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Post by irishthump on Feb 8, 2011 10:40:00 GMT -5
Hi folks, My first post here, so go easy! Prior to getting CB I had been using Terry Ollila's Fleet Combat System which I thought was great for fast, fun games. (especially with my 13 y/o son!) Have to say though, that CB looks fantastic and I'm looking forward to playing it, just need to find the time.... Just thought I'd share a couple of pics of my completed Colonial fleet (minus vipers, they're still on the workbench).  A slightly different angle...  All of these are Bergstrom's fantastic minis, some have been converted to give me a few class options. Any comments welcomed! |
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Post by daniel on Feb 8, 2011 11:44:09 GMT -5
Looks good. Nice touch on the landing bays...
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Post by afilter on Feb 8, 2011 12:29:22 GMT -5
OK, You guys really need to stop posting these I have enough Terran based ships to paint.
They look Great!
BTW, Welcome to the forum.
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Post by warchariot on Feb 8, 2011 20:53:52 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum! Always glad to have new members. Nice looking fleet too! Are you using Drew's fighters also?
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Post by irishthump on Feb 9, 2011 3:38:31 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum! Always glad to have new members. Nice looking fleet too! Are you using Drew's fighters also? Thanks Warchariot, I'm just using Drew's Raptora at the moment. I'm painting up some GZG models that I'm using as "old style" Vipers and Raiders, I think they're a good fit!   As you can see these are pretty tiny, so I'm mounting 3 per stand using fighter stands from Brigade. I'll post some pics as soon as I get them finished, and I'll most likely use Drew's new Vipers and Raiders when I get around to it. Are the fleetscale fighters close in size to the GZG ones? |
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Post by TheDreadnought on Feb 9, 2011 17:30:56 GMT -5
Gorgeous!
Love to see some finished fleets and some after action reports of the ships in action!
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Post by warchariot on Feb 9, 2011 19:55:29 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum! Always glad to have new members. Nice looking fleet too! Are you using Drew's fighters also? Thanks Warchariot, I'm just using Drew's Raptora at the moment. I'm painting up some GZG models that I'm using as "old style" Vipers and Raiders, I think they're a good fit! As you can see these are pretty tiny, so I'm mounting 3 per stand using fighter stands from Brigade. I'll post some pics as soon as I get them finished, and I'll most likely use Drew's new Vipers and Raiders when I get around to it. Are the fleetscale fighters close in size to the GZG ones? They do fit in well enough. I have many of Drew's, Fox's and GZG fighters and they work well with what is out in ships. Mount three to a base looks right with gunships being one to a base. I also use a dice holder at the bottom to keep track of fighters. Can't wait to see these painted. |
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Post by fastgit on Feb 10, 2011 18:57:56 GMT -5
Nice looking fleet!
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Post by nisk on Feb 10, 2011 20:56:59 GMT -5
Awesome work!! Nice attention to detail!
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Post by irishthump on Feb 11, 2011 10:42:47 GMT -5
Awesome work!! Nice attention to detail! Thanks Nisk. And thanks to everybody else for the kind comments! The paint scheme is really very simple. I primed most of the minis with Halfords grey primer, then gave them all a wash of GW Badab Black. I then drybrushed on GW Fortress Grey and added the colonial markings in Red Gore. I painted the Pegasus, Galactica and 2 of the old style battlestars slightly differently; they were primed black and given a drybrush of Codex Grey. he 2 old battlestars were then given a drybrush of Fortress Grey. I liked the look of the Pegasus and Galactica as they were so did'nt give them the lighter drybrush. I painted the landing bays with Ice Blue followed by a dot of Skull White. Although you can't see it here, I gave the engines the same treatment. |
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