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@ LDD: Thanks mate, any bits you don't need or want just smash them up for rubble.
The insert is two sided only one side has the cog motif, the other is left plain for skulls, wires, etc.
@ Red: Thanks, I've found even the plain boxes come in useful just to break up large flat surfaces.
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Flat-pack shelving.
I thought I'd share a WIP of how I'm making them.
It is essentially as you see above a strip of plasticard with a square of plasticard with a circle cut out of the centre and the remainder of the square cut into quarters.
I could have done the supports and bookends as arches ... but maybe that's too much ... maybe next time.
After having a rummage in the bits box I found stacks of books from the Empire Flagellants sprues
Thanks all.,
N.
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Good looking shelves mate  nicking so many idea's here, no breaking up will find a use for everything. 
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Nice collection of little bits. 
Like the way the shelf supports are made, will find a use for that idea. 
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Well the bits turned out OK. The only bits I'm not showing are the tracks and other tank related bits (which worked !!! 3rd time lucky I guess), and the large metal boxes ... which didn't, by that I mean they felt the full force of a 0.9 atm pressure difference, thanks to air escaping from them while degassing the molds, so 2 of them imploded spectacularly and a third was just a little squished, leaving 1 mold that works fine, I knew it would happen oh well.
top left of the above image has an odd looking rounded bit, here is what it is for, with a multi-melta, stick on the front of a tank and no more fixed hull weapons.
Also headlights! they still need cleaning up but they are really cool.
and lastly I've finally got the bits to finish the machine off:
I thought I could get away with having a few skulls 
In addition I've finally gotten around to putting some of the round vents on ebay here.
Time to play with geenstuff.
Thanks you,
OMN.
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Those bits are really cool mate, stop it !
The projects just won't go away …… !!
:-)
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Can't believe I have not been here before!
Amazing stuff, now got to dedicate a couple days to go through this blog.
Sorry for not being here sooner.
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Liking the machine building, and those bits and pieces are superb too!
Loved the shelves, I'll surely try something like that for interior furnishing some time.
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@ Cam: Thank you, enjoy my blog of half finished things.
@ LT: Thanks, decorating the interior is strangely enjoyable.
More work on the interior as of yesterday morning:
I masked then re-sprayed it Grey (so I could actually see what I am doing), put up the shelving and had a rummage for stuff to fill it. Two WIP Psykers dueling for scale.
I've added a second table, a bin, safe, servo skull hutch, boxes, bags and some other things that I've forgotten the names for, since (I'll post up an image in an hour, once I'm done editing the images.
Close up of the WIP psykers:
The inquisitorial one needs a lot doing to it, details to the face plate, the head in general and I'm not happy with the front clothing. The chaos one needs work doing on the head mounted on its back,maybe some more things doing to the clothes as well as some other things to sink it further into the uncanny valley. I'll be doing some more work on these tonight, just to put off painting my cultists and working on the light tanks.
Thanks for reading.
N.
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Nice detailing to the interior.
Good job on the eye in the palm.
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Thanks, I had a lot of fun sculpting that model
More on the interior:
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It's starting to look like my workspace! Love the safe, BTW.
And the models are coming along very nicely indeed.
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Amazing how much life it brings to the building, love the psykers is the top right one distorted by the way ? EXORCIST STYLE !!!!!!! 
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WOOW.... i just noticed that!! Awesome!!
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Very cool. I like the idea of big buildings with lots of interior detail for play. And easily accessible with the roof off. Good stuff.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
oh....I am so happy that you decided to work some more to that cool piece... the interior looks so amazingly lived in already...and these sculpts...very cool!
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Thanks a lot everyone for such a great response, whats next? ... one or two chairs, maybe a computer
None of the bits are stuck down thankfully so its not going to be so bad to paint. when I work out the colours.
@ LDD: you just wait till i do a daemonhost.
I have done more putty work, but with dakka being down I'll have to upload them tomorrow.
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More on the psykers (with serendipitous cool effect):
I'm tempted to remove the detailing on the top part of his front clothing (the gem and wire things) and replace it with part of an imperial eagle but I'm getting concerned about the model being too "busy".
Re-sculpted the clothing and finished the head off, not too sure about it.
I'd say they are nearly done now, C&C anyone?
Also I thought I'd post up an image of my finished cultist squad from dark vengeance, so far for the second squad I've only started painting the bases, which are done identically. I don't like the colour scheme I've used, tbh there almost isn't one, all they need is yellow and purple adding and they could be rainbow warriors or whatever.
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Thanks all
OMN.
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Pretty brilliant GS work sir, brilliant.
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Nice! Inq vs renegade psykers, cool cult gang. building is excellent.
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Nice work on Mr.  face. I don't think he needs the Eagle, but that's me.
What's the story behind the chap with two heads?
Cultists could do with a better picture, but there's nothing wrong with multicoloured. They are meant to be a rag-tag bunch of loonies (from what I gather), so random colours aid that angle. You could always add a pattern to the odd piece to add to the random cloth direction, but do so sparingly as they will quickly become fussy. Or just tone down the colours if they bother you; extend the mid-tone highlight over larger areas and bring up the final highlight, leaving the darker creases as they are. Just some thoughts.
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There some creepy looking dudes you have there noodle and the GS work is spot on, love the inquisitor mask very sinister indeed.
As to the cultists the only thing I aint sold on is the blue the rest looks pretty good, I keep thinking the commissar is wearing jeans LOL would make a great Necroumunda gang
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Lovely, lovely stuff!
Recently spotted a useful basing tool, can be found at http://zinge.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=130 - you squish your base, plus GS, onto the mould and get a really funky texture that then themes your whole force, with variation in each. So tempted! and in the long run, cheaper than buying scenic bases.
I don't know if it appeals? Automatically Appended Next Post: Also the GSing is really smooth and good, the first guy I just love, the second I think I'll only have an opinion on when it's painted. I created a similar mini a long time ago (backwards head, stooped pose) and the painting was the make-or-break I think. Maybe GS the rear head to be more horrified? That would complete it, if the rear head is utterly terrified and unaccepting of its fate.
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that gs work is off the world...amazing ...I would just start with the painting process as is...
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Thank you all very much.
@Dr H: face ha! I'll be painting that on his base. I'll try and replace the image. I was going for that rag-tag look just wondered if I'd gone too far.
My main problem is that I painted them with too little contrast in shades, thanks you've given me a lot to think about there.
@LDD: In the grim darkness of the far future at least there is denim ... and leather.
@ Captain Rodrick: Interesting. I used to buy resin bases as ... well ... I'm lazy. now I just make my own, if only because I find I'm better at it. Whilst those look cool, I prefer the ones that I make myself, I have no shortage of materials!
@ Vik: Thank you sir. Once I work out the colours I'll be doing so. I'm quite tempted to do something in a John Blanch style so I might do the renegade like that.
The backwards head is not an outgrowth its meant to be like a token / talisman head strapped on like this: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/Rpsyk1.jpg
In the 41st millenium it does not to to delve deeply in ruins of a destroyed city, left for 10 thousand years.
More creepy-ness: I made these guys before I started working on the psyker, just to play around with draping greenstuff, I know the image isn't great and I'll do a compilation image soon. The extras are made from the mantic zombies, I bought a box of 30 when they first came out and it turns out you can make 40 from the box .
All I've done is get rid of the lame nakedness of them with some greenstuff draped around them, cables wired into their flesh, and lastly sculpted some gas masks in mimicry of the Snorks from the STALKER game series.
I've thought of a token for this chaos-y warband .. I thought I'd pull the other one and put bells on them. I find that after going through several boxes of empire flagellates you get a surprising amount of cool stuff! (the kit that just keeps giving) Unfortunatly I think I throw alot of the bits away, but hopefully I've got enough to finish what I've started.
Painted the bases for the second DV cultist squad:
and lastly upgraded my stug that I built a while ago with a nice new shiny muzzlebreak
this has taken me 3 hours to type...
