{"id":809,"date":"2017-01-14T20:46:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T01:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/?p=809"},"modified":"2017-01-14T21:01:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T02:01:09","slug":"enforcer-peacekeeper-freedom-racast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/2017\/01\/14\/enforcer-peacekeeper-freedom-racast\/","title":{"rendered":"Enforcer Peacekeeper, Freedom RAcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First painted miniature of 2017. I&#8217;ve done a lot of conversion work\u00a0so far this year but, for whatever reason, haven&#8217;t gotten to painting until now. I decided to start off with a late\u00a0Christmas Present to\u00a0one of my friends, converting and painting an Enforcer Peacekeeper to roughly resemble his RAcast from Phantasy Star Online.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-810\" src=\"http:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_PSO_RAcast_Compare-960x540.jpg\" alt=\"Enforcer Peacekeeper painted red, white, and blue with PSO RAcast images included\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_PSO_RAcast_Compare-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_PSO_RAcast_Compare-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_PSO_RAcast_Compare-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_PSO_RAcast_Compare-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I added additional armor to the knees and trimmed down the head, but the majority of my\u00a0conversion work on this was the rifle. This is the most Kneadatite that I&#8217;ve ever used in a project and I had a hard time with it.\u00a0I used two Tau Plasma rifle bits and two\u00a0paperclip fragments to form the base that I molded the Kneadatite around. Once it\u00a0dried I started to sand it down but then the rifle started to come apart. I secured it back together but decided against sanding it down further.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-814\" src=\"http:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Front-1-960x540.jpg\" alt=\"Enforcer Peacekeepers Miniature painted red, white, and blue\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Front-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Front-1-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Front-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Front-1-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think that I need to invest in some proper wash. I&#8217;ve been trying to\u00a0get by making my own but it&#8217;s just not giving miniatures like this the feel that I want.\u00a0In general, I like how this one turned out but feel like it&#8217;s missing something.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-812\" src=\"http:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Back-960x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Back-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Back-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Back-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enforcer_Peacekeeper_RAcast_Freedom_Back-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For added durability, I <a href=\"http:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/2016\/12\/05\/the-dip-method\/\">dipped\u00a0this miniature in polyurethane<\/a> twice\u00a0(one tinted, one clear) and then <a href=\"http:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/2017\/01\/11\/miniatures-lose-luster\/\">sprayed on a\u00a0matte finish<\/a>. It should hold up well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First painted miniature of 2017. I&#8217;ve done a lot of conversion work\u00a0so far this year but, for whatever reason, haven&#8217;t gotten to painting until now. I decided to start off with a late\u00a0Christmas Present to\u00a0one of my friends, converting and painting an Enforcer Peacekeeper to roughly resemble his RAcast from Phantasy Star Online. 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