Another little 'bot

 Crooked Dice Robots 2 set includes a diminutive humanoid robot, suitable as a companion or tech support.

A very simple paint job - Army Painter Stone Golem followed by a wash with Citadel Nuln Oil.

Five Parsecs From Home - first painted character

 The Wargames Atlantic Cannon Fodder 2 set (described previously) has a majority of rifle arms (with a standard laser rifle) and some slightly odd pistols.

For one of the Five Parsecs From Home crew, I wanted something more hi-tech, so had a look at the Stargrave Crew II set for usable arms. It turns out that unlike the Cannon Fodder set, the arms fit easily on the torsos. I have not tried a two handed weapon yet, so I am not certain how they would fare.

In Five Parsecs From Home, you roll randomly for the crew's equipment (based on their background) and combine the equipment into a pool that you can then dish out to meet their need.

One of them has a hi-tech energy weapon and a stealth suit.

I did wonder about painting a hard edged splinter pattern, but decided that could be too effective, so went with a more blobby pattern.

They are based for a desert world (so probably at the end of the first campaign turn they will have to leave it), so to show the smart nature of the stealth suit, it would have a camouflage that was distinctly not chocolate chip.

Tales of the City: The Army

The Army has managed to avoid the issues of armies of other states in the region, they have kept out of the internal politics of the country, and are not subject to the corruption that often plagues regional armies.

The standard infantry rifle is the M1 Garand rifle, though some units are receiving M16 rifles.

Specialists and NCOs are often equipped with Thompson SMGs or M3 Grease Guns.

Squad support weapons include the Browning Automatic Rifle, and rarely the M60 GPMG.

Crooked Dice Small Piles of Skulls

 Crooked Dice have released various sets of skull piles, cast in resin.

These are the Small Skull Piles. They are about 20mm in diameter and these ones have been based on Renedra 30mm circular bases.

The area between the edge of the pile and the edge of the base was coated with PVA and Woodland Scenics Fine Cinder ballast applied.

They were sprayed with Citadel Corax White.

The outside of the bases were painted with Humbrol 29 Dark Earth. Any splashes were then covered with Humbrol 34 White.

A Citadel Agrax Earthshade wash was followed by a Citadel Nuln Oil wash (the former was concentrated in the gaps, the latter overall).

Once dry, they were dry brushed with Citadel Tyrant Bone followed by Citadel Terminatus Stone.

They will be used as various markers.