Thanks all,
OMN.
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Wow! I love this model. Cannot wait to see it painted.
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Updated the previous images of the cultists and small mutant horde. (in spoiler below too.)
Sergent Crone:
When I get two more sets of Tau arms and Elsysian legs I'll make another two, one armed as above, the other with some other weapon.
I'm just throwing things together with stuff out of my bitsbox that I've collected over the years.
@Red: I'd not really thought about it. there is very little clearance between the bottom of the gun barrel and the hull so it'd have to be something like the paladin hmm i'll think about it.
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Good to know I can still hold a brush.
Still PIP so far, about 2.5 hours in, the metallic parts are all that is left. Pretty fun model to practice on and a nice one at that. Once I'm done with the metallics I'm thinking of adding some gore to that glove (why it's white).
Anyway, let me know what you think. I'll be re-decorating for a while so, this will be my last post for a little while
Thanks
OMN.
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Yeah, they look better without the light glare.
Nice GS work.
Latest cultist is looking nice. I like the red hood.
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I like the raised scar on his shoulder. Overall, I think the model looks great. Excellent color choices.
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Great job. He looks amazing.
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There is now some paint on mr face
no, he is not going to be painted like a Jedi, just for some reason I'm painting every colour starting from brown ... I was thinking of painting his robe (darker brown in the image) Red with the cloak (lighter brown) off-white like the cultist in my previous post, but I think I might switch it to green for a change to match the Genswick
Also managed to get halfway though the next 3 cultists.
I'm waiting to get some Vallejo model air metallics to replace my now dried up boltgun metal. So I'm stuck for now, apart from some washes and maybe clean up a bit. Not so sure about the grey shoulder pads, I'll probably redo those as grimy bare metal.
Cultists are up on ebay here
Also I've put some of the resin bits up, full list here
Still decorating, most of my tools and materials are packed up.
Thats all for now, Thanks all
OMN
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
smooth browns...looks very good...
ebay somehow doesn´t show me what you have for sale... cultists yes, but the rest wont show up... might be due to the postage limitations you choose...
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Good work.
Nice shading on Mr face.
Good luck with the flogging of things.
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@ Vik: strange, even tho I've set it you should still be able to see it, the other buts are just these few things. So nothing special
@ Dr H: Thanks, the shading is just the bad lighting on the picture 
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Hey mate , nice work there !
I like how my work looks better in pics than real life too !
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Really like.that insquisitor
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Some more brush work for you all.
More colour on the psyker with the actual colours.
I also found 4 half painted Leman Russes That I've been making an effort at finishing.
And the other 3 so far
My metallics finally arrived so I'm finishing off the first 4 cultists.
Thanks everyone.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Wish I could "find" a bunch of Lemons I forgot I had! Great stuff, nice paintwork on the tanks.
The Psyker looks brilliant so far. Quite colourful now.
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Such sparkly clean tanks!
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Good progress. Nice shading
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Yes, shiney them, then grimey them!
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The colour scheme on the psyker works a treat, such a great model.
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 OneManNoodles wrote:
There is now some paint on mr face
no, he is not going to be painted like a Jedi, just for some reason I'm painting every colour starting from brown ... I was thinking of painting his robe (darker brown in the image) Red with the cloak (lighter brown) off-white like the cultist in my previous post, but I think I might switch it to green for a change to match the Genswick
Also managed to get halfway though the next 3 cultists.
I'm waiting to get some Vallejo model air metallics to replace my now dried up boltgun metal. So I'm stuck for now, apart from some washes and maybe clean up a bit. Not so sure about the grey shoulder pads, I'll probably redo those as grimy bare metal.
Cultists are up on ebay here
Also I've put some of the resin bits up, full list here
Still decorating, most of my tools and materials are packed up.
Thats all for now, Thanks all
OMN
These baddies seems to make Genswick riflemen a fun time
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Thanks everyone.
@cam: Too many unfinished projects 
Tanks are all clean and shiny right now, finished the decals earlier just as it was starting to rain. So the tanks are waiting for an oil bath to make them all nice and grimy with luck I'll have enough time to do that tomorrow.
I'll have to have another go at finishing the other Genswick tanks now that I've got some tracks on the way.
I finally made the finishing touches to the interior of the building too.
very rudimentary chairs and a PC, with keyboard + roller-ball made from my keypads ... I think I may have made it left handed.
So it's more or less ready to paint now.
Thanks all.
OMN
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Cool office details, and plain looking chairs would be good for a fairly newly set up office, but yet to improve to cushier appointments for a more lived in Inquisitional office. Now a major safehouse would be more likely a taken over noble's place as either support for or a prize of the Inq.
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OneManNoodles wrote:Some more brush work for you all.
More colour on the psyker with the actual colours.
Thanks everyone.
I saw some pictures where the inquisitor had some GS on it, but what is the base Figure? looks wicked cool!
And you're welcome
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OneManNoodles wrote:Thanks everyone.
@cam: Too many unfinished projects
Tanks are all clean and shiny right now, finished the decals earlier just as it was starting to rain. So the tanks are waiting for an oil bath to make them all nice and grimy with luck I'll have enough time to do that tomorrow.
I'll have to have another go at finishing the other Genswick tanks now that I've got some tracks on the way.
I finally made the finishing touches to the interior of the building too.
very rudimentary chairs and a PC, with keyboard + roller-ball made from my keypads ... I think I may have made it left handed.
So it's more or less ready to paint now.
Thanks all.
OMN
Where do you get that 'keyboard'? And where's mouse? or did it falls prey to a feline being? meow~
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 shasolenzabi wrote:Cool office details, and plain looking chairs would be good for a fairly newly set up office, but yet to improve to cushier appointments for a more lived in Inquisitional office. Now a major safehouse would be more likely a taken over noble's place as either support for or a prize of the Inq.
Agreed, I think an Inquisitor would only hide in here if there was no where else going or they were staying low key. I was have been starting to think of the office as a little more "front line tech support" sort of, the people who have to charge / feed the servo-skulls or whatever.
 Jehan-reznor wrote:
I saw some pictures where the inquisitor had some GS on it, but what is the base Figure? looks wicked cool!
Model for the psyker is the wizard from the Luminark of Hysh : http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Empire-Luminark-of-Hysh . I bought a set of the figures from the kit not long after it was released thinking "mechanicus", but didn't use them.
 Lone Cat wrote:
Where do you get that 'keyboard'? And where's mouse? or did it falls prey to a feline being? meow~
The mouse is the round thing attached to the keyboard, based on something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826125097
The rest of the 'keyboard' is made from a few of the little keypad things in the bottom of the bottom left section in the image below, cut up and attached to each other
The Psyker may be the start of a new army that if you thought the gens were heavily converted, well in the words of the mechanicus's own band you ain't seen nothing yet
Tanks all grimed up, ran out of matt varnish so still shiny, Images coming soon.
Thanks all.
OMN
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Nice work on the interior details.
Chairs look tidy and a nice keyboard and monitor.
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I'm liking the quality and level of details in that building. Now build an entire table like that. With battle damage.
:-)
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Fantastic work on the interior. Brilliant.
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Thanks Cam , I've got a long way to go to catch up with you though
@ Big H: I wish!
@ Dr H: Cheers, now I've got to find some time to get some paint on it.
Tank pics as promised:
Oh and I also managed to finish the Psyker He needs a base making for him, I think I have one already lying around somewhere.
Hope you like it.
Thanks.
OMN
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seeing your last update on the office...I marvel at how clean shaped your chairs look... how on earth did you do that?
and while the Inq psyker looks stunning I have to say that for my own taste the added shield to the shoulder (that of terminator origin...) is a tad OTT...
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The chairs are not quite so clean, and the shield is just white-tacked on for now:
better?
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great pic... looks as if he just pushed his other competitors before an application out of their seats...
and...mind you...for these chairs look perfect...
I dunno if you ever saw some ikea chairs...
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Got to admit those chairs are great. Very crisp.
