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Modeling => The Showcase => Topic started by: Landlubber on August 30, 2015, 01:25:23 pm
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I've managed to work through a few of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) ships from the Halo: Fleet Battles starter box (I don't paint nearly as fast as Quickdraw, plus work has been a real pain here recently, so I don't have the whole fleet done).
For naming conventions, I'm using world capital cities for the frigates, and mythological gods of war for the Marathon-class cruisers.
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3516.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3516.jpg.html)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3514.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3514.jpg.html)
Paris-class frigates Zagreb, Singapore, and Johannesburg in arrowhead formation:
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3517.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3517.jpg.html)
Paris-class frigates London, Hong Kong, and Cairo in trident formation:
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3518.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3518.jpg.html)
Marathon-class cruiser Agurzil, named for the ancient Berber god of war:
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3520.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3520.jpg.html)
And finally the cruiser Kū, named for the Hawaiian god of war, supported by the frigate Montevideo.
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3521.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3521.jpg.html)
Don't strain your eyes...there are no distinguishing differences between the ships in each class. The models are too small. I toyed with the idea of putting numeric markings on at least the cruisers, but decided against it. I'm just going to have a pool of names for each ship class, and assign them however I want in future battle reports and pictures. ;) The green markings indicate these ships are from Task Force 169; as I add other ships to the collection, they may get different colors, indicating they are from other task forces. That's my logic, and I'm stickin' to it. :D
Comments and constructive criticism welcome!
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Finished!
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3565.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3565.jpg.html)
27 frigates, 4 heavy cruisers, and 1 heavy carrier.
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3566.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3566.jpg.html)
Most of these ships belong to Task Force 169, as denoted by the green markings. I won't name every single frigate, but here are the cruisers.
UNSC Kū, escorted by frigate Zagreb; UNSC Minerva, escorted by frigate Singapore; and UNSC Agurzil, unescorted:
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3567.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3567.jpg.html)
From Task Force 408, the heavy cruiser UNSC Odin, with frigates Sydney, Moscow, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Oslo, and Beijing:
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3570.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3570.jpg.html)
The heavy carrier UNSC Everest, with upgraded sensor and antennae packages, escorted by the frigate Johannesburg:
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3571.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3571.jpg.html)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3572.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3572.jpg.html)
And finally, an element of frigates from the UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). These ships also have names, but that information is on a need-to-know basis. :D As my collection of UNSC ships grows, we may see more ONI ships...
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/gregwright2/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3574.jpg) (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/gregwright2/media/Halo%20Fleet%20Battles/UNSC/IMG_3574.jpg.html)
With the completion of all the UNSC models in the starter box, this marks the first time in my 4+ years of tabletop wargaming that I have painted every model I own for any one faction of any fleet game (I have fielded a fully-painted Fortune Hunters warband in Deep Wars, which comprised all the models I owned at the time for that faction, but that was only 5 figures and doesn't really count, I don't think). Of course, this will all go out the window when I pick up the new UNSC fleet box being released at the end of September, which will have another 2 heavy carriers, 4 heavy cruisers, and 30 frigates... :(
Constructive comments and criticism are welcome. Thanks for looking!
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The ONI frigates are a cool addition. That's quite an awesome fleet with the two task forces.
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Super cool work! I need to catch up!
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Great work! Those came out very nicely. I like the names and backstory you have for them so far, too.
EDIT: I've posted a few of these on the MBS Facebook page for others to enjoy, too :).
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Fantastic work!