Ikka's junkyard

[MusingWarboss]

Yup- the Robotech/Macross Mecha were liscensed by FASA in the 80s for Battletech and the Ost-series of Mechs (Ostscout, Ostroc, Ostsol, Ostwar) were based off of the Zentraedi Tactical or Regult Battlepods, with the Marauder Mech being base off of the Officer or Glaug Battlepod. Then the whole Harmony Gold debacle happened, which meant that the original artwork for a bunch of BT Mechs was considered improperly licensed, resulting in the Unseen and later Reseen, after HG lost its lawsuits.

Fascinating. I’ve just read up on it. What an absolute mess. Just goes to show that when things get licenced out, then counter licensed then those deals end and get picked up it starts to get super complicated as to who owned what, when and if they were allowed to pass those on again in the first place!!

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Yeah, it was a big deal for a long time in the various BT communities- lots of older players wanted to have the Unseen Mechs back because of nostalgia (they were heavily featured in the early BT novels). Thankfully the whole issue is now done and Harmony Gold can go suck it.

Anyway, got some Necro stuff done. Crazy shotgun merc and five rando cultist gunners.

Hopefully looking to get these painted next month....
4 Inquisition henchmen and 2 dogs
6 Orlock gangers
1 Neuro-mancer and 6 neuro-plague zombies
1 Deathwatch Space Marine (Star Phantom) and 1 Heresy-era Raven Guard Assault Marine

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Managed to get everything bar the marines finished. July was a seriously meh hobby month, way too much travelling for family vacations to get anything more than this done. Hopefully August will be better because I'll be trying to get a lot done-
16 Van Saar gangers, 1 Arachni-rig, 3 cyber-arachnids
5 Suppressor patrolmen, 3 regular Enforcers
5 uphive hunters
1 Heavy Outlands Transport
and carrying over from last month the two SM
1 Deathwatch Space Marine (Star Phantom), 1 Heresy-era Raven Guard Assault Marine

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Finished off a bunch this month- Enforcers, Van Saar, some Inquisition randos, a couple of SM for RPG games I'm playing, and a converted Buzz Lightyear van. Next month is ten Escher and then...probably a bunch of Arbites/Naval Breachers. And a couple of UrbanMech LAMs.

 

[cainex1]

And you're not going to put them under a black light for us?!

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Ha, its just Vallejo Fluor paints. The pics make the dark grey almost black and the orange/green much more vibrant than it is in real life- both are more varied in person and not so day-glo/dark.

 

[cainex1]

If you get a chance try them out, I'll bet they pop really well. Makes me think I might have to get them for my various lenses, because Vallejo is great and the color is really rich.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

For September, late posting here, got a speed-painted D&D executioner, some Escher, and my Buzz Lightyear cargo shuttle turned Arbites deployment shuttle. Next month, ie- this month, the Arbites will be painted.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

October output- Arbites and various dogs/servo-skulls, and two minis I did for a horror-theme painting competition- Nyarlathotep of the Cthulhu Mythos and Death.

Up next, Imperial Breachers and a couple of Inquisitors, plus an Armiger or two if I have the time.

 

[cainex1]

That gangly fella looks a little unhealthy, a bit pale of the face
Also, I got a load of the Puppets War heads for my Enforcers too.. they just look so right.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Also, I got a load of the Puppets War heads for my Enforcers too.. they just look so right.

It's the regular GW Exaction/Subductor squads. I like the puppetwars heads, but haven't got their enforcer ones yet.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Getting some hobbying done before the holidays, mainly building and priming so that my pile of....potential is ready to be painted in the coming new year.

Word Bearers Daemon-Apostle. Quick and easy kitbash that had been sitting on my desk for a year without putting the worbla thermo-plastic prayer-parchments on him. Finally did that so now my long running Word Bearers war band is pretty much ready to paint.

Necromunda Spiderken. A tribe of outcasts that worship/cultivate the sump spiders. Another simple kitbash, using Warcry Tarantulous Brood members with Esher upgrade bits.

 

[dwbullock]

For a quick minute, I was trying to determine why you stuck Fritos on that Apostle.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

That has been a comment from several people...

 

[Lord_Ikka]

November's completions - Inquisitor Coteaz and his psyber-eagle count-as, Inquisitor Draxus, and 20 Imperial Navy Breachers.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Here's what I'm hoping to get done in December (slightly ambitious because of holiday stuff, but I have a paint scheme ready for all but four of the models so probably doable). My yaktribe contest entry of two statues, 2 Death-Cult Assassins, 1 Navigator, 1 RT Medic, and 12 Imperial Agents (1 Mystic Stave, 3 Eviscerators, 1 Multi-melta servitor, 1 heavy bolter servitor, 6 regular/plasma pistol agents). Pics are terrible for these, sorry. Going to have to work on my picture taking skills in the new year.

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Finished my statutes for the yakcomp and two models for a local comp- a winter wonderland model (anything holiday/winter themed) and a "growth" model (take an old model and either repaint it or use it as inspiration). My growth model is based off one of my first DnD minis, a swashbuckler. Not only is the original model old, including losing his third or fourth sword, but his next incarnation proves that not all adventurers retire to a happy ending.

 

[cainex1]

Rightly festive!

 

[Lord_Ikka]

Holidays got a little crazy, so I only managed to finish up this Navigator/Imperial Agents yesterday.