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| Skirmishing Chaff. Extra long rifles give extra long range - it only makes sense really |
Adding to my existing (pre AHPC) force is a unit of 4 Chaff (skirmishing types), a unit of 6 Brutes (melee specialists) plus two characters.
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| Brutes - melee specialists in kilts |
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| Yes one has a snail on his helmet and another holds aloft a Turnip standard. Judge not. |
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| Adding rooty growths to one's helmet is a mark of martial prowess you know |
This is a Toady, one of the Leaders of my motley crew. Super creepy.
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| He likes hugs. Do so at own risk. |
His collection of turnips and tubors have taken over his body, even transforming his face. Still, despite a lack of eyes he can sniff out the best root tubers in the muck, so the boys continue to follow him. Conversion based on a 3d print from Knucklebones Miniatures.
I had fun building these, with all sorts of madness that made me chuckle often. From misaligned spyglass sights to double length rifles, hand painted flags and heraldry, it was a hoot. Its also wonderfully freeing to just do whatever one wants. Does take awhile though, to be honest. Not the most economical of hobby genres but worth it in terms of mental health and getting bewildered comments on posts :-)
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| 'Bring me news of our Victory. And turnips - bring those also' |
His snooty, holier-than-thou pose makes him far too good to walk in the filth with everyone else, so I built a viewing stand to keep him and his brandy out of the muck. Well, a suitably crappy and poorly constructed one, obviously but still, it keeps his shoes shiny and remarkably free of filth crusting. Hand painted flag obviously, once again using the champagne foil method (Mrs Man Cave insists you know...)
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| 'Bow down before my enormous Carrots!' |
Collectively that is 12 x 28mm figs for 60 turnip filled points, subject to any flag/heraldry bonuses. Plus two skullz rolling around in the muck. And so my Turnip28 collection now looks thus:
...with something a bit different on the horizon! :-)
More mad veggie nonsense. These are really well done and the General on the viewing stand is very cool. Well done, bonuses awarded
Lovely (???) stuff, Paul! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tamsin!
DeleteYucky and lovely
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter - I do try :-)
DeleteGreat looking kit bashed figures, the chaff are particularly fine!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
cheers Iain!
DeleteThe snail helmet is inspired! I love me some Turnip 28 - the game is such fun. After watching The Last of Us yesterday I'm a bit more creeped out by all the fibrous strands for some reason.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pete - I'll have to check that one out then!
DeleteNice bewildering things
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DeleteBrilliant, I'll never look at an odd shaped potato in the same way again!
ReplyDeletehaha! thanks!
DeleteStill completely bemused, but they look… err.. great? Seriously they do, and your “general” is awesome!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks - if its any consolation, it is often at times bemusing to make them too!
DeleteI love em all, Paul! That being said, I particularly fond of your Toadie and Toff. Perfect. I may steal your idea of using that Forbidden Psalm figure as an officer. Excellent. So inspired, I retire to prepare my next blast of tubers - I hope it will be appropriately thunderous as a salute to you and Alan.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate! I am finding that this T28 thing is really helping my creativity and in slapping things together to see what happens. That has NEVER been my hobby style but this is really giving me confidence to try things I wouldn't normally do, because its just silly at the end of the day.
DeleteLooking forward to your rooty response and I think you'll like what I have to offer next week too... :-)
Marching to the beet of a different drum. Toady is especially creepy and looks a lot like something my huskies have dug up and chewed.
ReplyDeleteboom boom! thanks, and nicely played :-)
DeleteI have carrot envy.
ReplyDeleteYou must therefore build your own Crusaders to come contest the carrot harvest!
DeleteNothing beats a finely dressed and well presented regiment. A fine body of men led by an officer of distinction. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDelete"Soon to become fine bodies of men...." :-) Thanks Stuart!
DeleteVery creative kitbashing and the paint job fits them equally good. Please continue.
ReplyDeleteIndeed I shall Teemu, thanks!
DeleteLove these, Toady is my favourite in that he is the creepiest!
ReplyDeleteHe was a lot of fun to make :-)
DeleteVery impressed with your creativity
ReplyDeletethanks - in many ways that has been the entire purpose of this little project
DeleteMad veggie nonsense indeed, they look great
ReplyDeleteCheers
MattW
Thanks mate!
DeleteThose are brilliantly disturbing,Paul! I like best the General snorting his beverage from his rickety vantage point!
ReplyDeleteHow many "fallen soldiers" for those banners now!?
Thanks David - Tiffin McSnobbingburn is my fav too :-)
DeleteThese are brilliant, and even better when you get to see them up close. Lots of little details made me laugh out loud, like the sniper with a wonky telescope and no eyeholes on the necessary side of his helmet. The snon is my favourite though - especially the personality you gave him with the tilt of his head.
ReplyDeleteThanks my friend - yes its the little details that bring them such character and fun as a project. Actually, the snob resulted from our chat about building more dynamic poses through simple head turns. I experimented with turning that up to 11 and seeing what would do, especially with a big hooter on the helmet to exaggerate it :-)
DeleteGreat work Paul, I love this turnipy stuff
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeremy!
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