tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59442431991755180962024-03-27T16:53:12.582-07:00Chen-song's 1/72 Scale Miniature Gaming BlogChen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-53889908093196295092023-10-16T19:45:00.003-07:002023-10-16T20:40:42.980-07:00Kings of War Kingdoms of Men Army<p>This weekend, I went to a Kings of War tournament called Refugees of the Olde Worlde in Rexburg, Idaho. It was a great time, but I realized that the army I used, which I had painted over several years, has never appeared on this blog.</p><p>I originally built this army years ago as a Burgundian Ordonnance Army for DBA, which is why most of the miniatures are on 60mm bases. Some new units, especially the fantasy types, and the Kings of War sized sabot bases, were added recently. I ended up running it for the "Kingdoms of Men" faction in Kings of War. I'm very satisfied with the way the miniatures turned out, even though the army is not competitive in actual game play, being one of the rather overlooked factions.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1w4-gCsfKuDM3RiLBaXY4R0wpR1Id6_6qQ53_ocztmZavUT5_LWLsD4laClEk7wDm05IdPQnyXrnRUmXK134YYaA_0TbBAUN4cp9jrppcA4QzIXUF0x707ROtr_oajviL7iJwduWaLrNIQRl7EOhfot6JB13uvRAeyA25JuhTN6_xLy5HXWar6boRWeY/s2123/Knight%20Banner%20Regiment.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="2123" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1w4-gCsfKuDM3RiLBaXY4R0wpR1Id6_6qQ53_ocztmZavUT5_LWLsD4laClEk7wDm05IdPQnyXrnRUmXK134YYaA_0TbBAUN4cp9jrppcA4QzIXUF0x707ROtr_oajviL7iJwduWaLrNIQRl7EOhfot6JB13uvRAeyA25JuhTN6_xLy5HXWar6boRWeY/s320/Knight%20Banner%20Regiment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBMIrA0ZRNhj5RWZnXfMprf2az7D3qXgkF2huitTTqC8D8Qw5zWTiZh6PCpdAg2C8FKLLySNXF3ufPmd60O14iJmye1s0F4KSf8KPgpkBmGROwqfr77bSjQh2dyqfyJuz_FT31dGky5rHJ1e8xR3gRwUfcmHEPtee4Oogy2qnFn-0A9I4nqwOeasBAb4/s2262/Knight%20Regiment.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="2262" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBMIrA0ZRNhj5RWZnXfMprf2az7D3qXgkF2huitTTqC8D8Qw5zWTiZh6PCpdAg2C8FKLLySNXF3ufPmd60O14iJmye1s0F4KSf8KPgpkBmGROwqfr77bSjQh2dyqfyJuz_FT31dGky5rHJ1e8xR3gRwUfcmHEPtee4Oogy2qnFn-0A9I4nqwOeasBAb4/s320/Knight%20Regiment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Household knights with ducal banner. All miniatures are from the excellent Perry Mounted Men-at-arms plastic kit, along with the paper banner. These are mounted on sabot bases as knight regiments in Kings of War.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oWyadL8V_FbZW1SrhQ9KSXonRgExjKoWNa2R4FrS65Wc7OOTulmC9RK0iHp_UemPmdcjSdaLil4ncGBNfQRxd4LgJADvwYIgZ9uaxLPiOxM-WzMaV7x0X7qT5u_R_qcJMo-ebKmDFEDCS2pX-oMyNqOdh1s3nIMgdEFCePlLXFD6I2rlhvK47gu0cL8/s1909/Burgundian%20Pikes%20Side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="1909" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oWyadL8V_FbZW1SrhQ9KSXonRgExjKoWNa2R4FrS65Wc7OOTulmC9RK0iHp_UemPmdcjSdaLil4ncGBNfQRxd4LgJADvwYIgZ9uaxLPiOxM-WzMaV7x0X7qT5u_R_qcJMo-ebKmDFEDCS2pX-oMyNqOdh1s3nIMgdEFCePlLXFD6I2rlhvK47gu0cL8/s320/Burgundian%20Pikes%20Side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnbOAtthgyRFHLOoSAeUXJ57MrAq2AnQpqHI53jPIPyy-9pISqC0JoXu_X9tHmc-Y802QXbVE-Q4G2aBLvvOpVvpmIOTmor4XP3tJ4NGxsJZMAGMt5xE_hcubg8ePj_At8zch4d3hVSH4hQ8YnPqAMqNsO6mLc1ZuedOpNav6g5sGr_lZJYCMTT62JlQ/s1959/Burgundian%20Pikes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1959" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnbOAtthgyRFHLOoSAeUXJ57MrAq2AnQpqHI53jPIPyy-9pISqC0JoXu_X9tHmc-Y802QXbVE-Q4G2aBLvvOpVvpmIOTmor4XP3tJ4NGxsJZMAGMt5xE_hcubg8ePj_At8zch4d3hVSH4hQ8YnPqAMqNsO6mLc1ZuedOpNav6g5sGr_lZJYCMTT62JlQ/s320/Burgundian%20Pikes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The first unit of Burgundian Ordonnance pikes. Again, all are Perry plastics, with some conversions, from their European Infantry plastic kit. These are used as a pike regiment in Kings of War.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSU4B44m8fL2XB8TwENeGnRDWf3Un49ObNGMEbkulSfX1XDMlCDN7NpWnw3E_UulMuT_k7NmLuxN3a0LgD-lfiw2fpVhMf-MJz_hgoHae4D9INPt-wdRG-lGynqqsPWwb5sfDyS3F8x97qV_KUrFB9TBVSs-H_x_Y9WgdThkLCXkanEUZEmb4I5hHz8A/s4032/Entire%20Burgundian%20Army.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSU4B44m8fL2XB8TwENeGnRDWf3Un49ObNGMEbkulSfX1XDMlCDN7NpWnw3E_UulMuT_k7NmLuxN3a0LgD-lfiw2fpVhMf-MJz_hgoHae4D9INPt-wdRG-lGynqqsPWwb5sfDyS3F8x97qV_KUrFB9TBVSs-H_x_Y9WgdThkLCXkanEUZEmb4I5hHz8A/s4032/Entire%20Burgundian%20Army.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFPbIvZrDdqLvH9m3dONp6xEPyPouxEt52Bsje8M5pXxf7KjKHzyJXOa9yRfG1hN9k2202R5lxkRrx-e6Yihiji9mhsfyoFtJCsJ96uo_xtckVjqSjZECmFssLSLbw_6OT5jloZgynmQEvmu6FJ3PVQ2WcNqNEp-DmincC49LzLaWeTEnKPscZD-PPU4/s1803/Burgundian%20Pikes%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1721" data-original-width="1803" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFPbIvZrDdqLvH9m3dONp6xEPyPouxEt52Bsje8M5pXxf7KjKHzyJXOa9yRfG1hN9k2202R5lxkRrx-e6Yihiji9mhsfyoFtJCsJ96uo_xtckVjqSjZECmFssLSLbw_6OT5jloZgynmQEvmu6FJ3PVQ2WcNqNEp-DmincC49LzLaWeTEnKPscZD-PPU4/s320/Burgundian%20Pikes%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second unit of pikes, from the same source with no conversions. Some of the men, like the other units of infantry, are single-based, to conform to the size of Kings of War bases. They have to be 100mm wide, and so can't take two 60mm bases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN2QAIlkD1g-ECkLxHVJjoYkrAVGaOqAZXb2_VFqM5VYvX4sv573K2Ra1lbgvquEn6zGQ14Z6jz6Cg1OfzjTP0AyrbJiCxELW1gdSUIXfp47qXLZwNNht2r91YDy0f1Qb2ztqUh9_SMMpx7_R3yiQepVZ9oLcdx0LblSBRLBkClHvEbcLh-IHz44B8r0/s2289/Militia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2289" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN2QAIlkD1g-ECkLxHVJjoYkrAVGaOqAZXb2_VFqM5VYvX4sv573K2Ra1lbgvquEn6zGQ14Z6jz6Cg1OfzjTP0AyrbJiCxELW1gdSUIXfp47qXLZwNNht2r91YDy0f1Qb2ztqUh9_SMMpx7_R3yiQepVZ9oLcdx0LblSBRLBkClHvEbcLh-IHz44B8r0/s320/Militia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>To have a somewhat competitive list, I gathered some random Swiss halberdiers and Burgundians with sword and buckler into a "militia mob" regiment for Kings of War. This ruleset very much needs "cheap chaff" units as a part of gameplay.. Again, from the same Perry kit as above.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71otN0nF52Eai47PPb2yE0-gKRtaHRdwVFo_IImfLgjdd7_5mt_VutY8JGvZxZ4nYFED7fslzKIojZNDOj9Wvq3SOYIVyar4PdEHMuriuRc-cEMhru_OV6DvspsGERuoGRb8aI0yHdFx-KorYAcvLLea5vlGpJIGmhT-lYdYnFxjggWZ80YZwVIT2Ve0/s2830/Foot%20Guard%20Side%20View.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2830" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71otN0nF52Eai47PPb2yE0-gKRtaHRdwVFo_IImfLgjdd7_5mt_VutY8JGvZxZ4nYFED7fslzKIojZNDOj9Wvq3SOYIVyar4PdEHMuriuRc-cEMhru_OV6DvspsGERuoGRb8aI0yHdFx-KorYAcvLLea5vlGpJIGmhT-lYdYnFxjggWZ80YZwVIT2Ve0/s320/Foot%20Guard%20Side%20View.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxExTMQ-5uUzigd0FXOUMbny4Cb0tbz9Oz9FeHgJCBzYLRZ6TSjL4hwuzzhQJuVLwDQjQkNaUoLPvsowvG4V61dNd_w8jCoEMLHQDjHHvrfxT9P0aOIS896B1aqTd_-iJIv2cvdQcfPCKxnjAkH-_R1uGwlYtovsjxWWUiRqu0pyBxCZKFQ-0d1QZwFY/s3159/Foot%20Guard%20Horde.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="3159" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxExTMQ-5uUzigd0FXOUMbny4Cb0tbz9Oz9FeHgJCBzYLRZ6TSjL4hwuzzhQJuVLwDQjQkNaUoLPvsowvG4V61dNd_w8jCoEMLHQDjHHvrfxT9P0aOIS896B1aqTd_-iJIv2cvdQcfPCKxnjAkH-_R1uGwlYtovsjxWWUiRqu0pyBxCZKFQ-0d1QZwFY/s320/Foot%20Guard%20Horde.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A large unit of knights on foot. These are mostly from the Perry Foot Knights box set, with a few armoured command figures from the other plastic infantry sets. This is used as a foot guard horde unit in Kings of War.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcLYC8hNQ1xB3FwumHcFo5miV1cozoQ0ztyPKI8ubA01HPD_TWj89sG8DwtMp6Q1Qua8Rq5rsi5gTIBhJcx2TX2zi-sv1XefCTphQ5s9tmLVjvpuNK2jg-0RCboJuCaPtPY7qmZJMAtCQEuzCsjOwtwbTj0582BqZ31v4UJlpx9kp0Rwea8MM548SZT8/s3579/Longbows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="3579" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcLYC8hNQ1xB3FwumHcFo5miV1cozoQ0ztyPKI8ubA01HPD_TWj89sG8DwtMp6Q1Qua8Rq5rsi5gTIBhJcx2TX2zi-sv1XefCTphQ5s9tmLVjvpuNK2jg-0RCboJuCaPtPY7qmZJMAtCQEuzCsjOwtwbTj0582BqZ31v4UJlpx9kp0Rwea8MM548SZT8/s320/Longbows.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A large unit of longbowmen, with all figures from the Perry War of the Roses Infantry set. In Kings of War, they are a horde of archers. Unfortunately, there are no special rules for longbowmen or any other type of elite archers for humans in the game, so their performance is rather lacklustre.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMLDttKT3s1gj-l_fGQEvhXfJPqFNAaweGJl02fLs0zCizuCbo3MzdmuEMxydXrr47pixP4_f1zSuk0ygC1pSJV4o4OPQ6h_S5jKa6Yg00SrsgDOh9UMD41mEGjDTmQLITPTJb_JjpZgO4M5yth_cCRAxSmuXxDRX56uXZSdj1oQ8glLG6Uh53HYJbb8/s1829/Burgundian%20Cannon%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1829" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMLDttKT3s1gj-l_fGQEvhXfJPqFNAaweGJl02fLs0zCizuCbo3MzdmuEMxydXrr47pixP4_f1zSuk0ygC1pSJV4o4OPQ6h_S5jKa6Yg00SrsgDOh9UMD41mEGjDTmQLITPTJb_JjpZgO4M5yth_cCRAxSmuXxDRX56uXZSdj1oQ8glLG6Uh53HYJbb8/s320/Burgundian%20Cannon%202.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnNKVsyBWUKlVDGCVRlzuOxZiTTtR9uzSK6dTE8sSmbFgEi-5g_nRDc7DEdyGVa3eNuAJGa_SKwmcLgKrRxXGus-IisGJn2Zqd4axNy6pQ8S-u8jGpjUJCJPyfTDm0UmVWDZnm-VLkAlcwBiebp6dLNSqqOqgYf8QkHSvofm2snsjicLnz3z7awvb0sY/s1701/Burgundian%20Cannon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1701" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnNKVsyBWUKlVDGCVRlzuOxZiTTtR9uzSK6dTE8sSmbFgEi-5g_nRDc7DEdyGVa3eNuAJGa_SKwmcLgKrRxXGus-IisGJn2Zqd4axNy6pQ8S-u8jGpjUJCJPyfTDm0UmVWDZnm-VLkAlcwBiebp6dLNSqqOqgYf8QkHSvofm2snsjicLnz3z7awvb0sY/s320/Burgundian%20Cannon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div>A couple of Burgundian cannons. The crews are converted Perry plastic infantry with metal Foundry cannons. In the game, I actually run them as proxies for ballistas, due to those being cheaper and more competitive.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodHLqlSLKjWC4qRksWPBEC_w6o45WloA7Ou5GIJfstG3C-F3QA-yWbop6V8Hhw7kts7HjD7AooVuLeIJykdLWwuiJdvwzPz5Oyci-zZT1yx6hQuPWnO4kGYcx2l3kAePiYSOPgdPzd2JAZu2MvVuSPemG82jNkOUtutKlOJu3kTa22wh60xSTqXmAkgU/s2178/Flying%20General%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="2178" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodHLqlSLKjWC4qRksWPBEC_w6o45WloA7Ou5GIJfstG3C-F3QA-yWbop6V8Hhw7kts7HjD7AooVuLeIJykdLWwuiJdvwzPz5Oyci-zZT1yx6hQuPWnO4kGYcx2l3kAePiYSOPgdPzd2JAZu2MvVuSPemG82jNkOUtutKlOJu3kTa22wh60xSTqXmAkgU/s320/Flying%20General%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaghO1cNHDKL8PiWg2T4dcw-I9YqtpWLilfQDT5MH46b-b1-NS2ekXhX74ifqxSx8wBbJVWNwP2BEEAaNNkBtUiZF-hIc62Hl10QezZjnYTJ1NPB5o-1ofvO35h5JnTD78tp1NvYXjcTo3GJ4t-kJjeOmti9ro89aVBCjc-XroElluTjCx04xSpQy6Exw/s2390/Flying%20General%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2390" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaghO1cNHDKL8PiWg2T4dcw-I9YqtpWLilfQDT5MH46b-b1-NS2ekXhX74ifqxSx8wBbJVWNwP2BEEAaNNkBtUiZF-hIc62Hl10QezZjnYTJ1NPB5o-1ofvO35h5JnTD78tp1NvYXjcTo3GJ4t-kJjeOmti9ro89aVBCjc-XroElluTjCx04xSpQy6Exw/s320/Flying%20General%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqLy_xz-1VE13P-P_0bc7e1hq1A83An2jny1Evb2S5u2nN601qzJ5BSKtezPv9gTt6dRebkbZPQpdEfUiGcUUFGu3Tj098hHnVqfyJTFnTeWukJEwWMcHIycs3-VouHAihMMo4CiIhsigZ-ej2uhplM8vZg_40HcIoVDz6nDR51J7YVs1AxUTPTJq7VI/s1944/Flying%20General%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1944" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqLy_xz-1VE13P-P_0bc7e1hq1A83An2jny1Evb2S5u2nN601qzJ5BSKtezPv9gTt6dRebkbZPQpdEfUiGcUUFGu3Tj098hHnVqfyJTFnTeWukJEwWMcHIycs3-VouHAihMMo4CiIhsigZ-ej2uhplM8vZg_40HcIoVDz6nDR51J7YVs1AxUTPTJq7VI/s320/Flying%20General%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>The human army by itself is very uncompetitive game-wise, and I had to add some fantasy-based punch (as well as flair) to it. I made some generals on winged beasts (dragonlings or small dragons in this case), with 3D-printed bodies and wings, and Perry knights riding them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnxAY9CRbH9u2ijHBZurkr5hSzmizjeXbyqzJcoWzETiqgqX9qcSJJkRRvAWdXQKiqxzQ2-zFqc8wtUpgk5PRyUFEBDCz4JirmC3cjPrWkd02CZBQPh0VQ-97hNsALPwVcgS1Es1q64mRnuTfjFuBzaVjZIP_kdogtAaL5faV2Xg_P1Xwx-HEksGIvgQ/s2700/Pegasus%20Knight%20Full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2700" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnxAY9CRbH9u2ijHBZurkr5hSzmizjeXbyqzJcoWzETiqgqX9qcSJJkRRvAWdXQKiqxzQ2-zFqc8wtUpgk5PRyUFEBDCz4JirmC3cjPrWkd02CZBQPh0VQ-97hNsALPwVcgS1Es1q64mRnuTfjFuBzaVjZIP_kdogtAaL5faV2Xg_P1Xwx-HEksGIvgQ/s320/Pegasus%20Knight%20Full.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Another useful unit is a hero on pegasus, which is much cheaper in game points and more flexible (expendable!) than the bigger flying generals. This is a standard Perry knight with 3D-printed wings.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zenoRRt2-QjAOr9vTGNDWBMUVnyBWAay9P9kmggqmz4GxXl0x0jys3u1toih2LtiPWbh4leIa0cRugjqjtQi3lU3tUBsoGXJf3bCOh1FyPgLNQBSln0U5_JGU-b3exjV2LrxX8Eu15QoS6ZKUpZBjCkHuul3oWkZOr20LsH_iwF5gOd_sK719R-S9Ro/s1949/Pegasus%20Wizard%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1949" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zenoRRt2-QjAOr9vTGNDWBMUVnyBWAay9P9kmggqmz4GxXl0x0jys3u1toih2LtiPWbh4leIa0cRugjqjtQi3lU3tUBsoGXJf3bCOh1FyPgLNQBSln0U5_JGU-b3exjV2LrxX8Eu15QoS6ZKUpZBjCkHuul3oWkZOr20LsH_iwF5gOd_sK719R-S9Ro/s320/Pegasus%20Wizard%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9-U-lTWgDxqV_I-FwD7LK3Z9Xqn-ydcpte2AZJzIdRxpjtyU7g6CJArKVO0QQrgf2m1Evew6ym0GP-paS_hrlfep1JRehG6Pyqppk1uPWbxvlyU83e34G6RDQeyQMkoP5-ggw6jBytPqJyitzuQlc1SiapV3Di3usovWs1IN6R9qM4USP6Q7igrBh8Q/s1802/Pegasus%20Wizard%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1802" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9-U-lTWgDxqV_I-FwD7LK3Z9Xqn-ydcpte2AZJzIdRxpjtyU7g6CJArKVO0QQrgf2m1Evew6ym0GP-paS_hrlfep1JRehG6Pyqppk1uPWbxvlyU83e34G6RDQeyQMkoP5-ggw6jBytPqJyitzuQlc1SiapV3Di3usovWs1IN6R9qM4USP6Q7igrBh8Q/s320/Pegasus%20Wizard%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>To add even more fantasy theme are a pair of wizards riding pegasus, as spell-casting is an important part of the game. These are more complex conversions, with Perry Light Cavalry bodies, Frostgrave wizard bits, and 3D-printed wings.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5Z5mVIe-aLIQxoP1F5KbPF7ai_zX-abPB6VCJ1cIQGO5vvOCbDvYchzbsqaX-AB4PzLypa1yok35QJJzhKUZSITEBjgQnfKYFzyhbxT8q33iEnPEYKCdA2Drvnc0umk5Z9qPwrqteYG94YTvwJuZE-KLK795ZMvxFtk1ycsTBch_Vv76eepaAq-tr4k/s1432/Monarch%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1432" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5Z5mVIe-aLIQxoP1F5KbPF7ai_zX-abPB6VCJ1cIQGO5vvOCbDvYchzbsqaX-AB4PzLypa1yok35QJJzhKUZSITEBjgQnfKYFzyhbxT8q33iEnPEYKCdA2Drvnc0umk5Z9qPwrqteYG94YTvwJuZE-KLK795ZMvxFtk1ycsTBch_Vv76eepaAq-tr4k/s320/Monarch%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp5b7-YGQJr9Z2HWC_rUcUkU37F2oxL7zsV184sQP9Sh4WHDJnfCgoOn3wmy1u3HnxhVPai1q6BC8N7IHrP2vLqZeUudFnq1sMRNeYzBm-iwa-JaP9gBvgYpJuvmEl9KgOJrRda0MOlzG5s8EDniifpMTwn0M8nwj4kn0Ln6So8Wt2v0AxtaX0la3SL4/s1789/Monarch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1789" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp5b7-YGQJr9Z2HWC_rUcUkU37F2oxL7zsV184sQP9Sh4WHDJnfCgoOn3wmy1u3HnxhVPai1q6BC8N7IHrP2vLqZeUudFnq1sMRNeYzBm-iwa-JaP9gBvgYpJuvmEl9KgOJrRda0MOlzG5s8EDniifpMTwn0M8nwj4kn0Ln6So8Wt2v0AxtaX0la3SL4/s320/Monarch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There is an interesting unit in the Kingdoms of Men list called a Monarch, which is a large command unit that provides a lot of useful buffs. I made a version of this unit with the Duke riding an armoured bear, along with his banner-bearer and trumpeter. The bear is 3D-printed, with the other figures from various Perry sets. The figures are all removable as I can also use the armoured bear for another fantasy unit, the beast cavalry.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXucE2tiHnd_xOrXK9aJZ4uwVWM486ia8il55PlK5SbYWebEdbzA54Z2ilrTfPi2hhvW6wsKvtDxpJyqp_d5KUgsurpSv9kKrrZ80c6SmkM5UHA9z0zv5Uktb7Twfzsk6xsSuzwIA4OF0vul1GgK7CumZ-ghy00PY2VYeqXR5QJs5T6MBXt7drJWXZ-J8/s1764/Swiss%20Pikes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="1764" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXucE2tiHnd_xOrXK9aJZ4uwVWM486ia8il55PlK5SbYWebEdbzA54Z2ilrTfPi2hhvW6wsKvtDxpJyqp_d5KUgsurpSv9kKrrZ80c6SmkM5UHA9z0zv5Uktb7Twfzsk6xsSuzwIA4OF0vul1GgK7CumZ-ghy00PY2VYeqXR5QJs5T6MBXt7drJWXZ-J8/s320/Swiss%20Pikes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>I have enough miniatures built for a unit of Swiss pikes too, although they don't fit in my current army list. I'm building more to have Burgundians and Swiss as two opposed sides in other games, such as Never Mind the Billhooks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzsLB7u-GQst1HB7TH5tX877LPSZHwl77OvfxRgCjj43BHdA19HRVe2Xi0r-zUdJOOdEkDfWzfvaMj76qPgpH7D-pBGAF4cWb60Xy9c-Hv0YY_6OoovtGA3MJXrd4Ft8kX9HkMHYCzffju76g7hNHT88Sdk__jpSHwIDLto3SlWdUqmRKId1GnmuM1Mw/s959/Swiss%20Hornblower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzsLB7u-GQst1HB7TH5tX877LPSZHwl77OvfxRgCjj43BHdA19HRVe2Xi0r-zUdJOOdEkDfWzfvaMj76qPgpH7D-pBGAF4cWb60Xy9c-Hv0YY_6OoovtGA3MJXrd4Ft8kX9HkMHYCzffju76g7hNHT88Sdk__jpSHwIDLto3SlWdUqmRKId1GnmuM1Mw/s320/Swiss%20Hornblower.