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Frostgrave: The Shonen Knives

Posted on 20/01/2016 by sho3box

I dont get involved with a lot of Fantasy projects, but this year Im jumping on board the Frostgrave bandwagon.

Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2016, Citadel, Fantasy, Frostgrave, Mordheim, Shonen Knives, Warhammer | 45 Comments »

I forgot to add this guy to the “miniatures painted in 2015 total” in my last post. Its a gretchin space pirate that was included in the “Oldhammer Legacy Crew“ group project. This guy, along with his twenty seven or so scurvy space dogs are en route to their new owner now. Check out the link for more details on how the project worked.

The criteria for the model was that it had to be a “space pirate” and it had to have a “turquoise” spot colour. The model had to be supplied with a plain black base, so that the person who ended up with the lot can base them in a matching fashion.

The model is a plastic GW gretchin with a Maxmini goblin pirate head. I do like painting greenskins.

Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2015, 40K, Orks, Pirate, Sci-fi | 9 Comments »

2015 = 129 Completed Pieces

Posted on 02/01/2016 by sho3box

I got ~~128~~ 129 miniatures and terrain pieces ready for the tabletop in 2015, as presented below. Click on the images for more details:

#1: Cooper

#2 – #9: Drones

#10: Firebase

#11: Astropath Yerl

#12: Ptera-squirrel

#12 - #??: Sci-Fi Construction Crew pt.1

#13 – #21: Sci-Fi Construction Crew pt.1

#22 – #25: Sci-fi Construction Crew pt.2

#26 – #27: Sci-fi Construction Crew pt.3

Refurbished Robots (rebased and tidied up, not counted in tally)

#28: Walter the Wobot

#29: KNU7, Renegade Robot

#30: Clutches of Chaos Captive

#31: Protester 1

#32: Ex Judge Rico Dredd

#33: Protester 2

#34: Renegade Robot B0L7

#35: Roberto

#36: Benny the Bat-glider

#37 – #40: Imperial Assassins

#41 – #44: Marx Cars of the Future

#45 – #50: Zombiesmith “Rides”

#51: Scotia Grendel “Security Grav Car”

#52 – #53: Hover Taxis

#55 – #57: Speed Raceork, Chim-chim and the Mork 5

#54 – Stub Gun Judge Shaw

#58 – #61: Dark Judge Fear and three mantraps

#62 – #64: Sci-fi Protesters

#65 – #68: Divershuns

#69: Dark Judge Fear Spirit Form

#70: Gargouille

#71 Dark Judge Mortis Spirit Form

#72-#76: Adminstratum

#77: Renegade Servo Droid

#78 – #79: Vinz Clortho and Zuul

#80 – #81: Realmgates

#82: Dark Judge Death Spirit Form

#83: Patrick Swayzork

#84: Dark Judge Fire Spirit Form

#85 – #100 – Brewhouse Bash Props

#101 – 108: Cerebalite Thralls

#109: Rhode Island Red

#110: Cursed Earth Mutant Quaid

#111: Servo Droid VAL-8

#112: Genestealer Test Piece

113: Butler-Bot P3R-C

#114: Ordo Sepulturum Inquisitor Raimi

#115: Cursed Earth Mutant Lazooka Joe

#116: Cassis the Gyrinx

#117: Slann Solo in carbonite

#118: Jokaero

#119 – #128: Sector 13 Terrain (Phase One)

EDIT: I forgot to add this model, as it was sent off to the group project that it was part of just before Xmas.

#129: Gretchin Space Pirate

~~128~~ 129 “items” isnt too bad. About one model every three days sounds alright considering I have to go to work and do all those other dull grown up things. I came off the boil a bit in the second half of the year, largely for a few personal reasons. I need to watch it though, Im slipping. I would like this total to be a figure that remains the low point over coming years. I am hopeful that I can top two hundred this year if I keep my head screwed on a little better. Watch this space.

I have recently been working on a large number of items that are currently in varying stages of completion. I hope to finish a few more of those off early this year, hopefully to kick-start output again.

Thanks to all of the regular commentators and contributors. An individual shout out goes to Mr Saturday with whom I have shared the Judgement Day project with in 2015: long may it continue.

