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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Gunner Dunbar on May 30, 2016, 01:54:11 AM
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Hi guys
Finished these 2 15mm Power armour miniatures for a customer, just need to base them now, they are sold under the label "PanzerAnzug "WWII" German Power Armour for 15mm" on Shapeways http://www.shapeways.com/product/P4KJEEYVG/panzeranzug-quot-wwii-quot-german-power-armour-for-15mm (http://www.shapeways.com/product/P4KJEEYVG/panzeranzug-quot-wwii-quot-german-power-armour-for-15mm) , the one on the right is Frosted ultra detail and is now the only option available, it doesn't have that grainy look like the one on the right, and is quite detailed, the bottom pic has a comparison with a 15mm.co.uk figure and a Khurasan power armour, these certainly fit the bill if you are after power armour with a certain look.
more pics here
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/panzeranzug-wwii-german-power-armour.html (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/panzeranzug-wwii-german-power-armour.html)
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You've made it look like Zimmerit so not a waste of time.
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You've made it look like Zimmerit so not a waste of time.
Yes, I immediately thought a "version of high tech Zimmerit" coating from the picture.
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Yes, I immediately thought a "version of high tech Zimmerit" coating from the picture.
Yeah, ditto here too! :)
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You've made it look like Zimmerit so not a waste of time.
yeah it does a little.
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Folks on TMP also thought 'zimmerit'. The designer apparently took the lesser option off the store until there was such a swell of admiration.
'If you really want it I have left it on the store. Just want people to know what they are getting!'
Doug
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Hi guys
A while ago I made this small 15mm Colonial marine sci fi force which I later sold off, the new owner has commissioned me to expand the army, I will be doing so in parts, this next part will be the heavy weapons and trikes, I don't usually post WIP shots of commission, but I have an affinity with 15mm sci fi and this force in particular as the original was a labour of love.
I had an extra stand when I cut these so thought I would add an objective marker, I had this cool little birthday candle holder that I had seen something in, and had thrown it in my parts box, I think it will paint up nice as a drop beacon.
The trike riders are just sitting lose, thinking of doing a couple of conversions on those, head and upper body swaps, and the sixby has a gunner that needs to be attached to the rear.
More pics of the original force and its parts at this thread
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/search/label/15mm%20Colonial%20Marines (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/search/label/15mm%20Colonial%20Marines)
more pics of this post here
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/15mm-colonial-marines-heavy-weapons-and.html (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/15mm-colonial-marines-heavy-weapons-and.html)
dan.dunbar@hotmail.com
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Those shapeways models are loosely based on the SF3D/ Maschinen Krieger model line.
A Japanese modeler int he 80's started doing kits from an alt-universe version of WW2 that took place in the far future during an age of interplanetary travel and he took pains to do dioramas that resembled Tamiya and Revell WW2 model dioramas and art. He eventually got a section of Hobby Japan and a model line of his atomic diesel punk suits and machines. It's really cool but oddball stuff. Sort of Gerry Anderson meets late European front realism meets crazy engineering ideas. I've never seen it in 15 mm before though there were some Gashapon collector's figures that were maybe 1/35 or so which some people (the Colonel Marble people think) used as mecha for 15mm troopers.
https://hlj.com/product/HBJ60392/Sci
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I've never seen it in 15 mm before though there were some Gashapon collector's figures that were maybe 1/35 or so which some people (the Colonel Marble people think) used as mecha for 15mm troopers.
https://hlj.com/product/HBJ60392/Sci
I have some of the S.A.F.S. 1/35 figures and they work very well for 28/32mm but don't fit all that well with 15mm. The shapeways prints are probably the way to go for 15mm (and probably cheaper too).
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Hi guys
Finished the heavy weapons, trikes and 6 wheeler on commission for the 15mm colonial marines, figures are GZG NAC, did an upper torso swap with 2 of the trike riders, the one pointing and the one with the weapon in his hand, all comments welcome.
dan.dunbar@hotmail.com
More pics here
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/15mm-colonial-marine-heavy-weapons.html (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/15mm-colonial-marine-heavy-weapons.html)
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Wow, these look great! :o
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Thanks mate.
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Great paint and bases.
Well done!
tt43.
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Hi guys
Next up for the 15mm Colonial Marine commission filling out the infantry, all GZG figures, comments welcome.
dan.dunbar@hotmail.com
More pics here
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/15mm-colonial-marine-infantry.html (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/15mm-colonial-marine-infantry.html)
More of the project here
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/search/label/15mm%20Colonial%20Marines (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/search/label/15mm%20Colonial%20Marines)
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Excellent work! I'm jealous. :)
Dan
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Hi guys
The last unit finished in my colonial marines commission project, these are GZG NAC power armour, I painted them in similar colours as the armour and walkers, all comments welcome.
dan.dunbar@hotmail.com
More pics here
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/15mm-colonial-marine-power-armour.html (http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/15mm-colonial-marine-power-armour.html)
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Looking good - maybe a quick splash of colour (white or red like the other stuff) on the shoulders/arms with a tactical marking or something?
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hmm, maybe, I will think about it.
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Hi guys
After a 4-5 year break from 15mm sci fi, (doing other genres) I am back, I completed a colonial marine based army a few years ago, but ended up selling it, so building another, but more closely resembling the movie type, in looks anyways, will be using a more complicated vehicle camo then the plane green in the movie. Didn't really do much planning with this, just grabbed a heap of figures out of the stash and started building, the infantry are all from Khurasans federal defence force exterminators, navy seals, and post apoc power armour, the 4 larger power armour suits are Khurasan corsair suits, the 6 robots are from Rebel minis.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/15mm-colonial-marines-reboot.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/15mm-colonial-marines-reboot.html)
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Looking forward to see how this develops!
That mech looks great, couldn't see where it's from.
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Its an old Critical mass games mech, Rall Partha may have it now, not sure, but it is nice.
