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**Snrub**

Wow that is shaping up to be a nice looking model. Nice to see the p90 mags pocking out of his pockets.

**BrookM**

Two possible announcements for this guy, take your pick ...

1. Here we have 'Sack', a new member of the Modern Troopers taking advantage of the USMC minimum height requirement of 4' 10". Nicknamed for his highly modified PDW (Bonus Point for guessing why)

2. Kev has decided that 'Grymn Special Forces' might be a thing people would be interested in?

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And here's this guy again:

The final WIP of 'Giant', our second member of the Spec Ops offshoot of our Modern Troopers ~33mm to top of head which, bearing in mind his wide stance, makes his nickname completely unironic

**BobtheInquisitor**

Indeed.

**rigeld2**

I wish those gun arms were slightly away from his body. I understand it'd be more difficult to cast, but that's going to be a pain if I want different guns.

**Snrub**

Snrub wrote:
This guy reminds me of an episode of Stargate where Teal'c wields twin p90s. That wouldn't be the inspiration for this particular model would it?

Oh look at that.... i was right. I like being right.

**BrookM**

Final WIP of the first of the Grymn Special Forces. They will be single piece, 4 males and 1 female.

(Although I still think you could use one as a real life Spec Ops little person! )

**BrookM**

Some lovely WIP shots:

For anyone wondering how Kev makes the very initial armature of one of our minis, here's a quick snapshot - Top Left: Measured out 'tinned anealed copper wire'. Top Right: Soldered at joints. Bottom Left: Being bent into position with needle nosed pliers. Bottom Right: The final human armature. Any interest in seeing the next stage, which is the armature having been positioned and resin master props being glued to it before Kev starts adding the green stuff?

Armature process #2 (After this is would be considered a standard WIP of a figure). As you can see, the metal armature has been positioned and attached to a cork. Resin master 'props', in this case weaponry, have been glued to the metal armature. In the bottom two shots Kev has used green stuff to create the basic muscled armature and you can already see very much what the final mini will be like. Whadya think?

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And another one!

'Widow' WIP #2, Female Spec Ops with P90 and DAGR/TACBE

**BrookM**

Final WIP of 'Widow', the first female of our Spec Ops squad equipped with P90 and DAGR. Whadya think?

**Azazelx**

Looks nice, but I'd prefer if she had a chest rig or MOLLE body armour, and some headgear.

**BrookM**

Hop onto Facebook and tell Sally that, not me!

**Snrub**

Awesome. More not-SG:1 characters

**Enigwolf**

Azazelx wrote:
Looks nice, but I'd prefer if she had a chest rig or MOLLE body armour, and some headgear.

She has a webbing rig, it's hard to tell but it's there.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Snrub wrote:
Awesome. More not-SG:1 characters

I hope they do a Bre'Tac after Daniel Jackson.

Or maybe the doctor.

**insaniak**

- I have removed some off-topic chatter that was started to get a little heated. Let's keep it on-topic and friendly, folks -

**Barzam**

Is she supposed to be a Not-SG1 character? I'm managed to avoid them so far, but these black-ops contractor types are looking really tempting.

**shasolenzabi**

May have to make another order from Hasslefree

**Snrub**

Barzam wrote:
Is she supposed to be a Not-SG1 character? I'm managed to avoid them so far, but these black-ops contractor types are looking really tempting.

Well she might not be not-SG:1, but she sure does look a lot like Amanda Tappings character in the show. Just as the dude up top with the two p90s looks an aweful lot like Chris Judges character.

I just hope they do someone who looks like Richard Dean Anderson. I want me a not-Col. Jack O'Neill.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Snrub wrote:

I just hope they do someone who looks like Richard Dean Anderson. I want me a not-Col. Jack O'Neill.

I could be wrong, but isn't that Deano?

Or maybe it's Bergill (with the P90 option)?

**Snrub**

Yep you're probably right. I didn't even notice that.

The name should have been a dead giveaway.

**Melissia**

Hm. Not a bad set of minis. Still can't really build an army out of the female soldiers here though, that's my only real complaint :/

**Enigwolf**

I really want to order a few of these just so that I can paint them.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

from Fenris Games on facebook

For the completists among you, you might like to know that the 75mm Asenath Waite player marker mini - available ONLY via the [Cthulhu Wars] kickstarter - is being sculpted by a certain Kev White of Hasslefree infamy

**Melissia**

Aren't you in the wrong thread?

**BrookM**

It's done by Kev, who does all the Hasslefree sculpting. But, for a bit more ON topic news..

"Resin Master of 'Widow', available later this week."

**Melissia**

I do love me a P90 style SMG.

**Dreadclaw69**

Melissia wrote:
I do love me a P90 style SMG.

It's been my favourite PDW for a long time. It's a lot of fun to shoot too

**BrookM**

Armature Process #4 - No longer an armature this would be where we name the mini (Unless we lack inspiration), in this case 'Mordakai WIP 1'.

If you go back and look at the previous armature photos you'll see just how much work Kev does that you don't physically 'see' on the finished mini but that is what, we think, makes Kev one of the best in the world. Realistic balance and a sense of movement...

**Dreadclaw69**

I'm seeing a not-Borderlands mini

**Jimsolo**

Loving the Borderlands-style mini. And the SG-1 inspired spec op troops look pretty sweet, too. I wish I played some kind of game they'd fit in with.

**Barzam**

I could go for a Siren styled mini or two. Or maybe a Mechromancer.