Brilliant!

Cheers for the taging tips

Saved for future use

Nice tutorial! will try it if I ever get around to doing terrain

Thats awesome. I'm gonna have to give that a try on some of my deadzone scenery. Thanks so much for sharing

Most excellent. Thank you very much.

You are using fairly thin paint for most of it?

Awesome Tutorial cam, I'll have to practise some more on the local railway bridge now...

Walls are looking ace - excellent playable line of sight blockers that are useable in multiple game types...

Good tutorial, Cam. Very interesting.

Like the blue one best...

Your blending method reminds me of working with watercolours, that takes me back to art classes in school.

Thanks for the tutorial, Cam. Storing that away for reference.

Great tut, Cam, thanks!

Off to find a wall to try it on now...

Hahah thats a great way to do tagging, Might see if I can replicate that when I get to painting my scenery!

^ Squiggles woz ere?

Glad you like it guys, thank you,

Update, well actually just to show I am still alive, hnest....

Someone has to do this....





How I am going to incorperate it I don't know yet but it is happening.

Oh and a little snap shot of where other things are....


Still ongoing, hoping to get some time at it soon, bit busy.

As always thank you for looking in, and please feel free to comment.

Nice ruins there cam, looks royally buggered lol.

Progress and a white picket fence.

The picket fence is fantastic I am so ripping this off, will make it easy to quickly get some barriers up on the board now.

Yep nice picket fence

Thank you guys, and rip away dude, thats why I am here, to share.

Update incoming in a bit, but for now I am a bit upset. In particular with Wayland Games.

I have dealt with them several times and they have been good, apart from taking slightly longer than most for things to arrive. I have always had good products well packaged with no real issue.

However I recently ordered Operation Icestorm from them. Now it is not entirely their fault, as with the order I had a couple other items which where listed as "Available (usually shipped in 3-9working days)" on them, which I mistakenly thought that they would get to me in no more thatn 10-12 days. Operation Icestorm was listed as in stock at the time of the order.

Now they inform me that "Operation Icestorm" is out of stock and is "estimated to arrive in the next two weeks".

This is an ongoing case so can't rant to much, but enough to say this is the last order i will be placing with them. Totally disappointed. I saw a couple days ago a thread on dakka saying about this issue, wish I had seen it before. So got to say to you, I do NOT recommend them to my friends.!!

Rant over off to paint a rusty wall, and some tag's which I must restrain myself for.

Sorry to here you were effected by this man. It's a ridiculous mess, you should all have received these a long time ago. I'm annoyed on your behalf. If you can cancel that order and get your money back I'm pretty sure Shae has a couple left in stock. Just pm him, or post in his thread, to check first, he's quick to reply and I've never seen anyone say less than brilliant things about the service.

Some pics to cheer it up a bit,

Still WIP...




And just the basic colours done....



Thanks for looking in. C & C welcome as always....


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Ninja'd me ...

Thanks Casey, I hope that to be the case but ill wait and see.

Lookin good! That totally sucks about icestorm. I think there was a bit of a Snafu with Wayland and the US shipments from the first Battle Systems kickstarter too.

Nice fence (and good idea to stick them together and then cut them, I'd have ended up doing that the long way...) and the wall is progressing nicely.

Good luck with the order.

Those look excellent, mate. Hope you can get something sorted with Shae-Konnit Games.

Thank you gents.

Well I have managed to get a refund from Wayland, just waiting for it to clear.

On to stuff....




Still got some bits to add, some veg for a start.

Oh and did this, hoping I have not buggered them.



Criteque welcome, indeed needed.

Off to do some sculpting of viney bits.

They're very good. But here's my thought: why is the recesses area verdigris, if the rest isn't metal?

My thinking was that they were brass, or copper panels inlaid in the recesses. Maybe not then?

Makes sense, but I don't feel like there's quite enough of original metal to give it context.

It does almost look more like OSL coming from reanimating skeletons

Some brown washes should fix it. Those walls look great mind you and the Graffiti is excellent!

The picket fences made me chuckle. I might have to watch blue velvet again now.

That land raider looks fantastic, almost a dead ringer for the actual model

I've had trouble with wayland before, the only thing I order from there now is paints and products from the smaller companies around they are OK in that regard.
Also I hear if you say the name 3 times a rep appears to defend the company name ...

Keep at it Cam. You have to try these things.

The rust streaks could maybe be darker in the centre. Like this:


Also, as a little touch, maybe a recent thin streak over the graffiti. Shows the rusting is an ongoing and constant effect.

The Verdigris. The texture you have there is very rocky/concrete-y. I'm assuming that you're trying to show that the metal has corroded away and stained the concrete?
I can't find any pictures to help with this though, I keep finding things people have painted green... Try having a google to find what you are going for.
I can't really help much beyond that, as I don't know what it looks like IRL to be able to say if you have it right or not (you may be spot on and I don't know...). Maybe a more subtle application of green?

Thank you so much guy's, the Verdi is ongoing, currently got a wash on it, see how that goes.

Mention of the LR got me going again a little....



Which end up...



And some general pics.




Thank you all for your great feedback.

Thanks for looking in, feel free to comment.

That paint job is amazing Cam.

LR is coming along sweetly Cam!

Just. So. Cool.

Nice job on the LR, really coming along nicely.

I got burned by way land a few years back, during one of their MANY warehouse moves. It eventually got sorted, but a bad taste in my mouth ever since. Hope you get icestorm soon.

Ack, here I am just getting started with my fence, and you're already moving on to another project.

Not sure about the skeletons in the niches. But that might just be a matter of personal taste on my part. With that sort of bas-relief, there is generally a background layer as well as a foreground layer.

About the order. I had a similar problem with a US mail order store last year. One thing was back-ordered, but everything else was in stock. However by the time the back-order came in, two of the initially in-stock items were out of stock and so they were then back-ordered. More waiting. Utterly absurd, IMHO, this odd sort of chain. Not a smart way to treat a paying customer. I don't do business with the place anymore.

When the stores list stuff as 'available' it means the store can order it from the distributor and get it in the time frame mentioned. But they don't know if the distributor actually has the product--so the distributor may need to back-order it. One might think that these places would try to track inventory, and 'available' inventory, a bit better in this day and age.

The demand for Icestorm has over-whelmed CB (tiny company w/~30 employees) too. They have had to alter their release schedules several times, because Icestorm is taking up so much of their production resources. It's worth the wait though. A very well done starter box set. You'll want to find a way to weigh down the buildings that it comes with.

 OneManNoodles wrote:

...I might have to watch blue velvet again now...

Lol. Dennis Hopper at his creepiest. And that is saying something. My favorite David Lynch movie.

You wouldn't happen to have a GW Land Raider to stick beside yours for comparison sakes would you? Yours is looking absolutely amazing and I am finding it hard to think of it as anything other than a proper Land Raider now....

Thank you all chaps,

@ Archer I wish, may sort something out on that soon.

Firstly an apology. Sorry for slowing down a bit at the moment, RL kicking the heck out of me, and struggling, so I am sorry for not posting as much on all your wonderful blogs, I do try and get a daily fix in but loiter around the edges a bit, hopefully back to normal service soon.

Secondly, I got a fantastic surprise from LT in the post, this little baby is mine!



Next up an opinion please, still a bit wip need cables I think....(sorry worst pics I have ever taken)




And in position..



Genuinely thank you for looking in, and please feel free to comment..

No worries Cam, sorry to hear RL is playing hardball at the moment, hope you're on the up.

Las-sponsons look fine, add some cables and job's a good'un

The sponsons are another good job well done. Don't worry about Dakka, focus on getting RL back to status quo so you can enjoy the time you get for Dakka.

