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Hi all,

I just posted these on my project blog, but I figure it's nice to put something in the Showcase every once in a while:








- Enjoy!

I'd never thought of using .gifs!

Beautiful models beautifully painted, and I especially like the contrast between the cold harsh blues, greys and whites and the heat of the plasma weapons!

Yeah, gifs are something of a trend going on right now, but they are also perfect for showing three-dimensional miniatures!

You sir, are a [beep]ing phenomenal picture taker. Awesome models.

Love the Plasma.

AWESOME love the scheme it looks great. Good stuff

They are simply stunning. The gifs are a really neat idea too!

Also took the liberty of having a look at your blog. Simply fantastic work all throughout that thread. Can't believe I've missed it until now!

I recommend checking out the main blog for any other Dakkanauts that haven't witnessed its glory.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/409270.page

Great work!

Amazing o_o

Thanks for all the kind words! Photographing them is a lot of fun for me (and something to remember the models by), so I kind of go nutty with it all.

@Medium of Death: Thanks for the ups! The more fans the merrier! Maybe at some point I'll just start pointing a cheap camera at my worktable and post progress more often -- that would probably encourage me to try out some wilder ideas.

Particularly like that blue, well done sir.

Great units, and awesome to see someone use Gifs.

Am I the only one to find the GIFs a little jerky, epilepsy inducing and annoying?
By the time i've focused on a certain detail/technique that i'm interested in the image is snapped away and my eyes have to start tracking again looking for it.
Perhaps a complete 360 degree view would work better and seem more smooth?

Group GIF:There's just way too much to look at in too short a space of time in the group pic.
GIFs 2 and 3: Having the single pics spinning in different directions next to each other is pretty jarring too they work better for me when I cover one up with my hand.
Having all three gifs on the screen at the same time just gives me a migrane!

I like the painting and the quality of photos is great too maybe just try to thinking about the layout of your posts a little more?
Try spacing the gifs from each other with text stills or just include one per post?

I don't want to sound harsh just some friendly feedback.
It's refreshing to see a someone trying something new. Good job.

@Alex: It's great to have some feedback! I was a little concerned with all the gifs so close together -- I'm glad someone confirmed my doubts, LOL. Truth be told, these are also some of my most "figdity" gifs of late since my usual setup started malfunctioning in a way. The old setup had a motor spinning the lazy susan at a snail's pace, and it was very consistent, so there was hardly any jiggling at all, and there were also many more frames in the animation (and a complete rotation, "since I could set it and forget it"). It's a very tentative photo setup.

I try to include still images with all the gifs I put out for those not fans of the 'animations', but this time I skimped a little. Normally I'd space them out more and include stills between each of the rotations (as you'd see on my project blog).

I've been thinking about presentation a lot, and your tips are very appreciated.

Here's a compilation I just threw together -- a bit more traditional

Fantastic models and photography, thanks for sharing!

 Johnnyhorse wrote:

Here's a compilation I just threw together -- a bit more traditional

Ah, Now that's more like it. :fetches camomile tea: Cheers.
Would it be possible to create a GIF which freezes as the mouse cursor is moved over it? That'd be neat.

Not sure which is better the photos or the paint job. great work.

I like everything about these, especially the choice of color. A great presentation as well, so often missed on posts you see.

Damn those are some awesome models. Wish I could paint with a fraction of your skill. May have to commission ya for some models once I get list made/money in order/ask the wife

Been eyeing your stuff and those elysians are awesome. You pretty much convinced me to paint up a platoon of elysians myself using your scheme but for blue plasma effects instead of yellow.