dsteingass wrote: Reynolds brand aluminum foil keeps out 25% more government brain-scanning waves than the generic brand does.
Actually an independent study discovered that quite the opposite is true, the aluminum foil hats actually increase the power and frequency of government used frequency radio signal bands. So actually the foil hat wearers are making themselves more receptive to mind control waves.
Shhh
They're not meant to know the tin foil hat theory is actually government propaganda aimed at targeting those with the types of thoughts their satellites are searching for.
dsteingass wrote: Reynolds brand aluminum foil keeps out 25% more government brain-scanning waves than the generic brand does.
Actually an independent study discovered that quite the opposite is true, the aluminum foil hats actually increase the power and frequency of government used frequency radio signal bands. So actually the foil hat wearers are making themselves more receptive to mind control waves.
i just leave that here
talk about to foil a plot ...`nuff said!^^
anyways... new footage of the Red Skull...
by the way... Dave... you´re only 50% right with your scheme assumption
lol... remember this will be again a steampunk version of the old scheme of the red skull... so a little different it will be... but i think what i´ve planned you will see that this is the way to go...
well...the base...i´ve learned from some of the talentest basemakers here
at hazzer... that was the plan... i drybrushed the whole model and now i will repaint the not highlighted surfaces... so cross fingers for me that this will work as planned...
at hazzer ...that´s exactly what i had planned to do...
well... seems dave was right 100% after all...
my original plan was to use copper paint as a means for a reddish color for the skull... to make sure the audience sees like me the steampunk connection...
unfortunatly my copper paint doesnt work...it is not dryed up... no... it just doesn´t guve that copper feel... so instead i went for mithril silver and after that i heaviyl washed the head with baal red... then a slight drybrush with that new gold drybrush color of GW... in the end i had to re- wash with baal red again as the highlights came out to strong... and also i aplied a bit of badab black to the skull for definition too...
some detailing...and currently we are here...:
sorry for these dark pics... i will make new one for the next update tomorrow... under daylight conditions!
You could always steampunk his coat up a bit.
The pistol is already quite steampunk.
Maybe give him a monocle... How a skull uses a monocle though is beyond me.
I think the copper not working is a blessing mate as that wash looks great keeps the red theme, this is going to be an evil looking bastard for sure the only thing is how you going to do the troops to tie in with him
dsteingass wrote:That looks great Vik! That was a very creative and effective solution to the problem!
it was my plan B anyway... but i really would have seen it done in copper... but it seems the gang loves this fortunate mishap^^
Dr H wrote:That's quite a nice colour you ended up with.
You could always steampunk his coat up a bit.
The pistol is already quite steampunk.
Maybe give him a monocle... How a skull uses a monocle though is beyond me.
Good job so far.
how could i steampunk up his cloak some more? i am open to suggestions here... he has a weird device on his arm/coat... but what more could i add?
inmygravenimage wrote:Looking very cool, like the shiny red, and as you know I'm always a fan of the pre-highlight approach (weety has a lot to answer for).
ha! yeah... weety has a lot to answer for the use of washes i do as coloring methode for me too ...
lone dirty dog wrote:I think the copper not working is a blessing mate as that wash looks great keeps the red theme, this is going to be an evil looking bastard for sure the only thing is how you going to do the troops to tie in with him
yeah it seems it is a blessing^^... as for how troops could tie in with him... welllllllll.... should i spill these beans so early? i ahve two options as to how to get them ready for the teamup... what were the classic followers/ henchman of the likes like Zemo, Strucker or Herr Schmidt?...well? ...
MauS wrote:He kind of reminds me of the martians with the fishbowl heads from Mars Attacks! I love it!
Looking good Vik!
how could i steampunk up his cloak some more? i am open to suggestions here... he has a weird device on his arm/coat... but what more could i add?
I don't really know. A search of the internet didn't really help matters.
Google
There seems to be either many small buttons (difficult to do on this scale) or buckles (Which I don't think will fit on this coat).
There are a few with cogs on, but if he's meant to be a rival to Cap'n Viktory with his cog shield then you can't really use that either.
Maybe just some gold / bronze trim would do the trick?
hmmm.... some rivets.... that will always work... will have to see what i can do about that... probably screams for GS rivets then... and yep... like dave said... brassbuttons made from rivets^^
I'd go with rivets or brass buttons down the seam on the back, plus straps and buckles - across the back and on the arms. Not forgetting similar details on the front and collars... As the nemesis of the good Captain he should have a certain, dare i say, S&M vibe going on...
aye... what kept you?... by the way... look for the mentioned comp and also for the LoeR comp in my sig too.... there might be something that takes your fancy...
Work mate, had to up my hours to 18 a day for a few weeks to sort stuff out.
But now its sorted, im back again and can start painting *pokes link in siggy*
Also, i need to get into more competitions on here.
In theory, a silver tower of tzeentch is a worship type building
ouch... that sounds exhausting!... but being out of debt sure has its merrits...
will be a loong time for my again to say something like that tho...quitted work today... i am now heading back to a full study soon... my claver plan to mix work and studying didn´t pay off the way i planned...
