Rampant SciFi: UD 30/3 Belters (Infinity & Battle Droids) FINISHED

[Silent Invader]

Not you of course 

[Hupp n at em]

That sabre Reiver conversion is incredible!    Perfect thread for me to stumble on after cracking open my shiny new copy of Xenos Rampant 

[Silent Invader]

That sabre Reiver conversion is incredible!    Perfect thread for me to stumble on after cracking open my shiny new copy of Xenos Rampant 

Sorry I missed this before! Thank you very much. Hope you enjoy your read of XR - I certainly did

[Silent Invader]

Something for another scenario, a pumping station.

This has been built using buildings, walls and other parts from OSHIROmodels, plus odds and sods from the bitz box. I expect that idc I’ll purchase more of the OSHIROmodels pieces, to expand the pumping station into a small settlement.















And primed to bind it all together (NB: the control room’s removable roof is elsewhere in this shot)  :

[Malamute]

Looking really good. The ruined walls especially. 

[Captain Blood]

Splendido! 

[OSHIROmodels]

Liking that 

[Grumpy Gnome]

Liking that 

Me too! 👍

[Silent Invader]

Thanks all - apologies for not having replied sooner (I thought I had  ).

A bit more progress. I have 3 more units of Grymn on the painting table: a heavy Infantry unit, the exec unit, and the supply unit.

A few conversions to share, all HF minis:



The dwarf Executive Officer with the light sabre was originally a human child with a sword, who I’ve aged by emphasising cheekbones and adding breasts. The other two were light infantry who’ve had SMGs removed and the replacements slung on their backs; they’ll be from the ‘beer and bullets’ supply squad with a bag or box of kit in one hand and something motivating in the other (a thumbs up and a tankard of beer),

The three Reiver units will comprise 2 x 10 berserkers and a transport skimmer. The latter will have a single Reiver as fixed crew and will double-duty as a gun platform.



The skimmer is a resin product from OSHIROmodels, which was lightly converted using their engine pieces and a few other bits. 

[OSHIROmodels]

Very cool 

[Elk101]

Nice use of the skimmer, it's a useful bit of kit.

[Malamute]

TjTs really nice

[Silent Invader]

Thanks chaps. Yes the skimmer is a lovely piece. As it’s for the ‘escaped penal colony mutant miners’ it’ll be some sort of mining vehicle that’s been gunned up (a ‘technical’ of sorts).

[Silent Invader]

While I plough my way through painting another 30 odd minis I thought I might add some background to my Rampant Sci-Fi project (which I’ve also now added to the first post, for context).

The project combines elements of or influences from my favourite SciFi sources, including:

The Expanse
Star Wars
Aliens
The Fifth Element
Raised by Wolves
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Serenity
Ghosts of Mars
Resident Evil

The current factions include:

• Reivers (mutant humans derived from or influenced by Serenity, Ghosts of Mars, Resident Evil)
• Marines (shorter humans influenced by the Colonial Marines from Aliens)
• Belters (taller humans derived from The Expanse, Raised By Wolves)
• Wookies (humanoids from Star Wars)

Other factions might be added, such as Twi’Lek, Mangalores and Xenomorphs

And the fluff….

The Galactic Powers are the self-styled managers (controllers) of all things law, finance, commerce and industry. Their power extends as far as the Asteroid Belt beyond which lie the Outer Reaches, which are the ‘Wild West’ of the Galaxy.

Reivers (Krakon Stargrind)

Humans who as off-Earth prisoners of the Galactic Powers were genetically-modified to perform labour in high-radiation and low-oxygen mining environments. Their services were contracted to (effectively they were enslaved to) the ‘Yutani. Mining Corporation’  (Y.). Having escaped penal servitude, they now survive in the Outer Reaches, raiding for supplies and captives. Cunning and easily enraged, they lack the neural capacity for strategic thinking but are competent with technical systems including weapons and vehicles.

Marines (Hasslefree Grymn)

Grey-haired, short in height and somewhat squat, the Marines are humans from a high-gravity planet. Strong of body and determined of spirit, naturally assertive but calm in adversity, they are contracted by the Galactic Powers to patrol and police the Outer Reaches.

Belters (Infinity Haqqislam)

Tall, fair-haired humans from the low gravity Asteroid Belt. The Belt was founded as a colony of the Galactic Powers but over time has increasingly pushed for its independence. The Belt is vulnerable to attack and so its society is highly militarised. The Belt began as, and still is, a primary source of rare minerals but has also developed into a trading hub for anything and everything.

Wookies (WotC Bendies)

Native to the forest planet Kashyyyk, the humanoid Wookies are distinguished from humans by their gigantism, hirsutism, and physical strength.  While they are known for their strength, battle prowess, and penchant for losing their temper, they are also highly intelligent and possess a natural talent for mechanics. These abilities make Wookiees natural scouts and adventurers.

FYI the earlier pages of the thread jump about with various other names for these factions, as it’s taken a while for me to settle on what I want to do. Out of date names and references include (the main source of the minis is in brackets):

Wookies : Sasqwatchen
Marines : Grimm, Grymn
Belters : Humans
Reivers : Reavers, Drones, Druuschan

[Malamute]

Splendid (i'm sure it all reads well )