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Monday 14 March 2011

28mm Scale Painted Tengu Models: "First Contact" or Little Grey Men

...............maybe one is called Paul and let the probing begin.

These come from Tengu Models http://www.tengumodels.co.uk/index.htm and come in a pack of 5 but when I bought them they came with one figure in a spacesuit which I didn't like so I didn't paint him, these are a difficult paint even though there are only 3 colours used in the paonting because there is so little surface detail on the model but they turned out alright. Might be used for an Area 51 escape game based loosely on the movie "Paul" or as evil mind controlling overlords ready to take over the planet (sorry got carried away).

Size and comparison pictures as usual.






L to R, 28mm Copplestone Castings and 28mm Hasslefree Miniatures.





These pictures are for a fellow blogger Obviously Zed who asked for a miniature to be compared with other miniatures and as we are a blogging community I am more than happy to help, he has a great blog and does a great ongoing zombie batrep series, have a look here at his latest batrep  http://obviouslyzed.blogspot.com/


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41 comments:

  1. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)14 March 2011 at 10:01

    I think the look really nice. I like the smooth texture you achieved on them.

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  2. jmilesr14 March 2011 at 10:16

    They are very well done - what ruleset do you use with them?
    Miles

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  3. BigLee14 March 2011 at 10:20

    I like these models. Smooth surfaces can be notoriously hard to paint but I think you did pretty well.

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  4. Unknown14 March 2011 at 10:26

    they look great

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  5. The Angry Lurker14 March 2011 at 10:42

    @jmilesr: Akula's rules, another new set coming out at Salute http://akulasblog.blogspot.com/

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  6. Porky14 March 2011 at 10:43

    Grey aliens are hot stuff right now. WtNW has them as a faction in 15mm. Big Lee's right - you've painted these well.

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  7. Whiteface14 March 2011 at 10:53

    Eek, these grey aliens are evil! I really like them.

    Thank you very much for doing the Pig Iron / Heresy comparison shot. PI may be a tad smaller, but I think they go together pretty good. I am almost out of excuses for not buying the Trenchies and other Heresy minis.

    Whiteface / Oliver

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  8. Alphabeta14 March 2011 at 11:10

    They are smooth, indeed.
    Nice one.

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  9. Vampifan14 March 2011 at 11:23

    Despite your very limited palette they do look good.

    And I totally agree with your comment about us being a community. You're a man after my own heart, Fran!

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  10. The Happy Whisk14 March 2011 at 12:28

    Digging the little alien dudes. Still haven't seen Paul. Love the actors though, so I'm looking forward to it.

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  11. Anonymous14 March 2011 at 12:39

    Those are cool looking aliens, but they look very angry!

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  12. Zombie Ad14 March 2011 at 12:58

    Scary little monsters! Thanks for the Akula link too.

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  13. Andy14 March 2011 at 13:23

    Ooooooh! Really like those models! Must resist urge to shop!

    Good paintjob! Now a battlereport with them in it ;-)

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  14. Ray Rousell14 March 2011 at 13:30

    For gods sake Fran!! What the hell are you doing now??? What's next, little grey aliens off some bad 50's B-movie.........sorry didn't see the pics??!!

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  15. Luckyjoe14 March 2011 at 13:34

    Those came out very nicely. I wish they made them in 15mm.

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  16. duffboi14 March 2011 at 13:47

    Kewl little figures. I like em.

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  17. Bart14 March 2011 at 13:52

    so those grey men come painted alrdy... and my balls are of steel.

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  18. Game Master Rob Adams14 March 2011 at 13:55

    I like the last pic of the aliens. It looks like the one is telling Mr Big to put down his cigar and start crawling on the ground or he'll use the probe. Ouch!

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  19. Erika14 March 2011 at 14:03

    Wow, they look awesome!

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  20. The Angry Lurker14 March 2011 at 14:18

    @Ray Rousell: Thanks for that...... mate?
    @Bart: Must need asbestos underwear in case of a spark caused by friction.

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  21. Justsayin'14 March 2011 at 14:45

    Awesome looking Aliens.

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  22. Merlyy14 March 2011 at 14:51

    They look amazingly detailed.

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  23. Oilfield Trash14 March 2011 at 14:57

    The predator one is pretty bad ass.

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  24. T. Banacek14 March 2011 at 15:48

    Did they come with anal probes?

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  25. Kicking Rocks14 March 2011 at 15:56

    those grays loook great! do they have a mothership?

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  26. Paul´s Bods14 March 2011 at 15:57

    Did they come with anal probes? That is a multi faceted question and I can think of at least two answers.
    Nice little aliens mate...they remind me of the ones from galaxy quest..."it looks like a baby" "what shall we do with it?" Hit it with a rock and then eat it!!"
    Cheers
    Paul

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  27. Devon Davidson14 March 2011 at 16:17

    Awww, I still think you should have painted the other alien just for the sake of completing the set.

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  28. TheHarvester14 March 2011 at 16:19

    lol at the predator. he might fist some aliens ass iam sure

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  29. Chris14 March 2011 at 17:06

    The aliens figurines are creepy

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  30. Choms133714 March 2011 at 17:42

    hahaha epic figure :D

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  31. Skimbosh14 March 2011 at 19:07

    Those aliens would look great (with their red eyes) poking around a hallway or door entrance.

    Hell, even at that size they still freak me out.

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  32. Meghan Moran14 March 2011 at 20:32

    creepy little buggers they are.

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  33. Biff Tanner14 March 2011 at 21:45

    Wow they look great very nice.

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  34. THUNDERCAT14 March 2011 at 21:59

    I wonder what kind of photo editing system was used to enhance these pictures because they are freaking awesome. I can see every miniscule detail like it's right in front of me!

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  35. DJ Kettlety14 March 2011 at 22:52

    These are great figures, and would be ideal for any sci-fi based game. Let's face it these style aliens can be found anywhere from X-Files to Stargate SG1. Think I may have to do some shopping...

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  36. G14 March 2011 at 23:48

    you must have the patience of a saint...cool work

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  37. A Beer for the Shower15 March 2011 at 04:27

    You have a predator miniature! That is so great, it just blew my brain out the back of my skull. Thanks for that.

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  38. Aaron M. Gipson15 March 2011 at 05:22

    I seriously think you could create and fill an entire other blog simply based on the battlefield possibilities you have with your collection. Maybe have people vote for the victor, or have some kind of other way to determine the winner. But it would be funny to see extraterrestrial grays duking it out with Napoleonic era cavalrymen...

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  39. Raw15 March 2011 at 05:49

    Those look awesome.
    You have some of the coolest miniatures ever.

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  40. Major Mack15 March 2011 at 07:10

    nice work

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  41. mekelnborg15 March 2011 at 08:40

    There are many reports of ghosts at places like Gettysburg where 43,000 Americans died over a few days--if the gray aliens were to duke it out with Napoleonic cavalry, or War Between the States infantry, perhaps it would be in a fourth or fifth dimensional form using ethereal bodies and different than normal mortal powers. For all we now it may actually be going on already, but outside our view and reach.

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