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Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/29 20:03:51


Post by: Crablezworth










Episode 2




So just after x-mas I decided to pick up a little point and shoot.



Now one thing these little bastards can do better than DSLR's is take macro (close up) shots. DSLR's have big sensors, which is generally a good thing when it comes to image quality and low light performance. The downside of big sensors is that they require large optics and as such the range of what's in focus is generally lower. That can be a really good thing most of the time as it gives a sharp subject focus and a nice out of focus background. The downside however is when you want to photograph something very small, the range of what's in focus is razor thin and the only way around that is having a crapload of light and/or a tripod. Enter the point and shoot.

Now the nice thing about this little guy (canon 300hs) is it has a decently wide lens at 24mm. Which means you can put it right down on the table and get pictures that are more immersive. I've tried doing that with my slr and even at F/11-F/16 I can't get results that my point and shoot can get. I also picked up one these:

Manfrotto MP3-D01

Spoiler:



The main reason you want to mount the camera on is that hand help pictures end up having some blur because if you care about having optimal image quality you will be using the lowest possible ISO (light sensitivity) which will likely result in exposures (pictures) taken at 1/30th of a second or slower (exponentially more if zoomed in). Most pics I take in my basement range from 1/5th to 1/30th of a second, so if I try and hand hold the camera, even with image stabilization, it almost always has motion blur.

The trick is doing the following: turn the flash off, turn macro mode on (it's the little picture of a flower), leave the lens zoomed out (a big mistake people make is trying to zoom in which f**ks everything up), set the camera to delayed shot(usually looks like a stop watch with a number), most cams will have either 2 or 10 seconds delay, brace the camera against terrain or models or place on the table enough so that it's balanced and won't move at all, half press the shutter button to lock in the exposure/focus, press all the way down and wait for the magic. The camera will be so-so at getting the exposure down so you may want to add a bias like +1 or -1 EV or if you have a point and shoot with a manual setting you can just use that. Also, it's worth pointing out that if you have control of your ISO keep it at the lowest possible setting, which is usually iso100 or 200. This ensures the best quality when it comes to noise.

The biggest mistake everyone makes is zooming in. What happens when you zoom is you take your nice f/2.8-3.7 apertures (the bigger holes that let in the more light) and quickly reduces them to f/5.6 or f/8 (smaller holes, less light). So basically you take an already slow exposure (think blurry) of less than 1/30th of second into a death spiral to the point where unless you're on a tripod you'll get a lot of blur. The other problem with zooming in is the minimum focus (the closest you can get the subject to the lens) goes way up. Most point and shoots can be a couple of inches away and still get focus when they're zoomed out but the second you zoom in all that math changes and the minimum focus can now be couple feet.

I would also reccomend turning off image stabilization when shooting this way (braced/tripod with delayed shutter) because it may actually cause blur if left on. Some higher end compacts may be smart enough to autodetect the complete lack of motion and disengage is automatically, but the majority of the lower end point and shoots won't be that smart.


The main benefit of shooting wide is your camera can get right up to the "action" and if the models are decently painted it can look really cool to see the world from their perspective. The other benefit of shooting wide is you'll have room to crop however you want. I know I mentioned never zooming earlier because it would increase the minimum focus (how close you can get a model in focus) but so long as the camera is completely stable it can be worthwhile to zoom a little bit and shoot some things tighter to reduce distortion and tighten the focus. Overall though, a lot of point and shoots will trend towards being sharpest wide open, which is not the case for most dslr's where you usually have to stop down a bit (lower the amount of light entering the camera by making the aperture smaller) to get the the sharpest possible result from the lens.


Cell phones can also take great shots, the same rules apply, make sure it ain't moving and it's place pretty low to the table. There are fantastic apps out there that unlock all sorts of manual controls for your phone's camera and are totally worth it in the long run.





Feel free to post camera/photography related questions, I can usually recommend what gear I like currently if you're in the market for a new camera so don't be shy.


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Anyway, here's some shots from my last 3 games. I played against berzerker's necrons, b-dizzle's ultramarines and sallieman's salamanders.







































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/29 21:44:29


Post by: Ribon Fox


I would so pinch some of these images, rework them to look like real photos of the combat. Next time you do a battle report try using this set up and you'll be golden


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/30 01:02:02


Post by: Crablezworth


Ribon Fox wrote:I would so pinch some of these images, rework them to look like real photos of the combat. Next time you do a battle report try using this set up and you'll be golden


Pinch away dude, just saw long as you post the edit



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/30 06:48:57


Post by: xtickx


Awesome scenery and beautifully painted models bud!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/30 16:57:32


Post by: Brother SRM


Great pictures, great paintjobs, and great terrain!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/30 22:43:02


Post by: Mr Nobody


now that I've seen these pictures, I want to try it myself. But alas, my camera's the size of a brick.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/31 01:02:34


Post by: loota boy


Good stuff man, good stuff. I enjoyed it.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/31 01:04:09


Post by: thakabalpuphorsefishguy


It only is worth it if you have well painted armies and tables..... dang I wish it was worth it for me XD This looked amazing, thanks for sharing


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/31 01:10:35


Post by: Ratius


Goddam, is the camera you use a "commercially available one"? i.e not 1000 quid?!

Forgive my ignorance, I know nothing about them!

If so.....whoa is all I can say, truely amazing pics, the Termis coming across the river is absolutely cinematic.



Could you write and article/post on your tips/tricks/recommendations on those sort of shots?

I'd love to include it here under the photo section for reference and info:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/432378.page

Thanks Crable!



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/03/31 20:10:50


Post by: Crablezworth


Ratius wrote:Goddam, is the camera you use a "commercially available one"? i.e not 1000 quid?!

Forgive my ignorance, I know nothing about them!

If so.....whoa is all I can say, truely amazing pics, the Termis coming across the river is absolutely cinematic.



Could you write and article/post on your tips/tricks/recommendations on those sort of shots?

I'd love to include it here under the photo section for reference and info:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/432378.page

Thanks Crable!



Yup, it goes for about 145$ Canadian here but its available in most markets, it just might have a different name in some. In north america it's called the canon 300hs, it might be slightly different in europe or asia.

I'd love to write an article, shoud i just pm it to you so you can update the post?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/05 03:42:17


Post by: Crablezworth


A few pics from a recent game. My buddies guard army is inspired by command and conquer's brotherhood of nod. There's some really amazing conversions and scratch built stuff in it.











Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/05 04:08:57


Post by: Carnage43


I love your valk/copter and missile trakk.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/05 12:13:06


Post by: Necroagogo


Everything looks fabulous - very impressed with the C&C conversions!

Thanks for the tips on using the compact camera - I'll give it a whirl myself.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/05 12:31:02


Post by: Norn King


OMG! Its an Apache Valkrie.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/05 12:52:18


Post by: Brother SRM


I would love to see more of those NOD IG!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/05 15:44:48


Post by: Commander Jimbob


This is awesomeness incarnate (that's the correct use of the word, right?)... I especially love the Valkyrie!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/10 04:59:06


Post by: Crablezworth


Pix from a big 40k game we had on the weekend. Sallieman and Andilus Greatsword vs myself and b-dizzle, all marine death orgy.




























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/10 06:03:18


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Man I still can't believe how well those Scouts performed. For those who weren't there, they destroyed a autocannon/lascannon Predator, 2 Typhoon Land Speeders and ran a combat squad off the table in combat, under heavy fire the entire time.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/10 20:17:27


Post by: Crablezworth


You should promote those men, a damn fine job they did. Only downside I guess is you won't have the element of surprise but they're still pretty damn solid.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/15 18:48:39


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs An00bis's tau. The updated forgeworld stuff is pretty sweet, tetras rock now. I used a little blue led flashlight to sex things up a bit.
















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/15 20:21:05


Post by: Fezman


Just goes to show that with a bit of careful positioning you can get some really dramatic and characterful scenes.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/15 20:33:06


Post by: Kilkrazy


Nice conversions and dioramas.

Nice paint.

Nice photography.

It is full of WIN!




Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/16 00:45:57


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


That Tau command console is EPIC (pun kind of not intended )


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/16 05:30:44


Post by: -Loki-


That Tau objective marker is probably the best objective marker I've ever seen. Impressively done.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/16 10:36:08


Post by: Crablezworth


Ann00bis's tau are the coolest tau I've ever seen, the first time he showed me that objective marker my jaw hit the floor.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/16 11:00:17


Post by: Ledabot


These are some dam fine models, terrain things and pictures. So insperational for me.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/16 11:48:11


Post by: spartiatis


This sir, is our hobby in its finest form!!!
Congratulations and keep the pictures coming!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/22 01:11:22


Post by: Crablezworth


Had a game vs andilus greatsword's nids. It was my first game against nids in 5th ed and I had a blast. Hive guard and genestealers are vicious.






















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/22 02:14:29


Post by: Ledabot


Great picture once again. I was right to subscribe to this thread!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/22 02:20:31


Post by: Blacksails


Outstanding pictures, fantastic armies, and great scenes!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/04/22 22:34:48


Post by: Crablezworth


Ledabot wrote:Great picture once again. I was right to subscribe to this thread!


Thanks dude, I'm gonna try and post a few from each game I play.


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Blacksails wrote:Outstanding pictures, fantastic armies, and great scenes!


Thanks guy


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/15 03:39:02


Post by: Crablezworth


Joyous Oblivions marines vs Chimera's Nids






















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/15 03:58:00


Post by: Jamesc2012


wow..great pics and i love the latest nids colour scheme


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/15 04:17:45


Post by: creeping-deth87


It looks like your terrain is a mix of GW and Pegasus Hobbies stuff, are there any other brands on your table? I really like the look of your board so it'd be great if you could share with us.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/15 07:19:32


Post by: Crablezworth


creeping-deth87 wrote:It looks like your terrain is a mix of GW and Pegasus Hobbies stuff, are there any other brands on your table? I really like the look of your board so it'd be great if you could share with us.


