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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: JoeRugby on July 15, 2015, 10:21:59 PM
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this post/ thread was originally for my Mars Attacks progress but I wanted to expand it and have all my sci fi stuff in it. So there were less threads I had to update.
You'll eventually some of the following in this thread
Mars attacks
Infinity
Deadzone
40k (inc inquisimunda/ -][-28mm, and some true scale space marines)
And any other sci fi stuff I pick up
Mars attacks
I'm trying to work my way through the large box of Mars Attacks toys I got from the kickstarter.
First step is getting the base box set done.
Marines
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The minis are ok some better than others and some with hardly any facial detail (this might have been me being heavy handed with the spray mind you)
I tried to get 'em to look like the marines from Battle: LA, which is why they're in desert fatigues. Finding a good reference photo was a right pain.
Initially they were a lot yellower but I re-base coated them in grey and added the camo again to make it less deserty.
Heroes
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Only 2 heroes finished so far Eva and Prince Charming from Shrek.
Eva I've tried to get her looking like a cop - Duh. Not a lot of detail on her shotgun (again this might have been me being too heavy with the spray paint.
Only issue with Charming was a bendy sword but hot water to the rescue
Martians
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I love these guys
They were fun to paint and there was a decent amount of detail on all the models (for board game plastics)
The only niggle I had was the helmets not fitting very well.
Scenery
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My collection of cars.
I've decided to keep the boxed game pieces as their individual parts so I can keep playing with them.
For the rest of the scenery I got in the kickstarter. I'm going to glue and base them, Fill in and sculpt up the brink detail in the connectors/gaps and replace the windows with clear styrene.
Current Mars attacks WIP pile
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Couldn't help but start the big stompy robot before I finished the rest of the heroes.
Thanks for looking
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I like the animation in these figures .... I particularly like the model of the police car that has collided with a lamppost, that has been well thought out and implemented.
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Ma this inspiring. I really should get on with my kickstarter as well. I was so disapppointed in the quality of the Martians that I stalled in the painting.
Your thread is making me feel the Martian vibe again.
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These look real good. I'm truly impressed that you've got so much done. So far I've only painted three of the Tiger Corps figures. I wouldn't even have those done if I hadn't wanted something different for my Star Wars project. Having all those Martians done is just awesome.
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really impressive painting top notch....I will have to get started on my kickstarter mars attacks stuff too now.
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This is the one game I have major regrets about NOT going in on the KS campaign. I wasn't that interested in the source material, but after buying and playing the core game I really love it. I wish I'd gone in on the full thing, because it's a lot more costly at retail.
Great painting progress so far. I bet your games look tops. Have you started in on any of the modular scenery yet?
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Thanks guys
@ obsidian3d not done anything with the majority of the scenery yet. Just bad coated the boxed game scenery.
Once I have the chance I'll start planning out what I'm going to do with the giant bag of tiles I've got. :)
I decided to incorporate my Mars attacks stuff in with my other sci-fi miniatures, so there were less threads to manage.
So in this thread you'll see some
Mars attacks
Infinity
Deadzone
40k (inc inquisimunda/ -][-28mm, and some true scale space marines)
And lot of other things.
First up some More Mars attacks characters
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg3_8.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg3_8.jpg.html)
I didn't have the patience to do freehand all over bucks shirt so he's just got the one bit of pattern on the back.
Lots more Mars attacks minis to do.
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg1_18.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg1_18.jpg.html)
The group at the front all need the hot water treatment.
The grey minis are my Anvil industry kickstarter minis and some Republic commandos waiting to be based.
My first painted Colony 87 mini
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg5_3.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg5_3.jpg.html)
I love these minis and I should have a couple more done soon.
Thanks for looking.
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More progress done on my op-icestorm stuff
Fc.
Infinity
Finished the mobile brigada and Orc from the Op-icestorm set
Mobile brigada
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg16.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg16.jpg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg15_1.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg15_1.jpg.html)
Orc
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg10_1.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg10_1.jpg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg12_1.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg12_1.jpg.html)
Here's the Orc with the other Pan-O minis I've finished so far.
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg13_1.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg13_1.jpg.html)
I'm going to try to get the rest of the Pan-O finished before I go back to the Nomads.
Both need some decals to finish them off but as no one makes decals fo infinity and I have been unsuccessful making my own this will have to do.
Thanks for looking.
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Dreamforge Eisenkern Stormtroopers
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg7_1.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg7_1.jpg.html)
I've wanted to have a sci-fi German force for a while and these models are awesome.
