Thursday, 2 May 2013

Power Armour

My Federal States Europa (FSE) force has just had a very slight upgrade with a squad of Power armour troops. The FSE has a tendency to use what many people think of as Light infantry as opposed to the heavy powered battle suits of many Stargrunt Nations. However as a player I did think that one squad of power armoured troops was a good idea as it rounded out the force a little more. AS you can see this 6 man squad is equipped with 3 heavy weapons (2 Mistral Guided missile systems on shoulder mounts, and one FM77 Squad automatic weapon, as well as an ECM suit mounted on one troopers back.)

I have painted the figures with a white band on their helmets (the squad leader has a thinner red stripe flanked by white stripes) this is to match the Kepi Blanc which is worn by some of the light infantry. There shoulders also carry the Tri colour which should help them to keep identity on the battle field. I added this emblem because these versions of power armour are also exported and used by a couple of other nationalities, for example, the Islamic Federation. It was therefore important to me to keep them as distinctive.

Only 6 15mm figures to share with you today I have no excuses for not doing more. But that is all I have managed to complete since last post. With luck I should have something ready for Saturday and my next blog post. Until then have a good couple of days and talk soon.

All the best Clint
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  1. Simon Quinton 2 May 2013 at 09:15

    Nice job Clint. Are both the pictures of the same troops or two lots of six?

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    1. Clint2 May 2013 at 12:33

      Same figures. There are only 6. Strange how the direction of the light has changed the colours.

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  2. Unknown2 May 2013 at 15:35

    These are nice looking Clint. Do you have any idea how long it takes me to paint up six figures? The most I have painted in a month is 5.

    Sorry I'm so late getting here. We had good weather so I spent the day mowing the lawn and weeding the flower beds.

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    1. Clint2 May 2013 at 21:11

      Good weather is the best excuse I can think of. Not that you need an excuse, comment or not as the mood takes you.

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  3. hajjandumrah2 May 2013 at 22:12

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  4. The Extraordinarii3 May 2013 at 05:01

    Very nice Clint, have done well with them.

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    1. Clint3 May 2013 at 05:14

      I really appreciate your kind words. Being honest 15mm power armour is not a "hard" paint and without the Tri-colours they would, I think, look a bit "Blah!" Still I only need 1 squad so at this time it's not something I need to repeat.

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  5. Zabadak3 May 2013 at 06:35

    Always good to have a bit of extra firepower available; I don't think your photos do enough credit for such small figures

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    1. Clint3 May 2013 at 06:42

      OK I'll admit I am rubbish with a camera. Not making excuses, I probably could spend longer getting the "right" result, but I don't so no excuses. Thanks Jo I always appreciate your feedback, kind words and comments.

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