I believe that is an Athern HO scale bridge kit right? Slightly more expensive than the cheap ATLAS kits, but nice!

Nice rivets...but I think you need
MOAR rivets

Thanks a bunch for the kind words guys, much appreciated!

@Bruticus - Afraid I couldn't tell you where the bridge is from - I got it for £3 off eBay from a gent who was cleaning out his garage. From the dust coating them when they turned up, I'd say they'd been in there for a while! Cheers for the tip - I've not done much playing with magnets, but I was thinking of trying some out for this project. Not sure I'll want a sump river flowing through the middle of every game...
And I am not going to discourage you from making more necro terrain - I can always use more inspiration! You can't quite cover an 8'x8' table yet, can you? True necromunda afficianados wouldn't stop until there was no room to move in the room you'd built it in

@LDD - Thanks a ton, man, much appreciated! Zombie posing is a lot of fun, and I maybe do some pantomiming to try out the poses when there's no one around

@nathanie - Thanks! The zombies are mostly flaggelant, catachan and cadian parts with a fair bit of GS to angle the bodies and slacken the limbs a little. I'll try and get a better shot and a parts list for you when i get home.

@Dave - Could well be, I've no idea! MOAR rivets?! Is that just revenge for everyone posting that all over your own threads? I'm running out of plasticard rod for the rivets at the mo - there's got to be about 30-40 on that scaffold structure alone! Quick trip to the FLGS around the corner will sort me out, I'm sure.

Maybe...I like Rivets, is that a crime?

Pretty much a requirement as the League Boss

I must apologise for losing track a wee while ago Scarp but I promise I am again following avidly. Your gaming table looks scrumptious

Loving the bridge so far Scarp, and the little 'dio' was very cool

Agree that magnets are the way forward, gives you plenty of flexibility with terrain.

Athern and Atlas hey Dave? Cheers, I'll look those up

A rotating bridge.....will have to make one myself. Im so glad there are so many great projects for necromunda going on dakka dakka right now, it's really gotten me back into the gaming craze.

I must admit its been too long since I've read the rule book and scenarios so I'll have to do moar research into the toll bridge, but your work is inspirational.

Really digging the sniper perch on top of the bridge.

Cheers man that would be much appreciated

I may be wrong, but...

The bottom one is the Atlas, the middle one is unknown, and the top one is Athern
..I THINK...
Don't be afraid to look into O scale (Lionel) either, rivets work in any scale

I scored a bunch of the bottom ones myself. Got to check out other local train shops. Found an o scale motorized gantry crane... But at $250 I can live without it.

Sorry, the top one appears to be by Walthers from the look, my bad

I also like the shape of this one

@Cap'n R - Not at all, it's not exactly a requirement! And you may hopefully have a vested interested in that table improving in future

@Monkeytroll - Thanks a lot! Chuffed that you enjoyed it.

@Theophony - Thank you, that's really kind to say! Dakka has a fantastic necromunda scene, and most of my ideas tend to be amalgamations of other people's ones anyway The toll bridge isn't one of the RB scenarios - I think it was released in one of the magazines they did, not sure. Have you found yakromunda yet? Fantastic website and well worth a sign-up. They've got the community ed rules, and a free PDF download of pretty much every necro scenario or rule that's ever existed. Give it a look!

@Dave - The bridge bits say 'Tri-ang' in small letters on the side - I was just about to scrape them off, but I thought it might be useful info for you! I'm clueless about model trains - is that a company?

The following shot is for Nathanie - will do my best to go through what's in each one.




And finally, a few smaller walkways I've been putting together for my tin can towers:


Hope you like, and please let me know what you think!

@scarper I have found yakromunda, haven't posted there yet, and have made use of the terrain saved there. Will look more at the scenarios and such this week.

Like the bridges. Is that alumn. Window screening your using for the mesh?

Aha, I see the zombie thing has hit you Scarper!

Zombie 1 has a mantic zombie hand or some other zombie companies hand by the looks of it the rest I worked out

Cheers man you are the best, lots and lots of inspiration from them and will have a play this week.

Ps my names Nathaniel although Nathanie does sound very cute. My friends call me Nate. Feel free to do the same

Ahh it looks like a UK company

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@Cap'n R - Not at all, it's not exactly a requirement! And you may hopefully have a vested interested in that table improving in future

Hell man it's already pretty orgasm-inducing from where I'm standing. I've only played on one other custom-built Necro board, and that was tasty, but I can see the love in yours

Speaking of love, could you take a gander at my currently dainty wee plog sometime? I've finally got on the case - I'll try and find some Necro minis to put on there soon as well, maybe include their stats at their time of retirement and a bit of history as well.

Dude awesome bridge! Love the snipers hideout details =)

Tri-ang used to make accessories for Scalextric too from what I recall.

Added Walthers to my list

Great looking stuff there Scarp. You gained my respect a long time ago and that remains unchanged with every project. You do amazing and inspiring things.

long time i didn´t look into this thread...

my bad...

the bridge scnene looks very cool...

if i would get 10cents each time i say...:i need to make my own zombies..." i´d be a millionare by now...

damn... i need to make my own zombies^^

@Theophony - It's an amazing resource, so handy to have everything there. It is indeed aluminium mesh - got some off eBay for a song.

@Shaso - It has indeed! They're a really fun part of the setting, and well... I just like zombies

@LDD - Well spotted, I missed that. It's a hand from one of the studio miniature multi part plastics, to be exact. Good eye if you got the rest though! You're a walking bits encyclopedia

@Nate - Hahaha, it was a typo mate, honest. Though Nathanie does have a certain ring to it... Looking forward to seeing what you do with your own zombies!

@Dave - Well found, that certainly looks like the bit, though I'm missing the struts and the cross braces. Still, £3 (maybe $5?), so I'm not complaining!

@Cap'n Roderick - Well thank you kindly, that's really good to hear! I did not know that you'd started a blog - give me a second to finish this up and I'll be all over it!

@Two Spartan - Thanks man! Glad you like it - The nest was a lot of fun to put together.

@Skalk - It was your use of railway bridges for your awesome hazard stripe bridge that got me to bid on the tresses in the first place! That is a massive compliment though, and I really appreciate it, thank you. Hope I can keep it going

@Vik - Hahaha, I think you may have said something similar when I posted the last batch! Thank you for the kind words.

Showed the start of this a little while ago, but I've been making more progress on the shanty housing and ruins. It's still very WiP (a lot to do on the floor, in particular), but this is as far as I'm getting tonight.
Hope you like!




Please let me know what you reckon - there will be a few more homely details around the shanty before I'm done

I just love your bin bags and now orange ones I know bust they do please me

We have green, yellow and blue plastic bags at work do you want some ? You could do clinical waste then
No but seriously it's coming on we'll any chance of a close up of the the shed house ?

Just to let you know, I've totally ripped off your idea in the most blatant and unapologetic way possible. I'm posting my WIP tonight w/ a link back here and due credit, but yeah... completely ripped.

LOL... "Fam...went swimming in the scum..." ROFL...

talent and humor... great mixture!

and that shed need a closer look...(again?)

Ahh Graffiti! .>And some absolutely Excellent Graffiti too I may add!

Take it as a complement that I have ran out of adjectives to say, I'll simply say the latest bits of terrain are really cool, especialy loving the zombies glad to see some 40k zombies not using fantasy zombie bits

Thanks so much for all the comments, guys, I really appreciate them. Will reply to the lot of you in the mornign, when I'm coherent enough to string a sentence together. In the meantime, the latest sportswoman:



And the group so far:

"Anyone seen the ball?"

Hope you like, and I will reply when I'm less exhausted!

Very nice sports team, I really like the variety in skin colors.

good looking female...the team reminds me strongly of the movie jugger...or was that the point and i just overread the part where you talked about just that?...that would be typical for me^^

Man oh man, another great thread. So many it's hard to keep track of where I've been lately. Loving your work though Scarper... I will now add you to my subs lit

Great skin tones glad to see you kept the clothing earthy as well, will you be adding to the team ?

Nice work Scarp! I really like the paint scheme!

Reply time! Apologies for the delay...

@LDD - Orange indeed! It's actually cut from a clinical waste bag I took from a roll at work - I considered painting on a biohazard logo, but thought that might be a little overkill. Should break up the black ones a little, anyway. Cheers for the kind offer!
I'll try and get an updated shot of that building up when I've finished it in a day or two, including a shed shot.

@Skalk - Mate, what you've done is in no way derivative of mine. They're both bridges, yes, but that's hardly a trademark, and you've outclassed mine by several hundred degrees. I'll be commenting on your thread as soon as I've finished replying here, but that drawbridge with the pulleys is full on incredible. So no apologies required!

@Vik - Thanks a bunch! I was just thinking of the give-and-take you tend to get with real graffiti I'll get a shed shot soon, I promise!

@Dave - Thank you very much! I actually looked at what you'd done on your fantastic factory a few times while I was doing it, so stole some tips from the best

@RW - Good to see you man, you've been quiet a while! Hope you're doing well. Thanks a bunch for the kind words.

@Theo - Thanks very much! I'm working really hard on improving my skin tones, so I'm really chuffed you like em. Great (though lengthy!) video on painting caucasian skin [url=]here[/url], incidentally.

@Vik (again ) - Hahaha, you can be forgiven, because it was a few pages back, but aye, Salute of the Jugger was a pretty big inspiration for the guy who designed the figures. It's a gent called Scurv over on Lead Adventure, if you're interested. Thanks for the compliment!

@Ruglud - You're very kind! I'm also drowning in all the Necromunda awesomeness on Dakka at the moment - wish I had a lot more time to comment on stuff that I do!

@LDD - Cheers man, much appreciated! Really glad you like the skin tones. There are two more teammates to come for these folks, but I'm taking a mini break to paint some other stuff before I get to them. Will get them finished soon though, I hope!

@Dave - Thanks a lot! I've been trying to stick to some vaguely similar colours so they look sort of coherent as a team. Hopefully it'll pan out for the last two as well.

And now for something completely different -
Josh the thug, first painted survivor from Zombicide


My wave 2 minis of season 1 arrived a few days ago, and I was starting to get intimidated by the big pile of unpainted stuff, so I thought I'd get to work! Hope you like, and please let me know what you reckon, as always

Damn that bridge is sooooo nice. Cannot wait to see it painted.

I must not have hit submit or something..I wrote a bunch of stuff about Josh, and now it's gone?

Josh the survivor looks really good. The denim looks great. Nice shading on the hoodie. Face looks good.

The only crit' (hope you don't mind) is the guns look a bit flat.

But the rest is great as is all your work (I don't think I've posted here before, but have been following).

Amazing job on those jeans. One of the better 'figure' paint jobs I've seen from you in a while, and that's saying a lot.

Bridge, bridge, bridge- point is if you didn't do it first I would not have ever though to do my own. Will follow up more tonight, I have a huge update and no time to post! I keep falling further into the past... aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 dsteingass wrote:
I must not have hit submit or something..I wrote a bunch of stuff about Josh, and now it's gone?

Ha and I just have stupid ipad syndrome. the fabrics on josh is fantastic, can't wait to see the rest of your haul painted up like this.

@Peter - Thanks so much Peter! My terrain painting is still in the 'early learning' phase, so I hope I can do it justice

@Dave - Oh no, good or bad?! So frustrating when that happens, especially if it was a long post. I'd love to hear what you had to say though, if you can bear to retype it...

@Dr H - Welcome, please ignore the mess It's always nice to have someone new aboard, and thank you for the kind words! Criticism is always welcome (it's half the reason for posting!), and yours is definitely a fair one. I was struggling for something to do with the flat black of the guns. I'll definitely need to head back and touch them up at some point, but by then I was getting sick of working on him. That's usually a good time to step back for me, or I rush and get sloppy. Thanks again for taking the time!

@Skalk - That's very kind! I was really proud of this gent, so I'm pleased that you like him. Took a little longer than some other figures I've painted recently, but I'm really trying to step up my game with layering!
Off to bed soon, but I'll see if I can hang round for your post - can't wait to see what you've done next.

@Theo - Much appreciated, thank you! Hopefully I can get a similar standard with some of the others. Ned is up next on my painting table, though I may finally paint up Coop first - the Jackals could use their last member back!

Vik, you were trying to recall "Blood of Heroes" for that Jugger ball reference.

Good looking team Scarper!

The jeans are fantastic, The Hoodie is brilliant, The skin tone and eyes are something I hope to be able to do myself someday and I especially love the extra pistols shoved in his pouch!