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Hi guys
I have had a long time 15mm Mecha project simmering, buying Mechs cheap when they come up, after getting some inspiration from several 15mm 3D print mecha threads, I have decided to start mine, so I went trawling through my stash for my mechs, I have built one set of small mechs years ago (pics added) as well as these unmade mechs, and I have 3 more plastic kits on their way from HLJ and 8 Mechwarrior clix of ebay.
The Silver/Maroon mechs will be enlarged, I will try to get these from small to medium, the baggies at the bottom have some small Rebel minis and medium Khurasan mechs, probably leave them this size, the heavy gear stuff is more large battle suit size, but they will be in the project.
The 4 coloured mechs on the left were bought at a bargain shop for $2.50 for the set, they are rubbish as is, but I will heavily convert a couple, and use a couple as downed mechs.
The boxed plastic kits will be converted to look more mechwarrior than Gundum, I will replace hand held weapons with weapons integrated into the arms, maybe change the heads, we will see.
I made the Japanese mercs before really planning this project, so may carry this theme into 1 force (with Khurasans man size robots as ground support), do another force with a unified paint scheme (thinking of expanding my colonial marines into gthis force), and 2 alien forces, 1 Avian (Harook) might get some of Khurasans Hauk figures and do a unified Avian force, the other CMGs Kaamados dominion.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/15mm-mecha-project.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/15mm-mecha-project.html)
and here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/search/label/15mm%20Sci-fi%20Japanese%20Mercs (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/search/label/15mm%20Sci-fi%20Japanese%20Mercs)
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Hi guys
Started on my first Mech, going to try and make a medium mech out of these 2 small ones, they are both about 50mm tall, the final height is 73mm still need to do a lot of work on this, the gun arm will get a large mag on the back of the elbow counterweighting the barrels, not sure the gun is right for this sized mech, should I mount something smaller? I will add some armour and detail to the legs, the back of the mech will have a bit of detail added so its not so flat, going to add 1 or 2 missile pods to either the shoulders or chest, and round the nose of.
Should I persist with this design? any thoughts on improving it.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-1.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-1.html)
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I like the conversion work. I think the gun looks fine for the torso (maybe a little too big), but it's the thin legs that makes me think the gun is too big.
Nice design though.
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Hello Gunner,
Looks interesting.
Here are my thoughts.
Knee joint looks a bit strange,did you try reversing it? To see how it would look?
Gun is too long, i would shorten it or use a smaller one.
Cockpit looks nice but obviously needs more work to make it convincing.Perhaps build a larger hump to the back or loose the rear pane.
Keep it up, you sure came back with a bang😉
Btw who makes those 2 mechs you cut up?
🖖
Z
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Hi Von - legs will be getting armour, so will bulk out a lot.
Hi Z - yeah, a lot of work to go, I will finish the body before deciding on the gun length, it may look ok after the rest is done, the knees will be getting armour, so may look better.
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Hi guys
An update, some parts are bluetaced on, need to detail the gun mag, fill the waste out, mount the missile pod, I want to do some detail around the chest area, add knee armour, maybe groin armour, and thinking of some hanging plate armour around the waste, can anyone think of anything else I should change or add? all feedback appreciated.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-1-part-2.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-1-part-2.html)
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Hi guys
The build stage is almost done, just need to attach the missile pod, any areas to improve before I start the painting process?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-1-part-2_12.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-1-part-2_12.html)
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Those are some great GS shapes you did there gunner.
Knees are much better now. I like how the nose came out also. The large ammo hopper on the back would offset the barrel length but I still think that the barrel is long, perhaps it can be shortened at the joint ?
Overall great mini.
Good work 👍👍👍
Z
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Yeah, I’m sort of agreeing with you Z, I’m avoiding changing it so far, out of laziness, but it will bug me if I leave it.
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Hi Z, shortened the gun by a couple of mm, looking better now.
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Wow, this looks great, Gunner! Keep it coming, please. I actually noticed that I learned a lot about sculpting by looking at pictures like these. :)
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Way to go Gunner,
You wouldn't have been happy with the model until you would have done it.
Please post new pics.
Keep it up
Z
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Hi guys
My 2nd 15mm Mech WIP, I don't like the design of this Mech, so will be heavily converting it, it will become an Atlas like assault Mech, its an impressive 110mm, these are the changes I will make
1) Cut down the horn like shapes on the shoulder to the same height as the head and make them into missile pods.
2) get rid of the turret in the body, and fill in the space.
3) move the head forward to the centre of the body.
4) drop the shoulder balls to level with or lower than the head.
5) shorten the arms to avoid a gorilla knuckle dragging look.
6) Not sure here, either have 2 fists and a waist or chest mounted gun, or replace 1 of the fists with a gun, what do you think?
7) add dust covers to all the joints
8) add knee armour and various details.
I wont be painting them until I have at least a lance worth.
My blog
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/2nd-mech-wip.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/2nd-mech-wip.html)
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Hi guys
I bit of work done on the conversions, I've added a before pic to show what has been done, have decided to give him 2 fists and do a waist mounted gun like the Atlas, I'll be adding more rockets to the chest area, and another set of twin guns on the left forearm, as well as beefing out the fists and adding more details here and there, what do you think so far?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-2-part-2.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-2-part-2.html)
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Hi guys
More work done on this assault mech, sorry about the pics, detail is hard to see with white and a flash, added reactive armour, missiles to the chest, a waist missile pod, hip armour, working on a waist gun, and beefed up the hands, pretty happy so far, anything you can see that needs adding?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-2-part-3.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-2-part-3.html)
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Wow what a change.Love it.
Great work, Gunner.
Keep it up.
Z 🖖
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Thanks mate.
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Lovely stuff, it's coming together nicely!
