#spacefleets

[daves-miniature-adventures]

Recently finished some Battlefleet Gothic Armoured Transports, painted in the colours of my Imperial fleet, Battlefleet Agripinaa.

These little ships were not enjoyable to paint, being the original metal sculpts straight from the blister pack, they had some horrendous mould lines which were almost impossible to clean up, and the actual casts themselves appeared slightly out of alignment, meaning the two halves of each ship didn’t quite meet up properly. The surfaces were also super rough, which took me back to the old days of painting metal miniatures and trying to get a smooth finish!

If they hadn’t been NIB I would have been suspicious they were a recast! 😅.

They are painted now, and I’m glad to have them done 😅.

There will be some more additions to Battlefleet Agripinaa coming soon (hopefully!). Currently working on some Dauntless Class Light Cruisers and have made a start on some Firestorm Class Frigates and Cobra Class Destroyers (also old metal sculpts 🙃).

Happy Hobbying!

Dave

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I stole some time this afternoon to get some BFG ships prepped for priming.

These ships (two Imperial Cruisers and an Inquisitorial Strike Cruiser) are some of my favourite models and I decided to give them a new lease of life after starting my Battlefleet Agripinaa fleet this summer.

I stripped them of their original paint which I had slapped on as a youngster over 20 years ago, and made some minor repairs to communications masts, lance barrels and a couple of defence turrets.

The cruisers will form the backbone of my Battlefleet, and I plan to paint the Inquisitorial vessel as a Black Ship which will be accompanied by a trio of Adeptus Astartes Frigates (painted as Deathwatch ships).

I’m hoping to make some headway with the cruisers this month, and have grand plans to finish the whole fleet by the end of the year!

Happy Hobbying!

Dave

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I’ve been working away on a fairly large Imperial Fleet for Battlefleet Gothic, the main part of which is formed of various ships from Scourge Scenics.

I picked up three Sword Nord Class Escorts, two Barracuda Class Light Cruisers, four Dauntless Claas Light Cruisers (2x with lances and 2x with torpedoes), a Banisher Class Grand Cruiser, and an Imperial Space Station.

The sculpts are great and the resin prints are so clean and sharp. I’ll definitely be ordering more ships from Scourge Scenics!

I’ve also dug out some of my old original BFG ships from cold storage and have started work on restoring them to add to my fleet.

The fleet itself is going to represent Battlefleet Agripinaa, and I’ve chosen a bone/ivory colour for the hulls with a deep crimson for the prows and details.

The background for the fleet is set in the final stages of the Gothic War, where the Agripinaa Sector was under heavy and sustained attack by the forces of Abaddon the Despoiler. As one of the Battlefleets which bore the brunt of the Despoiler’s attacks, Battlefleet Agripinaa had to call upon all available ships to defend Imperial space from the Chaos incursion. This included standard ships of the line, reserve squadrons, ships which were in the process of being decommissioned, and even the commandeering of a number of ships normally under the control of Rogue Traders.

As such, Battlefleet Agripinaa gathered together a highly eclectic mix of ship classes, designs, and ages to stave off the Chaos invasion.

I figured this would be a cool little narrative to represent the mixture of ships in my fleet, and will allow me to add some more rare and exotic ships going forward.

I’ll keep posting updates as the project progresses!

Happy Hobbying!

Dave

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I primed a squadron of old metal Cobra Class Destroyers which will join my Battlefleet Agripinaa fleet for BFG.

These miniatures have been patrolling to outer reaches of Imperial space for almost 25 years, time to bring them back to base for a well-deserved refit and upgrade!

Happy Hobbying!

Dave