Imperial Reinforcements and Orkish Scum!

 Hi!

I'd actually finished these guys before I went off on holiday a couple of weeks back but hadn't managed to get any photos of them yet so here we are!

First up, there's a squad of power armoured troopers from a currently unknown unit:

Imperial Power Armour

As per usual with my tiny troops, they're made from a mixture of wooden beads, EVA foam and some plastic rhinestones for detailing. I've also made them a bit bigger than usual with an extra layer of EVA foam to their legs as well as adding little feet to give them some real bulk and heft.

Trooper Squad

I've really enjoyed making the little guys and while they're maybe not Space Marine armour classes, they will be making an appearance in my Imperial Guard force to give me some heavy hitters for an otherwise rather light platoon.

Power Armour Detail

I'll need to add another five to give me a full squad but they'll do for the moment!

Next up, here's the first ten Badmoon Boyz for my Orky army:

Badmoon Orks

I went for very bright colours inkeeping with classic Orkish style and while they're pretty cartoony, I quite like how they turned out too. I need to make a ton more of the little fellows as they're going to be the first opponents for my Imperial forces to clash with while trying to bring some order to the wild frontier of the Farpoint sector!

Orks and Imperials Clash somewhere on the frontier

I've been having a blast with making stuff this year and while I've not had any chance to play games, I've been building towards it with my assorted shenanigans. 

The next stage will be to try and start pulling the disparate elements together into something that will allow me to play skirmish games in tiny troop SD scale and platoon to company level actions using my SD Epic scale stuff. This is going to require some work but I'm finding it a really rewarding ongoing project that seems to be taking on a bit of a life of its own...

Hopefully I'll have more stuff to showcase soon but in the meantime, All the best!

Von Dorn Rapid Reaction Force

 Hi!

It's been a while since I've posted here but I've been pretty constructive but just not getting chance to post progress here.

To remedy this, here's what I've been working on:

von Dorn Rapid Reaction Force

While Inquisitor Fisher is off in pursuit of the Armour of Hathor and Murdoch Foyle, things are hotting up on Farpoint as the new Governor General, Laars von Dorn struggles to bring law and order to the frontier sector, exacerbated by the machinations of his predecessor, Baron Alexandr Vosk.

von Dorn has responded with a show of force and has begun despatching rapid reaction forces made of house troops transported in light armoured vehicles to outlying settlements to try and crush the rapidly spiralling disorder that Vosk has been fermenting.

Stinger class Armoured Car

I've been having so much fun making stuff recently that I decided to have a bash at making some 6mm scale sci-fi and ended up with a slightly understrength Imperial Guard platoon backed up with transports and some light armour.

Bumblebee class APC

The vehicles are made from EVA foam and strips of thin cardboard while the wheels are made from beads. Turrets are made from plastic rhinestones and I'm really pleased with how they've turned out. Yes they're a bit blocky and stylised but on the table, they look absolutely ace, especially emblazoned with the bold yellow and black livery of House von Dorn!

Infantry squad

The Infantry are literally small pieces of EVA foam, glued to some small popsicle sticks with a little piece of EVA foam for guns and a backpack then painted. Again close up, they're pretty simplistic but on the tabletop, they're pretty indistinguishable from other epic scale figures and cost me nothing which is even better!

The Force thus far

I've got a command squad made and will need to add another few APC's and heavy weapons to the mix and have plans for some Sentinels and even a tank squadron to back them up and then I'll be starting on their opposition!

Hopefully I'll be able to get started on some villains for the von Dorns to mix it up with over the coming weeks and I have a similar force in 6mm for black powder nearly finished which I'll be showing soon too but until then, All the best!

Imperial Guard Platoon

 Hi!

I've been working away on making some tiny troops for a 40k 1st/2nd edition project that I've been humming and hahing over for years and making my own tiny figures seemed to be the perfect way of making my mad ponderings a reality!

Imperial Platoon

I've pained them up in classic 1st edition Imperial Guard colours of black flack jacket and helmet, grey uniforms and red visors (which got several coats of gloss varnish to give them a real bit of a reflection).

Command Squad

The command squad consists of a Leutenant with bolt pistol, power sword and carapace armour, a melta gun and a flamer for special weapons and a pair of troops with lasguns to provide security. 

I know that it's not really codex compliant for either 1st or 2nd but I've gone for a more fluff filled method of building as it just doesn't feel right to give them all special weapons or even two heavy weapons. Game wise, they're short ranged fire support should help stem the tide if baddies get close to Imperial lines!

1st Squad

1st squad has troopers supported by a heavy bolter and a grenade launcher while the sergeant has a chainsword.

I figure this is pretty likely to be standard kit for my Imperials giving them a decent level of long range firepower to hopefully whittle down foes before they get too close.

2nd Squad

2nd squad is supported by an auto cannon and a plasma gun giving them a bit more anti-armour capability and will give my small force some decent stopping power.

I still need to make a heavy weapon squad and possibly another basic squad but I'm really pleased with how they've turned out and am now contemplating making some vehicles for them too and it's been really pleasing to make and paint the little guys as it's been a bit of a dream to collect an Imperial Guard army for years but I just don't have the time, money, space or patience for a 28mm version so this has been a satisfying little project that is achievable!