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>This is the only non-Perry infantry in this army, a 3D-printed Swiss horn blower from a file sold by Wargames Illustrated magazine. I used him as an additional hero who is a special character for this tournament.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK1peMVhAkTkU2qwOCBNy_qgPrS-3ZQzo8FNFAKfN4A1DjcQ9L9yyl10htCdHOpNqlQs7LzXIs-_5gcQNxoxtHEf8QpEX8pSsisluRukvmH3WU6Kz61sR72XXFCjXXqKWdd9lYmj_3ISSpzh_cdpuBQ4USc0ps-u-1OnGulYDPDFQJxPCJlpamLN2q2c/s4032/Entire%20Burgundian%20Army.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="4032" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK1peMVhAkTkU2qwOCBNy_qgPrS-3ZQzo8FNFAKfN4A1DjcQ9L9yyl10htCdHOpNqlQs7LzXIs-_5gcQNxoxtHEf8QpEX8pSsisluRukvmH3WU6Kz61sR72XXFCjXXqKWdd9lYmj_3ISSpzh_cdpuBQ4USc0ps-u-1OnGulYDPDFQJxPCJlpamLN2q2c/s320/Entire%20Burgundian%20Army.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The entire army together on a gaming mat, quite impressive looking if I do say so myself. Unfortunately I didn't manage to take too many pictures of the tournament itself, but it was definitely an unforgettable experience, with a lot of other well-painted armies for me to play against.<p></p></div><br />Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-70555382657393049652023-07-29T19:41:00.004-07:002023-07-29T20:07:55.096-07:00A Long Hiatus and Back to Epic<p>Sorry I haven't been posting for a while, but for the last year I ended up playing games more than painting. I guess that's pretty good, but I also didn't have a chance to write about new things I had painted.</p><p>Recently, I started taking an interest in doing some Epic scale miniatures again, actually before GW's announcement of their new Legions Imperialis release. Mainly I wanted to do Epic scale miniatures using the new Xenos Rampant rules, which look very streamlined and easy to pick up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV4MPqurarw0N2mLSK6qhtHHUNTT8Ly0-GW0SKiPbdpidklefTBpAxN1QsIFy1cTaz7vYV1KaKg6LAtZmWK6ykBEglgRFIsoIGTkdV1TG945kOMpzCxwpqsJgjsghS4IV8m0GjS2Kd6Pa_munOPumV3s6nM-b-yA8cHW2Qe2euqwdZLxOhV67pXKt4W8/s2278/Russ%20Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="2278" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV4MPqurarw0N2mLSK6qhtHHUNTT8Ly0-GW0SKiPbdpidklefTBpAxN1QsIFy1cTaz7vYV1KaKg6LAtZmWK6ykBEglgRFIsoIGTkdV1TG945kOMpzCxwpqsJgjsghS4IV8m0GjS2Kd6Pa_munOPumV3s6nM-b-yA8cHW2Qe2euqwdZLxOhV67pXKt4W8/s320/Russ%20Company.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>First up are a company of Leman Russ battle tanks. These are actually not GW miniatures, but metal proxies made by a Czech company. They are quite a bit closer to the actual 40K tanks than the earlier GW Epic miniatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44ZxQE2DhRrfnQCqX3uknd9V8AsoXGg2sSYrLR1F7e6RS2GpApbHtX1I141zr7GKpR3qRAHAh_44xqAn7bg0lfiFr-sqmyOe-DD2-G0RX9C0Sbrd7G4is5laJ3F2B64eGnMdftv-bKL0sBUPEQcgw-jaWLakoDGCQG_NMnVTy7xgWufoTrzA2Yd1B7o4/s2691/Chimera%20Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44ZxQE2DhRrfnQCqX3uknd9V8AsoXGg2sSYrLR1F7e6RS2GpApbHtX1I141zr7GKpR3qRAHAh_44xqAn7bg0lfiFr-sqmyOe-DD2-G0RX9C0Sbrd7G4is5laJ3F2B64eGnMdftv-bKL0sBUPEQcgw-jaWLakoDGCQG_NMnVTy7xgWufoTrzA2Yd1B7o4/s2691/Chimera%20Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeZ3bEFSgikvlDGFj0krN_fOJ4_XlynwBL__j66fx0h9T4vpprN_VcB6NtyoqcyauJDD7Uxxg-lswS9_QS4qpoO-OooIOf8GzTnAsZw3brzVB7dVlvkEPbAJ9-ZNPicIDtIbBtqtuVnkHEh1Qr9fmO__ypqU_uqZV0umco2p5Q-5LwMlILtf1sZZZkBM/s2523/Vanquisher.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2523" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeZ3bEFSgikvlDGFj0krN_fOJ4_XlynwBL__j66fx0h9T4vpprN_VcB6NtyoqcyauJDD7Uxxg-lswS9_QS4qpoO-OooIOf8GzTnAsZw3brzVB7dVlvkEPbAJ9-ZNPicIDtIbBtqtuVnkHEh1Qr9fmO__ypqU_uqZV0umco2p5Q-5LwMlILtf1sZZZkBM/s320/Vanquisher.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are led by a Vanquisher tank, which has a much longer gun than the others.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FgmN-NkNh5AsujZb7rvLfL_V8RAx88cnZH9QXd4oiaHMDGAOWn9VWyegA1ni2dgbCefxAVaZPY4XMrikhPKV6BvEDt-DnNTr3WfddQspJlTg95yPQt96MVhlcIumbmFEgSkTU-t4n1Sva36Sh64XbPeLWpolBzZ698pcAG4REF3BlbgjeG739zzeNRE/s2691/Chimera%20Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="2691" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FgmN-NkNh5AsujZb7rvLfL_V8RAx88cnZH9QXd4oiaHMDGAOWn9VWyegA1ni2dgbCefxAVaZPY4XMrikhPKV6BvEDt-DnNTr3WfddQspJlTg95yPQt96MVhlcIumbmFEgSkTU-t4n1Sva36Sh64XbPeLWpolBzZ698pcAG4REF3BlbgjeG739zzeNRE/s320/Chimera%20Company.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also painted a company of Chimera IFVs. Due to Epic Armageddon's rules, Imperial Guard mech infantry companies only have 7 vehicles, so here we are. I have to try to figure out a way to work this into Xenos Rampant unit organization.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ypAKEEYibuBArodD8hexLSurOXQz7YefI2QrSe1en7Gvibt5371UztAgjeoR1v8xu_FvPS6rv9Yr5EME71l9K4HtNJ8FKt-z873JOQeYhoF6EpHeNP-HeFLnLtnaAPij6Y_cAUh-zHHGiHrcpFd1HomYCMtWpQrGWDCw2GfF7qTBUbjz2Vk7BIPFEhQ/s1802/Chimera%20Closeup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1802" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ypAKEEYibuBArodD8hexLSurOXQz7YefI2QrSe1en7Gvibt5371UztAgjeoR1v8xu_FvPS6rv9Yr5EME71l9K4HtNJ8FKt-z873JOQeYhoF6EpHeNP-HeFLnLtnaAPij6Y_cAUh-zHHGiHrcpFd1HomYCMtWpQrGWDCw2GfF7qTBUbjz2Vk7BIPFEhQ/s320/Chimera%20Closeup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Here's a close-up of a Chimera, showing quite a bit of detail. Again, the same company that made the Russ proxies.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19dt5M_SK6Rf7q5MYkx9P8ToYyKojQkj1G3zkV16e0EzQSrG93xLyMVn8WMA-lTwOIr3XhogmmwhzUAdaYy72PCXIaAk0oGJ_hqrFFqfmfig_nQN6Elq27EbKDe_MUqotw7iSfyiB7G3eyYK1ODhgBezDgCiYg7BCS22sug2l-3Bn7COUFXLUAp9qYWw/s2456/Russ%20Chimera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="2456" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19dt5M_SK6Rf7q5MYkx9P8ToYyKojQkj1G3zkV16e0EzQSrG93xLyMVn8WMA-lTwOIr3XhogmmwhzUAdaYy72PCXIaAk0oGJ_hqrFFqfmfig_nQN6Elq27EbKDe_MUqotw7iSfyiB7G3eyYK1ODhgBezDgCiYg7BCS22sug2l-3Bn7COUFXLUAp9qYWw/s320/Russ%20Chimera.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As in 40k, the tank and IFV are similar in size.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxxeaWF6m4gAIqUOQMKb4lAO8-9-Tmb1k5U-xudcPrycSHOT3HpiL6a864p3VNGs2nB6YGiU8tBofrbYg-1TCkiXGADEAk8gtVhdOvYiZ9uKB2WhQEKXaFHmffn8QQ_V3mH2-2PPncBOhWtwE0NhgofF4iwRPA2IP045tkXDVkFs6vdifycFEwoKQA34/s2039/Epic%20Size%20Comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="2039" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxxeaWF6m4gAIqUOQMKb4lAO8-9-Tmb1k5U-xudcPrycSHOT3HpiL6a864p3VNGs2nB6YGiU8tBofrbYg-1TCkiXGADEAk8gtVhdOvYiZ9uKB2WhQEKXaFHmffn8QQ_V3mH2-2PPncBOhWtwE0NhgofF4iwRPA2IP045tkXDVkFs6vdifycFEwoKQA34/s320/Epic%20Size%20Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Just as a reminder, here's how big these are compared to a 28mm miniature.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15sDhyg2ngVdtzSOaISekNP2WTAiABr5rF3JK1iQ-U4ceC1MV7reJCkhgK7StbsqRQ0wdRvlhT1SoERaVI0f1T2XFfpp2-z3dgAfKEiWl0U9gQXLZfYv4Km--euPE0yTftSq0P4As-usoiKa7j-vyYWvRT0JHfRmMPCIMlfZdEVu424ZwYaOTeeTmQVM/s3905/Steel%20Legion%20Closeup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="3905" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15sDhyg2ngVdtzSOaISekNP2WTAiABr5rF3JK1iQ-U4ceC1MV7reJCkhgK7StbsqRQ0wdRvlhT1SoERaVI0f1T2XFfpp2-z3dgAfKEiWl0U9gQXLZfYv4Km--euPE0yTftSq0P4As-usoiKa7j-vyYWvRT0JHfRmMPCIMlfZdEVu424ZwYaOTeeTmQVM/s320/Steel%20Legion%20Closeup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>On my paint desk, I have a mess of infantry to go with the Chimeras. These are metal miniatures from Vanguard Miniatures, and are very small. I find that they have a lot of detail, but are very hard to paint due to their small size and slimness. These are Death Korps proxies made by Vanguard, but I'm painting them as Steel Legion to go with the mechanized theme.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK_6zh_nhQRBVDnZ_p3hjKT_zwSlXFT-w8EmpliuTSPebVzrudmhMwP4E5CyaeFG4sMrNovB1EJCH420_PrX2ispxe9y_rGF22ydcufhJxU89uS_F0xkPDAAOjl0sLbLDQSzoQVsLI_58jetRXVjzBrpKDwPU37KBkYkSAO6XLFFjkf9G351mVxkxynU/s1629/Krieg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1629" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK_6zh_nhQRBVDnZ_p3hjKT_zwSlXFT-w8EmpliuTSPebVzrudmhMwP4E5CyaeFG4sMrNovB1EJCH420_PrX2ispxe9y_rGF22ydcufhJxU89uS_F0xkPDAAOjl0sLbLDQSzoQVsLI_58jetRXVjzBrpKDwPU37KBkYkSAO6XLFFjkf9G351mVxkxynU/s320/Krieg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Since I'm quite into 3D printing now, I kitbashed some slightly bigger Death Korps style miniatures. Maybe these will be easier to paint and handle. I also designed some bases with ruins to help players handle them, instead of picking up the miniatures directly.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-81560117193876260582022-07-31T17:32:00.005-07:002022-07-31T17:37:41.772-07:00More Stargrave Creatures<p>I've been painting some more creatures for Stargrave for an upcoming campaign, and with this batch, along with creatures from other people, we should have enough to cover the basic game.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJciJRoHJq1vOhxLaIHug8JJXAQHPBwd1aZStF5saH6QqVvjpbE4ub3rTGcE8mk1XkVrj23VsKawf6Y-hOpCcPOppWPKWmb2dYYwGN5cRlCQOWNPkD8WejUmeb20NP760O3Gd9UF-cOMe1xV53QoxCx0S7ANtKGP4_6rwDS_vyMP5AvAfmYsdfWuCV/s2116/Gaunches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2116" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJciJRoHJq1vOhxLaIHug8JJXAQHPBwd1aZStF5saH6QqVvjpbE4ub3rTGcE8mk1XkVrj23VsKawf6Y-hOpCcPOppWPKWmb2dYYwGN5cRlCQOWNPkD8WejUmeb20NP760O3Gd9UF-cOMe1xV53QoxCx0S7ANtKGP4_6rwDS_vyMP5AvAfmYsdfWuCV/s320/Gaunches.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the only miniatures in this batch that are not 3D printed. They are actually board game miniatures from the game "Cthulhu: Death May Die". I think they are ghouls from that game, but I've painted them up as gaunches for Stargrave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnB4R-ok5lrAknz0z1HsmEuIL9mp30fnPd2pm7dcOmQE-LIJVocTJNWR0TBun_bEsnQe3ZfzPHUU-lNGEYJ9XpoKBHEOmj3eK9Foc99ot2hhZzSHK6uYFtaZg2KogAMd7qHMBGU-VPsaKtPqr6HLm2G5jSjgvxFg0vBwiqhz7jxpWAxnMy05G_1yF/s2645/GaunchBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="2645" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnB4R-ok5lrAknz0z1HsmEuIL9mp30fnPd2pm7dcOmQE-LIJVocTJNWR0TBun_bEsnQe3ZfzPHUU-lNGEYJ9XpoKBHEOmj3eK9Foc99ot2hhZzSHK6uYFtaZg2KogAMd7qHMBGU-VPsaKtPqr6HLm2G5jSjgvxFg0vBwiqhz7jxpWAxnMy05G_1yF/s320/GaunchBack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The back of one of the miniatures. They seem to have fur covering their backs, and there are a lot of wrinkles and other detail on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D5S_JtOrNW88S3crh99pZxTqvkt6sv1qyhKmuqev4iy9UU-Ci2pqmXL0A1qb6Uve5S9HGEzCUneTWw-l9GmY-0Zfqh0w1NF_GRbOR-sIfFvHMw18iJBMQ-Z3iJ0Mh7OkHmDnr4UpQf3Gbsu0hy8C_7K57nFM5Z6foSJ1zYrBYhqTeovXWANG0Cip/s2397/GaunchSizeComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="2397" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D5S_JtOrNW88S3crh99pZxTqvkt6sv1qyhKmuqev4iy9UU-Ci2pqmXL0A1qb6Uve5S9HGEzCUneTWw-l9GmY-0Zfqh0w1NF_GRbOR-sIfFvHMw18iJBMQ-Z3iJ0Mh7OkHmDnr4UpQf3Gbsu0hy8C_7K57nFM5Z6foSJ1zYrBYhqTeovXWANG0Cip/s320/GaunchSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a size comparison between a Mangalore from the last post and one of these creatures. They are basically man height.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPO2OB9axg1eGPOBtcU-03sfh9JhsqAq36DfqIAJckVUB7BV3m4TP17LhuvH44y0G6LXA9OV31Q00Cqhua656e_841-1Y-OqCDs-V80A1w9U79ZLoFKuY2vsMUirTLjoJKJbjvOQSb0Hs0EPudluSa7zCf_yLqOH8tvS6wCYlr-iPXvgQ2gUfaKQ4/s2553/BileWorms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2553" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPO2OB9axg1eGPOBtcU-03sfh9JhsqAq36DfqIAJckVUB7BV3m4TP17LhuvH44y0G6LXA9OV31Q00Cqhua656e_841-1Y-OqCDs-V80A1w9U79ZLoFKuY2vsMUirTLjoJKJbjvOQSb0Hs0EPudluSa7zCf_yLqOH8tvS6wCYlr-iPXvgQ2gUfaKQ4/s320/BileWorms.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the more common types of enemies in Stargrave is the bile worm, which is a big worm creature that can spit acid. In this case, I printed out some free worm creatures with teeth from Thingiverse, and used them as bile worms. Their maws open at the front and present an interesting element of horror.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96V9SVI1NDuZDB5ie27bRiPApUea6RDGxsfCU0YF0bUjATEJxzP2y_a4yTF38Yvsr2Ib7oYIEkfW0RcSVZ_e8fi3rq1rz-IBUxQy-XC5h4KRGMAgU0YVejnEx1IVvdwrJ01VzFJnxX_c5MTomcxcVbmx2kanloSaU1mStQeOSN-YeFaMiPvZr2sU8/s2357/BileWormSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2357" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96V9SVI1NDuZDB5ie27bRiPApUea6RDGxsfCU0YF0bUjATEJxzP2y_a4yTF38Yvsr2Ib7oYIEkfW0RcSVZ_e8fi3rq1rz-IBUxQy-XC5h4KRGMAgU0YVejnEx1IVvdwrJ01VzFJnxX_c5MTomcxcVbmx2kanloSaU1mStQeOSN-YeFaMiPvZr2sU8/s320/BileWormSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are also approximately man-sized, although of course a lot of their bodies are buried underground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWtSA97cPKm3PQpmZPhSc-3zZPmKJ-vqte0Pnp_0LQEwcVFsxvPIREOKvhNiy0GOycl4-2UqoorqXmswD9qFrHVTImlB0GNK14Grju3u2lY452FJu-1tiSC3yujTziIzRlQze2HDlR_aErPiHWYI7b1UGSeuhKJ1JOi5rv_EgNc3bZteNr5jY0tFz/s2949/Magmites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="2949" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWtSA97cPKm3PQpmZPhSc-3zZPmKJ-vqte0Pnp_0LQEwcVFsxvPIREOKvhNiy0GOycl4-2UqoorqXmswD9qFrHVTImlB0GNK14Grju3u2lY452FJu-1tiSC3yujTziIzRlQze2HDlR_aErPiHWYI7b1UGSeuhKJ1JOi5rv_EgNc3bZteNr5jY0tFz/s320/Magmites.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another type of bug-like enemy is the magmite, which is an insectoid that bleeds lava. Again, I used some free miniatures from Thingiverse (some sort of Metroid creature I think), but painted them with a rock-like scheme, along with lava leaking out of their carapace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Rf_Y_7BzF4g1dob_AVksJkNEwsIfHjzjBVKthzw2PHuih8vhpSj_raPhi7o6tJ3xOh3tK90WKKiwB7u_MIHMkJL5eAuIMHxaawe27vVky2p-LhAlKvQ8jqXJMDFVggbqPep7ohg_s1qkI44exNMauV-XWPBQMSV4BZ30SIwyK04y0bOtKcg0p-VP/s2578/MagmiteSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="2578" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Rf_Y_7BzF4g1dob_AVksJkNEwsIfHjzjBVKthzw2PHuih8vhpSj_raPhi7o6tJ3xOh3tK90WKKiwB7u_MIHMkJL5eAuIMHxaawe27vVky2p-LhAlKvQ8jqXJMDFVggbqPep7ohg_s1qkI44exNMauV-XWPBQMSV4BZ30SIwyK04y0bOtKcg0p-VP/s320/MagmiteSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10vkwaHuxdE3TVe7X94j-_4ulKPFk6P9ZlYNskJ8VwANCQHPY6IW5J8yb_fgXhq2N3t0Vf-jvMtVExjqoqCIz5ZyDzsYb6WEayPVWp4Xifaipn4mUNS7i9igH_qwdaJPoZ5hthvBbbMy3PYtdo9emRPi01hyOQ7Ur0GCs0UlfNzSxhD33DKeYquh7/s2335/MagmiteBack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="2335" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10vkwaHuxdE3TVe7X94j-_4ulKPFk6P9ZlYNskJ8VwANCQHPY6IW5J8yb_fgXhq2N3t0Vf-jvMtVExjqoqCIz5ZyDzsYb6WEayPVWp4Xifaipn4mUNS7i9igH_qwdaJPoZ5hthvBbbMy3PYtdo9emRPi01hyOQ7Ur0GCs0UlfNzSxhD33DKeYquh7/s320/MagmiteBack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These are compact but stubby creatures with a bulbous belly, which I painted as a sort of lava-repository.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOn0-yxSh3apzzaizrnHlnbuA9e3abyq2DclIE8N8JqIH4yxTDWLjxilxsIDtrL8KJNsFdGxlAgMTiysj6hVVitQxYENy5_DbC3Sq1iHH7w8vajayoiA-krWMy6zpe84q-SDUwXj_dA7RH-kQl8D0gCDYiuOra5ugtSWRMb9KoGLbYADdq0B82u_o/s2180/ShengryllaSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="2180" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOn0-yxSh3apzzaizrnHlnbuA9e3abyq2DclIE8N8JqIH4yxTDWLjxilxsIDtrL8KJNsFdGxlAgMTiysj6hVVitQxYENy5_DbC3Sq1iHH7w8vajayoiA-krWMy6zpe84q-SDUwXj_dA7RH-kQl8D0gCDYiuOra5ugtSWRMb9KoGLbYADdq0B82u_o/s320/ShengryllaSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the more bizarre creatures from Stargrave is the shengrylla, which is a three-eyed monkey with two tails. However, some kind soul on Thingiverse designed and released a model for free based on that description, so once again I was able to print some for our game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpSJZgAQQgprplf5fTJ58X-0x_ZkjrDYsPVEbPbqF1-Y8qwhcUXFG2VrOpYWVv3cY-EtypVy31AcSdF3ZMcGIBI9y0TTl0uPE2QimtM8LTUlRLR8t2S7EzL-dUrKD90jLFJUgrMh_rZmJXj60BG0YqNMy5I972oD3h97y4mWOAHndOPiByXGvITh4/s2561/Shengryllas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="2561" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpSJZgAQQgprplf5fTJ58X-0x_ZkjrDYsPVEbPbqF1-Y8qwhcUXFG2VrOpYWVv3cY-EtypVy31AcSdF3ZMcGIBI9y0TTl0uPE2QimtM8LTUlRLR8t2S7EzL-dUrKD90jLFJUgrMh_rZmJXj60BG0YqNMy5I972oD3h97y4mWOAHndOPiByXGvITh4/s320/Shengryllas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A couple of them are printed using an FDM printer, so they are quite poor quality, but I can always keep them at the back of the crowd where they aren't visible close-up. The two at the front are resin-printed.</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1qUBrJURIXV_S5hdo4yE4vJIFvfrCzWF1Aiz4IQnUDpTcvulej4ktYfQNbIn24Ly1xhOv1drWv_SRKPVF92lxfk9ysqgMeC-JscjXqJ9r2FeyZz9qasicyvjyIEbIK-pQ2GQXrvWIYgwQidaD7LG-REvEv5nQtBpg-7yjU-ypwbeUoFxcXFiZc4G/s2723/HoratSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="2723" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1qUBrJURIXV_S5hdo4yE4vJIFvfrCzWF1Aiz4IQnUDpTcvulej4ktYfQNbIn24Ly1xhOv1drWv_SRKPVF92lxfk9ysqgMeC-JscjXqJ9r2FeyZz9qasicyvjyIEbIK-pQ2GQXrvWIYgwQidaD7LG-REvEv5nQtBpg-7yjU-ypwbeUoFxcXFiZc4G/s320/HoratSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I also printed out another horat, from the same design as I did before. This is also an FDM print.