8) 8)
Those are a lot of fun. They remind me a bit of the Brit-Cit detectives who work with the Brit-Cit judges in the Dredd stories, a guy called Armitage being the most well known of those. Those guys wear powder blue coats, but the blue trim on these is still enough to put that influence in mind.
That what I was thinking, without being able to put my finger on EXACTLY what I was thinking....if you know what I mean!
In fact a lot of those paranoia faces remind me of the artwork from 2000AD.
8) 8)
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They look great, I believe the subtle conversions here work much better than many more complicated approaches I've seen over the web.
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@cheetor - I really must read some 2000ad stuff...it pretty much bypassed me!
I dont want to go off topic too much here, but I would be more than happy to suggest a couple of 2000AD books that overlap heavily with the elements of the 40k universe some time.
An Armitage book wouldnt be top of my list, but you can probably see some similarities with your detectives here:
(http://www.splashpageart.com/Images/Category_2/subcat_9/Detective-Judge%20Armitage.jpg)
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Thanks guys!
And seeing as I'm still enthused about painting stuff, I got out the brushes again last night and painted up this chap:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nUKrjQyo-FM/VK06L9DvGxI/AAAAAAAADGA/mUlgWBJNwkg/s1600/Astropath%2BKorm%2BRo'bin%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u81Uqfu-kLk/VK06NS9MHVI/AAAAAAAADGI/qen8UNHvqKo/s1600/Astropath%2BKorm%2BRo'bin%2B2.JPG)
I must admit, it had been a decade or two since I'd last painted an Astropath, and I was really pleasantly surprised to discover how wonderfully simple this sculpt is. There's hardly any detail (just skin, a robe, a bag and a cane), but the pose and facial expression tells you everything you need to know about the character. A very enjoyable 2 hours painting :)
As ever, more over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/ive-gotta-get-message-to-you-rogue.html).
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Excellent! The skin and eyes really make the figure, set off of course by the dark green robes; very nice.
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And his sensory cane! ;)
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Glad you like him...sensory cane and all :)
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I was going to paint something else last night, but Korm was looking lonely, so Yerl got done instead :)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1094XhrJ7w/VLUofZ0kQFI/AAAAAAAADGg/1OTlEPHaZOk/s1600/Astropath%2BYerl%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vo4OvapbOuo/VLUohGLIAAI/AAAAAAAADGo/mp9OVlBHhdY/s1600/Astropath%2BYerl%2B2.JPG)
Both astropaths are wonderful sculpts. I very much enjoyed painting Yerl up :)
More pics and text on the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/call-me-call-me-any-anytime-rogue.html).
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Wow, what a mini, and lovely painted too! Also old Citadel?
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Wow, what a mini, and lovely painted too! Also old Citadel?
Yes - 1987 vintage, from the very first set of 40k releases :)
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Yes - 1987 vintage, from the very first set of 40k releases :)
And one of the best of that set of old sculpts too.
Great painting!
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Very nice!
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I'm with Cheetor on this one - great sculpt, and even better painting. This is a fantastic project.
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Yes - 1987 vintage, from the very first set of 40k releases :)
I need that one too :-*
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Great updates on this 8) 8) 8)
Looking forward to seeing how you do the tanky thing :D
cheers
James
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I'm in love with these ranges :-*, nice work! :)
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You can't go wrong with late 1980s Jes Goodwin sculpts in my view :) Glad you like him folks!
@jimbibbly - I need to overcome my scratchbuilding butterflies to progress the tanky thing further. Maybe I'll have a stab over the weekend.
I got a bonus evening of painting in last night, and decided to put some paint on my horse-skulled oddity, after several weeks of indecision. Equus is an Ecclesiarchy combat servitor:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8T34VUSiwyc/VLZ6Q3wQvmI/AAAAAAAADHI/y4stxrJT2wQ/s1600/Equus%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZFCApbp9cM/VLZ6SXuHAuI/AAAAAAAADHM/gg34Kzax_uo/s1600/Equus%2B2.JPG)
Equus is a conversion of the flagellent from the (very) old Citadel Fighters range, with the addition of a plastic horse skull and a sword from my bits box. I added some trailing cables and a bionic eye to give a more 40k look :)
While I painted up Equus, I also painted this little chaos familiar which will probably be pressed into service as a xenos pet of some kind!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BXoV9_TDDn0/VLZ6X-pMlvI/AAAAAAAADHo/F7elz359QYs/s1600/Beastling.JPG)
More pics and text over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/equus-ecclesiarchy-combat-servitor.html).
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Oh boy, I love the latest additions, totally great ideas and execution. Top notch!
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Sweet conversion. Love the creepy vibe and the color choice is great.
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Thanks guys, glad you like them :)
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Wonderful!
:-* :-*
The conversion on the servitor is inspired, as is the idea of using the familiar as a Xenos species.
Brilliant!
8) 8)
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Great stuff.
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Awesome, seriously. The horse skull is a brilliant addition, cool work.
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Beautiful new additions to your collection Axiom :-*
Equus reminds me greatly of my first ever miniature conversion from over two decades ago... plastic RT era Space Marine with similar plastic horse skull as head and then I melt one shouldpad with lighter to be able to modify it into more chaosy type lol Oh well, of course that mini wasn't painted anywhere near to your level.
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Pocoloco - was your conversion inspired by a horse-skulled plastic marine from Eavy Metal in White Dwarf by any chance? I seem to remember just such a thing (or maybe it was your model?).
Melting plastic to make something more evil is definitely the old-school way to go lol
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Mr Saturday fielded an old Legion of the Damned marine force in a game that we played last weekend. Those RTB01 plastic beakies featured at least one horse skull headed marine. Horse heads on marines was all the rage back then, its a peculiar and yet still desirable look.
Great work axiom.
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Back in the day I had quite a few of my Chaos Marines wearing Beastman heads as helmets.
Mine were inspired more by the Granbretan stories of Michael Moorcock though.
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Axiom - I think the inspiration must have come from the WD as so many other such ideas :)
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My latest two figures are linked purely by the fact that they are aliens and bald!
Sonny Bundgaard's alien merchant (sculpted by Sonny for the Frothers 2014 sculpting competition). A lovely, simple, characterful sculpt - right up my street!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-69TZsyzJJfs/VL5mile_-mI/AAAAAAAADK0/kyPr6hgudAs/s1600/Sonny%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tUp3gIy1UM/VL5mil781fI/AAAAAAAADLM/bScoK4GsrGQ/s1600/Sonny%2B2.JPG)
An unreleased genestealer magus (sculpted by Andy Foster) from a fellow hobbyist's collection. The sculpt is what it is - an early amateur sculpt (Andy's now a fine sculptor), with lots of rough and dodgy areas, compounded by a large miscast area on his chest and huge mouldline across his head. Now all sorted :)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PHYJidMQmU4/VL5m02XMcRI/AAAAAAAADL8/hikYRz9GDHw/s1600/Magus%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fl5-iYRW-6s/VL5m0xfDU_I/AAAAAAAADL0/mh1ByONFQ8I/s1600/Magus%2B2.JPG)
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"unreleased genestealer magus (sculpted by Andy Foster)" he casually says... lol
Consistently great, what a start to 2015 you are having. I love the aliens tracksuit top.
The Magus certainly doesnt look like an amateur sculpt from here, its very nice looking.
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I love the aliens tracksuit top.
Retro sci-fi cheetor, not tracksuit! ;) ;D
Perhaps I'm being unfair on Andy...when I say amateur, I mean it's from his early sculpting days and he is now a quality sculptor. The figure wasn't released because there are some issues with it (which I guess sculptors learn to avoid). It's still a very nice figure :)
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Wow, seriously, lots of character! Nice additions!
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Very nice!!
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This thread is keeping staying very entertaining. Amazing additions!
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Retro sci-fi cheetor, not tracksuit! ;) ;D
A striped hoody may be the utter height of far future extra terrestrial chic. He could just as easily be on his way to court, where he works as astro-magistrate.
No irony was implied: I actually like his trac... retro sci-fi ensemble.
Great stuff one way or another :)
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Cool additions! 8)
Genestealer magus will have some followers/underlings soon?
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@cheetor - I think you're right, striped hoodies are 'sick'.
@pocoloco - I do plan to paint some genestealer cultists, but not in the same scheme as this. Maybe later in the year ;)
Some more WIP pics of work from the last week or so.
I've started planning out some terrain with a market place, including an exotic alien pet trader - here's all his wares on display:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hSpaPYhqn9s/VL_a2iVSueI/AAAAAAAADNQ/Nqijzzp2AsU/s1600/WIP%2B2.JPG)
The trader himself is a Citadel Wizard with an added 15mm alien and fantasy familiar from Reaper. His stock is displayed on a lasercut table courtesy of cheetor (containing more 15mm aliens and an old squig), in a cage (cheap jewellry piece from China) and a corral (Playmobil pet run with more squigs, 15mm aliens and old chaos familiars).
I've also created another wierd thing, this time using a bloodletter body and the head from a chaos thug:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZfEl_DapM0/VL_athywT8I/AAAAAAAADMo/c2gaADEksZE/s1600/Wyrm%2BWIP%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-US0jrsFLWXE/VL_at-fkB8I/AAAAAAAADMs/wubFXhvuXQw/s1600/Wyrm%2BWIP%2B2.JPG)
More details on the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/more-wips-xenos-pet-trader-and-another.html) - enjoy!
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That bloodletter conversion is genuinely unsettling.
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Those old Bloodletters were truly alien in concept, I love those figures.
I'm also jealous of your ideas. I was planning an alien dealer myself :)
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Great stuff. The Wyrm conversion is very reminiscent of the conversions John Blanche did in the 80s :)
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Great stuff. The Wyrm conversion is very reminiscent of the conversions John Blanche did in the 80s :)
I was aiming for something quite Blanchian - unsettling and wierd without being all about horns and fangs. If only I could imitate his paint jobs!
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That market stall is brilliant! Great idea,looking forward to seeing it all painted up.
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Latest off the painting table is my attempt to make and paint something after the style of John Blanche. I present Wyrm, creature of chaos:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hwkCHguusCI/VMeOwn8T9MI/AAAAAAAADN4/54Qe-C3m-kg/s1600/Wyrm%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DfALPWDnuAI/VMePGuQ8KCI/AAAAAAAADOY/X2ruzZSxBSo/s1600/Wyrm%2B2.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EmtH220kRAA/VMePHOPtG5I/AAAAAAAADOg/_WjREjPm4ZA/s1600/Wyrm%2B3.JPG)
He (it?) is an incredibly simple conversion - the head of a 1980s Chaos Thug stuck on the body of a 1980s Bloodletter, then a bit of greenstuff to hide the join. I attempted to paint a homage to John Blanche's 1980s creations - hence the dappling on the spinal crest (although John would probably have used more orangy reds and more greeny blues!).
Here's Wyrm with his fellow cultists:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q73AFp0jjC4/VMePGnSWBAI/AAAAAAAADOM/btzToqbmIok/s1600/Cultists%2B27.01.15.JPG)
As ever, more pictures and text over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/wyrm-emerges.html).
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Really nice job with Wyrm! The paintjob is spot on.
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Im slightly turned on... lol
Great painting. The model itself reminds me of something out of an eighties horror movie, maybe from Terrorvision I think. Very Blanchian one way or another.
That cultist group looks really good together. They seem to have sprung into existence fully formed, very nice.
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Awesome work, and the cultists and spawn look great together as a group. The wyrm certainly lends itself to thoughts of, What went wrong for this chaos champion that he ends up like that instead of a daemon prince.....?
Great stuff.
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I'm sure I'll get shouted down as heretic, but I've never really liked or rated Blanche's work or the vision he brought to 40k. I always prefered the work of Goodwin, Kevin Walker, Paul Bonner et al.
In the same way I've never much liked his pjs, much prefer your own Axiom.
The Freak Show are fantastic. Top stuff
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Disturbingly wonderful :)
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Oooh, he has come out very nice indeed.
Lovely paintjob.
:-* :-*
Kind of makes me think of 'The Thing' too with that neck.
Great work.
8)
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Grand work, love the colour pallet, it really ties them together 8) 8) 8)
cheers
James
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That pet dealer - fantastic idea and very inspirational!
:-*
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Thanks for the feedback everyone :)
hubbabubba - I know what you mean about John Blanche. I confess I really like some of his work and not others. His early non-GW stuff is great, and I like his black and white illustrations from the early days of Wahammer. His mid 1990s stuff doesn't do it for me, but I quite like a lot of the Inquisitor related illustrations. I am a huge fan of his miniatures though - the selection of parts and imaginative results is staggering. I've actually got a small number of his 25mm Minifigs sci fi miniatures from the 1970s. His painting technique is very cleverly economical - unimportant areas barely get more than a base coat, but faces and other important stuff gets lavished with ink and detailing!
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Here's Wyrm with his fellow cultists:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q73AFp0jjC4/VMePGnSWBAI/AAAAAAAADOM/btzToqbmIok/s1600/Cultists%2B27.01.15.JPG)
Wyrm is damn impressive. But my fave is still the MooCow with the rearranged face. A great thought process for the mutation.
But Wyrm looks so simple but complicated. Though i wonder how he wipes his ass when needed. :-)
Grimm
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Latest off the painting conveyor is a squad of Arbites for a game in a few weeks time (they'll be standing off against some genestealer cultists):
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j0OU3l1RdEI/VNDBPQHDTPI/AAAAAAAADQQ/5p63aZ086Bs/s1600/Arbites%2B1.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vVxb84AEYCM/VNDBPKI0xkI/AAAAAAAADQU/7gOW8dgSNJg/s1600/Arbites%2B2.JPG)
No converting or fancy paint schemes - just something functional and eye-catching (not that unlike the Arbites themselves I guess!). I'm pretty pleased with how well the two eras of models work together - they look like different specialists perhaps.
More photos and words in the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/call-police-theres-madman-around.html).
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Thats a really nice scheme on those :)
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Nice work on the arbites. They certainly have a police-y look to them!
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Thanks guys.
Scurv - they might well be flatter than the other figures - is it the paint job or just overall look? If it's the former then it might be down to a quicker paint job with less highlighting, plus my front light in my photography set up broke, so they only have lighting from behind.
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Well the Arbites are 'flatter' in general, they don't have the skin wrinkles and random spotting and flecks of the chaos creatures.
I think they look good, but then again I paint pretty flat myself.
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A current project is to make some stalls for a market on some Imperial backwater world. In progress is a Xenos Pet Trader - last night I painted up a selection of his stock:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9iScWCC8kA4/VNtlWtCumyI/AAAAAAAADRk/r7elfEAhcMc/s1600/Pets%2B7.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nSoVXlR2krI/VNtlVdBVpTI/AAAAAAAADRg/gS_YuavxGWk/s1600/Pets%2B1.JPG)
More pictures up on the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/how-much-is-that-creature-in-window.html).
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Nice :D
Where are those small "Minions" from, the once in the middle?
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They're 15mm aliens by SHM ('Little Krators'). I got mine from www.15mm.co.uk (http://www.15mm.co.uk)
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They're 15mm aliens by SHM ('Little Krators'). I got mine from www.15mm.co.uk (http://www.15mm.co.uk)
Thanks, will have a look :)
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So cool! 8)
Will you make the fence electrified with a power generator plugged in or something similar?
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The chaotic squad is really great : a nice mix of classic scifi, cthulu and demoniac flavour !
The arbites, with their white helmet just appears as they should : some kind of autoritary hard boiled scifi police :D
really interesting topic !
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Lovely stuff, Axiom. Nothing beats a xenos-trader (in terms of modeling opportunities, I mean - morally reprehensible, of course).
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Excellent work, very characterful :)
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All excellent. I am thoroughly enjoying this thread.
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Thanks all! pocoloco - excellent idea about the electrified fence. I need to investigate that suggestion - much appreciated :)
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After a little break, I got a couple more figures painted up earlier this week.
First up is a 3rd Astropath to go with the previous pair, this time the Talisman version:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aw3B9dZvzMQ/VPXBnEQtnXI/AAAAAAAADYs/__LzA0NPC5s/s1600/Astropath%2BTal.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u_7m8LpJmx0/VPXBnVxRxBI/AAAAAAAADYw/VJ7APQYWFfg/s1600/Astropaths%2B03.03.15.JPG)
And also another Ash Waste Nomad to add to the gang:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8I04fkFFnjE/VPXCoPaWm-I/AAAAAAAADZc/eUj9lESz7VQ/s1600/Nomad%2B6.JPG)
The gang now looks like this:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OpFSI2mfjT4/VPXCoI1GR7I/AAAAAAAADZU/ZQJhGRrjcbA/s1600/Nomads%2B(03.03.15).JPG)
More pics and text on the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/boys-in-hood-wasteland-wanderers.html) :)
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Brilliant additions!
:-*
The Nomad is another great bit of vision and the Astropath looks suitably creepy.
Love 'em both.
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That nomad gang is brilliant! Bright as well, proper old school cool.
Love the astropaths, delightfully creepy, they still hold up well. I never realised there were that many sculpts of 'em.
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Thanks! The Nomads' primary colours have been divisive, but I deliberately went bright because of the description in the Confrontation rules in White Dwarf :)
Astropaths are great - I've got another 3 from GW they produced over the years, plus a couple of conversions. Eventually my astral choir will be done ;)
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Huge fan of the nomads!
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Astropaths are great - I've got another 3 from GW they produced over the years, plus a couple of conversions. Eventually my astral choir will be done ;)
Awwww, I've got lead envy now... :'( All I have is the most recent one, you know,the one with half a roll of TP stuck to his staff?
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There's a few issues with my latest painted figure - I did it too fast and he's not quite as well finished as the other Ash Waste Nomads, and I have a nagging feeling his sculpted right arm is too long...but all that aside, he's finished and more than capable of adding some heavy firepower to my Nomad gang!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kf61Wo7yJXg/VQGEN4icPSI/AAAAAAAADaY/9ItukK-tfHg/s1600/Heavy%2B1.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EtAtpM7D3rg/VQGENxhuCKI/AAAAAAAADao/q_neZqSAKvA/s1600/Heavy%2B2.JPG)
The figure is relatively modern for me - a Vostroyan Imperial Guard sniper, Dark Vengeance chaos cultist plastic heavy stubber, and a hat from Warlord Games.
As ever, more pictures and text over at the blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/yee-haw-dakka-dakka.html)
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I understand the emotional rollercoaster that you are riding right now only too well Axiom, but from where Im sitting the model looks the business. Give it a few days before you decide, dont do anything hasty. Step away from the nomad ;)
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He Looks pretty bad ass.
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Thanks guys!
@cheetor - I actually don't have any real intention of revisiting him too much (save to paint the rear of his ammo feed which I forgot). I've got other things to paint ;)
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More Nomads for you - the remaining two members of my 9-man starting gang in my current Necromunda campaign. This time it's Haytham, a plasma gunner converted from a Gaunt's Ghost Imperial Guardsman (new trousers, sleeves, respirator and hat), and an unconverted Rogue Trader era adventurer who seemed to fit in with the rest of the Nomads:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X7yC0ZYEJUI/VQmGh0jw7lI/AAAAAAAADbc/ilNKWNsiJO0/s1600/Nomads%2B18.03.15%2B(front).JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZdxrJV32ilY/VQmGh2Wf2MI/AAAAAAAADbY/X_DfK0cBFh0/s1600/Nomads%2B18.03.15%2B(rear).JPG)
As ever, more words and pictures over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/ash-waste-nomads-ready-for-underhive.html).
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Thats a good use for one of the less memorable old Adventurer models, very nice.
Great work on the trim on the cloak too.
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Nice.
Great conversion work on the Ghost.
8) 8)
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Thanks both :) I've wanted to use the Ghost model ever since I saw him, but I was never into Imperial Guard. Happily he makes a nice Nomad ;)
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Last month I converted up a figure for a 'movie character' challenge over at the Ammobunker forums; basically pick a movie character and 40k-ify it! I chose Prince Nuada, the villain from Hellboy 2 to make into a Rogue Trader Space Elf / Eldar Corsair Prince. Hope you like the painting results from last night :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X0WKpqo-aTQ/VRFj369Q0HI/AAAAAAAADcE/cNWHvcJiJo8/s1600/Nuada%2B(Painted)%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-olwnhkFJ-3M/VRFj37w0U-I/AAAAAAAADck/FBGxUiz33qM/s1600/Nuada%2B(Painted)%2B2.JPG)
More words on my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/melnibone-begat-bethmoora-begat-eldar.html).
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Brilliant!
Gorgeous paint job and seamless conversion.
:-* :-*
I just hope my own Eternal Champion Eldar come out half as well.
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Thanks Mason! I'm very much looking forward to your Space Elves progress :)
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Good choice.
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Phew - last night was a tricky one - a Speed Painting Challenge. Essentiall paint a model in an hour. Through selection of a simple model, high pigment paint and painting colours I've used frequently, I just about managed it (minus the static grass).
Here's the result:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyKRjmreQOE/VRKWuwjiUZI/AAAAAAAADdk/nUZZ4chPc9g/s1600/6.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4mmpQP-AfsQ/VRKWve5Yl3I/AAAAAAAADdw/-W6Tst0HVjI/s1600/7.JPG)
In retrospect, I wouldn't have chosen the yellow legs / feet as it make him look a bit duck-like. But at least it's another painted model!
You can see the full process and hour countdown on my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/speed-painting-challenge-tech-priest-zon.html).
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You are not calling him a quack, are you? lol
I like your new entries, nice old vibe with new paint.
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An hour!
:o
Bloody hell.....
Nice swift brush waving.
:-*
Another great addition to the collection, and another one that I am after myself just because I like the figure.
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Lovely :-*
One of the first RT miniatures that I ever had... don't have it/him anymore though :/ I think I painted him with a darkish yellow robe back then, not even close to your speed painted chap.
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Thanks guys! Yes - one hour - it was pretty stressful come the end and I lost a lot of time painting and highlighting the tunic.
You are not calling him a quack, are you?
I think I might just - he does look a bit medical doesn't he ;)
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Continuing the approach of 'paint whatever I like the look of', I decided to get down to painting another Astropath last night. This time it's not one of the Citadel figures, but a female I converted from a Dark Sword Miniatures mage with a head from a Mordheim Sister of Sigmar.
I'm calling her Syl Moor, based on a certain resemblence to a minor Star Wars character. I've envisaged her as a more inately talented Astropath than your run of the mill forwarding service - hence the rather more decorative clothing and adornments than a basic / functional robe.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SILr97LTdno/VRqMFuur6II/AAAAAAAADfA/5bUwwgfo6zo/s1600/Astropath%2BSyl%2BMoor.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W_Cfjeejl0U/VRqMFUZLmFI/AAAAAAAADe4/LMV7pcCO4KU/s1600/Astropath%2BSyl%2BMoor%2B2.JPG)
More text over at the blog (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/this-is-coruscant-calling-astropath-syl.html).
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Brilliant conversion! :o
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I like the conversion, and very nice pattern on the sash.
:-*
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Great figure, although I'm not sure that the grim darkness of the far future has much room for floral sashes!
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Thanks both! The sash was shamelessly copied from the one on the Dark Sword website. I haven't executed it anywhere near as well as the studio painter did, but it does the job. Personally I think there's plenty of room for floral sashes in 40k...as long as they're teamed up with odd-looking bald blind women ;)
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Brilliant conversion! And matching paintjob. :-*
Thoroughly enjoying all your astropaths.
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Personally I think there's plenty of room for floral sashes in 40k...as long as they're teamed up with odd-looking bald blind women ;)
Definitely! I should have used a smiley, winky thing after my comment.
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I love this conversion, she looks scaringly brilliant...
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I've managed a couple more painted figures during the slight intermission to this thread. First up is another new recruit to my Ash Waste Nomads, this time one of the original Marauder releases:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-llG6UlknMnw/VS0sjbZvRpI/AAAAAAAADkw/JuHv9-2JmS8/s1600/Nomad%2B7.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IzgPiXlnX0E/VS0sjQ0t1zI/AAAAAAAADks/F7NYm4neK9U/s1600/Nomad%2B7%2Brear.JPG)
The second (and more exciting) figure is one that I've coveted for years, but only managed to obtain earlier this year. This particular figure is a c1991 release for Confrontation; the Elite Gang leader. I'm calling him Eduardo Murat :)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O7cVQG2mBTY/VT9xzEZeawI/AAAAAAAADms/pW7yiK20PCU/s1600/Elite%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Si3LdF-Lizo/VT9x0a27adI/AAAAAAAADmg/Daf4M3uIlWo/s1600/Elite%2B2.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AIHxZUvJows/VT9x1UQiOvI/AAAAAAAADm0/IUqVBVA5qbM/s1600/Elite%2B4.JPG)
In due course, Eduardo will have his own gang to hang around with, but I'm also toying with the idea of including him (and his gangers) as the militant element of an Ecclesiarchy retinue.
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/one-man-and-his-dog.html).
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Those are brilliant.
Now I suddenly have a strong urge to have some of those oldies.
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Brilliant!
:-*
Now I have an urge to add a mutt to one of my figures.
:D
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Thanks guys!
@Mason - I think most figures would be enhanced by the addition of a dog on a lead ;)
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Your RT stuff always looks amazing -- so unique in its style and yet very much in tune with what I think of when I think of the setting.
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Thanks guys :D
Last night's painting session resulted in a new minor Necromundan noble for my Elite Leader to guard, sparked by a painting competition launched earlier in the week over at the Yaktribe forums. The competition brief is to build a group with at least two members of a Noble House, Brats, Servants or a Lord for Necromunda. The figure is Romana from Citadel's Doctor Who range, but she'll do nicely as a high born noble's daughter I think! A 3rd figure to the group, representing her tutor, will come in due course.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wBCd2pmJ3h0/VUDGUIfCPTI/AAAAAAAADng/5XWBxw12-rg/s1600/Romana%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_M7BT5v-OE/VUDGUa93d2I/AAAAAAAADnk/fY5927rl-yY/s1600/Romana%2B2.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-54FlHSRnVs0/VUDGVaz7cHI/AAAAAAAADn0/u1h9kd0YeZs/s1600/Romana%2B4.JPG)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/serendipity-strikes.html) :)
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That Doctor Who figure is a great old model. I tend to discount that range as small and a bit crude, but that figure is great.
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A brilliant choice.
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Reminds me just a little of a certain Princess... ;)
As for the tutor, I have an idea of which figure would be great for that but wouldnt like to say in case we are thinking alike....
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Damn, I need to get painting. I was planning on using that Romana figure in some 40K games, I keep getting beat to the punch ;)
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@cheetor - certainly some of the sculpts are small and crude. Romana is small (but not too small), and a pretty elegant sculpt for the time period.
@Mason - just needs buns on the side of her head ;) Here's the tutor WIP. I'm going to be completely weirded out if you're thinking of the same figure!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Fv80xktio0/VUDGVo9ty7I/AAAAAAAADn4/SuiKRB2c35I/s1600/Tutor%2B1.JPG)
@Mathias - sorry...I know it can be frustrating if people keep gazumping you. I'll try not to do it again!
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@Mason - just needs buns on the side of her head ;) Here's the tutor WIP. I'm going to be completely weirded out if you're thinking of the same figure!
Well, you can relax now.
I was thinking of Tanglebones from the EC range.
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I have a Tanglebones waiting for my Eternal Champion attention...he'd work nicely too though :)
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Here's the latest addition to this little grouping, Professor Barossus, the Marcisa's personal tutor:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DHq7snH4bjA/VUi0kgZ8rUI/AAAAAAAADpI/qHoH-nRfsCk/s1600/Tutor%2B2.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IcwT1m0tbOU/VUi0lo4ZlQI/AAAAAAAADpc/gVMVsNY8308/s1600/Tutor%2B3.JPG)
The Professor is a 1985 Citadel Fighter. I removed a bow from his left side and covered up the quiver. To tech him up a bit, he got a couple of minor doo-dads from the new plastic Skitarii kit. After painting him, I decided he needed a mobile blackboard of sorts, hence the little servo-skull with holo-board display :)
Here's the Marcisa with her two personal attendants:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fYxSDy2svog/VUi0kc_MuoI/AAAAAAAADpA/-a1RtagOaIc/s1600/Nobles.JPG)
As ever, more words and pictures over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/professor-barossus-tutor-to-marcisa-of.html)
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Such a great trio, fantastic.
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Now that is just cool
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Brilliant!
Love the holo-wotsit, you clever so-and-so.
:-* :-*
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Thanks guys!
@Mason - every teacher needs some kind of board to tap a stick on, right? ;)
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Charming group. I love them all, but this one is pure genius. :-*
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Lovely work and some very imaginative miniature choices/conversions :)
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The servo blackboard is brilliant :D
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I've painted a real mix of stuff over the last week - some of which in a hotel room as I was away for part of last week with work.
First up, some long awaited and overdue scatter terrain:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zqQ3DMrY2no/VVHP-3gMcCI/AAAAAAAADrE/EmrnGEa7HJE/s1600/Terrain.JPG)
Then the scientist model from Citadel's Talisman range, to accompany my tech priest from a few weeks ago:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-39NsjaC6aW8/VVHP30SjBAI/AAAAAAAADqo/vKE5QYlvghE/s1600/Scientist%2B1.JPG)
Then a space pirate as part of my contribution to the Oldhammer Legacy Warband project (http://forum.oldhammer.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=5329):
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_8HmDNIk2hg/VVHQFw_WATI/AAAAAAAADrc/RTH1EQGLpjs/s1600/Pirate%2B4.JPG)
Finally an old figure from Citadel's Paranoia range, which I intend to use as an ammo trader:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw5EMR3_gzk/VVHP-tpt1kI/AAAAAAAADq8/quApI8-ViPI/s1600/Ammo%2BTrader%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Z3kb_2FBVs/VVHP-m8zjSI/AAAAAAAADrI/-1QEBiK3hPM/s1600/Ammo%2BTrader%2B2.JPG)
No real direction or purpose with these, but I've enjoyed painting them :)
More words and photos over at the blog (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/alone-and-paranoid.html).
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Here's the Marcisa with her two personal attendants:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fYxSDy2svog/VUi0kc_MuoI/AAAAAAAADpA/-a1RtagOaIc/s1600/Nobles.JPG)
As ever, more words and pictures over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/professor-barossus-tutor-to-marcisa-of.html)
Damn genius on your part if you ask me. The group works perfectly and that holo blackboard is absolutely fab! Going to have to steal that idea... :D
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All three of those figures are brilliant.
So full of character.
:-* :-*
I have often looked at those Paranoia figures and chuckled but never thought of a way including the more zany into 40k.
Arms Trader=Genius.
8) 8)
I have some Guards that I will be utilising at some point later, though.
:D
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...that holo blackboard is absolutely fab! Going to have to steal that idea... :D
Steal away ;)
All three of those figures are brilliant...
I have often looked at those Paranoia figures and chuckled but never thought of a way including the more zany into 40k.
Glad you like them Mason :) The Paranoia figures are fun - there's several that could be used in 40k without looking jarring at all, and others which might fit a particular setting / narrative. Like you, I have some of the guards that I plan to use as some sort of local law enforcement at some point.
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Finally an old figure from Citadel's Paranoia range, which I intend to use as an ammo trader:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw5EMR3_gzk/VVHP-tpt1kI/AAAAAAAADq8/quApI8-ViPI/s1600/Ammo%2BTrader%2B1.JPG)
Ha i would have Penal Legion. ;-)
Grimm
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:D :D :D :) :) :)
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Hmmm, tasty! Really nice choices! Love'em!
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I'm just preparing for an Inquisimunda campaign that will kick off in a couple of weeks. I'm planning to use Inquisitor Dirske and his henchmen, but needed a couple of extra recruits to the retinue.
This is Jun Lek - a slightly mutated Acoloyte. He's built from a very old 1980s hobgoblin, with some plastic skitarii bits and gun added:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cB47efiohwM/VVnCZfMs13I/AAAAAAAADsk/UmEvItP7_XA/s1600/Jun%2BLek%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ya-d4PumkBs/VVnCZ6OHbvI/AAAAAAAADso/rjiBHPP_jLA/s1600/Jun%2BLek%2B4.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XoaXHh1Tj0g/VVnCaXnCGjI/AAAAAAAADtI/WoLPEf-mKlc/s1600/Jun%2BLek%2B5.JPG)
The model has a rather cool shield, which I enhanced with the addition of an Inquisition symbol, made from a few strips of plasticard:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y4ZLREtbdKo/VVnCbLFGqfI/AAAAAAAADs8/Llx1-mE7bAY/s1600/Jun%2BLek%2B6.JPG)
Also added to the retinue is this mutie with autogun. He's an unconverted figure from the 1980s Citadel Judge Dredd range - I think he fits rather nicely into the vibe!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CssE3jW7i60/VVnDPeTEY0I/AAAAAAAADtk/36L64-kM1pk/s1600/Skink%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJWc22W0h68/VVnDPYmLoQI/AAAAAAAADtc/BCGpb4cENV0/s1600/Skink%2B2.JPG)
Finally, I made a couple of stalls for an ammo trader. They're laser cut tables a friend gave me, with various guns and ammo added from my bits box:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9T4H-Arscs/VVnCPdEyHuI/AAAAAAAADsM/BsQXvwd_GC8/s1600/Ammo%2BStall%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l84IHebcPgs/VVnCPbh-TxI/AAAAAAAADsQ/hY0lbvxERJI/s1600/Ammo%2BStall%2B2.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/mutants-and-tables.html).
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Brilliant!
8) 8)
Love the new guys, great conversion and the mutie fits really well.
Those tables look great, nothing like quality scatter terrain.
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Wow, I must say these are truly great, your conversion work on the first one just left me jaw dropping. All the stuff over this batch is inspirational!
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Thanks guys! I'm having a lot of fun with stuff at the moment so I'm glad you're enjoying the results too :)
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Simply outstanding! 8)
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I've been working hard to make some terrain for a game I'm running at an event in August. The total amount needed will be over 80 pieces, including buildings and scatter terrain.
Here's some examples of what I've been working on:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6FvSN5Fh9tc/VW2ZjGdHhRI/AAAAAAAADxQ/Zb4ikaoYJAY/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B3.JPG)
Laser cut MDF shacks and wall (both Wolsung), fence from Mantic Dreadzone parts.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r2H91nmPeHs/VW2ZjMpiPqI/AAAAAAAADxQ/tcnTfD7b0dI/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B4.JPG)
Tanks from Ainsy Castings, shack and wall (Wolsung again), fence scratch-built from car mesh, strip wood and plastic I beam.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-twyhN4RyRH4/VW2ZjAkWRdI/AAAAAAAADxQ/cXm37-daRZ0/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B5.JPG)
As above, plus sign from Mad Mecha Guy. Not sure where the barrels came from.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mltaFwbhkBQ/VW2g0gTlMmI/AAAAAAAADyI/kSjvaJohMbM/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B8.JPG)
The fences are really basic construction, but I think they look OK with other terrain around them.
Next up is a lift shaft which will be a key terrain element (i.e. escape route) in the game. The lift shaft is simply made from two square drainage pipe sections, with laser cut MDF doors from Mad Mecha Guy, and a few other bits and pieces:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6cf_tuQbk8/VXWplFKcZpI/AAAAAAAADzA/GsUaYdwM_RY/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B9.JPG)
(at the time of photography, the market stalls were unpainted).
Some more of the Micro Art Studio Wolsung shacks:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o6lyeYbh7XY/VXWplDtrWWI/AAAAAAAADzA/20e8Krw6NKE/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B11.JPG)
(The little critter pen is simply a painted playmobil rabbit run)
And last night's work was to paint up some of the market stalls (again from the Wolsung range):
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-aKp1riBwY/VXhMqzS_dxI/AAAAAAAAD0A/tBTzEQ9_DDw/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B13.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KBo1ByfCcuA/VXhOuV0hm_I/AAAAAAAAD1A/IS9nfQfCHvw/s1600/BOYL%2BTerrain%2B14.JPG)
I realise the goods for sale are loosely north-African in theme I guess - I wanted something with some visual presence. The pots are made from beads, the fruit and veg are all from the spice jars (cloves, mustard seeds, cardamon pods etc), and the metal discs are undead shields. Hope you enjoy!
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Looking very, very good Axiom! :o
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Brilliant!
8) 8)
I have had my eye on some square drainage for use as corridors.
Never thought of using them vertically, though.
Clever.
:D
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That's excellent! So much atmosphere in those photos. Good idea using cardamom pods as fruit, by the way, they look the part when painted. I'll be wanting to steal that idea.
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Thanks all! I can't claim it was my idea with the spices. I saw it here on LAF a while back :)
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Really cool stuff as usual.
The wolsung stuff looks great and I hadn't heard of mad mecha guy before will have to get some doors off of him.
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Your thread is most inspirational, I love every bit of this! :-*
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Very nice - the stalls are brilliant. 8) 8) 8)
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So much good stuff to be seen here!!! :)
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Thanks all! It's been a learning experience - weathering and rust are pretty new techniques for me. I'm a fan now :)
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I'll take the 'Charlie Brown' pot please, that's a steal at 4 credits.
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I love this thread. There are at least two things on each page that make me want to go paint. And it's usually a lot more then that.
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Hi Axiom,
I've been wondering about the imperial noble on the first page off this thread.
It's got the body of an imperial noble from victoria lamb miniatures but what about the head? It says something to me but i can't find out which mini is it from. Can you help?
Thanks
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Hi Axiom,
I've been wondering about the imperial noble on the first page off this thread.
It's got the body of an imperial noble from victoria lamb miniatures but what about the head? It says something to me but i can't find out which mini is it from. Can you help?
Thanks
I can indeed, it's the Games Workshop space wolves character Lukas the Trickster:
(http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99800101028_LukastheTricksterNEW01.jpg)
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Thanks! I need this head!
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Introducing N.A.T.E. (Necromundan Artificial Tactical Enforcer) and C.U.R.R (Canine Utility Retrieval Robot). Cyber-mastiffs are used by the Adeptus Arbites and Enforcers throughout the Imperium. Some are fully artificial constructs, others are cyborgs, more akin to servitors. C.U.R.R. is the latter - a feral canine enhanced with cybernetic implants and simple tracking/retrieval programming.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zV04grZp-CQ/VZpdTiS9-lI/AAAAAAAAD7g/6rmz38RNMEU/s320/Cybernetic%2BDivision%2B2.JPG)
N.A.T.E. is somewhat more unusual - artificial intelligence is shunned and feared by the Imperium. Even the Adeptus Mechanicus rarely develop autonomous robotic constructs. N.A.T.E. was developed for the Necromundan Enforcers by Cybermyme, a shadowy tech guild, rumoured to be bankrolled by Lord Helmawr himself. N.A.T.E. is the perfect robot cop - able to respond to situational changes, immune to human error, clad in thick armour plates, and, or course, armed with the Arbitor's tool of the trade - the enforcer pattern boltgun.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QLJEyesFs90/VZpdu3p_lxI/AAAAAAAAD84/e5KAnYbccQY/s1600/Cybernetic%2BDivision%2B4.JPG)
Here are the two new recruits alongside some other Arbitors:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DjI8R-z1Li4/VZpdTvkPEFI/AAAAAAAAD7g/Nijjr_nYMuo/s1600/Cybernetic%2BDivision%2B3.JPG)
N.A.T.E. is a Citadel Paranoia robot with the addition of a plastic boltgun, while C.U.R.R. is a Citadel AD&D blink dog with a few plastic bits added.
As ever, more text and pics over at my blog (http://www.magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/robocop-and-k9-cybernetic.html).
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Brilliant!
:-* :-*
I have a couple of those Blink Dogs somewhere, and a couple of other beasties that may work.
Consider that idea well and truly stolen!
:D
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Cheers Mason, steal away! Glad you like them :)
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Another new figure to show off - this time Lord Greiss from my Colony 87 range
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GxfaD0wiDKU/VZpdc1ES9DI/AAAAAAAAD8c/owGomdLBgKE/s1600/Lord%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-An2XX7v4C4M/VZpdc4wbSXI/AAAAAAAAD8g/kqG0_Vdy2PA/s1600/Lord%2B1.JPG)
He's been painted up to the same scheme as a couple of previous figures (Anamuria and Eduardo):
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P2lh4gaK-h8/VZpdc_0z5DI/AAAAAAAAD8g/5kY_g10LAVQ/s1600/Lord%2B4.JPG)
Perhaps he's her father, or rather grumpy uncle? ;)
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Lovely paint job on Lord Greiss. The tan & blue/turquoise go well together. My Colony 87 figures just arrived yesterday and I am looking forward to painting them up.
-Audrey
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Great! Looking forward to seeing what you do with them :)
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On my way home from work I was wondering when we'd see your "official" paint schemes. :)
Looks great.
I'm going to get mine based tonight if I get a chance so I should be able to have a crack at them this weekend.
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I also just got mine the other day. He paints up nicely.
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Excellent...good to hear the packages are arriving. I'm really excited to see all the alternative schemes as they get done.
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Really cool work, seriously :-*, love the mini and what you achieved. We want to see them all!
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Great paint work on a lovely sculpt.
Full of character in both areas.
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Thanks all!
We want to see them all!
I'll be able to get cracking on the others in a few weeks with any luck! Maybe I can squeeze another one in sooner ;)
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I've painted up a couple more figures over the past week or so.
First up is Lady Greiss to accompany Lord Greiss:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0OAugHvRyXw/VaaGaCJsQFI/AAAAAAAAD_I/ACETjVydhOU/s1600/Lord%2B%2526%2Blady%2BGreiss.JPG)
Then this little chap was on the painting table last night - I'm calling him SME-601, a surveillance servitor created from the body of a feral child (all the better to lurk in shadows and spy on the unwary!):
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4jPsDwZUauk/Vaz-0GJSYXI/AAAAAAAAEAc/FEWonjLE5iM/s1600/Servitor%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-baE7wf94sdk/Vaz-0NozsoI/AAAAAAAAEAc/M8WmzNaHO88/s1600/Servitor%2B3.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVKqhGhzfhw/Vaz-0BuKtFI/AAAAAAAAEAc/qYFjyk5f-eE/s1600/Servitor%2B5.JPG)
He's rather obviously based on a LOTR Gollum. His head was replaced with a FW servo-skull, and a couple of data ports were added to his back. I went for a more modern desaturated colour scheme with him - it seemed to fit the tone of the model better!
More words and pictures over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/sme-601-surveillance-servitor.html)
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Love the gollum. Excellent conversion.
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What a brilliant idea.
Pure genius.
8) 8) 8)
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Great conversione on Gollum, very disturbing!
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Well he's just precious...
Sorry couldn't help it
Great idea dude
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Wow. Just wow. Absolutely superb. :-*
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Thanks all! Seems like everyone likes SME-601 :D
This happened to my poor little ratling, Scrat, in a recent game:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6P6DjxoCcx0/Va49AUisNeI/AAAAAAAAEDE/MJfBTQkmkOE/s1600/11201171_10153121911647858_3248067085474529742_n.jpg)
Seeing as he was swallowed completely whole, I decided to make a new replacement. Introducing Sneek:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aMFPC--yoPU/Va47mA04bII/AAAAAAAAEBg/FA7hKHeTWMA/s1600/Sneek%2B1.JPG)
He's from the same family as Scrat; made from a RT gretchin, this time with the addition of a Tallarn head and lasgun barrel.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lu9_AOL4hwg/Va47mKYGChI/AAAAAAAAEBg/suJOPN_T57g/s1600/Scrat%2Band%2BSneek.JPG)
More pictures and text over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/a-mixed-bag-small-dangerous-and-italian.html).
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Lope is the huntsman for Lord Greiss of House Ulanti. A rather grim individual, who also happens to be an ace tracker and crack shot. I wonder where he picked up those skills?
The figure is one of the Confrontation bounty hunters with the addition of modern plastic Skitarii arms:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--q7gTZrd8ng/VbeZjhtdOvI/AAAAAAAAEEk/mwbT6jQlN1o/s1600/Huntsman%2B1.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_H191TNGUpg/VbeZjpCB92I/AAAAAAAAEEk/d6Hrzsh8yAs/s1600/Huntsman%2B2.JPG)
Here's the whole Ulanti Household to date:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IMVl16VfXg4/VbeZjr8urbI/AAAAAAAAEEk/2APCWSyzDKM/s1600/House%2BUlanti.JPG)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/the-wolf-of-house-ulanti.html).
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They're fantastic :-* :-* :-*
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Been a while since I last visited your part of the galaxy Axiom and what a wonderful world did I encounter here now! Lots of beautiful and nicely thought out terrain pieces and great minis! Do keep up the magical work of yours! 8)
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The figure is one of the Confrontation bounty hunters with the addition of modern plastic Skitarii arms:
They fit really well. Great mini and paint job.
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Thanks all! I must admit, it's been 2-3 years since I stopped painting armies in favour of characterful individual figures, and it has been the best thing I've done in decades! I'm painting more figures, better and having more fun doing it.
Your feedback is really motivating, so I'm really glad you like what I'm painting :)
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Lope is brilliant and those arms blend in really well.
8) 8)
Love the shot from the family album.
:-*
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Wonderful job looks great!
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Cheers!
I had a few spare hours earlier, so used it productively to paint up one of the old Citadel Space Pirates. This guy is specifically in pink because he's part of a pleasure cult - the Cult of the Silken Veil. Why else does he have such a weird bloated neck?!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YX2UD-Zfrtc/Vbjj3mgzdDI/AAAAAAAAEFc/XfuifG38NzI/s1600/Fatty%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dfd5YvVelHU/Vbjj3pLF_UI/AAAAAAAAEFc/SXYr9Psf9Zs/s1600/Fatty%2B2.JPG)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/mahzun-cenk-cultist.html).
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I had a busy weekend attending the Bring Out Your Lead Event at Foundry, and it was back down to earth with a thump at the start of the week.
I did however have a great time, and had some great fun running a game based on 1st edition Space Hulk:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P0rNC2LkT7g/Vb-xGl_TtdI/AAAAAAAAEI0/LlG_PHFguUg/s1600/Sat%2B9.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JpERljhBvTE/Vb-xGiPKsMI/AAAAAAAAEI4/hRq2QwQntTA/s1600/Sat%2B11.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfAf3Og799A/Vb-xOrA63_I/AAAAAAAAEJg/t_qASGO_IxA/s1600/Sun%2B2.JPG)
Full report of the event over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/anarchy-reigns-my-boyl-2015-experience.html).
In addition to playing lots of games, I also entered the painting competition, and came away winning the open category, with some recent models (which you've probably seen before) on a nice new display base:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oTzbpImuG5U/VcNeXDtJESI/AAAAAAAAEMs/yiDv-3fNO24/s1600/Display%2Bbase%2B2.JPG)
Finally, I was away with work at the start of the week, so made use of a quiet hotel room to paint up a new addition to my Inquisimunda Ordo Malleus retinue. He's the humourless, multi-laser toting Space-Quaker, Advard Munk:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vW3AUZiKxJg/VcNiRR-UpiI/AAAAAAAAENQ/hjFQvftEx7Y/s1600/Advard%2B1.JPG)
Advard is made from a Rogue Trader Eldar Harlequin, with a new head (Marauder Empire champion) and gun (Epic Warhound titan). I think he's probably pretty deadly ;)
As ever, more pictures and a summary of the display base build over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/enter-house-ulanti.html).
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Advard is brilliant and fits in ever so well.
:-* :-*
Congrats on the Open competition too.
Well deserved, I reckon, as I love that group you have put together.
:D
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Oh, I really like the Eldar conversion. I have about 10 of the old RT era eldar pirates that I am not sure what I want to do with them.
-A
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Thanks both!
I think the space elves would be good material to turn into human mercenaries - some head swaps, additional packs, pouches and swapping the weapons (or not in some cases) would do wonders. I'd probably sculpt new, bigger boots over their feet and lower legs too :)
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Well done on winning the comp. Like the new addition as well. I have seen some cool WFB to 40k conversions this week. It's surprising how close the shared items fit and work so well together.
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This thread is utterly amazing!
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:o
Awesome sauce :)
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Thanks all :)
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I've managed to squeeze in one last figure before I go away on holiday - this time an Eldar Adventurer based on an illustration from the Rogue Trader rulebook:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xxH5we_S1yM/VdHwrSn4pOI/AAAAAAAAESI/sC4XztmlGpE/s1600/RT%2BEldar%2Bcomp.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsDIA4NZ21Y/VdHqyuJ_TOI/AAAAAAAAEQc/OiV14b6IvX8/s1600/RT%2BEldar%2B2.JPG)
He's cobbled together from a selection of other Eldar figures. I think overall he's a nice homage rather than direct copy :)
More words and pictures over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/2d-to-3d-creating-eldar-adventurer.html).
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A superb rendition!
:-* :-* :-*
Makes me want to get back onto my own Eldar..... ;)
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Lovely makes me miss the old days.
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I like this conversion too !
What is the thing he has under his arm (on both figures and illustration), some kind of cocoon with tiger stripes ?
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I like this conversion too !
What is the thing he has under his arm (on both figures and illustration), some kind of cocoon with tiger stripes ?
lol his helmet!
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Yep, the cocoon is his helmet. One other guy thought it was a mutated claw in the illustration ;)
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OK,
Now I see the air vents and eyes on the helmet ! :D
I never has been a 40K/rogue trader specialist (i just know about the space marine and chaos stuff, as anyone a bit interested in last 20years of miniature wargaming), excuse my ignorance lol
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Very cool conversion. Nice rendition of the art
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After a 3 week break, I've struggled to get back into painting something. Happily, I managed to paint up a Spacelords starship pilot to join my RT non-comms.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CwoZqnnDAEs/Ve1v4gHuGNI/AAAAAAAAETo/XICuxQ37prM/s1600/Zohrabi%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RH-FqX3C6Wk/Ve1v4pFYNUI/AAAAAAAAETo/Xz6A7229CxM/s1600/Zohrabi%2B2.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YgK3zyduR0g/Ve1v4kW6meI/AAAAAAAAETo/-8Vb39ZR3cg/s1600/Enter%2BZohrabi.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/easing-back-into-things-spacelords-pilot.html)
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Always loved that Spacelords pilot figure! :-*
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I have that figure.
Love it and cant wait to paint it in future, especially after seeing this version.
:-* :-*
I must admit that you totally threw me with the fleshy-coloured gloves and boots, though.
o_o
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The dark skin against the bright white is very striking, thrown in the flesh colored boots and your really have something.
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Thanks all!
@Earther - I think she's one of the best sci-fi pilot figures around. I'd like another couple in the same vein if I'm honest.
@Mason - nothing wrong with flesh colour gloves and boots ;) In real life they are more of a muted orange than flesh.
@kidterminal - I'm trying to mix up the ethnicity and skin tones of my figures - it just seemed right to have the dark skin and white suit as a combination. Glad you like it.
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Yeah, that colour selection is way cool. Love it!
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Her science apparatus along her back turned out great. 8)
:-* :-* Nice work on a nice mini.
Cheers
Matt
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Thanks all! I do use a bit of colour wheel theory, but in the main I just try and pull out interesting colours to play with. I'm very partial to orange with greeny-blue - I've used various combinations and shades on quite a few figures:)
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Memorable painting on a really interesting old model. One of my favourite Spacelords miniatures.
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Another week passes by, and the administrators are in!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADTA6sNglEw/VfgG8aG78EI/AAAAAAAAEWY/N-NV6xuM2uQ/s1600/Admin4.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOFtxm8Z9hU/VfgG8F7HYrI/AAAAAAAAEWU/AP9XBza34KU/s1600/Admin%2B5.jpg)
This chap is effectively an unreleased Rogue Trader model which Foundry cast up as part of a set for the Oldhammer 'Bring Out Your Lead' weekend. The set is now available on the Foundry website should you be interested.
While I really like the concept of the figure, I wasn't too keen on the pose, so I made some adaptations to the arm and leg:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_g2QtqDMeMM/VfgG7u7ik1I/AAAAAAAAEWI/RfUpDdnwz8s/s1600/Admin%2B2.jpg)
The full details are in my blogpost (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/the-terrifying-power-of-administration.html).
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He looks muck better like that, great work.
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This thread makes me jealous. I love everything in it, particularly House Ulanti!
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Woderful paintjob and a great conversion too! A lot of work on that left leg I guess...
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Wow! I like that figure and the others! I don't grok why they never released them to begin with, especially as most appear in the game play example photos in the original WH40KRT book.
You really captured the vibe of the GrimDark WH40KRT canon in that figure. Excellent. 8)
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I'm not sure why they weren't ever released, seeing as RT figures were a huge free-for-all of releasing anything and everything to flesh out the range!
My latest model has come out of a group project on one of the Facebook groups I'm a member of. Essentially the challenge was to adapt the Elven Mordheim Hired Sword, Aenur, to a sci-fi setting.
My resulting conversion is Tech Priest Ay-Nor, converted with the addition of ghoul legs and various Mechanicus parts. I hope you like him!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eLbWCXQl6x8/VgER80ZzNfI/AAAAAAAAEY0/udzVo_ABMqo/s1600/AenurTech%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qyyp21JAPx0/VgER8M6ZBlI/AAAAAAAAEYk/wSQO0L7TMUg/s1600/Aenur%2BTech%2B2.JPG)
Here's a comparison between the original and final figures:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cleE_1F8BC8/VgER6mrrnXI/AAAAAAAAEYY/G52KItabFSQ/s1600/Aenur%2BComparison.jpg)
More detail and photos over at my Blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/techno-techno-techno-meching-up-aenur.html).
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That really is exceedingly good work :-*
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Incredibly awesome solution, I wouldn't have traced the original mini if you hadn't said which one was it! :o
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Thanks guys! I had a lot of fun with hi
him :)
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Some heavy conversion work there (I know how chucky that miniature deceptively is). Well done.
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Nice work.
8) 8)
Them mechadendrites (?) must have been fiddly....and fragile.
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Them mechadendrites (?) must have been fiddly....and fragile.
Less than you might think - the resin is pretty flexible. You can also heat in hot water and pose, which is a very useful thing!
Latest off the painting table is this fella - a cracking Spacelords starship crewman (available from Doug's new Moonraker (http://moonrakerminiatures.com) website). I've tried to paint him up as a grizzled 'been there, seen it' type!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxnkau-O1qA/VgqWeEKHdoI/AAAAAAAAEb4/6rMSyip1ZcM/s1600/1.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VjV5HDFmxeI/VgqWdiVGRCI/AAAAAAAAEbw/40mdZmsiheM/s1600/3.JPG)
In practical terms, he's been painted to go along with the pilot from the same set, by using the same colours (albeit in different quantities!).
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6b5HtjY9K54/VgqWeRedbZI/AAAAAAAAEcE/CFKVRQqMYTo/s1600/Starport.JPG)
More details and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/interstellar-goods-inbound-spacelords.html)!
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Lovely work, mate.
8)
That is another great sculpt from the Spacelords range.
I have that set and hope to get around to painting them myself some day.
I know where to come for inspiration.
:D
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Best rendition of that miniature I've yet seen! :o Top job!
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Thanks guys. He was a lot of fun to paint - the face is so expressive in spite of being half covered by the glasses and hat.
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Haha, he's clearly seen some galaxy, you're right, his expression says it all. Good job!
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That guy is great both the figure and the orange under the blue.
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Fantastic stuff!
Looks like he just just blew up the second moon with his remote, and is watching it explode! Beware when he puts his finger near that button next time ;)
Cheers
Matt.
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My newest paint job was out of necessity - my poor two headed mutie Gron-Slom got eaten in last week's Inquisimunda game. I wanted to replace him with something more effective, so pulled out an old Citadel Rogue Trooper figure and made an Afriel strain trooper:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wr-Yev2gC5E/VhUUR4Tdc1I/AAAAAAAAEdE/UANv3XF1SPA/s1600/Afriel%2B1.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FeM7Norurhg/VhUUYa7JrvI/AAAAAAAAEdU/QG9ALGXICME/s1600/Afriel%2B3.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3vsdXvHI_Us/VhUUdpAuGOI/AAAAAAAAEdg/wAI-zKVFwCc/s1600/Afriel%2Bscenic.JPG)
He's largely unmodified apart from the addition of baggier trousers, a sighting device on his helmet, and the aerial on his backpack. Eschewing the traditional blue skin for Rogue, Trooper Alpha-6 got a pale skin tone to represent his albinism.
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/genetically-engineered-super-trooper.html).
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Great job.
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I really like what you have done with that chap.
He fits in really well.
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Thanks guys! He singularly failed to achieve anything in his first game last night. But at least he didn't die!
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After a little break, I painted up this pair of Four A Miniatures crewmen/engineers to help populate my RT settings.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GEhKdirOGM/Vi4TDpwv8XI/AAAAAAAAEfs/GKHsB5H3kZ4/s1600/Crew%2B1.JPG)
They've got classic orange overalls, happily also inverting the colour scheme from the Spacelords figure a few weeks back
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GewTe94UAcw/Vi4TDtsroXI/AAAAAAAAEfo/cI7Fdys622Q/s1600/Crew%2B3.JPG)
They're pretty basic, quick paint jobs, but they fulfil the brief for background NPCs I think.
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/wrench-and-rivet-gun-maintenance-crew.html).
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:-* :-* another excellent offering to the Lead Lords.
That pale green rusty backdrop is very nice by the way 8) :-* 8)
Cheers
Matt
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They work really well.
:-*
Worth remembering when I need some more mechanic types.
8)
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Thanks both :)
I think you can always find a use for mechanics. I've got several others I must get round to painting.
