you are a clever one.. your lucky im not on my toes as of late

Rogue Wolves wrote: you are a clever one.. your lucky im not on my toes as of late

I will stop now as this is just weird it must be that you are love struck it does that to you first they absorb your mind, then your time followed by your money and last but not least your sole welcome to the world of relationships.

I am only kidding they are great really ……. she might be reading this

lone dirty dog wrote: ……. she might be reading this

..as I said.. clever

lone dirty dog wrote:
I will stop now as this is just weird it must be that you are love struck it does that to you first they absorb your mind, then your time followed by your money and last but not least your sole welcome to the world of relationships.

I am only kidding they are great really ……. she might be reading this

You should hear what us girls say about you! :p xxx

oh no we've been found! ruun!

bubble wrote:

lone dirty dog wrote:
I will stop now as this is just weird it must be that you are love struck it does that to you first they absorb your mind, then your time followed by your money and last but not least your sole welcome to the world of relationships.

I am only kidding they are great really ……. she might be reading this

You should hear what us girls say about you! :p xxx

Do tell

Nothing.

Rogue Wolves wrote: oh no we've been found! ruun!

To late, see its a networking thing you have been marked they will find you where ever you go


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n0t_u wrote:Nothing.

do you mean tell nothing n0t_u are you a woman then

lol LDD dont worry we arnt outnumbered!... yet

I was just jumping in with the random banter since I haven't for a while.

Rogue Wolves wrote:lol LDD dont worry we arnt outnumbered!... yet

It will not be long, they hunt in packs you know

Sorry Vik for filling your thread with gak again


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n0t_u wrote:I was just jumping in with the random banter since I haven't for a while.

I am only kidding join in by all means randomness is our forte you know

lone dirty dog wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:LDD... he is more the log than the tool

you´re still on LDD... get to sleep

So basically I am either a turd or a penis thanks Vik


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AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:He's trying to think of a witty comeback


Also, it depends on what meaning of the word tool

I maybe a tool, but you aint the sharpest one yourself

Although it took me a nights sleep to think that up

I told you, he needs a sign saying something like
"WARNING!" Mad Scientist at work, KEEP OUT!"

Viktor von Domm wrote:

your thoughts?

Great start, Vik! (Sorry, I've been so lax about commenting )

My thoughts:
The design is really good, imho: I like the contrast between the symmetry of the gate/towers and the asymmetry of the rock face
The towers are my fav part currently, but that might just be due to the high rivet count
I think there are better bits for your access panel/security system/doodad. There are plenty of screens/keypads in vehicle kits (especially SM). I even have a couple if your famous bits box is lacking (I think I owe you some steampunk heads anyways )
The only thing that really bothers me is the paper mache texture. Have you thought about any of the spray texture products out there, or at least gluing some sand strewn about?

Keep up the great work!
Rawson

Rogue Wolves wrote:lol LDD dont worry we arnt outnumbered!... yet

*everyone removes masks*

hey rawson... i have thought about adding the odd spot of differnently textured rock... sandy and such like... but i had to move on so this idea got canceled on the way... might be that this is costing me points in the end with the judge...

the control panel i am frankly speaking totally fond of... for me it was looking very fitting...hmmm...

ha...and you ain´t seen nuthin´yet^^

BECAUSE...


update time...

he pics sadly don´t do the reality justice enough... in good lighting these looks way better...












what you see is a tinbitz basecoat followed with ice blue wash... over and over again... wich ended like this... some points might look a bit too sloppy...i could mend this by simply turning the cupola to a better looking side around

cheers, vik

definatly like the look of that so far vik! wouldnt have thought of the tinbitz->washed with ice blue... and dont worry I think I finaly understand how bad my picture taking is

well i thought how to get the verdigris look done... and then i thought how about doing it as if it actually happened... so i used the tinbitz as a copper color substitute... and it kinda works for me^^

maybe i get some better pics tomorrow out into the sunshine^^


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oh and better pic of your avatar... by far!!!


by the way... tomorrow will be a big update!!! pics galore with bright colors!!! be there or be a rectangular thing!!!

looking foward to that update, and im glad the avatar is better, since the pic was out of focus I just played with color settings to make it better

Hey vik, iv'e been following this project in silence for a while now.. but i don't see any reason to do that anymore.. and like rawson sais i also think you should do something about the texture of the rocks.. but that's pretty much all i don't like on this, or the thing i like the least. keep it up and i'm looking forward to see it done!

the name tag to the chest is particular nice...

ARgh. I wish I'd seen this before you painted.

But I think you might be missing a 'Threshold' between the stone and the main face (the square lid thing). Like a big ol' double rivetted strip covering up the seam. I dont' know how willing you'd be to add anything at this stage, though- but I just had to comment on that.

It's absolutely amazing, though. I need to start modelling again.

Perhaps just breaking it up with clumps of foliage or some differing color? I don't think the judge will knock off points for rock texture though

Do all of them? Not to say it isn't any good of course.

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Also vik, are you going to add some trim on the black border of the entrance or continue having the hill going down and over the black? Thought it might look better with something other than a black rectangle....

hey anvil... good to see you back again... and you raised a very valid point... i will fix that issue.... it was already preying on my mind too!!!

and good ideas dave... and not_u you too have a point there^^...

but i have today show you this yesterdays work of mine...

and might i be so bold as to invite you to not just scroll through the pics but maybe look a bit more indepth to the pics...? i am particular a bit proud about the green energy effect on the death ray...

so here are some nice sunny pics for you:

















note...this is still pre wash ... the metal works will soon get a nice wash job... even my wife complained about that^^


cheers, vik


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Avro wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Also vik, are you going to add some trim on the black border of the entrance or continue having the hill going down and over the black? Thought it might look better with something other than a black rectangle....

hello avro...

in fact the black rectangle will soon get a treatment that it will look like fortified concrete... so more a grey rectangle really^^... it is to be done today in fact too^^... the to do list of so much^^ deadline is coming to get me^^

and thanks for dropping in^^

the tesla ball and death ray (?) are looking great! now all its missing is a mad scientist standing outside of the door, hands in the air.. and yelling madly into the air (with your face of course)

I like the green coils, if you ever do tyranids do the carapace like that. Purple though could be a little brighter. Unless it's throwing warp energy or something which then it's about right.

the purple ball is still WIP... it needs some more lights i agree... wether i do lightning...or drybrushing for that... yesterday i ruined the lightningbolts... had to redo the painting... seems i am too dumb for that...

and RW... i think i might need me to get me a mad scientist soon^^


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and... not_u... yes... if ever nids ...again... then that for sure...^^ (got rid of my nids about almost half a year recently...)

