vik - You have to keep the elementals happy by referencing them now and again

I'm liking the little shack myself, a few more of those I feel. And now available with full range of details, see below.

Wow, no criticism? Must be doing something right Always happy to hear your critique vik, blunt or otherwise.


graven - Unfortunately pulling apart some old PS memory cards wasn't as fruitful. I'm sure they'll turn up somewhere though. Old sony cam next maybe?
Hmm, armoured up bus-stop? What would a 40k bus-shelter look like?
Probably wouldn't have them out in the slum-hive area? I'll think on that...but turning an old hive shack into a grot-bus-stop? That might need less research


So, finished up the shack:



Shots were taken prior to another scrub of the rust powder on the roof - that's a little less stark a transition now.

Awaiting a supply drop that surprisingly contains just GW product. The hurricanum - that orrerory looks like it might be nice on top of a silo. Or if not, it's bits will Looks like a lovely kit, only thing I can't see a real use for are the horses - but I'll see what parts they come in before writing them off. Also a battlewagon, other peeps seem to have some lovely pieces from that kit. Some savage boar-boys, both for cyber-boars and to get some naked ork torsos. And a talos, because there's lots of interesting looking painful bits in that kit too.

Love the Grot Shack mate!
I can't wait to see what You put together with the new supply drop.

Its rusty so I like it.

rusty, ramshackle, rustic and ruinous

Nice shack reminds me of our holiday home no it looks really cool nice little piece

owww....!

i considered that shack finished even the last time... now it looks even more amazing! more rust and even more sweet lil details!

where did that toolbox come from? did you scratchbuilt it? i need that too... definatly^^ that will be included somehow for a new project methinks^^

i think i will later on garantee you more blunt responses if you ask for that

Selvaggio - Cheers! You're going to have to wait though I'm still waiting for the drop myself.


weety - Glad you approve Your Rustiness


ldd - You had a roof on your holiday room? You lucky bugger. We had a sheet of newspaper to share between 16 of us.....


vik - Thanks man! The tool box was from some Imperial vehicle - possibly one of the baneblade sprues?



Nothing much going on in the workshop at the moment - some minor bits and pieces on terrain, and some planning for an idea I've had for Klub Grottz.

Also played with a few concepts for bike/kopta/? ideas.

At first I was thinking of some kind of trike:



Again, these are just rough 'sketches' in plastic, just trying out concepts - there's no attempt at detailing or use of correct bits

The original idea was actually for little tracks at the front, rather than wheels - but I couldn't find the set I was looking for. I don't think the wheels cut it so I'll have to mock-up some to get a feel for how that looks too.

Although that was the idea I was first going to try out when I started picking up bits I actually came up with this one:



Those servo-grots have been watching too many Thunderbolt fighter fly-pasts This one I like and will certainly be exploring further

After I'd finished zooming the grot-fighta around a bit, and tried out the bike look I realised it might work out for another idea I've been thinking on:



And I think that works pretty well too. I spy some cheap model kits being bought in the near future

I'm hoping I'll be able to sort my land-line out in a couple of weeks, this is painful - taken about 2 hours to post this

HOLY CRAP!!

1. The shack is amazing! I have been wondering how well wood and metal would look together, and you have aced it man! So full of charachter and little extras!

2. The use of the X-wing (is that the ERTL snap-tite kit? 0r a toy?) is ingenious! - I think you mUST build the Grot T-bolt though....you have no choice, it is your destiny!!

that poor old x-wing...^^

we have that kit at home too...but my kids are totally on the star wars trip now so i wouldnae be able to use that^^

to be honest the first version lacks on so many levels...the only thing that looks good is the rider...his position seems right...the rest is less then the sum of its parts

the second version i actually like pretty much... convincing look...tho will a grot fit in?

as for the third version... i like the underslung gun look... same goes for the jetpacks...but the current rotor in the rear looks wonky...


and ...thanks monkey...i have to see at a bitz site if i can get that!

The huuge, noisy exhaust pipes are awesome! I can't stop looking at the Grot-bolt, I picture a grot with goggles grinning as wide as he can at the marvelous noise it makes!

^that!

The grot bolt looks great indeed and the Zinge exhausts work great, I always looked at those star wars snap fits and was wondering on the scale now i know

Great idea and looks spot on but go with the wings

they are truly tiny...and tho they are detailed they have so many gaps to be in need for filling....

Viktor von Domm wrote:they are truly tiny...and tho they are detailed they have so many gaps to be in need for filling....

Well, if you don't want yours …………. LOL

lol... you wouldn´t want to tackle my small bulldog (oskar) for it... he has a vicelike grip^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:lol... you wouldn´t want to tackle my small bulldog (oskar) for it... he has a vicelike grip^^

Why has Oskar got it in the first place

well he is our britsh bulldog... our first born is more frail looking but our youngest son is quite hearty boy... and when he battles with bigger guys he is not taken any quarters...

well, once you allow someone to pick on you once, it follows you throughout life... And he sounds a bit like his ol man to me

Very cool concepts and builds.

nono... when i was his age kids used to treat my like a




he currently has better prospects in life!

dstein - Thanks buddy, I appreciate that. Yeah, I'm thinking some corrugated iron mixed in with the 'timber' (whatever it is that passes for timber in this area ) would be cool, some of those coming up soon. As you well know it's the details that bring the pieces to life. A model with nice details often looks better than a better executed 'sterile' piece I find.

It is indeed the little snap-tite kit. I grabbed one on impulse the other day, along with a couple of 1:76 Mk I's, which are generated some interesting ideas at the moment I think I'll be picking a few more up now, and possibly a TIE or 2 The grot-bolt will definitely be getting some further attention, it was one of those ones that just happened, always a sign to explore it.


vik - lol, one of the guys at work was astounded when he realised that I was planning to cut up a precious star wars toy and not just the tanks . If this was a high quality, large scale kit then I might be tempted to build it 'properly', but then again there'd be such tempting bits in one of those

Yeah, that doesn't match my idea at all, but I'll probably throw it through a few more variations before dismissing it entirely, specifically the tracked version.

Now that's the only issue there That cool-looking cockpit will have to be removed and larger view-panes put in, but that'll help grotify it.
I think a small gnoblar head will be okay then. Actually, there's that tiny chap I have sat on a rat somewhere, the snotling that hangs off the fantasy orc warboss. He may even fit with that cockpit in place

The rotor is wonky It's just quickly stuck in place with a blob of blu-tac to get an idea of the possibilities.
My original concept of this one was with duct-fans either side and a jet at the rear, which had recently re-surfaced after seeinf Flinty's excellent use of warma-hordes bases as duct-fans. And after playing with the x-wing hull I figured it was a close match to my original idea...



dave - They were a later addition, but definitely staying I may try out some different rotor styles, but I like the OTT nature of this one.


vik - Definitely


ldd - Cheers! Those exhausts are a perfect fit

I just happened to buy one figuring there'd be some parts I could scavenge in there, at the same cost as a couple of torso's from a bits site


vik - Yeah, although it would be kinda fun to maybe super-detail one and add some electronics



edited to acknowledge a bunch of rambling that went on whilst I was hitting ctrl-a, ctrl-c, submit.....refresh, ctrl-v, submit....refresh......

And Cheers Gits! I see you in there

Go buy a bunch of those snap fit fighters and make a grot squadron of fighter golts and you will be my new hero and a tie fighter as well great stuff cant wait to see more

Vik is your son the British Bulldog or am I reading this wrong

Likey likey likelike.

I really like the WW2 vibe of the second design myself! Are the Mk1's British WW1 Mk 1 tanks or something else?

Glorious. I love the WWII feel, but then again I feel a whole "Catch the Squig-dgeon" vibe coming on, to match the Worky Races.

I love the miss use of the tiny X wing

Wow, having taken 2 days to look through this log from page 1(I admit I started skimming past alot of the text on day 2), I haveto say I'm amazed by the quality of work! The clever use of bitz as things I could never have come up with and the painting .. is just incredible!

Some real ugly(read as beautiful, in an orky, rusty, cybork mekanikal kinda way) stuff in this thread, It'd be a crime not to follow this thread to the very end!


- Dood515

lone dirty dog wrote:Go buy a bunch of those snap fit fighters and make a grot squadron of fighter golts and you will be my new hero and a tie fighter as well great stuff cant wait to see more

Vik is your son the British Bulldog or am I reading this wrong

the former^^ he is like the british bulldog...:

Viktor von Domm wrote:

lone dirty dog wrote:Go buy a bunch of those snap fit fighters and make a grot squadron of fighter golts and you will be my new hero and a tie fighter as well great stuff cant wait to see more

Vik is your son the British Bulldog or am I reading this wrong

the former^^ he is like the british bulldog...:

That makes more sense I thought you meant one of these :

nope...tho he is only but 4 years old (well soon^^) , he is a remabrably steadfast person! he fights like a bulldog... actually he pricked an eye of mine twice in his little time on earth already ^^

love your shack .. get it ..;-)

The xwing planes are wicked monkey , I had that model too..but It got the chop

I saw this the other day and thought of you mate.. or should i say ..grimsnik

oh mnan...that looks so cruel^^

The torture of those X-Wings brought me to tears. :,(

--B.

Don't feel bad- what he is doing with that kit is much easier than trying to fix that kit to be accurate

^that...! totally!

Nice recap, I'd forgotten about some of them gems!

ldd - Well, I got one more - that was the last. I'll have a nose around for more later.


weety - goody goody goodgood!


Llama - I think adding the prop gave it a lot.

The tanks to be sure. Got two, ordered two more - I see a buggy, a bike and a trukk using parts - or to be more precise, the tracks


graven - Cheers! I was feeling the WWII and the thunderbolt thing more myself, I feel a more WWI vibe from Dastardly & Mutttley. I know they did use monoplanes but it's the bi- and tri-planes that stick in my mind. And that big many-many-winged contraption they came up with one time


mullet - Not so much a mis-use, more of a different-use


Dood515 - Welcome to Dakka, and to my twisted little corner of it. Thanks for taking the time to go through the whole lot, glad to hear you enjoyed it. You do get the benefit of it appearing to be good progress when reading it all - be prepared for a much more sedate pace here in real-time.
Thank you for the compliments, make yourself at home and enjoy the show.
There should be some nibbles around somewhere - probably best to get some light on whatever you pick up before popping it in your mouth though


vik - I'd guess he's a little smaller though?


ldd - I thought he was comparing Oskar to the dog rather than the wrestler to be honest.


vik - What you get for looking at his lego with a contemplative eye


neil - You try taking Amber to somewhere like that for a romantic weekend you may find your allowance getting cut again

So did mine

Yeah, toyed with both those concepts before, will come back to something similar soon.


vik - Nah, nuffink wrong wiv da good ol' 'elf service round 'ere.


Brian - I know, it's an x-wing. From the REAL Star Wars. It's a design classic.
It's also a cheap-as-chips snap-fit kit which needs a lot of attention to be worthy

Think of it as a mercy killing.

I'll try to cull a few more of the poor things before we're done here.


dstein - Absolutely. Although as I said earlier, there could be a bit of fun to be had detailing and lighting one. Don't expect to see that done anytime soon though, just a random thought.


vik - Agreed.


lindsay - Thanks a lot! To be honest, so had I Anyway, as most are still lacking paint they'll be coming round again at some pont



So it's a good day at work when you get back to your desk and find boxes from FW and Wayland games sitting there




The last few evenings have seen me busy clipping sprues and examining new bits. Lots of goodness in the Talos box, and interesting stuff from the hurricanum - although less pieces than I expected, it's all crammed on two sprues. BW has some nice bits too, plenty of embryonic ideas coalescing there.


Finished off the swivel-bridge:




Not the greatest pics, a lot of the oil and rust isn't showing properly.


