I have been painting post-apocalyptic figures off and on for at least 5 years this go 'round; I just like the fact that they go so well with terrain you make yourself from junk. I am playing in a Rogue Trader Fallout game at this year's
Oldhammer weekend, so I thought I'd take some photos and get things in one place. Here, then, are a selection of my relevant figures and scenery. More later this month, hopefully.
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| Likewise. |
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| Commandos -- ATTACK! Figures by Reaper. |
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| I forget. Picked up a job lot. |
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| Figures by Citadel and em-4. |
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| Reaper again. |
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| Copplestone again. |
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| Citadel. Smell the retro. |
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| Rogue Trader adventurers! |
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| The Necromunda bounty hunters had so much story. This guy is clearly a former Delaque. |
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| All by em-4. |
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| Kitbash, Prince August, Prince August, em-4. |
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| Body and head from a Gripping Beast dark age warrior, backpack from a Warzone figure, tommy gun from Hasslefree. |
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| em-4 / unknown |
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| Unknown / Copplestone |
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| Copplestone |
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Fantasy Forge / Scotia Grendel.
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Most of these models are a mix of em-4/Grenadier and Copplestone. This gives them a nice unified appearance, because of course Mark Copplestone sculpted the original Grenadier line that later went to em-4.
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| God I feel good about this picture. Em-4 again (or maybe original Grenadier?) |
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| I should make one of these my banner. |
To see all that work culminating in what is, basically, a completed project ... well, it's very inspiring for me.
I particularly like the Gripping Beast one. Repurposed fantasy models in sci-fi always seem to work well. Lot of familiar faces there - I have quite a few of those myself.
ReplyDeleteI have hacked a few historical and fantasy minis into post-apoc characters. It's tough, though; you want to avoid looking like a fantasy model with a gun stuck on. You don't have to make a huge lot of changes, but there has to be something to set the tone. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but I know it when I see it, you know?
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