A frayed brush can help get a sort of stark lightning/swirling pattern. Need to try it out first of course to get the hang of it.

do you mean an old brush that is no good for any real detailwork any more or do you have a certain brush type in mind?

Either I guess, but one that splits a lot. Can get the same thing with other brushes, but it seems to take less effort with a brush like that.

i have my troubles to understand this atm... i think you are onto something but i can´t see how i should do that...

I love the death ray Vik!

Really like the bluing on the domes, Vik. Sort of a horse urine on copper kind of effect that screams age. I like it....



And the tesla ball of purple energy is fantastic.

I think the thing to do is wash it first, und after, use a really, reeeeeaally, Sehrlich(?) klein brush to add tiny little pure weisse highlights on the very edges of things. Not too many, but enough.

sehrlich...LOL...made my day... did you mean something along the lines of extremly? i understand... it is the randomness that isn´t really soemthing i can come up with... i tend to create patterns... and repeat them... that is not the style i am after... isn´t it something really dreadful to see that your imagination doesn´t get matched by your skills???... argh....

at max... horse urine...lol...i wont even attempt to second guess your aparent knowledge in that field ... and somehow now that you mention the purple ball on the tesla piece...i think now of blue balls... would be a fitting size by the way

and dave... thanks dave... but be carefull... that death ray offers some tough love in return


i worked some more on some issues... washed the rock... washed and painted the concrete with grey paint... it looks a bit different now... but sadly for the worse... the towers and the door got washed too... and some other minor preparations are currently reaching completion too... if i am bold enough and get it sorted ...then i might be able to present the finsihed peice around the weekend...hopefully... all toes and fingers crossed^^

picupdate is probably tomorrow... no pics at all done today...

Looking good vik! I reallt like the telsa tower thngs!

Sometimes it can look a little worse on the way to looking better.

you named it not_u...XD but i am on my way to fix it^^

*Random post.*
Going to see how many pages are made before I get to the end of this thread.
*Starts reading*

I'm going to guess 5-6.

naw... the last coupla days was slow progress here... tho that´s not any testament to what i have been up to... you got only a sort of readers digest version of my entry to the competition...

the real thing will be revealed... it will^^ i am on the finishing line as we speak^^

and silver... good to have you here!

i think i will update with some nice washed pics later that night/day...


cheers, vik

What could this possibly mean you mean there is more than meets the eye

Rivettos in Disguise?

Nice score and that fiddly bit you found, works perfectly!

Project is coming along Vik, great job!

ha! dave... nope...

and LDD... hush!^^

at skalk... thanks mate! yup i am quite fond of that piece!!

so


update time of mine...

i went out of my comfy zone too...

see those lightning lines?





by the way...both peaks for the towers are now declared finished...washed and everything...




started redecorating the "front lawn"...which looks a bit less than i wanted it to look...darn...





and the cupolas got a treatment of watered down scorpion green to get the tarnish on the copper a bit more into the green range...feels now a tad too green and dark tho...

That is looking fething awesome, sorry for the bad language but it is some sweet work, the tesla coil looks amazing now well done for stepping out of your comfort zone

The Lines have added a real sense of energy to the over all look and cleaned it up remarkably, the metal work looks more realistic and has a real steam punk finish to it

You're painting is coming on leaps and bounds mate and is really adding depth to your cool and crazy creations, the laser looks as if a charge of energy is building and almost ready to be released at some unfortunate.

Overal great stuff and loving the added texture of flock to the base, much needed IMHO so good call.

Still not sure what the hush was all about mind

Only one suggestion, a haze of light blue around the lightning flashes

at LDD...

your cool and crazy creations

i take that as a special compliment to my heart! much apreciated...

loving the added texture of flock to the base, much needed IMHO so good call.

thanks... i was very unsure about it si that i only did some one one side in case of looking dumb... should i do more on the left side too? for optic balance?

at shaso:
hmmm.... good idea...tho i have to see if i can do this... could be more´n just tricky!

It's definitely getting there now.

i tried to copy your style of lawn patching^^... tho i am not that known in this field

I thought you had just started with the flock yes a little more would not hurt mate for sure

It was meant as a compliment

Are you going to add any guards or troops out side the front

ok... will expand on the lawn then...

i was thinking about letting some guardsmen ..er.. guard the entrance... it IS a bit bland, non? actually i am painting up some sandbagbariers for HW teams... tho this might mean i wont get it done... hmmm... i do have a coupla done men already... they all need painting tho...


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by the way... anyone has an idea how to convert your regular IG joe into an IG standing at ease? would love to do a plastic version of these:

at shaso:
hmmm.... good idea...tho i have to see if i can do this... could be more´n just tricky!

Well, if you have a very fine brush, you can do it,

hmmmmmmm

Very nice, Vik. I really love the lightening on the orb and the glow of the plasma coil on the other dome. Well painted, sir....

Viktor von Domm wrote:ok... will expand on the lawn then...

i was thinking about letting some guardsmen ..er.. guard the entrance... it IS a bit bland, non? actually i am painting up some sandbagbariers for HW teams... tho this might mean i wont get it done... hmmm... i do have a coupla done men already... they all need painting tho...