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOOPUSaJBP6x3jKJM79K_wbl0PQyU8mkEcbgOe0uWG_34R9LD6VxZJJz0gm_Q7WCRt0sh5eNUo8onpn2778YVQSQmQn4MLyLFw03NC5V1-odmwu4cgXN808BoDvUHtvWKneJT3d41pZawsBxc-KHj0NjHOMJcWawwV9LTchC0dfEY_vxYJOoU5btL/s2426/Horat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="2426" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOOPUSaJBP6x3jKJM79K_wbl0PQyU8mkEcbgOe0uWG_34R9LD6VxZJJz0gm_Q7WCRt0sh5eNUo8onpn2778YVQSQmQn4MLyLFw03NC5V1-odmwu4cgXN808BoDvUHtvWKneJT3d41pZawsBxc-KHj0NjHOMJcWawwV9LTchC0dfEY_vxYJOoU5btL/s320/Horat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>However, unlike the last horat, this one does show some very visible print lines. I guess I didn't do enough preparation with varnish to fill them in.<br /><br />I'll keep on painting some more player characters for myself, to fill out multiple crews, but for now I think I'm done most of my creatures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-49511978423654089172022-07-09T21:00:00.009-07:002022-07-09T21:07:00.991-07:00Back to More Stargrave Miniatures<p>Sorry that I haven't posted for a while, but between real life and painting up an army for Kings of War, I haven't had that much time for posting recent miniatures. I will be putting up pictures of my Kings of War army soon though.</p><p>I had the chance to do a few more Stargrave miniatures. These are all 3D printed from designs by various artists on Patreon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq09F8cErxesqPCoFdLvNLlVSCvq60H_JIQraFbww7fIE_HIumFs9J9uj1ihuuGw8_kWJ_QIfofm6WbyUc2LKpz_CkGYLeNktLdcYxBeO_2-2gd3X6KssbvmZh1tLIfvhXGOo0G2QjhH1fwhh3Cu1RCwY6HrtUlhhVxHcJTTE5SQ9fLbvr3KiI0N6j/s2744/PoliceDroid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2744" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq09F8cErxesqPCoFdLvNLlVSCvq60H_JIQraFbww7fIE_HIumFs9J9uj1ihuuGw8_kWJ_QIfofm6WbyUc2LKpz_CkGYLeNktLdcYxBeO_2-2gd3X6KssbvmZh1tLIfvhXGOo0G2QjhH1fwhh3Cu1RCwY6HrtUlhhVxHcJTTE5SQ9fLbvr3KiI0N6j/s320/PoliceDroid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a police droid from the excellent designer Papsikels. I modified it a bit by adding a knife hand to fit Stargrave's idea of a "runner" or "recruit".</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5LZ2zjR6JZKgHsDrzA1zgaumyh21FQt80JMzbQPq6wpGPyGXj29VeT_NRlUsR1qjajX4qpoL_s9-lkb1t-SLSaRaNqQEDaZmv2zRTAmFxXJLfG4i6lRhaekc1D98tHfhfWWBBidB3EEHfpwEOlB--30bs4HlXm-iILE3ZUxYKlojiKFPH6y9yawr/s2584/PoliceDroidSize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2584" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5LZ2zjR6JZKgHsDrzA1zgaumyh21FQt80JMzbQPq6wpGPyGXj29VeT_NRlUsR1qjajX4qpoL_s9-lkb1t-SLSaRaNqQEDaZmv2zRTAmFxXJLfG4i6lRhaekc1D98tHfhfWWBBidB3EEHfpwEOlB--30bs4HlXm-iILE3ZUxYKlojiKFPH6y9yawr/s320/PoliceDroidSize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The miniature was quite big by default, so I reduced it a bit (a good benefit of 3D printing) to fit my other Cyberpunk/Sci-fi miniatures.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYzcce8kPWLRpbKmAiwib3mnUfuzm-J1TwLrVd7YykNFhVn-uJAsSCpY7FRVTsn1DY0Dkt7HO88q037qEyYH7ejn12cSEqKzJxuygSWEIVCFn8uYWuWKeqcO8kN0-KT9Kx-kLz45bkLllC5gwkp95eVP2Q48Ir5cuMoKBuYXPJ5l7F-r2JTJhNrjt/s2563/Mangalores.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2563" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYzcce8kPWLRpbKmAiwib3mnUfuzm-J1TwLrVd7YykNFhVn-uJAsSCpY7FRVTsn1DY0Dkt7HO88q037qEyYH7ejn12cSEqKzJxuygSWEIVCFn8uYWuWKeqcO8kN0-KT9Kx-kLz45bkLllC5gwkp95eVP2Q48Ir5cuMoKBuYXPJ5l7F-r2JTJhNrjt/s320/Mangalores.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are Mangalores from the movie Fifth Element, sculpted by another great artist, BigMrTong. They will serve as generic enemy troopers in my games. These were actually painted very quickly with Army Painter Speedpaints, which I'm finding to be quite useful right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHyMocrEhZXj6iH0YGUykx78sgqJQLCu8ULH-MM76wuQp05xQ0bGbnJkbTkLgovjyNZMFyGaaMXeUuQmR4J6ICJGtNzcCh0pzd5C0qfdr0ypmUVtILx9vNPOr6cg-haTd-YmsJx_3e4hxMcpHlp2-ueVa6R93sts9rU5IudtyNICo2MpT1SAb3MjK/s2586/MangaloreSize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2586" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHyMocrEhZXj6iH0YGUykx78sgqJQLCu8ULH-MM76wuQp05xQ0bGbnJkbTkLgovjyNZMFyGaaMXeUuQmR4J6ICJGtNzcCh0pzd5C0qfdr0ypmUVtILx9vNPOr6cg-haTd-YmsJx_3e4hxMcpHlp2-ueVa6R93sts9rU5IudtyNICo2MpT1SAb3MjK/s320/MangaloreSize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>The original design was actually kind of small, and again I increased their size to fit my other miniatures.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5Jb0GP0-twZ_HaC5q0qaG6E6OYe5Y3Bnu8ujpSXzHvtiWVQTBleaBopcok4ZzTgevKaBX32LDc7E0L92G5eHk_0uAz2iCXTIsfZTPMw85K0hYcQr2QyqINsTErLBllKQzJ2SlOF6kykWXPwnqncodKfW6fga4_1YGOUO-sZdzSN4nyyDmm91SICf/s2907/ArmsDealer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="2907" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5Jb0GP0-twZ_HaC5q0qaG6E6OYe5Y3Bnu8ujpSXzHvtiWVQTBleaBopcok4ZzTgevKaBX32LDc7E0L92G5eHk_0uAz2iCXTIsfZTPMw85K0hYcQr2QyqINsTErLBllKQzJ2SlOF6kykWXPwnqncodKfW6fga4_1YGOUO-sZdzSN4nyyDmm91SICf/s320/ArmsDealer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I also painted another miniature from EC3D, again using mostly Army Painter Speedpaints. This is supposed to be an alien arms dealer, but I guess it can be used for all kinds of NPCs.<p></p></div><div>I'll continue to paint a number of Stargrave miniatures for an upcoming campaign, and will be posting more soon.</div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-60098884173187196112021-10-01T15:32:00.000-07:002021-10-01T15:32:01.448-07:00More Work On The Solar Panel<p>Continuing on from my work in the last post, I learned more about working in Blender. It turns out that for simple geometric shapes that I was working with, Blender is actually fairly easy to deal with. I was able to complete the base for my solar panel fairly quickly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfAlo0Dr4fG05skazHRII7HyK4Y_WfiHb1-NX8j6JiMWmUfjhLl9JIhlfAfL8txHbCXhplaFygnktGeusWSZfYxhi3_lMHcZC2i0B8hQ3HfY0VDfqN1-lYp9WEIBJvcUrn9uuCe63OC4/s1910/Blender+Panel+Base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1910" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfAlo0Dr4fG05skazHRII7HyK4Y_WfiHb1-NX8j6JiMWmUfjhLl9JIhlfAfL8txHbCXhplaFygnktGeusWSZfYxhi3_lMHcZC2i0B8hQ3HfY0VDfqN1-lYp9WEIBJvcUrn9uuCe63OC4/s320/Blender+Panel+Base.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p>I managed to model the base for the solar panel with a minimum of pain. It's a simple structure with four feet and a "swivel" neck to mate with the underside of the panels from last post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPptQox3XUQPcboLfHAmiAn8RKG6uXhDzcrrNRSGIAQErfA3Vuq8f8IDyd0L3v6LTIN5S9-a6ajCgDLjaETwptyo319jAh0w8-2HKZ-oRi1U0Xv5neBD-a_OYYonyyxOz4lfVBOYBMyxQ/s2048/Hex+Panel+Base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2048" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPptQox3XUQPcboLfHAmiAn8RKG6uXhDzcrrNRSGIAQErfA3Vuq8f8IDyd0L3v6LTIN5S9-a6ajCgDLjaETwptyo319jAh0w8-2HKZ-oRi1U0Xv5neBD-a_OYYonyyxOz4lfVBOYBMyxQ/s320/Hex+Panel+Base.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here is what it looks like when printed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-sNyF4ZfdVapXjHdSUAc9bAdtfVbjSFyzgBdkxbWNULuBLV_D1ZB31bon1UTnqBqkm91mCcPcWS2lY-j2RIxmv0D4xsIqUdf4yhTGe8MYWT4FdoEuX-9F9qxJlkGQZOtVFUHPX9B_g0/s1634/Quad+Panel+Base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="1634" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-sNyF4ZfdVapXjHdSUAc9bAdtfVbjSFyzgBdkxbWNULuBLV_D1ZB31bon1UTnqBqkm91mCcPcWS2lY-j2RIxmv0D4xsIqUdf4yhTGe8MYWT4FdoEuX-9F9qxJlkGQZOtVFUHPX9B_g0/s320/Quad+Panel+Base.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJBnGATdOFlvxszjtj-iK-tUJXpk-edcQprc-HX4u2V49OucuFrRiN3el-LSlbaOIaYKSqYQtk4PCUH5MN6ebbEj7a4f1R5qQFkl2ow35-ZthZ1WwhUwyJJ6WDv3CpgQIXDXsTAf2IQA/s1749/Tri+Panel+Base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="1732" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJBnGATdOFlvxszjtj-iK-tUJXpk-edcQprc-HX4u2V49OucuFrRiN3el-LSlbaOIaYKSqYQtk4PCUH5MN6ebbEj7a4f1R5qQFkl2ow35-ZthZ1WwhUwyJJ6WDv3CpgQIXDXsTAf2IQA/s320/Tri+Panel+Base.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><p>Both the tri panel and the quad panel have a rectangular recess on the back, and they both fit the head of the base even without gluing. However, I will be fixing them with superglue after I do my typical post-processing for 3D printed objects, before painting them.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh256IZxQHK7BkklC6bDl8_X7Z5RqIjLFBgBsiFDUaP4X1iQSNrKBkrO3g_0wGDrJ29luAJ1ZVfqoeAmz2P5jZ28_VIZNOJihSJag1Hu7laQcWlS1Jg5_wcaHyCW844parLqVDOO8ofdsk/s1796/Solar+Panel+Size+Comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="1796" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh256IZxQHK7BkklC6bDl8_X7Z5RqIjLFBgBsiFDUaP4X1iQSNrKBkrO3g_0wGDrJ29luAJ1ZVfqoeAmz2P5jZ28_VIZNOJihSJag1Hu7laQcWlS1Jg5_wcaHyCW844parLqVDOO8ofdsk/s320/Solar+Panel+Size+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next to a 28mm miniature, it's a fair-sized structure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember, this is all available on Thingiverse, free for download and use by everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4976446">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4976446</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-68812889280420562682021-09-27T23:49:00.008-07:002021-09-27T23:56:00.116-07:00In The Grim Darkness Of The Future, There Is... Green Energy?I've been doing some miniature preparation and painting in the last bit, but I got distracted by terrain making. After seeing a number of hex style solar panels online, I decided to make some myself via 3D printing. A terrain piece like a solar array can be an interesting addition to games like Stargrave.<div><br /><div>Since I'm most familiar with the 3D program Sketchup, I did most of my work for the panels there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRBQ1LMfSBeLIoACPPEMioiDFVKaegNFupjcpB-y16Ten4GhAuyEi3hfZW_xWu2o_WmdG6dltXvxA5_bQrQwzftOqh0f9-GAG3D2Qbaow1ncyJ3YGY6tx6vusT1rVoF-JulOQmE4f8NM/s1818/Hex+Panels+In+Sketchup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1818" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRBQ1LMfSBeLIoACPPEMioiDFVKaegNFupjcpB-y16Ten4GhAuyEi3hfZW_xWu2o_WmdG6dltXvxA5_bQrQwzftOqh0f9-GAG3D2Qbaow1ncyJ3YGY6tx6vusT1rVoF-JulOQmE4f8NM/s320/Hex+Panels+In+Sketchup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div>It was fairly quick to make, since most of the shapes are quite regular, and I made a tri panel and a quad panel. Each of the hex faces has a set of smaller hex panel lines inside.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKpkingLOZLrJLmQSKevrOGf7419AE_gmUzJ5z712oZ5RhhBW3PGG0tkbPenciKAZBSOGILMQ_6jdaGJKcEaASY_G22GEr6Ong-9E1GczrdFvSEgl0R_l00DRePhymcdY-6ToAHwC50Q/s2048/Hex+Panels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2048" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKpkingLOZLrJLmQSKevrOGf7419AE_gmUzJ5z712oZ5RhhBW3PGG0tkbPenciKAZBSOGILMQ_6jdaGJKcEaASY_G22GEr6Ong-9E1GczrdFvSEgl0R_l00DRePhymcdY-6ToAHwC50Q/s320/Hex+Panels.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCF6hRr87y0MmYu0_TvRNSV1OacaJpMt2J2YpA9AAaAPrsbJU9jIR8NNOsWuBkKVAXVkRrLl-6-WyaZFzALjvhRq7bK-SrBaheFR513Pxwxs_vmsOfMmkCqxOELHCy5hLOOr1vZIUbEs/s2048/Quad+Hex+Panels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="2048" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCF6hRr87y0MmYu0_TvRNSV1OacaJpMt2J2YpA9AAaAPrsbJU9jIR8NNOsWuBkKVAXVkRrLl-6-WyaZFzALjvhRq7bK-SrBaheFR513Pxwxs_vmsOfMmkCqxOELHCy5hLOOr1vZIUbEs/s320/Quad+Hex+Panels.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Using my FDM printer, both of these printed out fairly well, although I had some adhesion issues causing some of the corners to curl up slightly. I might have to use a bigger brim to prevent that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MGmaPuOUjK4eYo4Anyp9M7d1VPAmg3bdhiJemCaKxFK10p0ifM94VIWDqqFFx4RYgStxYghVKsBc52dAmkdDd6LpTvJ8Dh65RS0fY7sqR9mGSbzoqAlDjkZtiuw0dJNsHeXlOxwE-_8/s2592/Hex+Closeup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="2592" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MGmaPuOUjK4eYo4Anyp9M7d1VPAmg3bdhiJemCaKxFK10p0ifM94VIWDqqFFx4RYgStxYghVKsBc52dAmkdDd6LpTvJ8Dh65RS0fY7sqR9mGSbzoqAlDjkZtiuw0dJNsHeXlOxwE-_8/s320/Hex+Closeup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div>Close up, the surface is a bit rough, since I don't think I made the tops thick enough. However, with a coat of paint, I don't think this matters.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are only the solar panels themselves, and I still need a base to hold them up. For all that I like Sketchup, it's a bit of a toy in terms of functionality, so I finally transitioned to using Blender for the base. This is a much more powerful tool, but it has quite a steep learning curve. I'm just starting to get the hang of it.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCt5dS7eVwdQAeIthmHFDx_f99bg8JJaPh549LIbNkMuPDHpxM6JZKWp7T6uzp64o_y9dZCaKo_Ekb8etG7CTUlrGM75XE-tZ373ZFhTgWfaa1yBcGCKOWBtKepw-ATCImZ054kw1pxc/s1910/Solar+Base+In+Blender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1910" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCt5dS7eVwdQAeIthmHFDx_f99bg8JJaPh549LIbNkMuPDHpxM6JZKWp7T6uzp64o_y9dZCaKo_Ekb8etG7CTUlrGM75XE-tZ373ZFhTgWfaa1yBcGCKOWBtKepw-ATCImZ054kw1pxc/s320/Solar+Base+In+Blender.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm currently just trying to make a fairly standard base with four feet, maybe eventually with some detail bits like control panels. This part of the model is still a work in progress, and I will update as I finish it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I have so far, the hex panels, are up on Thingiverse. Anyone is welcome to download and print them for use from the link here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4976446">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4976446</a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-45108062608352820282021-08-15T22:18:00.001-07:002021-08-15T22:18:27.547-07:00More Creatures and RuffiansI've painted up some more 3D printed miniatures for Stargrave. This time, they are some ruffians, the lowest level of pirates you can encounter in the game, and some tanglers, randomly generated creatures that can cause problems for the crew. Both sets of miniatures are printed on the Elegoo Mars Pro, i.e. they are resin 3D prints.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pn5DFLqwzQe2vFHUbz2qmk2nlTc7FbtoAQse4D0KZJO8Dp6Q62llt81EpiofPbE7BT0bQBrB1cBaKry2YI08pUk0eUyMfDETli2J560D8fkHNsJRDuIbSKkE07bV7-Q-UsLEt4h0h14/s2048/Ruffians.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="2048" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pn5DFLqwzQe2vFHUbz2qmk2nlTc7FbtoAQse4D0KZJO8Dp6Q62llt81EpiofPbE7BT0bQBrB1cBaKry2YI08pUk0eUyMfDETli2J560D8fkHNsJRDuIbSKkE07bV7-Q-UsLEt4h0h14/s320/Ruffians.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For ruffians, I thought quite a bit about what miniatures to use. They are supposed to be armed with only pistols and knives, and are the lowest level of pirates you can encounter. I ended up deciding on some space goblins available for free from <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3903632">Thingiverse</a>. They are sculpted by an artist named VidovicArts and are full of character. Following some inspiration online, I decided to give them blue skin, as some sort of aliens, rather than go for the more GW-inspired green.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoUokvQVVV7Ps-eO0kA99Cz4K_KpiYHmYACbS8CAGUru-gXrahJ0J7M5NXGokLTi9fJMc-lgNT6BS-6fDfANcQlQ8tZS1Gd3J0Krl4fj8n8ejxc-7-kytGpIKQHZxwvAw16vPa8Se5Js/s1881/Ruffian1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1881" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoUokvQVVV7Ps-eO0kA99Cz4K_KpiYHmYACbS8CAGUru-gXrahJ0J7M5NXGokLTi9fJMc-lgNT6BS-6fDfANcQlQ8tZS1Gd3J0Krl4fj8n8ejxc-7-kytGpIKQHZxwvAw16vPa8Se5Js/s320/Ruffian1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINfu48_B9Y3rljMfYzyN4VK26ypcli6DR_mGcOo7CJeFfmfiWrgToaYwADp8BT2NxzqwJfa33221jSrL6IAUY9iThRzr0mAoPFaJrLLoQnXreBYg_tLVDWe6uMaplg-aQkfeIiYrzShk/s1696/Ruffian2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1696" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINfu48_B9Y3rljMfYzyN4VK26ypcli6DR_mGcOo7CJeFfmfiWrgToaYwADp8BT2NxzqwJfa33221jSrL6IAUY9iThRzr0mAoPFaJrLLoQnXreBYg_tLVDWe6uMaplg-aQkfeIiYrzShk/s320/Ruffian2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>While each pose is unique, they are variations on a couple of different poses, usually with goggles, grenades, or knives added.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSsGuw5n3eyHut352SAc1zlHHBCLcRABDsj9ODGPIvcY7wCl6jMJ6DItX3wH7UjEw8b8z7RYJ7A-TbowIL_pL1inmjMMzmeNOQUZwr2kK1apE4NqqZz-7esF0ySjr1OouheA84VCgsgs/s1753/Ruffian3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1753" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSsGuw5n3eyHut352SAc1zlHHBCLcRABDsj9ODGPIvcY7wCl6jMJ6DItX3wH7UjEw8b8z7RYJ7A-TbowIL_pL1inmjMMzmeNOQUZwr2kK1apE4NqqZz-7esF0ySjr1OouheA84VCgsgs/s320/Ruffian3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWAQ382zFuuit2RYhyI8yvFnNF7u0kpyq_ehnorNA1rur6eX8ETHJkZiJGNeTpnLK0UOsJxegV6oPUVZj0osFMeIx1AbsqzcEiM61IeZ_eJIzezVLOle6dJ5f1VSa2tsUhYUnPyEJQpI/s1825/Ruffian4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1825" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWAQ382zFuuit2RYhyI8yvFnNF7u0kpyq_ehnorNA1rur6eX8ETHJkZiJGNeTpnLK0UOsJxegV6oPUVZj0osFMeIx1AbsqzcEiM61IeZ_eJIzezVLOle6dJ5f1VSa2tsUhYUnPyEJQpI/s320/Ruffian4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I also 3D printed the bases, collected from various sets of miniatures I have.