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Playing with Maelstrom's Edge Secdef

Modified Master Bot Handler, using Secdef legs and weapons...




Secdef modeling spotlight article here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/760166.page#10057834

Nice figures- good for field or urban combat- but particularly urban. The bot handler is especially nice. I knew Maelstrom did the building gubbins, but may have to relook them for urban fighters and/or airborne troops- at least as a base figure. Well done!

Nice looking group. Excellent work on the MBH.

New WIP, playing with Secdef plastic and resin from Hexy.

Chuck is stylin'!

Looks like a fun kit

It would be if it was a better cast. I've been a little spoilt from working on Anvil and Maelstrom's Edge resin lately. This thing was a reminder that not everyone is as careful with their casting... It's coming together nice enough, though. A fraction larger than I was expecting, but still good enough for what I wanted it for.

You're making it look easy- but I know that each of those resin filings represents an ounce of blood, or at least 15 grams of tears to have achieved. I agree with Monkeytroll- looks like a very fun kit!

I really love seeing all the creative things you do with these Maelstrom’s Edge minis, Insaniak...and your scratch-built terrain is inspiring.

This current project reminds me a little of the 2nd edition metal Imperial guard sentinel walker. I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes.

Coming along...

Interesting, a quite detailed kit with a decent effort at being realistic. Is it very top heavy? I'll definitely will be following the progress of that... Chuck! Good luck and less saw-dust!

SecDef force coming together:



Chuck, ready for painting:



Army build article here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/760571.page#10067893

Nice comparison shot with the Sentinel. Agree with Wirecat- very nice looking kit; but what all filing was needed to make all that resin dust?

Looking forward to seeing this force painted up!

Wirecat wrote:
Is it very top heavy?

A little, but not as bad as it would be if it was a heavier resin or (shudder) metal... and it's fairly wide, which helps with balance.


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 Meer_Cat wrote:
\...but what all filing was needed to make all that resin dust?

Most of that is actually from sawing the roof off - it originally had a fully-enclosed cab.

Mould lines weren't too bad - worst on the legs, and some flash around the engine. The bigger problem was that the mould appears to be a little run-down, and there were random blobs of excess resin all over the place. The worst was on the left foot. The space between two of the toes was completely filled in with resin, so I wound up having to remove one of the toes, cut away the excess resin and reshape the interior surfaces of the toes and then reattach the toe.

Yes, yes- but was the operation successful? Will Little Chuck ever play futbol again?!!

Hmm... now there's an idea.

Coming soon to Kickstarter, folks: Sentinel Soccer!

First match: The Canberra Clanks versus the San Francisco Sentinels!

(The Montreal Mechs will take on the winner!)

Getting some paint on...

Somewhere between fine scale modelling and green army men - the shades of cool!

And that idea of sentinel football (Soccer? They are rather armless.) is very worth exalting!

Test model looks great insaniak. Squad is going to be really striking when complete.

Cheers... This was a second attempt, as I had started out with dark green armour plates, and it just wasn't working. A quick do-over resulted in the guy on the right, and I'm much happier with it. Not as stealthy, but they should certainly stand out on the table

Still working out the best way to differentiate the Lieutenant. As a field officer, I don't want him to stand out too much, which is why modeling-wise the only difference from the regular troops is that he has two pistols instead of a rifle... So I've been mulling over whether to give him a helmet stripe, or some sort of marking on his chest armour or shoulder pad.

Leaning towards a marking on the shoulder pad at the moment, so that it's visible but not screamingly obvious, and maybe using the helmet stripe as an alternative down the track for denoting medics or other specialists.

Just don't make it an "I'm the officer, shoot me here" type of marking Maybe the standard stripe on the back of the helmet? Medics could have a red cross armband.
I'm trying to find a really fast paint scheme for my secdef. My Epirian Contractor/Drone and Karist paint schemes just take way too long for me to keep up with the current rate of MEdge releases. Have some Broken to finish first though...

 Sgt. Oddball wrote:
Just don't make it an "I'm the officer, shoot me here" type of marking

That's the plan, yes

I wound up using the small rectangular piece in the middle of the chest - green for troopers, red for sergeants, yellow for the Lieutenant. Visible, but not massively obvious.


The force painted up to a basic tabletop standard:



Article with a step-by-step here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/760571.page#10078923

The pagoda looks fantastic! Oh wait.... it's the guys we're looking at. Right... The guys look fantastic!

At first I didn't realize how totally custom that pagoda is, really nice job. The Maelstrom's edge terrain doors/doodads/etc sprue looks like a solid deal.

 insaniak wrote:
Now with some paint on!

Tutorial - https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/756839.page#9986765

Hello and greetings from a fellow Commonwealth country, Canada!

I've never played Maelstrom's Edge or checked out their miniatures but having seen your work, they are excellent quality !

The exo-suit in particular looks spot-on for the Exo Battle Suits from "Edge Of Tommorow", i love your fantastic work and custom builds!!

Yeah, that kit is an awful lot of fun. Almost he's a shame that he's a HQ, so there are only so many of them I can justify building... I think I'm going to have to mod up an elite unit version of it

Storage tank made from a Pringles can...







Full article here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/761321.page#10087411

Great piece of terrain- love the use of 'found' materials!