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All looking good!

Tell me more about these rules, anywhere I can pit my PanO Knights against the horrors of the future sounds awesome!

Hah! great stuff as always The Germans are pretty cool but I really like the Vatican strike team.

I like the priest with bible and pistol, leading around his armored brethren. He may be a bit aghast if you get any moiras, although nuns with guns may totally fit the theme you're going for The sin eaters would probably be perfect, I always thought of them as thematically similar to that albino guy from the Da Vinci code.

Fear & Faith is a horror game ruleset by Ganesha Games, the guys that do Song of Blades and Heroes.

Uses the same game engine, lets you mix things up just like SoBH. Rules for just about every token horror monster and scenario.

Guess I need to start putting together some monsters to combat the Vatican. Your priest came out good.

My priest came out fast, too. He only took me maybe 30 minutes or so to paint. It's not so hard when you only have a handful of colors to paint and they're all on large surfaces.

If I get around to expanding the Vatican, I'll definitely be getting a Sin Eater. Maybe some Custodiers. I'm also considering using some of my ugly Warzone Brotherhood guys. If I wind up going for a less ugly route, I may expand them using Anima Tactics. I'd completely forgotten that the Church is a faction in that game. Some of the less fantasy looking characters would work fairly well in my warband.

It seems I've had a slight setback. Highlord Tamburlaine just passed on three Menoth figures to me. So, looks like I won't be getting back to the shooty sci-fi stuff just yet. He gave me Amon Ad-Raza, Thyra, the Flame of Sorrow, and a Monolith Bearer. I suppose my Bolts can wait just a bit.

I haven't gotten much work done with weekend, but I have started working on some more of my Weird War Germans. Also wound up ordering some funky stuff from Ebay which should, hopefully show up this week.

Got a pretty good game of Song of Blades and Heroes in on Saturday though. My Mechanicus, Tamburlaine's Noh Empire, and my cousin's random Mage Knight stuff. I actually even got to use my Armored Cartographer maps. I think in terms of kills, Tamburlaine won. His Noh hero got at least three kills, I believe. I wish I could do a proper batrep of it because his initial kill was glorious. He managed a gruesome kill in his first attack, smashing our cousin's knight against a doorway. In the process, our cousin's crystal golem failed his morale rolls and started to bolt, only he had to pass the Noh hero to get off the map. He wound up getting smashed in the process. So, he got two kills for the price of one. I actually wound up winning as both Tamburlaine and our cousin ran away. I only lost one guy and managed to get a kill. Surprisingly, one of my Skitarii smashed in the head of one of the Noh fighters with the butt of his rifle. Good times. I believe the next game is possibly in two weeks at my place. I'll have to get something good together for it. I'm thinking I'll run Mechanicus thralls, so pit gladiators and robots.

I'm going to come out and say it, I was really bad. FRP put damn near the entire catalog of Secrets of the Third Reich up on clearance and I grabbed a bunch of stuff. How could I resist? The figures and even some of the mechs were priced at little more than a $1! I'm thinking what I'll do, since I grabbed a few Americans, I'll paint them up and give them to my cousin since he doesn't have much besides a bunch of prepaints Tamburlaine gave him and the Ice Storm PanO I did for him. He could use some variety. I on the other hand will keep the Soviets and Geman power armor I purchased.

Speaking of Weird War and power armor, have any of you heard of a game called Cry H.A.V.I.C.? It was made by Reaper and Talon Games (they're the guys who made the rules for CAV). From what I gather, the game was essentially medieval warfare fought with power armor and robots. Some of the designs are pretty funky, like a robot dragon for the Japanese themed faction. I had never heard of this line until I stumbled upon some of the minis online. Naturally, I had to have one.

So, here is my Confederation Powered Armor.



I do like his "Come at me, bro" pose. There's another one of these armor wielding a hammer with a slightly different pose. One of the things I'd been worried about with this guy was that he wouldn't be chunky enough. Turns out my fears were unfounded, that's a 40mm base he's on and he scales just fine.



That guy could probably fit in there. I'm planning to give this suit some Soviet markings since I'm lacking in the PA department for my Soviets and I don't like the existing models West Wind made for them.

I've done a little work converting a couple of my AE WWII Germans to have West Wind gas mask heads.



I think the heads wound up being just a shade too big though. I think I'll leave the rest of them alone and just paint them.

I've been working on my Neoterran Bolts, too. Numbers five and six are ready for dipping.



At first glance, it may be hard to notice, but I did an arm swap on these two to make them look a bit more unique from the ones I did from the blister.

So, here you can see how they compare to the original vanilla builds.

I was going to contact you about the FRP stuff.

Then I realized you probably not only saw it, but probably also bought it.

I was tempted by the American power armor flamethrower suit. If it's still there at the end of the day, I may end up grabbing it.

Good stuff, as always.

I think you're going to be out of luck with the armor. Nearly everything is sold out now. I'm glad I placed my order when I did. I'm also super jazzed that I scored the German Wolverine mechs. That is an expensive set normally. I spoke to my cousin and he's really excited about getting the Americans. He says he'll even try to paint them. I told him I'd also throw in my AEWWII robots to give him a larger squad.

