tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89475766588297423612024-02-19T01:54:33.343+00:00It's Grymn Out There.Grymn are a race of Space faring Dwarfs created and sold by Hasslefree Miniatures. They don't have a rule-set to war-game with but are very characterful sculpts that could easily be used for many of the available war-games on the market.
This blog will contain ideas and rules to help fit the Grymn into various rule-sets and stories and pictures to stimulate the imagination and add further character to the race.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-415004461956649082017-07-23T20:47:00.000+01:002017-07-24T08:33:25.484+01:00Brushing away the cobwebs.Forgive me father, for it has been over two and a half year's since my last Grymn related post...<br />
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... but that is about to change.<br />
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Sadly, there hasn't been anything new in the way of Grymn for all this time... and we are still awaiting the completion and release of the more boxy Grymn troopers... but that doesn't mean that the lure of the Grymn has left me far behind.<br />
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This week, I decided to get some painting done... and to be honest, I haven't painted anything worth mentioning, since I last posted here. That means, I needed to make sure I painted something that I knew I could finish and Grymn were my very first thought.<br />
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Being obsessed... I simply went to my storage boxes, found the one with all my spare Grymn in and selected a small group of troops and a few characters to join them. I decided that this would be a good opportunity to try out some crackle paint on the bases as well so after cleaning, basing and priming, I got to painting the troops.<br />
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The paint scheme was geared around the idea of a Terra-formed Martian environment and the troops turned out like this:<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, there are some characters to come and maybe a few more troops.<br />
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Hopefully, the painting muse stays with me.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-25248095590369463472014-12-19T16:57:00.001+00:002014-12-19T16:57:57.684+00:00It's time for a Christmas parade.Seeing as I haven't put a full army pic of my Tunnel Fighters up here, now is as good a time as any. The one remaining vehicle to be finished is the command vehicle (which is the white one in the picture) and once that one is done, the army will be complete:<br />
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It's taken over four years to get this far and each and every unit has a host of conversions so it is completely unique.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-61162438594904745952014-04-17T16:37:00.001+01:002014-04-17T16:37:51.632+01:00It's time for an Easter parade.Over the last few months, I have been dilligently ticking along with some Grymn projects while getting distracted along the way. Fortunately, I can now show off some of my finished Grymn. Here is a powered armour platoon for the Grmn NMA:<br />
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As you can see, there are 28 troops with the command squad at the front and three squads of 8 troops behind them. Each squad has two fireteams of four troops which have black numbers for 'alpha' and white for 'delta' teams. These particular ones are from the 4th Platoon and are part of the 1st mechanised infantry regiment. At the moment, I don't have any transport for them but I am sure that when I see the vehicles, they will turn up here.<br />
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Once I had finished these, I decided I needed to update the Grymn NMA regiment information:<br />
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While I was in the mood to take pix of lots of troops, I thought I would get a pic of where the army sits at the moment... so here is a group pic of all of the complete elements of the Grymn NMA:<br />
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I still have a long way to go but so far, it is going nicely. I think that the next batch will be the second standard infantry platoon (8th platoon) because they are in the trays ready for paint and I also have the vehicles for them. However... a plan never survives contact with the enemy and all that!<br />
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Here they are in their primed condition:<br />
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And here they are once they have had their stripes added; <a href="http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=17132.0" target="_blank">Torge's Tigers</a>:<br />
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I think that the <a href="http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=234" target="_blank">jump-packs</a> work perfectly and actually look like they have the oomph to lift the extra weight of the armour.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-6919733792745924492014-01-05T16:50:00.001+00:002014-01-05T16:53:11.207+00:00Some support in 2014It is time to blow the dust off again and make some noise about some new support options for the Grymn. The newest releases from Hasslefree miniatures include two sprues of options for the Powered Armour troopers.<br />
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First up, we have a back-pack that has a rail rifle and small rocket pod on it:<br />