Some of the best plastic minis I've put together for ages. I'll probably use them as Imperial guard storm troopers in anything 40k universe related.
The Eisenkern fluff shouldn't be that had to merge with 40k for my own Narrative. Same as the Warpath universe fluff being mostly the same but being formed by rouge traders who have been forgotten by the imperium until now.
I'll get some Bundeswehr decals for them at some point, and I'll get the accessories set before making any more of the 20 I've picked up.
Anvil industries Republic commando test mini
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image.jpg8_1.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image.jpg8_1.jpg.html)
I'm waiting on some Union Jack decals from fallout hobbies for the left shoulders.
Another awesome mini. I picked up a squad of Republic commandos in anvils recent sale. I might use them for vets in my Albion imperial guard army or near future Brits in anything else I play. (Maybe up armoured U.N.I.T. troops for Dr who :))
Thanks for looking
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Some more awesome minis from the Colony87 Kickstarter & some fluff I've thought of.
Sorry for the poor pics
Dave - Missionary of the Machine God
"To serve God is to become closer to God, especially if that's what the Magos has told you you should do.
Thus Dave was sent out into the void to spread the charity and teachings of the machine God to others.
Traveling from town to town, world to world. Dave spreads the prayer of "knocking it off and on again" in the name of the machine God."
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_6.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_6.jpeg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_5.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_5.jpeg.html)
Emissary of the Toad Empire.
"The Toad Empire was at the brink of collapse, defeated at every turn by the forces of the U.A.F.
Pushed back to their home planet, The Toads waited for the final attack that would finish them off.
And kept waiting...by some miracle the attack never came, scouts were dispatched and came back with news that the U.A.F had been butchered.
Humanity had saved the Toad Empire?
The Supreme ruler of the Toad Empire K.O.M.P.L.E.X, now rebuilds the empire and sends his most deserving servants to visit the Human empire and thank them.
Truly the Human empire is amazing........I mean not one Toad has ever wanted to come home."
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_7.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_7.jpeg.html)
Obviously inspired by these guys.
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_4.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_4.jpeg.html)
I love these minis, I can't wait for the next Kickstarter.
Thanks for reading and looking next up more Martians
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Great looking minis, and you've done good by them. Your color choices for the toad guy is just about perfect. Nice and colorful, just how I like my science fiction.
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Big post......
Finished - Mars attacks - Martian Marines
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Pics taken without the helmets as they don't photograph well and my pics are bad enough already.
Finished - Mars Attacks/Antenocities workshop -Crashed Saucer
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Love this bit of scenery
Finished - Anvil industry's - Natalya Federici PROTOS Avatar
Fluff from the anvil website for her
Natalya Federici, Vargo's daughter, heir and prodigy, is a rising star within the new Republic, in overall command of the Republic's armed forces. In the face of the Unity Councils numerical superiority, Natalyas determined and brilliant tactical leadership has allowed the Republic to hold the line for now. Natalya fights on the front line through her PROTOS battle Avatar, and will directly lead one of the SHARD strikes against Unity City. The PROTOS avatar is an advanced prototype, controlled by Natalya from a distance with a remote Mind-Link, she ocupies the PROTOS as though it were her own body, experienceing the world and slaying her foes through its eyes.
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_18.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_18.jpeg.html)
I was trying to get it to look like the Metropolis robot.
All the anvil stuff I've had so far has been amazingly cast and this mini was no exception.
Finished - Colony 87 - Lord- Governor Manduc Greiss
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_20.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_20.jpeg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_24.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_24.jpeg.html)
Love these minis two more to finish from the set before the next wave Kickstarter in February.
Painting in progress pile
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Thanks for looking and sorry for the shoddy pics
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So I built a diy light box frame from some of those IKEA led click lights, tissues and a cardboard box (all very Blue Peter)
Not amazing but def better in my opinion.
WIP Mawe
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_27.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_27.jpeg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_26.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_26.jpeg.html)
I'm unsure about the skin tone... I wanted them to look similar to the dog creatures from DOOM so the skin tone should be lighter really.
What do you think leave the skin as is or start again and make it paler/pallid?
As always thanks for looking.
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Just come across this thread, you've got an interesting collection building up there.
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Thanks Doc
More experiments with my lighting set up
Complete fail initially
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but managed to get it better
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_29.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_29.jpeg.html)
Took some better pics of Anvil industry's Avatar
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_33.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_33.jpeg.html)
Finished Morat
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Eyes were a pain on this guy,but that might be down to me doing the eyes last instead of first.
