Viktor von Domm wrote:
sorry for looking in your endeavours so late...

i think it looks like you did an excellent job on detailing the troops, but i am a bit biased against the muted colours on the outside surfaces... the "green" with that faded red just looks too sleepwalking to me... i think it needs a bit of a stronger hue... i am with you with a green and red....that always looks good... but i think they currently look way not finished... but that is purely based on the hues...not on the amount of work put in already...

I am going to do touch ups, but the washes or inking I need to do....I could do thrakka green on the armor, or black wash,,,,,,Brown ink wash for the coats I will try.

Yes, not my usual established colors, but these guys are from an opposing faction afterall.

opposing colours to your main faction is all good and legit, was just saying that the colours currently don´t pop enough...but post-wash these will look differently better^^. if i may be so bold...green wash and maybe even a blue wash for he green could work quite well...and brown wash for the reds...aye...i call that a plan^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
opposing colours to your main faction is all good and legit, was just saying that the colours currently don´t pop enough...but post-wash these will look differently better^^. if i may be so bold...green wash and maybe even a blue wash for he green could work quite well...and brown wash for the reds...aye...i call that a plan^^

I will test a shoulder of 3 soldiers, black wash, green wash, and blue wash to see how the green reacts.

So, you got bit by the Skitarii bug as well, I see. Are you basing yours on an official scheme, or doing your own thing?

 Barzam wrote:
So, you got bit by the Skitarii bug as well, I see. Are you basing yours on an official scheme, or doing your own thing?

It is my own thing, they are the Shipment Guardians of the Trade Worlds Cartel who buy their wargear from the Ad-Mech. For that they transport Mechanicus shipments at the lowest costs, just to cover fuel food only. All other worlds must pay full prices.

Not sure I'd want to handle any goods that've been around the Vanguard.

 Barzam wrote:
Not sure I'd want to handle any goods that've been around the Vanguard.

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Okay shoulder guards of 3 of the Shipment Guardians has been tested, Personally, I think the asurmen blue is right out of the deal. I am trying to see if the thrakka green or the black is better. Please give input folks!

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I think the black gives a soot, and worn look to the armor. the green a patina. I just find blue on the green armor is not doing it for me.

Not sure, I would go with the green, or maybe try a yellow, to pop the green out, followed by a dirty dark wash.

yellow... now here is an experimental thought...hmmm... would cause a striking hue for sure...

No yellow washes
stuck with the green and or black

ok...guv...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
ok...guv...

I think Cam's idea has had some success! compare the plain black wash on the right to the left guy who has had black wash over the green wash
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the mix of green and black wash certainly was a good decision...

Now to re-base green those other 2 and do that process on all of them!

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Those turned out really well.

They look great!

post- wash they do look decidedly better... i like the now more antique look on the green parts... and the red now looks like a nice leather!

would love to see some more and better shots of plasma pete....there seems to be an hitherto new cool effect that i think needs a special appearance...

Valhalla130 wrote:Those turned out really well.

Thank you Valhalla!

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:They look great!

Thank you as well Waaazag!

Viktor von Domm wrote:post- wash they do look decidedly better... i like the now more antique look on the green parts... and the red now looks like a nice leather!

would love to see some more and better shots of plasma pete....there seems to be an hitherto new cool effect that i think needs a special appearance...

Yeah they do look more seasoned and such!

I merely used blues then added white to the blue, flash will fill out the rest of the light effects, LOL!

Plasma Pete, no flash, just my day light.
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electric eddie... lol...

well... the flash is an energizer...

i am constantly torn and pummelled around when seeing the skitarii... one moment i want them badly... then i think i can live without them......from a steampunky point of view they would be a great addition^^

Buy some, Viktor. They're actually good figures.

Shas, I hate to say it, but I'm not digging the green armor. The base color you used looked good, but the wash seems to be gigiving off a very mottled look. It's making their armor look somewhat Nurgle-ish.

i will probably get me set once my first pay cheque arrives...

and also... i actually think this sells the ancient mechanicus vibe quite good... a bit of grime, dirt and mold...

i think if shaso would add some metal streaks... then that look would be perfect...

Well, I think a mix of the base green to show they tried to wash their gear, mixed with some steel scratches may add to the armor.

i call that a plan^^

Been too muggy to paint, waiting for Thunderstorm to hit and cool us off....hopefully, makes me less in the mood to paint

Those Skitarii are coming along nicely.

Everytime I see those Eikshorn (?) troops they remind me of Imperial Stormtropers from Star Wars, more so with the new helmets in upcoming movie, and I'm tempted to buy some and paint them in white armor.

 adamsouza wrote:
Those Skitarii are coming along nicely.

Everytime I see those Eikshorn (?) troops they remind me of Imperial Stormtropers from Star Wars, more so with the new helmets in upcoming movie, and I'm tempted to buy some and paint them in white armor.

Thanks, I took a breather and started a fun side project, and yeah the stormtroopers do look star-warsian.


Now the BFG version as I cannot get the out of stock at the moment Garmillas dreadnought. ( I have 3) This one is in camouflage
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so...i assume since we see stuff getting paiinted...weather is gotten better/colder?

i have to say tho that the white band here is a bit too flashy...

It could probably use a sepia wash to bring out the details, and mute the white a bit.

When I read camoflauge on a spaceship, I immediately thought of a black ship with a star field painted on it.

The ship also can land it's 730meter bulk planetside, so camouflage to deal with hiding on the ground, the white bands were inspired by the old Kriegsmarine, from a distance, visually at least, makes the ship seem smaller.

The white breaks up the silhouette, much like it does on a Zebra. I'm just used to the BFG scale ships that never land.

i knew it was a kind of explosion scheme camo...

I have 2 others, one is going to be in a personalized red scheme, the other in blue

Nice troops and ships as always Shas.

Thanks Dave, I love my plastic crack, but your uber-grill has me green as an Ork right now!

Well, here with wash of asurmen blue and as much as I can detail paint it is the leaders' Dreadnought.
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What game were these from again ?

I'm looking for a successor to BFG. Ideally, with build your ship rules, so we can use our BFG fleets as well.

 adamsouza wrote:
Looking good!

What game were these from again ?

I'm looking for a successor to BFG. Ideally, with build your ship rules, so we can use our BFG fleets as well.

Oh I may use them for BFG or other games, but these are tiny versions of a ship in Yamato 2199. Full Thrust rules may be possible?


Anyway, the camouflaged Dreadnought with a wash. It concentrated enough in spots on the white camo that one would think it had been fighting recently
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with the lights additions and so on it looks now better! (read: i can understand the the thoughts behind the model better...)

that shot i like...


looks really mysterious... hints a bit of submarine feel too...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
with the lights additions and so on it looks now better! (read: i can understand the the thoughts behind the model better...)

that shot i like...


looks really mysterious... hints a bit of submarine feel too...

Glad the details helped it. the red are the torpedo door covers, they can sit in water, but are space craft.

I also painted the 3rd one it is in a red color scheme, a plain one like the blue, the red doors are harder to discern if one has red colorblindness, or trouble discerning shades.
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that last one looks way more alien compared to the former ones...hmmm almost eldar...

and... i didn´t see a second hue of red there^^... do i have to worry now?

It is still made by the same race as the others.

