Starport Scum #14

Welcome Back, 

Here is yet another episode of Starport Scum...

This Dvarg is a straddler from the Big Red Mining Company (or in this case a new addition). He is on his way to join his comrades on the world of Tapu/Gutterlands in the Bill Making Stuff universe, after missing is Starport connection by being distracted by a heavy metal holo feed (which is known 'Folk Music' in the far future of the Wild Galaxy!)

The figure is a old 40K metal Squat missing it's plastic arms. Like other Squats of this era in my collection, the arm Wargames Atlantic Einhenjar fix the problem. They fit nicely and solves a problem with finds on ebay. 

Vermen are a constant problem across many of humanites worlds and colonies. It is still a mystery, just how they get there or where they come from. They are suspected to be a kind of GELF (Genetically Engineered Life Form) but there is no record of their creation or participation in the GELF wars. There are some theories that they are some sort of mutant or alien. 

This Verman is a Mantic Vyrmin figure. 

This filthy animal is Marco Lawless and is a low level roid addicted thug. He is a handy hire if you need muscle but dont make the mistake of trusting him. He will double cross if he will benefit.

The figure is a old plastic 97 Necromunda Goliath found in an old box of figures. He was missing an arm, which was fixed by using a old Gorkamorka metal arm with a big revolver. Goes to show how brawny these old Golaiths are when Ork arms look a bit weedy!

Marco Lawless faces off with a Verman Scout. 

Here we see a Dvarg prospector finding a damaged droid. The droid is a Stargrave objective. 

Thanks for reading, 

Take Care out there.

 

Blue Star renforcements.

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Blue Star Corporation is a Dvarg mining corporation. They have just had some renforcements, because some of those rocks can get really aggressive. 

This lot are Space Dwarves by BMT3D which fit the oldhammer Squat athestic nicely. They are meral cast from 3D prints. Looking closely you can see the filiament lines on the casts. 

They all are from BMT3D apart from this guy, who is a classic 40K olhammer age Squat. The arms were missing and were replaced by Wargames Atlantic Einhenjar arms. 

Thanks for looking,

Take Care Out There.

Dodgy's Bar Rework

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A long time ago I built some sci fi buildings from junk, intending them as scenery for Judge Dredd games. It was a time before I began weathering models. Being a fan of 80s 2000AD I went for a bold colour, blue in this case. After a couple of games they sat on a shelf. 

The Batrep for your entertainment: https://mattblackgodsworld.blogspot.com/2014/03/trouble-in-utopia-city.html

You can see Dodgies Bar on the left there

Another angle of Dodgies Bar

I was thinking of reworking Dodgy's bar for some time. One idea was to update the sign with letters. Intially the bar began life around Christmas time. The lower half was a plastic treats tub that held some chocolate treats. The upper half started life as one of those tubs that dry roasted peanuts come in. The door and windows were made from cerial packet card. 

The letters were made using a silicon bakers letter mould and eva foam clay. Its an idea I will reuse for other models. 

After fitting the letters, my brain started thinking that the clean look would out of place on my current terrian styles. My thoughts were to make the bar look more like it was built from scrapped or wrecked space craft, on some galactic backwater dump.

I started by carving panel lines into the model. Being me, I added the lines by hand using the blunt side of a scalpel. It went wrong with wonky lines everywhere. Doh. 

As a fix, I began adding panels made from cereal packet cardboard and plastic food trays that cakes or biscuits come in. Some extra greeblie bits were also added.

There is some strange people out here.

Up top I added cables, struts and conduits to make it look like this was a peice of a space craft hull. A comms mast made from plastic rod and some beads was also added. I figured the paterons may want to stream sports games or news about which empire is picking a fight with their neighbours because they once looked at them funny. 

To make the model more interesting for table top tacticians, I added some ladders and platforms to the bar. You can now ambush drunks leaving the bar from above. Or enterprising snipers can hide on the roof to command the battle field. Just dont get too close to that big cooling fan blade up there. 

Paint wise, I decided to go with space ship colours, dirty whites mainly. Lots of weathering was added and followed up with new posters. The graffiti artists didnt take long to daube the bar. 

I have enjoyed reworking the bar. I will need to create a Dodgy character for the tabletop at some point. The other buildings I built for that Mega City One table, are waving at me to be reworked for a galactic backwater dump setting.

Thanks for reading, 

Stay safe out there or come visit Dodgy's Bar, where the beer is warm and the scowls are genuine.

Swamp Dragon

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I got this Dagon Minus One model as a freebee from Fenris Games. It is a bit different to my other models. It will serve as a Swamp or Water Dragon in my fantasy world. 

Painting this critter was fun. It was primed black and dry brushed grey. The model got a couple of green ink glazes. A heavy dry brushing of Mithril silver was applied followed by a thin brown wash. Another layer of green glaze was then applied. A very light dry brush of Mithril silver was then applied.

After that it was some details, odd bits of other greens added to the lower parts. The eyes started as white and got two red ink glazes. The cornea detail was added in orange and the pupil added in black.

In all it was a fun model to paint. Thank You Fenris Games.

Thank you for reading, 

Take Care Out There.

Whatthehellasaurus Rex

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Time to meet a new horror... 

Around the campfires, it is whispered that a fearsome monster lurks out in the Caustic Clump. A giant, armored, multi-legged monstrosity known as the Whatthehellasaurus Rex, or as some call it, "Hideitscoming."