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by the way... anyone has an idea how to convert your regular IG joe into an IG standing at ease? would love to do a plastic version of these:

Yes you need a sharp knife some plastic IG and glue, cut the pieces up to make the same stance …….. hope that helps

And a cutting mat maybe some sprue cutters as well

And probably something to fill and smooth at the end.

n0t_u wrote:And probably something to fill and smooth at the end.

Good call, yes maybe some GS and that clay shaper

vik that lightning on the tesla ball turned out so awsome!

thanks RW!!!

and max...same thanks to you too...!!!

at not_u and LDD...

...


....


........


gosh... i seek guidance and what do i get? oi you... feel the flat of my sword!

Ok you whinging little gak I found these, they might help a little

yes.... yes.... that´s more to my taste and needs...what took you so long old man???

I was wondering where that dude's head went and what the other guy's wearing, then I amused myself by thinking it was the other dude's deflated head, minus the skull

...I'm in a weird mood today.

these pics actually remind me a bit of those commissar pics that are out there... looks like a summary execution^^


why so moody? weather not agreeing with you? i feel sticky due to the hot and swampy air too...

not moody, just easily amused today for whatever reason... maybe because of the ridiculously unhealthy food I've eaten today...

also yes, the weather is horrible to sleep in, seeing as I always like to sleep under my duvet than ditch it...

couzldn´t even try to sleep without a duvet ... maybe empty the cover of the duvet and just sleep with that?

and junk food making you easily bemused? hmmm... now that is a first one i bet... mostly i hear peeps get uneasy, restless and tetchy...

I'm having that time after the sugar rush where you feel all low, but it's not that- just that I seem to find things funnier than they are today...

but about the duvet, I hate that kind of duvet, the really thin ones, to me it's like not having one, but you get tangled in it.
if I could open my door and window, it wouldn't be so bad, but having the door open would mean people moving around would make me wake up too early and opening the window heralds a plague of moths into my room ^^

i can understand that about the thin duvet... our kids were supposed to sleep that way... they can sweat like lil piggies at night, so it was ment to help... didn´t work tho^^ i bet for the same reasons...

and moths... is that really a problem? if it had been gnats i would see the point...

I can't sleep with them flapping in my face all the time

I like those guardsmen alot! where did you find them?

What the feth is a duvet?

Viktor von Domm wrote:

See what you get for being a little adventurous? AWESOME stuff! I'm particullarly impressed by the weathering of the metals, and the energy effects. Well done, sir. Well done!

thank you rawson!!! yep... color me adventurous from now on

and max... what do you roll in when asleep? cardboard boxes

and LDD found them RW...

at shrike: i see

I don't roll when I sleep. I lay flat on my back in a bed.....




I still have no idea what a duvet is other than blankets come up when I google it....


LOL

A duvet is a basically a cover which is stuffed with down or in more modern terms cotton wool, and quilted. the pockets created are excellent at keeping heat in.

Oh, so it is a blanket. Ok, you crazy Euros and your wierd words.....



LOL

No it's not a blanket it's a duvet also called a quilt

blankets are woven wool... duvets are quilted... big difference lols

Rogue Wolves wrote:I like those guardsmen alot! where did you find them?

In the wild- they can't really effectively use lasguns thanks to the lack of thumbs, but they just wear guard issue armour and maul people.

but yes, Duvets (AKA quilts) are different to blankets.

You lay under it in cold weather. That's a blanket to me. BUt a quilt is different. It is made of scrap work pieced into pretty patterns. and sewn in a funky way.


I like the poses on the guardsmen but that mushroom head is a little unsettling

mxwllmdr wrote:You lay under it in cold weather. That's a blanket to me. BUt a quilt is different. It is made of scrap work pieced into pretty patterns. and sewn in a funky way.

I rarely call a duvet a quilt for that reason- to me, when I think "quilt" I think that, when I think "duvet" I think the kind of stuffed blanket.

mxwllmdr wrote:I like the poses on the guardsmen but that mushroom head is a little unsettling

kinda reminds me of the rebel troopers in star wars...

Looks great vik! nice toutch on the tesla coil

as for the front lawn... can you please add a lawnmower that's just standing there? that would look so hilarious!

plus it would add something more to the whole picture

lol... didde... a lawn mower... what an hilarious idea... hmmm... lemme think about it... (as if we dont know already that i have swallowed the hook line and sinker already^^)

and mates... whatever it is called i sleep under a down filled blanket covered with a cloth...:



that oneeyed is for you RW

as for the terrain competition... well i worked hard... very hard... did my best... and ... i think tomorrow night i will be able to show you what i done... everything.... the shocking wrecking truth...


also didde... the lawn as you see it has greatly progressed already... but i bear your idea in mind...^^


cheers, vik

WHAT COULD YOU MEAN

ha... you know nuffin´ mate!!! nuffin`

been fruisously painting stuff the last two days

LMAO cant wait to see the finished project I am sure it will be better than imagined

well certainly better than the last more personal shots yu got a glimpse of^^

it´s sort of more balanced now if you catch my drift^^


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oh by the way...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GAMES-WORKSHOP-WARHAMMER-NIGHT-GOBLIN-REGIMENT-BOXED-20-FIGURES-/370634121051?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item564b83df5b

still searching for these?

Viktor von Domm wrote:well certainly better than the last more personal shots yu got a glimpse of^^

it´s sort of more balanced now if you catch my drift^^


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oh by the way...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GAMES-WORKSHOP-WARHAMMER-NIGHT-GOBLIN-REGIMENT-BOXED-20-FIGURES-/370634121051?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item564b83df5b

still searching for these?