I think as they are very close shades, I will redo them in a darker red.

I've managed to sit down long enough to read the last few pages for your blog, and I must say I love what you've done with the Skitarii. It's not helping my weak-willed resistance against buying the Rangers box at all.

These ships are also gorgeous, I've never seen them painted before, only bare when on sale at conventions. Very well done!

I love the Garmilan space ships. Although I really want one of the large Yamato models.

Buttery Commissar wrote:I've managed to sit down long enough to read the last few pages for your blog, and I must say I love what you've done with the Skitarii. It's not helping my weak-willed resistance against buying the Rangers box at all.

These ships are also gorgeous, I've never seen them painted before, only bare when on sale at conventions. Very well done!

Plenty to see in my blog, it is old enough, LOL!

My Skitarii are now the Trade Worlds Cartel Shipment Guardians, they repel pirates and other would be thieves of the cargo they transport.

Thanks! the trick is how small they are, I am waiting for them to make a new batch of the 1/1000 scale Dreadnought, that will be a HUGE model at 73cm long!

Valhalla130 wrote:I love the Garmilan space ships. Although I really want one of the large Yamato models.

Yeah, I am on a waiting list for the re-batch of Domelas-III 1/1000 scale a true beast of a model ship!

Finally got done with work on Skarnotz, one of the Bruvvas 'Notz., and in the last imnage you can see how big and scary he is! that is one brave trooper standing his ground.
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Oh yeah, if he seems less familiar, it is because he is the Ork Warlord from Raging Heroes, not GW

i actually think this is a more realistic kind of model from their range... says a ton if that applies for an orky model...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i actually think this is a more realistic kind of model from their range... says a ton if that applies for an orky model...

Considering the personal weapons are bigger than the trooper? Yes, he is a impressive specimen of Ork leader type.

was more thinking of the scarcely clad femme fatale that roam the battlefields according to raging heroes...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
was more thinking of the scarcely clad femme fatale that roam the battlefields according to raging heroes...

Oh, the closest I came were the commissariat sisters, I do not collect the Dark Eldar, of which the scantilly clad ladies would fit in with. their website would also have to start showing me they are for general sale, not the kickstarter for them.

ach... don´t let me start on kickstarter... i have no credit card and thus the whole issue is a very frustrating one... seeing all those cool minis getting promoted and not being able to get a slice of the cake....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
ach... don´t let me start on kickstarter... i have no credit card and thus the whole issue is a very frustrating one... seeing all those cool minis getting promoted and not being able to get a slice of the cake....

No worries, I went back to painting the light part of the camo on the remainder of the Valkir today. I still have to finish the 5 storm troopers that play the agents of the "The Alliance" as it is five world alliance, a small power-block, but one in which I will retcon their image to the chapter I posted on them in my fiction piece down in the fiction section.


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Well, a drop hit my porch today. The infection spread, reinforcing the Nano-Plague forces with some artillery and attack pets.
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Not to be out-done, the I.C.E. Sanction scout units got a bolster as well, in odd blue restic.
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Haul looks good there shaso

I still can't get behind the mantic sci fi figures style though. Also your space fleet would scare darth Vader. "I only have one deathstar and those rebels keep blowing it up. "

a unibike...really...?erm...

and that plague fether needs a grenade launcher?... man... back when i was young z´s still had honour and guts...well if not their own at least someone else's...^^

Theophony wrote:Haul looks good there shaso

I still can't get behind the mantic sci fi figures style though. Also your space fleet would scare darth Vader. "I only have one deathstar and those rebels keep blowing it up. "

Well, Garmillas ships are quite the bit smaller than Star Wars Empire ships, but they have loads of them!

Viktor von Domm wrote:a unibike...really...?erm...

and that plague fether needs a grenade launcher?... man... back when i was young z´s still had honour and guts...well if not their own at least someone else's...^^

Yeah weird concept huh? and these are the living infected, they still have some brain power left to work ships and weapons. I would need the re-animated infected as they are the shambling mindless (mostly) hordes.

Just caught up on your thread shas.

Look forward to seeing more of the dreamforge minis painted from you.

Really like the ork too

 JoeRugby wrote:
Just caught up on your thread shas.

Look forward to seeing more of the dreamforge minis painted from you.

Really like the ork too

Thanks, the Raging Heroes Ork is impressive isn't He?

No progress yet on the Hanomags, yet.

But here is the progress on my Valkir
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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
man... your little army men are crawling on your desk like cockroaches...

LOL! and they fill foam trays, the top of my dresser, and some are in boxes close for paint work to be finished

Eisenkern have grown, 26-Panzerjeagers, 30 Valkir, 9 Heavy Weapons, and about 41 troopers and 8 Nachtjaegers, plus Rommel X and the older Bauhaus minis. Near 100 soldiers just from Kruegeria not counting all other troopers I own.

the 118 USMC

118 Greatcoats

plus all the rest

if i had said "use the force" we now know what force it would be
say, would you think that your collected forces are each others equal in numbers from the different planets?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
if i had said "use the force" we now know what force it would be
say, would you think that your collected forces are each others equal in numbers from the different planets?

Oddly I am waiting on the Dreamforge Protectorate minis, but he said he is making shadowkesh first before another human faction. But I need to get my Khadrovian forces beefed up as they ought to be larger than the others, at least on a one to one basis

New Khadrovian troopers if Dreamforge makes them.


I can also in the meantime get Mad Robot Kurgan troopers to stand in as I have some odd troops for the main kernel of the army. Kurgans are the MRM great coats, that look Russian, so AK style rifles and helmets with gas masks heads.


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Of course the well known heroic Vasily and his merry band of Tank manglers is from Khadrovia.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
man... your little army men are crawling on your desk like cockroaches...

...and breeding like a cross between them and rabbits.

Good work and quite the variety recently with little (large) spaceships, many people and an Ork.

You have more men in one small section of your Union than I have in my entire army (collection).
But then I suppose that any one section of your army is a whole planet and all I have a one man, on one planet, brainwashing whoever he can find. These things take time.

 Dr H wrote:

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
man... your little army men are crawling on your desk like cockroaches...

...and breeding like a cross between them and rabbits.

Good work and quite the variety recently with little (large) spaceships, many people and an Ork.

You have more men in one small section of your Union than I have in my entire army (collection).
But then I suppose that any one section of your army is a whole planet and all I have a one man, on one planet, brainwashing whoever he can find. These things take time.

True, good thing he is keeping quiet, and hiding well.

The Uni0ons has plenty of agents who would shoot the mind trick ball mid air, and then if still around, shoot the professor, or bag him. It depends if they want to interrogate hire or not.

I do have new images, just primer is all at the moment

The Hunter
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I am expecting another squad of Infected soldiers.

Great stuff all round.

Massive variety at the moment, nice to see, (especially green skins) You are certainly pumping it out at the moment.

That's a lot of soldiers

Looking forward to your plague swarm getting finished, don't see a lot of those done.

that DF pic is really spot on... for your army i hope they will produce these ! the PPsh laser edition really is spot on... in fact add a small cable and i would call these the khardovian scions...

and i see, your schedule is as full as it gets^^

Camkierhi wrote:Great stuff all round.

Massive variety at the moment, nice to see, (especially green skins) You are certainly pumping it out at the moment.