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHCoeVG463fGOBEp0gO-DuSDCh5QD4ZQqSoh8FX4ksMayWZTpy7pLo9OfTDEArcMK9UfMozVIYbRgqegB5xSeY4iTNiDa74g3Uc3aHTWNq-ddG5RuvPolDq9MZdBCrm-k0kgv6iny1lY/s1817/Ruffian+Size+Comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1817" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHCoeVG463fGOBEp0gO-DuSDCh5QD4ZQqSoh8FX4ksMayWZTpy7pLo9OfTDEArcMK9UfMozVIYbRgqegB5xSeY4iTNiDa74g3Uc3aHTWNq-ddG5RuvPolDq9MZdBCrm-k0kgv6iny1lY/s320/Ruffian+Size+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a gobbo compared to my standard cyberpunk size comparison character. They'll serve as vicious little minions.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAa31o9sD-w89-ZKT0x_RBW8UaO9SJZ-GzIDLS52AZsLg4L9FKih-Wzxs0tUYHAjuc0BUoLxJBL9YVSxooEcgM12B8YzgCFN1AseN1M2ksFHPTv6Zprvcv3krTvENDVdQn7kMdveEi6A/s2048/Tanglers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAa31o9sD-w89-ZKT0x_RBW8UaO9SJZ-GzIDLS52AZsLg4L9FKih-Wzxs0tUYHAjuc0BUoLxJBL9YVSxooEcgM12B8YzgCFN1AseN1M2ksFHPTv6Zprvcv3krTvENDVdQn7kMdveEi6A/s320/Tanglers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>I also printed these grells, again free from <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3812488">Thingiverse</a>. They fit the description of tanglers from Stargrave, which are just small creatures with a lot of tentacles. I just reduced them in size to be smaller than humans, as per description in the bestiary.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OHm2YnrD34KXTVmBTKcdQTfREvkZ_6-sNGMai7xN5Db-W0l_UmJA489FOdSRUBbX5QCQHSB33oMjxwrt9eFaZaCBApw_bllV8RKqqHFmAwJPWvV_B-ePl8ijkCfjiwlfNnpHW67uxFc/s1764/Tangler+Comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1764" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OHm2YnrD34KXTVmBTKcdQTfREvkZ_6-sNGMai7xN5Db-W0l_UmJA489FOdSRUBbX5QCQHSB33oMjxwrt9eFaZaCBApw_bllV8RKqqHFmAwJPWvV_B-ePl8ijkCfjiwlfNnpHW67uxFc/s320/Tangler+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is one compared to my standard human. I like the simplicity of the design.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be painting up some more pirates right away, mainly the more heavily equipped types.</div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-53561398846005037602021-07-31T23:16:00.003-07:002021-07-31T23:16:29.329-07:00A Few More Stargrave Crew<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've completed a few more miniatures for my Stargrave crew, this time a combination of resin-printed and FDM-printed minis again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2p4xhxlWmG_qRioN_obloL8vM8OUQ-NPH1_KmeN_apt5mQb3PeR6F74jLeMxIwg-9-g4hTyD9XuzGIxMVL1IRPb66OR17aDPC8sBuEeHhYrzG4HBlrS8QpNnSM3VOpE79DmD0nr6p-Q/s1500/Ciri.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1500" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2p4xhxlWmG_qRioN_obloL8vM8OUQ-NPH1_KmeN_apt5mQb3PeR6F74jLeMxIwg-9-g4hTyD9XuzGIxMVL1IRPb66OR17aDPC8sBuEeHhYrzG4HBlrS8QpNnSM3VOpE79DmD0nr6p-Q/s320/Ciri.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is another resin miniature from <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Papsikels">Papsikels</a>' line-up. I digitally swapped the head on an existing miniature to make this into another "Witcher" style figure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSQErUeERdpZvLsHFhK9BAzk6jNurxslOkLpuBEtmGXrCa9a5Mv8NmmoYCLj0ecAlu4oyACx5EPwWWvzXgBDGpjbqnN7Co_sPkCd0_eQ2lHXTAAzeoQk5Frg9G2q7_9VREbaY5LP67jw/s1740/Ciri+Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSQErUeERdpZvLsHFhK9BAzk6jNurxslOkLpuBEtmGXrCa9a5Mv8NmmoYCLj0ecAlu4oyACx5EPwWWvzXgBDGpjbqnN7Co_sPkCd0_eQ2lHXTAAzeoQk5Frg9G2q7_9VREbaY5LP67jw/s320/Ciri+Back.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>Again, I like the amount of detail that's available from a resin print.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGChXEKnKkPhy1I-WMRVAr37VPoZPtzuazsArYnuZZWnGUoL5bh09U4R3ay2mfBRiPtMEehTNOyOF_9n87TNUn8j4CUWs5UV4EUTI76Oig_WwDT98Qmac0XX2nBbk_90Pz37_ILH41Iw/s1860/Ciri+Side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1668" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGChXEKnKkPhy1I-WMRVAr37VPoZPtzuazsArYnuZZWnGUoL5bh09U4R3ay2mfBRiPtMEehTNOyOF_9n87TNUn8j4CUWs5UV4EUTI76Oig_WwDT98Qmac0XX2nBbk_90Pz37_ILH41Iw/s320/Ciri+Side.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The thinness of the design makes it impossible to print on an FDM printer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGChXEKnKkPhy1I-WMRVAr37VPoZPtzuazsArYnuZZWnGUoL5bh09U4R3ay2mfBRiPtMEehTNOyOF_9n87TNUn8j4CUWs5UV4EUTI76Oig_WwDT98Qmac0XX2nBbk_90Pz37_ILH41Iw/s1860/Ciri+Side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwyFXzBSk3do9LbDMpSDsi9tk6OKm7lTIoQJmY-AEEKOMF163t29NRQ7ooXqsv2sT_n3bJLc4UUpo6GE2wUmWeZYGMeoslg2JJE9DY9Zps9szRmsajxIvfKNqA7Gl1Ly4o6fT2Skz57w/s2016/Space+Orc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2016" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwyFXzBSk3do9LbDMpSDsi9tk6OKm7lTIoQJmY-AEEKOMF163t29NRQ7ooXqsv2sT_n3bJLc4UUpo6GE2wUmWeZYGMeoslg2JJE9DY9Zps9szRmsajxIvfKNqA7Gl1Ly4o6fT2Skz57w/s320/Space+Orc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>This is one of my FDM prints with a head from a plastic kit (Wargames Factory Orcs) physically transplanted onto it. FDM prints have a tough time with facial detail, so I tend to just use plastic heads. This mini can be some sort of lightly armed alien.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAsNmh4KJMTGZHKOI5onKQDsvAm31_JUunBjaFsTglIxO0pGhq1WZovVxqO4fGwSVW62tu_93ygomW6EBCuVqoBML5380Nl2rHC8fkk-f_nX-ljJqch70qE2shS2v0Htjd6JdlF6wM54/s1484/Feral+Kid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1484" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAsNmh4KJMTGZHKOI5onKQDsvAm31_JUunBjaFsTglIxO0pGhq1WZovVxqO4fGwSVW62tu_93ygomW6EBCuVqoBML5380Nl2rHC8fkk-f_nX-ljJqch70qE2shS2v0Htjd6JdlF6wM54/s320/Feral+Kid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is the <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/TitanForgeMiniatures">Cyberforge </a>"wild child" figure I've shown here as an unpainted FDM print, finally painted now. I was surprised by the amount of detail kept by the printer, but it's still nothing compared to a resin mini.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb9ZmFx2Zowa_gai85Xkt8z7nGu_CbvA4Xf8CxBk2JJoXLjqu2FF-ABAJN2oe5fkI0yA64_Ck9h_HOgO_VHphnIjHLOfDQSeZ0NCxCQS-oebUz6Us9cs22KyFu8vu83lMtE9FJfTOOZo/s2048/Pathfinder+and+Runners.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2048" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb9ZmFx2Zowa_gai85Xkt8z7nGu_CbvA4Xf8CxBk2JJoXLjqu2FF-ABAJN2oe5fkI0yA64_Ck9h_HOgO_VHphnIjHLOfDQSeZ0NCxCQS-oebUz6Us9cs22KyFu8vu83lMtE9FJfTOOZo/s320/Pathfinder+and+Runners.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>All three miniatures shown together as a size comparison. With these done, I have more than enough miniatures to build a first Stargrave crew. I'll be doing some more creatures and pirates next.<br /><br /> <p></p></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-11645687536303310662021-07-24T20:20:00.003-07:002021-07-24T20:20:37.596-07:00Codebreaker and Casecracker<p></p>I've completed another couple of miniatures for my Stargrave crew. As I said last time, I bought a resin 3D printer (Elegoo Mars Pro), and I've been printing some miniatures out of that.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KmJ1JgoqdBLlkbIl-XaIZBdwjnhbUBgwhIsq1Wmuw221kuifoiZ1FDUNX7ZT9M-Tr2kPCGCixqLo18SUVrXwxGtQlkcRk2qUM_XkMfqPV3M0YjliQ2V0dTzOgvbECSvBUspXRPy5z4k/s1373/Triss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="849" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KmJ1JgoqdBLlkbIl-XaIZBdwjnhbUBgwhIsq1Wmuw221kuifoiZ1FDUNX7ZT9M-Tr2kPCGCixqLo18SUVrXwxGtQlkcRk2qUM_XkMfqPV3M0YjliQ2V0dTzOgvbECSvBUspXRPy5z4k/s320/Triss.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQZwCl5Z_HJoIiATNHQ7f__HoXqnzz_VmkPL4k7F11skFLnV2rDvpoDu8jW8aTPIspQfcwc76BGPkc_LFKOa6imUwY7gh_X6Dn3duuvzjKQVaXTFgtqkgNvcpFwFlzOGu6_aul63wx10/s1432/Triss+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="821" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQZwCl5Z_HJoIiATNHQ7f__HoXqnzz_VmkPL4k7F11skFLnV2rDvpoDu8jW8aTPIspQfcwc76BGPkc_LFKOa6imUwY7gh_X6Dn3duuvzjKQVaXTFgtqkgNvcpFwFlzOGu6_aul63wx10/s320/Triss+Back.jpg" /></a></div>This is the first miniature from the new printer that I've painted. Again, this is from the excellent <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Papsikels">Papsikels </a>store, and is the Cyberpunk version of a character from the Witcher series. This resin miniature was much easier to prepare and paint than FDM miniatures, as expected. The face area, especially, retains far more detail.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7PDlg5aeJ1nVdevzy6OIb6lKVZUpC2Lc_IlgQPoky3vZhXBBfhZGO53pvN6fnQbno5Fs-MPX5UqUJ8WK6YawFR2_Hz2bm8Qs07WFxG2l5EOg_LNZExnboJ57dw2q4xHTaq9NsQMX0ek/s1863/Triss+Geralt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1863" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7PDlg5aeJ1nVdevzy6OIb6lKVZUpC2Lc_IlgQPoky3vZhXBBfhZGO53pvN6fnQbno5Fs-MPX5UqUJ8WK6YawFR2_Hz2bm8Qs07WFxG2l5EOg_LNZExnboJ57dw2q4xHTaq9NsQMX0ek/s320/Triss+Geralt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This particular mini is quite slim compared to others from the same line. I plan on using her as a hacker or codebreaker in Stargrave.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaX3DS2bzNV5UZAOnHBBfo3ozZU6oKQZfX4PHml8ufbQrsDgorf2MIRmL_l6uE85iLCfNX2RL-TYsY4W0hETDsk7Yb8xkkqqPuGkOHbgj5XHrqyL5q8vfLnU5rbapoUBQMwS6NDiCF_Gk/s1184/Dwarf+Mechanic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1129" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaX3DS2bzNV5UZAOnHBBfo3ozZU6oKQZfX4PHml8ufbQrsDgorf2MIRmL_l6uE85iLCfNX2RL-TYsY4W0hETDsk7Yb8xkkqqPuGkOHbgj5XHrqyL5q8vfLnU5rbapoUBQMwS6NDiCF_Gk/s320/Dwarf+Mechanic.jpg" /></a></div>This is an FDM miniature I prepared and primed a while ago, and is one of the many excellent miniatures from the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecaroth/the-ignis-quadrant-3d-printable-tabletop-models">Ignis Quadrant</a> Kickstarter. Since this is a space dwarf mechanic, I'll be using him as a chiseler or casecracker.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUJGS0u_gI28ZYS6wxcD49HjhbuUtJo1XT83S5kndNkEdeYkAUANxXvKUvzvVjTopIiWxHOlgyg4LGOaH1VMM6jYl0Us38Rm2zVVIr7T5XFLUM6kS8c-E2KHYLU_VS4U7wqkcxNmyhXU/s1490/Triss+Dwarf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="1490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUJGS0u_gI28ZYS6wxcD49HjhbuUtJo1XT83S5kndNkEdeYkAUANxXvKUvzvVjTopIiWxHOlgyg4LGOaH1VMM6jYl0Us38Rm2zVVIr7T5XFLUM6kS8c-E2KHYLU_VS4U7wqkcxNmyhXU/s320/Triss+Dwarf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>An interesting contrast of proportions here, but it's science fiction, so you can get all body types.</div><div>I've been printing quite a few items from the new printer, and I'll be showcasing them as I get through my paint queue.<br /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-2727619479141796512021-07-16T23:01:00.002-07:002021-07-16T23:13:07.747-07:00More Stargrave Crew Minis<p>I've painted a few more miniatures for Stargrave, with all of them 3D printed using my FDM printer. After the terrain and creatures from last time, I went back to crew members, and finished up the captain and first mate for my first crew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXdagjImCvTI-A5JhZSZDVOO2iAP_cWnwonnL6HPIMpdiLRtK2UekG4jnTvDDbndToIX417svrMixM6x6oi8kOI4ltgqhIHEXFWmTmAME_Rj0nSGN8_UrEJwQuHFSFeuYMN7hyphenhyphenmzzKWQ/s1314/Witcher.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXdagjImCvTI-A5JhZSZDVOO2iAP_cWnwonnL6HPIMpdiLRtK2UekG4jnTvDDbndToIX417svrMixM6x6oi8kOI4ltgqhIHEXFWmTmAME_Rj0nSGN8_UrEJwQuHFSFeuYMN7hyphenhyphenmzzKWQ/s320/Witcher.jpg" /></a></div>This miniature is again from <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Papsikels">Papsikels</a>' excellent line-up, and it's a much more dynamic version of the "witcher" miniature I had shown here previously. However, my FDM printer simply couldn't do it justice, and pieces were not printed properly. I fixed up the miniature by attaching some Warhammer Fantasy bits, which many reading this will probably recognize. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jE9xSN9MvKKY01ZTg8eNimnQgeVLjGOMO4g8WdvDVmhH0L01UgWKrwEuKBop9IDLMRnRqHyBOYu9MIkoVD5cE6dxbzk-qVD-59gXnwbUYIFYpieRc0JP6f8ILqq9fvH2ppBwSr-Lfq8/s1971/Witcher+Size+Comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1971" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jE9xSN9MvKKY01ZTg8eNimnQgeVLjGOMO4g8WdvDVmhH0L01UgWKrwEuKBop9IDLMRnRqHyBOYu9MIkoVD5cE6dxbzk-qVD-59gXnwbUYIFYpieRc0JP6f8ILqq9fvH2ppBwSr-Lfq8/s320/Witcher+Size+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is a nice sized miniature, and represents a pretty imposing tall man. I'll be using him as my captain.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs888S7Arwdlgk-R9jmiYVPPraRMDR5QEsgiDZoazqwl6UbWcT4aSMAD6vAtKMzdb2_XzECxUvEfizhqJNGsv9M3KNbdCSg9uOq0PLD8tElikHLfIiGIaE1PyktM0DzBx7gplgHmYOKXE/s1923/Witcher+Closeup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1923" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs888S7Arwdlgk-R9jmiYVPPraRMDR5QEsgiDZoazqwl6UbWcT4aSMAD6vAtKMzdb2_XzECxUvEfizhqJNGsv9M3KNbdCSg9uOq0PLD8tElikHLfIiGIaE1PyktM0DzBx7gplgHmYOKXE/s320/Witcher+Closeup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For an FDM printer, this print was very successful and preserved a lot of the detail. This close-up really shows it.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT6NL6yegWE7RtZRVP27yIJn_4E9IU7OSjwss5JZY1tRXYyZPAvZiTA3kB4BowWxSvIyIon7ZZPTxWewEYt3sq3IdP5KsWch7qdu_rv7miQ-Nip9C_3PSHxXQbJhbVmJAKMiXsyxTnAY/s1103/Facehuggers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT6NL6yegWE7RtZRVP27yIJn_4E9IU7OSjwss5JZY1tRXYyZPAvZiTA3kB4BowWxSvIyIon7ZZPTxWewEYt3sq3IdP5KsWch7qdu_rv7miQ-Nip9C_3PSHxXQbJhbVmJAKMiXsyxTnAY/s1103/Facehuggers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGwCGAIvyT0H7uf47phqAaLyuLp-4NOA-XKl2fH_5JQoeZR2DNJH3eT9XgYzDnDFoQWm5twzbv-J8-_CBjuqVdPoHPXI0ukoxmy6fx3OB2DubJEbpllJ3oPgEk0oQYhs_p28OVQVNsO8/s1328/Cyber+Sorceress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGwCGAIvyT0H7uf47phqAaLyuLp-4NOA-XKl2fH_5JQoeZR2DNJH3eT9XgYzDnDFoQWm5twzbv-J8-_CBjuqVdPoHPXI0ukoxmy6fx3OB2DubJEbpllJ3oPgEk0oQYhs_p28OVQVNsO8/s320/Cyber+Sorceress.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is also from Papsikels, and is supposed to be a "cyber sorceress". I think she is inspired by another character from the Witcher series. The mechanical bird drone is supposed to be a "cyber crow", but I painted it in a much brighter colour to make it stand out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXowYgiH4xh3TpuzhE2LHZP8FW_J2vlzXjQDq3aU0-iAueHfTbBwkgRU34k2nDvV6u5vNYJS0Th08orpaVqZWQ0Vpuc0_FPSdBYrgsYrmpg_1eKxJp8Y_eUZZaeI6e_qt6VSqF87CxSg/s1631/Cyber+Sorceress+Bird+Drone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1631" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXowYgiH4xh3TpuzhE2LHZP8FW_J2vlzXjQDq3aU0-iAueHfTbBwkgRU34k2nDvV6u5vNYJS0Th08orpaVqZWQ0Vpuc0_FPSdBYrgsYrmpg_1eKxJp8Y_eUZZaeI6e_qt6VSqF87CxSg/s320/Cyber+Sorceress+Bird+Drone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There is also a stand-alone version of the bird drone, and I'll be using it as a drone in Stargrave, which looks quite useful according to the rules, with the sorceress as my first mate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0IBYwJ2WbntQqWXP8v23ToNHe-DSEA9mseUnCfMSKB_LQHIZfFDRn7zqtYyBBcktRwWRM32ym6xmn0DKNK19Myd57C_VczxU_6iZCXBsd1III7RS0d83bLCR7hAvsae9l-Bf3PUuulY/s1103/Facehuggers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0IBYwJ2WbntQqWXP8v23ToNHe-DSEA9mseUnCfMSKB_LQHIZfFDRn7zqtYyBBcktRwWRM32ym6xmn0DKNK19Myd57C_VczxU_6iZCXBsd1III7RS0d83bLCR7hAvsae9l-Bf3PUuulY/s320/Facehuggers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I also painted a few Aliens-style "face-huggers" that I found on Thingiverse. These creatures can represent mind grippers, a type of dangerous random enemy from the Stargrave bestiary.<br /><br />Since my old resin 3D printer died, and I was never satisfied with my FDM printer's ability to produce miniatures, I ended up buying another resin 3D printer. However, it's kept at someone else's house due to my wife having allergy issues with resin. I'll be showing painted results from that machine here soon too.<p></p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-45272473475652146382021-06-27T20:07:00.007-07:002021-06-27T20:07:51.922-07:00Stargrave Bestiary and Terrain<p>Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, but I 3D printed a lot of stuff recently and couldn't keep up with preparing and painting them.</p><p>Most of what I've done is for Stargrave, primarily concentrating on the bestiary for random encounters, and for terrain.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU0MszSLP5VnO7ySQn8vMauJwkARcui5Rjv6XTJ68bri1uN2i_O2zKN1HtE2a9i8lwIDR8D0G43JPAUGkTJVaqmuMSSN01bHw0cW_gDNfCwm_j4slOnLppftPBAVXLj7HekLK_gF7Zb0/s2048/Horat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU0MszSLP5VnO7ySQn8vMauJwkARcui5Rjv6XTJ68bri1uN2i_O2zKN1HtE2a9i8lwIDR8D0G43JPAUGkTJVaqmuMSSN01bHw0cW_gDNfCwm_j4slOnLppftPBAVXLj7HekLK_gF7Zb0/s320/Horat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the creatures from potential random encounters is the horat, which is described as a wooly rhino type of creature. I printed and painted up one of the creatures from the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecaroth/the-ignis-quadrant-3d-printable-tabletop-models">Ignis Quadrant</a> Kickstarter, which is sort of an alien rhino. I think my varnish treatment worked perfectly in this case, with no visible print lines at all.