Imperial Assault Gaming Miniatures

These were painting for some friends who play the board game.   They are preposed.  I used different basing techniques to distinguish between the Empire and the Rebellion.

Rebel Trooper

 

KillZone Medic Costume: Rifle

This part of the costume had me a little perplexed.  I wanted something light to carry around and durable.  Time was a factor as well.  I decided on a cheap airsoft springer rifle.  I had some parts lying around that would help transform the gun into something that looked like it belonged in the KillZone universe.  I used a wet/dry vacuum tube for part of the gun, as well as a busted holo scope.  I tried to gut as much as I could out of the gun and scope to try and keep down the weight.

Inspiration:



The airsoft rifle:



The completed costume gun:

KillZone Medic Costume: Helmet

A good friend's son wanted to be a medic from the video game series KillZone.  I used a cheap airsoft rifle and helmet to replicate a few parts for his costume.

The first step was to fill in all the extra holes in the helmet.  I used a for sale sign from Lowes, glued it to the back of the holes and filled them in with Bondo.  Lots of sanding followed.  

Once the Bondo was sanded smooth, I primed the helmet with Plastikote Spot Filler Primer.  This was a process because each coat reveled flaws which had to be sanded.  Eventually it was all smooth. 

One the primer cured, I gave the helmet a coat of flat black. 

I painted the helmet with a gloss white paint.  I masked off the red markings and painted the emblem. The holes in the helmet were backed with material they use at Disney for their characters eyes.  I felt that this would give the helmet a more complete look.  The camera in the front was scratch built from styrene and a acrylic disc was used for the lens.   It was attached with rare earth magnets so it could easily be removed.  The weathering was from acrylics, airbrushed and sandpaper. 

Based on the latest Judge Dredd film, which was a very good film.  The design of the judges and their armor was  fantastic.  This helmet was a gift from a friend.  

Battlestar Galactica: Antique Viper

This was a Mike Salzo kit.  The original series from the 70's featured an episode where Starbuck gets highjacked.  This is supposed to represent an earlier version of the Vipers.  Personally I love this design.  Very fun to build and paint.