Planetfall - Beacons

 The first introductory scenario involves your scouts deploying beacons on your new colony.

So I needed some suitable models.

Anvil have a Drone Sensor Turret that looked suitable. On its own it might look silly, so the Reinforced Tripod gave it the look of something that could have been dropped on the battlefield.

The mounting point of the tripod is about 2.4mm diameter which conveniently I have a supply of Evergreen tube in that size. A 1.6mm hole in the base of the turret took a piece of 1.6mm plastic rod, opening out the tube with a 1.6mm drill completed the transition.

Again, the basic colour was Citadel The Fang, drybrushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone  and shaded with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

The aerial is Vallejo Black Grey.

Two of the beacons.

All three beacons.

Deployed with one of the scouts.

Planetfall - Scouts

In Five Parsecs From Home: Planetfall you are in charge of a colonisation project. You have eight specialist slots - you can select from Scouts, Scientists and Troopers with a minimum of one of each.

There are three introductory scenarios which introduce various aspects of the tactical game.

The first one involves your scout team deploying beacons. There are only minor threats - strange vortices that move randomly over the battlefield.

Scouts are equipped with jump packs which allow them to move over impassible terrain and safely reach high and low areas.

So what could I use for the figures?

Anvil Industries have High Tech Recon Drop Troops which have a jump pack option.

I ordered the Female High Tech Recon Drop Troop squad with integrated Vektor carbines.

As with the Colonial Administrator, the basic colour was Citadel The Fang.

I had hoped that Colour Forge Wolfkin Grey would be a suitable match to The Fang., but unfortunately not.

The rifle and belt packs are Citadel Mechanicum Standard Grey. The visor is Citadel Mephiston Red.

The figure was drybrushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone.

The body was shaded with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade, the rifle and pack shaded with Citadel Nuln Oil.

The main body of the jet pack was Citadel Mechanicum Standard Grey. The vents under the pack were painted with Army Painter Stone Golem followed by Warpaints Plasma Coil Glow.

Mantic Mule revisited.

 A while back I posted an image of the Salvager Family Byrnson which included their trusty Mule ATV.

At the time it was in Citadel Zandri Dust undercoat, but I had decided that a utility grey would be more serviceable.

Three years on, it is still not finished but it is possibly also usable a colonial exploration vehicle for 5PFH: Planetfall.

Colonial Administrator Anya Fulstrom

At Salute I bought Five Parsecs From Home: Planetfall, a variant based on colonising an alien planet.

I wondered what figures to use, Stargrave is the default, but I felt a more uniform, well, uniform might be more suitable (at least at the beginning). 

I had bought one of Anvil's 3D printed single piece female Alliance Officer figures a while back to see what they looked like (as opposed to buying a squad of them and not liking them). 

I thought that would make a great test figure and be the Colonial Administrator.

The undercoat was Citadel Corax White spray (done at the same time as the Scrapjacks crew)

The Uniform is Citadel The Fang, boots and holster are Citadel Mechanicum Standard Grey. The shoulder pads are Citadel Khorne Red.

The hair is Vallejo Dark Sand.

Once base painted, the figure was drybrushed with Army painter Stone Golem. The hair was washed with Citadel Seraphim Sepia, the uniform with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade. The shoulder pads were washed with Citadel Berserker Bloodshade.

North Star Cultist III for Frostgrave

 The Frostgrave Cultists III set from North Star contains multi part multi pose plastic figures, lightly armoured (if they have armour). They are suitable for general cult rabble as well as miscreants for SF games.

This one will be part of a Militia unit for my Necromancer's army.

Mantic Plague Aberration

 A Big Plague monster from Mantic. I think it is an Aberration, but this particular figure is discontinued.

It is a multipiece vinyl figure, which are a bit of a nightmare to clean up. 

I needed to fill in some of the joins and where there are some mould lines, this is why it has taken a bit of a while to complete.

The figure was undercoated with Army Painter Chaotic Red. Ant gaps were filled in with Chaotic Red. The figure was then dry brushed with Citadel Tyrant Bone.

It was then washed with Citadel Khorne wash.

Facing off against a trooper.

North Star Cultists III for Frostgrave

 The latest addition to the North Star range of plastic figures for Frostgrave is Cultists III. This adds another selection of cultist figures, lighter armoured than Cultists I and Cultists II.

Standard North Star box (though it feels a bit more flimsy).

The box contains four sprues, each of which builds five figures.

There are heads and hands to build undead out of the figures as well.

There is one particular weapon of note, a chainsaw!

That will be an entertaining add on.

Without the chainsaw, these are going to supply some lighter troops for my Necromancer's army, and possibly some melee troops for my Converted one as well.

The Converted: Command Node

The analysis section had highlighted an increase in missing persons in the area around the pumping station (itself not far from where the pod from The Converted had landed - and supposedly sanitised)

As was standard protocol when dealing with a potential Converted incursion, we were dropped off a distance from the target location and had to approach on foot (to prevent the subversion of the transport and any escape out of the cordon area).

We knew we had the right place when a command node stepped out of the control building and started firing.

The body is from the Scavengers set, the shotgun arms from the Crew set and the head from the Automata set.

The figure was undercoated with Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey.

The greatcoat is Citadel Dryad Bark, the webbing is Citadel Steel Legion Drab.

The skin is Army Painter Spaceship Exterior.

The metalwork is Vallejo Black Grey except the face plate which is Citadel Stone Golem.

Five Parsecs from Home: Tactics - Converted

 Another has joined the ranks of The Converted.

It wa only after I finished it that I realised it should have been a Light Machine Gun armed figure.

Five Parsecs from Home: Tactics - more Troopers

 More Troopers for Five Parsecs from Home: Tactics.

Weapons Teams have a personal side arm, plus whatever weapon the team has been assigned.

That means you need Troopers armed only with pistols.

This one is neglecting his team duties while dealing with a threat.

I think the arms are from the Mercenaries set.

Other Troopers are also only armed with pistols, such as this medic.

He has a variant helmet from the Mercenaries set (and a nasty mould line I had not noticed) and an arm with an ammo box, also from the Mercenaries set.

You maybe asking why there is no collective shot of these two figures?

Well, for reasons lost in the mists of time, I decided to base my figures for Rogue Stars on 30mm lipped bases. When Stargrave came out, I decided to continue doing so (having a number of figures actually painted and based on 30mm bases).

Unfortunately, I have run out of them at the moment, and, well, the two figures have been base sharing.