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What will you find here? Ramblings from an aging gamer-miniature painter. When I first started out in this hobby computers were in their infancy and finding other gamers could only be done by going to conventions or as in my case bumping into somebody who happened to see me reading "Panzer Leader" on the school bus. Look how far we have come! The internet has allowed our small community to be able to connect on a level I never dreamed of when I was but a small lad. What I do hope you will find here is something interesting from one wargamer/miniature painter to another. I paint miniatures somewhat decently, so I will be posting some pictures of my work, and perhaps a review or two of games and/or miniatures. Most of all this is just about having fun and anything I post here is meant to be for that reason.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Showcase: Infinity: Nomad... Tsyklon Sputniks

To keep myself from going mad when working on a long project, I may stop and paint a model of something completely different just for a change of pace and to keep it fresh. Hence this is not a Samurai model, nor is it a Late Roman. It's Scifi baby!

I am really liking the science fiction based skirmish game called Infinity. One of the Armies I am collecting is called Nomads. I have painted and posted several of these models here already, and here is another. It's a remote. Remotes are semi-autonomous support units, usually lightly armored but extremely mobile and versatile. This one is an exception in that it has been modified to include heavier armor, NBC systems, and electronic defense systems. There are several variants and this particular one carries a Feuerbach . The Feuerbach, or "River of Fire" in German, shoots auto-propelled projectiles. These small, lightweight projectiles have a quick loading and boosting mechanism that provides a rapid rate of fire. In exchange for this, the Feuerbach sacrifices destructive capacity compared to other Anti-Tank weapons, which tend to be more powerful but slower (I copied this statement from Infinity's Wiki),

Anyways I thought it was pretty cool looking, and placing this on the table will make my opponent crap his pants, as he is still WAAAYYYY behind in painting some of his cool toys (Rob, yes you Rob, I am calling you out;)). Here are some photos.




Thanks for looking
Cheers
Kevin

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  1. Malicious PanoOctober 17, 2017 at 10:38 PM

    The paint job is superb, As always. It's very cute. Looks like it knows how to curl up and hide once it's fired upon by my superior and awesome troops. BRING IT!!! OH YEAH!!!!!

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    1. KevinOctober 17, 2017 at 11:25 PM

      Hehe, I knew that would rile you up;)

      Cheers
      Kevin

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  2. Steve WilliamsOctober 18, 2017 at 1:59 AM

    Great paint job!

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    1. KevinOctober 18, 2017 at 2:42 PM

      Thanks Steve, it was fun to paint, and then I realized I assembled the legs backwards when I was done, doh!

      Cheers
      Kevin

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  3. PrufrockOctober 18, 2017 at 4:31 AM

    Cool model and great little paint job!

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  4. KevinOctober 18, 2017 at 2:45 PM

    Thanks Aaron, I started this a while back, put it on a shelf (for almost a year), got it out this week and finished. A heavy weight has been lifted;)

    Cheers
    Kevin

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  5. DeanMOctober 18, 2017 at 7:06 PM

    Great painting on an interesting model, Kevin.

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    1. KevinOctober 18, 2017 at 10:20 PM

      Thanks Dean, I have several more remotes to paint. They make me think of the old scifi movies from the 50’s and 60’s but with more modern vision.

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  6. DaveOctober 19, 2017 at 11:06 AM

    That is a cool looking fig. Great job on all of the different lenses scattered about the mini.

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    1. KevinOctober 19, 2017 at 5:17 PM

      Thanks Dave, some spots were like is this a lense, so I hope I got them right.

      Cheers
      Kevin

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