Mines, Bombs and Boobytraps

Posted on 30/09/2009 by sho3box
"Achtung! Minen!"

"Achtung! Minen!"

 I am in the process of assembling a lot of smaller pieces of characterful terrain to give my tabletop gaming a little more visual interest and to function as encounter markers, scenario objectives etc.  Trixie and the Zombie Crows are other parts of the same project.  

Unexploded Bombs

Unexploded Bombs

With that in mind I picked up the limited editon box of Mines, Bombs and Boobytraps that GW released in conjunction with their Planetstrike promotion this summmer.  I have very little interest in ever playing Planetstrike but this little set was too cool to pass up. 

Mines

Mines

 I got the lot (22 pieces) painted up over the course of an evening in front of the TV.  They provide interest on the table and look good I think.

Boobytraps: note the concealed grenades

Boobytraps: note the concealed grenades

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Sin Eater Chaos Terminator Squad Romero

Posted on 27/09/2009 by sho3box
Sin Eater Terminator with Combi-melta and Lightning Claw

Sin Eater Terminator with Combi-melta and Lightning Claw

 

Squad Romero was painted in late 1999 as the ongoing development of my 40k Nurgle Chaos army, the Sin Eaters.  At the time I was playing a lot of 40k but even then, Terminators were never really that competitive a choice for the tournament games that I was playing.  I couldnt resist painting these guys up however: they are cool figures.

Sin Eater terminators armed with Heavy Flamer, combi-Bolter and Lightning Claws.

Sin Eater terminators armed with Heavy Flamer, combi-Bolter and Lightning Claws.

I bought the figures even further back than that: in 1993 or 1994.  The zombie heads from the GW sprue obviously came later than that (was that sprue released in 1999?).

Side view of a colossal Chaos Terminator weapon (Combi-Melta).

Side view of a colossal Chaos Terminator weapon (Combi-Melta).

Sin Eater Terminator with Combi-Flamer and Sergeant Romero armed with Combi-Bolter and Chainfist

Sin Eater Terminator with Combi-Flamer and Sergeant Romero armed with Combi-Bolter and Chainfist.

Sgt. Romero is the only figure here with its original head… in case anyone was wondering.

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Trixie MacGuffin

Posted on 18/09/2009 by sho3box
Trixie MacGuffin: Damsel in Distress

Trixie MacGuffin: Damsel in Distress

I have been putting together some scenery for gaming with recently.  Not a lot of big items, mostly just premade bits and pieces like GW craters and other similar stuff.  In particular I have been getting together some small terrain markers to serve game purposes such as enounter markers, denoting radioactive or toxic areas, scenario objectives etc, a bit like the Zombie Crows from a little while back.  Trixie above fits nicely under “scenario objectives”.

Trixie is promotional resin figure available from Ramshackle Games.  They have loads of cool post-apocalyptic stuff for good prices.  Recommended.

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Warlord Titan and Imperial Navy

Posted on 02/09/2009 by sho3box
Traitor Warlord Titan of the ? Legion

Traitor Warlord Titan of the ? Legion

Rounding up the shots of my Epic scale stuff (for a while) are my titan and navy support units for my traitor Sin Eater space marines.  The titan and attendant navy units colour scheme is more or less an inversion of the Sin Eaters in a effort to tie them together pallete wise at least.  I never named either my traitor titan legion or this particular Warlord: I really should come up with something…

Warlord rear view. Note the Sin Eater Marines at its feet.

Warlord rear view. Note the Sin Eater Marines at its feet.

The navy units have the same scheme as the legion as they are intended to represent Praetorian or Skitarii titan legion support troopers.  The fighters and bombers are EM4 miniatures rather than “official” GW stuff, not that it matters.

Lightning Fighters

Lightning Fighters

Marauder Bombers

Marauder Bombers

Thunderbolt Fighters

Thunderbolt Fighters

Marauder Bombers

Marauder Bombers

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