I feel like there are a few of us Scots toughing it out at the moment, we should probably convene for beers, games and chat every now and again for a morale boost.

Good luck with RL. Hope it improves soon.

Indeed they do look the business. Good job.

Out of interest, what size tubes have you used to make them (assuming that they are polystyrene tubes)? I'm never entirely sure which ones to get so that they fit neatly into each other.

That just means you need to get as many sizes as you can Doc You can never have too many tubes

If I had the money, I would likely get one (or two) of each. As it is, I can't splash the cash so freely at the moment.

And it would drive me nuts if I did fork out on a load of tubes and found that they didn't fit. If only they noted the internal diameter as well as the outside diameter...

I do already have loads of potential tubes in the shape of many ex-pens etc... But sometimes polystyrene is better for the job.

I generally order mine from EMA (which yeah, generally turns into a largish order and relative money drop, and I can fully understand cash preventing supplies ), for most of theirs they do list inner and outer diams.

http://www.ema-models.co.uk/index.php/plastruct-fineline-styrene/round-tube.html

Ah, that is useful. Ta.

I'm quite sure I saw it mentioned somewhere that at least one of the mayor brands' (Evergreen or Plastruc) successive styrene tubes sizes fitted snugly into each other.

Will try to dig it up, and I'll get back to you with that!

Cam Glad it made it safe! I'd love to hear your thoughts now that you see it up close, when/if you can spare the time!

If I remember correctly, Evergreen fit in a little loosely, plastruct fit in snugly -both have their uses.

Thank you for the support.

I tend to try and buy evergreen, and I may be wrong, but you skip a size between. That is to say they code there product "223,224,225" if you want them to go inside eachother you order 223 and 225, or 224 and 226.

These guys are amazing and I have never had a problem with them, they are also very quick.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVERGREEN-STRIP-STYRENE-WHITE-TUBE-1-8-224-/380933138706?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item58b1626912#ht_2404wt_1095

But I have also cheated a bit and for much cheapness gone to these guys, they take a little longer to get to you, and the quality is no where near as good, but the product is OK and you find that they all kinda fit inside eachother...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60-pcs-Assorted-size-Styrene-ABS-pole-Rod-Pipes-and-Square-Sections-500mm-x-60-/400317160430?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item5d34c31bee#ht_3207wt_1095

Hope that helps,

@ Dr Don't sweat it, I will sort some out for you and send it soon.

Thanks Cam.

Ah Ha, had I actually looked at Evergreen's website I would have been able to answer my own question.
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Too kind Sir, too kind.

Another vote for Arcane scenery here, and for Evergreen, the prices my look a little high but you pay for a pack of very uniformly cut and made pieces.

The quality is hands down the best I've found so far.

Arcane also have a great range available.

Lascannons look fantastic Cam, glad you went with that idea.

Thanks OMN, and you are welcome Dr.

Small update..

Small lick of paint, still a long way to go on the painting side, and I wanted a hatch....

So..





And Guns painted-ish..






oh and fooling around with this...


Thank you for looking, and as always let rip. More soon.

I know you said you are only fooling around with the skeleton in a wall thing. But it just isn't popping for me like the rest of the wall. Unfortunately I can't be more constructive than that at the moment as my vocabulary is taking a holiday. Sorry.

Amazing, I can't believe that's not a kit. It looks brutal.

Good work on the tank. Nice progress.

The wall piece is an improvement. Keep thinking along those lines. A couple of observations; There is likely to be a "run" from the bottom of the sword, as it's a low point that water would run off from.

Also, if you're doing verdigris run off, make sure to do some in the recesses of the skeleton, where water will also collect. Or does brass go the opposite of that? I dunno, best check that first.

It-- the tank-- for some reason has more of a futuristic look than the Games Workshop version. Careful now, the Grinches of Nottingham get grumpy when people show them up

Thank you guys,

The wall is still very wip. not sure where it is going, could be progress on that , but deadline is miles away so not pushing myself.

The LR, well thank you for the comments.

Here is this evenings efforts, .....Doors.



Got to tidy up those stripes.

C & C as always very much appreciated.

Ok fair enough doors are boring, how about guns?





The one below is GW, but I thought I would make up a more suitable type, notice for instance the lack of "sight" and also the ammo would be fed from inside, so no ammo feed, but an ejection port to send the casings out, will hopefully model up some casings to lie on the hull, below the gun.

I have magnitised this so like the sponsons it can be swapped out if I can be Arsed to make other weaponry for it. Don't think you get that many options these days, used to be you could have flamer, bolter, melta, autocannon or lascannon. Now I am unclear on if you can have any options at all, just seems if you have Twin Las you have to have Heavy Bolters.

Anyways thank you for looking in, Your opinions are precisious to me, so leave a thought if you have one. Cheers.

Very nice work so far on the weapons makes the LR look more close to ready

I approve of both guns and doors. Is the heavy bolter based on a square tube? Very clever, I would have tried to sculpt it or something ridiculous like that.

Thank you guys.

Good work on the guns, Cam. Look the business.
As do the hatches.

Thanks Doc.

Need advise.

What else? feel like I am gettting there now, but not sure, do I add "stuff"? Camo netting, oil drums, stowage. I feel I want to, but this is a terminator tank, not a mobile home like a Leman Russ.
Also what's missing?

And finally what shall I put in the front alcove? Bit of artwork? Sculpture?

All your thoughts on this are gratefully recieved. And please don't be afraid to say "You did that wrong!" Like I know the tracks are too wide.

So here is where it is at...







Oh yeah, I tried a bit of dusty rubbish up the sides, thoughts on that too please.

Very impressive work Cam.

It's looking really good. I think what it needs is some of the frippery and baroque details: scrollwork, purity seals, honour badges, kill markings, admech badge etc. That would nail it, methinks.

Nice job mate. You're doing solid work with that camo. I can't think of anything to add but you could break up the larger flats with some details I guess?

That looks fantastic, and I agree with inmygravenimage, scrollwork and purity seals will really help I think.

Thank you guys,

Seals and some stuff incoming.

This morning, been touching up my Mantis Warrior entry, the standard of work others are doing is amazing, and I don't really stand a chance now so decided to cheat!...



Other shots spoilered to avoid boring you.


From the last lot, I have addd several coats of yellow to try and shade the green, Can see it in person better. Touched up my silly little slips, and the cheating part, put some purple on him, which Gits is adding to some of his models so I have stolen it.

Well thats it for now, feel free to critique, and a vote or two on these images would be very nice.

He's a wee stunner and that base is awesome! The purple was a great idea, certainly not cheating.

Very cool, great glow too (see also comment in gits' blog!)

Might be late to the party, but since it is 40k and all I think you need some Imperial Eagles and skulls, can't get enough of them skulls.

And if you are marking it as an Ultramarine you really can't go past the first company badge and a few first company symbols.

Land raider is top notch, looks very much like the real thing.

Good finishing touches to your mantis. Like the little mantis on the knee.

For the tank, study the official model to see what comes attached and what people stick on.

The edges and ridges could do with a little more contrast. A lighter edge highlight on the upper edges (not all) and some dark wash along the recesses (or black-lining but maybe not quite so dark as black). Almost anywhere the angle of the surface changes. Just to bring out the edges some more... but not too much... just a touch...

The tank is looking ace dude.

I'd add some Aquila(sp the two headed eagle thing) but that's it.


Ohh and skulls needs moor skulls

Thank you all,

Well working on additions....




Been distracted mildly, with a small ork project, I am starting. But this work will be continuing as well.