I wanted a muted colour scheme for the mini so the face and white hair poped.
I do need to sort out his base but I haven't decided on what I want for the combined bases yet.
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Fantastic work!
It's helping me to pick up a brush again :D
Consider me subscribed!
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Thanks Fluffy :)
Pretty exciting hobby week with my partial AVP pledge showing up
The predator and Alien minis are stunning, and when you get them they do make the wait slightly more tolerable in hindsight
the marines are really good sculpts and casts but their too big ( about 34/35mm tall on average)to go with the rest of my collection so that takes the shine off them. I'll get a size comparison pic done soon.
Missing the arm from one of the preds and the head on the power loader is miscast, otherwise the rest of the minis ( that are approved) seem all there.
PIP
The current mid painting pile
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Hasslefree Mawe's, colony 87 merchant, GW scout sniper, infinity pan o drop trooper, and a load of anvil industries republic comandoes in the background
The Mawe's skin is finished just need to get the rest painted and based now
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No idea how I'm going to do the leaping Mawe's base
Current pile to be undercoated before the rugby today ( 2 of the infant aliens already made it into be painted)
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Deadzone Marauder goblin sniper
Same theme as my 40k tester ork with black red and grey camo. I'm planning on using 40k Orks for my Deadzone Marauders.
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_36.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_36.jpeg.html)
Think I'll make the camo a bit chunkier in the future
Mars attacks scatter scenery
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These have come out better than I'd expected,
Thanks for looking, C&C welcome, and should be more posted tomorrow
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Colony 87 Noblewoman
The penultimate mini finished from colony 87
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_44.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_44.jpeg.html)
Very Happy with my skin work on this one.
It took me ages to work out what colours I wanted for her clothing, but I think the blue n turquoise works.
Went with a skin coloured body suit for her clone pet...yuk
Anvil Industries Wardrones
Not my best pics on this one
I was aiming for them to look similar to the chappie robots..
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_46.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_46.jpeg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_41.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_41.jpeg.html)
Their ok, the do look better in real life, the edge high lighting hasn't come off that well.
I might come back to them as not 100% happy
Xenomorph
So I couldn't wait to paint my AVP Aliens (been waiting over 2 years after all).
Here's my test paintjob for the Xenomorph
(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/2/28/781999_sm-Test%20Xenomorph%20.jpeg) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/781999-Test%20Xenomorph%20.html)
(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/2/28/782001_sm-Test%20Xenomorph%20.jpeg) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/782001-Test%20Xenomorph%20.html)
(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/2/28/782000_sm-Test%20Xenomorph%20.jpeg) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/782000-Test%20Xenomorph%20.html)
Really simple letting the beautiful mini do the work, just drybrushed, washed and the done painted in gloss varnish.
I went for metal claws to match the teeth, but I'm not sure this is movie accurate (my Google fu showed both)
What do you reckon metal or black claws?
Thanks for looking
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Lovely, quite enjoyable!
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Very nice!
The Alien figure looks just like the movie :-*
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Thanks both :)
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JoeRugby’s assorted Sci-fi thread – 5/03/16 – Colony 87 wave 1 finished
Not a lot finished this week, but everything in my active PIP pile now has some more paint on it than just primer.
PIP
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Dire avengers got a blue base coat, republic commandos now have the black armour plates ready for a black wash.
No progress on the rest tho.
Xenomorph 2
Decided to go with gun metal claws instead of the silver in the last one.
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_47.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_47.jpeg.html)
I did try black gloss claws like the head but it didn't work for me.
Now to clean the rest of my pledge ( was too excited to clean the 2 I've done so far and some of the paint did flake on thie second one)
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Suffer not the "Alien"......
Colony 87 merchant
Got the colony 87 merchant painted.
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_50.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_50.jpeg.html)
Which means
Colony 87 Wave 1 is Finished
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Group shot!
If you like these minis btw please check out the Kickstarter for wave 2 here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/62661939/return-to-colony-87-28mm-sci-fi-civilians (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/62661939/return-to-colony-87-28mm-sci-fi-civilians)
( you can pic these minis up in the Kickstarter too)
Thanks for looking
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Not got a lot finished this week it's mostly been sorting out my pipe of shame.
And yesterday's hobby time was spent cleaning cleaning resin
PIP
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_60.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_60.jpeg.html)
Dire avengers and republic commandos now base coloured and washed.
