MedMos' WIP - the slowjuicer of Plogs

[MedMos]

One more guy. The set has both left- and right-handed grenade arms, so the minute I saw that I realised I would have to build a sergeant with a grenade in each hand. Sorry for the blurry picture...

Sergeant Pineapple?

• MedMos
• Jun 2, 2024
• vostroyan

Grenades all 'round!

"Ok, let's go then!"

 

[Ben_S]

I don't have the command/heavy weapons box, but it does give some more bodies and arms.

I liked the basic infantry set. I found them very easy to paint up simply. But I still haven't got through the whole of one box...

 

[MedMos]

@Ben_S It would probably be a good buy, both for variety and the heavy weapons. But I'm also looking at the cavalry box, for some rough riders... And suddenly my goal for a very cheap army goes down to just a cheap army. Oh well, I'll probably end up getting another box, but for now I've got plenty of hobby stuff to mess around with.

 

[cainex1]

One more guy. The set has both left- and right-handed grenade arms, so the minute I saw that I realised I would have to build a sergeant with a grenade in each hand. Sorry for the blurry picture...

Sergeant Pineapple?

• MedMos
• Jun 2, 2024
• vostroyan

Grenades all 'round!

"Ok, let's go then!"

Thumbs up all around!

 

[MedMos]

I've build two 10-man squads and started on some command models.

Command options

• MedMos
• Jun 7, 2024
• vostroyan

Platoon commander and assorted veteran guardsmen

From left to right: medic with chainsword; platoon commander with power fist, holstered pistol and pointy finger of command; standard bearer with chainsword, for now without banner; veteran with master vox and lasgun. I need to fill out some options, like a few veterans with special weapons and a heavy weapons team, for the full array of things available to a platoon commander. But for now that's 24 models built, so first box down! Begun looking into bases, so I can start painting them up...

 

[MedMos]

I asked here on the 'tribe for advice on spray primer, specifically Army Painter, and had decided against it. But then I went to my flgs, and if I wanted purple all they had was AP... So I caved and decided to give it a try after all. First test model, with purple primer and a quick drybrush of yellow.

Primer and drybrush

• MedMos
• Jun 8, 2024
• vostroyan

An attempt to establish light and shadow

The primer went on fine, with good coverage. As long as I can avoid the dreaded clogged nozzle, I should be good. The yellow drybrush was to establish light and shadow, and to hit some of the smaller details I want yellow, like the rope and tassels on the hat. I might try with a smaller brush and a more focused approach, as I'm not very happy with the result.
Also, for some reason, building these guardsmen had my brain playing an old bit of a soundtrack in my head, so I guess that is now the official tune of my army.

 

[MedMos]

About a 20 minute painting session later...

Test model, front

• MedMos
• Jun 8, 2024
• 40k vostroyan

First attempt at a quick paint job

Test model, back

• MedMos
• Jun 8, 2024
• 40k vostroyan

Base color, wash and done...

Now, this is very rough! But it was all done in one go, I think with a batch of 5 to 10 models and a little more finesse (everything was done with a layer brush), I can get a decent result. This guy already looks alright on the table top, but of course suffers in the harsh light of closeup.

 

[cainex1]

That is an excellent red

 

[MedMos]

Thanks, @cainex1! It's kind of a defining color, so glad you like it.

 

[Ben_S]

That's good going for 20 minutes. A lot more detailed than mine.

 

[Punktaku]

Yeah, it takes me a lot longer to get to this.

 

[MedMos]

Thanks, guys! I think I'll be trying a more focused drybrush of yellow, as it gives me a bit of highlighting for free, as long as I dont block colours in like I normally would. It's a bit like slapchop, except I don't use contrast paints. I would like to make it more John Blanchesque, but I also don't want to spend a long time on each model...

Googles billedresultat for https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/1/13/Vostroyan_soldier.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120710053054

 

[MedMos]

I've been working with some ideas for the Vostroyans. First and foremost some bases. I'm currently doing a trial run with sprue dissolved in acetone, rolled out to ~2mm thickness and then I press in a shape of the right measure. In this case a bit of a light fixture I found to be 25mm in diameter.

The hope is, once it's cured, I'll be able to easily trace the shape with a hobby knife and have a workable base. If it works I'll have as many bases as I have sprue lying around. So plenty!

The other thing is tanks! I want some tanks, and preferably I want them to have a sort of ww1 aesthetic. I just think it'll fit the bearskin-wearing, bayonet-charging, moustached gentlemen I'm building. So I drew out a profile, the idea is making some molds to cast parts in more dissolved sprue.

And finally, proof of concept of a Valkyrie...

Work shall commence! I'll report with progress as the journey continues.

 

[Ben_S]

I have tried melted sprue stuff, but it seems more trouble than it's worth just to make bases.

 

[MedMos]

Yeah... Had I been aware, I would've ordered bases with the minis. Getting them now would mean extra shipping costs on top. And I'm doing a budget army, plus I've been wanting to try using all the sprue lying around in my hobby closet for something!

 

[Ben_S]

I don't know what you have access to, but there are cheap base substitutes. I gather some people use washers. In the UK, a 2 pence coin is about the right size.

 

[MedMos]

Hmm, don't know our coin sizes... I usually shy away from metal, as I prefer the bond of plastic cement.

 

[Ben_S]

That's fair. Some people prefer metal, for weight (or sometimes magnetism), but I prefer plastic too.

 

[cainex1]

I wonder if some of the tougher textured rollers/plates might work well on that sprue goo?

 

[MedMos]

I wonder if some of the tougher textured rollers/plates might work well on that sprue goo?

I'm rather sceptical about rollers. The goo acts funny when squeezing it, it sort of bubbles up on either side. Kind of like a stress ball, if that makes sense? Like it is more liquid in the middle than on the surface. But pressing it between textured surfaces can work well. It just takes a long time to fully cure.