I see imperial eagles and then cool hammers. The stuff in the middle the material/glare is hiding details from me. Stowage?

Looking good at any rate

Sorry better pic.....

Ahh yeah that's a lot clearer. So a drape/massive purity seal, fancy hammers, looks like headlights lifted from imperial vehicles, aquilas, and chains. Fancy. The detail on the chains came through really well.

Agreed. The chains are very nice indeed. How about a tow cable?

Nice bits!

Thats what she... ahh nevermind.

Some of the "bits" in place....







Tow cable eh!!! MMmm

Ok I thought it looked good before.... excellent work

I'm pretty sure Cam switched this out for a real Land Raider kit at some point. I'm on to you!

Nice additions, Cam. Really adds to the tank.

Is all that's needed

I am liking the tank, it needs a marine with a sword of course


My only gripe is that the doors are in front of the guns.

Those added bits really make the tank Cam!

Really coming together now mate

Thank you guys, really appreciate the feed back.

@ Jehan-reznor , you are so right. I did kinda notice it after blindly following all these silly pictures on GW, and in books. But as it is card superglued on I can not remove it to put it in the right spot. I am however completely with you, it is one of my biggest gripes about the set up they tend to use, shooting your own men on the way out the door is typical.

Have to put that right with the next few.

But for now finiching touches, and a bit of painting and this is done, onto other things.

Got the walls to finish but I am trying to relax and not rush them. Fancy knocking up some silly scatter terrain. Still got a house to finish. Working on a Warlord for my orks (other thread), Think I might also start putting together a few gun units for these tanks and see if I cant mold them, they are easy enough to make but time consuming. Do a few and Knock up some predators, oh that reminds me, going to buy some of OneManNoodles rhino kits the end of the month.
Infinity is on back burner as can't bloody buy the stuff for love nor money here.

Oh and did think I want to do the Termy squad for the LR kinda finish it off, was thinking Hammers and shields and truescaling termies. But I am working from AoBR marines, so that could be a challenge.

Right onwards see you soon, if I am not here check out my oither ORK blog in sig.....

Final shots (cross fingers) of Land raider. Afraid Not sure on scale, but here you go...







Thoughts appreciated.

Not really bothered if scale is off it looks about right to me, since I don't game it is fine, could claim it's truescale I suppose.

These are votable and would be appreciated.

Epic land raider is epic. Ridiculous degree of awesome


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8's for painting and 10's for coolness, excellent work

Just amazing Cam. Would have never thought someone could scratch-build a LR.

you sir are one of the few that mastered the small scale casting splendidly!!! the chains are an awesome idea!!!

the camo marines landraider is a beautiful piece... I think the scale is not any mm off to the real kit piece... with the chapter associated surfaces it is still in your face marine, but it is a refreshingly sight that even hints a slight homage due to the camo scheme towards tau in my opinion... which I rather think is a very clever amalgam...
the hammer décor on the sides is an interesting idea, while lurking your thread I was wondering what you might come up with for that space...

you are truly a scratch builder of the crème de la crème....

*bows* vik

Smashing work. Really makes you do a double-take to check if it's not just a "real" one.

Stunning work, bud. I wouldn't even know how to start something like this. I'd love some scale shots please, I'd actually be even more impressed if it was closer to truescale. I hate GW tiny vehicle syndrome.

Good stuff, man. That's cool camouflage for sure!

Love the finished piece and jealous of your skills.

Thank you,

As to scale, according to interwhatsit....

IRL LR 10.3m long, 6.1m wide, 4.1m high
1:56 18.3cm long, 10.8cm wide, 7.34cm high
GW LR 17cm long, 10cm wide, 7 cm high.
Mine 19cm long, 11cm wide, 8cm high.

So I am a bit big, but closer to true than GW. Heres a shot



Oh and next up.


Been mucking about with the idea of a truck, Imperial close to Taurox, but mine. Can't find dimensions for the taurox anywhere, but working on a theory.

Land raider looks good, a bit big has to be better than stock. Looking forward to the next thing

Ah yes the GW LR is one of their better proportioned vehicles but yours is still much better scale. There's no doubt it could take a squad into battle. Thanks for the scale shot.

Truck sounds fun, where do you get all your resin crack?!

Yep, when it comes to vehicle scaling... yours is much more believable.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
...Would have never thought someone could scratch-build a LR.

Really? He scratch-built a Land Rover, so, seems a logical progression. Plus, the Land raider would be the easier of the two.

LR looks just right. I like the sleek look it has. As far as gun and door placement, IIRC, the Space Marines (or whoever builds marine vehicles) are dumb, and simply follow without thought whatever designs have survived, no matter how garbled those designs are.

Edit: for clarity.

My Marines, The Dragons Errant are a unlisted Salamander group, they have all weapons mounted front, assault doors on the left and right are behind the sponson weapons as they originally were meant to be. BUT the GW imagery oin codeci as wella s some of the toruney rule nazis get upset if they are not as Cam and the books show. They forget that the fluff supports different "patterns" of the same vehicles.

Those little additions make all the difference, excellent work

Awesome work Cam
Love the landraider
Keep up the good work
Grtz
Mark

Love the LR mate! Really nice scale! & cant wait to see your take on the truk! always awesome to see your work!

Tank was looking great up till the scurf horse shoe got on there , just kidding, it all works together great , looking forward to see your next build, I see wheels .

Great work on the LR, Cam. Done a fantastic job on replicating the kit.

Good effort on the cast parts and on the freehand.

Thank you all for your comments, very much appreciated.

Well did a little more on the truck (Taurox proxy.) Still very wip and will be adding a load of detail yet, but have decided that this is a prototype, and If I like te general shape and the way it comes out, I will go back and start over with PC and maybe try molding it in part, so I can easily duplicate it, after all you need a convoy don't you....



Thoughts?

I'm not sue what the Taurox is supposed to hold, 10 guys maybe? I recon you could *just * squeeze ten guys in there. And it looks suitably trucky with nice big knobbly tires.

It looks great in all the photos except something is off in the head on view. That may be the fact I have a cool truck heading straight at me, but the proportion just seems a little off? Maybe because of the angle of the windscreen it looks too small?

I like it but I think the back could be bigger so it looks like it could comfortably take 10 guardsmen like your LR. If I was being really picky then it might be a touch too wide for me.

So we like the general design, with the crew cab, and a seperate cargo "bed", But it is a bit too chunky, and not quite long enough, and I am completely with you Archer, my windscreen is too small.

No problem, MkII on the way then. More truescale. Thanks for the feedback, exactly what I wanted.

Dimensions wise this one was 7cm wide, 11cm long and 6.5 cm high, so about the same size as the Taurox, but maybe a bit tall, next one will be a bit bigger, but less chunky.

More truescale is a good mantra in all things modelling I feel. It's music to my ears. Like more Dakka but the more refined side of the coin.

For Dakka was thinking about guns mounted on the fender,but more likely a pintle mount on roof, not sure.

Might I suggest ladders for those high doors!

Yeah, for dakka I'd go for a hatch on the roof of the passengers side of the cabin. An autocannon always feels like the meatiest gun for these situations.

I like the overall shape nice and boxy, the back trailer section could do with enlarging and the window screen as well maybe do the rhino guard section on it ?

The other thing is the front grill needs to be larger ( I gather the white section represents that ) then add some kind bumper bars over it, maybe some lights on the wheel fenders as well.

Thank you guys, taking all that on board.

Some of the details will follow, but for now here's MkII....

Started with Chasis, cheated a bit but heck why not...


Stuck an engine in it......( no idea why, never going to see it??)


Front end, with a bigger grill...


Started adding crew cab type area...


