I painted up some 15mm armor to accompany my science fiction
foot troops. These are Khurasan tanks
and RAFM wheeled APCs. I have 2 more of
the APCs to do, plus extra turrets to make them fire support vehicles. I’ve included some fluff descriptions in the
captions, for my scifi setting, and a description at the end of how I painted
them. Thanks for looking!
Two MBT-45 “Wolf” tanks and two APC-22F “Puma” APCs, seen
here during United Nations of Earth and Mars occupation of Kyushu
|
The railgun's flechette rounds were devastating to infantry in the open |
Tankers on Kyushu commonly marked their months on-planet |
"Billy Badass", armed with twin automatic cannon |
"Born on Earth, Died Offworld" Kitties had a transport capacity of 10 (fewer in the fire support version) |
The UNEM tactical symbol rearranged the colors of the UNEM flag |
The Puppy's conventional weapon was replaced with a newer-pattern railgun. The charging units with the weapon are visible on the turret's rear. |
I painted these with a quick and simple method:
1) Primed with grey automotive spray
2) Base-coated in Vallejo German Camo Brown and hit the tracks/tires/guns with black
3) Irregular squarish-shapes in Army Painter Necrotic Green
4) Irregular squarish-shapes in a cheap wal mart grey-brown color
5) Chipping and dust applied to edges and large areas, using a foam brush
6) Graffiti, UNEM symbols painted
7) Applied Army Painter Soft Tone Ink Wash (not the can stuff---the water based stuff)
8) Highlighted the graffiti and UNEM symbols
9) Added some light dusty dry brushing
Loving the slogans on the back :) Vehicles look great and they have a great "military" feel to them.
ReplyDeletePerfect near-future
Thanks Ivan!
ReplyDeleteI imagine the UNEM Army as a conscript force, bottom of the budgetary pecking order, maligned throughout the solar system and beyond as an unmotivated police force. Everybody loves the UNEM Marine Corps, who have all the slick gear. The Army doesn't do well in the first phases of the war on Kyushu, but they get their act together, shake out the crap generals and get some good ones in, retrain the infantry, and make their name.
Great painting, great background and fluff, great...everything!
ReplyDeleteYou are making it difficult to resist jumping into 15mm SF to play with my son...
Thanks Paul! I'd say jump in. The costs are so much more manageable than other scales, and a lot of rules out there (especially Ivan's) are playable with small collections.
Delete15mm is wonderful. A mechanized platoon with some tanks is around 50-60 bucks (straight infantry much cheaper) and you can play on a pretty modest table size.
DeleteI feel my will to resist weakening...
ReplyDeleteWhich Khurasan tanks are those?
Paul---Khurasan's site is down (sigh...) but they are from the Neosoviet "Red Faction" line of troops.
DeleteFound them - tanks a lot!
Delete