Some more aliens from the ebay job lot, though this time I've been able to track the original miniature line as being from Critical Mass, available through Ral Partha. Useful to fill many of the 5 Parsecs From Home alien roles so long as I don't roll for more than 5 appearing. All the organic … Continue reading Sci Fi Serpentfolk
I bought this mini as part of an ebay job lot (haven't been able to find the specific manufacturer) and its small stature and features marked it out from the rest. Perfect for a quick one-off paint job. Tried using acrylic inks for the first time without adding any flow aid or matte medium - … Continue reading Little Purple Alien
Click here for the other sessions. Expedition 25 15 Jan 2022 Alfredward (Dwarf 3)Asher (Fighter 1)Koko (Cleric 1)Rarder Brete (Fighter 4) Having hired two roguish retainers to further the ways of Chaos, Koko joined the group, replacing his fallen master, Dommo. With their dungeoning numbers bolstered, the party returned to the caves they'd explored on … Continue reading The Keep on Yeoldelands – Session 25
Some more opposition forces, and probably ones that will saw more use than the last two sets. Law enforcement, private security, expendable military - they cover a nice variety of roles. Similarly to the crew, a lot of these were basecoated, washed and highlighted with the basecoat colour, though everything brown was contrast painted. I … Continue reading The Crooked Blue Line
Click here for the other sessions. Expedition 24 06 Jan 2022 Alfredward (Dwarf 3)Asher (Fighter 1)Dommo (Cleric 1)Rarder Brete (Fighter 4) The characters decided that now was a good time to approach the Caves of Chaos again. Hiring a few more mercenaries to take with them back to Four Shields Fort afterwards, they set off … Continue reading The Keep on Yeoldelands – Session 24
Similar to the troopers, these Ground Zero Games models were speedily done with contrast paints. One reddish contrast layer went over a metallic basecoat, followed by a metallic drybrush, and finished off with a thinned down flesh contrast wash. The guns were just a black contrast wash over the metallic basecoat. Probably not suitable for … Continue reading War Bots
Some more Ground Zero Games miniatures, this time more uniform in appearance. Handily flexible to represent anything from hapless grunts to special ops, and nice and quick to paint. Homemade contrast paints over a white-on-black drybrush, then metal highlights on black guns and visors.
Recently someone reached out and commissioned me to draw a piece of artwork for their homebrew rules, and thus found myself with a little unexpected surplus in the hobby budget. My eye has slowly been drawn towards 15mm miniatures, and so I thought it would be fun to buy and batch and try out a … Continue reading Exploring unfamiliar territory – 15mm sci fi minis
The flickers of interest in science fiction miniatures have burned and spread in an unanticipated direction, and now I find myself venturing into the 15mm scale for the first time. And thus I find myself in need of interactable and, with limited room to store it, space-efficient terrain. I'm happy to go with fast and … Continue reading Fold-flat, one-piece sci fi paper building
Probably the last session of 2021, now that the 'holiday' season busyness has arrived. Click here for the other sessions. Expedition 23 9 Dec 2021 Alfredward (Dwarf 2)Asher (Fighter 1)Harry (Halfling 1)Rarder Brete (Fighter 4)Later joined byKevrek Stonemaul (Dwarf 1) The party commissioned a large number of workers to start constructing a sturdy wooden wall … Continue reading The Keep on Yeoldelands – Session 23
There Could Have Been Snakes 