You fething genius will keep a close eye on these cant wait to see the pics soon then done a little work on mine being a real bitch

Though I am happy with the early look, however cant see it being finished in time

well if i didn´t get some time by my family i wouldn´t have had enough to get my entry sorted out too... you know... being unemployed mostly was a picknick... free time and such things... now that this time is coming to an end... the last days are so crowded with lots of stuff^^... if such cool competitions but have been happening before^^

er... if you want the other goblin auction ending soon then i skip it...

LOL! Vik, we all want more pics!

and ye shall receive... everything is according to the plan...

Hurry vik! hurry! and don't forget the lawnmower

hehe... if i am quick you will laugh your bum off... i have just the right bit to make one of these musclepowered lawnmowers from scratch...

That lightning effect is Impressive Vik! Try a thin pure white on the very crests perhaps, to show where it is most concentrated?

Viktor von Domm wrote:



that oneeyed is for you RW

cheers, vik

and he has the proper eye covered! your a good man Vik, you beeing german I think you could be related to Santa Klaus!

lol... no relation tho ^^

and as for the painting dave... it is finished!!!

i am uploading pics as i type... plenty of pics... be wary!

*standing by*

C'mon, we're waiting

Hello Dakka,

today i want to present my entry for the first instalation of the then ongoing terrain building competition...the following entry was made acording to the rules as seein here in the OP of this thread:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/459468.page

here are some WIP pics to better see what it developed from...



now on to the finished pics....


Front...

Tower peaks...

left auto cannon crew...

right autocannon crew...

Main entrance...

Rear...Ambush???













































note... if someone is interested in seeing WIP pics of shown grotz i can upload them too^^... thanks for dropping in

cheers, vik

So there was a secret ambush this whole time?

isn´t there always?

when i built the mountain side for this the idea just poped up in my mind... so then i went wild with a box of goblins and some grotz i had... i probably join the bandwagon with the goblin revolutionary army...soonish^^

Waht a brilliant idea!
I LOVE the rear-entry - and all the little details.
The huge bag being dragged up, the tangled-up Gretching dangling by the rope,...
N.I.C.E.

thank you klaus! it was awefully fun to work with grots... they really lend well to conversion work... and seeing your recent creations... there is so much one could do with sratchbuilding stuff for them to make a nice army ...

WOW Vik!
..Just WOW!

thanks mate... i apreciate the response

That is soooooooo EPIC! You gotta write some fluff that describes the ensuing mayhem.......




I wanna know the name of the dead guy on the back entry stairs............

mxwllmdr wrote:That is soooooooo EPIC! You gotta write some fluff that describes the ensuing mayhem.......




I wanna know the name of the dead guy on the back entry stairs............

at a guess Morty.

LOL.....

Yeah, awesome and cool!

at max... thank you... and i have thought about that too...

i think a kind of portfolio on the grot gang is possible for one..and the crew of the bunker mighht be interesting too

thanks shaso!

at galorn... Morty? lol

nice job vik, the invasion of the grots! im glad you kept that secret unill now, it definatly adds to the reveal, and i really love the little servoskull-door panel thingy right next to the door. overall great work vik!

thank you sir! yep... you don´t know how hard it was for me to bottle this all up for so long!!!!! almost unbearable...

Vik hates holding out

aye... it feels as if i was about to burst^^

Well, all of the nice details is why I think you might win 1st

Nice terrian mate! the grots are loving. The crew however seems how to say, confuzzeled as to whats going down. As for the rear guard i guess he didnt see it coming.

lol... yes panda... he got what´s was due for him for being a lazy guard...^^

oh shas... don´t let the judge hear that!

HAHA that's AWESOME vik!! xD really good of you to hold that little part from us this whole time.

but i'm kinda dissapointed too... ...where's my lawnmower

Hear what??

DiDDe wrote:HAHA that's AWESOME vik!! xD really good of you to hold that little part from us this whole time.

but i'm kinda dissapointed too... ...where's my lawnmower

well... i kinda experimented with that... first it was a handheld idea... then it moved on to a vehicle one... maybe i do the last idea soon... also if i find the epic deathrolla i still have flying around then the handheld version WILL be done asap!

at shaso...


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ok... shame that this is probably an auto attached update...


started with something totally different...

an iron sky inspired UFO...from steampunk to diesel punk it is only a smallish step anyway...

piece was built from two caps of spagetthi ice my wife brought me from her work... i just love plastic packagings^^...

so here it is...






note that i still need measurments for the flight base size... the long thingy at the underside will be the base for the jetstream/smoke...

next riveting and i need to figure out a way to arm that fella...


cheers, vik

Great job on the comp piece amazing job and the surprise was way better than I thought it would be Love the grot dragging the bag of gubbinz up the steps epic

The new piece is fantastic love the early look, have you got a mini to give a scale shot I want one of these now it looks really cool

thakns LDD... it was totally fun inspired to do all those grots...

and as for the UFO... will do so asap a scale shot... it is at least deffkopta size... but this build has me inspired to do my german based chaos army... stay tuned for the evil empire!

Viktor von Domm wrote:thakns LDD... it was totally fun inspired to do all those grots...

and as for the UFO... will do so asap a scale shot... it is at least deffkopta size... but this build has me inspired to do my german based chaos army... stay tuned for the evil empire!

No way man alien grots for sure

lol... that is a lovley piece!!!...

but i need to add a ton of rivets to that flying saucer... which means no greys get involved... even if they are green underneath...

by the way... in the end i kept lots of stuff even from you a secret as i didn´t want to spoil you the surprise then....

That is awesome Vik! Nice build man!

thanks... somehow i feel a strong urge to built atm^^

Nice one, vik!
Very traditional UFO shape ^^

would've been cooler if it had a tractor beam style thing coming out the bottom, which holds it up, but that would've been pretty difficult to pull off ^^

I really want a UFO GROT ARMY NOW

at LDD... make your own now^^...

i only have the parts for one further with me for now... sadly...

at first i thought about adding grotz to it too... but then again i have zillions of warzone bauhaus minis, wiating paitiently to get some work on them...

and yes shrike... something like that would be nice... there will be bitz attached to the frame but i am not really sure what atm... will shape up soon...