And I am with Vik, no shield thingy please, looks much better.
Oh and Tank looks amazing. your weathering is brilliantly subtle. Amazing paint job.
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I will third the awesome tidiness of the chairs.
Tank looks good. Nice level of weathering.
Good job on his capital-i-ness.
Yeah, the shield looks like it would get in the way so much that it would eventually be "left behind" in his locker.
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No shield thingy it is!
Tanks are done, I got the powders done on the weekend:
I'll try and get a pick of the whole squadron later in the week. I also have 3 more tanks that I could paint up, I'm a bit undecided whether to do so or just sell them all (including the ones I've just finished).
I'm moving towards bringing the Genswick project to an end. I've really lost my mojo for making things (especially tanks), I'll be adding a further 27 infantry, and I'll be scrapping 2-4 of the semi-made tanks that I had started on.
Here are the unpainted ones I had lying around ... painted!
Also I've given the Genswick 44th regimental banner some love. The Men at arms kit comes with a decal sheet with some Castles on them so I thought that by adding some cracks into it would be the perfect symbol for a siege regiment.
part of the extra 27 infantry is these two priests that I've been having fun with.
Shield thingy stays here, it covers a badly sculpted mess.
priest 2, only idea for this was "book on a stick" and a shotgun hacked off the Dark vengence Tetchvar cultist leader. Not sure If I can add any more to this guy.
Lastly I finally got around to casting that window filler thing I made a little while back.
and I should say, If you notice that the banner guy in the bottom image has a sword with my first attempt at nmm on it, then if you look up to the genswick infantry you'll notice he has a chainsword. This is because whilst preventing my matt varnish producing a white frosting on the model using a fan heater, I melted the sword.
Thanks once again.
OMN.
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Nice tank. Looks like it's been driving about a very dusty environment.
Nice work on the squad and I look forward to the priests. I can just see that book on a stick being shoved into people's faces as he shouts at them.
I melted the sword.
Oh dear. Maybe you could use that for some other model (like a psyker melting someone's sword; "I laugh at your pathetic piece of metal"...).
The NMM looks like it was nice though. So keep at it.
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Nice tanks, but those priests are just plain awsome.
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OneManNoodles wrote:
and I should say, If you notice that the banner guy in the bottom image has a sword with my first attempt at nmm on it, then if you look up to the genswick infantry you'll notice he has a chainsword. This is because whilst preventing my matt varnish producing a white frosting on the model using a fan heater, I melted the sword.
Thanks once again.
OMN.
Bwwahahaha, mate , Dakka really should have a Like , Share and smiley face function ! I feel your pain! thats the kinda gak I would do !
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Just all round awesomeness love the squad great use of those scratch built pieces, the priests love the medieval and sci-fi and we won't mention the shield cover
That is a real shame about the sword as it looked pretty dam good in the picture, but at least you know you achieved the desired look and can try again.
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Really nice guard army, love the inquisition psyker.
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Great work on that window filler thing, looks like a nice clean cast .
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Thank you everyone. I'll get a pic of that sword whenever I find the damn thing,bent like a kukri.
Glad those priests have gone down well. I'm really enjoying making "characters", as usual I have more Ideas than I have time for. Just have to see what I come up with when I get around to doing more.
I've been doing a pile of casting, tank tracks based on 3d prints using shapeways "strong, white and flexible", I really don't like that name, Its a horrible material to cast with, lasered nylon powder sucks in the silicone and the uneven texture means more places for bubbles to get trapped, so about half the casts have failed so far.
@ vik: Actually I was in ikea 2-3 weeks ago ... after 4 hours I found the way out....
@hk: Thanks mate, the cast was made using the mold method you mentioned in your necron thread, works very well for small pieces.
@LDD: Thanks, maybe if I have call to do so again I'll give it a try.
@ Dr.H: Haha, I'll have to see if I can find a head with a look of horror on it and save it for that.
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I am.done lurking. Your stuff is awesome. I love the way you channel a blanche, =][= vibe.
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The two priests are very impressive. Cant get more 40k than a book on a stick. Apparently its a S D weapon against daemons!
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@ Graven: Thanks a lot mate, I've been ogling over way too many I28 / Inquisimunda threads & blogs, including those of Mr Blanch, stay tuned I'll have more like it in future.
@ PDH: Thank you very much, I find my self drawing inspiration from your thread quite often. Not even daemons are immune to paper-cuts. sounds like something that'd appear in 7th ed there
Tank line up:
I really enjoyed painting them, so I might just put 2 more that I've left lying around to use, these are not ones I've "forgotten" but rather ones that I've simply not known what to do with. There is a 7th lying around that I could use but I'll probably let that one go at some point.
Psyker really finally finished, with a base and everything.
These are the tracks I've been casting, from 3d design to resin cast. Really they have been a massive pain because of opting to use a cheaper printing method with an unexpectedly rough powdery surface that even after cleaning up made air bubbles more common in the casting process and obscuring a lot of detail. I might have a nother go at making them, but seriously not any time soon.
They will look fine with some dirt on them.
Lastly I've finally updated my swap shop thread with bits & prices
Thanks everyone, I had hoped to post this saterday and have a lot more progress by now but such is life.
OMN
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Tough break on the tracks ! Personally I don't think they look too bad, call them "The Noodles Pre-Weathered Track System"
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 Big H wrote:Tough break on the tracks ! Personally I don't think they look too bad, call them "The Noodles Pre-Weathered Track System"
Got to admit i agree with Big H! They look cool... maybe not 100% what you wanted but to be honest.... unless they are newly fitted to the tank / vehicle... they are never going to be 100% flawless anyways! Still look really usable and useful!
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Thanks for the moral support!
So, that melted sword I mentioned
meanwhile I've been playing with green stuff
started on a tech-servitor or Inquisitor acolyte. I've actually nearly finished it now.
I'm also working on the a Death cult assassin and an archo-flagellant..
and finally put a tarpaulin on the basilisk mk2, I'll be finally putting use
thats all for now.
OMN
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Post by: inmygravenimage
This is going to seem a strange thing to gush over, but the tethering of that tarp is magnificent.
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Thanks graven, there's about 3cm of greenstuff there and I've still got a bit to do on the back.
It was way easier using fresh greenstuff compared to the old stuff I was using before for the last tarpaulin, so I thought I'd go the extra mile this time and add tethering.
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Nice work OMN.
Chap looks good.
Is that a door on his belt? Is that like the Beatles in Yellow Submarine and the "hole in my pocket" thing?
The tarp' looks really nice, very realistic. Like that a lot.
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Emperor's holy underpants, the tanks you've made are fantastic! It's that kind of precision that I'm definitely lacking in when it comes to my own stuff. Keep it up!
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Tarpaulin rocks (never thought I would say that ) really looks the part did you have a PC base first ?
Tec servitor's GS is amazing any chance of a back shot I want to see how the hood section looks, how did you do the scroll on the front by the way if you don't mind sharing ?
Great work mate
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Wow! the loops for the hookjs and all on that tarp! really well done work on it!
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Thanks everyone, some more shots for you.
Composite image of the tarpaulin for you all.
The tarpaulin was made by rolling out a big ball of soft, warm greenstuff between two sheets of greaseproof paper shaped to be the right size and thickness to just cover the top of the gun compartment.
The visible supports that you can see on the top are where the greenstuff sits on plasticard "ribs" that I build into everything I do now. Otherwise the greenstuff is sitting on air below it, with gravity (and me rubbing it with a shaper) giving it the sag.
Back when I planned to cast this, I filled the gun compartment with broken lumps of left over resin then filled it in with leftover resin from molding before it had set, meaning it's like a brick.
The loops are just really thin sausages wrapped around.
More on the acolyte
Thinking of swapping out the las-pistol for a FW Dkok plasma pistol, just because for some reason its smaller. I've removed the bionic jaw since then, just silly, gave him a cybernetic ear instead (hearing aid).