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSdHXczFRBaXcB0tKaXFTnOiGOKW_T0fu8KHANp7vbx4qwVnqwVMh8JZkx0oaK101OWLwOZVCrgBdeC-w8XmFyNYIlc8M-LSLDg0JAfaxwYy4euP__1ZJKaURePdX47JPw9PS_Ne44Ow/s2048/Horat+Size.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSdHXczFRBaXcB0tKaXFTnOiGOKW_T0fu8KHANp7vbx4qwVnqwVMh8JZkx0oaK101OWLwOZVCrgBdeC-w8XmFyNYIlc8M-LSLDg0JAfaxwYy4euP__1ZJKaURePdX47JPw9PS_Ne44Ow/s320/Horat+Size.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a fair-sized beasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8iU30J5z1iJ3uHazvWAMYVsaD6_b2f8dJC-Lvl08S0FEyP9RKS7-Ns6oxolvIHOcK579k6uVOC_efmfM9yicMGyGAhkbeWCW85-us_nGEZhyphenhyphenfFc6qLPu6enK2FO6Qu-_7u0SQ-XAzuE/s2048/Repair+Droids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8iU30J5z1iJ3uHazvWAMYVsaD6_b2f8dJC-Lvl08S0FEyP9RKS7-Ns6oxolvIHOcK579k6uVOC_efmfM9yicMGyGAhkbeWCW85-us_nGEZhyphenhyphenfFc6qLPu6enK2FO6Qu-_7u0SQ-XAzuE/s320/Repair+Droids.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Also from the same source are these factory bots, which will look quite good as repair bots, as described per the Stargrave bestiary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptMyKTQgpBI_TgfME_tekw2TUFVfRUoA-GeBp5C6d2IyJKdbRVwdktV43YvXYD9a4n2-kjvgpZxnTfUkibLfydsDwDoqtys8rQrryNWoqNbm2ZNCVZBnI1pwDt6SEjdmcquHRHnYCxbw/s2048/Vents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptMyKTQgpBI_TgfME_tekw2TUFVfRUoA-GeBp5C6d2IyJKdbRVwdktV43YvXYD9a4n2-kjvgpZxnTfUkibLfydsDwDoqtys8rQrryNWoqNbm2ZNCVZBnI1pwDt6SEjdmcquHRHnYCxbw/s320/Vents.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4Jw8NRLjJWyec_8Tt3lyTlzIgeQr6Wuxqdf4XK8RWZ_jja0tyemDa7ZU3t62JsJkD_L0yFVfwZAGPEig1qYzAkv5bANR21YWA43h9nPFyZVm_p0vcT7PmmQBoQGQR0K0PHGMpRaK5fY/s2048/Small+Containers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4Jw8NRLjJWyec_8Tt3lyTlzIgeQr6Wuxqdf4XK8RWZ_jja0tyemDa7ZU3t62JsJkD_L0yFVfwZAGPEig1qYzAkv5bANR21YWA43h9nPFyZVm_p0vcT7PmmQBoQGQR0K0PHGMpRaK5fY/s320/Small+Containers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I also painted some terrain items, which will be useful in certain scenarios, and as general scatter terrain. The ventilation fans are also from the Ignis Quadrant Kickstarter, and are specifically required in one of the Stargrave scenarios. The medium cargo containers are from <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecaroth/novus-landing-3d-printable-tabletop-models/description">Novus Landing</a>, the sequel campaign to Ignis Quadrant. I have quite a few more pieces of terrain to go.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb-xh8MnJRblIZbhRI8vP4OE1KL0EW9NVZhzZhRqjEI97qduVlNjfMb4pM2mrbnTpXI_lAQNNYBgvjS6aRhmn-yK2Jp3rZTpMVgzQKHkISLp33yaAA4qOIcz3mFicqlTPv56MvANHNT0/s1683/Porigota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1683" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb-xh8MnJRblIZbhRI8vP4OE1KL0EW9NVZhzZhRqjEI97qduVlNjfMb4pM2mrbnTpXI_lAQNNYBgvjS6aRhmn-yK2Jp3rZTpMVgzQKHkISLp33yaAA4qOIcz3mFicqlTPv56MvANHNT0/s320/Porigota.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInosPLdN22qlERmMKRMsrvuIWsGcxM1b_zxbQN-r5MPJAxXMwck7Qn5MBwaVT9eQF45j-gFXKAU7qau9EACGM2F74bk-qXTaZEOE_Ik6LiaO8em7RM3WunWE7ER-1Jviazd-IYygvzsA/s1743/Porigota+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1743" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInosPLdN22qlERmMKRMsrvuIWsGcxM1b_zxbQN-r5MPJAxXMwck7Qn5MBwaVT9eQF45j-gFXKAU7qau9EACGM2F74bk-qXTaZEOE_Ik6LiaO8em7RM3WunWE7ER-1Jviazd-IYygvzsA/s320/Porigota+Front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>For non-3D printed items, I have this Dungeons and Dragons umber hulk. The Stargrave bestiary has a creature called the "porigota", which sounds a lot like an umber hulk (or ambull if in GW-speak). I painted up this one fairly quickly, and it's a decent model with nice detail.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd-Fnlh4WY2kVf-U-eOC63_LVfV6wizDwry-T00IcQ3v9cMjtCCqt64dodL__KiLC2HY2QEqGZT6ZWe3yhRDtoGdqb_-2kHJz364Q-DG39JoYHasja0Asjr5sZQTNhLW5-MMQMnvg_SI/s2048/Porigota+Size.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd-Fnlh4WY2kVf-U-eOC63_LVfV6wizDwry-T00IcQ3v9cMjtCCqt64dodL__KiLC2HY2QEqGZT6ZWe3yhRDtoGdqb_-2kHJz364Q-DG39JoYHasja0Asjr5sZQTNhLW5-MMQMnvg_SI/s320/Porigota+Size.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Again, a fairly large creature compared to a human.<p></p><p>I have quite the backlog of printed items to paint through, so there will be a lot more updates soon.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-16330273139512052072021-04-17T20:16:00.000-07:002021-04-17T20:16:04.544-07:00More Painted 3D Printed Miniatures<p>I've completed a few more 3D printed miniatures. All of these have been shown here before as unpainted prints.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyDE9HOXSujxFYUlzMY3bFouwegkQjciT7YyBcGzAihktAAD1_T8f4FfNj9ixiBP8ogDatxUxo94RWGDNz5oqqz8KbzfajFDasAzrMBdecjfnoneP4AKmcjDCLBT3RI-BxfQgFz8mzMU/s2842/Four+new+characters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="2842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyDE9HOXSujxFYUlzMY3bFouwegkQjciT7YyBcGzAihktAAD1_T8f4FfNj9ixiBP8ogDatxUxo94RWGDNz5oqqz8KbzfajFDasAzrMBdecjfnoneP4AKmcjDCLBT3RI-BxfQgFz8mzMU/s320/Four+new+characters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are all of them next to my standard cyberpunk size comparison figure, the one with a pistol and orange pants.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKX3CtoaKNRQ4jMgxJVt-vW3hC87mMkRcemwhfeT5MyzRFxhoo5fa8smtpyVtCmlrxvLHz7enIFB9DAuv1_AHLPb_jD58AxtFm76TdyBZv6ZKsOvRy0tp-ayA4eNFm7PeS-hF_ZJPo7I/s1858/Shikari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1390" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKX3CtoaKNRQ4jMgxJVt-vW3hC87mMkRcemwhfeT5MyzRFxhoo5fa8smtpyVtCmlrxvLHz7enIFB9DAuv1_AHLPb_jD58AxtFm76TdyBZv6ZKsOvRy0tp-ayA4eNFm7PeS-hF_ZJPo7I/s320/Shikari.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a figure from <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/TitanForgeMiniatures">Cyber Forge</a>, and it's slimmer than the others, which are from <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Papsikels">Papsikels</a>. I painted it in an "anime" colour scheme which I though suits the theme. The helmet unfortunately didn't end up with a lot of detail, due to this being an FDM printer. It can be good as a "faceless" bounty hunter though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_CUwGLVxbb5vfjAffUphT8sQknY1niByQUHVZwUz1LBjLnTBIanwLc2Rkg8_E5YXfnLe4ZHJwG2MXAXi5RJUtxeQDdgurMERCSVKmi1Kgomuqvq50aCQwUqbIWAJeI4nZlgE_BcQl10/s2048/Detective+Wayne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_CUwGLVxbb5vfjAffUphT8sQknY1niByQUHVZwUz1LBjLnTBIanwLc2Rkg8_E5YXfnLe4ZHJwG2MXAXi5RJUtxeQDdgurMERCSVKmi1Kgomuqvq50aCQwUqbIWAJeI4nZlgE_BcQl10/s320/Detective+Wayne.jpg" /></a></div>The "Detective Wayne" figure from Papsikels comes with a cybernetic arm, which I painted in a metallic colour. Unfortunately, the angle of the head made it really hard to capture the face with a phone camera, but the lit cigarette tip actually shows up pretty well.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGp87M5MFTUUEKSxedCmik_T0_Ugxph5p81KRYxv0q5Ev4a2sSVV9xbvOGYj_W-y06hYfRSN2lWuW0nAQEevjhw_qK1TReuXfw6CxhSnlcooOo9kjfRZc7GiMmrgH_8ExE5sdfVpBtLfY/s2048/Cyber+kid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGp87M5MFTUUEKSxedCmik_T0_Ugxph5p81KRYxv0q5Ev4a2sSVV9xbvOGYj_W-y06hYfRSN2lWuW0nAQEevjhw_qK1TReuXfw6CxhSnlcooOo9kjfRZc7GiMmrgH_8ExE5sdfVpBtLfY/s320/Cyber+kid.jpg" /></a></div>This is the "Airhacker Cyberkid" miniature, which I'll be using as a hacker in Stargrave. I think the surfboard-like object on his back is supposed to be an antenna. For this miniature, I used a head from a plastic kit (the old Wargames Factory zombie survivors sprue) to create more variety.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKe0wuS7Fv_4byLzCqxYNbgD7eVDGhg22AlT4aVi6PYbrJfdgt7HDZM_6UnlezgZXvPQ6fJVW8JC5dwmJOfp4DurB1peVb5ZSeKPmbADQuEtHTl77JBDbAy9mKSLDSu-oq-CiyxySog0/s2048/Cyber+kid+size+comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKe0wuS7Fv_4byLzCqxYNbgD7eVDGhg22AlT4aVi6PYbrJfdgt7HDZM_6UnlezgZXvPQ6fJVW8JC5dwmJOfp4DurB1peVb5ZSeKPmbADQuEtHTl77JBDbAy9mKSLDSu-oq-CiyxySog0/s320/Cyber+kid+size+comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The hacker kid is quite small, as I think he is supposed to be a young teenager.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzRHyPTiLgD1N2L8ba52-9IgsC0ihxl2gjLDu5-do9xncw8QJP39BOV5Kvcv6OC09Ow7CRq6G_QzahtrmiGuaTqoe2giQ-Ce-d5QLidYKs41p-BvIDurxNMViC7SI9h7dSxOfNuo-0w0/s2048/Cyber+bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzRHyPTiLgD1N2L8ba52-9IgsC0ihxl2gjLDu5-do9xncw8QJP39BOV5Kvcv6OC09Ow7CRq6G_QzahtrmiGuaTqoe2giQ-Ce-d5QLidYKs41p-BvIDurxNMViC7SI9h7dSxOfNuo-0w0/s320/Cyber+bear.jpg" /></a></div>This is the "Cyberpunk Space Bear" figure from Papsikels. I replaced the original weapon which looked strange with an assault cannon from my Warhammer 40k bits. He can be a rapid fire heavy weapon trooper in Stargrave.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0ADAvs-jFI1WzKj5oNaOimnm62WD2EFDRX_3Yqui3MaK0HAkMGoxanFtI4BZrfiVItGHHL49gsHxPs6-9RWP5Q4POs_3J26rryS1C1R5E82tIwRwpRl9GwCTlxiVuo-PBdmY2fXm49s/s2048/Cyber+bear+size+comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0ADAvs-jFI1WzKj5oNaOimnm62WD2EFDRX_3Yqui3MaK0HAkMGoxanFtI4BZrfiVItGHHL49gsHxPs6-9RWP5Q4POs_3J26rryS1C1R5E82tIwRwpRl9GwCTlxiVuo-PBdmY2fXm49s/s320/Cyber+bear+size+comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The miniature is pretty big though, compared to a normal human. I don't know how well larger figures will survive in an actual game. We'll see.<p></p><p>I still have a few other miniatures to do, including the captain and first mate, which I'm trying to spend more time on. Then I'll have a complete first crew for Stargrave. I have a few other crews planned, and they will follow once I get the hang of painting these 3D printed minis.</p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-6365168536244787992021-04-11T22:59:00.003-07:002021-04-11T23:08:31.354-07:00Reaper Bones USA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, I'm doing a post on something other than 3D printing. I've bought quite a few Reaper Bones plastic miniatures over the years, and I'm quite familiar with their advantages (cheap, light) and disadvantages (shallow detail, bendy). When I heard that Reaper came up with a new type of Bones miniature, called Bones USA, using a new production process, of course I had to order some and see for myself. The selection is not large yet, and I ordered a number of sci-fi miniatures and a fantasy wizard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bonesusa">https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bonesusa</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8tXbtbVPgHQgzNbw1Yrg68QbqhZOzAyD9YisF4U-p3dou49V9LBeVJRKob1BaAYH64iGvW37Wgz2Pf_RctFFesHx0wTq6yQ-STE6CUQZ5Mr-aALQTyaif5ZN4XRYgr60HTWmBM5b0MM/s2048/Death+Marble.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8tXbtbVPgHQgzNbw1Yrg68QbqhZOzAyD9YisF4U-p3dou49V9LBeVJRKob1BaAYH64iGvW37Wgz2Pf_RctFFesHx0wTq6yQ-STE6CUQZ5Mr-aALQTyaif5ZN4XRYgr60HTWmBM5b0MM/s320/Death+Marble.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a "Death Marble", which is a large floating globe drone. As you can see from the shot, the details are very sharp, but some mold lines are visible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oZQdO_DlNsHBPJajpCWh4Pfv0q-1JlZgmOhOosadyKEJJjeEO219W4eN8MtZPJGasfbk2sAtzQiCj7SF5ZSKaxDB_yRptgPxUoLewytonf1__dhRyuv6td-IrfD1Dpd73cWQNy_F0ac/s2048/Death+Marble+Assembled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oZQdO_DlNsHBPJajpCWh4Pfv0q-1JlZgmOhOosadyKEJJjeEO219W4eN8MtZPJGasfbk2sAtzQiCj7SF5ZSKaxDB_yRptgPxUoLewytonf1__dhRyuv6td-IrfD1Dpd73cWQNy_F0ac/s320/Death+Marble+Assembled.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When assembled (just pushed together and not properly glued yet), it looks quite nice, with well-defined panel lines. It looks close enough to my <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoKKjhVC7tR8RUsNfcK-Sd6QowekxJ9mIIrPkQo5TBnn-isG9BBXEbfKYp6XqQheR56YdthGdKNXtovsqFX2mmnpKRAnzQUjBpoAjuoSFkBWSnXEuTn5mqPw_qE7xCF2JCkMUTf0P2iM/s1024/SphereDrones.jpg">3D printed drones</a> that I can probably use it as a "boss" drone. It definitely shows sharper detail than typical Reaper Bones miniatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOsrYO-vUQdWxaVB0YTT10hB1ifjN1fvxudoV1TmMRU_39vpJ20IJxZn8i2LnsNtnTvW51nMAI22XHqn8nnGZS-TcubhXEYIzgDTbMSnfbLyHD47YU6wAdtUKYqnPdqX_HbTPgiqbpTk/s2048/Enforcer1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOsrYO-vUQdWxaVB0YTT10hB1ifjN1fvxudoV1TmMRU_39vpJ20IJxZn8i2LnsNtnTvW51nMAI22XHqn8nnGZS-TcubhXEYIzgDTbMSnfbLyHD47YU6wAdtUKYqnPdqX_HbTPgiqbpTk/s320/Enforcer1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE4xbe7BnGV9itP9tpKs1e5LycykFxhyAVxiNQTCCO52v13TPucvUh_WbdYCvoYc9iSMnVTjzsSnx2rRkWGnlN8Ae7ILCdaLDEskRCZ8Sk3yteGmW3dyEgIhe3EfXqejiv2bB5Vi2nms/s2048/Enforcer2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE4xbe7BnGV9itP9tpKs1e5LycykFxhyAVxiNQTCCO52v13TPucvUh_WbdYCvoYc9iSMnVTjzsSnx2rRkWGnlN8Ae7ILCdaLDEskRCZ8Sk3yteGmW3dyEgIhe3EfXqejiv2bB5Vi2nms/s320/Enforcer2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a couple of "Viceroy Enforcers", humanoid robots with heavy guns. Again, sharp detail, but with some mold lines. Since these are much thinner than the "Death Marble", I tried bending them. There is some give, but the guns and legs are not nearly as bendy as the white plastic from older Bones material.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGjaL4ZPUZsDgvyUCMQpH-JeIspCJ1a3EsVP3M9g2BHD-GEG9phsEIlpLOF55dZNs09pglvS5UHvBkLZCar8s4LIXfuv3u2YrkoZO9cPyPKxFtMejDmQkBmD2YPjrLelAU23DscYpK2M/s2048/Small+Enforcer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGjaL4ZPUZsDgvyUCMQpH-JeIspCJ1a3EsVP3M9g2BHD-GEG9phsEIlpLOF55dZNs09pglvS5UHvBkLZCar8s4LIXfuv3u2YrkoZO9cPyPKxFtMejDmQkBmD2YPjrLelAU23DscYpK2M/s320/Small+Enforcer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The next Enforcer is much smaller than the others, which is kind of strange. Nevertheless it has the same excellent detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8yypmRuKAHgV2IbgLWsr8ul_RLQ6uG-lcktvLfEiL8luf1Q9_u2bV7abej7vh-tLbbgOlwqKCHYVcbE4xx2pxgz2FLurg8HyUa40PmPsJG5EcE974xbjL8JhcM9YPYWtndpXUMtow9E/s2048/Small+Enforcer+Comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8yypmRuKAHgV2IbgLWsr8ul_RLQ6uG-lcktvLfEiL8luf1Q9_u2bV7abej7vh-tLbbgOlwqKCHYVcbE4xx2pxgz2FLurg8HyUa40PmPsJG5EcE974xbjL8JhcM9YPYWtndpXUMtow9E/s320/Small+Enforcer+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As you can see with this size comparison, it actually fits more with 1/72 scale miniatures than with larger 28/32mm. With 28mm miniatures, it will be a very small robot. No matter what though, I think all of these will see service in Stargrave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeIHzPNocE-ns0rgFJMDCW5FDkamJgZrAKdv2MMzmGCUx-m9mh9tT1bjZ7kJpttSNaGeszgIpW1Tq5g_WdzRQYFkp5m-79Xu5ZEB2ItxovAlAuGXvj9q5mloglHhMLsj8kDEBW9wjzZo/s2048/Darius.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeIHzPNocE-ns0rgFJMDCW5FDkamJgZrAKdv2MMzmGCUx-m9mh9tT1bjZ7kJpttSNaGeszgIpW1Tq5g_WdzRQYFkp5m-79Xu5ZEB2ItxovAlAuGXvj9q5mloglHhMLsj8kDEBW9wjzZo/s320/Darius.jpg" /></a></div>I also ordered a fantasy wizard ("Darius the Wizard") in the same material. The detail on this model actually makes it quite a bit better than other fantasy Bones miniatures I have, and I especially love the rat familiar which is tiny but characterful. However, in addition to mold lines, you can also see a bit of flash on the top of his hat.<p></p><p>Overall, the material reminds me of the "Ultracast" material from my <a href="https://172minis.blogspot.com/2020/06/yet-another-scale.html">Battlegroup Northag</a> crowdfunding purchase. It might be the same technology that allows plastic injection into flexible molds designed for metal miniatures. The technology also ties into their name, with the "USA" bit meaning that they are produced at Reaper's home facility in Texas, which means it's something that doesn't require a factory like traditional soft plastic injection molding. This material seems to have somewhat sharper detail, but with the same issue with mold lines.</p><p>When I prep and paint these, I'll have to take note to see how easy it is to remove the mold lines, which is always tricky with soft plastic.<br /></p><p>Don't worry, I'll be back with more painted 3D prints soon.</p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-92059634789520454042021-03-21T19:45:00.004-07:002021-03-21T19:48:01.500-07:00A Few More Painted 3D Prints<p>To follow up on my previous post, I painted up some more items from my first batch of 3D printed small sci-fi miniatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaigIvo94hbBUedVx0um5Zkrhwa0hXOzUAWFizCr9e0M_bFC3XVPLZ4fMZLJ1LfmZONI6EsKHAIKbQxIN1KLClkhkAVlmE2KEYRug_HwTiEnfnVuulVv2OGf14ze5sjKgHCM0n2iu_6w/s2625/PowerArmourTroopers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="2625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaigIvo94hbBUedVx0um5Zkrhwa0hXOzUAWFizCr9e0M_bFC3XVPLZ4fMZLJ1LfmZONI6EsKHAIKbQxIN1KLClkhkAVlmE2KEYRug_HwTiEnfnVuulVv2OGf14ze5sjKgHCM0n2iu_6w/s320/PowerArmourTroopers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the power armour troops from Titan Forge that I showed in a <a href="https://172minis.blogspot.com/2021/01/getting-deeper-into-cyberpunk.html">previous post</a>. Because of the bulkiness of the miniatures, they painted up well while still retaining a decent amount of detail. The interesting thing is that the middle miniature with two pistols was primed without my varnish treatment! If you look very closely, it has more print lines visible than the other two, but not by much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqPr-hApG-k-N-WDwOIQuZCDZF0zIpdDmNp0d-crkKQPDr7KITR2bUbk8JKeUvFA0u6KBWpmfOA-TcneZNKa802d82PExOxAkH4O6QwEiR2Q0gzy_w-ZoXiLHauEK_y6EB2jsRc-pD_8/s2048/PistolPowerArmourRight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqPr-hApG-k-N-WDwOIQuZCDZF0zIpdDmNp0d-crkKQPDr7KITR2bUbk8JKeUvFA0u6KBWpmfOA-TcneZNKa802d82PExOxAkH4O6QwEiR2Q0gzy_w-ZoXiLHauEK_y6EB2jsRc-pD_8/s320/PistolPowerArmourRight.