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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: maxxon on November 06, 2014, 09:17:10 AM
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A little while ago I purchased a large lot of second hand 15mm scifi models. I was primarily aiming for the vehicles in the set but it also included something like 650 infantry models when I finally got around to counting them.
I am not a big 15mm guy, especially when it comes to infantry.
So to start it off, I got the terminator robots on the workbench. These seemed to come from different manufacturers in quite a bit of size and style variations (and some familiar faces), but I decided to paint them in uniform style anyway.
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141026/thumb/20141026-030.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141026/thumb/20141026-025.jpg)
Black base, silver, pick out details, black wash, silver drybrush, how hard can it be? Actually, basing these small buggers takes longer than you'd think, especially compared to the painting.
Then I moved on to the next batch. I think these are old RAFM models, possibly sold for Traveller (they came with an old catalog sheet and some of the models in the range were listed as having PGMP's).
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141105/thumb/20141105-020.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141105/thumb/20141105-024.jpg)
Not a hugely complex color scheme here either, but at least 3-colors legal unlike the terminators. The uniform is Vallejo Dark Sand, packs, boots and webbing US Khaki, helmet Brown Violet and everything washed down with GW Agrax Earthshade (which is probably the best product GW has). The guns were actually somewhat misshapen, so keeping them flat black helps hide the fact. Again, basing takes considerable time, even discounting the fact that the Vallejo paste needs to dry overnight.
Sigh... only 550 to go...
In case you were wondering, they're based on FoW bases simply because I had them handy and I base all my modern 15mm on FoW bases. I've no idea what to use these for.
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Tommorow's War from Ambush Alley
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That's a good start to the 650! Keep on posting them as you do them :)
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FUBAR!
http://fubarwargames.wordpress.com/
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Anybody know who those big terminators are? Centre back of the first pic. Really like the look of them.
And what did you spend on the lot? I'm wondering whether to be extremely jealous or not.
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Anybody know who those big terminators are? Centre back of the first pic. Really like the look of them.
And what did you spend on the lot? I'm wondering whether to be extremely jealous or not.
Those "definitely not Hammerstein" robots are the biggest of the lot. They are at least 20mm tall, perhaps even 25mm. The robots seem to come from a a lot of different manufacturers and there's a lot of variance in the size. I don't know where the Hammersteins came from... but I would guess GZG if I had to.
This is the lot that was on sale on LAF a while back. 650 infantry, something like 50 vehicles (lots of them small buggies but still) and a good collection of resin buildings. I nearly doubled the price with transatlantic shipping and taxes, but I think I still came out ahead quite a bit. The thing I'm really wondering why no one in the US picked them up because with local shipping they would have been practically free...
650 infantry at roughly 3 GBP per pack of eight... yeah, I came ahead on the infantry alone and the rest were icing on the cake.
P.S. No, I will not rebase these individually for Tomorrow's War (or any other game -- I have 28's for individuals). I actually play quite a lot of Force on Force, but I really don't want to play the same game with different models...
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I think they are Battle Robot from The Scene Uk: http://thesceneuk.com/shop/15mm-figures/had001/ (http://thesceneuk.com/shop/15mm-figures/had001/)
Regards
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I think they are Battle Robot from The Scene Uk: http://thesceneuk.com/shop/15mm-figures/had001/ (http://thesceneuk.com/shop/15mm-figures/had001/)
Yup, same guys.
Thanks, now I know where to get more if the need arises.
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More boots on the ground:
There's these human guys:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141129/thumb/20141129-020.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141129/tiny/20141129-021.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141129/tiny/20141129-022.jpg)
I think they're from GZG but I'm not quite sure.
And then these brutish aliens:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141129/thumb/20141129-032.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141129/tiny/20141129-029.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141129/tiny/20141129-030.jpg)
No idea where they came from...
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Great looking stuff! The orc looking guys are from Ground Zero Games, not sure about the others.
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Hmmm... seems I missed an update. Oh well, two new batches done:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141211/thumb/20141211-011.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141211/tiny/20141211-009.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141211/tiny/20141211-004.jpg)
And these guys:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141212/thumb/20141212-003.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141212/tiny/20141212-005.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141212/tiny/20141212-008.jpg)
266 more to go... http://www.smallcuts.net/blog/?id=1884
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Great work. Too Fat Lardies do a rule set for generic 15mm sci fi called Sector 7 or something like that. Haven't played it as I don't do 15mm but most of their stuff is pretty good.
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Great work. Too Fat Lardies do a rule set for generic 15mm sci fi called Sector 7 or something like that. Haven't played it as I don't do 15mm but most of their stuff is pretty good.
Thanks.
No great plans for these, but I think I'll give them a spin with the Slammers rules. Or just mothball them, which is more likely.
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Nice work. You're really knocking these out! Another ruleset to consider would be Alien Squad Leader from 15mm UK. A nice element based scifi game that probably has force lists covering all the figs you've got.
