Iliada Studios buildings and other terrain

Another couple of projects that I managed to finish tonight. I found myself with the opportunity to have two sessions this weekend where I will have something to watch and listen to that doesn't require much attention. This is perfect for hobby time. Tonight has been good, although with my middle deciding to test positive for COVID today, tomorrow's time might be taken up with unfortunate prep-work for covering my job on Monday. 

Something dodgy going on. Cultists? Black market exchange? Unsure. But this ancient stone ring likely had some local significance before humanity found this place.

A few more buildings with which to build a bustling interstellar settlement.

I really like these. I have a couple of other things on the bench that I hope to get finished soon. Easter is in a week and I intend to get plenty of things finished during that two week break.

Tonight I also added clump foliage to my latest batch of tree stands. They look okay but I will leave them overnight to dry. I also based up and textured the bases of another squad of Soviet infantry and a bunch of vehicles. 

Iliada Game Studios Buildings and some road.

 I have been doing a bit of reading over the summer and haven't really felt like spending evenings doing much by way of painting or playing. I will get back into it asap. I have a few projects that I have just completed though, and an experiment that I will show another time. 

Black Gold - Curtesy of Iliada Game Studios.

These have been knocking around for a little while and I just needed to add some flock really. I did it today with the great weather so I did it outside. Dried very quickly, while trying to figure out my storage solution for my miniatures. They will probably be useful as objectives. These are the Iliada Game Studios models, and while they dwarf my 6mm miniatures a bit I think they work.

 

Drones and Gangers? 6mm Sci Fi

One of the projects I got done this week was my drones. I have had these things and the idea knocking around my bits box and head for ages. They are clips to hang Christmas cards on striped, festive string that you put up at the end of the year. I saw them years ago and immediately thought "drone". It has just taken years to actually go for it. The rocks on the base are from Ikea and are originally pink. I chopped up paper clips for flight stands and I'm not sure I like them. Painted black.

However, I would hate to be on the receiving end of these bad boys.

I also finished my Iliada Studios gangers. I tried to give them a Fallout sort of colour scheme. Blue and Yellow, a la the bunkers. 

The windmill. Possibly my favourite terrain that I have ever bought.

Guarding their supplies. These are made from little bits of wood that came out of window and door holes in my MDF Normandy buildings. The more little bits of cargo I can litter around the better.

Iliada Game Studio order

I have been following Iliada Game Studios for a few years now, and one of my only regrets regarding my science fiction gaming is that I never ordered some of his original Mars miniatures, before he pioneered MDF miniatures. I don't know why I never pulled the trigger. For a while now I have been impressed with the laser-cut buildings, and now the Afterwinds setting. So, with birthday money in hand, I went online and put a tentative order in, expecting to be happy.

I was not disappointed.

I was unsure about the size of these, but they are cool. Annoyingly I tried straightening out a gun and snapped it. But I will just have a long barreled and short barreled gun.

This is how I expected it to be. Normal feeling MDF. I love the aesthetic, and am excited about having some oil drilling settlements.

I bought some doors and fans to add to buildings. I wanted the wind-turbine thing, and I wanted to try out a satellite uplink. They are so unbelievably thin. They terrify me!! However, online they look absolutely gorgeous. I might need to just think about how I store things now.

 This is the pack of "Mediterranean buildings". They will look good dotted around my galaxy. Again, very thin. But they look durable enough when built.

Ali kept me updated, and shipping was fast. It cost $15 to ship, which felt steep, but I didn't experiment to see when that $15 ticked higher. It might be more cost effective in the long run if I do larger orders.