I’ve been using my new workspace and it’s been awesome. I’ve jumped back into my Aleph force I started last fall and with the release of the OSS Sectorial I’ve been stoked to the gills.
I made some revision to the scheme and army style/layout I originally came up with. First, I’ve abandoned the glowing base design I was using. While I found it clever, it required way too much work per model then I want to deal with now. On top of that, it only would have looked complete with the custom display I was planning. I like the concept but for now it’s shelved. I’ve also tightened up the paint scheme as well. I’ve dropped the white guns with the red stripe. The arms and gun blended together and I hated it. I’ve added more orange and have pinned down solid grey to the overall scheme and I think this way better. Doubt I’ll be retouching the older minis too much though. They’ll just be what they are.
New Bases
Bases have never been a strong point for me. I could never really get them to look the way I wanted. I’m not a big fan of resin bases so that limited the pool. After a bit of research, I found some bases I liked from Death Ray Designs.
Base inserts are a new concept for me. They have the detail of cast bases but use the base the mini comes with. Touch of glue and you’re done. I think I’ll be doing a small tutorial on how I prep/paint these. What I REALLY love about these things are the cost. 51 bases for 25 shmeckles. Can’t beat that.
Re-based Minis
I’ve been focusing on re-basing the minis that are available in OSS. Thankfully I hadn’t painted to many Steel Phalanx troopers so most of my previous work can be repurposed.
New OSS Troops
Here are some of the new minis I’ve finished from the new line. I also did some older troops I hadn’t gotten around to.
I’m having a blast painting again. It’s been too long.
Shawn G. (SoI)