Thank you kind sir! I am trying to keep busy so I don't go squirrely!

GrimDork wrote:That's a lot of soldiers

Looking forward to your plague swarm getting finished, don't see a lot of those done.

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Imperial Guard = Human Horde!

Oh I am thinking of all kinds of crazy colors for this swam unit.

Viktor von Domm wrote:that DF pic is really spot on... for your army i hope they will produce these ! the PPsh laser edition really is spot on... in fact add a small cable and i would call these the khardovian scions...

and i see, your schedule is as full as it gets^^

Oh I think with help from the Zinge cables I have something like that is possible. For the time being they have the energized drum of charges to slap into it, I can't wait to see them made.!

Oh the "r" comes after the "d" in Khadrovian, Vik

Yeah, like I said, it helps me to have stuff to do with my hands and eyes together that is physical. Video games are fun, but I need to see physical results of work done.

Well, the mail was fast, the other plague troops , Dr. Simmonds, and two aliens arrived today. Here they are assembled.

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those are a bit like the tau, right?...well kinda a mix between eldar and tau...

Well, he is more alien than even the Tau, and she is less eldar, more felid based on what I can see of her.

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are the plague models already causing nightmares? i these were mine i would pack them in a box every night before i go to sleep

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
are the plague models already causing nightmares? i these were mine i would pack them in a box every night before i go to sleep

Well, the Plague pets are one thing, but the people based Plague monsters as can be seen, still can use technology, they have their ability to work things out, but their pain from the transformation have driven them to madness! Now the Plague Zombies from Mantic are just those who responded less well, and are mostly dead, but the nano-plague has them up and running as well.

i think this thread needs your expertise...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/90/654552.page#7951995

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i think this thread needs your expertise...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/90/654552.page#7951995

Oh a good number of the guys posting ignore much on their politics thread, they are only talking amongst themselves

What a great bunch (and I do mean a bunch! ) of minis!

Looking good, keep it up!

I like how the sniper lady is fairly ambiguous, is she a human/asterian hybrid, is she like the official DB asterian team (IE: a clone conceived by the GCPS), or something else entirely.

I let my plague guys run amok on my display shelf, there's enough corporation marines floating about to keep them pinned down and out of my own nightmares

Cool looking models. Great job, keep at it (not that I think you need my encouragement as you consistently put out great stuff. But have some anyway!).

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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i think this thread needs your expertise...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/90/654552.page#7951995

Oh a good number of the guys posting ignore much on their politics thread, they are only talking amongst themselves

that is a very to the point statement... it is a sad thing that i recently have looked into the abyss of off topic threads again... i shouldn´t do that...

Thanks all, and I just could not help myself, I got an order placed for the new ClearHorizonMiniatures attack cars. Nemesis class




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Crikey, I envy the speed at which you work through things.

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Crikey, I envy the speed at which you work through things.

Ancient Dragony secret

Ha, I could perhaps lure the one next door over and see if she'll help, then.

Seriously though, I'm impressed. I work at home doing a job where all I have to do is sit still and press a button every time the machine next to me beeps, and I still struggle to get anything done.

interesting armored car concept... and i agree, that will look good in your camo scheme!

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Ha, I could perhaps lure the one next door over and see if she'll help, then.

Seriously though, I'm impressed. I work at home doing a job where all I have to do is sit still and press a button every time the machine next to me beeps, and I still struggle to get anything done.

I am disabled, and have no job to stop me once I get a major manic mood to get stuff painted or built. The other fellas can attest to some speedy work in construction and the painting, as you saw the paint work.


And Vick, I am wondering if they should be done one in my standard, the other in the splinter pattern?

Manic or calm, the amount of care and commitment you put in clearly shows through. training concentration is something I admire.
I work at home myself because I'm, well, incapable of working elsewhere. Not in any, "I'm better than this job..." way either.
But... being home can be pretty isolating, which I think is why we end up attracted to these creative things. 'Tis a fantastic freedom.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Manic or calm, the amount of care and commitment you put in clearly shows through. training concentration is something I admire.
I work at home myself because I'm, well, incapable of working elsewhere. Not in any, "I'm better than this job..." way either.
But... being home can be pretty isolating, which I think is why we end up attracted to these creative things. 'Tis a fantastic freedom.

That and video games in between.

I have the plague about ready for their red ink wash which makes them look a tad like their changes caused them to be bathed a bit in their own gore due to skin ripping as they grow larger too fast,

But yeah, the isolation at times is helped by the hobby

That Nemesis looks pretty neat. I look forward to seeing it painted in your colors.

And Vick, I am wondering if they should be done one in my standard, the other in the splinter pattern?

that IS a good question... it would make sense for both schemes...blue grey one: scout cavalry fast recon missions...
green, orange scheme...it´s probably even better for this kind of fast paced and hard hitting vehicle to be a "member" of your stormtrooper faction...since you ordered two already it leaaves you the soft option to have both schemes... but if push comes t shove...hmmm...i´d vote for your classic scheme...imho

Well, for now the cars are ordered, but not arrived, I will show progress made so far on my plaguers

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Look at all that progress. Good work!

Looking forward to seeing that attack vehicle show up.

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Look at all that progress. Good work!

Looking forward to seeing that attack vehicle show up.

Thanks Grim!

He said all orders made this weekend will be shipped Monday, so I hope with the priority mail that it will arrive thursday at the latest

Okay, some destails still need work, but progress so far on the Stage 3 plague soldiers
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all that raw flesh....these poor buggers...

The Plague is practical, not kind. They are now ready for fighting and killing, their madness from the pain of the changes ramping up their aggression, but they have the voice of the Plague soothing words to help them focus.

well, then we don´t even have to pity them...me, no one is soothing me....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
well, then we don´t even have to pity them...me, no one is soothing me....

Well Vik, that is why you come her, the soothing feeling of gamer community!

Its the ants, the ants on their spine, marching up and down their veins.

They look about right for some poor dudes what mutated till they were too big for their own skin, good and scary.

 GrimDork wrote:
Its the ants, the ants on their spine, marching up and down their veins.

They look about right for some poor dudes what mutated till they were too big for their own skin, good and scary.

Thank you! I was shooting exactly for folks who grew out of their own skins for the most part due to the beefed up muscles, spikes, and extra vertebrae in their spines,

I happen to have the sense of ants, electrically charged fire ants in my own legs and feet due to Neuropathy. I have to take pills that makes that go away so sleep is possible.

Sadly, these people have but one escape from that pain they suffer,,,,,,,Death.

They look like thwy'd be very wet and sticky. I doubt they would smell all that pleasant either.

 Barzam wrote:
They look like thwy'd be very wet and sticky. I doubt they would smell all that pleasant either.

I worked at a hospital once for heart surgery....they will be quite hard to deal with for humans to smell them. Blood once it goes sour is nasty!

You've been busy! i barely got some dreamforge close combat together, getting to hot to paint here.

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
You've been busy! i barely got some dreamforge close combat together, getting to hot to paint here.

Oh I do take paint breaks, but I also have the manic productive periods, disability and no job can do that!

Nemesis attack/patrol cars arrived, I need to show the pieces from one, it has some gaps I noted, but with plastic shims, and grey stuff, those should be easy fixes.

