And so it begins…
Welcome to the Official Silent Death: The Next Millennium Gallery! Here you will find photos of painted ship miniatures, shots taken of actual games being played at conventions and elsewhere in the multiverse, original kitbashed models of ships and terrain, and other fun things like fan art and such posted for your viewing pleasure!
So without further ado, let us begin our journey through the perils of Terran Space amidst the ruins of the Terran Empire, a galactic civilization driven to destruction by the murderous fury of those terrifying and mysterious alien invaders known only as, the Night Brood:
05/01/2017
And for your viewing pleasure, a selection of kitbashed proxy warhounds made from everything from empty plastic bottles to travel containers for men’s razors. We begin with a civilian space freighter made from a travel size shampoo bottle, assorted plastic rhinestones from the craft store, and some cheap plastic Christmas ornaments:
Next, is one of a pair of Totenkopf class battle destroyers for House Colos made from plastic travel containers for men’s razors, assorted plastic rhinestones, a skull and crossbones pendant from the craft store clearance aisle (I find a lot of goodies in the clearance aisle!), barrel clasps for making necklaces for the gun barrels, and some after market decals from a wonderfully reliable seller on EBay (globaltoy):
And of course, finishing up this installment, the classic proxy warhound model, a destroyer class vessel made out of an empty deodorant container, salvaged electronic parts, the lids from boxes of chicken broth, and other bits:
Next up: Making Terrain for Your Silent Death Battles – Asteroids, Hidden Bases, and Things Orbital
9/23/2018
At last and as promised, here are examples of asteroids and Things Orbital for your viewing pleasure (the Hidden Bases will remain hidden…. for now):
The asteroids pictured above were made from ripped up chunks of styrofoam sprayed lightly with black spray paint. Once the solvents in the aerosol were done eating the styro down a bit, the chunks were painted over with black acrylic craft paints. Once that had dried the asteroids were then drybrushed with successively lighter shades of gray. They were then permanently mounted on flight stands that had been sprayed flat black, and number decals were added to the bases to make it easy to keep track of damage done to individual asteroids in scenarios where the asteroids are small enough to be blasted apart by weapons fire.
The big orbital platform is a kitbash made from a large round plastic rhinestone, assorted plastic and metal model parts, and smaller plastic rhinestones. The base is permanently affixed, and has been ballasted with scrap lead for added stability.
The Q’raj Void Protectorate relies upon an extensive network of minefields and satellites to defend critical points along their shared border with House Colos, and to provide interior barriers of defense for critical planetary systems, wormhole entries, and important infrastructure and resources such as orbital refineries and asteroid mining and ore processing facilities.
Like the larger orbital platform above, these satellites are kitbashed using assorted plastic rhinestones, metal bits, plastic crafting beads, and the male halves of barrel clasps for making necklaces. The rhinestones and barrel clasps are handy items for kitbashing available from craft stores. The spherical shield generators are actually the round ends of plastic jacks from a children’s Ball and Jacks game set. The plastic jacks were a perfect fit for the standard flight stand base peg hole in fact, so creating and basing these Q’raji weapon satellites was a wonderfully easy undertaking.
The small planetoid was made by simply painting a styrofoam ball in overall flat black acrylic craft paint, then drybrushing various shades of grey craft paint until the desired effect was achieved. The final result was then painted over with a matt clear varnish (also a water based acrylic craft paint product). The newly finished planetoid was then attached permanently to a standard flight stand.
The asteroid the Narwhal is gliding past has already been explained above. Suffice that it doesn’t hurt to have a dozen of these done up, as asteroids add a wonderful extra layer of tactical opportunities (and when they drift, chances for unwelcome nasty surprises!). The Narwhal has been based on a Litko Aerosystems two-hex clear acrylic flight stand. Litko Aerosystems make some superb game aid products for tabletop gaming, and these include a number of very handy space combat game aides including these handy double post two-hex stands suitable for our Warhound models.
The last two items shown in this installment are orbital weapons platforms made from plastic bottle caps, plastic cosmetic container lids, and assorted plastic model parts. Orbital stations, satellites, and other such space junk are amongst the easiest space terrain items to kitbash. It just takes some superglue, some bits, and a little imagination including looking at actual modern day satellites used by NASA and other aerospace agencies for inspiration.
Next Installment: The Might of the Q’Raj Void Protectorate passes in review!