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a close-up of the right side of that miniature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFybwe523850VbDTvqAyk-XoyAGFcw_LxdMdR2imP46GrRBgAixRWtZFZoybMvMFkgRiBhfN9wHwWGDWViELBtESWmGYIrrBiNakRPV_Q5aZFXTVuAfCcEwbyXbfJvXA4POnTL1uqtY8/s2048/DroneSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFybwe523850VbDTvqAyk-XoyAGFcw_LxdMdR2imP46GrRBgAixRWtZFZoybMvMFkgRiBhfN9wHwWGDWViELBtESWmGYIrrBiNakRPV_Q5aZFXTVuAfCcEwbyXbfJvXA4POnTL1uqtY8/s2048/DroneSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GQ0ur7x05wh4dcabDsMBsr4wVKF0z3c4Uy5au4bVIgPirH0SjJsQ1dvyrCEPU0Vy5m615SQXiMbeauy5xNV9xrVsG5iRKWV4QG-cc9VB6slEo5ka8nbbOKL6aiHTGBEwgAmBBBDUdl0/s2048/PowerArmourBackComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GQ0ur7x05wh4dcabDsMBsr4wVKF0z3c4Uy5au4bVIgPirH0SjJsQ1dvyrCEPU0Vy5m615SQXiMbeauy5xNV9xrVsG5iRKWV4QG-cc9VB6slEo5ka8nbbOKL6aiHTGBEwgAmBBBDUdl0/s320/PowerArmourBackComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One problem I did have was with supports. Because of the amount of supports, the back of the miniature with two pistols had a "melted" look, as you can see on the left. For the other miniatures, I oriented them enough to minimize supports, and the details look quite a bit sharper, on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7IdhhELtUV0frl-vfx_Y2plCtAFmBD-49mhi3l4sr-TXjM2fNxGYQP4wJAWhg8kZBEZ2Tb0G5BCw6tNJutH82ZPmb9uWuXTVrgp23edMsLeUvUvCq2BADEUXnGIa0JNGjqxRj1_QSqg/s2725/PowerArmourSizeComparison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="2725" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7IdhhELtUV0frl-vfx_Y2plCtAFmBD-49mhi3l4sr-TXjM2fNxGYQP4wJAWhg8kZBEZ2Tb0G5BCw6tNJutH82ZPmb9uWuXTVrgp23edMsLeUvUvCq2BADEUXnGIa0JNGjqxRj1_QSqg/s320/PowerArmourSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a size comparison with my previous cyberpunk character in regular clothes. The power armour is suitably imposing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoKKjhVC7tR8RUsNfcK-Sd6QowekxJ9mIIrPkQo5TBnn-isG9BBXEbfKYp6XqQheR56YdthGdKNXtovsqFX2mmnpKRAnzQUjBpoAjuoSFkBWSnXEuTn5mqPw_qE7xCF2JCkMUTf0P2iM/s2048/SphereDrones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoKKjhVC7tR8RUsNfcK-Sd6QowekxJ9mIIrPkQo5TBnn-isG9BBXEbfKYp6XqQheR56YdthGdKNXtovsqFX2mmnpKRAnzQUjBpoAjuoSFkBWSnXEuTn5mqPw_qE7xCF2JCkMUTf0P2iM/s320/SphereDrones.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also painted up a couple of spherical sentry drones, which are from the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecaroth/novus-landing-3d-printable-tabletop-models/description">Novus Landing Kickstarter</a> and came as a free addition. They are nice and quick to paint, and Stargrave apparently has rules and scenarios for drones.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4P5d6m9xaUeSJXtNsqgXOCaFsPUZc_sGbvbXyRTT0alll239moWLy1whxbIuAIPxF4CoQAVcxGQ8_E88h7TxjmpsBLoXz7wehD5VVd4D_7zW-mCeKxkcd2KiYanDUxnspHNlNYhfW8I/s2048/DroneSizeComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4P5d6m9xaUeSJXtNsqgXOCaFsPUZc_sGbvbXyRTT0alll239moWLy1whxbIuAIPxF4CoQAVcxGQ8_E88h7TxjmpsBLoXz7wehD5VVd4D_7zW-mCeKxkcd2KiYanDUxnspHNlNYhfW8I/s320/DroneSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Here is a size comparison with all of these side by side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqPr-hApG-k-N-WDwOIQuZCDZF0zIpdDmNp0d-crkKQPDr7KITR2bUbk8JKeUvFA0u6KBWpmfOA-TcneZNKa802d82PExOxAkH4O6QwEiR2Q0gzy_w-ZoXiLHauEK_y6EB2jsRc-pD_8/s2048/PistolPowerArmourRight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><br />I still have quite a few more miniatures in the queue, including figures from the Novus Landing system that are designed to be support-free. I'll put them up as soon as I can manage.<br />Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-86898342775418538132021-03-13T18:44:00.002-08:002021-03-13T18:44:56.353-08:00Painted 3D Printed Sci-fi Miniatures (Small)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've finally painted some of my smaller 3D printed miniatures that I had previously shown. They mostly turned out quite well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-3Sque2RuzfATu-kqQyBqllDdk5tASZBX_UUqcZMJqS3YSsvBPBjRzZdmcnzo4rSz_YEW4CjXnQl33MOjFu2rozbp6300zlTolnBP-1YMPgjT7vFd5w05MefslQFlAmS4aHpkoBLA-A/s2566/3D+Printed+Characters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="2566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-3Sque2RuzfATu-kqQyBqllDdk5tASZBX_UUqcZMJqS3YSsvBPBjRzZdmcnzo4rSz_YEW4CjXnQl33MOjFu2rozbp6300zlTolnBP-1YMPgjT7vFd5w05MefslQFlAmS4aHpkoBLA-A/s320/3D+Printed+Characters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The above are all printed on a Creality CR-6SE FDM (i.e. filament) printer, treated with a couple of coats of varnish before priming to reduce the visible print lines. The dog, the cyberpunk character, and the robot are all from the creator "Papsikels" on <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Papsikels">MyMiniFactory</a>. The Ewok is a free file from Thingiverse.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYmndj3xAxBjemyCEEz2Ux9RciIAucmOu3bh_hNJq377XkwUtLAjxzpi7RoDDVNzReaeX5e9uT1XLZp4ju2HFxDS0hVGlc4WKFGjn8EaqOmQnOv04GE8gHTTMhsE9RPEYB95VKMpXObA/s2048/Cyberpunk+Size+Comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYmndj3xAxBjemyCEEz2Ux9RciIAucmOu3bh_hNJq377XkwUtLAjxzpi7RoDDVNzReaeX5e9uT1XLZp4ju2HFxDS0hVGlc4WKFGjn8EaqOmQnOv04GE8gHTTMhsE9RPEYB95VKMpXObA/s320/Cyberpunk+Size+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I really like the cyberpunk character, since he has a lot of detail that showed up very well even on an FDM printer. Here he is compared with a GW Genestealer cultist and a Reaper Bones pulp miniature. This is definitely a tall 32mm scaled figure, although I can scale him down a bit to fit 28mm miniatures.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kbbRKLLt7LYWDlnt84tx8fedxzLOjlAi9hKOGkNnq5Qf7xYamcLzyen5O0pD3BzV5t3qCEn3Lux9YMaDPuZUkZj9FrcL93YPpRhh-7IHuSVMXQS9JI9PnjneBDaDSseQm8oyVhhpUfw/s2048/Cyberpunk+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kbbRKLLt7LYWDlnt84tx8fedxzLOjlAi9hKOGkNnq5Qf7xYamcLzyen5O0pD3BzV5t3qCEn3Lux9YMaDPuZUkZj9FrcL93YPpRhh-7IHuSVMXQS9JI9PnjneBDaDSseQm8oyVhhpUfw/s320/Cyberpunk+Back.jpg" /></a></div></div>The back still has decent detail, even with supports making the surface more "melted" than the front.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEobbU-FlMJ9lymHAJwQZr86ozFvz2KqZPsavkZA0fyIjw7z4Ie4PQ1E162tew7MssvnMM2lHpaxkefCOtvLqufPhnVi6Qt-hCd1AxCjK2sWomPpP2ZUdF_q95UeysyUBv3tznsBFH34/s2048/Ewok+Close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEobbU-FlMJ9lymHAJwQZr86ozFvz2KqZPsavkZA0fyIjw7z4Ie4PQ1E162tew7MssvnMM2lHpaxkefCOtvLqufPhnVi6Qt-hCd1AxCjK2sWomPpP2ZUdF_q95UeysyUBv3tznsBFH34/s320/Ewok+Close.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Ewok is a free miniature, but is actually very well-designed. However, due to the small size, there are some print lines visible if you look close enough. Good enough for a crew member in Stargrave though.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUWkTej6_HfrqneMcr30bpv-vh6uRCLdf9fZl0ffur7ui8j0WJbkpc_KfICEhw7vuPuMPlCRq-KCCBeR16hd7W-52FOjGNT34Nr1J_AMC_EP9Yk3NFT-YDZrOmerJ4T1VXXGDCEMnzK8/s2048/Robot+Side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1646" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUWkTej6_HfrqneMcr30bpv-vh6uRCLdf9fZl0ffur7ui8j0WJbkpc_KfICEhw7vuPuMPlCRq-KCCBeR16hd7W-52FOjGNT34Nr1J_AMC_EP9Yk3NFT-YDZrOmerJ4T1VXXGDCEMnzK8/s320/Robot+Side.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u6oRjUsiw42O6BXJFXNmXhtua6ZthPu4BJS8-5Et6xvC4NTl0ANbl-DbgJmrphLSVoqDl-Mc8xpSZxpcqHH-CQDUgOGJalm_knWGOURYBPP0Ng3NhIMl3gRRypzC2cSAeEydq9WitHU/s2048/Robot+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u6oRjUsiw42O6BXJFXNmXhtua6ZthPu4BJS8-5Et6xvC4NTl0ANbl-DbgJmrphLSVoqDl-Mc8xpSZxpcqHH-CQDUgOGJalm_knWGOURYBPP0Ng3NhIMl3gRRypzC2cSAeEydq9WitHU/s320/Robot+Front.jpg" /></a></div></div>The battle droid miniature has some very thin parts. Because of that, I had a hard time printing it until I upscaled it by 120%. Now it's a fairly imposing thing. A robotic member for a Stargrave crew?<p></p><p>I have even more miniatures being painted right now. Here is an example of how I prepare and prime them.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ToHkM3RgdxfAC8FM_gIIKMUuEA0K2lk-MGIgddgVUrKVc4qvGXXGmDGLBCphJ5oOuplaaD3wIOEj_9NWbw-fVG2NBvMTWAjIEj7hoWUN1NKqxE7HLo6t2CgGwfu3AAFmdK5EZlAWlJw/s2048/Heavy+Robot+Closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ToHkM3RgdxfAC8FM_gIIKMUuEA0K2lk-MGIgddgVUrKVc4qvGXXGmDGLBCphJ5oOuplaaD3wIOEj_9NWbw-fVG2NBvMTWAjIEj7hoWUN1NKqxE7HLo6t2CgGwfu3AAFmdK5EZlAWlJw/s320/Heavy+Robot+Closeup.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I usually give them two coats of varnish, which will cover up most of the print lines. Then I prime them with black gesso, my preferred primer. The gesso dries very tight and smooth, and will reveal any details, including print lines, mercilessly. I've found that horizontal surfaces with the varnish treatment end up very smooth, but vertical surfaces still often have print lines showing. Maybe the varnish flows off too easily when it's not dry? Here you can see the effect, this heavy weapons robot has very smooth horizontal surfaces but some of the vertical surfaces, like the sides of the gun barrels and the legs, still show print lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxM0ej9YW_Y80yGl96falgOdq6MRKNisgVN4nJAqmTP0kcaNjgA6LPpR0N2tod363R6ikoMD0Y86WhRqck4G8ufxD-vaiVEIh3xhEM94bZL8Go1YdiFY9_FtYPc9Q9KN8tODRNeK3Dn8/s2048/Char+Robot+Comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxM0ej9YW_Y80yGl96falgOdq6MRKNisgVN4nJAqmTP0kcaNjgA6LPpR0N2tod363R6ikoMD0Y86WhRqck4G8ufxD-vaiVEIh3xhEM94bZL8Go1YdiFY9_FtYPc9Q9KN8tODRNeK3Dn8/s320/Char+Robot+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here it is compared to the cyberpunk character. I don't know if there are rules for larger crew members with heavy weapons in Stargrave?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzGEk1XkZujd_IIhJm55GVyof6QWMj4kUXuL86zvm5iPxV4DKA0maNEspBbT-z-_hu_M0Kp1UmtVWJSER_HT-QZsUgUq4rEjCdAzmucm8uml00ZRf7MMxuzCrodB2HnxDblUi3k8MMpI/s2048/Terminator+Cyberpunk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzGEk1XkZujd_IIhJm55GVyof6QWMj4kUXuL86zvm5iPxV4DKA0maNEspBbT-z-_hu_M0Kp1UmtVWJSER_HT-QZsUgUq4rEjCdAzmucm8uml00ZRf7MMxuzCrodB2HnxDblUi3k8MMpI/s320/Terminator+Cyberpunk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Inspired by another hobbyist at our gaming group, I also quickly painted up some terminators from the Warlord Games Terminator Genisys game. The game was pretty forgettable, but the injection molded hard plastic miniatures are a joy to paint and are very easy to deal with.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DkT19JoEvKn7bL2z0OpF2S_Xp0idRm7dBPsOszimuLkd6LfU-0CRo-bzHlUCdSOHbv2-LQ87gDqYeFVahE6wfpz3NwbqdE9yELYW5S01hPs_PrNlOrHnsJe2zaawsLo6v6n4AULbhK0/s2731/Terminators.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2731" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DkT19JoEvKn7bL2z0OpF2S_Xp0idRm7dBPsOszimuLkd6LfU-0CRo-bzHlUCdSOHbv2-LQ87gDqYeFVahE6wfpz3NwbqdE9yELYW5S01hPs_PrNlOrHnsJe2zaawsLo6v6n4AULbhK0/s320/Terminators.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have quite a few of these. Maybe they can be used in Stargrave as "pirate" troops?<br /><p></p><p>Stay tuned for more 3D printed items.</p>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-1865357073173057932021-02-10T23:01:00.001-08:002021-02-10T23:01:38.208-08:00Some Painted 3D Printed Fantasy<p>I've painted up some of my bigger 3D printed miniatures, just to see how badly the infamous FDM print lines will show up. The results have been a lot better than I expected, especially when I did some surface preparation before painting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ydMUjBTMb7r6-8nhQlgBx0ubqcl2fYvsPlMPUUdERgNs7hVhL2oumkqpynkiBMyuOeKmkMNf8TedBSSfOEhKdqDvS2bH-PkrLfdTeomcabqCaoaQ91QtjDVYdzRp32Yv8d0757oJdgk/s2048/EarthElementalComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ydMUjBTMb7r6-8nhQlgBx0ubqcl2fYvsPlMPUUdERgNs7hVhL2oumkqpynkiBMyuOeKmkMNf8TedBSSfOEhKdqDvS2bH-PkrLfdTeomcabqCaoaQ91QtjDVYdzRp32Yv8d0757oJdgk/s320/EarthElementalComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the left is one of my 3D printed earth elementals that I showcased in a <a href="https://172minis.blogspot.com/2020/11/more-3d-printing.html">previous post</a>. On the right is a D&D pre-primed miniature I had painted some time ago. For this particular earth elemental, I used Future floor wax on the surface to "fill" the print lines, then used white gesso to prime. After that, it was painting as usual. I think it turned out very well, and the print lines are not visible to any table-top level scrutiny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSplmVRvyRFz_YSpvUQKFVrnS2p9ERSiInBmF0f4K9IjMnxO7gn4-yKWL-8seDNoZVL19XkDTDMbZBR_ChUL6rvZxbnpr9dgC-u8xXAgeRHZkBJwAu9VWPpMLDr5drW06MXyZJdWFBtA/s2535/EarthElementalGroupshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSplmVRvyRFz_YSpvUQKFVrnS2p9ERSiInBmF0f4K9IjMnxO7gn4-yKWL-8seDNoZVL19XkDTDMbZBR_ChUL6rvZxbnpr9dgC-u8xXAgeRHZkBJwAu9VWPpMLDr5drW06MXyZJdWFBtA/s320/EarthElementalGroupshot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've painted up all four of my 3D printed earth elementals, including the one from above. These are all free files from <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/">Thingiverse</a>, and are ultimately the same design posed in different ways. This is one of the strengths of 3D printing, where you can design and alter models to customize them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the other three earth elementals, I used a technique described by a user on <a href="http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=545038">the Miniatures Page</a>, where you use varnish to fill in the print lines before priming. I'm not sure I see that much difference in print lines compared to the Future method, but they did require fewer coats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4H9w5gFDncaDIObiRrblaLNhEsrWV3-JpE_dQvpWe7nAbK4B0ct9-UFGxyf6uQ3xFrP7Wc2Wld0dLhOcfrX8IQ8F1TGL3bXQjVRLBKwnPPiAl3zIVHNwZq4Uh5D8aXS_3AxF2W02PP8/s2597/EarthElementalsBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="2597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4H9w5gFDncaDIObiRrblaLNhEsrWV3-JpE_dQvpWe7nAbK4B0ct9-UFGxyf6uQ3xFrP7Wc2Wld0dLhOcfrX8IQ8F1TGL3bXQjVRLBKwnPPiAl3zIVHNwZq4Uh5D8aXS_3AxF2W02PP8/s320/EarthElementalsBack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The backs of these miniatures are also quite free of print lines, after the pre-paint treatment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVYlpzfs9q0dW_jLkgURqDMzH6aihLlVjh-UBWfbrQDQYc_OFFafyKepsfDKtA-M6_-mbgPo1MdladVXlrvSyFhSZT9msUv9W0mynDrYMx4Vz6FusdFlIaO5p1j46to_m9YchbDwKgQk/s2048/EarthElementalHorde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVYlpzfs9q0dW_jLkgURqDMzH6aihLlVjh-UBWfbrQDQYc_OFFafyKepsfDKtA-M6_-mbgPo1MdladVXlrvSyFhSZT9msUv9W0mynDrYMx4Vz6FusdFlIaO5p1j46to_m9YchbDwKgQk/s320/EarthElementalHorde.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'll be using these earth elementals as a another horde in Kings of War, probably still for my dwarf army. They are definitely serviceable compared to my other earth elemental miniatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDyCSYAVFSUHbcEo1y5HmoDt60qUBd1Id2AYvrAkK5CevTRdLLQ7lTXjkNiHDod_edMtupBp3jkspzarCSY6iJpBeKbwANa182xXWS0h23MbBR_8UkSwAxiy2ZFSH02jcC425fNXgEss/s2048/Minotaur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1951" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDyCSYAVFSUHbcEo1y5HmoDt60qUBd1Id2AYvrAkK5CevTRdLLQ7lTXjkNiHDod_edMtupBp3jkspzarCSY6iJpBeKbwANa182xXWS0h23MbBR_8UkSwAxiy2ZFSH02jcC425fNXgEss/s320/Minotaur.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also printed and painted a generic fantasy minotaur, also free from Thingiverse. The design is pretty no-frills, but good enough after the varnish surface treatment and a quick paintjob.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrLFdGNWnbm3AOprfdPNhQAP5Bmlt4ulh2vYCvtdbAIvwL5y7FR4f8b9edpsUVLuS_E4jKgz8kmey8NHkijnCn1uo7XiU486KB9TfWfxEtPACrkKXk434iIbZzqcsbWjPB8I3sWaGvg8/s2048/MinotaurSizeComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrLFdGNWnbm3AOprfdPNhQAP5Bmlt4ulh2vYCvtdbAIvwL5y7FR4f8b9edpsUVLuS_E4jKgz8kmey8NHkijnCn1uo7XiU486KB9TfWfxEtPACrkKXk434iIbZzqcsbWjPB8I3sWaGvg8/s320/MinotaurSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here it is compared to a Warhammer Fantasy figure. He's a pretty big guy, and I'll probably use him in smaller scale fantasy games like Frostgrave.