Buck
At Historicon I purchased four armored cars that look like they came from bags of green army men. I bought these for a dollar or two each with the idea of using them in my science fiction Combat Patrol games. First I disassembled them and painted them. The barrel (top right of figure above) is how they came, but they were separate pieces, so they were easily removed and replaced.
I ordered two packs of Tesla guns from Company B miniatures. They arrived very quickly. Each pack has three different guns. I put one type on the vehicle in the first picture and the same type on the two vehicles in the lower picture. I was really only home for a day and a half from being on the road, so I didn’t do a lot of weathering. Still, these are game table good enough. I will look for some stowage items to add to them to give them a little more character. I see these as “space Stuarts:” fast, light, okay gun, and armored with tin foil. They will make good scout cars.
I also painted a couple of science fiction figures I found in my box of stuff to paint. (I try not to buy figures at a convention unless I paint the figures I bought at the last convention, so my unpainted lead collection stays pretty low — probably in the 4th or 5th percentile of gamers.) The figure in the middle is one of the Aliens colonial marines from Woodbine that I painted a couple of years ago. I don’t know the manufacturer of the new figures, but their armor, uniforms, and cameras on the sides of their heads are an exact match, so they may be Woodbine as well. I like the robotic machine-gun a lot!
Each year I have been running a New Year’s Eve game for the HAWKs. We start about 1500 and run until a little after midnight. This gives me plenty of beauty sleep and allows those inclined to find wilder parties for the rest of the night. This may be our last year hosting the New Year’s Eve gala. I am thinking of running a 6′ x 20′ science fiction Combat Patrol™ game as one of the two main events. I have been collecting and painting science fiction figures for several years, and I need to get them on the table.
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Buck,
The A/Cs look great! Gives me ideas about what to do with the ones I have left…
Chris J.
Thanks, Chris. Good luck with them.
Those armoured cars have come out very nicely – wouldn’t think they had a fairly humble start in life! 🙂
What “humble start”–those A/Cs occupied an honored place in my basement!
As I posted on the Max post – I may need to see if I can drive to MD for New Years – of course all life is up in the air!