Firefight Muster Troops and Retained Knights

[matakishi]

I disliked them back in the 90's for some reason. I think I bought a Shia Kahn Battlemaster with a gatling gun. Now I love them because they almost look like something Vaugn Bode or Richard Corben would have drawn in Heavy Metal/Metal Hurlant. They almost embody the 70's and early to mid 80's Sci-fi poster look. Pipes, vents, hoses, cables, nurnies, connectors, rivets, cowlings, bearings, plates, etc. are all nested tightly together everywhere and the troops have these weirdly expressive poses that you'd normally only see in cartoon illustrations. And it's not the old " holding a sword up and shouting YAAAAGHHHH! to Crom" pose either. It's more of a tired, vaguely paranoid, "slogging on to find more alien heads to crack so I can finally go home" look. The Quar have the same sort of look to them. The weight of the long war is on them and they don't have time or the energy to pose on no heap of beached skulls for some portrait painter. Those huge techno backpack reactor things they carry are just awesome. Loads of relief to them. Fun to paint I'll bet.

This.
Slowly assembling my own forces.

[Jonas]

Great! I have some of them in my paint queue right now. Hopefully I will get them ready for gaming this summer.

I alway loved those miniatures, from the first time I saw them and I am very happy that the line is back.

I think I have about 30 of the knights and as soon as my economy allows me I will buy some of the muster.

[Lowtardog]

I disliked them back in the 90's for some reason. I think I bought a Shia Kahn Battlemaster with a gatling gun. Now I love them because they almost look like something Vaugn Bode or Richard Corben would have drawn in Heavy Metal/Metal Hurlant. They almost embody the 70's and early to mid 80's Sci-fi poster look. Pipes, vents, hoses, cables, nurnies, connectors, rivets, cowlings, bearings, plates, etc. are all nested tightly together everywhere and the troops have these weirdly expressive poses that you'd normally only see in cartoon illustrations. And it's not the old " holding a sword up and shouting YAAAAGHHHH! to Crom" pose either. It's more of a tired, vaguely paranoid, "slogging on to find more alien heads to crack so I can finally go home" look. The Quar have the same sort of look to them. The weight of the long war is on them and they don't have time or the energy to pose on no heap of beached skulls for some portrait painter. Those huge techno backpack reactor things they carry are just awesome. Loads of relief to them. Fun to paint I'l bet.

I couldnt have put it better myself but wish I had, very well written and emotes exactly how I see them

[Dr. The Viking]

Seriously nice stuff!

I just bought a bit from AA and their firefight line... Nox troopers and goblins though. Looking forward to painting them,.

[Dentatus]

I agree with you, but your brushwork does an exemplary job highlighting all the old-school character embodied in those figs. Genuinely well done.

[Pil]

Thanks! I really love paleomerus' description of these models as he really pinpoints what I like about these models too. What he said also goes for the first GW space maringe though, which these models also reminded me of:


Painted by Phil Lewis:
http://www.solegends.com/citle/citle1990/numbered/le02SpaceMarine.htm

[Jonas]

I have started an Ion Age project up for this years Horisont convention.

My thread is in the workbench: HERE

For anyone interested.

There is not so much there yet, but I will hopefully update on a regular basis.

[Cosmotiger]

This is  the most eloquent thread about a line of I've ever read.  I agree there is something much more characterful in them compared to the very standardized "I AM HEROIC" poses favored in most figure lines today.