Great job Vik they work perfectly for this and the colour is spot on, I wondered what you would use and these have achieved the overall tie in perfectly
thanks matey!... i had been toying around with those for quite some time... pistolier heads had been a choice for these too... but then i would have made them to blend in with my steampunk army... this way... i get to paint something in a different scheme... which is quite refeshing every once in a while
Viktor von Domm wrote: thanks matey!... i had been toying around with those for quite some time... pistolier heads had been a choice for these too... but then i would have made them to blend in with my steampunk army... this way... i get to paint something in a different scheme... which is quite refeshing every once in a while
To be honest I think the pistoliers heads would have been a mistake to be honest, these tie in the nicely with Red Skull origins due to the uniform and helmets design
Viktor von Domm wrote: thanks matey!... i had been toying around with those for quite some time... pistolier heads had been a choice for these too... but then i would have made them to blend in with my steampunk army... this way... i get to paint something in a different scheme... which is quite refeshing every once in a while
To be honest I think the pistoliers heads would have been a mistake to be honest, these tie in the nicely with Red Skull origins due to the uniform and helmets design
Plus the green and yellow works surprisingly well
thanks mate... and well IF i had used the pistoliers heads... then they wouldn´t be now red skulls hydra henchmen... they would ahve been great coated soldiers for the queens empire army...
Galorn wrote:Vik you being german and alll.. its Heil Hydra!!!
you´re perfectly right in saying so... but being me and all... i don´t say the heil at all... too much old history that makes my belly ache...
dsteingass wrote:Nice squad there Vik! It looks like I'll have someone to talk to during the days now anyways
well.... my school has just recently made it possible to surf during the teaching hours... so yeah... i´ll be there... so long i have no actual needed hearing to do...and understanding of course
shrike wrote:Love them, vik, keep 'em coming! and also...this is the display base of my three entries for the brotherhood competion of comrade panda...
Jackal wrote:Theres an old saying my friend.
No plan ever survives contact.
Ive tried to disprove this soo many times its no longer funny, but it still stands.
Best laid plans and all that
thanks matey!
n0t_u wrote:I can't help but see that gun as a phone now.
I like em, you did a pretty solid job on it.
LOL.... thanks mate... now i will see the mobile red skull from now on...argh... what has been see can´t be made unseen^^
shasolenzabi wrote:Classic comic Hydra!
aye!... talk about a plan coming together...oh... here we are again with them plans^^
OK what is the guy back right pointing at Is it a bird is it a plane no it's the wrong comic
LMAO... tho never been that big of a fan for DC comics... supes and the likes never have been that cool like x-men and avengers or spidey...
HAZZER wrote:Ohh me like!!!
thank you sir!
only work i have done is make the base of the display look even more fiery... tomorrow i hope all is cured and i can show you... maybe i even start priming it... i even have red primer...
and here is me... asking again... anyone know of a good tut for painting flames and fire?
They look really nice!
Powerfull color scheme and all The one guy in the front reminds me of a Star Wars image, when the Imperials storm Hoth...there is a stormtrooper in a very similar pose...a bit paler though
Dam I never noticed the snow troopers similarity before to be honest I was never a fan of these minis, but I have to say Vik your colour scheme has changed my opinion of these.
I love that green and yellow so much I want to produce a gang in these colours for my Apoc project, you now as a tribute as it looks so dam cool.
I see your point as to superman being a bit of a corny character, but DC had some cool characters hell where would we be without the JOKER
Harley Quinn .... now that is something someone should make from a DE mini... i bet that could be stunning!!! also... corny heros of DC...given... but DC has some epic villians... the joker is among them...
and LDD.... i am on a total no buy order atm... but damn... now i want to make some Wargames factory guys into snowtroopers....argh...
Viktor von Domm wrote: Harley Quinn .... now that is something someone should make from a DE mini... i bet that could be stunning!!! also... corny heros of DC...given... but DC has some epic villians... the joker is among them...
and LDD.... i am on a total no buy order atm... but damn... now i want to make some Wargames factory guys into snowtroopers....argh...
Well you should have quit a few days later then you could have bought some dumb arse stock up first,
remember next time
I need to frequent these threads more often. Since I can't paint right now, my enthusiasm has waned dramatically. At least looking at this will help somewhat.
at valallan... well... blimey...never thought of my thread as something therapeuthical ....
i take that as a compliment^^
LDD... that is so unfair...and ... true...... tho i think my next walker will take a while to get even started... why? because....
well...my last order of victoria lamb miniatures came today!!! yay!...
no hustle with customs anymore... got my package just in the letterbox!... and i am totally satisfied... i have to tell you...nearly no flash... moldlines you have to actually search for... so only peeps with a mild OCD will have to get rid of them... (i did^^)... the casting is as good looking as you can wish for...
no i have enough for at least ten men with complete vic supported bitz... and if i take some GW arms too... then i am equipped for ten more...
here are the bitz that have accumulated...:
and this is my first assembled victoria lamp praetorian...
the lighter guy... i just had to do him first as this one is by far the most cool looking collection of bitz of the lot...
also...note that the vic paretorians stand a little bit taller than the GW ones... which isn´t so bad as i think the bigger the better and also if i mix them right this wont be much of a problem...
thanks mates... you know... vic minis has a postage free thing going on for all orders above 10$! i couldn´t refuse such a tease^^...
and yep... busy times ahead...for sure^^
I like all the uncommon arms.
