Heavy Gear - Northern Guard and soon SRA

[Vaktathi]

So quite recently I picked up Heavy Gear having played the video games back in middle school in the late 90's after my store started stocking it, picking up a force both of the Northern Guard and Southern Republican Army.

For the Northern Guard I decided to go with a very sort of Tattooine-ey worn/weathered look, with a couple patches of Teal for regimental markings, and to paint theem I picked up the recent Heavy Gear Blitz Reaper Master Series paint set.

Primarily this consisted of a couple of coats of Terranova Tundra over black primer, most of the metal bits done in Durasheet Alloy and the armor scratches/scoring done with Skunkwerks Gunmetal applied with spare foam from a carrying case and then lightly gone over again with Durasheet Alloy for some gradient. Then I pretty much just drowned them in Gryphonne Sepia (or whatever they're calling it now) wash.

Here are the two Northern Guard models I have done so far (warning: my camera sucks and I'm bad at pictures )

Grizzly





Mammoth

[fluffy05]

Very nice painting so far!

Interested to see much more as I have been tempted by the Heavy Gear range for some time.

Cheers,

Allan

[Vaktathi]

The models are really, really good for the most part, although mostly metal. It's really impressive seeing a squad of gears standing around roughly the size of marines but with a lot more going on in terms of the model. The Grizzly up there is roughly the size of a Terminator but a lot more complex, they're really cool models.

Hopefully I'll have another Gear done tonight

[TanithScout]

I just picked this game up recently myself, and am loving it! My demo game culminated with a gear knife fight. The models are truly amazing! As an ESE player, I look forward to your Southern gears. Regardless, I'm really digging the gritty look for the Northerners. From a color perspective, I find that the yellow lenses get lost in the largely ochre gears, but those kinds of details are always painter's preference(and come to think of it, could get washed out by photos). Great job, I look forward to more!

[Vaktathi]

Yeah, I'm thinking of changing the lenses to a different color, I'm thinking a neon green perhaps. I'm also not happy with the base on the Grizzly, I need to decide how I'm going to change that.

[Vaktathi]

Another Grizzly done, and some pics of all 3 models done so far together. (warning, bad flash is bad)

[Gargantuan]

I like your style! I need to add a Mammoth to my WFPA army.

[TanithScout]

Green looks much better for the lenses!

[New Cult King]

These are gorgeous. I've been trying not to get too tempted by the Heavy Gear minis, but you are eroding my resolve

[Vaktathi]

Thanks for the comments so far 2 Hunters to add to everything, these were a bit rushed, got a late stsart then some friends came over and shennanigans ensued making it difficult to concentrate XD

I think the green came out much better for the lenses as well, the yellow just wasn't working XD

Here's some more pics, hopefully I'll get better with them in time :P

[Vaktathi]

Another update, Headhunter and Jaguar done!






The completed Fire Support Squad.




Everything so far.

[Vaktathi]

Another small update, finished Anti-Gear Missile equipped Jaguar and a Snub Cannon armed tank-hunting Hunter ()




Everything so far




Just two more until I have the basic 1000TV list completed

[Vaktathi]

So, haven't updated in a bit, here's why











I've been busy building a ton of stuff, here's everything so far

CNCS:
1 Mammoth
1 Kodiak
8 Jaguar
6 Hunter
3 Grizzly
2 Cheetah
2 Weasel
1 Sabertooth
3 Tiger

SRA:
1 Naga
1 King Cobra
8 Spitting Cobra
5 Black Mamba
2 Iguana
6 Jaeger

PRDF:
1 Red Bull
2 Crusader IV
1 Crusader V
4 Warrior IV
1 Chieftan IV
1 Warrior IV
2 Skirmisher
2 Gladiator
(1 Warrior Variant still to be built as either Warrior IV or Warrior as I've got Warrior arms and Warrior IV torso...)

I kinda went overboard there methinks....



I'd still like to add a couple of White Cats, another Tiger and Sabertooth, and I'm thinking maybe a couple of Ferrets, possibly another squad of Black Mambas, and maybe some ATM grizzlies and possibly a Cataphract.

[Daniel36]

We all support you in your decision. You are amongst friends here. ^_^

[Vaktathi]

Hooray update! finished revised 1000TV GU5 army.

Cheetah's and AGM jag for Strike Squad. Kinda had an issue with these guys where the wash didn't dry right and ended up looking all shiny and syrupy, had to redo some parts, not thrilled with the cheetah's but...oh well.







Finished 1000TV Army




Now I'm going to start working painting 1000TV of SRA ~8)

LIST if anyone cares XD

1000TV Northern Guard

Mammoth, ATK3, Mastodon, Tankhunters, LD4. Army Leader.


Strike Squad (NAF rules)

Jag CGL w/FA+ATK/DEF3
Jag w/AGM+FA+ATK/DEF3
Jag w/AGM+FA+ATK/DEF3
Cheetah w/ATK/DEF 3
Cheetah w/ATK/DEF 3



Fire Support Squad

Headhunter w/LD2
Hunter w/FA+ATK/DEF3+MBZK
Hunter w/FA+ATK/DEF3+MBZK
Grizzly w/FA+ATK/DEF3+Linked MRP+Autopilot+Roaring Grizzly upgrade
Grizzly w/FA+ATK/DEF3+Linked MRP+Autopilot+Roaring Grizzly upgrade

[Vaktathi]

Small update, have a bunch of SRA stuff in progress but have some terrain done (from King & Kerr, 10mm desert city, also have some DP9 terrain that'll be done soon)

[precinctomega]

Nice terrain! I'm off to check out K&K now.

More please.

R.

[Vaktathi]

Here's a couple more buildings done, including a DP9 piece

[Vaktathi]

An update!

So here's a Naga and a Jaeger, I tried doing them in pretty much the same style as my Imperial Guard in terms of method, I think I'll leave off the Sepia wash from now on, but I think they turned out ok, alas the pictures really suck again, but here they are anyway












I'll see if I can get better pics tomorrow

[Vaktathi]

More stuff!

Got a Black Mamba and a Spitting Cobra done, kept the Sepia just layered it on a bit differently and it came out a bit better I think. Also I touched up the Naga a bit. I think I'll need to tone down the brightness on the MRP for the Cobra, not sure how I'm gonna do that well though, we'll see tomorrow!