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Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@dave, layers, YES we ogres have layers, just like onions and death stars , next on the list of will get to it sooner or later
@vik, I'm leaning towards the horizontal vent as well. But what do you mean a wider rim on the trench
@giraffex, duhn duhn duhn Da duh duhn Da duh duhn . Glad someone liked the pic, I thought it was terrible, but it was from my iPhone.

Got a few more bits and bobs at work tonight along with ......moar foam (wow I must be slap happy I've used the laughing emoticon alot in this post ). The stack of foam is almost as tall as I am now. Now to fin a use for it .

Working a church tomorrow morning, might get a tiny bit done in the am, we'll see.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Decrepit Dakkanaut







Some curved shapes too, I never realized that

"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog :
It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
 
   
Made in us
Lord Commander in a Plush Chair





California + Philidelphia

There is this really good youtube tutorial from the channel called "NerdyNummies" where they show you how to make a really detailed death star trench cake. I know it is a cake tutorial, but if you skip ahead to the detailing part I think it will definitely help give you some ideas on how to get it looking good and death stary
Death Star Tutorial -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiA0noycvSw

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"Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
 
   
Made in gb
Da Head Honcho Boss Grot





UK

When I watched the extras DVD they spoke of how they made the death star channel, basically they bought loads of battle ship kits and stuck them on so basically get sticking theo
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@LDD, No you stick it (sorry read that wrong)
@rogue wolves, I'll have to watch when I'm not hungry
@dave, curves are unavoidable, I'll have to find someone's print out of the surface that's a quick fix for a mat. It's $3-5 to order and then print out many times and mount. It looks very similar to that pic.

On my way out the door, but had. Mantic delivery yesterday.

A few months ago if you signed up for their newsletter they said they'd send you a free deadzone accessory sprue. It arrived last night while I was at work. Really nice, also they've stepped up their game with promotional flyers. They look really good. Might take better pics of those later.

Edit: miniaturemarket being on my way home from working at church .

Well at least I was able to increase the fleet on both sides of the force for when the trench is completed.

Z95, E-wing, Tie Defender and Tie Phantom. I'm all caught up now with the releases...well with one of each at least, more will join eventually. Also since my purchase was over $25.00 and I was an online order picked up in the store I got to spin on their prize wheel, I got a free movie , choose punisher, I had looked at it while waiting for my order to get pulled, so it seemed fated to take home with me .

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LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Rogue Inquisitor with Xenos Bodyguards





Eastern edge

Theo has gone all SW LOL!

"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
Made in gb
Da Head Honcho Boss Grot





UK

You need to find a new route home Theo every time I look at your thread you have just popped in to miniaturemarket and come home with a haul
   
Made in us
Decrepit Dakkanaut







LDD is just threatened that you may be a bigger hoarder than he is

"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog :
It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
 
   
Made in us
Near Golden Daemon Caliber






Illinois

Yeah, I'm certainly glad MM is at least a couple of hours away from me. I could drive there, but the only hobby related store that's 'on the way' to anything around here is a hobby lobby :p

 
   
Made in au
Unstoppable Bloodthirster of Khorne





Melbourne .au

This board is looking kick arse. Looking forward to seeing it develop...

   
Made in gb
Da Head Honcho Boss Grot





UK

 dsteingass wrote:
LDD is just threatened that you may be a bigger hoarder than he is


Yes but at least Theo works on his haul, now thats what I am jealous of
   
Made in de
Shroomin Brain Boy





Berlin Germany

why theo still not has applied for a job at MM is a miracle to me... the savings on everything he could do....

   
Made in gb
Da Head Honcho Boss Grot





UK

Because of the following:

A - He would never get any work done come on he is surrounded by models

B - His wages would be spent before he even left the store on monday

C - Plus all the overtime he would be putting in he would never see his family don't forget they would not see the benefit of that as it would be paid for with merchandise
   
Made in us
Battleship Captain






So much Xwing.. holy awoidnaoiwng
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@comrade, I have a small fleet compared to others, just check out the thread over in the x-wing forum "my fleet after 2years" to see everyones
@LDD, right on all accounts, plus I'd be fired for ripping open all the toys and playing with them when I should be working.
@Vik, I used to work/manage comic book stores years ago...all did not end well, I have over 20 long boxes o comics in storage
@LDD, nothing to be jealous of this week I'm afraid , no fun time since last post.
@Azazelx, thanks, but slow times I'm afraid.
@grimdork, but glad, I think I'm in the gaming Mecca. Local flgs in each direction around me, as well as comic shops, vintage toy shops, train shops and michaels, hobby lobby, Joann's, and mom and pop hobby stores . Too bad I'm poor.
@dave, there is no may......only do(should be heard in yoda voice)
@LDD, there is no safe route, see my answer to grimdork
@shaso, yes, I has all the Star Wars

Well no work on the trench, this week has been horrible with work and school. Seriously why do online classes expect you to try and collaborate as a group when everyone is doing online classes because their schedules are not conducive to regular timetables .

