Sunday, 4 February 2024

From DallasE: 15mm Space Marines in Sci-Fi! (60 points)


Well I suppose I have Challenger GregB to thank for this one... I had Challenger ByronM do some 3D printing for me, and when I went to pick up the prints Byron told me that Greg had asked him to print me some 15mm Space Marines! Cool!


So somewhat on a whim and as a palate cleanser, I knocked out the 20 models Byron had printed for me. Originally I was considering painting them as Iron Warriors, but these beakies were just begging to be painted in the blood-red power armour of the Blood Drinkers. It's just a bonus that the chapter insignia is super-easy to put on the shoulder pads with a black technical pen :-)


These guys all carry boltguns of course. But once these guys were painted I had to get in touch with Byron to print me some more dudes with heavy weapons, as well as some vehicles. Escalation!!
 

For the record, the paint job was pretty straightforward. Basecoated Mephiston Red, heavily highlighted with Evil Sunz Scarlet, then washed with Nuln Oil, Backpacks and boltguns are Leadbelcher washed with Nuln Oil.
  

These two are the start of a command squad I reckon. We'll see what else Mr. B can come up with for me.


Here's a comparo shot of my 40K scale Blood Drinker with his tiny colleagues.

Scoring:
20x 15mm infantry = 40 points
Sci-Fi section bonus = 20 points
Total: 60 points


Thanks for looking!

 Ooo never seen/heard of 15mm space marines.. Considering 40k is in 28mm, and Epic now is 8mm it feels off to see them in 15mm now ( and why do I want some to paint myself now! ). 

They look the business here for sure, and a quick 60 pts for you
Kyle

15 comments:

  1. Well done. Those are some nice clean prints.

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  2. Well done, it’s handy to blame other gamers isn’t it?

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  3. Lovely work on those reds there, not an easy color to paint at all (I know by own experience)

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  4. Excellent looking 15mm space marines, I love the beaky helmets and studs on the left shoulder, great finish!
    Best Iain

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  5. What's not to like about beakies with shoulder studs!

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  6. Great looking Space Marines, Dallas. That's a lot of detail crammed into a 15mm figure.

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  7. Nice work mate. Beakies are the best!

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  8. Nice looking Blood Drinkers, the deep red is excellent.

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  9. @Kyle, I guess Byron & Co has been playing 40k variant with 15mm for some time now, I guess it totally makes more sense with firing ranges etc.
    @Dallas, great brushwork on these, no wonder you want more of them!

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  10. These look great Kyle and a very interesting scale to use.

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  11. Niiiiiiice!!! Great work Dallas! Some vehicles on the way, surely...but just a couple I expect...for starters...

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  12. Really like those Dallas - 15mm space marines has to be a great idea - does that mean you can get a load of tanks on the table - any 3d printed ones around?

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  13. Great Blood Angels, Dallas. I really like this 15mm malarky as imo the tabletop scale looks way better than 30mm.

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  14. Blood Angels for the win. Love a bit of nostalgia

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