Glad you like the green too Constable Bertrand. I've used it a lot on terrain - it seems to be just the right colour for sci-fi industrial stuff. It also happens to be the same colour as my local sports hall ;)
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It also happens to be the same colour as my local sports hall ;)
They should put some rust guard undercoat on it then ;D
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I've just put the finishing touches to a test subject for a genestealer coven - a ratling hybrid.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xw8qAsxQtIU/VjjA5Vsu3wI/AAAAAAAAEhQ/E03z3Q_2_-g/s1600/Ratling%2Bhybrid%2B1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-unKEnoJomc0/VjjA5FHXv0I/AAAAAAAAEhI/uK7v9QSUuL4/s1600/Ratling%2Bhybrid%2B3.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zz8jyuXToUc/VjjA51D9CwI/AAAAAAAAEhg/OBf0Hrwmt14/s1600/Ratling%2Bhybrid%2Bcomparison.JPG)
He started life as this Citadel pre-slotta Halfling Oni:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TtPL04WjG98/VjjBC2YtfYI/AAAAAAAAEh4/iqo_Tjf8miI/s1600/Oni.jpg)
And here's what he looked like after all the conversion work:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8YGTNf9gpBE/VjjBDBb0D-I/AAAAAAAAEiA/vkwMvxfQXIU/s1600/1.JPG)
Hope you like him! More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/sometimes-girls-go-for-short-guy.html).
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Like him? Love him! :-*
Great start for the Genestealer coven with him/it :D
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Glad you like him! I might try to paint him a buddy over the next couple of weeks.
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Cute little bugger. Cute like a space herpes.
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Ain't this fantastic? :-* Seriously, having the mere idea in mind is just genius, but coming to this execution takes this project to another level. Great work!!
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Brilliant idea with flawless execution!
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You certainly have an eye for picking right figures to convert, that halfling fitted the bill perfectly.
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That little hybrid is so awesome, brilliant idea and execution :-*
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He's fantastic :-*
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Thanks all! I'm glad you're enjoying the little fella :) I think there's something in the cute + sinister combination that makes figures like this very appealing!
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Yes, he works very well. Your drapery sculpting is quite good, too.
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A new week, and something completely different! I've had this pair in a box for a while and finally decided to give them attention and paint them as Imperial Naval Officers. The guy on the left is a Black Tree Design figure from the Doctor Who range, while the guy on the left is the GW Fleet Officer from the Regimental Advisors set.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0csca_JZ4Do/VksTJWPubUI/AAAAAAAAEks/CJDSB0a0doc/s1600/Navy%2B5.JPG)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/in-navy-fleet-officers-of-imperium.html).
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I decided that my Fleet Officers needed some guards / goons to order around, so did a little adaptation to a pair of the limited edition Cadians 'At Ease' by replacing their heads with some from Rogue Trader guardsmen.
I'm pretty pleased with the resulting Naval Armsmen:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UFib6ftVz04/Vl3DnLz5kVI/AAAAAAAAEmo/r9xQNFYnHKM/s1600/Guards%2B1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T0Ti2cgpz3A/Vl3Dnpz9VOI/AAAAAAAAEm0/1WWYFLeruH8/s1600/Guards%2BScenic.JPG)
As ever, more words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/prepare-for-boarding-action-imperial.html).
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Excellent work, very nice solution for armsmen.
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Glad you like them! I'm tempted to do more at some point - perhaps using Mordian guardsmen as a starting point?
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Really cool stuff
How is progress going on wave 2 of Colony87?
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Brilliant!
Those Armsmen are a nice touch.
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As for Mordians: I had a similar idea to use them as Spaceport Security personnel but Naval Armsmen for RT is an inspired idea.
Go for it.
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Cheers Mason :)
Really cool stuff
How is progress going on wave 2 of Colony87?
Michael's finished the sculpts and they're currently being mastered. All being well, there will be a wave 2 Kickstarter in Feb :)
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Amazing work again :-*
btw, that industrial/sci-fi background wall works pretty well with these figures, where it comes from?
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Amazing work again :-*
btw, that industrial/sci-fi background wall works pretty well with these figures, where it comes from?
They're Mantic Games Deadzone buildings. Pretty useful!
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They're Mantic Games Deadzone buildings. Pretty useful!
Will have a look, thanks!
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Absolutely great, the headswap is gorgeous. Glad to hear about more Colony 87 indeed!
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You may have seen in the Rogue Quest thread over the last 12 weeks or so, I've been working on a paint along project with fellow blogger (Asslessman over at Leadplague (http://leadplague.blogspot.co.uk/)) to create 'Dungeon adventuring parties' for the 40k universe.
Here's a group shot of the initial 6 members (L-R: Astropath 'cleric', psyker 'magic user', squat 'rogue', 'paladin', Eldar 'bard' and 'barbarian')
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r43beGf8qzc/VmWVM5EmClI/AAAAAAAAEpE/xJEgjnq9a3M/s1600/6.JPG)
Now the project has been completed, I figure I could post any new additions to this thread, so here we go with this guy who represents the fighter:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jmj2yQ9KgbM/VnPlbIsxfZI/AAAAAAAAEpo/16FaLPEpP8A/s1600/1.JPG)
You can see all my 'Rogue Quest' posts on my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Rogue%20Quest).
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I absolutely love what you've done with the LE Marine to create Gondamer Rossal! He looks like he's stepped straight out of the Rogue Trader book. Exceptional work axiom! :D
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What a colourful band of delinquents Axiom ;D I really like the combined look of them all, a dungeon / lost spaceship crawl would be perfect for them 8) 8)
Best of luck with them.
Will you be doing a "level 2 gear" and "level 3 gear" set of miniatures in the future?
I'd be tempted to try a scifi dungeon crawl myself!
Cheers
Matt
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I love it, the party look amazing :-* What a great idea, that I really have to steal :)
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Simply delicious. You've done some magnificent work on these characters :-* :-*
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@Constable Bertrand - I hadn't considered levelling up with additional gear...it's probably not on the horizon, but it would be fun to give it a go :)
Thanks for the comments everyone. I actually finished this guy off in a flurry of painting activity - he'll be my last painted figure for the year, but represents the Ranger - in this case an unpleasant xenos tracker by the name of Algaarg!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NgsHGXEqrmA/VnfyIIxwhNI/AAAAAAAAErM/WBJfYSer0Js/s1600/1.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y5i4MZA9R6I/VnfyIT_gnCI/AAAAAAAAErQ/H9V43oIuXB4/s1600/3.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRXU5eRB1Y/VnfyI_Qc__I/AAAAAAAAErg/1eZvKaoXN1w/s1600/Scenic.JPG)
He's made from a Gorkomorka Mutie torso, and modern plastic Skitarii legs, plus a few extra details from my bits box. You can see more about him over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/rogue-quest-expansion-ranger-algaarg.html).
Have a good holiday everyone!
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Brilliant conversion! :o What a hive of scum and villainy this thread is. I'm surprised that the Inquisition haven't suppressed it yet.
lol
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Where has this been all my.. gaming life??
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@Earther - the Inquisition are aware, but the Inquisitor whose jurisdiction it falls under is somewhat radical - he's got plans to make use of these scummers!
Glad you like them Mac Finn :)
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You rock, man, the conversion is great, looks perfectly natural (if that indeed is the word for this guy! ;D)
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great idea with the mutie torso...consider it swiped good sir :-*
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I think I mentioned over on the Inq28 forum how much I love these! I've had this idea for ages, always been out off by the price of the muties on eBay... this has reenthused me, maybe I'll treat myself for Christmas! Brilliant stuff sir.
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I've got a new Inquisimunda campaign kicking off in a few weeks, and have decided to use a Rogue Trader themed Space Elf / Eldar band. This guy has sat part-painted in a case for over 5 years, so it was nice to bring him out and spruce him up in preparation for the first game.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6eb7ZhcjeT4/Vo5RQM6VoAI/AAAAAAAAEuI/snrwOXIVQiA/s1600/Ghost%2B2.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmhzulSvpqw/Vo5RPyAp4kI/AAAAAAAAEuA/aDy_hRtSQRg/s1600/Ghost%2B3.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/eldar-battle-drone-executioner-class.html).
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Nice work, mate.
Eldar bands make great protagonists for I'Munda and I look forward to seeing the rest.
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I was never sold on the odd Rogue Trader Eldar tiger striped patterns, I sure enjoy them now though. Good work!
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Funny how tastes change over time. I never used to like Bob Olley sculpts, now I'm rather partial to them!
For my latest figure, I'll introduce Henig Drosk - a new character for the forthcoming Inquisimunda campaign. He represents an undercover guise for my disgraced Inquisitor (and will be accompanying the Eldar Corsairs).
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dyBucFubyds/VpTtZWbweoI/AAAAAAAAEuo/J2UCBXNblNc/s1600/3.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DS0G_SdS8zo/VpTtZ0q93FI/AAAAAAAAEuw/sGtZtJX2Roc/s1600/4.JPG)
He's converted from 3 components (head/torso/legs):
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mvr4N_mBvq0/VpTtZAp99OI/AAAAAAAAEuk/o0AtlV5Fe94/s1600/1.JPG)
More pics and text over at my blog: http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/archeo-historian-henig-drosk.html
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Wow! That is a nice conversion, it looks quite seamless and produces a quite evocative looking character.
Great painting too.
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Excellent!! Wow, great conversion!!
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Here's a couple of recent products of the painting table. First up is an Eldar d-cannon and single crewman painted last week to round out the warband I'm using for my Inquisimunda campaign:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gRuxdczSdQs/Vp-fF8BYRtI/AAAAAAAAEwA/OyAWDsKJrXY/s1600/D-cannon%2B1.JPG)
And the full warband:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2H__Y5aNfPc/Vp-fGuLhy1I/AAAAAAAAEwM/TD7cnzvXFHo/s1600/Warband.JPG)
Secondly, I've converted a figure of a senior Astropath - Mother Cantor Mechthild, from a Wargames Foundry Bride of Frankenstein:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6WzH-FBb7M4/VqnwB1-9HJI/AAAAAAAAEyw/i2Kf74HZsJk/s1600/Mother%2BCantor%2BFin%2B2.JPG)
I made the Mother Cantor as my entry to a competition for the Ammobunker Inq28 forums, themed around 'First among equals'.
Mother Cantor Mechthild and her choristers:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mdq15tUsxLU/VqnwBhkuHeI/AAAAAAAAEyo/yUR1pvOEtfI/s1600/Mother%2BCantor%2BFin%2B1.JPG)
There's more info on the conversion over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/over-at-ammobunker-inq28-forums.html).
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That warband is a lovely colourful bunch :-*
And mother with her cohorts are quite spooky :o
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What a superb warband! And Mother Cantor Mechthild is sublime. Very Bene Gesserit. 8)
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They're fantastic! :-*
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Brilliant!
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This is a thread that just keep on giving. That is some seriously awesome painting with a really cool oldschool vibe.
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Thanks everyone - it's great to hear that you like them.
Bene Gesserit is pretty much the touchstone for female psyker types I think - there's something about an otherworldly female order that presses lots of scifi buttons :)
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Wow, this is the perfect icing on the cake for this group! :-*
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I wanted to add a scout type to my Eldar warband, at the same time tying it to the classic Space Elf style.
Here's the result, created from the top half of a Space Elf and the bottom half of an Eldar scout. I adapted a kimono pattern into an approximation at 28mm scale, which I think worked out OK.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yc3wYs0cAyY/VrH6lz3P-lI/AAAAAAAAE04/T02ySFoQlm8/s1600/Ranger%2B1.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v5ovj44Pct4/VrH6l0ZCQ8I/AAAAAAAAE08/3npI9ImML_Y/s1600/Ranger%2B2.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuQezM8ng0g/VrH6mFDcgcI/AAAAAAAAE1A/IIyyGFFrs5o/s1600/Ranger%2B3.JPG)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/retro-styled-eldar-scout-merne-darkbrow.html).
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The pattern print looks gorgeous! :-* :-*
Cheers
Matt
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Thanks Matt! Glad you like it :)
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That's a great looking conversion.
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The print patter is impressive and is in keeping with the early space elf style.
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That is a great conversion!
And you just HAVE to love that 'kimono'.
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Amazing how you made this work. The Japanese touch on Eldar works perfectly. Bravo!
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Glad you all like the conversion. I must admit, it's a joy working with Jes Goodwin Eldar and Elves - they're all a consistent scale and design - beautifully compatible!
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A pair of random, unrelated figures to share with you today. First up is a fishdog (swamp hound from Four A Miniatures) I painted up to accompany my Piscean warrior (from the Space Riders Kickstarter):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XcN3w7zwuak/VsMqGN2_aHI/AAAAAAAAE2k/SaIq2zmvVlU/s1600/Fishdog%2B1.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j596dCvm89k/VsMqFeGStII/AAAAAAAAE2c/fpj4JUejAdY/s1600/Fishdog%2B3.JPG)
Second is a new addition to my Eldar Void Pirates in my ongoing Inquisimunda campaign. I've tried to keep the Japanese theme that I used on the last Eldar, with the addition of a floral motif:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K0Z70KNTQGc/VsMrXvKXNYI/AAAAAAAAE20/HcDaHoQQdW0/s1600/Melta%2B1.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hjhcfDTNu7o/VsMrWU7ovFI/AAAAAAAAE2w/mjFw9AgPmbE/s1600/Melta%2B2.JPG)
More words and pictures over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/elfman-and-fishdog.html)
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Lovely brushwork.
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I have that beasty and was going to use it for Strange Aeons, but I can see a new use for it now that you have posted this.
:D
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Very nice especially the Eldar hairdresser and his hairdryer of doom. "A quick blow dry sir? or just the usual Marine flat top cut?". The RT Eldar miniatures were cool.
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Very nice especially the Eldar hairdresser and his hairdryer of doom. "A quick blow dry sir? or just the usual Marine flat top cut?". The RT Eldar miniatures were cool.
Haha! :D You realise I'm not going to be able to look at his meltagun in the same way ever again!
I have that beasty and was going to use it for Strange Aeons, but I can see a new use for it now that you have posted this.
And just what is that new use? :)
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And just what is that new use? :)
A Tracker hound for an alien huntsman I have in mind.
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Cool! I didn't know of that beast, but now I need it!!
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blimey ... it's all marvellous.
I do particularly like the dog and his handler - obviously brilliant sculpts to which you've done great justice.
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It's been a little while since I last posted anything new here, but I've finished a new recruit for my Eldar Pirate warband ahead of a game tonight. Tal Newblade is a young, rash and brash Eldar (hence the more vibrant fashion sense!).
He's converted from 3 separate models (torso and bionic leg from one old Eldar, shuriken catapult from another, and the skirt element is from an Elf sorceress). Hope you like him!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-op7Os3zFKZc/VulG7SszzwI/AAAAAAAAE74/2cufRUu-Qu4rZeZH5ZeAl_F-dIK-BYe8A/s1600/Newblade%2B1.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7uDi3dQj7ug/VulG7JzC-gI/AAAAAAAAE70/Eu1x0OdNAZYZ1eKVrWp_hRdqXVC6lQdeQ/s1600/Newblade%2B2.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVdqke7G5GM/VulHA5SOcEI/AAAAAAAAE8E/AOW79hdj_uAOXuCDLxpp-nCyD7ZQHDqjg/s1600/Scenic%2B1.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTh9AeUP5nc/VulHCIx4TMI/AAAAAAAAE8M/2_5-ipLEzoAcEQh3jEmh8jtnv-6axzYvQ/s1600/Scenic%2B5.JPG)
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Like him?
He is great!
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Nice frock and great conversion, adding a layer of dynamism that a single piece casting does not allow giving him a great sense of depth.
Nice work.
8) 8)
The band is really coming on now.
You must be doing well in your campaign.
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Thanks Mason :) The warband is doing pretty well, although not as well as the exceptionally dangerous Dark Eldar one ;)
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Mega - I seem to oscillate between commenting on these here and on the ammo bunker. I love the Japanese floral aspect you bring to your Eldar. The warband look great together - your painting style is so consitant it managed to tie together a the disparate colours. Top.
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Eldar and Japanese stylings are just a match made in heaven I think :)
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I've made a little more progress with a new addition to the Eldar Warband - this time a Bonesinger to add some psychic support:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DZC_1WozvCM/VvqD_7smPfI/AAAAAAAAE_Q/g8wzgfKr5hM3uKKSE3gUSqx4zRe361sSA/s1600/Bonesinger%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nHUZpIa66wE/VvqD-6m-uXI/AAAAAAAAE_I/v4Ox7pyGubkwTN6f4EO41VMCCW-J_7rVQ/s1600/Bonesinger%2B2.jpg)
The figure is converted from a Rogue Trader Eldar trader, with a new helmet, robe, lute and feline familiar!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-65w_0XZI80k/VvqEAqDTuDI/AAAAAAAAE_U/HDfMVuxugrYnPYib9QZe8xJdM6O_4nOQQ/s1600/Bonesinger%2B4.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/storytellers-and-mystics-eldar.html)
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I always look forward to your creations, they never stop to amaze me :D This one is lovely in character, though I'm not sure what his buddies call him behind his back...... lol
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No way! :o I cannot believe the after/before. Wow.
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Wow stunning paint job, thanks for showing us the original figure because I never would have believed you otherwise .. I am still struggling to believe you made that, it looks perfect. :-* :-*
Cheers
Matt
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Another great conversion and original paint job.
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You have a cracking and completely original Eldar warband on your hands now, sir.
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Thanks all! It's really nice to hear feedback about the conversion. I've been trying to do more and more sculpting, and I think I'm getting the hang of cloth ;)
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Over at the Emporium of Rogue Dreams Facebook group, there's a fun little contest running to convert a version of the notorious smuggler and ne'er-do-well, Abdul Goldberg, referred to in several of the scenarios from the Rogue Trader rulebook.
Here's my version!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vJ3fkSGu17M/VxZXif9Ls2I/AAAAAAAAFBs/YC4tGqe1sBQjUak0aK3nIBWErPlSQJq7wCLcB/s1600/Goldberg%2B2.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MRkeBuiF4FM/VxZXi2GWSpI/AAAAAAAAFB0/HOJfYkH2Kh8mbSzWNJw8D8dOR3_dvozhQCLcB/s1600/Goldberg%2B4.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KGbBCvFYOUs/VxZXiGmQhcI/AAAAAAAAFBo/fLF5oIfuHh4hwDY8sGlN_iEVXb2sP7lMQCLcB/s1600/Goldberg%2B1.jpg)
The figure is the old Citadel 2000AD/Rogue Trooper Traitor General model, with a head from an old Citadel Corsair of Umbar, and an added pet from Foundry.
More words and pics are over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/dastardly-abul-goldberg-strikes-again.html).
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And a right dodgy geezer he looks too.
Rumour is he sold his granny for a bag of candy while still at pre-school, although he managed to blag a new one by the time he was expelled. The first time he was expelled, that is.....
Nice work.
A lovely characterful conversion and the armadillo is a really nice touch.
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Thanks Mason. That Goldberg is a nasty piece of work, I totally agree. He once shut off the air vents in a plasti-steel factory to teach the workers a lesson. They all died, but they certainly learnt the lesson.
Anyway, here's a new figure I finished last night - this time a Navigator. He's based on the old Citadel Tanglebones from the Eternal Champion range. I added the pistol and cane, and sculpted his warp eye:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gtWZ094vO04/Vxc66WobOiI/AAAAAAAAFCY/pj97WUOdjfsubmC_jafFo3Qi53xayElygCLcB/s1600/Navigator%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-duLONo3HHAc/Vxc6-DxVRAI/AAAAAAAAFCg/3OC56uWjYiEg2K1ihgrOvQEVS-6uHTsSwCLcB/s1600/Navigator%2BScenic.jpg)
As ever, more words and picture over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/navigator-ryaph-of-house-saq-dos.html).
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Brilliant!
8) :-* 8)
I have a spare one of those boys and was going to make a psyker out of him but I may well steal borrow that idea as he makes a perfect Navigator.
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Excellent and imaginative conversions Axiom! :-*
Of the ones I've seen on the Emporium, I think I like your Goldberg the most.
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Amazing! Wow, I think you nailed the concept :o
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Thanks so much Suber - glad you like him. I hope to have more navigators at some future point, plus a nice ship for them to fly around in ;)
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Most recently painted is this old Citadel Citi-Def figure from their Judge Dredd range, intended for use as an NPC, armed civilian, goon or some such!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9t1kYRi-eKU/VzCTOkx_dcI/AAAAAAAAFJU/hr8km8Ea-90j9sqbXWAUiCnMvAkVtdGOgCLcB/s1600/Citi-Def%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ccZ0Jo5pe5c/VzCTOZJVOqI/AAAAAAAAFJQ/A6co6Jx4V2gtj-vBxVDTuwnVviZ4Ouv4QCLcB/s1600/Citi-Def%2B2.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/pint-sized-citi-def.html) as always :)
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Lovely stuff as always mate.
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Thanks spevna :)
Some more additions to my civilians / NPCs - this time a three-strong engineering team, comprising a squat engineer (Rogue Trader adventurers range), a human menial (Acropolis Future City Starship crew), and a diagnostic robot (built by a mate to represent a Rogue Trader bombot):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tMDrfdtuKEY/Vzm9gXmHycI/AAAAAAAAFKE/_biw9E2kM_cgY1pet2vI2J7UdaSV1QZcgCLcB/s1600/Engineering%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9WblIT5LbFY/Vzm9hH52AOI/AAAAAAAAFKY/fqSGvZsKkhU38B8ulU21ldSgXre8vsi0gCKgB/s1600/Engineering%2BScenic.jpg)
I think they make a pretty nice team :)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/engineering-team-to-level-17-we-have.html).
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I think they make a pretty nice team :)
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They do.
They work well together.
8)
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They do.
They work well together.
8)
Thanks very much :D
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Hey, nice crew! That colour combination gives them coherence and they look great!
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Brilliant additions to the work crews Axiom! 8) 8)
Cheers
Matt
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Good looking group. I wasn't aware of the Acropolis Future City Starship range, they look useful.
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Where can you buy Acropolis Future City Starship range, ? I remember trying to find them years ago and had no luck.
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Thanks all!
The Baggage Train (http://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389/Categories/ecee596a242de13b779391cdaa2c528d) stocks the Future City range at the moment, although a lack of photos does make it difficult to order the figures. I ended up doing quite a bit of guess-work and bulk ordering to get the figures I wanted.
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your not kidding about the guess work, wow what a bad web page. There must of been 5 or more described as just droids, without pictures, what a pain.
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Newly finished are a pair of astropaths:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IpyKGfipRSw/V0VqgrtTpgI/AAAAAAAAFLA/AlEMZZV3Lr8qnRB-oUO_NDwGYPpY6fmMACLcB/s1600/Astropaths%2B25.05.16.jpg)
I converted this guy up as a senior astropath (Precentor):
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WlPZrSoCHzI/V0VqosWllTI/AAAAAAAAFLE/3A9mkasXtaAKnkZcY193HVASO4k7257ngCLcB/s1600/Astropath%2BPeyter%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-duqoBhdFj2o/V0Vqo2ARoDI/AAAAAAAAFLM/9tGmzC1SKXcgGs3FzRbrdmThF-dZljwqgCLcB/s1600/Astropath%2BPeyter%2B3.jpg)
He's made from the blind beggar by Midlam Miniatures, with the addition of a plastic shoulder pad, a plastic chestpiece and some sculpted details:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kf89nIiVyiY/V0VqvAsU-oI/AAAAAAAAFLY/VEOG-KQpXUcJ5j_JuhfcvP96LG00EmUawCLcB/s1600/Beggar.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WnTeH8fRTeA/V0Vqv0ApH9I/AAAAAAAAFLo/C401Cxio-OcQGKiEnJ9v15BBRphft9IPQCLcB/s1600/Peyter%2BWIP.jpg)
I also quickly mocked up a little temple for them to hang around in ;)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaDpHs4qiaI/V0Vq05KR0PI/AAAAAAAAFLs/8pjC77UdIZ8SOWFiYFEMhV2XNsUaUQ5BACLcB/s1600/Temple%2B1.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-blind-leading-blind.html).
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Wow
Just
Wow
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Ooo these are rather special...
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That last Astropath is a very clever and effective conversion, really great.
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That last photo in the temple is really something special - love it!
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Thanks very much everyone.
When I say the temple is mocked up, it really is! It's several of my gaming boards propped up against each other, with a trio of statues. The banner in the background was about a minute's work on an old envelope ;)
I really would like to make a proper temple eventually :)
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When I say the temple is mocked up, it really is! It's several of my gaming boards propped up against each other, with a trio of statues. The banner in the background was about a minute's work on an old envelope ;)
I really would like to make a proper temple eventually :)
That's one of my goals as well, the Assassinorum game is in an Astropath enclave and I've been trying to figure out a good way to make a 3D version of the board. I like your basic mock up though!
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One of my frustrations with Rogue Trader is that there weren't really enough aliens for my liking. I mean alien aliens, not space elves, orks, dwarfs etc!
I recently discovered a slightly obscure part of the Kryomek range (now stocked by MSD Games (http://msdgames.com)) and picked up a selection of the alien citizens.
The first two I've painted are a pair of lizardy type aliens - male and female:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ErYko8A7DEE/V1BSub2GFnI/AAAAAAAAFNk/IXldAVwGqf42pfocx1_GvUysuNp85vEuACLcB/s1600/Simtac%2B1.jpg)
The colours are based on the red headed rock agama:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTvmxDKsBOI/V1BTgPqOB-I/AAAAAAAAFNw/-cQitX6Ezyge26pBo73CJqUXGnYyN1YhwCLcB/s1600/red_headed_rock_agama.jpg)
Hope you like them!
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/space-lizard-mercenaries-from-outer-rim.html).
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Nice aliens.
I likes 'em!
8) 8)
But, somehow, I missed the Precentor.
I loves him!
:-* :-*
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Thanks Mason! I think the Precentor is one of my favourites :)
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Brilliant alien scumbags! Can't wait to see what else you have up yer sleeve. :D
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Ahead of a planned campaign later in the year, to be set on Logan's World, I've painted up a pair of Citadel's Confrontation Maniac gangers. These will be mercenary fighters in my Journeyman gang using the Ash Wastes rules (in turn based on Gorkamorka).
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aFsMdcfBxHU/V2AD2dN9CcI/AAAAAAAAFPg/BPuQDnW7794X5RQUzSDI2vSS_Y0Y6VzdACLcB/s1600/Maniacs%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bk6P5G5p5PE/V2AD2rpUiwI/AAAAAAAAFPo/A5JhnLfrAtI0Dwr2xYOyIv_Sr5DhUrYrgCLcB/s1600/Maniacs%2B2.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LZcnf0LwTYk/V2AD3DA6KtI/AAAAAAAAFPw/TodBUohonkcHEkSdOc3LW9MCAFVaKuJ2wCLcB/s1600/Maniacs%2BScenic.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/preparing-for-logans-world.html) :)
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More good stuff Axiom! :-*
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The figures look great, but what I really love is the terrain. The flatbed tractor thing and the oil cans look dangerous to touch. And is that a bear toy in the background?
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Thanks both :)
@Michka - glad you like the terrain. I'm trying to build a wide selection. The 'bear toy' is a plastic Appa figure from The Last Airbender film - it's a 6 legged beastie with a seat I plan to turn into a baggage beast of some kind.
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More awesomeness . :)
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Thanks 3 fingers!
I painted up a 3rd member of the gang - this time a female Rogue Trader Adventurer - she just seemed to fit with the other two :)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-diQpuKzlOVI/V2qYisjTwBI/AAAAAAAAFQM/YOdLlDp1thIrZYeesnutZBdDGKuoquTjgCLcB/s1600/Punk%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RskvGTQ6G60/V2qYklMhuXI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/KTrSkRkrXj4R5cYcya1A0SZKKJ123gsZACLcB/s1600/Mercs%2BScenic.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/make-my-day-punk.html).
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Another great and subtle colour scheme on her! :o
But I couldn't help thinking "Oh no! The Maniax have cornered old citrus-face!" lol
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Rooting for the funny, ugly alien eh? ;) lol
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Always. ;) But don't tell the Ordo Xenos… :(
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I've been painting a few other things over the last couple of weeks, but this week it's something rather special! Gretchin (http://greenstuff-gretchin.blogspot.co.uk (http://greenstuff-gretchin.blogspot.co.uk)) converted up a wonderful Astropath from the old Warhammer Dogs of War character Hengus the Druid.
I was asked if I wanted to paint it...the obvious answer was of course 'Yes!'
Here's Gretchin's unpainted conversion. Note the repositioned arms and sculpted hand:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9AVPBz4KmmQ/V3PE4QxN6YI/AAAAAAAAFTM/tVCkFd4F1wgzxc6Hak08LQHBeeWGftvhQCLcB/s1600/Albus%2BWIP%2B2.jpg)
Here's the painted up version:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yT6_7KhFMWc/V3PE-HsFQEI/AAAAAAAAFTc/I_SWEnCkae41Yjpba5BMUvEiE1qhelTeQCLcB/s1600/Albus%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sD6wuaGG5Ac/V3PE-Ak1DwI/AAAAAAAAFTg/GP7lbcN95P8oMhgwUEK7ZqxmeOskPZazACLcB/s1600/Albus%2B3.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fCYvo2rRpJ4/V3PE-qsjLJI/AAAAAAAAFUA/yZieeRm0E0oO1GeNZGVoGq7NrWXcKRRngCKgB/s1600/Albus%2BScenic%2B1.jpg)
Thanks Gretchin for letting me paint him!
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I've been painting a few other things over the last couple of weeks, but this week it's something rather special! Gretchin (http://greenstuff-gretchin.blogspot.co.uk (http://greenstuff-gretchin.blogspot.co.uk)) converted up a wonderful Astropath from the old Warhammer Dogs of War character Hengus the Druid.
I was asked if I wanted to paint it...the obvious answer was of course 'Yes!'
Here's Gretchin's unpainted conversion. Note the repositioned arms and sculpted hand:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9AVPBz4KmmQ/V3PE4QxN6YI/AAAAAAAAFTM/tVCkFd4F1wgzxc6Hak08LQHBeeWGftvhQCLcB/s1600/Albus%2BWIP%2B2.jpg)
Here's the painted up version:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yT6_7KhFMWc/V3PE-HsFQEI/AAAAAAAAFTc/I_SWEnCkae41Yjpba5BMUvEiE1qhelTeQCLcB/s1600/Albus%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sD6wuaGG5Ac/V3PE-Ak1DwI/AAAAAAAAFTg/GP7lbcN95P8oMhgwUEK7ZqxmeOskPZazACLcB/s1600/Albus%2B3.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fCYvo2rRpJ4/V3PE-qsjLJI/AAAAAAAAFUA/yZieeRm0E0oO1GeNZGVoGq7NrWXcKRRngCKgB/s1600/Albus%2BScenic%2B1.jpg)
Thanks Gretchin for letting me paint him!
Great work! You're going to have to organise some kind of Astropath convention at this rate!
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So that is how many Astropaths you've got now? Great conversion and great matching pj.
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That looks very effective :)
It is great when a simple conversion gels together so nicely.
Great paint too :)
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Thanks both!
@Gunbird - Nine astropaths painted, another 3 sitting and waiting for their turn ;)
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Love it - great conversion and your scheme for the astropaths is perfect. I also like seeing the yellow chap with the big hat in the foreground, that's one of my favourites of yours!
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Another lovely conversion and paintjob.
:-* :-*
See what you have started?..........
@Gunbird - Nine astropaths painted, another 3 sitting and waiting for their turn ;)
It is not a convention but a surgery for those with disturbed 'Pathic' tendencies!
;D
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:o :o :o
I declare thee Seat of the Astronomican :-* :-*
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He's really good,though I did wonder if he had ate to much ice cream an got brain freeze. lol
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Haha - yes, overindulging in the Emperor's gelato :)
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Axiom, you have a wonderful collection of miniature, and your converting and painting skills really takes them on another level!
It'a a pleasure to read through this topic!
I especially enjoied the astropath clan! :-*
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@Maxx - thanks very much :)
I do like my astropaths!!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0ThqdfWZg0/V3PE-15vmiI/AAAAAAAAFTw/Fo5dKmhNDOQclK4eTIazVsiglz2y5QIkwCLcB/s1600/Albus%2BScenic%2B2.jpg)
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Okay, okay, you win. You have the largest collection of astropaths.
And they look great!
I'm going to have to dig back through the thread, I think I missed a couple of them being unveiled.
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Wow!
What's the bald woman on the left from? And is the fellow on the right with the visor a GW original?
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An inspired group of astropaths. The plant they are on mist be important to have such a sizable contengent.
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Excellent work dude !!! I wonder if anyone else on the planet has that many astropaths ? Love the pale skin on them all too.
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I suspect collecting astropaths is a bit of a niche within a niche ;) I've got more to come though!
@FramFramson - the bald lady is a conversion of this Dark Sword figure:
(http://www.darkswordminiatures.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/330x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/s/e/set7_femalemage_f_p.jpg)
There's some detail on the conversion here (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/this-is-coruscant-calling-astropath-syl.html).
The guy with the visor is indeed a GW original - he was part of the Inquisitorial retinue figures from the early 2000s - you can pick him up fairly readily on ebay.
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I've been attempting something different over the last couple of weeks - my first ever sculpt from scratch.
I started with this:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JgJKSjmrOjE/V3u4E0DVLsI/AAAAAAAAFVg/JjWLImSW1WwenKoEFfdayI8V7M3im8QtACLcB/s1600/Armature.jpg)
With the intention of making a 28mm version of this old 25mm figure - the Interplanetary Merchant from Citadel's Spacefarers line:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCux2jW_P-o/V3u3sTRaKSI/AAAAAAAAFVY/QumHTFdqqNgscPTr830sVbu2Gd-J8wOmQCLcB/s1600/13450834_10209775678368619_8919717313234070846_n.jpg)
I built up some mass:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLVqflDhqaE/V3u3Prwp-5I/AAAAAAAAFUk/LW-s27h3pYwcnqyaHaMDOeB8pDYwb2_hwCLcB/s1600/Merchant%2B1.jpg)
Added some details and made a few mistakes:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NRLvEj8v0Hg/V3u3SKeFncI/AAAAAAAAFVM/NEO-TTVmYvkAaO1mn3_EAWWzlir_8ZczwCLcB/s1600/Merchant%2B7.jpg)
Realised he needed feet:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ECgDExc7rss/V3u3PQwJvHI/AAAAAAAAFUg/gPRpMv2H1zES6hlVoTbLcSS8ht87IBfswCLcB/s1600/Merchant%2B11.jpg)
And ended up with this:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aYlbSybv_5k/V3vDTLjymEI/AAAAAAAAFWI/v0yaObMVSaokPtus1ySQhjcLVBtR70j-wCLcB/s1600/Merchant%2BComparison.jpg)
He's not perfect, but I learnt a lot, and can't wait to paint him up! Lots more WIP pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/teaching-myself-to-sculpt-embiggening.html).
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Oh wow, the merchant looks great! :o I was thinking only the other day how great it would be if the old Spacefarers range was size-compatible with RT era figures. 8)
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For a first sculpt that's pretty damn good. Better than the original. Impressed, and somewhat jealous. ;)
There's a few ranges that could do with an embiggening ray. Spacefarers would be brilliant.
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@Earther - I'm 100% with you - I love the Spacefarers range and wish it was in 28mm, particularly the Star Lane Pirates and jet cycles.
@Wachaza - thanks very much. I don't know that it is better than the original, but it doesn't compare too badly I guess :)
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Excellent work, I'm impressed!
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Excellent work, I'm impressed!
Me too.
8)
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Thanks guys - you know how to make me feel good :D
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I've made a little more progress with my Maniac gang for the autumn rolling road campaign - this time with the addition of a heavy weapon gunner. She's a simple head swap on an old Imperial Guard figure (head is from Venus Bluegenes from the Citadel Rogue Trooper range).
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zsDT4kf21xM/V4UTMI3096I/AAAAAAAAFW4/ZOK6EYJYlSUBt8DdOOulAZEQXACxCu_nQCLcB/s1600/Maniac%2BHeavy%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uem81Uqy1BQ/V4UTMQKGPCI/AAAAAAAAFXA/GGuFCDDZoOg6tc62HpGl8HTGxh7A7fs2wCLcB/s1600/Maniac%2BHeavy%2B2.jpg)
As ever, more words over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/heavy-calibre-maniac-with-auto-cannon.html).
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-voksoHHLB7E/V4UTMVP0VmI/AAAAAAAAFW8/gtAofoUSS50v8j7lBsCbBCKM9sPOxvqXQCLcB/s1600/Maniacs%2B6.jpg)
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These are fantastic - I love the colour choices, especially her pants. I'm well in to funny pastel tones for sci fi.
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A cracking little gang you have there. All beautifully painted. Al a bit different but still unified. Well done.
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Thanks guys! There's plenty more Mohicans to come ;)
These are fantastic - I love the colour choices, especially her pants. I'm well in to funny pastel tones for sci fi.
It's actually one of Foundry's flesh paints - the Oriental Flesh Shade from the Oriental Flesh triad. It just seemed a nice colour to use on cloth :)
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Lovely brushwork! I especially like the white eye-stripes - I assume inspired by the Logan's World bit of the RT rulebook? Fantastic attention to detail and a real inspiration.
Is it just the angle, or does the shotgun guy have long arms? Not meant to be a criticism - he'll look amazing on the tabletop. It just caught my eye.
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I'll claim the angle - running, bending, arms out in front. He looks fine to me in hand ;)
And yes - Logan's world is the setting for these guys, hence the eye stripe. I've got a water seller in the works for these guys to hang out with too!
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You ar making some serious cracking works lately! :-*
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As promised, I've been working on the Water Seller to accompany my Logan's World mercenaries. If you're not familiar with the look for Water Sellers, they are illustrated as being fat, heavily tattooed and wearing trousers with waist sashes:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8liK892Q9LA/V43ZiwadhbI/AAAAAAAAFXc/5e5py-ghBKcAkBR7fuVI-rUoW9nvmEa2QCLcB/s1600/Water%2Bseller%2Bart%2B2.jpg)
My guy, Silwon Fisk, is slightly more hands-on than those pictured!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bEYRHWP7UMk/V43lvq4WfKI/AAAAAAAAFZY/Wdxghx1cLwgUQybItB5-Hzv-rvIoDFqQACLcB/s1600/Water%2BSeller%2BFin%2B1.jpg)
He's converted from a LOTR Harad Guard, with a Necromunda shotgun and press-moulded head from Citadel's old Paranoia High Programme. The collar and other bits and pieces were sculpted.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLJQXof0AUs/V43dX5pB2JI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/HIVcWUioVBEM6HF6jE9P0Ug5V97Ih3o3gCLcB/s1600/Waer%2BSeller%2BWIP%2B10.jpg)
The little chap was a Foundry / Casting Room Miniatures familiar with loads of sculpting over the top, plus a FW grenade launcher.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fn8ovYIU6VE/V43kRZ-DsfI/AAAAAAAAFZE/yLTGpFmzys4QffNR-GSYAuqUaxPIhMKagCLcB/s1600/Water%2BSeller%2BWIP%2B10.jpg)
All in all, I'm pretty happy with the results!
More details and loads more pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/silwon-fisk-water-seller.html)
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I love these two fellas, mate.
Bloody wonderful as they are so full of character.
:-* :-*
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Absolutely marvellous character! :-*
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Wow, he looks great. Another hit!
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Those water sellers are awesome,are you going to do Ork slavers?
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YESSSSSSSSSSSS!
Love them, mega. Have you considered adding any of the digga range to your retinue, seems they'd fit well.
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Thanks all!
@ 3 Fingers - one of the other campaign players is planning to take ork slavers. I hope someone will make a hoverbus too!
@ Jagganeth - I only have a couple of the trukk crew which I'm considering adding to some vehicles.
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Great stuff,always liked the look of the ork slavers,sad when you think so much background fluff abandoned.
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Ahead of a game I'm playing in a few weeks time, I needed to add some figures to some starship crew to make a sort of intersteller trading company force.
I've added a pair of servitors to lug cargo around (Bob Olley RT servitors):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UFMfHQLp0TQ/V5iQpQ2384I/AAAAAAAAFZ0/8w2LWH2pxU8kvP_TO1dzvGfdrLGHwBmkACEw/s1600/Orange%2BStar%2BLine%2BServitors%2B1.jpg)
And some company troopers (Alternative Armies / Ion Age militia):
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-snkNaFlQ-s8/V5iSP_vRreI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/7GJPzt8q5gEExPC2MOTnrGKPxFEMnj4WQCLcB/s1600/Orange%2BStar%2BLine%2BTroopers%2B1.jpg)
And the force as a whole:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xs0TbDK0k2E/V5iTsdhuAZI/AAAAAAAAFak/lwm0q-0W4agFJ2nk3i0M5XeZmgg0RlFQQCLcB/s1600/Orange%2BStar%2BLine%2BCrew.jpg)
More pics and words over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/recruiting-for-orange-star-line.html).
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Really excellent - I want to start a similar project in 15mm, just plugging along with characterful minis, but seeing the Bob Olley sculpts does make me want to do it in 28mm!
This has been such a good project to follow - how many minis have you done so far? Really impressive.
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@Jaganneth - because I'm pretty sad about these things, I can tell you exactly! Since early 2014, when I started painting up a loose collection of RT era themed models, I've painted 168 in total (excluding terrain). I'll be honest and say it's been the most enjoyable project (if you can call a loose collection of figures a project) I've done since I started gaming :)
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Wow, that's so productive. One every four days basically?! I like that you've got quite a few consistent colour pops too (like that fleshy orange) - it strikes me that you could assemble pretty much any ad-hoc group and it tie together nicely.
One of my favourite projects ever. Top.
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@Jaganneth - because I'm pretty sad about these things, I can tell you exactly! Since early 2014, when I started painting up a loose collection of RT era themed models, I've painted 168 in total (excluding terrain). I'll be honest and say it's been the most enjoyable project (if you can call a loose collection of figures a project) I've done since I started gaming :)
Group shot!
:D
(Sorry, mate, but someone had to say it....).
One of my favourite projects ever. Top.
Mine too.
It was him that made me start mine.*
Although my productivity is never going to reach that level.
*He is a bad man, I tell ya!
;D
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A group shot you say?
I'll try and assemble them all after I get back from my holidays :D
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After a break to go on holiday, I picked up the brushes again last night with something relatively easy.
I've expanded the number of tools available to my Squat Engineer with the addition of 9 new surveying drones for use as plot points and objectives. The drone models are from Gydran Miniatures (check out their new Kickstarter BTW (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gidranminiatures/science-fiction-space-dwarfs-dweorg))
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUs-ty_6-3I/V7MN465oIxI/AAAAAAAAFb4/ZtXyru-yKS0KR7l82Xk-m-uWzl-uH0h_gCEw/s1600/Drones%2B2.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oTD1KBtY2xw/V7MN5Ykmj2I/AAAAAAAAFb8/WiNq0v3lg6E4nY6FAB3JsheV9V12noaYQCEw/s1600/Drones%2BScenic.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/droning-on-and-on-and-on-and.html).
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Very nicely done.
They fit in just fine and the colour scheme really brings the group together perfectly.
8) 8)
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The latest addition to my Logan's World gang is a requisite transport option! I think this is a Future Wars buggy of some sort. I added the rollcage, rear platform and gun.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GEDWBUQmbQ4/V7wsH_UCo3I/AAAAAAAAFcs/hEu6mB00dkoLzcpYmQ1pzlfuRld_97yPACLcB/s1600/Buggy%2B4.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PcQXnQKZyuI/V7wsTotC6zI/AAAAAAAAFc0/SBDNelRhgE0vezuci-H9wDrb_-6FxunZwCLcB/s1600/Buggy%2B1.jpg)
I employed pretty much all the weathering techniques I know to beat it up suitably ;)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/top-gear-ash-wastes-dune-buggy.html).
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Oh, it's a beauty! :-*
The weathering is outstanding :o
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I've really enjoyed browsing through your various work.
Very well done.
Tony
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Thanks very much both!
I've been enjoying the weathering since I realised it was simple, quick and easy with just a bit of blister pack foam!
In fact, I did some more on some crates last night:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3KqfavFOpf8/V71wf1YtjmI/AAAAAAAAFds/UhcM9BBuK68mXVh9XpekBovNa_f-lZZRQCLcB/s1600/Crates%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HafUfiSyhNE/V71wfyq6kcI/AAAAAAAAFdo/bb7xG4d-3C8zYJlB30qu1_XlvWNoToeKwCLcB/s1600/Crates%2B3.jpg)
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Very effective.
8)
Now I need to know where that buggy came from....
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Mason, a bit of research over at Stuff of Legends (https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/grenadier/future-warriors.html) reveals that the buggy is a Lightening Strike Buggy from the Grenadier Future Wars range. Looks like mine was missing the original rollcage and front guard:
(https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/grenadier/images/1904.jpg)
Mirliton (http://www.mirliton.it/index.php?cName=future-warrior-28-mm) have the licence for the range currently, but they don't appear to have the buggy in production.
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Cheers, mate.
That picture certainly helps as it does not look like it would be too difficult to replicate something in a similar fashion using toy cars etc.
Much appreciated.
:D
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@Scurv - the buggy is certainly of its time ;) Those Warzone buggies are still available from Scotia Grendel BTW :)
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It's been quite a busy week, hobby-wise!
I painted some more crates (the larger white and the big orange one):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HafUfiSyhNE/V71wfyq6kcI/AAAAAAAAFdo/bb7xG4d-3C8zYJlB30qu1_XlvWNoToeKwCLcB/s1600/Crates%2B3.jpg)
GM'd a game of Inquisimunda for these three excellent factions:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rHhMBHX-P7U/V8CnFrPZnbI/AAAAAAAAFeg/bF7JUsjwwpIy1YQRYqK8d55if8Cdyw3ZgCLcB/s1600/Mystery%2B16.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f9-cxoz_uMI/V8CnFbq5LaI/AAAAAAAAFec/qUtFcpmT0QcA8ySJ7Ckn41zPXqEbKk0YwCLcB/s1600/Mystery%2B14.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--KAl1NZXFfc/V8CnFeNpLeI/AAAAAAAAFeY/hij_XvtC88c55h17CWMIoEwKHkcOpM-qACLcB/s1600/Mystery%2B15.jpg)
(read a full game report here (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/the-mystery-of-ivory-statues.html)).
Finally, I bought some nice painted figures on ebay, and did some quick touch-ups and rebasing to fit them in with the rest of my figures:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K5_CbdGpA18/V8Pp1yallbI/AAAAAAAAFgM/xaiJMQxP8vkTaijvEqKmTbAuZ8cNBcLPACLcB/s1600/Kill%2BTeam%2B4.jpg)
You can read about these mean-looking fighters at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/gang-warfare-necromundan-spiders-kill_22.html) too!
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What a wonderful array of figures and scenery in that game.
Top drawer.
And EVERYONE needs a Jokaero.
:-* 8) :D
Sounds like you had a great laugh and playing ariound with the lights and sound on that vehicle.... bet you couldn't resist?*
;)
Nice ebay find too.
They do mix in well with your existing stuff pretty well.
8)
*I have a train with working sounds just waiting to be tarted up for gaming.
Am I looking forward to that?
Oh, yes!
:D
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A toy train requiring tarting? Sounds great :)
There's something about playing with actual toys that really appeals!
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Axiom,
I'm not sure why I'd not spent much time on your thread, but I just went back and read through the last 20 pages and I have to say it's been a long time since I was so impressed (and a bit intimidated) by an old-school project Log. Just about every idea for a RT style conversion I've ever heard of or thought of, you've already done and to a fantastic standard.
Keep it up!
Mason,
Can't wait to see what your train looks like. As it happens, I've also got a toy train on my workbench waiting for sci-fi-ification.
Scurv,
I totally agree about the Junker's Buggies. I've got a few of them and one completed. Not as nice as the one you posted, or anwhere near the league of the figs in this thread, but here's mine.
(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/8/4/254755_sm-Buggy,%20Jeep,%20Void.JPG)
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@elif - that's very kind of you! I'm delighted you've enjoyed the retrospective by flicking back through the thread...A year's worth of posts or more!
It's a really nice buggy you have there. I'll take a closer look at the range :)
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Finally, I bought some nice painted figures on ebay, and did some quick touch-ups and rebasing to fit them in with the rest of my figures:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K5_CbdGpA18/V8Pp1yallbI/AAAAAAAAFgM/xaiJMQxP8vkTaijvEqKmTbAuZ8cNBcLPACLcB/s1600/Kill%2BTeam%2B4.jpg)
You can read about these mean-looking fighters at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/gang-warfare-necromundan-spiders-kill_22.html) too!
Oooh! I love those! I thought they looked familiar, and then I remembered where I'd seen them before: http://talasaprime.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-goodtime-gang.html?m=1 (http://talasaprime.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-goodtime-gang.html?m=1)
The added heavy stubber looks much better! :-*
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Thanks guys!
@earther - that's great! Thanks for the link. I've seen that guy's stuff before, but hadn't seen those. Thanks for making the connection :)
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No problem. ;)
It was the merc with the goggles on his head with the autogun that jumped out and reminded me. He's such a great character. 8)
Bit jealous if I'm honest… :D
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Totally loving those Squats up above and the mean human dudes !! Inspiring work !!
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@galatea77 - The squats are the work of my friend Curis - he's an ace painter!
My latest addition to the Logan's World gang is a new biker...beaten up and dirty, just like the buggy!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wiBMrexjfw/V87ZqpJcreI/AAAAAAAAFiU/gAeBmf-RKsgua0xv7DQsvo1YxMbBdbWTACLcB/s1600/Biker%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HhVQ166nUI/V87ZqoSQqUI/AAAAAAAAFiQ/0bedCXiNQtA8z5x2wLdCRMKrCciOwNZFACLcB/s1600/Biker%2B3.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8xspaCPuw-E/V87ZrV4sMpI/AAAAAAAAFig/Yghe9umflzEKCB9yFFBUSiRBwar8_ChTQCLcB/s1600/Biker%2B6.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/born-to-be-wild-logans-world-outrider.html).
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Wicked weathering, looks great.
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A WIP update for you - this is my civilian salvage vehicle I've been working on:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I95fCeFx8Ks/V9fuZopZpTI/AAAAAAAAF8s/tjm_Io7cIkAoo81fiezGXtVH51h-coLbACLcB/s1600/Salvage%2B6.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ue-5Ga6D8ws/V9fuaQfW3kI/AAAAAAAAF8w/AVFqVgOGyiQQTt18LLaySQ7TdVNQIdKOgCLcB/s1600/Salvage%2B7.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/ash-wastes-salvage-vehicle-build.html) :)
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Ooooh!
I like what you have done to that so far.
8) 8)
Very much looking forward to the next update now.
;D ;D
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Interesting, I bought a bunch of those Lego wheels several years ago for a similar project :)
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:o That's terrific!! I love that approach :-*
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@Mason - hopefully it won't be too long. I'm juggling a few different projects at the moment!
@Dr Mathias - they're ideal for this kind of project - I can't think of any other easily accessible, cheap wheels in the same vein!
Glad you like it Suber!
Next up is another Maniac ganger for my road gang. This is also an old Citadel Confrontation ganger with some modern Victoria Miniatures arms and an old bolter:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iuQjCitywhw/V9leXzjuChI/AAAAAAAAF-w/YyqZXA66Dj84pg-Dx2KL8VtXq9pQmnA_QCLcB/s1600/Bolter%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VKjm1dhhTug/V9le3bVox_I/AAAAAAAAF-4/Vkj7v17pKqoXPyZF4nTA7y19VBtjCY3YQCLcB/s1600/Bolter%2BScenic.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/supressing-fire-confrontation-maniac.html).
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I started this particular vehicle back in December 2014. It's been really good to finish it off over the last few weeks in preparation for my forthcoming campaign. As a reminder, it's based on a toy - the old Action Fore HISS tank, with the hull from a Leman Russ, lots of plasticard and bits added.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t-iXda0pHh8/V9_Z4jjHksI/AAAAAAAAGFk/WINqkt1VhbYOPzcAnMALemQp9-Err7f5QCLcB/s1600/Crawler%2Bpaint%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YQWlyhoAoII/V9_Z4u5W4WI/AAAAAAAAGFg/p9vncA3SMWcJZETK7GoeUZTGj5NB6mTpQCLcB/s1600/Crawler%2Bpaint%2B2.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FdDWfFgHOnI/V9_Z6HVpnhI/AAAAAAAAGF0/W-wELn0kDTM7EgfLpPdyIJIaXK-WukeSgCLcB/s1600/Crawler%2Bscenic.jpg)
I think she's ready to roll!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/ash-wastes-crawler-finished.html).
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Ooooh!
I like that.
A lot!
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That's sooooooooooo good. Great weathering and the size is perfect - not too big that it can't be used as a vehicle but big enough to be a terrain piece too.
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That is very cool. I'm really rather jealous at the prodigious rate you're turning out such nice miniatures.
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Thanks all! It was difficult to source something to build what is a relatively small crawler I guess. A decent sized one might make a full board to play on (and therefore be useless in game terms).
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If I had a space to store loads of boards I'd love a massive vehicle as the whhole board, that'd be amazing.
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You may recall I sculpted my first ever figure from scratch a few months back? Well Curtis from Ramshackle Games very kindly cast a couple up for me, and I was able to paint him up:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GOjhDsguwOU/V-pDN4FJ0pI/AAAAAAAAGK4/jn09f-riuEIoJ1oP5EpR4v2dValM0nAjACLcB/s1600/Merchant%2BPainted%2B4.jpg)
Obviously there are plenty of improvements to make for future sculpts, but it is all a learning process, right? And he looks fine in the marketplace ;)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBuTbhlZYfU/V-pDPZtpxbI/AAAAAAAAGLM/38JDdfE1xOYybyPH-bXoFrA3nubYadblgCEw/s1600/Scenic%2B2.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/painting-my-own-sculpt-interplanetary.html).
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He looks great, sir.
I really do like him as he fits in perfectly.
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Wow, just seen that hiss tank conversion, fantastic :-*
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That crawler :o
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Whoah that tank is ace ! Reminds me of Bigtrak !
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Couldn't answer before as I was clapping :D
Tremendously cool.
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Thanks everyone! I'm here to please you :D
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Missed the past couple of updates, cracking work 8) 8)
Love the tank :D
cheers
James
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Something a little different this time - a riff on the theme of a dragon for the Scale Creep blog I contribute to. I'm calling it a Necromundan Vent Dragon. Its a conversion from a couple of other creatures plus a Tyranid lictor tail as the head. The safe is scratch built:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EGgwr8BCE1I/V-1CBACWmaI/AAAAAAAAGPM/MMNhf-Qb4Ig9VlohVRy02UzZcZuPPdmTQCLcB/s1600/Dragon%2BPaint%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y8kh92e1NBQ/V-1CCPCZonI/AAAAAAAAGPg/8CBGnSLSj6QN78RZS77R27HTc24FljarACLcB/s1600/Dragon%2BPaint%2B4.jpg)
More words and pictures over at the Scale Creep blog (http://scalecreep.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/dragon-metal-tag-vi-necromundan-vent.html?m=1)
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That converted HISS is fantastic!
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That's an inspired composition, pretty nice work!
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That Vent Dragon is inspired.
8) 8)
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Thanks guys!
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Ahead of a game on Wednesday night, I needed to finish off this lump of a vehicle. I went to town with the weathering, and after some remedial work adding some contrast areas, I'm pretty happy with the results!
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6JIUQjXfMmQ/V_uV9g-nyiI/AAAAAAAAGfs/G7Jo4yUfCWUQDp6_QT7CpW-Nrayd9FpSACLcB/s1600/Salvage%2BFin%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qE0fmeJDRkw/V_uV9fvXBSI/AAAAAAAAGfo/x0yYd27JvXIeuKlC1P_oU8hJq8lXkyU1QCLcB/s1600/Salvage%2BFin%2B2.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cvEX_HCbfuM/V_uWBWLS0UI/AAAAAAAAGgE/_b4__lIpmOk5bKa7plbSkA_7dDMceKBlgCLcB/s1600/Salvage%2BScenic.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/emergency-breakdown-cover-ash-wastes.html).
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Sweet!
Great weathering, it really looks well used*.
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*As I am sure it will be.
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Lego wheels! :D
Fantastic weathering again!
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Great model,and as said great weathering looks well used.
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I couldn't imagine building such a beauty out of the original pieces was even posible. :-* :-*
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Looks the business.
Great work on the hull, love the weathered markings. The only bit of constructive criticism I'd offer is that the wheels look like they could do with either another layer of drybrushing in a slightyl different colour, or perhaps even better, a liberal application with some dust/sand coloured weathering powders.
Great looking stuff anyway. Any chance of a pic of a table set up with this and the other crawler?
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Have you mentioned where the yellow crawlers from? I can't find it.
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@hubbabubba - you're not the only to comment on the wheels. I've since given them a full wash of brown and the look better. I may do a little more as well.
@Wachaza - the yellow vehicle is a partial scratchbuild based on the hull of a Forgeworld Solar Auxilia Dracosan transport with plasticard sides, Lego wheels and a crane boom from a toy. The full build is detailed here (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/ash-wastes-salvage-vehicle-build.html?m=1).
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@Wachaza - the yellow vehicle is a partial scratchbuild based on the hull of a Forgeworld Solar Auxilia Dracosan transport with plasticard sides, Lego wheels and a crane boom from a toy. The full build is detailed here (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/ash-wastes-salvage-vehicle-build.html?m=1).
Thanks. Great build.
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I've painted up a couple of merchants to help populate the streets and squares of various towns and villages
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FYBpT81wrZg/WAYuRtUg4vI/AAAAAAAAGg0/RQ_vL9_UYkU5YtIQaRZr7nh3bRzQGhMHQCLcB/s1600/Merchants%2BScenic.jpg)
One of the gorgeous Astropolis figures by Lead Adventure Miniatures (go and back the KS now!):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLO-80XOWtc/WAYuJlLEBzI/AAAAAAAAGgg/MdH0gCAvATYV3uiGiidUuT02NvG6FHSMgCLcB/s1600/LAF%2BMerchant%2B1.jpg)
And a figure from Eden Studios Conspiracy X game:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xQ5wYXsiQLQ/WAYuMm8Cw_I/AAAAAAAAGgs/K1LiPH2aBcMmmP-sunVv3w6Z1RhqQ1ucwCLcB/s1600/Conspiracy%2BX%2B1.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/i-will-buy-with-you-sell-with-you-pair.html).