I've got a couple of days worth of holiday left so I'll see what I can get done but in the meantime, All the best!

Lockdown 2.0 Project Log Day 78: An Ork, a Security Trooper and a Giant Frog!

 Hi!

Here's the latest addition to my collection!

Giant Ushun Frog, Gloria the Ork and a nameless security trooper

Gloria is the sole owner of the Kasselmine Grog Company of Farpoint. She is both a shrewd business Ork and quite the power amongst the Farpoint community. She has repeatedly butted heads with the previous Governor of the sector for his excessive corruption and 'taxes' he levied on her business. 

She founded Kasselmine Grog over two decades ago to feed the insatiable demand for booze amongst the Orkish community. With a taste like battery acid and a kick like a Grox, Kasselmine is a favourite Greenskin tipple but it has been gaining popularity amongst the working class of the Human population, largely because it is cheaper than the next most popular brand. Several younger Nobles have developed a taste for the stuff whilst slumming it in the dive bars of Newport City and Gloria has recently begun expanding her operation to the rest of the sector.

While her business is pretty much legal, Gloria isn't above the odd smuggling contract if the price is right and her Orkish security force is kept busy stopping others busting into her shipments and dealing with Grog Bootleggers.

 

Gloria was sculpted by myself as a bit of fun and she's developed a bit of a life of her own and I'm looking forward to sculpting some more civilians in the future and adding some generic Ork security troops and possibly some scenery and a transport...

Next up, there's a giant frog:

The Great Ushun Frog is a native of the jungles of Pesh and are highly sought both for their meat and leathery skin. Unfortunately the Great Ushun are notorious for eating those who seek to eat them and excrete a poison from their skin to boot making any attempt at hunting the mighty amphibians an adventure in itself.

Hunters usually resort to using frag grenades to drive them out of their pools and finish them with shock sticks. The value of their skins and meat means that ballistic fire can cause damage that decreases their value. Thus far any attempt to domesticate the creatures have failed and escapees from farms have resulted in the Ushuns taking up residence on several worlds.

The frog was a gift from my wife who picked up a pack of a dozen or so assorted soft plastic frogs from somewhere and I was pleasantly surprised by how well detailed they were and the first one painted up really nicely.

Finally, theres another of the Em4 miniatures plastic security troopers to round out my security squad for the time being!

He's been sat half painted for quite a while now and I figured it was high time to get him finished!

Here's the full squad:

I really need to pick up some more of the little guys once they become available again as they make really nice and cheap generic troops and I think with a grey uniform, they'd make great Imperial Guard troopers too!

I'm slowly amassing a fun little collection of miniatures and will need to get more games in as I paint more stuff. While I've nowhere near enough for a large game, I do hope to put together lots of options for small, scenario driven skirmishes with 5-15 models a side.

I'll need to get another load of civilians of all sorts done as I really like the idea of populating my games with all manner of randomness to get in the way, require rescue, whip into a righteous mob or whatever!

I hope to get a game played this evening and will post a battle report tomorrow but for now, All the best!

Lockdown 2.0 Project Log Day 28: Guard Squad Leader

 Hi!

I've been finishing off an assortment of odds and ends today as well as working on some new scenics which I'll be posting up tomorrow. 

In the meantime, I've finished an Imperial Guard squad leader that I've had for ages. 

Squad Leader Turnoch

He's originally a Grenadier Future Warriors trooper but I picked him up from a wargames show quite a few years ago now and he recently got cleared of a frankly rubbish attempt at painting him I made last year. Sadly the handle for the top of his gun broke off but he's otherwise ok!

I added a little graphic to his body armour to liven him up a wee bit and quite like how he's turned out!

Scale wise, he fits in pretty well with the rest of the troops I have but has better detail but is close enough to fit in with the rest of the squad.

I've also finished a couple more pieces of scenery to add to my Deathworld collection and will show them a bit better tomorrow when I have some better lighting. 

My board is slowly but surely starting to fill with terrain which is really good to see and I have a fair amount of odds and ends primed and ready for paint so we shall see how I get on in the next couple of days!

In the meantime, All the best!

Lockdown 2.0 Project Log Day 22: Imperial Guard Proxies

 Hi!

I've just finished off my third Imperial Guard proxy trooper in the form of a pistol toting chap, again from the plastic Trooper set from EM4 miniatures.

Like the other two guys, I've painted in the same scheme, he's not the best or most detailed sculpt in the world but he's good enough to act as a proxy to old school Imperial Guard.

For £2.55 for five figures, you can't go far wrong, the only downside is that three figures come with pistols and only two with rifles so in order to get a full squad of rifle toting troops, you'd need more packs. Saying that, as I plan on playing small skirmishes, the fact that many of the troops are going to be toting pistols isn't too much of a burden.

Eventually these guys will get some reinforcements to give me goons, henchmen, militia or whatever other mooks I want my forces to fight against and following the early previews of what you need for Stargrave, they'll quite possibly see use there too.

I've got a few bits and bobs on the paint table at the moment but I've just spent an hour or so stripping paint and goop from the tub of figures I mentioned previously and will show some of the odds and ends I've finished cleaning tomorrow. 

In the meantime, All the best!