You definitely raised your game on Josh, the denim has turned out looking great and the tears are highlighted nicely,you should share this technique
The hoody is a nice colour choice and stands out great against the jeans, you did a good job on the eyes as well although I do agree the guns are a little flat, but if you don't feel you are going to do it right best to leave it till later

The one thing I am surprised no one mentioned is the sneakers, great colour choice most people go red or black but your choice was better

Ha! I didn't even notice the chucks! Good eye LDD!

 dsteingass wrote:
Ha! I didn't even notice the chucks! Good eye LDD!

Eye for detail

Ach Scarp, well done, those jeans make me weep with my inadequacy as a painter. Must try and do some more pics this weekend...

Silent Zombie dispatching means less of them come to investigate possible food source, just do NOT get bit or scratched.

We're all infected, it's just the act of death that turns us

Well, as most of the tylenol/ibuprofin does not cut it, I may need me some Braaains!

Great job on Josh there Scarp

Fleshtone is great, hoodie looks real nice, and denim looks excellent.

Good to see some survivors coming out...gotta say getting my new guys made me think about the amount of these I have lying around now

@shasolenzabi - That's the one! Lots of inspiration in that movie. Thanks for the compliment.

@Dave - Thank you so much, I really the kind words. Really high praise! It's such a great sculpt, it really paints itself - the entire hoodie is pulled down by the weight of the pouch, so impressive for a 28mm mini.

@LDD - Thanks a bunch, LDD! Nice eye on the kicks too - I was trying to go for a complement to the orange, glad you noticed
The jeans are actually really simple, it's basically wash painting! Start from a white base. Do the skin through the tears first, then retouch any areas so the jeans are all white. Light, very controlled wash with asurmen blue (any pooling will totally ruin the effect), a couple of layers depending on how saturated you want the colour. Then touch up the tears and the highest folds with a teensy bit of white. Finally add some weathering powder dry for ground in dirt, spray varnish and you're done! Cheating, really

@Cpn R - Thanks for the kind words, mate, but I'm still not seeing those new pictures!

@Monkey - They build up quickly, don't they? Kickstarters are terrible for building massive piles of models. You're very kind!

Managed to drop a knife on my foot a few days ago(*facepalm*), didn't have time to go to A&E as no one could cover my ward, so it's now infected (*double facepalm*). On the plus side, I got the day off work today while the fluclox kicks in, and had some time to finish up this familiar gent. Still needs some basing, but I think I'm happy to call him done.






Couple of things didn't come out perfect, but I feel like he has a lot of personality. Here's his previous, happier incarnation for comparison:


Hopefully an improvement?! Would love to know your thoughts, as always, and cheers for reading!

Nice! I like the face expression on him. Very fitting to his background.

The new look fits more with post apocalyptic/zombie world.

Ouch! infected is not good at all.

First of are you not supposed to heal rather than harm ……. especially not yourself hope your feel better

Now down to the little feller lets say I feel his pain , it's amazing how much depression and pain that face has LOL

Even the stance is like he is dragging himself along, he has almost given up but just keeps going.

The paint job is great love all the little touches, see he has a nice new pair of Timberland boots there

Love the hat I think i have the same one the 5 o'clock shadow is well painted as well

Over all fantastic job love the way you mix up kits as well just amazing and last but not least the ripped jean with dirt scuff nice touch

What was the torso you used on this guy by the way, I know you GS the jacket but the base of the torso ?

oh man...that is a very depressed guy... he should cheer up a bit...a roaring fire would surley lit up his mood

very good looking artwork!

That face is really well done. I feel depressed just looking at him, he has been painted up really nicely indeed.

He gives me the distinct impression that he is shambling along but won't hesitate to blast someone with that pistol, pretty much without hesitation anymore. Poor bugger.

Yeah, really good job. The more muted tones compared to his earlier incarnation really sell the depressed pose.

He looks great. Really feeling the emotion oozing from him.

Definitely awesome work Scarper!

That model is so great - 5 oclock shadow stubble, rusty laspistol and grimy workgear. I love his hat.

I think you've been doing this for so long you are becoming a pro - Can I commision you some time to sculpt/kitbash me a model?


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And also I hope your foot gets better soon.

He looks so fed up !

love the simple flamer Beanie and of course his Jumper

That is fantastic work as always Scarp! Heal up!

@Scrazza - Thanks so much! And your first line was a very fancy way to say "he looks depressed"

@Shaso - Very kind, thank you! And the foot wasn't actually that sore - it was more of an "did that just happen?" moment than anything else!

@LDD - Those are some really kind words, thank you! And the harm was unintentional, rest assured. The torso is one of Victoria's Victorian torsos with some hack and slash / rebuilding around the collar area. Fun set - think I'll be getting my hands on some of the new resin ones soon!

@Vik - That made me laugh loads - I'm sure the kit on his back is just for morale building camp fires and toasting marshmallows. Thank you for the compliment!

@Peyma - Not too far off! Some fluff to come soon, actually - I want to get down what actually happened to Riff, but I'm struggling a little. Think it's been too long since I wrote something! Thanks very much for the kind words, mate, much appreciated.

@Dr H - Thank you! I'm trying to use some more muted tones all around, now that I'm trying to work in some layering and mixing my own colours. The day glo tones on some of my previous models were fairly unintentional

@Theo - Don't talk about 'oozing' until I've finished my antibiotics Thanks you for the kind words.

@Weety - Thanks a bunch for that offer, I'm really flattered! At the rate I currently work at though (it's been, what, a month since my last post?), it would probably be a year or two until you saw a return. And I can't keep giving myself stab wounds to facilitate extra modelling time! Have you tried your hand at much greenstuff work yourself? Would be sacrilege on some of those RT models, but I'd love to see what you could do!

@Neil - He's wearing the jumper just for you Really glad you like.

@Dave - Much appreciated, thank you! I will do my best.

Back at work today, as my foot fitted in a shoe again. So good news all round!




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Also - anyone happen to know of a good spray matte varnish that WILL NOT FRIGGING FROST UP available in the UK? Just had to a fair bit of repair work on Mr. Coop (don't worry, he's fine!), and it's happened too many frigging times, so my Krylon matte finish is going out the window. I'd love any top tips!

He looks great, very nicely painted face especially and that model has a great expression.

I don't know about a primer except that the GW satin one is not really very noticeably shiny. I don't usually bother varnishing though. Or when I do, I paint it on or spray it though an airbrush as I haven't seen matte sprays in the UK either.

I use hi-cote matt acrylic car primer spray from the local hardware store - I don't know what they think I do with all that car primer! Anyway having tried army painter and GW spray I'm convinced that the cheap car spray is the best.

Don't worry scarper I won't mutilate any antiques - I will get some plastic kits like what you use!

Thanks a lot guys, for the tips and the kind words.

Just a quick photo today, best of a bad bunch. Some basing done, a weapon or two added to other models, and the 21st Jackals are complete!


and only 3 years and 8 months since Skragg, the first of em, appeared WiP on this blog. Told you I work slow!

And here's the worksheet and rules for the lot of them, courtesy Yakromunda's awesome system:

Fairly top heavy and some fairly dire gangers carrying very expensive gear, but I was modelling for fun, rather than gameplay!

It's good to see 'em all together!

looks great man

Awesome. Except... income bracket cut-off is at 9 members and you have 75 creds in the bank - surely there is room for one more member of the crew?

There are rules for attack pets around as well, you could use the dog.

Cheers guys!

@Bruticus - A top tip, thank you! I'm actually saving up for a dog atm. About to start a new campaign type thing (hopefully!), and you can only buy a mutt after the first skirmish. I'll be sure to post her up once she's painted!

Love the group shot! They seem so much like they are less a "Gang" more a bunch of survivors

I'd suggest using Anthony Case's Attack Pets.pdf rather than the other dog rules - in which case you can buy a hound right away. I'd also suggest adding a house rule - you can always choose not to shoot at a pet even if it is the nearest target. Otherwise pets can be quite annoying to play against.

 Scarper wrote:
Cheers guys!

@Bruticus - A top tip, thank you! I'm actually saving up for a dog atm. About to start a new campaign type thing (hopefully!), and you can only buy a mutt after the first skirmish. I'll be sure to post her up once she's painted!

Have you seen the Maxmini hounds

Fantastic looking group! Plenty of scum and villainy to be had with that bunch!

Now to see if they can carve a niche out in the annals of the Underhive or wastelands that they inhabit

Hey, long time no see. Are you in Edinburgh just now? We're starting a Necromunda campaign at ELG on Wednesday, I thought you might be interested if you're around!

 Scarper wrote:

had to quote these for the sheer awesomeness they emit!

The Jackals are great .. I reckon we are overdue another bat rep and story though..;-)

That's a great looking bunch of rag-tag survivors you have there. Excellent job.

He looks so fantasticly (depressed) I feel reallly bad for him now... great work

Thank you so much for all the kind words, guys, they are all really, really appreciated.

@Bruticus - I think I've seen those rules before, but not for a while. Will have to dig them out again - thanks again for the tip.

@LDD - I have indeed, and they are beautiful! Maybe a little high tech for Caitiff though

@Castiel - Mate, I would absolutely love to head back to the ELG, but now that I'm working, my hours just won't allow it. Are you posting reports and that up anywhere? I'd love to watch from the sidelines anyway!

@Neil - LONG overdue. I'll have to get back in gear! I'll have to see what I can do over the next couple of days.

Again, thank you for all the comments - you're all very kind!

Managed to get a game in with Cpn Roderick over the weekend (thanks again if you're reading, man - it was a lot of fun!), which let the Jackals see their first fully painted outing. It went fairly well, with Twitch taking the opposing gang leader out of action with an incredibly lucky shot and Skragg rolling a statistically ridiculous number of 6s, but was pretty close fought all the way through.
After the game, though, I purchased a mutt from the local traders, and a new juve ganger was kicked out of one of the settlements.

So two new models to paint already! This is Ivy, and the mutt with her is Fluke. They have a little backstory to come (hopefully by Weds!).


As you can see, she's pretty tiny.


Hope you guys like them - I'm really looking forward to painting them up! I've got a few character touches in mind for Ivy, and I reckon they'll be a lot of fun. As ever, I'd love to know what you think - any comments and criticism are much appreciated!

Great. I really like it when juves look like juves, it's difficult to do using say, GW plastic kits and they grow up so fast that they tend to get forgotten about. But I think it adds a lot to the flavour when there are teenagers running around cluelessly.

Yes - it is a game about gangs so you really need the teenage contingent for authenticity. And its fun to have some cannon fodder.

She looks cool - is that a sawn-off double barrel?

Read a book called fluke once - that was about a dog.

I haven't put up anything yet, but I'll need to try. You can also probably grab a game at the Games Hub in Lauriston on a Friday night between 5-10pm if you can make it along.

I never really saw Juves as Teenagers. I always saw them to be 11 or 12. I reckon the gangers them selves are in their teens.

Scarper I salute you for completing the Jackals and starting a few young uns.

I read through this entire thread - which probably tells you how interesting I found it !
But in case I need to be more specific, I think your models are fantastically full of character, and your fluff is seriously pro-level good - I'm inspired, and you sir are now Exalted and Subscribed - I can't wait to see what happens next!

Great work as always Scarp!

Hoi Hoi Scarp,
I was absolutely certain you were handing me my ass all the way through, but it ended up pretty close in the end. A well deserved win on your part though!
Now to try and get some time for a bit of painting myself, so my dudes don't look so hapless next to your awesome chappies. I might even try and do a similar basing scheme in the end, for joyful overlap

Looking forward to trying to flame your new juve in a few weeks...

Thank you so much for all the kind words everyone - you're all far too nice, and you're in danger of giving me an ego It is much appreciated nonetheless!

I do really enjoy what juves add in terms of flavour, even if the ruleset basically supports using them as walking meatshields. So much more fun when you have a tough ganger who limped their way up from juve, riddled with bullets and full of personality.

Bit of a change of tack (briefly), but I finished basing all the zombicide figures I've painted so far, and I thought I'd show them off here. Really fun to work on with leftover green stuff from other projects, or quick things to pain between more detailed works. They're all quite speed painted and you've seen some before, but here are the groups I've been working towards so far. They'll all grow in size - I'm hoping to eventually be able to do a themed set of zombies for various areas and scenarios

Hospital


Office / business


Casual dress / non-specific


Retail


Military


Road / Construction


The smaller groups will obvs get more members in time. Hope you like them!

@Capn R - You'll have the fangs of Fluke to get past first
Can't wait to see some more of your gang with paint on - update your blog!

Oh Wow! Those Rock!! My favorite is the motorcycle rider! The striped yellow leather is fantastic!

OOps sry for the rollover. He could be 1/2 of Daft Punk!

HA HAHA HA half of Daft Punk now reforming with the village people

Great work Scarp but the bases need more detail to tie them to their professions .

So, survivors and zombies, heh!

Thanks very much, guys!