And an orky ping-pong bat




Finished off another little shack-thingy:




Quick'n'easy, I'm liking these little shacks a lot Should really have taken a different shade for the tarp to add a bit of contrast, but hey-ho. Corrugated iron was heasvy catachan green drybrush over black, followed by light drybrushes of chainmail and silver. Thin black wash all over, then sepia and flesh in spots, 2 rust powders to finish.


Pulled out an old bit of terrain made with polystyrene packing, added some junk and re-painted it:



Rough'n'ready, but it'll do


And started in on another shack:



May need to pull a few more mini-discs apart




edited in a desperate bid to stave off the spelling-bees. I can hear them buzzing...

these are sweet, and im liking this new hut!

nice suply haul there mate!... must yet again cost you a fortune^^

but i bet there is quite some nice stuff in it to see you through lots of tiny projects! and some grnad for that matter^^

the new/old shack looks very good... the still unpainted too... i am not too sure about the melted look on the styro...but i think different weaponsystyms can eyplain a lot of melting to concrete but where this lil terrainpiece really pops is the bright looking (in comparrision) details of junk you added... keep them exactly as they are now... they look fantastic!!!


and the swivvelbridge is a very cool idea mister!


cheers, vik

The fact you can churn those shacks out so well, so fast, is both impressive and infuriating in equal measure! Nice job. Lmk if you more mini discs to destroy.

Swivel bridge is awesome!

Your terrain work is beautiful mate , the swing bridge is perfect , and a great ideas to boot. you really are the big daddy of orkyknowats and thingymigubbins.

Nice re imagining of the polystyrene plascrete ruin..

Very cool looking stuff! I expecially like the gear work on the swing bridge. Nice details.

Swivel bridge work of genius and great paint work , shacks all look great and the paint job has worked and looks amazing

The only thing missing is the squadron of grot x wing thunders

The shacks are great, and love what you've done with the polystyrene - so many similar pieces just look like painted packing crates, but yours is dead on. And still super jealous of all your rust. Dunno how you fit all this stuff in your boat!?

He just bolts on a new bit welds on a few scrapz getz the grotz ta nik a new engin gets da laser-wieldin sharks ta giv im an hand and hey presto its big enuff agin. Although I'm not sure what the laws are on Dakka bolted onto a canal boat.

Rogue - Cheers buddy! These little shack things are very cool, loads of fun and easy to build


vik - The proceeds of all those long hours I was doing for the first couple of months this year

Cheers! The melted poly was supposed to represent weathered, crumbling plascrete, best I could do with the polystyrene back then - this was one of the first bits of 40k terrain I made I thought about roughing it up a bit more, and maybe adding a bit of my dust-sand to the worn areas, but decided to just leave it in the end As you say weapons of the 41st millenium may have strange effects on materials.
I class the junk in the same 'details' cateory as the bits I added to the shack - they're what bring the piece to life so to speak.

Danke!


graven - The fact that I can churn those shacks out so well, so fast, is indicative of how easy they are I'm sure there are plenty of peeps out there who could produce dozens of these things per session
I still have a few old ones I'm happy to destroy, plus a few still sealed. I'm wondering if I recycle them all does that mean I should recycle the player too But I'll drop you a pm if I get a mad rush on and use my stash up


Gits - Cheers bud! It was originally going to get gearing along the bottom of the revolving part, but that would have undoubtedly meant it sitting half-completed for half an eternity Wondering what other rotating goodies need a Pringles can base now


neil - Thanks man. Does that make you the Giant Haystacks of referenced do-dads and whajamacallits?

See, neil knew it was plascrete


Guts - Thank you! It's the details that make the pieces - and with terrain it's easy to get away with a few just to make it all come together


ldd - Thanks and...thanks Glad the paint-jobs are doing it for you - painting terrain seems so much quicker and easier (well - quicker when it comes to tiny, teeny, simple little constructions ).

Probably be a couple of weeks till I start on the grot-bolt, exams next week so lots of revision/cramming coming up for most of the time between. But as I've mentioned it (or rather ldd did ) I'm still undecided on how to proceed with it/them. I was toying with the idea of building it pretty much the same as the concept, with that cockpit and no pilot - more as a stand alone model. I have still to find the warboss' little snotling to check him for size - but I was also wondering what to actually build it as if it is a grot-fighta for my guys.
Deff-kopta or storm-boy seem the obvious choice, yet they both have choppas and I haven't come up with a solution I'm really happy with. Chainsaw blades on the wing-tip is the best so far, and although I like it, it's moving away from the first image I had - which is not unusual, but that initial concept build went effortlessly together and really struck a chord with me.
Hence toying with maybe a small dio, just the fighta on a runway type of thing...


Scarp - Cheers mate, I've still got my eye on your skips

Hmmm, we likes it rusty, don't we my pwecious?

Umm, with increasing difficulty Seriously, this terrain larks great fun an' all, but I'm running out of room for mini's, let alone buildings and the like


Llama - Well, that all depends on how much dakka the law has



So, let's see if there's anything to show you then...

Hmm, not a lot, but here goes:


Current state of the next shack:




And the next:




Not decided on a canvas or metal roof for this one yet.


And a quick'n'cheerful conversion




Not all there yet, but almost - as I said, this one's quick'n'cheerful I'll probably come back to this idea later with a nob, do some justice to the leather jacket.


And then there's this guy:



.......Who will be sitting like this:



.......In this:



Hope no-one was expecting a real orky ping-pong bat

The front will have a TIE style cockpit window, there'll be a couple of consoles in front of the driver, and a turret at the back of the 'cab'.


Hmm, yep, that's about it....

LOL! Love that last bit!

Loving it all everything looks great once again and those shacks are just so dam cool

Like the little conversion but needs more work and the ork super whatever is going to be rather huge then but so far so good

Hah hah ha .. very good .. i see what you did their ..

Love the detail on all the shacks.

The latest pin-pong Tie tank is gona be mega too!

You crazy monkey. Such an ambitious vehicle. - big, lots of room for gubinz and grotz. Love the shacks - thats my kinda terrain - are those matchsticks with the phosphorus scraped off

IS there no limit to your badassery sir?


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I absolutely love the use of the Plastruct Manway! I just picked up a bag of those myself!

ouch... monkey...that peg leggerd skaterboy made me actually squirm a bit...that looks really painful^^

Gits - Cheers fella!!


ldd - Thanks dog! There'll be a few little details like knee and shoulder pads, maybe a bit of tattered sleeve, but it was supposed to be a quick job As stated I'm sure I'll come back to that concept of neil's with a nob, need to get some more practice at sculpting jackets

It's not that big, it's just a trukk


neil -


tipios - Thanks man! It's all in the details I hope so


weety - Now see, I was thinking of this trukk as a rather simple job really That's a kitchen roll sat on some chimmy tracks, with some 1:76 tracks under the front. Wasn't thinking it was going to be anything spectacular or huge

Of course, we've all seen that my sense of scale isn't always that good when I'm just building and not comparing

Well, they're more matchsticks before they've been dipped in phosphorus An old bag of modelling matchsticks that I used to use for all sorts of building back when I was a teen. Still going strong - I secretly believe it's a different bag and I've forgotten buying a replacement.

A few matchsticks and some scraps of plasticard/card/junk and instant shack - cheap, quick, easy and loads of fun - just as terrain should be Get to it girl!


dstein - Thank you sir! I believe there is, but I'm hoping it's still a long way off Yeah, you'll have a load of fun with those


vik - Man you should have seen the bail vid


Nothing to show tonight, but my hobby time has unexpectedly popped back into existence - I haven't been registered for my exams so I'll be doing them in November now. Which means a whole week of exams then - one a day Mon-Fri. I'm not sure I did that even when I was back in school That's not going to be fun. And just found out that my best friends, who have been a couple since we were all cadets together, are splitting up. So yeah, been an interesting day.

I will get some matchsticks - I already have ice lolly sticks - I was going to make a big wooden ship, water tight it with wax, rigg up some sails and put it on the local model boating lake but I think I might have to swim out to it if the wind dies down.

Only an ork would position themselves in a giant glass dome at the front of a crawler vehicle Looking forward to where you go with it - I vote one side gets painted red and the other black. Maybe some wood effect for the bit at the front? No reason...


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And sorry to hear bout the rubbish day - at least if you've got all your exams together they'll be done with: beats having them stretched out over a month!

this is ace, i will be copying this at some point mate, nice work

Loving your stuff monkey! But no ping pong bat? Nooooooo! Btw blogs been updated!

Love all the work you're doing here!!

Amazing work! Just spent some time catching up. Loving the Orkiness of it all, but that building really caught my attention. Always a treat to see what you have going on, looking forward to more!

What would be really cool it a pic of all your completed models and terrain just to see the full scale of all you have completed. If I ever played you I dont think I would win. I would be to busy checking out all your conversions and be to distracted to play.

By the way. Did that unit of grots I sent to infiltrate your house ever make it? They still havn't reported back to me.

Cor, bit dusty in 'ere then innit?

Not dead, not in jail, not living on the streets, not yet...

Mixture of things kept me away - Work, Skyrim, New Vegas, Oblivion, Breaking Bad and a general loss of interest in the hobby - a short-term loss I hasten to add, I know I'm not the only one who gets them.

Pretty hectic in the next few months too, so things will move slower than usual round here till Mid-November, but hopefully a bit faster than they have the last few months.

I have exams in Nov, and by my current reckoning I have to go through 4 chapters a week till then, more as I have one weekend away, and then I get a Mon-Fri of exams. I really thought all that malarky was decades in my past


Right, I believe I have some replies to take care of:

weety - If you have lollysticks and matchsticks then you have planks and beams - get to it.

Although a boat's cool too. I've been watching some guys with their RC boats down here and thinking that a RC sub with torps and a camera would be a thing of beauty


Scarp - He tried sitting at the back first, and to be fair it made no difference what-so-ever to his driving. But he couldn't see the stuff he was blowin' up and shootin' up, so he moved to the front
Hmm, that would go nicely with the white radar sphere I was planning for the back

Cheers mate. I'd rather have them spread out as nothing (and I mean that ALMOST literally) is being retained and my one hope is to rely on cramming immediately beforehand and short-term memory. Which is a bugger over a week.


wazzoo - Cheers! Look forward to seeing what you do with it - I've yet to catch up on your blog, no doubt at your speed it was done and sealed an age ago


HAZ - Thanks. Good job I didn't show you the 'swing-ball' set then I've no doubt it's been updated many times since. I'll catch up soon


beware... - Thank you, and welcome to the monkey-house.


Skalk - Thanks man. Those little shacks are great fun to do - you can add all sorts of haracter to the entire thing with just one or two items as it's all so compact.
I've been catching up on your terrain thread, somehow I'd missed it till now. And yes I can see the link in your sig.


schank - Good to see you again buddy. Even if I missed you by 3 months. Damn.

Weren't there some complete shots in that big ol' update a coupla pages back? Nothing added since then except what, maybe two of those little shacks?

No I'm fairly sure you'd win. I'd be too distracted by the fact that every time you did something I'd be going 'well, that's different to how I remember RT working', and then I'd get distracted by talking to you about the minis. TBH I think it would just be a couple of blokes randomly moving toy soldoers about making 'pew-pew' noises

Not heard anything of them yet, but having said that, the guys I had out looking for them haven't been seen in quite a while. Strange




So, I found time to start catching up on Dakka the other week, and one of the things that got my attention was the cookie terrain comp

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/467554.page


And I figured I might be able to scrape enough time and energy together to do something there, so after going out and buying some cookies I had a cup of tea and ate some.

Lovely they were.





Hmm? Oh sorry, been a while, forgot how this worked. It's some S&M you wanted wasn't it? P&M you say?
P&M, S&M what's the difference?

Adventures in cookie-land:



After all the cookies are gone (feel free to use another container if you can't manage all of them in one sitting),a liberal coat of pva and some card strips cut from the box went inside to help strengthen the plastic. Once dry it was glued down to a piece of foam board and a piece of plasticard stuck to one end where it was a bit battered.