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Next we have a special little sprue that replaces the Powered Armour arms with mechanical versions. This is designed to turn your Grymn Powered Armour into a mecha for 15mm, 10mm or 6mm games:<br />
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Both of these sprues have been designed and originally printed by <a href="http://johnbearross.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">John Bear Ross</a> and cast up by <a href="http://www.hfminis.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hasslefree Miniatures</a> for sale. John has been creating miniatures using 3d programmes for many years and has worked for many companies and this little project was an excellent collaboration... I sincerely hope to see more in the future (especially seeing as the shoulders have a socket for any number of weapon options).<br />
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So now I've mentioned powered armour, I'd best show some off:<br />
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The ones above are the first two fire-teams for my Urban Army platoon. The one below is a demonstration of the new components that I have linked to above:<br />
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It is a good start to the new year. Hopefully, Kev will get the resin special forces Grymn cast in metal soon... and maybe sculpt a few others to go with him.<br />
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We can live in hope!Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-47000788949492259532013-09-04T13:54:00.001+01:002014-12-18T13:09:06.317+00:00New Grymn Walker OptionsRecently, Kev over at HF has been working on the Grymn Walker again. He has decided that having arms was a good idea so here are a few pix of the WIP:<br />
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Another great addition to the range; hopefully to be joined by a few more in the near future. Only time will tell!<br />
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Finally, work has been going on in the background to finish the Tunnel Fighter army. Just one more vehicle remains to be finished and then, after a few number plates have been added and the varnish applied, the army will be complete. Once that happens there will be some army pix and some close ups etc.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-9374598709455073192013-04-08T09:14:00.001+01:002013-04-08T09:14:54.428+01:00New Grymn ArrivalsIt has been a long wait but the new powered armour is now available in the Hasslefree Miniatures store:<br />
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Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-7506607678361286312013-03-31T11:00:00.002+01:002013-04-13T22:52:50.805+01:00Grymn NewsThis week, I found out some good news about the latest Powered Armour Grymn.<br />
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They will be available in metal form, at <a href="http://www.salute.co.uk/" target="_blank">Salute</a>. That means that they will also be available from the <a href="http://www.hfminis.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hasslefree Miniatures</a> website very soon.<br />
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There is also news of resin masters being made available on <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hasslefree-Minis">t</a>heir E-Bay <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hasslefree-Minis" target="_blank">STORE</a>... but I need to confirm that and get links first.<br />
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In other news, I have planned my powered armour platoon:<br />
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Commander with pulse carbine and power sword<br />
2 x bodyguard with claws<br />
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2 x pulse carbine and power sword<br />
1 x pulse carbine and power fist<br />
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The fire-teams will be arranged with two making a single squad; which can separate for the assault. I have decided to keep away from too much exotic weaponry for this platoon but I may end up revisiting the layout once the first platoon is finished.<br />
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I will also need to decide upon their transport option.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-28617005261647214592013-03-24T19:24:00.000+00:002013-03-24T19:24:21.753+00:00There is Grymn news afoot.A few months ago, there was some news released about some WIP Grymn in powered armour. The news was accompanied by these images:<br />
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Well... things have moved on and time has passed. Last Tuesday, I received a parcel which contained a few pre-release Grymn in it. There was a basic one and two with powered claws:<br />
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I am very pleased with my kind gift from <a href="http://www.hfminis.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hasslefree Miniatures</a> and have painted the miniatures to fit into the Urban Army as part of an attached platoon from a different regiment:<br />
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You can see that they are a little different but I wanted them to stand out. I have left the shoulder pads grey because I plan to add some decals once I have been able to get hold of a few more.<br />
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I am very pleased with these and I really think that they look SOLID... just as I would expect from a Grymn Powered Armour soldier.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-29449535849172369642013-01-20T21:01:00.000+00:002013-01-23T22:01:39.639+00:00A new year and new plans.It has been a while since I last posted on here but the reason for that is I have been focusing on other projects that aren't particularly Grymn in flavour.<br />
