Dr. The Viking's current ramblings: Dark Side of The Moon page 35

[Dr. The Viking]

looking good.
I wouldn't mind seeing some close-ups (and in profile) of those 15mm troops.
Mechatons look awesome, funny but nevertheless awesome.

I actually did take some, but they turned out completely crappish. So I just have to figure out how to do it properly. Bear in mind that this is my Work In Progress thread, so nothing is done yet. The inf still needs to get their guns painted and the shields too. And some black in their eyes.

I have one of those robot things somewhere...   

I originally bought it for VSF, but I have so much for VSF that haven't even seen action yet, so I decided to use them for this instead.

[aggro84]

The metallics look really nice. 

It will be interesting to see how your infinity stuff turns out.

[Major_Gilbear]

Love those robots at the back, and lens effect on the the more finished one is super!

And I've been bitten by the Infinity bug. It's not a major love but there a pretty cool gaming group in my neighbourhood with lots of nice terrain and plenty of initiative which counts for a heck of a lot these days.

Good man; it's a great game, but *really* needs to have the correct terrain to shine properly... Anyway, it's one of my all-time fave games, so I'll be interested to see how you get on with it!

[FramFramson]

This weeks workbench shots:

Who makes those bigger fellows in the back?

[Doomsdave]

They are toys from the animated movie "Monsters & Aliens".  This robot was  the baddie.

[Mason]

 

Nice work!

Those big fellas are stunning, and the effect on the lens looks great!
 

[Dr. The Viking]

As I'm almost living on the breadline these days I'm trying to get some use out of old crap I've had lying around.

This week it's some old WW1 Brits that I almost certainly will never entertain in a proper game of World War 1... so I chopped off their heads and added some more humorous ones and they will now do as sci-fi light infantry for my Korus Vultor army.



I'm not much of a sculptor but in 15mm I think the slightly comical look adds to the overall. 

[janner]

Cute 

[Malamute]

Barking Mad!

[Mason]

Cute 

Barking Mad!

Both of the above, but it certainly works!

[Dr. The Viking]

What colours should I paint them in? They'd be fielded together with the brass party upstairs..

[Jonas]

WHITE!

[Dr. The Viking]

WHITE!

Isn't that a bit too racist and not so sci-fi?! I would have liked to use a sand colour but I'm not sure if it will just look too boring...

I tried doing a bit of photoshop and made this colourful suggestion inspired by various cultists:

[janner]

Orange hats would be quite halloween

[Dr. The Viking]

Orange hats would be quite halloween

Yes, I'm sure the Americans would be thrilled by the prospect...  

In all seriousness (blatant misuse of a word, nicht wahr?) though I did contemplate orange too. Brownish jackets and khaki trousers. We'll see.

I'm liking the thoroughly rewarding feeling that is 15mm... completing entire miniatures in a matter of minutes!

I must say that Jonas has a point with the white. Even though I would be playing the bad guy again the. But perhaps that was settled the moment I made the light infantry wear pointy face-mask-hats .