Boredom...Post Apoc to the rescue

I have been in a bit of a rut lately. Doing prep work and getting ready to paint many things. But not painting anything. As usual, post apoc to the rescue.

I spent the time I had this weekend getting some more critters ready for Fallout/Post Apoc gaming.

Since one of the things in the aftermath has to be giant insects, I am doing some more Fallout 3 inspired Rad Scorpions and a Giant Beetle. All are dollar store soft plastic insects.

Since I already have some magenta/red ones, I am going to do these in blue or green. Greenies may do rad damage, bluies may do lightning strikes out of their stingers for ranged.

 The new Scorps based and drying, ready for primer and paint.

Close up for scale with 28mm fig

And here is a Giant Beetle, to scare the bejesus out of the guys driving

the makeshift vehicles. with 28mm fig for scale.

So while i had my hot glue gun hot, and I was waiting for the basing material to dry so I could primer the bugs, I of course started another project. At least it was for Post Apoc!

In the next post I will show you what I spent most of my painting time on this weekend...

Post Apoc Rad Insects Part II

Here's the next batch of figs.

First, the in progress shots of the raw figs. Mounted on roofing washers, based with basing gel, insects are all dollar store Halloween Bugs.

Giant Rad Roaches, Centipedes, Bomber Beetles, Fire Ants, Bloat Flies

Next, the giant Centipede Mounds. I really like that I can use these for Post Apoc and Fantasy.

Here are the Rad Roaches. Yuck.

Surrounding another trapped survivor

And the Bloat Flies. These, the Rad Scorpions, and the Rad Roaches are an homage to all of these that I have killed in Fallout 3.

And here's our hapless hero surrounded again. This time by the Bloat Flies. I like how well the bases are blending in. I haven't decided if I am going to add static grass or not to their bases. Probably willl for consistency sake.



That's it. Not much time to paint. Did these in about 2 hour of painting time, 1 hour of prep, 2 days of drying time for the basing material.

Next is some Fire Ants, and a Bomber Beetle. Then a new survivor gang. And finally after that, finish a couple of buildings, and a bunch of rubble.

Post Apoc Giant Rad Insects



Finally some pics. As promised here are my new Giant Wasps. Big and nasty.