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From a Grymn perspective, I have been busy trying to finish the Tunnel Fighter army and have now got just one unit and two vehicles to go (before varnish) before I achieve that. My current Tunnel Fighter list runs at:<br />
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11 mechs<br />
11 tracked APCs<br />
2 wheeled transports<br />
6 tactical squads<br />
4 close combat squads<br />
1 command squad<br />
1 special command squad<br />
1 medical squad<br />
1 K9 squad<br />
1 drone squad<br />
2 Clanker units<br />
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1 Clanker unit<br />
1 Medical transport<br />
1 specialist command transport<br />
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Apart from the troops and the mechs, here are a couple of pictures of some new things that have happened:<br />
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Obviously, once the last three elements are complete, I will take some proper army pics but that may not be for a while. The end of this project is a double edged sword... first of all, I will be sad to see it finished because I have really enjoyed putting all of the elements together but secondly, I will be glad to have it finished so that I can get on with other things... namely my Urban Army.<br />
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With the Urban Army in mind, I have already gathered all of the troop uints and most of the vehicles together but last week I also got hold of a squadron of Grymn Walkers... just like this one:<br />
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I am hoping that amassing 14 of them will provide the impetus I need to get back into the Urban project in full.<br />
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Here's to a positive and productive new year of Grymn goodness.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-40596859856712028592012-06-02T08:59:00.001+01:002013-03-24T19:25:01.325+00:00In the vats...Goliath is taking shape...<br />
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As you can see, he doesn't have human proportions but then, he's an OGrymn... so you wouldn't expect him to!<br />
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On to a different matter...<br />
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The kindness of strangers. I have a friend who is really worried about one of his oldest friend's daughter. They need help and to read about it follow this link:<br />
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<a href="http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=16088.0" target="_blank">LINK</a><br />
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There is a direct link to a donation page here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.gofundme.com/allaboutniamh" target="_blank">LINK</a><br />
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All I can ask is for you to click on the top link and make a choice. If you have blogs, please add a link as well and maybe we can spread the word.<br />
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He brings additional combat prowess and scientific expertise to the group. The next soldier is one who is a little different. When the scientists started the program they worked on Grymn volunteers and never in their wildest dreams expected one of the revered OGrymn turning up to try the super-serums that were on offer. Well, one did turn up and after taking the serum the already large OGrymn took on giant proportions so he took Goliath as a name and here is a WIP of him (he's the one on the left):<br />
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There are more super-soldiers planned but at the moment, I am not racing ahead so for now I just want to finish Goliath.<br />
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If you want some reading to keep you entertained, here are two stories for you. The first is finished:<br />
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<a href="http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=15718.0" target="_blank">The Duplicate Adventures</a><br />
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The second one is still being written so stay tuned for further instalments:<br />
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<a href="http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=15968.0" target="_blank">Rebirth</a><br />
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Both are tales of a space-faring crew of Grymn and a selection of aliens. I hope you enjoy the read.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-50476822429370816482012-04-10T20:52:00.001+01:002012-04-10T20:52:47.986+01:00Walkers on the way.I just thought I'd share some news from Hasslefree Miniatures' Facebook page and that news is...<br />
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Speaking of walkers... I dug my old Macross Regult Pods out of the loft the other day and have converted them to go with a small group of troops. The troops were converted an age ago and they were destined for a mercenary desert force but things stalled and now, I've found an alternative role for them as part of a little jungle patrol. Here are a range of pix:<br />