@LDD: Its not so much a hood, part of the robe, got the idea from the Inquisitor rulebook. The scroll was done in the same way as the tarpaulin but on a smaller scale, thinly rolled out grenstuff on greaseproof paper, cut and shaped with a knife-blade. some people let it cure I'm a little impatientjust tack it on but instead of laying it flat add some folds and creases.
@ DrH: Yep its a door ... As for the yellow submarine not seen that since I was 6 or something, you'll have to remind me.
Thanks again
OMN
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Post by: Camkierhi
Great work, that tarp is magical. Acolyte looks brilliant, love the head for some reason.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Nice job and thanks for the pics great work on the GS
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Post by: 40kFSU
It's been a while since I dropped in on this thread. You got a bunch of great stuff going on. That psyker looks great and the Basilisk M2 is genius. Did I read right that you are running out of creative gas?
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Dkok/fw ig stuff is generally slightly smaller - more "realistic" (ahem) proportions. Digging the acolyte, I would amend accordingly.
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@ DrH: Yep its a door ... As for the yellow submarine not seen that since I was 6 or something, you'll have to remind me.
Ringo (maybe) picks up one of the holes from the sea of holes and then uses it later to release Sg. Pepper's band from the bubble they are trapped in.
Good work on the acolyte
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Looking good, and also, having run Inquisitor the RPG, Laspistols are effective, and cheap to keep fed.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thanks again all.
@ Cam: The head is from the the empire luminark kit, as was the body there are a few cool heads in that kit including one with a really mean goatee that I'm looking forward to finding a use for. I picked up the crew from it from a bits seller on evilbay.
@ 40kFSU: less creative gas more driving gas. Probably just tackling too many projects at once.
@ DrH: So much LSD.
@shas: Thanks for the tip, I doubt I'll be playing anytime soon however.
Acolyte finished, swapped the gun out this morning, couldn't use DKok hands tho, I'd have one huge hand and one tiny one, so instead I found the perfect las pistol. Image reference Inquisitor rulebook part one page 38 in the pdf.
so that's him done.despite the holster not matching the weapon in any way what so ever.
I also summed up the effort and time to get some paint on the last Dark vengeance Cultists, I'm basically only using Vajello model colour paints now and the black is very matt, hence it looks different on the model to the spray I'm using, not a problem I had with the old chaos black.
Thanks for stopping by.
OMN
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Post by: Dr H
Nice work. I like the book-on-a-strap.
Good job on the cultists, although a little difficult to see details in the photos.
I've got this group to paint next from my set, so will watch with interest.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Good pistol, I think it is one the image was used in the game Inquisitor RPG as they do have a wide weapons range as well as equipment.
I had a lot of fun running the RPG and making the hoops for the group to jump through. ^^
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Post by: HoeJarris
Brilliant stuff!
The tanks look great and the scenery is also nice!
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Post by: dsteingass
There is little more satisfying than a Column of Imperial Tanks! Fantastic work going on in here, as usual!
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Post by: inmygravenimage
The DV cultists look excellent. In terms of VJ paint, Model Color Black is Matt, Game Color Black is Gloss. You really make me want to pick up some of these bad boys!
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Post by: hk1x1
Nice work with the tarpaulin on the basilisk, can be quite tricky to get that kind of thing looking right, but yours looks perfect .
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thanks everyone.
added the rear of the tarp
Started adding some tracks too. I molded from the hull (yes 1 year later) and its great but now the model it has holes in it from the attachments I made for pour points, my new superglue is stronger than the plastic.
Oh and also the hull weapons are magnetised.
Some of the resin bits weren't selling as well as others ... so I made a 30cm long section of raised pipeline with them
I swear my photography is getting worse! I bought a set of foam sheets from hobby craft for using as backgrounds in black, white and blue, I seem to have lost all but the black one, not good for lighter painted models.
@ graven: Thanks for the tip, I'll have to pick one up, they are great models a little limited in pose but - like so many things- nothing a sharp knife can't fix.
@ hk: thus far its more art than science, I'm not looking forward to trying to successfully repeat it
Hopefully I'll be able to finish the tracks off tonight, can't see myself getting much done this weekend.
OMN.
Edit: replaced images to be less rubbish
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Right so I've replaced those images in the previous post with some slightly less terrible ones.
I don't think I did as well on the rear tarpaulin as the rest of it but at least you can all now see it . So the basilisk if finished now except for painting, which is something to look forward to.
These are two pet conversions, an arco-flagellent and a DCA, I've been working on for a while, whilst I think I've just about finished them, I'd not put anything up yet and thought I'd better share before revealing them finished.
Based off of a vampire counts ghoul, I'm thinking of making at least one more of these ( I could make another 7 with the bits I've got left over). Really fun to make.
And lastly a DCA from a DElves witch elf, I'm cobbling together some bits to make 2 more, one being based on a DEldar wych, including casting my own power weapons for them since I haven't found any long thin blades that are suitable.
Time to finish those cultists, I've taken some images, just need to edit them. which will mean I can finally move on to painting something else! Like those two priests for example
Thanks.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
the flagellant looks amazing...your GS work is going places!!!... the only thing I would add is that the pipes on his back are a bit bland.. if you add just a small length of rod and then a "rivet" on each the syringe look of these pipes will be there...
the DCA is also a cool conversion... I think if you give me a bit of time I could look through my dark elves bitz or the DE stuff and I could come up with thinner longer blades... but actually I think if you aren´t feeling these.. then scratchbuilding blades would be no feat for you at all
and I still don´t know what caused the holes in the tanks underside... (technological description confuse me )
and the raised pipeline looks very good too... will there be more of this to form a compete terrain setting?
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Post by: Dr H
I like the addition of creases to the rear of the tarp.
Tracks look suitably track-like and the pipe and support are nice.
arco-flagellent is very nice
Assassin is also nice. Like the mask.
scratchbuilding blades
Can be done from lengths of sprue.
Although getting them really thin can be tricky as they become very flimsy and therefore difficult to work with.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
I threw my sprue away
However I have lots of offcuts of plasticard
Edit: That blade is awesome btw, mine is no where near that good
@ Vik: when I moulded the tank hull I superglued some thick plastic rods to the underside to make the gaps to pour the resin into, only when I went to remove them, it tore through the plastic
Thanks for the tip on those pipes, they are not attached very well and were supposed to be vials of liquid, I'll be giving your suggestion a try .
As for the pipeline, maybe I've got more than a few bits and half-started things that could be re-purposed to doing something, maybe a pumphouse thing then on the otherside of the pipeline an out of control tank smashed through it or something. I'll see.
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Post by: Dr H
 tut tut. That's free building material there.
However I have lots of offcuts of plasticard
Edit: That blade is awesome btw, mine is no where near that good
Plasticard is just as good (but not as free) as sprue. They are both polystyrene.
Thanks. I need to get around to finishing the others I started at the time. Probably the thing to do after the tank.
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Post by: MagosBiff90
That tarpaulin is glorious! And the little anchor ropes are a great touch!
I hope you dont mind..... but i am going to swipe that idea!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Swipe away.
I received a commission to paint some bases, so I have:
they are quite nicely painted under all that powder.
Also made these two plinths out of some more of my miscast resin bits and two suitably heroic looking old space marines. They want some bases on them but that'll have to wait a little while.
Thanks all.
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Post by: 40kFSU
So i see some Bretonnian Rumors. If GW releases some new kits do you think you will add to your Genswick?
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
oh... noodle statues...sweet looking... tho the seal and the scoll do look a bit cheap and out of place... your alcoves tho are seet eyecandy...
how much do you take for such a resin piece by the way?
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@ 40kFSU: I doubt it, I'm adding another 20-odd using the existing bretonnian men at arms, I can't really see gee-dub replacing that kit anytime soon when they can add more mega-kits.
I had at one stage thought of selling all the infantry and using Deus Vult Foot Sergeants by Fireforge games, but too much effort.
@ Vik: Thanks, the seal and scroll are there to cover 2 large air bubbles left when casting. All the resin bits you see there are mis-cast ones.