Parts; I note the anti-mine/I.E.D. boat like hull design of this vehicle, explosions meant to have reduced impact on the cars as the lower hull send the blast waves to either side and away from the car.
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Those things look cool!

They look awesome, brilliant for scale. Can totally see them tearing across any terrain.

I am really liking the wheel carraige, might look into that, got many posibilities.

EyeamRai wrote:Those things look cool!

These are Clear Horizon design combat cars, I just put them together is all.

Camkierhi wrote:They look awesome, brilliant for scale. Can totally see them tearing across any terrain.

I am really liking the wheel carraige, might look into that, got many posibilities.

Yeah they have that fast look don't they?, they are also not tiny things as can be seen next to the enforcer.

The underside I will show more of assembled when I show the work I am doing on the gaps the parts have, nothing too serious for gray stuff to handle!

Really reminds me of the tank from the gears of war games.

If there was a UK or euro seller of those I'd def pick one up.

 JoeRugby wrote:
Really reminds me of the tank from the gears of war games.

If there was a UK or euro seller of those I'd def pick one up.

They do have a 4 x 4 in that game series don't they?

Yeah I think they have just the US distribution, but one can always check

With 1/48 MiG landing gear, and a 1/72 bomber engines, and "H" tail, I am feeling a form of Verti-bird coming into focus for my next scratch-build.

they do have a slight tau feel to them, wouldn´t you say so?... at first i thought you tried to assemble a broadside^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
they do have a slight tau feel to them, wouldn´t you say so?... at first i thought you tried to assemble a broadside^^

Oh Tau would have made them anti-grav cars

indeed! you have a point there!

These cars are just advanced human designs.

so... have you decided on their scheme?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
so... have you decided on their scheme?

Going for the same split as I did with the Keilerkopfs

a diplomatic decision

 shasolenzabi wrote:

 JoeRugby wrote:
Really reminds me of the tank from the gears of war games.

If there was a UK or euro seller of those I'd def pick one up.

They do have a 4 x 4 in that game series don't they?

Yeah I think they have just the US distribution, but one can always check

With 1/48 MiG landing gear, and a 1/72 bomber engines, and "H" tail, I am feeling a form of Verti-bird coming into focus for my next scratch-build.

The vehicle you're thinking of is called an Armadillo. Actually, Erector/Meccano made a toy of the Armadillo that's just about perfect for 28mm. I wish I'd picked up their King Raven helicopter. That thing looked awesome.

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He is thinking of making it 28mm scale

Nice stuff! Thanks for sharing

more to share, nemesis worked on for gap issues
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Reminds me of the new batmobile from arkham knight.

The same gaps were present on the underside of the 15mm version. Totally not noticeable though unless you flip it over.

carlos13th wrote:Reminds me of the new batmobile from arkham knight.

Hi, the effect of Black paint on any angular vehicle

Barzam wrote:The same gaps were present on the underside of the 15mm version. Totally not noticeable though unless you flip it over.

Well, it was fixable as I hate gaps in my models.


Now for something that came to today, unboxing an old game legend which I am garmilizing
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That looks fairly large compared to your other space ships, or am I misreading the size?

Looking forward to the build.

Your batmobiles are looking pretty sweet too

 GrimDork wrote:
That looks fairly large compared to your other space ships, or am I misreading the size?

Looking forward to the build.

Your batmobiles are looking pretty sweet too

I took pics of it alongside the largest Garmillas mini plane I have a 100ft long beast, and the SA-77 is still more spread out, and also has other tricks up it's sleeves

Cockpit/forward section with possible rescue compartment.Sensor Barbs added
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Next to the torpedo bomber, the new ship is a ship, less a fighter bomber than a full patrol gun-boat! Besides the wing mounted Warp/Ion engines for normal space and making FTL jumps, the weapons are 2 x ship killer, and 4 x multi-role missiles, 4 x particle beam cannons of 99MM aperture, and the main long range firing 280mm Particle Beam lance, automated 33mm triple barreled particle pulser MG system. Crew of 2, and a shield system. Has roughly a 2 week mission parameter. Standard carrier load out of 30 craft of this kind.
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the attack wheelis look cool...i doubt one would have noticed the gaps after priming... but i understand your point here...

the flying cannon thingy.... i don´t get... guess you have to be a fan of that whole movie setting to really appreciate this model...

It's from the old Sega CD game, Silpheed. There were sequels on the PS2 and the 360.

I've actually kind of been wanting that kit for a while. How was the assembly and parts fit? This was Plum's first game-based kit, so I've been very hesitant. I'd bought the Atelier Sai Vic Viper kits back when they came out and those things had terrible parts fit. I'd prefer not to repeat that mistake with this thing.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the attack wheelis look cool...i doubt one would have noticed the gaps after priming... but i understand your point here...

the flying cannon thingy.... i don´t get... guess you have to be a fan of that whole movie setting to really appreciate this model...

Yes, why leave gaps when one can fill them? I am also running low on gray stuff, time to order more come the next month!

As you no doubt have guessed, I am a man of many varied tastes!

As you no doubt have guessed, I am a man of many varied tastes!

indeed...living diversity is much better than specialised to extinction

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

As you no doubt have guessed, I am a man of many varied tastes!

indeed...living diversity is much better than specialised to extinction

True indeed.

I may get the pack of 3 power suits that look like his next month, Make it a 4 man heavy armor merc squad. His waist also pivots, so, action poses (limited), may be possible.
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I have Brother Vinni heads on the way as well for these power armored guys,,,,,,

T-51 suit helmets for these Brotherhood of Steel looking suits.
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I give credit for Wyrmalla and his Fallout thread for inspirig the headswaps and making use of the Dust Powered armor for the bodies.

Very nice man. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with them.

 Galorn wrote:
Very nice man. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with them.

Thanks, I can't wait to get images of B.o.S and Enclavers from FO 4 if they have enclave so I can paint them accordingly.


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Well, my room mates went out to get their money that they were owed from Wells-Fargo, I was expecting just the pizza dinner to celebrate, they dropped a Hanomag in my hands, and nt just any Hanomag, a very nice Tamiya Hanomag which I will also make a roof for, and I have a turret started, I will finish it, and make it part of the Hanomag. And at a time I am trying to want to build my APC/IFV forces up for the hundreds of troops.

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Well miniaturemarket hit me hard with their sales today (one day only sale) plus they have the dust stuff restocked, but you still outdo me every time I stop by you have a new haul and get it painted up faster than I can keep track of.

That Hanomag looks great, plus preassembled tracks

I managed to stay away, though they were great sales. It was a near thing.

New hanomag looks nice, I'll second Theo on the niceness of ready tracks.

now there is a classic kit....cool! and due to the scale and if you play your cards right you could even use some bitz of the crew...!

Well, it is cramped enough for 28mm figures, so 1/35 scale shows it would be a tight squeeze for a 10-man squad of 6+ft German soldiers! the 28mm ones do however sit perfectly fine on the passenger benches.

