Windy City Wasteland- eek does Fallout (WIP Super Mutant Behemoth)

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Yep, another Fallout project! I'd gathered some bits and pieces for this a while back and the new Fallout 4 trailer got me all fired up about it this week.

As you can guess from the title, I'll be setting this project in the post-apocalyptic ruins of Chicago when the time comes to build terrain. That said, I'll be doing a lot of figures that appear in DC and New Vegas as well.

So here's what I started out with:



(those two white boxes are bases and a Brother Vinni order)

Like many, I kicked this off with the Brotherhood of Steel:



To create a bit of variety, I repositioned the arms on the guy on the left into something closer to a rifle ready pose. These chaps are being painted now, so I'll get more pictures of them as they're closer to being done.

While various washes and stuff dry, I'm assembling the ghouls. Standard issue Mantic zombies for these:



I managed to snag a box of 40 of these guys at Adepticon this year (half price on account of my toddler son charming the guy at the stand), more than enough for this project.

I found this excellent basing tutorial on reddit, I'll be using a recoloured version of the desert base: (link)

Looking back up at the boxes, I'll be using the Wargames Factory Survivors as various wastelanders. The Bolt Action figures might be NCR, although I've come across a better alternative so maybe not - we'll see. I'm a bit of a perfectionist like that! Since that picture was taken I picked up some em4 troopers to use as Reiley's Rangers and Talon Company, and this week I spent my fortnightly wargaming budget on a bunch of weapons packs and some bottle caps.

[commissarmoody]

Looking forward to seeing how this all turns out.

[Constable Bertrand]

Woo! Another fallout thread. Perfect.

Cracking start, with those boxes you should have more than enough!

Cheers
Matt.

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Thanks folks! Yep, certainly more than enough to last me until I'm allowed to order more!

Got the Brotherhood mostly finished this morning, just the bases to do. Pictures will be coming later once my phone charges. In the meantime, 18 more Feral Ghouls are in the process of being assembled. Here's hoping the weather here clears up soon so I can get them undercoated!

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Picture of the Brotherhood, bases WIP:



(should be getting a new cord for my digital camera later this week, this phone isn't the best for photographing minis)

Managed to get the Ghouls undercoated, 16 as Ferals and 5 as Glowing Ones. That should keep me busy for the week! Also got started on converting a couple of Talon Company mercs.

[commissarmoody]

Not bad,

[Vladimir Raukov]

Looks great so far! Will there be any not-feral or glowy ghouls?

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Thanks folks! So it turns out I miss a bit, my brother helpfully pointed out their lack of insignia. I knew I'd missed a bit

Looks great so far! Will there be any not-feral or glowy ghouls?

Yup, there absolutely will be! The Mantic zombies set comes with enough spare heads to mix with the Wargames Factory sets to make some more civilized ghouls.

[PatrickWR]

Looking good so far, eek!

By the way, I see you're a Chicago guy. How is it that my club has never crossed paths or played a game with you?

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Looking good so far, eek!

By the way, I see you're a Chicago guy. How is it that my club has never crossed paths or played a game with you?

Thanks!

Probably for a few reasons. I came here 2 and a half years ago leaving my old wargaming stuff behind, and I only really got settled enough to jump back in at the start of this year. With full-time work, a wife and kid, it's taking a while to build up anything from the clean slate I started with! Where do you guys meet?

[zizi666]

Picture of the Brotherhood, bases WIP:

Them bases look nice already. Could we have a close up and some more info on how you achieved that texture?

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Them bases look nice already. Could we have a close up and some more info on how you achieved that texture?

Sure, I can get a close up if you like when I get back from work tonight, but it's really simple. A nice thick, lumpy coat of Games Workshop's Agrellan Earth is all it takes. The thicker you put it on the larger and deeper the cracked segments get, so it's easy to control the effect. You could leave it as-is, but I'll be painting mine so they look a little less flat.

[zizi666]

Ah, didn't know they had that.
(I try to steer away from GW products...)

I do have Valejo crackle medium, but have never used it. Perhaps I should give it a go...

[carlos13th]

Looking good so far/

[Messyart]

Aye, looks good. and reminds me that I need to get cracking on my mantic ghouls..