Arachnid Bugs for Starship Troopers in 15mm scale

 

This quintessential Tank Bug miniature is from Wakes Emporium and is Epic scale. However, I intend to use these beasties for my 15mm Starship Troopers project. They will be a little small in scale, but still workable and can be used as juvenile Tank Bugs before I can get some larger ones that fit the true 15mm scale.

I've been inspired by Crow Industries excellent Starship Troopers game that you can get off his Patreon. Added to this, Grig Miniatures has some nice proxies that work very well for 15mm scale Mobile Infantry and bugs. I bought from him when he ran an Etsy store, and his workmanship is excellent with each model being handmade and cast in hard plastic. Rok Miniatures also sells the Wakes Emporium models in 3d printed resin.

So, this post is to just show off the Wakes Emporium models. But I will show the relative scales once I have some Federation Mobile Infantry painted up.

I also have about thirty Warrior Bugs that I purchased off Shapeways many years back but haven't had an idea just what to do with them. So finally mounting this thing properly for the game, I've realised that these will make great Lion Warrior bugs that protect the Brainbug. So, here's the first one mounted and painted up.

I also have a bunch of the Wakes Emporium Warrior Bugs to paint. These will be smaller but suit the massed horde feel as seen in the movie version of the Starship Troopers story (which I have finally gotten around to reading).

Happy Easter, 2025

 

Matthew 26:27-28 (NIV)

²⁷ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

May you have a restful, reflective, and wonderful Easter. God bless.

BSG Warden class for Void Admiral

 

The Colonial Warden class is the second smallest vessel of the Colonial Fleet. In Void Admiral, Frigates are the smallest naval vessels. However, in reality, Corvettes should be (in my humble opinion). Patrol and Torpedo Boats are large fighters as far as I'm concerned for game purposes. As such, I swap the Frigate and Corvette designations around. So, whenever the rules speak of Frigates, I call them Corvettes, and visa-versa. As such, the Warden class is a Frigate.

In Void Admiral Corvettes are Squadron sized ships that only have 1 hit each and so aren't expected to last long without shadowing a larger vessel for support or attacking as a pack. Frigates however can take a hit or two, having 4 hits each. As such, these ships operate independently. However, it never hurts for the Captains of Warden class ships to stick close together. Safety in numbers and all, and with more targets to choose from, Warden vessels can survive a little longer in a firefight. Their unique arrow-head shape permits weapon arcs that cover both front and sides whilst lowering the radar signature of the ship.

These miniatures are from Agents of Gaming and are very nice metal sculpts that don't have too much flashing on them. The draft Void Admiral ship data card I've made for this vessel class is below. She's yet to go into action in order to test this out. But that shouldn't be too far down the track before I give it a go.

BSG Arachnie miniature from eBay for Void Admiral

 

Finally finished painting and mounting my Arachnie miniature from BSG Deadlock. I'll be using this for Void Admiral as noted previously. This miniature is an excellent model available through GeektownUSA on eBay. So, a shout out to his eBay store as there are lots of nice models that he sells that are perfect for space miniature wargaming. I've bought from him many times now and never had a problem, and his miniatures are excellent quality.

Each square on my overused cutting matt is 1cm. But given this is mounted, it's a bit hard to see that its actually 7cm (2.75") long.

Right now, I have two of these. They are such a nice model that I may get a couple more.

Cylon Arachnie and Deceiver ship data cards for Void Admiral

Whilst we are on the subject of Void Admiral - Battlestar Galactica ship data cards. Here's a few more Cylon ships. The Arachnie Cruiser and the Deceiver Destroyer (guided missile version).

I'm currently painting an Arachnie model that I bought off eBay. So, I'll post some photos of that mini when it's completed.