The battery compartment from my old camera was a nice fit against one end, with further details being added from card stock and the cellophane wrapper from the cookies.






Bit of pipework and cabling is always important. Cables on the battery compartment were also from card stock, peeled a layer of and twisted it. Some model ship railings provided the rooftop supports, cable from a necklace.





Then it got some colours layed down.




And then the sponge came out to play





Some attention was directed towards the pipework.




And work continues.

Couple of weeks left, should get it done in time.



Just as long as nothing else catches my eye.









If the flyboyz are going to get orf tha grahnd then landing pads might be useful Probably more for in their take-off pad rule to be fair, but you know.


See you occasionally....

ah.... how i´ve missed your snazzy updates mister...!!!

and boy... that contest sounds interesting....?

Pretty hectic

LOL... i read pretty heretic...LOL... dunno what´s up with my reading skills...

and then i stumbled over...:

S&M

and i thought you are talking about certain bedtime practices

oh my... my mind is totally in the gutter these days... probably due to working with kids


as for the update... i gotta ask a question... how strudy is the connection of paint to tray? does it bond well or does it tend to flake off easily?

Oops, forgot to mention the layer of pva before painting

Otherwise yes, it'll just flake off.


And I was vik

lol....




ah... PVA...good idea... to tell you something... for the spitit of the thing... our family devoured (yep...that is a fitting term...as the time used for eating up the contens of that cookiepackage it took was way too small ) a cookiepackage to get me into making some terrain on my own too... soooo i will try it out eventually on my own too^^.... fair is fair i guess... i have to do to me what i do onto others^^

Heck monkeytroll, that was a swiftly done piece of terrain - musta been all the hobby energy stored up from months of abstinence. It looks superb and totally non-biscuit tray-ish. It is totally believable as some kind of substation/water treatment thingy.

Well that's me told anyway - I better dig out those lollypop sticks and get some matches. So many projects.

That's nothing short of brilliant mate! Wow. The transformation from cookie tray to industrial thingie is amazing!

How did you get your piping to bend 90 degrees?

More importantly, what kind of cookies were they?

Also, great sponge work chief!

Great work on that piece of scenery! Awesome weathering, apart from the rust on the main ribs of the... cookie packaging, that part turned out too red imo.

That generator is pretty wicked awesome, great use of misc crap laying around the house. VERY inventive.

Those cyborks and stuff are awesome, I suddenly whant to build a cybork army to

Superb generator man! I absolutely love it!

vik - Cookies aren't meant to be kept.


weety - Ahh, the old post-it-all-at-once trick I'm afraid. It was a week or so's work, it went up on the comp thread, but I wasn't sure if I'd be doing anything else so didn't show it here.

...and so little time. What happened to the life of leisure we were all supposed to be leading by now? I'm sure I was told robots would be doing all the work and I'd be able to devote all my time to toy soldiers and jet-pack racing.
Jet-packs!

Where's my fething jetpack?


Gits - Thank you! I used plastruct elbows for the bends, the tubes a little thicker than I'd like to bend myself with good results.


graven - Fudges Lemon Zest Biscuits.

Cheers!


Baiyuan - Thanks man! That's just the first layer - the dark flesh represents the primer, with the majority of the rust coming from powders in this case.


Zeke - Cheers. Use what you've got to hand, it's cheaper


Big Boss Grimbad - Thank you. Go for it, perfect opportunity for insane orky shenannigans


storag - Thanks man!




So, got distracted today.


Did a bit to the supports for the landing pad:







Not too many 'patches' on these, they're in pretty good nick. Apart from the pile of cables spilling out the side and the broken pipes



And I built a little do-dadd :



Nothing fancy, just a xmas-cracker spinning top wrapped in plasticard, with a couple of bits.



But I did continue with highlighting the chips on the generator, round to the other side now.





Whilst I was doing that I also did a bit of this:



Just need to 'furnish' it now



I also put a bit of coloured liquid on the supports:





A bit rough'n'ready still, but you get the idea. Maybe.



And most of the exchanger done:





Thanks for stopping by, I'll try and save some of the next batch of cookies

Very impressive mate. Those are coming together nicely!

Fantastic Monkey! I love the cooling tower! Your rust is, as always, phenomenal! For your generator for Vik's contest, did you find a way to use the foil wrapper at all?

Gits - Cheers bud!Like everything else of mine, they come together well right up ntil the last point, where they inevitably stall


Dave - Thanks man. To be fair, most of the rust on those was powders, quick and easy stylee

Yes I did:



The cloth hanging over the supports was part of the cellophane wrapper. Not ideal as it doesn't lie properly over the support, it's a bit too bulky for cloth, but it'll do.




The cloth's a bit better this side, but that's because it's a smaller piece The tarp on the ground is also from the cellophane

A couple of coats of pva (with a drop of washing-up liquid to break the surface tension) and it's fine for paint. I'd expect the foil type wrappers to act the same.



No distractions today

Well, except for any hobby stuff, as this was supposed to be a pure study day.

Oh and the fact that I found an old Space Marine building (First incarnation of Epic for you youngsters) that could potentially be pressed into service as some sort of maintenance gubbins:






A Zinge vent, a Leman exhaust and a few bits of plasticard, nice and simple. I know there's a few more of these lying around so if the final piece looks OK there's some more cheap terrain



Playing with the terrain (what? that's what it's for ) and I liked the look of the truss going from the support to the generator, so I'll look into making a similar tower for connecting to various bits:




Don't want to fiddle with the genny to make the truss load-bearing (so it could take a gantry) but just like the look of it, perfect for hanging a sign off or just some chains.



Got a bit stuck with what to put in the shack, didn't want to do anything complex, so it just got some stikk-bomms and a knife.



Also realised I'd missed showing how the leather was being kept in place, so added some rivets. Badly.
I was a bit messy with the superglue - went straight from the tube instead of using a cocktail stick and got white, shiny bits of glue around the rivets.
Be careful when gluing on painted surfaces
A layer of varnish followed by a pva/devlan mix and a coat of sepia seems to have sorted it somewhat.
Not a great deal of character to this one, but then again, not every little shack in a shanty-town part of the sprawl-slum is going to be imbibed with character, so



Jack found that not all the kiosks at the fun-fair were quite so welcoming...



And finished off the exchanger tower:





And with Drilla-Killa for scale:




Just noticed the wires need a wash to dirty them down a bit.

The cool battered appearance fo the tower was a nice accident. Caught in a buiding frenzy I glued the tower down before spraying the inside, which is clearly visible through the fan. It therefore got a really heavy spray through the fan, and through the hole in the centre of the UMD it was based on The concentration of paint in the enclosed space warped the thin plastic I'd used on this and, hey presto, battered sides



And the Epic building with a lick of paint to see how it hangs together:




And for scale we let Transplant Feva chase Drilla-Killa round it Scooby-Doo style






'She turned me into a squig!'

'A squig?'

'I got better.'

Dood! That thing makes a GREAT little rooftop A/C or scrubber unit!

Hence no base, so it can be placed anywhere

I may not play, but I like to think about how it works

The weathering on the cookie packet, sorry, generator is simply stunning.

Glad to see you have been up to no good

those hazard stripes are just perfectly weathered!

and i never would have guessed that this folded something is the foil.... very good work!


and when i see your stuff it is really hard to imagine it is in fact not RL stuff but 28mm models!

Excellent work.. definitely a source of inspiration..

You completely ruined an Epic-scale building! Those are priceless!

PRICELESS!

--B

*sobbing in the corner*

heh..You know what I traded in for a Cadian Boxed Army ($250 price then) when they first came out with the Plastic Cadians?

An entire Epic 40k box set, buildings and all,plus an entire Epic Guard Armored company unpainted, a Warmaster box set, A pile of GURPS books, All of which are worth a fortune now, but in 2000-2001-ish, was not worth too much I didn't know what I had

Sherman, to the WAYBAC machine!

Also, I have goodies in my thread. Lovely, lovely photographic goodies, for all of the League to share!

Oh my gosh DS.... I remember GURPS! LOL!

PDH - Thanks man. It's a simple process, just requires a bit of patience

Always


vik - Cheers! Amazing what a bit of pva can do


ruff - Thank you! A pleasure to hear that


Brian - Sorry man I'll try to warn you before the next one


Dave - Ahh, the special blindness brought on by the presence of Shiny!


Brian - Look very nice, but I've just skimmed the thumbnails and looked at a couple for now, don't need any extra inspiration right now


Gits - We played a bit back in the day, mainly using superhero and cowboy themes as I recall. Never really made it into our regular playlist though, can't recall why.



Not a lot to report, but decided to go the graffiti route with the support.




A few more words then another round of washes and that'll do. That and a bit of work to the pipes and the green plate, maybe a light touch of rust across the whole thing.

Most excellent.

That looks fantastic Monkey! That graffiti is streets ahead!

all good gak monky.. and we know you know your gak..

sacrilegious though .. butchering up That EPIC building.

mmm.. Epic Gak then..

The Craze is back excellent stuff once again, still loving those shacks

Not sure about the grafitti but everything else appears as always epicaly awesome...

Gits - Well thank you.


Vit - Cheers! graffiti, streets, very good


neil - Hmmm, Monkeytroll knows gak. Not the best motto I've heard

Bah, the tiny spacemens, they no need the buildings no more.

Vindaloo earlier?


ldd - Cheers! The Craze


mullet - Thanks. Anything in particular the matter with the graff, or just the general idea?




Not a lot done, mainly due to slicing open the pad of my thumb last night. Makes it tricky to hold things But also spent far too long mulling over new ideas.


Finished off the first support:





Not very happy with the camo'd patch, bit of a rush botch job, I'll angle that so it's not that visible under the pad


Not worth showing the bits on the cookie generator, just a few more highlights. Jut ned to finish that off, touch up the base, add the cable and then powder.


Also played about with one of the ideas for pipes between buildings.



Hanging bits of metal/armour down as makeshift barricades, blocking line of sight. I'm thinking the pipe for this should be slightly shorter, so that the plates start nearer the buildings.


And that's about the size of it....

The weathering on your tube things is most realistic. You have a knack for dirt which I want to appropriate! I tried to emulate your shacks with the lollypop sticks, matches and cocktail sticks but I had trouble cutting the damned things. Not wanting to slice open my precious hands (I need them for work) I am leaving off the shack till I find a sharper knife. Hope your hand heals quickly! We need robots with lasers for all this cutting, it would be safer (unless the robots become self aware and decide to make tiny shacks out of our bones)

And thanks again for the link in your sig!

I love the character on these latest peices, And the hanging bits of metal on the pipe is genius! it looks great!, and by the way, you grafiti is a perfect variation of random, and weathered, and it looks natural (may or may not know someone in the grafiti buisness ) I will definatly be adding these pics to my inspirational terrain folder!

Really like the idea of hanging metal plates acting as cover, its so simple and yet so orky. would be really fun gamewise as well. oh and your buildings are so beautifully derelict its unbelievable, how do you paint graffiti like that!!!
anyway keep up the awesome

These concrete supports look almost real, awesome attention to detail, man! Great work!

edit: oh wait I hadn't commented on here before?? Well, I love your blog, extremely creative, exalted!

weety - OK we need to organise a mind-meld which results in you gaining my dirt and me gaining your speed
Yes, sharp knife required, although the matches are a perfect size as is
I actually sliced my thumb doing the washing-up rather than any hobby-related accident
Yes, where's our robots? And our personal laser cutters?
And even more importantly, Jetpacks. Where's our fething jetpacks?


