Scoutdad's Minis projects (was latest works in progress)

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Wed May 26, 2010 1:13 am

Here's my latest ongoing project:

Kzinti attrition units on the workbench...

Kzinti TAAS fighters, Kzinti Needle PFs, and Kzinti Shuttlecraft

It may take a while to finish these as they are fill-in between a couple of special commissions (photos later) and a couple of additional masters; but I'll post updates as work progresses.

wedge_hammersteel · Post by **wedge_hammersteel** » Wed May 26, 2010 1:20 am

Lookin good. I especially like the kzinti pf's.

However, I dont think you have enough juggys.

Rick Smith · Post by **Rick Smith** » Wed May 26, 2010 1:59 am

awesome!

Rick Smith · Post by **Rick Smith** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:05 am

wait, did you scratch build those pfs, scoutdad? or are they going to be available sometime soonish?

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:08 am

wedge_hammersteel wrote:I especially like the kzinti pf's.

Yeah, I'm quite proud of those. I wish I had two more flotillas worth, but you make so with what you have.

I need to plan a huge PF battle someday, just so I can break out all the PFs (and psuedo-PF's) I've got.

Burt wrote:However, I dont think you have enough juggys.

There's actually two more floating around somewhere... one pewter and one of the small resins ones.

I'm working on a deal to obtain one of he large resin ones, but it still hasn't come through yet.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Wed May 26, 2010 3:35 am

Rick Smith wrote:wait, did you scratch build those pfs, scoutdad? or are they going to be available sometime soonish?

No. I lucked into several blisters of original TFG PFs on ebay a couple years ago.
I have 2 flotillas of Kzinti...
2 flotillas of Klingon...
3 flotillas of 8 Lyrans...
(6 standard, one leader, and one scout variant in each flotilla)
3 flotillas of 8 Hydrans...
(6 standard, one leader, and one scout variant in each flotilla)

and then I have 2 flotillas of elite scale Warbirds I use as Romulan Centurian PFs...
2 flotillas worth of elite Skyhawks that I use as Romulan Starhawk PFs...
2 flotillas of elite Tholians...
2 flotillas of elite Orions...

OGOPTIMUS · Post by **OGOPTIMUS** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:40 am

Very cool. Nice to see you back in the swing of painting up minis.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Wed May 26, 2010 5:57 am

I'm glad those Kzinti PF's I traded you went to such a good home and are going to see a game-table someday (unlike at mine). They are looking good, even just in basecoat.

Do you often do mini work in bare feet? Must be a Southern-boy thing...

Dan Ibekwe · Post by **Dan Ibekwe** » Wed May 26, 2010 7:34 am

Very impressive. How are you going to base the PFs? I've had some for years and never found a good solution.

djdood beat me to it about the lack of footwear

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Wed May 26, 2010 8:47 am

PF basing:
Most of the current crop of PFs is mounted on custom made bases... I'll post photos later - so these will probably be done the same way.

Feets in the photo:
I didn't even realize that... but leave it to Will to notice!

It's a southern thing. As soon as we get home from work, the shoes come off.
It comes from having to wear hand-me-down shoes when we were young and walked five miles each way to school... all of it uphill... in hte snow, year round...

Workbench:
Funny that... most of the photos I've taken of the stuff in progress show hints of whats to come.

Krellex · Post by **Krellex** » Wed May 26, 2010 1:51 pm

Two of the Juggies in the background appear to be *ahem* making more Juggies.

Rick Smith · Post by **Rick Smith** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:58 pm

Lucky indeed! Can't wait to see more of the PFs.

Scoutdad wrote:
Rick Smith wrote:wait, did you scratch build those pfs, scoutdad? or are they going to be available sometime soonish?
No. I lucked into several blisters of original TFG PFs on ebay a couple years ago.
I have 2 flotillas of Kzinti...
2 flotillas of Klingon...
3 flotillas of 8 Lyrans...
(6 standard, one leader, and one scout variant in each flotilla)
3 flotillas of 8 Hydrans...
(6 standard, one leader, and one scout variant in each flotilla)

and then I have 2 flotillas of elite scale Warbirds I use as Romulan Centurian PFs...
2 flotillas worth of elite Skyhawks that I use as Romulan Starhawk PFs...
2 flotillas of elite Tholians...
2 flotillas of elite Orions...

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:22 pm

OK... I had to go ahead and finish one TAAS, just to verify that my desired color scheme would be satisfactory:
Overhead view:

Forward view:

Just a quick and dirty job. This one'll probably be dipped and redone and the others will be completed more carefully. But the color test was sucessful.

yockbo · Post by **yockbo** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:50 pm

Having never used mini's in playing SFB or FC, how do you all handle stacking?

Savedfromwhat · Post by **Savedfromwhat** » Wed May 26, 2010 5:36 pm

That is the main problem with using miniatures in a wargame like this, you can't stack. We usually jut pull one of the minis off the table and move it a good distance away on the board leaving it the correct facing.