So these are the last of the fanatic turquoise painted troops and were done with the swooping hawks, they just had their metallic and final detail completed. I still have the original box of Space Dwarves which were also unfortunately called squats. At least GW brought them back as the League of Votann or somesuch, but the are still Space Dwarves to me. This is a kill team of space dwarves. I used the color scheme I wanted for the Van Saar gang on them. I really like there high tech look and still they hit the same notes as the classic dwarves from RT. They have bikers, ancestors, and more...but they look a lot cleaner and less dirty biker.
They are a treat to paint and I had a great time picking out details on them.
They have a pugilist although i gave him a pistol and an axe too. An explosive specialist and a standard fighter with helmet down.
a couple of gunners for fire power and plasma sort of weapons are common for them.
a commo grunt and pathfinder to flank the jarl
Then a back shot of the jump trooper and baggage carrier.
I may try to get another box as I assembled them without trying to mini max the force and went for the rule of cool with them. My favorite is the fellow lugging all the gear for the squad.
I used this truck for the new Blackout game troops, but I also upscaled it on the 3D printer and thought of using it for my genestealer cult force, Imperial Guard, and Necromundia. It is a beast and I do like this truck a lot. I will print more as they will be welcome in most of my forces.
I went with Fantaic desaturated greens and watered them down for an airbrush test.
after a brush highlight I used some of the valeijo rust effect paints to weather it up with scratches, dents and dings.
I did not dust up the tires on this one and tried to give it a worn but clean look.
just three brown paints and i achieved a nice worn chipped paint look
just to show it is upscaled from the previous ones
I did not print up the turret as i want to fabricate a mining impliment at some point for this brute.
The current operators have used it to crush all sorts of obstacles but still wash it on occasion.
I do hate painting vehicles, but I do like how this one turned out.
And here is the current owners of the behemoth
My squad of necromunda prospectors need a ride in the ash wastes and this truck can carry the whole crew. the boss miner has a nice white hard hat so the crew knows the supervisor is on scene.
The champion is sporting a blue safety hard hat because the space dwarves or OSHA compliant... and a niffty bearded skull buckle to match with the soldiers leading off this post.
Two green horns wearing the green hard hats of newbs soo the safety guy knows who may be doing something wrong
an orange helmeted machinist sporting a squad support weapon and supported by three yellow hat crew provide the heart of this workforce.
I used a pale grey for their armour and all wear denim and leather. I made the sleeves of these last four look like flexible rubber. These are definitely only the start of this gang as i do like them a lot and would like to get more to add to the work force.
The only reason there is no more space dwarves in this post is I have none left to paint.
so that is 10 space dwarves for 50 points
8 miners for 40 plus 8 more skulls
the a rough used but clean truck for 20
new skull tally of 141 and 110 points
That turquoise is quite striking but the stand out in this submission for me is the printed truck, which reminds me of something from the post-apoc Fallout game series. Would make a great He3 moon prospector with those gigantic wheels too!
- Paul
- Paul