Rogue - Thank you, thank you and thank you!
I figured the hanging metal was a more interesting take on barricades. In game terms I think the pipe by itself is low enough to stop most vehicles, which is kind of interesting. At least to me


bigfish - I was thinking that the metal plates had been used by the hive-scum who were there previously, but the idea struck a chord with da boyz I may do some little floor level bits to go with them, to prevent constant foot-sniping
Like the real thing - layer by layer


MrMerlin - Thanks man, and welcome if this is indeed your first time in the monkey-cave.




So it seems that cd/mini-disc bases are absolutely ideal for slipping into cuts across the thumb Not in the least bit fething annoying


Current state of the supports:



One doone, one nearly done, one just started.


Finished one of the older buildings and started colouring.





Klub Grottz is under new management and having a lick of paint before the grand opening.






And what fun are shortcuts without precarious walkways to traverse?




Thank you for flying Air-Monkey. We are currently cruising at 1000ft. Please undo your seatbelts, leave your belongings where they are, and proceed to the nearest emergency exit where the stewardess will relieve you of any cash before helping you out...

HA HAH AH HA Klub Grots Sounds like a place to avoid, I just imagined a grot pole dancer YUCK !!!!!!

However the scenery is coming on great, the walkway simple but effective especially the misshaped corrugated iron, and the pipe with hanging metal items from it, well I thought it was some kind of Ork windz chyme LOL

Gentle brezze blowing and all you can here in the distant is the tuneful sound of CRASH BANG CLANG !!!!! NICE.

Watch out for the CD'S they will get you every time

I am sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner about the Graffiti I just don't think it's up to your usualy standard of realisum... It looks of to me but I appear to be in the minority.

It is an exceptionaly good idea and one I might try to steal for my next project but I'm going to have to practice and print out some resorce material for inspiration

ldd - What do you think those red squares are for? Grots like to keep their podiums low

Ork wind chimez Hmm, now there's an interesting idea. There may be something in that


mullet - No worries, thanks for replying. I'm fairly happy with the graff itself, in the sense of random scrawlings rather than art, but not so happy with the actual support itself - it was a bit of a 'play around with different styles' thing, and I felt it needed something added to help detract from that, hence the grafitti. There'll be more to come, some of which will be a bit more b-boy, so hopefully there's better to come

Sometimes the lone dissenting voice is the correct one

Good luck with whatever you have brewing presently, I look forward to seeing it , and potentially any grafitti on it

cool.... klub grotz.... splendid concept!!! that has me hooked!

Not a lot done, mainly due to slicing open the pad of my thumb last night. Makes it tricky to hold things

ouch....

So it seems that cd/mini-disc bases are absolutely ideal for slipping into cuts across the thumb Not in the least bit fething annoying

double ouch....


and that line of sight blocking metal washing line equivalent is a totally unique idea... gives the term iron curtain a new take!

Excellent work as always. Your terrain is really well done and it must make your table look amazing. Any chance of a 'group photo'? Would really like to see some of your completed pieces together.

vik - Cheers! It had to be a grot hangout as the pieces lent themselves to a smaller scale than orks There'll be more to come on da klub later, that's just the basic klub

It's just a big ol' washing line for armour plates is all


Skalk - Thank you man! Well, it might make my table look amazing if I had one. I don't actually play, just somehow managed to get myself stuck on the terrain tip TBH, most of the pieces are in the usual state for my work - not quite finished Don't worry, as they get finished I'll be taking shots of the different 'builds' I can get I wanna show it off



So bit more done on the cookie genny, need to crack on with it after this post to get it done tomorrow.

Mind is going into overdrive with ideas at the moment, drifting off at the slightest provocation - which is oh, so useful when you're looking for a vital part and have to pick up and contemplate designs for 20 or so other parts before reaching what you were after
I almost came back from Tesco's yesterday with no food as I kept seeing things that could be turned into other things

Just about managed to hold it together by giving in to these two



Saw them on the shelf and thought that for less than a tenner each they could probably make something interesting Was quite disappointed with Captain America's Goliath Assault Tank (bet you can't remember that ) when I got it out of the packing, but after cutting a few bits off and playing with it it's grown on me a bit - still not as promising as it first looked, but there's material for a variety of things there.

I had a little play with it but that and Iron Man's Firestrike Assault Jet (Nope, me neither ) are really projects for a rainy day. Oh, wait, that's pretty much any day around here isn't it?


Anyhow, had a package turn up at work today, and I thought I'd share it with you guys. 'Cause I'm nice like that

Well, two packages actually, the first had a few crackle paints I ordered after seeing neil's great work on his terrain. I'll be putting them to the test soon I think.

But the main attraction tonight is that old favourite...Zombies!!!


Scarper pointed me in the direction of the Zombiecide kickstarter a while back and I opted in.

Got my box today.

Let's see what's inside boys and girls...




So we have the game, a t-shirt, a lithograph, 6 dice and the abomination pack.
Ok, better open some of that stuff up, get a smell of new game




A slim paperback rule book, looks ok on a brief flick through. Sorry, didn't get a page count and have packed it all back up, this won't be a proper review just some quick first impressions. It'll also probably be a while before I get to play it (I intend to at least try it before deciding how to hack the mini's up ) No doubt there will be, or already is, some real reviews posted. Also just remembered I never got a 'group shot' of all the stuff unpacked, oh well.

The book contains 10 scenarios/missions to play out - the game is for 1-6 players and supposedly takes around an hour to play. I'll get back to you on that at some distant point in the future...

Opened it back up...28 pages.




Tokens. Cop cars, shambling hordes in a disco, red cross aid points, the exit, golden bullets, blue cross sale, hearing aid recharging points, doorways, Satan and the green cross code....yep, this game seems to have covered all the bases




A stack of cards (seems to be weapons, mods, encounters and some other stuff) and some dice - these ones sans zombie-head and molotov cocktail.




Nine double-sided tiles for the board, each 25x25cm, and six character cards. The reverse of the cards has blanks for creating your own.




The zombies. 8 models (1 fatty, 2 runners, 5 walkers), 4 rows, 2 trays. Some of those are getting chopped up no matter what




With some friends for scale. A few have obvious mould lines, there's some nice detailing, faces are a bit sharper than they look in the pics, but there is a certain 'zombie-softness' to them. I'm betting Scarp's already cut some up in his head for his scavengers




The abomination. Guess he's the big bad




Our heroes:
Doug, the office worker. Phil, the cop. Amy, the goth. Josh, the hoodie. Ned, the bum. Wanda the waitress.
Roller boots and a chainsaw. She has Escher genes baby, I'm telling you


And that's the contents of the game. Looks kinda cool.

OK, let's take a peek inside the abomination pack then.




Some more cards, and some more dice - this time with those heads'n'bombs on And one set is glow-in-the-dark . It doesn't matter if you can't see the zombie heading for you, you'll still be able to see if you wounded him.




Another abomination, and three more heroes.



That'll be Nick, the seat-of-the-pants cop-in-a-vest, El Cholo, the Mexican with machetes, and Dave, the geek with the molotovs


And there was also another trayful of zombies.

Hmm, that's a good way to order zombies I feel, by the trayful

Well, that's a bit of undead fun for you to drool over, I need to go eat, and then invent a time machine to go back to when I started typing this so that I can go paint instead


edited for an inability to count up to eight. And I'm the stock manager? Sheesh.

You got yours already! No fair!

I played my copy, yesterday, and it was an absolute RIOT. Book scenarios are little boring, but the contents of the box lend themselves to free Internet Scenarios by the bucketload.

I am PLEASED.

--B.

Hearing aid recharge points??? Are some of the hero's deaf?

Looks like fun

monkeytroll wrote:I may not play, but I like to think about how it works

Awesome comment, sigworthy...

Vit - You mean I'm the one that got my gak early for a change? That's a nice sensation


Brian - After flicking through the rules it sounds fun. I'm sure I'll get a chance to have a couple of solo plays before a group session. Definite scope for plenty of expansion. I can see me converting up some survivors for a start


weety - Well, what do you know. After glancing at the rules it seems my guesses as to what the tokens represented was off a little No golden bullets either that I could see. Those are cop cars though
With pimpmobiles on the reverse Like a giddy scholgirl I didn't even notice that the tokens were double-sided.

The game has zombies and pimpmobiles. What else do you need to know people?


Baiyuan - What I find interesting is that I'm not trying to build a cool model of a building, I'm trying to build a cool piece of gaming terrain. I like to think how a model could use the terrain, even if the particular rule-set I'm thinking of isn't quite right


So took the cookie genny to work to try and sneak in 20mins of chipping at lunch. Which was okay.

It does seem that transporting terrain needs planning though I had two pieces when I got to work. Bonus!! Oh wait, that's not how this game works is it? It was just one of the supports for the wire, but it did take a smal chunk of paint with it, and that's going to be a pain to cover up, and then finish it for tonight.

Hmm, it's not going to get to the state I wanted, but I'll be back later with whatever I've got.




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Ok, pic dump, chatter later












Not quite to the state I wanted, it could do with a couple of washes and some drybrushing in places, and a spot of tidying...but it'll do

Looking groovy and apocalyptic. I find it fascinating what crowd-sourcing is doing for the hobby (relic knights is just bananas) and it's always interesting to see what other ponds folk are dipping in (not skinny-dipping though, specially when there's zombies about).

Speaking of which, come the zombie apocalypse, I'm buying a boat. Wait, you already thought of that...

Colour me subscribed!

Looking brilliant. But you know what this game really needs Zombie Orks........

graven - Cheers. I think there's going to be some interesting times ahead with the crowd-sourced projects - just so long as there isn't a run of good ones at the same time I've dropped on Dreadball and Dreamforge too so far, and the Bombshell Babes will no doubt be getting some of my hard-earnrd too.
Zombies will be an interesting change of pace - with so many it's going to be minimal conversion and 'quick' paint jobs for sure.

Melting icecaps, torrential storms, zombie apocalypse - I'm covered for it all


Squigsquasher - Will do, but be warned, I take a loooong time over my colouring Welcome aboard, it's a bumpy and confused ride, but you can probably get by without holding on for the moment.


Llamahead - CHeer bud! I have been looking at the fat y and the abomination for 'research' purposes


Not a lot done hobby-wise at the weekend as I was off at a hip-hop festival. All good except for the early shut-downs, luckily there were a few guys who lived close so we just skipped out after a while so we could get pretty decent kips and brekky

However I did pop over my folks to exchange birthday presents with my mum (mine was Wednesday hers was Thursday) and decided to rescue some old terrain whilst I was there.



And some assorted other bits... I'l see what I can do with these, the larger building and the round huts can certainly be used. The walls and ruin are on dodgy cardboard bases so I'l see what can be salvaged there.


And a touch on the zeds



I'm thinking I'll start with a whitish base and a wash for definition, followed with coloured washes for the majority. And I'm playing with the idea of having an item or two per mini done in paint to stand out from the rest - I'm going to use one of the trays for experimenting with the look, but I need something quick to get through the hordes Spend a bit more time on the survivors.



Here for instance I might paint the high heels and the tie a bright red. I started hacking up the base on the male before realising that there was no way I wanted to customise all the bases
I said the first tray was for experimenting didn't I?

Oooo I really wanted that game.. although a bit demotivated being that I couldnt donate any money to their kickstarter and I really want the Bruce Willace, Samuel Jackson, and Chuck Norris heroes...

Love what you're doing with the zombies. Eager to see how the rest turn out.

they look rather good.. especially like the movement in them .. and those characters are a treat... now you just need the survival guide and and brown and yellow bell jet chopper..

those wooden thingies.... these looks very good...

and did you really just use washes for those z´s? very cool looking!

Ahh the old nothing but washes technique. My favorite technique.

They look great by the way. Zombies are always a welcome sight - did you see the blog with the pirate zombies? That was totally superlative, it was practically awesome.

Hipityhipityhophop.

