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Thanks Cam

 JoeRugby wrote:
Thanks ckig

It's the Kvissle letter tray

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70198031/

Thanks Joe! I think that could work..

This week I got some 1:1 scale floorboards done



Deadzone KS unboxing effort part 1

Soo much stuff

Not going to be able to go through all of it so here's some of the new stuff

New Board Game plastic characters

Here are Enforcer "master chief", biker Blaine, abomination and the Piper

As they come

Components Assembled!



Miles better than the previous restic minis and better than most of the mantic metals I've seen too.
Their not as good as resins or metals from other companies but their still nice and a good step forward for mantic
Really happy with them will need to see how they take paint before I give my final verdict on them though.

The enforcer is going to be painted like Master chief that's a given.

Not painted any of my Blaines yet but his speeder bike is def going to be red

Still trying to come up with a scheme for my space rats.

Size comparison of the abomination and Gen 1 plague beast


teraton shocktrooper


In the fluff the reb teraton is female who are larger than the male Teratons.


That's all for now please let me know if there's anything you specifically want a pic of.

Forge father steel warriors

Continuing my trawl through my Kickstarter shipment

Here are the forge father steel warriors

The sprues


What I built



What's left to go into the bitz box


Size comparison with Guardsman Bob and Fusilier Jones


My thoughts

I fell a little in love with these little guys during the Kickstarter that's why I've got 30 of them (6 sprues)

So I was really happy seeing the detail on the parts up close, it is a lot better than the enforcer and zombie sprues.

But when I came to put them together I was a bit let down by the poor fit between the 2 torso halves(doesn't line up and there are gaps in the arm and neck joints) and then the torso to the legs.( gaps around e sides no lower back if you put the torsos on straight but there is. less when you angle the torsos, I tried this on all the minis)

Thankfully you can't really see the gaps when the whole model is put together.

Overall happy with the kit despite its faults and looking forward to building the rest of the little buggers.

Veer myn night Crawler/stalkers


The Sprue


What I built



I need to green stuff the pointing rats arm as I cut the end off to get it pointing sideways.
Took a fair bit of repositioning to get the fuel tank hose attached to the acid thrower.


Really stuck on how I'm going to paint them, thinking lots of dry rushing to get the arms looking furry and rusty metal but no idea how I'm going to do the rest.

What's left for the bits box


Size comparison with Guardsman Bob and Fusilier Jones, and a photo bombing bjorn.


My thoughts

The torsos dont match flush with the legs, but their wearing bulky jackets so no a big issue (tried a few torsos on each set of legs) the fat malignius(sp) body is pretty bad though.
Some mold lines across the middle of the heads (not kit breakingly bad for the most part though) and the neck ball joints don't look great unless the heads are facing straight forward

But there are Loads of options and it's got lots of nice detail

Overall a nice kit but I can't help but start pondering what skaven bits I can mix in.
Any ideas for cool skaven Veer myn kit bashes?

Mawes completed




Pretty happy with these, think the skin has come off well.

Guardsman forscale about to have a bad day.


Thanks for looking

Starting to take pics with a camera not just my tablet, I'm in need of more practice especially with the focus


May PIP

All the minis that i currently have on the go (that are more than just undercoated).




No xenomorphs in the pile cause i finished them all , just going to take time to get them pictured(Damn summer sunlight)

Heres one the GF did manage to get tho…





Enforcer: Spartans

There are 2 types of Spartans in the CoOperation sphere

The first are garishly attired propaganda personalities. A uniform and role for an Enforcer to adopt when his unit will be in the public eye. These "Spartans" are immortal, or the CoOperation council would have the populous believe. Whenever these "Spartans" fall their replaced and put back on the vid casts.

The second are the ones we need to pay attention too. While they sometimes share the garish armour with the other "Spartans". These are the elite of the Enforcers, each a seasoned veteran, a gifted warrior and Astartes killers.

For their abilities these Enforcers are given far more latitude by the Council. Some not having an assigned unit, sent wherever the council or they think they will be most needed.

Fortunately for the imperium the number of Enforcers to achieve this title is incredibly low, recorded at just over a dozen at last count.

..............Inquisitor Justice Sedante Ordo Xenos


Enforcer :Spartan Sergeant Howlett
“I’m the best there is at what I do bub!
Let's find out.

...........Last Audio recording of Brother Dario of the Crimson fists (seconded to the Deathwatch)”





Never any doubt he was going to be painted up as Wolverine

Fantastic work bud. And thanks for the review of that gear. Really appreciate that.

Cool stuff. I love all the Aliens stuff, they look great all together!

EDC

Thanks both

Hopefully I can get pics of the rest of the aliens afterwork today

Sgt. Howlett (sp?) looks great. What on Earth are those jumping mouth things? I need some.

