Painting Rebel Minis Grav Tanks

Three new Rebel grav tanks painted. These use the hull from the Tempest Class and the turret from the Thunder Class. I like the heavier feel of the Tempest hull but since the parts are interchangeable I can swap turrets whenever I like. 

I made hover bases for the tanks from an MDF disc and the tip of carry-out chopsticks. The bamboo of the chopsticks is really tough and the tapered tip works perfectly with the hole on the bottom of the tank. Some rubble rock and sand finishes it off.

For the color scheme I wanted a simple and dark color that matched my Titan Marines. I'm calling this unit the "Night Hunters".

Earth Force APCs from Rebel Minis.

Just finished a couple of APCs from Rebel Minis that are truly loaded for bear with four missiles and a large caliber main gun. What better way to deliver troops safely than to annihilate the opposition?

Assembly on these is a breeze, just two track units, the turret, and hull, and they offer a lot of possibility for conversion or stowage modeling.

Now that I'm starting to get a small collection of 15mm sci-fi I'm wondering about a ruleset. Should I try to find one I like or just make my own. So far I've not sampled anything that I particularly care for. Maybe I'll find something at Gen Con.

Painting Rebel Minis Earth Force Hover Tank

Check out how I painted this VIPER here.

Just a quick one today, one of Rebel Minis Earth Force Hover Tanks. I added a tri-barrel weapon from a VIPER Mk. II as well as its chin gun since I was going for a Hammer's Slammers blower tank design. Painting was super simple, (two colors!), with some added Flames of War decals. I think this works really well as a medium or light blower and eventually will be painting units of them.

Painting Rebel Minis VIPER Mk. 1.

Life has been pretty crappy lately so I've been seeking solace at my painting table. I've been listening to a lot of Hammer's Slammers audiobooks as well so I'm getting interested in 15mm sci-fi stuff. To get my painting up to speed and just to enjoy myself I decided to start with three VIPER Mk. 1s from Rebel Minis.

I started by filing and sanding them to get rid of any mold leftovers and washed them with dish soap to remove any weirdness that might have accumulated. These are older minis and have a bit of strata texture from the 3D printing process but not enough to care about. Besides it makes drybrushing work really well and I like the overall texture. I mounted them onto round hardboard bases and added rocks and sand to cover the join.

I also added a small vent piece to cover the rear mounting point. These are made by Kotobukiya and are a great source of very cool add-on bits.

The walkers were then primed black then drybrushed and washed. The cockpits were painted with a standard jewel treatment. I then added a sharks mouth to the front. I like the idea of these as walking A-10 Thunderbolts so I tried to keep the paint scheme similar.

Grrrr...

With Rebel Minis Titan Stormtroopers.

These were really fun to build and paint and I'm looking forward to collecting more Rebel Minis especially their hover tanks and dropships.