So because I liked Starship Troopers so much, me and my friend split the cost of the miniatures game. He got the bugs, I got the humans. There are 16 mobile infantry, which are plastic and come unassembled. They are 12 pieces each, and I finally put them all together:
http://www.javaop.com/~ron/images/pictures/miniatures/mi-unpainted.jpg
I may or may not paint them, we'll see. I actually kinda like them now, though. :)
Quote from: iago on May 25, 2007, 12:38:09 AM
I actually kinda like them now, though. :)
Yeah, but only because you're done putting them together. Wait until you start painting them! I'm sure you'll hate them until you're done again.
Quote from: Hitmen on May 25, 2007, 12:47:49 AM
Quote from: iago on May 25, 2007, 12:38:09 AM
I actually kinda like them now, though. :)
Yeah, but only because you're done putting them together. Wait until you start painting them! I'm sure you'll hate them until you're done again.
Wow, you're wasting your future-seeing gifts on a two-bit forum when you could be helping stop crime! (or commit it...)
Paint them. they would look totally cool
I don't mean this as an insult to these games or you iago, but I really don't understand the attraction to these types of 'build it yourself' games.
If I want to build something, I get a model (or in my case, I open up my mouser catalog). If I want to play a game, I want to play now, not in a few days :P
What it really comes down to is a hobby. I buy all kinds of miniatures I never intend to even use for a game. Why? Because I enjoy painting them. If I can use them for a game eventually, that's a plus.
I actually bought a box of Light Mobile Infantry, which are the guys from the movies (the ones above are from the cartoon). They come pre-assembled and just have to be painted. This is a good thing because it saves me a lot of frustration, but you also lose out of some creativity.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I do it cuz it's fun. :)
Quote from: BigAznDaddy on May 25, 2007, 09:11:33 AM
Paint them. they would look totally cool
True, but I have lots of guys that'll look cool. It'll likely take a sum time of about 32 - 48 hours to paint all 16 of them. I might just paint half, and see how I feel about them.
Quote from: iago on May 25, 2007, 12:13:36 PM
What it really comes down to is a hobby. I buy all kinds of miniatures I never intend to even use for a game. Why? Because I enjoy painting them. If I can use them for a game eventually, that's a plus.
I actually bought a box of Light Mobile Infantry, which are the guys from the movies (the ones above are from the cartoon). They come pre-assembled and just have to be painted. This is a good thing because it saves me a lot of frustration, but you also lose out of some creativity.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I do it cuz it's fun. :)
Quote from: BigAznDaddy on May 25, 2007, 09:11:33 AM
Paint them. they would look totally cool
True, but I have lots of guys that'll look cool. It'll likely take a sum time of about 32 - 48 hours to paint all 16 of them. I might just paint half, and see how I feel about them.
or paint a few every week and gradually do it :P
Maybe "a couple" every week, for a few months.
I actually started painting a Call of Cthulhu miniature last night, it's a haggard old woman breast feeding a baby. I liked it for some reason. :)
Here's my first shot at painting one:
(http://www.javaop.com/~ron/ospap/picture.php?picture_id=383)
(http://www.javaop.com/~ron/ospap/picture.php?picture_id=384)
MI use Super Soakers?
The orange looks really bad in the photograph, but it's a flamethrower.
Lmfao! You're crazy iago. The link that you gave us in your first post isn't working for me, so the only thing I saw was the guy you posted a picture of.
I think you have toooooooooooooo much time on your hands. :P With that amount of time I am surprised you aren't on WoW! Lol. :P
Either way, I think the guy looks good. Good job. :D
Quote from: AntiVirus on June 03, 2007, 04:49:53 PM
Lmfao! You're crazy iago. The link that you gave us in your first post isn't working for me, so the only thing I saw was the guy you posted a picture of.
I think you have toooooooooooooo much time on your hands. :P With that amount of time I am surprised you aren't on WoW! Lol. :P
Either way, I think the guy looks good. Good job. :D
Man, I totally moved that picture like a half hour ago. I forgot it was linked here! Here's the new link: http://www.javaop.com/~ron/images/pictures/miniatures/unpainted/mi-unpainted.jpg
I don't think it's too much time, though. I don't play computer games or watch tv, I do something that I consider productive like program, paint, and read. I enjoy it far more than computer games, and when I'm done I have something to show for it.
Thanks :)
Here's a couple new ones:
(http://www.javaop.com/~ron/ospap/picture.php?picture_id=387)
(http://www.javaop.com/~ron/ospap/picture.php?picture_id=388)
Notice the fear in his eyes? That was totally intentional.
(not really :) )
LMFAO @ his eyes! Good choice of colors. Green is my favorite color. :D
Thanks! It's mine, too, but me and my friend debated a lot as to whether I should paint them grey or green. I decided to paint one unit (8 of them) green and the other 8 blue/grey.
Quote from: iago on June 03, 2007, 04:56:07 PM
I don't play computer games
Starcraft is a computer game!
Quote from: Hitmen on June 04, 2007, 12:08:26 AM
Quote from: iago on June 03, 2007, 04:56:07 PM
I don't play computer games
Starcraft is a computer game!
And I don't play it. Ever. So don't ask me to play, anybody.
Keep up the good work, they are looking sexy :D
I started working on a couple non-SST guys today. I don't want to do all one thing and get bored of it :)