Nuclear Shrimp 15mm Tecton Wraiths

[zrunelord]

Another set of great minis from Nuclear Shrimp.
They make a great set of special forces.
These were originally called Stormtroopers, if I am not mistaken.
I converted the duplicate ones ( note - easy to saw these minis with a jewellers saw BUT very easy to screw things up , so I would suggest converting only to experienced modellers. Tidied things up with milliput.) & made 2 as S.A.W. troopers.

Grey Undercoat, White zenithal, Them I painted them with a blue black ink mix.
Light drybrush with a light grey.
Tarmac bases painted with a textured paint made out of a mix of dark grey & fine marble powder. Light drybrush with a medium grey.
Went over them again , lining with fine brush & the blue black in.

Thanks for your comments.
Z

https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2019/10/nuclear-shrimp-15mm-tecton-wraiths.html

[Hobby Services]

Very nice indeed.  Those bases really make them pop.

[War Monkey]

Those are really nice! Plus I agree the bases look really good as well!

[CookAndrewB]

I got some Nuclear Shrimp stuff in 28mm. Have you seen the Brutes in 15mm?

[zrunelord]

Thank you all.
Yes I have the 15mm brutes also.
I think I'm going to use them as ogryns.

I think their best ones are the Tecton brotherhood. Which I showed in another post.

Z

[Daeothar]

Oh wow; those are something nice!

Your paintjob is both subdued and standing out, if that even makes sense, and the bases really finish them off.

I'd be all over these if they were in 28mm, as they would be perfect as X-COM Power Armour. And the helmets also remind me of the Robotech Masters from the Southern Cross series...

[CookAndrewB]

in 28mm they don't have much in the way of Tecton forces. Knights, but that aesthetic is pretty different. 

[dwartist]

They had 28mm on their KS so I'm sure they will be available sometime...

[zrunelord]

Thanks Daeothar,
Glad you like them.
I understand what you're saying .
I was experimenting with an almost all ink paint job & it payed off.
They are very detailed for 15mm minis & I think what did the job is that I used a mix of blue-black ink & not a simple black wash, then a very light, light grey drybrush.

If it helps I use eye shadow makeup brushes for drybrushing, which I find are superior ( when new ) to other conventional ones.

They would be great for xcom indeed & as Dwartist said they should (must ) bring them out. Here is the link.
https://ns-games.com/product/tecton-order-stormtroopers-28mm/

z

[dwartist]

I thought they were 28mm at first...nice work! The 'Rangers are nice in 15mm too.

[zrunelord]

Thanks Dwartist,
Yes the rangers are nice also.
They have roundish armour rather than the angular on the wraiths , so the paint job comes out different even if the same technique was used and they're bigger. I would count them as Heavy PA. Just noticed they have a star on the r/h shoulder pad. Have to paint those also





Z

[CookAndrewB]

Agree on the makeup brushes. I have a number for that purpose. I also forget that I have them, from time to time .

Big guy looks good. Hopefully they will run another kickstarter at some point and I can grab some 15mm.

[Daeothar]

They would be great for xcom indeed & as Dwartist said they should (must ) bring them out. Here is the link.
https://ns-games.com/product/tecton-order-stormtroopers-28mm/

Ask, and thou shalt receive! 

thanks for that, and here's to hoping...

[zrunelord]

Welcome Deothar,
I think you can get them right now Cook.
Note they have only 3 poses but I converted mine to have around 20 unique poses 😁😁😁
Jewellers saw is your friend.

Here is another pic , painted as Ranger Corporal Stalwart.



Z

[zrunelord]

More pics of the original & converted ones.
I wanted to convey troops dropping onto the field, i.e movement.




Z