Then got a bit carried away....



Thoughts?

I like where MkII is going.

The best part in my opinion... is that you added an engine that will never be seen. Mark of a true crazy-man.

The engine actually runs. Now Cam needs to work on the transmission

Why am I reminded of this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_CCKW ?

The grill might need a bit of touch up. Try using something cylindrical? Make them vertical instead of horizontal?

Thank you guys, yes I am nuts and yes Red I am happy because that is exactly what i am going for, a future "Deuce and a 1/2". Not had chance to do muchtoday so far, but sitting down now, but I have some good news....

A friend rang earlier today and asked if I wanted some old models he was throwing out. he nows I do models but not sure if I wanted his dregs.



Now they are not all complete and some are not even there but other bits are. My son Loves WWII figures and has sat down to do some of these with me now, which is rare and AWESOME. But a lot of the "bits and pieces" and several of the kits I have claimed for my own use. The more complete tanks unfortunately he wants and because I want to encourage him I am letting him have. I have grabbed several spare arms as the hands have great posing that you just don't get with GW.

So it is like xmas early for me, even if the wee spud has grabbed the best of it, I am very happy. To be honest even happier as he is sat down with me.

Back later with an update.

Awesome obsessive detailing

Ta Graven, much appreciated.

Promised update.......



New front grill...


Working tailgate....



Well thank you for stopping by, and please feel free to comment in any way, As I hope you can see I do listen.

Progress looks good, but I liked your previous post better!

Great haul - early Christmas indeed! -, but sitting alongside your son to work on it is the best possible side of it!

Cheers!

Very nice work on that truck!

Cheers,

Just a little bit, added some details, but mainly here are a couple scale shots, thoughts appreciated, ie true enough for scale?

Scale looks good, and I like the new front grill too.

Maybe a ladder of some sort for driver access?

Ladder?? How about some doors?

Yah, grill much improved. You've scaled the truck to the tires, or so it looks. A step-ladder like those seen on the cabs of 18-wheelers/semis or some of the larger earthmoving vehicles seems needed. I think those tires might be something close to 4' in diameter in scale. They are big. Or consider some sort of running board.

Nice to here Camkierhicito ( li'l Cam) and you had some fun with the models.

Looks good Cam, a ladder like littletower sys and and some mud guards.

I can't put my figure on it but something seems off to me about the bonnet. I think it might be how it connects to the cab or it could just my jealousy over your scratch build skills coming out.

Looks much better and the front grill and looks spot on and we don't need doors think dukes of hazard

Nice haul especially if it was free, plus quality time is an all round winner

The field kitchen kit I own too... You have yourself a fortune in plastc sitting there...

I would make a deal with your son here...he can play with the lot of it and you can make the whole into true awesomeness...

Your truck looks very good scale wise...what I am currently finding a bit hard to understand is the pointy shape of the bonnet. My own two scratch built halftracks both have a flat middle section...since in rl the bonnet is able to be opened from both sides I expect some trapdoor details there no matter the shape? Hinges and stuff? Also love the flat bed roofing skeleton, the slightly malformed tubes add a lot of realism to the model...will you add a tarpaulin to it?

I see the truck is driver on right, makes sense over there in UK-land. here the diver would normally be the left hand side of the cab, the MG ring area is a good touch, truck will need the step-up parts with such huge tires, and a good pintle mount for the heavy stubber, or storm bolter.

That's a seriously good haul. I'm green over here.

Nice progress on the truck.
Can't really add anything that hasn't already been mentioned. Keep at it.

Ta,

@ LT Thanks, and see below, ladder ........check!
@ Gits Good point I suppose.
@ Red, Thank you and hopefully you are also answered below, I would also say, I agree completely about the tyres being big, but GW tend to be off, and I have made this thing with the intent of it being a desert type, now I am probably well off, but big puffy tyres are maybe better on sand?
@ JoeRugby Thank you sir, hope the bonnet looks better now, and mudguards to follow promise. (might have to paint something silly on them.)
@ LDD Thank you, am glad it meets your approval, only thing with the DoH approach, there is bullet proof glass in te windows!
@Vik, Thank you sir, see below for some of your answers, the tarp will follow also, but going to make it removable I think. And the kits are awesome, I am secretly and very selfishly hoping they will bore of them after a good while, and I can get my mitts on some of them, but we will see, like I say, it is great that it has got there interest.
@ Shas Thank you on all counts, indeed see below also, oh and of course he is on the correct side to be driving! Where else!
@ Dr. H Thank you. Indeed I will sir, you are personally responsible for the detail I am going to plow in to this silly thing. Though i am sorry, cant be asked to do the interior on this one.

OK update, few details added.....

Head lights....


Bonnet catches and hinges....


Doors with steps and handrail to assist ....


And a little handrail on the back...


And a rail for the pintle mount....


Thoughts as always appreciated, and thank you all for your great support.

All the little extras you added make it pop. Looks great!

Great looking truck
Love the extra's you added
Cant wait to see this badboy painted up
Grtz
Mark

The realism is taking over handrails, steps and guards 40K health and safety officer gone mad no all looks great and love the working drop back that is cool indeed

The only thing is at this rate there will be no need for hazard stripes in 40k

Extra details look great , really coming along now.

Heat shaped tarpaulin next?

Thanks,

Tarp...going for worn, ad repaired...





Thanks for looking in.

Love the cupola hatch. Beautiful work all round.

Excellent progress Cam.

bonnet is looking amazing, the tarpaulin is very convincing and I love the rolled up entry... and the ladder is functioning as a door and ladder ???... I used up already amazing... so I guess it is either incredible or spectacular... I vote for both!...

Bloody hell did you use melted PC for the tarpaulin if you did that was a hell of a challenge with nice results

Dang! those touches are adding to that truck! Proof of why you are a major member of LoER!

I also note the riveted windscreen frame!

So very good.

The connection between the engine hood and the cab seems a bit awkward though. Perhaps add something to create a line to show where the hood might open?

And some sort of hubcap detail? Separate the front windshield into 2 panes-- like the orginal deuce and a half? Exhaust pipes?

Although I suspect you are already on those details

Really like this one.

So a bit more to do, but before that supply drop, ordered up some stuff from OneManNoodle, arrived today in great time and I am a very very happy chap. Couple Rhino's and some odd details for some of my work, some of which will be on the current project.....



Right, back at it for this evenings stint, probably not much tonight bit tired, might call it a night early, but then I will probably just do a bit, "oh and got to stick that bit on now, and might just put a lick of paint on that and oh bugger it's 2 in the morning and I asm up in 3 hours..... "

Later folksies.

lol... don´t you get the yelling at treatment from your wife to prevent you from being up all night? but I know what you mean, my most productive work flow moments have all begun with sticking "just" two parts together...

is that dark arts products done by noodles?...cooool... to make the track section as an actual one- piece is a good idea... saves a lot of time!...and I see some really cool detail pieces in that bag... the front grill of a future truck for instance...

OOOOoooo..... now that is some glorious tarp!! Top job fella!

And a very interesting bag of goodies! As always I am sure they will be put to good use in one of your creations!

Oh... and yes...late night inspiration and "quick sticks" .... can be very damaging to a productive day job... lol

 Camkierhi wrote:
... you are personally responsible for the detail I am going to plow in to this silly thing.

Good good.

Though i am sorry, cant be asked to do the interior on this one..

I'll let you off... for now...

Nice work. Works for me.

Good haul off OMN.

LOL thanks guys....

Well bit too late for an early night now, but thats me, just time to leave this lot here for you to think about...



Front.


Door with a Noodle light above...


Wheels....


