Welcome to the 6mm Sci-Fi Infantry Page

So there I was showing the gaming community my first attempt at creating a 6mm Sci-Fi trooper when I got an e-mail from Brigade Models asking if I would produce a complete squad of 6mm Sci-Fi infantry (who says it doesn't pay to advertise ;). So I said yes and set about sculpting. Brigade then suggested if I created a dolly that they could then cast up. I wouldn't have to start from scratch for each miniature. Great idea, I'd used dollies for some 28mm work but never at this scale. Nor had I actually made a dolly before.


Pic 1

Picture 1 shows what I came up with for the infantry dollies. As you can see I made them humanoid in shape with slightly different poses. I also made them smaller than the intended end size so that I could add the detail on without the miniatures suffering from scale creep!


Pic 2

Unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures of the dollies being made. But I have recently started looking at creating some 6mm power armoured miniatures and so can show the dolly making process with them. I started by making the base from some previously rolled putty. Slicing it like a loaf of bread to the thickness I wanted. I then drilled two holes and stuck some wire into the base. By joining this wire together at the end (as you can see in picture 2) it created a nice triangle shape which would act as the legs and body of the dolly. I wasn't interested in putting arms on the dolly, those I would sculpt depending on the pose and weapon carried.


Pic 3

So onto the sculpting. Brigade Models had specified they did not want fully armoured troopers with full faced helmets. So I set about making only giving them basic armour, breast plate, shoulder and knee pads. That sort of thing. I also kept the helmets very basic (much like modern day types). Brigade Models also specified the make up of the squad. A leader, basic grunt and support weapons. A rocket launcher and SAW.
Picture 3 shows what I came up with for the leader, rocket launcher and flame thrower trooper. The rocket launcher was based on what I had seen modern day troops using rather than some massive Sci-Fi launcher. The flame thrower was fun to make, I kept it simple rather than do pipes running to tanks on the troopers back. I added a tank to the weapon its self.


Pic 4

Onto the rest of the squad and you may have noticed the weapons on some of the miniatures are white. In order to keep the basic infantry rifle looking uniform I made them out of plastic card. I cut up several the same and stuck them to the miniature as I was sculpting. Picture 3 shows the two basic grunts I made. One right handed and the other left. Now where else have you seen that kind of variety ;)
For the last miniature, the SAW I made a larger gun and gave it an ammo belt to highlight that it was a support weapon. I always like doing very detailed parts like the ammo belt. But then I'm crazy like that.


Pic 5

So there we have the complete squad. Prior to general release I was sent some samples of my work and couldn't resist painting them up in their own little diorama.

I'm biased but I think it came out rather well :)

The 6mm infantry are available at Brigade Models (Release Date April 2008).

Jeremey (AKA Germy)