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Is that one of those Khurasan tanks?

Those things really are tiny.

Very anime- influenced, but yeah, tiny.

Too tiny for my potato fingers.

Nah, that's actually a Nemesis Scout Vehicle from Clear Horizon. There's some other pics of it in my gallery. I'd say it's probably a bit bigger than a Matchbox car. The size is about right for that type of vehicle.

Cute lil robits Barzam. Lol my phone just autocorrected your name to be caps.

Very nice, subdued military colors on those mecha. How did you do the cracked earth bases?

Thanks guys. I really like that color. Highlord Tamburlaine was right. It's the perfect color for mecha.

If I ever get more of these guys, I ought to paint a big smiley face on the flat front of the cockpit.

The cracked earth bases were done using the GW Technical Argellan Earth (or something like that). Follow that with a drybrush of Vallejo Iraqi Sand. I topped it off with am Agrax wash for added depth.

 Barzam wrote:
Thanks guys. I really like that color. Highlord Tamburlaine was right. It's the perfect color for mecha.

If I ever get more of these guys, I ought to paint a big smiley face on the flat front of the cockpit.

The cracked earth bases were done using the GW Technical Argellan Earth (or something like that). Follow that with a drybrush of Vallejo Iraqi Sand. I topped it off with am Agrax wash for added depth.

Thanks. I'll have to look into that-- I really like that effect.

Well, it's looking like a PanO-palooza here! I finally, completely finished my Neoterran Capitaline Army starter box and my Bolt SWC box. So, that means I'm *gasp* going to post pics of fully completed models!

So, here's the completed NCA starter



Hexas w/ Spitfire



the Swiss Guard w/ Missile Launcher



The Aquila Guard w/ Multi Rifle



and the Bolts from the box.



As you can see, I did a meh job of making the one guy into a medic.

Following them, here's the Bolts from the SWC box.



While not Neoterran, I also finally finished my ORC with Shotgun.



Have you ever wondered what a warband composed entirely of a single unit would be like? Well, I can do that now. Since the Bolts are AVA: TOTAL, I can run a full 300pt. warband composed entirely of Bolts.



I don't know how effective an army like that would be, but it would sure look cool on the tabletop.

So, here is, as of now, my entire Neoterran Capitaline Army force.



I could probably stand to put some Auxilias in there. I will also very likely be adding the Uhlan when it comes out.

Splendid work!

Yeah fantastic, coming back to ogle these when I can do so with the monitor.

Which ones are supposed to be your stand in Vatican paranormal TAC squad?

That'd be the Military Orders. They're a different subfaction of PanO. For Fear and Faith, I'll probably throw that Swiss Guard in with them. Unless I find some good MO deals, I probably won't be expanding them until the Seraph comes out.

All that Infinity stuff looks great. I mean, I don't understand what you guys are on about when you discuss them, but aesthetically they look great. Did you work out a solution to the HMG?

On the Janissary? Yeah, I repaired it with a thin, tiny little piece of plastic rod.

I got my first Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans kit in the mail yesterday and built it today after work. Now, I wouldn't be getting some boring old Gundam. Oh no, it's fodder suits for me all the way!

Ignore my cruddy background.



I put the Armiger in there because I enjoy having mecha that are in scale with one anoth. The Graze is totally this show's Zaku, and I love it. It's an awesome design. It reminds me a lot of the Terran Kataphracts from Aldnoah Zero. For some reason, the head of the Graze opens up and there's a big sensor eye in there. I thought that it might've been the suit's cockpit until I saw episode 3 of the show, which revealed that the cockpit is indeed in the torso. So, not sure what the eye thing is all about. For this kit, Bandai gave a few option parts. They gave an alternate head top piece, so you can have a grunt type, or a commander type. Naturally, I had to have the commander type. They also included two sets of binders to mount on the back of it. For terrestrial use, the binders are attached to the rear skirt armor. In space configuration, they're moved up onto the back and mounted differently. You can actually mount both sets, but it winds up being a bit cluttered. There's some very nice flexibility in the torso and legs, but the arms themselves could use just a bit more. My biggest overall complaint is the way they handled the skirt armor. It's mounted on a piece that is above the hips and on a pivot, so they wind up flopping around a bit. Overall though, for a kit that's under $10, it's a damn good deal.



Speaking of Heavy Gear stuff, I completed another Gear. This time, a Nucoal Chasseur.





I haven't had much of an urge to paint this week, so I haven't really gotten anywhere on the other Chasseur from the set. I might get to him this weekend.

On a whim, I was on DP9's site and noticed that they had some free papercraft buildings for Heavy Gear, so I decided to print them out in the hopes that, like the Gears themselves, they just might be compatible with my 15mm figures. As it turns out, they're almost perfect!



The biggest downside is that the small buildings look to be pretty small. These were to of the larger ones I'd printed out. My goal for the weekend is to make a few more buildings. I should have enough to make a nice little settlement.

Good stuff Barzam. The new mecha is fancy and looks like a steal for the price.

The Graze is a definite steal and it has a great dedign to boot.

