Beyond the Gates of Antares: Ghar Proghect Logh

[Curis]

Hobby goal: paint a complete Ghar Empire scout force.

Now, normally I don't play with unpainted miniatures.  It eats at my soul.  But Warlord Games have just started doing a Beyond the Gates of Antares gaming club on alternate Wednesdays and I wanted to join in without having to spend three months beforehand acrylicking them.



Painting process as advanced as my Antares rules knowledge.

On the inaugural games night I "played" against Concord and Algoryn – I say "played" as I was largely being spoon-fed the rules by my patient opponents.  I've now got a basic enough grasp to be able to digest and retain the contents of the rulebook.  And, importantly, the gaming has given me the enthusiasm to paint the first unit – Flitters.



RrRrRrRrRrRr.  Flitting.  RrRrRrRr.  Flit flit flit.

Flitters are the Ghar's targeting drones, scouting ahead of the main battleline to relay back targeting data and generally be a nuisance.  Drawn to the enemy like tiny birds are drawn to tasty cookie crumbs.  RrRrRrRrRrRr.



RrRrRrRrRrRr. RrRrRrRr.

I've gone for dark teal armour and light orange bases, which contrast with each other nicely.  The teal is available as a spray paint so battlesuits and large vehicles like the command crawler can be painted quickly and smoothly.



Flitters flocking around Andy Hobday's Concord. RrRrRrRrRrRr.  RrRrRrRr.

Additionally the Flitters are small enough miniatures that I can fire them out and feel like I've made serious inroads into the army.  Wahey!  One unit done with only two evenings of painting – that means 25% of the army finished!



Flitters marking Matt Adlard's Concord behind their energy line defences.

Next off, seeing if the colour scheme and painting method translate up to the larger Ghar battlesuits.

[Malebolgia]

Those drones are awesome. Love how you did the dark blue. Any painting tips? Dark blue sure is my weak colour, so any tips would be appreciated

[Major_Gilbear]

Beautiful colours - I'd planned to do my Ghar in an off-black/blue scheme too, so I will be interested to see how your finished force looks.

[Commander Roj]

Nice post, and it has also persuaded me that those glitters could be very useful in other scales and systems. I would have to lose the tails though I think!

[manic _miner]

 They look really good.I must get around to  mine soon.

[Momotaro]

Beautiful job on the flitters, and you've given me a colour scheme idea for some completely different minis!

You'll have fun with the game - the core is pretty solid, and the various drones and probes give you the opportunity to tweak your force in interesting and subtle ways.

[Juan]

Wonderful painting work in the drones, really nice!

[Zaheer]

Lovely painting, what paints did you use for the bases? It looks like a perfect baked-desert scheme...

[chickenbane]

Really like them. Great paint job too. How does Gates of Antares play? I like the models, just not sure if I can get into another gaming system. 

[Reed]

Excellent both basing and painting. Your army is going to look impressive.

[Hobby Services]

Lovely.  Think I want some Flitters for use as spaceships or 15mm drones.

[supervike]

Excellent work.  Love the look of those models, and those bases....

[Humorous_Conclusion]

It's great to see some more BTGOA models. Those flitters look great. Like the colour scheme and the highlighting is very precise.

[Ray Earle]

Excellent work on those.