Rogue - Just after the kickstarter closed I was kicking myself for pledging as I spotted sedition wars and was thinking that the sci-fi stuff was far better suited to my sensibilities, but now I'm thinking that the zeds make a nice change. The Sam Jackson one has been pulled, looks like there'll be a Clint version taking it's place. Not sure of this, but won't the wave 2 (Clint & Chuck) minis be available to buy when they're released?


adam - Cheers. I suspect you'll be a while waiting for them all to be done - I think that's about twice as many figs as I've finished in my 2 yearss on dakka


neil - They are pretty cool, the zombie versions of the characters should be interesting. I was thinking of building a mall...


vik - They were part of an chaos encampment, used to have very crap thatched roofs and a couple more huts that seem to have been eaten by the garage monster. No great loss, but these'll be okay with a bit of corrugated iron rivetted in place.


weety - I think it's going to be mainly washes, with a few inks and a splash of paint here and there. It needs to be fast to even think about getting through them - I'll spend time on the survivors, and their zombie counterparts, plus the abomination - maybe both if one doesn't become a bit orky

Cheers! It does ring a bell, might go look for it again though.

Hiphopbodyrockbodypopdontstopbebop.



And a few more washes gone down - see it is fast, or maybe that's just the red brush I was using



Veronica and Bob, almost done.




Davey and Trent. Almost done.




Paulie and Sue. Who seems to have put on mismatched stockings. Bit to do.

And no, I doubt they'll all get names. Or at least, they won't keep their names


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Forgot the obligatory 'trouble at t'hive' shot:

I had thought not but you know what clint is 100000 times better than sam.. you just made my day

Well, that's not yet confirmed to be the replacement - rumour based on some artwork in the dlc campaign - zed with a magnum

Not in love w/ those models but the paint job is (as always) very impressive.

yes that paintjob is really stunning... washpainting produces some nice effects again!

Those are coming along great!

Skalk - Cheers bud! I quite like them, especially considering that they're from a board game, could have done with a bit more gore, but that does leave me something to do I suppose


vik - Thanks. More importantly, it's quick


Gits - Thank you sir!



So, considering all these CDs I've been utilising for bases, Figured I should really do something with the CD spindle too

And so I decided that more landing pads were in order.



There needs to be a ladder and chains on that vertical piece, possibly some more details on the main structure, and a hose attached to the refueling pump. Maybe a few tools lying around, some support for the fuel pipes and a spot of debris.

started my current project with wash painting too... hopefully i can provide pics tomorrow...

and yes it is quick^^

and ...that fuel pump atop of that landing spindle... what are those round half spheres?

looking good as usual by the way...an intersting take at the somewhat otherwise overdone spindle usage for terrain^^ tat two storey version out of one spindle is something i haven´t yet seen

Oooo this one seems really cool, I could see this fitting well in any 40k city

That little do-dad on the edge there is super cool. Where did you get the little half-orbs?

looking great monkey.. wishing i had some plasticard rods right about now..

there is a commandment... tho shall never run out of plasticcard rods...

Landing pad I keep thinking star wars for some reason, love the little pump as well maybe an open tool box with the odd spanner lying around.

Great job

vik - Yep, good start mate! Those hemispheres come from EMA http://www.ema-models.co.uk/index.php/acrylic-plastic-shapes/hemispherical-domes/clear-domes.html

Seemed like the obvious solution to me, I'm sure there's a whole bunch out there somewhere


RW - Cheers bud! Yeah, this ones not too orkified, they haven't had a chance to improve every building in the area yet


GG - Thank you, and see above


Neil - Thanks man. Yeah, guess you've been going through a bit of plastic recently


vik - or pen inners, insulated wire, straws, sprue etc


ldd - Yeah, I'm thinking fuel hose, spanner/wrench possibly a tool kit, I'll probably wait till the main part's done before deciding what exactly.



Most of the base colours down, started on some of the weathering.




Thanks for popping in, help yourself to a soggy squig on the way out...

Nice work as usual MT!

What you going to add the first level ? seating area maybe a squig juice machine maybe, smoking section

hmmm.... that yellow level... i am not sold ... looks rushed... not your usual quality... it needs saying as your weathered yellow is one of the best i´ve seen here so far!!!

and thanks for the explanative link... could have known such stuff by myself...

As always, Monkey, your terrain is utterly amazing. I'd love to play on your table some time! That walkway support from the last page is perhaps my favourite bit of terrain from you so far - all the graffiti is so beautifully believable, and the weathering is top notch. I might borrow the hanging barricade idea too, if you don't mind

Your zombicide turned up a full week or two before mine, and I'm really glad for you that you didn't get stung on the customs - it took £20 to get mine out of the customs office, including £8 for the privilege of having them hold onto it for me! It's a fantastic game though, tells a story every time you play. Have you had a chance for a game with anyone yet?

Really like your paint job on the first few zombies - the wash painting is working out really well for you! I'm using gryphonne sepia over white for my zombie skin, but I don't have the patience or brush control to use it for all their clothes - I tend to try painting new layers too early and end up with a murky mess

Stung by customers I have a load of stuff from Dreamforge Kickstarter to come, I know I am going to get stung big time on that

I hate the fact they charge you for holding onto it not like we asked them to ….

I really hate customs

It's been soooo long I can't remember.... do you have any Deffkoptas to plant on those awesome landing pads?

I can't remember ever seeing any of your terrain I didn't like. You are 100% every time. Really like the gubbins on your most recent work. The little details really sell the idea. What did you do to weather the top? I can see things I recognize, but a small explanation would be great.

Gits - Thanks a lot bud, who knows, someday I may even get back to the boyz


ldd - I was planning on just a console and maybe some assorted debris. Squig juice vending machine is just asking for a conversion from one of Dave's vendors though


vik - Thanks vik, but don't worry too much, that's far from finished, that was just a base coat and some heavy washes - it's already further along, but it won't be as good as usual I'll admit. I'm just trying variations on stuff as I go along, don't want everything worn in the same manner.

Careful with that site though, even if it's a horrible task to add items to your basket, you'll find it gets pricy rather quickly, too many important bits available


Scarp - Cheers buddy! What table Those supports are actually for the larger landing pad, need to get on the details for the pad itself now I guess. Loot away my friend, loot away

Yeah, I seem to have been among the first in the UK to get it, and I was shocked when I found everyone else was getting shafted by Customs
Not had a chance to play yet, to be honest I wasn't sure if I'd be playing or just grabbing the minis when I pledged, but It looks fun enough to play. I just know that it'll be a while till I get a chance, certainly not before November, maybe not until that celebration thing we do near the end of the year I'll surely try a solo game or two beforehand.

Yeah washes work well for these guys, nice and fast and simple. Washes dry pretty quickly so just do a kind of semi-batch job on a few and you should be ok, it's when I start adding inks it can get messy


ldd - Yeah, I'm fairly sure I'll get stung there, possibly even three times


Arakasi - Long time no see, hope everything's good with you. How long till your modelling stuff gets to you? Da Dark Angelz are sorely missed around these parts.
Finished wise, there's Da Red Kount and Bionikopta, but neither of those works well on the pad due to their bases. Rare to see lamp-posts and ruins atop landing pads There is however the looted landspeeder, or potentially a unit of grot-koptas. The larger pad will take a valk (for future reference ) or the cylon-based Fighta.
And as they're the same height as the other terrain they can be used as plaza's or some such in the walkway mave, or parking places for the hover-buggy and looted wagon.

But yes, as the landing pads progress more 'koptas or other flyers may appear. Awaiting a couple of Doom Scythes and a Storm Talon for various shennanigans


Skalk - You flatter me sir Keep it coming
I think I'd argue with 100% of the time, but thank you, I appreciate it.
Yep, always the details

Ok, so let me see, I've been messing around a bit recently without taking any notes, so hopefully nothing utterly stunning comes of it as I won't be able to replicate, but I beleive it was something like this:
Base spray of ogre flesh, over-spray of humbrol sand. Sponge/smearing with dark flesh, light sponge with black. light wash with sepia. Touch up some of the raised tread with silver. sepia wash, with random light touches of thraka and flesh. Devlan around the rim and in splotches across the pad. Vallejo light grey wash in selected areas, touch of badab around the rim. Some random patterns using a large lat brush tapped vertcally to create lines, of sepia, devlan and yellow ink. (The yellow ink is quite low-key in rl, but highly obvious in the pics - probably won't use that in this manner again).
I'll probably do another sepia wash with touches of others and a grey (I love that grey wash, excellent on bare metal) before a light bit of rust powder. After sealing there'll be some oil spills added and maybe a touch more rust.

Something like that anyway I know I meant to use Dakka as a notepad for my various colour combos, but I seem to actually do that so little - possibly because there's these huge gaps of decent modelling time in between thos eisolated incidents of colouring in



So, what have I got for you lovely, lovely people today?

A little progress on the landing pad.






Quite pleased with how the pump is coming along. Experimented a bit with some Distress crackle paint. Mixed a bit with some crackle medium, some deep green pigment and water, roughly covered a dark flesh undercoat, then added some lighter crackle paint and drybrushed, then again with a bit more of the lighter colour. Because it was watered down and then drybrushed it didn't actually crack, but has produced a nice blistered type effect. Which if I can replicate should look interesting on something like a plague marine, no?
You'll be seeing some more experiments with crackle paints, the main thing i'm trying at the moment is getting coats thock enough to crack, but thin enough to not cover detail. There's some on a few pieces at the moment, in varying states, none of the others have worked as well as I wanted yet though



Finished off the pump room/filtration unit/multi-purpose terrain thingummy bit



May give the roof another dry-brush & wash to blend those panels a bit better, although once again, they're not as hideously visible as that in RL. Once sealed it may get another touch-up of rust - depends on how it looks .



More shambling hordes. You've all seen the movies. Once an outbreak starts, they'll keep spawning....



GS'd some sleeves on one and gave the other a serious chinese burn. Also left a mould line on completely purposefully purley for gaks and giggles.




Couple of runners, proving that zombie co-ordination is crap for hi-fives. Hair on one, sweatbands on the other, both have had arm transplants.




Prison fatty and his doxie. He's looking for an anadin.




Bonus blurry shot.



And a concept for a three-wheeler for a little diorama type thingy I'm contemplating.



Think the rear wheels need to be slimmer, even with mud-guards in place. Maybe grab another FW biker wheel, they're about right I think. Or maybe something completely different, not sure now, but I do want the tricycle arrangement.


And I suspect this next maybe a bit unexpected:




And a little bonus going out to Arakasi



Seems to have lost his dakka, gunner and console in the long aeons since he was last touched


Cheers y'all.

Very tasty csm. Could this mean you're tempted to start playing with the arrival of the new dex?

Unlikely

I just felt that the scheme would work well and needed to try it out. I'll possibly do a few more till I can replicate the look of that pump easily. It's kind of a variation on a very rusty theme I have in mind for spiky 'rheens, it's just that I can't recall the method I had previously Worked realy well on bases then I forgot the method when I went to do a marine

Did almost pick up the new rule book yesterday, but got distracted by comics and paints

hmmm... i still have an untouched can of crackle medium in my paint box... good to see some interesting uses shown by you...

and indeed the look suits a nurgle marine to the T...

the first z´s look as if they are about to boogie^^...the rest looks like you´ve found your new niché to paint in... zombies seem to grow on you quite good

and the lil threelegged truck^^ good looking concept...tho slimmer wheels on the rear will make it look perfect... will this be for your orks? will you then add some plating as well?

and yes... visiting artshops always comes with a heavy loss of money... regardless if online or RL^^

and i am all for testing new techniques^^

The chubby guy and his woman look like strictly come back dancing contestants lol

Stuff looking great love the landing pad, still think you need a squig juice machine mind

The three wheeler did that come with the zombie set then ?

All good no bad, like the csm, very cool pose

vik - I'll try and do some tests using just the medium, or the medium mixed with paint/pigment. The main isue is that the paint needs to be a certain thickness to actually crack - although as can be seen on the pump some interesting efects can occur when not quite at that level.