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Lovely work on what is already a really cool model! Darn them Germans certainly had the best looking machines and kit back then! Really looking forward to seeing how the turret comes out and how it interacts with the interior of the truck! As always the sheer volume of work here is awesome!

i just realized that the DF models have indeed so many sitting minis.... i think i need to see if a bitz seller might be my next big friend

and good looking progress on the turret extension...always a nice thing to see how many roads lead to rome... i build and start such items way differently... you always build from the inside to the outside... i do it the other way around...weird^^

Really looking forward to seeing the finished Hanomag.

MagosBiff90 wrote:Lovely work on what is already a really cool model! Darn them Germans certainly had the best looking machines and kit back then! Really looking forward to seeing how the turret comes out and how it interacts with the interior of the truck! As always the sheer volume of work here is awesome!

They were making interesting things, yet they also made blocky Panzers for their early war tanks,,,,loads of shot traps, Very odd when they had the angled armor of the hanomags and other lighter armor vehicles.

Viktor von Domm wrote:i just realized that the DF models have indeed so many sitting minis.... i think i need to see if a bitz seller might be my next big friend

and good looking progress on the turret extension...always a nice thing to see how many roads lead to rome... i build and start such items way differently... you always build from the inside to the outside... i do it the other way around...weird^^

Yep, and with 2 Keilerkopfs, I wound up with 20 sitting position soldiers I can use in other vehicles.

Well, the inside worked to the outside also allows me to have made some very sturdy models Vik,

carlos13th wrote:Really looking forward to seeing the finished Hanomag.

Not finished yet, but I can lend a fix to those waiting, update pics always help folks!


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Wow, that's a lot to catch up with!

Armoured cars, ships, figs, more armour! All good

 Littletower wrote:
Wow, that's a lot to catch up with!

Armoured cars, ships, figs, more armour! All good

Thanks Littletower

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Love popping back here and seeing that you have purchased the entire releases of every manufacture of the last 2 to 3 months

Plus you have some cool roommates tell them from me I shared a house once all the bastards did was steal gak and leave the milk out

Anyway back to the cool stuff crazy painting check, tons of models check, reviews check, conversions now that is cool I like where you went with that.

The Hanomag looks awesome especially with the added turret, I like the way you stripped back the detail on the kit leaving only the rivets (of course).
We was having a discussion the other day on FB about using other scale miniatures and what would work best for 28mm / 30mm, the overall answer was anything LOL although some good tips came out of it.

Main ones being 1/48 all though good in size comparison needs to be widened for that heroic look, as for 1/35 needs to be shortened to give that squat like look of 40k.

Although a lot of people said even some 1/35 could benefit from widening, which made me think (to late now of course ) maybe if you added some PC strip down the middle you might have gotten a bit more foot room in the back.

However I think it looks pretty cool as is and most vehicles seem cramped to be honest especially military use anyway, I like the way it looks like an earlier version "predecessor" to the DF version.

Will you be adding any stowage to the out side, maybe some grip handles or side ladder ?

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Love popping back here and seeing that you have purchased the entire releases of every manufacture of the last 2 to 3 months

Plus you have some cool roommates tell them from me I shared a house once all the bastards did was steal gak and leave the milk out

Anyway back to the cool stuff crazy painting check, tons of models check, reviews check, conversions now that is cool I like where you went with that.

The Hanomag looks awesome especially with the added turret, I like the way you stripped back the detail on the kit leaving only the rivets (of course).
We was having a discussion the other day on FB about using other scale miniatures and what would work best for 28mm / 30mm, the overall answer was anything LOL although some good tips came out of it.

Main ones being 1/48 all though good in size comparison needs to be widened for that heroic look, as for 1/35 needs to be shortened to give that squat like look of 40k.

Although a lot of people said even some 1/35 could benefit from widening, which made me think (to late now of course ) maybe if you added some PC strip down the middle you might have gotten a bit more foot room in the back.

However I think it looks pretty cool as is and most vehicles seem cramped to be honest especially military use anyway, I like the way it looks like an earlier version "predecessor" to the DF version.

Will you be adding any stowage to the out side, maybe some grip handles or side ladder ?

I make small purchases of the newest stuff, can;'t get the whole ranges all at once, LOL

I will tell them LDD

While 1/48 and smaller 1/35 scale can work for the 28mm games ranges, GW went comically huge so that the real life scale weapons of the 1/48 and the 1/35scale even seem puny. Present, HB models are allegedly 37mm shell tossers, yet they have 100-125mm sized muzzle openings, and the Battle cannon swallows 125mm cannons with plenty of spare room, making it seem more like 1/35 250-300mm openings!

1/35 scale Pz-II is exactly chimera footprint in size.

I was going to use screen materials ad rods to make a stowage bustle on the rear and maybe sides of the turret. I will be adding a hatch and hand grips on the rear back roof, 3 x viewports and gunports covers along the sides of the Hanomag. Maybe some hand grabs for lifting up a tooper to reach the turret and such on the sides of the turret as well.

Ha sounds like it's all covered then with those details added should blend nicely, I like the idea of a roof hatch and ports should make a great chimera stand in.

How do you work out your buying choices then ? Is it an on going theme or just a case of I like that I am having it ?

Yes GW scaling is completely messed up! But I kind of like the craziness of it, it's the childhood thought process that anything goes plus I use the rule of cool over reality when producing models if it looks good it works

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Ha sounds like it's all covered then with those details added should blend nicely, I like the idea of a roof hatch and ports should make a great chimera stand in.

How do you work out your buying choices then ? Is it an on going theme or just a case of I like that I am having it ?

Yes GW scaling is completely messed up! But I kind of like the craziness of it, it's the childhood thought process that anything goes plus I use the rule of cool over reality when producing models if it looks good it works

The rule of cool rules my choices. If it looks cool, and I like it, I try to make it work, so hence the idea of the Khadrovian Union being a host of different worlds where they have the same book of philosophy and the red star uniting them all. Once the others find them they go over the similarities of their shared background from that same colonizer fleet that got scattered and they work on re-uniting against the harsh universe. I have it all set to also work on the Warpath system and other game systems.

Of course my Enforcers in DZ/WP would be against the Union as it is a non corporate body politic

 shasolenzabi wrote:
the Battle cannon swallows 125mm cannons with plenty of spare room, making it seem more like 1/35 250-300mm openings!

"Yes, this checks out." - Your typical Guard player

 Valhalla130 wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
the Battle cannon swallows 125mm cannons with plenty of spare room, making it seem more like 1/35 250-300mm openings!

"Yes, this checks out." - Your typical Guard player

The fact that the Leman Russ' BC is too big is also shown as it not only can eat a 125mm gun from a 1/35 scale Russian tank,,,,they originally listed it as a 120mm gun itself.


And it is a 28mm scale tank that has a gun far larger than 1/35 scale MBT cannons

Well that's an imperial mm (mega meter), not a millimeter . See the emperor IS compensating for some other short comings. it's the same thing that makes everyone believe that Napoleon was a shrimp. The French inch was larger than the imperial inch so when they said he was 5'2" or whatever, he really translated to be closer to the current 5'9" so was average height back in the day.

Well, been playing Armored Warfare, I suppose I need to get back to my Hanny

seeing the crew in the hannomag... the IoM really hates his soldiers......i can´t imagine how it must be to get out of the compartment and be fighting ready... i guess you have to study a whole choreography for this ...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
seeing the crew in the hannomag... the IoM really hates his soldiers......i can´t imagine how it must be to get out of the compartment and be fighting ready... i guess you have to study a whole choreography for this ...