For the sake of comparison, here are the links to previous years tallies and photos:

2014 = 144 finished items

2013 = 192 finished items

2012 = 159 finished items

2011 = 145 finished items

Filed under: Editorial, Miniatures, Terrain | Tagged: 2015, Year in Review | 31 Comments »

Jokaero

Posted on 28/12/2015 by sho3box

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This hi-tech space ape might be my last post of 2015…

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Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2015, 40K, Jokaero, Rogue Trader | 22 Comments »

Slann Solo

Posted on 22/12/2015 by sho3box

“They’ve encased him in Carbonite. He should be quite well protected (and part frog)… if he survived the freezing process.”

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Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2015, Frog, Sci-fi, Slann, Space Frog People, Star Wars | 30 Comments »

Judgement Day Xmas Break

Posted on 17/12/2015 by sho3box

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Mr Saturday and I have agreed to take a short break from the Judgement Day project. With various other commitments at this time of year, we reckon that February first is a good time to pick things up, so Judgement Day #35 will be posted on that date.

The figures below are what we have managed to tag team through for the last while, while also keeping other projects on the boil.

Judge Mortis

Walter the Wobot

Judge Кариев

KNU7: Renegade Robot

Judge Лагранский

Ex Judge Rico Dredd

Judge Александров

KNU7

Judge Борзилов

Benny the Bat-glider

Senior Judge Gogol

Stub Gun Judge

Sov Satellat

Judge Fear and three mantraps

Sov Judge Officer Пашков

Judge Fear Spirit

Orlok the Assassin

Judge Mortis Spirit

Karpov MF7 Sentenoid

Renegade Servo Droid

War Marshal Kazan

Judge Death Spirit

Judge Fire

Judge Fire Spirit

Judge Fear

Rhode Island Red

Judge Death

Quaid

Undercity Terrain

VAL-8

Judge Williams

P3R-C

Undercity Alpha Werewplf

Lazooka Joe

Private Raimi

Hopefully you will join us in February for more 28mm Dredd items (although there will be other items here in the meantime too)

Thanks for your enthusiasm for the project in 2015!

Filed under: Editorial, Miniatures | Tagged: 2000AD, 2015, Dredd, Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd Miniatures Game, Judgement Day, Justice Department, Sci-fi | 9 Comments »

Oh Hai Cassis

Posted on 15/12/2015 by sho3box

Eldar Outcast L’Oreal Wangst and newly psychically bonded gyrinx Cassis step from the “Free Candy” onto the surface of Imp.Reg: 450-495 “Kyaneos” under the watchful eye of Stern Woorning, a squat of questionable honour.

I painted another tiny space cat.

Im involved in an online RPG with some toy soldier buddies at the moment. Its a lovingly prepared framework of shenanigans with the express purpose of encouraging us all to try to make each other laugh, in spaaace. My character – L’Oreal Wangst: Eldar Outcast psychically bonded with a gyrinx recently, so I decided to paint one to match.

This was of course engineered by the GM, who knew that if he put a space cat in the game that I would go for it and that I would likely paint a model for it. So I was either manipulated in an embarassingly transparent fashion or it was simply a win/win situation. I choose to see it as the latter.

Cassis the Gyrinx. The photo is a bit grainy, sorry. Its a tiny model though: thats a 20mm diameter base.

“Cassis” was the smallest miniature feline that I could find in my “Familiars” box. I cant even remember where I got it (if you know then please comment). I think that its technically a “vampire cat”, hence the larger teeth than usual, barely visible in the grainy photo above. Frankly the teeth are barely visible in hand either…

G.I.N.G.E.R, Steeljaw, renowned dreadball coach Mr. D’Arcy, ships gyrinx on the “Dirty Doubloon” Mr Scuttle, Paul, Friskers, Rampage.

My space cat miniature usual suspects to date are shown above (click the image to make them easier to see).

Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2015, 40K, 40K Skirmish, Cat, Familiar, Gyrinx, Rogue Trader, Sci-fi | 22 Comments »

Rare Miniatures For Sale

Posted on 10/12/2015 by sho3box

A brother of a hobbyist friend of mine is going through some very serious medical procedures at the moment. It is putting serious financial pressure on his family at a time when they have a lot more important things to be thinking about.

Some friends and I have supplied some toy soldier items – often limited or unreleased items – for Ebay auction this week, with all proceeds going directly to the family involved. The link to the ‘Love For A Brother’s Brother Charity Thing’ auctions is here.