I managed to catch them auditioning for a Thriller video re-make (note to self, red leather and single glove for one zed )

The trike-truck is indeed heading back into orky territory, although I'm thinking it'll be one of a set of little diorama/display things I have in mind. The back will be getting covered over, and there will be more plates.


ldd - see audition comment above As said, I beleive I can switch some radioactive cola for some squig-juice

No, that's a Daihitsu Midget, released by Arii - they have a couple of other three-wheelers in their catalogue which I may need to look up too. Although as their are rules for police-cars and pimp-mobiles in Zombiecide my thoughts have strayed in that direction, believe me When I was first looking through the box I started to envisage building a town set to play in and everything


bigfish - Cheers fella, I started off trying to build a proper load-out, then thought 'feth it, this is a test-piece, build what you want - just don't make it an awesome detailed conversion in case it all goes tits-up.'


Nothing to report on at the moment, had to go in for stock-taking today, so had to skip the local IPMS show (International Plastic Model Society), which means I missed out on some inspiration and a chance to put a whole bunch of bits on my credit card

Did find this on my desk today though, it had come in yesterday I believe.



Orx trike from Mantic, I think I can use those bits. In fact, those wheels look just about right for the earlier three-wheeler - bonus!


Edited four atroshush spelin innit?

note to self, red leather and single glove for one zed

LOL... that´s bound to be happening sooner or later, eh? lol... resistance is fultile^^

and yes... that trike looks quite good... well of course we wont see it that way ever again on your desk

so reuse those wheels... will fit like a glove methinks too^^

oo that is one cool bike!

That landing pad looks awesome!! It reminds me how lacking my own terrain is xD
I like that bike, and want one for all its bits and bobs. I never run bikes but I see many uses for the kit!

The Zombies are shaping up well- Nice to see other people doing some Zombicide! I kinda like how youre naming em as ya go!

vik - Sooner rather than later

Now what makes you think that I'd hack up a perfectly good model to make something else entirely


Rogue - Yeah, it's not bad, gonna have to check out some more of the orx range methinks.


Ramos - Thank you man!

Couple of interesting bits on it, but only 12 pieces in total - if I remember I'll try and get a bitz shot. And your guys seem to have turned green

Cheers, I doubt the naming will continue all the way through the set



So just some quick and cheerful (read shoddy and rushed) GS and wash action.



Lois and Clark, still waiting on pretty much everything. He bent his arm, lost his tie and grew some hair. That last isn't usual behaviour for zombies is it? She's shoved some badly mauled pillows up her shirt and nicked some-one else's head and arm. Rude bitch!




Billy-Jo and Mikey Mikey needs a serious re-paint, that's horrible - time, proper lighting and concentration are required when painting kids

That's a remark aimed at kids, not about colouring young children or goats


And once Mike was on the scene it was obvious what was gonna happen.....





Keep those dancing feet attached peeps...

i think this says it all :



i think mickey needs a repaint... as his skin isn´t quite right...

for referrence

I can see it now...
The game is going fine until.... dun dun dunnnn.... Mikey walks on with his retinue.

"Yeah then the Zombies start dancing."
"Theyre doing what!?"

The survivors never had a chance...
And you better keep up the naming! Its a weird little touch that sets em apart- I love it!


And dude... Vic that bottom pic is epic. I want my own Thriller Mikey bobblehead/statue thingy!!!

Jackson lives!!!!!

Dam I should read all your post before taking ideas away from it

I think you should add this super freak to your zombie hoard

How thrilling! Theres nothing like a good pop culture reference. I feel like playing this zombie game - or maybe making one of my own. Hoards of zombies coming at ya. Shotguns blasting!

I made an aliens style game once - The player would have 3-4 heavily armed and armoured characters, they have limited but large supplies of ammo and very rapid fire guns and then the games master just throws wave after wave of aliens (genestealers painted black) and once the bullets run out you have to fight them hand to hand (acid burns all over the place). Similar deal to zombies but faster.

 weetyskemian44 wrote:
How thrilling! Theres nothing like a good pop culture reference. I feel like playing this zombie game - or maybe making one of my own. Hoards of zombies coming at ya. Shotguns blasting!

I made an aliens style game once - The player would have 3-4 heavily armed and armoured characters, they have limited but large supplies of ammo and very rapid fire guns and then the games master just throws wave after wave of aliens (genestealers painted black) and once the bullets run out you have to fight them hand to hand (acid burns all over the place). Similar deal to zombies but faster.

Now thats a game I could play I get the impression it would not last long though.

Really like the Robin Reliant looking Trakk. Very Only Fools and Horses....

^ LOL well orks are cockney geezers, makes sense "Rodnork you plonka!"

Thanks for the link Monkey though it's going to hit my wallet

100% of the time for the work I have seen. This thread is 56 pages long and you have 1,600 images in your gallery. I haven't seen everything. If you want I can dig through them and post something I didn't like.

Love the walkers, monkey! The runners in particular are ace - I was wondering how I was going to individualise them with their fairly fixed poses, but your little conversions and limb/head transplants work really well. Love the paintjob on the big guys head wound too - gross!

The dance line ups are pure class - keep up the great work!

monkeytroll wrote:Arakasi - Long time no see, hope everything's good with you. How long till your modelling stuff gets to you? Da Dark Angelz are sorely missed around these parts.

Every thing's good with me - thanks. Crate arrived last Monday, and I'll be finally sorting out the hobby stuff tomorrow - as I have my first 6th Ed game to attend to. Wish Da Dark Angelz luck - or heads - either is good I've been holding off relaunching the thread until I'm back in the swing of things - should be soon! In the meantime, thoroughly enjoying your progress!

vik - Thriller bridge! Woot! That is a pretty cool bobble-head. I was going for the look of his skin circa 2001, think it's pretty close


Ramos - I couldn't be bothered with a re-paint so I decided I'll make another one later. And I'll try and come up with some rules for him too
Maybe a survivor version to go with the zed?


mayajid - Well, kind of


ldd - Always in a rush, never bothering to see what's ahead And look, you missed a spot too.

But I just built one



weety - Still to play a game myself, but it does look fun, and I've only heard good things from those that have.

Space hulk without the termies then? That was always the hook to get people to play space hulk (non-gaming friends that is) - tell them it's a bit like Aliens. Always got their attention.


ldd - brief, bloody and beautiful I'd imagine


Llamahead - It is a bit isn't it?


graven - Indeed


ldd - No problem, and yes it will


Skalk - No no, that's fine If you're searching my gallery you're not building or painting


Scarp - Cheers bud! I was debating leaving the zeds as is, but there was no way that was ever going to sit right with me, so quick and easy chops it is. Well, mostly


Arakasi - Good to hear on all counts. Luck with the game, and looking forward to seeing the further adventures of Morgrimm and his boyz. And sorry I wasn't around to get my trukk finished.




So yes, Trotta's Indapendant Traderz are setting up shop near you.

Option 1:



(Those are not the real Del da Boy and Da Plonkork, just stand-ins. Haven't decided yet whether Del will be in a suit with a jacket draped over his shoulders, or a jumper and sheepskin coat)

I'm thinking a stall, with some tables in front, the buggy to the side, the Trottas manning the stall/standing about.


Option 2:



Loading the buggy with a pile of junk that's just fallen off da bak ov a trukk.




And a few more joining the shambles.





That'll do for now, maybe more later.

option 1, that idea is great and the car is hilariously awesome!

What about Uncle Albork?

Rogue - Yeah I think so too, even though the original idea back when I had it was the second option. The pile of junk was an interesting idea, but can be used in the stall scene, and the stall presents some interesting options


graven - It's a possibility, not decided for certain yet. If so, I'm thinking one of the bearded pirate heads


And messing with a big mek with KFF.



Also messing with a kan based on the same legs.

Laters...

The diorama's a great idea reminds me of the Ork market story in the Rogue Trader Orks. I'd go with the sheepskin coat myself. The Big Mek looks rather Eldritch which I'm not sure go's with Orks. Orks always seem more earthy and brutish than lovecraftian horror. There is nothing subtle about the terror Orks produce.

I like your "only orks and horses" idea. Ver amusin.

LOL LMAO Sheepskin jumper and flat cap for me all the way

This is going to look the bomb great idea and amazingly well created, I see a tall skinny Ork for Grotney and you have to add Uncle Albork thats a must

Dont forget the suit case as well that is the trademark of theirs

I will build Da Boycee and Trogger

Give him a file-o-fax.

 weetyskemian44 wrote:
Give him a file-o-fax.

I forgot that yes that as well

Llama - It's been gestating for a year or so now. If you went back to the page 50 update I think I mention when the idea was formed - it's all weety's fault I have a couple of TV themed diorama type thingies floating in the ether. I'm hoping for better progress than I've had with the Waaagh-ky Racers. I'm veering towards the sheepskin myslf, but final choice will probably be dependent on the figures I use as bases.

Well, some of the KFF kit on his back is just place-holding at the moment, I was looking for the Talos arm, and just happened to find all those gribblies in the same box (that's quite rare around these parts you know ) so bunged 'em on. However, yes it is a bit less brutal than one might imagine, but remember that GrimSnik and Upzag have been collecting strays from across the galaxy (and outside), so there's a variety of gear about. The head will probably get swapped out too, that's not a very mekky-tekky bonce.


weety - Cheers. It's all your fault anyway


ldd - Well, let's just hope it gets finished sometime, then we can worry about whether it looks the bomb hey? But cheers for your confidence
Suitcase noted - remind me if it's not been seen by 2015, I'll be getting close to finishing by then


weety - See previous text.



So a bunch of zeds for you. They're shabby, shambolic and stoopid. But I can't be bothered to re-paint so that's how they'll stay

There's still a few details missing on some - I'll try and point out where I remember, but these guys won't see much more attention from me, they're supposed to be quick and easy jobs, rough around the edges is perfectly acceptable to me for these. I'll probably spend a bit more time on the survivors, and the special characters, but these are basically done - already sealed so that's official

Posed with their 'siblings'.




Clark there still really needs his shoes, belt and buttons done.




Yellow-tracky could do with a wash around his massive splodgy eyeballs.




These lovely ladies still need a couple of washes. The undead really whiff, y'know?




Blue-shirt has a reflection on his face, that's not one massive eyeball - although the eyes are a bit skewed anyway
When they're this close those right hands look a bit dodgy




They're zombies. Their physical bodies are decomposing and this affects their anatomy - OK? Nothing to do with shoddy, rushed ...well, to be fair I'm not sure I can use the word 'sculpting' there I think 'she' will stay faded like that, possibly add a number to the back of the top, and colour in her z-pod.




One guy needs shoes still, I may re-do the other guy's flouro sox, and MJ needs a complete re-paint - but he ain't gonna get it. It's recognisable at table-top distance and I'll do a better sculpt and paint later. (Maybe)




Grave-girl needs necklace, hair, collar and cuffs and a bit of work on the base. Others will do.




Arbuckle here needs his tool pouch finishing, a sepia wash over the gloves, a black wash over the boots and a few bits of previous dinners over his vest.






Look at that. More 'finished' minis than I normally do in a year


And some more playing with crackle effects.
Tim Holtz Distress crackle paint.



Patchy medium thick layer over black. Paint was stable to the touch - rubbed with fingers and lightly picked at with blade. Watered vallejo flesh ink was applied.




Medium to thick layer over previous uncracked test (using thinned paint). Chips were resistant to fingers, picked out with blade tip. Flesh ink dropped in places then whole given a water wash.





Thick layer over red oxide paste. Big flakes easy to remove with finger-tips, but brings lower layer with it. This could be because the oxide layer had been watered doen in places and may not have cured fully before I applied the crackle. Heavy wash of flesh ink, dabbed off with tissue in places.