Well, the 1/35 scale soldiers are even bigger, so imagine the 2 man crew, and 10 German Soldiers crammed into the things!

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Nice smoothed down turret there...if I was you, I'd have switched the handles of the sides with the ones you did on the big hatch...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Nice smoothed down turret there...if I was you, I'd have switched the handles of the sides with the ones you did on the big hatch...

Truth is, I ran out of the handles, other wise I would have used more, I may remove them if I find I can replace them with other Zinge handles, similarly tall handles I may add.

i thought so...my point i was trying to make was keeping one kind of detail in a theme...maybe you could thicken the upper ones with greystuff?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i thought so...my point i was trying to make was keeping one kind of detail in a theme...maybe you could thicken the upper ones with greystuff?

I did better! I found my very last Zinge Handles, I may have to place a new order with them for bits and bobs for vehicles and tank making! I also have an order to pay for for OMN's stuff.

Anyway, here it is with the Zinge handles I had left so the theme stays as solid
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that looks million times better!

the rear view pic shows that quite good... now it is all in one theme and the symmetry makes it all pleasant looking .

but there seems to be a big gap in the rear too...?...

That's looking great, It's amazing the difference a little bit of plastic card can make .

Viktor von Domm wrote:

that looks million times better!

the rear view pic shows that quite good... now it is all in one theme and the symmetry makes it all pleasant looking .

but there seems to be a big gap in the rear too...?...

Oh, you mean the doors that seem to love opening all on their own? Hard to fix, but they do need some interior painting, and that may stiffen up the action just enough to stop that loosey-goosey action they have now.

hk1x1 wrote:That's looking great, It's amazing the difference a little bit of plastic card can make .

Yes, so old antique style kits can take on a more modernized role!

ah...i see... well...i never lost faith^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
ah...i see... well...i never lost faith^^

I would also like to do this work on the Hanomag B version and D version.

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What can I say? I love you bustle, Shas!

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What can I say? I love you bustle, Shas!

Lol!


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Great job on the mog, looking brilliant mate. You have made the additions seemless to the original

already primed...that build was fast paced!!!

Camkierhi wrote:Great job on the mog, looking brilliant mate. You have made the additions seemless to the original

Viktor von Domm wrote:already primed...that build was fast paced!!!

Thanks guys! Local store has the cheap, so there may be some more low cost, easily upgrade-able APCs for me in the future, and I still have several Secret Weapon metal weapon bits left.

I have painted the main blue-gray color on the Hanny

Loving that vehicle! Really awesome additions and indeed they look original!

the front view with the angle of the turret matching that of the main hull is a great detail! Really ties it all together!

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I have painted the main blue-gray color on the Hanny

i think there was that pics for proof option, yes? ...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
I have painted the main blue-gray color on the Hanny

i think there was that pics for proof option, yes? ...

But of course!
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Baby blue hanomag for the win. Excellent details you added Shaso and it all comes together really well with the solid base coat.

we have to pay respect... such an even looking coat of blue grey over a back primer...that´s nothing to sneeze at for sure!

looks already as if it is just a straight from the box kit!

Theophony wrote:Baby blue hanomag for the win. Excellent details you added Shaso and it all comes together really well with the solid base coat.

Viktor von Domm wrote:we have to pay respect... such an even looking coat of blue grey over a back primer...that´s nothing to sneeze at for sure!

looks already as if it is just a straight from the box kit!

Thanks guys! the blue-gray coat was place it on, let it dry, do it again so it is a triple base coat over the black which fought hard to pop through!

Well, it was working to make it fit, as another pointed out, I got the sides of the turret shaved down so it would fit the hull better, It still has some signs of hand made work on it.

Hi all, I was dealing with the heat, and also purging myself for a colonoscopy, so work on minis was nigh impossible, I am working on completing some thing for a pic update though.

make sure the pic update is of miniatures and not your colon. We like you, just not THAT much.

 shasolenzabi wrote:

 Valhalla130 wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
the Battle cannon swallows 125mm cannons with plenty of spare room, making it seem more like 1/35 250-300mm openings!

"Yes, this checks out." - Your typical Guard player

The fact that the Leman Russ' BC is too big is also shown as it not only can eat a 125mm gun from a 1/35 scale Russian tank,,,,they originally listed it as a 120mm gun itself.

How would the scale of the Forgeworld battlecannon be compared to the GW one, would it be more like true 120mm?

The Hanomag looks awesome btw. Very nice job!

Theophony wrote: make sure the pic update is of miniatures and not your colon. We like you, just not THAT much.

No worries Theo, just minis

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 shasolenzabi wrote:

 Valhalla130 wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
the Battle cannon swallows 125mm cannons with plenty of spare room, making it seem more like 1/35 250-300mm openings!

"Yes, this checks out." - Your typical Guard player

The fact that the Leman Russ' BC is too big is also shown as it not only can eat a 125mm gun from a 1/35 scale Russian tank,,,,they originally listed it as a 120mm gun itself.

How would the scale of the Forgeworld battlecannon be compared to the GW one, would it be more like true 120mm?

The Hanomag looks awesome btw. Very nice job!

Not sure FW and GW are basically the same corporation, so likely also over sized.

Thank you!





Now, I did promise minis progress done. I managed to work on the 26 Panzer-Jaegers

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So, I finally got a hold of my shipment from Brother Vinni, and here they are, so nice and crisp.
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good to see you recovered after that rather personal invasion...wouldn´t want to trade place in this for you...

the panzerjaeger look promising...very good! that scheme really grows ever so closer to me^^

and the helmets remind me to play a game of FO^^ nice conversions there!

Those Dust troopers look super slick with those heads! REALLY REALLY nice... and an aesthetic I really enjoy!

I am actually waiting on 1 mini from Brother Vinni..... cant wait to receive him... and glad you confirmed their casts are good!

Good work, Shas.

and the heads work well.

Viktor von Domm wrote:good to see you recovered after that rather personal invasion...wouldn´t want to trade place in this for you...

the panzerjaeger look promising...very good! that scheme really grows ever so closer to me^^

and the helmets remind me to play a game of FO^^ nice conversions there!

Yeah the worst was the preparation for having that procedure. I will spare the messy details.

Yes, the hard shell armor of the Eisenkern/Kruegerian armor makes for that pattern very nicely.

LOL! Brother Vinni casts have that effect.

MagosBiff90 wrote:Those Dust troopers look super slick with those heads! REALLY REALLY nice... and an aesthetic I really enjoy!

I am actually waiting on 1 mini from Brother Vinni..... cant wait to receive him... and glad you confirmed their casts are good!

I was going for beefing up the B.o.S. guys I have already from Vinni and calling this bigger, bulkier suit to use as the newer T-60 that opens like a vehicle and such for FO-4

Oh the Vinni stuff is definitely high calibre sculpt-casts!

Dr H wrote:Good work, Shas.

and the heads work well.

Thank you doc, and now if you like those, I have some other works to share.

