28mm Appleseed: Deunan and Briareos

I recently watched the three Appleseed films.

Appleseed (ova 1988): Your basic cliché 80's Tasic Anime Cyberpunk anime.

Appleseed (2004): A film that pioneered the use of Computer Generated 3d imagery....so its rather cringe-worthy visually. The plot and characters also make no sense.

Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007): The best of the three. Uses 3d graphics again, but it looks good thing time round! Also its just generally better written. If your going to watch one, it should be this one.

Yeah, well, yeah...one line reviews aside, after watching those films I dug out an old miniature of the main characters that I must have had for 5 or 6 years now. I got it from Ground Zero Games at the Salute wargames show the first time I went.

The miniature painted up really nicely. Sorry about the crap photos. Not sure what went wrong there....but believe it or not the model looks all right in person!

I'm going to stat the pair up for Necromunda at some point. I think I can slide them into my home-brewed 'mash-up' Post-Apocaliptic setting, probably as Enclave officers.

The anime super-girl Deunan Knute, atop the shoulder of her giant rabbit-cyborg lover Briareos Hecatonchires.

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Magnets!

One more thing. I have now started storing my model ships in tins by magnetising their bases. Its a much better way of doing it, both cheaper than foam storage and less likely to break their masts as they dont move at all or have to rest against any surface.

Ironclad Update

I posted up a few almost-finished Ironclads the other day...here they are finished!















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Some more 1:2400 scale Warships

Hey All,

I've been painting a few ships this week.

All of the models are 1/2400th scale and by Tumbling Dice.

Most are unfinished, needing their flags, names ect.

First up, the HMS Alexandra (in Channel Fleet colours)


The HMS Temeraire




HMS Inflexible




Peter the Great finished


And three old Russian Steamships-of-the-line. Two 2nd Rates and a 1st Rate.



I very much enjoyed doing the Checks on these.



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Reading. Warfare. 2012.

Well. I'm off to Reading for Warfare 2012. Cheerio!

Polish Home Army (Flames of War)

Hey all. Here are some (rather bad) photos of my Polish Flames of War Battalion.


The Force all together.


The Armoured Support.


The Mortar Battery


The Machine Gun Battery


The 'Cursed Soldiers


The Anti-Tank Guns


A Hetzer


Many Brave Poles.


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Waste-landers and Raiders [Part 4]

Hey all.

Some more Post-Apocalyptic types. Enjoy!

Wasteland Sniper
First up an old GW figure. I painted it forever-ago, and have recently re-based it onto a hex. I rather like the figure.






Mr. Buttonsworth esq.
Next is a figure I converted for a RPG session. The Story was that he was a Millitary Robot that repaired itself with parts from a Museam Tourguide robot, resulting in him having delusions of being a kind-hearted Victorian String factory owner - determined to protect and look after the workers* in his factory**, with his revolver***.

* The workers were a bunch of Wastelanders who lived with his delusions due to the protection and food that he provided.
** His 'factory' was in fact a bunch of ruined buildings. The robot spent most of his time at his 'desk' in his 'office'....he stood in the middle of a ruined room.
*** His revolver was in fact a powerful laser cannon, which he insisted on reloading every six shots. You cant really reload the laser in question, so the robot just made 'reloading' sounds.



R3-B4
This model is just a plastic toy I found on the floor of my garage that I decided to paint up. Looks really nice considering.


 The Doc
A very nice miniature from Copplestone in a very badly taken photograph. This chap has yet to grace the gaming table, but Im sure he will before too long.




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Waste-landers and Raiders [Part 3]

A Few more Post-Apocalyptic Miniatures.

A Local Big-Time Crime Lord, and his bodyguards.




This is a miniature from Foundry's Street Violence Range. Took me forever to build up the enthusiasm to paint this one. Not sure why. Its a lovely miniature.



Another Foundry Street Violence Miniature. I use it as Jesus the Second.



I have no idea where this miniature is from. I like it though.


A Necromunda Figure by Games Workshop. I've cut down the knife into a knuckle duster.

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Waste-landers and Raiders [Part 2]

A few more pictures.

Although better off, with the best clothes, food, weapons, and bodyguards that money can by, this lot are all Waste-landers none the same.

Waste-landers and Raiders [Part 1]

What sort of Post-Apocalyptic Nightmare would it be without ragedy looking Wasteland Dwellers?

Well, here are a few of mine.


A band of Raiders


A Raider. A Repainted HorrorClix figure. Im not a fan of rubbery figures, but I do really rather like this one.


Another Raider. Its converted from a Saxon.


This Raider has a bow. Its another Saxon.


Yet another Raider. This one is a model by GZG, with interesting armour and a nice gun. Very small though - 25mm to the eye, not that that matters really, because, you know, there are shorter people in the world.


This one is a Copplestone Miniature. Like every miniature that wonderful man produces, it is lovely. I must have two dozen of the things waiting to be painted. Rather looking forward to.



Finally, a chap with a shotgun and a big Oriental style hat. Its a miniature from EM4.

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