Medium layer over red oxide paste. Stable to finger-tip and blade-tip. Heavy wash of flesh ink.




Medium layer over mahogany and unprimed plastic. Bit of scraping with a knife-tip pulled off the crackle and the brown, had to use enough pressure that normal paint would have been ruined. On the unprimed plastic it was flaking off after banging the other side.


Bear in mind that this stuff is very thick, a 'medium' layer will obscure detail of any but the most basic and large. In all cases, once a wash had been applied the paint chips were stable, I could have pulled the large ones from the thicklayer off, but they withstood a fingertip brush. They've all been sealed now and are solid, I'll try some drybrushing on a few.


Right, that little lot should buy me a few minutes....

I have heard great things about Tim Holtz crackle paints. It seems they were not unfounded!

Fantastic!

Yeah, seems like good stuff. Now to experiment with getting thin layers in place for a colour match, with thicker layers for cracking, learn how to control the stuff. And I have a couple of crackle mediums to play with too. Fun!!

Thanks Gits!

I do hope to see the Waaagh-ky Racers revisited that was a cool concept, plus I want to see Grotters trading done this year

Ooh, now I've played with Vallejo crackle medium and thought it pointless. Look forward to your efforts!

They'll be back ldd, can't say when, but they're resting, not retired.

Ahh, now vallejo is one of the mediums I've got, I'll make a note not to expect too much from that one then

Wow that crackle looks great, that decides it then, off to ebay I go. Which colour did you use? The clear rock candy?

gosh... what a massive update i just missed out on... but it was nice to see it all in one go...!!!

the creckled paint shots really looked super cool! i like that effect... you said it could be peeled off? hmmm... just some testings for later use or for being sure?

and i vote for the first option with that trike car... looks more "completed"... the other option lacks a certain something...

one minor criticism here: the the big mek... with all those facy eldar antennas and stuff... i think what looks wrong here is in fact the eldar stuff... makes him look way too posh and not orky enough... better here some IG antennas then the elven ones...


oh and back to praise...the Z´s look very cool...specially on your neat terrain... looks really like a shot from that music vid of mickey

That crackle paint is fantastic! I've been trying to convince myself not to get any for a while, but you tipped me over the edge, and I've just gone for a bit of an eBay haul Really like what you've done with it though - going to add a lot to your terrain!


The zombies look awesome together - great variety in the skin tone. Any chance we could get a shot of them closing in on a beleaguered survivor in some of your beautiful terrain?

Bruticus - I used Shabby Shutters for the above tests, I have some of the clear - that's up for the next set of tests I expect.


vik - A zombie update is a crowded update

Once they'd had a wash only the largest flakes could be peeled off, after a quick spritz with purity seal they're all pretty solid - withstood a drybrushing. And I discovered that rotting flesh is a close match to the shabby shutters

Yeah, I think the stall scene will be the one

The big mek will get more than just DE gubbinz - that was just what was at hand as the concept took shape


Scarp - I'd seen it before, but it was Neil's use of it that made me pop onto ebay myself. I'm hoping it'll add some more texture to the terrain.

Cheers on the zombies - a stranded survivor shot will have to wait till I've done a survivor


Nothing else to add except a few concepts for some more spiky beakies - at this rate I may have to re-open my chaos thread Most of these are really just for testing rust/weathering techniques - there'll be some more crackle going on a few. No set units or load-outs, they're all one-of-a-kinds - or at least that's the plan



May fiddle around with a custom pack for this guy.




Not decided on a right arm for this dude yet - I'm thinking maybe a pointing arm?




Something will happen to that bolt-pistol.




Liked the idea originally, but not convinced by it after a day.




And what good Slaaneshi marine doesn't want a pair of feth-me killer heels of doom?


'He's not da mekaniak, he's a very norty boy'

high heel marine... somehow makes me think of a new barbie^^

the double wielder is sub par as we´ve been spoiled with so many awesome minis from you that the normal gets average and the average gets looked at as sub par... what a dilemma...

Something will happen to that bolt-pistol.

LOL..

Not decided on a right arm for this dude yet - I'm thinking maybe a pointing arm?

well... that would work... because mostly of the head and its view... but i need to point out (pun ) that the shaft of that chainaxe is to thick...!

I think i am in the wring blog ,...

oh await in minute.. i see a marine in high heels , yep monkeys thread alright.. ;-) reopening your chaos thread wouldn't be such a crime imo.. always had fancy for the wip carrying commissar of yours.. nice reviews on the crackle stuff btw..

I don't post in this thread often enough. Been lurking and taking in your work as it progresses.

The zombies are coming along nicely. The Thriller Zombie was a nice touch.

Thank you for documenting your crackle experiments. That stuff could come in really handy when working on industrial terrain.

The crackle effect REALLY looks like the photos I've seen of abandoned ex-Soviet bases. It really captures that 'paint peeling off of the wall' look. Bravo!

I love that guy's fancy legs. I bet he gets all the sailors whistling at him.

Fantastic Stuff Monkey! I love the shamblers (Wargames Factory?) And the crackle effect is fantastic! I have some craft-paint variety, but it doesn't work that well! I can see myself doing that to a 4x4' sheet of hardboard to fit into my table as a Wasteland board. The cracks are perfect, because it's exactly like dry ground crackles!

vik - I'm not sure Slaanesh and Barbie is such a good mix - those dolls have no sexy bits you know

Nah, he's sub-par because he's sub-par It was really just the combination of the Templar chained chainswords ( ) with the chained torso that caught my eye, but the pose is not great by any standard. Even though these were supposed to be quick and nasty pieces for weathering/rust experiments I still wanted something with a bit more 'je ne sais quoi'.

Well, it's a bit Imperial looking at the moment isn't it

Yeah, yeah, that was just the nearest bit of tube that was relatively close to what was required - it's not the finished deal by any means. Not that I don't appreciate the heads-up, even if it should be obvious by now that anything I post as a 'concpt' is likely to be something completely different by the time it becomes a 'reality'. And yeah, the pose does just seem to cry out for a pointy hand doesn't it?


neil - No that's Dave's thread your thinking of there...OH, I see, I thought that was 'wiring blog' A bit of colour now and again keeps you lot on your toes I find

Not suggesting it would be a bad thing - just that it would probably be a short-lived thing judging by previous updates

And thank you for pointing out the crackle paints - it was your use of them that persuaded me to grab some. There'll be more tests with them later.


adam - No worries, I can say the same about your blog

If I can keep something like that pace up (which I won't...but..) I could even get a respectable horde up and running...or shambling, whichever. MJ had to be done really, and as I've said, I'll try a better version later.

I can see a whole load of uses for that stuff, going to be fun learning the ins and outs of it.


Brian - It does seem to be great stuff, a very handy addition to the tool kit.


weety - He does. And then he takes them back to his pad and does unspeakable things to them.

Unfortunately, not the kind of unspeakable things they were hoping for..


dstein - They're from the Zombiecide kickstarter (those things have ruined any chance of me having savings for my old age ), but I feel a pull from some of the other companies now - and a good use for some of the non-heroic minis tha I struggle to find homes for.

Yeah, a thinnish coat will produce those fine cracks, I was also thinking that would make some good ground effects - you'll be seeing it on some bases soon no doubt. In fact, some of the zeds got a very thin coat on their bases - doesn't crack but added a bit of extra texture.



So nothing much to report at the moment. I have just started clipping sprues for the two night scythes and the stormtalon I just received, so you can probably expect me to go off on some other strange tangent shortly

well will you be adding shoulderpads to this not-it guy then?or disassemble him for being boring? would serve him right haha^^ or you could built him comletly and then treat him with a dose of nailpolish remouver... let him rot...and then you have instant nurgle feel for not too much fussing around

Well I was thinking of sending him to Resyk, but after a bit of playing I reckon it'll work if I repose his arms so the swords are almost crossed in front of his body with him looking to the side rather than staring down the length of one outstretched sword. But I feel I may end up hacking at those necron flyers tomorrow night instead We'll see....

SM don´t need to look what their weapon arms are doing...their spider senses tell them this... so he is free to watch telly or read a mediocre book while chopping around aimlessly

I thought I could not be any happier today when I found out my Imperial Sector showed up.

I was wrong.

This is going to change a lot for me. http://rangerink.com/?product=tim-holtz%C2%AE-distress-crackle-paint

You, good sir, are an amazing resource of awesomeness.

well... i hope to see this stuff used soon... then maybe i could get around using mine too...

vik - Well, the original idea was he was glaring down the sword at his next victim - 'You next!'. Just wasn't feeling it after a while. No aimless chopping here, he's chaosy not orkses


Skalk - I thank you sir. But it was Neil who put me onto the stuff in the first place Shout out to Neil-boy!!

Look forward to seeing what you get up to with it.


vik - Yeah, get on it - we want to see some flaky paint stuff



So clipped the two scythes, the storm-chibi and an assorted selection of part-clipped sprues (mainly valk, chimmy and russ).



Yay! Anuva box o'bitz for da workshop.


And first out of the box we have a concept of some sort of flyer (probably a fighta I'd guess, but you can never be sure where it's going to go at this stage )



Need to find/make some big ol' props for the ends of those wings, maybe see if I can figure out a not-too-messy way of getting the side wings to angle down slightly. Originally the top wing was going to be atop the 'spine' with it heading in it's original direction, but I decided reversing the hull worked slightly better.

Maybe more later....

lol... i will search for a worthy project then... any ideas?

and i am atm feeling not too sure about that necron merger flyer...we´ll see what you can litteraly cobble together on this one

Well I'd say your Viktorians need some nice dilapidated industrial terrain to fight over Yeah, probably not to everyone's taste I have further cunning plans below...


Decided that angling the wings down isn't a viable idea for this one. The circuit-patterned wing roots are part of the hull pieces - a lot of hacking and covering up to get the effect from there, and drooping the end section just looks broken - in a bad way But also with that hull, angling the wings breaks the lines in a bad way too, so they'll stay straight. However...

Although I like the tri-wing look (there's a lot of three's scattered around Upzag's boyz) I thought I might play with a four-wing look:





And with an eldar cockpit:



So I kinda prefer the stubbier look of the 'talon cockpit, although I like the extra length of the vyper, and in some ways the curves fit better with the wings. I might see if I can dig out a valk cockpit and try that as another option - was toying with a bubble-type cockpit briefly, but I think not.

Agreed. And your upper wing is crooked... and I don't think the propellers are oriented in the same direction...

ok... the four wing flyer is now winning me over... the blades of the propellers tho needs to be scratched and bendy... i know... me being unpatient^^

I like the four wing too, but I like the stubby, boxy cabin.

I like the concept. I too prefer the boxy cabin. Also, if you are going for a curvy look all over then the propellers should probably be curvy and not straight like you have there... Just a thought.

Four wings, I think I would like to see the valkyrie cockpit, give you that forward extension but still being boxy.

Thanks guys!! I think I'll be going with the four-wing stubby look, maybe just a small collar between the cockpit and main hull.

And when I get round to doing the real propellers, yes, I'll probably do more than just stick some plasticard strips in some blu-tack
Quite likely a variety of styles

I was going to say the same about the dakka too, but now I've been looking at it a while (It's been sat in front of me while I scoff pizza) I think they just need a bit of detailing and they'll be good.

Ambitious. I'm not feeling it at the moment (I think it's either the props on the back or the un-Orky techno curves), but I assume we are early on in the Monkeytroll Magic, so I have high hopes

Cheers for the vote of confidence

I'm hoping the curves will fit in alongside the grot-jet:



With bonus valk for size comparison

There'll obviously be a few plates and wires added to the wings.
I was originally thinking of having the dakka on turrets coming from the wing-discs, but that doesn't work so well with the four wing look, and I prefer them in their current placement anyway. I 'm aware it would probably look more 'realistic' with jets rather than props - but that's part of why I went with props I'll have a look about for some after-market aircraft props, I'm not decided yet on 3, 4 or many blades for them, or whether they'll all be the same.

