Minis: The Liberation Front

Raised in the decrepit hab-blocks of a rusting industrial city, Marie, Louis and Antoinette were born into poverty and grew up in squalor. Their parents and their parents before them had known no other life as generations toiled producing pastries and cakes for their betters. It is likely that their lives would have followed the same path had they not unearthed some ancient vidslates detailing an episode in the history of Ancient Terra. They focused the discontent of the workers and founded the Liberty Front. Before long, the barricades rose up in Cake-Fabrication-Complex II-E. By the time the PDF brought them crashing down after a three month battle through the district, the three ringleaders had escaped off-planet with a cadre of hardened fighters.

Presenting Marie, Louis and Antoinette, the heart of the Liberation Front. They're all Ion Age minis. The women come from the Year Three Collection and the male figure is from the Precinct Adventurer set.

As soon as I saw the little rosette on Marie's beret, it screamed French Revolution.  Inspired, I dug through the stash and found two more candidates. Louis had the beret and the raised fist so he was drafted. Antoinette is sporting a stolen suit of power armour but was chosen for her san-culotte style headgear. With that theme in mind, I had no choice but to go with a blue, white and red scheme.

The primary colours are Mephiston Red, Ceramite White and Teclis Blue which were used across all three models. The boots, equipment, assorted clothing and straps were painted with a selection of Tuskgor Fur and XV-88. The skin was Kislev Flesh with Abaddon Black, Averland Sunset and Dryad Bark for the hair. Finally the weapons and backpacks were Runefang Steel with Warpstone Glow to represent glowing "laser tube" bits. They came out far better than I had hoped.

Looking at the Ion Age site, I can see a few other models with berets. My next order should throw up a few more recruits for the Front.