@LDD - You're absolutely right, that would improve them loads, but at the mo I'm just trying to power through them all - there's about 100 in the box, and I've got a fair few more coming with the next kickstarter

I've just been off to Venice with Hannah on my first annual leave in a fair few months, and it is an absolutely beautiful place. Seawater and tourism also does stunning things to stone and paintwork, and as is becoming a bit of a habit, couldn't resist taking a few reference pics to share! Hope they're useful for someone - I'm definitely saving them for when I get around to terrain work.







p.s. I have a ton of normal person vacation pics too, it's not all close ups of peeling paint, honest! Just thought you may not be quite so interested in ones like this
(That beer cost 8 fecking euros!)

Also did this when I got back - was having a lot of trouble fitting Ivy with the colour scheme for the rest of the Jackals for some reason.

I'm hoping to try out a fair few new techniques! Plan is to experiment with blending pink into white for fluke, like this chappy here:

And Ivy herself will be getting some paleskin and sunburn, possibly with marks spared by her goggles


Good plan, bad plan? Anyone know any good techniques for that kind of blending? Do I need to stop with the TMI holiday snaps? Hope you've all had as fun a week as me

Cool holiday cool pics nice ideas but why the pic of that strange dude we have to draw the line somewhere

Like the colour scheme ideas and the sun bleached face, be good to see these techniques attempted help wise I have no real idea

Beer that price I would go sober

Good plan!
Is this close to what you were thinking for the sunburn?

Ahh Venice! Looks like a good time! lots of great decay there!

Hey guys!
Brief update with a shoddy pic of a WiP Ivy.


And here's a shot of the board from the last hammering I took against Peyma's rat bastard Red Hand gang (cheats).


Better update to come some time in the next few days!

I can't see the first pic it is broken. Looking forward to the better update!

Apologies, fixed it now. Not sure what happened, but that would definitely have been a rubbish update!

Ivy is fantastic Scarp! no shoddiness detected!

Alsom your board is looking nice too! Tell me about those shipping crates?

Thanks Dave! The shipping crates are from eBay - I'm really sorry, but I can't find the seller now. Will have a hunt and let you know when I've got a bit more time!



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Aaaaand finished photo of Ivy and Fluke.

Off-white is an infuriantingly hard colour to photograph - it just reflects back all the light!

Hope you like the two of them, and story to come.

looking great., where are these models from?

Awesome job Scarper so close to the original art work the dog colour is spot on and has photographed really well as it looks great from here.

Ivy is a great little miniature really fits that Apoc outlander vibe, love the bag and the sawn of shotgun really ties nicely together

I to would like to know where the models are from, I have worked out the head is from statuesque miniatures I believe

Awesome cool. Really great update. The dog looks familiar - He was on a leash right?

Nice work. I like the colours you chose for all the fabrics they all work together nicely.

Great work on Ivy and Fluke, sir, although naturally I really dislike them both. Darn mutt...

My missus has taken great interest in your terrain photos - I came home to random cardboard and egg boxes placed on my desk. Looks like another project...

And The Red Hands are not cheats thank you very much! They just had more stamina than you!

Thanks a bunch for all the comments!

@Bruticus - Thank you! The girl's body is a female scavenger model from a system in development called Scavenge Skirmish Survive. The sculpts are a little ropey in places (I had to resculpt her left hand, for example, and there are a few thumb prints here and there), but they are interesting and fun. The head is from Statuesque Miniatures resistance line. The dog is from the Convoi starter set from the Eden game system.

@LDD - Very kind, thank you! Though I wouldn't have called my original half-arsed colour plan 'art work' Good eye once again for the Statuesque head!

@Weety - Thank you very much! I don't think you've seen this particular mutt before, but I did put up a picture of a similar hound to steal the colour scheme from, so maybe youre thinking of that

@Dr. H - Thanks a lot! I sometimes worry that I use too many earth tones, but you can get some fun effects with a little variation in shade.

@Peyma - Thanks, man, much appreciated. Did you have any more luck with the eBay scores? Would be great if we had two bases to play over... And they were definitely cheating. How else would you explain three gangers being torn to pieces by the same dog and then my team running away?!


A few simple new things:


A speedy paintjob on an unfortunate gentleman who will be playing a role in an upcoming scenario



And some finished greenwork for a bounty hunter who has entered the fray.

Hope you like, and an update on gang status soon.

Scarps

The bounty hunter is ace. He looks nails.

does the kneeling one have a bag on his head?... that is a nasty cut on his back...

bounty hunter looks wicked...

I think the unfortunate gentleman (or Saturday night guy ) looks pretty cool although a little fetish Scenario hey

I to stick to the earthy tones myself but I found a cool way to get around this , just add one bright colour to the mix it is quite amazing the difference it makes but still keeps the same earth tone you love.

The Bounty hunter is a cool looking miniature love the use of parts, ok here goes Vostroyan sniper body, Vic miniatures shotgun trenchers arms and Vic resin head Penal legion I think.

The only thing stumping me is that grey weapon, not sure if it is the Elysian rifle or something completely different

Great job though all looks great mate

Sorry for bringing up old stuff, but holy crap, this one is perfect. You nailed the facial expression. Very nice paintjob.

Wow, excellent thread. Wish I'd found it sooner. I'm a huge fan of PA games.

Yeah that one is my fav too Baiyuan. Great work on that scarper.

I might have to steal that bounty hunter idea. It's way awesome.
Also, I agree with Baiyuan. The face is perfect.
I like the prisoner and Ivy too although the prisoners bag looks a bit flat.

 Baiyuan wrote:
Sorry for bringing up old stuff, but holy crap, this one is perfect. You nailed the facial expression. Very nice paintjob.

Yeah, on top of it this guy is the ing MAN. due to his cunningly concealed flamer, he's snookered me a couple of times now. And he's just always so laissez-faire about everything, like 'ah, well, another gak day, might as well win hard at life in the underhive, meh'

total beast.

And Scarp probably wouldn't like to admit this, but he's actually got the most wins in our campaign... I might have a gang rating over 2K, but he's got the most victories. In fact, the only time he lost to me was when it was the Jackals AND the Red Hands trying to sandwich me (joint rescue mission) and the Red Hands were about as good at stealth as a battalion of redcoats in a knocking shop...


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Addendum: I know you've dropped the bounty hunter now chum, but paint him up anyway... I know at least a couple of arbitrator scenarios where he could come in really handy

That guy!!

All of this is really nice, but that guy really is amazing

I like the look of the bounty hunter. I like his pose.

@PDH - Thanks a lot! It's the head that does it really - great sculpt that oozes menace

@Vik - He does indeed and it certainly is. His captors obviously don't play nice. Thanks for the kind words!

@LDD - Cheers, that's very kind! The fetishy bit didn't even occur to me, but to each their own I guess The bolter substitute is an elysian lasgun (one of the bullpup type ones) with a couple of modifications. I really like the design of the original!

@Baiyuan - Not at all, that's really nice of you! Means a lot. Would love to see some more of your stuff soon too - I could use the inspiration!

@LeadLegion - Welcome! Hope you find something else you like.

@Weety - Thank you!

@Igandris - Cheers! See where you're coming from with the bag - will have to do something about that.

@Roddy - He's looking pretty scary now too with T4 and W2! I'll try and get the bounty hunter painted up, but 2 new juves and a plasma heavy on the work bench at the moment. Those settlements are really pumping them out!

@Migs - Thank you very much! Glad you like him.

@Scrazza - Glad you like! It's mostly the pose on the original, I just made some small changes

Couple of painted cargo containers for today. I've been playing with weathering powders, which I've never really used before. Steep learning curve, and I think I overdid it a bit in places, but they're fun to work with!



Hope you like, and more as I work on it.


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p.s. I can't find the original plaster ones I got off eBay anymore, but there's a gent here selling what look like exactly the same casts in resin for a really good price.

They're really versaltile and totally worth a look for a skirmish-style board.

That color of rust goes great with the blue! Fantastic!

Nice freehand as usual buddy :-) the powders look cool mate.
Nice to see some new terrain from you mate , I think it could use a mattress or two though :-)

Your paint station looks very neat ... Pretty jealous of that at the moment.

 dsteingass wrote:
That color of rust goes great with the blue! Fantastic!

What Dave said... Those look awesome.

Thanks very much for the kind words guys! I do really enjoy working with blue and orange - it's probably going to come up a lot in my terrain

@Neil - I bought those stands a few days ago because I basically had no space left to paint in - I doubt it'll stay that neat for long

New girl today - plasma gunner to replace Skragg as the gang heavy, as he's currently doing time in Cpn R.'s mines. Breakouts will happen some day though!

I'm a little disappointed in the photos for this lady, just can't seem to get ones that look right. Hopefully the paintjob will fix that.

Her name is Moss, and she's already paid for her plasma rifle in wounds put down on the Red Hands




Not the greatest pics, but her backpack has a spool of cable hanging from it. She's an electrician by trade, and has some limited experience with the hive tech surrounding Roth.

Original model is one of the hasslefree modern soldiers here.

Hope you like her, and as always, please let me know what you think!

Cool arm. Good job.

Thanks, Dr. H! It was fun to make

That is badass Scarp!
Love the arm, and the bandanna is a nice touch too!

She looks great!

Great job on those cargo containers all around. Reminds me that I keep meaning to make some. So many ideas, so little time.

The plasma gunner looks really good but her neck looks a bit long. Maybe it's the photo?

Mate, there is something magical to your characters. The perfect blend of frailty and credibility. I've mentioned it before and you know what I mean, but it strikes me almost every time you show something new. This one, top notch!
I tend to be tight-fisted when it comes to praise, but with some of your creations I simply can't resist. Take it as the highest of compliments.

Hey all!

Still alive, but a very busy few months. Using a friend's computer briefly, but will update in full in the next few days. Thank you so much for all the kind words above - will respond fully when I can! In the meantime, here are a couple of new additions to the Jackals -







Both juves, but they will improve soon!

Here are the three newest additions together:


Thanks again for the interest, and sorry for the brief return! Will try to get back into the swing of things in the next few days

I love hastlefree, is that a life-jacket she's wearing? The chap with the improvised spear looks a little like Viggo Mortensen in The Road.

Yo Scarps.

I missed the Moss update. She is ace. I am really impressed with her bionic arm. It looks like she reallly has paid for her plasma gun.

The two new juves are cool. Viggo's spear has a very real feel to it. The little touches bring your minis to life.....eg tin cup.

Hope you are well buddy even if Hunt and ill people are keeping you far to busy.

Your GS skill is admirable Scarp! Those conversions look absolutely fantastic!

Nice update Scarp. Nice seeing you around. Really looking forward to the paint, you bring models to life.

Popped back in after a while in RL, lovelystuff as always Scarp, the Jackals are looking great.

Where's that viggo-esque head from btw?

Those model a look great

Aye up mate, the head on the long haired guy ( viggo) is brilliant so much character in his face. But the pose is equally impressive as with all your characters.. You breath life into plastic like no one eles.

Great to see all these new juves scarper ..

How did I miss this update Scarper you done it again you achieve the models I wish I could (so much so I would be tempted to copy them) how you took that Vic torsos and create a casual top is beyond me

That is what I love about what you do those real life aspects, the casual hats jumpers jackets then combined with the grisly look heads just brilliant.

The juves bionic arm is a great addition not over complicated simple design works great in the setting, the seconds juve waistcoat is a nice touch makes her look more ready for an Apoc setting great work once again.

I just realized you were talking about Viggo M. not this Vigo

Hmmm... that 'back in the fold' update didn't last too long, did it?

@Weety - They're a great line. The jacket was supposed to be flak armour, intentionally a little too big for her. Could work for both I suppose, though! The spear-weilding chap was originally going to be called Tjader, but Viggo has kind of stuck

@PDH - Thanks Peter, really glad you like them! I was looking at Copplestone's scavenger line and admiring all the useless junk they carry with them, made me want to try a few more character touches on my own folks. Don't get me started on Mr. Hunt...

@Dave - Much appreciated, mate, that's really kind.

@Skalk - Thank you! I think It might be Fink (the lass in the flak jacket) first on the painting table, but we'll see how things go. Might need to knock together some more terrain before then!

@Monkeytroll - Good to see you around again! Thanks for the compliment. Viggo's head is one of the resin ones from Victoria Lamb's penal legion line.

@Sageheart - Thanks!

@Neil - Thank you very much! Really glad you like them. And I keep having to make new juves because my two settlements keep spitting them out! That and Peyma's Red Hand Bastards keep wounding all the grown ups...

