Cheap mechs! 15mm sci fi

I picked up a box of these cheap plastic mechs from a local hobby shop. I fiddled around trying to work out which arms were a good fit for which body and put them back in the box. Some time later I bought  some GZG prawns and some mechs off ebay. I didn't look too closely at the figures on ebay but I was slightly disappointed to find they were the same cheap ones I had already bought. So now I have two boxes worth and decided, that to cut my losses, I'd have to at least play with them.

My concern is that they will easily overpower anything else I have to fight them with so unless I'm prepared to finish a long stalled Japanese mecha, these guys are going to rule the battlefield.

Considering the combat and fire strengths of these guys, together with the multiple weapon systems, sensors and what-not, I suspect they will be fairly expensive to field.

I think I ought to try using a proper background for my future photos as the figures get lost in the crap of the background! I'll have to tidy the work space and see if I can make room for the light box.

The Scene 15mm Sci fi jet bikes

  A couple more pics of the jet bike riders from The Scene -

So I tried  a camo scheme for an icy, desert environment. This figure has the rider shooting out to its right. The others are concentrating on staying in the air.

I was really after a retro scheme here and I remember Dassault Mirage 3s being a silver and red colour back in the 60 /70s. I'm not so keen on the skull like  fairings, a bit Games Workshoppy

I might buy a few more, and fill the front fairings in. They do reflect the skull like detail on the helmets of the riders though.

More QRF? 15mm alien - mercenary forces.

Not sure where these are from - QRF is no longer showing sci fi on their website. But here they are anyway, my latest merc aliens: Awaiting a repaint - original pictures deleted :(

Waiting for picture...

Not sure about the colour schemes, they look a bit bright. I'm happy with the skin colour, but I think the next batch will be in plain sand.

QRF 15mm Skull hunters - not predators!

Although I have plenty of the kra'vak from GZG, they're not the most inspiring of figures. Despite my kra'vak winning their first  game in a test of the prototype 'Endless Conflict' rules, I wanted some predator types with more 'oomph' for skirmish level engagements. Hence these QRF 'skull-hunters'.

After looking at some movie stills I painted them with black armour, dry brushed up to light grey. Whilst it looked good up close, the figures were very dark on the table. So I decided to brighten them up a bit with a dark gold base to the armour. Some of the figures are a bit vague, but there's a couple of really nice poses and my favourite..... the chap in the middle. My least favourite is the chap on his right with what looks like a wonky head.

The figure on the far left is ready for close combat, most have empty hands as the 'skull hunters' have hands free weapons mounted on their left shoulders plus 'claws' mounted on their right forearms.

Knowing how they love the hunt, especially up close, they will have good close combat scores and good armour - reflecting their tenacity and physical toughness. Their shooting will be average, with excellent countermeasures (chameleon suit) encouraging stalking with sudden ambushes to close combat.

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Aliens

First of my alien races are the Geiger-esque 15mm figures from QRF. These terrifying predators have a bit of a disadvantage on the tabletop as they have no distance weapons relying solely on close combat. Maybe I'll have to use them as a sort of wandering monster / random ambush troops.

Two adult guards, fast strong and experienced warriors, and a juvenile guard learning the ropes from his more experienced brothers.

Below, the latest crop of warriors, not so experienced but fast, agile and aggressive. Prone to mistakes and impetuousity but a hard target to hit on the move.

Ambush Predators!

It's not going to be a great day if you run into a nest of these mo-fo's. Cunning, fast and almost impossible to spot when hiding, these ambush predators want only one thing - to get you pregnant. If you're not up for that then you're lunch. Buckle up soldier!