Retro Raygun - Galacteers

Yesterday I finished up a group of figures for Retro Raygun, Hydra Miniatures new pulp sci-fi ruleset. These figures are for the Galacteer faction. First up is a group of 5 Galacteer troopers, an Engineer, a Sergeant and a trooper carrying an Atomic Bazooka.

Next is a pair of heroes, on the left is Ace McGuire and on the right is Rocky Rizzo.

On my paint table right now is a group of Robot Legion figures and some Martian Front terrain.

DBA Feudal English

Been a while since I posted anything. I finally got this DBA army finished last night. This army is a DBA 3.0 Feudal English (IV/23) army with all the trimmings. Figures are all 15mm Essex. First up is the cavalry: General, 3 bases of Knights and 1 Cavalry base.

Next up is the stabby bits: 2 units of Horde, a unit of Spear and a unit of Pike.

Finally is the shooty bits: 2 units of Bow, 2 units of Longbow, a Crossbow base and a lone unit of Psiloi slingers.

I hate DBA, so I intend some time in the very near future to Ebay this army and donate the funds to the club.

Next up on my paint table is some 28mm pulp sci-fi Galacteer figures I picked up for the release of Retro Raygun. They're almost finished so after them will be a number of Robot Legion figures.

Ironclad

Last night I finally finished the Land Ironclad for All Quiet on the Martian Front. This rather large 15mm model is mainly resin with a few metal bits.

It turned out okay. This was the first time I used weathering powders and they turned out alright. Although the powders looked better before I sprayed on the matte sealer. May have to look into that a bit more. This was the last unit I needed to do for our MayDay game.

On my table right now is a DBA army I'm painting up for the MayDay auction. After that I'm taking a break from 15mm figures. I've decided that 15mm is not my favourite scale, I need a bigger surface area. So after the DBA army I'm switching gears to work on a 28mm Carthaginian army. Either that or my Retro Raygun figures when they arrive. Decisions, decisions. . .

On another note, if you're interested in going to MayDay, we still have spots open, especially if you're a Warmachine, 40K or DBA player. http://maydayconvention.com

Martian Drones

This week I finished up a large lot of Martian drones for All Quiet on the Martian Front. This is 6 units of drones (3 per unit).

You'll notice one of the drones at the back seems to be on it's side. This drone had a miscast body, half of it was missing. So instead of trying to get a replacement for the one body, I've done the drone up as a destroyed drone.

This concludes the Martian side of forces for the MayDay game. So now I just have to complete the Land Ironclad for the human forces.

The Red Martian

A quick update, tonight I finished the Red Martian for All Quiet on the Martian Front.

The Red Martian is different from all the other Martians in that he/she/it is rather psychotically deranged and hence has a distinctly different paint scheme. Instead of glittering metal it's matt black and covered in red markings. Oh, and can't forget the human skeletons draped over the hood. To further make this tripod stand out I changed the basing to have 'red weed' on it as opposed to the regular terrestrial shrubbery.

Up next will be half a dozen units of drones, they're almost finished so they should be along shortly. After that is a DBA army for the MayDay auction and the Land Ironclad.

Scouts & Slavers

Tonight I finished up some more Martian tripods for my All Quiet on the Martian Front force. First up is a trio of plastic Scout Tripods.

Next up is a pair of metal Slaver Tripods.

Decent looking figures, I expect their existence on the battlefield to be measured in seconds. These 2 lone tripods control all the Martian infantry - drones and lobototons. Any human player with half a brain will take these out immediately which will take out all the infantry. A critical flaw in the Martian forces.

Up next will probably be the Red Martian.

Some Martians!

It's been a very slow month but I finally got these 6 assault tripods completed.

So for MayDay this year, I've still got a pile of Martians to complete but I will definitely be done by the end of March and I've also got the land ironclad to complete.  For the auction at MayDay, I'm going to paint up a DBA army. Most of the figures are on paint sticks waiting for it to warm up a bit so they can be primed.

On the past weekend I had a few lads over for some board gaming and we played Urban Sprawl from GMT Games and Friedrich from Rio Grande Games. This was the fourth time I've played Urban Sprawl but the first time with four players. I managed to squeak out a win which was nice. I really like this game.  Friedrich on the other hand turned out badly for me. I got to play the Prussians so everyone was against me. I made some bad decisions early on and lost a number of armies that I never got back. The Austrian player ended up winning the game. I'd really like to try this one again.

Till next time!