Freeborn Domari Squad - part 1

So the box contains two sprue consisting of eight Domari infantry and one spotter drone (for a total of sixteen Domari and two spotter drones).

As you can see, the torso has fixed arms, all of the torsos have fixed arms. This limits the poses available.

 Above is the plasma carbine, one of which is provided on each sprue.

The minimum size of a Domari squad is one leader and five troops.

This was the first squad. Four of them are armed with Mag Guns, one with a Micro X grenade launcher.  The squad leader is armed with a Mag Pistol.

Because there are no separate arms, the pose is not particularly inspiring, the arms are designed to take a rifle weapon. There are only two left hand options, the archaic tablet and a grenade. The right hand options are a Mag Pistol (above) and a Plasma pistol.

The almost toga like clothing does not mesh between the torso and legs, so there will be a need to use some Greenstuff to fill in the gaps.

The second squad is again one leader, one Micro-X grenade launcher and four troops with Mag Guns.

For this figure I cut the right arm below the elbow away from the torso and used some plastic rod to get the arm the correct length. She is armed with a Mag Pistol and is holding a grenade in her left hand.

Her headphones obscure the profile of her nose in the following shot. Greenstuff will be used to blend the right arm in, the elbow pad from the arm has been cut off, sculpted and added back to the arm.

There will be a need for some greenstuff to blend the torso and legs together.

Three of the figures were used to build a Domari Garrison command squad from the Garrison Army list. The basic command squad is one leader with a plasma pistol and two bodyguards with plasma carbines.

For the commander figure, the forearms were cut at the elbows and the arms rotated. The grenade hand was used for left hand, the plasma pistol for the right.

 This will need some Greenstuff work.

The optional headset was narrowed so it connected both sides of the head..

As you can see, there is a need for some greenstuff on the join.

Domari Freeborn squad

I bought the new Warlord Games plastic Domari Freeborn squad. The box contains two identical sprue, each has nine multi-part infantry and one spotter drone.

Unlike most multipart figures, the arms are integral to the torso (a figure comprises legs, torso and arms, head and a weapon). This limits the poses available. There is no specific leader body, nor are there specific arms for the optional weapons.

Airfix Quickbuild Harrier kit

It was noted on the Lead Adventures Forum that the Airfix Quick Build models included a number that were approximately 1/56 scale and hence suitable for use with 28mm figures.

The models are scaled to fit the boxes, but the Harrier kit was stated by one of the contributors to be a suitable scale.

The box is bright and colourful.

The kit is designed for younger modellers and internally resembles Lego bricks. William Killian is present for scale. There is a set of self adhesive markings, including representation of the turbine.

It is very important that you follow the instructions closely, the parts have some easily overlooked interconnections. If you do not follow the instructions you will need to take parts apart and put them together in the correct order.

Unfortunately it does not come with an undercarriage, being designed to be mounted on a flying stand.  As you can see, it is a a suitable size for 28mm figures.

I will either use a Crooked Dice Dare Sisters helmeted head, or one of theTime Lift Security jet pack heads.

Easy to put together if you follow the instructions and it looks like the real thing. Constructing the undercarriage will be the next thing (and filling in the odd gap between the parts).

Panzer I Ausf B with Breda 20mm auto cannon continued...

The unfortunate gaps have been filled with Greenstuff. The jerry cans are just resting on the mudguards.

Some additional filling is required using Milliput.

Stitched Together, first threads...

I have assembled three Stitched Together, nightmare puppet constructs from the Neverborn faction in Malifaux.

They are slightly smaller than I expected, those are 30mm bases.

Panzer I Ausf B with BREDA 20mm auto cannon

The origins of the Panzer I lie in the Treaty of Versailles, and the prohibition against German tank development. The original design work was hidden as agricultural tractor development.

The new Panzer I was supplied to Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. The new tank was not particularly effective, armed with twin machine guns and thin armour, it easily fell victim to its rival the T26. A small number were modified by raising the turret roof and fitting a BREDA 20mm auto cannon as the main armament. The mass conversion of these tanks did not take place as the Nationalists had captured sufficient T26 tanks to meet their needs.

So much for history. Now earlier I had built an FT and a Carden Loyd carrier for Operation Sealion games. For the opposition I wanted a light tank but something better than the German light tanks. So I decided that a Panzer I ausf B with auto cannon would be suitable.

Though the armour would not be able to deal with even the two pounder gun typical of British forces at the time, its light weight and availability would make it invaluable to the invading forces. the auto canon would deal with armoured cars and lighter tanks.

So, to the kit. The kit is cast in the metal filled resin typical of Empress with a bag of white metal pieces (most of which are for other Panzer I variants)

One feature of the vehicle that has required some research is the pipe that goes from the glacis to somewhere near the aerial trough (the trough will need to be scratch built. Its function has still to be determined.

The resin used by Empress likes superglue, it likes it a lot. Unfortunately I managed to get the track units in the wrong place (for subsequent builds I would glue the superstructure in first, then the tracks, hindsight is a wonderful thing).

Here is the basic model.

As you can see above, and in these detail shots, the track misalignment has lead to gaps between the body and the superstructure (and between the track units and the body on the right side).

 The gap above should be hidden by the aerial trough.

 The front and left side will require careful filling with greenstuff and milliput.

Post Apocalypse Vehicle

Here is a post apocalyptic vehicle.

Actually I was just cleaning up a Spectre Miniatures Technical and an Empress Miniatures Panzer IB an thought that the cab unit of one and the tracks of the other made a fun looking vehicle.