Veer-myn Complete

Really busy weekend -  I didn't even find the time to post this picture! Here are the Veer-myn in their menacing glory - ready to the take the Corporation with stealth and strength in numbers.

Great little set of troops, even better value for money - I <3 Mantic Games!

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Veer-myn Master

And here are the close up shots of the Master! That's the Veer-myn for Project Pandora done, and ready to face off against the Corporation in the corridors of Grim Cargo!

I've also snapped a group shot of the Veer-myn together - stay tuned!

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Veer-myn Exterminator

Finished this guy off last night, and managed to get a start on the Veer-myn Master too. This guy is a lot more imposing than the Night Crawlers - the body stands taller, and the chemical back-pack adds a bit more bulk as well.
A very cool addition to rest of the pack - now just the Master to go!

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Veer-myn Night Crawler Variant 2

After batch painting the last lot of four Veer-myn, knocking out these guys didn't take too long. I prefer this variant to the first variant I tried painting, as I've found the other variant falls over too easily.

So I've got the Veer-myn grunts done, just the Exterminator and the Master to go!

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Veer-myn Night Crawler Variant 1

So managed to paint up four of the Veer-myn Night Crawlers over the weekend. I think I mentioned this earlier, but in the set of 10 Veer-myn Nightcrawlers, you receive 8 Night-Crawlers (2 variants), an Exterminator and the Master - the four painted above are the first variant of Night-Crawler I tackled.

More nasty Veer-myn to come!

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Veer-myn Test Scheme

Been a little busy, but I managed to get through a Test Scheme for my Veer-myn. I was aiming for a colour scheme that fit in with the theme of critters scurrying around dark, dingy corridors, and I think I've achieved that. I'll sleep on the colour scheme and see how I feel about in the morning.

The models themselves are great, lots of detail and an almost steampunk look about them. This particular Night-Crawler variant topples over quite easily, so I'll have to see what I can do about getting some bigger bases for these guys.

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Corporation Complete

I actually finished these guys of a few days ago, but haven't had the chance to snap a photo! Batch painting the rest of the squad went faster than expected, and I think they turned out pretty good! I'm looking forward to many action-packed adventures in the Grim Cargo with them. 

I think the models themselves are great - certainly good value as part of the boxset. There is enough variety in the pieces to give each model an individual enough look, while still maintaining good squad consistency.

I have put some thought into it, but I can't seem to come up with any good fluff for my Corporation... I'll make sure to update the blog if I do though :)

Alright, now onto the Veer-myn!

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Corporation Sergeant

After finishing off five of the regular Corporation Marines, I thought I'd reward myself and paint up the Sergeant. His pose definitely makes him stand out from the other marines, and his pistol and power fist are pretty cool too. I decided to stay consistent with the rest of 'hot' colour scheme and opt for a 'heated glow' on his power fist.

Alright, more Corporation troopers to paint! Stay tuned!

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Corporation Test Scheme

So this is what I managed to come up with last night, after a few tweaks. I initially had more red - on the shoulders and gloves, but thought to tone it down a little. The paint is a little wet in places, and one of the photos is a little blurrier than I'd like, but I was keen on getting some photos up today!
Overall I'm pretty happy with the colour scheme, and plan on batch painting the rest of the squad tonight.

It's just occurred to me that I'll need to come up with a name for my Corporation as well, and maybe a little fluff too!

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Corporation and Veer-myn Undercoated

It's been rainy in Sydney for the past couple of days (over a long weekend too - boo!), but I managed to sneak outside during a dry spell yesterday evening and get all my undercoating done!

Since I undercoated them grey, these WIP photos don't really look any different to the assembly shots... but I assure you they're primed and ready for the paintbrush!

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Veer-myn Assembled

Looking at the bits above, the set contains 8 Veer-myn Night Crawlers (2 variants), 1 Veer-myn Exterminator (with Chem Thrower special weapon) and 1 Veer-myn Master (Master Reekish).

It's fairly straight forward assembling the set. There is a corresponding body, head, arms and tails for each of the two Night Crawler variants - if you put the wrong head onto the wrong body, then it just doesn't fit right (same with the arms and tails). The two special characters just use the leftover parts, and there's a choice about which head you give to the Master and Exterminator.

Pretty rainy this weekend, so I might have to wait another time before getting an undercoat on them!

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Corporation Assembled

In the above shot, we see the contents of the Corporation set. The left arms (gun supporting arms) are in the bag on the top left, and the bag on the right contains the parts to make the Corporation Sergeant (Sergeant Cruise).
The sprue on the left side has 3 special weapons (which don't have any impact in Project Pandora) and the 3 sprues on the bottom are for the heads.

The only thing to note about assembling these marines are the arms. There are 3 different variants of right arms, and 3 variants of left arms. Only one set of right arms matches to a corresponding set of left arms. Once you've sorted that out, it's fairly straight forward.

Looking at the completed result, you're able to make a nice variation of troops, and the Sergeant definitely looks unique amongst them. There is a spare head to use with the Sergeant as well, and I didn't fancy using the special weapon options for my marines.

That didn't take too long, so now it's onto the Veer-myn!

