Turnip28 - 5th Deathcap Line Infantry 2

Let's kick off the first post of 2025, with a gaggle of vegetable-infused infantry.

I've completed my first batch of Turnip28 fodder for my wee force. These fellows, the 5th Deathcap line, will be 12 strong when complete. As the biggest regiment in the force, I decided to tackle them first. Getting them done will be a nice mojo booster. 

Fungal Revenant

I used a few Turnip28 sets for these, alongside the fodder set. The brutes and mutations set, along with some other bits and pieces gave me a nice sandbox to build with. Which was ridiculously fun.

The fungal revenant above is the ultimate fate of every Deathcap line trooper. All the Deathcap are riddled with fungal infestation, and upon a soldier's death, the fungus proliferates. Through some bizarre symbiotic quirk, the fungus soon resurrects the corpse of the deceased. This infested shell then continues to fight with the regiment until such time as too many bits fall off. It's unsettling, but keeps the line filled. 

Private Inkcap Dover

As to painting, I was happy with my test model, so I used that scheme. The ribbons on the rifles, after a suggestion from a friend, I painted like soiled toiler paper. Poo-dirty Seals? Shit Ribbons? Diarrhetic pendants? The jury is still out.

Private Cep Hawthorne

Next up I think the regiment's captain might get some paint. He's more heavily converted and covered in dozens of parnsips. Like, dozens. Until then, what's that smell?

The socks crack me up.

Turnip28 - 5th Deathcap Line Infantry Tester

 It's been quiet on the Mumblings of late. I've been deep in the mud of Cyst, the setting for the eccentric, delightful game; Turnip28. A dystopian Napoleonic body horror wargame with vegetables. 

I've spent the last couple of months assembling a regiment of these curious folk. There's a heavy Jim Henson/Terry Gilliam vibe, which is a big draw for me. The official minis are all 3d prints, which I've combined with various other kits, Perry Napoleonics French and Agincourt sets in particular, to produce my little force of muddy malcontents. 

So, after an epic of sawing, gluing, kit-bashing and green-stuffing, the entire regiment is built and ready for the brush. Below is my first tester for a unit of fodder, private Thomas Buttoncap of the 5th Deathcap Line. 

Thomas is quite gaily attired, as you can see. A lot of the Turnip28 minis you see are doused in mud and grass, which isn't for me. I like the toy soldier aesthetic of Napoleonics, so I've chosen quite a vibrant uniform colour scheme and then weathered it down a bit. Most of the grime comes from his rusty metals. 

I'm painting the next batch of fodder at the moment, and I must say, the T28 minis are great fun to paint. Detailed, but that detail is easy to read and paint. 

More Turnip posts are inbound as the regiment progresses!

You can delve into the greasy world of Turnip 28 yourself by joining Max FitzGerald's Patreon. The rules are free and there are a lot of stls you can  download to print your own troops. you can order physical models at:

Shop: https://finura.dk/vare-kategori/models/turnip28/

UK Shop: https://www.haychdee.com/

MMF: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-turnip28-captain-grod-405501

The new kickstarter, The Shattered Lance, starts soon. 

Get in that mud, you maggots.