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This time it's the Thin Red Line:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141216/thumb/20141216-006.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141216/tiny/20141216-003.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141216/tiny/20141216-005.jpg)
These are GZG Kra'Vak figures I think. Though I also think they look suspiciously like 2300AD Kafers...
Still 218 to go.
Read all about it: http://www.smallcuts.net/blog/?id=1899
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The first batch of human infantry (the khaki ones), are from the great Rafm STRIKER range. I believe they are mid-tech infantry.
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Today we present...
The Snout Aliens!
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141217/thumb/20141217-008.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141217/tiny/20141217-007.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141217/tiny/20141217-010.jpg)
I really have no idea where these guys came from...
More about it all: http://www.smallcuts.net/blog/?id=1900
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The snout aliens look like Quar to me from Zombiesmith. Again an impressive turnover there. Wish I could get things painted so quickly.
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The snout aliens look like Quar to me from Zombiesmith. Again an impressive turnover there. Wish I could get things painted so quickly.
Hmmm... yeah, I think the bag said Quar or something like that.
Thanks for the info!
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I looked into Alien Squad Leader briefly, but the postage scared me away. Don't take me wrong, the flat postage is okay if you're ordering a bit more, but for just for the rulebook I didn't feel like paying 50% postage and right now I'm not buying any new figures.
Meanwhile, can someone who knows the rules better tell me how sensitive they are to base sizes?
I like DBx on principle, but one of the things about it is that it is very sensitive to base sizes with hidden implications (recoil one base depth etc.) that are not explicitly spelled out.
My infantry follows FoW basing and my vehicles are not based. This is not going to change, but would it be a problem for ASQL? Will it be a problem to play against someone using a different basing scheme?
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Two new platoons done.
Security detail:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141223/thumb/20141223-003.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141223/tiny/20141223-007.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141223/tiny/20141223-008.jpg)
And some jungle fighters:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141223/thumb/20141223-017.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141223/tiny/20141223-014.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141223/tiny/20141223-018.jpg)
Both probably from GZG.
123 to go...
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You know? I keep coming back to this thread and stumble at "I am not a big 15mm guy, especially when it comes to infantry."
123 to go...
:o
Doug
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You know? I keep coming back to this thread and stumble at "I am not a big 15mm guy, especially when it comes to infantry."
Well, it's true. I almost never do them nor do I particularly like painting them. They are a necessity required to keep 15mm games with vehicles from looking completely dorky.
But that is perhaps a strength in speed painting. I have no qualms about doing these fast and simple.
If they were something I really liked, I'd be hitting myself over the head for not putting more effort into them...
P.S. Finished another 73 today. Pictures tomorrow.
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It's even more troopers!
I dubbed these power armor troopers, because some of them have integrated weapons:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141225-2/thumb/20141225-2-005.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141225-2/tiny/20141225-2-009.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141225-2/tiny/20141225-2-007.jpg)
I think the are GZG figures from their NSL line, but I'm not quite sure.
These guys I called the Helmet Troopers, due to their very distinctive helmet design. I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before, but I just can't place it. Can anyone help? And I have no idea about the manufacturer either.
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141225-2/thumb/20141225-2-023.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141225-2/tiny/20141225-2-022.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141225-2/tiny/20141225-2-020.jpg)
They are a fair bit taller than other 15mm figures, so they may have been intended as aliens of some sort.
...and we are down to the final 50 figures...
More about it all: http://www.smallcuts.net/blog/?id=1918
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The top three are New Israelis from GZG , The red hats are Ventaurian aliens from eureka.
Maxxon you have probably one of the most comprehensive buys ever.
Well done
Guy
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The top three are New Israelis from GZG , The red hats are Ventaurian aliens from eureka.
Maxxon you have probably one of the most comprehensive buys ever.
Thanks for the info.
Yeah, the batch I bought was a bit of "one platoon of everything" sort of deal. Once I figure out what to do with them, I'll probably need supplement some of them.
Still, I can't shake the feeling the Ventaurians are based off something I've seen... Yamato perhaps?
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And the Desert Warriors finish the set:
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141228/thumb/20141228-005.jpg)
(http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141228/tiny/20141228-006.jpg) (http://www.swob.kvy.fi/photo-archive/20141228/tiny/20141228-008.jpg)
These are GZG figures most likely.
Just 10 more to go... but I'm done with 15mm for now.
More about it: http://www.smallcuts.net/blog/?id=1921
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In case anyone's interested, here's an article about the painting methods I used:
http://www.smallcuts.net/photo/?pict=15mm-painting.jsp
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REALLY nice job on the 15mm guys... they look great! I agree about the Agrothax earthshade... it's probably the best thing GW makes... though I'm hesitant to say that before it goes up to $30 per pot ;)
Also like the tutorial you put up!
Looking forward seeing the vehicles...
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Looking forward seeing the vehicles...
Thanks.
For vehicles, check out the Slammers project page:
http://www.smallcuts.net/projects/?id=project_h2.jsp
They're a bit older work than the infantry, but I'll be getting back to the tanks shortly.