I actually hopped on the #turnip28 bandwagon when Max FitzGerald first started putting it together a few years ago. I went all in, got several boxes of historical plastics, converted and went nuts with muck and slime and weird little helmets. I got my partner to design some cool banners... and then we just straight-up weren't able to print the damn things.
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| Триста Тридцать Третий Репки Родины [trans. 333rd Turnips of the Motherland] |
In late September, we finally did it. We painted 'em. I finished another project!
All it took was gluing four pieces of paper down and adding a little muck to them, photographing them and posting them. Managed to do that for Instagram -- but of course I forgot to post anything here.
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| Toff (Perry Miniatures) |
I used mostly Russian Napoleonics (Perry Miniatures) for the project, with a few other ranges, including some Russian infantry (Fireforge Games), Agincourt Foot Knights (Perry Miniatures) and American Continental Revolutionaries (Perry Miniatures).
This meant that I overall wanted a vaguely Russian theme to the murky mud-splattered regiment. When I saw this commander in the Perry range, I knew he was perfect.
The Toady for the Chaff (below) is based on a Continental Revolutionary in a hunting shirt because, you know, skirmishers. His handsome metal helmet is from an Age of Sigmar ghost, I think. His hat is that of an officer - but mostly because it's ridiculous, especially on an officer leading skirmishers.
The Toady for the Brutes (below) is a straight-up sculpt from Ana Polanšćak. No additions, just painted using her excellent dark steel tutorial and given a bronze symbol of office that is also a mace. He's probably a bit too cool for #turnip28's pathetic aesthetic, but I really wanted to use him!
Chaff with missile weapons (well, there's one gun but whatever). Absolutely impractical for actual skirmishing - imagine dragging that crank through the mud - and very silly. Lots of fun making these - I think I'd push them a lot harder if I made them now.
Brutes with close combat weapons. Lots of fun gnarling these guys up.
The other shield also has several colours on it, but I chipped it way too effectively. Pleased with the freehand star though!
First of the fodder regiments. You can see the mix of base sculpts I used pretty clearly here, and a few weird heads. The drummer's is from a Frostgrave cultist kit, I think; the bird skull is I think from GW's Skull box.
Not all of the faces are covered, as in encouraged in #turnip28 design. This was a thing that got solidified more in the aesthetic after I started painting. The visible faces are pinched and blue, though, and I tried to be sparing with them.
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| Toady (base sculpt is Perry Miniatures) |
The Toady for the Chaff (below) is based on a Continental Revolutionary in a hunting shirt because, you know, skirmishers. His handsome metal helmet is from an Age of Sigmar ghost, I think. His hat is that of an officer - but mostly because it's ridiculous, especially on an officer leading skirmishers.
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| Toady (Ana Polanšćak) |
The Toady for the Brutes (below) is a straight-up sculpt from Ana Polanšćak. No additions, just painted using her excellent dark steel tutorial and given a bronze symbol of office that is also a mace. He's probably a bit too cool for #turnip28's pathetic aesthetic, but I really wanted to use him!
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| Chaff (base sculpts are Perry Miniatures) |
Chaff with missile weapons (well, there's one gun but whatever). Absolutely impractical for actual skirmishing - imagine dragging that crank through the mud - and very silly. Lots of fun making these - I think I'd push them a lot harder if I made them now.
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| Brutes (base sculpts are Perry Miniatures and Fireforge) |
Brutes with close combat weapons. Lots of fun gnarling these guys up.
Some basic heraldry on these guys too. Three arms and some roots growing from one, one inspired by the Penitent One. Good times. It's fun painting mucky colours.
I stole the frog heraldry directly from Max, who had used it himself. The blurry animal was I think vaguely a freehand heraldic lion, but I enjoyed letting it emerge as-it-did rather than being too controlled.
My favourite is, of course, the guy with a turnip head and a tied-on mask (a GW Harlequin).
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| heraldry detail |
The other shield also has several colours on it, but I chipped it way too effectively. Pleased with the freehand star though!
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| Fodder |
First of the fodder regiments. You can see the mix of base sculpts I used pretty clearly here, and a few weird heads. The drummer's is from a Frostgrave cultist kit, I think; the bird skull is I think from GW's Skull box.
The Fodder themselves are painted vaguely in line with the Russian uniforms of the period, but muddier. The banners are based on Orthodox iconography and Russian banners of the Napoleonic period, with the colours also muted down. Big thanks to my partner for her work on the icons!
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| Fodder |
Not all of the faces are covered, as in encouraged in #turnip28 design. This was a thing that got solidified more in the aesthetic after I started painting. The visible faces are pinched and blue, though, and I tried to be sparing with them.
I really love Max's work. I'm planning on some Swill fishmen and Scabz boats, but I really want to finish another major project for doing a small skirmish one. Attempting discipline...
In the meantime, all the material on #turnip28 is free on Max's Patreon here. There's also a Kickstarter starting soon, if you don't want to just dump a bunch of muck on plastic and prefer original sculpts.