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So there will be eight walkers and eight troops. The walkers will be green and will match the troops. It really makes a change to paint something that isn't grey!Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-80775941906423261272012-04-01T20:41:00.002+01:002012-04-01T20:41:51.817+01:00Consolidation.One of the major problems I always have is that I paint too many troops before I varnish them. That means that before I know it, I have a cupboard full of troops to varnish and no enthusiasm to do it. One of the important goals I set for this Urban Army project was to finish each platoon before I moved on to the next one and that meant, all of the decals, insignia and varnishing. Well, the sixth platoon has been completed and if you follow this <a href="http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/week-well-spent.html" target="_blank">LINK</a> you will see all of them in their matt varnished glory. The post also shows a few other things but the main point of posting it was to highlight the fact that a certain amount of consolidation is always required to keep a large project on track.<br />
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Consolidation allows you to take a step back and see where you are. It allows you to take stock and then plan your next move. It enables you to catch up on all those little jobs that have been neglected and it also gives you the incentive to move things along by completing things and providing a finished item to get enthusiastic about.<br />
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The week before last, I had a week at home and managed to complete the 6th platoon (including transport), re-base and re-mark the airborne platoon troops and finish up the conversion work on their drop-ships. I also began looking into the storage side of things and have worked out what cases I will have to buy in order to store each of the platoons.<br />
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Storage has become a major problem at the moment and I am really going to have to sort out a few cases soon otherwise I won't have anywhere to put things when they are finished.<br />
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The project continues...Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-63896769806697465852012-03-21T11:58:00.000+00:002012-03-21T11:58:09.718+00:00The Grymn Airborne Regiment arrives.As I had predicted, I have been working on the Airborne platoon this week and have managed to finish all of the troops. These were already painted but they needed re-basing, decals adding and a bit of adjustment to their rank badges to bring them into line with the rest of my NMA forces. Here they are, ready for war:<br />
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I have taken the simple approach to marking these up for a number of reasons.<br />
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1. I have a lot of letters that won't get used so I thought I'd use them<br />
2. These are effectively the Grymn version of the RAF Regiment and they have a much less rigid approach to insignia<br />
3. These are a 'one off' so I could mark them up as I saw fit...but still wanted them to be individual<br />
4. Their helmet markings are similar to the ones on the Walker (another air-force asset)<br />
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This means that I will have to go back and adjust some of the insignia tables that I have put up to bring everything together. It is one of the beauties of a project like this...plans change and as long as you remain flexibly minded, it is amazing how you can tie up all of the loose ends.<br />
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I have also been working on the drop-ships for this platoon. They are called Pilum Drop-ships and are slightly adapted Tau Devilfish Carriers:<br />
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These have had the following modifications:<br />
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1. Wing tips removed and the missile launchers removed from the drones<br />
2. Rocket launchers built (using the drone missile launchers) and added<br />
3. Grymn mini-gun replaces Tau burst-cannon<br />
4. Top hatch replaced with a DS base and the original hatch<br />
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Not a lot of conversion but the main thing was to remove the drones because they are absolutely tied to the whole Tau idiom. I still need to do a little tidying but they are almost ready for paint.<br />
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Hopefully there will be more news soon.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-42393582412184954352012-03-18T14:13:00.000+00:002012-03-18T14:13:08.049+00:00Grymn News form Hasslefree.I thought it was going to be quiet but it seems that Kev over at <a href="http://www.hfminis.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hasslefree Miniatures</a> has triumphed again with his latest offering:<br />
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You can see the whole thread <a href="http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=15901.0" target="_blank">HERE</a> (but be warned, there are some miniature Breasts on display).<br />
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She is a female, Grymn Walker pilot and she is pretty awesome and as a result I thought I'd better share her QUICK!<br />
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<br />Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-41933444640479785322012-03-18T12:40:00.001+00:002012-03-18T12:40:52.996+00:00Let's take it back to the start...I had a less than productive shopping day yesterday and as a result, was unable to find a can of spray Matt varnish. That means that the vehicles for Number 6 Platoon will have to remain shiny until I can find some. The troops, however, will be getting a brush-on, Matt varnish this week while I am on a week's holiday (YAY!).<br />
