I finished these fleets awhile ago, but first chance I've had to get some glamour shots...
Here are the Zenithian & Imperial War Rocket Fleets:
(Click for larger) My favorite of the pictures... The Imperial fleet plunges forward while the Zenithians begin to encircle them.
Zenithians:
I ended up going with a more saturated metallic green than the test pieces. Simple & sleek. I like these ships a lot.
Imperials:
I'm really happy with these. They were a lot more work than the Zenithians, taking over twice as long to do, with gradations in the bronze and the ivory, but worth the effort I think. Not that the transition in the ivory shows up too well in photos like this with the contrast between bright & black space. Troublesome to photo.
I guess I shouldn't say the fleets are finished... Hydra Miniatures had a post-Thanksgiving sale and since I ordered the Space Pirate fleet set (no Class III & IV yet- hope to see those soon!) I also got an extra ship for both of these fleets: a 2nd Class III for the Zenithians and another Class II for the Imperials. That puts the Zenithian fleet at 10 points higher than the Imperials, but the Imperial Class II is my favorite looking ship, and they have an optional rule of +1 to their front fire power for 2 pts, so the four Class II rockets having this is 8 points, putting the fleet totals at close enough to call an even match.
Here are the Zenithian & Imperial War Rocket Fleets:
Zenithians:
Imperials:
I guess I shouldn't say the fleets are finished... Hydra Miniatures had a post-Thanksgiving sale and since I ordered the Space Pirate fleet set (no Class III & IV yet- hope to see those soon!) I also got an extra ship for both of these fleets: a 2nd Class III for the Zenithians and another Class II for the Imperials. That puts the Zenithian fleet at 10 points higher than the Imperials, but the Imperial Class II is my favorite looking ship, and they have an optional rule of +1 to their front fire power for 2 pts, so the four Class II rockets having this is 8 points, putting the fleet totals at close enough to call an even match.
Those are some nice looking ships! Have you had a chance to play much War Rocket yet?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSweet!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic paint jobs on the models! It makes them shine! In a battle I'm pretty sure the Zenithians would win. (at least from the game demo I played)
ReplyDeleteYour painting on these is amazing...also brings back memories of Saturday mornings.
ReplyDeletei love them, its fflash Gordon Vs Capitan Kurk
ReplyDeleteTop Job Sir! A fantastic result!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments everyone! Much appreciated! I'm looking forward to painting the pirates :)
ReplyDeleteDesert Scribe: Unfortunately no, still haven't had a chance to try it out. Was going to the other week, but ran out of time. Hope to in the future- the rules look good. Not a lot of record keeping at all, fast & fun by the look of it.
Skywatcher: Zenithians look fragile, but so maneuverable... which fits my play style, but we'll see.
Angry Lurker: for me too- sort of. Sunday Mornings, because that's when MST3K would be on :)
LF you leave mind standing, fantastic paint job.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu