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[Kickstarter]¶
Maki Games¶

Already 3 weeks ago or so a big box with my pledge arrived. But I only managed now to take some pictures and play around a bit with the content. So much more stuff to paint...

Published 2015-02-26 13:22:00

28mm | Kickstarter | Maki Games

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[Warfork 40.000 - Rogue Rules]¶
Squat Brotherhood Sappers¶

With the flu slowly recedeeding, I managed to put in some painting time between suffering (thats the term my wife uses). I first consulted the original texts introducing the Squats in the Warhammer 40,000 universe concerning colour choice:

Squats prefer muted colours reminiscent of the rocks and sands of their Home Worlds: browns, greys and green are popular in varying shades and mixtures, as are black, white and deep red - it is common for seams and piping to be picked out in a contrasting colour.

- White Dwarf Compendium 1989, p. 172

With the models I have only consisting of helmet, beard and coat, the coat colour would be the main colour seen when looking at the models. I decided for Vallejo 70.984 Flat Brown.

While painting the coats, I noticed that there is hardly space between the coat bottom and the base itself, therefore the next step was to paint the base, to not later ruin the coat painting it. I followed my usual basestyle, basecoating in RAL 8015 chestnut brown

highlighted with 2:9 RAL 8001 ochre brown : RAL 8011 nut brown, and finally drybrushed RAL 8001 ochre brown.

I then picked out individual sand corns and larger stones in two grey tones (those vary every time I paint a new batch of bases)

and drybrushed the grey stones in Vallejo 70.884 Stone Grey as always.

I then painted in the other colours:

Helmet and shoulder pads: 70.884 Stone Grey
Webbing: 70.988 Khaki
Weapons and Canteens: Vallejo 71.073 Gun Metal Metalizer
Back packs: 70.890 Retractive Green
Red decorations: 70.946 Dark Red
Glasses: 70.807 Oxford Blue
Boots: 70.950 Black

The current status of the models:

This squad is a sapper squad, trained by the Guild (allowing me to use their hammer symbol) on placing charges and blowing things up (as shown by the stylised explosing upon the front of their helmets). The backpacks contain mainly exlosives and detonators. Due to their special training they also have access to more unusual weapons in the form of bolt guns, as

Brotherhood troops are generally armed with lasguns[...]

- White Dwarf Compendium 1989, p. 172

he Guild symbol and a squad number I will try to paint freehand on the shoulder pads. Good luck to me with that...

Published 2015-02-27 13:08:00

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[Warfork 40.000 - Rogue Rules]¶
Squat Brotherhood Sappers¶

I finished most areas, left to do are the beards, the glasses and the unit markings. I am still unsure, whether ir not I will try to follow

[...] it is common for seams and piping to be picked out in a contrasting colour.

- White Dwarf Compendium 1989, p. 172

Here is the list of colours used.

Helmet and shoulder pads:
1. Vallejo 70.884 Stone Grey
2. Secret Weapon Washes 004 Concrete
3. Vallejo 70.884 Stone Grey
4. Vallejo 70.884 Stone Grey + Vallejo 70.951 White
Webbing:
1. Vallejo 70.988 Khaki
2. Secret Weapon Washes 022 Green Black
3. Vallejo 70.988 Khaki
4. Vallejo 70,988 Khaki + Vallejo 70.951 White
Weapons and Canteens:
1. Vallejo 71.073 Gun Metal Metalizer
2. Secret Weapon Washes 003 Armour Wash
3. Vallejo 71.073 Gun Metal Metalizer
Back packs:
1. Vallejo 70.890 Retractive Green
2. Secret Weapon Washes 022 Green Black
3. Fur like areas
  1. Secret Weapon Washes 022
  2. Green Black + Vallejo 70.951 White
4. flat seams (?) Vallejo 70.890 Retractive Green
Red decorations:
1. Vallejo 70.946 Dark Red
2. Vallejo 72.091 Sepia
3. Vallejo 70.946 Dark Red
4. Vallejo 70,946 Dark Red + Vallejo 70.947 Red
Glasses:
1. Vallejo 70.807 Oxford Blue
Boots:
1. Vallejo 70.950 Black

I now gave the models a coat of gloss varnish to protect the work done so far. The gloss coat will allow me to remove paint with alcohol without damaging the underlying colour, this might be helpful with the free hand shoulder pad designs I plan to do.

Published 2015-03-01 23:20:00

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[15mm]¶
Corporate Marines¶

Finally some progress. I roughly recreated the machine gun from Brigade Models in OpenSCAD, and added in the rear wall an opening for the gunner. The machine gun will be mounted on the contraption I added there.

Time for a test print.

Published 2015-03-02 22:39:00

15mm | Brigade Models | OpenSCAD | SiFi

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[15mm]¶
Corporate Marines¶

Thanks to Tobias I have my prototpye. It fits well onto he model :-)

With the basic form confirmed, I added some more details. On the front wall I added a bench with 5 seats. This will be quite cramped, but this is a military vehicle after all and no luxury plane.

On the rear side I added a seat for the gunner, and two racks with spare ammo drums for the machine gun.

This is the final version now that I will use with the landers.

Published 2015-03-09 11:49:00

15mm | 3d Print | Brigade Models | OpenSCAD | SiFi

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[Warfork 40.000 - Rogue Rules]¶
Imperial Flush Space Marines¶

Here are the models in their current state deployed in formation. The extra four models are replacement weapons for the support weapons in the fire teams, regulating firepower depending on mission requirements.

Still to do:

static grass for the bases
replace the flimsy, broken plastic rods with metal rods
create and paint the back banners
create the decals for the shoulder pads. I don't want to paint the chapter icon on all these models as a free hand design...

Published 2015-03-09 11:49:00

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[Warfork 40.000 - Rogue Rules]¶
Squat Brotherhood Sappers¶

Squad done :-)

You can find more detailed pictures on my webpage.

Published 2015-03-15 22:17:00

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[Modern]¶
Mercenaries¶

I started painting the mercenaries, here the current status:

Published 2015-03-15 22:20:00

28mm | Kickstarter | Militia Miniatures | PMCs

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[Weird War II]¶
German Mad Doctor and his Zombie creations¶

I blocked in all the main colour areas. The Dr. and the officer I will paint seperately after all the grunts. The metal areas I painted in vallejo dark rust, skin in vallejo dead flesh, black areas in black, helmets in German Grey.

The larger rust areas were stippled with light rust.

The metal areas were then drybrushed in vallejo chainmail, the buttons were painted in chainmail.

Published 2015-03-28 22:37:00

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[Modern]¶
Mercenaries¶

The mercenaries are done for the most part. I now re-painted all still to be painted areas black.

The knife wielding guy looked a bit ridiculous to me, so he will be given a shotgun (from Bolt Action's WWII American Range) on a string slung over a shoulder, so he is not the only one without any firepower.