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I am not a fan of varnishing but it is one of those jobs that have to be done...a bit like preparing miniatures for paint. Fortunately, I had a productive day on the preparation front yesterday and have managed to achieve this:<br />
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Yes, the next platoon is ready to start receiving their paint. I haven't started on the vehicles because they will distract me...and I won't be doing so until these are glossed, ready for decals so it is a fair way off. I have chosen the 8th platoon because I have enough decals for the vehicles. I expect that the next one will probably be the 5th platoon for the same reason.<br />
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On another note, I have finished adding all the ranks to the 6th platoon and here is an example of what they look like:<br />
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Nice and easy to see and nice and easy to paint.<br />
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I have a feeling that things will be fairly quiet here for a while as I paint up the sections for the up-coming platoon but fear not...if anything else turns up, I will let you know.<br />
<br />Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-90174165869526733512012-03-15T19:53:00.000+00:002012-03-15T19:53:08.136+00:00New Model Army... News!After a couple of evenings of cussing and swearing, I have managed to add decals to all of the troops and vehicles for the first of the platoons. Here is the 6th Platoon of the Third regiment of the Grymn Army:<br />
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Each of the sections are placed in front of their transport vehicle and for the infantry squads, Charlie fire-team has a white number and Delta fire-team has a black number.<br />
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I have changed the marking of the helmets so that the platoon number is on the same side as the section number. It means that the numbers match the vehicles better and also they don't obscure the Regiment symbol.<br />
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I still need to paint on the ranks but I have, at least, come up with a range of markings that I can paint on to represent the rank structure that won't be too difficult:<br />
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The markings will be on the front of the helmets over to one side. I have only decided on the field ranks...because they are the only ranks I am going to be putting in the army.<br />
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Finally, here are a few pix of the Grymn Walker for scale purposes:<br />
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The miniatures are a Void Syntha Marine, a Dark Eldar, a Vulkan Battlesuit (Clanker) and a converted Critical Mass Games Arc Walker.<br />
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A small group of Grymn ready for fighting!<br />
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All these need now is a good coat of matt varnish after adding rank to the NCOs and Officers.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-5136556514153893582012-03-07T19:05:00.000+00:002012-03-07T21:55:16.976+00:00Grymn Walker arrives.This week I received a very nice surprise from Kev and Sally at <a href="http://www.hfminis.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hasslefree Miniatures</a>...I was sent the Grymn Walker along with a seated and standing pilot:<br />
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This appears to be the one that was used for the various photos on the <a href="http://forum-of-doom.com/index.php?topic=15514.50" target="_blank">Forum of Doom</a> because it arrived in a partially assembled state.<br />
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When I took it to pieces (a simple task of breaking the super-glue joints) I had a few minor repairs to carry out but it gave me an overall appreciation of how the kit will assemble when it gets released.<br />
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<u>Components:</u><br />
2x weapon arms<br />
2x identical gun shields<br />
1x pelvis<br />
2x legs<br />
2x feet<br />
2x leg shields<br />
1x body rear<br />
1x body front<br />
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Everything has idiot proof joints so it was easy to assemble. both of the weapons can fit either side on the ball joints on the sides of the rear body. The legs are handed (so the right leg will go on the right side and the left on the left side - no mix and match) so there is only a small amount of pose-ability but enough for a little variation in a unit... the ball joints at the hips and ankles will further add to the range of poses. The body can be fitted to the pelvis through quite a range of rotation (only limited by a beam that projects from the rear of the pelvis). The guns are on ball joints as well so they have a huge range of positions.<br />
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From a model making perspective it is a lovely little model and would look great painted up by a professional and mounted on a scenic base. As a war-gaming piece there are a couple of things to be aware of:<br />
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1 - The leg shields have a very fragile join that will need some form of beefing up. I used some Green Stuff.<br />
2 - The front cover would be awesome if it could open and close but the hinge is not quite large enough to drill a pin into. I have put magnets in the front so that I can remove/fit the front cover instead.<br />
