This is my third and final post on the TSF15 Slocombe's Warbot's concluding the project with the MKII 'Sprinter' Assault Droid, released on the Citadel Miniatures October 1987 Flyer and again sculpted by Tony Slocombe who I think now works for Northstar Figures sculpting, casting and has his own miniature range.
TSF15 Warbots |
This rare Oldhammer miniature has been residing on my paint station for about 1.5+ years, due to the assembly and sculpting of this Warbot I have been met with disaster after disaster, I managed a base coat then it was all downhill from there, it fell apart even after pinning twice and after my final attempt to fix the pose it just didn't work so I cried as I pulled it apart again and did some even deeper and stronger pinning with steel pins, happy with the final pose I moved back to painting.
MKII 'Sprinter' Assault Droid - side |
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Like the other Warbots it's a difficult miniature to paint due to the shallow details and rough casting, I started with black undercoat and then stippled on Vallejo 'Dark Seagreen' which is actually a nice grey to me then some simple highlights, decals/fix, mig weathering powders, and finishing with some more lighter stipple. Post varnishing I added Citadel 'Ardcoat to all the light sources which I do a lot now.
MKII 'Sprinter' Assault Droid - side |
‘Mk II Sprinter Assault Droid - disaster
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Originally I was going to put a Imperial Army casualty on the base |
My first post on the Slocombes Warbots features 'Sam' Type Light Wardroid and my second post features 'Deathblow' Class Heavy Droid, follow links below
Before new readers start screaming they are Battletech copies, I am aware of this and have speculated on reasons in previous posts. Their counterparts are as follows:
- 'Deathblow' Class Heavy Droid - Battletech Archer
- 'Sam' Type Light Wardroid - Battletech Vindicator
- MKII 'Sprinter' Assault Droid - Battletech Catapult
BattleTech Archer |
BattleTech Vindicator |
BattleTech Catapult |
Hope you enjoyed this post, another project completed, plenty more on the go.
J