<div><br /></div><div>Now that I'm more confident about the quality of these miniatures, I'll be getting onto some more complicated models and the smaller cyberpunk characters I displayed before.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-32440398054415033822021-01-24T17:08:00.001-08:002021-01-24T17:08:41.674-08:00Getting Deeper into CyberpunkEncouraged by my previous successes printing 28mm characters, I've printed even more, mainly aimed at a sci-fi/cyberpunk setting for use in Hardwired or Stargrave (when that comes out).<div>Back over Christmas break and around New Years, I took advantage of some sales to buy more STL files. There are quite a few talented artists, both on the free <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/">Thingiverse</a>, and on the (mostly) paid <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/">MyMiniFactory</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dfKXt6jLNMzz7ZrGmMzeslCZg7ahLc01dJnUu7kNrQZj9eydinqNVB8pLEvgAWrXbGnvJMyJY8kMNxv7eOEPOMI2yiv3OtDlS2z0mxYOOkS0fNTKzAciilxJTURUq_jgrYbABXhCGhc/s2845/TFMarinesComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="2845" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dfKXt6jLNMzz7ZrGmMzeslCZg7ahLc01dJnUu7kNrQZj9eydinqNVB8pLEvgAWrXbGnvJMyJY8kMNxv7eOEPOMI2yiv3OtDlS2z0mxYOOkS0fNTKzAciilxJTURUq_jgrYbABXhCGhc/s320/TFMarinesComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A good source of figures is <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/TitanForgeMiniatures">Titan Forge Miniatures</a>, a store on MyMiniFactory. They have a good range of science fiction, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic figures. The above are their Cyber Force Marines unit. These come with separate torsos, legs, etc., that can be combined into different poses. I have a couple with rifles and one with two pistols above, and there are a lot more possibilities. They are a bit bigger than the Papsikels demo mini from before, being all in power armour. Titan Forge figures also come with useful textured 25mm or 32mm round bases, which I'm using above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4m_1bCr3-JRFtKUbbTv_wPsy2NeZlOg2iVvdzjSUMTHkdQcj-PPppUQ7b7fTmJvgXrcDNgfjRaQpYUCZlOe9v8_0kfM4ucEQPzchMVVs_bpHy98PCAB0fYISlztfqSzQjOVEcx7P2DY/s2597/GeraltSizeComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="2597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4m_1bCr3-JRFtKUbbTv_wPsy2NeZlOg2iVvdzjSUMTHkdQcj-PPppUQ7b7fTmJvgXrcDNgfjRaQpYUCZlOe9v8_0kfM4ucEQPzchMVVs_bpHy98PCAB0fYISlztfqSzQjOVEcx7P2DY/s320/GeraltSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The dog with VR goggles and the cyberpunk "witch hunter" (who may look familiar) are from <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Papsikels">Papsikel's store</a> on MyMiniFactory. The kid with the boomerang on the right is from Titan Forge's post-apocalyptic range. The witch hunter figure didn't come out as clean as I would have liked, so maybe I'll try another one. The dog came out perfectly since it needed very little support. The kid and the dog can make great NPCs or objectives in games. After all, no adventure is complete without a kid and a dog!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU00xJyCLjJzPXwA3xJFlGBbqe7IyPMluIidTID0OrIopJF4iKxLqv1AFJxoEDyvWj0qhQoDGuybxWHo4jg7iWyJqijiC6C9AgENS-zlxwyz5i4IRXNK7R_J3i-lAV41blTeSk8iezBs/s1553/TFBoomerang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU00xJyCLjJzPXwA3xJFlGBbqe7IyPMluIidTID0OrIopJF4iKxLqv1AFJxoEDyvWj0qhQoDGuybxWHo4jg7iWyJqijiC6C9AgENS-zlxwyz5i4IRXNK7R_J3i-lAV41blTeSk8iezBs/s320/TFBoomerang.jpg" /></a></div>The Titan Forge "wild child" figure seems to be based on the feral kid with a boomerang from "The Road Warrior", although the helmet and hair remind me more of Newt from "Aliens". This miniature was so small and thin that I didn't think it would print on an FDM printer, but it turned out to be serviceable, although not perfect.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgjZ1pk1WFmtdfgZW33fpxIoR_AL1RWTrYbpQ5hpK4k0UryTxrEElj8qUSb6U9Bu0hTsz74mvt6J4_PX07LM8LfIkJabwhPsGk5IZljAGu5E8DKsVtNecMZMGmUTLox4OV4sjXzT9m5c/s2747/PapTFComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2747" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgjZ1pk1WFmtdfgZW33fpxIoR_AL1RWTrYbpQ5hpK4k0UryTxrEElj8qUSb6U9Bu0hTsz74mvt6J4_PX07LM8LfIkJabwhPsGk5IZljAGu5E8DKsVtNecMZMGmUTLox4OV4sjXzT9m5c/s320/PapTFComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For "bounty hunter" type figures, the "sheriff" on the left is from Papsikels, and the thin guy with the "commie alien" type helmet on the right is from Titan Forge. The "sheriff" suffered a bad sanding incident on the front, and I may have to do another print.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0-6H2d8p1oqAOX2ah9AHS5MJK571GbpA7sgPMgvgFEcJWsNsUcHZcNznErLGBzgJsj7-QMf5-IwvC_TbRJn7ff2WybWs8zKDdNufdVCQkEH8ue1GP4c3Coy0E1bA1kCtrB0NucIZjPA/s2048/HorrorSizeComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0-6H2d8p1oqAOX2ah9AHS5MJK571GbpA7sgPMgvgFEcJWsNsUcHZcNznErLGBzgJsj7-QMf5-IwvC_TbRJn7ff2WybWs8zKDdNufdVCQkEH8ue1GP4c3Coy0E1bA1kCtrB0NucIZjPA/s320/HorrorSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For more of a horror flavour, I also bought a "stitchwork golem" from the wonderfully named <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/RocketPigGames">Rocket Pig Games</a>, also on MyMiniFactory. This is printed at around half size to be more of a human-sized figure, but it can be a giant monster too. I like the design, and it reminds me of the "boogie man" from "A Nightmare Before Christmas".<br /><br />Don't worry, I have actually been painting miniatures too. In fact, I'm waiting for some recently-sanded bases to dry right now, and I should be able to put up some painted 3D printed figures soon.</div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-46215668511489750792021-01-08T23:39:00.001-08:002021-01-08T23:39:43.118-08:00New Year and Some More 3D Printing<p>I wish everyone a Happy New Year, and hopefully this will be a better year than the last one.</p><p>I've been playing with my 3D printer some more, and despite my point before about avoiding miniatures with my CR-6SE FDM printer, I tried some Cyberpunk characters for my two favourite scales.</p><p>This is the same file from Thingiverse <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4163741">here</a>, by a talented artist with the moniker "Papsikels". His miniatures are done in a very fitting style, bulky enough to print with an FDM printer while still retaining excellent amounts of detail and proper human proportions.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf2ksod35EXKUp-t1HiLZar-xBYfXEMdclbQeAAoxjdiRP4vRQGxBiPKbiQgRrYDCXGT6itfBF5he1iNYl2I_OPVe9o3_ZESLJrnyQLByvRYOsiwZ5VjK0ObdT91kh1UyEBqsQflwfP4/s1978/CyberpunkSizeComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="1978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf2ksod35EXKUp-t1HiLZar-xBYfXEMdclbQeAAoxjdiRP4vRQGxBiPKbiQgRrYDCXGT6itfBF5he1iNYl2I_OPVe9o3_ZESLJrnyQLByvRYOsiwZ5VjK0ObdT91kh1UyEBqsQflwfP4/s320/CyberpunkSizeComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I printed this miniature in two scales, 28mm on the left, and 1/72 scale on the right. Once again, they turned out to be much better than I hoped for an FDM printer.<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRE3gJYyVxF439gUFNc3n2Vu_KByxeBOHzU9R0CjcmQQGyqRTWwjrKJ9ns5qjSgbhIjUMEgmYRpfee-EdzRcbs05hHDS7beIxOG_tE_CA_IYhFwgxTS6CiWgKNjY3kS_imzhfNFQiMrU/s2531/28mmCyberpunkComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRE3gJYyVxF439gUFNc3n2Vu_KByxeBOHzU9R0CjcmQQGyqRTWwjrKJ9ns5qjSgbhIjUMEgmYRpfee-EdzRcbs05hHDS7beIxOG_tE_CA_IYhFwgxTS6CiWgKNjY3kS_imzhfNFQiMrU/s320/28mmCyberpunkComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is the 28mm miniature next to a Games Workshop model on the left and a Reaper Bones model on the right. It's a good fit for 32mm "heroic" miniatures, which I think I'll use for the soon to be released Stargrave game.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68NZtsM-OxHKpGshTcIg8QNLWAm5iKjur7hGW-72CyP7LegEA78HaXU9wa28tB2aWh7fZ1T4mIWDOczXaR2cNrIAUmUbWqtHftD6vlIzl4RMlY3Kheo_k7D3v0Ovtif2IpHViDfxAQ7M/s2704/172CyberpunkComparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="2704" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68NZtsM-OxHKpGshTcIg8QNLWAm5iKjur7hGW-72CyP7LegEA78HaXU9wa28tB2aWh7fZ1T4mIWDOczXaR2cNrIAUmUbWqtHftD6vlIzl4RMlY3Kheo_k7D3v0Ovtif2IpHViDfxAQ7M/s320/172CyberpunkComparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is the 1/72 scale miniature with respectively, Caesar modern French, Elhiem sci-fi Fed trooper, and Caesar modern special forces (with some mods) miniatures. To be honest, I didn't think this one would come out at this scale, but it turned out fine, but with a lot of excess stringing that I'll have to clean off.</div><div>These miniatures have encouraged me to experiment even more. Stay tuned!<br /><br /><p></p></div></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-3838428382421889722020-11-14T19:27:00.004-08:002020-11-14T19:34:21.133-08:00Even More 3D Printing<p>Sorry that I haven't been posting more on my blog, but I've been distracted by my new 3D printer. Earlier this year, there was a Kickstarter from the famous 3D printer manufacturer Creality for their new FDM (i.e. print by extruding plastic filament, rather than by UV-hardening resin) printer, the CR-6SE. Not having an FDM printer, which is suited for larger models and terrain, I bought into the Kickstarter and received my printer a couple of months ago. This is a good supplement to my current resin printer, which can't do any larger models and is rather messy and toxic. An FDM printer is much easier to use, and no cleaning is required.</p><p>Creality took some flak for this Kickstarter, since there were quality control problems. However, I think I was lucky, and I haven't had any issues yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7QM_8AkaTiwzb8aHBQa_7t5R50XMn3CKmPxPg2OQ2-sEsZTQpj3db2-DnbEwoEszQF3A-r8WQuzuTvfOF3bFIw_HKb0p_fWLdt3W963qlpkHJpTVHo6_BWvftKwbMoteFNOT6TtfaCQ/s2048/3D+Printer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7QM_8AkaTiwzb8aHBQa_7t5R50XMn3CKmPxPg2OQ2-sEsZTQpj3db2-DnbEwoEszQF3A-r8WQuzuTvfOF3bFIw_HKb0p_fWLdt3W963qlpkHJpTVHo6_BWvftKwbMoteFNOT6TtfaCQ/s320/3D+Printer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here's the printer in all its glory. It has a typical design for an FDM printer, with a print head moving on the X, Y, and Z axes.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BMGFdfy5AWsLabwm0bIZ2L2I7SCoAExhwxPxJoFvbauw3YEbcKqjuEXGBiEHeMC8zB37DwVXFX0t8sak6yniBOhv_2VGLcvumYhwj1_lkF6suy5snGS7OT4uxNpX78O6q07lgDIlbOk/s2048/Board+Tile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BMGFdfy5AWsLabwm0bIZ2L2I7SCoAExhwxPxJoFvbauw3YEbcKqjuEXGBiEHeMC8zB37DwVXFX0t8sak6yniBOhv_2VGLcvumYhwj1_lkF6suy5snGS7OT4uxNpX78O6q07lgDIlbOk/s320/Board+Tile.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I primarily got the machine to print terrain, for example this cobblestone street tile above for fantasy games. However, I did try to see how far I could push the resolution.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h0_lF-_U_Y7HrVxWN6xQ3i7R_tYOY2nfsfDLylNTSan3eJR6VSY1MB8vpd4ZIWKAZKLrezj5IJKZ_mJFwcq6buSWBqhDWjFFmwKOlwK7kJMVtHe081BjZQqNmjRwFBLrYxY29FThX0I/s1778/FDM+vs+Resin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h0_lF-_U_Y7HrVxWN6xQ3i7R_tYOY2nfsfDLylNTSan3eJR6VSY1MB8vpd4ZIWKAZKLrezj5IJKZ_mJFwcq6buSWBqhDWjFFmwKOlwK7kJMVtHe081BjZQqNmjRwFBLrYxY29FThX0I/s320/FDM+vs+Resin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12miYjxRxEi_9OHppcqNxZNHObuIkUv794gJ-xqaciHuIU0ex_Que2RYIzLy01f-7I_tH6yqWMyq-8vfgSl9qe7IIRuECO0H1u8Bnee2QLhWsjcaAwchnvgaFfmmAVJUsZhU1szCVd0Y/s2233/FDM+vs+Resin+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="2233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12miYjxRxEi_9OHppcqNxZNHObuIkUv794gJ-xqaciHuIU0ex_Que2RYIzLy01f-7I_tH6yqWMyq-8vfgSl9qe7IIRuECO0H1u8Bnee2QLhWsjcaAwchnvgaFfmmAVJUsZhU1szCVd0Y/s320/FDM+vs+Resin+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started by comparing the same items being printed from both the CR-6SE and my Sparkmaker, the resin printer. As you can see above, the building tokens for Dropfleet commander provide a good comparison for the resolution and detail for each printer, with the white filament output on the left being from the FDM printer and the clear resin output on the right for the resin printer. I went in not expecting too much from the FDM printer, but it turned out quite good. Of course, the resolution is nowhere near the resin printer, but it's still good enough that I would use the prints as gaming tokens. They are also of course much sturdier than the resin prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Iy5OfZS8FYAt1gdzY6vvti5ocUOUxK8bDFo8Tjc7Vp-O3xp0oMpDHOYOYuFqa4fPhEcrYfI2MfftYW8JQJXiGGRLdcfiKJv8iLVuOdCs1lr5MT5O329GCzpYAtF5V2_vcagkGJ6D2pA/s2048/Earth+Elementals+and+Base.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Iy5OfZS8FYAt1gdzY6vvti5ocUOUxK8bDFo8Tjc7Vp-O3xp0oMpDHOYOYuFqa4fPhEcrYfI2MfftYW8JQJXiGGRLdcfiKJv8iLVuOdCs1lr5MT5O329GCzpYAtF5V2_vcagkGJ6D2pA/s320/Earth+Elementals+and+Base.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For a sort of combination application, I also designed some movement trays for Kings of War. The one above is a 120 mm X 80 mm base for large infantry, taking in models with round 40 mm bases. I also printed some earth elementals from Thingiverse to fit in the tray, and they look decent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHB0knj7vamJJof82jrubgE0LJkxJYE25Q-YhCIxmvP1IwXRGO_by3Lt80ZfXFfM3a65lBbcBY8l0eGL6aKds5Ckjb0HQGIYHZuH358Hha7exkTCBCRHiNXENOre0YbESRZcaF29SJWQ/s2048/Cacodemon+Side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHB0knj7vamJJof82jrubgE0LJkxJYE25Q-YhCIxmvP1IwXRGO_by3Lt80ZfXFfM3a65lBbcBY8l0eGL6aKds5Ckjb0HQGIYHZuH358Hha7exkTCBCRHiNXENOre0YbESRZcaF29SJWQ/s320/Cacodemon+Side.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdu6TSfOEY7LQ4rkW3zlaqv0OfniKQwGkBWsmuJk8aSBMcgjrzy8zqT0guQf0kJMrgftVtaAezqzWbwi1tT17ZhiLkhKvesHTt4ZsajzsHb1PSKejPvDGGCSNBq4Rt-T7NL35BJWY99Q/s2048/Cacodemon+Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdu6TSfOEY7LQ4rkW3zlaqv0OfniKQwGkBWsmuJk8aSBMcgjrzy8zqT0guQf0kJMrgftVtaAezqzWbwi1tT17ZhiLkhKvesHTt4ZsajzsHb1PSKejPvDGGCSNBq4Rt-T7NL35BJWY99Q/s320/Cacodemon+Front.jpg" /></a></div></div>Pushing things a bit further with larger models, I printed this cacodemon from the Doom video games, again from Thingiverse. Aside from the support not having dealt well with the thin arms, the print turned out pretty amazing. I think with some post-processing (i.e. sanding, etc.) this can work as a regular game miniature. There's more than enough detail to make it a success for tabletop use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTE3Yz8kpENqYGa79Ua8vom8ZCI91F8rZojibLvKz-LoYP973CL96q3unWpD0okLPDXPpyBZRl7syeZSYAA3oVqsWYOPZdwsZhRMJ6UBDjtTQxj83PKYXM1Qn9gXfzVFEZzRNuC9rENQ/s2048/Bear+Knight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTE3Yz8kpENqYGa79Ua8vom8ZCI91F8rZojibLvKz-LoYP973CL96q3unWpD0okLPDXPpyBZRl7syeZSYAA3oVqsWYOPZdwsZhRMJ6UBDjtTQxj83PKYXM1Qn9gXfzVFEZzRNuC9rENQ/s320/Bear+Knight.jpg" /></a></div>For my next Kings of War army, which is going to be either Kingdoms of Men or League of Rhordia, I came up with some combination ideas for miniatures, like the 3D printed riding bear above (again from Thingiverse) with a Perry historical knight miniature. Even for miniatures, I think the CR-6SE opens up quite a few possibilities.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtar7WH3PC6wTw_F3eZAGWjcX_E50gLWSsj_4vUvquxCX73Ni_bcdoq4tdTDn5vqeBAn65tTKpPbMCmdeBCiHHdbV5W6bjnJKsDs94LlXDn2N_ZZaqIpEe4YVGP_Xu7CZOtbQugcQuR_4/s2048/Orange+vs+White.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtar7WH3PC6wTw_F3eZAGWjcX_E50gLWSsj_4vUvquxCX73Ni_bcdoq4tdTDn5vqeBAn65tTKpPbMCmdeBCiHHdbV5W6bjnJKsDs94LlXDn2N_ZZaqIpEe4YVGP_Xu7CZOtbQugcQuR_4/s320/Orange+vs+White.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>With all this experimentation, I ran out of the original spool of white filament from Creality, and I bought some orange coloured filament (eSun PLA+) from Amazon. The new filament looks even better to my eyes for smaller miniatures, like this lizardman warrior from Fat Dragon Games' excellent range of 3D printable miniatures. It might also just be the colour making things look more defined. In general though, I'll leave smaller miniatures to resin for better detail. You can see the stringing in the photo above, which is just one of many issues when printing smaller items with a lot of detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-AjxoBPjU7p8_a7-Nn63PU3oJvNaS9vtxf6CyQTRb1cvTtMpgfFTAMKeTIcg7c7rOgKj4qIDkqF4qeR4eB2HzFizNjiebQrui5PJg_81YSKGCFMbnbFFpnodqCvBzy9awedkLAAqyPw/s2048/Joystick+Mount.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-AjxoBPjU7p8_a7-Nn63PU3oJvNaS9vtxf6CyQTRb1cvTtMpgfFTAMKeTIcg7c7rOgKj4qIDkqF4qeR4eB2HzFizNjiebQrui5PJg_81YSKGCFMbnbFFpnodqCvBzy9awedkLAAqyPw/s320/Joystick+Mount.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnm4oYhsq0zZk4HWu8Kr8j-P2NE7EtydtNvSkHr2ae00yg8IEXz9pzz_ADC9uh4MyqLKNp32qI1ekio70Kur_gHn8nRTkGN_2AsbXZHxNjwOCzhcKiEPZWmkN4LNvKOXyvzMndceyyIM/s2048/Joystick+Mount+Chair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnm4oYhsq0zZk4HWu8Kr8j-P2NE7EtydtNvSkHr2ae00yg8IEXz9pzz_ADC9uh4MyqLKNp32qI1ekio70Kur_gHn8nRTkGN_2AsbXZHxNjwOCzhcKiEPZWmkN4LNvKOXyvzMndceyyIM/w320-h307/Joystick+Mount+Chair.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In addition to miniatures, I also do more "useful" prints. For example, I've always needed a way to fix my joystick to my office chair to provide stability. Thanks again to Thingiverse, I found a set of support mounts for joysticks. These fix my joystick using plastic "thumb screws", which allow it to get put on and taken off my chair very easily, with good stability when playing games.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all, I think this printer was a great purchase and will provide a lot of fun and useful moments.</div></div>Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-4455392217727868482020-06-28T15:30:00.002-07:002020-06-28T15:30:40.295-07:00Yet Another ScaleLast year, I bought into Plastic Soldier Company's pre-order for their Battlegroup Northag ruleset. This is a Cold War Gone Hot game set in the early 1980s, with mainly British and Soviet armour and infantry models to start with. I like the focus on the British, since it gets away from the typical US vs Soviet match up, and it showcases some interesting British equipment like the Chieftain tank and the FV432 APC.<br />