3 - The gun shields are also quite fragile but I fixed that by gluing a small piece of sprue between the shield and the gun to add an additional connection point...now it is solid.<br />
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I love the kit (I always knew I would) and will be buying more when it gets released. I doubt if I will be making too many with a pilot on display so the hinged front cover won't matter to me. It is easy to carry out the small additions to beef up the gun-shields and leg shields so I am not worried about that (and I expect a bit of careful gluing would probably work just as well as my ideas).<br />
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Hopefully, at some point more weapons will be designed (a missile pod for one) but there is no reason that either of the existing weapons couldn't be converted.<br />
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As it stands, I have received a wonderful gift that will sit very well with my Grymn forces... and I look forward to being able to purchase more when they are released.<br />
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Thank you Kev and Sally at <a href="http://www.hfminis.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hasslefree Miniatures</a>.<br />
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<br />Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-47051368898585563992012-03-04T15:25:00.001+00:002012-03-04T15:25:46.229+00:00Armoured might.I have been working, feverishly, to finish off the transport vehicles for the 1st platoon and have managed it!:<br />
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These just need a gloss varnish, the decals adding and then a matt varnish to finish them.<br />
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The next stage is to gloss varnish them and then add decals to the entire platoon, ready for the matt varnish to be applied to the whole platoon as well. It also means that I am very close to the most daunting part of the project...adding decals to everything.<br />
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I have all the decals I need (for this platoon) and will have to spend a lot of time trimming them to fit partially obscured helmets. I will also be using some 'decal soft' for the first time so I will have to learn how to use it...interesting times.<br />
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With regards to the decals on the tanks, I will have the regiment badge on the front and rear (the roundel), the regiment symbol on the right of the turret and the platoon/section numbers on the left of the turret.<br />
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I have decided that this will be the sixth platoon so the numbers on the turret will be: 60 (command) 61, 62, 63 in white lettering. The troops will have the roundel with a white six on the right of their helmet and a 1,2 or 3 on the left (no marking for the command squad).<br />
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So... an awful lot of decals. On the bright side, they should look cool once they are marked up though (hopefully). Then all I need to worry about is rank insignia... but I haven't got that far yet (I am thinking that they will be painted on at this stage... but I may change my mind after Salute because I will be able to check out small scale decals there).<br />
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With all the focus on the vehicles lately, I will be glad to get back to the troops again.<br />
<br />Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-87226003590656919782012-03-01T18:30:00.000+00:002012-03-01T18:30:01.268+00:00Time changes everything...Yesterday, I thought I'd add powered armour to the urban army but have decided to change my mind today. I have looked at my new purchases and as awesome as they are, I am not sure that they suit the theme of this particular army...so I'll err on the cautious side and think about it for a lot longer.<br />
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I have also been thinking about the mobile nature of this army and I am also starting to have doubts about walkers... I think that tanks would be more appropriate.<br />
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It doesn't mean I won't get hold of some of the stunning Hasslefree walker models, just that they may not be added to this army. However...time, like a river, flows... so I may change my mind again.<br />
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That is the beauty of such a large project; there is plenty of time to make changes while you are ticking along with putting together the basic units.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-18216872310753617032012-02-28T19:15:00.000+00:002012-02-28T19:15:02.479+00:00What about powered armour?I thought I'd look at some of the more unusual bits and bobs I am planning to add to the army today.<br />
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I am a bit of an eclectic collector and have bought all sorts of interesting miniatures that I think may fit in with the Grymn; whether in this army or other ones and that includes some powered armour.<br />
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I originally bought a set of five 'Russian heavy combat armour' troops from <a href="http://www.micropanzer.com/mws-2012_004.htm" target="_blank">Micropanzer</a> but had always had it in mind to send one of them to a mate...so I was left with four (obviously). Now five would have been awkward but four makes a perfect little building block for the Urban Army...but where to fit them? I decided that they would make a good army HQ squad so that is where they are likely to go. My reasoning is this:<br />