@LDD - Thanks a bunch for the kind words! The bionic arm was a lot of fun to do - I was looking at the simpler things I've found in sci-fi films for some inspiration

Today's update is my entry for Skalk's awesome junk pile contest. The premise involved producing a pile of scrap ideally using no pre-fab items at all, but entirely from junk found around the flat. Go check out the competition thread for more entries. There are some really fantastic pieces in there and voting's currently open for the grand prize.
My entry represents a storage point for a group of scavengers; a spot to stash anything they find that might be useful or valuable before transport shows up.
There are two WiPs because I painted the shelter before cramming it full of junk.

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In case anyone's interested, here's the stuff I used:
Base - Cork from a placemat
Bus shelter walls - Expired work ID badge, expired student offer card (sob!), expired Historic Scotland membership card.
Bus shelter window - Clear plastic cut from a blister pack
Bus shelter roof - Offcut of corrugated plastic
Bus shelter rivet - Slices of plastic toothpick

Pipe bundle - Plastic cotton buds with the ends removed twined with copper wire
Fire damaged barrels - Diodes(?) from my old computer circuit board
Tool barrel - Eraser holder off a pencil
Sledgehammer - Toothpick wood and a mysterious metal piece found among junk on my desk
Paint roller - Toothpick wood and paperclip
Wrecking bar - Paper clip
Cogs - Watch parts
Bin bag - Square of bin bag plastic filled with plastic and wood offcuts and tied off with twine
Wheels - Wheel from a toy car cut in half

Really enjoyed all the weathering and the graffiti, and the whole thing was a lot of fun to put together. Hope you like it!
(and Peyma, if you're reading this, the QA won't forget about Saltash, taunting graffiti or otherwise )

Ahah, been meaning to pick up some of those heads for a while now, maybe I'll get round to it soon

Great piece, loved the graffiti

I will second the good graffiti. Nice work on all the weathering and the routemap.

Great work as usual!

Superb entry for the comp! think you'll be getting my vote

 Scarper wrote:

New girl today - plasma gunner to replace Skragg as the gang heavy, as he's currently doing time in Cpn R.'s mines. Breakouts will happen some day though!

NEVAR! If you can't extricate him on a 2v1 rescue mission, you never will :-D

 Scarper wrote:


Really enjoyed all the weathering and the graffiti, and the whole thing was a lot of fun to put together. Hope you like it!
(and Peyma, if you're reading this, the QA won't forget about Saltash, taunting graffiti or otherwise )

That graffiti is brilliant! I feel honoured that the Red Hands have been represented in your fine works!

Me and Jennifer are both loving the terrain piece, really really nice stuff, Tom.

Hey guys! Been a while - no excuses, just busy. Time to reply to some comments 2 months on...

@Monkey - Very kind, thanks! The graffiti was really fun to do. It's reaching the point where painting the rest of the terrain is just the chore until I can vandalise and weather it

@Dr. H - Cheers, man, much appreciated!

@Baiyuan - Thanks so much! Glad to see you're still enjoying

@Andy - That's really kind, thanks! Really well done on your silver, you totally earned it.

@Cap'n R - Clearly too afraid to give us the opportunity now that we're not completely fumbling and blind

@Ragsta - It had to happen somewhere! Pleased that you like it.

Today's update is a redo on Riggs. I never really liked the previous model and felt like it didn't really fit his character, so I thought I'd make a new one where he was actually toting the needle pistol I found! I was trying to go for a dynamic pose, and working at layering fabrics. Hope you like him





As always, would love to hear what you think.

Hey hey, good to see you back Scarps

Nice sculpting, the scarf looks good, and nice tool bag. The blade prosthetic is pretty cool. Hat's nice. Yeah...I think he's a winner

Yeah, what MT said. Great all round.

Nice indeed like the amount of movement you have achieved with you're sculpting, did you sculpt the arms ?


Good to see you back and at it

Thanks guys! All very kind.

@LDD - Nah, can't quite get musculature like that just yet. They're from the DE hellion kit

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Just bumping these back onto the most recent page

Love his gun. And his hat. I'm fond of the rest of him too.

In all honesty I am living in fear of the next time one of my gangs faces these suckers... Unless I manage to roll well on the scenario table of course

Been a while since an update, hey?

I'll leave excuses aside and just be glad that I've been painting a little more. I'm sure there are a few things to show, but here's a start -

Extra member for a long running future sports team (the models are a great homage to Salute of the Jugger, a fantastic / awful Rutger Hauer B-movie from the 80s)

One more to go to complete the team!

A pair of stranded peacekeepers - hopefully a full squad to come.

I struggle with blues and whites, so thought these guys might be a good way to force myself to learn.

And finally a few modern things I've done that don't quite fit the theme for this blog, but were fun at the time:


Hope you like, and as always, please let me know what you think. No promises on the next update but maybe soon?

Tom

Looking great. I have a couple of those Jugger teams, one my daughter painted and one I painted. Very cool figures. You're other figs look great too. Love the guy with the nose ring. Where is he from?


My juggers, orange/green painted by me, blue/red painted by daughter (really poor pictures):

I loved Salute of the Jugger so its great to know there are miniatures. They look fantastic, so grubby and shabby, like Rutgers team in the film.

Ha you returned so glad to see you back at it mate, hope to some of your fins conversions again soon.
Like the peace keepers blue and whites look good mate.
The civvies look good as well, but would rather see your work rather than stock models

Thanks for the replies, folks!

@CptJake - Love your take, and a little jealous that you have someone to play the actual game with! How old is your girl? Both teams look good!
The nosering gent is a combination of two models with a little greenstuff. The body is from a model from Scavenge Skirmish Survive, right hand side of the top picture in the link. I like the models made by this gent, but not a huge fan of the faces! The head is from a Victoria Miniatures set, though I can't quite remember which one. Maybe the penal legion? Thanks for the kind words!

@Weety - Cheers! It's a great film, isn't it? I can never find a decent quality copy, but totally worth the watch. I like Rutger Hauer in most things he's in!

@LDD - Thanks very much, it's good to be back! Admittedly they're not as involved as my usual fare, but some of the civvies do have some green stuff work. The roadworker gent is described above, and the lady in the stab vest is actually this Hasslefree survivor with a bit of work. I wanted to make her look a little more equipped!
I'll try to make the next few things I post a little more on-topic

Daughter is currently 14, she was 11 or 12 when she painted them (I can't remember when Scurv put them out). They were the first figs she painted completely on her own.

Nosering guy is fantastic. Heck, all your stuff looks great!

My copy of Jugger looks like it has survived the apocalypse... but it plays and I got it for 20p at the car-boot sale/bartertown. For me everything Rutger Hauer touches turns into B-movie gold, have you ever seen Split Second?

Welcome back Scarper. Looking good.

Thanks very much guys.

Weety - I haven't seen that one yet! Added to the list

Juggers rule.

Rutger Hauer rules.

Split Second is amazing.

We need bigger guns.

A few more models before I'm away in Cornwall for a few days.

A unit of creatures:



(Hasslefree Mawe and Lesser Mawes with a little green stuff)

Called "mourners" or "howlers" by the people of Caitiff, these creatures use echolocation in a similar means to bats when hunting. Their haunting cries climb to higher and higher frequency as they approach their prey - higher frequency allows for better definition. When you can no longer hear them, you're either safe or they've slipped into ultrasound, and are right on top of you. Better keep running! Originally dwelling in caves and subterranean rivers below Caitiff, they have adapted well to life in the deeper levels of the hives. The set here are a mother and her brood.

And a scavenger mini too:

(One of the Last Heroes from Lead Adventure)
I enjoyed painting his backpack!

He's absolutely tiny, and was lots of fun to paint.

As always, please let me know what you think. See you all in a few days!

Couple more models for you:



EM4 future skirmish scavenger (£1.50 model!) with legs carved off and resculpted. He had a bit of a clown feet vibe going on and was a little short for my tastes too, but I'm happy with how he turned out.



Moss, a Jackal I converted a wee while ago, but have only just been brave enough to paint. Based off this Hasslefree lass with a fair bit of greenstuff and borrowed bits. The arm is plastruct rod and green stuff with a zombie hand on the end! I'm reasonably happy with her, and I'm hoping the things that are irritating me are things only I will notice. Fingers crossed!

Please let me know what you think of both of them.

Also! Apologies that I've been away for a little while, but with good cause - managed to bugger up my foot good and proper and needed a few operations to get it sorted. Gory pics for those who are into that kind of thing below the cut

Good to see you back again again

Glad to see you still have that creative streak, I have to admit the EM4 miniatures do have a tendency of adopting the clown foot syndrome so good call on converting them.

I also have to say I actually have this mini and it's actually a really nice miniature.

As for Moss I think I recal you showing this before in some stage of construction, turned out looking great mate and the arm came out tops, as for any issues I can't see any springing out.

Now to the last pic WTF did you do to achieve that mess, I gather it wasn't a scalpel slip ........

Thanks LDD! It's a shame, they're nice minis, but those giant feet are one of the little things I can't just overlook.

Would have been one hell of a scalpel slip!

Nice job on the miniatures. Like the robo-arm.

and that's a good job you did on your foot too. Well done.
Hope it heals well.

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@Baiyuan - Thanks so much! Glad to see you're still enjoying

Well, life has changed a lot and I've cut many ties to the past, but every now and then I have to act out on that suppressed conversion rage by coming back here and having a dose of the good old days when I sat at my desk all day concocting new characters for games I barely ever got to play.
Anyway your stuff is still uniquely stylish. I've never seen anything quite like it.
Alas, back to quietly lurking in the shadows.

@Dr H - Thank you! It's getting better, albeit a lot slower than I'd like

@Baiyuan - Thank you again! It's a real shame you've slowed down on the modelling - I really enjoyed the intricacy of all your work, and could never quite fathom how you'd make a cohesive whole from so many small parts. I can relate though, playing with grown up toy soldiers needs to take a back seat to other life things. I've way less time for this stuff myself at the moment (first wee one on the way in less than a week now!), but I'm still going to try and do things whenever I can. Your praise means a lot though, so cheers.



Different kind of wee beastie today - a giant spider from Bones to grow my bestiary a little bit. I've not done much fur or scale, so I'm trying to branch out with a few different creatures. Quick and fun to try something different though. Hope you like!

Out of interest, has anyone got a small number of varying creatures painted up for skirmish games and the like? I like the idea of having an unpredictable pool of critters to throw at people, and I'd love to see examples of other people's zoos!

I've been doing something similar for Frostgrave for a while now on my blog. Maxxev however has some of the nicest.

Great looking figures, really like the minor mods and the finish on the spider is excellent. I hate spiders and that thing gives me a chill

I'd like to have a critter zoo too. But I don't really. Great world concept!

@Llamahead - Just had a quick look, you've got quite a variety! I'll have to have a trawl when I get some time. Cheers for the heads up on Maxxev, I'll need to check them out

@Alaricuk - Thanks a lot! Inducing mild anxiety is definitely a compliment If it's any consolation, I had to look at lots of gribbly pictures of tarantulas for reference. I'm not a big fan of them either!

@Kestral - Cheers for the kind words! Always time to start...


I've painted another spider, and resorted my whole workstation this week, so hopefully a bit more productivity in the next few days? Can never tell...

Struggled with taking pictures of this gent for some reason - just couldn't get the colours to come out right. One of my favourite Copplestone Scavengers, I've been meaning to paint this gent for a while. I love the awkward stepping pose, it's so characterful - I gave him a slight right leg wound to explain it. Was going for a fleecy collar look as well, which I hope came through. Let me know what you reckon!




EDIT: I'm also going to be really crass and point out that I'm selling a bunch of OOP guard stuff (and a few other things) on eBay with a sale that ends tomorrow morning. Feel free to have a nosey at my eBay page! /plug

Howdy Scarper. Looks fleecy to me now you mention it.

I think I've got that one somewhere - I really should paint my copplestone.

Thanks Weety! I'd love to see your take on the Copplestone guys - they've got loads of character

Looks pretty good to me the collar looks slightly like one of those old fisherman jumpers ha ha

Like the sneakers as well are they converse ? I have this mini some where as well really need to start painting my stock some day

Cheers LDD! Let's not start the fisherman thing again

The sneakers definitely have a converse feel to them - it was my wife who suggested the orange colour as a contrast to the rest of him, which I think came out pretty well! I've got a few other EM4 and Copplestone guys that have been in my pile of shame for a while; I think they're the type of cheap models a lot of folks will have impulse bought. I'm trying to power through a few of them without obsessing too much on cohesive colour schemes and the like. Much less angsty painting something I haven't spent hours working with green stuff on!

I should start a 'paint the damn things' challenge or something...

Ha you just reminded me of the fisherman jumper thing

I love trainers on minis don't know why but ye just bring a little more character to them I feel, tell the misses good call

I think everyone has an Em4 or Copplestone mini in their stash, I actually quite like them as they have a touch of old school to them.

