Saturday, February 24, 2024

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.