Viktor von Domm wrote:at LDD... make your own now^^...

i only have the parts for one further with me for now... sadly...

at first i thought about adding grotz to it too... but then again i have zillions of warzone bauhaus minis, wiating paitiently to get some work on them...

and yes shrike... something like that would be nice... there will be bitz attached to the frame but i am not really sure what atm... will shape up soon...

I dont have the parts or a girlfriend that will bring them home mine just brings job lists of jobs I don't want

LOL... sounds like my wife is commiting bigamy^^


IF i get more of these... the postman might be able to be a lil santa^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:LOL... sounds like my wife is commiting bigamy^^


IF i get more of these... the postman might be able to be a lil santa^^

LOL that sounds bad
That would be cool,although I feel bad as I never posted that grot mind you yours looked better IMHO

What is spaghetti ice?

you never posted it...d´oh...


and max... spaggethi ice:




you take vanilla icecream and push it through these:



you thus get those noodle like structures of icecream... then strawberry sauce all over it and some white chocolate flakes on top... done...

i know it looks a bit gross... and the premade stuff tastes not really that well... but... well the kids like it... it is sweet, fat rich... and cold... what else does ice need?

Oh, I am so making me some of that....



YUMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!

mxwllmdr wrote:Oh, I am so making me some of that....



YUMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!

SECOND!!

Yeah, spaghetti icecream is an evergreen and alltime favorite around here. Whipped cream is a common addition to the mix.

Mmmm...I have never heard of that before. Sounds good!

actually it is one of the strange things that not even italians make themselves outside germany... strange isn´t it... i bet you get some akward sideglances if you order that dessert in italy itself

I have shown my wife and we are gonna make it.

Man germans are crazy..lol however i saw out the strawberry stuff for perhaps another fruit. And the vanilla for mint, but yes...this gives me ideas.

lol... i bet it is doable... and spagetthi ice conversions... that muct´ve count for something new^^

I like the UFO. Completely different but totally something I can see fitting into the game.

UFO bearing Mark.4/zed launch interceptors.




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Interceptor launching

1. spagetti ice -> brilliant, i must eat!
2. UFO is really cool vik! those have got to be the best caps ever!

Here some action!

Gotta love Gerry Anderson!!!

Damn Vik!
You spilled one of the best kept German Icecream secrets!
I so LOVE my Spagetti-Eis! I don't want to share it with ANYONE!

But the UFO schiesst den Vogel ab!
Ultra-cool

Oh my god, Spagetti-Eis!! Taking me back to my childhood! lol xxx

How am I supposed to look through a 346 page-long blog?? lol

Well, it's gonna take a while, but what little I've seen so far looks cool! Subbed!

Oh and damn, I really want some spagetti Eis now! Must have been a while since I've last had some....

hello mr merlin! nice to see you here! well one can never know where the scratchbuilding road might take him^^

Klaus, not Santa wrote:Damn Vik!
You spilled one of the best kept German Icecream secrets!
I so LOVE my Spagetti-Eis! I don't want to share it with ANYONE!

But the UFO schiesst den Vogel ab!
Ultra-cool

as for the kills the bird... absolutly! it is supposed to do just that

my wife had some icecream today... adding to the fold of more icecream lids ;P

at shaso... ah UFO... nice one the past... tho i admitt i never saw much of that show...

maybe tomorrow i am able to show you what i have done to the UFO... a bit of change, a bit of progress... soehow the lids don´t take easy to super glue even... but they will yield to my stubbornness^^

..Always tomorrow with you!

well... my son felix is now in school... we try to use the last days without actual school day rutine and with me doing preparation work in my own school to get him out of school early as possible...

i dabble a bit around atm with the build... but after tomorrows session of hobby work i think there is enough to be worth for an update... the last update is almost not connected ti the current look anymore... i had to change quite a lot as the former looked a bit dumb for me^^ tho i kept the character as much as possible...

trust me^^

lol..ok..I'll never argue with a man on a mission!

well... the lil one is now alone in the kindergarden... without his big brother... so he is quite a bit sad and alone...making him really done in when we get him back... and the big one is quite stressed with all the new stuff raining on him...that is a mission and a half!... and all that with 30° ... pffffff....

brrr....30 is Cold

dsteingass wrote:brrr....30 is Cold

agreed

Rogue Wolves wrote:

dsteingass wrote:brrr....30 is Cold

agreed

30celsius is quite hot actually.

^ celsius what is this unrelivant temperature scale

Yes, I know. It was a joke

Vik as the comp is over now, would you mind awfully if I stole your tesla coil idea it will not be an exact copy but similar to your design.

I had something similar in mind before but yours looks way better, I have the Zing coils as well so would look and work perfectly.

I hope you don't mind mate, after all Forgery is the highest form of flattery

ah... you collection of funny fellas^^

no pics... dunno where my SD card is... but first thing in the morning i take some pics...

I honestly wish the US had adopted the Metric system. All this Imperial stuff is ridiculous. I have a bushel of apples that weighs 2 and a half stone that I have to carry 3 leagues from here.

What???

The only metric measurements that ever caught on in the US are 9mm (handgun ammunition), 2 liters (of Coke) and 5 kilos (also coke, just not the kind you drink).

Feh.

LOL.... never heard what a league is? tho i understand what you want us to say here...

Don't forget ten yards. we know yards........

as in scotland yards?

No, as in first and ten......


The other football.......

er... you lost me there.... i am either dumb atm or justa bit tired...^^

dare I say.... both?

yeah... now this is one of these occaisions where hiding behind a big ocean is the only save way...eh?

so you think... so you think

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:I honestly wish the US had adopted the Metric system. All this Imperial stuff is ridiculous. I have a bushel of apples that weighs 2 and a half stone that I have to carry 3 leagues from here.