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Hi guys
I weas going to make this a heavy Mech, but its a lot more solid than I thought, so it maybe another assault Mech, as you can see from the comparison shot, its even bigger than my last Mech, this one came with a head to be mounted in the middle of the chest and a turret located were I now have the head, I'm almost happy with it as it is now, may just add a little armour, weapons and some little details, what do you think?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-3-part-1.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/wip-mech-3-part-1.html)
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Hi Matt - eyeing off Gruntz
Hi guys
My first 15mm fully scratch built mech, its still a work in progress, made my first an urbanmech, because of the simple design, and I'm testing a new medium, (intend to make 8-10), 15mm figure for scale, I usually use kneadatite, procreate or miliput for sculpting, but have been eyeing off polymer clay for a long time, finally thought I would give it a go for this project, its about half the cost of miliput and a fifth of kneadatite, this sculpt cost me $3 Australian to complete.
Polymer clay has some interesting properties, you can pick it up and handle it without leaving finger prints or distorting the shape, and you can take your time sculpting as it stays soft until cured in an oven.
Its not perfect, but I have limited funds at the moment, I'm hoping to get a resin 3D printer for Christmas.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/scratch-built-15mm-urbanmech.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/08/scratch-built-15mm-urbanmech.html)
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Hi guys
Lonely little 15mm infantry figure out front for scale.
So my Mechwarrior clix have arrived, here is a group shot with some of the other Mech I have built so far, so here is the problem, I think they are all (the clix) about 30% to small, my 2 largest mechs I'm classing as 100 tonne assaulty mechs, the mech sitting between them is a clixs 100 tonne assault mech, I won't be able to get it to the same size, but I might be able to get another 30mm height and some more bulk out of it, and the same with the others, I will make some strategic cuts around ankles, knees and waist and place some spacers in, then bulk them out with extra armour.
I should have about 48 mechs with these and my un built mechs in the collection now, so will build 4 factions with 12 mech and 15mm supporting infantry and vehicles, I will do a Davion, Jade falcon, Mercs, and a 4th undecided faction.
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/09/mech-force-so-far.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/09/mech-force-so-far.html)
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H Davion, Jade Hawk, Mercs, and a 4th undecided faction.
Falcon ;D
But you cant miss with them
I bought museum scale Vulture with the same intend once but never done anything with ith (its sitting on the shelf as an ornament :)
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LOL, right you are, been a long day.
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Well spent on this Urbie :)
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Well, we will see when it’s painted.
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Falcon ;D
Surely you mean Budgie. :)
Fire Mandrills for the win!
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Hi guys
I'm always looking for cheap 15mm Mechs, I saw someone show off 1 of these on facebook that they bought from a store, and they looked promising, so I bought a set off ebay, they cost me $30 Australian with postage for the set of 6, I will need to play around with the designs, reduce the joint gap between the shoulder, change the shape of some of their shoulders, maybe give some of them arm mounted weapons instead of hand held, set them in good poses and re paint.
Its a bit hard to see, but there is a 15mm figure in front for size.
The arms and legs are vinyl, the body is hard plastic and the black pieces (weapons, hands and feet) are rubber, I think they should take paint OK, not sure about the rubber parts, will test them first.
My favourite is the green one, he has a pretty good head and I like the heavy weapons.
I like a bargain and a good challenge, these fit the bill well.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/10/review-mechanical-warrior-team-robot.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/10/review-mechanical-warrior-team-robot.html)
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Hi guys
Started work on the first of the cheap mechs, the green one as he is my favourite of the 6, he is turning out really nice, excellent for $5 Australian, I will be painting it black legs and red body, House Kurita colours, the hover car is a converted cheap discount store toy, the rubber parts are not tacky after undercoating, looks like it will paint up nicely thoughts?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/10/test-cheap-15mm-mech-undercoated.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/10/test-cheap-15mm-mech-undercoated.html)
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Nice find.
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Great stuff gunner👍👍👍👍
For the latest mech screams shades of grey.
How about a zenithal light grey or white spray can paint, then paint free hand rectangles of grey to black shades.
It is perfect for 15mm ...
Keep posting
Z
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Thanks guys
Hi Z, pretty set on a Kurita colour scheme, red body and arms, black legs weapons and hands, going to pre shade then try GW contrast for the red.
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Kurita colours sound good also.
You will add dragons also?
Z
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Yeah, haven’t got them yet.
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You would do well to look up " Gormiti " .
I think they're Italian made.
I found some at a car boot sale , they're perfect for 15mm, whether scifi or fantasy & some off their designs are excellent.
Z
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Interesting, never heard of them before, will check them out.
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I have to ask, what 15mm figure is that with the mechs.
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The figure with the unpainted mechs is from vanguard miniatures, the figures on the base are converted command decision WWII German casualties.
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Thank You.
Your work has always amazed me, and all the ideas you post makes me wish I had more time to do the same!
Thank You again.
Doug
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Hi guys
A painting progression on the cheap mech, started with a grey undercoat, then black wash, and white dry brush for pre shading, I bought a contrast red to test how they are, and thought I would use this project for the test, applied the contrast red, and then regular acrylic black, the contrast would suit those wanting to paint large numbers quickly, but I wasn't happy with the results, so have gone over it with acrylic red (Vallejo), next up I'll do a black pin wash, then highlights, then add some details, then weathering. I think I need to add more detail to the base, rubbish and debris, thoughts?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/10/paint-progression-cheap-15mm-mech.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/10/paint-progression-cheap-15mm-mech.html)
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Hey Dan,
The red & black scheme really worked for this mech 👍👍👍
The pose & the car are the cherry on the cake & the pavement + light tie everything together nicely.
Keep posting
Z
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Yes, the colors look great for this one, can't wait for the extra details to be painted on!
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the design on that robot isn't a half-bad one by far. Sometimes I wonder how much mecha greatness is lost to the discount aisle in toy stores without anybody noticing.
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Pretty sweet for a cheap find. I have a handful of things like this that I have found over the years. Maybe this will give me the motivation to do something with them lol
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Hi guys
These 6 Mechs are ready for paint (just need to add grit to a couple bases) I want to start painting these tomorrow, but haven't decided on a scheme yet, so will be looking at some schemes tonight, thinking either Davion Guard or Kurita, so either red/white/blue, a dark red, or maybe olive drab.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-mech-lance-ready-for-paint.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-mech-lance-ready-for-paint.html)
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Nice work as usual ! :-*
By the way, who makes the "not space warrior" on this pic ?