All the pieces shown are up on my swapshop thread http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/508248.page
except the large piece which is probably £1.50 each. The little alcoves are £0.5 and the large ones are £1.
Finally got those DV melee cultists pics up
I added some tamiya clear red with a bit of black ink mixed in to the squad leaders claw hand
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
ah I see mate, that makes sense of course...
and I will have to soon cobble an order together... you have quite some nice bits^^
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Post by: Dr H
Good job OMN. Bases look nice and the cultists are nicely done.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Bases fit those cultists so well!
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I hear you. It's an old kit but they still look good. Not really the identity of Bretonian armies anyway. I was considering starting a new army if they release new kits. Will have to see.
Cultists look really good.
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Post by: Scrazza
Nice updates. I especially like the acolyte.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
~Thanks all, I really appreciate your comments
@40kfsu: Don't get me wrong I like the current men at arms & archers kits, but I don't really see them re-making them when I can (cynically) see them adding some large, new, multi-use kit like a plastic trebuchet that can be built as a giant rabbit or something far less interesting.
The bret's need plastic grail pilgrims or at least another infantry kit (which might make good genswick!), plastic squires etc.
Even though I don't do fantasy (and I would like to) bret's are such a cool faction that they need some love to actually give them a range of models besides 3 kits. The only thing that needs more love from gee-dub is sisters and they need to have what dark eldar had done to them.
I'm really proud of the cultists, almost every colour on them is tinted brown (I hear they bounce around a lot). They are one of the few models I've made that I'm happy with except for a few gaps left, I'll probably be putting them up for sale tomorrow.
Just putting the finishing touches to my priests and that arco flagellent,
I can't do the syringes Vik so I'll be styling them as vials, because really how would they inject themselves on their backs? Ask each other politely? So I'm imagining something slightly more complicated like an small servo-iris controlled by cortisol levels or something.
It really bugs me that servo arms are not servo controlled arms they are modelled more like rudimentary pneumatic / hydraulics.
omn
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Ask each other politely?....LOL...yeah you´re right^^
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Hello all,
Priests are finished, I'll get some text on those banners, books and scrolls at some point, I'll have to varnish first.
Death cult assassin with plasticard sword
I'm making two more of these to make a small kill team using resin copies of the sword blade shown.
The arco flagellant.
I'm definitely making more of these. Far too much fun!
And lastly a new warrior acolyte with flamer, that I made quickly,
The only thing I'm not sure on on the flamer girl is what to do about her back, I'll have to add some sort of kit there, replacement flamer fuel etc. Oh and high heels, may also remove the pipe coming out of the vial on her back.
C&C welcome as always
Noodles.
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Post by: MagosBiff90
Hey mate! Great looking work buddy! The deathcult assassin looks awesome.... real sense of movement and speed! top work!
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
priests looking really clean... maybe a bit too much...butt that´s down for personal taste...
the death cult assassin looks amazing... especially the edge of the blade...
also, the flamer girl ...I really wanna see you making high heels for her...would be cheesecake and a half but I think would be awesome as hell...also, I have to say looking at the flagellant and the flamer girl... you really have a thing for making masks out of GS...
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Post by: Camkierhi
Brilliant work. All loking amazing. The posing of the two girls is perfect.
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Post by: Dr H
The priests look great. Good job on the paint jobs.
The assassin looks brilliant. Nice work on the sword, looks perfect.
Arco flagellant is also good. Lots of nice cables and tentacles.
And also, good work on the Flamer Chick. Looking good. Pigtails FTW.
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Post by: dirtdog713
That death cult assassin,Arco flagellants and flamer girl are great!
Inspiring me to make some myself!
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Post by: shasolenzabi
if the priests are any idea of things, the other Inqy members will look great!
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Post by: livanbard
The flamer is really a quick job? Very inspiring
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Post by: 40kFSU
Those priests turned out very nicely. Also you are the master if green stuff.
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Post by: hk1x1
I'm loving the detail on the Assassin and flagellants, and your sculpting works looking really nice .
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thank you all very much
As a bonus I'd like to share the 2 more assassins that are WIP on my desk and the second arco flagellant
I'm not really happy with the mask on the second one (bottom right corner) so I'll probably re-sculpt it. You can also see more of the swords I made, edges are not quite straight.
Lastly the second Flagellant. Long way to go on this one, all i've really done is assemble him with greenstuff, the head is going to be a mass of coiled wires swerling in a simular direction to that of movement, bionic eye and injectors down the legs.
Thanks again,
OMN.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
concerning the right damsel... why not make her look like the female deadpool version... the facemask at least reminds me strongly of her...
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Damsels of distress. Lady deadpool? Vik, awesome idea
Anyone have a spare pair of FW Elysian legs I could swap for? Any of the standing ones that are not running to be specific. I've put it up in my swapshop thread. Also updated the prices on bits http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/508248.page
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Post by: weirdingway
So much great stuff in here. I thought I had posted about how much I like the masked psyker but it looks like I didn't.
The assassins and flagellants look great. The newest one is my favorite — great sense of movement combined with a skull-face, puffed and slashed and whip hands!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thank you very much weirdingway, glad to hear it, I'm working on that flagellant right now, I can see myself doing a few more of them.
I've been having a go at getting some more terrain painted, got started on these over the weekend:
Only I've hit a snag, I have no idea what colours to use, I've painted them dark brown then a layer of dark green on part ... after that I kind of lost track. So colour ideas people?
And here is some nurgle objective markers with pole dancing nurglings:
Thanks all
OMN
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OneManNoodles wrote:
I've been having a go at getting some more terrain painted, got started on these over the weekend:
Only I've hit a snag, I have no idea what colours to use, I've painted them dark brown then a layer of dark green on part ... after that I kind of lost track. So colour ideas people?
Oooooooh..... I like! How did you do the pyramid bits? Scratch built or for a kit? I can think of a couple of uses for such pieces on one of my buildings....
Colour wise - a nice copper, descending to a green tarnish would look good (I think)
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Hmm copper, just the skulls and some of the edging maybe. I think I'd like to stick with the dark green just to get away from beige, (not planet 70's).
Thanks Phutarf
the pyramids were built using plasticard
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Post by: Camkierhi
Actually I am with him on this, the pyramid part would look quite good all in that aqua green tarnished copper look.
Love the look of these and the other bits are great.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Something like the roof on the shirine then?
I'd quite like to leave the arched bits on the pyramid along with the lower section, just for the contrast.
and thanks cam
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
I third the copper and verdigris for the scheme... these pyramids are awesome...
sorry no elysian stuff except a lot of arms...no legs...
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Nice power nodes and chapel! good scenics for battles
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Post by: Red Harvest
Classsic pyramids, and obelisks had electrum caps to them-- called pyramidions. A little detail that you may wish to add. They look good.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thanks for the help everyone, really appreciate the advice.
I had a go at painting the weathered copper roof, what do we all think of this ?
Still a few glazes to apply to the verdigris after I've re-painted the rest of it. I'll paint the skulls on the side in the same way (forgot).
Also I think I've finished the flamer girl
Decided to cover up the back with a shield + bone-on-a-rope (lazyness).
bit of nice weather so I got the last two Leman Russes base coated.
Thanks
OMN
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Post by: Camkierhi
Pyramids looking brilliant.
All looking great.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Pyramids looking good
Can't wait to see flamer girl all painted.
Tanks looking ready for camo/weathering looking crisp!
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Post by: Phutarf
Not sure if it's just the pic, but I'm thinking the pyramids look a little washed out? Seems almost a chalky white to me... But hey, what do I know, I've never even attempted to do verdigris!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
I see what you mean Phutarf, over exposure ... image fixed now so it's more representative of the real colours. Old verdigris is quite pale.
Thanks all
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Great work mate love the lead green if you need any reference pics give me a shout have a load of Lincoln cathedral the assassins look truly marvelous and the flagellants have well balanced look gruesomely regal .
