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My copy of Sedition Wars came this past week. In additon to the Biohazard package I got the Lights Out campaign pack which includes clear plastic/resin versions of the Vanguard troops. It also comes with 'glow in the dark' Strain models.

I decided to put together a few of the basic Vanguard troopers, all the male standard ones, just to see how they went together. Mold lines and flash are hard to identify on the clear material, so I made sure where the two parts (body and gun/arms) joined were cleaned/smooth and super glued the parts together. I then used a tiny drop of super glue to temporarily attache them to some extra slot bases I had laying around. I hit them with a wash of green ink and let them dry.

The bases that come with the set are fantastic! I sprayed cheap black primer on them, heavy dry brush of a darkish gray, lighter dry brush of a gun metal, and a very light dry brush in some places of an aluminum color. Then I picked out a couple details and added a bit of rust.

Popped the troops off their temporary bases and super glued them to these.

I think they came out pretty decently for the 20 or so minutes I put into them (most of that on the bases). No Golden Demon awards in my future, but they'll look good on the board.

My one regret, I wish I had opened the main box to see the boards before I painted the bases. I would have used a greenish gray as the first coat over the black... Oh well.

I intend to update this topic as I get more done. I'm slow and have a ton of projects going on though so it may not be updated often.

Jake

They look sortof like gummy candies. I wonder how a nice hit of matte varnish would treat them?

I will hit them with some varnish once I finish the rest. I suspect it will look like the Hunter Aliens I did:

I (almost) finished up my opti-camo troops:













And last up Barker, the heavy weapons guru whose opti camo is working VERY vell:





Actually I am trying to figure out how to make his weapon switchable...

I like these. The bases are just great, way better than the typical plain slot type bases. The clear figures are kind of a pain to get together because I can't use putty to fill gaps, and it is very hard to see flash and mold lines. I took a little more time on this group in the clean up phase and while painting the bases. Not too much more though. The goal was quick but table top worthy Opti Camo goodness.

Okay,

So I finally decided how I wanted to handle the heavy weapon guy...

I filed away some of the clear material on his weapon arm and glued in a tiny rare earth magnet. I then filed a little off the two weapon options and glued on a small piece of metal cut from an extra metal base I had sitting around. It seems to work, and the ugly metal bits I could normally hide with greenstuff and paint are not TOO obvious when you see him in real size in front of you.







Next up will be the glow in the dark Strain.

These are nice models. What company does them?

They are from the new game, Sedition Wars: Battle for Alabaster. They are clear versions of figures in the main box game, but not included in the main box. Studio McVey published the game via Cool Mini Or Not (CMON). The ran a kickstarter project to fund the game and those of us who backed it have started getting our sets. I think it will be out for general sales in another month or two.

The BGG page for the game: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125326/sedition-wars-battle-for-alabaster

and the Studio McVey forums for the game: http://studiomcvey.com/forums/

Jake

Cool. They look really nice

I painted up a couple GITD Strain as a test. The material used and the glow color hide the detail. I wanted to pick it out and thought an ink wash may work, but also decided that stuff like clothes and some of the armor/nonorganic parts may not get the glow... So, I applied a wash using a purple ink (actually I mixed a bit of red and blue) and then painted the pants and a few other parts. The figures still glow where only ink is applied, but not as bright as un-inked figures. I'm not super happy with the way this ink caught the details over this material, but am not sure what to do differently. The paint didn't like sticking to this stuff either, even after a good wash with dish soap.

Anyway, here are a couple finished up, one just inked, and one plain:









I am much happier with the opti-camo Vanguard troopers.

How are the rest of you doing the GITD Strain?

Jake

Hey, I did mine with green ink and they have a very cool toxic waste type look to them.