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Nice work as usual ! :-*
By the way, who makes the "not space warrior" on this pic ?
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Vanguard miniatures
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thank you !
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Hi guys
Have finished the base coat on this lot, have decided to use one of the warhammers in another force (maybe Kurita), have chosen the colours of Davion's Jie Fang Legion, will brighten the blue and darken the black a little with filters.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-jie-fang-legion-mechs-base-coat.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-jie-fang-legion-mechs-base-coat.html)
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Nice one - they are starting to come together.
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Great work as always, both on the mechs and the paint! I will say I'm not a huge fan of the paint scheme though.
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Thanks, pin washes and decals are done, chipping and weathering next.
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Hi guys
My Merc lance is coming along nicely, have to paint some details, battle damage and weathering, when the Mechs are done I will work on some Infantry and support assets, all comments welcome.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-bt-merc-lance-wip-part-2.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-bt-merc-lance-wip-part-2.html)
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Very nice!
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Thanks mate.
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Hot stuff!
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Very nice conversion work. I also like the painting on the 15mm figures and AFVs
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Thanks gents
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Those turned out pretty awesomely. I would like to see your storage solution when you get more of these done. I'm imagining walls of shelves stuffed with mechs and such. lol
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Yeah, storage is always a pain, hoping to buy a house in the next 6 months, I’ll build some sort of storage then.
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Be ready for Gamma Worlds in no time.
Grimm
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Hi guys
These are not finished, just a base paint and a wash so fare, will go over the camo colours again, then highlight, paint details, and weathering, a couple of the vehicles are yet to receive their first wash. Ignore the big red dude in the back, he is not part of this force, may add another 3 mechs to have a full lance.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-colonial-marines-painting-started.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-colonial-marines-painting-started.html)
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That force seems much better prepared to take on a xenos infestation. lol Great work.
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Yeah, ide say they would have a better chance this time round, if not, nuke Em from orbit.
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Indeed nuke them from orbit just to make sure :D
Great looking force gunner . I particularly like the Cmg mech
Z
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Yeah, he’s great isn’t he, wish I had a couple more.
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I have only one also. Perhaps Ralpartha will get him out again.
Z
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Maybe, but ide have thought they would have done it by now if they were going to do it.
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Hi guys
I bought a Creality LD-002R 3D resin printer 2 months ago, it has become a whole new hobby onto itself, and wow, this thing prints very nice minis. Its very easy to get carried away and start printing all sorts of stuff, so I am limiting myself the following projects, and here are pics of the last 2 months prints.
1) 15mm 40K project, I started this 10 years ago, and got quite a lot done, but as everyting was converted it was very labour intensive, so eventually tapered off.
2) 1/72 Post apoc, this will cover everything in this genre, zombies, gaslands, fall out, anything wastland warrior
3) 1/72 WWII vehicles and terrian.
These are the prints 15mm Blood Angels, working on the 1st (Terminator/Death company), 2nd (regular) and 10th (scout) companies along with some Titans in support.
Pic heavy post here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/11/3d-resin-printer.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/11/3d-resin-printer.html)
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Visited your blog and... whoa. That is some seriously awesome 3d printing.
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Thanks mate, used to convert everything the old fashioned way (that can be found on my blog) but 3D printing is so much faster and just as much fun in a different way
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Great work Gunnar,
From a lead mountain to a resin one :D
I dread the day I'll get a 3d Printer ;)
But as you say it does open a lot of avenues , especially for Scratchbuilding
Thanks for sharing
Z
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Mate, it’s a whole new hobby, I actually feel like there’s nothing I can’t create, it’s very exciting, and to be honest, it’s not that expensive, it only cost me about $300 Australian.
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Gunnar,
Do you just print files you find around the internet, or do you design your own stuff? I think I'd enjoy printing things commercially available but would probably love doing my own design even more.
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That is seriously awesome. I’ve stopped my 15mm 40k projects due to a new family member for some time now, but your stuff makes me want to plunge right into it again!
Where did you get those files?
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Hi guys, all files are off thingyverse.
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Yes indeed Gunnar.
Especially to build greebles for terrain.
I will get one eventually also.
My main wish is to learn to sculpt in 3D.
Z
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Can't wait to get my printer! What you show here is just awesome!
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I love those 15mm marines, might have to buy a printer now just for doing 40k in 15mm :o lol
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Was a big fan of your original 15mm 40k projects and glad to see you're at it with new tools and technology!
If I could get past the materials handling and disposal hazards of resin, I'd be all over this!
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Hi guys
I have started the painting process on my 15mm Blood Angels, as its a huge army, (pictured is about half of what I need to paint) I wanted a quick but effective way to paint them, so I am using contrast paints for the red, over a black undercoat thats been drybrushed white, then highlighted red, this is only the first 3 base colours done, red, black and brown, only the red is highlighted, will go onto paint detail, finish the highlighting then weathering.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/01/15mm-blood-angels-base-coat-done.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/01/15mm-blood-angels-base-coat-done.html)
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That is coming along nicely. What kind of printer are you using, and how long does it take to print these out?
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I use a creality ld-002R, it depends on how much I can fit on the print bed, the marines themselves, I can fit anywhere from 10-18 on a print, and they take about 3 hrs, I can print 3 Rhinos in about 6 hours, but 1 landraider takes about 7 hrs, but I can fit a few marines on the print bed as well.
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Wow, that is quick printing! Really great work. Very inspiring. I didn't realize that resin printers were so fast.
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Hi guys
I will now break down my 15mm BA's into small manageable batches, the first batch will be some Rhinos, I've used a mix of old and new Rhino designs, to represent a force that has replaced vehicles due to attrition, I printed all these vehicles except for the the No.1 vehicle with the red cargo doors and very visible print lines, that was bought of a provider on FB before I bought my printer.