It's actually at the local GW, I just bring the pegasus sandbags with me most of the time. The rest is pretty much pure GW, we also use the roads they used to sell rolls of.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/15 17:04:46


Post by: KcK


Amazingly jaw dropping all the way around! /subscribed


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/28 20:22:28


Post by: Crablezworth


Game I had vs Khain's eldar a couple days ago. He spanked me pretty good.

































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/28 20:52:12


Post by: loota boy


Cool pictures, but what exactly is the little treaded lascannon buggy supposed to be? Sorry if you already mentioned it earlier.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/28 20:58:34


Post by: Crablezworth


loota boy wrote:Cool pictures, but what exactly is the little treaded lascannon buggy supposed to be? Sorry if you already mentioned it earlier.


Count as forgeworld rapier laser destroyers. http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/SPACE_MARINE_RAPIER_LASER_DESTROYER.html


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/28 21:05:52


Post by: loota boy


Cool, thanks.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/28 21:35:07


Post by: Sasori


Excellent pictures. It's nice seeing all these very well painted armies!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/29 04:43:24


Post by: Crablezworth


Sasori wrote:Excellent pictures. It's nice seeing all these very well painted armies!


Thanks mang


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/29 07:08:52


Post by: Ledabot


Funny for the death watch to lose, fluff wise anyway.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/29 18:06:49


Post by: Crablezworth


Ledabot wrote:Funny for the death watch to lose, fluff wise anyway.


Yeah, for badass elite alien hunters they really screwed the pooch. My heavy weapons never hit anything and half of them werer twin-linked.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/29 23:37:43


Post by: arkhamjack


Wow, brilliant photos, great minis and terrain! I might have to snag one of those cameras myself!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/30 00:00:54


Post by: Ailaros


Fantastic!

So, I have a camera that's a bigger, fancier number than a point and click. Is having the smaller camera really necessary? How much field of focus would really be lost with a more optics-heavy setup? I'd assume a nice little tripod like that guy, but how much does the camera matter here?



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/30 05:16:13


Post by: Crablezworth


Ailaros wrote:Fantastic!

So, I have a camera that's a bigger, fancier number than a point and click. Is having the smaller camera really necessary? How much field of focus would really be lost with a more optics-heavy setup? I'd assume a nice little tripod like that guy, but how much does the camera matter here?



What camera do you have?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/30 05:25:16


Post by: Ailaros


A Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5.



On the one hand, it's got a telescope on the front. On the other hand, its aperture gets up to 2.8

Ive taken some decent close in pictures before, but they've only been SO close in:





But that's not nearly as far in as yours. Of course, my FLGS is dark (as, appears, is yours), which means most of my stuff has to be wide FoV and that which isn't has terribly narrow FoF, just like you said. I don't have a tiny tripod though. I wonder if that would be enough. I could do an 8 second exposure if I had one of those...




Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/30 07:27:33


Post by: ergotoxin


Beautiful pictures in this thread!

Ailaros, I have that camera as well, from my experience zooming actually works fairly good with it if you support the camera enough.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/30 07:45:27


Post by: Ailaros


Well, the problem with that camera and zoom is that there's ONLY the auto-focus. As the auto-focus never seems to focus properly once you zoom in past roughly 2x or 3x, I've always been stuck in 1x. Of course, it's also for field of focus issues, and, most importantly, for light.

There's no way that I'd be able to get a non-blurry picture while zoomed in, as it's just too dark at my FLGS, especially in the back of the room where my pictures get the choice of blurry and dark, or not blurry and pitch black...

What I'm really wondering is how much is it the tripod, and how much is it the camera. A new tiny tripod I can afford, a new camera I can not. If it's the camera that makes the difference, then I might as well save the money on the tripod.



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/30 17:24:28


Post by: Crablezworth


Ailaros wrote:A Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5.



On the one hand, it's got a telescope on the front. On the other hand, its aperture gets up to 2.8

Ive taken some decent close in pictures before, but they've only been SO close in:





But that's not nearly as far in as yours. Of course, my FLGS is dark (as, appears, is yours), which means most of my stuff has to be wide FoV and that which isn't has terribly narrow FoF, just like you said. I don't have a tiny tripod though. I wonder if that would be enough. I could do an 8 second exposure if I had one of those...




The problem with that model is it doesn't go very wide. The lens is 36mm to 420mm, the little canon is 24mm and a lot of the newer panasonics can go to 26mm. I have issues with focussing too, no manual focussing on mine sadly :( .


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/31 06:22:13


Post by: NimbleJack3


Theses are some absolutely fething amazing models, painjobs and photos. I am jealous of such beautiful armies. Thank you so much for showing them to us, and how to take photos like these.

Is your Deathwatch army just count-as SM, or are you using another codex? I don't recognise the walker that looks like a penitent engine with whirlwind launchers.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/05/31 09:10:43


Post by: Crablezworth


NimbleJack3 wrote:Theses are some absolutely fething amazing models, painjobs and photos. I am jealous of such beautiful armies. Thank you so much for showing them to us, and how to take photos like these.

Is your Deathwatch army just count-as SM, or are you using another codex? I don't recognise the walker that looks like a penitent engine with whirlwind launchers.


It's a vanilla marines army for the most part, the penitent engine is a count as contemptor dread. It's stil la work in progress, got lots more left to paint.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/04 18:22:53


Post by: Crablezworth


Pics from a game I had against sallieman's eldar


















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/04 20:11:36


Post by: loota boy


I really love that you and all of your opponants have such nicely painted minis! Most of the folks in my group (myself included) can't find the time to paint all our guys.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/05 00:33:37


Post by: Stormfather


Crablezworth: those are some impressive shots of some beautiful minis!

I've been thinking about picking up a new digital camera for a while. My girlfriend has one for general purpose picture taking, but it's next to useless when it comes to minis. Additionally, in my line of work, having a camera that can capture good details at a close range would be pretty useful. I'm amazed by the quality of the pics you've taken, and I think I might look into your choice of camera and pocket tripod- I'd be happy if I could get pics that looked half as sharp as yours!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/05 05:16:40


Post by: terranarc


Is that.... dawn of war 3?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/05 05:39:34


Post by: DarbNilbirts


I've always liked the look of SM scouts with IG heads, even better close up on such great models.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/05 21:50:15


Post by: Crablezworth


loota boy wrote:I really love that you and all of your opponants have such nicely painted minis! Most of the folks in my group (myself included) can't find the time to paint all our guys.


Thanks dude . Painted armies and terrain really help bring the game to its full potential.


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Stormfather wrote:Crablezworth: those are some impressive shots of some beautiful minis!

I've been thinking about picking up a new digital camera for a while. My girlfriend has one for general purpose picture taking, but it's next to useless when it comes to minis. Additionally, in my line of work, having a camera that can capture good details at a close range would be pretty useful. I'm amazed by the quality of the pics you've taken, and I think I might look into your choice of camera and pocket tripod- I'd be happy if I could get pics that looked half as sharp as yours!


It's a great little camera, I highly reccomend it.


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terranarc wrote:Is that.... dawn of war 3?


Heh, I wish


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DarbNilbirts wrote:I've always liked the look of SM scouts with IG heads, even better close up on such great models.


Thx, I don't like the scout heads, they all look roided out and there jaws are way too square, they all look like stan from american dad.





Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/12 19:02:02


Post by: Crablezworth


pics from a game against sallieman I had on sunday. He kicked my ass. I hate asurman.















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/12 19:36:33


Post by: kirsanth


Excellent stuff, all around.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/12 21:02:01


Post by: Metal_days


Amazing thread. Keep em coming


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/06/13 03:47:28


Post by: Crablezworth


Thanks for the kind words


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/25 23:20:28


Post by: Crablezworth


game vs sallieman




























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/26 01:43:37


Post by: Brother SRM


Great photos! The terrain is excellent, and I really, really like the movie theater. That MARBO poster is probably the best thing I've seen all day! I'm also a big fan of the Orky missile bunches; assuming they're Lobbas or something similar?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/26 04:29:42


Post by: warboss_grimjaw


This is a fantastic thread. Those are some of the best painted models and most interesting battlefields I've seen outside of a codex. Real first rate stuff.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/26 05:19:30


Post by: Lynata


Oh Emperor, why do I only see this thread now?

Amazing photos, some of them really do want to drag you inside the battle! Easily WD quality, at least most of them. Kudos to everyone involved for all those great paintjobs, and the cool terrain.

(on a sidenote, that Dread sooo looks like a Jenner 'mech - bonus points if that was an intentional reference )


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/26 07:32:37


Post by: Ledabot


I don't know about the dread, but the photos ae dam good. I'm glade to see that you are still willing to share your photos with us! Remember that we will always enjoy them, even if we don't post when we see them.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/26 21:31:41


Post by: karlosovic


I Love these 2 shots. Very dramatic and immersing - the shot of the Vindicators particularly has great composition and lighting.
Crablezworth wrote:



Out of focus forgrounds can be tricky. I think (generally) you want to avoid having out of focus objects too close to the centre or blocking your main subject.
This is a little hard on the eyes with 2 big nastily blurred weapons right where I want to be looking
Crablezworth wrote:


This one is very nice. The out of focus areas are nicely balanced in the forground and background and artisticly frame the subject, drawing you into the scene. I like it
Crablezworth wrote:


This should never have made the cut. I feel a little bit nausious
Crablezworth wrote:


This is just the most awesome thing ever, lol. Is this a conversion or something you can buy?
Crablezworth wrote:




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DarbNilbirts wrote:I've always liked the look of SM scouts with IG heads, even better close up on such great models.
Hadn't noticed these first time looking through, but I'm glad I took the time to go back through and find them - they're a very cool looking squad! Should almost be an elites choice

Crablezworth wrote:


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/27 18:38:01


Post by: 60mm




You should come up with a neat batch process to run your photos through in PS


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/27 21:47:48


Post by: SalamanderMarine


So much epicness contained in one thread, those tyranids look fantastic! Well all the models look fantastic.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/28 05:37:25


Post by: NimbleJack3


Those are some amazing-looking Ork models! Top stuff.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/28 07:22:10


Post by: Crablezworth


2 games vs sallieman's eldar.









































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/07/28 07:41:50


Post by: djphranq


I'm moving to Canada... apparently that's where all the painted armies are. Great, great, great pics.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/08/18 23:00:42


Post by: Crablezworth


doubles game, lutnit and dracheous vs sallieman and me

















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/09/28 03:17:47


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs an00bis's tau. There's also a couple rando's at the end.




