What???

The only metric measurements that ever caught on in the US are 9mm (handgun ammunition), 2 liters (of Coke) and 5 kilos (also coke, just not the kind you drink).

Feh.

I just spent a few weeks in the UK. They do EVERYTHING wrong! Stone, feet, miles, ounces, yards and all that gak. They drive on the left side of the road, and claim its the right one! Sheesh!

And the only time they use "liter" its spelled wrong and written on a dust bin!

MrMerlin wrote:

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:I honestly wish the US had adopted the Metric system. All this Imperial stuff is ridiculous. I have a bushel of apples that weighs 2 and a half stone that I have to carry 3 leagues from here.

What???

The only metric measurements that ever caught on in the US are 9mm (handgun ammunition), 2 liters (of Coke) and 5 kilos (also coke, just not the kind you drink).

Feh.

I just spent a few weeks in the UK. They do EVERYTHING wrong! Stone, feet, miles, ounces, yards and all that gak. They drive on the left side of the road, and claim its the right one! Sheesh!

And the only time they use "liter" its spelled wrong and written on a dust bin!

LMAO Only a German could come up with that list , however I would have thought it would be Vik, and they say you Germans have no sense of humour

A Yard is 3 feet, similar to your meter

We don't use STONE, only the Brits do, and I don't know what a stone is?

Bushel is misleading, It's not a unit of weight, it's a unit of volume. it's different weights for different grains.
However much fits into a Bushel Basket is a bushel..generally

And we don't use leagues either, do we?

1 stone = 14 pounds

leagues.. hmm besides "10,000 leagues under the sea" I have no clue, and now im curious as to what a stone is

Rogue Wolves wrote:leagues.. hmm besides "10,000 leagues under the sea" I have no clue, and now im curious as to what a stone is

1 leagues =5.55600 kilometers


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lone dirty dog wrote:

Rogue Wolves wrote:leagues.. hmm besides "10,000 leagues under the sea" I have no clue, and now im curious as to what a stone is

1 leagues =5.55600 kilometers

RW read above for a stone

I think I need a trip to the internet to find out the origin of the STONE because thats just plain odd

Rogue Wolves wrote:I think I need a trip to the internet to find out the origin of the STONE because thats just plain odd

What odd it's a measurement of weight thats all, you are odd

Well, before they had standardized scales to weigh things, there had to be some form of universally recognized standards..

Imperial Measurements FTW!!!

God save the Queen!!!

AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:Imperial Measurements FTW!!!

God save the Queen!!!

Very patriotic

That be me

ok... i take the hint... i will move mountains to get an update for tomorrow^^

tho... mr. merlin... that was a nice one!

Rogue Wolves wrote:I think I need a trip to the internet to find out the origin of the STONE because thats just plain odd

AFAIK a stone is 14ish pounds (6ish kilos) and only used for measuring one's body weight. A League is three miles (though they can't agree if its normal ones nautical miles, which are 1.8km) and it is defined as the distance one can walk in one hour.

I'm so glad we're using the metric system in Gemany!

Now Vik, I told you you had 1st locked in! Now if only I was that good at picking Lottery numbers!

Congrats on the win buddy! Now you get to figure out the next =L= competition and run/host it!

thank you shas...and indeed you where the regular nostradamus on this one... and i wish you had a nack for those lottery numbers... i could use some foresight info too^^

as for the next run... go...have a look at the thread... it is already a new competition running...

Viktor von Domm wrote:thank you shas...and indeed you where the regular nostradamus on this one... and i wish you had a nack for those lottery numbers... i could use some foresight info too^^

as for the next run... go...have a look at the thread... it is already a new competition running...

I already did.

i read your response... man.... i hadn´t thought of compilcations like this...hmmm....

Viktor von Domm wrote:i read your response... man.... i hadn´t thought of compilcations like this...hmmm....

And all the diabetic cookies come in a plain box of cardboard. So little different than playing with plain plastic-card. On a good note, my roommate just found a new loc-tite product for his store is out and he got me the 1.75 oz or 51.7 ml Go2 glue.

Go2 Glue is a true all-purpose glue that delivers the power of 2 technologies to create Durability & Versatility. Mixing the strength of Polyurethane & the versatility of Polyoxysilane, it is the best formula for your repairing, crafting & building jobs. This technology was developed with Loctite industrial expertise. Go2 Glue is water resistant, dries crystal clear, and sets with no clamping.

hey mate...if you enter with a diabetic coookiepackage that is per rules totally justified...just saying...

what i really want to see is the use of something like this:



together with the tinfoil wrappings...this should be a good challenge...or so i have thought...

and wow... that glue is at least double sized from all the stuff i get myself here... mostly you only get real small bottles or tubes with around 12 ml...

and the description sounds interesting...

Good luck with running the Comp Vik, I won't be entering, but I wish you the best with it!

because of time or why? and thank you!

I'll PM you dude, not making it public this time...

ok...

well a long overdue update of the UFO under construction...


here are the pics...








i still need to fill gaps, make the thrustersmoke, and figure out a way to come up with a convincing weaponsystem...which is kinda tricky as the surface of the UFO is somewhat curved...and many ideas of mine already got canceled...if you have any good ideas... spill the beans...


cheers, vik

First of great start with all those different coloured circles I keep hearing in my head encounters of the third kind

Looks great though loving the rivets could you not just add something to the edge between the plastic strips, not sure what exactly but to represent some kind of weapon

Is that a ping pong ball great stuff really cant wait to get these for my idea, mind you with a little difference to your interpretation

you´ll love these to pieces...literally... tho i might add they are a bit on the softer side

and the middle section will be filled with milliput tomorrow...


as for the arming of the saucer...something like this i would like to do... tho i never came up with a good execution...




