AxolotlQuestion's Sci-fi Explorations (updated 1/6 with Stargrave troopers)

[AxolotlQuestions]

Having gone in on the Stargrave nickstarter, I decided to get a head start on painting up some minis and putting together a table.

I already have a fair amount of cardstock terrain (metromorph and tinkerturf) from playing Necromunda and Kill Team.





but I wanted to get some slightly less industrial stuff together, so I've started some Tatooine/Logan's World style stuff.







And I've started painting up some random stuff to use as pirates.



Though I've pulled something special out of the leadpile for my first warband...

[axiom]

Love the adobe buildings, that weathered fringe scifi western look is something I really enjoy! Can I ask where the bearded guy with the headscarf is from?

[AxolotlQuestions]

Thanks!
He's a simple kitbash I did using a Domari Freeborn from warlord's Beyond the Gates of Atlantis and the head from the Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago crewmen kit.

[Chief Lackey Rich]

Thanks!
He's a simple kitbash I did using a Domari Freeborn from warlord's Beyond the Gates of Atlantis and the head from the Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago crewmen kit.

Gates has a ton of very Stargrave-friendly figs in its ranges.  Wish they had a few more plastic options just for the ease of conversions, but many of the metals have such a neat aesthetic I wouldn't really want to hack them up anyway.

[AxolotlQuestions]

It's not something I've ever played, but the recent sprue sale by Warlord gave me an excuse to pick some stuff up for kitbashing.

[Chief Lackey Rich]

It's not something I've ever played, but the recent sprue sale by Warlord gave me an excuse to pick some stuff up for kitbashing.

I tried Gates a couple of times.  It's not bad, especially if you like Bolt Action's mechanics.  More of a fan of the minis than the game, though.   

[AxolotlQuestions]

Testing colour schemes.



I also painted up a tiny gretchin.

[fourcolorfigs]

Testing colour schemes.



I also painted up a tiny gretchin.

This stuff is looking so evocative! Love the colors and figures!

[Seal]

Great looking terrain and miniatures. I especially like the bold greens. Good stuff!   

[AxolotlQuestions]

Well, I've gone very old school today.

My order of the old Copplestone sculpted Future Warriors arrived from Forlorn Hope today, and I wasted no time priming some up and getting some paint on them.



This guy gave me a strong sense memory of the old Citadel Confrontation tech gang leader. Something about the legs?

I also painted up another grot.



I love these old Kev Adams sculpts. They were what got me into the hobby back when I was knee high to a grass hopper, and I'm really enjoying returning to them now.

Speaking of returning to old miniatures, I found this poor ork in my lead pile. My best guess is I painted him back in junior school, probably 30+ years ago, and well before I had heard about thinning your paints.



So, after a bath in biostrip and some scrubbing, I managed to turn him into this:



Once I work out how I'm basing them, he'll be ready to hit the table again, and I couldn't be happier about that.

[CookAndrewB]

I don't know, man. No shame in the old paint job. I recently found some of my old WH40k stuff and I absolutely don't have the heart to undo a piece of my poorly painted childhood. They probably won't see time on the gaming table, but the memories are worth holding onto. 

[AxolotlQuestions]

I don't think I will be repainting everything, but it'll be good to get some of these boys back on the table.

[AxolotlQuestions]

Based up the first batch of pirates. Eagerly awaiting the nickstarter delivery now.

[Battle Brush Sigur]

Of course I love the look of RT Orks, but those pirates are really cool too. Copplestone Future Warriors, eh? I'll have to keep those in mind!

[AxolotlQuestions]

Yeah, they're old sculpts (1991 I believe) but they hold up well. You can get them from EM4 and Forlorn Hope, and they're very reasonably priced.