FO-4 has some interesting new additions for Powered armor, so here, jet packs, and heavy weapons I decided to give these Enclave troopers the Hellfire style helmets, probably the ugliest helmet in the Enclave arsenal..
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I sculpted gray stuff on the bare arms of the commando powered armor I got, and please excuse my poor sculpt skills, I will have to now shave the rough spots down before applying primer and paint to them, but they have scavenging gear and the more traditional FO-2 "Ant-Head" helmets.
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for as a fan of FO from the beginning the ant heads are the most iconic looks of the game...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
for as a fan of FO from the beginning the ant heads are the most iconic looks of the game...

Well, if you like ant heads, get ready

Enclave group shot, so that gives me some 3 Enclave soldier teams that can be augmented via robots, Gutsy for the jumpers, eyebot for the lights, and robo brain for the scavenger team.
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Fancy stuff! That last hanomag thing really came out well! I admire anyone who can stand to paint minis just to stuff them into a transport like that

Fallout stuff is cool too, as are the extra eisenkern things a little ways back.

 GrimDork wrote:
Fancy stuff! That last hanomag thing really came out well! I admire anyone who can stand to paint minis just to stuff them into a transport like that

Fallout stuff is cool too, as are the extra eisenkern things a little ways back.

Well, I was wondering if I was crazy making troopers that will hardly get seen at all.

For the Hanomag overall, Thanks!

Powered armor is cool. amazing the idea for it is a 1950's concept.....Heinlein is to thank for it from his original book Starship Troopers

Love the fallout/brotherhood of steel models , where did you get them from?

 hk1x1 wrote:
Love the fallout/brotherhood of steel models , where did you get them from?

The regular T-45 guys are from Brother Vinni Miniatures as are the heads on the dust models.
here http://www.brother-vinni.com/shop.htm#!/Nuclear-sandlot/c/5965003/offset=0&sort=normal

the big question tho is... where in the big union will these be placed?...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the big question tho is... where in the big union will these be placed?...

Oh they are detachments of the Inspector General.

Enclave are tasked with the specifics of hunting Mutants....

BoS are the recovery of tech items for the improvement of the Unions' Military prowess.

But they can work as effectively as any powered armored elites.


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Okay first color coat for the Enclavers, Heavy weapon guys
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Now in their well known "steel" coloration!
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The guy with the multiple rocket launcher reminded of something, so I tried to make his launcher a red glare style weapon
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Whaddaya all think?

Damn a simple head change and they look brutal nice job Shas

How do you rate reaper paints by the way ? Consistency is it thick or thin, easy coat or gradual build up ?

red glare weapon?... why kill with one rocket when you can do that with a spray of rockets^^

and that medic would whup any aphotecarians a§§^^

Now you have me checking out the dust sale at MM

I can't check out brother vinny though as my wife might walk into the room

lone dirty dog wrote:Damn a simple head change and they look brutal nice job Shas

How do you rate reaper paints by the way ? Consistency is it thick or thin, easy coat or gradual build up ?

Thank you, I had seen Wyrmalla accomplish similar feats in his fallout thread, so I knew this would work out okay. As for the Reaper paints, I shake the bottles, some of their colors are meant as high-light, dry-brush colors, others seem to be foundation like, so I tend to carefully paint the minis and go over them again, the pigments are high quality, and I get much more paint for less money than GW paint pots, and as these are dropper bottles, less waste as long as I squeeze just what I need. I get them at 3.75USD per bottle of half an ounce capacity as opposed to GW 0.4 oz. at what is it now? 4.25USD per paint pot of GW? so they are quality, and they give more and cost less than GW.

Viktor von Domm wrote:red glare weapon?... why kill with one rocket when you can do that with a spray of rockets^^

and that medic would whup any aphotecarians a§§^^

Aye my friend! One rocket may miss, but a spread will ensure someone gets nailed!

Medic armed with the twin-linked gun and massive blade, oh yeah!

Theophony wrote:Now you have me checking out the dust sale at MM

I can't check out brother vinny though as my wife might walk into the room

Sorry Theo, seems my projects do lead you to temptations.

But the heads were cheap, about 15euros total for 3 sets. 16+USD to order and ship them, and the Dust guys as we know are low cost, BIG they may be, but hey, FO 4 has that bulky and big new power armor as shown in the trailers.







In that new big armor, you are almost as big as the deathclaws, and the gun has a way to let you know it needs to cool down, I love the "realism" with the barrels glowing red.

whoa... that´d be definitely a first n a game to have that realism shown...not on a meter but on the barrels itself...

and it wouldn´t be a FO game without a dreadclaw in it...wouldn´t it?

also... i always wondered ... your way of army building... have you ever looked at maschiienen krieger suits?... i have the thinking that thhis could be quite a cool ogryn version for your russians

It's not the cost keeping me from it as much as if the wife looked over my shoulder and saw brother vinni's topless prisoners or othe SM stuff I'd be in the real dog house.

So far I'm safe from any Dust purchases, but there are a few of their items I want.

Viktor von Domm wrote:whoa... that´d be definitely a first n a game to have that realism shown...not on a meter but on the barrels itself...

and it wouldn´t be a FO game without a dreadclaw in it...wouldn´t it?

also... i always wondered ... your way of army building... have you ever looked at maschiienen krieger suits?... i have the thinking that this could be quite a cool ogryn version for your russians

Yeah, the new game details are looking good to me.

Deathclaws are iconic FO critters for sure!

I have wondered about some of those.


I presently have a 10 man squad of Aberrant Games CSO powered armor troops,,,peacekeepers on the way.

Theophony wrote:It's not the cost keeping me from it as much as if the wife looked over my shoulder and saw brother vinni's topless prisoners or othe SM stuff I'd be in the real dog house.

So far I'm safe from any Dust purchases, but there are a few of their items I want.

Oh, the NSFW items, now I get it, OOopS! I forget that women can get jealous of even nekkid 28mm women

Yeah, maybe next month I may got for some more of the sov copters, you know, the personnel carrying kinds.

I've surely got some heads laying around that may make those bigger power armored Dust allies guys look kinda cool, basically just steal Shas's idea with different helmets... I can't resolve the normal allies though, they've got some kind of weird kilt/skirt thing going on that will keep them from matching my other stuff. The power armored guys though...

Actually kind of making me think I could save the IMEF guys from Reaper by headswapping them so they look more like they're in chunky power armor rather than just being stupidly chunky

 GrimDork wrote:
I've surely got some heads laying around that may make those bigger power armored Dust allies guys look kinda cool, basically just steal Shas's idea with different helmets... I can't resolve the normal allies though, they've got some kind of weird kilt/skirt thing going on that will keep them from matching my other stuff. The power armored guys though...

Actually kind of making me think I could save the IMEF guys from Reaper by headswapping them so they look more like they're in chunky power armor rather than just being stupidly chunky

Nice! I'd love to see the end results! I still have heads left that would work on other bodies, I just need the right figures


I still have the "Vault-Tec" helmets, the T-45 helmets, and the combat helmet with breather mask left.
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Now I need to check how my dreamforge guys scale next to the Zombicide figs. Might be able to come up with an opposing force for the eisenkern using them. Though I'll be using some DUST stuff I have already since you reminded me off them.

Dreamforge are good scale, they should do well.

Aberrant Games, i see.... some of their models are damn fine looking... for me especially the marshals...

the last group of troopers in that pic are AWESOME!!!! dust tactics bodies with the Brother Vinni heads?! Very cool and a brutal aesthetic!..... my brain is saying to me.... Steam/Diesel Punk Imperial Stormtroopers / Clone Troopers...... hmmmm....