I have added decals and done a pin wash, next I will highlight the black areas, paint some details, then start weathering.
More Pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/01/15mm-blood-angel-rhinos-wip-part-1.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/01/15mm-blood-angel-rhinos-wip-part-1.html)
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Great work as usual Gunner,
The way you did the red colour scheme, really makes nice.
Thanks for sharing
Z
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Thanks mate, did a little work on them today, will post an update in a few days.
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Not seen this thread before, but those look really good!
15mm seems a good scale for this, as 6mm epic is a bit small for details, and full sized models are just huge!
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Yeah, it’s a good compromise, big enough for character, small enough for large battles and storage.
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Hi guys
These are not finished.
Quick update on the 15mm BA project, matched up a rhino with each squad, squad markings (need to be finished) on the right knee and right fender of the corresponding rhino, theres only 5 tactical squads here, I'll be able to field all 10, 2nd company squads (plus a lot more) when finished, have started chipping on the rhinos, will finish that, finish the squad markings, then start the weathering.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/01/wip-15mm-blood-angel-rhinos-part-2.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/01/wip-15mm-blood-angel-rhinos-part-2.html)
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Quality work...now begone foul temptress before I start even thinking something similar would be a good idea!
Only kidding of course, checked out your blog...wonderful...40K as it should be me thinks
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Yeah, it’s an interesting scale, I think almost perfect, good for storage, can get heaps on the table, big enough for character, but not for the faint hearted, as you have to make/convert/print/sculpt everything, I used to convert all my figs and models, printing makes it ridiculously easy, but you need to do a lot of printing.
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Blast and damn... I didn't have an interest in doing Marines again before stumbling innocently into this thread. And with an Elegoo Mars 2 soon to be mine... Blast and damn!!!
Now visions of multiple-company Heresy forces dance behind my eyelids... or maybe the Badab War. All of it. o_o
Gunner, am I right thinking most of the Marines are Moonjam's "6-8mm Galactic Crusaders" on Thingiverse, suitably re-scaled?
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Some probably are, I’ve got literally thousands of 40k, there are a lot of different marines rescaled.
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Hi guys
I haven't done any 28mm Sci-Fi since I stopped 28mm 40K in the early 2000s, instead I switched to 15mm 40K and Sci-fi in general, but seeing a lot of Stargrave posts has peaked my interest again, so I did a little search through my stash, along with a bunch of 40k stuff, that I may use, I found a box of Dreamforge Games Eisenkern power armour, some starwars droids, some galeforce 9 colonial marines and Aliens and this bunch of figs that I painted up in the 90s for use in Stargrunt.
I bought the none GW figs from a trade stall at a gaming convention in the 90's, does anyone know what they are, there 2 types, but they look like they are from the same manufacturer.
I'm unsure about the paint job, whether to improve the paint job they have or strip them and start again, I'm leaning toward adding some greens to the camo, and using the brown on the padded armour as a base for Khaki grey, what do you think?
More pics here https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/start-of-28mm-skirmish-sci-fi-project.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/start-of-28mm-skirmish-sci-fi-project.html)
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Those troopers (not the original beaky marines) are still available from The Baggage Train - Andromeda 5 Strike Troopers and Federal Marines.
https://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389/Categories/ecee596a242de13b779391cdaa2c528d/bf191819ade6ad9d185d60e63832e383 (https://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389/Categories/ecee596a242de13b779391cdaa2c528d/bf191819ade6ad9d185d60e63832e383)
Some pics here:
http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Andromeda_5 (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Andromeda_5)
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Those troopers (not the original beaky marines) are still available from The Baggage Train - Andromeda 5 Strike Troopers and Federal Marines.
https://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389/Categories/ecee596a242de13b779391cdaa2c528d/bf191819ade6ad9d185d60e63832e383 (https://the-baggagetrain.com/epages/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/84d5106b-5668-4250-9f87-3aaa606a5389/Categories/ecee596a242de13b779391cdaa2c528d/bf191819ade6ad9d185d60e63832e383)
Some pics here:
http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Andromeda_5 (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Andromeda_5)
Excellent mate, thank you very much
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You’re welcome! It’s a great little range.
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Hi guys
Been working on some 28-32mm Sci-Fi skirmish figures lately, I bought a box of Dream Forge Eisenkern Stormtroopers 10-12 years ago, but TBH I am sort of over the space Nazi theme, so they sat in the stash, with all the new Stargrave stuff being shown off, I thought I would try and do something with them, I dropped the Nazi style helmets and weapons and printed of some scaled down 40K style heads/helmets (ones that were the least Space marine looking), weapons and holsters, and some starcraft style heavy power armour, there were 4, but the upper body on one failed to print, might print another 3 of those off, pretty happy how they turned out, they have a special forces vibe happening. I still need to add some green stuff details, and clean them up a bit before undercoating.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/32mm-eisenkern-conversions-wip.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/32mm-eisenkern-conversions-wip.html)
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Hi guys
I've had a Futurama based space ship crew project bouncing around my noggin for a dozen years now, I had planned on sculpting the characters the old fashioned way, first in 15mm then 28mm, but never got around to it, so I thought it was about time to get the project rolling, and use the 3D printer, I downloaded the characters, sliced their heads off in 3D builder and sized them to 28mm, I started with using them on the Stargrave plastic sets, but wasn't happy with the chunkiness of the bodies for Amy and Leela, so I made a second one of each, which I think came out better, I'm pretty happy with Fry, Farnsworth and Kiff (although, he is a little tall and chunky) I still have Zapp, Bender and Dr Z to do, I've got a cracking Zapp conversion in the works, the other 2 will be very different to the original characters, I'll be doing Dr Z in combat mode, with his frills extended, and will be making him a hulking beast, much bigger than man size, Bender will be getting a combat robot body, I also need to find a Hermes head to add him to the crew, not sure if I'll do a Nibbler, what do you think?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/wip-futurama-crew.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/wip-futurama-crew.html)
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Great job on the Blood Angels, Gunner! :-*
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Great job on the Blood Angels, Gunner! :-*
Yeah, got a metric tonne of 15mm 40k stuff to do.
