The building and painting phase of my 32mm Fallout/This Is not a Test has finally wrapped up with my last warbands and scatter terrain.
While you don't see really see large groups of Vault Dwellers on the surface in Fallout, I really felt something would be missing from my games if I only had the two Vermilion figures I previously painted as guns for hire. I found offical Modiphius Vault Dweller figures fairly underwhelming and the other Vermilion proxies were lacking in the weaponry to be a viable warband. Luckily I found a seller in Canada with a line of 32mm Bunker Security Agents under the Nuke World banner that fit the bill perfectly. You can buy them with Vault themed bases, but I opted to use extra post-apocalyptic bases I already had.
Science Officer and Overseer
Security Captain and Riot Trooper
Riot Troopers with firearms
Additional Security Officers
Here is a quick comparison between an official Fallout miniature, a Nuke World miniature, and a Vermilion miniature. While there is some difference in the base heights, I would say the Fallout and Nuke World figures are almost identical in size (Nuke World may be a fraction taller) and the Vermilion miniatures are a little smaller. However, they are within standard human differences and stylistically I think they all look fine mixed together.
My last warband is another set of raiders from Vermilion, the Rust Reavers. I was unable to figure out if an offical Fallout rider group inspired them, but I am going to use them as a cannibal warband.
The two suits of power armor seemed to be cobbled together from different models with additional bits of scrap welded to them. Fallout 76 introduced excavator power armor for civilian usage, so I decided to paint these as two work suits that were repurposed for combat by my raiders.
Shotgun wielding Raiders. The Etsy images of the figures had clips attached to all of the guns, but these were not present on the weapons I received for some reason.
Raiders with ranged weapons, including a Junk Jet that can fire scavenged debris (as seen in the first season of the TV series).
Melee raiders
I also finished off my remaining scatter terrain. These are 3D printed bits for raider camps, including a Great Khan scarecrow, and some boobytraps made from cymbal monkey toys and dynamite (a freebie from one of my Esty sellers).
Piles of human remains and a spiked body. Perfect for cannibals.
Some resin mattresses from TT Combat. Not the most appealing for a good night's rest.
I bought a 5 piece set of brick wall bits off Etsy, but unfortunately didn't realize it was a single design just being shown from different angles. I've painted each one slightly differently, but will have to be selective on how I scatter them about.
Another set of 3D printed walls, and luckily this time 5 of 6 the pieces were unique. Unfortunately the print lines were pronounced, but I was too lazy to try and sand everything.
However, I think they still look ok and are big enough to block line of sight for larger figures.
With that, I think I am now ready to play This is Not A Test. I'll get some solo test plays in to learn the rules and then see if I can convince someone to give it a go with me. Fingers crossed!
