Shuttle Alpha Exterior

Over two years ago, I put together this beautiful 28mm spaceship designed by 2nd Dynasty. Now the exterior is painted! There's a lot of information about the model in the previous post, so I won't repeat it here.

I started with a few coats of cheap Craftsmart "Dark Blue," but it wasn't giving the paint the sheen that it needed. I then applied a coat of Vallejo Model Color "Blue" (70.925) and that made it pop. As a secondary color, I used Vallejo Model Color "German Camouflage Extra Dark Green" (70.896). The metallic bits are a layer of Gunmetal Grey (70.863) with a drybrush of Oily Steel (70.865). I then applied some light sponging of random browns, greys, and metallics to weather the ship. There were some washes with Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade as well.

Maybe in two more years I'll have the interior painted...

Leland's Fusiliers: Marauder, Battlemaster, Crusader, Enforcer, and Shadow Hawk

These five mechs bring Leland's Fusiliers up to two-company strength (24 mechs), on par with the Aka-Oni Irregulars.

Three of these mechs (the Shadow Hawk, Marauder, and Battlemaster) are already painted up in Aka-Oni red, since two are from the main Game of Armored Combat Box, and I had another Marauder from a "Legendary Mechwarrior" single box that came with the last Kickstarter campaign as a bonus. Of the remaining two, the Crusader has two LRM-15s, which puts it in my fusilier category. The Enforcer is a good but not exceptional 50 ton all-rounder.

• Enforcer (50 tons, BV 1032)
• Shadow Hawk (55 tons, BV 1064)
  
• Crusader CRD-3D (65 tons, BV 1338)
• Marauder (75 tons, BV 1363)
• Battlemaster (85 tons, BV 1519)
  

Leland's Fusiliers Stats
Total mechs: 24
Total tons: 1445
Total battle value: 28,660

Despite both Leland's Fusiliers and the Aka-Oni Irregulars having 24 mechs each, the Fusiliers have a 55 ton and 1,456 BV advantage. In the grand scheme of things, however, the two forces are basically evenly matched.

Scifi Bounty Hunter with Rocket Launcher and Revolver

This bounty hunter has been sitting in my "almost finished" pile for a bit, so I finished him off. He's got a Frostgrave cultist head, a Stargrave trooper body, a Stargrave rocket launcher, and a Dead Man's Hand revolver arm. He has a very dynamic look that gives the rocket launcher some weight. His face reminds me of the Star Wars bounty hunter Dengar, but the similarities are broad at best. The painting on the face turned out surprisingly well.

This is a fun little kitbash to add to my growing ranks of unique scifi bounty hunters.

Aka-Oni Irregulars: Rifleman, Banshee, Victor

Today we bring the Aka-Oni Irregulars up to a full two-company strength. 24 mechs! The Rifleman isn't a favorite of mine, but it's... well, it's a mech and it looks nice. The Victor is equipped with an AC/20, which is enough for me to enjoy it. The original Banshee wasn't great, but this model is the BNS-3S, which carries two PPCs, an AC/10, four medium lasers, and an SRM-6; this is a solid assault mech that would be a terror to face on the battlefield at any range. The Banshee also has a cockpit that looks like sunglasses; this is top-tier design.

• Rifleman (60 tons, BV 1039)
  
• Victor (80 tons, BV 1370)
• Banshee (95 tons, BV 1751)

Total mechs: 24
Total tons: 1390
Total battle value: 27,204