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Love the Planet Express crew project. I was expecting to see something more classic but like your take. Can't wait to see a giant enraged Zoidberg, why not?
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Hi guys
So I did some more work on this crew, adding Zapp, Dr Z, Bender, Fatboy and Roberto, now I'm thinking I have to add Destructor, I've modeled Zapp escaping a fight by pretending he is wounded, Dr Zoidberg is only at the concept stage, I'm going to remove a lot of detail from the body, and add my own, ignore the hole in his head, seems my LCD screen has some dead spots, will need to change it, I'll fix the hole with GS, I will need to add a weapon to fatboy and Roberto, and the whole crew needs cleaning and small details added, what do you think?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/more-futurama-crew-added.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/more-futurama-crew-added.html)
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I like Zoidberg. He has a good enraged barbarian feel to him.
As for Roberto, I'd keep him armed with only a knife.
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I also think it would be a shame not to have the Crushinator. Character AND vehicle all rolled into one.
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I’ll be giving Roberto a knife, hmmm, the crushinator, hadn’t thought about that, they are going to need wheels after all, and a ship of course.
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Hi guys
Have put the the basic camo pattern down, still need to add washes, highlights and paint the details, pretty happy with this urban camo, want these guys to look like they are battle hardened, and on campaign, the skin is only the basecoat. The last pic has 1st mate Fry for scale comparison.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/camo-done-on-sci-fi-shock-troopers.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/camo-done-on-sci-fi-shock-troopers.html)
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Hi guys
Have done the washes (pin wash with Nuln the agrax) and highlights on the armour, really like how these guys are turning out, next up, painting details and skin, bodies are Wargames foundry plastic Eisekern, with 3D printed weapons and heads that were rescaled to fit the bodies, the larger power armour was all 3D printed.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/wip-sci-fi-shock-troops-part-3.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/wip-sci-fi-shock-troops-part-3.html)
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Hi guys
Have started a Deadwood based Stargrave crew, using the dead mans hand plastic and arms from the Stargrave boxes, I have Al Swearengin, Seth Bullock, Sol Star, Dan Dority, and Dec Cochran so far, I still need to do Calamity Jane, Alma Garret, Trixi, Mr Wu, and Reverend HW Smith.
I have also added some details to my Dr Zoidberg Fatboy and Roberto Futurama characters
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/wip-deadwood-based-stargrave-crew.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/06/wip-deadwood-based-stargrave-crew.html)
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Marvellous stuff - some great look crews there!
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Genius work mate!
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Thanks guys
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Hi guys
Bender and Fat Bot reporting for duty sir, first guys for my futurama crew are not actually finished, need to do a few touch ups and some weathering, but looking OK so far.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/07/bender-and-fat-bot-ready-for-combat.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/07/bender-and-fat-bot-ready-for-combat.html)
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Those turned out great!
Bender has a Cylon feel to him. I think it is the chest and pauldron that give that impression. Pretty awesome!
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Love the Futurama crew. Any chance we might see Francis X. Clampazzo and Joey Mousepad?
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Thanks guys, Joey and Francis? Maybe, hadn’t thought of those 2, I’m doing Roberto, I could maybe do a whole Futurama robot crew, it’s an intriguing idea, I could do a crew with robots from all my favourite movies and TV shows, hmmm, need to give this some thought.
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Hi guys
Fry and Dr Zpoidberg join the crew, again, not totally complete, but getting there, pretty happy with them so far.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/07/fry-and-dr-zoidberg-join-crew.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/07/fry-and-dr-zoidberg-join-crew.html)
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Hi guys
Leela and Roberto ready for battle, both 3D printed and converted, the Futurama crew is coming along nicely.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/07/leela-and-roberto-ready-for-battle.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2021/07/leela-and-roberto-ready-for-battle.html)
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Hi guys
My 3D printer has sat quiet for about a year, I’ve done a lot of the printing I had wanted to do, and have piles of resin to paint, but I have always wanted to add nice “correct” mechs to my 15mm battletech project, so I powered her up, unfortunately I had stopped printing with a burnt out LCD, so my first print, a Raven failed, I’ll use that for a downed mech terrain piece, but my next 2 have turned out OK, a Jenner and locust.
So the plan is to do all my light mechs, then medium, heavy and assault, ultimately I’d like 1 of every type I can get an stl of, that will take years, so my first goal is to do the Jenner, Locust, raven, assassin, flea, Urbie, firestater, Panther, spider, commando and a Vulcan, then I’ll move to mediums, yes only inner sphere to start with.
Pictured with 6mm mechs and some 15mm infantry for scale, I increased the file by %300, because most of my 15mm stuff is actually 18mm.
I’ll be painting 3 groups, Kurita, Steiner and a merc company with individual paint schemes based on the MW5 hero mech schemes, when I get to clan mechs, jade falcon, if I can get 4 lights, mediums and heavies for each force I’d be pretty happy with that.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/
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Hi guys
Calling this batch done, the first “test” mech for 1 of my merc companies, the Dune Bar Hussars, all 3D printed, I’ve decided not to print anymore in this scale, and have bought nearly the complete line of catalyst mechs, saving the printing for my 15mm Mech project.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/08/6-merc-mechs-finished.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/08/6-merc-mechs-finished.html)
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Wow, great stuff.
I've just started looking at printing some BT stuff at 15mm just for painting (got too many 6/8mm for gaming already to switch) and there's so many files out there now! Looking forward to seeing more :)
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Excellent line work! The warning placard on the back of the reactor is a good idea, and I am glad that someone is finally looking at occupational health and safety in BattleTech... we need more hazard stripes on mech feet!
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Looking good Dan.
I like the 2 tone colour scheme.
