My opus for the week! I know there are three posts, again! But there is a very good reason...
I have been doing military and civilian overtime and last week I was really happy to venture out into the woods knowing I had a post AND submitted for the Comedic round. What is that you say, I didn't have an entry?!I missed another bonus round!? Well as my mind wandered in a 500m movement between points in land nav, I realized that I didn't post and didn't remember to take the time to even photo my work from last week! Ooops!
I've been mentally kicking myself since. I did get two whole days off so I stopped kicking myself long enough to actually finish my very first 15mm force. (the Sci-Fi cops don't count as I will need more CoBs for my 15mm games) Terra Force is completed. More Terra Force may follow in the form of heavy infantry, but I already have malleable plans for a high-tech, neo-Sov, mid-tech, and a "swarm" army for opponents to my favored force.
Terra Force is a light infantry, fast response, recon unit. I am intending to use 5150 Star Army for rules, but a regular opponent is also going 15mm with Gruntz. He is basing his stuff by units, so I may need to make movement trays as my preferred basing is for skirmish and I haven't read Gruntz.
Above are my 8 man Ranger Team from Khurasan's SEAL team set. They are armed with assault rifles and have a sniper and SAW gunner. I really like these sculpts. Lots of movement and the detail is extremely good. I was almost tempted to get more for modern conflicts, but I like Sci-Fi because it is not what I actively do and is as far away from my duties to keep me comfortable. Still, they can be stand ins for any spec-op troops a modern gamer could want them for.
The blue bases denote these are my NCOs. from left to right we have Rebel Minis Star Army, and Critical Mass Games Arc Fleet Recon, on the right are Rebel Minis militia in boonies and respirators. All three lines work very well together, Khurasan are chunky but great detail, Critical Mass are tall and leggy with crisp detail, and Rebel Minis are a bit softer and shorter than the other two. I do like the mixture in the troop mass though!
Terra force has it's CO from Critical Mass (he is front rank left) the other four officers are from the Star Army Rebel Minis command set. The flanking officers in the back row are my PLs...cuz they have maps in their hands. That makes them very dangerous. The troopers will pat them down later and make sure they do not also have a compass!
Terra force has two rocket launchers, two plasma/flamer gunners, and four Critical Mass troopers with really big guns that I'm going to refer to as SAW type weapon.
Besides the Ranger's sniper, I have 4 Critical Mass snipers and two Rebel Minis sniper teams.
And the bulk of Terra Force's manpower, 50 rank and file troopers
Terra Force is complete!
13 man teams
The Old Man with the HQ section
Nova! don't even think about it!
I'm going to have to find a better way to store/transport them now!
50 troopers
8 sergeants
8 SSW troopers
4 sniper/marksmen
2 sniper teams
and a 8 man Ranger Team
I'll state right now that my favourite pic of the lot is the one with Nova peering over the table. What an absolute sweetheart!
This is a fantastic opening volley for this week David! I really like the cohesive look of the entire force, from the walkers, vehicles right through to the snipers - wonderful stuff. I also admire your use of colours on the base rims to denote the various squads/functions.
Well done!
PS: And yes, you definitely need a better storgage solution for these brave fellow.
These look like they are 28's!! This is my idea of Si-Fi. I rate them a lot
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Thank you, Ian! They have definitely built my confidence in completing my 15mm present. The favored force is on my table now and under the brush!
DeleteAwww, how adorable! But enough about the dog! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a cracking looking force David. The Rebel and CMG figures do fit in well together - I'm guessing it was the same sculptor.
Thank you, Tamsin! He does have those soft brown eyes! ;)
DeleteMy family did an outstanding job of sourcing these from my notes! I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same sculptor. The Critical Mass have a HALO feel to them though!
Good to see more 15mm sci-fi in the Challenge and so well executed. I think you'll really enjoy Gruntz. We played a game last week using the 1.1 rules and it was a load of fun. You've got a really good sized force with plenty of options here too.
ReplyDeleteAnd Nova is gorgeous. :-)
Thank you, Milsey! I'm really looking forward to April and trying out Gruntz. I've been told that sniper and artillery fire are better than GW. Lots of tactical movement too. It'll be fun to chuck some dice no matter how it goes!
DeleteNova is sure of himself! ;)
DeleteThat is some force you've got. Lovely
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dave! Except for the walkers, they were entirely sourced by my family. I just applied the brush! ;)
DeleteThank you, Curt! This is probably the first force I've ever done that does "feel" complete. Of course they have yet to hit the battlefield! I'm looking forward to adventures in 15mm!
ReplyDeleteNova has not harmed any models( except for the Oliphant!) I was taking photos before our evening run through the woods. That is his "We going outside now?" look. I had to take the shot as he did look very cute! ;)
That large black figure with the long nose and brown eyes, Incredibly well painted but I cant work out how many points Curt gave him.
ReplyDeleteNice to see them all together they look quite a capable force. When they hit the battlefield/Table-top you will realise that you should have more of one thing and less of another. Personally I would have more of that big black monster figure with the big nose.
Thank you, Clint! I was pondering on adding a mortar section or a air wing, but I'm already looking at another 3- 4 armies to add to 15mm. I'm going to try to stick to speed and overlapping fires for Terra Force! We'll see how that works out for them! ;)
DeleteI wouldn't mind another lab mix, but we already have three. A gold lab/German "shedder", a chocolate lab/cocker-spaniel, and of course the 1yr old Nova who is a black lab/pit bull. One more and MY alpha dog status will be usurped! ;)
Really impressive stuff, the overall look of the army is superb. Nova is so cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Peter! I'm pretty happy with how TF came out, and Nova is an excellent wood tromping companion!
DeleteWell done! I really like the blue visors.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Moiterei! I almost went with yellow, but thought instead to tie them in with the trucks.
DeleteGreat looking force!
ReplyDeleteThank you! But your Austrian cav have them beat for fancy duds!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking force. You can't even tell they are a mix of manufacturers.
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