My Gamma World/TNT Post-apoc (TNT Celtos conversions 20.8.2018)

[pahvivalmiste]

Raider Girls finished - for TNT.

Brought to me and you by Copplestone, Crooked Dice, Lead Adventure, Excalibur and Hasslefree:

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Crooked Dice girl's armour could perhaps use a little rust or something to make it more lively. There are some other tweaks I could do too, but there are eight more types for the Raider Warband waiting.

[Dr Mathias]

Wow, I love the way your painting ties all those different manufacturers together. 

[RedGobbo]

Great paint job as always. I love your wasteland bases, what is your recipe for them, what colors do you use?

[pahvivalmiste]

Wow, I love the way your painting ties all those different manufacturers together. 

Thanks! These figures are differently proportioned but I think they go together all rigth. Excalibur Amazon has a bit too big head and Copplestone's sculpting style is rather original to my eye from group coherency point of view, but I tried to select thematically similar and sensibly equiped (game-wise) figures. Also.. this project is not-so-serious Post Apocalypse

Great paint job as always. I love your wasteland bases, what is your recipe for them, what colors do you use?

Thank you for the comment too. I have a feeling that I've painted a bit much in this (same) style, but I'll try to finish this project this year...

The bases are painted by hand with
1) thin white primer (keeps the sand in place)
2) unbleached titanium (light brown-white, "bonewhite" etc.) or just white - not that big deal
3) white drybrush

4) After this I've used three washes (order has varied)
Very thin wash of something brown
Very thin wash of umber shade, Army painter Soft Tone or something
Very thin wash of Sepia Ink etc.

One or two of these have been thinned with SC Johnson's, others with water/thinner

5) Some Soft Tone/ Strong Tone/ Dark Tone Ink to places that look too light, some Brown Ink near places with rusty metal.

Looks complicated... So it's basically white + a few thin washes

With this project I painted the earth to the bases first and in batches - so it was mass production. I finish the details (rusty metals, mushrooms etc.) when I paint the model.

[RedGobbo]

The bases are painted by hand with
1) thin white primer (keeps the sand in place)
2) unbleached titanium (light brown-white, "bonewhite" etc.) or just white - not that big deal
3) white drybrush

4) After this I've used three washes (order has varied)
Very thin wash of something brown
Very thin wash of umber shade, Army painter Soft Tone or something
Very thin wash of Sepia Ink etc.

One or two of these have been thinned with SC Johnson's, others with water/thinner

5) Some Soft Tone/ Strong Tone/ Dark Tone Ink to places that look too light, some Brown Ink near places with rusty metal.

Looks complicated... So it's basically white + a few thin washes

With this project I painted the earth to the bases first and in batches - so it was mass production. I finish the details (rusty metals, mushrooms etc.) when I paint the model.

Thanks a lot, I will definitelly try this technique although each time I'am trying to use washes things go south very fast  .

[pahvivalmiste]

Extra terrain piece finished:

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This was a bit difficult... I built the tower twice (first version was round but it was too heavy and the texture was problematic) and somehow I ran out of ideas as I just wanted to have something tall on my board (my other buildings are two floors tops). I could maybe add a bird's nest and droppings to the top and maybe a little tech-debris, but this will do for now.

[pahvivalmiste]

Board in action!

TNT practice game with just 6 regular guys each side (Caravanners vs Mutants). I was planning to take better pictures next day, but it was very dark and rainy…

[Andym]

That's a great addition to your board! It now looks like the Vietnam set of Full Metal Jacket.

[Earther]

Love it! 

[pahvivalmiste]

That's a great addition to your board! It now looks like the Vietnam set of Full Metal Jacket.

Thanks for the comments! I was wondering whether the structure is too tall, but I think it worked all right.

Full Metal Jacket comparison is spot-om That did not cross my mind when I was building the tower.

Someone said this set looks like "Fountain of Dreams" game (palms and ruins). Now I'm planning to paint a TNT gang of Killer Klowns and building a terrain piece containing a fountain...

[pahvivalmiste]

Caravan for TNT - Copplestone Baggage Yaks (3) and Dark Eye Mule. Nothing fancy, but it's nice to have these instead of proxies.

[dinohunterpoa]

pahvivalmiste, great work on the girls, your painting scheme really ties them up together like a sisterhood of battle-hardened road warriors, CONGRATULATIONS!

I liked very much your caravan as well! I've used those Copplestone yaks in my own PA setting for some time - until I replaced them with dinosaurs - because every game is better with dinosaurs IMHO!

Keep going and showing us that inspiring stuff of yours!

[pahvivalmiste]

Vor Neo-Soviet Power Armour (sold by Ral Partha/ Iron Wind Metals):

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I kind of like this model as it has certain character... there are some issues with the sculpt, but I think it works. I painted some sort of camo pattern to the suit, dunno if it's too light. Assault rifle might look better with some other colour than dark green (I'll repaint those parts if I feel like it, so probably not ).

I've used those Copplestone yaks in my own PA setting for some time - until I replaced them with dinosaurs - because every game is better with dinosaurs IMHO!

Keep going and showing us that inspiring stuff of yours!

Thanks for the comment. I'm not that convinced about dinosaurs, but these yaks were practical as well as relatively cheap and cheerful

[pahvivalmiste]

Killer Clowns!

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These figures are made by Moonfleet Miniatures (available via Black Cat Bases). There are at least five more clowns to come so I can make a TNT warband (Raiders or Caravanners or...). The idea came when someone said my terrain reminds him of "Fountain of Dreams" PC game. Clowns were the main villains in that one, set in post-apocalyptic Florida (never played it).

Not that beautiful figures, paintjob a bit rushed, but will do. These ain't that serious

[Ultravanillasmurf]

What a scary bunch. Well done.