Cheers Josh

they are the Mawes are from Hassle free

http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=crouching-mawe~hfsa307&category=accessories~resin-bases-%26-toppers~sci%252dfi-%26%0D%0Aweird-war~sci%252dfi-aliens

XENOMORPHS

Finally managed to get pics done

I've tried to get them looking like they do in the movies and overall I'm happy with them.

All really simply painted with dry brushing and washes apart from the eggs and the Predalien.

Eggs






Queen







Warriors






Runners




Praetorian





Predalien










the Swarm is now fully assembled






i’m going to make some rules for them to use in Deadline and ill then get some cinematic pics done.

Fantastic work sir. Have to say I have not seen badly painted xenos yet. But these are really great. The eggs and huggies are spot on. Great work bud.

Very nice, indeed. The highlighting on the Predalien's belly is top-notch.

Thanks both really appreciate the comments

Not done much hobby for the last few weeks, and I've been even worse with scenery. i have managed to get some games of deadline in though so thats a plus.

I did put together the wolsung stalls i picked up in April.



Now to prime and paint them. Anyone have experience priming MDF with GW spray?

Also working on these for some chain link fences.


Two sets in the pic, The set in the middle will be for sale after I'm done (part of me trying to part fun my hobby budget each month one for me one for you type of thing.)

Next job is to get some sand on the bases before putting the mesh on, then painting time.

Thanks for looking.

In addition to scenery, last night i managed to put together a couple minis for Deadzone

Reb Strider - sorry for the giant pics



Wanted him to look like he was aiming the Gun at something.


Enforcer Jetbikes



the knife thing isn't legal but it does look cool, I've assembled the bikers separately so they can be painted more easily and to potentially have enforcers mount/dismount bikes in game. (of Deadzone)

there is another bike to be made, I'm going to make it a crashed one as scenery.

Enforcer Peacekeepers




Pretty standard, thought of them as working in 2 teams of 2(one shield and one rifle and power glove) with a leader.


Enforcer Pathfinders




4 tag rifles, 1 sniper (the sniper isn't worth it point wise in deadline at the moment) and 2 dogs (sold the other pathfinders),

i like that you can make the character pathfinder out of the bits on the sprue.

Thanks for looking

I simply adore your aliens. So much morphing awesomeness

Cheers cormadepanda :

Fences

And on the Wednesday sand was added to the bases



With the sand sealed on the Thursday

Going to cut and glue the wire mesh on the weekend. (Hopefully I have enough)


Anyone reading able to recommend a cheap spray paint to use on the scenery?
Would rather not use expensive miniature sprays

That's a nifty idea for a fence. What will you use for the actual fencing?

I only trust Rust-oleum spray paints, 4-5.00 a can at Home Depot or lowes.

Great start to the fencing. You using Aluminium Mesh for the fence itself?

As to paint, I often have used Hycote Primer, it is a cheap primer usually £5 a tin in your Home Bargains type stores. It is usually for car body work, make sure you do not get the one with the filler in it. Cheap enough and works fine for terrain, would not use it on minis though. Been wanting to get hold of the Rustoleum stuff, saw it once in a store, can't remember now where though. I do hear good things about it though.

I'm curious about how well that wood grain on the Wolsung MDF terrain will look when painted. Any special treatment for them?

Rust-o-leum or Krylon will work for that stuff. Not sure what is available in Wales (Cymru)

Nice start on the fences, I reckon they'll look really cool.

EDC

thanks guys.

@Cam i'll have a hunt in home bargains tomorrow. thanks. almost picked up some car body work spray paint from pound land but remembered the bit about the filler so dodged a bullet there :thumpsup:

@JoshinJapan I'm going to be using wire mesh for the fencing. i should still haven enough from when i did the comm tower scenery.

@RedHarvest re prep on the stalls. i don't know to be honest I've seen some people say you don't need o prep and can just spray the MDF directly then others ay you need to shellac the MDF first.
Might just spray with GW chaos black and see what happens.

Your MDF will soak up first coat or two of paint, to avoid it you can give it a coat of PVA as a sealer. To be honest, letting it soak in and penetrate a bit with a couple thin layers will help maintain the detail. I have had great results from just washes, the only thing I really noted was it mutes the colours a bit.

Went to 2 different B&ms looking for that spray paint but couldn't find any :(
also found out that i don't have enough mesh for the fences so there is a slight delay in getting them done.

————


“Amongst the Spartan Enforcers there is one who stands above all others. He has almost singlehandedly ended five separate invasions of CoOperation space

His name is N7-117 but all know him as Master Chief.”

…………..Inquisitor Justice Sedante (Ordo Xenos)




The Chief Has arrived.




Annoyingly the edge highlights on his armour have vanished under the gloss coat to get the shiny i-pad armour look I'm aiming for with my Enforcers.

But overall I'm happy with Master chief so happy in fact he's getting shoehorned into a game this Sunday.

Got the urge to get the Tron Deadfall figure and paint her up as Cortana now……..

Nice! The visor is great, and the armour is the perfect green!

Lovely master chief

really like the aliens as well!