Thanks for sharing
Z
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Hi guys
Calling this batch of 6mm mechs done for my Kurita force, will be adding to this force, but will play around with a few red/black/white/buff colour schemes for variety.
Received my first Iron Winds metal mechs today, bought 6 inner sphere mechs, picked them by looks mostly, my knowledge of BT mechs is mostly focused around the BT PC game and MW5, so apart from the Atlas I don’t know much about the others, I’ve got most of the plastic catalyst games mechs, these will expand the collection nicely.
Have also printed some more 15mm (1/100 scale) BT mechs, the last 4 I printed (the unbased ones) have had some really bad print lines, couldn’t work out why, but finally realised I had moved my printer to another table, which wasn’t stable, will see if moving it back will improve the next print, I’ll get the dremel out and sand down the print lines, then add any detail I sand off.
More pics here https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/kurita-mechs-finished.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/kurita-mechs-finished.html)
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Hi guys
Finished the first 3 6mm mechs for my 2nd mercenary company, this company is based on one of my MW5 merc companies with multi coloured mechs, some have hero mech colour schemes, I changed others, going for a jungle theme with the basing, the other merc company has the purple/sand colour scheme, hoping MW5 players may recognise a couple of the colour schemes in the company when it’s finished, if I’ve done them justice, the Battlemaster has a hero scheme, the thunderbolt and nightstar have my own schemes.
More pics here https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/battlemaster-thunderbolt-and-nightstar.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/battlemaster-thunderbolt-and-nightstar.html)
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Very cool to have miniatures painted in the scheme of your virtual mechs! 8)
I'm more of an Unseen guy myself, but you've certainly made these models look good.
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Lovely work as usual, Gunner.
Nice idea also, you can see what they should look like before painting.
15mm ? that would make them 40 ? 50mm ? high.
Thanks for sharing
Z
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Lovely work as usual, Gunner.
Nice idea also, you can see what they should look like before painting.
15mm ? that would make them 40 ? 50mm ? high.
Thanks for sharing
Z
These mechs are 6mm, yes about 50mm, my 15mm mechs are 100mm+
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100? :o :o
I did not realise they are huge!! But considering the height of an Atlas, that would make sense.
I try to keep my mechs ( for 15mm & not BattleTech ) around 40 to 50 mm high.
Z
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I have had a fledling BT project in 15mm in the works for years and I've specifically used as many references in the books as I could, to make the mechs the correct height.
This mean my Warhammer and Rifleman are approximately 10 meters tall and this turns into a neat 10cm at 1:100/15mm. they were the baseline and all other mechs have been scaled accordingly. An Atlas would be about 12cm and a WIP Wolverine is about 8 cm high.
Mind: this project is so old I still used very obscure Japanese plastic model kits for my (unseen) mechs and enlarged them where necessary. Nowadays with 3D printers, it's much, much easier to up- or downscale models... ::)
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I have had a fledling BT project in 15mm in the works for years and I've specifically used as many references in the books as I could, to make the mechs the correct height.
This mean my Warhammer and Rifleman are approximately 10 meters tall and this turns into a neat 10cm at 1:100/15mm. they were the baseline and all other mechs have been scaled accordingly. An Atlas would be about 12cm and a WIP Wolverine is about 8 cm high.
Mind: this project is so old I still used very obscure Japanese plastic model kits for my (unseen) mechs and enlarged them where necessary. Nowadays with 3D printers, it's much, much easier to up- or downscale models... ::)
I’m a little lazier, most of my 15mm figs are actually 18mm, so I use 18mm as my standard, I just print 6mm mechs at 300%
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Hi guys
Have added a shadow hawk and thunderbolt to my 15mm BT project, a fair few print lines in these prints, think I may have something lose in my z axis, decided to start work on the Shadow Hawk, I really liked that mech in the BT PC game (not so much in MW5) will be doing her as a Kurita ride, had to give it a bit of a sanding to lessen the print lines, and replace the antenna and auto cannon, which didn’t print properly, and fixed some areas with green stuff, then sprayed black with a zenithal over sprayin grey, and a white dry brush
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/15mm-shadow-hawk-wip.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/15mm-shadow-hawk-wip.html)
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That's really cool!
I have had a soft spot for the Shadow Hawk ever since the first two instalments of the Gray Death trilogy (until the hero upgraded to a friggin' Marauder 8) ).
The Thunderbolt is a real cool mech too btw...
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Yeah, I’m a fan of the thunderbolt, that one’ll be a Lyran Guard ride.
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Nice work Gunner,
Those vertical lines are certainly not normal, especially considering the models are 100mm tall.
3D printing is indeed plug & pray. ???
Z
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Thanks Z
Hi guys
15mm Shadow Hawk base coat and decals applied, next up some free hand, a filter and washes, Kurita Amaterasu colours, arms and legs are just held on temporarily with blu tac, 15mm grunt and 6mm BT mech for scale, this one is 130mm tall.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/blog-post.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/09/blog-post.html)
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Models become nicer when painted up Gunner,
I quite like the colour scheme.
It's huge !!!
You ( or anyone ) might be interested in this ...
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/rifleman-cato_zilks (https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/rifleman-cato_zilks)
There are some great & free 3D models around.
Z
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Yes, that’s nice, I’ll grab that one, thanks.
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Anyone looking for a great fan made Battletech short that has the Shadow Hawk in it, check out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12o4B9z2bD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBDrGklxqsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-yM08yGCL0
Well worth the watch
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Thank Bandit, I’ll check it out
Hi guys
Next 2 regular 6mm merc battlemechs finished for my MW5 mercenary company, an awesome in MW5 Hero colours, and an Archer in my own colour scheme, the group photo shows the merc company completed so far.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/mw5-merc-company-grows-to-5.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/mw5-merc-company-grows-to-5.html)
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A nice ecclectic bunch of paintschemes in this 'walking circus'; very cool 8)
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Lovely stunning colour schemes!