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and yes...pingpong ball, the first half of it...

I gather softer side its that dam plastic carefully does it then mind you for what I want to do that might be a bonus

I was not sure if you could have an under deck weapon, but you could nock that up quite easily Vik with your talent no probs

Thanks again look forward to the post then

That is Great Vik! I presume it will be a suitably shiney aluminum-ish color?

Love the way this ufo looks! great job! all its missing is.. cookie tray foil

UFO is starting to come together now.

Viktor von Domm wrote:what i really want to see is the use of something like this:



together with the tinfoil wrappings...this should be a good challenge...or so i have thought...

Makes it easier for someone.

Liking the ufo a lot! Nice work with the rivets lol

thanks MrMerlin^^

and not_u... you lost me here a bit^^

at dave... actually i was thinking more of that faded grey FW so often uses... th style you showed in your thread... i know the shiney aluminium look would be cool too... but as this will be for the choasy german based army i want to give a slight try i thought a bit of WWII style german look would be better suited for this one...

and RW...thanks mate... but that peril is saved up for you gents ;P

at LDD... but it is sturdy enough for posting any day... and it holds to superglue as anything...

later on i can probably show you some more pics... gapfilling and some minior sculpting deeds took place...


cheers, vik

It was just the first thing that came to mind. So just threw the idea out there for one of the others to run with.

Will look forward to the updates, I hope I get this one finished in time mind

well depends on the lame posting system of both our countries...

Viktor von Domm wrote:well depends on the lame posting system of both our countries...

Snail mail at your end as well then

i bet that is a global problem...

Looking good Vik!!! Jet poping in using my iPod for stuff over than crappy pics!!!! liking the UFO idea... Can't wait!?!

well here they are...the updated pics^^







and this will be a cracked earth base i built from cork, tow layers of drip mats... first layer i cut up in a jigsaw pattern and widened the crevices...thenadded a layer of PVA and sand for sturdiness and looks...




so basing and then priming is not too far away... the arming is still the main issue...

Lol!! At first the base looked a lot like a cracked cake.

or like a cookie^^... did you look into the new competition already?

The new lower side is looking much better, that GS work has tidied the look up nicely

thanks mate... was desperatly needed...now i am still needing some nice referrence material for some UFO like guns... any idea what i could use...? i have searched through all my bitzboxes but i was always so unsure what would look good... it needs to look alien, yet imperial at the same time...

I got some different cookies today with groceries. Can I use MORE than one cookie package?


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I can see this happening in your UFO Vik

Cooke comp?... Me like.....cookies my only weakness.

I'm not a big fan of the retro UFO look, but your UFO is shaping nicely. The base looks great as well.

'Close encounters of the third kind' was on Scifi channel today at lunch. made me think of you, Vik.....



Looks really good.....

Shhhh... don't say that or he'll change the LoER Terrain contest material from 'cookie container' to '20 lbs of mashed potatoes'.

dsteingass wrote:I got some different cookies today with groceries. Can I use MORE than one cookie package?

do you really need to ask... tho...i am frank to you... i am not sure if you have to use the wrappings of both then??? or would it be just additional material and the first package as such would be the main ingredients??? opinions?


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I can see this happening in your UFO Vik

oh... what a classic sesamstreet sketch... lovley reminder of old days...!!! only toped by the mana mana one, right?

HAZZER wrote:Cooke comp?... Me like.....cookies my only weakness.

oh HAZZER... join... you know you want to...cause:

adamsouza wrote:I'm not a big fan of the retro UFO look, but your UFO is shaping nicely. The base looks great as well.

well i got these lids from my wife´s work , she works in a nursery school...and thus i experimented with the shapes... and well what can i say... inspiration happened...the bitz spoke to me^^ unavoidable...

and thanks for the base... i did some more work there too today..see further down...

mxwllmdr wrote:'Close encounters of the third kind' was on Scifi channel today at lunch. made me think of you, Vik.....



Looks really good.....

thanks mate... and it is creepy... you know? i just watched a documentary on a news channel the other minute... and guess what it was about? secret german tech used by CIA and area 51 admechs that constructed the avrocar... based on designs of the flying bell...




somehow that made the lil hairs on my neck stand at end...



well anyway... i finally found a means to an end to the weaponry problem...

see for yourself... a big couresy goes to shaso for providing me with the main materails... see? i found a very good use of the spotlights^^


the gunmounts and general look of the UFO... should i add some antenas and some satelite dishes too? or would that spoil the surface?







and now finsihed base...:


cheers, vik

I like it the way it is, I wouldnt add any satilite dishes or antenas

Dood! That is awesome!
Those are cool guns! What are they from?

Tau guns?

sorry I've not been on the thread much, but nice work!

Viktor von Domm wrote:well depends on the lame posting system of both our countries...

your country gets the complaints in a year what my country gets in a day, we win at fail mail

though that may be slightly influenced by the fact that us brits love a good moan once in a while

the guns are shasos spotlight bodies with tau pulse cannons...



at RW... thanks mate... i think i will prime then this model tomorrow...


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when it comes to moaning as is with standing in line... you brits have much in common with us germans^^

welcome back to the fold shrike... your seat was getting rather cold...

and thanks mate! ^^

The Royal Postal Service IS really top notch!

Don't spoil the surface with extra gubbinz! It looks absolutely perfect right now - such a cool model! I haven't had much time to read threads lately, so I just skimread, but seeing this come together has been awesome. Ping pong ball usage is genius, and the rivet strips really make it! it'll be so unique a centrepiece. Love the 50s vibe - perfect with all your automatons. Keep it up vik!

you think so?... hmmm

He has a point!...

hey thanks scarper!!! and i can only agree... i was just testing the waters with the question for extra gubbins on that model...

so next stop...primer city "

My wife is Irish. I may actually have 20 punds of potatoes laying around somewhere......

oh... somehow skalks comment escaped me^^...