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/09/29 07:07:18


Post by: Crablezworth


Big 40k game at tickron's.




















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/09/30 22:58:16


Post by: LoneLictor


That photo with the bikes is fething awesome.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/09/30 23:17:30


Post by: Ma55ter_fett


Truely there can be no better way to post pics for a battle report.

I'm so going to try this.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/02 10:26:57


Post by: Ledabot


Wow! you deliver us great images once more. I've got to say those gold fellas are really nicely done. I think the pics of them are my favourite.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 03:52:20


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs celph_titled's nurgle marines

















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 03:55:07


Post by: LoneLictor


Damn that's awesome, as per usual. Keep up the awesomeness.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 03:58:44


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Was it as as the list is made out to be?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 05:44:46


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Was it as as the list is made out to be?


I counter-cheezed and used belial and his scoring termies, I never really saw how nasty it could be, killed epidemius really early in the battle. Still, he won 2 to 0, none of us held any of the 3 objectives but he had first blood and warlord.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 15:54:45


Post by: kcwm


I have a Canon 450d, but I read that the DSLR cameras are typically too large/heavy for the mini tripod. Would you say that its better suited for the P&S cameras? I have an older panasonic lumix something or another that takes pretty decent macro shots. I'd love to pick up that little tripod and start taking shots.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 16:14:36


Post by: orkybenji


Very cool! Get more xenos in there now :-)


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 16:21:20


Post by: Crablezworth


 kcwm wrote:
I have a Canon 450d, but I read that the DSLR cameras are typically too large/heavy for the mini tripod. Would you say that its better suited for the P&S cameras? I have an older panasonic lumix something or another that takes pretty decent macro shots. I'd love to pick up that little tripod and start taking shots.


Point and shoots are generally better suited for this sort of photography. SLR's large sensors end up being their own worst enemy when it comes to macro work on mini's in the context of a game.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/23 17:49:19


Post by: mega_bassist


Apparently Canadians are the best at two things: playing hockey and painting 40K minis. Consider me subscribed!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/24 14:55:46


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Was it as as the list is made out to be?


I counter-cheezed and used belial and his scoring termies, I never really saw how nasty it could be, killed epidemius really early in the battle. Still, he won 2 to 0, none of us held any of the 3 objectives but he had first blood and warlord.

Ah good idea. Fair enough in this case, Epidemus is pretty damn cheap.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/10/24 18:28:41


Post by: kcwm


 Crablezworth wrote:
 kcwm wrote:
I have a Canon 450d, but I read that the DSLR cameras are typically too large/heavy for the mini tripod. Would you say that its better suited for the P&S cameras? I have an older panasonic lumix something or another that takes pretty decent macro shots. I'd love to pick up that little tripod and start taking shots.


Point and shoots are generally better suited for this sort of photography. SLR's large sensors end up being their own worst enemy when it comes to macro work on mini's in the context of a game.


Sorry, I should have clarified. Is the camera stand better suited for P&S than DSLRs? Thinking of uses other than what you're using it for.

My apologies for not being more specific.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/12 08:36:03


Post by: Crablezworth


It works ok with slr's, I've used it on my 5dmk2 and it's decent but you can only angle it so much and maintain balance, it probably would work better with a lighter slr.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/21 11:31:08


Post by: Plumbumbarum


Knock knock.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/25 07:34:40


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs an00bis's alpha legion




















Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/25 08:30:57


Post by: cox.dan2



Great Pics, It looks so great with awesomely painted minis and great terrain


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/25 14:49:02


Post by: felixander


I really hope that Canon will give you commission on all the incoming sales from 40k players.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/25 19:26:08


Post by: Crablezworth


 felixander wrote:
I really hope that Canon will give you commission on all the incoming sales from 40k players.


Heh if only


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/25 20:32:50


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Is that Baron Samedi rocking the power maul? Awesome

Loving the melta-scoring on the siege shield too!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/11/25 21:58:46


Post by: Crablezworth


I wanted my count as chaplain cassius to have like a voodoo vibe to him. I tried to find a skull head that would work but they all just looked weird.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/12/19 01:23:26


Post by: Crablezworth


My deathwatch marines vs andilus greatsword's hive fleet malades 2000pts

Crazy good game, was very very close. Swarmlord is a beast.






























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/12/20 19:06:00


Post by: varl


Those are some creepy looking tyranids. That blood red color really works well for them. What's that little missile launcher on tracks? Counts-as TFC or something else?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2012/12/20 20:17:51


Post by: Crablezworth


 varl wrote:
What's that little missile launcher on tracks? Counts-as TFC or something else?


Yup, only cost about 8-12$ in bits.





The rest is GW bits



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/01/03 00:13:44


Post by: Crablezworth


Andilus did a wicked awesome batrep from our last game, check it out http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/497584.page



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/01/25 10:07:20


Post by: RandyMcStab


Really great stuff, keep it up!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/01/25 10:47:29


Post by: tvih


Awesome pics indeed. Such well-made armies all around, as well!

I was wondering what your army was, but then noticed in one of the posts that it was Deathwatch. Hmm, it makes for a tempting choice, as I've been looking into fielding black marines using C:SM to go together with my Templars. Deathwatch C:SM would allow me to field IF and CF without actually having to paint them in those colors, too And technically a model could be changed from BT to DW or vice versa by simply swapping the left arm and the shoulder pad. Just like the plan was to differentiate a black C:SM chapter from BT (if both were on the table at the same time) with the shoulder pads.

Problem is of course the cost of the DW upgrade kit, although only the shoulders would really be needed.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/01/25 15:13:13


Post by: DontEatRawHagis


As always awesome pictures


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/06 09:20:21


Post by: Crablezworth


Game I played with my deathwatch count as nurgle vs Lutnit's guard. Got tabled. Great times though, FDB has some pretty cool tables.






































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/06 15:53:04


Post by: varl


lots of plasma. that had to hurt are those shotguns made from sprue?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/06 17:56:00


Post by: TheLionOfTheForest


Great photos and awesome looking armies, as usual! I always look forward to this thread.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/06 18:25:37


Post by: Ratius


Would you mind Crable if we nicked this thread and stuck it under the How to write good batreps tips and tricks section?
The general tips are great and pics jaw dropping.
Hopefully will inspire some great action shots for the Batrep crews.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/06 20:21:39


Post by: Crablezworth


 Ratius wrote:
Would you mind Crable if we nicked this thread and stuck it under the How to write good batreps tips and tricks section?
The general tips are great and pics jaw dropping.
Hopefully will inspire some great action shots for the Batrep crews.


By all means




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 varl wrote:
lots of plasma. that had to hurt are those shotguns made from sprue?


I believe they're chopped up lasguns but I'll ask lutnit


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 TheLionOfTheForest wrote:
Great photos and awesome looking armies, as usual! I always look forward to this thread.


Thankyou kind sir


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/07 00:10:56


Post by: TedNugent


Those tyranids are absolutely fabulous.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/07 06:34:26


Post by: Spaz431


Fethin' love this thread. I've tried taking pics of my battles for my own and to try and share my wins or loses. Never considered snapping photos from the view-point of the models. I hope my iPhone 5 will let me pull that off.
VERY well painted armies. My only fluff question is for you to consider for your deathwatch marines. Are you going to paint their shoulders as separate marine chapters? As they are known to be pulled from all astartes chapters.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/07 18:28:38


Post by: Crablezworth


Spaz431 wrote:
Fethin' love this thread. I've tried taking pics of my battles for my own and to try and share my wins or loses. Never considered snapping photos from the view-point of the models. I hope my iPhone 5 will let me pull that off.
VERY well painted armies. My only fluff question is for you to consider for your deathwatch marines. Are you going to paint their shoulders as separate marine chapters? As they are known to be pulled from all astartes chapters.


Mine are black shields. They're too cool for that


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/08 07:16:59


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Terminator Samedi? EPIC.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/08 07:19:07


Post by: Ledabot


As always, my computer crushes as it pumps out these beautiful pics.Thanks again!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/10 04:12:44


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Terminator Samedi? EPIC.


Samedi's bigger brother :p


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 Ledabot wrote:
As always, my computer crushes as it pumps out these beautiful pics.Thanks again!


Thank you kind sir


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/10 04:23:00


Post by: DutchKillsRambo


That's it I'm moving to Ottawa. Not only do you have miles of skatable canals but everyone seems to paint their minis there!

Now if only you could work on becoming the capital of Canada instead of Toronto...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/11 20:09:52


Post by: Crablezworth


 DutchKillsRambo wrote:
That's it I'm moving to Ottawa. Not only do you have miles of skatable canals but everyone seems to paint their minis there!

Now if only you could work on becoming the capital of Canada instead of Toronto...


har har

Sadly not everyone here in Otttawa paints their models here, I just tend to avoif the ones who don't.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/22 10:09:57


Post by: Crablezworth


Game lutnit and myself played against an00bis's tau.




























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/23 14:17:02


Post by: sLeEpYrOcK


It's like having a remembrancer in the field of battle, best way to do a bat rep definitely. Keep em coming!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 01:11:11


Post by: Crablezworth


Game I played against chimera's ultramarines, good game, very close.










Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 05:14:29


Post by: TheLionOfTheForest


Amazing pictures! Nice cleanly painted armies. I've probably said it before in this thread but I'll say it again.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 05:19:26


Post by: ragingmunkyz


These are some of the better pics I've seen around the 'net, just makes me a little sad that there are no batrep stories to go with them.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 05:24:41


Post by: Eldercaveman


 ragingmunkyz wrote:
These are some of the better pics I've seen around the 'net, just makes me a little sad that there are no batrep stories to go with them.


That, is where you are wrong sir.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/497584.page


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 06:04:44


Post by: ragingmunkyz


Now thats more like it!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 18:53:25


Post by: Crablezworth


Yeah andilus is a damn good writer, most of the shots I post here are taken during my opponents turn, more just appreciation of painted models/terrain from a tabletop perspective than any real narrative that can be understood.



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 19:15:40


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Eldercaveman wrote:
 ragingmunkyz wrote:
These are some of the better pics I've seen around the 'net, just makes me a little sad that there are no batrep stories to go with them.


That, is where you are wrong sir.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/497584.page


 Crablezworth wrote:
Yeah andilus is a damn good writer, most of the shots I post here are taken during my opponents turn, more just appreciation of painted models/terrain from a tabletop perspective than any real narrative that can be understood.


Thank you good sirs. It's been a little while since my last report, it's about time I got around to a new one. On a related note, it'd be cool to see Terminator Samedi in battle.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/26 20:33:47


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Eldercaveman wrote:
 ragingmunkyz wrote:
These are some of the better pics I've seen around the 'net, just makes me a little sad that there are no batrep stories to go with them.


That, is where you are wrong sir.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/497584.page


 Crablezworth wrote:
Yeah andilus is a damn good writer, most of the shots I post here are taken during my opponents turn, more just appreciation of painted models/terrain from a tabletop perspective than any real narrative that can be understood.


Thank you good sirs. It's been a little while since my last report, it's about time I got around to a new one. On a related note, it'd be cool to see Terminator Samedi in battle.


If you're back in town I'm down for a game this weekend, I'm also workin on my own "battle bunker" of sorts, already got an 8x4


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/27 01:04:37


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Yeah I'm back, I could do a game this weekend. And battle bunker you say? Oooh sounds fun. When I'm out of school and have a job, I'm looking forward to constructing my own man cave haha


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/27 21:59:31


Post by: theninjabadger


Want your board


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/28 20:43:34


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Yeah I'm back, I could do a game this weekend. And battle bunker you say? Oooh sounds fun. When I'm out of school and have a job, I'm looking forward to constructing my own man cave haha


Nice I'll shoot you a pm. The bunker is coming along nicely, gonna be mostly urban but I might do desert too.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/28 22:41:41


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Nice, urban's my favourite but desert is probably a close second. It'd match my Guard too haha.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/02/28 22:51:10


Post by: RutgerMan


That camera is supertastic! MUST GET ONE! mine just makes crappy pictures...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/01 03:41:44


Post by: sennacherib


I have this same camera. It is now two years old and still kicking. I love it.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/04 22:23:00


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs lutnit's guard. 1500pts. Orks actually pulled off a victory somehow.








































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/04 22:27:17


Post by: varl


looks like fun! what are those funky orc rocket launcher batteries?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/06 00:07:45


Post by: Crablezworth


 varl wrote:
looks like fun! what are those funky orc rocket launcher batteries?


They're my lobbas, pretty damn good when coupled with some ammo runts.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/06 01:22:52


Post by: varl


they definitely look like something that would not be pleasant to be on the receiving end of


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/07 06:40:39


Post by: Crablezworth


 varl wrote:
they definitely look like something that would not be pleasant to be on the receiving end of


Vehciles usually don't have much to worry about but they can put a lot of wounds on infantry.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/03/07 17:33:42


Post by: matphat


I have to say, as a late comer to this thread, I am just blown away. If only every game of 40k looked that good, this game would have a ton more players. This is just WORLDS away from all the local seas of gray plastic I have to play against. I wish I lived where you guys are.
Also, those last few shots of Orks look great. But I have to admit I laughed out loud when I saw the shots of the Mega Armored Nobs. Those legs are just...hilarious!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 06:52:51


Post by: Crablezworth


Big 40k game at my new place, lutnit and my guard vs sallieman and khain's eldar.

Guard got raped pretty good, the final score was eldar 15 guard 1



































































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 08:09:31


Post by: Eldercaveman


Marbo film poster FTW!

Edit: Just shown my girlfriend the Marbo poster, she said (and I quote) 'that's Marbolous!'


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 08:34:53


Post by: Ledabot


Eldercaveman wrote:
Marbo film poster FTW!

Edit: Just shown my girlfriend the Marbo poster, she said (and I quote) 'that's Marbolous!'


Ha! I liked it too. I'm happy I'm not alone.

Maybe you could show us how you came up with the different film posters here?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 11:52:48


Post by: Ovion


I love just about everything about that Eldar/DarkEldar army.
Fantastic models, conversions and painting.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 12:02:37


Post by: tvih


Holy crap! Those red Eldar models must've taken forever to paint!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 14:28:37


Post by: varl


gorgeous terrain. how much of that is home made vs. bought?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/08 14:53:06


Post by: Matney X


This is a perfect example of how good terrain can make a game better.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/09 05:04:30


Post by: Crablezworth


Eldercaveman wrote:
Marbo film poster FTW!

Edit: Just shown my girlfriend the Marbo poster, she said (and I quote) 'that's Marbolous!'


heh thanks mang


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 Ledabot wrote:
Eldercaveman wrote:
Marbo film poster FTW!

Edit: Just shown my girlfriend the Marbo poster, she said (and I quote) 'that's Marbolous!'


Ha! I liked it too. I'm happy I'm not alone.

Maybe you could show us how you came up with the different film posters here?


Just photoshoped'm up, the little posters everywhere were actually designed by a GW staffer, they used to have them on their website before they signed their pact with satan.


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 varl wrote:
gorgeous terrain. how much of that is home made vs. bought?


A lot of it is pegasus or gw, but there's a healthy mix of diy like the prometheum refinery and the movie theater.


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Matney X wrote:
This is a perfect example of how good terrain can make a game better.


Big los blockers for the win. We also play without any melting through walls.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/12 07:09:56


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs andilus greatswords guard, 1500pts. It was a damn good game, very back and forth.




































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/12 20:05:24


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


If only my 2 Demolishers had blown up that bloody Rhino on the first turn, it might have been different...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/13 00:19:37


Post by: Ezki


Damn great stuff!
I'm in love with those Eldar.
Subbed.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/13 02:57:43


Post by: bocatt


These are GORGEOUS.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/13 03:18:40


Post by: TheLionOfTheForest


I spotted a plastic dominos sugar container in one of those pictures as part of the scenario, a silo I think? I have the same piece put to in side for the same purpose. Lol


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/13 16:37:32


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
If only my 2 Demolishers had blown up that bloody Rhino on the first turn, it might have been different...


Can't wait to see the batrep


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 TheLionOfTheForest wrote:
I spotted a plastic dominos sugar container in one of those pictures as part of the scenario, a silo I think? I have the same piece put to in side for the same purpose. Lol


Yeah I've got into the habbit now of saving containers and coffee cans, can never have enough big los blockers.




Game I had vs skimask mohawk's raven guard, 1500pts, was a good game, raven guard won in the end


























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/13 23:45:15


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
If only my 2 Demolishers had blown up that bloody Rhino on the first turn, it might have been different...


Can't wait to see the batrep

Yeah I'll probably start writing Monday evening, hopefully will be up soon after.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/14 04:07:18


Post by: Eldercaveman


I'm in awe of those raven guard! It's criminal they don't have their own codex, easily one of the coolest marine chapter around.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/14 04:50:53


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
If only my 2 Demolishers had blown up that bloody Rhino on the first turn, it might have been different...


Can't wait to see the batrep

Yeah I'll probably start writing Monday evening, hopefully will be up soon after.


Nice, I can send ya my list if you need it.


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Eldercaveman wrote:
I'm in awe of those raven guard! It's criminal they don't have their own codex, easily one of the coolest marine chapter around.


The marine codex works pretty well, who knows that the new one will hold.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 02:34:29


Post by: Spacewolfoddballz


Very awesome pics there along with minatures and terrain!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 04:08:59


Post by: Crablezworth


 Spacewolfoddballz wrote:
Very awesome pics there along with minatures and terrain!


thanks dude










So somethin a bit different, we forged a narrative.

1500pts per player, an00bis and chimera vs me and lutnit. We got raped, again. 16 vp to 0 vp. Great game though, riptides are awesome.

Came up with some fluff to explain ultramarines and tau workin together. Hope ya like it.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
999.M41

++Origin: Valan’s Run (Munitorium Troop Ship)

++Astropath: Hapshalt Gorn

++Priority: Gamma

++Sector: Ultramar

++Transit: Talasa Prime

++Operative Ident: #00-34593-340795

I fear Macragge’s tolerance of xenos will bring its destruction brother. The Iron Warriors besiege Ultramar yet Calgar sees fit to dispatch much needed Astartes to parlay with xenos. As you read this the Ultramarines strike cruiser Vae Victus departs Macragge for the Prassium sector.

The last transmission received from my asset aboard the Vae Victues mentions Prassium IV as the likely point of contact. I cannot allow this meeting to take place. Emperor protects we will be able to intercept the Vae Victus and convince our brothers to abandon this madness, however if the Ultramarines make planet fall we will have no choice but to annihilate them.

Regrettably brother I have been unable to develop any assets amongst the Tau empire and as such intelligence as to the size and disposition of Tau forces in the Prassium sector is limited to a single source, rogue trader Augustus Veigt. Veigt has claimed to have traded with Tau forces in Prassium within the past 6 months and has characterized their garrison as significant.

Veigt claims the Tau’s interest in the sector to be limited to a single mining outpost located in the northern hemisphere of Prassium IV. Veigt described vast deposits of a green crystalline mineral that matches no known substance he has ever encountered.