And the tarp got washed dirty...


Now ...

@ LDD Yup I am nuts, I let loose with a kitchen blowtorch on plastic products in my front room.
@ Red good catch on the exhaust, nearly forgot about that, (too many late nights) Kinda tacked in place at the moment, got to sort out my hand rails as well, think on it at the moment.

@ everyone else thank you so much for your comments they really keep me going, just hope my rumblings on your blogs help half as much.

So please feel free to comment, especially if you think I have got something not right.

Blow torch in the front room, I melted the carpet once dropping super glue on the carpet imagine the damage with a blowtorch

Looks great and the exhaust finishes it off nicely

Been a little absent and look what happens? Mark II looks phenomenal. Fantastic build that really looks like it would fit into almost every table top setting that currently exists. Well done.

Oh now that does look sweet! can't wait to see it all camoed and detail painted up!

Very cool mate! Love all those details... that thing is a beast!

So much progress! Awesome stuff mate, your scratch building skills know no bounds.

Thank you all.

Here you go, I might play around a bit but this is it.

So canvas is removable. Tailgate hinged. Sensor array magnetised. Pintle mounted HB Hinged and pivoted and moves along the rail.

I will shut up now, pics.......








Thank you all for looking in, and as always please feel free to critique. Next up .........um not sure, back soon.

That's truly astounding work Cam. So very well done. Bravo!

Very fancy, and ridiculous that it was made from scratch. Such awesome.

Impressive scratch-build.

Nice Job and bloody fast

Any Guardsman would be proud to have that as their chariot, Cam. Rugged.

That did come out very nice indeed!

Tacti-cool! Exhaust pipes turned out well Lens flare on the windshield? A bit daring, but a nice idea. I'll need to borrow that one.

Mad skillz, so you do. And the JJ Abrams of windows, there.

Awesome looking truck
Like the dessert camo on it
Keep up the great work!
Grtz
Mark

That truck looks fantastic, and I like the choice of paint scheme,
it works really well

Good job finishing the truck off. Looks better than the official Taurox thing.

Awesome cam The truck looks incredible, love what you did with my bulkhead lights!

Nice work on the oSL on the interior

Thank you so much guys and dolls, you really are too kind.

Slight change of direction. LoER Comp is closing soon so I had better sort out my entry, so took time out to sort it, getting very close now. So close I am not sure I should be posting pictures, but here we go....




And some of the different conmfigurations.....






And with a previous winner, hoping some of the luck will rub off....


Not sure whether to include the wire fence or just enter the wire fence, feels a little odd with the other, but on a battle field would look fine.

Also not sure if I am finished with them yet or going to do a little more, maybe some OSL by adding a fire in some of the alcoves. Not sure. Originally planned on making a whole scene for these which may still happen, but wanted to make sure they are done for the comp.

Anyways as always your thoughts are very much appreciated and your comments really spur me on.

Bloody hell mate...... thats looking amazing... and the fact it is modular and fits together with an existing piece is pretty ingenious.
Really wouldn't want to be judging this comp!

Best of luck buddy!

HMm, all of it looks good, especially with the previous piece.

Amazing Cam. You're The Emprah of Enclosures! The Champion of Chain-link! The Warlock of Walls! The Pharaoh of Phences!

That's awesome Cam- nice work

That truck is excellent, I can imagine Indy Jones hanging off the front as in the classic Raiders scene

the walls and fences blend in amazingly well with your existing piece - and that should be one of aims for the league comps - to expand and complement your existing terrain. Love the shout-out to Zinge as well, he should be sending you stuff for the free advertising

That Graffiti work is really incredible. The tutorial you did was also really well done.

Altogether with the "hotel Kalifornia" looks amazing for a battle table!

Thank you all, you are too kind.

Well with the time of year and life being what it is at times, did not get to the stage I wanted with this, may be try later on. But on the other hand, since I do not really play, does anyone want these? Free to a good home.

OK did do a little bit more, and took my pics for submission to the comp.

Heres the extra bit....

Did a post....


Then knocked up a gate from some coffee stirrers and a bit of card...



Stuck it together, and added a couple little details to the recess...


Slapped a bit of paint around...



And now to save the embarressment of lossing to the amazing work you have all done, a selection of my final pics..(Monkey might disqualify me for this..)









Back to the buggies and trukks next on my ork thread, where there will also be final shots of me latest MAWB. Here...well we will see, I got a Hive Tyrant for Christmas, just for the pleasure of painting, so maybe that, but got a Rhino just about assembled too.

Off today to see the last Hobbit movie with the family, and a nice meal out too, so back later.

Thank you for looking in and please feel free to comment. Oh and I am geniune with the give away of the Walls, I have decided that I can't keep all this stuff, on the off chance that one day I might get a chance to play a game, so a lot of my models will be up for grabs soon, if there are any you are interested in let me know.

Hope your having a great Holidays.

Really amazing to see it all laid out like that Cam. Bravo!

I quite like how it's some kind of ancient burial ground and the orks have just taken over and relentlessly tagged it all up. And even if the pissed spirits rose up to kill the intruders, the orks would just 'krump 'em like anybody else

Very nice indeed. I do like the way it fits in seamlessly with the 'Hotel'. You'll have enough for a proper table's worth of terrain soon enough.

Needs a swimmin' hole for the boyz. A good chance to play with water effects.

Cam has come a long way!

Thank you all for your kind comments.

Well the walls got 3rd place in the competition, which I am honestly surprised at, the level of work in the comp was amazing, and I have come away with a whole bunch of ideas and thoughts. looking forward to the next one, OneMan Noodle is running it, as his amazing wall sections won this round.

We are looking at moving house this year, which is all good, but leaves me a problem, far too many models, so I am giving away a fair bit, so if anyone wants the wall sections PM me they are free, just cover the postage and they are yours. I will be selling some stuff off, mainly mini's my creations are free, but I can't give away armies that have cost me hundreds, not that I will charge hundreds. So I will let you know exactly what I am loosing, as an when I get to it, which will be sooner than later.

Of course I will be creating more as I go here.

On that note, a question for you molding guys out there...

Resin. Currently using a Low Odour 2 part Fast Cast resin. It is fairly good, no nasty smells, sets up hard-ish, picks up most detail nicely. Struggles with crisp corners, And struggling with small objects like rokkits, it's kind of syrupy and struggles to pour nicely.
I also occasionally use Dental plaster, when I use this, and make it watery, it takes a little longer to set, but I get beautiful crisp casts, from the same molds!
Is this a common problem with all resins?, I have noticed that several of you use different resins! Which do you use? What issues do you have?
Here is a pic of recent attempts, happy with most of it.
Breif explanation of parts....
Made up some cog wheels moldeed from a kiddies toy tractors wheels, Then made a track unit, to add some detail, I added spring parts, and suspension, this I made with rods and tubes and springs I either wound myself or cut up clothes pegs to steal the springs, I have put the originals in so you can see how I made them.



Thanks for stopping by, please feel free to comment.


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Happy New Year Dakka!

I am a patternmaker by trade (if you have google time you can learn about this almost lost trade) but basically it is all about casting metals and resins so have a fair bit of experience and am happy to discuss specific things if you are ever interested.

However on your points above:
Some resins are just better at reproducing details. The thicker a resin is the harder it is for air to move through it and get up any bleed holes you have before the resin reaches the end of its "pot life" (the point where it won't pour out of a pot any more) and therefore you will get airlocks, typically around the sharp edges.

On the note of sharp edges these are typically considered a major no-no in the casting world so if you can round them off or eliminate them altogether all the better.