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The product of last night's session (where I couldn't be bothered to think about what I was painting) - crates!
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X3KEHYlCgDM/WAs4iHxBNCI/AAAAAAAAGhY/CZXIpA0kvpMHeEpWKBBY6CDRGuVlCqquQCLcB/s1600/Crates%2B7.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DpM5L9c6BcM/WAs4ivYSxpI/AAAAAAAAGhc/ptwCHRc1EUo9wrT2qaL_cwBrHBIaIBy1QCLcB/s1600/Crates%2BScenic.jpg)
They're painted quickly and dirtily, but I think they serve their purpose! More info over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/even-more-crates.html)
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Very well done pieces.
Always nice to have plenty of scatter terrain.
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Very well done pieces.
Always nice to have plenty of scatter terrain.
What he said....
And it is always good to do something simple like this when you cant be bothered to think too much.
It is still productive and they add so much to the table.
8)
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A skittering in the dark. A screech in the shadows. Gaping maw and tentacles. Don't let it catch you!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X0Jw9mo0iyI/WBh8L3KNotI/AAAAAAAAGiE/Lbr3ni0qDxA1IrPopj6tB-SyWhSY_xgGgCLcB/s1600/Daemon%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ogROMm8CTXY/WBh8LlxiWeI/AAAAAAAAGh8/bHyxju0nqaonjLofPAlf1ItVz6bfRJIewCLcB/s1600/Daemon%2B2.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iRMfUbB15Pg/WBh8Mfe0kHI/AAAAAAAAGiU/t73BnQMESJEMnRnoSwpSAIHS4I_7X1fywCEw/s1600/Daemon%2BScenic.jpg)
An old Grenadier demon, painted up as some kind of gribbly - perfect for jumping out of dark corners on the unsuspecting ;)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/that-alien-looks-so-naked.html).
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Outstanding! :o
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That is a great paintjob on a truly monstrous looking gribbly bugger.
Love it!
:-* :-*
Now you will get me looking at old, old minis again...... ::)
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Now you will get me looking at old, old minis again...... ::)
Same. Nice painting on a miniature only its mother could love.
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Thanks folks!
I suspect he is loved by his mother, he's got a cute face, right?!
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Creepy and cool
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A great addition to the collection.
I thought this was the Mother though ;).
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Great stuff, love the skin colour and the shiney black eyes.
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Creepiest monster ever. An absolute winner for RT.
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Psycho Sam and his new friend (I'm calling him Little Rico) have joined my Maniac Mercenaries. I don't envy whoever has to style all their Mohicans!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QAv8GWW0MPY/WCQxh9MpNaI/AAAAAAAAGlo/r3_KkD2iBscig98xPGknAwvkqNpDHLKNgCLcB/s1600/Sam%2Band%2BRico%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fyGp-TFQVy4/WCQxhmk9cII/AAAAAAAAGlk/m0FnrDrsx3ceGQ08uaup9Au_TaXWgWzrgCLcB/s1600/Sam%2Band%2BRico%2B3.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dmBoR4fkTwM/WCQxkyBtH2I/AAAAAAAAGl0/Mkd1T8pDW2E0rhVqGoVl5DfnixyyirPgQCLcB/s1600/Maniax.jpg)
Psycho Sam (left) is the excellent 2015 Oldhammer USA figure, which I'm delighted to have finally painted. Little Rico (right) is a civilian from the old Metal Magic Spacelords range, now available through Moonraker Miniatures.
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/sam-rico-maniax-for-hire.html).
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Brilliant!
The colour palette and face paint really tie together the different figures to add cohesion to the group.
:-*
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That's a cracking gang 8) 8) 8)
cheers
James
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Thanks guys!
In retrospect I should have given the new guy white rimmed goggles Mason, then he would have mirrored the facepaint. Oh well!
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Top notch as ever. One of my favourite threads.
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That Metal Magic miniature is great.Love the little critter on his arm.
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@Jaganneth - very kind of you! I'll do my best to keep the standard up!
@Manic Miner - the Spacelords range has some absolute gems. This guy is one of my faces :)
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Fantastic! The oldhammer USA chap is brill. Where is the female lmg gunner from?
The gang is brill, looks like I will need to return to my gangs next!!!
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This girl?
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zsDT4kf21xM/V4UTMI3096I/AAAAAAAAFW4/ZOK6EYJYlSUBt8DdOOulAZEQXACxCu_nQCLcB/s1600/Maniac%2BHeavy%2B1.jpg)
She's this old Citadel Imperial Guard figure with a new head :)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0VhTOnNQ9MA/V4UTNGSC1gI/AAAAAAAAFXE/tFVDuOTXADApcB9Xp-mNiCG64sUS8jp1gCLcB/s1600/Autocannon.jpg)
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:o
Nicely done, had not seen her before. Has me thinking about the Catachan grenade launcher lady I have around here somewhere . . . . ;)
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This guy has actually been being used in games for the last month or so, but I never got round to taking pics. He's the latest addition to the gang, and the second biker I've painted for them:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7M3LxFM-25w/WCsSPJpUt3I/AAAAAAAAGm0/NMul6KwW7nwbxnXPa1AoWmPThCMz209GwCLcB/s1600/Outrider%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-57_WiRbMPOo/WCsSPBHoP_I/AAAAAAAAGm4/P0qmravlcJk_LwhtBMWxmPRFS0IF89LRwCLcB/s1600/Outrider%2B2.jpg)
He's based on an old space marine bike chassis, an Imperial Guard bike medic and some other bits and pieces. Full details over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/easy-rider-another-logans-world-outrider.html).
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A nice addition to the group.
Has the female lmg girl got a new head or has the hair been filed off and a new hairdo added?Very nice work on her too.
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Has the female lmg girl got a new head or has the hair been filed off and a new hairdo added?Very nice work on her too.
Its a head swap from the old Citadel Venus Bluegenes figure. The thought of filing the hair off the original makes me shudder!
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Aw Axiom, that is a very tasty bike 8) 8) 8) 8) I'll take two ;)
Spot on rust effects mate.
Cheers
Matt
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Cheers Matt, glad you like him!
Now for a bit of a change of pace. Something clean and shiny. But topical, because guys with pointy helmets and gold armour are all the rage with recent GW releases I hear!
This is a trio of Adeptus Custodes. The two flanking figures are original Rogue Trader models, while the captain in the centre is a conversion:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CzSukVMFu8/WDQixqmF1tI/AAAAAAAAGs8/V9RYYGl32JkFaAZtsReu54HnH1rLTWV7QCLcB/s1600/Guards%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aDxWoYXQudk/WDQixdV26ZI/AAAAAAAAGs4/e_Oc3yW7ODIdwHrx3rwLQCuaCdi-2nX1QCLcB/s1600/Guards%2B2.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gxCrs7fMZmM/WDQhl6344rI/AAAAAAAAGsg/AzE9N0ch2jk9a93hixK2aCogxzuCqB2kgCLcB/s1600/Guards%2BScenic%2B1.jpg)
The captain originally started out as a wood elf:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IZSGXzjemY8/WDQi5enAgVI/AAAAAAAAGtA/1k-TiMWEn7MYfHAIs1jifKCMbNe9EPtkQCLcB/s1600/Guard%2BWIP%2B1.jpg)
There's more words and pics over at my blog. (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/tough-guys-dont-need-armour-adeptus.html)
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Lovely brushwork!
8) 8)
And that is a superb conversion.
Seamless.
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Bravo Axiom! :o
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Thank you both! Glad you like them :)
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Brilliant conversion.
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Nice work Jon.Like the conversion too.I used to love this figure.
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Thanks guys! I'm looking for other elves with the same vibe to make some more ;)
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Great stuff 8) 8) 8)
cheers
James
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My latest figure is inspired by the illustrations of Tony Hough. Tony did a great number of illustrations for Rogue Trader, and remains one of my favourite GW illustrators. Tony has shared plenty of images on his Facebook page, including some previously unpublished images which were intended to be included in a GW novel that never made it to print, based around a character called Hyams. Hyams is a hive ganger who ends up journeying to earth.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYbPFLhMF_0/WD2G-hHmIRI/AAAAAAAAG8E/jMD8-kKp0KYf-DxaKRBKko3eN9Q8BrWgQCLcB/s1600/Hyams%2B4%2B-%2BHyams%2527%2BInterview.jpg)
I wanted to make a version of Hyams in 28mm, so chopped apart a Bob Olley figure to create this guy:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-02L-2_logZE/WD2LUp1d05I/AAAAAAAAG8s/UzhQwdrjUQgjUJZhhfcbIx7jSGEM1r-qACLcB/s1600/Hyams%2BPaint%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iDngmTSMDnk/WD2LUxQ5YJI/AAAAAAAAG80/wj__A-78RzUusCqfllMxH9nneo8whQBjgCLcB/s1600/Hyams%2BPaint%2B2.jpg)
He's not an exact match, but I think he's OK as a 28mm homage!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pbMHTwPyA84/WD2Kzw30blI/AAAAAAAAG8g/pjWNI6PKjksGK6UV7V2qX5OgUYsvQgcdACLcB/s1600/Hyams%2B1.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/hyams-story-that-was-never-told.html).
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Nice conversion, sir.
A lovely homage to a little-known character.
You always manage to find great subject material.
Love his manbag!
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Nice :)
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Brill 8)
cheers
James
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Oh, you did it again. Bravo!
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Thanks guys :)
@Mason - I love the artwork, its what I pored over in the books time and again, more so than rules or miniatures. Rogue Trader did a lot to establish the universe through the artwork, whereas the modern illustrations are just character portraits in the main. I like his bag too ;)
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Really like those last updates! The conversions you did are really good and fit the 'canon' very well 8)
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Thanks guys :)
@Mason - I love the artwork, its what I pored over in the books time and again, more so than rules or miniatures. Rogue Trader did a lot to establish the universe through the artwork, whereas the modern illustrations are just character portraits in the main. I like his bag too ;)
Me too.
Although I do love the Horus Heresy stuff, it was the contents of the original RT book that had me hooked on the concept.
Far more interesting than the more modern 'version' of the universe.
It encouraged free thought much more.
8) 8)
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Today's new figure was originally from a limited edition set of Citadel 'Giant Robots' - I believe they may have been intended for a Battletech licence or similar. In spite of the fact he's not as giant as I'd hoped, he's still a decent addition to my engineering crew!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrnyvECq6IE/WEVuM-R1ajI/AAAAAAAAG90/CQU74Oi5iKEY2LiIWmeFExJR4x26LHhsgCLcB/s1600/Robot%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eGmPGtBnU_M/WEVuQ3KU0JI/AAAAAAAAG98/4Uv0W3yiWWEqntWiLDlhBFopBChWmFfQQCLcB/s1600/Engineering%2B7.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/doing-some-heavy-lifting-sfd-giant-robot.html).
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I think he is a good size for doing the smaller jobs.Nice work on him.
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I think he is a good size for doing the smaller jobs.Nice work on him.
Agreed.
He looks just fine and works well with the rest of the team.
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Perfect size for small jobs :)
I like it!
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I'm always keeping an eye out for nice figures to fit into a spaceport setting, and I was delighted to receive a copy of this alien pilot, sculpted by Michael Lovejoy back in 2014 for a Frothers forum sculpting competition.
I reined in my recent drive to weather everything to death, and painted this guy pretty cleanly, as the sculpt seemed to warrant. He's a fantastic sculpt, and it was a treat to paint him up!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1F69qPG98Y4/WElDDgn50rI/AAAAAAAAG-c/sTTkb5aqFRwvlzLaxaPTamu_r15VTje5QCLcB/s1600/Pilot%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AV8_jvDQuA8/WElDD1tPaWI/AAAAAAAAG-g/o10To6JixMkLaQTzC7r6k7NSRREAJzpegCLcB/s1600/Pilot%2B4.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zT7yry6i2JI/WElDEXYYyBI/AAAAAAAAG-o/GUIRcg6qbyQa-HmbYEiSXXdUhDH2yXR3wCLcB/s1600/Scenic%2B1.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/xhonni-xhonzhon-tsalli-alien-fighter-ace.html).
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Hey, that's a cool concept, nice work on it!
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Absolutely mega - this thread really is the highlight of the internet for me!
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Thanks guys!!
@Jagannath - I'll do my best to keep it up. Really pleased you like the figures :D
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That is a wonderful figure!
Sterling brushwork too.
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Great work as ever dude !
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I've neglected this thread for no real reason, but that doesn't mean I've been inactive!
I painted some baby lizard livestock:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zo7vGN_Syr0/WEvwqPkSmUI/AAAAAAAAHAs/ioak4Vg1gAkjkD91EbL6Y25C-Rvt6vnQgCLcB/s1600/Grox%2BSeller.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88nupSlLLHU/WEvwlB5In5I/AAAAAAAAHAk/s5PsUUGUCbkVYYDWbnEZ1JF-2v-8MjRyACLcB/s1600/Baby%2BGrox%2B1.jpg)
A new ganger for my post-apoc gang:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e3o5zXUJxP0/WE8BycACoPI/AAAAAAAAHBE/bWMjmaHxCB0DQ3e3-kmcc-8tsNJKN0j5gCLcB/s1600/Leader%2B1.jpg)
A professor:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q8YXX6LfVns/WFkoRwRFpmI/AAAAAAAAHDE/89SPx5BkWRE5Q-he4U2Ki9WqEVr-QdIlQCLcB/s1600/1.jpg)
A water tower:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--E_Rm8UhaSI/WFkr6JGJmAI/AAAAAAAAHDc/Q_7OGOQRAJAaYdLBDZRaH5ZU3ZGllX08wCLcB/s1600/2.jpg)
Space Santa:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i_neqfyarc4/WFj3PQHxblI/AAAAAAAAHCU/57HykesTF8A-ovIFOI8wBviFExQa0DMbwCLcB/s1600/Santa%2B1.jpg)
A new dune buggy:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P_rkeCQVzSw/WGzJoV2oG_I/AAAAAAAAHHI/ioqRge4Orfgm2gawtOkAMpvH6vwPxmaWQCLcB/s1600/Buggy%2B2.jpg)
A pilot:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EqOxbkB77qE/WHUI8JsnkRI/AAAAAAAAHII/scCpX7tBH6Y7Kt8J-mAh6ALAnoIVpiNNgCLcB/s1600/Scotia%2B2.jpg)
A shuttle:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7qSvyioXfwU/WHUJHAYzsmI/AAAAAAAAHIc/yYGTOK_F14k4d8QTburbxmEusjI4L8oSACLcB/s1600/Shuttle%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ceDKKCS82Yo/WHUJVw7IzeI/AAAAAAAAHIw/tLTyfDlAUiYG8_ml2jZqdz4xBDHczt86gCLcB/s1600/Scotia%2B1.jpg)
Phew!! As ever more pics of everything over at my blog: http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk)
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I sit dumbfounded after discovering this thread. Holy Moly!
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I sit dumbfounded after discovering this thread. Holy Moly!
Hoped this is a good reaction?! ;)
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:o :o
Blimey!
That is a hell of an update.
I love all of the new additions but those little space chickens are the cream of the bunch.
Inspired!
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Hoped this is a good reaction?! ;)
Oh, yeah!
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Where did you find those adorable little lizards?
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Wow! Quite an update! You have been busy, and production has been as high level as always, excellent!n 8)
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Where did you find those adorable little lizards?
They were in the recent 4a miniatures sea goblin Kickstarter. I suspect Andy will have them on his website on due course. They are cute, right?!
Thanks everyone :)
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Nice stuff in this thread, I'm glad I found it!
I liked the yellow on your robot. I have a project I will be starting soon that I want to use some yellow and I hear it is difficult to paint. How did you get such a nice yellow and how did you do the weathering?
Thanks!
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@Bahir - I use a Vallejo paint mixed with white for my yellow. I will check back on the exact colour, but it's a high pigment mustard colour paint which goes on nicely over a black undercoat. After that it's simply a case of adding a mid grey stippled on with a piece of sponge and washing a brown or sepia into the recesses. It's pretty simple :)
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@Bahir - I use a Vallejo paint mixed with white for my yellow. I will check back on the exact colour, but it's a high pigment mustard colour paint which goes on nicely over a black undercoat. After that it's simply a case of adding a mid grey stippled on with a piece of sponge and washing a brown or sepia into the recesses. It's pretty simple :)
Thanks for the response! It sounds very simple, yet the effect is well done. I'm looking forward to trying this!
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This thread is always a joy
Thanks for sharing Axiom :)
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Thanks JoeRugby!
A newly converted figure that I've had the bits for for well over a year. This guy is intended to be a bodyguard to a hive noble on Necromunda. And why wouldn't you pick the big hulking guy to do it?
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKr3X1cUJJY/WH40AAArh9I/AAAAAAAAHJg/G0oySYeUErYXxgQiFMgGJVyn2fyBL56pwCLcB/s1600/Ruy%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VN2QvL2WXIA/WH40AohyeVI/AAAAAAAAHJs/5CKMdSxZd9EHdjih8Dsd6c16pahxCsKVQCLcB/s1600/Ruy%2B5.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JIFttLS1tBA/WH41z87gNdI/AAAAAAAAHJ8/0WVEpA74xR8Xc3bfJSSjrU2vCldXiQ78QCLcB/s1600/Ruy%2Band%2BFriends.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pZO9P0TzRxA/WH41zoaXTpI/AAAAAAAAHJ4/IdpC-FuRRgYoPbhs14p0_ZLN0LEQBl91QCLcB/s1600/Ruy%2BScenic.jpg)
Here's the unpainted conversion, from a very old Citadel LOTR figure, ork legs and some other bits and pieces:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rShqTZu1FJs/WH419DABxQI/AAAAAAAAHKM/JTmxKOcQQZcgfqj_873LGCEzEM2Wu1CJwCLcB/s1600/15995552_10154029395131744_1491205120_n.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/the-big-lad-sarjent-blas-gaspar.html).
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Another brilliant and inspired conversion from the Axiom stable.
Lovely brushwork too, especially his face and loincloth.
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Fantastic work with this miniature. This is really inspirational!
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The bodyguard bears a striking resemblance to the noble. Perhaps an illegitimate bother?
Excellent work :)
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Thanks everyone! He was fun to make, although chopping through a metal figure with his girth to get the torso was hard work!
@Dr Mathias - I was thinking bastard son, but he looks older, so maybe brother is correct :)
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Absolutely smashing - really naturalistic, love him.
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That's wonderful. Great additions!
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So incredibly cool!
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Thanks guys. He'll be smashing heads in a game soon I hope :)
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Fine conversion and painting! :-*
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That's awesome Scurv!
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Peg legs really great looking and paint job ties them all in together.
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Love it, that weapon needs to be called "the brutaliser" - that weapon which sees no end to the number of ways it can be used for being brutal with!! ;D
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Love it, that weapon needs to be called "the brutaliser" - that weapon which sees no end to the number of ways it can be used for being brutal with!! ;D
Dont say that!
You have gotten me thinking of Lock, Stock... now.
:o :o
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I have just stumbled across this thread and crikey :o... where do I begin???
As a 'no-40K interest whatsoever' person, I still can enjoy they clean crisp wonderful paint jobs, the smart smooth conversions and the wealth of eyecandy that exists here!!!!
Thank you for showing your treasured minis!!!
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@Legionnaire - thank you very much! I check out the Pulp and Old West forums for exactly the same reason - I love to see nicely painted and modelled stuff. Glad you like my figures!
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I picked up a cheap solitary barracks building from Micro Art Studio's hardfoam barracks a while back. I've given it a quick and dirty paint job so it can be used as a small industrial unit / hab / bunker / cargo lockup or whatever!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_IQPTLnSX0U/WIdhbQ39pbI/AAAAAAAAHLc/AWmH0wdff0gI-KwTkLPRXt6gxJEtpcQTQCLcB/s1600/Bunker%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_RbBwS8bbbU/WIdgXrvGdDI/AAAAAAAAHLE/rlH7hSDPH20foGRx-3yV4i5j0YXZyRnbACLcB/s1600/Bunker%2B4.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mFMYid88hMg/WIdgX9p4-6I/AAAAAAAAHLI/rOv03HwvNr8gRPoKBlzfXdJ54k5olTBuQCLcB/s1600/Bunker%2B2.jpg)
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That has tarted up really well.
If you can say that about a rusty and rundown pile of crap.
Tis a very well turned out pile of crap though, sir.
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You are really enjoying weathering stuff, aren't you?
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Thanks Mason :)
Weathering is a perfect approach to painting big stuff - it's quick, it's easy, and the results look pretty decent. What's not to like ;)
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The joy of it all! This is just the place I need to visit to keep the juices following as I work on my project. Love it.
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A couple of freshly painted things to add to the collection.
First up, I painted some of Warsenal's pallets:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tf6tpMieXEo/WIskt_cS8AI/AAAAAAAAHN4/SD4c4sQuw7khR9qnb0KKeT0zAEqmflB1wCLcB/s1600/Pallets%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mWpAXoRTr5o/WIskuBZyahI/AAAAAAAAHN8/ivc0j_JK4NQ6evDo5NK9YnooAZPqbQJNQCLcB/s1600/Pallets%2B2.jpg)
I think I want at least double the amount - they're great!
I also painted up one of the figures from my Colony 87 range - a human trader, beautifully sculpted for me by Michael Anderson:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oSqMGnHt7Rk/WJByg4KYbYI/AAAAAAAAHOw/2Ap6biy5LzATSVKk6Ybi_DgkPXal-02mgCLcB/s1600/Pash%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fAGKHprybYI/WJBygy20MiI/AAAAAAAAHO0/pbI3ta5ZcP0z9qmQDqVhmKvbOgTinKZpwCLcB/s1600/Pash%2B3.jpg)
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Great work on painting the miniature.The pallets are nice additions to the terrain collection too.The Warsenal range is great.Where did you pick yours up from?
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I forget where I bought these from if I'm honest, but I think there are a couple of UK stockists.
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Another absolute beut - I live the trader. How do you manage to maintain such a narrow pallet (no pun intended!) and still make everything look so varied?
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Love the Trader... the truth is I love the whole Colony 87 collection.
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How do you manage to maintain such a narrow pallet (no pun intended!) and still make everything look so varied?
On this figure, or across my figures in general? I have some paints I tend to use extremely regularly - I'm fond of a particular blue, and an orange, and a light brown for example. On the trader, all 3 are present, although the predominant scheme is pretty naturalistic tones with the brown and cream. I do try and apply colour theory (colours from opposite sides of the colour wheel, off-setting a cool colour with a warm colour). It's mostly playing around to see what works - I regularly have to paint over parts of a mini when the colour is wrong!
Thanks War In 15MM - that's nice to hear!
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Nice work on the pallets.
The extra flashes of colour really work well.
8) 8)
That merchant is wonderful.
I really want to paint my own one soon as I intend to get a whole series of trader types done at some point including a certain resin fella.
:D
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I believe the palette here is a winner. It's surprising how these desert colours work so greatly in here. Wonderful.
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@Scurv - the space pirate with the goitre is one of my favourites too. He's not new, but I like to get him out every so often!
My latest figure is from the Scale Creep blog I contribute to - a topical GW Cadian figure (if you're not following GW lore, the planet Cadia has just been destroyed). I had an old metal Cadian trooper that had been knocked about a bit:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ezgxp6wpniw/WJSjl3M36WI/AAAAAAAAHQY/oUryM-4Vdh0dq818i9DnO70y0q2SAJ2uwCLcB/s1600/IMG_20170119_172142.jpg)
So I reworked him as an injured soldier, evacuated from the frontline just before the destruction of Cadia:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UdZaPup0dkg/WJSjlxarPEI/AAAAAAAAHQc/oKTPjoyiyq8eTp05mE6ypOg0torVp0O5wCLcB/s1600/IMG_20170120_145535.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqXAZuMtXQQ/WJSkt4Lm3aI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/fq-TGqcFZA0OeQbW83TR61lnzZG1HLWOwCLcB/s1600/Cadian%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UzIkV471Mq4/WJSgguzc1kI/AAAAAAAAHP8/_jAlJFBn1HIyo6YzWfDdJKR-g9Ka2nY-ACLcB/s1600/Cadian%2BScenic.jpg)
The locals on the R&R planet aren't too keen on wounded veterans.
Take a look at the Scale Creep blog (http://scalecreep.blogspot.co.uk/) for other fun stuff :)
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Oh, I like that. :D
#remembercadia
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More terrain! This time it's a little multi-functional building I made as a pump house or transformer kiosk or similar. The walls are GW panels, with plasticard and various resin odds and sods added:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oucp7ourygc/WJSpSOf7uuI/AAAAAAAAHRc/d_0OTD_DpxYwcjPGAk4HOto23TR_Q3-6ACLcB/s1600/Pump%2BHouse%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wl_JyDXhynA/WJSpVjXsiOI/AAAAAAAAHRk/UIxipqhLCPYuZQQMen2gBB-Sk99cZFEuQCLcB/s1600/Pump%2BHouse%2B2.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at the blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-pump-house.html).
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Nice work on the latest additions! :-*
The wounded veteran is indeed a nice nod towards the 40K lore and its recent happenings.
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Glad you like them :)
I do my best to keep up to date ;)
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Beware the Cthellean Cudvark, also known as the False Cudbear (a riff on the Rogue Trader Cthellean Cudbear). A seemingly placid beastie, prone to aggressive territorial displays.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2cjnOEeP6Jo/WKspVrCZN5I/AAAAAAAAHWk/EoY0BNZilR055CpiVRk5381NIS_LQv4DQCLcB/s1600/Tweak%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2As9UqkYJ6s/WKspVRNaBBI/AAAAAAAAHWg/3NXyWUCqc9oFZ56ghBnv2gCsuiweR9lAgCLcB/s1600/Tweak%2B3.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HMn5IcBUN-4/WKwZl6b-7BI/AAAAAAAAHXo/lcUmlMIcOiIRkewROlBgyowLBSR2oWacwCLcB/s1600/Tweak%2BScenic.jpg)
The Cudvark is a 45mm 2000AD Tweak I've repurposed and painted purple :)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/beware-cthellean-cudvark.html).
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lol lol
Brilliant re purposing of a classic crittur.
Love it!
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Something a little different this time. Useful for shifting the heavy stuff, or fighting off alien nasties :)
This is a Citadel Rogue Trader era Sentinel, with added forks from a toy, and a rear servo arm. All in all I'm pretty happy with the result!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QOUhvDRwBM/WLV_adaY_dI/AAAAAAAAHYk/6ZfTFX08Zugc9O8qD749d97AJU1sS-3sgCLcB/s1600/Lifter%2B6.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-do_esHNaUhU/WLV_bNq3eCI/AAAAAAAAHYs/Sm2lWiWV0Ro35DsXJeAxRBTVQjKrgNG_wCLcB/s1600/Lifter%2B8.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mwxAGkRB_FQ/WLWCBJx_kYI/AAAAAAAAHZM/7dqo3NO1g6MNZmg5wMrrnwN1ZF4-KY9igCLcB/s1600/Lifter%2Bscenic.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/sentinel-power-lifter-rogue-trader-style.html).
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Brilliant!
I love the fact that you have really captured the RT feel with it.
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Thanks Mason! Egg-shaped walkers are 100% RT, right? ;)
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Awesome idea and execution! :o Just love it! :o
Which toy was the donor of the forks?
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@pocoloco - the forks were from a toy forklift truck. I can't remember the exact one, but it was a Matchbox / Hot Wheels type thing.
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:-* :-* That's cute and badass at the same time, if that's even possible!
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I've always had a fondness for space slann, so it was nice to get down to painting up some afresh - this time two Citadel Slann accompanying a Colony 87 alien emissary:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1KQXAKR_cb4/WL1-aIUSnnI/AAAAAAAAHa8/SD4wBN7bD8wke9UoPJMmQ4FfVAEfPdSDwCLcB/s1600/Slann%2BScenic.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cgo3yLPeo14/WL2CayWR0cI/AAAAAAAAHbg/8kllHZSb2s43rvWCl-gWcHWViwwRvIg5ACLcB/s1600/Slann%2B1.jpg)
I plan to rephotograph these after another coat of matt varnish!
Also newly completed is a new building:
(https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/homestead-23-new-terrain-set.html)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_FyPUh2-WJU/WLazsayKMOI/AAAAAAAAHZ8/oRbDehra1us0JkBLPsWC2sPdwiCbrwfwwCLcB/s1600/Homestead%2B2.jpg)
I didn't make the structure, which is polystyrene, but I did accessorise it with doors and all the doodads :)
More on both over at the blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/).
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Very nice work with the Emissary and his bodyguards plus the building! :-*
More Slann appearing later on perhaps?
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Thanks pocoloco. Yes, more slann planned indeed :)
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Slann fit with that alien trader quite well, great idea. I've been wondering why no third party manufacturers have made any space frogs.
Building looks great too.
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Thanks Dr Mathias :)
There are a couple of space frogs - Ral Partha Europe make Phroggs, but they're significantly larger. There was a KS last year for Bizaza frogs - similar to fantasy slann, but with a few tech weapon add-ons.
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Tim Prow did a Kickstarter with some Space Frogs too.Very nice pieces.
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How could I have forgotten Tim's Eru-Kin?! I have some of them too ;)
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Well it is safe to say I missed backing those Kickstarters :(
Any of those figures showing up retail yet?
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How could I have forgotten Tim's Eru-Kin?! I have some of them too ;)
You have a little sad-looking fella squatting on the floor too.
;)
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I do indeed :) See - there's more than I remember!
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How could I have forgotten Tim's Eru-Kin?! I have some of them too ;)
I'm planning to use those with your Emissary ;), but your choice is truly cool :)
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Great thread!
Don't know if anyone has said this already but the colour scheme you use reminds me of the action force space force
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The blue and orange is very Space Force isn't it? ;)
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I've been looking for a multifunctional flyer / small space transport for a little while, and Mantic have provided me a suitable craft:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dzq3h8aHhrM/WMbH9OwFfxI/AAAAAAAAHcA/YjEGhz6xNB0MNHo4tor_7-FAOYjffJoKwCLcB/s1600/Gunship%2BB.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-owAfzUUNn9I/WMbH-X6G2II/AAAAAAAAHcI/_aonE2gFJoA6sRfU7D_fmmIPtISiX36zQCLcB/s1600/Gunship%2BC.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yw6q5C5cXbI/WMbICJ0RkbI/AAAAAAAAHcc/_4gvMNMUnDMBuaC1k8gFisIyQ_fhvoS7QCLcB/s1600/Gunship%2BScenic.jpg)
I expect it will be inserting special ops teams and rescuing heroes in many a future game!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/aegis-arising-gun-cutter.html).
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That's a cool vehicle. Really nice paint job. Hadn't seen it before. You say it's from Mantic? Deadzone?
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It's from the Warpath Kickstarter. I'm not sure they're on general release yet.
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Terrain seems to be the thing that I'm enjoying painting most at the moment. Over the last month or so I've painted some nice crates from Ramshackle Games:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z8x5phQe7v8/WNqy6C9WcAI/AAAAAAAAHiY/ab5AIbz3OIYsJTutrgw3pKroGZaUZL_3gCLcB/s1600/Curtis%2BCrates.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bcVoC_-b4HI/WNqy65QkbgI/AAAAAAAAHic/SYoivxYdpZ0T197uvE741dw8xNRG6OLigCLcB/s1600/Curtis%2BScenic.jpg)
And just this week, I've painted up some of the excellent new buildings from Fogou Models:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_I3Yw5gN18E/WRG-tm-dD3I/AAAAAAAAHn4/P3vfwTk_h7wmEHLzPAK4R4RljSQJ2LFlwCLcB/s1600/Scenic%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0c-oHHkIYwc/WRG-5Qn4wCI/AAAAAAAAHoM/a9Wdvy8wKhIiRjF4wFp6sKkWlcdrDN0hACLcB/s1600/Adobe.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9c2-a3aPsk/WRG-_FCsnEI/AAAAAAAAHog/sU69wtGg5l0w0Nbn91jOFZIuMgtiP0qzwCLcB/s1600/Shack%2B5.jpg)
Oh, I also painted up a ratling sniper with my face sculpted on it by Kev Adams!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-auqOQ6L-g0w/WQhu08cJsEI/AAAAAAAAHmc/KxovmJuAsbg6sJ3u0QzcDoNsQcIFHgR1ACLcB/s1600/Ratling%2B1.jpg)
As ever, all accounted for in detail over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/).
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Nice.
That flyer is especially nice.
I did ask at Salute about the flyer, the gentleman I spoke to was uncertain but mentioned June/July for general release.
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Wonderful scatter stuff and scenery.
I am a bit of a sucker for such things but do know a good finish when I see one.
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As for having a figure with your face sculpted by Kev Adams.... :o :o
Lucky git!
>:D ;)
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@Ultravanillasmurf - that's good to know. It's a nice kit.
@Mason - thanks! These could nestle very nicely alongside your own terrain I think. Having Kev sculpt my face was a brilliant opportunity - a charity thing he's run at Bring Out Your Lead the last few years.
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@Ultravanillasmurf - that's good to know. It's a nice kit.
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June according to:
https://manticblog.com/2017/04/25/whats-happening-mantic-open-day-2/ (https://manticblog.com/2017/04/25/whats-happening-mantic-open-day-2/)
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Lovely stuff Axiom, thanks for the kind words too :-*
Those Ramshackle crates look great, the way you're building up the scatter terrain you'll have to do the siege of Hellsreach soon!
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Great work on the terrain.
The ratling reminds me of Asterix.Nice work on him by both you and Kev.
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@Mason - thanks! These could nestle very nicely alongside your own terrain I think.
I agree.
I like Chris' stuff and these look up to scratch, certainly.
I must really find the time to get back to it take the scenery into the future properly at some point......
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@Manic Miner - does that mean I need to make a rock-carrying ogryn to represent Obelisk? ;)
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@Manic Miner - does that mean I need to make a rock-carrying ogryn to represent Obelisk? ;)
How cool would that be ;).
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Some more Imperial Guard recruits are newly finished for Shadow War: Armageddon.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PAIctwrFRDg/WRrk__ZNTPI/AAAAAAAAHpY/I5nLc76Kwu0tF82bbVL_Cnrnk0nuzZqCACLcB/s1600/New%2BRecruits%2B3.jpg)
These are all converted using classic Rogue Trader and Confrontation torsos, heads from various sources, and more modern resin arms.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1MD4_5nRims/WRrk_1_GnNI/AAAAAAAAHpc/7g4nX46VC3UHbNVt6FEEEZ1hQHt-KxkFwCLcB/s1600/Kill%2BTeam%2BScenic.jpg)
Just 2 more to finish the Kill Team!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/shadow-war-armageddon-new-recruits.html).
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Lovely additions with very seamless conversions.
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Oh wow! :o Superb additions! Middle guy is outstanding! 8)
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Great looking group Jon.
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Thanks all! I've really enjoyed assembling these and doing a relatively quick and simple paint job. They're gritty and efficient - just like the squad!
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Thanks all! I've really enjoyed assembling these and doing a relatively quick and simple paint job. They're gritty and efficient - just like the squad!
That's "quick and simple"!? Now you're just teasing us. They look ace.
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@Genghis - honestly, I'm not teasing! Apart from the flesh there are no highlights - it's all washes over a base colour. The armour is just black with the edges dry brushed.
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Really nice work (again!)
Just curious as to where you've got the resin arms from?
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Thanks dijit. The resin arms are from Forgeworld (Death Korps of Krieg and Chaos Renegades) and Victoria Miniatures.
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@Genghis - honestly, I'm not teasing! Apart from the flesh there are no highlights - it's all washes over a base colour. The armour is just black with the edges dry brushed.
Well it all ties together really well. Do you add chipping to the black armoured bits, or is that just from drybrushing them?
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Lovely stuff as always. My favourite is the ex-Tech (I've also been having fun with headswaps on Confrontation gangers). I assume you have something nifty planned for his claw arm? Can't wait to see what!
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I just read through this, all I can say is WOW! I love your painting style.
One question tho, how do the old RT Imperial Guard scale next to the slightly less old metal Imperial Guard? I have a few metal Imperial Guard and was looking at adding some RT Guard to the troops.
Thanks,
Justin
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@Belligerentparrot - no plans for his claw arm yet, but it won't go unused for long! Ha e you got pics of you conversions?
@Justin Beck - do you mean the 1990s Cadians / Catachans etc? I can take some comparison pics for you if you like?
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Yes the metal figures from the 90's.
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I forgot to take you a comparison photo Justin. Sorry, I'll do that tonight.
In the meantime, I finished up the final two members of the Kill Team, ahead of a game on Wednesday.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VuNCbHCC5VQ/WSMGj41JXFI/AAAAAAAAHqo/oJVdlvl_Wl86xNsWh5P1JczQM2ybP0_ygCLcB/s1600/Kill%2BTeam%2BFinal.jpg)
The two newest members are my flamer specialist (a Confrontation Tech ganger with Forgeworld arms), and a Veteran Guardsman (a Rogue Trader space pirate).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JDIlhs2Oz8/WSMGjzXKELI/AAAAAAAAHqk/T7wFMw4o2AQuX-kpnYCOiaVTuXUR98iSwCLcB/s1600/New%2BRecruits%2B5.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-drvGNqegdbg/WSMGnxXpBoI/AAAAAAAAHqw/Szf6uSgk6nIldinrBPPo8VjgMlu5XrAywCLcB/s1600/Kill%2BTeam%2BScenic%2B2.jpg)
I'm looking forward to using these guys!
More words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/shadow-war-armageddon-completed-kill.html)
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This is a really serious kill team, a solid unit with a common theme, I do love these.
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Great looking team.
:-* :-*
In fact, you have just inspired me to dig out my old IG (painted a loooong time ago) and put together a kill team for this lark.
:D
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Thanks guys!
@Mason - do it! I'd love to see what your Kill Team looks like :)
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@Mason - do it! I'd love to see what your Kill Team looks like :)
They would consist of what is left of my old IG army, the 7th Mordecai, which I posted here.....
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=46920.0
..... before it was sold off a few years ago. The only ones I have left are this lot....
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/IG015-1.jpg)
...although I reckon I could do something with them.
I wish that I had kept the Special Weapons teams now....
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That was a fine army Mason. It's always a sad thing when the time comes to sell something you've laboured over. The remaining figures are great though. I particularly like the Norse conversions. Those missile launchers could easily be grenade launchers!
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I'm starting a new paint along project with a couple of other guys, with the aim of painting up some of the Rogue Trader Adventurers range. To help direct my approach, I'm starting with an Inquisitor and (in due course) his crew.
Here's the classic model of Inquisitor Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau!
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--F2ZYfIVug4/WS16AwBsdhI/AAAAAAAAHtU/9FX1QAiMi6YuEBHh5_ZZ1bSLTzjTwMdoACLcB/s1600/Clousseau%2B1.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-epx32VQqL2o/WS16BIiiJFI/AAAAAAAAHtc/Ulo9mMdSe0I2iiYmpGPPF2fnr56bj1C5ACLcB/s1600/Clousseau%2B2.jpg)
A Western vibe suits this guy down to the ground I think!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aKuEy6LAXwk/WS16BgkThxI/AAAAAAAAHto/ktnw-8qU5-YtBCGltnecyFf2JPjW0DbSQCLcB/s1600/Clousseau%2BScenic.jpg)
More words and pictures over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/choose-your-own-adventurers-episode-1.html).
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Cool figure, I enjoyed the blog post and your pics. I've painted that figure at least once, and have another unpainted.
Possibly the worst sculpted weapon on a 40K figure. The chainsword-esque ridges bother me to no end, especially on the back.
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I agree about the weapon - it's almost like the sculptor forgot to add the finishing touches that would make sense of the shape / function. That's possible on RT figures I suppose - there are plenty of others with rough or unfinished areas!
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Really beautiful work... a pleasure to view.
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Latest off the painting table are some new additions to my NPC and fringe world setting. First up is a new astropath:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2L5C4jEajWM/WUj8c6BvNpI/AAAAAAAAHwE/CINd498dER8MDQJKfOeGmTwDFdJHB63EACLcBGAs/s1600/Varees%2B1.jpg)
He's an unmodified High Programmer figure from Citadel's Paranoia range.
The second addition is a nice new building from Black Hat's Exotic Adventures range. It's a North African casbah that I've adapted by adding on various bits and pieces to flip it into sci-fi territory.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dX0-QA6lsRU/WUj9l2gQxOI/AAAAAAAAHwU/Wb5OXGToJGotZ2YNKG11mJgnwTM1H85qACEwYBhgL/s1600/Low-rent%2BTemple.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0P0KFsFBS78/WUj8VZTGfeI/AAAAAAAAHwI/YO9cHJd3qc8WoPKynISLgl1cDfzx3tUSQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Casbah%2BScenic%2B3.jpg)
More thoughts and plenty more pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-listener-of-whispers-and-helsreach.html).
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A nice choice for an Astropath and makes a nice change to see one with a bit of spare flesh on him.
8) 8)
When I was looking for Paranois Guards (I still am if anyone wants to trade any ;)) I saw just how much that particular figure can go for and it shocked me, to be honest. There are a lot of collectors out there letting out a sigh of relief that you resisted the urge to chop him up.
;)
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Most Astropaths are a little gaunt aren't they?! I did restrain myself from hacking him up for precisely that reason. He's tricky to track down.
I may have some Paranoia guards somewhere - I'll have a rummage.
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Very cool additions. I was on the hunt for the programmer for quite a while and ended up giving up on it :)
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I know Dr Mathias - he's tricky to track down. I think I was looking for over a year before I got him, and he was slightly damaged at the bottom of his robe too.
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It's been a busy old few weeks, and I've been merrily working away ahead of the Bring Out Your Lead event at Wargames Foundry this weekend - lots of figures to paint and make, including:
Another lovely Fogou Models house
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bprk_xMH0-c/WXc-GU4oDGI/AAAAAAAAH80/WkVUuulnVwEPCEH1QtwK6dbslw5oPsz-QCLcBGAs/s1600/Fogou%2BBig%2B1.jpg)
Some groxen
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wruhqMsjvO0/WXXqu4L2u8I/AAAAAAAAH3A/GOcUfDAR57UIjIwuiPMCGYRbXq2zm8SowCLcBGAs/s1600/Herd%2B2.jpg)
And a grox pen
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a1P-taqVGvw/WXXtNxRjOKI/AAAAAAAAH3k/_Xm8ind1EI4BYRhAEB-wLuQQ8GPmmkwtwCLcBGAs/s1600/Herd%2B3.jpg)
A ratling Inquisitorial Kill Team
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EHbIH8XVhCo/WXcxaDSv2xI/AAAAAAAAH7Q/o0Vq83YjE0g5oBS21dQ0asx1KqoVtK1DwCLcBGAs/s1600/Inq%2B1.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dtH78hW_b2U/WXcj_3HL5QI/AAAAAAAAH6I/dluD2vW5gSsylkZYEe6wlCH0oTMLhbkAgCLcBGAs/s1600/Troopers%2B1.jpg)
Phew...I think that's most of it! As ever, loads more details and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/).
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By The Emperors holy beard! That is some seriously impressive modeling and colouring.
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Lovely job all round - great sneaky use of the 15mm Traveller robot in the kill team too.
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Thanks both!
I was very pleased to realise that the Traveller robot is a perfect ratling size and shape Jagannath! Sometimes these things are meant to be.
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Ratling Kill-Team!!!
Brilliant!
:-* 8) :-*
Now I want one...... ::)
Gotta sort out some more animal life for my own world soon too.
Gotta get some of them 'Time-Pills' first, though......
::) ;)
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Simply wonderful work
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Thanks both!
I was very pleased to realise that the Traveller robot is a perfect ratling size and shape Jagannath! Sometimes these things are meant to be.
It's got that rattling potbelly! What's the critter on the lead guy's base?
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Well that last group of photos is pretty damn spectacular. Great ideas all around, I'm jealous of the Grox herd :)
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Thanks everyone! The last couple of weeks have involved some really fun and slightly off-kilter projects.
@Scurv - are there any pics of your gundam?
@Jagganath - the critter is from the Chaos Space Marine character Huron Blackheart.
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The half-pints are absolutely brilliant! Both in concept AND execution.
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As ever, some great concepts well executed - those are some cracking figures.
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Thanks guys :) I think the little fellas have to be one of my favourite groups of figures I've made. They're getting their first run out on the gaming table today - wish them luck!
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It's now over a week ago, but I attended the annual 'Bring Out Your Lead' event recently. It's hosted by Wargames Foundry and features a riot of old-school Games Workshop wargaming, including Rogue Trader, Spacefleet and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.
There's a traditional commemorative figure, this year a fabulous female army trooper sculpted by John Pickford. I really enjoyed painting her up!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrsSmcIwdz4/WYsqWIT4otI/AAAAAAAAIUI/7XGFHwSh6touGQSUQEMVXx-1zqbpCns2ACLcBGAs/s1600/Olivia%2BPainted%2B1c.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9dGt9saRqQ8/WYsorl__oRI/AAAAAAAAIT0/DdzRawO6H9wCiRg-pMgCfxoCtxAc2LiTQCLcBGAs/s1600/Olivia%2BPainted%2B4a.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/olivia-neutron-bomb-one-woman-army.html).
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Lovely work! The colour scheme captures the RT vibe perfectly, but of course you knew that already, because you are a master at that sort of thing ;)
I wonder, are there any spares of that mini, for those who aren't able to make it to BYOL events? Always loved that pic in the rulebook.
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Thanks!
I wonder, are there any spares of that mini, for those who aren't able to make it to BYOL events? Always loved that pic in the rulebook.
Sadly not, only 161 cast, all given out free to attendees and not being made available anywhere else.
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Ah, that is a shame. I expect I'll see one or two at ridiculous prices on ebay :D
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Sadly not, only 161 cast, all given out free to attendees and not being made available anywhere else.
:'(
That's an iconic image. Great work!
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Such a fun sculpt, great work Axiom.
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You have done a cracking job on a very characterful sculpt.
Proper Imperial Army!
8) 8)
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Fantastic work. I love the mini, and that paintjob is exactly what it needed. Bravo!
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great mini and lovely paintjob, really like it.
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Nice detail on the injury to her cheek - really tells a story with the pose
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Thanks all!
@Scarper - the cheek injury is actually sculpted :)
Next up is a downtrodden mutie:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PCFZVFYRw8E/WZwy_raR_XI/AAAAAAAAIXA/VwxNQXlScXUP01pC6vU9CByMTlUCit1RwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Johnny%2B1.jpg)
He's a kit bash from a few different figures - an old RT grot torso, legs from the old Citadel Rogue Trooper, and a nurgling as a head!!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xY5Tuu-CW8/WZwzBj1WHXI/AAAAAAAAIWs/3_waut7yKmcxFpjCkzy3h377Us85U6uGgCLcBGAs/s1600/WIP%2B1.jpg)
You can read more about him over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/introducing-johnny-noggin-notorious.html?showComment=1503505863893&m=1#c1393469473700471172)!
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He is rather dis-proportionally good.
:D 8) 8)
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Loving the mutie.
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I really like how you kit bashed the mutant, and the paint job is great!
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Had to quote this with the images as this bunch is really ace! 8) Have they got a dedicated ride just for the show if not for the gaming purposes. I plan to have some sort of transportation to every SW:A team, not only for fun of it but also for possible mission objectives etc.
Some more Imperial Guard recruits are newly finished for Shadow War: Armageddon.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PAIctwrFRDg/WRrk__ZNTPI/AAAAAAAAHpY/I5nLc76Kwu0tF82bbVL_Cnrnk0nuzZqCACLcB/s1600/New%2BRecruits%2B3.jpg)
These are all converted using classic Rogue Trader and Confrontation torsos, heads from various sources, and more modern resin arms.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1MD4_5nRims/WRrk_1_GnNI/AAAAAAAAHpc/7g4nX46VC3UHbNVt6FEEEZ1hQHt-KxkFwCLcB/s1600/Kill%2BTeam%2BScenic.jpg)
Just 2 more to finish the Kill Team!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/shadow-war-armageddon-new-recruits.html).
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No dedicated ride yet pocoloco. I've got one on the table though :)
I've been busy creating a larger building for my terrain collection.
The starting point was this pair of bathroom storage thingies from the clearance shelf at my local budget homewares store:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KFd7kffxU2A/WcJ4neCID3I/AAAAAAAAIa0/pQUiZgTFlhY3tvc9Bz8tiNZR8nFC3o_0QCLcBGAs/s1600/2.jpg)
After plenty of work, including rendering the whole thing, I put the building down (pre-paint) with the rest of the collection:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WXP3n4gputU/WcJ4oy6wjnI/AAAAAAAAIbQ/SinT9oisVk0x8VmfkMfglLlYMJZaZUbCQCLcBGAs/s1600/25.jpg)
I'm hoping to get it painted up pretty soon, as I'm pleased with the way it's come together.
There's a blow-by-blow on the construction over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-mans-house-is-his-castle-scratchbuild.html).
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That is a wonderful building, sir.
A true junkbuilders eye in finding the boxes in the first place, followed by some excellent modelling to bring it all together.
8) 8)
I particularly like the adjoining section that you scratchbuilt yourself
I love the asymmetry of the whole thing and this shot shows that off so well.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q1kHgDzxMiY/WcJ4nNpq17I/AAAAAAAAIaw/fkrfO4L90y0PmvTdl6fqb2qMI9SA1SBXACLcBGAs/s400/17.jpg)
A top drawer building that I cannot wait to see brought to a finish.
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What Mason said.
Chapeau
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Thanks guys. I'm not an experienced scratchbuilder, so this has all been a huge learning curve!
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In agreement with the others - great scratchbuilding.
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Fine piece of adaptation
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That's absolutely brilliant. I love the general shape and how you made all the pieces work together. Truly inspirational!
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Mega - I'd be interested to hear how sanding down the rough texture goes. I used filler and a sponge to texture a hut I made and some parts were too textured. I hadn't thought of resanding parts.
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Thanks everyone!
@Jagannath - the sanding has worked pretty well - it's knocked back the rough texture, but still left enough to make it interesting to paint. It will have a slightly rougher finish than the resin adobe buildings I have I think, but it won't look out of place.
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Thanks guys. I'm not an experienced scratchbuilder, so this has all been a huge learning curve!
Yeah, I wish I was such an inexperienced a scratchbuilder as you. ;-)
Keep up the good work and keep churning out the goodies.
Grimm
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Yeah, I wish I was such an inexperienced a scratchbuilder as you. ;-)
Too much false modesty? ;) In all honesty though, I've never build anything with foamcard before, never attempted to build scenery from household items or never used filler as render. I just read some stuff, spoke to some people and gave it a go.
I finished off the building last night, so thought I'd share some pics:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rp1d1dWowxw/WckUbgGWvBI/AAAAAAAAIcU/ziawYIgtLTwWo2wSVEWM6UARzC1w1WGSgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Scenic%2B1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cXVnWEMRWLk/WckU07lOHrI/AAAAAAAAIcg/E7HT13G7BMsQCFBjh5z8mOw3e9U08dYRgCLcBGAs/s1600/Painted%2B2.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7sTvoF-WEo4/WckU0aa9blI/AAAAAAAAIcY/w3dyLDuy5BkYcE1x4rX8y6-q73qYsV5sQCLcBGAs/s1600/Painted%2B3.jpg)
And here's what it looks like with some of my other terrain:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lTmk8yjaxZY/WckYGjkYTYI/AAAAAAAAIdA/rYxU1l05cD8xvvbclb7QF-B4BF6gM6sAACLcBGAs/s1600/Scenic%2B4.jpg)
Hope you like it. It's been a great practice ahead of doing something a bit bigger next time.
As ever more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-house-of-bergat-painted-scratchbuild.html).
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That looks absolutely brilliant - nicely done sir, more of your patented orange/yellow and blue too. Mega.
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That has come out really well, and blends in perfectly with your other buildings in the collection.
Bravo, sir.
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Thanks guys! I'm pretty pleased with the result. More than enthusiastic enough to want to try something else bigger in future.
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Just what others have said, great idea and execution with that build! Something bigger in the plans? Sounds rather good :)
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This goes beyond any expectation. I need an applause icon!! :-* :-*
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Too much false modesty? ;)
Well sir, I don't blow smoke up people's arse or put on airs. I shoot pretty straight on things.
But I am really liking your work. Awesome results for a beginner. Keep it up and get to steppin.
Grimm
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Wow, excellent building! Very impressive!
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I've got half a dozen other buildings from various sources to get painted up and added to the town - some of the Kryomek domes, a weird plaster building that a friend gave me, some Grand Manner and Ainsty resin ones. Proper streetscapes are a strong possibility in the not-too-distant future!
Thanks for all the feedback :)
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These buildings are great; applause granted!
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Some new painted stuff - another new building (turns out it's an old Grenadier thing), and some vintage Citadel greenskins:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ixJ8T0zW7HE/WdIenm-TrKI/AAAAAAAAIeA/poWQk9yhIxsxiuiXrW6-TCzbiMUfznBhwCLcBGAs/s1600/Power%2BPlant%2B1.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-91FwtmJEgjA/WdzUbC-riGI/AAAAAAAAIfU/nxTcU_D8hxQzEovPDxN6vvm9YIo4YWHFQCLcBGAs/s1600/1.jpg)
The space goblin and space orc are from the very first 40k figures produced. I'm much more fond of the goblin - he was a lot of fun to paint, while the orc was more challenging!
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Lovely job - I know some of the minis are a bit ropey but I love that early Ork aesthetic (sort of space scruff meets africa korps with a hint of Hell's Angels). They just looked like great space barbarians.
Grenadier building eh? what scale's it meant to be?
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Lovely job - I know some of the minis are a bit ropey but I love that early Ork aesthetic (sort of space scruff meets africa korps with a hint of Hell's Angels). They just looked like great space barbarians.
Grenadier building eh? what scale's it meant to be?
Agreed - those orks are perfectly acceptable being rough around the edges :D
The building is nominally 25-28mm scale (designed to be used with the old Future Warriors range). I can't work it out myself - the bottom section seems correctly scaled, but the top is small. It's the same with the other buildings in the range - I suspect they're intended to be abstract representations rather than scale accurate.
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Ah yeah - someone in the know (can't remember who) told me on a forum once that there was a fairly influential chap in the world of 'small model buildings to put toy soldiers near' during that early 90s period who was a big advocate of under-scaling buildings. He was specifically talking in reference to those Scotia domes (that you pointed out to me where originally for Kryomek), but perhaps he had an influence of the grenadier ones too. It works well with your selection - I think they call that 'non-standard construction' in the world of town planning!
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(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrsSmcIwdz4/WYsqWIT4otI/AAAAAAAAIUI/7XGFHwSh6touGQSUQEMVXx-1zqbpCns2ACLcBGAs/s1600/Olivia%2BPainted%2B1c.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9dGt9saRqQ8/WYsorl__oRI/AAAAAAAAIT0/DdzRawO6H9wCiRg-pMgCfxoCtxAc2LiTQCLcBGAs/s1600/Olivia%2BPainted%2B4a.jpg)
Why Citadel/GW never did a figure of this gal remains beyond my comprehension...
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No dedicated ride yet pocoloco. I've got one on the table though :)
I've been busy creating a larger building for my terrain collection.
The starting point was this pair of bathroom storage thingies from the clearance shelf at my local budget homewares store:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KFd7kffxU2A/WcJ4neCID3I/AAAAAAAAIa0/pQUiZgTFlhY3tvc9Bz8tiNZR8nFC3o_0QCLcBGAs/s1600/2.jpg)
After plenty of work, including rendering the whole thing, I put the building down (pre-paint) with the rest of the collection:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WXP3n4gputU/WcJ4oy6wjnI/AAAAAAAAIbQ/SinT9oisVk0x8VmfkMfglLlYMJZaZUbCQCLcBGAs/s1600/25.jpg)
I'm hoping to get it painted up pretty soon, as I'm pleased with the way it's come together.
There's a blow-by-blow on the construction over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-mans-house-is-his-castle-scratchbuild.html).
I'd say you've nailed it again, and yes, bargain store clearance shelves are our FRIENDS! :o :D
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Today's new pairing is something a little different - first of a series of figures inspired by a classic piece of 1980s animation. Other contributors over at the Scale Creep blog (http://scalecreep.blogspot.co.uk) will be adding more.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ljrjHOYuBjk/WeC0YGZtGnI/AAAAAAAAIiw/TIKCXP-QDe446dlsMnq6svLVuPKf-mjJwCEwYBhgL/s1600/1.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DTbnfGAwLPc/WeC0YEkGezI/AAAAAAAAIig/FwyW0j0Yf8I_pSFroP7GR0bCpbvb2Td2QCLcBGAs/s1600/4.jpg)
You can check out the associated blogpost here (http://scalecreep.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/eternian-flame-him-homme-and-scaredy-cat.html).
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Very cool and immediately recognizable! 8)
But does he have The Power? (of that one castle with the morbid architecture)
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Very cool - Scaredy Cat s great, lovely colours and brilliant reimagining of the pose (What on earth where they thinking with that original pose?!).
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Thanks! Glad the source inspiration is apparent :)
No idea what the original weretiger was supposed to be doing. It's an odd figure (then lots of pre-slotta figures were).
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I like the original weretiger. If you view it in the round it's nicely posed to claw someone's face off.
Quality stuff as always.
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Brilliant, ya mad fool!
I love 'em!