Orbital defenses of Prassium IV are limited to a single fortress station and several capital ships. Segmentum command in Kar Duniash has pledged several elements of Battlefleet Kainen. I have commandeered a veteran imperial regiment, the 728th Cadian Hoplites and am currently mustering my forces in the Shindlegeist sector.

I cannot do this alone brother, if the Ultramarines cannot be made to see reason I will need you to lead the Black Shields personally and destroy the Sons of Guilliman and their xenos conspirators. Bring your pet.

Suffer not the alien to live.

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Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 05:56:07


Post by: varl


looks pretty epic, especially at ground-level. what does the "pet" count as? really beautiful conversion, whatever it is


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 06:18:56


Post by: Firehead158


Subscribed. This thread is awesome!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 10:26:09


Post by: Ovion


Still can't get over how awesome that Tau objective marker? is.
I want it.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 16:55:55


Post by: Crablezworth


 varl wrote:
looks pretty epic, especially at ground-level. what does the "pet" count as? really beautiful conversion, whatever it is


It's a count as forgefiend


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 17:32:03


Post by: varl


 Crablezworth wrote:

It's a count as forgefiend
huh. that would have been my first guess, but I didn't see anyone fielding chaos so I assumed it had to be something else.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 17:40:22


Post by: Crablezworth


My deathwatch I often play as count as chaos


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/15 17:44:31


Post by: varl


ahhh. well then, that makes much more sense


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/25 04:10:36


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs andilus greatswords wolves, good game, final score was wolves 11vp deathwatch 4vp. He'll probably do a batrep in the next few weeks.






























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/27 03:32:46


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


T'was a good game, I wish it had been a little more even but I can't complain.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/27 20:12:49


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
T'was a good game, I wish it had been a little more even but I can't complain.


It was fun, my lsck of long range fire support is my biggest weakness. Lemme know when you're workin on the batrep and I'll upload the other shots to photobucket.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/30 01:50:09


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs an00bis's tau, 1500pts. It was a good one, final score was tau 2vp chaos 7vp.




























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/30 03:22:47


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Did one of your champions become a daemon prince, or did you include one in your list that game?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/04/30 03:58:08


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Did one of your champions become a daemon prince, or did you include one in your list that game?


Had it in the list, gave'm power armour, wings and the burning brand of skalathrax. It did ok, roasted some stealth suits then got killed. The T5 is a bad joke, not really thrilled with it. The way I kitted it out it was the price of a stock landraider.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/19 03:25:21


Post by: Crablezworth


Doubles game, death_by_taxes and me vs chimera and khain, really fun game, eldar and marines managed to spank the orks but it was decently close.























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/19 03:55:20


Post by: varl


loving those blue & white orks. I assume that's the warboss in the 5th image? lots of character, at any rate. what's in the background? ork tank of some sort?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/19 13:25:04


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 varl wrote:
loving those blue & white orks. I assume that's the warboss in the 5th image? lots of character, at any rate. what's in the background? ork tank of some sort?

Agreed, they look very sharp. Same with the Ultramarines.

btw, bat rep's still coming, I've just been swamped with work lately...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/19 18:01:57


Post by: Crablezworth


 varl wrote:
loving those blue & white orks. I assume that's the warboss in the 5th image? lots of character, at any rate. what's in the background? ork tank of some sort?


It's a battlewagon, a big battlewagon


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btw, bat rep's still coming, I've just been swamped with work lately...


Sweet


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 07:45:29


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs an00bis's tau vs my marines, 2000pts (1 force org) an00bis ran some cool count as alien mercenary models he converted, the shentari (spelling?). Count as interogator chaplain and scouts. It was a damn good game. Can't remember what the vp's were but I think an00bis took it in the end.





























































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 07:54:26


Post by: DeffDred


Fantastic stuff!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 12:06:48


Post by: Ovion


How did he make that Riptide? Iwantone.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 12:46:28


Post by: Mountain-Breaker


These are all so awesome! Excellent job. I would like to see more of these from different battles, and definitely some from Fantasy games, maybe a siege game.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 17:06:33


Post by: Farseer Faenyin


I have to say that I love the Brotherhood of NOD IG army. I always wanted to have the skill to do a GDI IG army that has ORCAs as their Valkaries/Vendettas. Wouldn't be too hard of a conversion.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 17:55:45


Post by: Crablezworth


 Ovion wrote:
How did he make that Riptide? Iwantone.


Ihe made from a bunch of different stuff, pieces from gundams, all sorts of stuff.


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Mountain-Breaker wrote:
These are all so awesome! Excellent job. I would like to see more of these from different battles, and definitely some from Fantasy games, maybe a siege game.


Not a big fan of fantasy, never played it.


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 Farseer Faenyin wrote:
I have to say that I love the Brotherhood of NOD IG army. I always wanted to have the skill to do a GDI IG army that has ORCAs as their Valkaries/Vendettas. Wouldn't be too hard of a conversion.


Yeah that'd be sweet.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/05/31 18:22:42


Post by: Xenocidal Maniac


I love this thread. So many pretty pictures. Thanks for updating it.

Those Ultramines are beautiful, and that Riptide is BAUSS.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/02 21:03:34


Post by: Crablezworth


 Xenocidal Maniac wrote:
I love this thread. So many pretty pictures. Thanks for updating it.

Those Ultramines are beautiful, and that Riptide is BAUSS.


GW won't let him use his riptide in the store


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/03 04:16:58


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Xenocidal Maniac wrote:
I love this thread. So many pretty pictures. Thanks for updating it.

Those Ultramines are beautiful, and that Riptide is BAUSS.


GW won't let him use his riptide in the store

Is it not 75% GW parts? Oh well, they're closing down in a month or so anyway...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/03 18:45:04


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
 Xenocidal Maniac wrote:
I love this thread. So many pretty pictures. Thanks for updating it.

Those Ultramines are beautiful, and that Riptide is BAUSS.


GW won't let him use his riptide in the store

Is it not 75% GW parts? Oh well, they're closing down in a month or so anyway...


It's all good though, 6 months later we'll have a 1 man store with no gaming area... fail


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/03 20:40:49


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
 Xenocidal Maniac wrote:
I love this thread. So many pretty pictures. Thanks for updating it.

Those Ultramines are beautiful, and that Riptide is BAUSS.


GW won't let him use his riptide in the store

Is it not 75% GW parts? Oh well, they're closing down in a month or so anyway...


It's all good though, 6 months later we'll have a 1 man store with no gaming area... fail

That's what the man-cave's for I guess...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/23 01:57:35


Post by: Crablezworth


Me and An00bis vs Malleus and friend, 1500pts per player








































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/23 02:08:18


Post by: Eldercaveman


Wow that was a nice looking battle, those Deathwing look awesome!

Really like the Marine chapter colour scheme as well, what chapter is it?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/23 03:10:30


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Diggin' that black and blue Marine chapter.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/23 06:06:23


Post by: Crablezworth


Eldercaveman wrote:
Wow that was a nice looking battle, those Deathwing look awesome!

Really like the Marine chapter colour scheme as well, what chapter is it?


It's his own chapter, he does amazing freehand work, I wish I had got a better shot of his rhinos, the top hatch both have free hand chapter symbols and both symbols are so expertly done that they look identical. Mallues's deathwing were also amazingly detailed, the glowing eyes on the termies is just so sick. I was scared of them.


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 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Diggin' that black and blue Marine chapter.


Yeah the scheme is sweet. Did you notice the burning tree on the land speeder base?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/23 17:22:45


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Diggin' that black and blue Marine chapter.


Yeah the scheme is sweet. Did you notice the burning tree on the land speeder base?

Yup, pretty cool!

btw, I'm not working Tuesday or Wednesday, I could see about borrowing a car and making a trip to Ottawa this week.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/23 22:42:58


Post by: Crablezworth


Should be good, I'll know tomorrow.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/27 17:59:49


Post by: Crablezworth


Andilus greatsword's wolves vs my deathwatch (chaos), 1500pts. It was a damn fine game, very close, it ended on 5 but if it had gone even one more turn I would have lost.






































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/28 06:59:44


Post by: Texanity


AWESOME! Great stuff!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/30 06:54:56


Post by: Crablezworth


Golden Marine 2013

If you need inspiration to paint your models, look no further, there was a lot of creativity on display this year.



Spoiler:























































































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/30 11:35:27


Post by: Eldercaveman


Dante vs Astorath, the heresy!


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Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/30 14:24:18


Post by: Brother SRM


Those Golden Marine pictures are excellent! Even if the paintjobs aren't great in all of them, the photography is. Those grots are my favorite army there though, and this was definitely my favorite image:

Thanks for sharing!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/06/30 19:31:51


Post by: Crablezworth


Eldercaveman wrote:
Dante vs Astorath, the heresy!


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Dante vs Astorath, the heresy!


Apparently one of them had made some remarks about the other's combat sandals :p


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 Brother SRM wrote:
Those Golden Marine pictures are excellent! Even if the paintjobs aren't great in all of them, the photography is. Those grots are my favorite army there though, and this was definitely my favorite image:

Thanks for sharing!


Yeah a few armies didn't look consistently finnished but there was still plenty of eye candy. Rkelly's canadian forces guard was really cool to see, he built those howitzers right before the event. Manchester's grot army was really something too, so many amazing conversions. Chooka's space wolves were awesome too, I jokingly said he should have called his army team jacob.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/04 01:34:33


Post by: Crablezworth


Game vs skimask mohawks's raven guard, good game, very close. We took some cool shots with my new chinese led thing.











Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/04 05:15:56


Post by: Bobthehero


I love those Canadians IG.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/04 05:22:16


Post by: varl


love the mood lighting on the terminator showdown. makes me hear the "the good, the bad and the ugly" soundtrack in my head


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/04 19:27:13


Post by: Crablezworth


 varl wrote:
love the mood lighting on the terminator showdown. makes me hear the "the good, the bad and the ugly" soundtrack in my head


heh agreed




Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/04 20:51:03


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Man the mood lighting is awesome! When I get some free $$$ I'm tempted to pick up one of these cameras... and I guess a mood light now too.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/04 21:21:54


Post by: Crablezworth


Well just about any point and shoot should do, my prefference is canon. The good news is the mood light is cheap and has free shipping. Best part is the remote control, really makes it easy to use.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/310405535775?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_4595wt_1399


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/07 13:06:33


Post by: Ratius


Stunning work as usual.

This is absolutely epic



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/08 05:51:18


Post by: Crablezworth


Thanks man

Skimask mohawk helped make it, he held the led "sun" in place.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/16 23:08:43


Post by: Crablezworth


Couple games. First one was against An00bis's farsight enclave army, 1500pts, it was a total blast, a lot of fun to play against. Second was a 2v2 1500pts per player game. Marines and guard vs marines and eldar. Was a damn good game, very back and forth. Eldar and marines took it, 7 to 9.


Check out An00bis's wicked awesome markers for his riptide.






































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/17 21:31:58


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


LOVIN' that power glaive on the Biker sergeant!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/17 23:21:39


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
LOVIN' that power glaive on the Biker sergeant!


Thanks mang, that's my count as khan.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/18 01:52:53


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
LOVIN' that power glaive on the Biker sergeant!


Thanks mang, that's my count as khan.

Nice!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/09/18 01:55:43


Post by: Crablezworth


He's pretty cool if you wanna unlock outflanking on a bunch of units. I dropped him from my most recent list, just cuz he doesn't have any ap2 cc attacks.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/10/17 08:12:58


Post by: Crablezworth


Had some time to get in a couple more games with the new marine dex. Was running white scars chapter tactics, everything getting hit and run is broken as feth. Biker commands quads are really cheap too. I stopped running count as khan, didn't really plan on outlfanking anything. I like the thundefire being barrage but it's much more win big lose big now, that first scatter is so critical. Back when it was direct and each shot scattered indipendently I found I did more wounds on average. Anyway, liking the new dex a lot but will probably go back to playing my deathwatch as chaos for a bit once I get more oblits painted.

On the game side of things I played lutnit's guard and khaine's eldar, 1500pts, choose warlord trait, no allies, no fortifications.

On the terrain side, got some more battlefield in a box terrain, always love their stuff, the desert terrain is really amazing and make great los blockers. The rivers are pegasus and they're pretty sweet, they come pre painted and they're very affordable.






























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/10/18 07:07:52


Post by: ThunderFury 2575


I LOVE THAT STREAM!!!!! Did you make or buy it?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/10/18 08:20:22


Post by: Crablezworth


 ThunderFury 2575 wrote:
I LOVE THAT STREAM!!!!! Did you make or buy it?


They come pre-painted, I got a couple sets. The price point is really good. http://www.amazon.com/Pegasus-Hobbies-Prepainted-River-PGH5220/dp/B001KX0P4W/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1382084153&sr=1-1



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/10/20 01:15:19


Post by: Crablezworth


Just played a pretty sweet narrative game for a local campaign, the gist of the story for the game is a necron lord is siphoning the power of the warp from a chaos shrine into crystals (for the nefarious purpose of powering a c’tan gate that can breach the webway), this sends the local imperials fleeing and also greatly pisses the forces of chaos who are drawn to the planet to stop the desecration of their shrine. Word reaches ultramar and the sons of guilliman and their ordos xenos allies mount an assault on the chaos forces.

The game was 3000pts per side (1500pts per player). On the imperial side was myself playing my deathwatch (white scars chapter tactics) and chimera playing his ultramarines. On the chaos side marduk was playing is khorne marines and thanos was playin his daemons. Basically we put a chaos shrine in the center of the table, it was worth 6vp, each player then placed an objective wherever they wanted on the board. It was a complete bloodbath, came down to no one holding any objectives, chaos had 3vp, 1 from first blood and 2 from the two warlords. Imperials had 2vp, 1 from warlord and 1 from line breaker. Pretty crazy. I haven't played a game this close in a while.


















































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/01 04:36:06


Post by: Crablezworth


My deathwatch (white scars lol) vs skimask mohawk's chaos, 2000pts. No allies, no fortifications, choose warlord traits. Got some new terrain done, big los blockers for all! I also finally got my stormtalon painted, it's still a bit rough, might have to clean up the edges. .





























































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/01 07:04:00


Post by: Eldercaveman


This thread never siezes to amaze me!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/01 19:47:27


Post by: Crablezworth


Eldercaveman wrote:
This thread never siezes to amaze me!


Thanks guy


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/07 21:22:14


Post by: Crablezworth


4 players, 1500pts a piece. My deathwatch (white scars) and lutnit's guard vs skimask mohawk's chaos and tatz101's necrons. The imperials got their asses kicked pretty good.




















































































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/07 21:28:14


Post by: Ratius


The little Storm Talon flyer thingy coming over the green foliage, just wow!
Pure awesome as usual mate

"Wood's been hit. Wood's been hit!

Voodoo One, Wood's been hit. We've lost Hollywood!

We've lost Hollywood. "


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/08 02:56:08


Post by: Crablezworth


 Ratius wrote:
The little Storm Talon flyer thingy coming over the green foliage, just wow!
Pure awesome as usual mate

"Wood's been hit. Wood's been hit!

Voodoo One, Wood's been hit. We've lost Hollywood!

We've lost Hollywood. "


Thanks guy I'm really liking the stormtalon, it's cheap and always seems to hit everything it shoots at.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/08 08:44:45


Post by: Silverthorne


The camera/technique is garbage. I can't even see the bare plastic and primered only models. Everything looks painted.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/08 13:59:24


Post by: TheLionOfTheForest


This is one of my favorite threads on Dakka.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/08 16:32:02


Post by: Crablezworth


 Silverthorne wrote:
The camera/technique is garbage. I can't even see the bare plastic and primered only models. Everything looks painted.


lol paintin ain't easy but it's gotta get done.


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 TheLionOfTheForest wrote:
This is one of my favorite threads on Dakka.


Thankyou kind sir


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/09 04:37:25


Post by: drock403


The photography, the models, the tables....just wow. Really well done all around. Can't wait to see more.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/09 19:03:16


Post by: Crablezworth


 drock403 wrote:
The photography, the models, the tables....just wow. Really well done all around. Can't wait to see more.


Thanks guy , should have another update mid week sometime. We're workin on some new terrain, lotsa big concrete lookin walls and a gas station.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/11/10 02:43:16


Post by: LUTNIT


Finally get to see the pics. There should be posters on more of the buildings. It really adds a lot of ambience.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/01 10:02:20


Post by: Crablezworth


First game vs skimask mohawk's raven guard, 1500pts. It was a damn close game, went all the way to turn 7. I managed a bs win but only by a thread. Second game vs lutnit's farsight enclave 1250pts, also went to turn 7, it was pretty much a massacre for the tau but somehow managed to tie it. Awesome games.








































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/02 07:13:56


Post by: karlosovic


Great pics, great minis and great scenery!!!

Very inspiring to get all my stuff painted and finally build some new terrain with all the stuff I've been collecting so we can have have some nice scenic battles.



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/02 08:57:28


Post by: Thokt


Thank you for posting this!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/02 21:33:38


Post by: Crablezworth


karlosovic wrote:
Great pics, great minis and great scenery!!!

Very inspiring to get all my stuff painted and finally build some new terrain with all the stuff I've been collecting so we can have have some nice scenic battles.



I gotta get off my butt and finish my honor guard.


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Thank you for posting this!


Thank you for the kind words, they sustain me


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/03 05:39:35


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


I can see air bubbles in the last riptide pic


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/03 22:15:06


Post by: LUTNIT


 Skimask Mohawk wrote:
I can see air bubbles in the last riptide pic

Yeah, GW should really step up their game and get rid of the plastic injection moulding flaws.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/04 22:22:16


Post by: Crablezworth


 LUTNIT wrote:
 Skimask Mohawk wrote:
I can see air bubbles in the last riptide pic

Yeah, GW should really step up their game and get rid of the plastic injection moulding flaws.


Before you know it they'll convert it to finecaste so they can sell them for 300$ a pop. Pay to win is here to stay it seems:p


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/19 04:39:05


Post by: Crablezworth


My deathwatch and skimask mohawk's raven guard vs lutnit's farsight enclave and desc's iron hands. 1500pts per player, no allies, no fortifications, choose warlord trait aka 40k light (33% less fat). It was a good game, ended up 3vp to 12vp for the tau/marines. I think I've reached that point where I just stop taking much in the way of close combat, we got out shot pretty bad overall. Still it was a damn good game and had a decent back and forth, we decided to locking in to end at turn 5 just because we were running out of time. Not a fluffy matchup by any means but the models are purdy.

Farsight enclave is damn scary and add to that desc's iron hands had a lot of good shooting especially in the long range department. We had the advantage of having the third objective but we spread our attack too thin and didn't focus enough.



























Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/20 21:51:59


Post by: LUTNIT


I didn't really realize how much my Tau stand out. The other three armies are all so dark.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/20 22:01:12


Post by: taudau


Most likely the best thread on dakkadakka loving it so far


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/20 22:24:06


Post by: Crablezworth


 LUTNIT wrote:
I didn't really realize how much my Tau stand out. The other three armies are all so dark.


Black is slimming lol, your tau need a salad


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 taudau wrote:
Most likely the best thread on dakkadakka loving it so far


Thanks guy nothing like a game with painted armies


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/20 23:45:38


Post by: Bharring


Wow. Thank you all for reminding me just how horrible my painting is...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2013/12/21 01:05:15


Post by: LUTNIT


It's just practice, practice, practice.

