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I don't normally paint spaceship minis, but Ground Zero Games has a pretty nice selection of civilian ship models, so on a whim I picked up a few in my latest order. I'm not sure what scale this model is supposed to be: if the containers are standard modern sea-container size it could be around 1:700, but that would make the ship pretty small. I would assume at least 2-3x that.
I decided this cargo hauler looked like a suitable ride for a couple of scruffy-looking characters I'd already painted, with a bit of influence from the amazing 1996 film "Space Truckers" thrown in for good measure. Maybe one of those containers has square pigs in it!
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| One of the better effects in the movie, which TBH isn't saying much. |
Love the fact you used so many different colours for the containers, very much like the cargo ships in this age.
ReplyDeleteThe duo is a hilarious rip-off from the Star Wars saga.
On top of this all, these images are perfectly Photoshopped.
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Thanks, that's exactly the look I was going for! Glad you like it :)
DeleteOh man - I love the way you added so much colour to that ship. It really pops -- and it really showcases your delightful and distinctive personal style.
ReplyDeleteI know you don't play miniature games, but I wonder if you play boardgames. Your ship (and your reference to Space Truckers) reminds me of one of my favourite boardgames, Galaxy Trucker. It's a lot of fun, so long as you enjoy chaos, failure and self-destruction.
We do play board games (Catan, Carcassone, Ticket to Ride, Zombies!!!, other usual suspects) when we have the rare chance... never played that one though. I'll have to look it up; maybe one of our local board game cafes has it!
DeleteGlad you like the paint job. As mentioned above I tried to make it a colorful jumble like modern container ships.
Great looking minis and wonderful pictures!
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