:-*
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I knew I saw this guy before :P
(https://scontent-frx5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21686152_10155734403198236_5334592394527380403_n.jpg?oh=4243a39b96601a645c4c3e7e72d16308&oe=5A7D2948)
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By the castle of Grayskull!! Those guys are superb!
I only discovered this thread recently, and have been devouring its content along with that of your blogs for the last week or so... overload... o_o
Thanks so much for making the time to share so much pure hobby gold!
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@AWu - It's been ages since I last saw that pic. A unit of woad warriors might be a fun thing to make one day.
@Raedwald - glad you like the thread! I'm sometimes astonished when I look back at the start and see the stuff I've built and painted.
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I knew I needed to post it when I saw your glorious combo of buttocks and lasgun :)
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I know I need to post it when I saw your glorious combo of buttocks and lasgun :)
That HAS to be the post of the week!
lol lol
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That HAS to be the post of the week!
lol lol
I concur!! lol
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I fancied painting up a couple more orks to bulk out the numbers of the still very tiny warband from two to four!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R3M-y0mK_x8/WedlltjdXbI/AAAAAAAAIj4/mvhf7GFZB9o-ooIehIxPzOeg-APDcsiyQCLcBGAs/s1600/6.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wROuX3B5y74/WedlmI90fDI/AAAAAAAAIkE/G5auQZn0HuIzRyvP9iPwGnxEbaful3Y_QCLcBGAs/s1600/8.jpg)
The heavy is a conversion from a fantasy orc with some Necromunda bits and pieces.
Here's all four to date:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b1YXQTvYU0o/WedloIm07KI/AAAAAAAAIkQ/kdwl6etXaBwuzE3VeWVCBT8_xwNW1JPwQCLcBGAs/s1600/Scenic%2B2.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/more-orks-for-orktober.html).
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Nice and subtle.
Rarely hear that about orc's.
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Lovely work, sir.
That heavy is a wonderful conversion.
Great vision.
:-* :-*
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Thanks both. I've always preferred orks without the saturated green skin you usually see. The heavy really came about as a result of trial and error - that and a decent bits box ;)
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The cool thing about terrain is that you can never have too much. Which is why I've painted another building:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CG0UaPNLYW0/WgHMHeyy8sI/AAAAAAAAInA/FQ6CIXN3RoAt9AkykhsKySF4wTrwMtwQgCLcBGAs/s1600/House%2BScenic%2B2.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NaOGeTr9ZTs/WgHMGgpYI8I/AAAAAAAAImw/98r_aPWK9_QjyYNwPEoC9jq9vw_MgTHvgCLcBGAs/s1600/House%2B3.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D-p-zwaGl9w/WgHMHBfxmEI/AAAAAAAAIm8/kNlrDB-oFd8AYsC9h4-MuE_ALBB6IWE6ACLcBGAs/s1600/House%2B4.jpg)
I'm not sure where the original came from (if anyone knows the manufacturer, please let me know). I added the doors, balcony and other little additions.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/the-house-of-yakob-another-building-for.html).
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Another good'un - looks great. I love the variety you've got in your buildings - I've been rereading the early Strontium Dog tales recently and I'm really getting a whiff of some of the settlement's Johnny Alpha visits here (which is a very good thing!)
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One can never have too much terrain!
I've got a city board for 15mm skirmish with the possibility to place 22 units of terrain (one unit is aprox 98x98mm). Recently, I have been bitten by the terrain bug, and although I already had 23 or so units of terrain, I've built another 10 just for fun.
Great terrain, by the way!
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Johnny Alpha hangs around some pretty isolated lawless settlements, so that works for me!
I agree Ockman - more is always better :)
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Thanks Scurv! Seize the moment! Get Johnny finished ;)
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My most recent painted figures are an ork boss and his grot banna waver, just in time to lead the (very small) mob of orks!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QKAqnebH42w/WgsFS01qRNI/AAAAAAAAIns/dYxXRTzU7isiOBtV_CbvO5TwoLi3ZfiwACLcBGAs/s1600/Boss%2B1.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J_6eLYyHIcU/WgsFT3TOMbI/AAAAAAAAIn0/XIQGWTFNaTEW0Lq790Td4gxGgrTmlhD-wCLcBGAs/s1600/Group%2BNov.JPG)
The banner grot has had a new helmet sculpted and the glyph plates added (made from plasticard).
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/ork-warboss-krugg-fangrot-and-banna.html).
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Lovely Ork warband!
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Dunno why, but i was expecting a grot with a banana. Nice group, yer gettin a Bonner vibe going there
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Thanks both! Yeah, he should have had a banana hubbabubba :)
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Nicely done on the Makari conversion, and yes - I read "Bad pathetic (or 'inadequate' for a double meaning) death" too.
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I've just finished painting a Chimera conversion kit from Models and Minis (https://www.modelsandminis.com/) as a ride for my Adeptus Arbites. It's a nice kit with definitely the vibe I was after for my law enforcers!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NZheklxt5Bs/WhQ5P67uoxI/AAAAAAAAIo0/1SbwZoJH9Og5bePIq77ydLiSuB9eVeOWgCLcBGAs/s1600/1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgHyyeejig0/WhQ5Qwe8JnI/AAAAAAAAIpI/zlxsOa8PYdg0eDbel7UyOvJMXH4ZuQWlQCLcBGAs/s1600/5.JPG)
Specifically designed to assist in situations like this!
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3bgMZUtaNw/WhQ5TxWv9FI/AAAAAAAAIpQ/-09KHEtIhmkD7QPozFFxZQoY9-eqw4i4gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Scenic.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/adeptus-arbites-apc.html).
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Cool Chimera!
I love the civilian society in 40K. It can't be war everywhere, all the time. Someone somewhere must be doing other things, fall in love, get pregnant, bring babies into the world (to be put in the Imperial meatgrinder). And somewhere, someone is unhappy with their living conditions and revolts. And at that place, Arbites will be to counter that uprising. With force.
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Well I'll be... :o
I've had a converted Arbites APC on the backburner for years now. Finished in urban camo, but destined to be painted black, in accordance with the standard Arbites uniforms.
Yours is a nice piece of equipment and the nod to Mike McVey's original is obvious both from the conversion kit and also the paintjob. outstanding work (and also a really big incentive to finally finish mine!) 8)
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Arbites are a really great addition to 40k I think, even if they owe a huge debt to Judge Dredd. They're really useful to bolster Imperial forces, respond to rioting civilians, eliminate nefarious cults and take down troublesome gangs.
Glad you like the APC. I admit, I was looking at Mike McVey's for inspiration on the paint scheme :)
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Loving your arbites and orks! That chimera conversion is great, and a stunning paint job too. Just going to go back to page one and see what goodies I've missed.
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@Exiledadmiral - thanks for the prompt - I've just gone and fixed some broken photobucket links on p1.
Glad you like this one Scurv!
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This one is top notch, I think every Arbites force needs one of these. I made one of my own many years ago, but your version is simply awesome!
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Vehicle looks grand, super effective. Those rioters won't know what's hit them!
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Nice work.
That meat wagon has certainly seen a few rioters in its time.
8) 8)
Arbites certainly seem to be all the rage at the moment.
:)
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Arbites certainly seem to be all the rage at the moment.
Aren't they? These threads actually had me dig up my own Arbites and their transport! lol
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Looking good, I like the well-used paintjob on it. This prompts me that I really must sort out the sweet ride I have put aside for my Space Cops (local constabulary rather than Imperial Arbites) - I've got an Empress Miniatures 1/50 GAZ Tiger, designed as a wargaming kit rather than a modelling kit, so it's a bit more robust. I'll need to replace the true scale weapons on the roof hatch ring mount with something in 40K proportions, but other than that it should fit in nicely.
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Nice APC.
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The Arbites and APC look tip-top.
But the angry fellow with the steel chair is even more amazing! Where on earth did you find him?
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Thanks guys! I should take a look at Empress Miniatures.
@FramFramson- the rioters are all from Offensive Miniatures. I have a stack load of them - loads more pics here:
http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/burnin-and-lootin-boyl-rioters.html (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/burnin-and-lootin-boyl-rioters.html)
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Atenocitis is also worth a look:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=101291.msg1263864#msg1263864 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=101291.msg1263864#msg1263864)
There are also scale shots of Empress and Evil Bear vehicles on that thread.
I should do a scale shot of wombles, arbites and William Killian
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Thanks guys! I should take a look at Empress Miniatures.
Their Modern vehicles can be found here: http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart36.htm (http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart36.htm)
They also have a range of inter-war vehicles that with a bit of work wouldn't look out of place in the GrimDark: http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart13.htm (http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart13.htm) (scroll down past the Afghan infantry/cavalry)
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I can't lie to you, the new release of Necromunda has me all hot under the collar. It is THE game I've been wanting to get some love for years. That said, I want to use the release as motivation to get on with some of those classic Confrontation figures I've been hoarding for ages. So I've started a new gang - the Skallytong Boys of House Morlaque:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PabIYzMSpsY/WiatGgkKZ4I/AAAAAAAAIrQ/tNf215AUmUQcHiq_jwIK1aconvLlruE2gCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques%2B1.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8eHCWasEEOc/WiatGu-XRUI/AAAAAAAAIrU/LwmcNj1I4e4fYWkmCb4dfnwZdlpMOufJgCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques%2B3.JPG)
The guy with the autogun is one of the original Citadel Hunter gangers with a few modifications. The juve with the pistol is a Gorkamorka Digga with some sculpted elements.
Really looking forward to working on the rest of the lads:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I3NEh45cdbA/WiaxobScexI/AAAAAAAAIrs/Oz4Lr7CIV5k-o-D7a2Xk6aQyHLwe9T1uQCEwYBhgL/s1600/24209641_10154886667956744_1033148650_o.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/the-rise-of-house-morlaque-new.html).
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Nice work, mate.
Gotta love some old skool ConfronMunda.
:-* :-*
Really like the other conversions too and looking forward to them getting coloured in too.
:D
Now be a good chap and dont post any more for a while so that I can forget about them for a while and concentrate properly on what I 'should' be doing instead of thinking about ganger mashups.....
:D >:D :D
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@Mason - it will be at least a week before and more see paint :) Go on, make a ganger - you know you want to :P
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The skin-tone on those gangers is fantastic - like they haven't been exposed to ultraviolet light in an age! The conversions all look wonderful too, and it's always useful to see converted minis in the bare metal/plastic/greenstuff. Looking forward to seeing them all painted!
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@Hawkeye - seeing the unpainted conversion is something I really like too - I love to see what work has been done and what parts have been used. Glad you like them :)
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This is terrible...
Since re-discovering Confrontation and then finding your blog a few months back I can't stop obsessing over an idea I had for a lower class Hive Gang true to Confrontation.
But how can I justify shelving the other projects I have on the go, and how can I begin to approach Mrs Raedwald on this urgent requirement for yet more lead!!?
And now you do this to me!...
Superb as always - completely up my street. Can't wait to see this gang develop!
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@Raedwald - I would frame it as an authentic historic learning exercise. Try and look for an educational angle, such as the impact of the punk movement on leisure pastimes and popular culture of the early 1990s. Once Mrs Raewald can see the importance of such study, she should have no issues.
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(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kamfHghX7mE/WjpM_Rx8WxI/AAAAAAAAIwA/iBYf8u9qV9sHGLSNGd6Rs7NvT3tEf40nACLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques%2BGroup.JPG)
I've painted up another pair of Confrontation gangers for my retro Necromunda gang (shotgun and lasgun). These are entirely unmodified apart from the addition of modern Victoria Miniatures arms (and the plastic lasgun of course). This puts the starting gang up to 50% completed. I'm looking forward to tackling one of the champions next.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/more-laques-building-necromunda-gang.html).
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The retro-Lasgun and striped trousers are nice touches - really make this archetypal Confrontation stuff, love it.
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Nice work, the gang is coming along well.
:-* :-*
What did I say earlier about Gangers, though?
>:D
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I really like the choice of skin tone on these. It's almost like they haven't seen the sunshine for far too long :o :) .
Excellent stuff 8)
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You've got to watch those pale and interesting hipsters. You never know what they might get up to :)
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Oldies baldies but goldies ;D
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These aren't hipsters, hipsters have pointy mustaches!
No no, with those round beards hanging of the bottom of their chins there can be no doubt, these are definitely Amish.
I always knew they were hiding something! :D
Love the minis btw.
Great color choices and those striped pants are ace.
Cheers,
Stroezie.
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very nice indeed
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Very nice.
(And now I want to wargame with Amish gangers.)
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Amish? I thought they were prog rockers!
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Let's not get too hung up on labels - we don't want to pigeonhole people do we?! ;)
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When you said those were unmodified I couldn't believe it- but I really have never gotten a good look at them in person before, and I don't think I've even seen these guys painted either. Awesome job :)
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A buddy of mine has just launched a new Kickstarter for a small selection of Space Orcs with a retro vibe.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bYwb6aVpGL4/Wku68OWOJ6I/AAAAAAAAJSQ/Ixoia5hCg4kOiMVTB6_hVFH_wXngog3KgCEwYBhgL/s1600/89a8d3ac827945debd28955e8bb6d20a_original.jpg)
He kindly gave me 5 of the 6 sculpts to paint up:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mZT4JjRbpMU/Wku6gVkzURI/AAAAAAAAJR8/fzdvPlG6d4QEZLRGPyvH2EaBj5Bhv0DLACLcBGAs/s1600/Orks%2B2.JPG)
I think they're a great match to some of the late 1980s Citadel figures.
Check out the Orc Invaders Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/231062375/orc-invaders-28mm-sci-fi-orc-miniatures)!
More details over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/orc-invaders-retro-greenskin-kickstarter.html)
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Excellent - I love the 80s orks, great designs and these look grand. I missed your last update too, new gangers are grand.
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A few new things I've painted since the start of the year - some nice new buildings, a pit-fighter / bodyguard, and a wagon. Hope you like them!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rll1ceUxYdg/WnB31dZvKuI/AAAAAAAAJs4/pdhCzlg3xB0chIfmaRacz6gm6nl_XRYAACLcBGAs/s1600/Buildings.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mFbQmWuFjRk/WoL1LkLpVJI/AAAAAAAAJ7s/X9WBa85T3q4tkMMeSy8mhqIdaJ9HuTGLQCLcBGAs/s1600/Gimp%2B2.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AoJc2ijP3h0/WoL2pc2bOuI/AAAAAAAAJ8M/By4Ql-BDeMg7BPTr9PNa7iugY0fk-hDRQCLcBGAs/s1600/Gimp%2B1.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w0RjRAbgM7E/WoqqSQUfCmI/AAAAAAAAKC8/oIp8v3g5MAQBbwhRK6MrlbFHNcj9DrRLgCLcBGAs/s1600/Wagon%2B1.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KPx1ChFP4VQ/WoqqTOpVSlI/AAAAAAAAKDE/A6W09C_bWSokna8zBz1Io9Lth8VoIRiEQCLcBGAs/s1600/Wagon%2BScenic.JPG)
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Great stuff :)
I like the snake oil wagon 8)
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Amazing as always.
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You continue to amaze!
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Thanks everyone! The wagon has been one of my favourite builds to date - it just seemed to come together very nicely from the motley selection of parts I had available.
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Gotta a love a new addition to that crew!
:-*
I like the wagon, and those buildings look good too, well armoured!
8) 8)
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Thanks everyone!
Another new update as I've finally finished off my new old Necromunda / Confrontation gang. The Skallytong Boys of House Morlaque are styled after the early 1990s Confrontation Hunter gang, including some classic models and newer conversions:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nSrA9l0wqa4/Wowq7y-Hn_I/AAAAAAAAKHo/ZynsPKg4EigEoHuZhsgt7-pajK4yszmIwCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques+Scenic.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWhmRIUlZ70/WowuQSQWeCI/AAAAAAAAKIc/1qfT8Qbz8Lkvlar4ZuDptl2n564_K4GPwCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques+13.JPG)
Plenty more pics, including the unpainted conversions, over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Morlaque).
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Wow, cool gang!
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As ever, some cracking work; I particularly like the wagon - it reminds me that I really need to pull my finger out & start thinking about some more vehicles.
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@Genghis - you can never have enough vehicles I think. I generally find I can paint them in neutral compared to figures which require attention!
The latest figure off the paint queue is a new grot addition to Boss Fangrot's mob:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CpFY6J3Qb-Y/WpVx8iufczI/AAAAAAAAKQo/mLegopTCRBcA-2OQHY0kqADtpCMgU719QCLcBGAs/s1600/Grot%2B1.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ddd9k_p_kSo/WpVx86jIqdI/AAAAAAAAKQw/u7WXPTXVVLkNWy2Ao6bWnG1_wgeEttHTgCLcBGAs/s1600/Grots%2BScenic.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/orks-like-presents-too.html?m=1)
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All these recent additions are lovely; I find the wagon particularly inspired, but this tiny chap is so charming!
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Thanks Suber! The grot does have a particular charm doesn't he?!
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@Genghis - you can never have enough vehicles I think...
With that in mind, I think my next batch of building/painting will have to be some reinforcements for my Space Cops along with a sweet ride for them to cruise around in.
I'm loving the grot & his tiny green compadres.
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Yet more recruits to my Necromunda gang - a new champion with plasma pistol, and a shotgunner. Both are old Confrontation gangers, the champion with a little adaptation.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yGyDgOLTp84/WqfhPWQzZXI/AAAAAAAAKf4/GuBcH_Mkv8Ym7QYB7fqGb73Yj6c-_F-tgCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques%2BScenic%2B3.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9UfAwy2wHRo/WqfhWaPKUhI/AAAAAAAAKgE/oQOr_9QCVmITqsuvKpBzCMs_T7hq0WMvQCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques%2B14.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki0kPlLJf3o/WqfhXG4CoPI/AAAAAAAAKgM/TzvgDPTHG7geFjGWO7zPbd3_mHHNP2UvwCLcBGAs/s1600/Morlaques%2B17.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/of-plasma-pistols-and-shotguns.html).
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Tasty indeed.
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Just spent the last two days or so plowing through this thread beginning to end. Wow.
Thanks, axiom, and everyone else who contributed and made it so amazing! Very inspiring and it has spurred me to start sharing my stuff online again. I will make this thread a regular, daily stop in my online wanderings.
By all means, carry on!
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Thanks very much fourcolourfigs! The thread is a bit of a meandering trip, depending on what takes my fancy! I'm just happy people like what they see :)
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Yet another excellent couple of miniatures, Axiom!
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Thanks Axiom, your postings never fail to inspire.
I'd been distracted by Fantasy stuff for a couple of months but this is firmly drawing me back to the SciFi projects. One day I'll finish something!
Cheers!
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I'm off to a Necromunda event towards the end of April and have decided to make a new old gang. This time it's going to be Techs.
The first two gangers are both armed with lasguns. The female ganger is a heavy conversion from Citadel's Venus Bluegenes, while the other guy just had some minor modifications to his hands.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lkFm-tG9JO4/Wq_hWHm4JwI/AAAAAAAAKnk/hP1Lu_v-7soCFL8CmvGxns6pllJjh5RtwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Tech+5.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwNtKei2klk/Wq_kiShKjsI/AAAAAAAAKn4/sQ46EEfnatoUAep80TYn9AnJhmkymiVGgCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/getting-little-tech-support.html).
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Wonderful whites, you nailed them well!
:-*
Lovely work on the conversions too.
They all look great and I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the mob all coloured in.
:-* :-*
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Lovely simple conversion on the Guardswoman, she fits so well with the "military-style" tech gangers.
White is an inspired choice, too! Consistently great work, as always :-*
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Thanks Mason. I'm also looking forward to them with colours on :)
@Belligerentparrot - glad you like them! The female Tech isn't actually converted from a Guardswoman, although there is a RT figure in a similar pose. This girl started off as Venus Bluegenes from the 2000AD range.
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Oh yes, I see it now! The Guardswoman is showing a bit more cleavage from memory. Great choice of base model!
That lasgun she's holding suggests to me that you have managed to get hold of a bag of the RT-era sculpting dollies for accessories/weapons - am I right? I have a couple of bags of those, they're great aren't they?
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@Belligerentparrot - you're right, the Guardswoman is a little more risqué! I did consider using her, but she is unbelievably even more dainty than Venus. As for the lasguns, yes, I do have some of the RT sculpting dollies. They've been incredibly useful for a whole range of projects. I'll be sad when I finally run out of them. I always wanted some of the 2000AD weapons as well - there are some really nice guns that were used on those figures.
Two more Tech gangers now completed - both unmodified.
This guy is the Mark Coppleston tech leader, and very nice he is too!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HxHDxTFTTcE/WrEY-PwksXI/AAAAAAAAKqM/6_rsqmJX8z4M95u0fwB9KedfBNNwTrmwwCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+9.JPG)
And one of the Marauder Techs - I'll be using him as armed with a grenade launcher
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bLuUlsmBju4/WrEa9wrA3aI/AAAAAAAAKqo/qHY4zgQcbLU1MYusHHPmWfL0NQZOJyRnACLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+11.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mFhCc-9SkpU/WrEiYt-pdBI/AAAAAAAAKrM/lDFmP5nigZgQAECyg62Mpqx3_CTMATsngCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+Scenic+2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/two-become-four-more-tech-gangers.html).
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Wow, very cool miniatures and photos!
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Thanks Ockman :) I've been trying to improve my scenic photos. I think I still need more variety!
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I think they are great, your photos. I'm trying to up my photo game myself, but having only a compact digital camera from yesteryear (10+ years old) and the one on my phone makes it hard...
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I'd always been intrigued by the Blanche concept art description of Techs wearing white, and had found it quite hard to visualise.
Once again you're making all our Confrontation dreams come true - thanks!
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@Ockman - I'm in a similar position. I use an old (7-8yrs) compact digital camera. I did get some tips on how to maximise it's use though - good lighting was the biggest contributing factor. I invested in a pair of anglepoise desk lamps with white bulbs and it made a real difference.
@Raedwald - I'd seen some really nice grey Techs, and some great orange ones, but really wanted to try white. Glad it's working for you!
I painted up another 4 Techs over the weekend, bringing my total to 8. This time it's some combat orientated guys, plus the Leader and a plasma gunner:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eMtTLC1s2qI/WrpHOuYeFVI/AAAAAAAAK08/dIBZ84Kibtkb99iyCDYDPr4jJuwPngPwwCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+13.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nnVzYuraPS4/WrpHOro4saI/AAAAAAAAK1E/WLsPMZZjDb8Dkui262xZ1etzenqYLofFQCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+15.JPG)
The Jes Goodwin Tech Baron sculpt I'm using as the leader is a gorgeous figure, but dare I say it, a little trickier to paint with all the details than the other Techs.
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/tech-upgrades-new-tech-quartet.html).
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Beautiful paint jobs, love the weathering on the metal. Very natural looking! Any chance you could please share your recipe for that white? I've always struggled with it...
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@Scarper - The white is pretty simple. I do a couple of thin coats of GW's pallid wych flesh over a black undercoat to get a solid colour. I give it a wash with a thinned brown wash. I then go back over with pallid wych flesh, then highlight by mixing in increasing amounts of white. The top highlight is no more than 60/40 white/pallid wych flesh.
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Two new Techs to add to the gang. The heavy stubber is converted from an old Chainsaw Warrior figure, with a new haircut, apron and bionic leg. The lasgun guy is unmodified.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O8A6iXrInAs/WsYzRMJ5TeI/AAAAAAAAK_8/P_DG79Rr93IJCadFYbKmA7lCqXnknmXpQCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech%2B17.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9aaxbqgpbo8/WsYzSqTvfFI/AAAAAAAALAY/_KGlmNo557ILyVKQVqm1tMsA-xcfq34ywCEwYBhgL/s1600/Tech%2BScenic%2B4.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-data-kings-tech-gang-launched.html).
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I see that you keep up the good work with your photos!
The last post was breathtaking!
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Nice work.
Another seamless conversion.
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That same fella is in my 'may be turned into a Necromunda ganger one day' lead pile too, but I would never have considered giving him an apron!
Nice choice.
8)
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Fantastic take on some truly classic Sci-Fi models! Awesome job, Axiom!
If you're looking for a sci-fi skirmisher that would do all of your gangs justice in a multiverse, all-sci-fi-minis-welcome setting, definitely check out Starfall. 20 different factions covering pretty much any sci-fi motif you can think of, but it's not just a bunch of fluff. The rules are also very balanced, efficient and competitive (and FREE): https://www.starfalltt.com/
Again, great job!
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Thanks guys!
@Mason - aprons are de rigueur for in the Tech fashion world ;)
@Burma44 I'll take a look at the Starfall rules. It's just the sort of thing I like, although I'm spoilt for choice with Necromunda, Rogue Stars and even Dracula's America ;)
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A whole host of new things I've completed over the last few weeks. First up is a forthcoming set of terrain from Fogou Models.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A4XQDdB_-s8/WunRQJ0tW8I/AAAAAAAALy0/yxyUABBmy48Wn14uAQLb5uC7y0mVdJGegCLcBGAs/s1600/Farm%2BFull%2BSet.JPG)
I painted up the walls with some graffiti to reinforce the setting.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vuWjz3rkNVg/WunRKIjIFhI/AAAAAAAALyw/yqwQpueiZuwwKCNXbjgromLvvZBQ2Xe2QCLcBGAs/s1600/Scenic%2B1.JPG)
But it's flexible enough to be used for a whole range of setups.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ko_z1U2H0a0/WunaEDaP3OI/AAAAAAAAL0o/bRTL_OCrVmobwMEq0hfcfPjdJ3ohyB8fgCLcBGAs/s1600/Scenic%2B3.JPG)
I also painted some new figures to go with the terrain - a graffiti artist (an old Citadel Judge Dredd perp):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JtMpuqe-PcQ/WunRW27z7rI/AAAAAAAALzY/LzAMoid1le4Echl96RUDXejIkwV2iRqWwCLcBGAs/s1600/Scrawler%2B1.JPG)
And a pair of farmers (another Dredd perp and a figure from Citadel's Gothic Horror range):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYoGsyEwRlA/WunaDp_pcDI/AAAAAAAAL0g/rdDFn-pDSIIZS6D1iE8Hwj1MfzEcqbJ4QCLcBGAs/s1600/Rednecks%2B1.JPG)
Finally I've created a new figure for my Tech gang, including a pair of heavily modified and partially scratchbuilt arms:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X42TVy_Ir48/WvGt-B3PwfI/AAAAAAAAL6E/EqPQxTuYeTot2dBc6zZcmo0B0dgyGhIzQCLcBGAs/s1600/Orbison%2B1.JPG)
As ever more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk).
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Cool! I think I have that perp squirreled away somewhere myself.
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Lovely additions to the project.
Some great work on making those Perps and GH figures fit right in.
Brilliant.
8) 8)
I really love the tech ganger, though.
A wonderful bit of vision and conversion.
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really nice additions
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Thanks guys! Glad you like the new figures.
@Dr Mathias - not every Citadel perp is a classic, but there are plenty of gems in the range. They're very useful as generic sci-fi civilians.
@Mason - glad you like the Tech. It was a bit of a faff getting his arms to look right, but I'm glad it worked out :)
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Really great! And covers one of my favourite themes.. farmers in spaaaaaaaace!
All look brilliant.
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Really great! And covers one of my favourite themes.. farmers in spaaaaaaaace!
All look brilliant.
Do they farm Pigs in ssssspppppaaaccceee as well lol
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Some lovely painting, modelling, and world building in this thread! Very inspiring. I'm going through all these pages from the beginning!
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Thanks everyone! A quick update today with a few 'ordinary' Tech gangers to add to the existing gang. These are pretty much stock figures as available in 1991, with the metal bodies mated with plastic arms and guns. I did a little bit of carving to get the arms to fit closer to the bodies, and repositioned pretty much every wrist to line them up better.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-60X2J9HLDG4/WvxHyydADsI/AAAAAAAAMCk/FA_bCwGRg_YMlh3Oj_2zk3Oe7vBaPwqSwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Tech+19.JPG)
I went with the classic long-barrelled Rogue Trader lasguns as opposed to the shorter-barrelled ones I've used on the earlier gangers as an in-game distinction between lasguns and lascarbines. Plus I'm still rather fond of the long-barrelled ones!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/getting-technical-pair-of-new-tech.html).
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Lovely stuff!
Techs = coolest of the confrontation gangs? I (probably) think so.
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Yes, the Techs are definately the coolest gang. Love the raybans and Doc Martens. 8)
Works really well with the white overalls.
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It's always Great Techs when it's with Jon ;)
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I remember wrangling with those plastic arm/metal body combinations on the old Imperial Guard figures. You've done a great job getting them to look natural. Painting is great, too! :-*
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All these minis look te(ch)rrific!
Ahem.
No, seriously, I would have never imagined they could look so cool. :-*
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More lovely paintjobs. You're giving me really unrealistic expectations of how good some of the goofier oldhammer minis would look if I attempted a similar rescue!
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They look great 8)
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Techs, techs, techs...
Is that all you ever think about?
;D ;D
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A final Tech to get the Data Kings ready for a new campaign in a week's time - this time some heavy firepower with his plasma cannon:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fzfrs9Kw1wM/WwV60AThxaI/AAAAAAAAMIU/KxnS9gmZgdE7kzoPRxaLW2KDg1rwPaT_gCLcBGAs/s1600/Tech+22.JPG)
He's another Citadel Tech with a Rogue Trader conversion beamer standing in for his big gun.
I've also painted up some space cowboys for a dimensional shift game of Dracula's America (in space):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iH_gmMnDMJA/WxFh4Cf0JoI/AAAAAAAAMQY/_SPMIaMoRLgCpcK07pLg-z6Njq74RdY6wCLcBGAs/s1600/Dark+Confederacy+1.JPG)
These guys are a small Dark Confederacy posse, comprised of some Rogue Trader Imperial Guard with head swaps (and added facial hair). The revenant is a classic Citadel Zombie - my favourite from the range.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/06/cowboys-and-rayguns-draculas-americain.html).
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Love the DAiS idea - I’m aleays keen on the idea of reskinning rules, and this seems like a great candidate. I’ve been revisiting your blog a lot recently - I’m on a 28mm Rogue Trader-ish kick, and your stuff is a major inspiration.
I particularly like those imperial army conversions - early guardsmen were the best (though I’ve got a soft spot for the original metal Cadians).
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I agree, I'd much rather use a slick ruleset across settings than use a clunky genre specific ruleset. As long as it's Rogue Trader ish :)
I like the early Guard too, although my preference is for the ones in fatigues to the skinny-legged oddball first releases.
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Lovely stuff. I got DA because I loved the mini's but it's not really my genre. Merging it with RT is a very good idea.
Last night I had a look at the various factions and I think it might work very well indeed!
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Loving the cowboys :) .
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Love the work! Richard
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Thanks all!
@area23 - there are certainly enough factions in Dracula's America to allow you to represent Inquisitors, Chaos Cults, Genestealer Cults etc. It's worth looking into!
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Great thread, and especially fun to see the Confrontation techs painted. They look great. :-* They're some of my favorite figures and back many years ago on a student's budget I won a lot of all of them in minty-fresh lead on ebay, including sprues of the plastic Confrontation arms and weapons. It averaged to $8-9/figure, which might have been the most I'd paid per figure up until then. lol They are still in the little Chessex case I bought them in.
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@Spooktalker, glad you like the Techs - they're a lot of fun and really do still have a pretty iconic look.
But not as iconic as...
…Bratts!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3mRE0Pi4cok/Wx6LxChOjYI/AAAAAAAAMdc/XJWy_Blq7u0OdJqXia60NQ2nhjopxxE6gCLcBGAs/s1600/Bratts+1.JPG)
This trio represent a return to my Confrontation Bratt gang, the Sutter Dukes. Two of the three are notable for being unreleased figures (that's the guy on the left with the sword and pistol, and the guy in the ludicrous outfit in the centre). The Bratt on the right was on general release, but I've added a plastic high elf pointing arm, and a spare assassin arm with a new sleeve sculpted.
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-return-of-sutter-dukes-and-elusive.html).
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F*** me! Amazing-sauce!
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Brilliant!
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And back full circle to the beginning by revisiting your Brat Gang,
8) 8)
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Thanks folks!
@Mason - just goes to show that a project is never finished:)
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Fantastic!
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Best Tech gang I've ever seen! And the Bratts will always be the kings of Confrontation in my mind... nothing embodies that world more uniquely - delighted to see your original gang expanded!
I also can't wait to see photos of one or other of these gangs on the Warhammer World terrain in you pre-BOYL session.
Thanks!
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Thanks folks!
Bratts are certainly the kind of pompous peacocks who would make sure you think they're the kings of any setting :D
All being well, there should be a whole host of photos from the games!
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More Necromundan youths behaving badly with a pair of new Bratts:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XIBuG2juJVs/WzDDHx-DX2I/AAAAAAAAMm8/u-t4WTJbAGsZYgEZDL6E1K5SQ5aKqmk8gCLcBGAs/s1600/Bratts%2B3.JPG)
The guy on the left is an unreleased figure, while the guy on the right is a conversion from an old Citadel Storm Trooper upper body, and a Warhammer Empire soldier lower half.
This pair takes me to 8/10 completed, with 2 more to be done before I need to use them in about 6 weeks time.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/06/gold-plated-pistols-and-master-crafted.html).
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Lovely work.
I love the colour scheme used on these fellas.
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Thanks Mason :) Bratts have to be eye-catching, otherwise no-one would notice if they were cool or not!
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Really cool paint jobs. Proper Oldhammer.
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Glad you like them chickenbane!
Whilst I'm painting Bratts, I suppose they ought to get a newly painted leader:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gi46EKSucmM/WzoauBbYbYI/AAAAAAAAMuE/vxLrooDUrwopO0NvbA0WuOIV9mgaTepJQCLcBGAs/s1600/Leader%2B1.JPG)
This guy is an unreleased figure, and he'll hang around very nicely with the other 4 unreleased Bratts:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-goHGIvy9ZyA/WzoavAtQFaI/AAAAAAAAMuM/J7OXaQkgIP0PnnFJ6GOkEST4vCzxKtPzQCLcBGAs/s1600/Unreleased%2BBratts.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/07/frills-bows-power-swords-and-combi.html).
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Proper lovely, they are!
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Mega. Love this latest group - the brats concept was always such a good one. That tealy-green is especially good.
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Glad you like them! I'm pretty pleased that I managed to bridge a 4 year gap between painting the guy in the orange jerkin and the rest, without it looking too obvious.
I had to retro-engineer that tealy-green as the older paint I'd used (scaly green) was dried up and discontinued by GW. Happily I managed to get a close-enough match with incubi darkness and kabalite green from GW's current range!
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Yeah that's great going- I tend to over worry about revisiting paintjobs, always worry that they won't marry up. You've done a great job, I'd have never clocked.
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My latest Bratt isn't really a Bratt at all, but is a Space Amazon from the Rogue Trader adventurers range. I think she has enough going on to be able to hold herself stylistically against the other Bratts!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EsyZNH4V958/W0NrXS7jkjI/AAAAAAAAMxw/HRgBF8yTgCMj1gMmKWJL2_5gtbWgKN2SQCLcBGAs/s1600/Bratts%2B9.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T9uMDRiYPjA/W0NvgTPkTpI/AAAAAAAAMyI/e22MpAXCyG0AaFa0HTaR2RnYKgCJ8oIZgCLcBGAs/s1600/Bratt%2BGang%2B3.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/07/choose-your-own-adventurers-bonus-post.html).
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She fits in perfectly and the whole gang all together like that looks great!
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Will they be seeing some serious table time soon?
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@Mason - they will indeed. The group of 10 will be masquerading as an Escher gang in a Necromunda gaming day in 3 or so weeks time :)
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@Mason - they will indeed. The group of 10 will be masquerading as an Escher gang in a Necromunda gaming day in 3 or so weeks time :)
Good to hear it..
:D 8)
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My intention is always to use the figures eventually. That's what they're there for after all :D
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Excllent :)
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lovely painted figures.
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This is amazing! Wow!
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Thanks everyone! Glad you like these trend-setters!
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Absolutely stunning colours in those brats, they just pop! :-* :-* :-*
Cheers
Matt
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Latest off the painting table is a new incarnation of my Tech gang leader, Max Data. Over the course of our Necromunda campaign, he's picked up some new gear, so necessitated a new figure, built from a variety of other figures.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqS7zu41XnM/W5fMULa9bfI/AAAAAAAANxk/exQZM0hZlBwdGkfzhDCYHN6bqNhqrmkdwCLcBGAs/s1600/Leader+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S4r8HhS3W8k/W5fMcoYLm_I/AAAAAAAANx8/U75wM3i2AN0Djb7XgKRNG_Q8dlYTTiWnQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180629_142423.jpg)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A9gliIEGo9w/W5fMUGbEc-I/AAAAAAAANxs/-PW_d8U992YSgS_3K9C5KmaXaoFujf7-wCLcBGAs/s1600/Leader+3.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-juKE1DIhmU0/W5fMcqljQxI/AAAAAAAANx0/B5sVU6fy9J8Ko-iJrXuXPDTAdP5jF-I9wCLcBGAs/s1600/20180629_142357.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/09/max-data-v20-new-tech-gang-leader.html).
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Very creative use of bits. Nice paint job as well.
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Very cool conversion and paintjob!
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Well, that's an upgrade. Enormously cool work.
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Thanks all. He spent a long time in the WIP pile - I originally had a different torso, head, gun and arms. In fact, the first incarnation pretty much only shared the shield! I'm much happier with how he looks in the final appearance.
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In preparation for Kill Team games, I've made a start on some Eldar scouts. I really enjoyed revisiting some figures that were part of my first ever 40k army!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-se4IVW1OXsk/W6Ef79BnUvI/AAAAAAAAN6Y/eKc_Av1vwRsBCh3RydvLnMjZ4jyvIYnuACLcBGAs/s1600/Scouts%2B1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/09/outcasts-eldar-scout-unit.html)
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Nice.
The small figure count and breadth of lists does make you want to revisit armies.
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Nice paintwork and colour choices.
They look great.
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Thanks both! I'm hoping to get some more of the crew finished over the next few days.
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Quick question: Which book or whatever do I need to field an Eldar KT?
I have a bunch that were put together for that Shadow War rip-off and I am not falling for any of that lark again.
;)
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Lovely stuff! That Max Data conversion is beautiful! A wonderful assemblage of parts to make a very cohesive whole. Wonderful stuff.
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Quick question: Which book or whatever do I need to field an Eldar KT?
I have a bunch that were put together for that Shadow War rip-off and I am not falling for any of that lark again.
All the lists are in the main rulebook, but the Eldar are pretty limited in their choices. Don't have the rules with me, but in general most factions only have rules for plastic kits - Avengers, Rangers, Guardians, maybe one more? There are separate teams for Harlequins and Dark Eldar.
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All the lists are in the main rulebook, but the Eldar are pretty limited in their choices. Don't have the rules with me, but in general most factions only have rules for plastic kits - Avengers, Rangers, Guardians, maybe one more? There are separate teams for Harlequins and Dark Eldar.
Thank you.
:)
I guess that I will just have to borrow a rulebook and have a look at what's what.
;)
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Ecurtz is right, all the lists are in the Kill Team rulebook. For Eldar you get Storm and Defender Guardians, Rangers and Dire Avengers, although a Striking Scorpion could be a Storm Guardian with a chainsword, a Fire Dragon could be another one with a fusion gun. There's no Warlocks, which is a shame.
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Nice team! As has been said, your conversion is inspired! 8)
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Nice painting on the Eldar, and a very well executed conversion on the Tech Gang leader - you've pulled all those disparate components together incredibly well.
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Thanks both! It's fun to try and pull a selection of different parts into a coherent whole :)
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Excellent. I'll have to strip and repaint my old eldar scouts soon too. Kill Team is an amazing way to revisit old armies.
Most of my RT/2nd ed. stuff is max platoon level, I never had entire armies. But I'm noting that while KT is designed for use with the plastic boxes it actually corresponds with many metal miniatures I had lying around for ages.
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Ecurtz is right, all the lists are in the Kill Team rulebook. For Eldar you get Storm and Defender Guardians, Rangers and Dire Avengers, although a Striking Scorpion could be a Storm Guardian with a chainsword, a Fire Dragon could be another one with a fusion gun. There's no Warlocks, which is a shame.
Well, I found my bits bag of old Eldar today while looking for something else.
The Eldar in my collection may get a few new team members soon.
(Including a Warlock as I may never play KT anyway..).
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very nice additions
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Ecurtz is right, all the lists are in the Kill Team rulebook. For Eldar you get Storm and Defender Guardians, Rangers and Dire Avengers, although a Striking Scorpion could be a Storm Guardian with a chainsword, a Fire Dragon could be another one with a fusion gun. There's no Warlocks, which is a shame.
Ahhh, great minds think alike ;), we just used a Storm Guardian with a chainsword as a Striking Scorpion in yesterdays game!
:)
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I've painted another pair of Eldar to join all the Rangers. In Kill Team game terms, these will count as a Guardian Defender and grav platform. At least until I play a game where I can give Eldar scouts big guns and shuriken catapults!
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bcDa_rWR_SE/W6pMcwLBFcI/AAAAAAAAN9Q/2rLlojFhifA4uq0RqoaUjaFy9jiJfkN2ACLcBGAs/s1600/Scouts+3.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0UAsjyGsBfc/W6pMgyuiuqI/AAAAAAAAN9U/qQ9unamqZyYVRpMn6holuVsbG-ixX4B0ACLcBGAs/s1600/20180814_141951.jpg)
I finally played my first couple of games of Kill Team yesterday. I think it might become the default game for scratching that 40k itch, although prefer the mechanics and setting of Necromunda. Kill Team is certainly fast-paced and fun to play though!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/09/ranger-support-eldar-scouts-with.html).
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Very cool - love this Eldar group, that's a particularly fetching blue/grey.
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Wonderful additions to the team!
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You can stop now, please, as I feel my resistance weakening.... ).
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I was aghast to find out recently that a long-term gamer friend of mine had never owned or painted any Eldar. He confessed that these were starting to turn his head a little though!
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Another update with some blue and pink space elves - this time it's a leader and special weapons trooper for my Kill Team.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MbFRWLojvPw/W7N0zPMsI4I/AAAAAAAAOAw/QWoU-BO6zZ0aduAQXCukF63hV74SRCvGACLcBGAs/s1600/Scouts+8.JPG)
Both are converted from some other Eldar - a Harlequin in the case of the leader, and a standard scout in the case of the fusion gunner.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YIsDmJbZCx4/W7N04HjSyqI/AAAAAAAAOA4/5w8-sN5POTYFd_q-J-yspAQO3NK1v1SAwCLcBGAs/s1600/Scouts+Scenic+3.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/10/eternal-wanderlust-eldar-scout.html).
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Brilliant conversions, especially the leader.
Top drawer colouring-in too to blend them really nicely with the rest of the squad.
8) 8)
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You made your magic once again. They look perfect, I wouldn't be able to discern the original models. Excellent as usual!!
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Whoop! Whoop! Another pair of corkers - love them.
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Thanks all! I'm enjoying painting these natty space elves!
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I'm making a start on a chaos cult for Necromunda. It'll be based around mutants and oddballs - here are the first two figures (a cultist and witch):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eY4nMY5DY00/W7yzRCbWdSI/AAAAAAAAOLI/dC3_zfZgKI836YmeFu1CSthso2r0k8TCwCLcBGAs/s1600/Witch+1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-benevolent-brothers-cult-for.html).
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Oh yeah! I thought I might open this thread to see those 90s Paul Muller cultists then (I loved 2nd edition chaos codex so much!) but now I’m even more excited to see what you do with this idea.
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I've always been on the fence with those Paul Muller cultists. I wish there was a little more variation in the figures and I was never sold on the headgear!
Never fear though, I will be using some (non cultist) Paul Muller figures with these guys!
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A nice start on a gang that has the potential for plenty of character.
Love that Witch!
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Looking forward to seeing you paint up the rest of the gang as they look really promising.
8)
There are quite a few Iron Claw Space Pirates that would fit right in here.
;)
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I was also hoping to see some Paul Muller guys. These are great though. I love them.
I have some Muller cultists on my table at the moment with very similar skintones.
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Sorry to disappoint about the lack of Paul Muller sculpts! Hopefully my cult will still look suitably anarchic!
I think pale skin and dark robes is a classic look for cults too!
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A new trio of cultists to add to the ranks. The first pair are unmodified Citadel 2000AD sculpts who fit the bill aesthetically I think.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Np-6WccIro8/W8c8lShO6kI/AAAAAAAAOPc/EvPXTBl5HPs2CiUW-JkAJdxvEweG6WLSgCLcBGAs/s1600/Cultists+3.JPG)
And we also have one of my disciples (champions). This guy is converted from a Gorkamorka mutie and Necromunda Goliath plus a few additions:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jBvstfuCn6M/W8c8woz0E2I/AAAAAAAAOPo/P0xqhl21GWIrMksCmr34VnGhiaFsxhlQACLcBGAs/s1600/Disciple+1.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/10/insidious-growth-more-chaos-cultists.html)
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Man, these are awesome (as usual!). The mutie is ace!
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Thanks Suber. Who doesn't like a big ugly mutie with a big ugly gun?!
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Lovely additions to the Cult!
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Nice conversion, and those other fellas remind me what great characters were in the 2000AD ranges.
That face is superb!
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The 2000AD ranges were by and large excellent - lovely characterful sculpts. I wish the Judges were a tad bigger, but that's a minor gripe. The perps and muties are my favourites though!
Another change of direction as I revisited my Eldar Scout Kill Team with a final member and a support unit.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AptICwGUy3U/W88xDKD42MI/AAAAAAAAOTg/AI61D-ggSywT9XX9fSKUrtPJUx9ccRXkQCLcBGAs/s1600/Scouts+14.JPG)
The Scout Walker is built as per the article in Citadel Journal #8 from 1994, whilst the spotter has had his legs replaced to tie him in better with the scout theme.
Here's the full group:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uURaXnceY0Y/W88xDdBjQLI/AAAAAAAAOTo/bk5oDDXmGXkgLAykAqEu2Ng0Wdfoh19HACLcBGAs/s1600/Scouts+Final.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/10/mobile-firepower-eldar-scout-walker-and.html).
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Woah, excellent!
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You have nailed those eldar , :-*
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Thanks! Glad you like them :)
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Smashing - these look so good.
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That big fella really tops off the unit in style.
A simple but very effective conversion, he 'looks' like a scout with his underslung gun carriage.
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Those are great. Well-painted forces like that were what drew me to the hobby all those years ago.
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Thanks guys! I'm with you Denatus- I love seeing interesting forces with nice colour schemes. That was always my favourite part of attending tournaments.
Glad you like the walker Mason. I've considered making one for ages, ever since I first saw the article in the Citadel Journal back in 1994. Nice to finally get round to it!
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superb yet again :o
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The Eldar are absolutely superb.
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Very nice new additions there to your Eldar and the Necromunda Gang Jon.
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Thanks everyone!
I've parked the Eldar for now (I will probably revisit them in a few months) to focus on getting my Necromunda chaos cult finished off.
Next off the painting table are my cult demagogue Jakob and his faithful servant Wretch:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YflzKCKkDOw/W9HZHjueC9I/AAAAAAAAOUI/8N7T3Bq7P8knWEPHr7A9AJc5c9KBPZRKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Demagogue+1.JPG)
Jakob is built from the torso of a Gorkamorka mutie mated with the robed legs of a Warhammer flagellant, with a few other additions. Wretch is a gretchin assistant with a modified ear and resculpted tunic.
As ever more words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/10/speaker-of-word-chaos-cult-demagogue.html).
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Very cool. I must check out the Gorka Morka Muties.
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What an ugly pair!
They look great.
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More uglies inbound! A guy with a long rifle for long-ranged sniping, and another ganger with an autogun.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tss04kislRM/W-GG7vPzMVI/AAAAAAAAOeI/GstH_DomgiEOOjD2-AgqlOdPS9vkvxgBACLcBGAs/s1600/Cultists+6.JPG)
The sniper guy is a conversion from another Gorkamorka mutie torso, while the ganger is an unreleased figure sculpted by none other than John Blanche back in the late 1980s!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/11/arming-brothers-chaos-cult-shooters.html).
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Wow, what a pair!
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Lovely conversions and painting. Definitely tell they're muties - both lefties!
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Lefties! I knew that there was something sinister about them!
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Three new cultists to join the lefties (I'm a lefty myself as it happens...).
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I-PBK-pYCyg/W-rjWx6cT_I/AAAAAAAAOj8/Wkb73oJaoHsgqUgMw0Ui5HMdZHEtmQBHQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cultists%2B9.JPG)
The girl is a splice between a chaos thug and Necromunda Escher ganger, while the hand flamer/axe guy is a mash-up with parts from 4 different figures. The ugly guy on the end is another old chaos thug!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/11/face-to-face-with-cult.html).
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These are amazing! Your innovation is astounding!
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Glad you like them! Hunting down figures to repurpose or adapt is one of my favourite things to do!
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Burn them (they look great)!
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Nice work.
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Nice addition.
Love the use of the old Thugs.
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Glad you like them! Hunting down figures to repurpose or adapt is one of my favourite things to do!
lol
I know that feeling, I always look at something and see ways to shoehorn them into something else.
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You keep on impressing us!
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Thanks everyone! I think I've got another 3-4 cultists to do before I move onto something else! Although possibly I'll need more, depending on how the Necromunda campaign goes :)
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The kitbashing and converting work here is gorgeous :-*
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I'm closing in on the end of this chaos cult project, with a new pair of figures (and two further ones to come). This time it's another champion (disciple) armed with a powerful long rifle to make the most of his decent ballistic skill. I've also painted up a chaos familiar companion for him!
The champion is converted from a skaven commander body, half-orc head and some Imperial Guard legs. Hopefully he comes together into a seamless whole!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIm77XKCXuI/W-xGaEoSsVI/AAAAAAAAOlY/3cCT7WvGKM09oJJ3DWJOLt93RE6ALelxgCLcBGAs/s1600/Cultists+16.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/11/one-shot-one-kill-long-ranged-cult.html).
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Brilliant!
:-*
I recognised the jezzail instantly but it took a second or two to work out was not part of the original Skaven figure. So: Yes! It does work seamlessly.
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A-mazing!
I love it!
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That is really good.
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Thanks all! Making a band of misfits has been pretty liberating in terms of source material - almost any figure has the potential to fit.
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I'm totally stunned by the stuff you are able to produce. You can make the craziest conversion work just as if it was meant to be that way. o_o
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Thanks Suber! I really enjoy the process of finding unexpected combinations and turning them into a whole!
Speaking of conversions, I've made another disciple for the mutie cult, along with a painting up a cultist:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPKdQ7tDLPI/W_00IaSEt1I/AAAAAAAAOtI/P7wh9fcnhbIrZpVFrc6bRQ5rkEVfjc9uACLcBGAs/s1600/Cultists+18.JPG)
The disciple is made from a Citadel Rogue Trooper torso with Necromunda plague zombie legs. And a new hat from a Rogue Trader adventurer.
The cultist on the other hand is an unmodified Citadel 2000AD mutie - perfect!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/11/missiles-and-extra-eyes-more-mutie.html).
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Wow, cool guy with bazooka!
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Thanks Ockman!
I took time out from the mutie project recently to do something completely unrelated by recreating a lovely but under-sized and crude early 1980s sculpt. The sculpt in question is the Star Lane Space Pirate girl from Citadel's 25mm Spacefarers range:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vO3hDXWRpVY/W_1Wpwsa1eI/AAAAAAAAOvU/29XcHaNW9_Yp4rf6JqWJtA5tqoIky1PPACLcBGAs/s1600/blogger-image--734156614.jpg)
(Figure painted by Greblord at Little Men (http://greblord-littlemen.blogspot.com))
I converted up a later Citadel Barbarian/Norse model to hopefully give me the same character in 28mm scale and stylistically matching Rogue Trader era sculpts. Here's the unpainted conversion:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KDIgwxUUCtw/W_1Zf0fG4GI/AAAAAAAAOvw/jR024ZjvttEtiGycA56A2pd6GEwMppyJwCLcBGAs/s1600/20181008_164947.jpg)
And the finished figure:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CfqXp6itgYw/W_1anSjor_I/AAAAAAAAOwA/yY7CHltajPAIbwo7xHJyqPGrOatR_0JKwCLcBGAs/s1600/Pirate+1.JPG)
Hope you like her! More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/11/scaling-up-spacefarers-28mm-star-lane.html).
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Very nice job. I would not have taken the time, but then I'm lazy.
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@has.been - I enjoy adapting and making figures, so it's no waste of time for me :)
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A brilliant rendition of the old lass.
8) 8)
It is always worth taking the time to make something original, I reckon.
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:o
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That's spectacularific!
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Straight out of Buck Rogers, I can almost hear the space disco music in the background.
Good job.
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Wow, that's some dedication! :o
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That was certainly worthy of the effort. You have done a splendid job on the conversion and the paint. Nice one :)
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She is great. 300% improvement over the original.
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Thanks all! I think the original figure was a pretty standard quality of sculpt for the scale and era. I just like matching up to late 1980s sculpts as the quality markedly increased, but I can just about match it with my own sculpted elements :)
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And I'm back with the scum/mutie cult with another weirdo. This guy is based on a Citadel Gothich Horror peasant. I added the rifle, pet (I like figures with pets) and holster.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6QrRLAS_A54/XAaeqFm8YDI/AAAAAAAAOzc/6dg-4VIOAaIWOyMTy2GR4xP4IG95T1rXgCLcBGAs/s1600/Cultists+27.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H1XL4fm-_MU/XAaf4VdNQiI/AAAAAAAAOz8/aoClC7IWRxYloGY6blkgnDvB_J016yBEQCLcBGAs/s1600/20181128_150142.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/12/its-long-shot-cultists-get-snipers-too.html).
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Wow, last few posts have been fantastic.
Your metal converting is quite amazing - you've got such a good eye for how parts will go together.
The tweak on the barbarian lady is really inspired though, smashing.
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Nice model.
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You are definitely on fire!
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Great additions :D
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You are on a roll! Very cool conversion, great paintjob. I'm impressed!
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Thanks folks! It's the first game with the new rifle guy, so we'll see how he fares (badly I suspect!). I'm still debating what to paint for the final few figures of 2018 - I actually don't have any projects that need completing, so it's a free choice selection!
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A little while back I painted up a Venator band for Necromunda. I've just got round to taking some pictures - here's the full group:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LDfCBwPk9cI/XA-1ob9kDKI/AAAAAAAAO6o/XAP8ZPDUR1EygN1-h_C8HubMa8Ng86hWQCLcBGAs/s1600/Venators+Painted.jpg)
Loads more pictures on my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-rites-of-hunt-necromunda-venator.html).
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These look really cool.
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Those are great! I've never heard of the Venators before, best do some reading!
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Sorry Exiledadmiral- I should have explained. Venators are a cult of bounty hunters in GW's Necromunda game. They first appeared in the early 1990s for the precursor game Confrontation and are characterised by hoods and masks. There's an excellent article on the Confrontation background here: http://leadplague.blogspot.com/2014/02/building-venators-journey-from.html (http://leadplague.blogspot.com/2014/02/building-venators-journey-from.html)
They've latterly been added to Necromunda, with a playable faction published earlier this year :)
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Masks are a nice detail!
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Extremely good :-*
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As ever, that's some sweet work there. I remain in awe of you ability to see the possibilities for combining disparate parts into a cohesive whole.
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I've built myself a little backdrop to use in miniatures photography. It's very simple construction - a foamcard wall on an MDF base with a cork tablemat as the ground. I added some plasticard, balsa wood and some resin parts and hopefully it looks the business!
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H-87UsKeaNg/XBj0PzOkhVI/AAAAAAAAPAk/REk___VxTz4ZJpIHH1haqEuVAGmaDhDRQCLcBGAs/s1600/Backdrop+2.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NQaYtjT2qM4/XBj0dcJEo1I/AAAAAAAAPA0/31qopBFU6RYYia2X8htXEgkZTXrF0lawQCLcBGAs/s1600/Backdrop+3.JPG)
Some more pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/12/setting-scene-new-backdrop.html).
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Awesome idea and execution.
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That does the business, mate.
8) 8)
This is something that I keep meaning to do but never get around to....
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Great minds think alike - I've been toying with the idea to build a backdrop for my stuff!
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Thanks folks. This was a pretty simple construction really - about 2 hours to build and an hour to paint. Well worth creating your own I think!
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Nice idea, well implemented.
I look forward to seeing more examples.
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Something different for a change - Citadel's classic Johnny Alpha, Wulf and the Gronk from the 2000AD strips. It was a refreshing change to paint something bright and comic strip coloured!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zci_IhFPxic/XBkMrYA4dSI/AAAAAAAAPBU/icJWqfZDFBUIHJX4KmECZFEEj7XKBRSJQCLcBGAs/s1600/Johnny%2B1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/12/strontium-dogs-johnny-alpha-wulf-gronk.html).
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Oooooohhh.... :-*
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Beautiful! Wulf's face is wonderful - full of character. Ditto for the Gronk - he looks so worried!
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I think the Gronk is permanently worried!
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Background looks good!
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I think this will be my final figure of 2018 - a custom created Strontium Dog to hang around with Johnny et al!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4VncQIDYbY/XBkVPC0_izI/AAAAAAAAPB4/MfvkFxzAqBQNpWXcDhYqFcW4iMUbaAt0gCLcBGAs/s1600/Sourmouth+3.JPG)
He's a conversion from a pre-slotta Golden Heroes supervillain, with a new head and added pads:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeWnRyl5Js0/XBkVFjrwbiI/AAAAAAAAPBs/dh9CiWVZOYkO9dgXspBpd55br0EEUs5oACLcBGAs/s1600/GH_Blister_2.jpg)
Hopefully he fits the bill!