Shoot. I guess I should have jumped on it when I had the chance.

Oh well.

I don't need any modern stuff mucking up my fantasy land.

The newer bolt on the right of the first picture is my favorite, the way the rifle is being held. Looks good.

It all does, but I especially like that pose.

Yeah, I like that he's not hip firing anymore. I can't decide if I want to finish up the Bolts and dip them all together, or just go ahead and do them now.

Bit of good news. My FRP order already shipped and I got a notice from Rocket Games that a couple of figures I ordered were in their recent shipment. So, I should be getting my TAG equivalent and an officer sometime in the near future.

I've also got a Noble Knight order with some old school funk coming. I'll be adding some Menials to my Mechanicus forces soon.

Bloody hell, mate. You've been on fire. I wanted to comment on the Menoth figures from a couple of days ago, but you seem to have finished about another 30 figures from a variety of ranges in the interim. Your output is just bloody insane!

Very nice!

Ha ha, thanks guys. I suppose I do have a fairly quick output. I usually only work on one or two guys a day though. I do have a lot of stuff to get through, so that's probably what's pushing me to finish stuff quickly. That, and I don't want to fall behind my brother.

My Kryomek stuff arrived Thursday. I've already completed one of the packs while also working on Bolts, a VASA power armor, and Weird War Americans. So, let's see, since Thursday I've worked on... 14 figures I believe. Granted, I've only finished four and I'm including assembly in that count. Oh, and I also built some papercraft. So, I suppose I've been busy.

I finished my Kryomek SWAT guys. There's something about these figures. They're ugly as hell, but I can't help but like them. I kept their paintjobs very simple, so I banged out all three within a couple hours, including the basing.



I'm using the papercraft scenery I just made for the backgrounds. They're the freebies from Combat Storm. Very nice, but unfortunately the free stuff is lacking in variety.



Yes, I actually painted EYES on that guy!





Sculpts are detailed, but they're very clearly hand sculpted and look like something from the 80s, not the early 2000s. Still, I really kind of like them. I've got some Cyclos I'll be working on once I've gotten through a bit more stuff, but I think I really might just buy more of these. I have no clue what I'll use them for, but I'll have to find something.

These were taken on my phone, btw, so they aren't the best. I'll try and take some more tomorrow with my actual camera.

Oh man! I remember Kryomek! Cool stuff, mate!

They look great I remember Kryomek as well, I had some of the aliens.

Kryomek's aliens are weird looking. The Kryomek themselves look like Xenomorphs, but the other aliens are weird and somewhat creepy looking. I should really own some of them.

Nice photos. The papercraft scenery looks really good in the pictures. It's well rendered or whatever, if you focus on the models it appears to be 3d with them. The scheme for the little dudesmen works well too.

The buildings are really nice and very easy to build. Some that I've tried have been needlessly complex, but these were straight, simple builds and they're pretty big, too.

If you want some of their stuff, you can download them here.
http://www.combatstorm.com/download.html

Like I said though, the biggest downside is that the free buildings don't offer a lot of variety.

I took a pic of the SWAT guys under better lighting, and yet it winds up looking like I just slathered them in black paint. You can't see my highlighting nor the fact that I actually painted their joints a different color. *sigh*



I guess I was also wrong about the line. I thought I'd read that it was from the early 2000s. Turns out it's actually from the early 90s. That explains the sculpting style. They feel much more in line with stuff from the 80s and early 90s than the 2000s.

Oh, and I got my SOTR stuff from FRP today. Wouldn't you know it, there were problems with it. I did in fact order the German Wolverine 3-pack boxed set. What I got though was an American character with a jetpack. Turns out his product number is extremely similar to the Wolverines. So, I can see how that mixup happened. I'm just afraid that, due to the nature of the sale, they probably don't have any stock of the actual set I ordered and likely never will again. That's very disappointing. Then, I noticed that the Soviet Survivors I got, which was a 2-pack with LMGs was missing one of the LMGs. This wouldn't have been that big of a deal if not for the fact that the weapons have their hands sculpted onto them. So, since I can't sculpt worth a damn, I'm kind of stuff with a handless figure. I've already emailed FRP about the mixup and West Wind. Not sure that West Wind will even be able to replace the part since that particular set is not even offered on their website anymore. Hopefully they can help.

I might have to, we'll see. I really like digging in and building/painting the stuff, but I've got a respect for papercraft from afar.

As far as the lighting... it's one of those things where I can't tell what colors or work went in, but it's fairly obvious they aren't flat black. It makes them dark but not without dimension so I think it works fine.

Bummer a bout the missing parts =/

West Wind actually got back to me really fast. Faster than FRP, actually. Apparently, there is no error with my Soviets. There's only supposed to be one LMG in the set. Upon closer inspection, it seems that the other figure in the set actually does have hands. They're just so minuscule that I didn't even notice them. The other guy appears to be carrying a satchel, so I guess he runs along behind the other guy handing out ammunition to him. Part of the reason I made this mistake though is because I've never seen a picture of what this set looks like fully assembled. West Wind never had any photos of the set. So, how was I supposed to know that there was only supposed to be one guy with a gun? Well, at least now I know. Still, the issue remains about my German mecha though.