20 pounds i quite a collection and some peeps told me off for wanting to use composable stuff for my creations... i already have quite nice experiments going on with spagetti rivetes... was one of my first methods of getting me nice small ones...

Spagetti Rivets and 20 pounds of mash what has happened here it's more like a food thread these days

That UFO is one bad looking mother what a great use of those bits Vik impressed, I would not add any more to it mind as it looks quite nicely balanced.

You can over do it if you're no careful, so its best to know when to stop this is perfect in my opinion turned out really well.

What paint scheme are you going with ? Classic or your own twist ? What about basing, diorama or simple back drop?

Really love this and cant wait to see this finished

Har Har, now we can properly shoot your "Couriosity" intruder... and then we head to your homeworld!

Viktor von Domm wrote:
the gunmounts and general look of the UFO... should i add some antenas and some satelite dishes too? or would that spoil the surface?



cheers, vik

I was only gone for a week and you built an entire UFO!

I like the underslung guns, but I wouldn't add any other stuff. I like the current sleek look! What about adding some doors around the guns so it looks like they can be withdrawn?

Nice use of the spotlights cases Vik!

Klaus, not Santa wrote:Har Har, now we can properly shoot your "Couriosity" intruder... and then we head to your homeworld!

^that is the plan^^ and the saucer will soon get some helping hands

yup shaso... sometimes you need a moment to realize what works... and this actually happened faster than light

at rawson..

What about adding some doors around the guns so it looks like they can be withdrawn?

that would have been a truly great idea... alas it is too late... the following pics are the last unprimed moments of this build... the few shown warzone minis from bauhaus will be the upcoming advertised helping hands... got quite a few of them ... will be the painting work as of tomorrow....together with said UFO...

so here are the last pics... and dave? i did as you said... gued the cotton wool on and then sprayed it... i am very interested how tis will turn out...











cheers, vik

Holy cow, vik, that looks amazing!

I must say, I used the cotton wool method before, to represent smoke for some scenery, it looks great if you spray it black then drybrush different colours onto it (I went through yellow, orange and red alongside the black for a kind of firey plume of dark smoke)

that is the plan shrike... tho i used my grey primer but i will paint it black later on all over i think and then redo the grey... as the scheme should look like



mostly grey and then some brown washes...

That is so fething cool, Vik. I love it... Can't wait to see it with a coat of paint.....

Thats awesome Vik, may I ask if you have trive the UFO with less smoke?

As I think theres a little too much imo, but if you love it how it is, who am I to argue lols

Nice job on the UFO vik!

Badass Vik! Yeah, feel free to experiment, remember, you can still move it around and sculpt directional curves and such with your fingers or tools if you want to, but it HAS to be completely Black first to look right, I have never tried drybrushing it myself, doesn't it need to be stiffened for that Shrike?


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..It seems like the brush would catch on it and mess it up..

I would say if it isnt stiff, than just sprey it, with a can or an airbrush for the colors

well... childe... after the spraying, or better during the spraying i went in close to the wool and the mere jet of the spray sort of pressed the cotton wool in a thinner form... i think this will satisfy your aesthetics as hopefully does mine...

thanks RW and max... and yes i am eager to paint it too^^

at dave

..It seems like the brush would catch on it and mess it up..

i fear that too... but if it is still too soft then i will add lots of PVA or for that matter dilluted milliput to the surface... it will yield to my will^^

by the way... for stiffening... would hairspray work too?

dsteingass wrote:I have never tried drybrushing it myself, doesn't it need to be stiffened for that Shrike?
..It seems like the brush would catch on it and mess it up..

aye, when I did it, it was stiff from the black spray I gave it. The brush shouldn't catch on it if you're only kind of brushing at the edges- to properly catch on stiff cotton wool, you'd need to have the paintbrush all but inside it. You only need to brush at the exterior to get the effect. I would show you some pics, but I don't have any on my laptop and it's midnight... fairly simple, though.

That is fething amazing that has really turned into a fantastic piece

I can just see the little grey men running around it screaming "phone home phone home" Really cant wait to see the paint on this now to really bring it all together.

I love this so much and the smoke looks pretty spot on to me, reminds me of all those alien films around the eighties early nighties, the smoke I mean.

The ship has that B movie film to it but in a good way

Keep it coming Vik this is really turning into a great creation

curiosly tho i couldn´t find a tut on that procedure... funny isn´t it?

well mates i am off for now... see you later wih primed pics and maybe even the first basecoats too


cheerio!!!


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The ship has that B movie film to it but in a good way

that was the style i was aiming for...thanks mate^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:curiosly tho i couldn´t find a tut on that procedure... funny isn´t it?

well mates i am off for now... see you later wih primed pics and maybe even the first basecoats too


cheerio!!!


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The ship has that B movie film to it but in a good way

that was the style i was aiming for...thanks mate^^

No thank you and night

awesome Vik, can't wait to see it finished

that ufo is making me happy vik

no pics yet, tho the primeing did went well and i even aplied a basecoat of black all over... maybe i get around to do some pics in about an hour...when the rest of the family is asleep...

Viktor von Domm wrote:no pics yet, tho the primeing did went well and i even aplied a basecoat of black all over... maybe i get around to do some pics in about an hour...when the rest of the family is asleep...

Sir is sneaky sneaky very sneaky!

Longfellow Deeds wrote: Whoa, you kinda snuck up on me there...

mxwllmdr wrote:

Longfellow Deeds wrote: Whoa, you kinda snuck up on me there...

Argh I'm so behind... but I'm looking forward to seeing it finished! Hurry up lol xxx

hurry up????? what do you take me for? a true gentleman takes his time and doesn´t rush...

at childe... what a maniac grin that butler has^^

lols you have no idea

well i see it

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