Friday, 31 August 2012

15mm Sci-Fi US Deep Strike Colonial Marines.

These boys are from Khurasan and are now up to platoon level with vehicles (I need to get more) plus gunship support. I liked the way they looked and would like more to be added to the range but I doubt it, I will be adding more marines in less bulky armour as well for Recon duties.

Have painted them quite basically denoting marines but also for the simple sci-fi look I want, although this will be challenged by the paint job I decided with the alien Garn!

I may have to add a unit emblem to the armour and also I need to find some rules, I need simple and small like the genius AKULA rules........




Platoon leader or sergeant....



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45 comments:

  1. Unknown31 August 2012 at 10:27

    I like the way you've painted up those helmets the highlights on the curve are excellent.

    Nice to have you back posting at the regular time. Missed you out here in the mornings ya big Irishman!

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    1. The Angry Lurker31 August 2012 at 10:52

      It's this shift pattern Anne, I'm all over the fecking place!

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  2. Laughing Ferret31 August 2012 at 10:30

    I liek those, nicely painted too!
    Khurusan is dangerous- I am tempted by almost everything they make.

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  3. Anonymous31 August 2012 at 10:44

    Nice job as always Mr Angry! Khurusan do do some very tempting figures.

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  4. Sidney Roundwood31 August 2012 at 10:57

    Those look really smart, Fran. The helmets are excellent - I love the way you caught the light on those. Splendid stuff!

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  5. Mark31 August 2012 at 10:57

    Adding an emblem to those things is going to be tricky, but probably not as tricky as finding simple rules.

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  6. TamsinP31 August 2012 at 10:57

    Nice, simple paint job Fran. Now for some bugs for them to hunt :)

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  7. Olivr31 August 2012 at 11:09

    Nice. Very good job for this one. haha

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  8. Monty31 August 2012 at 11:17

    Very effective work, Lurker...

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  9. Clint31 August 2012 at 11:19

    You have done well there mate they look great.

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  10. professional failure31 August 2012 at 11:37

    Nice to see you drifting away from the WWII stuff (not that I hated it). This shows more well-roundedness in your skill, and boy are the skills good!

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  11. Alex J. Cavanaugh31 August 2012 at 11:43

    Very cool! Damn, I want the big gun.

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  12. Adam31 August 2012 at 12:09

    Now we're talking. Nice fire power. I really like the helmets as well, but the entire paintjob is great.

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  13. Rodger31 August 2012 at 12:43

    Now they are cool. Very nice work there Mr L.

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  14. Thanos31 August 2012 at 12:49

    wow!!! Grey and blue, as the Southern rebels!
    Fran, that's an excellent work. I am really pleased with it. Well done mate!

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  15. AguiLeon.com31 August 2012 at 12:51

    cool look like astronomy army lol

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  16. WarRaptor31 August 2012 at 12:56

    Cool Angry. Looks like they are ready to kick some alien ass.

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  17. Chris C.31 August 2012 at 12:56

    Really well done!

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  18. Trey31 August 2012 at 12:57

    They look ready for a hostile environment, for sure.

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  19. Anonymous31 August 2012 at 13:03

    very cool, those helmets are pretty great!

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  20. Paul´s Bods31 August 2012 at 13:07

    Look great. If I had one of them helmets on I´d be worried about banging into a door frame...
    Cheers
    paul

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    1. The Angry Lurker31 August 2012 at 13:45

      I think the feckers would have trouble with the door frame!

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  21. MIK31 August 2012 at 13:20

    These are some of my favorite 15mm sci-fi troopers right now, nice to see them painted up so well here.

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  22. Pat Hatt31 August 2012 at 14:25

    No alien will escape that big gun, unless they are big aliens I suppose haha

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  23. Bersercules31 August 2012 at 14:41

    You definitely went the right way painting them "simple"! There towed down grey makes them look awesome! And the blue you used on the visors is the best!!

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  24. The Extraordinarii31 August 2012 at 15:12

    these look nice man, like the blue domes.

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  25. Simon Quinton 31 August 2012 at 15:33

    They look Brilliant. These guys always remind of the dudes from the end of Aliens 3

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  26. The Dark Templar31 August 2012 at 15:44

    What superb models, and a cracking paint job to boot!
    There's something very SPECTRE about them.

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  27. Jay31 August 2012 at 16:07

    Hail General, Fran(cioso)! The Franonian marine field uniform with its beautifully clear helmet dome will strike fear into the hearts of any and all species who would dare not submit to Franonian Law. Franonia forever!!

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  28. Sean31 August 2012 at 16:45

    Really nice work on the helmet dome things.

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  29. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)31 August 2012 at 17:26

    Those look great Fran! Helmets look cool and really like the guy kneeling.

    Christopher

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  30. GaryA31 August 2012 at 19:34

    Nice job and nice figures. A few months ago I'd have dismissed Sci-Fi as a gaming genre, but now I'm more than passingly interested. What rules do you use?

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  31. Chris31 August 2012 at 19:41

    Minis look good as for simple rules...
    http://thegamesshed.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/fubar-one-page-sfmodern-rules/
    F.U.B.A.R. is a great fast system, it's what my friends and I use. The rules can be easily tailored to fit your setting and are a breeze to learn. Can't beat one page rules.

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    1. GaryA31 August 2012 at 21:21

      Thanks for that Chris, I'm off to try'em!

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    2. The Angry Lurker1 September 2012 at 09:16

      Thanks for that, I'll give them a try!

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  32. Curt31 August 2012 at 21:12

    Great paint scheme! I really like how the blue bubble-visor is set off from the greys and red. Very nice.

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  33. Michael Awdry31 August 2012 at 21:28

    Outstanding Francis! Love the paint job on these, the helmets are particularly effective.

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  34. Mike31 August 2012 at 21:56

    Another good group of figures; the color choices look great for Sci-Fi. How many figures do you plan to put on the table?

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  35. T. Banacek31 August 2012 at 23:19

    I wonder if they'd still be called jarheads. Maybe bubbleheads.

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  36. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn1 September 2012 at 03:43

    great work fran. I hope that these men are from the future solar power of Frannonia, of coarse they can now have an intersteller war with those bugs and not some pesky rayonians... or did their leadership flee earth only to return with an army of hideous clones.

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  37. DWei1 September 2012 at 06:40

    Look how opaque those helmets are. I wonder how you could even see out of them.

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  38. MrLee3 September 2012 at 21:37

    Holy crap.. can't believe I missed these.. they are great! Love the blue helms especially! Really came out nicely!

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