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Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/07 05:44:19


Post by: inmygravenimage


Nice Kalyshi, they're fun on pitch though you really want that Captain/Guard in there.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/07 10:27:02


Post by: JoshInJapan


 inmygravenimage wrote:
Nice Kalyshi, they're fun on pitch though you really want that Captain/Guard in there.


She's in the queue, but I'm taking a break after all those mold lines and working on this month's Comp entry.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/10 10:12:52


Post by: JoshInJapan


The first Strider is finished:


It's kind of rough, what with my not being very experienced with vehicles. I'm happy with the heat burn on the flamer, though.

I have another one mostly cleaned up, along with the limited edition resin Rebs sniper I got in the first DZ kickstarter. More pics when I have something worth taking pics of.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/10 10:37:58


Post by: inmygravenimage


Love seeing some DZ action. DEADZONE IS LIFE!


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/10 21:00:53


Post by: JoshInJapan


 inmygravenimage wrote:
Love seeing some DZ action. DEADZONE IS LIFE!


I do love me some Deadzone-- it's my second favorite game (after Frostgrave) of the last twenty years.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/12 12:53:14


Post by: inmygravenimage


The movement system is so elegant. I can see why they ported it over to halo.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/13 01:25:29


Post by: youwashock


Big fan of the Strider. The treatment on the weapons is fantastic ( I do love heat stress) and the subdued color scheme works great.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/13 20:19:33


Post by: JoshInJapan


 youwashock wrote:
Big fan of the Strider. The treatment on the weapons is fantastic ( I do love heat stress) and the subdued color scheme works great.


Thanks! I did the heat stress using standard mini paints, rather than inks over metallics, and it turned out pretty well, IMO. The color scheme is one of my go-to's, based on my (dwindling) selection of craft paints, which I use for larger models.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/14 11:49:35


Post by: PaddyMick


Love the Harlequin dreadnought mate great work! I looked it up, it was citadel journal 39 it first appeared


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/16 22:57:07


Post by: JoshInJapan


 PaddyMick wrote:
Love the Harlequin dreadnought mate great work! I looked it up, it was citadel journal 39 it first appeared


Thanks! It didn't do so well in the Dakka Challenge voting, but it was up against some very, very nice models. I'm glad to have finished it though.

I don't think I have ever seen an issue of Citadel Journal, much less the one you reference. I can only assume the rules were weird and unbalanced, as everything outside of the core books were...


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/19 20:26:17


Post by: JoshInJapan


Lots of fun models so far. Keep up the good work, everyone!

I think this second strider is finished:




I have a lot more walkers in the pipe, but I'm out of 60mm bases. If I get around to having some shipped (there are no local games stores where I live), I can probably get one more done before the end of the month.

In the meantime, I made some progress on the Rebs sniper-- seen kneeling beside the Strider. I'm basing her colors on Zoe Washburn from Firefly. She's resin, so of course the barrel of her gun snapped off almost as soon as I start working on her. I need to replace the drill bit I broke working on the Harlie Dread last month before I replace it with something more durable-- every bit I have is either too big or too small.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/20 10:19:33


Post by: Vejut


Walkers looking good! On the missing drill bits, isn't that always how it seems to go?


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/20 10:47:18


Post by: inmygravenimage


Very excited to see Zoe. I'm fairly sure I have an extra reb sniper rifle if you need one.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/20 20:10:51


Post by: JoshInJapan


Vejut wrote:Walkers looking good! On the missing drill bits, isn't that always how it seems to go?


I suppose I was lucky, as I'd been using that particular bit for years. Hopefully the local hobby shop still carries micro-drill bits...

inmygravenimage wrote:Very excited to see Zoe. I'm fairly sure I have an extra reb sniper rifle if you need one.


Thanks, but I'm going to just drill it out and put in a bit of wire. That will work just fine at tabletop distances, I think.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/24 09:23:04


Post by: JoshInJapan


I reckon these guys are as done as they are going to get:






I don't have any more 60mm bases, and my usual online sources in Japan don't seem to have any in stock, so that's it for walkers, at least for now. The sniper is almost done, I just need to finish her weapon. She should be ready to share over the weekend.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/24 16:42:04


Post by: IGtR=


Love the walkers, and the representation of Deadzone!

Thanks for sharing


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/25 22:32:51


Post by: inmygravenimage


They look tremendous. Given what a pig they are to build, too, poses are fab.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/26 10:20:47


Post by: JoshInJapan


 inmygravenimage wrote:
They look tremendous. Given what a pig they are to build, too, poses are fab.


Possibly the only positive effect of snapping off that drill bit: the next size up allows a bit of play when pinning models, so the legs were easier to get together than they might otherwise have been.

I did pick up a smaller drill bit, allowing me to add a bit of wire and finally finish this limited edition Rebs sniper for Deadzone:


I need to start photographing models during the day to take advantage of ambient light...

I also managed to crank out this Marionette Phantom, also for DZ:



It's a lot more blue in real life. I picked this model up along with the Tigrax Outrider, as I am an unrepentant completist regarding Deadzone.

I'm not buying many minis these days, as my backlog is truly frightening. I am, however, continuing to buy rulesets that may or may not ever get played. The most recent arrival is Forbidden Psalm, a post-apoc setting with heavy RPG overtones. The first scenario in the book requires corpse markers, which inspired me get these done:



These are from the Sedition Wars terrain set. I have never played SW (I suspect that I'm not alone in that), but I like all the stuff that came in the box. The terrain set is particularly nice for SF scatter. I'll be a little sad, I think, when I finally get it all done.

Here is everything from this weekend all together:


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/26 21:22:16


Post by: inmygravenimage


Very nice. I like your asterian scheme, even if it is actually bluer than that. The tigrax is a bonkers model. You say you're a completist, are you missing any of the promo figs? I have some knocking about.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/26 22:48:34


Post by: JoshInJapan


 inmygravenimage wrote:
Very nice. I like your asterian scheme, even if it is actually bluer than that. The tigrax is a bonkers model. You say you're a completist, are you missing any of the promo figs? I have some knocking about.


Are you talking about the 1st edition stuff, like the Plague Enforcer or the casualties? I think I have everything of that vintage. I may be missing a few of the mercs from 2e on, and I never got into Star Saga, though.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/26 22:49:30


Post by: Llamahead


Those markers are gory. Excellent for horror.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/27 05:43:57


Post by: inmygravenimage


I was thinking mercs, of which I do have some spare.


Josh paints Striders for Deadzone! @ 2024/05/27 19:48:37


Post by: youwashock


Nice to see SW make an appearance. Most of the models were pretty cool. The game? Who knows. The Marionette is sweet, too. And I feel your pain on the backlog front. So many models, so little time.