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Still not decided on a scheme on the pyramids!
It is taking a while as I'd like to paint more terrain than just these in this scheme. I've done a little colour sheet of those that I'm thinking of using [directly below], the light blue is supposed to be the verdigris, closest I can get with gimp. the slpit with the green / brown is either-or shown next to the the 2 fixed colours.
... Here is me making a mess of them testing (left) and one painted with a solid dark green (right). I know it clashes but I quite like the green, which is why I'm thinking of adding the dark grey to split them, (also its easier to add rust weathering).
I will, one day get this finished!
@shas: you might be waiting a while to see her, I want to get some terrain and older figures done first.
Thanks all.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
hmmm.....the scheme is a tough one...not really sold yet... also...but you said it already... needs to look a bit more grimey and stripey for my own taste...
as to brown or green... why not red?...
flamer girl is simply stunning...
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Post by: OneManNoodles
I was looking at a dark muted red, the old GW colour dark flesh (its what I was using for the red on my psyker).
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
that one:
would look perfect I think...
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Yep, thats the one.
might look ok in replacement with the green on the sides (filling the spaces with the skulls) with the grey for edging .. .
Thanks Vik
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just enjoying your voyage... no need to thank^^
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Getting started on the reds. I'm going to have to really grime up the grey.
and a sneak peek of the first of a set of warrior acolyte with carapace armour and a bolter.
Thanks
OMN
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
very interesting mix of bitz... I had that torso and arm combination in my mind too...state troopers with new stormtrooper arms?...
also I like the gun wielding arm conversion... that looks good... how much cutting was involved?
and I can´t really tell what legs you used...
and indeed... lots of griming to do... it looks ´orribly mint currently^^
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Post by: Camkierhi
Yet again Vik to the rescue, I like the red.
For me the verdigri actually needs a little copper pocking through, maybe from bottom upward.
Picture paints a thousand words and all.
Feel free to delete.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
good idea cam... just a tad copper....!!!
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Post by: Warboss_Waaazag
Your conversion work never ceases to impress me. Stunning, just stunning.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
very interesting mix of bitz... I had that torso and arm combination in my mind too...state troopers with new stormtrooper arms?...
also I like the gun wielding arm conversion... that looks good... how much cutting was involved?
and I can´t really tell what legs you used...
and indeed... lots of griming to do... it looks ´orribly mint currently^^
Half right .
The head, torso and legs are from the empire greatswords kit ( they look more armoured than the state troops, an army made of the state troops would look cool though) + the new storm trooper arms with the hellgun having the barrel swapped for a bolter muzzle break and the ammo clips swapped.
Blissfully little cutting, the arms fit a treat (so no filling!) and don't look goofy like scout arms would. Only thing I need to do is add a ejector thing for empty casings. I'll be basing it off the M4 series adding a little flap is easier than drilling in etc.
@cam: No-way could I delete that.
I see what you mean.Thing is verdigris occurs strongest on top most facing surfaces and those that would be most exposed to water; rain, paths of least resistance etc and what is dissolved in it.
I will be adding surface variation, I was trying to add streaks as I went, and I can add copper via scratches and damage and also some can show under the skulls where they, but it's a pyramid, 4 of the sides face up  .
@vik: I'll see what I can do.
I've just been playing with Vallejo "Glaze medium" add a little black to some watered down and, hey presto, I have something that resembles Badab black, takes a while to dry mind you. Not bad considering it was the
Thanks alot everyone.
OMN
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
greatswords...  of course... I should do more learning my bitz :facepalm
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Nearly finished
oil wash to add streaks, and some rusting needs adding, sorry its a little shiny there is a glaze on parts that takes hours to dry.
Not too sure about the verdigris arches on the bases (they took ages to do).
also I need to do something about the wires on the base corners, ideas anyone?
Thanks for looking.
OMN.
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Post by: Big H
I like it mate, I think its very "correct" , i.e. when you look at verdigris in real life it tends to be a standard flat, even colour.
Maybe for the sake of interest it could use some stronger toned steaks in different shades or copper showing thru ?
Not a critism as such, as i really like the effect you've achieved !!!! 
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Post by: Camkierhi
Looks brilliant.
Wires look like they are lightening rods! So either copper, black with copper connectors (my choice), or verdi.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
black with copper connectors (my choice)
how does he do it??? my thoughts exactly....
also, liken the chips you did on the verdigris!
as for the arches and probably the skulls... I would have gone for brass here... but if I was you...I'd messed up the whole piece anyways paintwise
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Post by: weirdingway
I love the pyramids! The verdigris looks great. If you wanted you could always add some washes of bronze to the recesses of the small arches. I did something similar on some verdigris bronze masks and it worked out well.
One thing I've noticed on some buildings near me is that the verdigris color can actually leach out from a metal roof and stain the stone below it. You end up with turquoise rain streaks and stains on grey stone. It's really cool looking and could be a nice way to tie the roofs into the grey parts.
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Post by: Big H
 weirdingway wrote:I love the pyramids! The verdigris looks great. If you wanted you could always add some washes of bronze to the recesses of the small arches. I did something similar on some verdigris bronze masks and it worked out well.
One thing I've noticed on some buildings near me is that the verdigris color can actually leach out from a metal roof and stain the stone below it. You end up with turquoise rain streaks and stains on grey stone. It's really cool looking and could be a nice way to tie the roofs into the grey parts.
THAT is what I should have written.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
 Camkierhi wrote:Looks brilliant.
Wires look like they are lightening rods! So either copper, black with copper connectors (my choice), or verdi.
& Vik
Good choice , I'll try to do them less weathered burnished copper with a light wash maybe.
weirdingway wrote:I love the pyramids! The verdigris looks great. If you wanted you could always add some washes of bronze to the recesses of the small arches. I did something similar on some verdigris bronze masks and it worked out well.
One thing I've noticed on some buildings near me is that the verdigris color can actually leach out from a metal roof and stain the stone below it. You end up with turquoise rain streaks and stains on grey stone. It's really cool looking and could be a nice way to tie the roofs into the grey parts.
Will do. I'd nearly forgotten about the staining, kinda rushing to get these finished so I can move on to other-things without adding even more to my desk . The bronze wash sounds like a great idea I'll give it a shot.
I tried to add some darker streaks on to the pyramids but I don't think it worked out, looks like greener blotches, nvm I'll fix it soon enough.
@ BigH: Thanks a lot mate, I'm pretty useless at getting streaks to work right atm, I must stop watering my paints down so much.
Thanks all
OMN
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Now I think I'm finished.
I added some rust whilst I was adding more verdigris and finished it up with some oils.
Whilst I had my brushes out I also finally got around to painting the extras for my Imperial fists Ironclad dreadnought that.
Other things; some bases. 10, 25mm bases, down 30 to go!
And lastly this is what is next for my painting block.
2 Street lamps, that weird psyker mutant guy, 2 random flag waving traitors and 'Hamlet' the snork.
Thanks readers.
OMN.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
the pyramids now look stunning... the streaks and the verdigris I think you got very good looking! truly impressive!
and boy... is that a haunting yellow dread... amazing this rich hue!
also I like the claw
and...snork???
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Ah, the patience to work with yellows
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Post by: Camkierhi
Yup pyramids look fantastic, nice job on the weathering.
That is one very yellow dread. Loking great.
Interesting crowd in the last pic.
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Post by: Dr H
Nice work on the pyramids, OMN.
Dread looks good and the bases are good too.
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Thanks people. I'm quite happy with how they turned out. Now I just have to try and remember how I painted them for next time. I'll get some close up shots soonish.
@ Vik: Snorks from the PC game STALKER not this snork or these (which would be way more creepy imo.
yellow painted from black covered with gloss varnish, really shiny I 'may' fix that. Meanwhile I'll put a full frontal view up at some point.
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Extra images of that dreadnought
I've been too busy/tired to get the images of the pyramid sorted, fingers crossed tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
OMN
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Post by: Dr H
Nice job OMN.