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Hi guys
More work done on my 15mm Shadow Hawk, 15mm crusty, and regular Battletech mech for scale, have added a pin wash and done a highlight, next some free hand details, more washes and highlights, chipping, a filter, then some oil paint streaking.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/wip-15mm-shadow-hawk-part-3.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/wip-15mm-shadow-hawk-part-3.html)
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Looking mightily impressive, with the in-scale infantry miniature at its feet... 8)
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a great piece for some city tech fighting.
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Hi guys
I picked these 3 Buzz light year ships up, pic with a 15mm figure for scale, I’m trying to decide how to finish them, if they all had different colours I’d probably treat them the same, trying to preserve the colours and weather them, but as they are the same/similar I’m thinking of preserving 1(probably No. 7) and re painting the other 2, because the grey colours are bare plastic with the blue/orange areas being paint, how would you go about detailing and weathering? My list of options, any other ideas?
1- seal the ship with a spray varnish, then add washes etc and go from there?
2 - leave bare, use enamels or oils for washes, then seal and proceed?
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/15mm-aero-fighters.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/15mm-aero-fighters.html)
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Those are a cool find.
I would "rescale" the cockpit to better match 15mm. For example, cover all except the front part of the canopy for on the left one.
You can also cover all the glass and make it a drone fighter.
I am feeling a total paint rework to match you BT theme. Beige and Red highlights. Maybe all red?
have fun.
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Yeah, I’ll cover most of the cockpit.
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Cockpits are actually fine IMHO, a good repaint would work wonders though!
Nice find 8)
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Hi guys
Have given No. 7 a black oil pin wash, filled in the canopy, and an acrylic clear matte sealer, already looking much better, the bare plastic look isn’t as bad, next I’ll do some decals, highlights, slight battle damage and ware n tare, then maybe another wash and sealer. The other 2 already look much better with a grey undercoat, the middle one may end up a light pastel green with yellow highlights, the other will be either cream or light grey with red highlights. I also picked up a larger buzz light year ship that I’ll paint next, it could be used for 28mm or 15mm, pictured with a 28mm fig for reference.
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/wip-15mm-aerofighters.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/wip-15mm-aerofighters.html)
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Gosh those really are some great ships out of the box. Though the white and blue trio make me think they should combine somehow XD
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Gunner
Those look amazing, specially after your touch ups! I really like that number 07 fighter. Under what name or title is it being sold? Is it part of a specific collection or range?
Thanks
Dan
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Those are great! I had to go and put them on my wish list! Those are going to look great on a tarmac at some spaceport.
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I’ll join in: those ships are awesome! Great catch!!! :-* :-* :-*
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Dan - and others interested here in the states,
Those Buzz Lightyear ships are from Disney and I found a couple at local Wal-Marts, I believe there are four total ships in the line then a fifth pack that might be useful as a terrain item - still pondering. Will probably get the other two ships. Found mine while searching for Star Wars items, found the great Hot Wheels range as well as the larger Squadron models that I think are too big for 15 mm. Each ship comes with a figure. I posted a picture in my own Star Wars 15 mm thread of the figures but here it is;
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The unpainted 15 mm figure is a Rebel Minis Mech Pilot.
I plan to use mine as battlefield debris so will really "mess them up" when I get to work on them. Heck, I might get double bang for my buck and chop them each into at least halves to get more downed ships in the battlefield.
I just found this image of the range:
(https://images.selfridges.com/is/image/selfridges/R03941465_M?$PDP_M_ZOOM$)
So far, I have the 07 and the 15 models.
Thoughts on the rockets as 15 mm terrain?
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Haven’t got the 15 yet, looks nice though.
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Aren't those more like drop pods instead of rockets though? They would certainly not look out of place on any scifi battlefield, be it as drop pods, pylons, energy nodes or what have you...
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Daeothar,
You are probably right. Still haven't decided about getting them, they are pretty big for 15 mm. Will see - have to revisit a Wal-Mart to return a few items so hope they have one I can look at again.
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Daeothar,
You are probably right. Still haven't decided about getting them, they are pretty big for 15 mm. Will see - have to revisit a Wal-Mart to return a few items so hope they have one I can look at again.
From the picture they would be very good 40k drop pod transporting Space Marines, support guns and tanks onto the battlefields of the 41st millennium.
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I ended up buying them - and they were pods - but I think I will be using them rather differently, as some sort of station, at least for one, I might use the other as a fuel storage tank. Below is a photo of them folded out and laid down "upside" down:
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Nice.
They could be useful in a number of ways. The parts alone are probably worth the punt I reckon... 8)
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Have given No. 7 a black oil pin wash, filled in the canopy...
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/wip-15mm-aerofighters.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/10/wip-15mm-aerofighters.html)
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I have some on the way. What did you use to fill the canopy on 07? Looks like you have just masked off and undercoated the other two. Any reason for the change in approach. I didn’t order 02. The stern I very much like, but I didn’t think the cockpit lent itself as well as the others. Interested to see your finished.
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I have some on the way. What did you use to fill the canopy on 07? Looks like you have just masked off and undercoated the other two. Any reason for the change in approach. I didn’t order 02. The stern I very much like, but I didn’t think the cockpit lent itself as well as the others. Interested to see your finished.
I painted the canopy on 07 with gesso, then light grey, I want different colour schemes on the other 2.
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Thanks. Looks effective so I will give that a go. Such a great source of models for 15mm. Thanks for highlighting them.
Something I have just noticed; there are other hyperspeed series models too! But you don’t seem to be able to get XL’s 03, 09, 12 & 14 in the UK. What a scam!
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Hi guys
I have seen a lot of FB posts with painters showing their completed miniatures of 2022, so I start wondering how many miniatures I painted in 2022, here is 1 picture from each batch of figures completed in 2022 that I could find, most are commissions, the unpainted batch of vehicles isn’t painted, but was built in 22, and will be painted over my 3 weeks holidays, there are 41 pics all up on my blog, a mix of scale, genres and eras.
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-painted-miniatures.html (https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-painted-miniatures.html)