Primarily, I picked up the Mirelurks and this Sentry Bot because I was ordering from Modiphius around Black Friday and had a bit of spare spending money.
Whatever the true cause, I grabbed a Sentry Bot because I really like the shape and design of them. They feel imposing and threatening whilst also being ridiculously impractical.
The model I picked up is actually a Space Sentry Bot for Fallout Factions as it's apparently a variant found in Nuka World. Having only played Fallout 3, I can't confirm whether this is the case.
I think I might have made a mistake in building the model because I always intended to paint it army green, like the Sentry Bots I encountered in the Capital Wasteland, however I put the bubble helm on instead of the smaller regular head.
I think the bubble helm is a Space Sentry Bot think only and they appear to all be white-grey in colour.
I realise just after id built it, but decided not to worry too much about it rather than end up hacking at superglued resin.
In terms of painting, I kept things simple. Indeed, it's this simplicity that I really like about painting robots.
A sprayed undercoat of Death Rattle Green from Colour Forge, followed by picking out the silver bits and coating the wheels in Black Templar contrast paint and then drenching the whole thing in Agrax Earth shade.
I finished off by sponging on some chip damage. detailing the the yellow nozzles of the big weapon and painting the bubble helm gold. In theory this should be transparent yellow, but I lack the skill to achieve this effect. I figured gold was a decent compromise.
I actually took more time over the sculpted base which has tiles, bottles, tin cans and machinery parts and sets off the rather plain model well.
I'm enjoying this, but don't have anything else for Fallout. I might see what I can cobble together if just hope that Santa brings me something nice.
Acquired: -95
Painted: 527
Lead Mountain: 209
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