Could you give me a quick wee low down on the parts if I am correct.....

much obliged...

 MagosBiff90 wrote:
the last group of troopers in that pic are AWESOME!!!! dust tactics bodies with the Brother Vinni heads?! Very cool and a brutal aesthetic!..... my brain is saying to me.... Steam/Diesel Punk Imperial Stormtroopers / Clone Troopers...... hmmmm....

Could you give me a quick wee low down on the parts if I am correct.....

much obliged...

B.o.S
Mainly the Dust Tactics figures I got from MM, the red glare rocket also has a bent paper clip as well as parts of a flamer from WGF to help it be more than just a set of tubes stuck together, and Brother Vinni heads that resemble T-51 power helmets.
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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Aberrant Games, i see.... some of their models are damn fine looking... for me especially the marshals...

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The 2nd Enclave Heavy Weapon team using the Brother Vinni Hellfire style helmets on the DUST US troops
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There were more powered armor minis, but the shake ups with Dust have seen less at the MM, but some new axis ones are in the making,

you´re always talking about dust as if it is dead cheap... from my point of view it still packs a hefty price....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
you´re always talking about dust as if it is dead cheap... from my point of view it still packs a hefty price....

It is cheap at Miniature Market, 6-8USD was the sale price of those minis I bough for the Brother Vinni heads.

Oh I need to do more work on so many things, so here for now, camo stage 2 on the hanomag
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Oh yeah, Not only am I getting those Aberrant games CSO Peacekeepers, I also placed a order with OMN too.

The miniaturemarket sale is good, but it was better right when they brought back the DUSTstorm sale. They had the tenament houses for $15-16 each, now they are back at $22.50 (still a great price), wish I would have had the cash back then.

Ahh I was gonna say... I didn't really want them at 22, but 15 would be a bit more attractive. As much as I love Mantic and battlezones terrain.. the tenement houses look easier.

Theophony wrote:The miniaturemarket sale is good, but it was better right when they brought back the DUSTstorm sale. They had the tenament houses for $15-16 each, now they are back at $22.50 (still a great price), wish I would have had the cash back then.

Yeah those do look nice,,,22 a piece I could swing at most 2-4, 5 bucks a piece would be easier by far! I do see the allies command powered armor team I could put the Vault-Tec style helmets on though!

GrimDork wrote:Ahh I was gonna say... I didn't really want them at 22, but 15 would be a bit more attractive. As much as I love Mantic and battlezones terrain.. the tenement houses look easier.

Yeah, I can't deal that much with the Mantic pegs, I used them to hold the parts together, all my Deadzone terrain is as they appear, and will be so till they get ripped apart or whatever.


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I like the two different Hanomags. It's like there's the infantry (well mechanized infantry) version, and then the pompous 'inquisitor' variant that's bigger, tougher, and with too many bells and whistles to afford it for the troops.

I do ok with battlezones, just can't rush it, and don't do it in a bad mood or you'll destroy the little clips

my favourite shot...:


looks like the sun is reflecting up and down on the bottom of a swimming pool... i think these vehicles have currently your best camo job done for now...one could even leave off the squiggly lines...

and i just ad my first look a the MM website.... they have a lot of plastic crack for super conditions... i have no idea what postage it would cost me... but that retailer sooner or later will do business with me

I'm not sure how it is ordering stuff to Germany vs England. One of my buddies in the UK ordered some X-wing stuff from MM but I guess between the shipping and the.. what is it they have there.. VAT? Anyway VAT or Import fees or some other manner of junk made his purchases not nearly as good of a deal as it initially seemed, but I think it may still have been a bit cheaper than ordering local.

i see... that is sadly probably true... i ordered only a few things from the US and it never came cheap in terms of postage...not even talking about problems with customs... that i a system that is so strongly fighting against my own principles...ach....

GrimDork wrote:I like the two different Hanomags. It's like there's the infantry (well mechanized infantry) version, and then the pompous 'inquisitor' variant that's bigger, tougher, and with too many bells and whistles to afford it for the troops.

I do ok with battlezones, just can't rush it, and don't do it in a bad mood or you'll destroy the little clips

Lol the older model with the crampy space inside vs the roomier wheeled and modern model, the engines are inside the wheels BTW.


Hence I like perma-buildings. I need to finish the Booty Bumper soon.

Viktor von Domm wrote:my favourite shot...:


looks like the sun is reflecting up and down on the bottom of a swimming pool... i think these vehicles have currently your best camo job done for now...one could even leave off the squiggly lines...

and i just ad my first look a the MM website.... they have a lot of plastic crack for super conditions... i have no idea what postage it would cost me... but that retailer sooner or later will do business with me

Postage, that is the big thing these days that can block a decision for purchases.

Well, the black squigglies have ott be 3rd part of the camo,,,thanks for liking the work so far.

GrimDork wrote:I'm not sure how it is ordering stuff to Germany vs England. One of my buddies in the UK ordered some X-wing stuff from MM but I guess between the shipping and the.. what is it they have there.. VAT? Anyway VAT or Import fees or some other manner of junk made his purchases not nearly as good of a deal as it initially seemed, but I think it may still have been a bit cheaper than ordering local.

Still makes me wonder ab out why there are not enough localized sellers of our favorite addictions.

Viktor von Domm wrote:i see... that is sadly probably true... i ordered only a few things from the US and it never came cheap in terms of postage...not even talking about problems with customs... that i a system that is so strongly fighting against my own principles...ach....

The price of fear it seems, they want to make sure our miniature weapons are harmless and not WMDs

A new update! the "Desert Tan" does look a tad orangey doesn't it? Now here is the Hanomag from Dreamforge all camoed like the troops.
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That green, white and tan camo is very cool

It looks great on the vehicle and the troops too. Nice work. It is a nice departure from the blue and green (not that the old one is bad or anything, it's just a nice change).

Could I ask a favour of you?

You have some of the plastic Mantic Peacekeepers, don't you? Is there any chance that you have some GW Ogryn as well? If so... could you please take a side by side pic of them so that I can see how big they are?

 Inso wrote:
That green, white and tan camo is very cool

It looks great on the vehicle and the troops too. Nice work. It is a nice departure from the blue and green (not that the old one is bad or anything, it's just a nice change).

Could I ask a favour of you?

You have some of the plastic Mantic Peacekeepers, don't you? Is there any chance that you have some GW Ogryn as well? If so... could you please take a side by side pic of them so that I can see how big they are?

I don't have the normal GW Ogryns, I do have the Jovian Hammers by Mad Robot though. I have also restic enforcers, plastic new ones, and the Heavy enforcers, I will pose a GW IG trooper for scale with all mentioned minis. though.

Here is the whole line up. Left to right, GW Guradsman, restic enforcer, plastic enforcer, plastic Peacekeeper, Enforcer Captain, Jovian Hammer, supermutant by Brother Vinni
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Thank you

That is perfect.

I don't think I can get away with what I was aiming for so it has saved me a purchase

The next option for me are the big Teratons for Dreadball/Deadzone... a bit different but with a bit of tinkering, they will make fine Ogryn

Thanks again for your help