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2018/12/strontium-dogs-sourmouth-clancy.html).
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I recently completed a project that was started over the summer - a translation of an illustration into a miniature. The illustration in question was by Tony Ackland for GW's short-lived game Confrontation (before it became Necromunda):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Z5bV9mjZKw/XDRnRGe4qvI/AAAAAAAAPNE/V_VyPTN62Uo8he7j2avYGvAySbK5F3_2wCLcBGAs/s1600/10385382_10206281964306564_7329247310266604245_n.jpg)
And the resulting beastie (which I'm calling a Necromundan Shadow Hound)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MMFIc1naOiA/XDRpBo9ZeII/AAAAAAAAPNk/kzuJuSjso4gshEXMRq2EYRMlgqmRn0x7gCLcBGAs/s1600/Beastie+4.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1js7QSKHLYw/XDRpBJBY2bI/AAAAAAAAPNg/Kp-RppIE6tkaIvohpwwxVv9Ma5Fd9iQ0ACLcBGAs/s1600/Beastie+2.JPG)
I converted the hound from an old Citadel Blink Dog, with the addition of a lizard head and lots of greenstuff:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPBvJFGDRbU/XDRpAoDpT-I/AAAAAAAAPNY/ANVDgvKdoWkFYxbTN3um7MzjtxxIWOW7wCLcBGAs/s1600/20180313_153557.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/01/necromundan-shadow-hound.html).
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Great job on this, both in sculpting and painting!
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Agree - painting (and photographing!) glossy black ain't easy.
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Great little monster!
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Thanks folks! He's a lovable cutie really :)
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Ahead of a bounty hunting game I ran at Bring Out Your Lead event in August, I painted up a quartet of Confrontation Venators for people to use if they wished.
Two are unmodified Marauder figures, one is a conversion from a Necromunda Redemptionist, and the little guy is of course an old Citadel chaos familiar.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Nq-QIQkF2Q/XD3yB3p9cWI/AAAAAAAAPRU/qK54Ulqudsw53bLK1no3XtU8QuGSjHJswCLcBGAs/s1600/Venators+16.JPG)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F8_BWCHTJL8/XD3yB5hzFDI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/x5tO8hIl1MgmEp1z2Vhyby0pOSkJLyuqQCLcBGAs/s1600/Venators+18.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/01/masked-hunters-confrontation-venators.html).
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Sweet lord, those are amazing!
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:o
I have wanted those minis for sooo looong and if I ever get them these will be my reference pics.
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Thanks folks!
@waitwhat- I spent a long time waiting before I managed to get hold of a set. I have the other 2 Marauder figures waiting paint too. FWIW, I think Asslessman's Venators are much nicer!
http://leadplague.blogspot.com/2015/03/complete-marauder-venators-set.html (http://leadplague.blogspot.com/2015/03/complete-marauder-venators-set.html)
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I love those masks on the Venators, really sinister.
The twist of the pose on the conversion really improves the feel of that figure, consider that conversion well and truly 'nicked'!
:-* :-*
That 'lovable' Hound is rather special too!
8) 8)
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I like them. The familiar is great.
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The twist of the pose on the conversion really improves the feel of that figure, consider that conversion well and truly 'nicked'!
Yeah, that's pretty sweet!
The familiar works perfectly with them- great idea.
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Glad you like the Venators!
Keeping up with the bounty hunting theme, I made another Strontium Dog from an old Judge Dredd perp (new feet, new head):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw2HwrZjYE4/XEc4DqgiSnI/AAAAAAAAPVw/6gbG_MEDdGYdQfXdcMZ2WVjfeWxtlN2fgCLcBGAs/s1600/Toad+2.JPG)
He'll get to hang out with Johnny Alpha I guess!
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Sweet potato pie, that's a great conversion and paintjob!
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Thanks Ockman! Going with all the different blues was a fun new approach to painting a figure :)
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Very cool - I love bounty hunters, it’s a theme I’m running with at the mo too. The painting’s great - I find that tonal style hard, but you’ve nailed it here.
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I've spent the last couple of weeks building and painted a new terrain kit, due to be released shortly by Fogou Models via Kickstarter.
The kit in question is an amazing scrap fort, which I thoroughly enjoyed painting and weathering:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bNG3PDmSba4/XFhXTogzeII/AAAAAAAAPdg/WBmYFsVFAUosYUYnHcWEFN75mqt1KR7CQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Fort+3.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ddbIlXekN4/XFhXUODZB5I/AAAAAAAAPdk/QeUgi6VU2oAbR83Lhi-7wxEaGCVRyFxSgCLcBGAs/s1600/Fort+4.JPG)
Take a look at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/02/theres-scrap-fort-in-badlands.html) for more pics and keep an eye out for the KS soon if you like it!
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That's an impressive kit, and a lovely paintjob :-*
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A cracking job on a really useful, multi-purpose bit of scenery.
8) 8)
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Cool looking fort, reminds me of my old GorkaMorka days :)
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It's absolutely perfect for Gorkamorka, or post-apocalyptic gaming, or whatever else catches your fancy! Glad you like it!
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In a bit of a change of pace from all the gang-related figures I've been painting recently, I've just made a start on a project that will see me through to the summer, when I'll be playing some games of Rogue Trader, using warbands generated by the classic GW Slaves to Darkness book.
We've each generated a small warband representing the followers of a mighty champion of chaos using the slightly over-complex warband generation rules. My first squad of followers are these evil (but possibly unthreatening) ratlings:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-71lqqMpVLfg/XGLuMtvBbJI/AAAAAAAAPjg/4_bL12dd7V4frDI5-oXH8QkdDeT8ZsT8gCLcBGAs/s1600/Ratlings+1.JPG)
They've been made from Rogue Trader ratlings with the addition of some Maxmini heads. Combined with a suitable chaotic paint scheme, I think they do the job!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-path-to-damnation-part-2-ratling.html).
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Very cool :) ... They look even better because the heads are slightly larger than the originals so they have a more stunted look about them.
The paint is spot on too 8)
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The mere concept of Chaos Ratlings deserves respect. I need to see them in action! :D
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Always love to generate retinues :P
I am building one for my noise Marine now (Got Ogryns, Beastmen, Humans and Coven).
Have you found rules for Covens though ?
I cant find them and I always roll them :)
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The mere concept of Chaos Ratlings deserves respect. I need to see them in action! :D
I never even considered the possibility!
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Thanks all!
@AWu we've been assuming that the Coven result refers to chaos cultists on p226 of Warhammer 3rd edition. Essentially they're just standard humans anyway :) I'd love to see your Noise Marine's retinue!
@Dr Mathias - all things are possible under the influence of chaos!
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@AWu we've been assuming that the Coven result refers to chaos cultists on p226 of Warhammer 3rd edition. Essentially they're just standard humans anyway :) I'd love to see your Noise Marine's retinue!
I am aiming with finishing them for LPL ;)
I was thinking similarly with cultist (there are entries for cultist in each Realms of Chaos army lists) but the rules specify points to the other book and mention that those are unarmed and without armor.. I wonder what author had in mind (Especially that they are absent from fantasy Retinues)
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@AWu - Slaves to Darkness is a fantastic, inspiring and chaotic mess! I figure the best way to approach it is to do what feels right. If you reckon cultists should come to the party clad in robes and waving clubs, that works. Equally, I guess if you want them with flak armour and autoguns, no-one would really mind!
My second follower for my Renegade is an Inquisitor. I scratched my head on what to use for this for a little while, before alighting on a classic Citadel Blue Trooper from their Paranoia range. I added the weapons, a new head, collar and backpack. I think he does the job!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wzwdIqIynYU/XGQrExMXNtI/AAAAAAAAPmc/CYXIwQCTCrModrH2S7pngkjuQuL6pBKhQCLcBGAs/s1600/Inquisitor+1.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__4xqUGHm4E/XGQrFGvbrMI/AAAAAAAAPmg/wuEW0dLNA_Eep6trSbQi0dTj9SRdT7dRwCLcBGAs/s1600/Inquisitor+3.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-path-to-damnation-part-3-renegade.html).
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Very cool
It works
Rolled Inquisitor but decided it was anticlimactic (and that I will wait with building me Miriel Sabathiel to plastic sisters) and re rolled mine :P
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That is neat.
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Thanks! I like having some villains and morally suspect individuals in my collection, so it was a good opportunity to make a new one!
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They are much more interesting.
Although that can be said about most of the models in this thread lol
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I've been busily working on some new additions to the ranks of my Adeptus Arbites, ahead of a new Necromunda campaign. To this end, I've made a new captain, sniper specialist and some troopers:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yN4MYzf0Tow/XJjFbdrwTgI/AAAAAAAAQIY/InYNoUWxKDwb-GI6_68Hxtsmg7UQ7pQNgCLcBGAs/s1600/Arbites+3.JPG)
I'm particularly pleased with the captain - a conversion of the old Adeptus Arbites champion with some space marine captain parts:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NtUej5251w/XJjIDTcncOI/AAAAAAAAQJM/yz61hFrz6B8FToqxj0MP7XUw7BrWJd3UgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Captain+1.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7cc7SYUnRxY/XJjIDf7BAVI/AAAAAAAAQJQ/W0_h0-lQSi830qjp9_gQGFLA3qTZpEleQCLcBGAs/s1600/Captain+2.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zs0rOBk7vIc/XJjIwxEebOI/AAAAAAAAQJw/VROE8831SE49ztkenSuS8DYR87PrTEGyACEwYBhgL/s1600/20190315_190823.jpg)
As ever, loads more detail and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/03/reinforcements-at-precinct-47-adeptus.html)!
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Loving all your Arbites work, but that captain conversion is just inspired!
In other words; awesome!! 8)
That captain is one of my all time favorite miniatures, and your conversion is flawless!
How did you do the trenchcoat? Did you use (part of) the captain's caped backpack for it?
I will be filing this for future reference! ;)
+++EDIT+++ Doh; I only now see you spliced captain parts onto the Arbites, and not the other way 'round. Still an absolutely cracking result though!
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@Daeothar glad you like him! Funnily enough, my original plan was to covert the marine captain. I intended to replace his power armour leg, add the maul in his right hand, sculpt the coat and give him a fur mantle over his shoulder pads. I actually tried out sculpting the fur to see if it worked, which it didn't! So I used the parts I liked most (head and bionic leg) on the Arbites champion instead :)
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Excellent work on those Judges :) . The use of the veteran, Space Marine, Captain for the lead judge, was inspired :) .
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Nice conversion.
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Nice conversion.
Glad you like it :)
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Still on the Adeptus Arbites theme, I've created a Psy-Ops character from an old Necromunda Van Saar leader.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-me14mAP4bUg/XJowhWRPCEI/AAAAAAAAQLU/SgzSLTcgg5ANkRFr7--CqW6taqY0JKMWQCLcBGAs/s1600/Haunt+1.JPG)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x40PiL3lIro/XJowixLk1MI/AAAAAAAAQLk/hVQhXTRCbd807EFQXWnVSK0k6VPz3MAFQCLcBGAs/s1600/Haunt+3.JPG)
The 'casting' arm is from an old Warhammer chaos thug archer, and the rest was cobbled together with some bits and greenstuff.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ibSU1hrsGCk/XJowhm7IBcI/AAAAAAAAQLc/tLLUJDfDWxMlFgBNOMiysdnr83gHAiyMQCLcBGAs/s1600/20190315_190823.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/04/call-in-psy-ops-support-adeptus-arbites.html).
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Dang; that's just perfect 8)
Loving the use of the biker banner pole as a walking/swagger stick; I might nick that idea along the line.
His entire get-up is really compatible with the Arbites suits too btw, even without embellishment.
Great work! (again :D )
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Thanks Daeothar! The Van Saar gangers do have plenty of common elements to their outfits which help integrate. I always knew those biker poles would come in handy one day ;)
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Still on the Adeptus Arbites theme, I've created a Psy-Ops character from an old Necromunda Van Saar leader.
That's a great idea, he fits in really well. Good job!
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That's a great idea, he fits in really well. Good job!
Indeed.
A cracking conversion, full of character.
Love those eyes.
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Thanks folks!
Glowy blue eyes are a must have for any psyker I reckon ;)
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Wonderful use of this old Van saar. :-*
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Wow! That guy looks the business!
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Yeah he’s ace! Great pose
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Thanks guys! The base figure pretty much did all the heavy lifting, but you can't beat a hand to the temple pose for a psyker.
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I always thought Psy-Ops meant something different, but this makes much more sense :D
Inspired conversion, I think all Arbites forces need one of these.
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A new pair of Adeptus Arbites specialists - one armed with a classic-pattern web gun, and the other with a shock maul/riot shield combination.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pQQjn9XDuQI/XMCF057uHdI/AAAAAAAAQdU/3xeKgrKL580Pu9ILROkzJU8gy17DLhb1ACLcBGAs/s1600/Arbites+9.JPG)
The web gunner is a mid-2000s Enforcer with a custom gun, while the other is converted from a Callidus assassin.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Fxy1yZmcUc/XManWd2UkGI/AAAAAAAAQiY/pyV5coxxOg8ke7f8Gu4Imnp34aAWA8s7gCLcBGAs/s1600/20190403_140803.jpg)
Loads more pics and details over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/04/subdue-and-secure-adeptus-arbites.html).
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Lovely female arbite conversion!
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Always enjoy your posts!
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Lovely conversions!
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Thanks for the feedback everyone - glad you enjoy seeing these :)
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Loving the Arbites, and the conversions are perfect! I remember desperately wanting to mail order the Arbites models from the back of White Dwarf decades ago....... never got around to getting any though.
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Wow, sweet work :-*
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Glad you like the Arbites folks! I've now finished all my planned models for my Arbites (although I'll be continuing to use them in a Necromunda campaign over the next couple of months).
So I'm back on with the Chaos Renegade warband I'm making for Rogue Trader. You'll have seen the rogue Inquisitor and ratlings a few pages back, but I've made a start on my unit of 6 beastmen armed with autoguns.
Gaxt (on the left) is unmodified, but the other two are converted. The middle guy has a beastman head and legs put onto a classic Rogue Trader Imperial Guardsman. The one on the right is an actual RT beastman that I've militarised by adding the gun, shorts, shoulder pad, harness and various pouches.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q4OShpPm3UA/XMcj4oUf2WI/AAAAAAAAQj4/xlEqGmyEez4d-4oaHHaEr5b3UVVnQk3FgCLcBGAs/s1600/Beastmen+1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-path-to-damnation-part-4-beastmen.html).
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Very nice! I always thought it was a real shame that Beastmen appeared to loose their imperial citizen status at some point after Epic Space Marine.
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As ever, some lovely work there.
I always thought it was a real shame that Beastmen appeared to loose their imperial citizen status at some point after Epic Space Marine.
They've regained acknowledgement of their Imperial status in Blackstone Fortress. Although the Beastmen in the set have fallen to chaos, it notes that they are a stable(ish) abhuman species who are treated as Imperial citizens, albeit very heavily discriminated against (which often drives them to rebellion). They've also pretty much doubled in size now.
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Very cool 8)
I used to have a full squad of these but christ knows where they've gone :?
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Very nice conversions (yet again) 8)
I have a small squad of the old monopose plastic beastmen, converted into 40K ones, with guns, chainswords etc.
That started out with two I did during a conversion clinic at Poldercon a few years back. And I liked the result so much, I decided to do up more to make a proper squad.
But considering the base material of mine, which was not all that detailed to begin with, yours look a lot better. Especially with that great paintjob!
Keep 'em coming ;)
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Cracking work, mate.
8) 8)
The Abhumans have all been badly treated by the 40K universe since those early days.
:'(
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Nice job on the beastmen, the choice of colours is perfect for them. 8) 8) 8)
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look great!
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Thanks all! I wasn't aware that beastmen had come back into Blackstone Fortress- a nice tidbit Genghis.
Using plastic beastmen is a great option - I had some plastic Catachan+beastmen mash-ups myself a few years back.
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I'm on a bit of a roll with these beastmen, so here's three more!
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q2ZP1Fajyqg/XNGJi2fshzI/AAAAAAAAQqY/i-MxNyuDwZI6qej4nLriCXFDvAkQf6GQQCLcBGAs/s1600/Beastmen+11.JPG)
All converted by adding beastmen heads and legs to Rogue Trader figures. There's pics of the unpainted conversions and more details over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-path-to-damnation-part-5-more.html).
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Those are excellent!
Keep up the good work!
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Awesome, especially the chainsaw warrior. Nice paint scheme too.
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This might be one of your best works. The conversions are seamless, they look perfect :-*
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:-* Great conversions, I've Always loved those old imperial beastmen, and always thought it was a shame they were mostly forgotten, glad someone did them justice
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Nailed it!
8) 8)
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Thanks everyone! It's clear from the feedback that not making RT beastmen was a missed opportunity by Citadel back in the late 1980s - at least that's the message I'm taking from it!
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I had a sudden need to recruit two more Adeptus Arbites for my current Necromunda gang. A cadet (counts as juve) for a 3-event Juve Olympics that we'll be playing this week, and some hard-hitting firepower to deal with all the big nasty robots everyone's painting up. What better than a lascannon?!
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ialrXjvJ0I8/XNrJ6deW3KI/AAAAAAAAQvA/UwqeNZQrQDsmjq-VV8YDPoOoSx6QNAxlACLcBGAs/s1600/Arbites+21.JPG)
The cadet is made from three different Rogue Trader figures (legs, torso, head) and some plastic components. The lascannon specialist is an Enforcer from the early 2000s with a new gun and some minor modifications.
As ever more words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-rookie-and-old-timer-more-adeptus.html).
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Superb, especially the beastmen.
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Cops with lascannons, what could ever go wrong? :D
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Great work again. The juve/cadet idea is a very good one; I must remember that. Perhaps it's ride-along day at the precinct eh?
The heavy conversion is also nice. I have mine toting a Van Saar Heavy Stubber, but a Lascannon is just so over the top powerful, it fits the Arbites perfectly now I think about it. Obey, or incur the Emperor's punishment.
And all of a sudden I am reminded of the classic Dethklok song 'Laser Cannon Death Sentence' lol
Cops with lascannons, what could ever go wrong? :D
Yup; there goes the neighbourhood...
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Love these 8)
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Cracking!
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What better than a lascannon?!
2 Lascannons!
Great work on these guys. The beastmen on the previous page are great, can't even tell they are conversions. (The best type of conversion)
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The cops are great
Those Beastmen are AWFUL!! They hurt my eyes!!
Look I'll be a pal, I'll take them off your hands, no charge. Just place them in a small well padded box and send them to me for proper disposal. You know it makes sense ;)
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Thanks folks! Getting those beastmen packed up for you asap Steders!
Used my cadet last night in a really fun sequence of games that included him hurling a sequence of rivals off a platform. I think graduation as a fully fledged law enforcement officer is a good career choice!
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Cops with lascannons, what could ever go wrong? :D
Mayoress: Why in Hell does our Police Department have to carry enough firepower to wipe out the city's population five times over? The police are here to protect the people's rights and property, not to threaten them! When innocent lives are sacrificed in the name of crime prevention, the police are no better than the hoodlums they're fighting against.
Chief Of Police: Madame Mayor, you should've said that to the Council years ago when they set up the Tank Police. It's worth remembering that the percentage of civilians killed or injured in tank-related incidents is a mere five percent of incidents related to traffic accidents or bacterial poisoning. What's more, the crime rate has dropped 20% since we started using tanks. I think the police should be commended.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158591/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158591/)
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:D :D :D :D
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A trio of Rogue Trader World Eaters to add to my Khornate warband (along with the beastmen, Inquisitor and ratlings already painted).
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4gsZTX4Egnw/XOUp6bGa0QI/AAAAAAAAQyY/yp-BDEnlLo8tasTZDHL9CNM8oH4-UxmHACLcBGAs/s1600/Renegades+1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-path-to-damnation-part-6-traitor.html).
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They are superb 8)
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Lovely work with a simple colour scheme that works so well.
8) 8)
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Very cool, very powerful!
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Thanks folks! I think a strong, stark colour scheme suits Khorne very nicely :)
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Lovely, i have those lads and painted them green (also with bone coloured helmets). Might have to repaint them again and its all your fault!
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The bone white heads work incredibly well :-*
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The culmination of my Khorne warband is with my Renegade leader:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSjrhfpvobs/XPfT2VuYqRI/AAAAAAAAQ4M/pXEc5jDt5aUxnrtKk-WKzcNbkSX4sfS3wCLcBGAs/s1600/Champion+1.JPG)
He's converted from a Games Day Kroot with some additional bits and pieces, to result in a suitably chaotic and imposing figure.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CxI_JBmiOzY/XPfW9_b_LLI/AAAAAAAAQ5Q/FsdqCajT7c4e-449D2wyy2NSiJIjsiJvACLcBGAs/s1600/20190523_170415.jpg)
And here's the whole warband together:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ftVnOTZ8qM/XPfcXUtBM5I/AAAAAAAAQ5k/WJptWL37gZYuiIy423DJZKkBxR4dDW8sgCLcBGAs/s1600/Final+Warband.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-path-to-damnation-part-7-enter.html).
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Brilliant conversion...and with a suitably large chopper too!
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That's an unexpected conversion, works well. The shape of the long blade is really cool too. He's a winner!
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Thanks folks! I freely admit to copying the shape of the blade from one of Jes Goodwin's Khorne champions - I just made it longer and slimmer. It's over the top, but I reckon that's perfectly fitting!
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Oh, man, you were inspired. I think this is one of your best jobs ever (and that's quite a lot to say!)
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Thanks Suber! He certainly took a bit of planning and a bit of a leap of faith to create him! I'm pretty pleased with the result too :D
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stunning conversion work
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Time for something a little different to my recent Khornate figures - here's a new Ash Wastes nomad atop his trusty steed:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfHMlYXBVEc/XP5uzamBc5I/AAAAAAAAQ8U/o2evYFO4YJw3mvKhIbc5QJlrMA-G8Qj2QCLcBGAs/s1600/Nomad+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CrKRHE1KY2c/XP5uzRXSXXI/AAAAAAAAQ8Y/YYJicwt4AugSWPT3E6rhktxq8IlKdNdhwCLcBGAs/s1600/Nomad+3.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3Ajd0EHWKI/XP5u0JmFr5I/AAAAAAAAQ8c/CoDzIVd1DIgT9KoyW62qzBSw6BCGqlRdQCLcBGAs/s1600/Nomad+4.JPG)
He's made from an old Citadel mounted ranger on top of what I think is a Grenadier steed. I gave him the rifle and a new head.
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/06/traversing-wastes-nomadic-rider.html)
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Veeeeeery nice. I am envious.
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Lovely miniature and paintjob! :-* :-* :-*
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Lovely work, mate.
Great choice with the beastie!
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Vet.
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Thanks all! I've had the steed identified as a Ral Partha AD&D Crodlu - there were apparently other variants, so I may have to try and track them down.
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Brilliant nomad, they fit so well together!
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Bloody marvellous!
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I've been away from the forum for a bit and have just been catching up. The Khornate warband is very cool, and I love the Ash Waste Nomad. Great work as ever.
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Nice.
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Thanks for all the kind words on the nomadic rider!
@Genghis - hopefully this thread continues to offer up things you like to see, irrespective of the length of absence :)
My latest figures are a deep space salvage crew. They are 4 new figures painted to match the one on the left that I painted up a few years ago.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uh3426GB8NQ/XRItENYLlUI/AAAAAAAARHI/d5WcwgYtRNcfNXX8E30AvEo0q4jGPxiOQCLcBGAs/s1600/5.JPG)
All 4 humans are based on the same figure - the Citadel limited edition LE10 Power Armoured Marine. The far right trooper is unmodified, but the other three have variously been reposed or had head swaps. The robot in the rear is a current Forgeworld Thallax which clearly was design in homage to the LE10 figure. Hopefully they work well enough as a group.
I plan to use them as a squad of Terminators in Space Hulk in a few weeks time.
More details can be found over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/06/deep-space-salvage-crew.html).
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Brilliant conversions, especially given the original awkward pose to work with.
They look much better than simply knocking out a termie squad.
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Excellent. I like the colour scheme, washes?
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Thanks Mason. I do want to paint up some Terminators someday, but these are much more in keeping with the rest of my figures.
@hubbabubba - yes, brown and sepia washes over the muted orange, then attacked with dark grey dabbed on with some blister foam.
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How weird, I’ve just put Aliens on them opened this thread.
These have come out a great - love your conversions on solid metals - these have come out very nicely.
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Definitely an Aliens vibe with those crew Jagannath!
I've just made a new scenic piece from a few resin components and plasticard. The main reason is to mount the brass plaque - actually an old drinks token from Warhammer World!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXs5IuGUBGY/XRJEeYDchEI/AAAAAAAARJA/atNt0uqxg18pqYzq23CtYgPGu-RsVxQNgCLcBGAs/s1600/Gate%2B3.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog. (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/07/helmawrs-gate-making-use-of-warhammer.html)
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Still amazed by the Klegg conversion.
Nice idea for that token too!
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That token looks much more fitting with your use of it.
8) 8)
Still amazed by the Klegg conversion.
Me too.
It inspired me to do something similar with a Mongoose Klegg and an Ogre head.
:D
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Great terrain piece, your work is outstanding!
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Thanks everyone! The Klegg conversion was pretty much my first figure in this thread, and he's still one of my favourites!
Have I seen your Klegg/ogre Mason? I don't remember - I'd love to see it :)
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Have I seen your Klegg/ogre Mason? I don't remember - I'd love to see it :)
I posted it here:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=107942.msg1356237#msg1356237
...with the painted version on the following page, but I reckon it does not really belong there and needs moving to my Outland thread.
A task for tomorrow, I reckon.
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You have gathered some fantastic stuff here. Your beastmen conversions are my favourites!
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Thanks Skullhamma - I'm very fond of those beastmen!
@Mason - love the Klogre :D
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I've just finished a new scavvy based on Ian Miller's artwork as an entry to 28mag's (https://28-mag.com/) Ian Miller challenge.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sFYUP5BCS_I/XRt6JBQiRDI/AAAAAAAARPA/aY2uuwodq-ECM01_ILs-v9OeWogzYL_QQCLcBGAs/s1600/Scavvy+1.JPG)
He was made from an old Confrontation scavvy with new arms, helmet, gas mask and of course his robo-dog companion!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5i426N2LOvE/XRtzOEDw0GI/AAAAAAAARNQ/NDnHAHVrNigQyk7HGGdnfCF5zQ3E-1CEQCLcBGAs/s1600/5.jpg)
Loads more pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-ragged-stranger-ian-miller-inspired.html).
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This is literally one of the coolest threads on the entire internet.
The paint jobs and the conversions are absolute perfection, and the rogue trader nostalgia......wow, just great stuff.
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Lovely stuff!
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Thanks both!
Glad I could make your day jdeleonardis!!
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Magnificent. This must me my favourite Necromunda-themed figure ever, and yet it is not inseparably tied to the style.
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Oh man, that is outstanding work. I've seen a lot of good Miller-esque conversions of late, but the way yours brings together the Miller and the Goodwin scavvy concepts.... well, that just warms my heart, it really does :)
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Very nicely done. I have followed your (and the others) project on the Ian Miller stuff on various platforms.
I think this one hits the bullseye.
If anything it should have been black and white. lol
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Magnificent!
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Thanks folks! Glad you think it hits the mark.
@Dr the Viking - there's plenty of colour work by Miller as well as b&w! He's in colour mainly so he's a usable game piece though :)
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Such a great thread love it :-*
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Back to the deep space salvage crew from the other week with a couple of non-human / abhuman additions - a RT squat and a Rogue Stars alien - both selected because they seem to hit the right vibe!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6GNGxUD56U/XSSYYLUVdEI/AAAAAAAARTo/5zRF4gzIhDgIhcW_R6VhpO2wpSmRWoo0QCLcBGAs/s1600/6.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U5NSGkYh_1s/XSSYZOi4gdI/AAAAAAAART0/NJ2RzxAuv1IUCeWlnpF4TvCOGT16xERWwCLcBGAs/s1600/Scenic+2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/07/deep-space-salvage-crew-new-recruits.html).
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Excellent, the colors and weathering on the suits show that they're not a bunch of layabouts!
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Awesome paint jobs sir!
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Glad you like them!
Of course, they might be really bad at keeping their gear in good condition Dr Mathias!
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Those are perfect.
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Sweet paintjobs!
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I can't promise that these will be the very last additions to my salvage crew, but they're the last for now - a robot mule to lug all the gear around, and a very tiny little crew member to crawl through all the tight spaces.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q12ucIgtJwQ/XS8beKxj98I/AAAAAAAARYg/1CEUOvziPwwFuRTh1_93tkHIcaszbDTbQCLcBGAs/s1600/9.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TYX1vdGvtPY/XS8dONrp-aI/AAAAAAAARY4/vHoxOR5D2IE4061zckXlGCteBh63DHFowCLcBGAs/s1600/20190711_164109.jpg)
The cargo mule is an Anvil Industry big dog, while the little guy is converted from an old Citadel chaos familiar.
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/07/deep-space-salvage-crew-carrying-and.html).
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Awesome little conversion and he fits in perfectly :) .
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Love them. Beautiful work.
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Thanks! I'm particularly fond of the little guy.
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Very, very nice. The paint job really unifies the whole diverse crew wonderfully.
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Oh, these are beautiful :-*
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I do love the conversion you did on that familiar! Very effective.
Ach and the whole concept of your salvage crew is great, too. Lovely OS vibes throughout this thread.
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Thanks folks! I'm pretty pleased with how they all look as a group :)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GM4bcb2w5EE/XS8eWvzQB8I/AAAAAAAARZQ/U5A5aSrCD2ArVOJRUMd_rijdo7REDAz6gCLcBGAs/s1600/12.JPG)
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A brilliant crew, love that familiar conversion!
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Quite brilliant.
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That crew is really fantastic - great idea, executed so nicely.
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Thanks you guys :)
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I :-* this Rogue Trader Group. ;)
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I'm echoing everyone else's sentiments - lovely stuff.
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A quick update with a piece of old school terrain - an observation tower:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oc2zJ07MJVs/XThm88NsS1I/AAAAAAAARfA/MGfRQyuOsckxpCRvVjQmlTjQZyROqRuTQCLcBGAs/s1600/1.JPG)
Created by gluing some yoghurt pots together! :)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iTQyDGfD6s8/XThmQeXrClI/AAAAAAAAReo/wyTptPO4xdsT0ahRlXxoWSR2ONlcOe6xACLcBGAs/s1600/20190724_105942.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/07/observation-tower-old-school-yoghurt.html).
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Brill 8)
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I approve of this!
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Love it!
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Sounds like I ought to make some more! ;)
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Nice work.
And healthy as well.
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Nice work, mate.
Proper 'old skool'!
8) 8)
Love that group shot too.
:-* :-*
I have Irn Bonce put aside to add to my own mining group when I get around to finishing it.
Great minds, etc....
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Once again, incredible! Thanks for the inspiration!
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I love it. That's the way to do it! :D
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What with holidays getting in the way, my hobby time has been a bit limited over the last few weeks, but I have done a bit of preparation for a new Necromunda campaign starting in Sept. It will see my Brats masquerading as an Escher gang. I realised I needed a few more rifles, so have painted up a new pair of lasgunners and a shotgunner:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3hByFz08-SY/XV6YmJ7j33I/AAAAAAAAR-M/77BI_CjmaqYz92Pb5_FWgrdjkbwlTPhIACLcBGAs/s1600/Brats+2019+%281%29.JPG)
They're venerable builds - I made the figures back in 2013, but hadn't got round to painting them. They more than fit the bill though and are ready to join with the rest of the pack!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GBok3F8HDjE/XV6eQTTlwDI/AAAAAAAAR_E/Q9ShSr2spOY7xPCvGnCzH-ze5HSzuAHWwCLcBGAs/s1600/Scenic+1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/08/who-needs-understated-hairdos-more-brats.html).
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Good to see you back on the Brats.
It was your Brats at the start of the thread that got me hooked in the first place.
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Love the guy on the right in particular - a venerable build indeed!
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Some more lovely work as ever. Looking at the chap on the left's puffy sleeves & cuirass has got me thinking that maybe I could do something interesting with the free sprue of Landsknecht Armoured Pikemen I got with this month's Wargames Illustrated.
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What an amazing set of brats!
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Thanks all!
@Genghis - I reckon Landsknecht figures are ripe for conversion into something approaching Brat territory. I suspect the key will be to do enough so that they're not just historical figures with guns...unless that's the look you want of course!
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Love this last lot - great work as always Sir
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@Genghis - I reckon Landsknecht figures are ripe for conversion into something approaching Brat territory. I suspect the key will be to do enough so that they're not just historical figures with guns...unless that's the look you want of course!
That's the key, taking just enough historical figure and blending it into something 40K. Unfortunately, my flashes of inspiration are somewhat few and far between. I'll have a play at some point though and see what looks like it will work.
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So let's say you need some big floating one-eyed balls of tentacles that may or may not be able to exert mind control over humans - what do you use?
Well, you might be given a pre-production copy of the Cortex Eater from Crooked Dice (left), or you might know a guy who had a fan-sculpt made (right). That's what happened to me and what I've just painted up!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zms83ey43i0/XW_FLUL4PFI/AAAAAAAASE0/y0J9wjiK0fEfwAAAub8mIp3ujk3Ijjp-ACLcBGAs/s1600/Enslavers+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRSKjqzqYvs/XW_G_CS3ufI/AAAAAAAASFk/ULttuTabW_04nufcwMa6GOS3u9GDGulsQCLcBGAs/s1600/Enslavers+scenic.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/09/one-eyed-tentacled-slaver-aliens.html).
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Completely crazy :D
But just the way I like it.
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Completely crazy :D
But just the way I like it.
Me too!!
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Not my cup of tea, but I cannot deny that those eyes are superbly well done!
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Well, isn't it sauronic, don't you think. lol
Weird beasties. I'll probably have to get one for 2000AD games, should fit right in.
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Those are amazing!
(but is it fair to them to be meeting Lemmy with an autorifle?)
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Thanks folks!
@Ockman - Lemmy appears to have wide-appeal. I quite like him popping up every so often ;)
@Westfalia Chris - I reckon they'd fit in nice to 2000AD setting!
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With the new Necromunda campaign kicking off tomorrow night, I was under pressure to get my leader finished. Happily I did, and here she is (converted from the old Citadel limited edition Kinky Chaosette):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWKCgBhfTps/XXekhc28ygI/AAAAAAAASJA/YEQEUDarXzgWbaqPX3XPG_IsQbGYDZ7fACLcBGAs/s1600/Leader+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uca0jWKrQx0/XXekrJK-ShI/AAAAAAAASJU/F6pnSJI3spYwG0modBPR9oqqDdzX1ytZwCLcBGAs/s1600/20190731_141108.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/09/visage-duchess-of-sutters-new-brat.html).
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:o :o :o
Amazing conversion and paintjob. She looks awesome!
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Compliments on your brilliant work! So much excellent imagination, execution and inspiration. Thank you for continuing to share!
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Brilliant!
:-* :-*
That caryatid is superbly well done.
8) 8)
I bet it will cause a bit of an outburst in some parts, choppy up Kinky like that!
lol
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You really got that conversion just right. Keeps the spirit of the original, but makes it look new at the same time. :-*
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Thanks everyone! The new plastic parts blended pretty well - probably because she's more finely proportioned than many of her late 1980s contemporaries!
@Mason - just one comment about chopping a vintage limited edition figure so far - I can live with that ;)
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Sometimes cool things just happen, and when I picked up 6 Trollgrim Spacefarers sculpted by Bob Olley (OOP from Newbold World) for £1.50 each a few months back, a cool thing had just happened!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eKMst41Ufjo/XYDyV4a9jeI/AAAAAAAASMM/4WL6TfbmUqQniuMCuMsJyPJLrXcwCeyhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Trollgrim+1.JPG)
I've painted up a pair (they're 45mm, but perfectly sized to intimidate my 28mm Rogue Trader figures), and can't wait to get round to the other four.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AvE3VpS5os/XYDyZHqeAII/AAAAAAAASM0/Wqqen3y1UGUdA7h6WZco15iN2iibToHSACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Trollgrim+Scenic.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/09/chopper-trader-trollgrim-spacefarers.html).
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They're intimidating and look perfect for the task!
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Awesome. That's the kind of trolls we like around these parts. ;)
You know you'll need a forcefield bridge for them to call their home, now.
Puns aside, I would never have thought these to be Newbold World. I remember the adverts in Miniature Wargames and thought them to be rather uninspired Flintloque ripoffs back in the (essentially pre-internet, for me) day. Obviously I missed out big on some aspects of that range.
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Thanks both!
@Westfalia Chris: I confess I didn't pay too much attention to the range when it was widely available. I know there were a number of other scifi figures (not sculpted by Bob Olley), and some really lovely non-scifi Olley trollgrim. I think there were some interesting things amongst it all!
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Blimey!
Never seen them there fellas before!
:o
I do like an Olley sculpt and reckon that they fit a nice niche for something a little different in your sci-fi universe, very RT in effect.
Top job and thanks for the tip-off on a potential new range to squizz at.
8) 8)
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Thanks Mason! I agree, I reckon the trollgrim are a perfect fit for my setting :)
I'm currently playing in a Necromunda campaign using the new Book of Judgement Law & Misrule system. As part of the campaign, you can enter into an alliance with a criminal undertaking - I'm going to ally with a Cold Trader (smuggler of xenos artefacts), meaning I can field him and his bodyguard.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7E2LLwcNQp0/XZHvOnrWjdI/AAAAAAAASY0/zUiP7uE2UWEW2W7td_KuqzVQwshw1l9bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Cold+Trader+Scenic.JPG)
The figures are variously converted from Blood Bowl nurgle, mid-1990s Necromunda and late 1980s Eldar figures.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lw_CGYhtpjM/XZHxdHNYYeI/AAAAAAAASZQ/AsBdmZMA9rk_AnfYo8zr9bd1PoLCTaqvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20190918_153624.jpg)
Hope you like them!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/09/off-world-contraband-necromunda-cold.html).
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Wonderful conversions and paintjobs! Well done sir! :-*
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Wow - great additions. I’ve got that big burgle chap on my conversion desk at the moment.
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They really hark back to your water seller and his bodyguards too.
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Thanks folks!
@Jagannath- I think these guys have that separation from other figures in the same way as the Water Seller. They're unrelated to everything else, so perhaps stand apart visually and thematically. And I guess there's the variety in body shape too!
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Brilliant conversions, as usual.
Great vision, seeing those big lads in this way, using the sprite as a pet is inspired too.
8) 8)
You have got me thinking about converting some of larger lads as Fatties for a Dredd game I have planned for the future. They have real potential for what I need to do..
Cheers!
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I suspect this guy will be the final addition to my brat gang (18-strong is plenty I think!). He's a standard 1991 brat ganger with the addition of Victoria Miniatures arms and an exotic alien gun that I assembled from a few parts:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WmC3a-GRqE8/XaXZWt52LLI/AAAAAAAASis/efA3iNTjKgYOcDy-74ezaYFgqjbe1YGlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20191015_092411.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mIUmPvbBCJg/XaXbSJQp0OI/AAAAAAAASjE/PEmdfr3-GeQ5kxacVEIpNn8Veg3HHVkJACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Fusil+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exjQGhVUI8k/XaXYf13eASI/AAAAAAAASig/mEVSPzsTI-0ZcTXtqIvSloo95fDlXPBdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Scenic+2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-final-brat-xenos-fusilier.html).
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Wow! That Cold Trader has an amazing amount of character. Love the fat guys. Nice David Lynch Dune vibes.
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You've got some awesome stuff!
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Thanks folks!
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I've been painting up a couple of pre-production adobe buildings that will be released shortly by Fogou Models. They're genre neutral, but of course can be made setting-specific with the right paint job or add-ons.
So far I've painted up a pair:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RWseA7qNPnM/XZNRJMyDTuI/AAAAAAAASak/-vb8guj2caI4jfmOZo0na2fnm42KwXb8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/New+Fogou+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h_dHzDMWO60/XbBVSZ8p_rI/AAAAAAAASmg/1-dK3QWT31oms-4_I-4LpH0qkiAtvpKIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/New+Fogou+7.JPG)
They fit perfectly with my existing stuff, and I can see me painting up a whole stack of these!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pWYUDk1zCFo/XZNRCrp0m4I/AAAAAAAASag/VQeU_5PkP24ZQSO2TcI09bLaYkH5NDsiACEwYBhgL/s1600/New+Fogou+Scenic.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/10/bringing-colour-to-slums-new-fogou.html).
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Those buildings look ace!!!
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I can't recommend them enough. Sturdy, crisply cast and fun to paint!
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Those buildings look stunning! :-* :o :-*
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Nice texture on those.
Loving the paintjob too.
Makes 'em look like proper 'posh' adobe, not the usual peasant style gaff that adobe often gets portrayed as.
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Brilliant paint work. Lovin‘ it!
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Looks fantastic :-*
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Thanks all!
@Mason - these are definitely a cut above the usual rural low-rent properties!
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They look Fantastic
Any chance of a tutorial on how you painted them?
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They look Fantastic
Any chance of a tutorial on how you painted them?
He goes into detail on his blog.
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They look Fantastic
Any chance of a tutorial on how you painted them?
As Billchuck said, there are details on the blog, but here's the step by step of the painting:
1. Undercoat with a cheap grey primer.
2. Base coat with a sand-yellow spray.
3. Drybush off-white.
4. Mask each colour with tape and stipple on the colours.
5. Stipple a light brown around the base of the building.
6. Wash with a diluted brown wash around the base of the building and any other desired areas (e.g. window streaks).
7. Lightly drybrush the corners with the off-white
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So wonderful! I love how such a paintjob can make them look so different from the usual adobe buildings
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A new building and an associated pair of figures to add to my steadily increasing town. This time it's a workshop (Fogou Models again) and some mechanics (Colony 87 by Crooked Dice):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-ZI16U7zWs/XcGElrpNfLI/AAAAAAAASzE/uwr8eVjZBGoj6Q-u5ljn4frMq8wkfA_TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Workshop+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pce4kXQIcVM/XcGCzDPixsI/AAAAAAAASyE/3sUxc_dXraYga5ohiMzkm9QYbgHeYgbAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Workshop+2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXEN2AolQsA/XcGEleJVbyI/AAAAAAAASzA/NgZ_DvZxCX0VaStwp0XxNMp0TjuoW_5bACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Mechs+1.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-workshop-and-mechs.html).
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What a shot!
The stuff you build and paint... ace!
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Thanks Ockman :) I could do with more scrap piles to be really convincing ;)
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Those, like all your stuff, are spot on theme and finish. Love the overall cohesion of the whole project :-* :-*
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Your work on all these buildings is inspiring, I love this one and how you made it clear what it's meant to represent. Lovely.
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Continuing great work! Really love the Colony 87 guys as well.
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Wow just wow much prefer these to the current oversized and cluttered 40k offerings ,
Your imagination and vision for converting and choosing what figures go to make a warband is excellent ,
And it shows how painting different figures the same colour can tie them together 👍
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Thanks all!
@GDonk- I'm delighted to hear you think these all hang together cohesively. It's been around 5 years now since I stopped gaming with armies, and almost every new model / faction / terrain piece I've painted since then is essentially part of the same sprawling project!!
@3 fingers- the highly stylised gothic 40k buildings have their place, but they're not really to my taste :)
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Nice work, mate.
:-*
I am now seeing quite a few adobe types on the horizon for myself, so seeing your take on these is good inspiration.
Oh, and whoever came up with the idea for those Colony 87 figures is a bloody genius....
:) ;)
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Nice work, mate.
:-*
I am now seeing quite a few adobe types on the horizon for myself, so seeing your take on these is good inspiration.
Oh, and whoever came up with the idea for those Colony 87 figures is a bloody genius....
:) ;)
lol
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Nice work, mate.
:-*
I am now seeing quite a few adobe types on the horizon for myself, so seeing your take on these is good inspiration.
Oh, and whoever came up with the idea for those Colony 87 figures is a bloody genius....
:) ;)
lol lol
I don't know about genius :p
I think adobes have enough flexibility to work I a range of settings. Everyone could use some ;)
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After painting dozens of adult sci-fi civilians, I thought I should get round to a couple of kids!
Two Colony 87 figures, plus a converted Midlam Miniatures fantasy one (the kid with the RC robot).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7c4MYOFuwhM/XcrNTvBBNXI/AAAAAAAAS2o/vI5nohUv9FUCZdfnfJ3cD0wQyXqNtCAwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Kids+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ik_xRtmB4kw/XcrP1Gj5xbI/AAAAAAAAS3U/DK782XaqSRocdNxydL-OnxOcyJoHwIOwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Kids+Scenic.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/11/doing-it-for-kids.html).
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Great work!
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That is just awesome!
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Excellent 8)
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Thanks folks :)
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Another day, another new Necromunda / Confrontation gang. This time, they're pretty obscure - a quartet of Helmawr gangers, comprising a limited edition hive ganger (c1991), two conversions and an unreleased figure:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fi3LmGXpdSE/XdansTjkZ-I/AAAAAAAAS5o/3BhPVh-S9doVxd-xyw9_d7kAZQ2vm7TjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Helmawr+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aa4UdfOZ9q0/XdaznzdU7dI/AAAAAAAAS7g/KKYt9HbA77Yuk4kbm1ADcxWxAnY8cKC4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Helmawr+Scenic.JPG)
These are the first of what I plan to be a full gang of a dozen or so figures. More word and pics as ever, over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-spires-pride-helmawr-gangers-for.html).
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:o :o :o
Very cool!!
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I'm always astounded how you manage to obtain all the limited edition and unreleased figures. Top notch converting and painting.
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The kids look great. I love the Epic robot for the toy.
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Thanks all! I couldn't resist the Epic r/c robot @audrey!
@MagpieJono: it's been a long process over 15+ years to acquire most of my unreleased figures. It all started in about 2002 when I stumbled on a servitor for 50p in a second hand box in a shop in Nottingham. I didn't recognise it - after some research it turns out it was unreleased. I then started actively looking for unreleased figures on Ebay and forums - they were cheap back then as demand was low. I bought everything I could get, traded some and refined what I was after. If anything I think it's easier now - loads of GW staff sell their old figures, and Ebay listings are much better!
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I like how your not afraid to convert them ;)
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I like how your not afraid to convert them ;)
I don't think I've converted an unreleased figure yet, but anything else is fair game ;)
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Was that one of the Last Chancers I spy (well, formerly was!)? Good idea!
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Was that one of the Last Chancers I spy (well, formerly was!)? Good idea!
Spot on! He had the right trousers and waistcoat to make him fit in :)
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Spot on! He had the right trousers and waistcoat to make him fit in :)
That's a really good conversion, seamless!
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A sort of micro-update today, being another small addition to the growing collection of fringeworld houses I'm building from Fogou Models.
This time, a bijou house with fun wall art!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVHAUl3Yslc/Xd1IChqEV5I/AAAAAAAAS8w/dNO3bwD3j00FvZ2bnzUr1_SWWWcJQImvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Circles+2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GewyxJsQ1mc/Xd1ICj_xm-I/AAAAAAAAS9I/UvEqQR-WyMUCSaKmqTEXKR60UmSnYX-sgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Circles+1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/11/round-and-round-and-round-circle-house.html).
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Nice addition.
Like the ganger with pet on his arm.
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Great wall painting and a cute little building you've got there!
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It's really cool, the way you are decorating all these buildings is fantastic.
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Glad you like the little building and the scenic setup!
I've dived back into the Helmawr Confrontation gang this week, with a trio of new fighters. From L-R: unreleased gang, leader sculpted by Jes Goodwin and an attendant converted from a Warhammer halfling.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5AEMI9aEqvE/XeZ3vddpdCI/AAAAAAAATBA/I2u6Po6OZhk7y8ufrO95sUFIuy3YuOnWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Helmawr+10.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTvrCwbAQlA/XeZ5vyvq1QI/AAAAAAAATBk/Ywoz5cCpzaEHG_GIbcken7XhgVdwcVomgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20191202_112257.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e_3NABga7oA/XeZ5v5UUNNI/AAAAAAAATBg/Ey_oqSYR0lgU4u1LWzMI6r-Yk1c8vYiDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20191202_112235.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-baron-and-imp-helmawr-leader-and.html).
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That halfling conversion is simply a work of genius. I really had difficulties understanding what you had done first - and I mean this as a compliment. It’s a great conversion that isn’t immediately realized as such!
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That halfling conversion is simply a work of genius. I really had difficulties understanding what you had done first - and I mean this as a compliment. It’s a great conversion that isn’t immediately realized as such!
Thanks! A seamless conversion is really the ultimate ambition - getting to the point where you're not sure what has been done hopefully means I've executed it well!
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In preparation for a game next week I've painted up another couple of classic Confrontation figures - this time a pair of Venator bounty hunters by Marauder miniatures. These are nice, chunky and characterfully sinister!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJRQ-vrH_6U/XfDX4UrjrjI/AAAAAAAATE8/ZThG3R-TiCYCa7TED8X5pLu1ZfEKeLFDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Venators+20.JPG)
Here's a band of Venators seeking out their mark:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dKNa8D7XIWw/XfDX5t9sR4I/AAAAAAAATFI/81bbRp0tA1UEVwbXeiOJBHOLTMPYU1vswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Venators+Scenic+2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/12/venators-are-coming-to-town.html).
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Great paintjobs, colour scheme and execution!
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Very nice work and I love the Helmawr gang!
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Its interesting to see how Necromunda evolved over time from Confrontation, masked Venators became Cawdor and Redemptionists, and Venator became a catch all term for a gang of bounty hunters.
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They look scary as they should!
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Its interesting to see how Necromunda evolved over time from Confrontation, masked Venators became Cawdor and Redemptionists, and Venator became a catch all term for a gang of bounty hunters.
In the new Necromunda there is some nice background that essentially describes traditional Venator gangs as ritually donning hoods and masks, so it's there as a little self-referential piece. I like that nod to the older background as it suggests that there are traditions harking back to older times :)
Speaking of older times on Necromunda, remember when I painted some ash wastes nomads a few years back? I finally got round to painting the model with the chainsword to round out the set!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qC9OCw-gc6c/XfjrtqojE2I/AAAAAAAATGM/z8HAVl_dsi8yPULQ585f6vRU_g1UIwEsACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Nomads+1.JPG)
And just for fun:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VGLx-gLxvdc/Xfjr50n8cRI/AAAAAAAATGc/jQxrhovsCV8K_3kaajJOlsNiVkZiycMUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Nomads+Scenic+2.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-gun-and-chainsword-fighter-ash.html).
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Fantastic stuff as always :D Love it when you update your blog :)
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Amazing paintjobs, Axiom!
Love the stark colours!
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Thanks folks! I'll keep those updates coming!
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A friend of mine printed some barrels from Thingverse, so I stuck them altogether to make a nice stockpile!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aP_LuOx44uI/XfyLZJZJ1_I/AAAAAAAATNo/LykXMOVkG7QHtzrWsO-_Bj7WZBSKk0XcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Barricade+1.JPG)
Started life as:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A2BSCyuLzLM/XfyJ6wXiwxI/AAAAAAAATNA/ZRYi1hi08Q0LL-NWVDe8_NC-3QKo5u7VwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/received_358282505101429.jpg)
Glued and with a baby wipe tarpaulin:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WT0IYYMbolU/XfyJ6-uQ3jI/AAAAAAAATM8/m5rfjwb-1jMjOe1lbgpE3G1c-zhMS1MpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/received_2733407990012975.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2019/12/crates-and-barrels.html).
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Awesome stockpile, friend!
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love the way that babywipe came out, really makes it look like a heavy blanket, did you do anything with it other than paint it?
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love the way that babywipe came out, really makes it look like a heavy blanket, did you do anything with it other than paint it?
I rinsed it in water then left it out of the packet overnight so it dried out. In order to shape it, I soaked it for a few seconds in a 50:50 water and PVA mix, then left it to dry overnight on the barrels. It's now rigid and hopefully pretty durable!
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Thanks will have to try that sometime
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Awesome thread - so much great stuff here!
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A friend of mine printed some barrels from Thingverse, so I stuck them altogether to make a nice stockpile!
Would love to see which Thingiverse file your friend used.
Grimm
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A new year and something different - a squad of inquisitional commandos - useful for cracking down on all sorts of undesirables I suspect.
They're made from the classic Rogue Trader Imperial Light & Garrison troopers plus a converted officer from the Rogue Trooper Major Magnum.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w-lZ4OBKF5s/Xh3udloqERI/AAAAAAAATYY/sHUYBVFh7UMxbPMhwUvXYdurldIW9jKTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Commandos+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWD0kv2yZMg/Xh3teHPNc6I/AAAAAAAATYA/rkgg_K6TI-Mi8lxcWaTpVlPtwrfIBPv5gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20191213_141759.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-iron-fist-inquisitional-commandos.html).
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I quite like those commandos, especially the converted officer. Nicely done!
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Lovely job - I stress over matching poses too much. These look great.
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Thanks folks. I don't generally use identikit poses but these seem to lend themselves to it!
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These were wonderful. Great sculpting and paintjobs!
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Another great addition, and the conversion is ace again! 8)
Lovely job - I stress over matching poses too much. These look great.
It's the firing drills they go through over and over again. The more disciplined the troops, the more their poses will appear similar... ;)
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It's the firing drills they go through over and over again. The more disciplined the troops, the more their poses will appear similar... ;)
I knew there was a logical explanation for it!!
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I've converted up an ogryn to accompany my Confrontation / Necromunda Venator gang. For those of you interested in these things, he'll represent a servitor ogryn brute. He's based on one of the Marauder ogres.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQMFqXrw8gY/XicdTaFPBGI/AAAAAAAATds/0tVskiFiLL46f2RB9D_K_X278s9M63PAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Ogryn+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qez_uMXyUpg/XiccN5XOQzI/AAAAAAAATdY/4Ke1nJNm1ccBKL6roqMLaM7EPMzqLOMWACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200116_112359.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-biggest-axe-venator-ogryn-brute.html).
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Awesome!! :-* :-* :-*
Love that metal mask!
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Thanks! Happily it didn't take too much effort to convert the original ogre face.
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I love everything you do! Your conversions and brush work are excellent and you just have great ideas. Thanks for posting all this, it's really fun to be able to enjoy what you make! :-*
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I love everything you do! Your conversions and brush work are excellent and you just have great ideas. Thanks for posting all this, it's really fun to be able to enjoy what you make! :-*
Very kind of you! Really pleased you're enjoying this stuff :)
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That is a cracking conversion!
:-* :-*
That facemask is a top idea.
8)
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Continuing with a theme, here's new Venator bounty hunter, this time a sneaky sniper!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KeT_HFqBTGQ/XjBXwGSh4nI/AAAAAAAAThU/BqUWaIJxz50LETVWLabSvS_tDGi08_0XgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Venators%2B23.JPG)
He's made from an old Imperial Guardsman and an elf with modern plastic arms.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vi3XDQYTKwg/XjBWywDJThI/AAAAAAAAThA/dZBrL0X8wRkzmvFDN8kt1mmBdCoxhhK7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200121_163245.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-hunter-in-shadows-venator-sniper.html).
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Lovely conversion, that mask is great too!
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The slightly smaller scale of those plastic arms has been a godsend eh?!
He looks fantastic, you're doing a great job with these!
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Thanks folks!
The skitarii arms are really great, both in terms of scale but also in terms of their slightly archaic styling.
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Very cool 8)
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Those Venators are looking awesome, all of them!
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Loving it!
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That is one cool looking gang! How does one join?
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It's been a while since I've commented, but your work continues to be most impressive, good effort.
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That is one cool looking gang! How does one join?
I think you have to buy your own hood, but the mask comes with the membership fee lol
Something a little different just to keep things varied - a Grenadier Gamma World figure that I've repurposed as a Rogue Trader civilian. She's a little bit smaller than I'd hoped, but that makes her a juvenile rather than adult character I suppose!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZ3sDKUJ3bg/Xjrcv0zlfEI/AAAAAAAATl8/MBbW0KtkuPgFw2MbDcOPqYMaAx7hkSU1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Teen+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUHGsFzTajU/XjrcTJ2q7sI/AAAAAAAATlw/EixjC2Wr3K8IfkGkycGEZqVGQFoGOq_pgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Teen+Scenic.JPG)
More words over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/02/gamma-world-woman-adventurer.html).
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Nice choice of colours, works very well together. I probably couldn't have resisted painting her as "militant arm of the Hare Krishna" with that robe and hairdo...
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Amazing mini and paintjob!
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I just bought the same Grenadier Gamma World female figure, to go with my 25mm Traveller figures by Grenadier (mostly, plus some GZG and a few other manufacturers)
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Beautiful, she's looking very cool!
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@Westfalia Chris - I hadn't made the Hare Krishna connection, and now I'll find it difficult to unsee it!!
Thanks folks! I've never really checked out what's out there in 25mm, but it sounds like it's a pretty good scale for variety?
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I have used some of my old 25mm Sci-Fi with my new 28mm. This works best with the
non-human figures, but I have used the humans as well. Heck not every one on Earth
is the same size.
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Heck not every one on Earth
is the same size.
Definitely always worth remembering that! :)
I've painted up what I anticipate will be the final two figures for my sinister Venator bounty hunter gang - a meltagun armed leader and a champion with a missile launcher.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDARIrs4knk/XkPehUoWhjI/AAAAAAAATq4/dAIxALDko9EkvBeZ7LrW_ycFrWG01NpagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Venators+26.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S_Y1jfL7tJs/XkPgttNXDcI/AAAAAAAATrc/rQgbLAB7HTgubl3PPyHNBYXlVBTa6Vx4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Venators+28.JPG)
And the full gang:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHKk8eVni0E/XkPhnOlegKI/AAAAAAAATr0/Na1n3h9NcwMYvqZ27sMt7_IY-731zm0MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Venators+31.JPG)
More words and pics, including pics of the unpainted conversions over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/02/masters-of-hunt-venator-leader-champion.html).