As for the 'paint the damn things' I think this could work to motivate

Got some foam core today, was messing around and threw this thing together with a cotton bud container I've been saving:


Think I'll try some salt and hairspray type weathering after I've filtered it tomorrow. I've not done a lot with foam core before, but it seems like it'll be fun to work with! I've watched a few youtube tutorials, but has anyone got any top tips for building with it?

Nice little building.

I'm just as new to foamcore as you. I've yet to find a satisfactory way to finish the edges.

Thanks Dr. H! I'm experimenting with spackle as a covering but I'm not too sold just yet.

Quick paintjob later, and here we are:




Won't win any prizes, but the graffiti was a lot of fun! I'd love some suggestions for markings on the next one. What do you think?

And a couple of shots of a new quick wastelander here:




Slowly getting through the painting pile!

I've been selling a bunch of things on eBay lately to save money before Christmas, but there are a few things I haven't been able to sell. Rather than chuck them out or give to a charity shop, would anyone like these? PM me if you're interested. I'll send em out for free to an address in the UK, or I'd be happy to go international if you paypal me something for the postage.

Burning through that Em4 pile of minis I see, I painter her once myself in some god awful bright colours in my early painting days (the 80s), then she hit the stripping pile and joined the pile of shame

But I like the militant look you have gone for with her, quite subdued for your normal palette.

You should convert that old catachan into something else with your skills I am surprised to see you ain't already

Nice job on the shelter and on the lady.

@LDD - I didn't realise the sculpt was from that far back! Would it make you feel old to know that that was probably sculpted before I was born?
Cheers for the kind words, I'm trying out some more muted tones, so really appreciate that.
I'm just not a fan of the Rambo look on the Catachans, it's a shame really! I'm hoping someone else could show him some love, as it's not a bad sculpt.

@Dr. H - Thanks!

The detail on your terrain, especially the graffiti and posters is great. Really adds a layer of belief to your setting.

Thanks mate for making me feel old but it was the very end of the 80s almost the 90s if that is almost your decade

They did kind of push the Rambo theme a bit with the range but I still have a soft spot for the old unloved range.
Plus I have seen a couple of simple conversions, one that stood out for me was the one with the cowboy hat which really changed the look of the model.

I noticed that the colour pallette was a change from your norm but worked well.

@Reanimator - Thank you! Weathering and those kind of details are my favourite part of making terrain, I'm glad you like them!

@LDD - Aye, 1989 for me, so might just have existed I think I might have seen the model you're talking about, will have to see if I can dig out the picture. Maybe when bebopdrums was doing catachan stuff? He made the range beautiful... Thanks again for the kind words

Happy belated Christmas all!

Just a quick update, first model I've managed to paint whilst my newborn son is napping!



Original model is part of a group of yakuza type robots I received in an indiegogo bid - I never really had a use for them, but the guy was £20 off hitting his target with about two hours to go and I really wanted to help out. I filed off a little detail, added the stowage and weaponry, and sculpted his facemask. The paintjob wasn't quite what I hoped it would be, but I'm happy with him overall.

He'll be part of a group I'm playing with creating at the moment, a sort of anti-slavery group freeing AI. Partly inspired by the new Star Wars films, I'm hoping to give the robot characters a little personality whilst they are clearly still automatons. This chap, though you can't see it in the pic, has a wooden robot model on the back of his belt, childishly painted in the same colours as himself. Humans in the group (Moss, the previous model with the bionic arm will likely be the first) will all have some form of augment. Hope you like, and please let me know what you think!

Like the model and the paint job, also loving the fluff gives more character to your design.

I was dissapointed that this wasn't an actual miniature it looks really cool, the work you did to face section really pulls it together.
Could do with a picture of the back to see the toy robot though ha ha

Also don't know if it is intentional but is that a C3PO reference from the force awakens ?

Thanks LDD! I don't know if the guy ever did release retail models, but his original KS is here, and his greens of the automata are on the page. Maybe if you get in touch he'd have a few extras? Really glad you like my changes though

"You probably didn't recognise me because of the red arm" - it definitely went through my head!

I did have a shot of the back, but it came out blurry. Will try to get a better one in the day time.

I like your automata scarper, it is very corroded looking - please for picture of the back?

Also congratulations on parenthood! I'm sticking to cats myself.

Ha I thought you was trying to be subtle

Thanks for the link I will check it out, you never know he might be helpful.

Looking forward to the back shot, waiting to see the wooden bot on his belt.

Have you noticed the Scratch built or low tech toy dolls references in the new Star Wars movies, you think with all the tech they could build some quality mass produced empire endorsed toys, think of the propaganda potential ha ha

@weety - Cats certainly seem to sleep more than this little guy does... I;m glad you like the corrosion! It's mostly stippling of browns, but there's a oil wash and a little weathering powder in there too. My main problem seems to be knowing when to stop!

@LDD - I really liked the wooden storm trooper doll at the start, that was partly what inspired me! Apologies, I'll get a shot next time I post. It's really just a bunch of rods, not that impressive and I feel like it's built up now...

Been messing around with some foamboard for a bit of new terrain! Just needs a blast of texture spray, which as you can see from the little spurt on the model I've run out of. Then some plastic details (doors, windows, supports etc.) and painting!


What do you reckon? I'm still enjoying foamboard, really easy and fun material to work with. I've heard good things about insulation board too though - anyone had more fun experience with that?

Finished up the terrain, and a bit more graffiti stuff to go with it. I was trying to create a garage with an attached shop / outlet, and tried to add a few touches to make it look a little more lived-in.



A few more shots under the cut:

And a shot with the other building I made already:


I loosely based the shape of the building off a design I found online, though the dimensions are different as I built it around a box and some foam from Christmas gifts!


The wind generator is plasticard, cotton buds and parts from an empty pen. I was pretty pleased with how it came out, though not sure it'll survive too long when it starts getting bashed around during games!


What do you think? I'm really enjoying making these buildings, but I feel like my concrete paintjob is lacking something, and I'd love any tips. Also send me any fun graffiti images you have!

Loving the wind generator, as to the exterior of your buildings ( which is looking very good btw) how about a run of bullet holes or minir cracking, would break up the surface area, nothing drastic mind

Over all I like it the only thing I can suggest is the following :

1 Some kind of shop sign above the shutters.

2 Add a few posters here and there, maybe with relevance to the shop and its use.

3 Security wire around the edge of the roof perhaps barbed wire.

4 Maybe add a security gate half way up the stairs.

Hope these might be of some use mate.

Thanks very much guys, for the kind words and the suggestions. I particularly like the idea of the signs and posters - will have to try and find something suitable

Quick early WIP of a block of small hab quarters.



I was hoping I could pick Dakka's collective brain, if anyone could help me out. I've tried to print tiny posters and signs before, but they always come out blurred when I shrink them down. I've followed some guides that should keep the images high quality, but they're still basically unreadable. I've got an HP inkjet printer - do you think it's likely the printer that's more of a problem? I'd love any tips on how to do this right. Would be much appreciated

I would love to help you mate but I am crap with things like this, maybe add a post to general questions section somebody might reply there.

Nice looking buildings. Ruin's coming on well.

Printing. Can't help specifically, but can you adjust the quality of the print (on the printer or through the software)? Look for raising the resolution (dots per inch = dpi on printers) and maybe trying with differing quality settings; such as "for text" or "for photo".

It all depends on the printer and the software as to what you can try. And as I have an Epsom (still an inkjet), I can't comment on what HP's use.

Scarper! Good to see you active on here. Getting many games in? :-)

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll see what I can do.

@Roddy - Hey man! Hope you're doing well down South. I've not had a chance to play much lately, but I'm actually seeing P tomorrow for a game of zombicide! We'll have to open an extra beer for you.


So who knew having a kid takes up so much free time?! Finished up the building I was working on, and all in all I'm pleased with how it's come out. Needs a wee bit of stencilling of a hab block number and maybe a few posters here and there, but I'll do those at the same time for all my buildings.

The idea is that it's a 'hot bunk' type dorm system for workers, now left abandoned. Gameplay wise it allows for hard cover on one level, two-directional cover on the second, and a flexible third level which can have varying scatter terrain. Should sync up well with connections to the other buildings too!




I'm quite proud of some of the smaller details - the doors are mostly card, and the pillars are made of tubing a paintbrush arrived in.

These stairs are card with press moulded grey stuff detailing, pinned into the wall


Some of the graffiti round the back


And finally a shot of all the buildings so far together. Coming together into a nice little outpost!


Next on the list is probably some scatter terrain or makeshift bridges, just to break things up a bit. Please let me know what you think though - I'd really like any tips or comments.

I love the graffiti on these! You've got a great theme going on with these. I like the varying levels on your buildings and the little details like the dumpster or generator thing in the back of your newest piece. Might I suggest, perhaps for your next piece, a few simple blocks or squat cynlinders on the roof to represent air conditioners and also provide limited cover up there? You could even make the units separately as a sort of "roof scatter".

Hey those look great. Nice job on the stairs. Yep, I like the Idea of the rooftop scatter. Vents, AC units, pipes, etc. Thanks for sharing!

Nice work on the hab bloc. The plate steps look great!

EDC

I have some ideas for adding detail to your pieces without a whole lot of work. In see you have an overhanging lip on the roof of your latest piece. Perhaps you could tuck a small rectangle of cardstock or plasticard up under there as a fuse box, junction box, or vent? It doesn't even have to be huge, just as long it's painted like it's metal. It's a tiny, tiny detail that adds so much to a piece. You could run really thin plasticard rods from the ground to the "box" and make them look like wires. Maybe bend a few into a window or a drill hole in the exterior wall like it's a cable feed?

If you add "rust" streaks from your metal details and splotchy black washes on your exteriors it goes a long way towards adding the look of age.

And if you're not already, I recommend doing image searches for abandoned buildings. If you look up "sandy hook shore battery" or just follow this link, because I already did, it should give you a treasure trove of reference photos for the stuff you're making. Hope this helps!

Wow, lots of comments! Thanks guys!

@warboss waaazag - Thanks a lot for the kind words, and particularly for the suggestions. I like the idea of the air con units, particularly for the flatter roofs without wall edges. I've been trying to think of some roof clutter that would provide small areas of cover without looking too jarring and they may well be right on the money! I'll have a go at your other suggestions too - breaking up flat spaces with something like a junction box should work a treat.

@Cleatus - thank you! I'm thinking of some big ventilation fan type things on the bigger storage type buildings too, will see what I can do!

@drcheese - thanks a lot! They were surprisingly easy to do, and I've been looking to spend as little money as possible on these

I'm on late shifts all week this week (typing this from the staff room on my break!), so progress may be a wee bit slow. Hopefully something new to show you soon.

Looks great, Scarper. I like the floating steps on that last one.


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Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll see what I can do.

@Roddy - Hey man! Hope you're doing well down South. I've not had a chance to play much lately, but I'm actually seeing P tomorrow for a game of zombicide! We'll have to open an extra beer for you.


So who knew having a kid takes up so much free time?! Finished up the building I was working on, and all in all I'm pleased with how it's come out. Needs a wee bit of stencilling of a hab block number and maybe a few posters here and there, but I'll do those at the same time for all my buildings.

The idea is that it's a 'hot bunk' type dorm system for workers, now left abandoned. Gameplay wise it allows for hard cover on one level, two-directional cover on the second, and a flexible third level which can have varying scatter terrain. Should sync up well with connections to the other buildings too!




I'm quite proud of some of the smaller details - the doors are mostly card, and the pillars are made of tubing a paintbrush arrived in.

These stairs are card with press moulded grey stuff detailing, pinned into the wall


Some of the graffiti round the back


And finally a shot of all the buildings so far together. Coming together into a nice little outpost!


Next on the list is probably some scatter terrain or makeshift bridges, just to break things up a bit. Please let me know what you think though - I'd really like any tips or comments.

Thanks a lot, Dr. H! I wasnt sure how sturdy they'd be, but with some decent pinning, they can definitely take the weight of a lead figure, which is always useful!

Lots of little projects on the go, but I thought I'd do a quick summary post on where I am just now.

Tried out Rogue Stars with my friend @Ragsta, and test game featured a little droid robot that annoyed the hell out of him. Anything that irritating of course required a proper model, so I've knocked up Dipper (DP714, a repurposed maintenance droid) out of green stuff and plasticard.

He's tiny, and was lots of fun to make.

Willow, the tech who made him, will feature in a future post.

I've also been working on a larger building. Still very WiP, but you can see where I'm going with it:


I've tried to take some advice regarding detailing from comments on the previous buildings. The painting has only just started, obviously. Needs more detailing, a lot of weathering and some more graffiti. In particular, I'm planning on making a little access ramp to cover the gap between the building / walkway before doing any more painting.