I have always preferred a "fast cast" polyurethane two part resin (polyol and isocyanate) as it is very runny and gets great detail. Although you have roughly 5 minutes of usable time which you really need to mix well and then degass (ie suck the air bubbles out of it). I always find you get a much better result with polyurethane if you can have an open mold that you then sand the back off than a closed mold unless of course you have access to a vacuum chamber.....

The resins I tend to prefer are referred to as F16 or F19, they are from a company called Meury Enterprises but not sure you can get them in your neck of the woods, pretty expensive though.

You could also look for an additive to put in your resin to slow its reaction time down and also to thin it out to make pouring easier.

Thank you Archer, great response.

Been a while, sorry, been busy on Orky matters on other thread.

Putting this here even though it is slightly orky, because this I ythink comes under general knowledge.

Molding!

Well I originally bought some silicone mold stuff and some resin from ebay and was happy enough, but as explained above, not 100%.

Now several peeps have been in touch and in the end I opted to try OneManNoodles suggestion.
http://www.sylmasta.com/acatalog/Casting---Mould-Making.html

Bought the G26 resin, and the 370 silicone. So far I have found that the silicone, although taking a while to set is a vast improvement over my previous one. It is a lot better at picking up detail and is much more pliable. The resin is great, it takes about the same time to set as my previous one, but picks up detail way better, nice sharp edges, no real bubble issues, pours better in to some of my terrible mold efforts.

The only thing not 100% is it does not like my old molds! It works ok, but the molds are failing fast! It is hardening up the silicone, and some times it sticks fast to the silicone, yes i am using an "demolding agent", (well ok I either use baby talc, or olive oil dependant on the mold. But still had no issue here before, but do now. It is fine to a degree.

All in all highly recommend it.

Suppose you want some pics of what I been molding?!!

OK I am completely an amatuer here, but hope this helps you out.

I need some large circular bits for a project, so could not find anything that rocked my boat, so make it then....

Make an "original", I use allsorts here...card...


Then I added some foam and a few rivets....


Stuff it to some lego and covered it in silicone....badabing a mold.......


A note here, I fouled up, making the "original" from foam meant it floated in the silicone, gave me no end of trouble, So always make sure your Original is either stuck down or does not float.

Next pour some resin in it and.....


Oh you say "whats the other one?"......well this is my other tried and tested idiot proof mould making method....

Get a good flexible receptical (this is the box from some masking tape (frog tape I think)) Press in some plastercine, and carve your design in there. If you want to make a mold, make it embossed, if you want to just make a few quick then you have to think about it a bit and indent your design.


Pour inb some resin and badabing more stuff... I find that this is generally good for about a dozen casts, then you are loosing detail on the mold.

"Wait a minute! Whats that in the middle?" I here you mumble, well that would be a scenic base about 70mm wide.....


You see, I am useless at calculating how much stuff to mix, I do it all by eye. So mix a bit too much resin....no worres, pop out a scenic base or another wheel or another jet engine, or anothertrack set, or another....ok you get the picture. Got me a stack of spare bits now.

Well thats it for now, supposed to be going to work today to clean cars, but we have had a foot of snow overnight, and I don't think I will bother travelling 50 miles toclean cars covered in snow anyway?!! So hopefully these circles will get some love and become something.

Thank you for looking in and I hope this has maybe helped a bit...

How are you finding making moulds using cardboard as the master ? I had considered it a couple times but figured there would be to much warpage or deformity from the card becoming wet or collapsing from pressure/heat ?

So far it has not been an issue, I did worry. I would say that you will loose your "Original". They seem to soak up some of the chemicals and become, Greasy. Plastic can obviously be washed and used, but card, I don't think paint would like it much.

I have had no issues with warping, or degrading materials though.

Well as long as you get a good mould it aint much of an issue, good to know for future work

Sealing the card with water/PVA would probably work. Haven't tried it myself though.

I like this spare bits making you got going on in the side.

Time to reserect this old puppy....

Well I am busy as hell in RL and I have been doing some stuff, on my other thread. But this is not ork related so going to put it here.

New LoER competition is up, and the theme is "Trapdoor"

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/654377.page

YOU NEED TO LOOK AND ENTER NOW!

Ok well it got me brain juices going so much I have to try and do something, so here we go.....

Some of this will have to be secret !!!

Ruined corner of a building with a trapdoor leading to a basement,

Started with the scrap from my last project...


Started breaking it down into blocks...


And promptly built a foundation/ basement...the material of the block I think is called Sintra board, I use PVC Pipe adhesive on larger scales like this and it works a treat, mixed up a bit of the old dental plaster and poured her on, sets nice and quick....



Next a word on materials......(please do not be offended if I am telling you how to suck eggs. This is hopefully helpful to some people)

This is this Sintra board, "acquired" from some contractors fitting signs. They gave me a little bit. (read an 8x4 board of 5mm and a 6x4 board of 10mm.)
It is quite stable, doesn't seem to warp, cuts easily, glues easily, takes paint, no idea on how much it costs.


Then there is foam board ....I find there are two varieties

This stuff which is mostly available, it good for building stuff provided you dont break the surface, and does not like superglue, polycement, or spraypaint on its core material.


Then ther is this, which has a different core material, that still does not like solvent but takes spray paint ok. This I find excellent for building walls. in particular exterior rendered walls.

Unfortunatelyt it seems like gold dust, quite hard to find.

Now back to the project, that last boarding material in action (yes thats why I put that bit in)

The exterior walls....

Couple of scrap bits from previous projects, I like to mark them out for brick pattern so when I cut the edges they line up, I do not labour this, I just quickly pencil it on..

And mark out windows etc..


Then the reason I love this stuff, carefully cut through the top layer of Paper and peel off sections, I cut to the brick lines. then cut grooves for the mortar lines in the foam.


Bit more cutting and fiddling, making sure my edges are brick line.


Oh and on the back, using some cheap superglue and sprinkled with Bi-carb, lay out the brick pattern, if you have ever seen the inside of your walls it looks rough as hell.


WOW big post, well back later, Thanks for the posts guys, very much appreciated. Sorry its been so long....

Please feel free to comment and critique.

Hey mate... looking really cool as always! Loving the way the blockwork foundatioms are looking and those walls are sweet! As always its glorious to watch you work mate!

The foundation looks great, reminds me of the house I grew up in . Good luck with the competition

Very exciting stuff Cam! Really looking forward to watching it come together!

very glad to see you back in a LoER comp, Cam.

Nice start, Cam'. Good use of leftovers.

and very informative about the various building materials.

Thanks guys, much appreciated....

Settled down to a bit of nice chillaxing......end result.....





Comes to bits..



Underside of ground floor...


Couple close ups...



Thanks for looking.

Someone's been busy

Wowzers. That looks great so far.

That's truly outstanding...

Incredible work buddy... looks awesome! Really grest way tomshow off the house construction.... going back to the drawing board now to figure out what to do to compete! Lol

Wow this is fantastic, I'd have to bring my A-game's A-game to even have a chance... doesn't mean I still won't make something cool with a trapdoor given time.. it's actually kind of relieving to know I don't have to worry about trying to win

Thanks all,

Lick of paint....



And a bit more..



And a little more...



More later...

you are making amazing progress!

Looking awesome dude!

You evil scheming fether...! *shakes fist*
I stand here in awe looking at a miniature scale house building in progress...you really know what you're doing there...I still marvel how you start on such a project...was feeling kinda comfortable with those chopped up bricks, but then you upped the game so fast...man...these detachable floors are amazing...evil...amazing...argh...

Btw your first shots motivated me in starting finally my own entry...now I m thinking floor/model/foot...
nawww...I won't allow you an easy win... I'give you a good run fer yer money

Need to join in the chorus Cam.