Is it the photos or is the black a little flat? Could do with a highlight of some kind?
Nice yellow though.
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Post by: hk1x1
Those little Gothic pyramids look fantastic now you've got them weathered and everything,
Nice work .
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Thanks hk1x1 glad you like them & DrH thanks, the black is highlighted just the photos.
more images at last.
and I also got some more done on the second arco flag.
Thanks all
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Post by: Camkierhi
Yup those pyramids look amazing. Inspirational, giving me ideas.
Love the flage great movement.
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Thanks cam
Plasma.. Blue, or orange?
I'm thinking orange
Something wicked this way comes
Kinda got those lamps sort-of finished. So now 4 matching
and resin loudspeakers
with more bubbles than you can shake a bar of soap at
More sporadic updates in the near to distant future
.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Blue for the plasma looks more imperial IMHO.
The something Wicked keeps reminding me of Hannibal for some strange reason 
Love the lamp posts the blue and gold contrast really nicely with the off white 
Great idea on the speaker shame on the cast turn out though, are these parts you have 3d sculpted ?
If you start to sell them let me know I have a use for some on my Grot tanks
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only you LDD could see Hannibal (Thanks btw )
and yes those speakers are 3d printed, so far I've only had one cast that's turned out ok-ish I need to re-mould them to fix the bubbles.
I've plans to bolt the few that I have on a tank turret for mobile propaganda Kim jong style.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
less updates in the nearer future?... RL been bugging you?.. best wishes mate!
as for the wicked one... *shudders* but in a good sense...^^...and now as LDD mentioned it... Hannibal the tv show... with that fether that spiked his victims...
the lamps look very good... very good !
as for the plasma effect... well the scheme says orange... but the thought of LDD I second too... blue plasma is more IG...
and the resin loudspeaker... well bulletholes^^... seems someone doesn't like propaganda^^
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Post by: shasolenzabi
I ususally go blue for the plasma weapons
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Post by: Dr H
Nice work on the lamps.
Loudspeaker looks nice (excepting bubbles).
Interesting start to the wickedness.
And blue is more typical for plasma weapons. So orange would be a nice change.
However, I think the blue matches the tank's scheme better.
Also, from a science standpoint, blue light is actually higher in energy than orange and blue stars (made of plasma) are hotter than yellow/orange stars...
Just some thoughts. Depends on what you want. Go with what you like.
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Post by: Big H
Blue is for winners and makes dice roll better !
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Post by: inmygravenimage
Bloo!
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Post by: Camkierhi
Blue.
Love those lamps. They yours or something bought in?
Hannibal guy looks interesting!! I totally see it too.
Load speaker looks great.
You constantly give me ideas, new projects I want to do and problems! How the heck am I going to have time to do it all??
Keep it coming.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thank you everyone.
 Viktor von Domm wrote:less updates in the nearer future?... RL been bugging you?.. best wishes mate!
as for the wicked one... *shudders* but in a good sense...^^...and now as LDD mentioned it... Hannibal the tv show... with that fether that spiked his victims...
the lamps look very good... very good !
as for the plasma effect... well the scheme says orange... but the thought of LDD I second too... blue plasma is more IG...
and the resin loudspeaker... well bulletholes^^... seems someone doesn't like propaganda^^
Interesting, I've not seen the show, the character I have in mind should be suitably disturbing have no fear.
The bubbles actually suit my purpose for the speakers, I want to have them rusty and beaten up so I'm not complaining
Nothing worth complaining about, just my sense of humour at play and thank you.
Camkierhi wrote:Blue.
Love those lamps. They yours or something bought in?
Hannibal guy looks interesting!! I totally see it too.
Load speaker looks great.
You constantly give me ideas, new projects I want to do and problems! How the heck am I going to have time to do it all??
Keep it coming.
First time I read that I saw sarcasm. Thanks btw
Lamps are from the GW Cities of death kits (I bought 5 of the boxes over the years for some daft reason or another).
Big H wrote:Blue is for winners and makes dice roll better !
Au contrair mon ami http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v435/n7040/abs/435293a.html
 Dr H wrote:Nice work on the lamps.
Loudspeaker looks nice (excepting bubbles).
Interesting start to the wickedness.
And blue is more typical for plasma weapons. So orange would be a nice change.
However, I think the blue matches the tank's scheme better.
Also, from a science standpoint, blue light is actually higher in energy than orange and blue stars (made of plasma) are hotter than yellow/orange stars...
Just some thoughts. Depends on what you want. Go with what you like.
I was going rule of cool (for a change). Also those coils should they not be toroidal super-conductive magnets? probably not so good if they were glowing around 9k+ K right? and if they are radiators a little inefficient wouldn't you say
anyway.
Blue it is! ... Just as well, saves me having to work out how to paint OSL orange lol ... Now to remember how to paint OSL...
I didn't know whether I should have painted all the brass on the lampposts verdigris, I may go back and add a bit more tarnish, but I'm happy with them for now.
Thought I'd share something I found writing this, found someone making clowns out of a plague bearers http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?372987-carnival-of-chaos/page2
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Love scanning through these pages...... really inspirational and just great pieces! Loving it all!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Traitor Psyker finished. Really quite happy with this chap, didn't actually take long. Except for going back because of forgetting things.
I also threw some bits together for 2 more acolytes.
The one on the left, who I'm thinking of as a kind of captain of the guard, I'd like to have matching arms so I may just swap those out (keeping the weapons) for two of the armoured arms from the scions kit if / when I buy one, since I can find a use for all of the bits I think.
In my last delivery from shapeways I added something inspired by RedHarvest, it's a seat for bases to sit on steps, the steps themselves are 10 x 5 mm which is about the same thickness as the foamboard I have around here and coincidenteally looks a lot more human friendly to the steps you usually see. I've got about 10 of these painted up now (black with textured grey on the smooth bit (where I poured the resin). The grainy texturing from the printing works to the advantage here.
Still on the 3D front, I've been doing a lot of 3d modelling. I finally made some Trench rails! I want to round off some of the sharper corners else wise they are done.
And lastly I put those speaker to some use:
They still need some cabling going from the back of each speaker into some where on the back of the turret. pretty happy with them overall, I cast more up they all seemed to be ok, some internal bubbles that I'm hoping I can solve by making a new mould. I'll be hollowing out the core of the digital model and uploading them up on shapeways anyway.
Had a bit of a sculpting binge last night, pics when I post an update tomorrow. Also there will be blue!
@Magos: Now you know how the rest of us feel doing the same to yours!
OMN out.
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Post by: Big H
Nice bit of work there mate , the tank trench rails look very smart !
Perhaps I need to build some vehicles just for them ???
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Nice work again mate those trench rails are top notch what are they designed to fit ?
I like the scratch built torso in use as well good edging.
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Post by: Dr H
Good work on the pale flesh. Really ill looking.
Nice and useful stair climbing thingies.
Good and solid looking trench crossing wossnames.
And that's going to be one LOUD turret.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Psyker looking fantastic, love the flesh tones.
Like the layout of the trenching bits.
Turret looks awesome, reminds me of Kelly's Heroes...
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Kelly's Heroes is one of the greatest movies ever made, that was most of my source of inspiration for the idea. When I did play, my dice rolls were bad enough that tanks might as well have been firing paint rounds.
Blue:
I did say I'd been on a bit of a sculpting binge. My idea for 'hannibal guy' was to turn the head into something like a plague doctor.
Needs more ragged clothing especially around the head & shoulders (this chap does have dandruff issues) before I start to tackle the legs, the hands & arms I'll leave till last.
First attempt at sculpting hair (bottom) and the top guy, despite nearly sculpting all you see in one sitting, there are loads of issues with join marks where i've sculpted different bits at different times.
I'm drawing a lot of inspiration on works by Adrian Smith.