I've also made a few quick barriers:


And (off-topic), made tons of zombies for zombicide.


Please let me know what you think - comments are always much appreciated, and often give a lot more inspiration than you think!

Tom

So Dipper is finished - really pleased with how he came out. First model I've ever made completely from scratch, and the final thing is pretty close to the image I had in my head! He's equipped with a wee probe for maintenance and repair work, which can also deliver a nasty zap to any unfriendly individuals that get too close.
Paintjob's a little lacking, but he's a tiny thing, so I'm not too fussed.



Please let me know if you like him, or you don't. It's been a little quiet in here lately!

The tiny robot is cool, good work building it from scratch

Terrain looks good.

Nice work on the little robo. Like it.

Great work with the droids - I especially love the Yakuza based one. And the graphiti is excellent! You must have a ton of terrain at this point - will you be doing a full table shot?

Thank you very much for the kind words @Dr H and @Illumini, they're much appreciated.

@Kestral - thanks! It's always satisfying to find a use for something that's been sitting around a long time. I unfortunately gave away a lot of terrain when I moved country a few years ago, but I'm slowly reaccumulating it. I'll post a shot of the table next time I play a game!

Loving those scratch built buildings, as ever , very creative work scarper .

Thanks a lot, Neil!

Quick update today, a model that's gone unpainted for a long time. Levin Grigg ("Riggs"), mechanic for the crew I'm putting together.


Lots of green stuff work and a pose I liked made me put off painting this gent for a long time. He's older than the days he ran with the Jackals, and I had a lot of fun with details like the prosthetic.

What do you reckon?

Looks great, dynamic posing and the face is brilliant

Looks great. Can't tell what's been changed or added.
Any chance of a reverse angle so we can see the leg better (and the other 50% of the model)?

It is good - a very nice paintjob especially the face.

Thanks a lot for the replies folks!

@PossumCraft - Thank you! I love painting faces as they carry all the character of a model. It's often the first thing I paint, and then spend the rest of the paintjob being terrified of slipping and ruining the face

@Dr H - Cheers! The model is actually an amalgamation of lots of different bits, mostly from Victoria minis, but also the DE hellion kit and a few other things.

I tried to take some extra shots, but his leg is mostly hidden by one of the grass tufts. There's an unflattering close up under the cut.



@Weety - Thanks very much! Wish I could have an output of painted models like yours

That is excellent

Now make another one and paint it as a statue

Thanks Theo! The rubbers I mount them on to paint do look a lot like a pedestal, right?

I'm off work for a few weeks after another op on my foot, and I thought I might try something I've been meaning to do for a while - sculpt a mini from an armature!
I'll be following some step by step tutorials, and I thought it might be fun to post here as I go. Maybe someone else wants to have a go and we can compare notes? There's some good videos here. I'll be personally cheating a wee bit and using an existing head and maybe some hands.

Anyway, here's the inauspicious start of Imogen Bracken, the leader of the Broken Tree Salvage Company. Hopefully will turn into something fun!

Go for it, mate, your green stuff skills have always been highly respectable so this should be very interesting to see.

Did you ever shift all those bits in your earlier post by the way? Cos I'll take them off your hands if not...

Very cool terrains!

@Peyma - You should try too! Would be fun to see them side by side. I'm afraid I did send off all those bits in the end. Ebay has its uses.

@b-tone - Thank you! They were a lot of fun to make, and I'm hoping to eventually have a full tables worth.

Two fairly unexciting further steps completed today -

Armature posed and filed - the filing is supposed to help the first layer of greenstuff stick to the wire a little better, though I'm not sure how much it helped!


Thin rough coat of greenstuff, acts as a layer for later, bulkier sculpting. Apparently trying to sculpt larger things directly over the wire results in it sliding around and forming air pockets, which make it weaker and tough to cast. Learning things at each stage!

Not looking like much yet, but it's been fun so far. If anyone knows much about sculpting or armatures, please feel free to chip in or correct me at any point! I'm flying blind here.

Watch Scarper turn a stick figure into a miniature!

It really looks that way, doesn't it? Kind of creepy at this stage!


Slightly delayed post, but yesterday I did some bulking on the legs and hips. Still very rough, but trying to get some vague muscle group shapes on the go for my own practice. Just looks more like she's wearing big pants!

Will hopefully get the top half bulked this evening.

EDIT: Also today I realised that I finished the sculpt for Riggs 3 YEARS AGO. What. Where on earth does time go?! Doesn't say much about my painting efficiency either...

Perhaps he needs a dose of...

Nah, that only lasts a few minutes. Maybe one of these?



Did some more bulking on the legs and lower torso today. Trying to get female proportions without going too OTT. Think it's coming out okay!

Baby steps! Some more bulking on the torso and the start of a few muscle groups on the right arm.



Head is bluetacked on for a better idea of pose. Imagine it a few mm lower down!
Still fighting with proportions. Hopefully looking okay

Done with bulking, and finally starting on some details! A few simple details below the knees. The left arm has been deliberately stripped down as it's going to be a bionic!

Mmmm Curvy!

Thanks again Dave!

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Lower body is coming along. I'd love to hear any tips people may have, but it's been a fun learning process so far. Lots of tutorial videos!

I don't know much about sculpting, so the only tip I can give you is keep doing what you're doing.

Good work on the legs.
Good choice to avoid the head and hands, they are the hardest parts to sculpt (because they are so recognisable).

Can't add to the sculpting tips, I just stress at what I'm doing and keep poking at it until it looks right.

Those buildings are fantastic... definitely motivating me to move my own projects forward. Also, excellent scratch building, very ambitious!

Thanks very much for the comments, guys!

@Dave - Thanks! I'll try
@Dr. H - Cheers for the kind words. I might have a go at sculpting hands and the like in the future, just seemed sensible to do one massive step at a time...
@MacPhail - Thank you! They're a lot of fun to put together, and actually pretty easy to end up with something nice. Has made me start hoarding boxes and trash for potential use though, which my wife isn't too happy about...

Two updates in one today! First i didn't think really warranted an update in itself, but I made a few belts and straps, accentuated the knee pads and started some work on her hair. Also began bulking out the bionic arm.


Today I've been working on a bodywarmer similar to this:

with a hood and bandana thrown in as well. I've been working on her hair as well, almost done. Just the back end of the ponytail to detail once the putty sets. Going for something along these lines:


Not finished yet, still a lot of work to do at the upper end and around the shoulders, but you get the idea. I'm still trying to show each step, but let me know if it's becoming too repetitive.



As always, very much appreciate any comments or criticism, so please fire away!


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Apologies for the slightly blurred photos, will get better ones on the next round!

So Bracken is done!



There's lots and lots of imperfections which I hope are mostly noticeable to only me Was loads of work, but I really enjoyed making her, and I'm pleased with the end product. Learned loads too! More angles below the cut:


So what do you reckon? Any comments at all are always much appreciated, and tips or feedback would be great too. If anyone has any questions about the sculpting process, I'll happily answer what I can.

EDIT: Quick bonus, made a wee gif of everything coming together!

Scarps that is impressive. Her pose is so weary. She has an air of being constantly being let down. Your sculpting tells the story. Very impressed.

Thanks very much, Peter, some really kind comments! I was going for 'exhausted and disappointed', so I'm really glad that came through

Something a bit different this week - expanding on the Caitiff wildlife with a new creature, the basilisk. I've been trying to produce more creatures to use as NPCs in various games on Caitiff and it's surrounding planets, and it's a lot of fun trying to base them in your setting!



He's a fairly big fella, as you can see here


Big, naturally armoured and cold-blooded, basilisks adapted for life in the Savannah areas of Caitiff, before the large-scale industrialisation that came with the hives. With an incredibly low metabolic rate and little to fear from predators, these creatures will remain perfectly motionless for days at a time waiting for prey to pass by. Their main food source used to be the herds of large grazing creatures found on the plains of Caitiff. When the time is right, the basilisk can move with frightening speed with a burst of adrenaline from a specialised gland, taking down prey and gorging on enough meat to sustain itself for a further week of patient waiting.
Basilisks have adapted well to the deeper depths of the underhive, feeding on spiders, rats and occasionally unwitting humans. They are uncommon nonetheless, being solitary animals that react viciously to a rival within their large territories. Should it have fed recently, an encounter with a basilisk is harmless to a travelling hiver - they have little interest in humans and will rarely attack unless provoked. Even their name was coined by hivers based on the statuesque stillness of the creatures, a spin on a half-remembered Terran legend. Despite this, many tales are told around campfires and watering holes of the terrible ferocity of these ancient reptiles that spring from the darkness where they have lain unseen, and it is not uncommon for them to be blamed for anything from missing children to vanished caravans.

The model itself is a basilisk from reaper's bones line. I love the sculpt, but am really not a fan of the material. I lost a lot of detail before I started painting due to problems with the paint adhering, despite a thorough wash to get rid of mould release agent. Ended up needing a coat of primer and a matt spray before any paint would stick to it. Some spiders that I have painted from the same line also reacted strangely, with the paint becoming sticky and flaking off a few weeks after painting. Managed to rescue them with a few coats of a different varnish, but the line has definitely caused me a few issues. Anyone else had similar problems with them?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the paint job or fluff for the basilisk. Also still open to critique for Bracken above! Any and all comments and criticism is much appreciated. Cheers for looking!

Nice. Like the cute little thingy. Nicely painted.

Oh, and good work on the sculpting.
Only bit of feedback I can see is the shoulder to hip ratio. Her hips look too narrow for a woman compared to her shoulders. It's probably the easiest way to distinguish the sexes in model form (without boob armour).
But great work on all the details.

Thanks for the comment, Dr. H, and the advice too - that's really helpful. I thought the shoulders might be a little too wide, but by the time I'd noticed I was too far in to correct it. Boob armour and the like was definitely in my 'to be avoided' box, so I'll have to focus on those other more subtle things for next time. Cheers for the kind words!

It only took me a week and a half to read this blog (and by read I mean look at pretty pictures ), but it was totally worth it. Plenty of great stuff in here.

I love your work with roughing up clothing. Very inspirational. I'm going to have to try that, too

I'll definitely be following your blog in the future. Keep up the good work..

Thanks, Geifer! Some really kind words, and I've got a lot of admiration for your modelling, so that means even more.

Was hoping I'd have this finished before the next update, but I'm off to the US for my brother's wedding tomorrow, so won't be able to do any more on it for a while. In the meantime, here's a WIP of Ronan Decker, security for the salvage crew the Riggs and Bracken are part of.



I'm fairly happy with how he is so far, but open to suggestions! He has two bionic legs which are turning out a little more complex than I planned, hence the cutoff picture.
The head is from Victoria Minis - it's an old metal range that I'm not sure she still casts. Goggles and a bit of extra hair are mine, and the rest is scratch sculpted.

I'm enjoying sculpting a lot just now, but I'd love any comments or criticism, so please let me know what you think!

Nice work. I like the furry edge and the rest fits together well.

Looks nice so far. Why the cut-off picture? It may just be me, but I find it really helps to appreciate the miniature and see how it all fits together if it's all there, even if some parts are unfinished. for instance, his hips seem a bit narrow to me because there's not enough of the legs to get a good size comparison (and from this angle the helmet cuts off the view on his bum ), if you know what I mean.

Brilliant work scarper. And I love your first scratch build - she looks like me after a retail shift!

@Dr H - Thank you! I've probably been watching too many westerns, but I thought a poncho would fit my setting fairly well.

@Geifer - Thank you. You're actually dead on - the reason I cropped it was that I'd realised the hips were too narrow and needed fixing. Thought that they might distract from the stuff I've done on his upper half, but obviously I've not cropped it well enough!
Should probably have just waited until he was finished, but I wanted to post something up before I was away. I've been doing some fixing and sculpting today, so back-shifts allowing, I'll be able to post some finished photos this weekend.

@Weety - Thanks so much Weety, that's really kind! And I've done enough customer service roles to know the feeling well

Just caught up on your thread. It's brilliant sculpting's something that I've yet to add to my repertoire, so seeing these come together step-by-step is really impressive

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@Geifer - Thank you. You're actually dead on - the reason I cropped it was that I'd realised the hips were too narrow and needed fixing. Thought that they might distract from the stuff I've done on his upper half, but obviously I've not cropped it well enough!
Should probably have just waited until he was finished, but I wanted to post something up before I was away. I've been doing some fixing and sculpting today, so back-shifts allowing, I'll be able to post some finished photos this weekend.

Fool! The Witchfinder General cannot be tricked!

I know the feeling. I like seeing things grow, but all too often catch myself thinking "woah, this is shoddy work. Can't show it at this stage!" It's why I don't normally post many WIPs, especially early ones.