yup! the amo crate caring arm set is also something i long to use soon!
and i think in the fullnes of time i still have to get me even more arms for the lot... their guns (vics) look very cool... she has even good looking shotgun arms too... ah... decisions, decisions
yup... i can only recommend them to you... for conversion work these are some very good choices... also... they are shouldpad-less... which makes them ideal for any necromunda stuff in my book too...just saying
Nice drop aint got the new heads yet building an order the last time I checked it it was nearly $430 might have to rework that a little me thinks LOL
O come on Vik you can nock work out pretty dam quickly, but vehicles you seem to hit a wall with Don't get me wrong I cant complain what was the last thing I finished hell started
The cigaret and lighter is a great combo in that set, the shotgun arms are AWESOME they are a must mate, if you only buy 1 more thing get a set of those bad boys
well.. for now i am working powerful on the comrade panda competition about "brotherhood"...
mine is a brotherhood of xenos... tagteaming against humnanity...bound to happen sooner or later or the emperors misfits will erase all life in the end...
and they will be standing admists a blate of glory... yeah... burn baby, burn!!!
so here is the primed pieces...
(FYI i am way further... but this i will keep to myself...well if you ask nicley i will show you tomorrow )
matching colorschemes is the plan... i am going for a red/ white/ black scheme here with the different skin colors as a nice fresh input... it is a rather drastic theme... atm i am rather fond of the tau and the eldar guy... these i have a good feeling about... the ork is one i have my dounts... mebby you can lend a hand here for directions...will show pics later opn of the current status quo...
Maybe keeping iconography of their race still but in the corresponding colour scheme if you see what I mean, the Ork I would make one of the colours as an overall base colour (either the red or black).
Then I would take the white and either the red or black (the colour that you did not use for the base colour) and paint them as a bad paint job over the base colour, by this I mean the way tanks in WW2 were white washed for snow camouflage.
This way it will tie but keeping the characteristics of their race, you could follow similar techniques with the way you paint the Tau and Eldar, borrowing from their normal uniform designs just using your colour pallet.
Hope this helps some also to add a little more connection between the group you could kit there weapons out with a mix of each races technology
well.... star wars a new hope was on tv yesterday evening... then i had today a class of first aid i had to visit...study requirments... and thus i went to sleep a little early...
BUT...
i can post them pics NOW...
here they are...still very early WIP...i primed them...then i aplied a black basecoat on everything... (some would have suggested a black primer on all models...but i primed everything in grey... to save time...)...
then i started to heavy drybrush everything in white art paint... over the drybrushed whiteness i then aplied red paint...rather thin so then i had a kind of sweet color transition... well it worked for me ... also i detailed as good as i could... no i tell a lie here... due to immense stupidity i first did the basecoat of every skin... which got ruined due to the drybrushing with white... i know... foolish^^...
also...the display base is first whitened... then i aplied yellow wash in liberal strokes over almost everything... and thus has some points still white... when everything was dry again i brushed some golden yellow on... tonight i want to aply fiery orange and after that blood red...
better paintes probably would do this with more steps inbetween to get smoother transitions for the fire... but me... i am still a straight from the pott painter... i am learning in baby steps still
here are the pics:
the ork atm is the model i am least satisfied with... any clues on how to make him look better and how to make the scheme work better would be greatly apreciated!
well there is that bracer on his back... and the belly armor...i kinda don´t have a clue how to paint these...what color? should i go for brown on the bracer? that would widen the scheme ... dunno if i want that... or should it be red?
belt by the way too is a problem... and what color should the amo belts be in? red?... it is the first ork of my doing... so i am a bit in unknown waters here^^
Viktor von Domm wrote: well there is that bracer on his back... and the belly armor...i kinda don´t have a clue how to paint these...what color? should i go for brown on the bracer? that would widen the scheme ... dunno if i want that... or should it be red?
belt by the way too is a problem... and what color should the amo belts be in? red?... it is the first ork of my doing... so i am a bit in unknown waters here^^
Well, like I said you aint following the normal formula on this, so go nuts with it I myself would go the extreme way here (after all Orks are a crazy assed race ) you mentioned white how about doing the straps that colour ?
It's a bit out their but I think it would work well, plus help tie him in with the rest not sure what you mean as to ammo belts ?
As for the armour keep it metal based maybe with some kind of design on it, or how about markings as counters for kills
oh yeah... that was helpful for sure!... the white bracers...tho a bit skinhead looking then...is a cool idea... i will try to do them with a really strong drybrush... this will give them a cool weathered look...
as for the amo belts... you only see some small parts atm as the mini was photographed in an angle that didn´t show them... the model as such was a poor AOBR ork... i cut off one arm... it had a chopper... and replaced it with another gun wielding arm... and the belly already has an orky glyph... i think i will paint it either red or also white... that could work...
the white on the tau is what really makes me like the project atm... never knew how cool heavy drybrushed white ver black could look... i will endeavor this scheme in the fullness of time further... there is high potential in this...!