I don't know about the other guys but for my Tau my skills are actually quite a bit lower than my experience would imply. There are people winning Golden Demon with 3-5 years mini painting experience and I've been painting since 1995 and haven't won anything but best painted in local tournaments.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/06 03:26:56


Post by: Crablezworth


4 player game, my deathwatch (white scars) and khain's eldar vs chimera's ultramarines with inquisition and thanos's daemons with chaos marine allies. 1500pts per player.





































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/06 03:41:30


Post by: Crablezworth


2 games, first one vs skimask mohawk's raven guard, second vs desc's iron hands. Both games were 1500pts. Skimask ran a pretty crazy list, 6 dev centurions and 10 TH/SS terminators, was a pretty damn good game, skimask took it in the end after kicking my ass pretty good. Desc also kicked my ass pretty good, very interesting game, I made a few mistakes early on, especially with where I put my thunderfire and vindicator. Great games all round.


I've had some requests to do a wide shot of the table so I did a bunch of shots all round to give an idea of what the table looked like. Big los blockers for the win!











































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/06 04:35:14


Post by: Ashiraya


Not bad.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/06 19:51:24


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


Gotta love ultramarines trait on their descendant chapter, the...condor guard


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/06 21:35:07


Post by: Crablezworth


Lutnit's potentially down for a game this weekend.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/06 23:56:56


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Who painted the Nurgle Daemon Prince? It's AMAZING.

Oh and with any luck, I might finally be able to get a trip in to Ottawa sometime this month...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/07 00:08:18


Post by: Wyzilla


 Crablezworth wrote:
Just played a pretty sweet narrative game for a local campaign, the gist of the story for the game is a necron lord is siphoning the power of the warp from a chaos shrine into crystals (for the nefarious purpose of powering a c’tan gate that can breach the webway), this sends the local imperials fleeing and also greatly pisses the forces of chaos who are drawn to the planet to stop the desecration of their shrine. Word reaches ultramar and the sons of guilliman and their ordos xenos allies mount an assault on the chaos forces.

The game was 3000pts per side (1500pts per player). On the imperial side was myself playing my deathwatch (white scars chapter tactics) and chimera playing his ultramarines. On the chaos side marduk was playing is khorne marines and thanos was playin his daemons. Basically we put a chaos shrine in the center of the table, it was worth 6vp, each player then placed an objective wherever they wanted on the board. It was a complete bloodbath, came down to no one holding any objectives, chaos had 3vp, 1 from first blood and 2 from the two warlords. Imperials had 2vp, 1 from warlord and 1 from line breaker. Pretty crazy. I haven't played a game this close in a while.


]


LOL! That Marbo movie picture is a nice touch to the scenery. I guess Chaos wanted to cut in line and the loyalists took offense at the idea? How do you make those cards to stick onto scenary for that extra touch? Edit them in Microsoft Word and print them out?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/07 01:09:19


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Who painted the Nurgle Daemon Prince? It's AMAZING.

Oh and with any luck, I might finally be able to get a trip in to Ottawa sometime this month...


It was painted by the guys at minx studio https://www.facebook.com/MinxMiniaturesStudio they do good work.

I should be good on the weekends, lemme know when you plan on hitting town and we'll get a game goin, hopefully against your nids


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 Wyzilla wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
Just played a pretty sweet narrative game for a local campaign, the gist of the story for the game is a necron lord is siphoning the power of the warp from a chaos shrine into crystals (for the nefarious purpose of powering a c’tan gate that can breach the webway), this sends the local imperials fleeing and also greatly pisses the forces of chaos who are drawn to the planet to stop the desecration of their shrine. Word reaches ultramar and the sons of guilliman and their ordos xenos allies mount an assault on the chaos forces.

The game was 3000pts per side (1500pts per player). On the imperial side was myself playing my deathwatch (white scars chapter tactics) and chimera playing his ultramarines. On the chaos side marduk was playing is khorne marines and thanos was playin his daemons. Basically we put a chaos shrine in the center of the table, it was worth 6vp, each player then placed an objective wherever they wanted on the board. It was a complete bloodbath, came down to no one holding any objectives, chaos had 3vp, 1 from first blood and 2 from the two warlords. Imperials had 2vp, 1 from warlord and 1 from line breaker. Pretty crazy. I haven't played a game this close in a while.


]


LOL! That Marbo movie picture is a nice touch to the scenery. I guess Chaos wanted to cut in line and the loyalists took offense at the idea? How do you make those cards to stick onto scenary for that extra touch? Edit them in Microsoft Word and print them out?


Basically I just print on card stock, doesn't need to be too thick. Gotta use a high dpi though, like 300 ish. The nice thing about the card stock is it works really well with super glue so it goes on terrain real easy. Here's a link to the posters if you wanna print some http://s37.photobucket.com/user/bulimic_possum/library/40k%20posters?sort=2&page=1#/user/bulimic_possum/library/40k%20posters?sort=2&page=1&_suid=138905769961705564832907866104


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/08 00:44:02


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Who painted the Nurgle Daemon Prince? It's AMAZING.

Oh and with any luck, I might finally be able to get a trip in to Ottawa sometime this month...


It was painted by the guys at minx studio https://www.facebook.com/MinxMiniaturesStudio they do good work.

I should be good on the weekends, lemme know when you plan on hitting town and we'll get a game goin, hopefully against your nids

Yeah that'll be awesome, I'll definitely want to try them out when the new book comes out!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/08 05:18:12


Post by: Crablezworth


It'll be nice to play against xenos again, playin your nids has always been a good time. I'm gonna start workin on my orks again when it gets warmer.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/28 04:58:42


Post by: Crablezworth


2000pts game between An00bis's tau and my deathwatch (white scars trait). Was a good game, very back and forth. I managed to pull off some bs with my captain but it was damn close, he almost got one shotted by longstrike. In the end it was tau 1vp to deathwatch 5vp. An00bis got first blood wrecking my storm with his broadsides. I held the objective in my zone and had linebreaker and warlord. My warlord managed to take the tau off one objective and then proceeded to contest the other.













































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/28 23:35:05


Post by: LUTNIT


How did the Vespid fair? I like the concept but they don't look to be worth their points except in very specific situations.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/29 00:24:18


Post by: Crablezworth


 LUTNIT wrote:
How did the Vespid fair? I like the concept but they don't look to be worth their points except in very specific situations.


They did ok, sucked up a decent amount of firepower, they didn't kill too much. I like that they're immune to dangerous and have stealth in ruins. They could be interesting in bigger games, not really worth the points. I love the paintjob an00bis gave them though.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/29 07:07:19


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


Its been forever since I played that guy, I hope he wouldn't take my brb tho


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/29 07:33:33


Post by: lord_blackfang


This thread is really cool. Just keep doing what you're doing!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/30 04:58:11


Post by: Crablezworth


 lord_blackfang wrote:
This thread is really cool. Just keep doing what you're doing!


Thanks mang, I'll never stop


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/30 06:42:02


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


 Crablezworth wrote:
 lord_blackfang wrote:
This thread is really cool. Just keep doing what you're doing!


Thanks mang, I'll never stop


Unless everyone just refuses to paint their models


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/30 12:50:11


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


That'll be a cold day in hell.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/30 22:26:04


Post by: Crablezworth


 Skimask Mohawk wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
 lord_blackfang wrote:
This thread is really cool. Just keep doing what you're doing!


Thanks mang, I'll never stop


Unless everyone just refuses to paint their models


They just won't get to play in the cave. No sauna for them either lol.


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 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
That'll be a cold day in hell.


Exactly, no one can resist the call of the cave. Speaking of which, when you hittin the capital yo? Gotta test my metal against the new nid dex.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/31 01:44:24


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
That'll be a cold day in hell.


Exactly, no one can resist the call of the cave. Speaking of which, when you hittin the capital yo? Gotta test my metal against the new nid dex.

I keep getting booked on nights and/or weekends so it makes getting ahold of the car a hassle, especially when trying to work out schedules with the other 4 people in my house...

However, I booked off the 14th and 15th so I can head down on one of those 2 days most likely. Just gotta wait til Monday when schedules go up. Anyway, I'm getting in a game with the Nids with another friend before then so hopefully it'll be a better list for that. Can't wait to play, it's been too damn long!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/31 02:22:01


Post by: Crablezworth


Sweet! Mid feb sounds good, I always love playin your nids, they also look terrifying with the crimson scheme. You think you could do 2000pts all painted with the new dex?

this never fails to make me gak my pants


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/31 05:38:52


Post by: Agent_Tremolo


Just popping in to say this thread is becoming one of my favorite bits of Dakka. Keep up the good work, sirs.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/31 08:10:35


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


 Crablezworth wrote:
Sweet! Mid feb sounds good, I always love playin your nids, they also look terrifying with the crimson scheme. You think you could do 2000pts all painted with the new dex?

this never fails to make me gak my pants

Definitely, should make for a pretty good battle, I find that Nids do better with more points too so that's a plus.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/01/31 20:09:45


Post by: Crablezworth


 Agent_Tremolo wrote:
Just popping in to say this thread is becoming one of my favorite bits of Dakka. Keep up the good work, sirs.


Thanks mang


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 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
Sweet! Mid feb sounds good, I always love playin your nids, they also look terrifying with the crimson scheme. You think you could do 2000pts all painted with the new dex?

this never fails to make me gak my pants

Definitely, should make for a pretty good battle, I find that Nids do better with more points too so that's a plus.



I can't wait, gonna setup a sick board, probably arid/desert.







In other news, got a new camera today.

A buddy of mine was lookin to sell it for a damn good price and I just couldn't resist. I'm happy that this thing unlike the 300HS can shoot raw, also has a faster lens





Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/01 18:39:46


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


It can shoot rules as written?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/02 09:45:45


Post by: Crablezworth


 Skimask Mohawk wrote:
It can shoot rules as written?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format

makes it easier to work the pix, especially colour.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/02 09:52:15


Post by: karlosovic


(I think that was a joke...)