But you shouldn't let something like that get in the way of excitement. That's what WIP is for. If it want's to be posted, who are you to deny it?

Not sure if you've watched too many westerns, but I like the poncho on this model. It's a good detail to add and I think it goes really well with his head. It would be easy to evoke too much of a western feel if he had a cowboy hat to match, but the goggles and shaggy hair make the look distinct and modern rather than last century.

@Ynneadwraith - Thanks very much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it; I'm a big fan of your world building, very inspirational in what I'm making just now, so I hope you can find something here too. When it comes to the sculpting, I would say just dive in. The mental block of taking the step and starting is probably the hardest one to overcome, and getting fairly decent basic results is pretty easy. You'll see that I was pretty terrible at the start of the blog and I'd like to think I've improved a lot, which means anyone can do it If I had one piece of advice it would be to get a decent set of colour shapers like these. The silicone tips completely eliminate the problem of GS sticking if you keep them wet, and I found everything a lot easier after I started using them.

@Geifer - I often feel the same! But I've found I'm much happier to continue a project I'm frustrated with if I can see that someone else's WIPs don't look fantastic, so why not Thanks for the kind words.

I've actually finished my sculpt for Ronan Decker, security for the Broken Tree Salvage Co. His bionics are a little unusual, but I was inspired by advances in exoskeleton systems that I've come across at work and running stilts.




He's a big fella with the prosthetics in place, around a head taller that other folks in his group. I tried to keep his proportions in check for a reasonably sized human with the exception of the bionic additions.


Do you think it works? I've been deliberating a little bit over him, but I think I'm finally at a place where I'm satisfied with him. Please let me know what you think!

Looks awesome. Tall, but not overly so, I think he'll fit right in in the group.

Looking good. While I'm a fan of T-800 bionics and never tire of seeing those, it doesn't always have to be that and I think the stilt prosthetics fit him pretty well. Height looks in line with what you would expect. He doesn't look freakishly tall, but you can see that something is off (other than that he's missing his legs ) with his proportions because of the foreign devices grafted on his body.

Does the job. Good work.

@Littletower - Thank you! I've got my models for the squad lined up (apart from the final one I'm sculpting!), and they look okay to me.

@Geifer - Thanks! 'A little off' is exactly what i was hoping for with his proportions, so I'm really glad you said that In my head, the 'exoskeleton' fits into embedded ports along his hips and spine, allowing it to be released when he is in a zero gravity atmosphere on the Nomad. Same kind of relief as ditching a suit after a long day at work

@Dr H - Cheers! I'm glad you think so.

Bit of a cheat, as I've posted these models before. I'm trying to expand the Caitiff bestiary, however, and I thought I'd throw these up again with a little fluff piece I've written to keep the Basilisk company.



Mourners are known by different names in the various settlements found within Skew spire - some call them 'howlers', 'hunters', 'blanks' or even 'banshees'. However they are labelled, mourners are almost universally feared by colonists in the deeper sections of the hive.
Evolving in some of the deeper cavern systems below Bolne, these beasts are well adapted to the darkness of the underhive. Pack hunters that time and evolution have left completely blind, mourners instead use a complex form of echolocation to tail their prey. From a distance, a pack of mourners emit long, low vocalisations that deeply penetrate the area around them, like a cross between a dirge and a growl. As the pack approaches their target, the sound climbs to a higher pitch as the frequency of the calls rise and the detail of the image returned improves. Yips and squeaks from the excited pack join the crescendo. Settlers who have survived attacks by a hunting pack describe a chorus of mournful screams and wails, rising in intensity even as the group flees. When a pack is upon you, a sudden silence falls as the packs' calls rise above the frequency of human hearing. Respite from these nightmarish wails, however, will be sadly brief.
Some particularly brave settlers have hunted mourners for meat and leather. Their hides are dry and coarse, making sturdy footwear, and their meat is sweet and slow to spoil. With most packs moving in matriarchal groups with at least 4 members, however, picking off a single target without drawing the ire of its brethren is difficult.

Mourners are Hasslefree mawes with a little filing and greenstuff work on the smaller ones. Beautiful models, and pretty scary to look at!

I hope you're enjoying the mini bestiary tour, and please let me know what you think of the words or the models. Thanks for looking!

Latest model sculpted and last one for the Broken Tree Salvage Co. A void-born tech called Willow. The model is supposed to sync up in pose with Riggs, which should hopefully be a little more obvious with a group shot once she's painted. I really struggled with photos for her - all the different tones of green have made it quite hard to differentiate different parts. I'm not as happy with her as some of my other sculpts, but hopefully I'll pull a rescue with the paint job. Current plan is some spiralling symbolic tattoos to her right side, and the green / brown scheme with dark teal accents to match the rest of the crew




As always, I'd really appreciate any comments and criticism (constructive preferred ), so please let rip!

Looks good from where I'm sitting.

Agreed on trying to see beyond differently colored components. I've learned to trust that the paint job will fix it, but I too struggle to see everything fitting together on occasion.

Looking forward to the group shot. Not the least because there are so many names in this thread that I don't recall seeing a Riggs in there.

Nice job on the sculpt.
Looks like someone slipped a brick or two in her pack. "Is this heavier or just me?"

Multi-coloured sculpts / builds are tricky to assess during the process. This is what I find primer is useful for; it's the last step before painting that will show if the build is complete and nothing has been missed; can always be primed again after modifications.

I've finished painting up Bracken, leader of the Broken Tree Salvage Co. and captain of Samara. Blurb and some character background to follow in a day or two!



Thanks for the kind words, Geifer and Dr H! I understand what you mean regarding primer - I've prepped the other two models for painting, and I'm actually much happier with how they look with the primer on. Gets rid of the colour shifts that are jarring to the eye, I guess. I will definitely be getting a group shot in, but trying to hold off until I have the whole crew painted up! Only two to go, so hopefully not too long now.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, as always.

Nice work. Good job. Looks like it came that way (e.g. could be bought from a shop).

Looking good.

Thanks very much for the kind words, guys, they're really appreciated.

Okay, time for some background! The models I've been working on the last few months are a little different - I'm actually working on my first crew for a game system called Rogue Stars. I'm trying to make them very personal and unique, as each band is only between 4 and 7 models. The system is kind of RPG based and rewards narrative play, so I've tried to come up with some decent background for the team and the setting. The crew are merchants flying on the LCS Samara, though they also do a little less-than-legal salvage on the side. The setting I'm working in is Comora, the system in which my old planet of Caitiff is based, and I have some plans for expanding the background of a few more worlds as I play. Lots of world building fun to be had!

First model up that you've seen painted already is Imogen Bracken, captain of the Samara and leader of the crew.



I've got a little background for her that also covers the group as a whole:

Imogen Bracken. Trader, amateur botanist, captain of the LCS Samara, and in her own words, complete fool.
Born the fifth daughter of a middle class family in a relatively affluent system, Imogen grew up with an education, but no expectations. Disappointing her family with drugs and 'unsavoury associations', she was told to straighten herself out or leave. Though she cut the stimulants, Imogen found it harder to cut her ties with her friends, and eventually a decision was made on her behalf.  
With a sudden urgent need for income, a strong sense of adventure and a fairly naïve view of life in the drift, Bracken set out to leave the planet. With funds amassed with friends, sponsorship from local businesses and in debt to some very questionable former associates, Bracken purchased a small ageing cargo lighter and began heavy modifications to the ship. The plan was to outfit her with an array of hydroponics equipment and life support extension to allow for mid-range travel both within and without atmosphere, allowing the transport of crops and medicinal plants that would not survive the journey in a conventional cargo hold. With a skeleton crew of folk she could trust, Bracken dusted off on the newly christened Samara. There was a potentially a good living to be made in the outer systems, where crops and plant supplies were the lifeblood of the new colonists. Unfortunately, Imogen's reception into the world of interplanetary business was lukewarm at best.
Bracken lacked the ruthlessness for large scale trade. She would sell at a loss to struggling colonies, refuse to undercut competitors for whom she had personal respect, and was over-optimistic in her calculations of potential profit. Pursued by debtors and feeling responsible for worsening conditions and the growing distress of her crew, Bracken went against her better judgement and took on a well-paying job off-system with a man named Vane Finner.  Finner introduced himself as an 'Inquisitor', reportedly working for an influential government within the central planets. He required several samples of rare and dangerous toxic plants from a research base on the jungle planet of Amarok, within the Comora system. The payoff for the job was grand, and enough for Bracken to overlook several crew members' serious concerns about the distance, as well as Finner's evasiveness over the purpose of the samples taken. They made the jump mag-locked to the Saragossa, a jump-capable frigate run by Finner's men.
The job was a disaster. Finner had misled them on the dangers involved in the requisition, and they faced hostile wildlife, virile infection and a local militant group. Bracken lost most of her crew to disease in the hostile jungle of Amarok, and the Inquisitor himself died along with all hands of his expedition team fighting cultists on the planet's surface. The Saragossa jumped from the system in the midst of the conflict, leaving Samara, with no jump drive of her own, stranded in foreign space. Panicked and with no defence against incoming hostile forces, Bracken ordered a dust-off before the return of the last stragglers of the expedition. She would tell herself that this had been a required measure to protect her remaining crew. Perhaps this was true.
A few years have passed since the events that stranded the crew of the Samara in the Comora system, and Bracken and her surviving friends have carved themselves a niche among the foreign worlds. The dead have been mourned, and new crew found both among Finner's marooned men and the populace of local spaceports. Bracken has resumed trading as the Broken Tree Salvage Co., with healthy plantlife again a roaring trade on barren worlds like Caitiff or the many moons and satellites of Dullahan. A new line of work has also emerged in salvage and repairs - jump technology is a rarity in a backwater like Comora, but with enough hulls cracked...
Still a touch too trusting, the difficulties of life in an isolated system have hardened Bracken's heart, and her resolve. She is fiercely defensive of her crew, and has developed a skill at inspiring loyalty. The echoes of her actions on Amarok have not left her mind, or those of her shipmates, but Bracken has nonetheless earned a modest respect from many local traders as a fair and reliable captain.

And finally the cards I've made for her character in game. Rogue stars is a fun system, but relies a lot on modifiers and rules that can sometimes be hard to find! Thought that this would be a decent middle ground for additional info in game.



Apologies for the huge dump on a single character, but I'm really excited for this project!

Please let me know what you think. I'd love any encouraging words, ideas or useful criticism, so please fire away!

Looks excellent to me I'm intrigued by Rogue Stars but I'm even more intrigued by the possibility of a model of the Samara.

Thanks, Llamahead! It's a fun system, and something I'd encourage more people to give a go. You can get a PDF of the rules fairly cheap from Osprey Publishing if you're interested in having a look.
I was considering a model for the Samara, but at 28mm it would take up most of the board! She does have a small shuttle attached used for smaller missions, and that is indeed on my list of projects to tackle soon. Should be fun!

Next member of the crew is Levin Grigg, ship mechanic, and actually a model I've posted here before. Not a scratch sculpt like Bracken, but using legs, torso and face from Victoria Miniatures, GW hellion arms and a fair bit of green stuff.


An image of the sculpting stuff:


And a little character background:
A born engineer, Levin Grigg has spent most of his life underground. Raised in a  small community deep within a dilapidated region of Skew Spire just before the environmental disaster that poisoned Caitiff, Riggs was well into his teens before even seeing the surface. He started his career maintaining runners for a merchant in the Warrens, the vast network of transportation tunnels that connected the massive hives penetrating the atmosphere. He served with the Jackal cells of Pinepoint, earning a place in the sprawling town by clearing the mine shafts below it. Even when his military role was ended by a decades-old landmine, Riggs threw himself into improving his home town, working on a water filtration system and rudimentary equipment for the developing hospital. As conditions on the surface improved and off-world trade finally began to return to the barren planet, it was Levin who learned to repair and maintain the often battered trade ships that visited.
Riggs was hired to fix Samara's overloaded afterburner a few months after her arrival on Amarok, taking the initiative to improve her ablative heat shielding and recalibrate the engine drive system as he did. Despite his pride in his work, Bracken's offer of longer-term employment took Levin by surprise. Though he would be leaving behind good friends and good memories, Riggs felt that he had had his fill of life in Pinepoint. It was time to see the sky.
Affable, good humoured, and with a darker sense of humour than his manner would suggest, Levin quickly fell in with the crew of the Samara. His main role on board is the maintenance of the mechanical systems of the ship, but he is also called on for away expeditions where his mechanical expertise may prove useful. Afflicted with a new wanderlust, Levin thrives on novel experiences and new cultures. Fond of cheap alcohol, exotic food and any excuse to explore with his two dogs, Sasha and Bo, Riggs needs little encouragement to join an excursion planet-side.