The miniatures for this release are 10mm scale, or 1/144 according to PSC. It's a scale that I hadn't worked with before, but it seems to be a happy medium between the better size but lacking detail of 6mm and the good detail but over-sized models of 15mm. Also, these models are produced using PSC's "Ultracast" system, which seems to be a type of injection molded soft plastic, but with soft, resin-style molds.<br />
Last week, I finally received my pre-order package, for which I'm glad. With all the pandemic stuff going on and hitting the UK especially hard, I was pleasantly surprised that PSC managed this without too long of a delay. So let's take a look at what I have.<br />
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I ordered the basic starter set, which consists of the British and Soviet starter armies. In addition, I ordered a Soviet T-80 company and some extra packs of recon vehicles and other odds and ends. The army sets come in cardboard boxes, and the extras are in plastic bags.<br />
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The mainstay of the Soviet army starter set is a T-64 company. I really appreciate PSC's dedication to actual history here. Too many games always use the T-72 for the Soviet Army in the Cold War, but the T-64/T-80 series was the main battle tank of the front-line breakthrough units, with the T-72 used as a cheaper tank for second-line and follow-up forces.</div>
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This is a close-up of the hull. The details are fine, but the soft plastic nature of the models really comes through, with shallower detail than you would find in metal.</div>
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This is a close-up of the turret and track sections. Again, decent detail, but I can't help but think metal would be better. Note that the barrels are also bent, another typical "feature" of soft plastic and resin. I think some hot water will fix that easily though.<br />
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A close-up of the details. Again, nice and serviceable, but nothing extraordinary. Rather like the BTR itself actually. :)</div>
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The infantry models are a bit of a mixed bag. Stylistically, you can easily see how the sculpting is similar to PSC's infantry in other scales. However, there's actually a lot of mold lines on these already small models, which will be a problem for cleanup and painting.<br />
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The British starter army consists of a Chieftain platoon and a mechanized infantry platoon. The Chieftains, like the Soviet tanks, are broken down into the turret, hull, and track sections. The detail level is similar to the Soviet tanks, with the same bendy barrel issue. PSC has included the Stillbrew turret option, which was an upgrade to the Chieftain to provide it with more armour. You can build either version of the Chieftain tank.<br />
Also, the pack includes two light tanks, which you can build as either a Scimitar (30mm gun) or a Scorpion (76mm gun).<br />
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The mechanized infantry platoon contains four FV432 APCs and some British infantry. Both of these have the same characteristics as the Soviet counterparts, for better or worse.<br />
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The additional T-80 company is very similar to the T-64 unit. The models are slightly different to reflect the external differences between the two tanks.<br />
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The hulls of the T-80s.<br />
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The turrets of the T-80s. Again, all the same issues apply as for the T-64s.<br />
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I like the subject matter, and I'm really interested in getting into these rules. However, I'm really not blown away by the models. It'll be a while before I get to painting these, due to other projects in the queue, but when I do get to them, I'll have to do some extra work to clean them up and fix them.Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-29365713403415289452020-06-12T23:19:00.001-07:002020-06-12T23:19:15.178-07:00Back to Dwarves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After my Ogre army was finished, I went back to doing some additional fantasy miniatures that can be used for multiple games. I also wanted to fill out my Dwarf army with newer, different units.</div>
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This undead Ogre is from Reaper miniatures, one of their new Bones Black line. It doesn't really fit into any of my Kings of War armies, but I think it's a very nice miniature, and can be used for various skirmish games like Frostgrave or Rangers of Shadow Deep.</div>
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Back to my <a href="https://172minis.blogspot.com/2019/05/more-fantasy-painting-updates.html">Dwarf Kings of War army</a>, I thought I needed some more tough units, so I painted a few more earth elementals. There are enough now for another horde.</div>
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For some long-range firepower, I converted a couple of sharpshooters, and along with some existing rifles, made two sharpshooter units.</div>
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Both of the sharpshooters above are made from a standard EM4 Dwarf and a ridiculously long Games Workshop musket. They do look very impressive as super long range guns though.<br />
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Also, I built another organ gun, with a couple of left-over Dwarves, some 40k bits, and a 1/72 scale cannon carriage. This way I can run 3 organ guns if needed in my Dwarf army.<br />
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And finally, I converted a standard bearer, just so there is a cheaper alternative to the Dwarf lord I already have.<br />
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I have some more ideas about new items for the Dwarf army, and I will be posting them here when I finish. Thanks for visiting.<br />
<br />Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-87209978860955289782020-04-12T19:38:00.001-07:002020-04-12T19:43:32.296-07:00Completed Ogre ArmyFor the final few units of my Kings of War Ogre army, I performed some extra conversions, as well as taking some extra care painting the unique characters.<br />
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This is a Reaper Bones Ogre Chieftain miniature. I did a bit of conversion with the club to make it into an ax, but otherwise this is the base miniature. It has excellent detail for a Bones miniature and is quite animated. The Chieftain's shield is also very "heavy metal", and gives a sinister vibe. I use this miniature as Grokagamok, a named Ogre warlord character, in Kings of War.<br />
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This is also a Reaper Bones miniature, an Ettin, or two-headed Ogre. I use it as an Ogre warlock in my army. I performed a bit of conversion with the left-hand club, adding some skulls to make it into a shamanic staff.<br />
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The next character is an army standard bearer. I did a conversion with its weapon, and replaced it with a standard from Games Workshop skeletons.</div>
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I also painted an extra horde of standard warriors. Currently, my army list doesn't need this extra unit, but I can use it for a bit more option.</div>
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With a few simple conversions, I made this horde of heavy crossbows. They are just some plastic bows and sprues added to standard warriors. Still, I think they are a decent representation of arm-mounted heavy crossbows.</div>
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The following is a full group-shot of the entire army so far. This is easily enough for a standard 2250 pt tournament army, with some options to swap around. I can't wait when the current pandemic situation ends, and we can start having games and tournaments again.</div>
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I think I will be moving on to another army now, probably back to finishing some extra units for my dwarves.Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-12770363139804073882020-03-19T23:21:00.001-07:002020-03-19T23:21:08.877-07:00A Quick Review and More Kings of WarSince the Kings of War tournament for late March was canceled due to the pandemic situation, I had some more time to paint new additions to my Kings of War army. This also involved exploring new unit types.<br />
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A while ago, I bought into the pre-order for Oathmark Miniatures' plastic goblin wolf riders. I've always been impressed by the quality of Oathmark's castings, so I jumped at the chance of more classic Tolkienesque goblins rather than cartoonish green goblins.<br />
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I bought two boxes of these miniatures, which contain 15 goblin riders each. That's quite a sizable number for use as auxiliary units in my Ogre army.</div>
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The box consists of three goblin sprues and 5 wolf sprues. The goblins show the typical high quality casting from Oathmark, and each sprue contains enough arms for the choice of all miniatures being archers, spearmen, or swordsmen.</div>
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The close-up above shows the excellent detail of goblin faces.<br />
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However, the wolf sprues were not as impressive. Each wolf comes in two halves, but other than the manes and tails, their bodies are almost completely smooth! The lack of fur texture can be a problem during painting. It's very strange that there is such a lack of detail compared to the riders.<br />
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I painted up enough for a couple of troop units in Kings of War, with removable individual bases. When painted up, they generally look quite good. However, being spoiled by a lot of the newer plastic kits, I ignored the gaps down the front of the wolves' heads. Newer kits don't usually need greenstuff to cover up gaps like that. After painting them though, the gaps are quite obvious. Maybe I have to use some paint to try to hide them. I'll definitely remember to fill those gaps for the next ones I build.</div>
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A close-up shows that they are very nice painted up, despite some of my issues from above.<br />
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This is the second unit of them, and I will remember to fill the head gaps next time!<br />
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Aside from the goblins, I based up a couple of plastic pre-painted mammoth toys from Michael's, which will function as quick and cheap war mammoths for Ogres.Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-58623813016659931572020-03-09T22:38:00.000-07:002020-03-09T22:38:08.278-07:00My Second Kings of War ArmyI have been working on a second Kings of War army for a while now, and it consists of Ogres and Goblins. An upcoming tournament later in March has motivated me to finally get them fully painted.<br />
Here's the start of the finished army:<br />
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For the bulk of the army, I'm using 1/72 trolls from a company called Dark Alliance. Even though these are made for a much smaller scale, they actually fit quite well against 28mm miniatures, as seen <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfYxxIKCfNlunpvfR3RzzewXKkN4NfjifdMjEnfIzqTGtApOr5DJa_IKS31JKY5_AA6Y3EGuqFeepbfPhf7fGtMPsznprY1tkUxb2aYXTcUXixGLPof6gGrGDO7rteXjFDX1x29C0l2o/s1600/TrollSize.jpg">here</a>. The above are a horde of Ogre warriors.<br />
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This is a second horde of warriors. The same miniatures are used, just with a different colour scheme.<br />
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These less well-protected warriors are used as berserker braves, since they provide a suitably wild look.</div>
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Another horde of braves, which I've previously shown on this blog.<br />
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I still have a few more other units to finish up for this army, coming up soon.Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944243199175518096.post-44928697264363122772019-09-30T23:21:00.007-07:002019-09-30T23:23:44.984-07:00FallCon 2019This past weekend, I went on my annual visit to Calgary for the FallCon gaming convention. This was the third year that they've had the convention at SAIT, and I've gotten used to the new location and parking opportunities.<br />
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On Friday night, I went to the Calgary DBA players' hosted event. This was a refight of the battle of Telamon, between Romans and Gauls. There were several tables depicting the same battle in different scales.<br />
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I played the 2 mm version of the battle. The miniatures were near invisible, but they provided a good sense of scale. I lost the battle as the Romans from some pretty unlucky dice, but it was a lot of fun.<br />
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On Saturday morning, I ran a game of Imperial Skies with my newly painted aircraft miniatures. The scenario called for a Royal Navy aethership fleet to chase down an Irish pirate ship and locate its hidden base.<br />
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When the game started, the British ships were in hot pursuit of their target, the Fenian Ram, and managed to damage it rather badly.<br />
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The Fenian Ram deployed its fighters to harass the pursuing British destroyers while it made its escape.<br />
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With the British ships distracted by the fighters, the Fenian Ram was able to damage, then destroy, several of them.<br />
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Here, a light cruiser went down in flames.<br />
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A destroyer was also shot down.<br />
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Eventually, the British fleet closed in on the pirate base, but we ran out of time and had to call the game. Unfortunately, I didn't design the scenario objectives quite right, and the Fenian players simply flew their ship around without landing in the base, which didn't give the British players enough opportunity to locate it before time ran out. This probably made it too difficult for them.<br />
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Later on Saturday, I participated in the annual Alberta DBA Open tournament. The dice were not with me that day, and along with some bad decision-making, I lost quite badly. I did play against some nicely painted armies though.<br />
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This weekend turned out to be quite cold in Calgary, and it was snowing most of the time. On Sunday morning, the streets looked like this.</div>
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I played in Dennis' Flames of War introductory game, with a scenario set in the African desert between the British and the Germans.<br />
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Due to the game's rather ahistorical rules, our side, the British players, started the game aggressively close to the German tanks in the middle of the table. This allowed us to take out some Panzer IVs early on, which made the game easier later.<br />
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In the end, our side took a lot of tank losses, but managed to destroy enough German units to make them reach a breaking point and lose the game. This was my second time playing this game, but it gave me the same impression that I had the first time - it's a good game, but not that historically accurate or realistic.<br />
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All in all, this was another great weekend spent on gaming.Chen-songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544239764140983706noreply@blogger.com0