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/03 03:06:41


Post by: Crablezworth


Moved ot page 10.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/03 03:58:00


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


I totally need to play that guy, its been forever. Quick question tho, why not paint the stuff on the centurions legs?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/03 04:02:31


Post by: Crablezworth


 Skimask Mohawk wrote:
I totally need to play that guy, its been forever. Quick question tho, why not paint the stuff on the centurions legs?


Too much flash/flair, they already look like pimpqueens. I might give'm a better highlight but I don't really wanna, I can only imagine how bad it would have been with the iron kilts.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/03 19:58:13


Post by: Crablezworth


1500 point game vs an00bis's nod themed guard. It was a good game, we both were pretty static, I luckde out and had more terrain in which to hide from barrage. Final score was 9 to 5, he had one objective as well as first blood and warlord, I had 3 objectives. The new camera is pretty sweet, the depth of field is a bit limiting in a few shots but I love the extra colour control it allows for. It seems to produce a bit more pleasing video than the 300hs.



































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/04 02:11:29


Post by: UnadoptedPuppy


 Agent_Tremolo wrote:
Just popping in to say this thread is becoming one of my favorite bits of Dakka. Keep up the good work, sirs.


Likewise. I've been following this thread for a while and it never disappoints.

Keep having fun and sharing it with us!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/05 02:07:52


Post by: Crablezworth


UnadoptedPuppy wrote:
 Agent_Tremolo wrote:
Just popping in to say this thread is becoming one of my favorite bits of Dakka. Keep up the good work, sirs.


Likewise. I've been following this thread for a while and it never disappoints.

Keep having fun and sharing it with us!


Thanks mang, 10-4 on both

more shots comin, likely this weekend


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/09 07:58:48


Post by: Crablezworth


2000pt single foc game, skimask mohawk's raven guard vs an00bis's tau. I won't spoil it, there's a batrep incoming )

Setup the arid terrain for this one. It was a nice change of scenery from the usual urban setup. I went for fewer los blockers and more low cover to give the table a more rural setting, even a couple pieces of area terrain (quite rare for us to play with other than for vehicle craters). Tossed in some pegasus rivers and bridges to really make it pop. An00bis got a second ripdite painted, he finnished hours before the game. Skimask is sporting his new count as tigerius model, turned out really cool, the paintjob on the head and face is badass.














































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/09 18:09:05


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


Man I got smoked in that game, was still pretty fun and his scratch built riptide looks sick


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/09 19:40:19


Post by: Silverthorne


I love the forest terrain. It is so much better than the standard city fight set up;


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/09 19:55:09


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


 Silverthorne wrote:
I love the forest terrain. It is so much better than the standard city fight set up;


It looks pretty, but city fight generally plays a whole lot better imo


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/09 23:01:04


Post by: Crablezworth


 Silverthorne wrote:
I love the forest terrain. It is so much better than the standard city fight set up;


It's pretty but I find it plays far worse, the rules for area terrain are pretty terrible IMO. But it is hella pretty and makes for cool pictures.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 00:33:32


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


Love that first shot of the Pathfinders, did you bust out the mood lighting for that one?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 18:56:12


Post by: Crablezworth


 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Love that first shot of the Pathfinders, did you bust out the mood lighting for that one?


Nope, ran out of triple AAA's. Gonna pick some up soon though.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 20:45:16


Post by: Eldercaveman


Do you have any recommendations on cameras for this kind of photography?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 21:02:11


Post by: Crablezworth


Eldercaveman wrote:
Do you have any recommendations on cameras for this kind of photography?


My bias is generally towards canon, but really a lot of that is familiarity with their menus and enjoyment that they rarely try to re-invent the wheel from camera to camera.

Realistically any small "point and shoot" should work for ya due to the smaller sensors they are more ideal for taking pictures of small things while maintaining a pretty good depth of field (range of what is in focus), it's more about technique and context than camera model in the end.

Regardless of what point and shoot compact camera you get, this right here is an absolute must have:



You really don't want to be hand holding the camera, gotta put it down and on delayed so that there is zero motion.


http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/products/canon/ixus-265-hs-digital-camera-in-black-90098/show.html That's probably worth looking at, if price isn't an issue an s100, 110 or 120 would be great choices.




Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 21:18:42


Post by: Eldercaveman


 Crablezworth wrote:
Eldercaveman wrote:
Do you have any recommendations on cameras for this kind of photography?


My bias is generally towards canon, but really a lot of that is familiarity with their menus and enjoyment that they rarely try to re-invent the wheel from camera to camera.

Realistically any small "point and shoot" should work for ya due to the smaller sensors they are more ideal for taking pictures of small things while maintaining a pretty good depth of field (range of what is in focus), it's more about technique and context than camera model in the end.

Regardless of what point and shoot compact camera you get, this right here is an absolute must have:



You really don't want to be hand holding the camera, gotta put it down and on delayed so that there is zero motion.


http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/products/canon/ixus-265-hs-digital-camera-in-black-90098/show.html That's probably worth looking at, if price isn't an issue an s100, 110 or 120 would be great choices.




Cheers man, what would recommend if price isn't an issue, the one you links or a S100? Also what is the name of the tripod?

Would a gorilla pod do similar job?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 23:07:17


Post by: Crablezworth


I would highly reccomend the s100, only problem is you'd have to find one on ebay. I believe the current iteration of it is the s120. It may also have a different name in europe. The little tripod is a manfrotto MP3-D01. A gorilla pod should work ok, it may be more difficult to get it into tight spots but at the end of the day what matters is that the camera is braced and in no way moving during the shot.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 23:25:17


Post by: Andilus Greatsword


I'm kind of stupid when it comes to the finer points of photography settings, but I bought a Canon PowerShot A1400 on sale for just over $100, and followed Crablezworth's instructions at the start of the thread. Basically any digital point-and-shoot where you can customize the settings puts out fantastic miniature photography (although it can be annoying having to fiddle with the settings every time).



Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/10 23:30:35


Post by: Ovion


Ha, loving the Anvil Bad Santa!


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/11 00:07:46


Post by: Eldercaveman


I can get a s100 from amazon UK for 165 I thibk. Is there much difference that will effect this type of photography between the s100 and the ones further up in the line?


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/11 00:19:33


Post by: Crablezworth


Eldercaveman wrote:
I can get a s100 from amazon UK for 165 I thibk. Is there much difference that will effect this type of photography between the s100 and the ones further up in the line?


Nope, in fact the s110 is worse than the s100 in a lot of ways. The s120 will have slightly better colour and a slightly wider dynamic range. The difference in low light performance is neglible.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/11 06:52:21


Post by: Eldercaveman


 Crablezworth wrote:
Eldercaveman wrote:
I can get a s100 from amazon UK for 165 I thibk. Is there much difference that will effect this type of photography between the s100 and the ones further up in the line?


Nope, in fact the s110 is worse than the s100 in a lot of ways. The s120 will have slightly better colour and a slightly wider dynamic range. The difference in low light performance is neglible.


What is the basic spec I should be looking for if I want to go elsewhere? Sorry for all the questions


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/11 07:06:13


Post by: Crablezworth


Well you don't want the sensor to get too big, which is highly unusual because usually the larger the sensor the better. So it's important to stick with compact cameras, generally point and shoots. If you don't it will be a pain in the but keeping a meaningful amount of models in focus. I can see a marked difference in the depth of field (range of what is in focus) since upgrade to the s100 for the 330hs. Two things account of that, slightly bigger sensor and a lens that is 1 stop faster (f/2.8-f/2.0).

Sony make fantastic cameras, if you really want to spoil yourself they make one of the best little cameras in the world the rx100 or rx100 version 2. But really if game or model pix is the only likely end use I wouldn't break the bank, even entry level point and shoots should take decent pictures as long as you brace the camera or use a tripod and delayed shutter.




Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/11 07:32:33


Post by: Eldercaveman


So would something like this do the job http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/41159716/884188239/-/ListingDetails.html?_%24ja=tsid:13315%7Ccat:41159716%7Cprd:41159716&$$ja=cgid:7111954017%7Ctsid:48121%7Ccid:130773177%7Clid:54119190777%7Cnw:g%7Ccrid:22715959257%7Crnd:725653325123727603%7Cdvc:t%7Cadp:1o7%7Cmt:

For now the majority of the photos will be game and model photos, but I do a lot of back packing so I could do with the versatility of it being able to take nice scenic photos.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/11 18:40:37


Post by: Crablezworth


That should work, seems decent for the price. Lemme know how it works out for ya.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/17 06:28:23


Post by: Crablezworth


So this happened. Batrep's in the oven, should be ready shortly. I took on Skimask Mohaw's chaos marines and LUTNIT's farsight enclave with my orks. We discovered a mythical and a glorious thing we've come to call assault.











































































Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/17 23:50:08


Post by: Skimask Mohawk


Sick game, tho I just noticed there's a lot of chipping on typus' horn, gotta go fix that


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/18 17:02:02


Post by: LUTNIT


Assault in 6th ed? Nah, that can't possibly have happened!

Now kiss:




Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/18 18:55:48


Post by: Crablezworth


Heh, it kinda does look like they're kissing. Batrep should be up tonight.


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/18 20:48:42


Post by: wallygator


by Mork, i just ruined my point and shoot camera (quiet a good one) while i was drunk as feth last holiday and rolled in the snow or a stream (i was soaking wet and walking alone in unknown direction is the first thing i remember after a gap of prob. 1 hour in my memory)

Those bastards put some alcohol in my rum!!

.. now i totally regret it...


Re:Little Camera, Big Results - LCBR - updated march 7th @ 2014/02/19 21:39:55


Post by: Crablezworth


Andilus greatsword made a trip down to my neck of the woods and brought 2000pts of nids. I guess I better write a guest article for bols about how there's nothing wrong with nid dex seeing as he kicked my orks in the butt pretty good. It was a damn good game, I went way too wide on the right flank and he made me pay dearly for that. Swarmlord is still a combat pimp.