Teach and claws done on the mawes.
I'll get some bases done on the mawes this week to try and get them finished.
And some cheeky brokkrs made it into the panting pile too, my intention is to still paint them like Royal Mail postmen.
WIP
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Enforcers, TGG Tina, and brokkr chief To get based then they can move into the spray me box below.
Crusher needs some green stuff work done on the join points
The large pile of aliens and the colonial marine need some pose adjusting with hot water.
spray me pile
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All this stuff is ready to get primed
Thank's for looking, I'm putting the finishing touches to some bits so should be more up tomorrow.
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JoeRugby’s assorted Sci-fi thread – 14/03/16 – Deadzone Enforcers
Enforcers
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(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/NateRugby/image_58.jpeg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/NateRugby/media/image_58.jpeg.html)
Put together some of the plastic enforcers for a crack at v2 of Deadzone in a few days.
Soon to be joined by the enforcers from my WIP pile.
Once their pained I'll sell off the old restic enforcers. (Apart from the sniper cause the sniper is the 2nd most bad ass model in the Deadzone range.)
I gloss varnished the white armour parts to look like an Iphone case for a clean sci-fi look.
Thanks for looking, what do you think of the Apple armour?
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Very nice!
I like the I-Enforcer ;D
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Thanks fluffy
Who would have guessed Apple were one of the evil Mega Corps in Warpath :)
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Anvil Industries Republic Commandos
When used in my "Nateverse" (40k head cannon where I try to fit other sci fi settings in e.g mantics warpath universe is a subsector south of the segmentum tempestuous founded by rouge traders after the heresy)
AKA
Albion S.A.S
"Who dares Wins"
"The S.A.S regiment has a heritage going back to the first colonisation of the Albion system and even Terra itself.
For decades before the dark they were the elite of Albion's military, and that's all that is still recorded of them just the initials a motto and barley two sentences.
No one knows what happened to them, many think they were discarded by the techno knights of the noble families during the dark.
When Guilliman brought the great crusade to the Albion and united the Colonies they were just a footnote in a militarum history textbook.
It wasn't until 1000 years later that they would be reformed.
Major David Stirling during Waaagh Mary, recognised the need for an elite Commando unit to perform the tasks high command would wait 11 years for the Astartes to arrive for, after a lot of arguing eventually Stirling got his own way.
Named because he remembered the motto from his days in the Scolar, the S.A.S performed lightning raids and assassinations crippling the Ork invasion leading to Albion's forces eradicating the greenskins before the Astartes arrived.
The legend restored it has only grown since."
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Size Comparison
Now to get them to fit a bit better with my collection I added a mm to the bottom of their bases
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They now fit in well enough for me, definitely within my OCD tolerances.
Thanks for looking and reading my bit of badly written fluff.
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Nice work!
The Anvil Industries figures are growing on me. What is the casting like on their figures?
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ha I just finished some Anvil guys up as IG storm troopers for my 40K project yesterday. Lovely miniatures, crisp detail in a very good light grey resin, really nice hard sci-fi look to them. Big problem is size not only are the short but they are very true scale so the hands and heads look tiny compared to everything other 28mm sci-fi miniature I own (and judging by your comparison pictures a few sci-fi ranges I don't own to).
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Nice work!
The Anvil Industries figures are growing on me. What is the casting like on their figures?
ha I just finished some Anvil guys up as IG storm troopers for my 40K project yesterday. Lovely miniatures, crisp detail in a very good light grey resin, really nice hard sci-fi look to them. Big problem is size not only are the short but they are very true scale so the hands and heads look tiny compared to everything other 28mm sci-fi miniature I own (and judging by your comparison pictures a few sci-fi ranges I don't own to).
They are lovely casts like Diablo Jon says, but the size of them is a bit of a problem. (I actually took that comparison pic to post in your thread Jon but didn't have time last night)
For me just adding the little extra height is enough to settle my OCD, but I can see it wouldn't be for others.
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Anvil Industries announced a new range of figures that will be compatible "with popular plastic miniatures" (in their own words).
They'll have "fully modular, multi part heroic scale infantry kits" and the renders they've shown are great - you get heads with respirators; heavy/light armored torsos; heads with berets, etc. They have some renders on their Facebook page. I think they'll be available later this month.
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Thanks predatorpt, if they look as good as the republic commandos I could see my replacing them.
Need to have the commando helmet tho cause that is just awesome sauce :)
21/03/16 - Reposed Xenomorphs
Reposed Xenomorphs
Not a fan of the regular drone Xenomorph poses, too upright and stiff for me.