And finally, the cards for using him in game:


For folks who play Rogue Stars, what do you think of the homebrew rules for his crap prosthetic? Gives the same effect as a crippled limb, but with the added bonus to armour of a bionic. I've valued it at -2XP. Does that sound reasonable?

As before, I'd really appreciate any comments or criticism on the model, the painting or the background. I'm also open to ideas for the crew or the campaign background. Next model is something brand new, I promise! Thanks for reading!

Good backgrounds. Seem to fit the sculpts well.
Can't comment on rules, I know nothing.

Good work.

Thanks very much, Dr. H! I'm never sure if anyone's actually reading the background bits, so the comment is much appreciated

The next two crew members aboard the Samara are up now, one of whom you've not seen before.

First up is Willow Teague, another scratch sculpt, with the exception of a Victoria Minis head. Again, quite a few things I'd like to change if I did it all again, but I'm satisfied with how she came out.


A little background for her:
Willow Teague, shuttle pilot and technician onboard the Samara, is more comfortable aboard a ship than off it. Without the gentle hum of the motor, the whirring of the life support and the creaking of metal, the world seems cold and quiet. Willow was voidborn, with no state or planet, on an ancient Ark ship travelling between worlds.
Creations of the Thainian religion over five centuries ago, the vast Ark ships were at the time the largest vessels ever built in a human shipyard. Home to several hundred families, the massive craft were sent out into the void with no navigational equipment, leaving the fate of the hundreds of chosen to their creator. Their religion had taught them that the planet on which they landed would be a holy and promised land, where everything they could ever want would be provided for them.
550 years later, life on Ark 7 was less idyllic. The Ark, though well built, was never designed to fly unmaintained for as long as it had. Over time, circuits failed and cables corroded, and technical problems became more and more commonplace. With localised hull breaches, life-support failures and even rumours of savage creatures in the oldest parts of the hold, death on the Ark was brutal and random. Few remembered the religious teachings of their forefathers, but a new superstition developed among the surviving nomads, passing from generation to generation.
Willow met Imogen Bracken as a young woman in her home city of Tavi, having been placed there as a refugee following her eventual rescue from the Ark. Close friends and drinking buddies, the Samara was a shared dream between them - a freedom to choose their own destiny and escape the enforced paths of life that they had found themselves in.
Notably skilled with technology from a lifetime of fudged and desperate repairs on the Ark, Willow is invaluable to the running of Samara. Her character is odd - she has an optimistic nihilism that some find disturbing, coupled with a few tics and routines that she could not shed on leaving the Ark. Despite this, Willow has an exceptional gift for bringing out the best in others. New crew members initially tend to give the strange tattooed girl a wide berth, but to those who get to know her, she is a loyal and supportive friend. Willow has a fascination with plants both comestible and recreational, having eaten only nutrient slurry for her formative years. Bracken has allowed her a reserved area of the hydroponics bay for growing whatever she can find, and Willow is well known for sharing both delicious foodstuffs and potent drugs.

And finally her cards for the game:


In addition, I have a little buddy for her, DP714, a maintenance droid. First robot I made from scratch, and a lot of fun to do!


Here's an reminder of his green:


A little background for him:
Never far from Willow is her companion and sort-of-pet DP714, known among the crew as 'Dipper'. A maintenance droid originally serving upon Ark 7, Dipper was found in a state of disrepair by Willow as a teenager. Over time she has fixed him up and gradually augmented him with new features and programming routines. Capable of on-the-fly repairs aboard the ship and a fair degree of autonomy in combat with rudimentary AI, DP714 has become a valued member of the crew.

And finally, his cards as well:


Hope you like the two of them, and as always, please let me know what you think. Any ideas, comments or criticisms are much appreciated.

Lots of great stuff since I looked in last - and that is some great sculpting. I don't see any imperfections. Love the spring legs and the basilisk particularly.

 kestral wrote:
Lots of great stuff since I looked in last - and that is some great sculpting. I don't see any imperfections. Love the spring legs and the basilisk particularly.

Thanks very much, kestral! If you like spring legs you might be a fan of the next update

Up today is the FINAL MEMBER of the Samara crew (who will appear in campaigns, at least) - Ronan Decker. He's an old soldier, and acts as expedition security for the crew.


He's another scratch sculpt, with only a GW cadian helmet and a head from Victoria Minis (with sculpted hair and goggles). The bionics are wire and plasticard. I wanted to do some slightly different bionics to the usual terminator-style stuff you see, so these are more of an exoskeleton affair. I was inspired by stuff like recent advances in treatment of folks with paraplegia and running stilts


As you may remember, he's a big fella with the prosthetics in place, around a head taller that other folks in his group. I tried to keep his proportions in check for a reasonably sized human with the exception of the bionic additions. I was going for something a bit 'other', and I'm hoping I haven't overdone it.


As always, here's some backstory:
Ronan Decker has survived a lifetime of conflict. Drafted into the PDF on Osciae II as a child, he has served over 15 standard years in the armed forces, and a further 15 as a mercenary. He has fought for governmental forces maintaining order against radical rebel elements in distant colonies. He has fought alongside freedom fighters oppressed by distant and tyrannical regimes in the central planets. Ronan has assisted in the purge of alien threats as well as the protection of persecuted alien refugees, and been on both sides of an orbital bombardment. For what felt like longer than any other task, he has stood endless nights of guard duty for self-important arseholes who never bothered to learn his name.
As all his years in hellish warzones have blended into one, Ronan realised that he had learned only two things -

- Fate is a bastard.
- Few of the folks on the ground deserve what's coming to them

Decker learned early that the most well prepared soldier in the world can still be the poor bastard to step on a landmine, and that stray shots don't care about rank or training. He has no grand notions regarding the reason for his survival above that of endless colleagues, but he is grateful for every day that he sees ceiling when he opens his eyes.
Ronan has fought alongside a great many different people, and seen a lot of the things folks will fight for. He has seen people driven by love and loyalty, by the need to protect their homes or the people they care about. He has seen many more of these men through the sights of his rifle. He has seen men driven by hatred and revenge (also having once fallen into that camp himself), has seen thousands of those who would give their lives for an idea fed to them by someone with no care for their well-being. Decker has seen many things, and they have made him - tired. When he was young, he was sure of himself, and of the decisions he had to make. Some people lived, some people died, and that was how it had to be to keep order. Lately though, whatever side of a conflict he finds himself on, Decker sees the men and women from his past, both friends and foes. Taking a life seems – bigger, and no longer a choice that is his to make.
In the last few years, the cocktail contained in the darts loaded into Decker's rifle has changed. There was no specific turning point, but the toxins that Ronan mixes have been less and less potent, more sedative than poison. Ronan is no doctor, mind, and some of his targets will still experience the long sleep. Despite his new leaning towards pacifism, Decker is not naïve to the dangers of life in the outer reaches, or the fact that some people will only respond to violence. He values his own life and the lives of his friends, and his sidearm remains as deadly as the day it was issued.

Decker was hired with a large contingent to fight alongside Inquisitor Finner on Amarok, and is one of the few mercs who returned to the ship. Stranded with the crew of the Samara in foreign space, he initially took on Bracken's contract with a view to making enough credits to buy passage elsewhere. It did not take long, however, for Ronan to feel at home among the civilian crew of the Samara, and his credits have now found more short-term use. Decker is quiet, but friendly, and has developed a reputation as an understanding ear amongst the crew.
His cybernetics are attached via ports in his spine, a process both painful and draining - At any opportunity Decker disables the artificial gravity in his quarters, preferring the freedom of flight unrestrained by his exoskeleton. Though he talks little of his injuries and his past, Decker cannot stand crowds, and becomes sullen and unpleasant in such situations.

And the character cards I'll be playing with:

Non-lethal rounds and the combat helmet are homebrew, but I feel fit with his character.

I really hope you like him, as he was the model I was most unsure of when sculpting. I'd love to know what you think, so please let me know, good or bad. Thanks for looking!

I like it. His non lethal weapon is a nice change of scale from the norm and his fluff is cool too.

Nice background really unique for the setting.

Good job. He looks the part.

Thanks again for the kind words, folks! Another wee hiatus - I'm DMing my first game of Dungeons and Dragons for my wife and a few friends, and worldbuilding sucks up a LOT of time!

Here's something a little different - I've been playing with the Frostgrave Gnoll kit to make an alien species to expand my galaxy of Comora.

These guys are Maroques - indigenous sentients on Amarok, a jungle planet in orbit of the Comoran sun. Though making contact with non-space faring sentients is banned under several universal laws, Amarok has many rich mineral deposits, and a number of corporations have set up base planetside to begin extraction. Maroques are smart, curious, and natural scavengers, though their own tech level was little beyond smelting iron at the point of contact. As such, it did not take long for off-world arms and armaments to fall into the hands of some of the more enterprising Maroque settlements, drastically altering the balance of power on the planet.
Maroques are mainly confined to the planet of Amarok itself, having no real understanding of the science behind space travel, or the weaponry they steal or buy. Some groups have been armed and trained by local interests to attack their rivals or defend their installations, while other groups may attack or harass colonists to steal what they can use. Rare groups of Maroques have stowed away on some of the larger cargo freighters, and can occasionally be found wandering the deeper reaches of space stations or hives. The equipment they use is a mix of scavenged modern weaponry and iron age tech, with different groups' equipment largely reflecting whom they have been able to raid most recently. Laser armaments and other self-charging weapons are highly prized, as Maroques lack the knowledge or equipment to produce kinetic ammunition once what they have is spent.

Modelling-wise, they are a fun mix of medieval parts and sci-fi tech. I wanted to integrate the parts a little to stop them looking too much like medieval figs with guns glued on, so a fair bit of green stuff work, and some mixed added equipment too. I'm looking forward to painting them - going to do a little experimenting, but I'm picturing earth tones for the robes and gear with maybe a green spot colour, plus an incongruent camo scheme (maybe urban?) on their scavenged equipment. Should be fun!



This gent is the pack leader - a little older and more confident than the others. The smooth top he has on is a scavenged stab vest.



One of the younger pups - less gear, more enthusiasm!



Close quarters enthusiast. The axe in his left hand is a modern trench weapon and a recent acquisition, the one in his right hand is still his favourite - a well worn crude iron piece.



A maroque with a prized laser rifle - leave it in the sun and it gets all its charges back!



And my favourite for last - an intimidating gent with a scavenged flamethrower. Works almost as well filled with pitch and tar.

I hope you like them, and please let me know what you think. A little different to some of my other models in this thread, so very open to C&C.

Really cool minis you've created. The lore you have going sounds really interesting. Best of luck DMing! I just DMed my very first game earlier today, but I'm not nearly as ambitious as you, I'm using the starter set campaign.

Gnolls in space!! These are turning out great.

 goblinpaladin wrote:
Gnolls in space!! These are turning out great.

Seconded. I love gnolls. Great to see you use them.

Nice work. Looking legit'.

Those Maroques are looking rather nice

Thanks a lot for the kind words, everyone! Gnolls are one of my favourite D&D races, so it's a lot of fun to try and translate them to something that fits a sci-fi vibe.

@Syro - how's the DMing going? It's been a lot of fun on this end, but my players certainly have a tendency to do stuff I haven't planned for. Accidentally killing one of my NPCs who was supposed to give a ton of exposition, for example. Lots of thinking on your feet! How far have you got with the starting campaign?

Painted up the first gent over the last few days. I'm new to painting fur which was a bit of a learning curve, but I'm still fairly happy with the results. The drab cloth for his clothes blends a little with the tone I've used for the fur, but I'm trying to go for some variation in their colouring so hopefully it'll balance out once the others are done.



I'd really love any C&C on this bloke, as I'm working through the others as well. Always looking to improve, so please fire away

That finished knoll is looking good. I'm impressed with how much has been added to the base. Was this particular knoll all from the original knoll mini except the gun? I think the gun looks very smooth and natural, like it was always part of it after the work you have put in.

Thanks for asking about the DMing. We were planning on playing once a week, but everyone's schedules got so crazy, that we haven't played since that first session. We finally managed to get all the schedules lines up for next Thursday, so hopefully I'll have more of an update. I'm glad you're having fun DMing too, and it's funny the monkey wrench your players have been throwing into your campaign. Luckily my players haven't derailed anything yet, but I guess I jsut have to give it time

Looking good Scarp!

I'd say the khaki cloth needs a touch more work, looks just a little flat to me - but as I've been away from brushes for a few years it's hard to be critical

Nice work. Does the job.

Looks really good - I have some similar heads knocking around so maybe I should try the same?

Thanks for sharing

 monkeytroll wrote:
I'd say the khaki cloth needs a touch more work, looks just a little flat to me - but as I've been away from brushes for a few years it's hard to be critical

Everything he said, including the gone for a few years.