I wish I could add a poll to this thread. I keep coming back to the Spartan Games sales. I think I am going to break down and order something, but I can't decide what. Do I order Dystopian Wars and get an armored battle group? Do I order Dystopian Legions and go down that slippery slope I said I didn't want to go down? If I get Dystopian Legions stuff, it would likely be more Prussians.

Decisions decisions.

Boy, I already told you to get your Dystopian Wars stuff.

You already have ready to go opponents. I'll be picking up some rulebooks from Miniature Market.

This decisions has already made.

Get with the program!

Eeh. But I don't know who or what to get. The cheapest option is probably the least aesthetically pleasing of the bunch. And then having to paint all of that tiny stuff? Doesn't sound as appealing as painting Prussian uniforms.

Quite true. Having to paint piles of tanks does not sound super appealing.

What did you have in mind? The Blazing Sun stuff isn't too much, with FRP having a few armored sets for around 12- 14 including a walker.

That should be more than enough to get started at least. I'll bring some stuff with me tomorrow to show you, give you an idea of the size.

The Blazing Sun is the cheapest, yeah, but I just don't really like their aesthetic. I like the Prussians way more, but they're barely marked down. I suppose I could compromise and get the Japanese from FRP and grab the Prussian officers from Miniature Market.

Of significantly more interest to me though is Weird War. I forced myself to do some painting tonight. I've had this odd malaise about me and haven't really wanted to pick up my paint brush this week. I'm probably suffering a bit of burn out. But, this guy was real quick and easy to do, so that helps.

This guy is called Sickle, one of a duo of Soviet heroes in Secrets of the Third Reich. I wish I had Hammer to go with him, but he'd been long gone from FRP's stock when I got Sickle.



Nothing like having more NKVD guys running around. In this case, it's at least a heroic commissar. I guess I can switch off between him and the psychic one leading my Russkies.

A heroic Soviet Era Commissar!

This week's forecast, we're expecting to see Quar all week long, with a chance of Heavy Gear and occasional Weird War.

My Toulmore are primed and ready for paint. My plan is to attempt to do at least one Quar a day this week. And I don't mean just basecoating them and then sticking them aside to await a dipping. No, I intend to COMPLETE, yes, actually complete one Quar a day.

Tonight, I got through my first Rhyfler (standard infantry), fixed the bipod on my LMG, and actually based all three finished figures!

The photos make him look a bit rough, but he looks perfectly fine in person.





By Halloween, I hope to have the entire starter set finished. I've got a mortar team, too, but they're Crusaders and I'm currently waffling about whether I want to keep them Crusaders, or whether I should order the Toulmore upgrade set and have them match the rest of my Quars.

I am sticking to my pledge. Rhyfler #2 is finished.



Also started working on my 2nd NuCoal Chasseur. Got most of his base colors down. All that's left is highlights, the blue bits, the eye, the missiles, and the base.




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Speaking of Heavy Gear, FRP seems to be putting an aweful lot of the recent boxed sets on sale. I wish the deals on them were a bit better. Thankfully, the Eden/CEF/Utopia stuff is marked down better than the rest. I wound up grabbing myself another Armiger, this time a hovering Commando model with a bunch of floaty drones that I'd been wanting. Those drones will make excellent Remote stand-ins for Infinity.

I also got in an order I'd made for some CEF powered suits. Should be fun to work on those.

Getting an earthworm Jim vibe from those dudes, ever so slightly. Interesting models and I like the way you've chosen to paint them.

Something about those Quar, the weird me out a little. Squad looks good together though.

 Barzam wrote:
Have you ever wondered what a warband composed entirely of a single unit would be like? Well, I can do that now. Since the Bolts are AVA: TOTAL, I can run a full 300pt. warband composed entirely of Bolts.



I don't know how effective an army like that would be, but it would sure look cool on the tabletop.

I love me some AVA:TOTAL spam, Bolt team looks grand

- Salvage

I used to feel the same way about the Quars, Ckig. But, something about them really appealed to me as well. A chance to get some cheap sealed the deal and after having them in hand, I've come to really like the little guys. Plus they look like penguins wearing WWI gear. What's not to love about that?

Boss Salvage, I think the Bolts might just be one of my favorite infantry designs in the game. I just had to get more than I needed. The fact that they are AVA: total was an added bonus.

I see where you're coming from about the wormy vibe, Grim. The Quars actually do have faces. They're just hidden under their helmets, leaving their snouts exposed. I believe they're actually supposed to be some kind of creature related to the anteater, though I think they look a bit more avian. One of the figures, a Crusader character actually has his face exposed and there's artwork depicting them without headgear as well. With their faces exposed, they look a bit more like Skeksis.



I got Rhyfler #3 done today.



I got him done quickly, so I had time to work on some Heavy gear figures. I assembled and primed some powered suits and finished up the second Chasseur.





I have to say, I like the NuCoal kits so far. They're like flashier versions of the Southern Gears. Someday I'd like to get some of their bigger ones. And some Jerboas. I really want some Jerboas.

What are those guys? An admittedly cursory google search gave me lots of links to images of quartz crystals...

Nice work, i really should start to paint again

Very cool stuff, liking it all