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Axiom, you are a very talented person!
This is just ...wow!
:-* :-* :-*
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That is a stunning bunch of likkal men!
They are now vying with your Brats as my favourite gang of your creation.
:-* :-*
Good to see an original missile launcher in there too.
8) 8)
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Absolutely brilliant - fantastic job.
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Awesome! 8)
Did you actually convert a Mordheim Witchhunter Captain to carry that Missile Launcher?
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They look great! I cannot decide which I like best; the exasperated Old School missile launcher guy, or the little chap with the puppet on a stick.
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Thanks all! You can't beat a retro missile launchers in my book!
Did you actually convert a Mordheim Witchhunter Captain to carry that Missile Launcher?
I absolutely did. Looks better than that big sword he used to lug around ;)
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Thanks all! You can't beat a retro missile launchers in my book!
Great conversion, and I agree on the missile launcher- I love the look of the Rogue Trader launchers!
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They look great! I cannot decide which I like best; the exasperated Old School missile launcher guy, or the little chap with the puppet on a stick.
Hadn't seen that! My vote is for the puppet on a stick lol!
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Cracking stuff 8)
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Hadn't seen that! My vote is for the puppet on a stick lol!
Puppets on sticks are very popular around these parts ;)
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You may recall my Inqusitional commandos from a few weeks back. I liked them so much, I added another five, this time with some specialists and a higher ranking officer:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--52fczT24QI/Xle9nxpcbAI/AAAAAAAATyI/vE7B-Y8uub0jE5cOnp6XQl9n0k54z_o8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Commandos+4.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-iron-fist-ii-inquisitional-commando.html).
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What a brutal looking squad!
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Lovely stuff on a great thread.
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Thanks folks! I reckon they're definitely brutal totalitarian agents.
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What every squad of regime-enforcing troops needs is a zealous commander to lead them. So I painted up the old Rogue Trader rogue trader for exactly that purpose!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RiAoUqJMPXQ/XmJXuaO98ZI/AAAAAAAAT3Q/xGa5UZCbFz4Pxp6neGty0pIHn4JZICz-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Commander%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ojke6HJZ8lk/XmJZGuXoIqI/AAAAAAAAT3s/fTyzMAkGXhgKoqU6XBi3IE3upYt7XizCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Commandos%2BScenic%2B3.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-iron-fist-iii-inquisitor-chernevog.html).
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He actually looks like he is frothing at the mouth :D
They look great altogether, ready to crack some heads and kick some butt!
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He actually looks like he is frothing at the mouth :D
That's what happens in these totalitarian regimes!
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That's what happens in these totalitarian regimes!
You mean like all over the world in 2020?
Great looking unit, I think one of them looks like Stallone's brother!
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Very nice, a characterful little squad.
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After all those dark and sinister troopers I fancied a bit of a change, so I revisited my 2000AD Strontium Dogs. I've painted up Middenface McNulty (from the Osprey Judge Dredd miniatures game) and a Gates of Antares figure as a Stront of my own creation, Billy 'Goat' Cruyff:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ybU3jm_8tG0/XmekeF8Vw5I/AAAAAAAAT4Y/lKiDBS2XmwktrZrK2J_mKD7eSNEq9wIoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Stronts+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTJLJbe_1QY/Xmeor2fDgAI/AAAAAAAAT5E/P2ZHXn3FL0QRCIIZpQ3q9UQopiTnj-PUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Stronts+Scenic+2.JPG)
There are still a few characters to paint up - Evans the Fist, Durham Red - but I'm pleased with how all these mutie bounty hunters are looking together.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/03/strontium-dogs-billy-goat-middenface.html).
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:o
AWESOME!!
:-*
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Glad you like them Ockman! :)
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Beautiful, I really like the skin on those two!
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Beautiful, I really like the skin on those two!
Thanks!
Here's another pair of Strontium Dogs I finished yesterday - The Torso from Newcastle (Foundry's version of the comic character) and Thickskin Dixon (my own creation using a Gates of Antares Boromite):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUSnRjbuXC4/Xm-OE-3KE9I/AAAAAAAAT8A/ucQvHOlmfzYchM0-cAlb4zDbTaOWluO1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Stronts+Scenic+3.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2sws4ZHQayk/Xm-PGY8umTI/AAAAAAAAT8M/jt5brEL70J84oz846pqtLQpx0f9CVswYwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Torso+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lRYM3zWKfQY/Xm-Ql2AXuLI/AAAAAAAAT9o/200EBrk7AWsPwtT_C9bXr8L3epPwQwHKACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Stronts+4.JPG)
Hope you like them! As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/03/strontium-dogs-torso-and-thickskin-dixon.html).
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Wow! :o :o :o
What an awesome pair of mutants!
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Headless guy is hilarious! In a horrible way!
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Nice work.
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Thanks guys! Yeah, poor old Torso is pretty unlucky with his mutation lol
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please keep up the amazing work. This thread is a regular source of motivation and inspiration for me.
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@racm32 - thanks very much! Really glad you like the output.
Just one Strontium Dog this time, but it is the funky ex-mutant general, Evans the Fist!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BcHqov9MKsI/Xntjv7npJpI/AAAAAAAAUFY/5zYDRcpql_U1TQWK0FqPVUbk46XF4zEFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Evans+1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00jR92VmTKs/XntirRLaOWI/AAAAAAAAUFM/fKB1itrYyi0EOzc-jvvdzFlBhdvHCq2JQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Stronts+Scenic+4.JPG)
An unmodified now-OOP Foundry figure. Fun sculpt, especially his grumpy face!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/03/strontium-dogs-evans-fist.html).
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Love this mini you've done an ace job.
That scene you've got set up is brill - those hillbillies are in trouble.....
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That's one lumpy looking bunch of dudes :)
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Thanks folks! I think 'lumpy' is the perfect description for 2000AD mutants. They're bizarrely an humourlessly mutated rather than Marvel-esque superheroes.
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Welsh Division of the New Mutant Army forever!
Nice choice of tones. A suitable compromise between four-colour nostalgia and gritty realism.
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The last (for now) of my Strontium Dogs: Durham Red. She's made from the top half of the Osprey Helter Skelter figure and the legs from a 'She' from the Citadel Gothic Horror range.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-adG1qShjacI/XoH_iWoJ0WI/AAAAAAAAUIo/P2-nOwHwCgIbx8JxuE3x7ihv6nGzs5xOACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Durham%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYTiHToIhxo/XoHDVjHB93I/AAAAAAAAUIQ/F0ffupVDitoXccgDQkTlvlqayyjLhV5lACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/89816752_192688932167269_6079416561267900416_n.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQaasN6TYaU/XoH_jNLSziI/AAAAAAAAUI0/Y7qOIDCrf3EzeBVPFK3YwhgvwqH56Dy0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Durham%2BScenic.JPG)
If you want to know why I bothered converting her, all the details are over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/03/strontium-dogs-durham-red.html).
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Excellent work on an iconic character.
About the the kneeling Foundry version mentioned in the blog... shaking my head on that one. ???
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Thanks Dr Mathias. I suspect the kneeling Foundry Durham Red seemed like a good idea at the time... ;)
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Just for fun, here's a pair of Rogue Trader Techpriests. I can't work out which I prefer - the mad scientist looking guy in the lab coat, or the tech-as-religion oddjob in the red robe. Both are fun I guess!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hFOkNZtBunM/Xo3C2JPIlgI/AAAAAAAAULA/XPWb6kYa7v48TFcWWio4CUijVRUFZ985QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Techs%2B1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/04/lets-talk-about-techs-baby-rogue-trader.html).
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Technically this classic Citadel basilisk is a fantasy creature, not an alien beastie. But I reckon it's weird enough to be at home in a scifi setting!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s4m91MimR44/XpXcHIg_QbI/AAAAAAAAUL0/_ttyTSbFp9svBEsdFpEY2KTD0yqDd2kpACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Basilisk%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsioMjnKm7Q/XpXbS1V18WI/AAAAAAAAULk/ONBnZI5OtLoNQlrMOofI_a9pkJFwwXseQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Basilisk%2B3.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/04/an-eight-legged-reptile-with-petrifying.html).
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That Basilisk is beautiful! Is it rolling over to have its tummy rubbed?
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That Basilisk is beautiful! Is it rolling over to have its tummy rubbed?
It most certainly is! It's a good boy - doesn't pee on the rug and only very rarely bites limbs off!!
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Lovely job - I love to see beasties in sci-fi. It's funny you mention on the blog your preferred Rogue Trader setting because I always get the impression your version of Rogue Trader setting and my ongoing sci-fi project are very similar worlds. Pretty sure I knick half my ideas from you anyway!
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what great stuff in this thread ! :-*
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Lovely job - I love to see beasties in sci-fi. It's funny you mention on the blog your preferred Rogue Trader setting because I always get the impression your version of Rogue Trader setting and my ongoing sci-fi project are very similar worlds. Pretty sure I knick half my ideas from you anyway!
I spend my life stealing other folks ideas to fit into my setting - it's part of the fun! I like the fact that the vibe can spread across different scales too - it doesn't matter if its 28mm or 15mm!
@Bloggard - thanks! I love making this stuff, and it's great when people come across the thread for the first time.
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(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFG00UQqWL0/XpYT7JAB5WI/AAAAAAAAUMM/V0uak2VO5r4guFb1o76n8jYydtCgvjJ6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Rogue%2BTrader%2B1.JPG)
When I painted up the first 5 of my black and orange commandos a month or so ago, I didn't anticipate that they'd be the start of something bigger. But I've painted another half-dozen miniatures in the same theme, so I reckon I must like doing them!
This time it's a Rogue Trader to lead them. Not the frock-coat wearing or exotic gothic type, but an old school space barbarian type!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-holder-of-charter-phal-kyri-rogue.html).
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Nice dude - it's a really good looking scheme and that mini is really nicely repurposed.
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Thanks Jagganath. I like it when I can purloin from one setting to another :)
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Very nice, she fits in well.
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Some more very nice work there.
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Thanks folks! I've got another couple of figures to do for the black and orange crew, then I'll move onto something different I think.
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Thanks Jagganath. I like it when I can purloin from one setting to another :)
Yeah me too - that's why I always come back to a quasi-Rogue Trader setting, I love the ability to use fantasy models with a tweak here and there.
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Today's new output is a bit of a cheat. I bought 16 pre-painted resin crates on ebay. I glued some together, made a crude stencil, and liberally dabbed at them with some blister foam. But I like the results!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-osDfV2sAcnE/XqbvWz9Zq9I/AAAAAAAAUVI/k-4NFU47yNoxz67NfZJm1BJZMk0xSqF0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200425_172318.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BLu4FIFb8wQ/XqbxVD2Sa8I/AAAAAAAAUV0/MDkTkdv3rN0B44ESm1HSYycC8ASk8WReQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200425_172237.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/04/quick-crate-pile-detailing.html).
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Sweet weathering on those crates!
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What a pile of shiite....
;)
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What a pile of shiite....
;)
lol
Yeah, someone should really take better care of those things!
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Man, this is amazing. As always.
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Thanks Ockman :)
Newest off the painting line is a figure which has been WIP for around 6 years I think. He was originally intended as a standard 40k psyker with some arms from a Foundry historical figure, but then I repurposed him as an honorary Colonel for Dracula's America in Space. You get the idea anyway!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oCCcpuQMh-E/XqGj7nV18oI/AAAAAAAAUNw/B7KokH_Yk4As9XCko-9UWiCkkdiVIVvkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Colonel%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AVRYdF4NWgE/XqGmUkrq-UI/AAAAAAAAUOM/VjocG3EnihA5BgvXCx2xdISjWzxt9HSPACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Colonel%2B3.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/05/colonel-sanders-del-monte-draculas.html).
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That looks like a team one wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley ...or ever!
Lovely work, mate!
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The colonel looks great! I got a good laugh from your caption of him leading local troops to look for his tea set too.
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Thanks folks! Tea sets are demonstrations of status - you wouldn't want yours to go missing :p
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A little bit of a diversion because a very generous guy over at the Oldhammer Community Facebook group was giving away Epic minis for people to paint up in lockdown. I was gifted an Epic Knight Castellan, and painted up a Knight Warden alongside it:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j-rsGK2iTv4/XrQOuGDHerI/AAAAAAAAUbg/olspQD1qx901nSQo8gPH-CdNEYJxQpTYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Knights%2BScenic.JPG)
These are hopefully scale-agnostic enough to be used in Epic and as 28mm robots. That's the plan anyway!
More word and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/05/an-epic-lockdown-project-imperial.html).
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Cool knights! They'll absolutely double as robots in 28mm.
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They really look the business!
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Lovely :-*
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Lovely!
8) 8)
These are hopefully scale-agnostic enough to be used in Epic and as 28mm robots. That's the plan anyway!
I was thinking of adding them to my own Bot horde in 28mm as well.
What size bases are you using on them?
EDIT: Just read your blog...30mm.
;)
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Love all the recent updates 8)
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Thanks folks! Glad you're enjoying all the recent pics :)
@Mason - yep, 30mm bases. I've got a stack of 30mm bases I got from Impact Miniatures originally - they're a little less chunky than GW's 32mm bases for example, but have just enough extra room to accommodate a wider stance or great big robot feet ;)
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Well, I must say, that you are a bad influence, sir.
I can safely blame the two Wardens that I just bought on ebay on you!
>:D >:D ;)
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Well, I must say, that you are a bad influence, sir.
I can safely blame the two Wardens that I just bought on ebay on you!
>:D >:D ;)
lol lol :o lol
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I've been steadily adding to my black and orange clad imperial force over the last few months with a bit of an end goal in mind - to re-create the contents of the GW Kill Team: Rogue Trader boxed set, as if it was produced when the actual Rogue Trader game was in production. I've added the final two figures to this project - an assassin and a heavy weapons trooper:
Kill Team: Rogue Trader 1987
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bS9T2DYt5mE/XrEU0eN9DuI/AAAAAAAAUZE/VALHeQpFhdIW_Hzvo50dZBMNnUQRET9YQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Kill%2BTeam.JPG)
Kill Team: Rogue Trader 2018
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xq4HXDGf24E/XrEjoOHsteI/AAAAAAAAUZ0/g-EgRv6-o1UIgVCea8nc3fa4btCCm1aKACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/60010699014_KillTeamRogueTrader09.jpg)
Of course, there's a few cheaty elements - the odd current plastic component for example. But it does the job I think!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/05/kill-team-rogue-trader-1987.html).
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A great idea very well executed, good work. I'm intrigued what you'll come up with for Blackstone Fortress...
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Both cool and extremely well executed, but I must say I prefer the 87 Kill Team, but then again I am old lol
Again fantastic job
Glen
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Thanks folks! I'm looking forward to tackling Blackstone Fortress as well Genghis!
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Looks great, nice stand ins for the moderns!
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Really nice dude, look great.
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Wow! I love the comparison. Great work!
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Thanks all! Glad you like them :)
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What a cracking idea!
Well executed too
8) 8)
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Yours is so much better than the modern one 8)
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Cracking! Much prefer yours to the new one too! So much more character
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As always, this thread doesn't disappoint! Great, great, great! :o :o :o
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Thanks everyone! For my money, old v new is just a matter of taste. And for me, those chunky old sculpts with big hands get me all excited in a way that the new ones don't, even though they're clearly beautifully designed miniatures. Really nice to have a project to coalesce the disparate figures around :)
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Lovely comparisson pictures! You are doing a great job!
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Something a little different this time as a friend of mine created a building from old Necromunda bulkheads. As soon as I saw it, I knew I was going to copy the design, so I made a hab unit and food vendor:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zs4C8Jiu8YA/Xs560rUX36I/AAAAAAAAUkk/v2iGoQocY-kCQgBGfKj4Fzcc87_D0v1EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Habs%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EqcexPn1KEI/Xs59IFsIVWI/AAAAAAAAUlE/JuQy7z_MIFY125gil-4iwcwbHFK67b9sACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Habs%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aR-3xXEFD1g/Xs5-QyveFKI/AAAAAAAAUlg/qnlUDXjl2XIRtyS4-hHz5jVHqD4Y--v4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Habs%2B4.JPG)
I've got another couple of buildings on the go, so expect more of this kind of thing in a few days time!
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/05/new-home-construction-some-necromunda.html).
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Neat- I think I will copy you in retaliation for copying Lopez :)
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Dem Habs is kool.
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Neat- I think I will copy you in retaliation for copying Lopez :)
That's absolutely the correct response ;)
Thanks guys :)
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The food vendor is brilliant, simple design but well executed, great idea.
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Great stuff! Lovin’ it... especially the food vendor.
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Uh-oh. Now you've done it - I have three boxes worth of those... o_o
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Grab those boxes and start building Sinewgrab!
Cheers all :)
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Those bulkhead buildings are AMAZING!! :o :o :o
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Nice work.
Brings back memories of last century.
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Thanks folks! I'm currently really enjoying putting these together. So much so that I will have a viable settlement with a working economy by the time I finish!!
Anyway, a slightly bigger hab for a bit of variety!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UW7C16eHwM/Xtivt5vzZjI/AAAAAAAAUsg/dkl-CY1uSLY7dWAdPi7NTlFkvHEbrIXmACK4BGAsYHg/s1092/Habs%2B7.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zkUoPLTcw9M/XtixCbZjW_I/AAAAAAAAUuQ/pusIiXaNELkc5brSu0VKvcA-1MLq_GlnQCK4BGAsYHg/s1062/Habs%2B8.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WtdhEaQkqSA/XtiybclGhAI/AAAAAAAAUvM/BnpFkQthFnwLBQf5XQ7cCHWxQriFJztKwCK4BGAsYHg/s1848/Habs%2B6.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-larger-hab-for-person-of-means.html).
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Another amazing build!
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Splendid 8)
Great use of the old bulkheads :)
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OOOOOOooooeeeeee!
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Cracking building!
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Thanks all! It's good to finally get to use up the bulkheads :)
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Very nice, as ever.
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Superb!
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Excellent work, great use of those bulkheads
8)
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That is very good.
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Some more habs, smaller this time:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2umVWOAyms/XuItE7imfpI/AAAAAAAAU3s/MH4p-tLp5WwWJA2rdpU8Lro2yk9bBnmEACK4BGAsYHg/s1871/Small%2BHabs%2B2.JPG)
But stackable!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r0_plKBPESo/XuIu47WeCFI/AAAAAAAAU5Y/buBTi0nOh80euz0AOAaAKABSqjAb_mqvQCK4BGAsYHg/s1265/Small%2BHabs%2B4.JPG)
Starting to look like something!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/06/smaller-habs-for-humble-folk.html).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7QSZ9GuSmA/XuItEcSUdTI/AAAAAAAAU3o/FQ1rJlwzVB8r9pfxvYIrcmCmd0tayiE5gCK4BGAsYHg/s1661/Small%2BHabs%2B1.JPG)
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Umbrellas are giving me ghost in the shell vibes?
Lovely detail anyway really makes the scene come to life!
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Thanks scatterbrains! I was feeling Blade Runner a little more, but it's all the same sort of vibe, right?! :)
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Lovely scene, mate.
Love the gamps!
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Axiom, this is pure magic!
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Thanks folks! Happy to keep you happy!
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Very nice use of the elderly models.
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Cracking work 8)
Love the brollies :D
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I love how yoy shaped these into something so charming. They look gorgeous!
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Mate, you're on fire!
I'm just putting the finishing touches to my Fougou desert buildings where I've totally ripped you off, and now I've got to rip off something else! haha
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Thanks all!
Looking forward to seeing your Fogou buildings Jaganneth - I love that range.
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Great stuff :)
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As usual, great work! I love them.
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Love those habs. Great work!
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Continuing with a theme, I've made another pair of stackable buildings. This time it's a ground floor store and first floor hab, which can also be set up separately. Plus the small habs from last time can stack on top for a rather rickety-looking structure!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYTtxKV-EiU/Xunsj98DFWI/AAAAAAAAVE0/6Gl-PXowJsQet9bwkctYVTEoKalkHAZgwCK4BGAsYHg/s1174/Store%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/---KtKnbjZpw/Xunry8STtyI/AAAAAAAAVDw/_60AaI_FmdMXVDjYKkxfGCfpE0CXH77awCK4BGAsYHg/s700/20200604_174208.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wCCBVv3LD5c/Xunue0MaJSI/AAAAAAAAVHQ/BKOVYxfF0bsh91lNB8tRtXVKy-jHGLX1gCK4BGAsYHg/s1081/Store%2B5.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y1Uxrd5CCd0/XunufVpgVKI/AAAAAAAAVHU/oaIS_bn27UkankfyE_hOIWFVFGTRtqWfwCK4BGAsYHg/s1034/Store%2B7.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-shop-on-corner-necromundan-trading.html).
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Great stuff 8)
Will you be making walkways to go between them?
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Great stuff 8)
Will you be making walkways to go between them?
Thanks! I certainly will be making walkways. I've made three short ones but need some longer ones to give me some more flexibility in terms of set-up.
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Sweet!
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Mate, you're a machine! This has come out perfectly.
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Fantastic work! :-*
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These are awesome
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They look fantastic. You are making the most of this stuff! :-*
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Thanks folks! Nice to have these venerable bulkheads living and breathing again!
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A cracking job well done, sir.
With the added bonus of versatility too.
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Lovely work! This really gives me the feeling of the 40k universe I used to love - a lived in grungy world with a punk vibe.
Some of the new stuff is really cool of course, but somehow the ultra-baroque stylings of the 40k upper-class seems to have become the default aesthetic for everything and it just doesn't suit the low-life areas or regular cities.
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I'm 100% with you mirjeki - the 40k Gothic vernacular is all very well and good, but actually I prefer dusty fringe settlements and underhive slums for my setting :)
A bit of a change of pace as I was looking for something quick and easy to blast out. I picked up an undercoated transport vehicle from my WIP pile and painted it to match my Inquisitional commandos. This was a super quick and dirty paint job, but I like the results!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JzYB5lSFngg/XvG1R8eZL1I/AAAAAAAAVP8/GH3JcTqg9M0duUe_7rMZyEumPip03DkIACK4BGAsYHg/s1870/Transport%2B3.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0q4KLfi_to/XvGytz9EBOI/AAAAAAAAVOo/pVl7QrU7MYAnxy83iHAIskIclUtK4RM2QCK4BGAsYHg/s1915/Transport%2B1.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-black-maria-inquisitorial-transport.html).
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Brilliant!
I do love that vehicle WITHOUT the tracks.
8) 8)
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Very cool, the wheeled MRAP look is way better than the original.
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Yeah, definitely better with wheels. Great work as usual mate! We
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Very nice. That group have really become a visual treat.
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Brilliant, friend! Love what you are doing!
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Glad you all like the new truck!
Something a little different this week, as I finished an entry for a challenge to evoke the artwork of Tony Hough as seen in many GW publications from the late 1980s. My choice was this brilliant illustration from the Rogue Trader rulebook:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ThPNL0rjkwA/XvnnhgHPySI/AAAAAAAAVYI/xhON_qzQFHMSIUDk7oy8x9j56cwjimi_QCK4BGAsYHg/s1024/WH40K5_zpsf85ed1ef.jpg)
I converted up an old Rogue Trader space pirate, did lots of resculpting, and ended up with this:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vp2JbpM-sNI/XvntWPeeIJI/AAAAAAAAVcc/mn-VKP45hxc3WLSu55DIRG_3UOH1NNURQCK4BGAsYHg/s1229/Hough%2B2.JPG)
And with a little bit of a scenic backdrop:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U3yZPPpIeyQ/Xvnuqsunk2I/AAAAAAAAVeY/8j7x17cg8L89V_tDYgJu7IC2347yiIs3ACK4BGAsYHg/s1251/Hough%2B8.JPG)
Hopefully it does the job and evokes the artwork sufficiently.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/06/taking-rest-as-world-burns.html).
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Love it and the Taurox (if that's what it's called) 8)
but actually I prefer dusty fringe settlements and underhive slums for my setting :)
Me too :)
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:-*Top bananas!
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Oh,you certainly nailed that!
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Thanks folks!
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That came out really well, I never noticed the Worldburner helmet before!
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:-* :-* That is ridiculously good, you've really captured the artwork, love the details, the gloves especially
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Thanks all!
@ Dr Mathias - the Worldburner helmet is one of those slightly anachronistic elements - is the seated guy Worldburner? Or is it the guy in the background signalling the ship? The guy signalling is actually dressed in the rest of Worldburner's outfit...!
@ Mr Tough Guy - those gloves were a relatively late addition, and pretty simple to make - they're just cut from a thin sheet of greenstuff. But they've been commented on more than any other element I think!
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Jaw dropping. That's beyond my wildest imagination. Superb work at so many levels! :o
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Thanks Suber, delighted that you like it!
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This is magic, I absolutely love it.
The Worldburner helmet screams star wars to me, you do see those occasional references in the early Rogue Trader era.
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Wonderful! Those were the days, eh?
I met Tony Hough back in the 80s. We were both involved with an anarchist group called Class War and I bumped into him at their conference in Birmingham. Hey, what can I say? I was a teenage student dedicated to the downfall of Thatcher at the time! Didn't get too far on the Thatcher front at that particular conference, but I did spend a long time in the pub talking to Tony about Rogue Trader and his art. So not an entirely wasted weekend. :)
Edit: I had entirely forgotten that he put a 'Crass' tattoo on that character's arm. That same symbol was on the sleeve of my tatty Bundeswehr coat the time I met him.
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From the mean-looking anarchic space mercenary to something a little more cuddly and cute looking. Until it bites your arm off that is!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xl1x7bOLdNQ/XxrfimbxeOI/AAAAAAAAV5E/PCJuZY3SVhIuKiUbkVMn7WDEKjvrc_93gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1106/Alien%2B1.JPG)
The latest in an ever growing collection of odd alien adventurers is a 3D print I picked up from an ebay seller, that turns out to be a 'People Eater' from the Urzan Liberty Corps Kickstarter by Ill Gotten Games. I originally expected it to be an adorable 20mm tall, but its substantially bigger at nearly 60mm. And its very cool too! I did modify it slightly to remove a little pair of fairy wings that I didn't like.
It looks cool alongside an alien crew:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QvcLeI_Qf50/Xxrg27bc4kI/AAAAAAAAV5c/W5b4arzJxhoi_QRX8bgu0Kl4_KgQcqHigCLcBGAsYHQ/s1876/Alien%2Bcrew.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-unexpectedly-large-alien.html).
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Cute?????
Looks great though.
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Such a cool figure.
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Ooheee! Lovely job - I really like that little urban range - I want to paint up two sets for some silly wargaming fun. You’ve done a grand job.
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I think it is cute as well.
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Cracking :D
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Ooheee! Lovely job - I really like that little urzan range - I want to paint up two sets for some silly wargaming fun. You’ve done a grand job.
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Brilliant!
Great fur, lovely choice of colour for the face and wonderful job on the eyes.
Oh, and he IS a bit cute to...
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Thanks everyone! Really glad you like the big cuddly guy!
@Jagganath will you paint up the teddy bears? They're fun. I'm wondering if it might be a way to have some war gaming fun with my kids.
@Mason - I loosely copied the colour scheme from a monkey species called a red-shanked douc. Brightly coloured faces seems to be a recurring feature with a lot of monkey species.
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Thanks everyone! Really glad you like the big cuddly guy!
@Jagganath will you paint up the teddy bears? They're fun. I'm wondering if it might be a way to have some war gaming fun with my kids.
Yeah - I quite like red vs blue type wargaming, it’s a break from all the narrative heavy stuff I do, so they seemed liked a nice opportunity for that kind of fun. I’ve printed two skirmish forces worth, just need to crack on!
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Love that cuddley Critter!
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Amazing stuff, Axiom!
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A slightly less cuddly alien this time, gifted to me by fellow blogger Carmine over at Indelible Inc (http://indelibleinchobbyandcustoms.blogspot.com/).
What makes this extra special is that it's a conversion from the hands of master sculptor Bob Olley - one of several he was selling on ebay a few weeks back. I painted it up referencing the colouration of a white uakari monkey, but it's given him a really unsettling baboon appearance!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i47uXf4Sulc/XzKgd8qDoLI/AAAAAAAAV8g/kNJ1iExg5Qwkv5UrCBlbPHDiJSeKBI2swCLcBGAsYHQ/s1972/Yuzzem%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kqp87zvFgz4/XzKeyRT2HCI/AAAAAAAAV74/GINHQA9_jeMBkMcKur-cVaCssEjM7noKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s938/Yuzzem%2B2.JPG)
Hope you like the latest addition to my collection of weird alien beasties. More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-not-quite-as-large-but-hairier-alien.html).
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Ace!
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Wow, things you can do with the WOTC prepaints. Excellent.
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Thanks both!
@twrchtrwyth - this is the first I've experienced, but I'll definitely look into what other figures might have potential.
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These are fun!
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I love that big guy, he reminds me of Trapper Haag from the old Judge Dredd comics.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vW1KcidKJ7Q/XCbcTVfS4MI/AAAAAAAAmcs/nTcZAOXsYdcjEobt6M6zNJFIrI679HMrACLcBGAs/s1600/Trapper_Hag.jpg)
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After a little hiatus to do some fantasy stuff, I fancied painting up something fun, and something sci-fi. And what's more fun than a large, cuddly, centauroid alien?
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qg-YecOL9b8/X4lzJCOIzVI/AAAAAAAAWo8/5hHyEDnsyAQRkURJ93rrjW71CmdEJMzMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1940/Uuti%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GmwYJpybi6E/X4lzw2s2kbI/AAAAAAAAWpI/DdOA56JMX1wXjWjgh76LU2c3z-42Z9GowCLcBGAsYHQ/s1078/Uuti%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RgnWJCsAEV8/X4lzxeflCeI/AAAAAAAAWpQ/bCz4m--puhsIznSqGLt_zVeN52i6HCzgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1054/Uuti%2B5.JPG)
The figure is Uuti, the Gomo Heavy from Gydran Miniatures, and it's a fabulously characterful figure and fun to paint.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/10/centauroid-alien-uuti-gomo-heavy.html).
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Another excellent addition Axiom, looks like she pities the fool who underestimates a quatrefoil beaked space sloth.
You really nailed that glowing effect on the gun, as usual.
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Thanks Raedwald! She absolutely does pity the fool!!
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Another alien today, but right at the other end of the spectrum to the cuddly Gomo from last time. This new alien is a leech-like horror, most likely to be encountered on a remote mining station, or in the corridors of an exploratory ship!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iO4-xd14rr0/X6qk1CWRwWI/AAAAAAAAW34/a0edBllGKJc09Rp4jP6pawclui4ZhkjrACLcBGAsYHQ/s1277/Leech%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq10RFxVHpw/X6qnFPfyGhI/AAAAAAAAW5E/xGMw8Jj2R_0so9agP_qyQvVyaD_H3SuuACLcBGAsYHQ/s1147/Leech%2B2.JPG)
The figure is a fan sculpt measuring around 45mm tall:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8qGmDqd2h7A/X6qlzfZqMeI/AAAAAAAAW4g/FxZbN0nt8xkqsG-txmF2HEuau22ijqRdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1614/20201110_143159.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-ymgarl-leech.html).
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Excellent an original Ymargrl Genestealer :-*
Love it, well done
Glen
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Such a wonderful variety of alien beasts :) . Lovely work and painting :) .
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Love that Alien! :-*
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Thanks all! I very much enjoyed painting this latest beastie - all drybrushing, washes and glazes.
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The Saturday Night Stealer never looked so good!
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Great painting on a fantastic sculpt. I love he compostion of that little scene too!
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Excellent!
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102 pages! Great thread ;) Your paint job on that alien is disgusting in all the right ways!
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Thanks all! Glad you like the creepy new beast.
@Curtis - never expected I'd get to such a venerable and lengthy thread :)
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Very cool miniature :) Excellent work on the nasty beast!
I don't recall seeing that one show up on any of the genestealer fan sculpt groups, I must have missed it!
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Thanks Dr Mathias. I don't think I saw it on any of the FB groups either - it came to me directly.
The newest addition to my ever-expanding selection of aliens is a pair of cyclopean crab-headed types! They're made from old Citadel chaos figures with heads from spindle drones from GW's Blackstone Fortress game:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MLb10bP8eGA/X61hvf-mYKI/AAAAAAAAW7c/sQTrW5ecRzMkVWDLop6fuIrwMeoyrkovgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1845/Tsul%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w3ZawR-T10A/X62MmBn3GMI/AAAAAAAAW8s/hVf8mRyxcWIAXPWhboe5yUXa_IWzCGz6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1278/Tsul%2B2.JPG)
As always, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/11/xenos-at-desert-fringes-tsulian-warriors.html).
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Ok, that's bloody genius! :-*
Just trying to work out how I'd feel about myself if I completely steal this idea :-)
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Fantastic kitbash!
This is one of LAFs best threads, never gets boring.
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Just trying to work out how I'd feel about myself if I completely steal this idea :-)
I did copy the spindle-drone-body-as-head from a few conversions that I saw on FB, so I reckon copy away ;)
Thanks Steam Flunky, glad you like the thread :)
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They look splendid 8)
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Whoa, spindle-tastic, mush better than the originals in my mind :-*
Nice
Glen
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Lovely conversions.
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Genius conversions!
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Love, love, LOVE them! You're definitely my favorite poster here! Can't wait to see the next batch! :-*
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Amazing, Sir!
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Thanks so much all! I think these are my favourite models I've made this year :)
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As much as I hate seeing classic figures (especially ones I am after) being chopped up, those are great conversions and paint jobs.
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Clever idea to use the Spindles that way, excellent blog post explaining the thought process.
Very cool idea!!!
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Clever conversions and a great paint scheme.
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Thanks all!
@Dr Mathias - I can't claim I thought up the idea, but I think I am the first to put spindle drone heads on classic Citadel figures with jezzails ;) Glad you like the blog - I always find it really interesting to get an insight into other people's processes too.
@aliensurfer - sorry to have defaced the old lead, hopefully the results make up for it!
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Thanks all!
@Dr Mathias - I can't claim I thought up the idea, but I think I am the first to put spindle drone heads on classic Citadel figures with jezzails ;) Glad you like the blog - I always find it really interesting to get an insight into other people's processes too.
@aliensurfer - sorry to have defaced the old lead, hopefully the results make up for it!
They do, I guess I'll have to let you off this time............ lol
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Staying with the arid wasteland theme, I've painted up a wasteland trader. This figure has sat unpainted for over 5 years, so I'm pleased to have got round to finishing it! The trader is a converted Otherworld NPC, and the pack-beast is a Rogue Trader space marine riding lizard with loads of baggage added.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOLfCxhmFWo/X7zlFUl8hYI/AAAAAAAAXDw/mTBvq1klc4EoTFOjsOCHHBHbp0a4MornQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1422/Caravan%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1-lN9s3R6ZY/X7zlGMPDoHI/AAAAAAAAXD4/88Lv1qCqGuwnV4xOMLnO1SH6MfOouKY7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1250/Caravan%2B6.JPG)
He works nicely with my other trader types:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZxAYkGLaCQ/X7zhr-9_1lI/AAAAAAAAXCw/B1MZw86_onUTX5ypfOTYIkvphKLZQrxLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1659/Caravan%2B1.JPG)
As always, more words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/11/walking-dusty-trails-wasteland-trader.html).
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Most excellent 8)
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I absolutely love that trader and his pack beast. Brilliant work!
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He is a cracker!
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Love his recorder!
Only just noticed that.
lol
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Thanks very much folks!
@Mason - good spot! He needs it to occupy him during those long lonely nights in the desert with only a fire to keep him company ;)
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Superb. :D
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Love everything about this piece, superb! And an ideal victim for the excellent T’sulian conversions from your previous post.
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Love everything about this piece, superb! And an ideal victim for the excellent T’sulian conversions from your previous post.
He certainly is the sort of hapless loner that the T'sulians like to target :D
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After the involved conversions from the last couple of posts, this time it's something a bit more straightforward - a trio of servitors. Technically this is the test-bed slave and cyborg from the Rogue Trader adventurers range, as well as the Talisman cyborg.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yMDZNhY5SDU/X8epK7vtIZI/AAAAAAAAXFE/_xw8heOMq5kSzYg3KNV8swmzTsjWbvxAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1296/Servitors%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RNFCKsyzBhk/X8esLneUOxI/AAAAAAAAXFo/J_zVyjME6mIxReq2exJb1aBb3rQF4-ejACLcBGAsYHQ/s1802/Servitors%2B4.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/12/choose-your-own-adventurers-more.html).
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Excellent additions.
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Amazing thread! :o
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Thanks both! I'm just trying to work out which figures to paint before the end of the year - I've only got a couple of painting windows left so I want to make sure I choose carefully ;)
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I really like that orange and pale/dark combo you went with.
I'm just trying to work out which figures to paint before the end of the year - I've only got a couple of painting windows left so I want to make sure I choose carefully ;)
Same! I have the last of the 40K Adventurers to do for sure, but beyond that I plan to stick to my long-standing tradition of painting everything I have primed before the new year hits. I always have a few primed things lingering around, and this year is no exception.
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Great painting :)
Really love that sentinel/loader though, that's inspired 8)
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@OSHIROmodels - glad you like the sentinel loader. It was inspired by the later style Forgeworld kit, but I wanted something that was more fitting in a Rogue Trader setting.
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I put the finishing touches to what I expect will be my last figures for 2020 - a pair of Rogue Trader Sensei. In the Rogue Trader setting, these are ageless immortal children of the Emperor who are fighting for his return via reincarnation and will either fight alongside him or become consumed by him. They are sort of Jedi for the Warhammer 40k narrative.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--hM9EoH8rKA/X-CuGXk9PBI/AAAAAAAAXMc/aDuEyqq6hbkdpWENhNW-WKbOBWp_3c4fgCLcBGAsYHQ/Sensei%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TFjDxuNgt2A/X-CzQXmtEOI/AAAAAAAAXOY/QsXMXxEGKxwDByVhq5Lzn3T3kgvNEk2awCLcBGAsYHQ/s1100/Sensei%2B2.JPG)
The figure on the right is an unmodified Rogue Trader figure, whilst the one on the left has been converted.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5I8mgGBnAws/X-CxHay1e2I/AAAAAAAAXN4/Z8ZgjVWIEmAotYeqmiVsMXeISo32Y4O2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s700/7.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2020/12/champions-of-star-child-rogue-trader.html).
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Brilliant conversion and painting!
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Lovely stuff!
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@OSHIROmodels - glad you like the sentinel loader. It was inspired by the later style Forgeworld kit, but I wanted something that was more fitting in a Rogue Trader setting.
Works a charm as do the new additions 8)
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Superb! :-*
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Thanks all! Glad you like the latest figures :)
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Very nice, I have always had a soft spot for the old RT Sensi
There can only be ONE! ;)
Glen
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A slow start to the New Year, but I have completed one tiny figure - a new Strontium Dog to add to my crew. This guy is converted from a pre-slotta Golden Heroes supervillain by Citadel. I like the result!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIM9q6OO5c0/YAWxlfGRBPI/AAAAAAAAXbI/kTdfE5MlyTox3UVp88hMkG8dQKN_NJ3FgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Tiny%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I453TV-thIY/YAWxlD5lrHI/AAAAAAAAXbA/diqjikRkDQAtWFC8zu4rLrFoH8SIPV0kACLcBGAsYHQ/s641/Tiny%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2qEPQNfcwA/YAWzAU67NMI/AAAAAAAAXbc/KeZSx_OiJb4kW2pOp_zX9UDVvjDaEb7TQCLcBGAsYHQ/s700/Tiny%2B5.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/01/strontium-dogs-wee-willy.html).
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Nice new addition.
Will you be using others from the range too?
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Nice new addition.
Will you be using others from the range too?
Cheers! I already used one, and will definitely be thinking about some of the others :)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4VncQIDYbY/XBkVPC0_izI/AAAAAAAAPB4/MfvkFxzAqBQNpWXcDhYqFcW4iMUbaAt0gCLcBGAs/s1600/Sourmouth%2B3.JPG)
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I recognize that head! It is the head of a mutie from gorkamorka!
Good job as always.
Your works are always a source of my inspiration.
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Great stuff 8)
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I wanted a brand new fresh project for the New Year and settled on squat pirates. I've got plenty more of these lined up, but here's the first 3:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SEQ-U3EUFS4/YA7XLahpKkI/AAAAAAAAXfg/NTjmXq5Xlzw3SvtY9r7Q4srAkQkaK4qRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1807/Pirates%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cSqzgVW-dfs/YA7eDFAa1zI/AAAAAAAAXgs/_Ndrdb9a6PkHfWMdRaVqOOCvEbB-5eFQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1658/Pirates%2B2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/01/sailing-astral-seas-squat-pirates.html).
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They look great!
Great work with the arms. I wish I had your ability to sculpt!
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Thanks @Ilisos! The arms have been hard work, but I'm happy with the way they're coming out!
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Three more squat pirates to add to the crew! As with the previous lot, these are metal armless bodies with arms and hands sourced from a variety of places (excepting the lasgun-axe which is part of the original sculpt).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIlbCX4M0N4/YCKiw0Z2XnI/AAAAAAAAXiw/zBdap5922h4yWQbyM6eF7wkN-IVoawbnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1518/Squat%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j1Vs2LF2VxI/YCKiwxSX6VI/AAAAAAAAXi0/KMe_rtROrY0XGw8KY0yNvoPf60CCCrq-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/Squat%2B2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-short-plank-for-scurvy-crew-more.html).
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Nice, these last few entries are ace mate
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Cheers Jagannath :)
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Brill 8)
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Top job!
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Great work on those Squats :) .
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Thanks all! Glad you like them!
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Great job!
I am looking forward to seeing the entire range painted!
There are few examples of pirate squats painted on the internet, and yours are the best!
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great work :-*
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The latest addition to the squat pirate crew isn't quite as short as the others. Not in the slightest!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CB444N6PXpU/YEI8IuktkiI/AAAAAAAAXos/fSSYaAMNoOYlzdhMx-Ya6CD2HQLJDo7ZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/Ogryn%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qNOQa1vgxig/YEI9VdYYTmI/AAAAAAAAXrQ/jI9FIGN4dcA6tq6zTiCFk6jQLSnPFA2cgCLcBGAsYHQ/s700/20210122_213334.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3P6-QzyTyDA/YEI-A-q1Z7I/AAAAAAAAXrw/DqQlxZQMUAQsqJuAcs1eTA8YnXU8ltt8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1068/Ogryn%2B2.JPG)
This space pirate ogryn is a pretty simple headswap on an Alternative Armies Ion Age Khanate Warlord with a GW ogre pirate head. I love the result though!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/03/not-even-pretty-face-ogryn-space-pirate.html).
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When he puts on his helmet, doesn't the plume tickle his nose ? :>
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You might recall that I made some aliens at the back end of last year, using the heads from spindle drones from the Blackstone Fortress set (if not, scroll back a few pages!).
I liked them so much, that I wanted to make more. This time however it was a mother and child:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aHg2WS5UxwM/YFjBv8e5G_I/AAAAAAAAXyg/hp2fB8Mi0_Uyzau73JIwUt1vIONax0YJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1507/Child%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bwrVdabvoDE/YFjFTpsSTvI/AAAAAAAAXzQ/3EUSaIRTNWAamHzLTvj4Tk_zyU7jGq6uACLcBGAsYHQ/s820/Child%2B3.JPG)
They are made from an old pre-slotta Citadel Fox Priest and marginally newer Dark Future cultist:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbWq7NEwzew/YFjDVZKBbrI/AAAAAAAAXyo/9Zrc5_TTVr8IF3Lwg0sAAclE3sGe6RhiACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/20210225_153927.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIqnX_PzjcI/YFjDVY7lavI/AAAAAAAAXys/IiZpLwNSZqEDpd5s1_QpnDhG6ZdFCgGowCLcBGAsYHQ/s811/20210309_083930.jpg)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/03/tsulian-tribesfolk-xenos-mother-and.html).
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That mother and child piece is lovely work.
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Excellent concept, brilliant execution!
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yet more very nice work, well done.
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Fantastic :o
Although I cringe a little at cutting up pre-slottas, but what a way to do it?
M`mm I have some spindle drones ??? No pre-slottas though, still much food for thought.
Consider your idea stolen, h`mm homaged lol
Glen
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Thanks all! Really glad you like them :)
Fantastic :o
Although I cringe a little at cutting up pre-slottas, but what a way to do it?
M`mm I have some spindle drones ??? No pre-slottas though, still much food for thought.
Consider your idea stolen, h`mm homaged lol
I made my peace with cutting up old lead years ago. I figure that the outcome is the important thing. If I like it and it's a playable gaming piece, it ticks my boxes :)
FWIW, I'm not the first to use spindle drone heads on other figures, so steal away ;)
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Thanks all! Really glad you like them :)
I made my peace with cutting up old lead years ago. I figure that the outcome is the important thing. If I like it and it's a playable gaming piece, it ticks my boxes :)
FWIW, I'm not the first to use spindle drone heads on other figures, so steal away ;)
Why thank you kind Sir! ;)
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Absolutely brilliant, I love civilian minis so much and these are excellent.
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What an absolutely wonderful conversion! :-*
The repurposing of the poses is excellent and the heads (including the sculpting) really drive home the entire story you'r telling with this ensemble. The paintjob emphasises this too.
Just alround great; congratulations! 8)
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That is an amazing mini diorama that you created there, so much story being shown.
:-* :-*
Great conversions (of course!) with some lovely touches, the backs of the heads and the earrings stand out to me, but so much else going on.
Top drawer!
:)
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Thanks everyone! I'm a big fan of civilians too Jagganath - I'd love to populate a full board with residential terrain and NPCs!
Mason & Daeothar - Glad you like the posing / narrative. It was a relief to find that the plan worked out and they did interact nicely!
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Gorgeous additions :o :-*
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More excellent work (I too am a fan of civilian figures).
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Thanks both :)
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What a wonderful piece! I too love to see civilians in games, even (or perhaps especially) when they are just part of the backdrop rather than objectives.
The problem I’ve often found is that civilian poses can be a bit too nonchalant for people caught up in the middle of a fire fight... but not in this case; with the youngster pointing and the mother hunched over clutching her child they’ll fit in to any game.
I noticed in your blog WIP pictures that you didn’t have to use any putty on the child’s hand after removing the gun, and yet the pointing finger and the thumb appear perfectly natural - that’s some skill. Love it, can’t wait to see more of the tribe.
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You are right Raedwald - there is probably a place for some civilians hiding or running! As for the pointing finger, I was happy enough that carving a little divot out between thumb and fingers was sufficient. Glad you think it worked out!
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Very well done, conversions are total ace!
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Brilliantly done
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Something a little different - it's a new backdrop to use in miniatures photography. Primarily made from bits of plastic rod and plastic sheet, with the addition of some nice cast metal components.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YKi7JRSn-CA/YG22HXCsCSI/AAAAAAAAX64/JKMKTywGmGsEumhpGKFjhT06EZR5TeI5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s700/2.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMyHTTd0NLc/YG205W20X8I/AAAAAAAAX6o/iLc6ava4kqU8sY0etIPIqwKeOOCYFq84ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Backdrop%2B1.JPG)
Looks OK with a bit of paint :)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/04/welcome-to-zone-3-new-backdrop.html).
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That looks the biz 8)
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That looks the biz 8)
Very kind of you to say! I'm in awe of your scratchbuilding :)
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Very nice. At first glance, I thought the metal bits were a pair of old Necromunda bulkheads. Having finally finished mine, I'm a big fan of a scenic backdrop for photos of figures.
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Nice work.
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The scenic backdrop gets its first outing proper, as an overgrown abandoned Imperial outpost that some newly created xenos tribesfolk have encountered!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RZNxwpKGS5g/YHcMcvYWW3I/AAAAAAAAX90/X_bE0GD5xDkgCfgzBfTXsdY97HlHVdfsACLcBGAsYHQ/s1559/More%2B1.JPG)
The actual focus of the shoot is this new pair of aliens, bringing my family group up to 5-strong:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CjvFhY8nMdY/YHcMr4LARdI/AAAAAAAAX98/ikoap339-1E3dDo-jxKez4TlqxNUpMtmACLcBGAsYHQ/s1205/More%2B2.JPG)
As ever, more details and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/04/tsulian-tribesfolk-shaman-and-warrior.html).
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Wonderful additions.
Great conversions, especially the robes on the Ranger, seamless.
8) 8)
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Those are lovely :)
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Now those are cool. Very nice conversions.
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Thanks folks! Glad you like them. I was pretty pleased with those robes Mason :)
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Great work!
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These are some of the most inspiring original real Sci Fi conversions I have seen in a long time, please keep up the vibe and the great ideas.
Guy T
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Some more lovely work there, a wonderful idea you're executing with great style.
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They are starting to give me a Tusken Raider type vibe.
Great work on them.
How many more are on the bench?
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Thanks folks!
How many more are on the bench?
I've built another 5 which are ready for paint, and have plans for another couple on top :)
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Catching up on a few things that I've painted over the last week or so!
First up is a Rogue Trader robot that I've painted to fit with my deep space salvage crew:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JmWmIf3cjc/YJOzxByy57I/AAAAAAAAYCU/GAWuosvDcgcO-vFV-ckEA1sO0V005a_yACLcBGAsYHQ/s1388/Salvage%2BBot.jpg)
I also painted up a RT ambull that I intend to use as a porigota for Stargrave (as well as an ambull in RT!):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_C7q506A5Ko/YIBA1XUgb1I/AAAAAAAAYBM/GP4D1iwIqMo0x1Ffx1dXq24uC7ybfSbUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Ambull%2B1.JPG)
Finally, it's another one of those buildings made from old Necromunda bulkheads. This time it's a mech's workshop (centre of the pic below):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VeY8JM4wnYw/YH7PJzv3LOI/AAAAAAAAYAs/RCkQ2B5GJnwVnCd7y8YCnENucjT0eVuewCLcBGAsYHQ/s1804/Workshop%2B1.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/).
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As ever, some lovely work there. Funnily enough, I'm eyeing up my new-style ambull (currently sat near the top of my painting queue) as a porigota.
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How do you do your bases Axiom ?
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Great new additions to your collection.Is that the old Familiar figure you have converted for the Space Salvage crew?
Love the new building too.You must have quite a large terrain collection now.Just wondering how you store it all.
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Thanks everyone, glad you like them! Ghengis - I wish I'd picked up the big new ambull. It's a nice figure and now sadly pretty unobtainable!
How do you do your bases Axiom ?
I use a coarse railway modellers ballast that I glue on with PVA. I then seal it with watered down PVA. For bases with more space, I glue on little chunks of a cork placemat as rocks. I paint the whole base with a mid grey-green (Coat d'arms Field Grey), then give it a black wash and a drybrush with a light grey. Finally I add some little clumps of static grass or tufts. It's actually a very quick and simple process :)
Is that the old Familiar figure you have converted for the Space Salvage crew?
Love the new building too.You must have quite a large terrain collection now.Just wondering how you store it all.
It is indeed a converted familiar! I couldn't resist :)
All of my terrain is stored in Really Useful Boxes - I have some 9l ones in my hobby space for smaller easy access stuff, and some bigger ones that go in the loft!
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Most excellent 8)
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Another catch up post with some beasties I've painted up for Stargrave (Reaper giant leeches and burrowing horror):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1A-j0iUiuwo/YJuhIQbS5xI/AAAAAAAAYDI/Tf8BpQqrLEQ_XIZYF84TM58PFLcQVphHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1548/Stargrave%2BBeasts.jpg)
But more excitingly, I got round to repainting my Rogue Trader piscean warrior that I stripped about 7 years ago!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IR76YqbER1c/YKOSitIyY7I/AAAAAAAAYE4/aHnIFZZosycmv34gf8HiGCACxOFBv4dpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s826/RT%2B4.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/05/no-more-sushi-jokes-please-rogue-trader.html).
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More nice stuff.
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Lovely additions, mate.
8) 8)
But more excitingly, I got round to repainting my Rogue Trader piscean warrior that I stripped about 7 years ago!
lol lol
I know that feeling!
:)
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I know that feeling!
lol
This time it's a new squad of Space Troopers. They're intended to be used as a small unit attached to an Inquisitor (which is fitting for their esoteric look and clearly veteran status!).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r7gJXVUgmOc/YK0E7Y4XNpI/AAAAAAAAYGc/o33uPCmNlHMmrQ8XMo6q7ZKS7x2SVfzfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1851/Heavy%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQWjVFz7-hI/YK0DC4bWIkI/AAAAAAAAYGM/We6iZvKI6K8tM8t5ZHYii0FC9Ka_FFLYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1691/Heavy%2B2.JPG)
The two models with helmets are RT Imperial Guard, with a RT mercenary and space pirate. The heavy weapons trooper is Ox from the late 1990s(?) Last Chancers set.
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/05/space-infantry-rogue-trader-grunts.html).
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Love 'em 8)
"Troopers, troopers on the left" :D
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what fantastic figures and painting :-*
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Thanks both, glad you like them :)
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Noice!
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Most excellent, as always! :-*
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I love your projects and Conversions. :-*
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Thanks folks :)
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I've been wanting to paint some Necromunda ripper jacks for a long time, and with mindgrippers in the Stargrave creature list, it seemed like the perfect opportunity!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1vSxfvwAp8/YLUchP0yS-I/AAAAAAAAYGo/Yttscw_W4YgRjt-hweyfez221KscBhBvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1491/Rippers%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-92f_uHH2k_E/YLUdETs2cUI/AAAAAAAAYGw/5xWBUl0LX7Av-hK3aaBt1H5SUIrzm15mQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1488/Rippers%2B2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/06/stargrave-bestiary-mindgrippers.html).
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Very cool 8)
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For anyone thinking about going the same route for mindgrippers who doesn't have ancient Necromunda metals left in the bits box, RBJ still has this little beauty for the job:
https://store-rbjgc-com.3dcartstores.com/SAB501-BACKBITER_p_36.html
(https://store-rbjgc-com.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/thumbnails/SAB501_thumbnail.jpg)
Not quite a detailed a sculpt, but it'll do for me.
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For anyone thinking about going the same route for mindgrippers who doesn't have ancient Necromunda metals left in the bits box, RBJ still has this little beauty for the job:
https://store-rbjgc-com.3dcartstores.com/SAB501-BACKBITER_p_36.html
(https://store-rbjgc-com.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/thumbnails/SAB501_thumbnail.jpg)
Not quite a detailed a sculpt, but it'll do for me.
Good call, looks perfect!
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Mmmm... fleshy. :P
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Good call, looks perfect!
They've also got a lovely disembodied floating brain fig in the same category, if you envision mindgrippers having a more B-movie aesthetic.
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Back in the early 2000s GW made a few prototype hardfoam terrain pieces, including three small 40k buildings. I managed to acquire and paint two out of the three a few years ago, but I've just got round to painting up the third - this fun little building that I've decided should be a fuel store!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-92sIPYodU1E/YPaI1eoLtPI/AAAAAAAAYlA/T6P589v_z90pgBwuGFZfb6QCglggW5zjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1174/Hab%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHNTnq8mmJU/YPaI1Ez5AfI/AAAAAAAAYk4/-A62SCn8X_87tRW8fGKaPtnN7R4G98QzACLcBGAsYHQ/s1243/Hab%2B2.JPG)
And all 3 buildings together:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vClro6zgmF8/YPaKBUlozoI/AAAAAAAAYlc/x_WJH0Q4GGcKyOXSzKttfvdbC1qZI2RFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1466/Habs.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/07/third-house-on-left-final-prototype-40k.html).
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Wow; I've never seen these before! 8) They look really nice, could work in quite a variety of settings, and your subdued paintjob certainly helps with that versatility.
Very nice project overall!
A shame GW did not pursue this avenue a bit more though; they are very useful pieces.
As an aside; did that range perhaps also include a fortress like structure with a small tower and a ramp in the 'back'? Because back in the day, my gaming club used to have exactly such a fortress, which I always loved. And a couple of years ago, I managed to buy one for myself. It's also made from hard foam, with a dark grey texture paint on top and some green flocking on the base of the walls (although the paint and flock could have been applied by the previous owner of course, but then again; the one in my gaming club looked exactly like it).
It has a very similar aesthetic to your buildings, and its material is also the same...
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Looking good!
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They look great John.
As Daeothar says these would have been great to see go into full production and more.
I had the Tower piece and i am sure that Ziterdes did them for GW.
https://www.ziterdes.com/buildings/bunker-postions-trenches/iron-world-bastion-6012055.html
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Yes; I saw these when trying to find a picture of mine.
It is very similar in design, but rather more detailed. The one that I have is a bit more crude, with less detail on the crenelations, and more square in its footprint. Also; the rear ramp on mine is a simple straight affair, where the Ziterdes one makes a couple of turns.
I think it's highly likely that Ziterdes took the design, refined it and started selling it as their own. To be honest; the Ziterdes one does look a lot smarter than mine.
I'll post a picture of mine this evening when I get home...
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Thanks all! I think there's definitely a market for buildings like these - something non-military and less genre specific.
@Daeothar: there is an unreleased bunker on the Collecting Citadel Wiki - could that be the one? (http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/images/7/7c/Unreleased_-_Bunker.jpg)
Looking forward to finding out!
That Ziterdes stuff looks good - I should check it out!
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Those are very cool :)
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Nicely done 8)
Haven't seen them in years :)
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one of those bunker trench systems was recently on ebay Unidentified.
