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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: Silent Invader on September 19, 2016, 01:42:26 PM
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Have been mulling a 'Summer in Europe' post apocalyptic game using my Belgium 1914 terrain. Tentatively entitled 'After It Happened' it's very much like Revolution with aspects of The Postman and The Road, set about 10 years after an event that has left the world without electrical power, limited manufacturing capability, limited firearms, stateless civilians and localised militias.
Research threw up the following LAF threads:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=76493.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=76493.0)
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=55265.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=55265.0)
RedZeds comments on The Tower King and the Perry WotR plastics got me thinking and so with a few hours spare this afternoon (I should be painting but I can't :'() I've set myself the challenge of making 6 survivors.....
So a quick look plastic crack box
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_19_09_16_2_20_11_1.jpeg)
..... came up with the parts for 6 minis, using mostly Perry WotR with other Perry, Frostgrave and Warlord bits. These are just the starting points to which I'll no doubt add later.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_19_09_16_2_20_11_0.jpeg)
Edit: have since added Perry WW2 into the mix
The idea is to use only plastics and GW liquid green stuff.
The target is:
Male with shotgun
Male with sword and black powder pistol
Male with axe and shield
Female with black powder blunderbus
Female with bow and sword
Female with spear and sword
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Six minis, pretty much done. Just some scraping and a little liquid green stuff when the glue has cured.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_19_09_16_11_50_48.jpeg)
From L to R
(M) Under and Over Shotgun
(M) Old timer in shorts with sword and black powder pistol
(M) Lanky youth with axe, shield and skateboard helmet
(F) Blunderbus
(F) Bow
(F) Spear, big sword and knee-high boots
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Very nice. These seem well suited for Across the Dead Earth! 8)
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Thanks. I haven't played Across The Dead Earth but I read the preamble etc and like the back story. I'll be using them with my own rules which are multi-period so include broad categories for variously advanced/sophisticated weapons and equipment.
I ended up not having to use any Liquid Greenstuuff, as I just melted sprue shavings into gaps etc (a Captain Blood trick). The bodies are all Perry WotR (though I think the archer in the dress is a Euro Merc), just carved to slim down and/or cut and shut to reduce height. The female heads are from the Perry WW2 sets as they are distinctively smaller, though since the above photos I've shaved them a bit to heighten cheek bones etc. The pony and pig tails are actually the tassles cut from the fez worn by Zouaves.
Just slapping some paint on as I quite fancy a quick game with them.
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Plastic crack getting to you ;)
They look great, the only thing that 'bothers' me is the scabbard holder on the bow armed figure. Doesn't quite seem to fit :?
cheers
James
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Plastic crack getting to you ;)
They look great, the only thing that 'bothers' me is the scabbard holder on the bow armed figure. Doesn't quite seem to fit :?
cheers
James
It's an ECW sword hung at an odd 'jaunty' angle. Looks better painted, especially as she's wearing a pink dress (and I've removed the hat: now bareheaded).
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Ingenious plastic engineering :o
You truly are an addict aren't you? lol
The thrill of the conversion. It's just irresistible :)
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especially as she's wearing a pink dress
Looking forward to seeing that lol
cheers
James
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Nice project!!!!
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Thanks chaps
A fun little side project that I'll hopefully game on a 2x2 this weekend :D
Minis now painted:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_58_0.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_58_1.JPG)
And some cars that have been left abandoned for years:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_23_09_16_9_15_44_1.jpeg)
EDIT: I replaced the photos after doing a bit more with the faces and selectively adding some grime.
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Great stuff matey :D
That pink dress isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be 8)
Do you mind if I ask where the cars are from?
cheers
James
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Why would I mind? :D They're from EBay ;)
From left to right as viewed:
Peugeot 107 by Majorette Ref. 205F
Advertised Scale 1/55
Citroen C2 by Majorette Ref. 254G
Advertised Scale 1/57
(Originally in rally format)
Honda S2000 by Realtoy
Advertised Scale 1/56
They're all sitting lower as I flattened the tyres (sanded them back to the rims), which I guess typically removed about 3mm.
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:o :o :o
You only mentioned this the other day, and not only have you started already, but you have six figures pretty much finished already!
Seriously impressive.
You mad plastic crack addicted lunatic.
:D
They look good, mate.
Very innovative use of various plastic components from across the 'ages'.
8) 8)
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Thanks Paul.
It was just an opportunistic time filler. House bound and temporarily unable to work on main projects...... What to do with myself? Start a new one!!!!
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Very clever stuff Steve :)
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Cheers Steve, always useful to have sources for cars :)
cheers
James
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Cheers Steve, always useful to have sources for cars :)
cheers
James
This is the very best source for toy car info
http://www.carlscars.co.uk (http://www.carlscars.co.uk)
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I've replaced the earlier photos of the minis as I did a bit more to the faces and selectively added some grime.
I've also decided to remove the foliage from the cars and replace it with rubble.
I haven't got round to a game yet but here's some test shots of what the minis look like on the terrain:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_26_0.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_26_1.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_26_2.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_26_3.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/2031_28_09_16_1_28_26_4.JPG)
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Looks good to me :D
Figures look better with the final touches as well :)
cheers
James
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Looks good to me :D
Figures look better with the final touches as well :)
cheers
James
Thanks .... my eyes have been troublesome ..... better today (they've been a bit tender since I foolishly mixed bleach and vinegar :o)
Added a chapter to the website for this project:
http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_aih_index.html (http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_aih_index.html)
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They look very nice indeed, especially in your ruins.
I really liked the growth around the cars. Do some of both?
We have been working on adding a bit more green to our post-apoc setting to suggest Nature hard at work reclaiming ground. Adds colour to the table while providing more ways to mess with LOS without adding in yet another piece of hard-cover.
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Thanks :D
I know what you mean about nature reclaiming mans' detritus but the challenge I have is to make it work with early WW1 terrain. I'll have to experiment.
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Wait a minute! Please tell me you didn't take all those lovely French signs and posters off the buildings... :'(
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Wait a minute! Please tell me you didn't take all those lovely French signs and posters off the buildings... :'(
lol no!
The PA project is set in Belgium*
(*what with Belgium being my current favourite escape**: as I write this I am quaffing a Grimbergen Blonde)
(**Brexit makes me sad :'()
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Looks great so far. Interesting project.
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Looks great so far. Interesting project.
Thanks :D
I've now got boxes of the Warlord Survivors (shame they are quite so tall) which I'll be modding with Perry and Studio plastic sprues for less 'dressy' survivor. Also have the parts to make another urban tile for the Belgium board.