Viktor von Domm wrote: oh yeah... that was helpful for sure!... the white bracers...tho a bit skinhead looking then...is a cool idea... i will try to do them with a really strong drybrush... this will give them a cool weathered look...
as for the amo belts... you only see some small parts atm as the mini was photographed in an angle that didn´t show them... the model as such was a poor AOBR ork... i cut off one arm... it had a chopper... and replaced it with another gun wielding arm... and the belly already has an orky glyph... i think i will paint it either red or also white... that could work...
the white on the tau is what really makes me like the project atm... never knew how cool heavy drybrushed white ver black could look... i will endeavor this scheme in the fullness of time further... there is high potential in this...!
Well if you want to go the whole skin head feel which will also work perfectly with the Ork, how about black and white cheques on the braces LOL
Sounds like a plan mate cant wait to see this progress, the only thing is I am thinking of a skin head gang for my project now Dam you Vik Dam you
Wow Vik! That is some impressive highlighting on the black armored Elf!
The weathered armor on the Tau is fantastic!
Although I know it's WIP.. the Ork's pants stitches need to be a diff color
dsteingass wrote:Wow Vik! That is some impressive highlighting on the black armored Elf! The weathered armor on the Tau is fantastic! Although I know it's WIP.. the Ork's pants stitches need to be a diff color
maaaaannnnn.... now that has escaped me!!! hopefully i can paint as fine as that...
lone dirty dog wrote:
Viktor von Domm wrote: oh yeah... that was helpful for sure!... the white bracers...tho a bit skinhead looking then...is a cool idea... i will try to do them with a really strong drybrush... this will give them a cool weathered look...
as for the amo belts... you only see some small parts atm as the mini was photographed in an angle that didn´t show them... the model as such was a poor AOBR ork... i cut off one arm... it had a chopper... and replaced it with another gun wielding arm... and the belly already has an orky glyph... i think i will paint it either red or also white... that could work...
the white on the tau is what really makes me like the project atm... never knew how cool heavy drybrushed white ver black could look... i will endeavor this scheme in the fullness of time further... there is high potential in this...!
Well if you want to go the whole skin head feel which will also work perfectly with the Ork, how about black and white cheques on the braces LOL
Sounds like a plan mate cant wait to see this progress, the only thing is I am thinking of a skin head gang for my project now Dam you Vik Dam you
cheques...oh my... you peeps come with the coolest ideas almost evrytime i am feeling almost done... LOL... well i guess since there are so many nazi orks around , skinheaded orks are just a logic by product...
cormadepanda wrote:good progress vik!
thanks good sir^^
Anvildude wrote:Chex and Dags. And remember Da Colors! Red wunz go Fasta. Blue iz Lucky. Purple iz Sneeky. Yellow/Gold iz Flash (fancy) and Green iz Best! WAAAAGHH!!!
LOL...yeah well red is a must^^
HAZZER wrote:Looking good vik!!!
thanks mister!
inmygravenimage wrote:Looking beastly buddy! Also - I think I'm pondering the same as you, but where will we get the tutus?
that is the question...(boy...when was the last time i could quote shakespear???)
shasolenzabi wrote:Actually, Tau are flat faced lizards who are evolving mammalian features, like dinosaurs did, based on evidence found to support feathers/hairs/etc.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I did pose a Ork for a friend holding his sluggas like a John Woo film character.
now that is something i didn´t think of... i could have cut off and reglued those hands on both arms... for that gangsta style wielding thing....
and i know of those mamalian tau pics i read eatatau too
n0t_u wrote:I come back and there's Xenos everywhere.
That scheme really lends itself well to the firewarrior armour with the blue skin to make it pop a bit.
yup... i am rather fond of that tau scheme too^^ thanks matey^^
later on i am able to provide you all with a new update... made pics...just haven´t got time to uplaod them atm... later on mates...later on
Automatically Appended Next Post: sooo.... in hope to not get auto added...
here are my latest pics of my WIP for the brotherhood competition...
I like the deep green shade/ink/wash..very nice!
but his trouser stitches.. try beige, or off-white then wash it like the skin with brown or black..it'll be easier than you thought
today we went shopping for a bit of hobby related furniture...
yeah... my mancave/hobby desk got a serious upgrade...
we bought again some pieces of ikea ivar...and then combined the lot with a 0.80x 2 meters worth of MDF board... thus creating quite a big surface and accompanied shelfspace...
i think i can create quite a bit of magic here... the whole desk is rather raised...i think this might work well and even allow me a bit of a better sitting position when painting and modeling?
well as there isn´t anything else to show... here is what is atm not virgin anymore but just for you in mint condition^^:
tomorrow i will settle down in all the available space with my hobby stuff... and i am itching to start with my entry for the "we are not worthy" -comp of the league of extraordinary riveters competition hold by meade...
thans monkey!... it was needed... and so to speak it was "ordered" by the wife as i work in the living room...and a certain tidyness is always wanted by her... so she was all for a bit of organized chaos^^
tomorrow i will settle down in all the available space with my hobby stuff... and i am itching to start with my entry for the "we are not worthy" -comp of the league of extraordinary riveters competition hold by meade...
Looks to me like that whole space is like a shrine to hobbying awesomeness! It seems you're off to a good start My hobby area is like the eye of terror, just as disorganized...
All you got to do is get the misses to buy you a load of stuff to feel the shelving now LOL Looks pretty well laid out plus you can get some serious hobby time in
tomorrow i will settle down in all the available space with my hobby stuff... and i am itching to start with my entry for the "we are not worthy" -comp of the league of extraordinary riveters competition hold by meade...
