Author Topic: Mutant Jons 40k 1st edition project (Read 4348 times)

Mutant Jon · « **on:** 04 April 2012, 09:14:26 PM »

Hi all,
I've decided to build up some small (1000pts and vehicle light) forces for playing orginal 1st edition Rogue Trader. Orginally I thought about using orginal lates 80s rogue trader miniatures but I'm on a budget and most of the OOP stuff is pretty pricey on Ebay. So I've decided to use what ever miniatures I like that I can find at a resonable price.

I thought I'd start a thread to chart the progress of this project. I tend to flit from one project to another and then back again (I'm sure I'm not alone) so I won't promise a constant stream of updates but when I've got something I'll stick it in here.

First up is an ogryn of the Imperial Guard I picked up cheap on ebay. Made by a company called Scibor

http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=695#i/28mm_2008/big/Paulus03.jpg

This is a resin miniature that I've converted (the top picture is the original version). I wanted him to be a bit different (not to mention only boneheads carry guns in first edition) so I chopped of his leg and rebuilt it with green stuff so it could stand on an alien head. I also rebuilt an alternative hand with green stuff and a spare ork axe to replace the gun.

Painting wise I went for a white undercoat and used washes and highlights which worked well ....I think.

mattblackgod · « **Reply #1 on:** 04 April 2012, 09:58:23 PM »

Nice paintjob. Great work.

I am a fan of the 40K RT rules. I look forward to seeing more!

supervike · « **Reply #2 on:** 04 April 2012, 11:57:50 PM »

Loads of character there. Nicely done, good conversion, great paint.

inkwell · « **Reply #3 on:** 05 April 2012, 12:02:01 AM »

Very Nice!

manatic · « **Reply #4 on:** 05 April 2012, 07:04:56 AM »

That is one stunning paintjob.

Brummie Thug · « **Reply #5 on:** 05 April 2012, 11:27:52 AM »

Very nice Looks great mate. Will be nice to see what else you have in store for us all

Mutant Jon · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 April 2012, 07:06:28 AM »

Thanks guys

Just a few pictures of the second Scibor space ogre I picked up cheap on ebay. This guy in the sergeant or bonehead armed with a ripper gun. The shotgun is from the first space ogre model, who got an axe instead and replaces the powerfist this miniature should have had. The bottom picture gives some scale perspective.

Warren Abox · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 April 2012, 09:28:21 AM »

Huh, the original minis looks a little tired, and yours looks really pissed off. Interesting how that works out. Love that t-shirt design, too.

Mason · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 April 2012, 10:35:45 AM »

Stunning work on both of those fellas!

Andym · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 April 2012, 10:50:36 AM »

Cool!

I didn't realise quite how big these miniatures were, I've never seen them 'scaled' to anything else!

anevilgiraffe · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 April 2012, 01:53:20 PM »

Quote from: Andym on 11 April 2012, 10:50:36 AM

Cool! I didn't realise quite how big these miniatures were, I've never seen them 'scaled' to anything else!

that...

what is the 28mm mini?

Mutant Jon · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 April 2012, 07:32:58 PM »

Finished these guys last night. Basically I wanted to do some Imperial Guard for 1st edition 40K the original 80s ones where a bit expensive on ebay .....the new GW ones where a bit expensive to. I did come across someone selling some Cheap Warlord games 28mm plastic British infantry on the sprue which gave me the inspiration for these guys. This is the test unit painted up and I think they work quite well.

The Warlord games weapons supplied were way to small for 40K (ie were in actual scale) so a raid of my bitz box furnished me with dozens of IG las-guns from past projects as well as numerous pistols and chainsaws. What I didn't have was any heavy weapons in the end I bought a pack each of Maxmini resin tesla cannons and grenade launchers. This gave me enough heavy weapons for a IG platoon in the 1st edition IG army lists. The Tesla cannons are going to proxy as conversion beamers.

Minimum units in a IG army for 1st edition is four tactical squads (10 men and 2 heavy weapons) plus a command section (5 men and 2 heavy weapons) an officer and commissar this comes to about 1100 pts. I want to keep my forces down to 1000pts though so I'm dropping a tactical squad (200pts for 10 guardsmen) and throwing in a ratling sniper squad to make up the points.

This means I need 35 guardsmen happily a box of warlord games plastic British has 25 miniatures which works out very well I'm toying with getting the commando box as I can then have some heads with berets as well as helmets.