Tuesday, 10 November 2026

"Standby On Torpedoes."

"Fire!"

This Kurgun D-2A Destroyer was created using some "Bambu Lab" Matt White PLA (Polylactic Acid) on an A1 Mini 3D Printer, and can be purchased as an STL (Standard Triangle Language) file as part of the "Battlefront Valkyrie" Starter Set. The single piece spacecraft has been printed using a 0.2mm nozzle, with a 0.1mm layer height in order to minimise any striation lines on the finished model, and is an impressive 60mm in length.

As with the vast majority of my (not Klingon) fleet, the model was primed with plenty of "Vallejo" Heavy Green and doused in "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green. I then heavily dry-brushed the vessel with (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Green, before 'picking out' its rear warp nacelle and forward facing 'beam weapon' using my tried and tested combination of "Scale 75" White Alchemy and "Citadel" Flesh Tearers Red.

"Fat Dragon Games" WIPs - Three of the four Hulks I've 3D printed from the "Battle Hulks" Starter Set

In addition to working on my latest addition to my "Battlefront Valkyrie" collection, I have also managed to squeeze in a little time pigmenting three of "Fat Dragon Games" Mechs for "Battle Hulks". To be perfectly honest I'm currently spending far more time plonking STL files on my Bambu Lab slicer and 3D printing out the various multi-part killing machines than actually putting a brush-tip on them. But I am trying to get the odd detail 'picked out' on them whenever I get the chance.

As with the American company's starships though, I don't plan on making too much of a deal with each Hulk's paint-job, preferring instead to mainly rely upon a basecoat, shade and dry-brush to do most of the miniature's heavy-lifting. To that end I am merely focusing upon each mech's array of formidable-looking armaments, their pilot panel and the odd joint bolt - to simply help break-up the monotony of their predominantly single colour.

"Crooked Dice Game Design Studio" WIPs - Two Nautican Warriors awaiting the odd Shade or two

Lastly, I'm still pressing on with the two remaining Nautican Warriors by "Crooked Dice Game Design Studio" I want to get tabletop ready before this coming weekend's Warfare wargaming show. There's still quite a bit of work to finish on this duo. However, once all of the washes have been applied I'm reasonably confident that the pair can be completed in time, as well as give me a good understanding of how to pigment the sculpts reasonably quickly in the future seeing as I intend to purchase another couple of blisters whilst visiting Karl Perrotton's stall.

Just what else I aim to add to my order from this (not) "Stingray" range I can't really say. I was thinking about getting Emporer Poseidus to lead my underwater forces, and maybe even buy one of their Piranha Craft too. But I've previously 3D printed one of the deep-sea craft sculpted by "Big Mr Tong" in the past, and was actually thinking of using the "Crooked Dice Game Design Studio" Modern Moriarty as the Nautican's leader in a similar vein to that of the Master in the classic Jon Pertwee 1972 "Doctor Who" television story "The Sea Devils"...

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