6mm scifi

Everything is done . Still haven’t decided what to do as far as command stands go but very pleased how they turned out

Some more done. Happy with the ink/water ratio now. Not that I can remember what it was though

And a leader type.  Decided to reverse the colours but I think the green is too dark

Few more started. Already wondering what to buy next

Probably 10mm fantasy

So a lot happier now . Still using Vajello 70.806 German Yellow but have gone back to my tried and favourite wash using Winsor and  Newton drawing ink. This time  I used nut brown rather than peat brown as I wanted something quite dark between the armour plates

So onwards and upwards to get the rest done and then a decision on what to do with the command figures.

So thinking of paint schemes I came up with these two. I’m leaning towards the yellow and green although the sepia wash from GW is too think. Need to get another W&N peat brown ink which is my usual go to

Saying that I am tempted to give contrast/speed paint a go for the first time

To quote the official GW selling manual (or at least I heard GW staff say it)  More Teeny Tiny fighting men have arrived !!!

At the moment I have no idea what colour to paint them so I had a quick peek at some GW painting sites for inspiration.

So after having a good  look  round the internet (I looked at so many sites  I had to buy a whole new barrel of freshly mined internet for the job)  it seemed  to me that  as soon as the grimdark started all the heads of the legions made a beeline for their nearest Laura Ashley store to bulk buy  chalk based pastel coloured paint for  their armour and in the end  none of them really inspired me

At the moment Im not 100 % sure what colour I want really  . All I do know is that the guns have to be red. I shall ponder these questions while I remove flash and mould lines and post more out of focus  action shots later

Final 2 stands of heavy/support weapons

I’ve enjoyed painting these figures from Vanguard miniatures.  Nice detail on the models.

I’ve nothing really rules wise at the moment  and more importantly opponents to use these with but it was nice getting back to painting 6mm again

So all the infantry is based. Just 3 support weapons to do . Quick photo. I’ll take better (I’m kidding myself ) later

Bases arrived. I’ve always liked this style of base and their definitely  not round. I took this photo whilst in the middle of basing…Its a basing action shot and not another piece of shoddy photography at all

So as with all 6mm I’ve kept the colours as simple as possible and  wash

For these I’ve used the following

Tunic: Vallejo German Yellow

Trousers : A citadel green. Might be snot green but don’t quote me

Boots and packs: Vallejo German Camo Brown

Weapons :Vallejo Brown Sand

Flesh:  Humbrol Matt Acrylic 5061

Bare metal: might be a citadel one or an Instar one. Can’t honestly remember but there basically all the same

Head Coverings :Vallejo Deck Tan

Wash: Army Painter soft tone

Any red bits: Instar Red

Some of the tunics have been done in Vallejo buff as I experimented

Now I’m just waiting for bases from Vanguard to arrive and some basing texture to come from Vallejo

While we wait heres some dodgy photos

These Vanguard miniatures are lovely sculpts with lots of nice simple detail.

First step like everything I paint was a Halfords grey spray followed by a Vallejo black shade wash to bring out the detail.  The wash is a little dark sadly on these but shouldn’t really be a problem