A bit of hot water later and this is what I got
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Thanks for looking, sorry for the blurry pics
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31/03/16 -
PIP
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Active "Paint me" pile is looking a little intimidating at the moment, but there are a few things very close to being completed
March Purchases
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Well within budget this month, £26.47 spent.
Picked up a new workbench and jigsaw so I can start doing scenery again but that's a household purchase not a hobby one ;P
Brute Force
Very much a mantic almost mini, fell in love with the concept art in the Kickstarter but the mini doesn't live up to it.
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I'll make some rules to use her In Deadzone.
Thanks for looking
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1/04/16 - Infant/Drone Xenomorphs
Xenomorph Infants/Drones
N-verse fluff
"The Xenomorph is a recurring threat amongst the stars, rarely seen in the numbers purged during the great crusade they still show up on space hulks, rouge trader vessels and remote colony's (1).
Xenomorphs are deadly creatures but often overlooked for more numerous and dangerous species (2), Xenomorphs have no space faring capacity so outbreaks while bloody are usually self containing.
As I will discuss later Xenomorphs are Parasitic, needing a host to propagate. After the initial larval form (3), the Xenomorph will quickly develop into the below specimen.
It is hotly debated among my colleagues if this form is mearly an infant form of the Xenomorph or acts as a drone within the hive structure.
Please Note all Xenomorph forms have acidic blood capable of eating through most personal protection shy of power armour(4). Precise Weapons that cauterise their target are preferable when dealing with these threats
So while you may wish to hit them with your hammer "of overcompensation" Inquisitor Dario please be mindful of splash back.
1. Likely as a result of unauthorised salvage of said space hulks
2. Genestealers share a lot in common with Xenomorph's but understandably gain priority over them from my colleagues.
3. Crudely referred to as chestburster
4. With enough volume/ repeated application the acid will eventually penetrate/ dissolve most substances."
..............Inquisitor Justice Sedante Ordo Xenos
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Last recorded image of PanO fire team Delta
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"For Macragge"
Pict recording from the Purging of Colony 2871
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Fluff bits over
the grey is a lot darker in real life, looks like I'll have to play around with my lighting set up again.
While these are finished for the time Being ill come back to some of them at a later date to add drool
Thanks for looking and reading :)
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2/04/16 - Facehuggers
the lifecycle of the Xenomorph starts as an egg birthed from a Queen organism.
Theses eggs host the "Facehuggers"
"Facehuggers" are The Delivery system for the Xenomorph parasite, a seemingly weak and insignificant threat that sometimes proves more deadly than its adult counterparts.
Small and stealthy once the Facehuggers latches on it, is impossible to remove without killing the victim (1)(2), in addition the eggs are often placed like organic land mines.
The Parasite can bond with most biological beings in the galaxy the resulting Xenomorph will adopt trades from the host creature (3)
1- so far successful removal of the Facehugger has taken place with the victim surviving, but there are rare accounts of the Xenomorph larvae being removed post "hug" with the host surviving.
2- we have discovered corpses of ork victims where (in typical Orc fashion) have tried to chew through the Facehugger to escape it's grasp. Needless to say the corpses are found with their faces melted.
3 - So far we have encountered Xenomorph variations from most creatures in the galaxy including Grox, Yndij,Tau, Eldar and before their final cleansing Morat. Thankfully there are no recorded cases of an Astartes being infected to put to rest the debate on if any Astartes traits would be passed to the Xenomorph Variation.
..............Inquisitor Justice Sedante Ordo Xenos
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I was a bit lazy with these to be honest just base coated, then washed but I like the result anyway.
Thanks for looking and reading.
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nice paintings!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cheers Huesped
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seriously!! those xenomorph colour patterns are the best i've seen ! :-* :-*
Congrats again!!!!!!!
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*blush* thanks again :)
4/04/16 -
"Crusher!!!"
........last words of guardsman Kenny of the 75th Albion rifles before he became a smear on a hab wall.
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Metal claws didn't look right on this guy
Family photo
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All the xenos I've painted so far, still got the runners and predalien to paint up in my active pip pile.
Trying to get both to look like their movie counterparts to add a bit more colour to the Xeno force.
Thanks for looking
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April overview
April Hobby purchases
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That comes to £96.83 so just in budget. Putting a spending freeze on for the next few months (only limited edition/crazy deal purchases) got more than enough to get on with especially with Deadzone KS shipping soon.