Looks to me like that whole space is like a shrine to hobbying awesomeness! It seems you're off to a good start My hobby area is like the eye of terror, just as disorganized...
believe me, this will look sooner than we all could think of like the eye of terror...a clean start always leads to a messy end^^
lone dirty dog wrote:All you got to do is get the misses to buy you a load of stuff to feel the shelving now LOL Looks pretty well laid out plus you can get some serious hobby time in
well... in a way we did this even today... can you believe it? ikea sells clear plastic chineese eating sticks...??? can anyone say erfect flybase rods?...well i can
Ruglud wrote:Ooh, shiny and new but sadly empty - go fill it up Vik, needs some well placed paint stains, rivets, hazard tape along the edges and more rivets...
would love to add some hazard stripes to the setup...but i fear my lady would go ballistic on me... wouldn´t match the overall terracotta feel of the living room ...
shasolenzabi wrote:Just make sure the central board has some good support timbers, mdf is sort of funny and weak like that.
i think you are right... some supportive structure is sure something that will ensure that i can work safley on my projects...
also... i am almost finished filling up all available places... if you are interested i can show you later what it looks like
well... i had that before too... but no i have everything sorted and at the right place instead all ontop of everything and you had to crawl through heaps of whatever^^...
the major stuff...like PC...wood if needed and all paints and tools are just an armlength away...will show you later on...
also... i have a nice statue planned for the current LoeR comp... maybe even with a bit of surrounding structure...
Automatically Appended Next Post: er...again i am hopeing this wont get auto added...
for the current terrain building competition...the link is by the way in my sig....
here it is...:
and this is the "used up" space...
my lived in desk...and filled shelves of works...almost finished
cheers, vik
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh...and i forgott to ask... i need bigger heroic or majestic looking models... anyone know of a range of minis you could point me at? something british looking or steampunky would be nice....
You filled that nice clean desk up quickly mate LOL like a homage to league comps when you say heroic majestic steam punky can you be a little more descriptive
If you goto TMP ( the miniature page ) click on manufactures you should find something
welcome camkierhi! thanks for the suggestions... it sure gave me lots of food for thought!...for a statue i am rather free of timescales...lots of options... so ussars or even medival knights would probably work too...
lone dirty dog wrote:You filled that nice clean desk up quickly mate LOL like a homage to league comps when you say heroic majestic steam punky can you be a little more descriptive
If you goto TMP ( the miniature page ) click on manufactures you should find something
yup... filling up the available space is quite easy... keeping it in a ...well... sort of "clean" look...now that is the tricky part^^
i had a quite adventureous search through eay and other sites... i need to see if i have some other suited minis first...
well... an almost complete "armyshot" was long overdue^^
tho i didn´t include my self made tanks and such things...
on a terrible side note...
i got rid of my first attempt of my airship... i think in the fullness of time i will make a fresh start in plasticcard of this endeavor...
i want to only ever use junk from now on for special uses... otherwise i am all for PC now
well... it had to leave to make room for new shiney things...really... it was a deadweight for more than two years now... and i got more and more frustrated with the thing when i fall over it... and believe me... i did^^
Germanism...that sounds more likley to be teached at university...the rest... how to avoid getting to be like certain historical personnas...
i think i am in all this british here so far because whenever i see a warmovie i take sides to the allies...only once i reacted otherwise... when the smashed the brains out in the beginning of inglourious basterds... then i was on the sides of the germans...
Watched tank documentaries, the reason the Panzers were light for their classes was skipping the frames and riveting armor to them, they did that welding thing! Thus, a discernable lack of our beloved rivets.
it will be a project i think will one day make a full table if i play my cards right...
for now...working title is graveyard...
for now i have used wine bottle corks made from foam (?!), serviettes...and flooring insulation foam (green foam)...PVA and the patience of my wife^^...
also... seeing this now... it is a testament to my own hobby ADD
I still need to make a start on my entry, but been sidetracked by the t-hawk. Cant post photos though as my laptop is still kaput... Borrowed (read stole) the missus' Tab tonight to peruse these pages...
well...i had a long and serious talk...with my wife and family...
the outcome is quite final...today i will anounce the quitting of my hobby life...it has been a major drain on money, time and power...this has caused much dismay and will now cease...
I regret to announce, this is the end. I
am going now. I bid you all a very fond
farewell!!
Viktor von Domm wrote: well...i had a long and serious talk...with my wife and family...
the outcome is quite final...today i will anounce the quitting of my hobby life...it has been a major drain on money, time and power...this has caused much dismay and will now cease...
I regret to announce, this is the end. I
am going now. I bid you all a very fond
farewell!!
although... sometimes we construct without any rivets^^
which brings me up to speed with my current progress:
the top i i left to be able to be taken off... so to better work and play inside...and boy... there will be some small marvels inside still to come just you wait
and as this is also something that this competition should provide...here is the educational part:
i made these columns from two corks each... each column i then covered in a mixture of tissue paper and dilluted PVA... now it is a nice and very sturdy structure... as the whole is made from foam corks...yeah... nowadays you get these too in winebottles...urgh....i then pinned these to the position in the constrction by actuall pins... i cut of the pinheads and then placed the dull ends with pincers (attention boys and gals...this could be hurting otherwse...) and just left enough of the pins to later on have them secure stuck and connected to the base of the temple... and the upper structure to the roof too... see for yourself for this little description...
that´s it for now... i hope i can make some more progress tomorrow...