On a happy note, the biggest headache at my work quit. She is a twenty something year old single mom with half a brain cell who's first conversation with me was how she needed to get new batteries for her rabbit (vibrator) because she wears them out so quick , this was stated loudly(as everything she says is loud), and in front of everyone else in the office 9-10 people at he time. She gave her 2weeks, but this weekend was supposed to be her last days, she called out on both days leaving us short handed all weekend. She will not be missed. I am not racist, but she is from a Eastern European country which has a strong population here in St. Louis, most of whom I have had good dealings with, but she and two others on the crew from the same country drive me crazy.

So being short handed I was once again FORCED to do trash , easiest job there is and can find all the good stuff . Saturday was great pickings, yesterday nada.

Aside from the usual bits and bobs I found some clear plastic packing materials, they'll look great on the side of the trench, along with some tubing and nifty plastic widgets that snap onto tubing.

Well off to work.....again.

After such a cool summer (naturally cool, record lows), the St. Louis heat is back, all weekend and most of this week will be just below 100 degrees with a heat index over 100 and closer to 110.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in gb
Da Head Honcho Boss Grot





UK

Well at least work should get better and no more Elmo lurking as for your routes home I have one thing to say MOVE !!!!!!! or get rich quick

You got some cool bits for the trench building up, I just had an idea we should have a league send Theo something for the trench

   
Made in us
Rogue Inquisitor with Xenos Bodyguards





Eastern edge

I can almost hear those flak towers firing now.

"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
Made in gb
Decrepit Dakkanaut






Mostly, on my phone.

Looking good bud! Also reminds me of this:

Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."

Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.  
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@graven, , shared that pic over in the x-wing forum, others had linked the site, but I generally don't follow links.
@shaso, there's no sound in space till the energy beams hit your ship.
@LDD, I'll always accept free bits .

Well not much time for anything fun. Completely wiped out, and am about to leave for church work. Snapped some pics of where I'm at right now.



Hopefully this weekend will give me some time. I've worked the last 12 days straight, Saturdays my first day off and here's still school work to do.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Rogue Inquisitor with Xenos Bodyguards





Eastern edge

Deathstar is big enough to have some atmosphere around it.

"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
Made in us
Decrepit Dakkanaut







Sounds like Theo has bit off more than he can chew, don't burn out friend! It takes a lot longer to recover from it.

"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog :
It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
 
   
Made in us
Ragin' Ork Dreadnought







Slowly but surely is the only way to work. Unless you have more free time...and then it's quickly and manically.

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Combat Jumping Ragik






Beyond the Beltway

These things are marathons, not sprints. You still have 6 weeks. You'll do it. I expect it to be awesome.

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Made in gb
Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

What you have done is brilliant stuff, and remember painting will be a breeze, Imperial Battle Star Grey and your done.




 
   
Made in gb
Mastering Non-Metallic Metal







Keep at it, Theo.
As Red says, there is plenty of time. But if you are worried about not finishing it time, I would suggest working from the vent end of the trench.

As it's an almost never-ending trench you can stop your piece at any time and take photos that don't show the unfinished end. The judges will never know... or they would if they don't read this... or that I'm one of the judges... you get the idea anyway.

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Made in gb
Aspirant Tech-Adept






I was waiting for some one to build a decent sized one of these,
and it looks like a great start, good luck with it, cant wait to see more

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Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@hk1x1, sorry, but you'll have to wait a while longer....probably a long while.
@Dr. H, , when I get time I'll start there......time, how I miss that.
@cam, spray cans at the ready
@red, likes like 4 hours of free time from now
@warboss, I can't work that quickly/manically.....unless I pull an "over the hedge" squirrel on caffeine
@dave, burnout is already here
@shaso, atmosphere...you want me to put plants on the deathstar?

Sorry for long delay, but that's how things are going. No time for fun since the birthday party marathon, but I've been getting supplies like crazy. One of the ladies at work is helping gather stuff, I remind her of her son when he was creative and she was younger .

Vik loves cardboard, so this should make him happy. The tubes are the cores from rolls of stickers we use at the hospital to label medicines. Also tubes from the paper towel dispensers and the big container of Gatorade that I've gone through. Should make for some interesting terrain, even if just more water towers .

Well off to the grandparents to help out some more again before going into work .

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in us
Rogue Inquisitor with Xenos Bodyguards





Eastern edge

I can well imagine the offices of Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader having had dragon plants to help the atmosphere in their offices at least

"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
Made in us
Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

@shaso, what would someone put on their résumé to become an interior designer for the deathstar? Understands Fung shui, but ensures there is still enough random big things around the room to hurl at rebel scum.

Well quick run to grandparents, they had places to go so no long time "helping" today.

I was picking up some heavy card stock that poppy had in storage for my wife. Got three bundles/reams of paper, 70,80 and 100 pound weight, I'm keeping a bit as a shipping tax . Got home and had an idea, been a while since I got any ideas, but the short larger diameter tube fits the black rollers I got last week.

Looks like a nice fit for the base of a water tower. The lip of the black plastic roller sticks out just the tiniest bit, which the paper almost completely covers .

The smallest tube has an inside diameter that perfectly fits the base of a 25mm round base, which means that razorback turrets and predator turrets fit it perfectly.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 
   
Made in gb
Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

Excellent tubes. Still tons of time.




 
   
 
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