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Also got these for my bday at the end of March, I'm not opening the Overkill box until I've cleared one of my PIP draws, and I'm going to try to "tru scale" the marines like my Ultramarines.
Which brings us nicely to
April PIP
Can't remember where I saw this but someone suggested using one of these from ikea
(http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/images/products/kvissle-letter-tray-white__0136820_PE295846_S4.JPG)
For organising hobby bits. It works really well so I've got a shelf for tools and ongoing minis. A big thanks to that hobby dude whoever you are.
AVP
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Theres only a few Alien warriors still needing some green stuff after being reposed and that will then be all the Xenomorphs ready to go.
Got the missing bits for my power loader, marine and predator from Prodos so they should be in the PIP mix soon.
Misc
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Loads going on here
A no prize if you can identify all the minis in the pile.
GW/40k
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Dire avengers are still there, really struggling to find the motivation to just get them finished.
They have now been joined by an orlock ganger(one of my favourite ever GW minis) and an engineseer.
Onto the finished stuff
Runner Xenomorph test
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Tried to get her looking like the movie version, not perfect but it looks good to me.
I've got more bases from Fenris, so I can get the rest of the runners finished off shorty
Enforcers
Another batch of enforcers finished.
"MyVerse Fluff"
"The Enforcers of the Co Prosperity sphere(1), are an attempt by the Rouge trader Dynasties to have their own Astartes.
Armoured in Xeno tech (2) each enforcer is stronger, tougher (3) and faster than an unenhanced human, but not to the same degree as an Space marine. (4)
They are the backbone of the ruling elites power and as such serve only the 7 Rouge trader dynasties who run the CoOperations(5) this is In part due to the cost of maintaining these Enforcer units and partly due to trade agreements with the Forge fathers who provide the Power Armour the enforcers use.
1. A large sector of space south of the Segmentum Tempestus founded by Rouge Traders.
2. Many of my colleagues believe the Forge fathers are an off shoot of the Squat abhumans, but limited contact means no conclusive evidence has been found.
3. Enforcers are able to operate after serious injury even limb removal, it's believed to be some form of combat drug similar to slaught but far more refined.
4. For an account of Enforcer vs Astartes see Lord Inquisitor Hofstadter's "Audit of CoOperation" where Hofstadter engineers a confrontation between his Deathwatch bodyguard and a group of Enforcers to intimidate the Rogue trader he was meeting with.(6)
5. Pronounced Corporations by themselves
6. It worked
..............Inquisitor Justice Sedante Ordo Xenos
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Keeping the iPod armour on these, pretty happy with them though I'll probably re do the power knife
Family photo
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All my enforcers as they stand (most of the old restic ones are going to the EBay), I went back and redid the armour on the sniper and the Peacekeeper captain to match the rest.
Thanks for looking and reading
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I like those enforcers. You have loads of stuff on the go! At least it all seems to be Sci Fi - I always seem to have too many different things on the go at once!
Do you have the name of the ikea shelf unit - it looks very handy?
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Nice! Lovely paint job. Those Mantic enforcers are growing on me I just have no place for them in my projects at the moment.
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I like those enforcers. You have loads of stuff on the go! At least it all seems to be Sci Fi - I always seem to have too many different things on the go at once!
Do you have the name of the ikea shelf unit - it looks very handy?
Thanks :)
It's the Kvissle letter tray
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70198031/
Nice! Lovely paint job. Those Mantic enforcers are growing on me I just have no place for them in my projects at the moment.
Thanks Jon :)
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It's the Kvissle letter tray
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70198031/
Ta. I will consider one of those as the trays look very handy for putting a project on then, being able to put it away, but still see it. I find when I put things in drawers they tend to get forgotten about.
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XENOMORPHS
Finally managed to get pics done
I've tried to get them looking like they do in the movies and overall I'm happy with them.
All really simply painted with dry brushing and washes apart from the eggs and the Predalien.
Eggs
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Queen
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Warriors
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Runners
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Praetorian
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Predalien
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the Swarm is now fully assembled
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i’m going to make some rules for them to use in Deadline and ill then get some cinematic pics done.
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Looking good. Nice job on the Xenomorph finish.
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They are cracking. Really good paint job on some really nice figures.
Looking forward to some in game pics.
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Thanks guys, really appreciate comments :)
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Great project, I really like the reposed "infant aliens"!
Good inspiration. ;)
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Love the Xeno force, an impressive sight.