Well, it's been an annoying night of battling ants. They've been trying to infiltrate my house through the bathroom in my tv room. I've killed quite a few and have attempted to seal off their point of entry. I wish this ungodly hot weather here would end, then I won't have to deal with the ants any more.

Aside from that bit of "fun," I'd totally forgotten about season 5 of Walking Dead coming on Netflix this week. I did a mini marathon of it while I worked on my Bolts. I kind of hate to say it, but I think I actually enjoyed Sy-Fy's Z-Nation more. I feel very dirty saying that since The Asylum was involved in its production, but it felt like Z-Nation knew how to at least have fun with the premise while still taking itself relatively seriously. My one complaint about that show was that I kept waiting for them to introduce some special zombie mutations, but they never really did until the final episode, and even then, they didn't actually do anything and were killed almost as soon as they showed up.

Oh yeah, I'm rambling a bit. The Bolts! I now have 10 Bolts! I can actually field a warband composed entirely of Bolts if I really wanted to. I have to say though, I really don't like assembly line painting.



Now that they're done, I can continue with the rest of the Neoterran starter box and eventually I'll actually get all of the stuff needing the Tudor dip dipped.

I figured I ought to also share my completed Confederation Assault Trooper from Cry H.A.V.I.C.



As I mentioned, I'll be using him as a Soviet power armored soldier. I think he fits the bill rather well. I can see this thing being attached to some Guards unit and being used as an urban CQC assault unit. I've already got plans for how I'm going to stat him in SOBH.

"Are you not entertained!?"

I got home pretty late today due to a "team building" activity with work, so I didn't get too much done. Just got started basecoating my HMG Janissary and painted up one of my AEWWII US Airborne guys.



Since he's Weird War, I suppose I can get away with any inaccuracies that may be present. He's fairly simple to paint, but getting at his chest rig with his arms in the way is definitely difficult. I have two more US Airborne guys and a power armor for my Americans. I'll probably be adding in that mixup US hero character from SOTR as well.

Speaking of that mixup, I heard back from FRP today. As I figured, they don't have any stock left of the Wovlerine mechs. I am extremely disappointed about that. Those things were pretty much the main reason I placed that order at all. It's unlikely I'll ever find such a good deal for them again, too.

Got the other two American figures done tonight.

Here's the other guy from the Airborne pack.



here's a named character, Sgt. Graves. He's normally depicted without a helmet and waving a pistol around, but I wanted him properly battle ready. Plus, the helmetted head has a cigar in his mouth.



On the downside, his head sculpt is kind of ugly and didn't paint up very well. I did actually freehand the sergeant chevrons onto his helmet though!

I think Graves is actually supposed to be regular army infantry, but I did him up to go along with my Airborne, so he's Airborne now. Here's all three of them together.



Now, I've just got the Buffalo Powered Armor to do and this batch will be finished.

I've had this weird urge to buy Cyclos Convicts from Kryomek. For some reason, they stood out to me as being perfect for Mechanicum Menials. Brainwashing, manipulation of emotions and mood, and bomb collars. Seems like something the Mechanicus would do to keep its workforce in line. These guys would represent workers who have been pressed into service to protect their forges and give their lives in service to the Omnissiah. With those implants, they'd probably be happy to do so, too.



These figures, as mentioned, are Cyclos Convicts from the Kryomek range. Unfortunately, the line is old and QC issues are sure to be abundant with a line as old as this one. There was mold slip on all four figures. Some worse than others. The leader suffered from it the worst. Mold slippage is probably the worst QC problem to have to deal with since there's no easy way to fix it. I did what I could, where I could, but there's still issues all over these four. Thankfully, most of the remaining ones are harder to spot.

Much like the Kryomek SWAT guys, I'm actually really tempted to get some more of these. They were real quick to paint up. I got these four done in the course of watching three episodes of The Walking Dead. They go real nice with my Void Junkers, too. Those're something else I need to get more of.

Oh, wow. I remember my gaming group trying to get into Kryomek as an alternative to the excesses of 40Kv2, and failing to make any kind of headway in the gaming community then. You really did these minis justice. Do you have any of the not-Aliens as well?

Looking good sir. Did you already order the Ariadna army pack, cause its $55 now.

JoshInJapan wrote:Oh, wow. I remember my gaming group trying to get into Kryomek as an alternative to the excesses of 40Kv2, and failing to make any kind of headway in the gaming community then. You really did these minis justice. Do you have any of the not-Aliens as well?

I've been tempted on many occasions to buy the aliens. The only thing that's really stopped me is that they look kind of flat. I'll probably wind up with some eventually though. I hear they're quite large.

GrimDork wrote:Looking good sir. Did you already order the Ariadna army pack, cause its $55 now.

Yeah, I already had it. That's kind of annoying having it pop up at half price not that much later after release like that. Makes me feel like a bit of a chump having paid full price.

Ahh sorry. Full msrp or standard mm discount? It is awful soon for such a same though.