Tag: Ozz

And now little bots from the apocalyptic ruins of the Industrial City!

This unit is a part of Professor Nitpik’s Industrial City Army. This regiment is composed of 40 mini-mechanical men (robots), deployed on five 2″ bases. The figures are metal and 28mm in size.

I have described my work on the good Professor’s background and army in three previous posts that you can check out:

• Nitpik Mechanical Men Artillery Battery (Wars of Ozz)
• Mechanical Cavalry on Mechanical Horses (Wars of Ozz)
• Professor Nitpick & His Mechanical Tin Axemen (Wars of Ozz)

I decided to go red on gold again. I really liked the effect I got on the artillery battery.

The pearlized red works well with pearlized copper. I faced a downside. It was unbeknownst to me that my spray booth filter needed cleaning before I started. As a result, my basement had some residual fumes after painting, which I otherwise never see. Luckily I always mask up when airbrushing.

The regiment does not have a regimental commander. However, I thought it would be good to give them a standard. So I took a wire spear from my unused Aztec bits, and a nut. With some green stuff, I crafted an ersatz standard pole.

I then varnished all the bots with a gloss coat. This allowed me to handle them and better mount them on the bases without causing any damage.

I mixed and matched the bots into different places on the bases. I also drilled out one bot claw and base to hold the standard. Next came a generous flocking of Army Painter “Black Battlefield”. I also added rusted bits and brick rubble before adding pigments.

After a matte varnishing, the last step was to add the standard!

That’s a wrap on this regiment – and for my Ozz painting for a while. I will be starting a new project in support of my upcoming HISTORICON 2025 games. Yes, I will still be running Wars of Ozz games – BUT I’m branching out a bit after painting over 1,000 (1,040 to date) Ozz figures…

Hint – I’ll be plowing new ground – but not totally new ground…yes, TANKS! But for which period and theater…hmmm….do you have a guess?

I will get back to Ozz painting sometime this year, so I can finish off my forces.

Here’s the Instagram link for a video that shows the command stand:

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Final Notes and Links

Want to learn more about Ozz and its world? If you want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range, there are two places to get them. You can also get the rules there. (I make no money from this.) The game rules and the figures are available from the next two places:

In the US Old Glory has a site – Wars of Ozz Miniatures.

In the UK go to Sally 4th.

And the new Wars of Ozz Supplement is available as a PDF download from the next two websites:

• Drive thru Cards
• Wargame Vault

Below you’ll see the list of paints and the like that I used on this project. They are more useful for me when I need to recreate a color scheme in the future. They are not likely as useful for you as they are for me. I have had to refer back to a post more than once. This happens when I need to recreate a color theme. It also happens when I need to repair a unit. In any case, that’s why I post the lists.

Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:

For my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, view this page. It includes figures, units, and other related projects.

PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THE MECHANICAL MINI SWARM WITH PULSE BLASTERS REGIMENT:

1. Popsicle sticks
2. PVA Glue
3. War Games Accessories Steel Bases (number 16)
4. Vallejo Surface Primer “Black”
5. Createx Wicked Colors “Pearl Red”
6. Createx Wicked Colors “High Performance Reducer”
7. ComArt “Opaque Carmine”
8. Createx Airbrush Colors “Pearl Copper”
9. Vallejo Model Air “Tire Black”
10. Vallejo Model Air “Gun Metal”
11. Vallejo Mecha Color “Off White”
12. Army Painter Warpaints Fanatics Effects “Blue Flux” (effect)
13. Citadel “Nuln Oil GLOSS” (wash/shade)
14. Aztec leftover wire spear
15. Steel nut
16. Green stuff (kneadatite)
17. Army Painter “Black Battlefields” (flocking)
18. Citadel “Gehenna’s Gold”
19. Gorilla Glue
20. Juweela 1:35 Debris
21. Juweela Metal Scrap Rusty
22. Juweelinis “Diorama Mix” – various metal scrap, tires, bricks
23. Vallejo “Carbon Black” (pigment)
24. Vallejo “Titanium White” (pigment)
25. Vallejo Acrylic Varnish “Gloss”
26. Vallejo Flow Improver
27. Vallejo Thinner
28. Vallejo Premium Color “Matte Varnish”
29. Pendraken 12mm dice frame
30. Card stock
31. Wars of Ozz flag from supplement
32. Black Sharpie Pen
33. Brown Sharpie Pen

If you have any questions or feedback – go for it in the “Comments” section! Thanks for looking as always!!