Viktor von Domm wrote: well...i had a long and serious talk...with my wife and family...
the outcome is quite final...today i will anounce the quitting of my hobby life...it has been a major drain on money, time and power...this has caused much dismay and will now cease...
I regret to announce, this is the end. I
am going now. I bid you all a very fond
farewell!!
Automatically Appended Next Post: by the way... for those who wonder...my new avatar pic... is an actual easter egg i made with my kids... added rivets of course... and then we went to a small hill and tossed it from there to roll downhill... all four of us did so with their own eggs... and well... my egg didn´t brake^^
like good old harryhausen...?...hehehe... could be...could be^^
there will be something happening there... be sure of that.... plans are afoot... that´s all i can say atm... the comp is quite steep atm as hk1x1 sure knows how to raise the bar... so i need to see if i can have some leverage there as well^^
they did^^.... tho they cheated with theirs... they used stickers on them... makes theirs harder and more resintant too ... what does this tell us now?
So what I really want to know is what's it a temple to? I'm hoping great Cthulhu (although for you maybe Cyriss is more likely?) but failing that I'll settle for something big and grimdarky.
well... temple is maybe the wrong term... i think maus had a lucky streak calling it a mausoleum... ...there is someone burried there and also soon i will show some that think this needs to be changed
Maybe a metal plate inscribed as a dedication, with rivets, for the Temple of Von Domm, just don't invite relic seeking archaeologist to the opening, he may take the treasures away!
actually i planned on making an inscription on the front side of the roof... making this in metal plating... that sounds quite reasonable and doable too!
as for the archeologists... nope... none of them... tho some necromancers might stick their uglly heads in
dsteingass wrote:What if he replaces the idol with a similarly-weighted bag of rivets?
lol... but you know the meassuring out in the field is quite fiddly for the upcoming tombraider...er...acheologist^^
inmygravenimage wrote:Worshipping at the altar of rivets? I approve.
rivtes can be worshiped...but it is not really an alter you see here...
but i am moving to fast... i will show pics later on this evening
by the way... yesterday i primed a tank for my felix...today i prime a tank (rhino) for oskar...the felix tank is a cheap 1:35 model of unknown to me origin and will be a blue guard related army suply...... maybe later on you can help me with that^^ oskar gets the rhino in yellow... no...no angry marines for him... but i was thinking of making nice sun themed marines^^
Odd Couple, 1970's sitcom based on a play, one man a neat freak and OBsessive-Compulsive(Felix), and a sports writer and slob(Oscar) they have to live together after their wives divorced them, and they are essentially close friends who are so like night and day.
i am atm again heavily sidetracked... but i try at the same time to keep my eyes and hands to the current comp entries...
this is what will be a major piece for the terrain comps entry..., the pic speaks for itself...note... havent sculpted the mini on the sarchophagus ... a friend of mine did that... i am just recycling it
and this is the mysterious tank for my son felix... and his freedom fighter (working title^^)...
it was already painted... i reprimed it white and then i basecoated it with a (not GW) ultramarine blue... after that everything got heavily drybrushed with a lighter blue...
this is the current look:
sadly my son broke off the main guns barrel... i still have it...tho i will most likely repace it with something not so weedy looking^^... i think shaso, one of your OC gun barrels might come in now handy^^
got an idea about the type of that tank by the way shaso?...or for that matter...all of my followers? ...
the little cold hand wont be alone long^^...but i aint telling...for now^^
and a bradley?...looked it up... seems most likley...an anti personel and AA tank then?
i think i have an abrahams then as well... it came with a rather splendid ebay steal^^ together with a hummer... and together with a fleamarket steal (so cheap you can´t call it a buy^^) it will provide a nice start for felix army...
The skin tone of that hand is really good.
I would ask what the shiny green is, but I suspect it's some shiny green wrapping paper or something similar.
As for urban camo', it usually involves lots of blocks, straight lines and sharp angles, maybe little (light coloured) triangles at the interface between colours to confuse the eye. Not many exciting colours, often monochrome.
well... i started to do the sarcophagus with foam... then a little something got aweful... and i had to redo it with PC... before the hand was way better... that needs to be fixed! basically it is just dheneb stone and then puple wash...
the green something is indeed plastic wrapping for book... you will son see it in full action...
as for the camo... i think i am not good enough for straight blocks of camo... i know digital camo is all the hype now... but my talent is really looking for easy going solutions here...
would stippling work? i thought of doing grey and then black lines as a third camo color...??
anyone ever did use stippling as a means to an ernd for making camo???
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JB wrote: I would call it a plain M2A0 Bradley because it still has the trim vane and no laminate armor.
Looks like a model kit made by a company called Trumpeter. What scale is it, Vik?
it is a 1:35 scale model... i got it already glued... if it was glued at all... can´t really tell... and it was rather thinly painted... either by AB or prepainted...again can´t really say...
no markings of any manufacturer tho...
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh and welcome JB^^
Thanks Vik! It has been a while since I have posted in your blog.
