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Modeling: making a custom made Spartan with M247 GPMG Turret
Many of you will be able to get your Spartans from Ebay and
Halo Actionclix (or Heroclix) booster packs, but one of the most important
weapons of the game is very difficult to obtain: the M247 GPMG Turret.
In an ideal world you would be able to get some extra
miniatures of Jorge (from the halo reach set) and painted to fit into your Spartan
squat. Whoever, the halo reach set is one of the most difficult of find (if
ever) on Ebay and can be very expensive.
Looking for options I check into the amazing Infinity
miniatures range and find the special deterrence group azra'il. This is a model
that has a similar weapon to Jorge and an armor that can be similar to an MJOLNIR
Powered Assault Armor.
So I got one (from Dark sphere, London ), and using an extra Spartan model I
have I got a new replacing head for my new miniature. With some green stuff I
sculpted a nect (and check that the head fit) and then painted it black and
then blue (later I will do the same for my red team).
This is how I manage to get a new and impressive Spartan
with heavy turret weapon ready to join blue team.
Using infinity models in your halo games
For those who are looking to build your own halo miniatures
to play your battles, there is a possible option: Infinity. This game from a Spanish
manufacturer has one of the best sci-fi miniatures in the market, and with some
minor changes you can convert those miniatures into halo characters.
Size comparison of the models, infinity model in the middle.
I planning to use some of those to represent the insurrectionist
(and of course create some stats cards for them), and also to use some models
to represent special Spartan characters for the game.
I'm bringing your attention to these models (and being hones,
is a fun game), because some of you may find more entertaining to build your own
miniatures instead of looking in ebay for models, and here is an
interesting option for your games.
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Modeling,
Modeling: Building your Army with Anvil miniatures
Ok, you have downloaded the
rulebook and print your Halo Tactics cards, now you need your miniatures to
start playing. The ideal situation will be that you get some of the Halo Actionclix
(or later Heroclix version) to play with these rules (there is a post in this
blog about how to change the bases of these minis).
But some times is not easy
to find the minis that you want, so today I want to discuss some options that
you can use to play Halo tactics.
Models from Anvil industry
Recently I was on Salute
2015 and I was able to see the beutiful miniatures that Anvil Industry is
producing for his game Afterlife and for his bits store of Exolords. Here you
have the perfect minis to build Marines (similar to those that apeared in Halo
4) and ODST, with several options of weapons.
Unity Council Marine Corps
As you can see the Unity
Council Marine Corps are perfect for UNSC marines. For £19.50 you get 10
marines, including a sergeant, a medic and a Coms specialist. These is a good
option to make great marines.
Link: http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/AFTERLIFE/Unity-Council-Marine-Corps
Republic grenadiers
Again the Republic grenadiers
from Anvil are perfect for ODST. For £19.50 you get 10 grenadiers, including a sergeant
and a medic.
Link: http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/AFTERLIFE/Republic/Republic-Grenadiers
Black ops Exolords
For Spartans you could use
the range of the Exolords to mold your own version of the Halo spartans. I
think Halo Actionclix spartans still easy to get on Ebay but here is an
interesting option for you modeling skills.
Link: http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Exo-Lords/Black-Ops
Mini gun
I was lucky to get the model
of Jorge with his beatiful M247H Heavy Machine Gun
(basicly a torret), whorever
I want to have a red and blue spartan with a M247H Heavy Machine Gun weapon
(that is the reason of the Card on the profiles, so I need to made my own
version. For those that want a marine with a M247H Heavy Machine Gun
I think that the Mini gun
from Anvil Industry can be a good option, with a good price (£2) you can get a
spartan and replace the weapon with this parts.
Link: http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Heavy-Weapons/Minigun
The Prototype
I loved halo legends, specially
the bad ass armor featured in the segment "the prototype", that armor
with the technical name HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System
was incredible. I want to make the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I part of my army. I
find that Unity Council Ajax Exo-Mechs from Anvil are almost perfect for this,
and in a future I will made the stats for those.
Link: http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/AFTERLIFE/Ajax-Exo-Mechs
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Modelling: Making new bases
From
the beginning I had in mind the Halo Actionclix miniatures to use in my Halo
Tactics games, wherever there is a problem with the Actionclix minis: the base.
Wizkids
miniatures (both Actionclix and Heroclix) use 40 mm bases for ALL their minis.
You can work with this in your games (in my first test games I play with the minis
like that without problem), but having different sizes for the bases will
improve the game in many ways, the first is that the miniatures will reflect
more their size and control area, helping to improve the tactical aspects of
the game.
Now
that I have my Halo Actionclix miniatures to use in my Halo Tactics games is
time for convert the minis to a proper base, for this I want to use a technique
that I saw in the Bell of the lost souls. Using cork I give texture to the
bases to make them interesting and looking like concrete (for a urban conflict
in my halo games).
Step
1) Materials and first steps
For
this I use 2 mm cork sheets
Step
2) Preparing the bases
After
cutting a square from the cork sheet I glue it to the base
Step
3) Given texture
Each
square was then cut and given a proper appearance, to look like broken
concrete.
Step
4) Painting
After
a layer of base black paint (in this case I use chaos black spray from
citadel), I paint each base with dark grey, follow of a dry brush of grey and
final lights with a little of white paint.
The
result!
As
you can see now the Spartan stand in a more acurate base for him, I did this
for all my miniatures following this idea:
20
mm bases: Marines, ODST, Spartan, Drones, Grounts, Jackals.
40
mm Bases: Elite, Brutes.
60
mm Bases: Hunters.
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Modelling: How to get your minis
Ok,
we have the rules and character cards, now we need the models to play Halo
Tactics. In this article I will discuss the options to make your own halo
miniatures so you can play your Halo games in your game group.
"Oficial" Halo Miniatures
The
first option is just to pick one of the two options for halo miniatures in the
market: Halo Heroclix (or ActionClix) or Halo Micro Ops.
Halo Heroclix: This are the main miniatures that I use with this
rules intended. The reason is that this miniatures are relative cheap and they
have a vast array of character options to play. With some minor modifications
you can create your own special characters and vehicles. .JPG)
Halo Micro Ops: McFarlane is one of the best in the toy industry and
his approach to the Halo Miniatures was amazing. Sadly halo Micro Ops had a
short run and you have only a few options to play. With some miniatures from
other 15 mm sci fy range you can expand this game. I'm planning to make a sed
of rules and cards with the 15 mm in mind.
Make your own
You
can build your own Halo Miniatures. This is the most gratification option in
the sense that you make this game your own and will bring you many hours of modelling.
You can find in the web many examples of people that make their own models and
vehicles.
Examples:
From Commander Vyper (http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=6732.210) he made his own models and game using models from different ranges and sculpting his own Covenant.
And from Todeswind (http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35605) he made his own UNSC with warhammer parts and papercraft.
I hope this would inspire to make Halo Tactics your game and start making your own force.
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