Saturday 17 October 2020

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.


Friday 16 October 2020

What's on the Bench?

 With school starting up again, and my opponent leaving, I found that other than writing up army lists, most of my hobby time has been spent playing World of Tanks Blitz. I mean, it is an utter mind-killer. Games are short, graphics aren't demanding, and it is just really fun. I also spent cash on an event pass, which I never do, and got loads of in game benefits from it. Needless to say, I am really enjoying it, but don't want it to take over. There was a tank on offer for real money, which I bought, and got 14 days of premium pass with it. I left it to the last second so that I have as much of Half Term available to play with premium. 

A couple of weeks ago I had a burst of productivity, but finished nothing. I also had to wash my wet pallet after discovering that they can dry up and go a bit mouldy. I then went back to tanks. Last night I nearly finished a bunch of projects so wanted to post a photo of my bench.


I put together a few of my Iliada Studios buildings, the windmill, the satellite uplink and the oil rigs. Only one of them is based and will be on the table soon. You can also see a handful of their "wasteland gangers" who just need to be sprayed and then they are ready. 

There are three flying drones that need flocking and dry-brushing, and a barkeep from Reaper Bones Miniatures.

The National Trust cards will find a new life as bases for Iliada Studios buildings, once I am happy with how best to attach the buildings, whether to paint and texture the bases first etc.