Your model might be a Tamiya 1/35 scale M2A0 or M3A0 Bradley. It looks as if the firing ports are covered over so that would make it an M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV).
Does the back hatch open? If you modeled the seats inside the back then you can tell for sure whether it is an M2 or M3. The M2 has enough seats for four passengers (later five) and the M3 only has two passenger seats (while using the other space for ammo).
EDIT: Oops, I just read that you didn't build it yourself.
It doesn't have to be as complicated as digital camo'.
The thing with urban camouflage is that where you are trying to hide is filled with straight lines and so typical camo' patterns (wavy lines and blotches) would tend to stand out rather than hide.
However, you can do camouflage any way you like really, so long as it breaks up the shape of the tank.
and ultimately...rule of cool.
I threw this pdf at Nerdfest when he was wanting camo ideas, so I shall throw it at you as well.
There is a few urban schemes in there, tells you how to do them and I think at least one of them has stippling.
JB wrote:Thanks Vik! It has been a while since I have posted in your blog.
Your model might be a Tamiya 1/35 scale M2A0 or M3A0 Bradley. It looks as if the firing ports are covered over so that would make it an M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV).
Does the back hatch open? If you modeled the seats inside the back then you can tell for sure whether it is an M2 or M3. The M2 has enough seats for four passengers (later five) and the M3 only has two passenger seats (while using the other space for ammo).
EDIT: Oops, I just read that you didn't build it yourself.
hehe^^...
shasolenzabi wrote:Definitely a Bradely
thanks mate!
Dr H wrote:It doesn't have to be as complicated as digital camo'.
The thing with urban camouflage is that where you are trying to hide is filled with straight lines and so typical camo' patterns (wavy lines and blotches) would tend to stand out rather than hide.
However, you can do camouflage any way you like really, so long as it breaks up the shape of the tank.
and ultimately...rule of cool.
I threw this pdf at Nerdfest when he was wanting camo ideas, so I shall throw it at you as well.
There is a few urban schemes in there, tells you how to do them and I think at least one of them has stippling.
thank you Dr H!!!
that PDF comes in really handy! and yep, urban camo needs to orientate towards buildings and such structures...me and my clever plans^^
that was the simplest one... only stipling the two following colors on as it pleased me that moment^^... a very forgiving methode methinks as i can redo and retouch everything and almost no one would notice^^
I hate not being around as much anymore, but am glad I can take a quick peek and see cool stuff still evolving from this wimsical thread, cool mausaleum, and cool tank, I agree that the left paint pattern is my favorite, but am currious what the right pattern would be like in some fancy imperial guard landspeeder
Hey RW... good to see yoiu around for once... what is keeping you away from all of us? mum is not allowing you to play outside anymore???
well... an old RT imp landspeeder... hmmm... never was that in with that kit... but i could do with a nice selfmade attempt indeed^^
thanks for the coolness comment matey!
at cormadepanda... course you like the tank... would be fitting for themn orks of yours too
on another matter...
i like to draw your attention to this cool kickstarter project...
col. gravis and kit of zinge industries are combining forces for this cool looking and for imperial and orky uses a totally valuable heavy weapon platform...
give this link your trust and take a look... and maybe even sign a pledge!!!!
yes! col. gravis and kit together... they could very well make a new cool looking evil empire^^
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh...and coming up tonight.... camo pics of the blue (former complete blue) tank... and a yellow tank too... alll still heavy WIP...
That build was pants you can do way better than that, are you going to sell your creation then The camo is nice like the fact you took it onto the wheels as well
Although I think sunshine marines might turn out looking cool
Great Job Vik! The bigger barrel really makes it pop! I know! I can't believe what terrain people sell on ebay. You know what they say about a fool and his money
I'm amazed that the terrain piece sold for so much. Ziterdes terrain sells for less.
That yellow Rhino surprised me since bright yellow seemed to be something that you wished to avoid.
Sorry about the Gang Wars tease but it was intriguing. I don't want his products. It is his manufacturing method that caught my attention. I think we will see more like it in future days.
That Brad camo reminds me of what I want to do with my old IG beret stormtroopers, for their winter camo. It's difficult to get straight lines on that small a figure though.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I need to do more research on camo schemes for winter and urban looks before I try painting any more of them. I... think I'm starting to want to paint again. But I need to finish my IF terminators berfore I do anything else. Ugh.
lone dirty dog wrote:I would stick with the yellow it jumps out at you, call them the " Blazing sons " that way the yellow still works and a play on the word
i was musing about what additional color i could go for ...the yellow is the main color and will be the main color !... blazing sons... i see what you did there^^... if you knew my sons... you are so close to the truth
dsteingass wrote:Great Job Vik! The bigger barrel really makes it pop! I know! I can't believe what terrain people sell on ebay. You know what they say about a fool and his money
bigger barrel was a must! i really can´t stand the weedy looking barrels of true scale 1:35...those definatly don´t generate a feel of authority in me^^...and what do they say about fools and money? sounds like valuable information^^
cormadepanda wrote:That tank is very sexy and my orks all want it. Dey's offerin 10000 teef for it. And on da structra dey want plans fer it.
werrrlll...i think teeth are definatly the wrong currency for my army
JB wrote:Vik,
I'm amazed that the terrain piece sold for so much. Ziterdes terrain sells for less.
