Raedwald’s Sci Fi Thread (p.9 - Pilots)

[NotifyGrout]

I love this model. She's business punk 

[Malamute]

Great stuff. Its becoming a lovely collection of figures

[axiom]

She's a lot of fun. The glasses have worked out brilliantly.

[Raedwald]

Thanks guys!

I love this model. She's business punk 

Sums it up perfectly, yes!

@Scarper & @DivisMal - Thanks for the comments on the previous post too. I’m very tempted to paint a load more Copplestone Scavengers now, it’s such an awesome range - trying to stay disciplined and stick to my 2023 plan though.

[OSHIROmodels]

Nicely done 

[Daeothar]

Wow, Tandy has certainly worked herself up the ladder...

Great work; love all the small added details

[Raedwald]

Thanks guys! (Not sure who Tandy is, to be honest).

In campaign turn two, I recruited an extra crew member for my 5PfH crew, and although you don’t get the bonuses for new recruits I still rolled on the tables for that extra random inspiration and character. This resulted in a Scientist joining the others.

Rummaging the pile produced a Copplestone Man in Black, who looked suitably smart, so got painted in civilian clothes for an intellectual who’s hit the bottom and had to join a band of rogues.

Beige-ochre trousers, and a corduroy blazer. The 20th Century styles do look a bit odd with the rest of the crew, but it’s all part of the fun.

Cheers,
Raedwald

[DivisMal]

Absolutely love what you did here! The paintjob totally changed that model. I think I have it, too, but strangely enough I never had the idea to paint it not black 

[Daeothar]

That totally works in unexpected ways! I love how you made that model something completely different from what it was intended to be with 'just' a paintjob. Great work!

Oh, and Tandy was the name of a character in a Necromunda scenario in a really old copy of Citadel Journal, where the character was represented by this very mini. Talk about obscure reference...   

[Raedwald]

@DivisMal - Thanks, this is what I love about Five Parsecs; if it weren’t for the randomisation tables getting the brain-juices flowing, I doubt I’d ever have considered a non-black suit.

@Daeothar - Thank you. I had a load of those old Journals (possibly still do somewhere)… got them for the Necromunda content too! Still, if I had the Tandy issue it certainly escaped my memory long ago  . Thanks for explaining, Google was absolutely no help on that one! 

[LouieN]

Maybe the scientist is into retro looks.  Totally works!

[Scarper]

Love the detail on his tie, and the corduroy suit. Would definitely not have thought to do that with a MiB model, but he looks great!

[Grumpy Gnome]

Absolutely love what you did here! The paintjob totally changed that model. I think I have it, too, but strangely enough I never had the idea to paint it not black 

I quite agree! 👍

[Raedwald]

@LouieN, @Scarper, @Grumpy Gnome - Many thanks!

A bit more terrain today, Concrete Barricades from Puppets War. I like the look of these castings, which are modular, so can be set up in a number of ways.

I was a bit disappointed when these arrived, as someone had been overzealous in grinding the undersides, such that several pieces were slanted and different heights, so they didn’t line up at all. Had to repair by building back up with Milliput.

Just a quick drybrush on these, with a wash for the dirty streaks.

Cheers,
Raedwald

[Raedwald]

Hi all,

After a pleasant summer interlude of Frostgrave, I returned to the sci fi projects, and Five Parsecs has worked its magic; providing the rationale and the motivation to paint up some minis that have languished far too long on the pile.

I prep’d some Pig Iron Production System Troopers, with the wonderful Inner Guard heads, several years ago, to act as a special forces squad for my Kolony Militia platoon.

I’m delighted to have finally got paint on some of them, and have fallen back in love with these awesome, characterful sculpts. Below are the first five. I’ve got another four to go to complete the squad (2 x 4-man Fireteams + 1 Squad Leader).

Cheers,
Raedwald