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As promissed, here's some pics of my hard foam bastion.
The paintjob and flocking are not mine; it's in the exact state I bought it in, and the one at the club looked exactly like this (in some freak sequence of events, it could be the exact same one, but I find that rather unlikely ;) ).
As you can see; it does sort of look like the poor cousin of the Ziterdes one... :D
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Never seen them before, but they look very useful.
You have given the perfect paintjob, generic enough for plenty of settings.
8)
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As promissed, here's some pics of my hard foam bastion.
The paintjob and flocking are not mine; it's in the exact state I bought it in, and the one at the club looked exactly like this (in some freak sequence of events, it could be the exact same one, but I find that rather unlikely ;) ).
As you can see; it does sort of look like the poor cousin of the Ziterdes one... :D
I have exactly the same one (lousy pics included, sorry):
(https://i.imgur.com/Td79n7e.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/JBtfKWY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Mbyrz9R.jpg)
Someone on a Oldhammer group on FB identified it as being Citadel terrain from the time of the 2nd edition of 40K. It wasn't mass produced because the molds degraded faster than expected. There were 2 types - the one we have and another, made for the battle reports on White Dwarf:
(https://i.imgur.com/RcNn2xf.jpg)
They planned on doing a trench system for it, but it was never released.
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Those bunkers are great! I've never seen them before, but they're a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing the pics folks :)
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Those are great! As much as i get why GW stopped with using hard foam, I also really wish they had done more with it.
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I believe the biscuit foam terrain was made by the German firm Ziterdes for GW. I think that the one not in the Battle Report was released by Ziterdes themselves.
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Another building to add to the frontier town! This time it's a large (now OOP?) Iron House by JR Miniatures, which I've painted up as a general store:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbmZyTyW2e0/YQJ9w0856vI/AAAAAAAAYsc/G_gxtUx9je02qjZ49oxp8VyjSGsNPVHvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1259/Rabs%2B2.JPG)
I think it works nicely enough alongside my other buildings:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ms55cZyTAXc/YQJ5H7vIQEI/AAAAAAAAYsE/BBFR3w0u6owwmmSdsisFqmyNSGsRquXzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1796/Townscape.JPG)
As always, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/07/rabs-supplies-fringe-world-general-store.html).
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Looks excellent!
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Fits really well 8)
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I like the 'lived-in' look, mate.
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Thanks folks!
@Mason the 'lived-in' look is just the best way to get these painted quickly with plenty of visual interest. It's much easier to throw some washes, streaks and stippling on than having to paint them properly ;)
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A few more buildings to add to my growing town. This time I've painted 3 out of 5 buildings the amazingly talented Grimsforge (https://www.facebook.com/grahamAdunning) scratchbuilt for me:
The unpainted builds:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fggx8ahbKT0/YRpCx0lrZpI/AAAAAAAAY6s/4YO9_75Xej0y2IJPkTAyDpWUhPNamSq9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/received_2373468432876314.jpeg)
And my paintjobs:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Po4tRaStcmk/YRpDKUnuEWI/AAAAAAAAY68/N7O9qM7xxa8JJwI7yrI5DkPlJijF-4m5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1375/GF2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_hmyPgmaU8k/YRpDK0bphaI/AAAAAAAAY7A/lnG65UhSY6YY3e3gXM586UGvXyYETo62wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1381/GF5.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OvJWo1OySw/YRpDMFnfUKI/AAAAAAAAY7I/0PPJAvIet7k3o-hF1LzEj82N23hmw-DyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1408/GF7.JPG)
As always, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/08/getting-contractors-in-scratchbuilt.html).
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Brilliant work as usual mate!
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Nice scratch builds, lovely painting!
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Thanks folks :)
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Nice work, scratch build & painting.
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These look great. Love the reference to Hyams! I was reminded of him just recently by one of the Colony 87 wave 4 teasers. Incidentally, did you ever find out any more about the novel that never was?
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Ha! Really pleased someone got the Hyams reference Raedwald! I'm afraid I have no further information other than what Tony Hough was able to dig out of his memory!
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Those are some very nice buildings, good work sir.
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Another building to match the previous three - also built by Grimsforge and painted by me. I did add the sign and lights to turn it into a really questionable-looking place to stay for a night!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OD_LOMbmgFI/YTHk7gHSFbI/AAAAAAAAZJM/x2FW3QpOqCoLrfvW_dPBAa5h7l5Rl0JuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1183/Hotel%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmR52Cy9Exs/YTHk7up4HkI/AAAAAAAAZJI/3Z2-gpY4sRYzDMRt295Nc0reaio4eM18gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1296/Hotel%2B3.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0ua2_XbUis/YTHjbupzatI/AAAAAAAAZI4/PA9eXsO8B7UZzuhyCE7bbhTcFi1cz0kDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1538/Hotel%2B7.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/09/cheap-beds-for-hire-only-hotel-in-town.html).
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Superb!
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Continually brilliant work!
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Amazing! So much atmosphere :o
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Thanks folks! I'm sure the hoteliers will open up for vacancies presently ;)
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That’s ace
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I know I suggested 'Hilton' elsewhere, but I think 'Crossroads' would be better given the construction materials.
;)
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I know I suggested 'Hilton' elsewhere, but I think 'Crossroads' would be better given the construction materials.
;)
lol lol I hope you're not suggesting that this is structurally weak and shoddily made? ;)
Another addition to the town, and this time it means that people can potentially escape offworld! I've painted up the Ziterdes landing pad, and also made a few modifications by adding landing gear to a shuttle that I picked up already painted:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYPcms_eFmk/YTYJnoyNuwI/AAAAAAAAZLM/3hUhDdFiQ_kmnhc1IgOjB43KnkkAmA2GACLcBGAsYHQ/s1887/Pad%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_jcOTr-KdFY/YTYKt1FbeVI/AAAAAAAAZLU/Qt90uOgz9QkPr8vT7P2X8ODRx2KXKd9bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1188/Pad%2B3.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1IbBYc2Jf78/YTYMTaiW50I/AAAAAAAAZMA/2Afv3BQ4Z50NglCjJc-MP26hgQy28nu5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1290/Shuttle%2B1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/09/follow-beacon-to-landing-pad-y-18.html).
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Fabulous!
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Love it 8)
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That’s excellent!!
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Very nice. I'm reminded that I really do need to get my act together and kitbash some small ships/shuttles for Stargrave and similar. Real hole in my collection of random stuff.
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Nice pad, mate (another one on the 'to-do list'....ya bugger! ;) )
And that shuttle is very nice, proper blocky in a good way.
8) 8)
lol lol I hope you're not suggesting that this is structurally weak and shoddily made? ;)
Not at all, mate, but I bet if you slam a door hard enough the whole thing moves...
:D ;D ;)
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Very nice. I'm reminded that I really do need to get my act together and kitbash some small ships/shuttles for Stargrave and similar. Real hole in my collection of random stuff.
Everybody could use at least a couple of small ships in their collection :)
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More great stuff.
Thank you!
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When my friend Curis sent me some of his DTN8 remote mine droids (https://www.ninjabread.co.uk/dtn8-remote-mine-droids/), I had to get them painted up!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SH4NEvLUowg/YTi71j7TeRI/AAAAAAAAZNM/C7443InEzqkTiRjFG_JGls_06WtSw14GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1094/Bombots%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dfmu5-swSxM/YTi7-r5y3mI/AAAAAAAAZNU/Tb17TMHwmpIZgbW_xk2-valsN1dCN4MJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1012/Bombots%2B3.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/09/programmed-for-maximum-boom-bombots.html).
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Oooh!
8) 8)
Aint they cute!?!
No, wait a minute....ARGHHHHH!
;)
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Didn't GW have a game that controlled Robots with flow charts.
I seem to recall they had sentient 'Bomb-Bots'
the last line from the write up was,
'You are green. I have fulfilled my programme...' :o :o :o
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Love 'em!
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Didn't GW have a game that controlled Robots with flow charts.
I seem to recall they had sentient 'Bomb-Bots'
the last line from the write up was,
'You are green. I have fulfilled my programme...' :o :o :o
You're thinking of an old Rogue Trader era White Dwarf article that added robots to 40K. Used "design-your-own program" flowcharts like you said, and amusingly one of the sample ones had an unintentional error that produced a fatal crash every time.
The "you...are...green..." quote was spoken to an ork that had just gotten way too close for his own good. Funny the things that stick in your memory, isn't it?
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Always wanted to make some of these! Kind of Dalek looking, love your paint job on these
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Brill 8)
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The "you...are...green..." quote was spoken to an ork that had just gotten way too close for his own good. Funny the things that stick in your memory, isn't it?
Sure is. I can remember things like that, but ask me about something
'important' & I am often stuck. lol lol lol
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Sure is. I can remember things like that, but ask me about something
'important' & I am often stuck. lol lol lol
Tell me about it. Not even just gaming stuff for me. I can remember my first girlfriend's SSN better than my own, and have accidentally filled it in on forms in the past when I wasn't thinking about it. Result is very different these days than it used to be - I did it again last year and instead of the usual "okay, that clearly isn't you" response I used to get, the gal behind the desk looked at me, looked back at her screen, and then politely asked me if I preferred to go by Richard or Susan. People are a lot better about not wanting to risk mis-gendering folks now, which is kind of a good thing.
Still can't get people to call me Dick, though. :?
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I think the less said about RT robot programmes the better really lol lol
I agree though, I think they're cute too :)
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More very nice work as always.
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Still can't get people to call me Dick, though. :?
Change your surname to 'Head'
I am often called by both your first & that last name,
& I haven't even thought of changing my name. lol lol lol
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Change your surname to 'Head'
Used to know a guy named Head. To be fair, it was a nickname but pretty much everyone used it, including his parents. He tried to change it the "the Penetrator" years later but didn't have a lot of luck with that.
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This fun little vehicle is from Gydran Studio. I bought it expecting (hoping?) it was going to be much bigger, but it's a fun little transport vehicle to hang around my starport.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bw045OLmPHY/YUCGlpKgjPI/AAAAAAAAZQE/5_SjAf8rbaEOShGVRUMxzGX8X-PgxyRvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1100/Crawler%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gEi8hu32Nsw/YUCHivUEuhI/AAAAAAAAZQM/Q9yJNUWcHfACO4WBDEFUdGi6soYUurg3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1207/Crawler%2B2.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RxBE-cyMXxo/YUCHjkljMmI/AAAAAAAAZQg/vZvpk6Hn3TMKYcRBj9cTqDYEioxO1wJKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1395/Crawler%2B7.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/09/small-but-perfectly-formed-gydran.html).
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Lovely 8)
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Huh, never heard of Gydran before. Some neat figs there, including your roller. Thanks for the new catalog to stare at. :)
Scale looks okay to me for 28mm, real-world vehicle cabs are frequently way smaller than you envision them being. Or maybe it's built for a smaller-than-human species. Squats and ratlings both spring to mind for RT.
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I really like that, mate, especially as you made it look all painted and stuff.
8) ;)
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Excellent, makes a great starport vehicle
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@Chief Lackey Rich - they do some nice stuff. I'm particularly fond of some of the drones.
Cheers all, glad you like this one!
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@Chief Lackey Rich - they do some nice stuff. I'm particularly fond of some of the drones.
Agreed. Some of the other robots are pretty nifty too - particularly fond of the tubby, armless "personal mech" sculpts, which fall solidly into the "adorable" category. Bit of a War Machine vibe from some of the bigger ones.
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Love the so nicely weathered effect
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Rather than a random figure or piece of terrain, I'm pleased to share the culmination of a longer-term project today. Here is a Stargrave crew primarily sculpted by Bob Olley. I've themed the crew around the pair of jump troopers he sculpted whilst at Citadel for his Iron Claw range. I've thrown I some conversions (the captain and the sled), a suitably attired squat and a robot that Mason was good enough to help me track down.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-70PaPuf-rzI/YU2fzcS_W2I/AAAAAAAAZZc/yY_UUs6hDlwRkDkCB0cqErLv01Lnmxt2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1848/Olley%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9z4TdF54Nz0/YU2iFKzoI6I/AAAAAAAAZaY/keqP5_GlCAAXaGnN-JKHn4ecVf5hDKskwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1516/Olley%2B2.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/09/olleystronauts-part-2-painting-crew.html).
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Very cool 8)
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Awesome!
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Wonderful work!
All those separate parts brought together seamlessly as a whole.
:-* :-*
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Thanks folks! A really fun project :)
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Very nice. I've never warmed to Mr Olley's sculpts, I think it's the mouths that put me off. :?
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fantastic - Olley on a good day is hard to beat.
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For those of you who dislike Bob Olley's mouths, here's something less mouthy! The final building of the set that Grimsforge built for me, painted up by me to match the others.
This time I painted it to represent the local law office:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f4UStaHuVXg/YVxse_hjN2I/AAAAAAAAZjw/SiocsoweHBcVPBFJTrV17_kXymKpGlbbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1169/Law%2B1.JPG)
The whole town is starting to look nice for scenic set-ups:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZ6lbXb_AYk/YVxtoEY97vI/AAAAAAAAZk0/4qckEzBtyVcv5DYpL_ackEDpWqZnm6zIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1804/Retro%2B2.jpg)
And particularly lovely when set up for a Stargrave game (like this one at Bring Out Your Lead at the weekend):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpUoRUMzaEU/YVxrLphIR2I/AAAAAAAAZi8/bVAIzfpkHxkzNlIU4yJ4hL8UQBHvkQeywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211002_103528.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8lrsB03oUcA/YVxrNRxKsaI/AAAAAAAAZjI/LgjTSQRqxCU60qLyTJsmlZbRP6iMODjJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211002_114232.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-botched-deal-at-bring-out-your-lead.html).
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I actually can’t believe I missed this game!
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Wonderful stuff!
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I actually can’t believe I missed this game!
I can't believe I missed BLAM :-[
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I can't believe I missed BOYL :-[
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Looks like it was great fun. What a brilliant set up.
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Thanks folks! There's always next year for games/BLAM/BOYL ;)
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Me too :(
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Thanks folks! There's always next year for games/BLAM/BOYL ;)
I keep coming across references to these, & I have worked out
it is some kind of wargaming 'gathering' but that is about it.
Anyone care to tell me a bit more?
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Another nice building and a very cool table setup.
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Anyone care to tell me a bit more?
Bring Out Your Lead (BOYL) is an annual Oldhammer gathering at Wargames Foundry near Newark. It’s usually the first weekend in August. People turn up, play games, chew the fat , drink beer etc. There are loads of great games and no trade stands.
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Bring Out Your Lead (BOYL) is an annual Oldhammer gathering at Wargames Foundry near Newark. It’s usually the first weekend in August. People turn up, play games, chew the fat , drink beer etc. There are loads of great games and no trade stands.
BLAM is pretty much the same but in a pub function room (hence the restricted numbers, invite-only. nature of it).
The room is really too small for the number attending already and can make life difficult at times.
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Back to Axiom's lovely stuff...
Loving the new building, mate, and the table is really looking good with the new additions.
:-* :-*
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Thanks for the information on BOYL & BLAM lads.
There seems to be a very high standard of games.
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You've very possibly already seen Majorsmith's lovely version of Captain Quirke, the Bring Out Your Lead 2021 commemorative figure. Mine isn't up to those standards, but nonetheless I'm very pleased to have such a lovely Bob Naismith sculpt to lead my space pirate crew!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FdBqUCHkcQ/YXK7UGj16DI/AAAAAAAAZwM/hPS_-YVZrpAhBzBy1aR_S1geDC4GHGVdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1727/Quirke%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wPb6xkEC-Q/YXK-mvz8-gI/AAAAAAAAZw8/KH-1cugMsuQqX_H_VPNLR8HK2_f_zkM-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s921/Quirke%2B2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/10/to-boldly-go-captain-quirke-bring-out.html).
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Magnificent miniature, beautifully painted. I am among the burningly jealous.
Nice one.
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You’ve done a cracking job on him!
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Some more splendid work, as ever.
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Thanks all! Glad you like him :)
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Two completely unrelated figures that seem to work nicely together as a priestess (Colony 87 from Crooked Dice) and her bodyguard (Togg mercenary from Warlord Gates of Antares):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7RgOieWowSo/YYpVoGHe-zI/AAAAAAAAZxw/ioID2mv0BVsWl3SDaxPQgs7rm3RqZAehgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1815/Priestess%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eNnNlDb5hl0/YYpXN-2CahI/AAAAAAAAZx4/Pxsj2nOG7wooSOamuYupI1AKMzWwPjbYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1124/Priestess%2B4.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-priestess-and-guard.html).
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They do look good together.Nice size difference too.Makes the Togg more imposing.
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Excellent 8)
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Thanks both!
@manic_miner I agree. I'm a sucker for some nice size differences between a group of minis :)
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Brilliant work!
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Good match up of figures.
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Awesome! Some of the GOA stuff works really well with rt stuff
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Thanks all. @majorsmith - I like a lot of the Antares figures. I reckon with careful selection, you can integrate them nicely into RT themed collections :)
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Will you be adding more of the Antares Alien types to your collection?There is a very nice hound type handler and the Ghar are fun figures too.
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Very nice. Didn't realize Togg was that big.
Agreed with the numerous comments about Gates having loads of potentially handy sculpts. Really wish Warlord would go back to expanding that range, it's been years since they paid it any attention. Attention span of a bunch of mayflies, that company.
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Agreed with others here - a lovely collection of beautifully painted figures! :-* :D
I also think the Antares range has lots of hidden RT-style gems in it when it comes to aliens; along with the Togg (which is a really nice clean and well thought-out sculpt in its own right), the Hukk and Askar are also worth consideration, not to mention the Isorian Tsan Ra, and basically the whole Boromite faction.
Really wish Warlord would go back to expanding that [Antares] range, it's been years since they paid it any attention.
They made a good effort to put out models for pretty everything listed in the various books, and I don't think there's too much missing at this point - off the top of my head, plastic troops for Boromites and Isorians are the only "wishlist" things I can sensibly think of, along with plastic vehicle kits. I suspect the real reason Antares has gone quiet is that they are working on a second edition.
(...Anyway, not to derail Axiom's excellent thread. ;) )
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Will you be adding more of the Antares Alien types to your collection?
No firm plans, but I'm always on the lookout for fun figures :)
I agree with all the comments, plenty of fun stuff in the Antares range. I keep looking at other ranges like Void and Kryomek for cool figures to include. I'm wishing I'd picked up more of Bob Naismith's Cobalt-1 figures when they were available - now Bridge Miniatures seems to be dormant, it looks as if they're impossible to get hold of.
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They work really well together. :D
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I keep looking at other ranges like Void and Kryomek for cool figures to include.
There's some beauties in Kryomek, including the figs that started as Shatterzone RPG minis that later got folded into the range. Void and Urban War both have some potential too, although the earlier sculpts tend to be a bit on the small side IME.
I'm wishing I'd picked up more of Bob Naismith's Cobalt-1 figures when they were available - now Bridge Miniatures seems to be dormant, it looks as if they're impossible to get hold of.
Boy, I know that feeling. One of those ranges I kept putting off ordering because there was always something newer and shinier, but it looks like we may have missed out for good at this point. With the growth of 3D home printing I suspect we'll see fewer and fewer "lost" ranges returning from the dead as time goes by.
They made a good effort to put out models for pretty everything listed in the various books, and I don't think there's too much missing at this point - off the top of my head, plastic troops for Boromites and Isorians are the only "wishlist" things I can sensibly think of, along with plastic vehicle kits. I suspect the real reason Antares has gone quiet is that they are working on a second edition.
Plastic Algoryn would be nice too. They may have finished the vital stuff but the setting's a big one, always room for expansion with new factions or troops/vehicles - and without new releases, interest wanes and new players coming in drop off hard. Hopefull you're right about a new edition, but I'm not super optimistic about it.
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No firm plans, but I'm always on the lookout for fun figures :)
I agree with all the comments, plenty of fun stuff in the Antares range. I keep looking at other ranges like Void and Kryomek for cool figures to include. I'm wishing I'd picked up more of Bob Naismith's Cobalt-1 figures when they were available - now Bridge Miniatures seems to be dormant, it looks as if they're impossible to get hold of.
I have some of the Cobalt Wolf/Dog Alien types.Might have some others too.A good range of figures that fit well with the old Rogue Trader range as Bob did some of them too.
The Brotherhood figures in this range look like they would make good additions too.
https://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=192_73_135
https://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=192_73_136
https://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=192_71_122
Also some pretty nice and different figures here.
https://warworldgaming.com/categories/miniatures/sci-fi.html
https://www.edinburghminiaturecompany.com/conversion-parts
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Plastic Algoryn would be nice too.
You're in luck then; Algoryn have two plastic sets - the AI command squad, and the AI troops squad. They each come with a fair few extra parts, so you should be able to kitbash a few other squad types from them too. :)
A good range of figures that fit well with the old Rogue Trader range as Bob did some of them too.
I agree, some nice gems in there! :)
I think Heresy Miniatures also has a few good odds and ends that would be perfect in a RT setting too, especially in terms of critters, civvies, etc. Mind you, I can't recall (as this thread is 116 pages long! o_o), but I expect that Axiom probably already has some Heresy stuff. :)
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The Dropzone Commander range has some nice creature types that wouold work for the 28mm scale games too.Maulers and Daggers are nice sets for some random encounters.Wayland games have some on sale at the moment.
https://www.waylandgames.co.uk/941-dropzone-commander#/
The Twilight range has a growing range of miniatures too that are suitable for creatures.Could come in very handy and there are also some with baggage for a Trader Caravan.
http://shop.worldoftwilight.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4_7&zenid=bfnkfgoed9ugk5n7p65trabpm3
http://shop.worldoftwilight.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4_13
There are also the New Salute releases listed on the site including a great flying bug that is just calling-out for a rider.
http://shop.worldoftwilight.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=36
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The Twilight range has a growing range of miniatures too that are suitable for creatures.Could come in very handy and there are also some with baggage for a Trader Caravan.
That range has really expanded since the last time I did thorough dig through their catalog. Great resource for xenofauna and low-tech aliens, and of course for exotic fantasy.
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Lovely stuff!
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Topping and tailing off the year nicely is a revisit to a my squat pirate crew that I was working on in the early part of 2021. I have painted up another set of three, with three more left to paint (hopefully before the end of the year!).
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vwa8vy54nNA/YaeQE7ItpXI/AAAAAAAAZzg/Qyzh075Czg0CK6qOFH5D73WjrSnEd8BpACLcBGAsYHQ/s1439/Dec%2Bpirates%2B1.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pid5ZhekBpQ/YaeRMCplaFI/AAAAAAAAZzo/MaJFRsK-oFMs5RmhTQjDXhMJSeTdG1GXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211104_115941.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ff2Zp7b0ZC0/YaeT2fFV3bI/AAAAAAAAZ0g/7fyKJT6ihs8CFW4TFaJbM5pZHeOHjz6tQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1188/Dec%2Bpirates%2B2.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/12/pirate-rule-11-every-crew-must-have.html).
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Splendid
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Wonderful, I’ve been looking forward to seeing more of this project. Bravo for conquering the notorious Squat arms problem, and good luck with the sprint to the 2021 finish line!
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Thanks folks!
@Raedwald: progress on this crew might have happened sooner if it wasn't for the arms. I actually redid a couple of them from my original conversions as I wasn't happy. I think it was worth waiting though as the reworked arms are much better!
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Fantastic paint on those Squats! Very nicely done, Sir... very nicely done :) .
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Lovely work on those squats
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This last trio of squat pirates means I've painted the full set of 10, plus two additional co-opted squats and an ogryn! Really pleased with how the full crew looks.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-GQrynJgfR4OqHOw4SLiS_hPrasmk1lvf4MIeG5G8bKvF3LtyNdsw5ssyVmzMdEIpK7W_TZr9J82vCvSs4xluoA8AbEVU6oxigKhFiLQexMhzF91Zc3KU6PN8qW2slcu0e930i4giLe5Fi4aTKJtnOUS0xbKfQQitcUYT7pntVh9-SLeQhlt3sewRkA=s1317)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxiisLxCJRPXFnr5syQPhdqR-YBIjqXHzhG3QpAt46kefIby-9tchcFOjQNX1gdmCql-Izk-9_YOTdl8HGUskZyKnNlNek8SdYPGLwxnACM2lHZ9bVCvkxnkk8clEa-gGf4qKqISqRgRlyqagmLzNNv0OEfbVGkWyXVlRaw9IKyK8Hp6C8ttzixrD5VA=s1152)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-crews-all-aboard-capn-final-squat.html).
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Excellent 8)
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Lovely work on those Squats :) .
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Thanks very much folks!
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really great conversions and painting!! :-*
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Absolutely awesome, another thing of dreams brought into reality!
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Thanks folks! The lack of arms has always been an issue with these otherwise brilliant figures, so it's nice to get them fully armed! Definitely a bucket list project for me @Raedwald!
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That big guy is wonderful, love the feather!
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Thanks for all the feedback in 2021! It's proven to be a bit of a slow start to the year, but I have managed to get some paint onto a trio of new sheds built for me by Grimsforge to match my existing terrain.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU8jNCASYnBhh_tkWSMf_V7Men0HwqeSoUqH1QUsHBPQvVCa09H6fzzRGcDPOSjsyxFu5ob3mNS9bhxrL7B302xWMGF2si87pxLBrekUUaHJrFL_K6d3coebCJj7gXSBwG-0tPOjpwV77Y3oQ6VY2CtI_KSxFUVOE4TIpgxD7vj_HNa1HP0Iowyx291Q=s1512)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSl3e68p4bRTW15sE653Zr0hVcp9d4B4k5rIAaEFoJcM8mLQsqey4lmm6wNopNzg-LlD4o9sS9yRBPqGyFo9vaPDRtY2jqhrIYjW9SnYSnsUFrMgqdDgWO0ZR1Qr6aGH-_pi21Aa8XTRpk2iyo-U2DpCUL4RpYlCqhUE0ZvEdpaWmCe_G6gDpoQSJGPQ=s1444)
Fun little buildings that will be perfect additions to my settlement either singly or in a group.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/01/sheds-outhouses-and-shacks.html).
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More inspiration! Lovely builds from Graham.
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Those Squats are great - and thank you too for the nod towards the company who makes them and the arms/weapons. I had no idea they existed!
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Thanks folks!
@Major Gilbear - Uscarl seem to be the best source of squat arms currently. Pretty flexible and plenty of variety.
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Brill 8)
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As you always do, great work and source of inspiration for many, including me.
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As you always do, great work and source of inspiration for many, including me.
Plus one to that. :D
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As you always do, great work and source of inspiration for many, including me.
You're too kind ☺
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A trio of vendors and their wares!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMTZDWTe6rISIzQ1SSlmzP6YY40tOI7sISia_oxLIAEc3_LisVuUEeWn6vCPLC6gSeZFoXE9HlBOFLoI8p2j_DwBfw6UM7BTFCUAFusf2Kqjn0DFl_1bQXpF5Zuw37arJH3--3gwEFKsr_9kI167Sez8pVJWjuPdz1ORwUhhLgRNJPjL-03DLcqI7hyQ=s1216)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0eIhJd4XEhk0NHxwK054gT0Ab0sR3T5I5Et06EzqMVZoISG3vCd6QJOTJrTOA32-5Um204XHNzAGoSsvsrXx6sjRYVsRBjuH8OksohS-zOqI0xcLWGTRjfimgeeR73hjosskklnM-HzOy6V3XvCRopLa-ODV4z7uoBBwSvEr48eHt3kvKxZbGfTdGsQ=s1103)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8NyOmcSbubwFL4qbKW2hoQP6Wa5I2LZGPHvg2buybiG3xNATjK3u-BGhD75T1w_lD_CckVd0zr9u_lKXSm0z61D1zbmknDLj5akKjP0PfBNUWVkOtBE2OQpQBgIqrW_r5uNS0Q3VG8YcmbfM3iN-z2rlDO5BTf2q2sEZ5JZSnOynZxLWZYfLUG3VZLg=s1296)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/02/vendors-and-their-wares.html).
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Nice! Those rugs are cool.
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Thanks Karl!
The second elementof this project is the place to home the sellers and their good. Another building scratchbuiltby Grimsforgeand to my design painted by me.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrNeW6-xoYN_3DfawOWe_RfzZQFLFdlZ6i3vwx13TB7pzmCbnY8aljUov795nEU16SwV1rx9i9PlQuDYMfd_JXiL0GevtugN9aeceqpm6GiTvVRHhJRSR4CX0Wjetiw-7cnfpf-xxtfA-g6wWio7dYZWLX5zHJwQWRqqc4NZeW2I-V0og0NiEFJLGJcw=s1947)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHTMOUU8ymxzLzUqIenVizff6SUa_2TMPzV393R2uceIl8xSYMVBR8-JcynqjfZaWxqH4j0fAbtOgVYtN8Rt3nCydAudTj2e6dPHdtjAP6v8EFqKh8o4COv_VvPGiUkPpVBpBBdNHplV1LbBN9GULod66gFu0926v_sE9LHX38bBpVY7awa8AbOM1WQg=s1172)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/02/you-can-buy-anything-if-you-can-find-it.html).
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That is outstanding.
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Brilliant!
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Thanks folks! I've always loved seeing other people's cool street scenes, so it's great to have some more options of my own in that vein.
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Love the building - and the Bazaar sign is just wonderful!
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Excellent work as ever, I'm a big fan of the more civilian aspects.
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A trio of vendors and their wares!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMTZDWTe6rISIzQ1SSlmzP6YY40tOI7sISia_oxLIAEc3_LisVuUEeWn6vCPLC6gSeZFoXE9HlBOFLoI8p2j_DwBfw6UM7BTFCUAFusf2Kqjn0DFl_1bQXpF5Zuw37arJH3--3gwEFKsr_9kI167Sez8pVJWjuPdz1ORwUhhLgRNJPjL-03DLcqI7hyQ=s1216)
I love the attitude this guy has. "Look, pal, I don't make 'em, I just sell 'em. Take it or leave it."
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I love the attitude this guy has. "Look, pal, I don't make 'em, I just sell 'em. Take it or leave it."
lol lol lol
We've all met sales assistants like him.
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One glaring omission in my scenery collection was a brutal base for regime enforcers to occupy. Happily that's no longer the case as Grimsforge has built me a fantastic block house based on an old Tony Ackland illustration. It has a removable top piece and an optional gibbet accessory. I painted it up to look suitably oppressive!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj89mm9twVgxTgQQ_4gEDO_b-tBr_jRk4i5QPIloyzcDNe_AGb4mfEzYFshVS5p8R3X7_fV-FvkUtBL9opNXKJUV_QpCsyDJhc99r57sptsl7oNFFkE0LsbFb9YTmDOH58jn6_DLKdhyjsLwR-liCwgGLWoyIOByqZjIt8J_MTZro9xlZy-DkLQ6Jm5Sg=s1312)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4NXXz_nYuP5S9p-dUZgy7zG4WQaGaAI1bmXIgWnRteJMFZDOJatz8eUcOqEjnOr29GOL_1SAn5FjEm8yZn3lD_o71tBcOJzmvef2F4Z0TKYUEpODR8WkhlHYFJDa3HU2KST6e526LZx51EnkOlbUa1FPmmH01QjScGm9qQL_zUnFJt4GJwFmej7UY0w=s1576)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibO4MJveLRiuGbYTGQT5aLCdzXLFbgnAV3f2EWjyLV8twd7dZxWbuBCnF8Osm8CnPB39JWn7gJ3RklW8E512fxFgWVbhz_rMECGrBHqRRVA9Anr2xsiSEfzrlwogCO8Ny46ILBPpIwxLqOVaP9INEyD9GFaTtUj6up5sqUK10TnqAH1FKPamDdf-rqew=s2000)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-iron-fist-block-house-5.html).
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Love it 8)
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Impressive! Brilliant work!
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Thanks folks!
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Great addition to your terrain collection.Nice that it is modular too.
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One glaring omission in my scenery collection was a brutal base for regime enforcers to occupy. Happily that's no longer the case as Grimsforge has built me a fantastic block house based on an old Tony Ackland illustration. It has a removable top piece and an optional gibbet accessory. I painted it up to look suitably oppressive!
The idea of going near a building like that in real life makes me slightly ill at ease, so well done!
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"Are we the baddies?"
Great piece of work - very ominous
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That's awesome; it radiates just the right oppressive atmosphere!
I still have plans to turn this bastion I have into a Arbites precinct along the same lines. Maybe with added back walls too, to create a kind of courtyard...
(https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=69196.0;attach=152871;image)
The idea of going near a building like that in real life makes me slightly ill at ease, so well done!
I don't know which parts of town you frequent, but remind me to never go there... lol
"Are we the baddies?"
"From a certain point of view"... :D
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"Are we the baddies?"
There might be a couple of clues...
Thanks all, really pleased it's been a hit!
That's q nice bastion @Deothar - is it a scratchbuild?
Great piece of work - very ominous
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I fancied doing something utterly unrelated to anything else, so painted up a pair of figures that I put together because a) they have a lot of similarities and b) they got me in the mind of being a pair of private investigators.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5VyZIVtQAnv8MKFUnUZNlU2_xDimVCUN0xSpzhiHNMkCjAoBVuMTol51KrniiYG5XF2c6h3YHfMehc5NrCTqrVJ5-NQLX_yj9wy7FB6qnjNsU8nBmCc4M0VDPVEZG3GeoLo6BRTh_N3lTNqUlDH1MJVlhl7sOXnpLoCDlB_ALQXCo3fFIhRMAReqVDw=s1202)
The human is a Rogue Trader adventurer and his diminutive companion is from Skull & Crown miniatures.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/03/gomez-schrodo-private-investigators.html).
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I was pretty impressed at how well that range of Kickstarter minis fit the old aesthetic. In fact, I felt like that ratling and official seemed like they were made at the same time myself.
Good job on them :)
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Thanks Dr Mathias. I only picked up a handful of the Space Scrappers figures, but I'm happy with what I got! My favourite is the astropath/wizard - looking forward to getting him done.
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Missed your questtion there, in the quotation box, but luckiliy caught in on the second try ;)
No, it's not a scratchbuild, but in fact a hard foam building by Ziterdes, based on an original 2nd ed 40K design by GW, which they release in limited numbers. I had this for years, and have had the plan to make it into a full fledged outpost, including a vehicle gate etc for almost as long :D
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Some more new terrain in the shape of some Walls and access points, again built by Grimsforge and painted by me.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw568A78KStNMZQiuBFj1_rjHgf9xrpEj1cVKZjW_3DPqkJtWs2lWwlb5FhevWfsLUgpuTYQUDHNcQUECLgOF6-MU71ieO5qKXl3DlFcAsrt61WSrjo1JO937xixsePDtfcZtpmHNoT6dp_pUu-K28n9sI_vmP2qeBUWbxAOaFmO3VTCcH73cxfirUg/s1760/Walls%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN52f723gzMwwLd7V4YI5iXfAukJ-7jn5-Hwxs55cA8mhgdRtdNCQ_2s-mecdQ0mUHoryo-jiG5wuOjdiywj4mrAqZZINWOpnPxt0S-43ZdrgclhOHtDtIvsFXBbZ65MuSEeIy8zcQHudtlB-5WurAFt4HbIpTKfxIPvjFSq8eng04FP4fCMeHkN_AYg/s2507/Walls%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzMPQdcN4W_OocY4JvVAS4n8Rur_7OY4NSTtOLwRgTVGqn_gDR90-Vhgju22lRYyd5wA-9CJULBkTIW_4SwSc-QBpeou1ccfjHokFExlU5TyGu2jQjNKnSY7ycgy2dQdZ438t1lK8Uu7HZfxMdvKq3K2NOaH02syclDUhRGJBr-TdZEOONYJ1yyCRfQ/s1052/Walls%204.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFppfPRp5GFk9F1dhEs74We3-0iy_Q7DWoJG_qXVetn2K0xT-GoxFPsj6wvN5aqCGdZsD483CWRVGLRnwduXmimpu6seOtpKd9YqIlxjt92He4e6yzLRlh3ornXuLGNafK1igRczLpCAs8m9YT0hyui-OB90PRImI94NmhtFZMkTKbiXVFIy4SHH_rw/s1367/Walls%206.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y-mMHUn-JT_3ZfQHSWAnpfhA1F_kNg_9Y4KOYAM7T47c6kQldERReBYm5gOjNdG4NUErbJ6l5GfA9ku4rsA4cJasB5tppLPxdMU_HvJyMyD-z_vd_dahOmnMi96kfJh42LOQYAkk68U4JF6wJHmB7VgfWxLse7l1IM5TdXMImiQ9uym40lYm0UBWMQ/s1133/Walls%2011.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-back-alleys-of-hyams-landing.html).
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A great addition!
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Spray paint perp is a blast from the past... I think I have him stashed in with my unpainted Dredd stuff.
Super cool setup :)
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Thanks folks! Spray paint perp is a very useful figure to have furtively tagging a wall or hidden corner :)
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Some more walls:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcjCh9YVRp2J1X9iW-QbjK1zg4iftrcGRnXEACRi44W5bapT5xSB9COSC-PFjFwZYAiTChN6JE3NoV9Wl3BSQc5CWX4WvsILGNuRlo503Wtzihxh0MP1wtWcFWNMz5EjN0vv8mGdItfHM6-PognF6BBBVcpyr_GjAWczLLkJdwEvKLrpCczyqezncQQ/s1719/Walls%2013.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78mLdlNYC1ZuB5OOp8frkuwCqxMD8fwEzenGH6RkYKIhBZCPLt5jFm6DAe7LN8oU-j347UWJnW6Tr_0GEEgVoakgG2ZIHx7FTmQ9xV9CxiXQuffQG6bIC0YsqsYyY_voknCwwcQ-nHjaFPCLs5cS4kpJg7alFH1biDRkIMxXJQjpvj-fAWJraph_wkA/s1460/Walls%2014.JPG)
One side of each painted with urban graffiti and posters:
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The other more neutral for interior or spaceport walls or similar:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5mHIOg_tpV_wZ76dhvBrI1Adrb8McyJbY65qin7ydbsd8_UrCsMsJPAMDah-U9G9VNXZt8bpMoWGvwRdrZaqrL9NzftGdOpmhEOmpVPDAk4qfg8sIJ7vR59mje3XPp5Bl2ifyD2I5KlXe7lm09bsB2sKHp6uFjg0GiRtp7WGt5gt-HbnyJbvJrNS-w/s1114/Walls%2016.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/04/graffiti-posters-rust-urban-walls.html).
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Pray tell the story of how you came by that unreleased John Blanch ganger fig.
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Pray tell the story of how you came by that unreleased John Blanch ganger fig.
It's not that exciting really! In the early 2000s through to about 2015 there was a Citadel Collectors Yahoo group. It was the place where ex-GW staff and collectors of unreleased Citadel figures met to trade. In the early days it was where many unreleased figures were first revealed to the public, and the Collecting Citadel Miniatures Wiki was built on the back of it. Unfortunately nowadays the market has been distorted by recasts on ebay :(
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Great work, as usual mate! Very atmospheric.
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It's not that exciting really! In the early 2000s through to about 2015 there was a Citadel Collectors Yahoo group. It was the place where ex-GW staff and collectors of unreleased Citadel figures met to trade. In the early days it was where many unreleased figures were first revealed to the public, and the Collecting Citadel Miniatures Wiki was built on the back of it. Unfortunately nowadays the market has been distorted by recasts on ebay :(
Thanks, nice painting and build on those walls, a really useful bit of scenery.
Aren't we about due for some full table eye candy photos?
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fantastic.
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Aren't we about due for some full table eye candy photos?
How about these? I took them a month or so ago before I'd painted the walls:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAU3tgB98ufTMeVNatO_kR_wedIa3D11CI_NsUZB4vubzB4o6pg5NGF2GCAJH6jvEdNvVSZvpeRR3OL2BAsFF54pFa7nKFSaO2nKJNAReB7hFRwez4cRoVUM0nwYfWu3i4SAGdKbr24e-HpW36uRihI7PB91308ZaWn82nt5GLi9y9GGeAbb0P9SGOLA=s1309)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxYEtnwlmTvt5yNPt3pYZT-xDAoEw1c28dr4BdacdUJQOe83x_ueu1x4BifEUhgqtzrK1LFs44PjkhJogknY8CBOJ7UX8OXB5zka40N_cFucsJ2qpwwfqD7CwxZJeb5E0qA8QPf9gc2qCWwR-T8_y9f8BnrUAbYVC5BHmxGAeBbyNOlqKSQcPNP3rJAA=s1634)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB4LzCWqRMZ0lVnUiPaUKifgLdlCVVKEBiVcpt-acKG_NNquN0ChmhVxt6P4vA49ZIQ_rqzWswMo-A_5aTNOeb1O4MWvzoiiXDcwhpQZfcpSWlefcobdM5k12tDrnGjxnUQ3stoQZUvZ6HQDwn_qGIxmh3QeTI1FY32YDBkEzWsdLvK4U20eQP3mG8vw=s1290)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4DV512SN6HeFmjIYx1JtTWlBiHggrC198NWMHpDcEcPK2PmzmCbnaEtkh2FIZTE6Ij25rXGxqXxrDVZJZ4BWaldKh-vkVvpiyiMu1aDZ0Rsa35m9nb3abXDsSRHmX5PoRuPDWoUWjXlyGzuvPMTsSyK8O9vw4rT2Z5HnoNCNojg2dLTCEoe20UerWSg=s2000)
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Awesome :-*
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Time to get an old WIP out of the pile and table-ready. This officious squat was originally conceived as a Blood Bowl coach, but I think he is a nice character to add to my starport crew.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZOdcC2yne21Xtpe7QsuDM0Xx71CoidiKpkwz2KzsyVjaeLtCNHLKEGnl8GzVn9WcKwSH0MzF_hOKz1LAJa6XsTymzHpe113sZ9AuvoRhbqvbNZPKQ_Et0G00mw1MBB5cDCm5zC7tGXoXrMmVecyL0HJbSu05cWRDeLoODlM7KcBfu0OQyaBR9KUqWA/s1100/Squat%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKr2sC5Wi0HqZ-mb_C7KyPaiBIq0UzTcVUtUOQ0vT2kCLQFKVTgHq-wXuysPejLT9u5bMjNYI-_zc_sKR2au8RADDkDQypKFdj9ycluhNvGuR7kxOYzTOtTxdmOQyTM3MQHyECEOsHx1VVtF-BgJod2oOFkYKyffjtcNiYBC-VKs7ZAc6J5s0Uupzqeg/s496/Coach%202.jpg)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_QTI8wRntnsfBfgleMqPIJ1IL24ZFhj1qHLuVTeOlts8eKervP7-DnMEOAeVz-FncdbFMyUgJC5MhsSG1Aw62D8oy_CVncDS4he5-7kBoTPO6bShg4qqvCN4PHjzhN6oxhr-5GEsJq0rIghL-SCJJu2ozcFUjXtYVrDdcfN0kwN4MFJNxLP8e3buUw/s875/Squat%202.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/05/theres-nothing-worse-than-squat-with.html).
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Firstly, excellent work on that squat. I love the little chap with the clipboard.
But also, just to let you know I will be stealing the colour schemes from all your Space Lords figures. I've had them sitting on the painting desk for ages and couldn't work out what schemes to use. Your palette choices are so good I'm afraid I am going to have to thieve them wholesale.
All the best
CK
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Glad you like the new guy with his inflated sense of importance! Steal away with the colour schemes by all means :)
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I picked up this Alpha Forge gort beast from matakishi on trading forum a few weeks back. Although it had a nice paint job, I decided to give it a repaint to fit my collection. Pretty pleased with how the lumbering brute turned out!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrGgjR1IVeqAZfSPGVc_3YzUiEa-WH7PUamBXQVU-tVHU5NU_KpuGRvG5hIA9DwCDdUi2szgNjLXg7kKrA-UqS3jaOX26II-AoaIEcdRpIMbjg8wzFNMmVtJ_b0JXGJOK4q38HFneneDedDS0znptl86Vt8HT0Zs2amYfsJ5ruKdGzb0f6Gx3tSnbiw/s1177/2.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MxEuU6TYuHWV4x-FEDeeAWJUo1XnKZBKnExO3e_plNfiKyS0844lK01I4ySvQbkhS48qUMAVxU0waEzi8y3Fvx7yeWvSjiJzfK9fl_7vySNqAy4xsW1dbeki0QKZ4ftxBxiOvUMl08X1T5J04I2NqAM2r0CGz65OB4ygEFL_ywz2ufcKWGo8uRu1Jw/s1131/4.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/06/gort-pack-beast.html).
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Ah, that is cute. :D
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Some more cracking figures and that full table setup is amazing.
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Lovely job!
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I have a couple of these Gorts for the Same reason. Beasts of burden ( gotta put them together and paint’em).
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That Gort and Crooked Dice Colony 87 miniature look brilliant!
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Thanks all!
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Such a fantastic thread 8) 8) 8)
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Excellent!!
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Such a fantastic thread 8) 8) 8)
Glad you're enjoying it 😊
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Great stuff all round 8)
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Really splendid update! :o
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A fun and unexpected project that I put together to participate in the #justiceforgary painting challenge over at the Oldhammer Facebook group. The premise was to paint models sculpted by Gary Morley. I decided to cut up six Gary Morley sculpts to make two cool new characters - a Necromundan bounty hunter and his caryatid companion :)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjCB42lCLIFxh3V5R_Trf9eCn0hZ6WuZthUtB1p4jXrMncS4AQj5WcjLyHNN8l4A87ArymOK3h-loT7LLtdIlWJJmVN_qsBPCRnNpW9UZkIQeSMeJc0gaLFVBcGFwF_LxDKcHD3XzNtNyUw063qPuxbbDjoubJYUvXV2t2S6PFD5T3aLuFq0kPJXVvQ/s847/Entry.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfHX-67FKnnSTQ-hYFoLy5GtIjl9RziTPGftYVb25AhWMP3PdVfbSzBKwyLH0VjUS0zpa7sAJpJYOn-9T-T_9FGnJ_kqm-gVNuoQAg0hawfuahMapAcz2foKOrpwoAIbw4k8zO1HOiJ3bu75-fHrJ34Xa9oHzMIcirKbKl8hvXLswNdqm_PkegUd4DA/s752/Parts%201.jpg)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4sqVKBPsdVcEnBHeUzWUy4g1sp5Nde6SgBCHBthDBVd0nNh6PGkfgJfy0SEZMJugV1y0EnMSPM8GDCV4AJy3mc-aOxOKCdDPC3QhyURF3Wa5GmE-oFI5rCIb92W1lHjmsvUlO1aOP9mZyO_WR66GQVHZVxtKSSCXLIeICICqT7hcUF4GLPNhOS3Pqg/s879/Parts%202.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-cold-stare-steady-aim-necromunda.html).
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Fab vision and execution.
Any idea of what you’re going to do with all the dismembered remnants?
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Fab vision and execution.
Any idea of what you’re going to do with all the dismembered remnants?
Thanks very much! Not sure on the left-over parts yet. There's bound to be a suitable future project they'll get used for!
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Both nice, but I love the companion struggling with the
obviously heavy load.
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Outstanding conversions.
I was once told I was going to hell for cutting up som old Squat ManOwar ships to use in my Epic Ork army. It is nice to know I will be in good company because you are definitely going with me cutting up cool old school models like that.
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Thanks folks!
@Dr Zombie - I find reactions to conversions interesting. Some people have a real issue with it. I generally work on the basis that I enjoy converting, they're my figures and I can do what I like with them! There are plenty of folks like us that are happy with it though :)
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Excellent conversion
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crikey, that's some stunning frankenstein-ing!
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Those are cracking conversions, to look at the finished figures, you'd assume they were the original sculpts as is - nicely done.
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That is very impressive. Nice mash up
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Great job done here. And to be certain, this was some kind of Oldhammer potlach, wasn’t it? lol
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Excellent conversions both 8)
I have to echo the remark that if one doesn't know better, these could be original figures!
I like the colour choices on the sniper too btw... :)
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They're great.
And exactly what I love about this place.
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These are spectacular! The bounty hunter is one super cool character, but the caryatid is simply ingenious. The gretchin/snotling body with human head opens up so many possibilities for similar conversions - but these, as ever, have been realised to perfection.
Crème de la crème!
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Thanks folks! Really glad this psur are going down so well! I wonder if the fact that all the models were sculpted by the same sculptor helped to bring the elements together?
I definitely think there's scope for more snotling-based head swap conversions. Something to look at for future figures I guess!
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That is SUCH a good conversion!
What is justice for Gary? Has he been the victim of injustice - other than a generally negative perception of his GW work?
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What is justice for Gary? Has he been the victim of injustice - other than a generally negative perception of his GW work?
I didn't make up the name of the challenge, but as far as I know he's safe and well, and it's the perception that's being addressed :)
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Thanks for the clarification. I agree Gary gets a poor rap when he's done some great stuff (my fave is the unreleased female arbite he did for John B). I think he partly suffers from having been at GW when every second mini (or so it felt at the time) seemed to be posed in a "let me show you my weapons" static stance rather than actually using their weapons. It made some otherwise good minis look silly. (These days it seems to be more dynamic, but every second character has to have their foot on a rock).
Anyway, its always a pleasure following your world-building - so many great great ideas so cohesively put together.
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I always found it to be a style element of the era; a sort of sculpting fashion so to speak. Because it wasn't just the Citadel miniatures that suffered from this. Check the 1st and 2nd edition Warzone minis for instance!
Weird he's being receiving flak for something like that. I don't see anyone singling out Mike McVey because of all those Goblin Green bases he painted at the time...
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I agree with you both Belligerent Parrot & Daeothar - Gary produced figures that matched the aesthetic of the time. I don't really understand why gets singled out either, but logic doesn't always come into these things.
My latest figure is fun one - an unreleased Rogue Trader Adeptus Mechanicus tech priest that I was lucky enough to acquire recently. It's a really creepy model!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1YkzTZdJwhb4vnLRzUsgiA1J9qUwiuruLn8xyWoQPDuZG4g2JEk3xqa-Lx2L8b7wN_JGoFXAbB50jGNp6SiOjfGfZB1F3dCf54MFUqlQrlywjWStVaGsSB3ypX-G91N4ZYET8xSxibDOuO2FccclcJhZJJ6AyRNq5nP1TmdzzXnSLMlofyFZDX5qNA/s869/Mechanicus%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jpy812Xex3BF9tfY71abMYog7Av6jdEvqRFe3kXbQYR726XtIAeK3xRPIdDsi9O8nlGrAAWkc5WsTjKuyQHxCJcCoWHXzRZKQkqZCTG-1xluGeZgDUYkFxEhl-wALJhn71ekLtvo16zjlfPp67tqj75OIJGi3lHKmAPzI-gSadEInZcG2EXodQMcnA/s1257/Mechanicus%201.JPG)
As ever, more words & pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-xenobiologist-unreleased-rogue.html).
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So he is, but he does fit in seemlessly with his equally scruffy RT colleague!
The paintjob does a lot to redeem him though :D
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That's a cool one :)
Rogue Trader Mechanicus had some really interesting looks.
I wonder how many were cast?
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Definitely a fun figure!
I wonder how many were cast?
No idea - not many!!
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Creepy dude, indeed. Excellent model, though, and an excellent painting, too!
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Long time since I read this thread, and there are so many fantastic things to see! Love the city board, for example!
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@Ockman - thanks for revisiting - glad you enjoyed catching up!
Newest off the painting desk is a group of priests. This being the 40k universe, they're somewhat fervent about spreading the word!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LMcXbJnZicKl0DhZRWhARzLWoy2ePuvcDkkbnVvzROWoP8n01jDfDQXogg9wwhRclsa72uZWMaixdR4YFQeiXwhRxfEHxKR46LJqBAi_VAR_OxkTFhAx_v_lQiGXBtq_sJEFn54WuK7nCW8XRf-oWr38SeQqMObKBdQMQU4-P9NvZTq9AQS2iQAX-A/s1587/Ministorum%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33_TIn0tuJHAuPX5-snJ4yDYCUS3ED3AHp5N5dyGYtodl7HXmJVX57bOjm5HoGXNEM54EXw5cTpQvqULFjIx6Tr5EAWSpzPyjFFwNW4Xy_QNeZXWmAlLyFb9MdYtqBu4rn4FrSTzfLSjY5dOVrNEIE8LZPFuYM_1-sJX-F1w01QqgobU484T7rMC--g/s1311/Ministorum%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl9aJkNvOBjYvQ_1FpdGIpHHdtquP41mpvMhQeBQ2rdeDwNQw4RywWDxp2f_5Am4zB3nshl2KTvve0szzQYD5PLdiK9hU_PVTXOQvUCTQwEzizVgkWMyMvN5I26ZO_7rRqUVDF8eEi05yEZgpQt24ekd02wQOs83S5WrtJYbjF-2mYgO3yOHQHSyCDw/s1287/Ministorum%204.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHVxxzsv5wONN4iiaJSVY3QLwgj2prC_MJkGsUmuuelcX-bHhy2RksDUIePAK7BklXNhx-tOaKX6lDsDJDkWbcPC_EQ6QglOTdG22rbe0y7iolk7RDLiSV6QxmaKUwxOZ3pjYR82DCQ-LW8lDY8JZMJxUjd4VXqwQ6SBovtkCH-N7BVPtjw8V9I_36g/s1232/Ministorum%206.JPG)
Mostly 40k figures with one Stargrave addition (the praying priest). More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/07/faith-fury-ministorum-band.html).
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Some great work there. Kudos.
Nice conversions.
Thanks for sharing
Z
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Looking great, neat little group of Ministorum. They all work quite well together :)
I have been trying to decide if I want to bother trying to collect the unreleased Inquisition figures, seems like it would be a really tough task.
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Thanks folks!
@Dr Mathias - there are quite a few to track down aren't there? I'm not planning to actively track any more down, but sometimes they crop up!
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Nice colour selection.
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Awesome work, as always. Those colours do look great on these.
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Love 'em 8)
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Thanks all! Pretty pleased with how the colours came out. It's the first time I've used that particular red and I really like how it highlights up by adding a flesh colour.
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The colour scheme works really well!
Wonderful addition to a terrific thread.
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I've missed the last few updates, but as ever those are some lovely figures.
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Thanks all for the most recent comments. I've been busily working on another addition to the same group - this time it's a senior priest with his own mobile pulpit!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-t1QysG7WIJ5iXk1oCwgIni6EKZdU6tmV-ffNQ-IWDFVfpHpVjQOXhDaqFPQL4F92jTlRdsEJOBLFQMUGc-TgMogCyonO7ar6GrxBVKrJevLJnoPyZrkAB6BW68OtO0f4pO5c3bqavhsxfq85F1zRdm4hBfM0FAnxIZfWqUq5X80qNIHD4snSUAbgmg/s995/Archdeacon%203.JPG)
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(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpXM-ev2W3baAkQPGMPvQXlXwpHDWc0B97DdRrETbyQi7HVs8hL9u01ziUMJ6biSgLlE5h6_QbOwctehaVP4tMcmi7ZeTbaDE0Z7WryrENi3rO8fT2WZBvmBuA1C5ST9p257-kB3Sp2m28wmnWiBAYKDgjc8BAKO2n5BLGPEOls0UnJZjQ6dUSzo6xA/s1189/Archdeacon%206.JPG)
The figure is based on one of the 40k Battlezone Objectives with a chair from Kill Team: Rogue Trader, whilst the priest is based on the old Tau special character Aun Va. I added plenty of religious icons and am pretty pleased with the results!
For more pics (including WIPs), check out the blogpost (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/08/preaching-to-masses-archdeacon.html?sc=1659431498115#c6520425377162573875).
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Fantastic stuff
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That’s very cool 8)
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He is a cracker!
Very mad, Gothic, 40k bonkersness.
8) 8)
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Great job. Love the touches, like the law(?) books under his seat.
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That is awesome! And yes, he distils the essence of 40k.
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Thanks all! Whilst most of my stuff is more in the Space-Western vibe of Rogue Trader, there's absolutely a lot of fun to be had with the Sci-fi Gothic stylings of more modern 40k.
@has.been - books of lore I reckon ;)
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Great job. Love the touches, like the law(?) books under his seat.
@has.been - books of lore I reckon ;)
I am sure one of them MUST be the 'Haynes Manual of Holy Motorised Pulpits'.....
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I am sure one of them MUST be the 'Haynes Manual of Holy Motorised Pulpits'.....
lol lol lol
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I am sure one of them MUST be the 'Haynes Manual of Holy Motorised Pulpits'.....
lol lol lol
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Very cool. I’d not heard of Aun Va before to be honest, but that’s a brilliant repurposing of the miniature. Great.
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Brilliant!
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After a slight painting hiatus, here are a pair of priests to accompany those I painted a few weeks back. I wanted some low-ranking henchmen types. They are made from Necromunda Redemptionist with head swaps.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfQgeeahLsaAkOSY5Gc2R_RenSBX2yteCvRQ-rQLAOPtrlOM0PSg4lhGI1lnOo-SSbRj-9mpuK-4FKmmnZwUpNYp4K8ss3dmcxr2SvfQHbZOrSEgwWR2D1Wr8kW_Xf9ZWtxGjvlTn1vzBsQZggWpY805uMPU9eMm9v5ci9CY6ZO55u4pdIAxPs_j24A/s1590/Priests%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCahSfOMgblwOOXDlw1i6Xc_alS29F1d3tdmlqhGECd9hrE75WOmYm_qt-yJmVRkWgUbzygHVDFof_dro7nzLahLOJDc0fywkyNnGQx29sAAE0ypU_D_jMbvedt3oOLvPRf5Y4zq44O1RyG4p8J6tCdGNKU9Hrlgc_dQoLqrg6iRdnFV9k112L7y3zw/s1304/Priests%202.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/09/common-priests-for-common-folk.html).