The tales say that the creature's roar freezes the blood in your veins, and its extra legs allow it to easily run down its prey (usually you). Bullets just bounce off its hide. The monster's claws can tear through armor effortlessly. It is said to swallow its victims whole, but the lucky ones merely get bitten in half. No, I don't know how that one works either, surely the lucky ones don't encounter the Hideitscoming at all.

"Its behind me, isnt it?"

Is it a mutant or a beast natural to the world that survived the ages since the fall of the planet Corrosion? 

"I'm gunna need a bigger gun!"

No one around the campfires has actually seen the beast, heard it, or has any evidence of its existence. But almost everyone knows someone who knows someone else who might have seen or heard of it, or been eaten by it. But then, as so many folks never return from the wastelands, who can say of its real for sure? 

This model was inspired by a challenge over in the Billmakingstuff discord channel. In my usual fashion, I failed to finish it on time.The models was based on a toy Tyrannosaurus rex and a Allosaurus. In true mad scientist style I lopped the tail off the Tyrannosaurus and front off the Allosaurus, then I joined them together. Lots of putty filled the holes. The jaw was removed and lowered to give the Whatthehellasaurus Rex a much larger gob. I had to fix the teeth, add a tongue and extended the claws. I added blades from eva foam onto the back to make the six legged freak even more intimidating. 

Thanks for reading,

Take Care Out There.

Terrain Posters WIP 2

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I have made a little more progress on the posters. I have added some colour. 

That reminds me, I need to get a character figure kitbashed up for Milky.

These two were also drawn up and are in the middle of having colour added. 

Old Kosmik's "business":

https://mattblackgodsworld.blogspot.com/2022/08/kosmiks-sweat-lodge.html

Hopefully I can get some more drawn up soon. The ideas just keep coming. The side effect of world building I guess. 

Stay tuned and keep safe.

Terrain Posters WIP

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Yes, I am still alive. Things have been insanely busy since my last post. I have been hobbying but I life is keeping me busy too get to blogging. My usual issue is getting pictures organised. Hopefully I can catch up soon. 

Meanwhile, I have begun drawing up posters for my terrain. 

So far there is a advert for Big Milky Tours and Old Crustys Fungus Ale. The idea is to make posters that will fit frontier world and post apocalyptic models. 

Once these are cleaned up, some colour will be added. Maybe some aging. The plan is to scan these in and drop the image into a document file, shrinking the size to suit the scale. Hopefully this will hide just how bad the art is. 

Once printed and cut out, they will be glued to various models. One thing is that it has given me lots of ideas for more. Keep watching for futher progress.

Thanks for looking,

Take Care out there.

Fantasy hovels.

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Happy Easter time, if you celebrate it. 

Time to visit my fantasy hovels, they took long enough to finish. They began life as a cardboard box, a cerial packet and some scraps of blue foam.

Now they look like this. 

I added bases so I could add some extra ground work and little details. The bases are vinyl floor tyle. The windows are made from various cake and biscuit packets. 

The pitchforks and spear came from some spare GW fantasy zombie arms. I was surprised  just how easy it was to remove the arms and hands. 

The barrels came from a rendera barrel set. 

The rocks are from self adhesive tuft sets I have had laying about for years. 

The best thing about these models is that they are cheap to make.

Thanks for looking,

Take care out there.

Mutants

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A new pair of mutants to harrass the wastelands. 

Curtis over at Ramshackle Games is a good egg and always throws in an extra couple of figures (thank you Curtis). I always find them useful for conversions or trying out new or different paint styles.

Both figures were undercoated with white primer. The left figure was washed with my brown wash that I use for terrain (Brown acrylic paint, sepia ink, water and a couple of drops of washing up liquid). The models were painted with speed paints. 

I think the left hand brown washed figure has a warmer feel than the right hand figure. 

Thanks for reading, stay safe out there.

Thorgrim's Crew

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This crew of Dvarg are one of the many groups of refugees and survivors from the ORCS attack on their homeworld of Luxz VII. 

Luxz VII was located on the borders of GELF and Dvarg space. The hordes of ORCS invading, lead to the Dvarg King to order all his people to flee the world. Rather than lose the world to the hated ORCS, the King remained alone, deep beneath the surface of the planet. He activated a device that blew Luxz VII into little rocks destroying the ORCS hordes and the homeworld. It cemented his name in Dvarg legend and there is little doubt that the destruction of Luxz VII stopped a major ORCS incursion into Dvarg space.

The surviving Luxz VII Dvargs were spread across Dvarg space, the other worlds welcoming them with open arms. Some Luxz VII Dvargs scattered across Human Frontier space looking for work and oppotunites. 

Thorgrim's crew operate as a pirate raider prowling GELF space looking for ORCS or GROTS ships or settlements to raid. Revenge for the l9ss of their world is a high priorty for them. 

Bladun, Thorgrim, G4DLF (space werdio who gets everone into trouble) and Philly

Brawlyn, Gnori, Bommyr and Oywn.

Gloink, Bovver, Doric, Beefer, Kily and Oryn. 

Bill & Bilijo. Bill is a maintence and general maintenance robot the crew use for accessing derilict hulls. 

Many Dvarg worlds have small colonies of Halfer GELF's (Genetically Engineered Lifeforms) and Luxz VII was no exception. Bilijo jumped aboard Thorgrim's ship and is now hired as a cook and thief. Bilijo is successful as a thief as on the first wreck the crew cut into, he found a strange tech device on body. The device cloaks him from sight making him invisible to everything including electronic sensors. Bilijo has a clear resin version for the tabletop, but that has gone missing. *glares at the cats*

Thorgrim's crew are metal figures by Skull n Crown miniatures, Space Scrappers line.

Thanks for looking, stay safe out there