That build is looking amazing.

Really honoured guys, thank you...

Well this is it for this weekend... will try and do some through the week but dought I will touch it until next weekend now. I do have the bug though so we will see....

So outside, still long way to go but basics laid down...


Bit of raspberry jam in the basement...


And did a bit of decorating upstairs..


As always thank you for looking in and your comments and critique are most welcome.

You know Cam, you've always been a brilliant builder, but your painting skills, especially when it comes to buildings and the like have really jumped ahead by leaps and bounds.

Outstanding. The blackened ends on the beams are a nice touch.

Ditto what Gitz said.

Butcher scene, eh? Wicked...

UN _ B _ LEIVABLE!

What do you do with all of the amazing dioramas and scenery once you have finished with it? Must make for some truly spectacular tabletop games....

Thank you all so much, really appreciate the comments.

Please take my efforts as a compliment to you all, you keep getting better so I have to raise my game. And I would add, bring it on boys, bring it on....


Now as we go into another weekend, here's where I am...

Basement:




Oh and a trap door:



Yeah it is hinged...



Well thank you for looking in, by all means feel free to comment and pick up anything I am messing up. And remember if you like this, please check out the competition thread, it's in my sig. Plenty of time guys, give me a run for my money.

Cam's houses of horror strike a new chord again!

Doing a fine job there, Cam'.

One little addition; some blood on (and around) the handle of the trapdoor to show someone opening/closing it with bloody hands. Just a little bit, don't go quite so far as the rest.

Where did the dead "dino" come from, did you sculpt it?

if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you...

having nightmares...yet?...
bloody hell...literally...
i can only imagine you having watched some episodes of criminal intent and so on for reference...*shudders*...

but totally convincing looking...

and... is it a dino corpse? i zoomed in as best as i could and i am not able to tell...i know there are bits out there for basing and so on that have rotten dead cows...saw´em somewhere....


i like it immensely!

Thanks,

@ Shas Thank you, aiming for a good horrific scene.

@ Dr.H Thank you, will think on the blood, but may not be appropriate.

@ Vik Thank you too, I am afraid we see too much horror and terrible things these days.

Did some work on the outside this afternoon....



Oh and the skelly...

Started life as a kids toy Tricerotops toy, then I cut it up a bit, put some skin on it in the form of tissue with PVA, and then once it was in situ, I put down a blob of hot glue, and some if that sink plug chain for guts.......hope this helps....


Thank you all for looking.

genius...
and...sink plug chain?....LOL...that is creative treasure hunting! that bit certainly wasn´t before on my iingredient list... respect!

and i really like your marble...again^^... this time it is even more subtle...very good!

 Camkierhi wrote:
@ Dr.H Thank you, will think on the blood, but may not be appropriate.

Obviously it does depend on the story you are telling.

and I didn't actually expect that to be a dinosaur. Good job.

Just great. Stone and wood works look ace, and the scene is developing wonderfully.

Raising the bar falls short, it's a whole new level in here

It's getting messy in there...

Crazy good Cam. Wow. You really are back into the swing of things, aren't you?

Damn this is something off crime watch what the hell happened here cam love the fact that you are using so many different materials and the working trapdoor is great especially that the hinges look real nice touch.

Love the basement with the skeletons dead dinosaur not something you find everyday

The sink chain stroke of genius just as well all ours are are twist dial activated now don't think the misuses would appreciate it.

Thank you all for the comments.

Couple pics...

Figured for in game I need some way for you to get to the upper floors...(still WIP)


Thought I would give it a sidewalk for it to go to.....


And in place....


Oh and a peek at the denizen of the basement....


Did you get it right Dr.H?

Thoughts appreciated, will be back a bit later with a fair pic dump, this is getting close now.

Exquisite!

Scaffolding looks great!

And better build a latch for that trapdoor, nobody wants something coming out from there uninvited...

Great stuff Cam, impressive as always

Thank you both.

@ Littletower, I figure I could use this as dangerous terrain in game, maybe a special rule like on a 1-3 you get ripped to bits.

So more pics as promised......

Ceiling....


Anyone got a cleaner....


Fitted the fire escape....





Couple just for the sake of it...




Still a lot of detail I want to add, but definately getting there......thoughts?

How did you do your scaffolding, out of interest? (Can't comment too much, cos y'know, judging, but... )

Not the vorpal bunny!

@ Shas , see below...

@ graven, styrene square tube, rivet sheet and some glue, Oh and a blowtorch. The nice rust look is by spreading superglue and sprinkling with bi-carbonate of soda, can even layer it up. (word of warning, super glue is nasty stuff, and combined with bi-carb is really nasty if you play with it, but sets well enough and solid enough. No issues to date.)

OK heres the bunny.............




Bothers me it is a bit out of scale, but not too bad.

Thanks for looking in.

The vorpal bunny!!

Great job on the build. Like the addition of the fire escape.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Did you get it right Dr.H?

Ha, no I did not expect the beast of Caerbannog.

I was thinking of the evil dead (I think?) with the dead, evil woman thing in the basement.

Nice job on the bunny too.

luckily it wasn´t a feet print on the ceiling...
and if you want to have a frightening effect...use a totally non frightening character...(and any nod towards the good holy grail is always hitting a soft spot within me )

The rabbit is a nice touch.

The fire escapes a clever addition, Great work as always .

I was thinking evil dead whilst looking through here then out pops that cute little bunny that I just had to reach out and stroke, bloody thing ripped my arm off! only a flesh wound compared to what it did to those knights over there, there were no survivors.....

You must learn to bravely run away away.

I get a real Evil Dead vibe from your project Cam. I really like what you did with the chain for guts. I might have to steal the idea.

Thank you all so much,

Here's an update, might still be tweeks....









Thoughts welcome y'all...

"Look at the bones"

Great details everywhere. Really top notch work going on Cam.

That is so awesome Cam!

You know I am the silly fool that just has to find out what's down the trapdoor. Far too many of my brace D&D characters have met grisly ends because I just need to see what's beyond the next door. Probably why I always have a subpar wisdom score.....

That's a really nice ruin there Cam Nice work!

Very cool. A possible tweak is to do something with the exposed bricks or blocks, the gray ones. They look unfinished, so perhaps something to darken or lighten the mortar?

There is enough blood spatter to drive a CSI officer completely mental.

For the record: I do believe in vicious rabbits. I was in fact bitten by a rabbit once, when I was a kid. I still have a scar from it.

 Red Harvest wrote:

For the record: I do believe in vicious rabbits. I was in fact bitten by a rabbit once, when I was a kid. I still have a scar from it.

thought it was quite fitting...




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and we had a rabid rabbit......yeah right... it smashed it´s own head in, in its cage...seriously...(these animals are not my favourites at all...tho...maybe on a plate )

Fantastic piece!

That's breathtaking Cam.

+1 Awesome to the counter.

Besides the typically amazing execution of the build and all the little details that you've added, I really like your use of colour on it.

Thank you all for your amazing feedback.

Here is the gallery for the comp. won't post here final pics, if you want to go look feel free, you might even vote on them!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-65595-48447_Loer%20Trapdoor.html

Got plans to do some different stuff here soon, but will have to see.

Ooh... Mysterious!

Oh wow, that ruined building looks amazing. Love all the little shades and textures;

Don't

Dare


Go near

that


Trapdoor!


AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

nice toouch not even revealing to first sight the final ppics to the audience... that is very fair play !

it has again everything: details, humour, details, top notch weathering, details, genius scratch building, details, realism...did i mention the hell lotta details?...(i.e. the bloody and broken window pane!!!)
amazing piece of work!