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Nice work on those. The headswaps really change the look of them.
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A small group of jokaero for Rogue Trader (and other) gaming. If you haven't come across them before, jokaero are tech-savant space apes.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOORahC7CGhaPnfCHgF96ch1ZZBqI-MzkRrgYyss6QWWsCSruG-qYAy6MKUyK5fv76o0_lGjhHwlDW2R_XwIcESNMr0MeRvHdLZnEaFw0UkAIhKpKhAgextiX6I37vpq0G8ExDTs_T30nJN1T_I-LS5vJG6dpg2xv0s_rrMgMwYxj9QldpyzMy26X5g/s1995/Jokaero%201a.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xQmxWTw3aZ3WTBQFR_z_KA3h1hQePHVinTLR7bE54vjxgYjCBhes_xiWy9nf4UPHnHT6F42enBacv-xtypG8mouYi6kXAmUx_ZnKI73nyn-YyJkUIohjPopLcZJNl8ztlaEIDdtbOoYjujEeGqGxOgsG6sLfHmeR813azA6HCJGYaTLDP91K6JzdqA/s1874/Jokaero%209.JPG)
The figures from left to right are Citadel (early 2000s), Citadel (late 1980s, converted), Blind Beggar Miniatures (added tech doodad to hand), Citadel (late 1980s, unconverted), unknown.
Loads more pics and details over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/09/five-parsecs-from-home-crew-1-jokaero.html).
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Everything Is Better With Monkeys.
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Everything Is Better With Monkeys.
+1
…and it’s always good to see more Jokaero. Now that I think of it, I wonder why all those aftermarket producers and patreons haven’t preyed on that idea, yet.
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These are excellent, an obscure classic brought to life. I especially like the conversion. I’m also thrilled that you’ve caught the 5 Parsecs bug… can’t wait to see how else it combines with your Oldhammer virtuosity! :D
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Everything Is Better With Monkeys.
100% :)
Thanks folks really enjoyed a deep dive into Rogue Teader oddity! There's definitely scope for manufacturers to make some (I was told that Lancer Miniatures made some: https://lancerminiatures.com/product/techno-ape-walking/ (https://lancerminiatures.com/product/techno-ape-walking/)
@Raedwald - looking forward to Five Parsecs too!
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Still painting up stuff for Five Parsecs / Stargrave. This time it's the Spacefarers security robot (blue one). I couldn't help but paint up the battle droid (white one) at the same time. They're both huge figures at around 42mm, but absolutely brilliant vintage sculpts from the early 1980s.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh9lFpEH5ChRjXnfVlaNHuYZ3F5pf-3uHrqIUd2deRKSgbJnHTVFDQTzr3ViuyLmCTb4wbaeV4QNwywbc4LDJBPn8hTLzWZvGh1_tfuc-T1T0aGTrDjgGbv0pCFkcS0zUH1N18arZ9LZ2pet3A6M1sVYEIJOIc--B2Ms8lcukBKjFYfzaf5PsIj8Prg/s853/Robots%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXpjFofcUUgtgaGS8Cems2p-t13RPTyR3DVy3azXW5gHnaT5R-dtHAPuilF4ew_8aLP4KKqeB1-6ANNNE8lp_1qyQr3auX-oUqGif18LI-DxkaqRcrFGp-t5g0nB6flvqiHYuGu1uTLaZMLog5TZyPDY5uvk1whtnHtqG0YbbVjf_cJ9pgL-aSAqpoA/s1793/Robots%201.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/09/five-parsecs-from-home-crew2-robot.html).
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Those robots look like from some 1970's French psychedelic comic or animation.
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more wonderful stuff.
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Great updates 8)
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Thanks folks!
@area23 I really want to see that animation :)
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Ninja-like assassins are always cool, especially in space!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW_wDa0t82zWJpgT15wNjv5nY2085tg4TumbPICm_cUi0YVUwpKOJnikNCQ_CDF7Sgqq73DucdC6EaYkGjq6yfwZkuber9R_ao3lysJWd4vtYmhW_04JA3IfL81M8Tyr1tpAflYAI6s3z7jVH55i-2SXW-j2qw0PQeZM_V1J3jTYtR8p0MZVaUndV6w/s834/Assassin%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy38fbaEoiF3FnKgexWb1LBW3w5-WMCvcTVFACw2v7xPhJ6imU6N_QtwOeU-87-tRrqvJ6lK1-MRXSrcR0PKlhKU5cOD3X96Rqx03NOC-Nh4TPn9NEb-dGesxPq12DUiyqDDJ3p6K9k3cyrDtvO_Nml2eHGaJCZYGm4Y8rQ1kAtaYtV9mr-X3cvfdwlw/s814/Assassins%204.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03ygCnMxkzTflH-fcQfg58ThV2S08-0gBRZrieClK4UlUKAl0135IzGDfOJknCcUeBwJZiCZoU6Yh1B5xmBVs0ZES0sz27fpTM1eXKq0l05vw0pCnqAWThLvGIWd0QaamqaAzVjSgLxNmu62ZcE586_Mk27yIVkdKpHIRGZqSVyFG85iiC-86d-HZQg/s930/Assassin%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBq7qaYPnxQB11Zoy_5865ybhO1o4bDr_2T6tlLz-25Rz-u59CeKkH8aAXrV1rGAU5WvpWVWtFmzmKTiExcerE-iEv99WZrrhpG96scN6-Qm5hXnX-CbUp806KHuTm01v8sKXC8Qqu7O1opLAN6XxqpSd3nnF_2bW54pal4RS-uDaFkoBrxcyFO9ODA/s679/Assassins%206.JPG)
These are a pair of Rogue Trader assassins. I love both models! More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/10/five-parsecs-from-home-crew-3-assassin.html).
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"He's behind you!" lol
Very cool 8)
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"He's behind you!" lol
lol
Yeah, it is a bit panto!!
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Space Monkeys, Robots and Assassins, what's not to like?
Love 'em!
All of 'em!
:-* :-*
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Space Monkeys, Robots and Assassins, what's not to like?
Love 'em!
All of 'em!
:-* :-*
It's a heady mix isn't it?! Cheers Mason :)
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They’re pretty cool figures and you have done a great job on them! I get seriously nostalgic about the older GW sci-fi (and fantasy, for that matter) figures, they seem to be more fun than recent stuff. More of a sense of humour, maybe. In any case, I look forward to seeing more of your painted work!
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Great photos of them in action!
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great stuff.
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Thanks folks! I'm with you Pattus Magnus - there's a load of humour with the classic sculpts, even if some of them are a bit crude and clunky!
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I feel the same way. As crisp and technically precise as a lot of modern miniatures are, so many don't have the character that these old models do. It's one of the reasons I've been into old Warzone models despite their sometimes even sillier levels of chunk.
I feel that if GW were to redo the officers/men of station in the last few pictures now, they'd be sharp and loaded with detail, but with completely neutral expressions. Meanwhile, the older (or at least older in spirit) models have stories to tell:
- The larger noble looks like he'd rather be at home with wine, women, food, and song.
- The tech to his right looks like he's having to deal with yet another inane request from the nobility, when he'd rather be working on his own projects.
- The navigator looks like he'd much rather be back on his ship rather than on this industrial planet, but sometimes his job requires dealing with narrow-minded surfacers.
Totally want to go play toy soldiers at Axiom's house. I'd be happy just setting up scenes and taking pictures 8)
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You said it in the blog post: the Goodwin sculpt is absolutely a “stone cold classic”.
They both look great, although I must admit, at first glance I thought you were continuing the simian theme, given the shape of the face cut-out on the female assassin’s cowl!
Wonderful stuff!
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@NotifyGrout - I'm 100% with you - I love the old models because of their weird expressions, big hands and characterful details :)
@Raewald - the female assassin is an awkward-looking sculpt in many respects - but I still like them, monkey features and all ;)
Next up is a trio of hive gangers - a Rogue Trader hive worlder flanked by two Crooked Dice figures.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusjcEaRdbrTGbNbMJsEV1q4TTBdwWCPPnrT2ugCakhU7ssQu7vTRggbxt9ffjqPh77GXihmE_hRvjfYrVU3MMFPu7hNIT9wWZXWUSfuy_tqgezv2ZOcjvwnFDRewjygPEHPA31e-op3q8f6L1LzAFQBSEs6lB4eErD4ZkQtxX4qOxY-AHGkvxuIvMBg/s1653/Gangers%201.JPG)
I think they work pretty nicely together!
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/10/five-parsecs-from-home-crew-4-hive.html).
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Nice 8)
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Awfully cool!
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The maniax twins 👍
I always wanted to do Dark future style skirmish in 28mm .
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Top job Sir!
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Cheers Karl! :)
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Lovely stuff as always! I was just about to ebay that Hive Worlder, but your pic has made me reconsider :D
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Great stuff! Five Parsecs is wonderful for giving an excuse/motivation for painting all sorts of random stuff from the pile. I love the way you’re churning out all of these side projects with each crew member you do.
Bravo!
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Thanks folks!
@Belligerentparrot - keep hold of him! He's great ;)
@Raedwald - I've really enjoyed this new approach of having a core project plus spin-offs. It's been a great way to get more figures done in a structured way that isn't just army building.
I've added another couple of figures to the current project - this time a trio of starship crew:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPfZMkbAehkjs13nszqhIenfDq8--rESkm14VLQJVKoM_SBhP3ATp410RDELFawYJqCT-VAfEQ-sBczJ0inLs2KAwj0pURS6XEFU5KLXPUO8OXbWuou7tTsjAc33gQYTALpqCgrNZ6Yaxk62cL0JlNLK-KwR-OHqbw0VwMYnIbuAwlWCamcdTzgss9A/s1416/Ventolin%201.JPG)
All three are Citadel - the two troopers are Rogue Trader, whilst the pilot is the Talisman Astronaut.
More words and pics over at at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/10/five-parsecs-from-home-crew-5-mercenary.html)
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as per the comments on your blog - the white and teal combination is great. Particularly the weathered / chipped white.
and yes, those eyebrows do need separate billing - rather like Simon MacCorkindale's moustache in 'The Riddle of the Sands'.
Such an enjoyable thread. The quality of the figures and your painting has played a large part in my going 'sci-fi old school' (well, modern equivalents anyway).
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@Bloggard - cheers! Really glad you like the stuff here. It's fun to see how things have changed in the years since I started posting, but equally fun to see how much similarity there is too!
My latest additions are the Marauder Confrontation psykers. I actually painted the guy on the left back in 2015, but the others are new paintjobs:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti4tOOaakWOHvWU_z7PCwLkxLSpMHiTxCsUNJk3TWvikoemVuN5WTN0saETT_DDtT0rTV5nmJWyn4vZvh3w0UdzyZB69w1l8cialnRpcQ78cBZpDmVctixps1SpZQrwXEPEwyw2ELV9KUoaMYMnQjnwP4AkAgBrMSCUWGKDg4oNLmeGSaSZCTZKfVZQ/s1342/Psykers%202.JPG)
Rather silly, but also awesome sculpts - I love their fun posturing and flamboyant details :)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPhWAGjFz7byskgLvIzrOkz0vqM1baUEtoLC5IHM3RRX9Qi5NaZ9m-0GyOR3I37fZctTOPs4BmZSaBJ95STJ5-nAutiJpzhXg39zeD7nOqmI-krf-xhziIRTn3j7PRJnkh_CSTC5gmjMsVSy1RSZ5j8C6n8EFKhsra3K6OD7cgIEbqA3giTQ4krd5fg/s1329/Psykers%201.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/10/five-parsecs-from-home-6-psyker.html).
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Love ‘em 8)
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fantastic.
wish all this stuff was still available (apart from silly ebay prices). But, regardless, your paint-jobs would make anything look great I suspect.
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They’re absolutely brilliant, and your completed 5PFH crew on the blog post are really awesome! :-*
I’m really impressed how quickly you’ve churned them out with the spin-off projects too. Inspiring as always. Thank you.
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Top job!
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Thanks folks!
@Bloggard - it is a real shame that these figures aren't available any more (and in some cases we're only available for a relatively short time). Ebay is sadly the only real option :/
@Raedwald - glad you like the finished crew :)
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Outstanding painting as always! I agree these are both silly and wonderful sculpts all at the same time. There are so many weird little details on these four, they are so suggestive of interesting back-stories.
It is however very hard to fill out the gang I've found. The Jes one-piece psykers have a similar style but are so well proportioned they tend to show up the defects of these four. I've ended up throwing my four into a Hybrid warband as brood brothers, so the odd proportions don't stand out. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with for yours!
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If you're a psyker in 40K's Imperium, one of the requirements is silly high collars. Skip on the collar, and you're a heretic, you know...
Nice and solid painting on another group of fun miniatures; great work 8)
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Very cool RT psykers. Love your painting!
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@Belligerentparrot - it probably doesn't surprise you in that I've got a couple of new psykers in the works - more on those in a few weeks with any luck!
Today's update is a pair of space slann. One actual unreleased figure from Citadel, and one alien from Crooked Dice. Both have been painted to match the other slann I painted a few years back (all shown in the group shot):
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkoaCDIsbaigp4hacn2pnUJO8QficBmezjE_o47PiMgDNshBxwOr_4t5jF712J3uopz1G4FKTvXwZMMYQucU6YeCOhY7czuDLVF2V9nHv-41HICmXezvF198ch8G34koYqpSOrlQnZYU3A-3MI4IyYLAB43KYXSFSm0GVj8Kvw9Q0SlO7N6brz_c5XQ/s1317/Slann%209.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLXRZCPZA_k4Syj6uazDcQtuuRfm63mfRkXohY0YbfVABDLyH0v3cANPLIT3PgqPVExFdT3VFXS0Rf66nZ8foc9pd23HsCZWidZpLm60TthR7ldaUfm6di3KVWLuI7h1zfrIsEVWKo8WxPK4zRf9zzCDAt-ATJl6tEHmcirNB-a9rU8uS_gaCd4BXlg/s1870/Slann%20Scenic%202.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-cosmic-amphibians-space-slann.html).
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Brill 8)
That red works very well.
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Belatedly found this thread and now I have 127 pages to look forward to! Wonderful stuff. Particularly like the Jokaero so far!
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Brilliant work! Loving those Slann. 👍
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Thanks folks! I wanted to avoid the traditional greens and blues that are most commonly seen on slann. The red is nice to paint too :)
Hope you enjoy the thread Redshank!
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I like not only the red, but also the statues.
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Nice!
Another vote for the colour scheme, nice to see some 'Fire Lizards!'
8) 8)
I too have those monoliths somewhere and must paint them for my Dee-Pwonzi when they next surface.
Thanks for the reminder.
:)
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They look really coherent as a group! Great work again, and I have to echo the remarks about the red; it looks great on them! 8)
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Superb! Just shared this with the Colony 87 interns! They are looking forward to exploring the Amphirans and their Pool Worlds :)
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Thanks all - glad everyone approves of the red skin!
The statues are great suitably bizarre. I did add a few nicks and chips just to age them a little.
@uti long smile - this is exciting stuff. Can't wait to see what they produce!
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Frogs…in Space!
Cool small unit. I like the red.
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What a nice band! +1 for the colour scheme, it really works!
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Lovely work ... good job
Thanks for sharing.
I have never seen those statues before,
Where did you get them from?
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I have never seen those statues before,
Where did you get them from?
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They were from a Katsina Miniatures Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsinaminiatures/bizaza-enslaver-cohort (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsinaminiatures/bizaza-enslaver-cohort)
They do have a webstore (https://katsinaminiatures.com/ (https://katsinaminiatures.com/)), but I don't think the scenic items are currently available.
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Back to the psyker gang with a new model to lead them. This guy is converted from the old Citadel Paranoia High Programmer. His little familiar is an unreleased Citadel figure from the early 2000s. Pretty happy with his ridiculous outfit and self-satisfied look!
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-mega-mind-psyker-gang-leader.html).
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Pretty cool (yet again ;) ) conversion! 8)
He has a certain look over him, yes. but that little haemonculus is downright creepy! Do you know what range he was supposed to join? My guess would be the Inquisition, but I might be wrong...
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Cheers Daeothar! Yep, I'm pretty sure the familiar was intended for the Inquisitorial range :)
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Nice, I can almost hear "Fire the lazor!" lol
Good stuff and no mistake :-*
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I've always been fond of this Bob Olley Squat with his shuriken catapult. He's the last member of my Stargrave crew, and probably my last painted figure this year. A nice one to finish on!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-bKXNRd6KiNLOiwSnzEOOoKmaDm1BRK64LOJwCU-N6sjaP-bZ7H3ces9E-qr3sv5jbQ2ACfsqfGMudjQIsRc5Xnb8LAuRgU_pRcm1TbE5LTnGujiEnP2uNdaxxj-_zF32gMBkUV6lRqyhrseOXhPOlNFKxHfm93gq1r2Xdw-CV36SaKo5DbU7qCEvA/s1593/Scenic%201.JPG)
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More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-stargrave-crew-expanded-from-five.html)
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Nice, though a voice deep inside me is screaming...
'PULP THE STUNTIE!!!' lol
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Nice, though a voice deep inside me is screaming...
'PULP THE STUNTIE!!!' lol
lol lol
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He’s fab, and the crew look great together. Loved the blog post from last week too, charting yours and cheetor’s 5 Parsecs fun. Thanks for sharing.
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Nice crew! The colors connect them quite nicely.
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Proper squatness :-*
As for the shuri-cat I believe the original Eldar models (RT rulebook) used a totally different looking design, so maybe he is using an Imperial or Squat design catapult that the Eldar later adopted ;) lol
And I much prefer Eldar over bloody stoopid Aeldarii or some-such nonsense >:( :D
Glen
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Another amazing thread on LAF.
Thinking of kicking off a 5 Parsecs from Home project next year and came here for ideas. This thread alone has given me more than I can handle :D ... and also pointed out a few mini manufacturers I weren't aware of earlier, so thanks for that.
One of the (many) things you do well is representing somewhat weathered or sloppily applied (in setting, I mean) industrial paint - like the broad yellow line in your most recent pictures of your own 5 Parsecs crew. Do you mind sharing a few tips on your technique?
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Thanks all!
@Raedwald - glad you enjoyed the blogpost. The only shame was that I didn't get opportunity to use the full crew!
@Storm Wolf - it had never occurred to me that the Eldar might have borrowed the shuriken design lol
@Aesthete - glad you like the thread. It's fun for me to see how things have progressed over the years. As for the weathered paint, my usual approach is to paint the base colour, then to either use a stencil or mask off the element I want to paint a different colour. I either stipple the paint on with a semi-dry chunky brush or a piece of sponge :)
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I converted the female navigator back in early 2019 from parts left from other conversions. I decided that she'd be a good way of kicking off 2023 as something relatively quick and also a good way of completing long-time WIP figure.
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/01/staring-into-void-navigator.html).
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She looks spot on mate, hadn't twigged she was a conversion until I saw the WIP.
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Excellent recycling! She looks great, very much in character.
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Yet another excellent conversion!
Awesome work! I especially love the tiny little navigator symbol on her sash; a lovely detail 8)
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Thanks folks! I really was pretty pleased with how the sash symbol came out :)
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Brillant!!!
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Lovely :)
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I have to say I really like the understated look you went with on this one. Really cool detail on the sash and a natural conversion. Excellent.
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Wow, I had a lot of catching up to do!
Love all the additions since I last spotted things which was your heretical chopping up of Gary Morley miniatures (looks amazing though)
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Sorry about the hiatus all.
@beefcake, here's some more chopping up of Gary Morley figures for you!
This time it's a small squad of void troopers or mercenaries intended to accompany my Necromundan Cold Trader from back in 2019. I wanted to go for competence but not militaristic. Pretty happy with how they look! They're mid-1990s Van Saar gangers from Necromunda with head swaps.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13zYeRTPjWfnx7n9qBLkxUdM4xaPJz5MDoCTpAvZF_HRft1INSRnhSOC5X65yYMlJ3dcEwlDyRhUonNs3NXE2ZSZ4KH1MEumeVqVF2WQPfzoIDB2MRljt7eBMJs6Q-5ivYhASKzRNdaByGMT-cmIYbLoFHatqy0Tb_lZ6AY85Nbn09o9akeGpGLXIhw/s1807/Troopers.JPG)
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/03/cold-trader-void-troopers.html).
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They're absolutely awesome! 8)
The metal van Saar gangers were always among my favourite Necromunda miniatures and the headswaps you did give them an entirely different feel.
The paintjob is also great; the muted colours work well together and all those autoguns look the biz...
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They work incredibly well 8)
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Those are very effective conversions and the figures really look the part for their new role.
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Thanks all! It still amazes me that a simple head swap can do so much to change the vibe of a figure.
@Deaothar - I do love a sleek autogun :)
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Well worth the wait, they look fantastic :-*
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Really cracking conversions on those :) . The heads really suit the bodies and the excellent painting ties everything together :) . NICE :) .
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Thanks folks! @Inso - I keep imagining that the blue boots are mag boots for low/zero G action :)
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Great colorway!
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More cracking work as ever. It's surprising just how much a head swap (and non-typical paintjob) can change the look of a figure.
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Two new figures joining the same crew as my void troopers from last time.
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They're a pair of 40k servitors from the limited edition Adeptus Mechanicus set that was available through the Skullz reward programme. As I don't have a full set, this seemed like a good use of the figures. More words and pics over at my blog (https://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/04/stargrave-q-bots-aka-skullz-servitors.html).
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Cool additions to the Cold Trader crew, nice!
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Funny; I have an incomplete set of Skulls AdMech too. And luckily these two servitors were among them as well.
I love these sculpts, and you've absolutely done them justice. The fact that they're not straight AdMech anymore but part of a private organisation now, takes them in a whole new direction and the scheme certainly suits them!
Great work 8)
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Thanks all! Glad you like the non-standard paint scheme on those servitors.
My final member of the Stargrave crew is a pathfinder. I chanced on a lonesome Ash Wastes Nomad from the early 2000s Necromunda range in my bits box. With a new rifle and sculpted arm, he fit the bill:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9yItlK_4oS6RThK3v_dS72kks1YIE1UwIyiZnWnZaV5n6yCdoBDKR3feG2yHDiqkOpv8asO3ZzRSpjLRTW9_j0mCij9dXQ4wWJjyEOt9ubgnjd2QVqs4h-sY3k7izRCTN4zWyYrLwxrybgPoJpeACSpYXqpcxk_SOM3n24BXUGr_6jDRDo-padExUw/s1141/Pathfinder%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3dhdyb-BUMkTViFnGkRL-2KTfCT71N2G83KSW4MHL6EG4UaezOfjdWYjvLymSIygQgYgVBnQvWMWMeRY1NxSc2xao68dDqRJhti2PZ263G82yMzheXvu_I3R2PvSaa3yZO-r2pnbUjA-a2RhrO3OJOdfgQe0S4AwVb4vivYKhGbyTcXezrKACg3Www/s1140/Pathfinder%20WIP%201.jpg)
And that's a wrap on the crew!
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/04/hunting-for-loot-bounty-stargrave.html)
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Excellent 8)
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Nice work on sculpting the arm, looks very natural. Tis a great looking crew, I like how your colour choices really tie them together.
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Great PJs … v.effective choice of palette
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Thanks all! I was rather pleased with how the arm turned out :)
I'm guilty of using variations of this colour scheme on some other groups, particularly with varying levels of a muted orange. I'm very fond of the combination though!
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That's a very effective conversion, and a great looking crew. The paint scheme really ties together some very different figures.
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What a beautiful pathfinder mini! I'm a huge fan of the early 2000s ash waste guys - it's a shame they're like gold dust. Your conversion looks really natural, like it was the intended pose. Some quality sculpting too!
This continues to be probably my favourite blog on the site. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks blacksoilbill! I enjoy coherent schemes on a group of figures - it goes a long way to tying disparate figures together.
@Scarper - really pleased to hear you enjoy the stuff I'm making! I wish I had more of the ash waste nomads FWIW - they're much nicer sculpts than I thought they were at the time.
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That is a great looking gang.
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Something a little different today. This latest figure is a new addition to my wasteland outcasts / mutant gang:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJuw1KELIV8hCb3iqSPpOL_2qw97nm-SQdcLpnOA2dg25ZAgCfTHRzezf2hvPBM1fHjL4B-jRxhTsQ42ZoWIkREZ6ZZSmcTqlVISDeTK9vCiowyT1EDRSGH92_SQkVYL1UoaPL08eQcFb5DEQc8jeBmyyIohKHmOH4bqy5bNOXfG_MGtQBDcgLKRNRg/s801/Willy%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEvN1050iud7kKoCNOsiDcEKsCTL_X0PFdUVtGrZIZK7mieJ3iequ9JS1kuuNr-2O7rh6VJtme7LK-VA1cSq-8L8CPEoyaTVuz9kV26b9MBEy-OoFJFjdLpV9-m73gZ_BZ2cKKM0qgNmUnKQKDFdl7h0eq8_JyOm4Jtbq6M5suhujmIUU5reVOL2h2g/s878/Willy%204.JPG)
I converted him from an excellent sculpt by Galapalus Silvestris (@thestilltower (https://www.instagram.com/thestilltower/) on Instagram) as part of their challenge to #dressawilly (convert a copy of the sculpt below):
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I added the coat, hat and swapped out the weapons. A lot of fun, and a really great figure to work with. Here's the finished model with some friends:
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/04/dress-willy-new-radneck.html).
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Suitably outcast types. Well done.
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So cool, I really like the guy with the hat.
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Superb. I’m especially envious of the sculpting of the cloth; it’s really come out exactly like the classic Goodwin scavvies, skaven etc. Gives me that warm feeling :-* lol.
The modern plastic’s tattered cloth really looks embarrassingly inauthentic to my eye, even when painted up by the masters.
Anyway - nice one!
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Thanks folks!
@Raedwald - I'm with you on the cloth - there's something about the way Jes Goodwin sculpted tattered rags that manages to be both visually effective and great to paint. I was totally copying his work by the way ;)
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I'm circling back to a project from a few months back, and have finished off another pair of psykers for my psyker gang. This time it's a pair of conversions that I've built to hopefully fit in with the vibe of the Marauder Confrontation Psykers from the early 1990s:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRQffAcGaEdh-vhd42Uklc--OKNIhxw35DiFrteM0gveTJ0OeJiUjZB4efIDXePvuMuggS8QWk-AnBF6EfV_n211dAKfDTsuGArS7VxHsPlY2-Kv0sq6KCjLmiLYxxKoTentVzGuTmtfGCFdCQJgNZCbj02oZPs-ZMjs8e6FG946ijYWHjBUSkq44wQ/s1474/Orange%203.JPG)
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As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/05/psyker-killers-quest-ce-que-cest.html).
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Well of course they work! You just have a knack for finding just the right minis, with unobtrusive conversion work here and there too.
They look suitably psychic, although the dark skinned guy looks like he's breaking up an eighties streetgang fight.
I've never seen that particular mini before; is it part of the RT adventurers line?
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Excellent mash ups, well done.
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Thanks folks!
@Daeothar - the street gang mediator is a conversion too - legs are from an Imperial Guardsman, upper torso is a Judge Dredd sky surfer :)
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Very cool 8)
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@Daeothar - the street gang mediator is a conversion too - legs are from an Imperial Guardsman, upper torso is a Judge Dredd sky surfer :)
I see...
And that's exactly what I meant by smooth conversions... 8)
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I see...
And that's exactly what I meant by smooth conversions... 8)
lol - it's probably down to poor lighting on the pic!
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That Dogs of War Psyker is so perfect, it makes you wonder if the base sculpt was an inspiration for the psykers in the first place. Excellent work, sir!
A question for you: these are all old minis, and you've been working on this project for years now. When you figure out a conversion, do you ever get the feeling "Why didn't I think of this years ago?!" As someone else who has been expanding the Confrontation gangs with conversions, this happens to me all the time!
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A question for you: these are all old minis, and you've been working on this project for years now. When you figure out a conversion, do you ever get the feeling "Why didn't I think of this years ago?!"
Funnily enough, I don't get quite that feeling, as I tend to compartmentalise the sub-projects and only start thinking about them when I fancy doing them. It's not very often when I am waiting to stumble on the right model :)
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I'm not sure where this model originates (other than I bought it from the sale pages right here on LAF several years ago. He's a fun model though - let me know if you know who made him :)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFQaxek-KOKXbzLIfIYAFGrtDHhW7jXK8YO0-ujmpuIrYC0BanwDYBtZw0aIEivu2ncEw3Nr16gP9J4W1wDacZa7G8goCWu3jOw-bKfF0A-Dkh8yNCIs82wkcWe7LX4skU8p54DkeYoOhG1Q-AlFo8WN_xp444VQguYiTADsu4SB8YV9t7S_6kSAL1A/s1224/Prof%202.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGvfJ8NCze_RKQtB4JP86wtfYbYDdVbPJlfRg5NYBN0NC_qcfa-00htiU4AfJqCUtaFPZODePWbFjdhuVU9lpNbh4R3gZ-_E9ZXP6Kg1iD2S7vcCdF39c96hXzzJvxmarcsjvZa9YeWoNPvLqQkhyzWmYb4GN8AdltgKLl2BTNAwbZScvVWySQNvHwQ/s1114/Prof%206.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/05/genius-intellect-and-powerful-psychic.html).
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No idea where he's from but I got the first few bars of the 90s X-Men cartoon theme when I saw him. lol
Excellent painting as ever.
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Stunning collection, and superbly painted too! WOW
Dan
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Love it 8)
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No idea where he's from but I got the first few bars of the 90s X-Men cartoon theme when I saw him. lol
Excellent painting as ever.
It's inescapable to hear that tune!! lol
Thanks all :)
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Today's new model is the Rolling Messiah from the Colony 87 range by Crooked Dice. A fun figure with no real purpose in mind - I just fancied painting it!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XhmmWjQlSEXAunKJ9nSSFTOYTQZOEvM_JDsoKynH8NP-UL2oPUpETlqAwf0yXU6ar6JrtC2X-6qMD3tOJ2RrVvX3CQx9Trq_wl9URG7n--aNmfPcbEXhhIRlz7yFEh1oDWWhrB1hyewX8YRvL1TLjFkOzSj9qDqBzrQpnW2c8_WVJAllufw-Bf-1Aw/s1727/Cart%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTy8kiUzSyb7XA6USjvqJs2y3k0OGpvaGppG-4Jp2EkudfUvPjZbVo9pmfBbfsitRvBz2rBV2PfVzLK1cP5upAO-XgruLdr4Yr9EawEgxitEQ4nBKOCSvHVrQHHNQPKYmox2q3tHPT9TlU-oU-K-V5S8AshEO35fM1uKix6dg8k2YTCDEZ3o87sMq6A/s985/Cart%203.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-rolling-messiah-colony-87-by.html).
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Nice one. He’ll make an interesting plot point or scenario objective.
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Great stuff. Really love the scene he's in 8)
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A fun little mini, that :)
Alternative title; Bum on a Go-cart ;)
And I have to echo the comment on the glamourshot; you sure know how to dress a scene!
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Reminds me if my stag do gif some strange reason. Lovely painting :)
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He's a great figure, and that scene is just outstanding.
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Very cool and a little bit similar to the recent Primaris Space Marine fast attack wheeled vehicle nonsense ;) lol
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/58/3819-230523160843.jpeg)
I much prefer yours :D
Glen
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The scenic piccy is ace, especially the space turkeys lol
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Top job Sir! Thanks for sharing!
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Great figure, with the cart and the oxygen mask he reminds me of Uncle Grga from Kusturica's Black Cat, White Cat
(https://media.port.hu/images/000/813/756.jpg)
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Thanks all! Really pleased he's getting the love (especially as it feels like he might not have had a lot of luck in life!).
@hubbabubba I picked up those space turkeys here on the LAF trading pages. I didn't paint them, but just rebased them. I love using them in scenic shots :)
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The rolling messiah is excellent :-*
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As a few others have mentioned, that scenic shot is beautiful. I always find minis with no specific use find service eventually - maybe a cryptic informant or eccentric kidnap victim. I love the rusty colours on his kart.
Watch out for blue shells!
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Crooked dice seem to have a nice variety of miniatures which reminds me of how 40K started off .
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Thanks folks!
I'm a firm believer that miniatures should be characters first and foremost, and the Colony 87 range definitely does character well. That's part of the reason why making scenic shots is so much fun - you can try and dress it with lots of "realistic" elements.
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Revisiting a project from a few years ago, with two new gangers for my Helmawr gang. This pair are unreleased GW models dating from 1992, so they sit somewhere post-Confrontation and pre-Necromunda. I suspect they may have been test sculpts (they are rumoured to be by Dave Andrews).
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeydNrMcUxMNbvkb8SJlk3ylWYvZBamWLcsKYTzUA94tE1STvoR8ELHLa8_20Pc-R07rS60_W3Zl8mpDaEgAkcd_TQm6dQzpoPjMUWTAF3c94qCqsLGFUYE05vguZOJNH7N1z01Sn9xMM0SGlMQkDyvlNhe6PHLiHH3JYkSHnHJfaKI2aLKw0HRcoXQ/s1031/Marauder%202.JPG)
And the pair with the other unreleased pair I painted up in 2019:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-fk5lRlH0OKd9TKlTsEsWynxYn3IaoCt0k83kn8vs7SJZEqWHLFHwAi1JyMgcHEhyHHzQAhpgcKBEryTR8QM1HKCL5PAujsIKX4ayMU4vMVxYjYL1DNUD7oz9_eHTVhTOr8tcQWcOyunKEuToLbCmb1PPlHmJDdLmQFGsJMi9LwneQ2p1d2CZHqSAA/s957/Marauder%201.JPG)
As ever, more words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/06/recruits-for-spider-helmawr-gangers.html).
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Lovely paint jobs - a great choice of colour scheme
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Agreed. They could well be Dave Andrew’s work as they share some facial similarities with his Mordheim witch hunters, for example.
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Thanks folks! I was hoping that the colour scheme looks suitably high class - after all, white and tan aren't the most practical colours!!
@Citizen Sade - I need to relocate at the witch Hunters. I don't think I was aware they were by Dave Andrews :)
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They're cracking 8)
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@Citizen Sade - I need to relocate at the witch Hunters. I don't think I was aware they were by Dave Andrews :)
See the 2000 Annual where he’s credited. IIRC, he only sculpted the witch hunter and cult of the possessed humans. The faces on the witch hunter captains and crossbowman, in particular, are very similar to those on your gangers.
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I’ve just seen that the CCM wiki credits the Helmawr gangers to Dave.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Confrontation/Necromunda_-_Unreleased#Helmawr_Clan
(http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Confrontation/Necromunda_-_Unreleased#Helmawr_Clan)
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Superb - it’s just so great to see rare classics brought to life. Nice one!
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Nice work on these: that's a classy colour scheme. I had no idea there were so many sculpts for Confrontation.
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Nice work on these: that's a classy colour scheme. I had no idea there were so many sculpts for Confrontation.
There really are loads!
Citadel released 11 techs, 18 gang leaders and fighters of various types, 3 scavvies, 1 ash waste nomad, 5 bounty hunters, 5 Bratts and 3 Adeptus Arbites (I include them as their concept sketches accompanied the White Dwarf articles).
Then Marauder released a further 20 figures (4 each of Techs, Psykers, Ash Waste Nomads, Venators and Scavvies).
Then there are the unreleased figures - 7 scavvies, 4 Helmawr gangers, 5 Bratts and a gang sculpt by John Blanche.
All of the above were sculpted between 1990 and 1992. Crazy really that they had a full range ready, but it was shelved and replaced by the Necromunda figures only a year or two later.
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Crikey, that is a lot of sculpts. Was Confrontation dropped when Ansell left?
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Crikey, that is a lot of sculpts. Was Confrontation dropped when Ansell left?
I'm not sure for certain, but it was based on Laserburn which was one of Ansell's original games, and was definitely far too complex (especially when you compare it to Necromunda).
Today's figures are a fun pair of sculpts I commissioned back in 2019 and have only just got round to painting. They were sculpted for me by the excellent John Pickford and are based on sketches I drew of some Helmawr themed characters to join the rest of the gang. Very pleased with the results!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDA0tS953cAhacpXNB8V0huCBC2waa3JMYA6G-dC1-kKR85OCSbh_UAnSP_gIcfrDlH_AckrxgOjf0PhO0V7O_Debm9NahrXXcHyBAv5-Ay3LLdsAd38TMnRuQ8tIuR5Ul8hgTjoVop4n-rwN0RdqndoPlJWoUi91_TP538ZBcx7YqZ_5AKleqnyDIQ/s1760/Pickfords%201.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQeVm23a9gpgFGZUZ2WSL7H7zPRlbLSAPOSd1mb_pRW3foiMPAeQGvNuSKmK5yBS-AQbdLdfLMmAm7qtU7Kryu5aOWnOzRTC0LT1H9ESOmdUGbEzhJ5-d_TYdZrb_dmSB1T7SN_GynwhVYqJwvTmx5-gKsDogKzyleYWiFvahbo6k_1sQh8EMl4vsIA/s971/Pickfords%202.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/06/clan-masters-bespoke-helmar-leaders.html).
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Excellent. I didn't realise you'd commissioned figures. Great stuff.
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That leader with the melta gun would be a good Don King.
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They do look very good 8)
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Great figures: big hair man is a real character.
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Thanks folks! Really pleased with the big jowly look the guy with the hair has :)
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For those of you who are interested in such things, I've painted up some 3D-printed space pirates designed by Aidan Boustred at WarFactory in homage to the classic Ventolin Pirate from the Rogue Trader adventurers range.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLEGujHHt4uhZFhemh58uxmsB4ePxLN_PXkrbQB85qujIc9AK1VHUAGJQdmKj1XC7kVnZUb1gQQ0HAjC0m3EQvKJnK6PHmLD1T2aXhrYJCE6JtmlJ-B6bDPhS5QkIcCyBAL9Jz66Bcajucam4n_7421JBU29zirj_GqYjsWMNHJl-fZCxmUr43qIQdyDR/s1631/Ventolin%201.JPG)
STLs are available to download at WarFactory as part of a fundraiser in support of Ukraine: http://www.warfactory.co.uk/wp/2023/05/14/ventolin-pirate-stl-fund-raiser/?fbclid=IwAR3k8IbALyMRF3Q5-gMUb6XIobowYBevUYIHrigaojRNWEs1z_64T0VGsIk (http://www.warfactory.co.uk/wp/2023/05/14/ventolin-pirate-stl-fund-raiser/?fbclid=IwAR3k8IbALyMRF3Q5-gMUb6XIobowYBevUYIHrigaojRNWEs1z_64T0VGsIk)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/06/warfactory-ventolin-pirates.html).
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I saw that picture and immediately recognized them. I've had the original in the inquisitorial henchman pile for years. I picked him up becaus ehe looked just so different.
And a whole squad of them is just ace! For a while I even thought you had actually converted five of them. Will you paint up the others as well?
At any rate: they look absolutely ace; I love 'em. I might even try and get my hands on those STLs myself for a change...
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@Deaothar - I don't think I'm quite insane enough to convert up a squad! But then I have done other insane things! I've got the others currently WIP on my table - hoping to finish them this week.
They are such a cool and distinctive design. They really do stand out.
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One of my all-time favorite miniatures right there. I, being insane, did cut up four of the old metals to convert a squad.
I also acquired these STLs, just haven't gotten around to printing :)
BigMrTong has a set too.
I really like your color scheme on them, excellent!
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@Dr Mathias - I hadn't forgotten your fabulous Ventolin squad. I do love the insane scale and ambition of your work ;) I'd be interested to see how the BigMrTong ones compare against these.
I painted a second squad last week:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjh8dGAt8a8V7Gly664_p5sWGkAOz7L5-Ui255zQ74ozgL-7GzZM6_uLd17sFVCo0Cys2Ue26cwR7BvY1tZpY0yi7TnLesaiREOsIurMkUNOrYkTOalk-Mrag6-qDViy8_MylNcoNNjVAeN3Bku8vND0TOA33U8ks4RaTJXQRtZN1G58a9V5e9d1B1rId/s1443/Ventolin%20B1.JPG)
In addition, here are some random figures - a dude with a bad attitude and some empty bottles, and a little cat. No real reason - just because!!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdmjRP4d3sBWjgrmfLpIBve6MDpyaJ4RMeJvPTXUo2kCVUPmS_cW0Ge3O6VFBNLiE6l0wZ_DbhasNFW7kfH9Ht-m-02BsZwVAqtiIfJqIzwqGEBRxHxCe63_fikJKcKGipTWNljsxqfbRjyf9SOaPye3UalTXa83wH94AdIlEtFyU-3PKOuS4vdpHl2tX/s1411/Dude%204.JPG)
The Dude is a conversion - RT fans might recognise his head! The little cat is a Citadel Wierd Fantasy Vorpal Kitty.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-dude-and-his-kitty.html).
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Love those ventolin pirates!!! They really look fantastic! Wish you could buy physical prints though! 😫
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Is that a Squat biker head? And I love the Vorpal Kitty; I have that one in the stash somewhere as well.
Love the additional pirates; they look great and very distinct as a unit. This makes resisting their call all the more difficult...
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Think the heads from an og imperial guard
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That guy looks great! Pure character.
8)
Yes, an original Imperial Guard head on a Ukko the Dwarf from the old Foundry 2000ad range.
It's a wonderful conversion, even if it does incite nerd rage by using two collectors items.
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Cool 8)
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Yep, the head is from an early Rogue Trader Imperial Guardsman (trooper Brock) :)
@JollyBob this is the wrong thread for you if you don't like to see old models cut up ;)
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Huh, never spotted Trooper Brock with his non-regulation beard, long hair and shades.
He's either a tier one operator or that one guy on base who can get you anything you want as long as you pay. Or both, probably... lol
@JollyBob this is the wrong thread for you if you don't like to see old models cut up ;)
Yes; total horror show, this thread... ;)
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A quick one this time - but a funky one! This alien is The Assimilator from Antediluvian Miniatures. It's a fab critter!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCfBmIj5X-4wDgiJTx2HjyAtseZ42Rt_jFKsumTY_5v4NKPFJF6QXAvERobubPBSoIVUGPCZWXyCl4_cns4K18ZifN8TNCwryTxrsTHkdB2HK52Fr3Bf7blO9bXssVbIZsUqefkx5alYOCE2Br1FlA_R4ECrrtMcoB5RIu5bhJiqPudWC5HUFR-v3_O2_/s1290/3.JPG)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityaEgjAivzKVkzfbEBByXguDDmO6u1PaxlQvK4F962969_blRGn8OUm9JOOqX-y5z57kamtduYPQQj_4E73Zu-Fo1xQwTM1M3rlGYJEx0wGQi4PwY33LhG-CLm7v8HNT5kPDzfH-axeokA92mQQyRANsExoiT4jdXY6r6dBL0m993u7yjPEucOkCPUwNt/s1637/1.1.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-assimilator-alien-monstrosity.html).
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Purge it with fire!!
That is one heinous looking creature with a nice paintjob :) It would work really well as a wandering monster of sorts in, say, Necromunda...
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Brill 8)
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Oh I absolutely love this one, excellent color scheme :-*
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Thanks guys! Ironically it was the quickest, easiest paintjob I've done for ages - pretty much just washes and glazes! Really pleased with the result though.
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I like that varmit, very good colouring in. (Surprised you were able to resist the urge to chop it up and do more mix and match. lol)
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Love it. This guy has been sitting on my painting table for a while as I contemplated a blue sort of scheme, but inspiration never struck.
Looking at your excellent work I think I'll bin any blue-related ideas and be inspired by steal your palette for this guy. Really looks great!
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@Muzfish4 - blue would be great, but I'd love to see your take on it if you went for a scheme inspired by mine!
A couple of new figures, just for fun!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnHEtx7Xg8QdKzFRNFwqUBh27USD_2GsPeZGlIS4NIUNvPKnAZzD6lyYwsJwig4V1O-Ha5iYFqaym_Q0GubC4WDVMCXiXM7MHpKbFYxgmWrmNH_mFMJTJOLT6FjooZzcM4iFqb-QH8IdVW5Z02fdtuZxdMT0qdWBaiQARHsF2YkHFiWij0AEztDwQy6HI/s1551/Future%2010.JPG)
The young lad with the powerboard is based on an old Citadel Dredd perp. The Doc is a Confrontation bounty hunter.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3fQnf3v57U6ptjZPQUsAYrzHsV30Q6N30oOQSxR2Eza-Iq3YWlj_UL0nMaSF6SphjvA8yn5FLsZ9Vz4sZIVrFghs415-CQvbBvqjaBvMQC6G-uNQ3rxSLsuRCFL9_mTsFAgAHiMCXluKp1uoC1Q3FNPlTiNvG6mkIXKgkETdkZ1IJwrkIVh7V_28s7Nl/s1495/20230629_113521.jpg)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fbXsqv2m05JijSemrejgBBQFO0SyHy9eDFo0rVpqbn-KKf99ywrWqaiyuwhtZ_yTmyPyA9Z1EYeYuVtirz11REMnyauy4jlNPPMeCpI1f7bYkJJD1rvfBeAapgXPWlTUlcN7dzGvX1eSMgWW4h9onHyTuJIGkChILGySZXnOqx14bBnQInsQaEdbXZKb/s1636/20230714_134031.jpg)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/07/bounty-hunters-back-from-future.html).
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Great stuff! Especially love the Confrontation Doc.
"A published rulebook? Where we're going, we don't need a published rulebook".
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I particularly like the Confrontation "Safety first" Doc. Nice colors for this interesting mini :)
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Great Scott!
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Great Scott!
I wanted to say that, got beaten to the punch and now I'll just second it... :D
Great conversions and PJs; instantly recognizeable 8)
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I just love this interpretation. Too good :)
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Ha ha ha. That is awesome.
Well done for having the vision to see that in the confrontation ganger, truely inspired.
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So cool 8)
Might I ask where the vehicle is from?
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So cool 8)
Might I ask where the vehicle is from?
It's Daemonscape James: http://www.daemonscape.com.shopfactory.com/contents/en-uk/d5_01.html
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Thanks folks! Really glad that this pair is pressing the same buttons for you all that they do for me :)
Hubbabubba is spot on for the vehicle - it's the tracked flatbed truck. I need to pick up a few more of the Darmonscape vehicles, they've got a great generic civilian look.
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Thanks :)
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I've been after something big, mechanised and ridiculous for my squat pirates for a little while. Happily this Grobnik Annihilator from Mammoth Miniatures was just what I wanted!
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzz8WOyyWcXLc-7s0GG6u3sg0jJJxplb2_EtT01nioNlUWR8HFGp8kspwl8uy8ZdF6tkvq32cc_rTFE_4QX63FHcI2XI9k6t3yFxJwx2mZjlrLibbb8gktpIvmv3ON7I5drmcIdvUQmWjfMlIrKNk93AWmNXS-DN0uB2P1GxSRHwPxo0FGPQUMSKd51zk/s1575/Grobnik%201a.JPG)
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/07/squat-pirate-heavy-support-annihilator.html).
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Lovely stuff!
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That certainly fits the vibe 8)
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Scary dolly skull machine....
P E R F E C T !
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That’s ace
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Three newly painted Confrontation bounty hunters:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwoWw1ysUdKrJ3z0r8cITsgVIadgpvyoluT_8AhOQPKeCJacvAZVXIJnlsU9BqCzyEYGOuXPCuOu2_xxQHotTQSIhSQ5_fKw7mLAzmQcNbyoWXnvdM1ee-CHDj1Vg6sw34cgxsHXQooCR5Zd-m5P09Ky9v65521D6sa5JcYTvYJvPRdBo74NDYPqxLamq/s1670/Hunters%201.JPG)
Which means that I've now painted up the full set of five bounty hunters sculpted by Roy Eastland. And wonderful figures they are too!:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhML4YauyHIEBD8m-mrn60PU_3VlrCbmuKdxty54vs1vu4WTRLJllHOieFndtTF9fetCHZ02x9acJwFZFucpob4NusCjTkYZEwpCeqklDADUBEUQuCAuqm5-ULvcm958vENBAtsnfNFOEEAzdZeqKb-R2k11HgNxltZzB4jNiuyq_9PAKIeOG7oyeX9G3Q/s1218/Hunters%208.JPG)
All five are armless metal figures designed for use with plastic arms. I've tried to build and integrate arms from a range of sources to make the figures look a little more natural.
More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/09/dead-or-alive-as-long-as-theres-fee.html).
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They are marvellous figures and you've really brought them to life with your conversions and paintjobs. Griegson's face is brilliant, and Logue works so well with those arms.
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Love ‘em :-*. The Eastland bounty hunters are some of my all time favourites, and you’ve done a magnificent job getting the most out of them!
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Cheers guys! Sticking with the Confrontation theme, here are some Marauder tech gangers (two newly painted figs to complete the set of four):
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/09/tech-savvy-marauder-tech-gangers.html).
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They’re great! I’m really enjoying seeing the old Confrontation range brought to life. Hope you’ve got more to come. :D
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They are full of chracter, and I really like your paint job: the blue and orange accents pop really nicely.
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Cheers both! @Raedwald - yep, more Confrontation figures to come! I'm working on a few more at the moment.
I did something a little different last night and picked up a random figure that's spent far too long in my pending pile:
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The figure is 'Next Gen' from Crooked Dice's post-apocalyptic range, but I reckon they can hang around with my sci-fi kids or even join a Stargrave crew if I need ;)
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/09/always-plugged-in-crooked-dice-hacker.html).
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Nicely done. The stickers are a great touch!
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Lovely work on the hacker kid
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Thanks both!
Glad you like the laptop stickers @blacksoilbill. Nothing more than a couple of coloured blobs with some squiggles on, but they give the right impression :)
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Lovely stuff!
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Very nice, the stickers are a great touch. I bought this mini back when Reality’s Edge came out… still on the pile unfortunately. :?
I wondered about removing the rock, but your ace pics show it works well with it, especially scale-wise, next to the Colony 87 figure.
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Cracking additions 8)
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I seem to have been away a while and missed a whole bunch of updates, lots of cracking work as ever. I particularly like the kid with the laptop - as you say, he fits in very well with the C87 crowd.
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Thanks all! I wonder whether it might be too small without the rock @Raedwald? It's a dinky little figure.
Speaking of dinky little figures, I've finished up a pair of bat-winged evil cherubs that I had sculpted as freebies for the second Colony 87 kickstarter. I've painted them up blue, because that's the obvious choice for the caryatids for the Confrontation / Necromunda setting! One is pretty much unmodified, but the second has had a repositioned leg and newly sculpted arms:
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-sign-of-good-fortune-caryatids.html).
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Always loved these! They look great!
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Nice work on these and the conversion is very good.
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Splendid! Really like these, and the folded arms look great.
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Thanks folks!
Still on a bit of a Confrontation vibe with this next fig. I know he's just a standard tech ganger, but he is the last tech ganger that needed painting to complete the full set of techs. So it's a milestone of sorts!
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The full gang:
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/10/technological-limits-final-tech.html).
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That is a lot of techs. Lovely, lovely techs! Very nice work, sir.
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I always marvel at your Oldhammer gold Axiom, but a complete set of Confrontation Techs in authentic colours is truly hobby utopia to me. :-*
Thanks for making this real, and sharing it with us all!
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Nice set of gangers, I especially like the yellow glasses.
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Thanks everyone. Glad you like the glasses Freddy - a nice little cyberpunk element on a couple of the sculpts.
I'm steadily working on a complete Confrontation collection (not just the techs). It might be 6 months away before I get there, but it's definitely my ambition!
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Great stuff. The Copplestone techs must be my favorite miniatures of the period.
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8) 8) 8)
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A fun model today - the event miniature from Bring Out Your Lead in August this year. It's a two-piece cast, sculpted by Tim Prow:
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He looks just right with some of my other navigators!
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/11/flight-of-navigator-boyl-2023-event.html).
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Nice work again 8)
Did he come with the eye pendant and the bandana, or were those your own additions?
+++EDIT+++ Never mind; I just read your blog and all has become clear... :D
He does fit in quite nicely indeed; navigarors are a weird bunch...
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I've missed the last couple of updates - more lovely work as always. I like your caryatids, especially the converted one (I finally got around to my C87 one earlier this year - a fun little character to paint). That Navigator is very cool - suitably weird, although not as unsettling as his standing compadre with the pistol.
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Nice pj, but your Tanglebones conversion steals the show.
The tech gang are ace, the yellow/orange visors really set them off, well played.
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Thanks all! I'm hugely fond of Tanglebones and his scifi makeover. Such a lovely sculpt and it was great to modify him for RT.
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...not as unsettling as his standing compadre with the pistol.
Well, he IS going about without his forehead covered, so don't look him in the eye... o_o
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Confrontation figures continue to be the big uber-project that I keep coming back to. This latest group are hive gangers, popularly referred to as 'Dogskins' for obvious reasons. I've got some more of these coming :)
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2023/12/beware-pack-confrontation-dogskins.html).
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Excellent 8)
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This whole thread has been great. Not just the paint but the selection and variety of models.
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Great work on the dogskins!
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Those dogskins look great and not over the top like the later necromunda ratskins .
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Very nice 8)
I've never known much about Confrontation, as that was just before my time in the hobby, but these seem to me to be the precursors to the Necromunda Ratskins?
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Glad you like the dogskins folks!
This whole thread has been great. Not just the paint but the selection and variety of models.
Glad you like the thread! I've never been that interested in army-building, so it's a succession of small projects and stand-alone figures which take my fancy!!
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Very nice 8)
I've never known much about Confrontation, as that was just before my time in the hobby, but these seem to me to be the precursors to the Necromunda Ratskins?
Definitely :) It's the same setting, although the concept of the Houses didn't exist in the same way. I think only scavvies made it through as a concept from Confrontation to Necromunda, although several other things got tweaked and re-worked in some way. The 2017 release of Necromunda also included a big chunk of the Confrontation background in the rulebook too ;)
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Awesome :-*. I’ve never seen these minis painted before.
Love the nod to the amazing McKenna art, through the tattoos. Had to be done! :D
As for naming the gang, the obvious, simple options are often the best I reckon.
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@Raedwald - glad you like them! Like most of the Confrontation miniatures, they seem to be in that that sweet spot a few years post RT. The sculpting quality had been significantly tightened up, but they hadn't lost that anarchic RT aesthetic. It's probably little surprise to anyone who's followed the thread for a while, but the Confrontation range is my very favourite range of miniatures ever!
I've painted up a couple more of these guys - duplicate bodies of a couple from the first set, just with different arms. I also added the shades and goggles to individualise them a little bit more.
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The gives me 6 gangers. More to come!
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Love 'em 8)
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They look great.
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Great stuff as always!
I've found they cut at the waist easily, so you can swap torsos and legs to get more variation.
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Great stuff as always!
I've found they cut at the waist easily, so you can swap torsos and legs to get more variation.
I wish I'd thought of that! I was so zoned into the difficult of head-swaps, it hadn't occurred to me to cut at the waist. lol
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Love the dog skins 👍
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Just to keep the Dogskin vibe going, here's two more - a champion with a big hammer, and a ganger with a demo charge.
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Very pleased with how this guy came out:
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He was based on an a Foundry barbarian (itself originally one of the Citadel AD&D barbarians):
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More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2024/01/hammer-of-hounds-yet-more-dogskins.html).
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Oh that is outstanding! Excellent greenstuff skills on the dog head, it looks perfect.
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Cheers! The dog head was a cheat though - its a press mould from another Dogskin figure!! I just bended it around the sides ;)
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Wow, they look great. I had never seen or heard of those models before.
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Superb, the barbarian conversion is simply amazing. :-*
Fits in the the others beautifully and packed with character, while keeping genuine oldhammer pedigree. Cool.
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@aliensurfer the Confrontation figures are brilliant. They bridge the years between 40k Rogue Trader and Necromunda, and (I think) take some of the best characteristics of each. On one hand, it's a shame that the game never got a proper release, but on the other hand, the range of miniatures is surprisingly big, and the game itself is the predecessor to Necromunda.
@Raedwald thanks very much! I'm really happy with how it came out!
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Sure i still have one of the Dog Soldier figures sitting around some place.
Very nice work on the Jon.
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Cool 8)
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@aliensurfer the Confrontation figures are brilliant. They bridge the years between 40k Rogue Trader and Necromunda, and (I think) take some of the best characteristics of each. On one hand, it's a shame that the game never got a proper release, but on the other hand, the range of miniatures is surprisingly big, and the game itself is the predecessor to Necromunda.
Indeed, I can only recall the brat figures from confrontation and irrc a tech gang. I recall the rules in WD.
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Yup, 100% agreed. It was very much Necromunda 1st edition, set on Necromunda and heavily influenced Necromunda '95 and the latest incarnation.
I think it's why we have seen a return of that era style stat line and also some very definite nods to that era too.
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Love the two dog skin additions .
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I think that squat pirates on powerboards might just be the most Rogue Trader-y thing that you can make :D
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Used these at the weekend in a fun game at the Lead & Steel Oldhammer event in Sheffield. More words and pics over at my blog (http://magpieandoldlead.blogspot.com/2024/04/pirates-on-board-squat-surfers.html).
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Fantastic! Very much in the spirit of oldhammer silliness, lovely job on these :D
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I think that squat pirates on powerboards might just be the most Rogue Trader-y thing that you can make
Couldn't agree more :D
They're looking particularly daring and careless on hoverboards I must say, especially mini-Lemmy in his leathers. But they obviously both rock ;)
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Thanks folks! I love that silliness that RT had in spades, along with that equal measure of creepy oddness!
Dashing and careless seems perfect for powerboarders 8)
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Those are ace! Where are the boards from?
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They're old Citadel too - 2000AD sky surfers, but also sold as Rogue Trader powerboards.
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Those are the ultimate thing about warhammer 40k lol