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I am thinking of the tanks mostly. I got a Merkava kit from Tamiya for a Shadowsword conversion, and I am almost loathe to cut it up, it is so pretty.

Perhaps another good solution is to carry a thin metal rod to snap any sausage fingers that get near your models uninvited! Perhaps a few raps for coming to game uncleaned would also be in order.

Wehrkind wrote:I am thinking of the tanks mostly. I got a Merkava kit from Tamiya for a Shadowsword conversion, and I am almost loathe to cut it up, it is so pretty.

Perhaps another good solution is to carry a thin metal rod to snap any sausage fingers that get near your models uninvited! Perhaps a few raps for coming to game uncleaned would also be in order.

I've seen some really great armies with the tanks built straight from historical scale kits. I've also seen some really nice kit bashes with major pieces taken from both and put together with great results (tracks from a scale kit put together with chimera hull for example).

If you like the 1/48 infantry check out the newer "Type 2" 1/35 infantry sets. $12-$20 gets you 5 or so figures.
Often times the stock and bolt are separate pieces, and the barrels are rifled. They're absolutely beautiful kits.

I can't wait to see the US Infantry men painted up with your smooth blending style. I'm sure with some converting they'd make a great commissar or other commander figure.

Forgeworld Death Korp are slimmer then the GW IG. The Tamiya 1/48 would probably not look that out of place next to them. They are of course WAY more expensive than the Tamiya minis. Nice find.

So, I went to the hobby store today (Hobby Lobby for those who've see one). I just went in order to get some inspiration really, to look at all the neat little things they have floating around that store that you wouldn't normally think of when you think wargaming. Luckily I had my trusty camera phone with me to help capture some of the great products I found on the shelves. I didn't pick up anything major really just a small tube of Testors Contour Putty to give it a go. Anyways on with some pictures:


This could be a really neat project for those of you who want something different for your home tables. I think it would be hella cool to see something like these on a table to give it that realistic feel for those alien worlds you might be creating out there. Not certain how sturdy these things are, but the idea struck me and I thought I'd share it here!


The following products are something I'm just in love with. These little kits are absolutely awesome little terrain starter kits. I haven't seen a better pack for such a cheap price anywhere. Snag one or two of these, a 4x8 of pink foam and some paint and I'd say you have a table people. I can't speak as to how much stuff is in each one, but they're nicely varied and give you lots of great stuff to work with. There are different region types to help you really keep your tables unique too. The only issue I see is making it durable for wargaming. Most of the stuff is meant to just be sprinkled onto a surface without much of an adhesive. I'd suggest doing everything in layers with some watered down pva to help keep the stuff on your board. Anyways check em out:






The next bit of product I found was in the dollhouse section. I've always known the dollhouse area of the store was a gold mine for terrain. They have lots of great pieces that, if you put a little thought into it, can be easily converted to work for your tables. Here are just a few things I found that easily translate to the table top:

Carpet:

I haven't seen it done yet. But I WANT to see it done. I might even make it happen.

Hardwood flooring:

It's held together by a small piece of plastic sheeting on the back of the wood. Cut to fit and you've got hardwood floors in your buildings.

Bricks:

Held together in much the same manner as the hardwood floors. These are actual clay bricks (in miniature!). So cut to fit and use the rest as rubble!

Hope this stuff helps inspire some folks like it did me ^_^.

Got some paint down on my first US Infantryman. White primer, solid colors painted then washed it all with black to add some quick and easy depth. Going to go back over with solid color again and hit it with a stage of highlighting or two. I still haven't figured out what I want to do for a base. Anyways, here are the pics

They look great!
They look much more realistic than any of GW's stuff

In recent weeks, I've been more and more inspired to get hands on and do some creating of my own. With the recent releases by Ultraforge and Lemmingspawns ridiculous mastery of the scratch build, it's hard not to be inspired.

Well today I went to go pick up magnets from one of the hobby shops, unfortunately they were out. But, this led to me walking around the store and finally deciding enough is enough, I want to sculpt. I picked up a pack of sculpty in green (for easier contrast while sculpting) and quickly got to it.

I'm not completely new to sculpting in general mind you. I just haven't gone past what was required of me during High School way back when. A few things here and there but never stuck with it. Those few projects have given me a step up in starting this project though.

I settled upon just getting used to working with the stuff right now. Not exactly going all out on a free sculpt of my own ideas. So I hit the Ultraforge site and settled upon trying to mimic a piece of theirs. Here are my results so far

Some progress as the night has gone on.

Looks awesome so far. The little crater marks on the torso came out great.

The face looks like it could use a bit more detail though. Possibly a skull? Can never have too many skulls on your minis.

Sweet! keep up the good work!

I apparently need to take a few highschool scuplting classes.
Maybe I can sneak in a few classes at the local community college without my wife noticing I am not studying for my APICS cert. or my GMATs...

Looks great though, I am really jealous of your skills. I can handle purity seals and hair, and that's been the extent so far.

Well, I came to the realization that doing an entire figure with sculpey is sort of a waste of effort. The second you touch the spots you've finished, you go back and have to re-do them. So I have settled for a simple bust for this go around. I'm very happy with my results so far and this definitely gives me confidence to move to the green stuff in the future. A great learning experience all around. Just gotta bake this bad boy to cure him and I'm possibly going to put paint on em.

The Prince looks great.

I actually packed a box of those Space crystals around for about 10 years and never got around to creating them. thought they'd be great for Tzeencth terrain. I can't say for sure but I'd expect them to be pretty brittle. In the end they just ended up getting tossed during a move.

That turned out Kool!!! Nice work grey_death keep it up!

you should cast that and reproduce it.

nice. i think ill have to pick up the sculpting to. again..

What's the "sculpty" of which you speak? Sort of a demi-clay that is bakable in an oven? Very curious, especially after seeing your great work.

It's called Sculpey. You can find it in craft stores normally (Michaels, HobbyLobby, etc.). It stays soft and workable until you bake it. It gets softer the more you work the clay, so you need to kneed the stuff for a bit when you get ready to work a piece.

Definitely a started medium. I like it for what it can do.

I'm considering it as a new terrain medium in the future.

Did you spell Scupley wrong? I'm guessing it's Sculpey.

yep. Spelled it wrong. Fixed ^_^;

Was inspired by this thread to come up with my own take on the Leman Russ. I don't have any plans to build it, I just felt like designing it ^_^. Check it out

Looks cool.
Is it based on a chimera hull?

Cool sketch. I have a buddy who took a Leman Russ chassi and then used Predator turret and side sponsens. It looks much sharper than a standard Russ.

Yeah, I based it around the chimera hull. I was trying to give it a lower profile (standard practice with modern tanks).

I took the basic shapes from the M1 Abrams, and added a Leopard II type exhaust system to the back end. I figure this tank would seat 5 to work all of the weapon systems.

I want this just for terrain. The in game use of it is just a bonus. ^_^.



::waits impatiently for July::

Another supply of what could be great terrain. This time from Petco!

The aquarium section is chock full of great little aquarium additions that could EASILY be transferred over to wargaming! Check out these finds:

Nice find GD. $24.99 is a bit steep, but battlin' it out across a shrine world with my CSM would be sweeeet

- Salvage

Boss_Salvage wrote:Nice find GD. $24.99 is a bit steep, but battlin' it out across a shrine world with my CSM would be sweeeet

- Salvage

Actually I think that was for something else. If you read it that price tag is for an Egyptian column ruins.

Those are some great finds in the aquarium section. It seems like every time I look at fish tank items most of them are painted with colors that would make a Slaanesh marine cry.