Real nice terrain. I laughed so hard when I saw what was hidden under that trapdoor.

Good job. The build up is great, I especially like that you modelled both the floor and the ceiling, with the beams in between. Fantastic.

Top notch. Build, weathering, details. All aces. Another great piece!

Such awesomeness

I think my personal favorite touch is how when you first open the trapdoor you only see the bunny in a clear patch of ground, like he's just hanging out. But in the next shot that shows his whole room, that clear spot is the only patch not covered in gore from his previous victims.

Brilliant

Wow, next level scenery right there

Bloody hell Cam!!! that is incredible! Not been on in a while and then to come back on to this.. WHAM..... right in the face! Details are lovely but the real stand out for me is the paintwork! So gritty and very believable!!

Well, I'd say something, but it looks like all the best compliments are taken. Good Luck in the Comp. Really well done work. I remember playing a game of paintball in and around a place like that. Of course, no rabbit in the cellar, just some paintballer who like shooting people in the ass. Ah, good times.

Just remember, Rabbits breed like, well, rabbits. Sleep lightly gentlemen

Thank you all for your generous comments.

Came 2nd which I am well chuffed about, tough competition, excellent work by all.

Sorry been away, RL distractions. Finally got a house, in the process of moving at mo, will be a delay until normal service returns.

Crossing my fingers hoping for a bit more space and a nice new set up. Would really like a display. We will see.

Thank you all for your support so far.....I'll be back.

Good luck with the new home. Always exciting and I do hope you get an area perfect for the creative process.

Good luck wit the move mate, and let's hope there's no killer bunnies in the cellar

A new home! that's awesome :-) well done dude always a gakky hectic yet rewarding time! looking forward to seeing the new digs!

Congrats on the placing and the new home , enjoy home ownership and all the fun that comes with it

Congratulations my friend! Excellent news indeed.

Hooray for you!

Grats on a new place, are you going to have the opportunity to make your gaming area to your specifications?

I am really happy for you to finally having found a new house! i hpoe your commute problems will cease this way and that there will be some net gain of hobby time...

crossing my fingers for a move without hair loss^^

Congrats on the new place. Just remember to carefully label all the boxes. I know it seems obvious, but I can say from firsthand experience that, well, forgetting is possible.

Now, tell us all you got a place like this I've always thought it would be cool to build a Scottish tower house.

where labelling boxes is concerned... i suggest doing this on the upper side and two sides as well... so that no matter where you later on store the boxes you still are able to read out the contents...

Thank you all for your thoughts.

So, moved at last, been a very busy few weeks. Work and moving and life meaning little time for toys, sorry I have not been around as much, but I have popped in here and there.

Well finally got to do something today, just about related to subject. My new workshop. Well just about. Our new house is nice and big, by our standards, meaning a large kitchen diner, with enough room for the family. So the lounge became a store room for everything else, then my beloved turns around and says, well you might as well have the front half of the lounge for your modelling!....So with the rest of the house getting there I decided today was the day to start in at making the lounge my zone. Half (the smaller half) will eventually have a sofa and TV etc.but it is a big room (by British standards) 6m (18ft) x 4m (12ft) approx. I figure I can have a modelling station and a separate painting station, plenty of storage and even fit in a game table.

Well pics or it didn't happen...

Modelling station...



Painting station still needs sorting out..


Storage...


Bit of room for more plastic I recon, still got a lot of boxes to go through though...

Yes those are all full of models to be made and painted.

It's all a bit rough at the moment, but we are in no rush for this room to be tidy, so I can take time later to tidy it all up and give the room a lick of paint.

My better half is happy enough the kitchen dinner is just as big as the lounge, so there is room for it to be a family room.


Lastly fitted a holder to the side of my modelling desk to hold my soldering iron and glue gun...


Thank you all again for your support, normal service will resume soon ish...and I am looking forward to seriously motoring on with projects in this new space.

Looks damn fine! Of course someone needs to send you some plastic crack for it (ducks, whistles nonchalantly...)

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Looks damn fine! Of course someone needs to send you some plastic crack for it (ducks, whistles nonchalantly...)

Me,me,me!!! Was waiting impatiently for this very moment!
pm me your address purlease

Good to see you back again...moving wad never something for the faint of heart. And with kids and still a running job each day this is a pain in the butt and then some....
Here's hoping for quieter days now to come...hopefully the commute to work has been reduced and the won time can be brought to better use
Congratz. On the house...cheers, vik

Glad to see your getting settled!

Nice place, nice set up! Congrats to you and family!

Congratulations, Cam. I hope that the family is happily and comfortably settling in. It always takes a special energy to unpack everything.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
...hopefully the commute to work has been reduced and the won time can be brought to better use
Congratz. On the house...cheers, vik

Now Vik, only we Americans are silly enough to actually move farther away from the workplace.

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Looks damn fine! Of course someone needs to send you some plastic crack for it (ducks, whistles nonchalantly...)

Ooh, good idea, a housewarming present of sorts. How about some RT era Orc stuff, Cam? I'm certain I still have some lying around. PM me if interested. It won't be plastic though.

Congrats on the move! Looks like everything made there. Liking the work area for the minis!

Thanks guys.

If you follow my other blog "orkishness" then you will know I am starting to get going again, plowing through a couple projects.

Well this one is definitely not Orky so it better go here.

Camo Marines are back, been wanting to do this for ages.

So the story goes, my Ultramarines use Camo if necessary (scream if you like ) And I am also going to truescale the vehicles a bit, maybe even some of the marines. Did a truescale LR a while back scratch built. Well I bought a couple of OneManNoodles Not-Rhino's, they where seconds and had a couple bits missing, but that is no bother to me, they are brilliant models well designed and near to the normal rhino size, this is a problem for me though. So I have this idea, Scouts need transport too, so how about a couple razorbacks to transport the boys give them a bit of fire support. They would be a smaller more agile model than the normal rhino my marines will transport around in, something to get around the narrow streets or jungle terrain. So here we go, enough rambling on...



This is what it looked like this morning, before I started to paint, this was not even built at 8am today, scratched together the twin linked Las and added a few details, knocked up a tail gate...





Very happy myself with the end result, OMN's bits are excellent..







And with big brother and marine for a bit of scaling.


Your thoughts please, good and bad are all welcome.

That's very cool Cam. Unique, but fully appropriate.

It like a landraider, but not. I like it very cool

Somehow the battleship camouflage pattern seems apropos

It's so chunky! I love it

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.

So painted the scouts to go with it today....





And together...


Thanks for looking in, your thoughts are much appreciated.

Excellent job on those scouts Cam. Man your painting is really advancing!

Great job on the tank (in one day! ) and the troops. Looking good.

Not only back, but on a streak too! Good job!

Thanks as always, really appreciate a bit of feedback.

tonight's effort a repaint....



Was this at 9pm tonight...


Now its this...




thanks for looking in to my little corner of Dakka..

Nice. I really like that camo scheme Cam. It's obvious but not over the top. Very believable.

That scheme suits the dreadnought really well. Keep them coming.

Yowser. Great work!

Been busy with the camo Ultra-Marines I see! Very nice work!

Awesome work on the tank, you've really personalised that.

The scouts look fantastic!

Great to see you pumping out high quality models again

That dread has got a camouflage vest on, who does he think he is? Rambo.

Great work Cam'. I can't even basecoat a model in that time.

Thank you all,

So next up.....



They were like this...


Now this...







Thanks for looking.

I like the change Cam. It's all very inspiring.

They look really good. I think the camo scheme is coming together really well

How many ultramarines are you putting through the change?