Maybe turn one of those discs into a hatch with a grot peering out..

wow thats the best use of the moon fighter ever!

Heh, thanks Rogue. My first thought when I saw it was it would make a cool Bad Moons looted fighta

Work has left me pretty spaced out this week so not much progress, just been vegging out in the evenings. Made an effort to get the small landing pad done though:





Could have been bettter, some of the weathering's a bit so-so and the outside pics aren't the best, but I just needed to get something finished. No plans for this evening yet, so maybe I'll try and finish off some of those old, old pieces from early on in the thread.

Laters....

You live on the water?? You lucky dog!

oh... sweet looking landing platform... the verdigris is looking superb...

Yea, thanks to you Monkey, I found a CD case like that, and think I will turn it into some terrain along those lines. Pretty clever, and it looks awesome!

Maybe you could have done better monkey but that is still a beaut. So very rusty and corroded. .

Gits - Yeah! Although it's just about this time of year that it starts to feel not so lucky - having a huge heat sink a few inches under my feet doesn't work so well in the depths of winter


vik - Cheers mate!


KC - Thanks man, I'll be keeping an eye out to see what you do with the idea


weety - Cheers! I think I need to concentrate on getting a few bits and pieces finished, rather than worry about getting them perfect - not that I'll ever achieve that, but hey. I can live with terrain pieces being not quite up to scratch - at least, I tell myself I can.



And on that note, let's take a look at an old, old friend:






Not a huge amount of progress since he was last spotted - final details and a base. It's been such a while since he last appeared that he's probably fresh for some of you anyway

And apologies, but I am going to spam a bunch more pics of him in a moment, need to go through the shots taken in the lightbox first

LOL! That's fantastic mate! Takes cyboar to a whole new level.

Gits - Thanks budy!

OK, lightbox pics of above dude, and an attempt at using GIMP to collage:
























Hmm, thought I'd sorted those white spaces, oh well, next time monkey, next time



A few more oldies geting some paint, but no more will be finished tonight as it's now dark and rainy outside, so no sealing. Depending how it goes, maybe something later.



In the mean-time, a blast from the past (the real past, not this thread ) gets stripped of his old metallics to get a re-paint.








Thanks for popping in, see you soon...

Nice nostalgia models, Love the Cy-boar with biker gunz

Oh have not seen that model in decades, the one with the wild gun! Space Pirates range from GW if I am correct as to what it came from?

Cheers shaso!

Actually from before then, that one was from '85, just known as PA Trooper - pre-dated RT. You can see the influence on the very first marines from this guy - the boots and the firearms.

Cy-Boar is amazing mate the paint job is just as great as well ……….. now where did I put my boars

cyboar looks really spiffy.... vibrant colors! and the lightbox pics are worth the hazzle...!

the scratches on the handguard, just to take one detail out of a big hat...very good looking!!!


and i am eagerly awaiting the painting of that astronaut!

Bad Mooz Looted Fighta? Must do! (But you only need the one flying croissant right?)

Landing pad is looking great.

Nice to see the Cyboar again and moving along.

Keep'em coming!

 monkeytroll wrote:
Cheers shaso!

Actually from before then, that one was from '85, just known as PA Trooper - pre-dated RT. You can see the influence on the very first marines from this guy - the boots and the firearms.

Ah, I think that they had kept them anyway for pirates and mercs, but yes, you can see pre-MK-1-6 Pwer armore concepts in that mini. Included are also the chain blade attachement from the old RT days of SM

Really hope they put Cyboars back into the Codex as Boarboyz are one of my favourite Epic units.

ldd - Thanks mate! They run off if they get a whiff of what you're planning...


vik - Glad you think so, me too, and thanks.

That'll be my old favourite yellow again

I'm still deciding on a good scheme for him, I keep rejecting the ones I've come up with so far.


Arakasi - Only one croissant per looted moon ship, aye

Cheers, I didn't get it all to gel together as much as I'd hoped, but it'll do

Just need to check back in the blog to find what plans I had for the other riders now

I'll try!!


shaso - Yeah, I think he may have been re-issued or kept around, I have two and I'm sure I picked them up years apart. Was hoping to dig out those very same marines too, but they seem to have absconded from their expected lurking place...most perturbing....


Llama - Cyboar chemical injectipn FTW


Rummaging around earlier for the afore-mentioned marines I cam across my stash of 80's guard/mercs patiently waiting to become a rogue trader's force, when I realised how easily most of them could become Mega-City 1 cits/perps. With extensive drops of Dredd figs incoming I may have to re-look at my plans for that RT force



And another one gets a risky dose of fog-bound sealing...




I'll take beauty shots tomorrow - after I've fixed a few things I noticed on the lovely big pics

Da rokkiteer iz still in da Dok's surjary, so's I done good 'n' looted some 'sperimentul ortomatik dakka for now - didn't need much speshul modifikashuns or da like

That's so funny!

Scrap heap challenge springs to mind with that one and a hint of Eco warrior

You mean Junkyard Wars, right?

that trike is really cool looking! the flame glyph is looking very good... one of my favorite details of that model!... and you painted some of the metal plaings in green... certainly something fresh and different in a world of blue/red and yellow... i like that!

what i am feeling a bit not sold on is that cablearm on his right... too flimsy looking for an ork if i may utter my opinion here...


and where would i find the WIP pics if that thing again? i don´t recall how it looked unpainted anymore

Looking great as always mate. It's interesting to see your approach to "clean" (non-corroded) metals. You get them crisp yet oily somehow. Care to share your methods?

Seems lile you haven't run short of ideas with your Orks !

Love the flyer concept, but preferred the boxy cockpit too...

Great atmosphere to the cyboar pics mate.. the chaos warrior dude is a brilliant sculpt .. has he received paint yet ?

Gits - Glad to amuse Have to inject that odd light note now and again- contrary to popular belief it's not ALL grimdark in the 41st


ldd - Orks recycle loads, orks is green


Anvildude - Opinion amongst UpZag's mob is divided on the two - whilst most acknowledge that the Challengers are a better lot than the Warriors, they also say that the JunkYard has some interesting bitz that they never see in the ScrapHeap


vik - Cheers! The flames were an idea Arakasi mentioned for another build - I ignored his advice there but used it here instead

Agreed on the cable arm - one of the 'small details' I realised I hadn't finished was the fact that he was supposed to have three mekka-dendrits coming out of that socket

*Activate enthusiastic voice operations mode* Well, by nipping back to the handy index/guide just a few pages back (that's page 50 folks ) I can see that you need to go all the way back to pages 10-12 to see the genesis of this wonder of the roadways.

*Activate depressed voice operations mode* And whilst your there, you may very well notice what state both this vehicular conveyance and the afore-mooted mechanical boar hybrid were left in at that time. Armed with said knowledge you will no doubt find it astounding to see how little was actually needed to progress from then to here....


graven - Thanks bud! Certainly...err, which bit in particular? Most of the cleaner metals go something like this:

Darkened boltgun or mithril, black wash, drybrush with mithril, devlan wash, drybrush with mithril.

Sometimes there's a few more washes, sometimes I'll use liquitex iridiscent silver to get a bit more 'shiny' in there, variations on this basically. If you have a piece in mind I'll try and recall the specific recipe for that.
And I'll try and note more paints down when on those odd occasions when I do use them That is one of the handy things about these blogs after all, much harder to lose than one of the fifteen hundred notebooks that have previously been used for noting colour combos.


Yggs - Never run short of ideas, just the time to get them all out Nice to see you back around.

Yeah, it'll be keeping the boxy cockpit, the valk's far too long for this version, so it'll stay as is. Currently, it's sitting on the 'shelf' at the back of the desk, I'm just letting it stay there, in my line of sight, for a while before getting to work on it.


neil - Thank you, but you can hardly call my static shots atmospheric after all your terrain pics mate No colours on any of the afore-seen pieces to date I'm afraid.
Oh, except for a little bit of work on Da Judj, he's almost done - spurred on by the thought of all the mega-city goodness to come


So, not a lot happening in the workshop at the moment, but a few things have crept in around the revising...


Firstly, I ain't gonna be using many of the old Dredd figures with the new:



Maybe I'll have a whole gang of juve jimps (As an aside, you can see here that Cilit Bang is not as effective as fairy Power Spray in the stripping department )

I spotted this before grabbing shed loads of old minis off ebay to bulk out incoming goodies (as if they need it - or I need more figures to work on ). I had grabbed various figures and bits to build up gangs and citizens though, and all the old GW guys I had earmaked are going to need to find new projects now though

But hey, citizens and muties are all shapes and sizes, especially in MC-1, so I'll still use the guys I was building up as citizens:



Yeah, not the best quality stuff, but they'll do for cits I reckon - trying not to spend huge swathes of time converting stuff up for this, keep it basic (mainly )

Whilst trawling ebay for, well, basically for pretty much anything shiny really, I did find these:



Very nice, Anderson, Chief Judge McGrude and I think Giant - although looking again, I'm not sure that's what the badge reads - guess I'll wait till it's painted up to find out Forgotten where the seller said they were from now, think it might have been Wargames Foundry

They scale a lot better:




Oops, colour. How'd that get there?

Ok, I admit it, I've made a start on a few JD things...




Not too far off actually - and yes I know the riot judges respirator should be red - not sure if the shield's plain yellow or not though?

OK, so some colours, as I said I would, and judges are probably a sensible thing to keep similar

Uniform- Vallejo black with about 4:5 flouro blue added. Reckon I'll not highlight, just gloss varnish - maybe a blue wash first.
Yellow - Tau sept ochre, drybrush with a mix of golden yellow and vallejo pale yellow, vallejo sepia wash, another drybrush, then add more pale yellow for another drybrush and a final of just pale yellow.
Green - Vallejo lime green with about 1:4 intermediate green, drybrush with pale yellow added to mix, thraka wash, drybrush, add pale yellow for another drybrush, catch the tips with a bit more yellow added. (Not the green I was going to go for, I was going to start with gretchin green, but then realised I was very low on that, and didn't want to start now and then have to figure out a similar mix when I do more judges)
Blood red.
Helmet is black, again I'm thinking of just glossing the helmets.

Think the visor will be light blue, darken the body of the lawgiver & add the light, add the boot knives - guess I should have done the handles/guard yellow. That's about it, then decide on how the basing's going to work.


A citizen shows off his new kneepads.



Horrible messy looking base colours so far, but it shows the bright colours I'm going for with the majority of cits and perps. Probably going to go for black-lining on a fair-bit of these guys, think it'll add to the comic-book feel. May end up as devlan-lining or similar, we'll see.


And a slightly larger citizen grabs his synth-burger.




He easily loses a few pounds with those vertical stripes

Will it be a smiley, a logo or just plain yellow? Who knows?


And a lovely family pic to finish




Ahhhh!

Here a friendly don from the ape gang models for Tom Baker's new collection.


That's about it till next time...

edited for the first spelling mistake...

Now thats what i call britcit goodness.. Judges juves and bellywheels .. great stuff mate.

There'll be more to come. I'm working on ideas for terrain and vehicles too - obviously something new and shiny sets the ADD off big-time I see a good use of Infinity style terrain here, holo-displays, walkways, vendor units and the like.

I've been re-reading the JD case-files for inspiration, and so now my head is bursting with tangents to go off on


I was asked about size compared to SM, so a few bonus pics on that subject:




So that's a metal DA, most of a metal squat, a new judge courtesy of mongoose, and a plastic SM; all against the lovely backdrop of an old-skool rhino.





And that be a plastic ork, that same judgey-wudgey, and a metal cadian - this time they're posing against a prototype lawmaster..err I mean a marine bike.




And just out of interest, let's see how the orang-utan stacks up to an old GW paranoia guard and a plastic marine.



Be seeing you...