That yellow Rhino surprised me since bright yellow seemed to be something that you wished to avoid.
Sorry about the Gang Wars tease but it was intriguing. I don't want his products. It is his manufacturing method that caught my attention. I think we will see more like it in future days.
i fully see this new technology as a beginning of a new more individual looking tabletop era...definatly a gain for all of us...
the yellow rhino... well it is a pain in the rear... but for my son i needed to go a different color scheme... i tend to opt for reds and blacks for my paintings way too often... so i wanted to try something else... hopefully this will work out in the end^^
Valhalla130 wrote:That Brad camo reminds me of what I want to do with my old IG beret stormtroopers, for their winter camo. It's difficult to get straight lines on that small a figure though.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I need to do more research on camo schemes for winter and urban looks before I try painting any more of them. I... think I'm starting to want to paint again. But I need to finish my IF terminators berfore I do anything else. Ugh.
i think the camo on that storm trooper looks great... some minor glitches ..but the basic scheme is sound!... you definatly should paint soon...and more one of these days i may be even feeling up to try some camo on troopers too...one of these days...
Klaus, not Santa wrote:Wow, that Bradley urban camo Looks very good - better than I expected!
And that new Terrain Piece looks very promising.
Cheers
klaus
thank you sir!
atm no work done...had long school day... lots of homework to do... hopefully i will be able to have some time for hobby still despite the oh so "important" school work and learning to do^^...
I have my children trained so if we say War! They immediately say What is it good for? (they are also good at singing Hammertime! If you say Stop - although that gets you funny looks when crossing the street).
I'm still having issues with a blue Brad. In fact, my vehicle in Korea was Blue-2. That brings back some fond memories. Almost throwing Lt Konatser out of his hatch when he told me to gun it and go over a berm, after I warned him it wasn't smart...
Ah... lieutenants. LIfe in the military wouldn't be the same without them.
for that matter... it worries me... i really hope someone puts an end to that kim something and one hopefully soon future day they get some sense (insert practical sounding verb here) in them...
thanks hazzer!
at valhallan... yup... i can fully understand you... captains and everything even higher up... you can get along fine... but lieutenants are a dumb breed.... a good sergant is way more worth than any pack of lieutenants...
Not really. In a straight up fight, South Korea could handle them easily. If you start taking chemical weapons and nukes into the equation... who knows? Chemicals are unreliable, but could do lots of damage to a few units. Nukes would be worse, but I honestly don't think they have the ability yet. What worries me more are the massive amounts of artillery pointed at the south. That could hurt a lot of people before we silence them with air strikes. Also, they have giant tunnels they've dug to move their armies through to the south. A lot of them have been found and collapsed, but there could be some we don't know about.
In the end, we'd defeat them. It's just a crapshoot as to exactly how costly they could make it before it's over. They couldn't sustain a long fight, with their infrastructure the way it is. They could maybe have commando units hold out in the mountains for months inflicting casualties.
Also keep in mind technology. A lot of what NK has is probably not much more advanced than what it had in the 50's, with maybe a sprinkling of 60's 70's and 80's tech. The SK military though, has pretty much kept up. Their K1 tank is based on the M1 Abrams. It just uses a diesel engine instead of the JP8 jet fuel engine of the Abrams. And that may be an advantage because it's easier to get diesel.
And also... China. That just throws a spanner into the works. The last time I was in Korea was in 1995, but I really don't think NK has advanced much since then.
Their best tank is a rip off of a older model T-90. their other stuff, their missiles looked so 1970's when I watched some of the latest parade of their military stuff with Kim Jong Un asking his generals questions over each unit.
I agree, they likely could not sustain a war for very long w/o help.
Of course they are told they can crush America with ease with their weapons and training
Yeah, I was going to say China too. They're the only friend the NKs have and I think China will yank their leash before things get too crazy. They've already expressed some frustration and it's not like they'll look the other way as thousands of NK civilians start streaming across the border. War is the last thing China wants.
I do say, that women is not all that fantastic. Don't worry, Kim is really an ant compared to the rest of the world. Fairly sure we, at least america, is itching for Kim to do something so we can smash his face morally correctly. Also 100% sure south Korea is the ones that are going to eat it.
That just smacks of a James Bond villian having his lady-troops march by, then turning to a flunkie and saying "pick 5 of them and send them to my room."
LOL... not_u...you saved that day with that one!!! brilliant!
also more in theme to the whole thing as you know... for a pompous dictator you found a matching pompous singer...lol...long live the eighties^^
nothing thread/ hobby related to post... i am working on the fortress... and i will present to you my deeds tomorrow with the hope of a bit of sunray to let it all shine a bit more
cheers, vik
also....i may add to the NK discussion... it is not the relative suspected low tech level the NK wield... it is their low moral and unscrupulous warfare behavior....that is the real danger...! look no further than our arabic friends that have invented the bombing of everything as a hobby....
it is rather distinctive 
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aye!... talk about a plan coming together...oh... here we are again with them plans^^
I cant believe how cool they look, West Wind have stepped their game up for sure 
Don't get me wrong I cant complain what was the last thing I finished hell started 
Cool Hydra Vik, and liking the brotherhood competiton stuff so far 
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