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Silver Eagle Tactical Squad Complete

Silver Eagle Tactical Squad: click to enlarge

Well, what a fantastic little side-project! I think they turned out great, and I'm even considering painting up more Space Marines to make a small Silver Eagle army. That's probably just another hobbying pipe-dream that I'll never get around too, but at least I've got a tactical squad to build up from.
Oh, I touched up the white shoulders on my Sergeant (after some helpful forum feedback), and my buddy gave me a nice photo background that I've started using.

Still waiting on those bases, so I guess when they come around I'll finish these guys off and take another happy snap.

Anyways, now that this is done, I'm free to start on the contents of Project Pandora! Stay tuned!

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Awesome. So Awesome.

 

I arrived home yesterday to find my copy of Project Pandora: Grim Cargo! In my haste to tear open it's contents and finally grasp the awesomeness within, I didn't really snap any unboxing shots, but here are some links to some great unboxing reviews that I watched in anticipation of my delivery:

• War and Peace Blog: Project Pandora Article Series
• Bell of Lost Souls: Project Pandora Unboxing Article
• Beasts of War: Project Pandora Unboxing Video

I'm going to finish off my Silver Eagles - I've got the last five of them base coated and washed (made an efficient production line of the process as well!), so just the last coat and final highlight to do. I'm still undecided on what colour scheme I want for the Corporation and Veer-myn, but finishing off the Silver Eagles will give me some time to think on it.
I'll also be reading through the rulebook during my commutes to and from work, and probably sneaking a few reading sessions during the day too.

I'll post a short unboxing review soon - once I've spent a bit more time checking out the contents in more detail!

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Silver Eagle Combat Squad

Silver Eagle Combat Squad (Click to Enlarge)

I finished off the other three Silver Eagles last night, and the Combat Squad is lookin mean. The other five marines are assembled and undercoated, ready for some paint tonight to round off the Tactical Squad.

Oh, I’m waiting on a delivery on some Back-to-Base-ix Industrial bases, to complete the Space Ship Interior aesthetic I’m going for.

Project Pandora: Grim Cargo should be arriving in the mail any day now and my excitement is tangible! Painting up these marines have achieved my goal of stemming my excitement somewhat, and also helped me get back into a painting groove.

Hopefully PP:GC will arrive before my next post!

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Silver Eagle Sergeant

I made this guy from my 'box-o-marine' parts, so he's a mish-mash of bits - I think his bolter arm is from the Dark Angel Veteran sprue, his power fist is from the Space Wolves Marine sprue, his backpack is from the AoBR Sergeant... no idea where the head came from though.

I went for a bit more of a dynamic pose, which stands out amongst the rest of the AoBR marines I'm painting up for the squad. I got some good work done on the rest of the marines too, but I'll just post photos when I've finished a Combat Squad, then the full Tactical Squad.

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Silver Eagle Complete

Here’s a shot of my completed Silver Eagle Space Marine, with the highlighting all done. I’m quite happy with the colour scheme, and I’ve got another 4 marines (including a Sergeant) base coated, washed, and ready for their final coat.

Hopefully I can knock out the Sergeant tonight, and make some progress on the rest of the Combat Squad.

Stay tuned, more Silver Eagles to come!

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Sync's Silver Eagles

So, here’s what I did with an old Assault on Black Reach Space Marine I had lying around. The Silver Eagles are an existing Space Marine Chapter I found online, and since there I couldn't find any background or pictures, I thought I'd take some creative liberties.

I did fiddle with a few other colour schemes before settling on this. I found it quite difficult coming up with an original colour scheme. Well, at least I think it’s original – I haven’t seen any Space Marine chapter like this before, but then again I'm not too well versed on current Chapters of the Imperium.

Anyways, I seem to have misplaced my ‘box-o-marines’ but hopefully I’m able to find the rest of the squad before I finish painting the 5 marines I did find!

I'm pretty happy with how this guy turned out but I'll touch up the highlights, so more photos to come!

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Something WICKED this way comes!

I've had a hard time trying to chase down a copy of Project Pandora; Grim Cargo. With the lack of Mantic support down here in Australia, I’ve had to order a copy from the UK, which means I’m going to be waiting a long while for delivery!

That’s a long wait, especially if you’re really excited about a game – so I thought I’d start on a little side project while in an attempt to sate my excitement. I’m going to create some proxy models to use for Project Pandora with some existing models I’ve got lying around.

I’ve got a bunch of Space Marines lying around (I think most miniature wargamers do!) so I thought I’d start on them to make up a proxy force for the Corporation. I’ve got a few ideas about what models I can proxy for the Ver-myn but I’ll confirm what I’ve got hiding in my collection before I make any decisions.

Stay tuned for Project Pandora: Grim Cargo action!

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I'm Back!

It's been over 3 months since my last post! A few important real life issues forced me to pack away my wargaming stuff, but now that's resolved I'm ready to get back into some miniwargaming action :)
A few recent reviews brought this game to my attention - Project Pandora: Grim Cargo from Mantic Games.

I haven't played a 'dungeon crawler' style boardgame before, but the concept of this miniatures boardgame really appeals to me. Everything you need to for a fun, tactical wargame all contained in a single box. You don’t need a huge army to enjoy a wargame – of course there is a great appeal to it, but at this point in my life I don’t really have the time for army building any more.

But again, this has the problem of finding people to play with! Well, hopefully it will appeal to the Space Hulk fans at the local club!

Anyways, more Grim Cargo action to come!

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