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1. They are twice the height of a Grymn so wouldn't mix well in a Grymn squad.<br />
2. There will only ever be four of them.<br />
3. They look expensive so only the most important Grymn would get one.<br />
4. They are imposing miniatures so would be easy to see for 'command' purposes.<br />
5. I can have them individualised a little.<br />
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I am still open to suggestions but feel that they would be good for the top job.<br />
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Alternatively, I plan on adding a bunch of these to my army (once they get released):<br />
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Maybe I should keep the powered armour to act as a command group for those?<br />
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Either way, they will be sat for a while because my focus is on getting my platoon finished and that means finishing the transports, varnishing them, adding decals to everything in the platoon and then matt varnishing everything!<br />
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...but it doesn't stop the cogs turning.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-51490412948293259522012-02-26T16:26:00.000+00:002012-02-26T16:26:09.900+00:00The production-line continuesI have been busy working on the first platoon's transport this week and after assembly, filling and a spray under-coat on the four armoured vehicles, I began painting them. Unfortunately, life got in the way of as much progress as I would have liked but I managed to get one finished. It also meant that the colour-scheme had chosen itself:<br />
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In addition to painting the command transport, I also managed to put together an updated markings picture and an idea of how it would look on the troops:<br />
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Now that I have a set idea of what I want to achieve, I will finish off the vehicles and gloss varnish them. After that I'll have a 'decal day' and mark the whole platoon up at once. I have now got all of the decals I need for this job (with more on the way for additional platoons) so there will be no excuse not to finish them.<br />
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The slow conversion job on the four recon-bikes continues...Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-67467246130542917622012-02-23T18:07:00.000+00:002012-02-23T18:07:21.051+00:00A bit of re-evaluation.I have been thinking a lot about how much information needs to be displayed on a trooper's uniform and it has led to a re-evaluation of ideas.<br />
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I have been surfing the net to find out about unit markings for British soldiers and there is nothing below the company level (apart from rank/trade). That made me think about why I need to be quite specific about how I mark my troops and to be honest, it is just so that I know which miniatures should be in which section/fire-team.<br />
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With that in mind...<br />
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I received my order of transfers from <a href="https://sslrelay.com/www.domsdecals.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=154792333d09e1f/shopdata/index.shopscript" target="_blank">Dom's Decals</a> today and have discovered that some of the decals will be too big for my purposes. That is what you get for 'trial and error' ordering and is no way a reflection of the excellent decals that <a href="https://sslrelay.com/www.domsdecals.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=154792333d09e1f/shopdata/index.shopscript" target="_blank">Dom's Decals</a> have supplied. The particular decals in question are the geometric shapes that I was going to use to designate section status (command, support, troops)...but why do I need to do that? The British army don't have that level of insignia on their troops so why should I?<br />
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So...until I come up with a new picture to show off what I am planning, here is what will be on the helmets of the troops:<br />
1. Regiment symbol (RH side)<br />
2. Platoon number (on top of regiment symbol on RH side)<br />
3. Section number (on LH side)<br />
The section number will only be on troop sections and will be white for the 'charlie' fire-team and black for the 'delta' fire-team.<br />
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Only three decals per helmet now.<br />
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Flexibility is the key to success.<br />
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<br />Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947576658829742361.post-39695587162455201302012-02-21T20:45:00.000+00:002012-02-21T20:45:44.354+00:00Vehicle assembly line.I just thought I'd post pix of the assembled vehicles for the first platoon. I still need to tidy them up and fill the joints a bit (if I'd used super-glue there would be no gaps...I just used epoxy and that doesn't compress as nicely). So here are three Glaive APCs and a Slingshot AFV:<br />
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They are lovely vehicles that are beautifully cast. Here are a few pix with some miniatures to compare them against:<br />
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Over the next couple of days, I hope to get them cleaned, filled and ready for paint at the weekend.Insohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110250472802650905noreply@blogger.com2