LDD: the trench rails are mostly for my own vehicles but they also fit the Leman russ
Thank you all
OMN
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Never even considered the kelly's heroes connection seems so obvious now
Hannibal guy skin texturing is looking pretty cool, although not sure about the head at the moment maybe wait till you pull it together with the rest of the GSing
I like mallet guy the face mask looks great, also think the hairless wonder (I feel his pain) looks spot on don't be so hard on yourself mate
As for the trench rails if you have any spares and want to sell them please feel free to PM me they are impossible to get hold of FW anymore well without buying a complete kit
Once you sort the megaphone mould out would be interested in a few of those as well if you have some for sale
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Post by: Littletower
Amazing all around.
Painting, sculpting and 3D designing, all great and inspirational!
(And glad you went with blue, BTW)
Keep it coming
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Thanks a lot LT, good to see you popping by!
@LDD: I've finished the design for the trench rails, just cobbling together some other things that I can have made at the same time, any requests?
The "Hannibal guy" is going to have a plague doctor look.
Also new mould for the megaphones, not so good news, I'm going to pull the "blame the weather" card and try something else.
Not much modelling mojo, bit too warm for my tastes, managed to get a few Genswick painted last week felt good to paint something easy for a change.
It's interesting to see how much my painting style has changed recently
The lieutenant at the top's horn is meant to be brass, looks really golden tho, (yea the opening needs cleaning up). I've 10 more on my desk waiting for my brush when I'm finished this post.
Also I found the time in the past few days to use those resin tracks of mine and put them to work on one of the ragnaroks that seems to be a permanent feature of my desk as well as getting some of the surface detailing done on them. unpainted genswicker for scale.
Because there can never be enough half started projects on my desk
After a raid in my bits box I thought I'd have a go at making a towed earthshaker artillery piece, design-wise i'll be copying the Soviet M1931 203mm howitzer, at least for the base and trailer. Damned if I know how long that is going to take to make.
Lastly I bought the Vraks trilogy from FW a little while ago turns out they are the 2nd edition too! updated in 2010 for 5th edition (they still missed out the points cost for the macharius tanks!!!). The army lists look pretty balanced and fun, my only gripes so far (bar the failing to put points costs in... again!) is there are too many apocalypse size battles for the re-enacting. Oh and the books weigh a ton!
Thank you all
OMN.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Your tracks look brilliant on that.
The guys look good, and the howitzer idea sounds interesting.
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Thanks cam.
Those are the miscasts btw, there are massive bubbles on some of the corners
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Troopers look great, and the Ragnarok is massive!
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Post by: Dr H
It is not "miscast" it is "battle damage" and "weathering".
All looking good there OMN.
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Yes you can tell your painting style has changed by the shading technique you are now using and the battle damage marks, it has changed for the better IMHO.
I thought that you was going with the a plague doctor look but was wondering if it would work without some kind of robe wear, I will keep watch to see how it turns out.
I hope the new mould works out for you be glad to see those in production, cant wait to see how those trench rails come out you could have a winner with those
As to anything else I will have to have think and let you know, I am sure there is something else that will come to mind
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Dr H wrote:It is not "miscast" it is "battle damage" and "weathering".
Of course.
@LDD: thanks mate, pm me if & when you think of something.
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Post by: Rogue Wolves
WOW really cool and unique looking models, great scratch builds and great terrain! Can't believe I wasn't here before. But now I'm subbed.
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Thanks Wolves
Meltaguns!!
I've got about 15 of them spare and will be selling them for £0.50 each, will be on my swapshop next time I update it. Along with some more pieces when I remember to photo them.
I've got 4 meltagun armed genswick on the go (3 can just be seen).
I was having a play with a few bits the other day and came up with these 3.
The priest chap on the left (very WIP) is going to have some sort of microphone set up with the centre servitor being the speaker (zoom in on his mouth), I'll give him some sleeves too at some point.
I'll be removing the speaker from the vox pack, putting the storm bolter on a servo arm mount just sticking out slightly from its current position with an ammo belt running from the gun to the pack.
The novice on the right is basically finished, carrying scrolls under one arm and a staff with an incense burner on top in the other.
Lastly because I've been doing a fair bit of casting over the past few weeks, I've assembled a few odds and ends from bits that were not quite up to scratch.
Top thing ... no idea, seemed like a cool idea to use my window blockers into wall pannels it's only 3 sided so it will be attached to a wall at some point (when I make aforesaid wall). bottom left is an attachment point for the pipeline that I made a little while ago, its the same two bits that you see in the bottom right with some tube stuck on, btw the tube bit was once the demolisher cannon for the ragnarock.
Time to finish those gens off ... or riveting ... or sculpting
Thanks,
OMN
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Nice work all round love the meltaguns and so fitting with the look, nice conversions as well need a little more work but coming on nicely.
As for the wall attachment thingy it looks awesome nice bit of terrain is that plate all ready fixed to that fan or is it an added extra ?
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@ LDD:
Added extra, the fan and the big plate are separate bits, I've got 12 of them cast up so far. They just so happen to be the perfect size for a number of things.
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Man, you have really taken the Genswick theme all the way. Those acolytes and other scratch built infantry are masterful.
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Post by: Dr H
Good work OMN.
Meltagun looks the part.
Chaps look interesting, look forward to paint.
Good use of spare casts.
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OneManNoodles wrote:@ LDD:
Added extra, the fan and the big plate are separate bits, I've got 12 of them cast up so far. They just so happen to be the perfect size for a number of things.
Works well has a lot of potential indeed I was thinking about what else you could create I had a thought you might like or not.
Looking at the megaphones I am thinking of a com system that could be added to the command tank, something he can speak into to which is projected through the mega phones that is added to the turret section.
That way you would know which is the command tank and look more detailed on the table, also maybe some kind of alternative exhausts and engine section that can be added to the Leeman Russ rear a bit like the old FW kits that they stopped selling with the the trench rails
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Hmm I'm not sure what you mean with the sound system LDD, I could probably construct sometihng with the bits I already have..
I remember there was a conversion pack for the reqular russ, that added an expanded engine section, do you mean something like that? I could probably build something like that out of plasticard plus a few odds and ends that might be too painful do do by hand.
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Post by: Littletower
Wow! and you said modelling mojo was low...
The Genswick theme keeps coming along nicely.
Do the priest and acolyte have a certain Aztec look to them?
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 Littletower wrote:Wow! and you said modelling mojo was low...
The Genswick theme keeps coming along nicely.
Do the priest and acolyte have a certain Aztec look to them?
If they do it's not really consciously ... now you mention it (and I google a bit) they do don't they.
This is just the result of; an hour here, an hour there.
Thanks LT
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OneManNoodles wrote:Hmm I'm not sure what you mean with the sound system LDD, I could probably construct sometihng with the bits I already have..
I remember there was a conversion pack for the reqular russ, that added an expanded engine section, do you mean something like that? I could probably build something like that out of plasticard plus a few odds and ends that might be too painful do do by hand.
I mean like a tannoy system for the Megaphones so the commander could speak into at the turret to scream out to the heretics, it might add a nice detail to the tank turret just a thought.
As to the engine section and exhaust something like this but not this :
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Managed to get a bit more paint on the genswick. Just the metallics with those meltaguns to go plus any cleaning up.
just noticed that the shotgun on the chap on the right is not aligned with the stock, nevermind.
Not much else, I've been learning to use Rhino using a 90 day free trial, good stuff.
While learning to use the software I made breakfast. http://shpws.me/vyXQ not bad for 6 hours. I also added some really cool bulkhead lights, so be sure to check out what else I've got on there.
Thanks for stopping by.
OMN.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Some real cool stuff there especially liking the new tank additions, and the full English
Also the genswick are coming on well love the custom heads look great, as for the shotgun must have got damaged during battle these things happen
The learning is definitely paying off can't wait to buy I mean see the casts
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10 more genswick finished:
The shields could have been better, but nevermind. They are the 3 lasgun armed grunts for a special weapons team, so I thought I'd model them slightly differently
11 lasguns, 2 meltaguns, 1 sniper, 1 lascannon and 1 heavy bolter to go ... not including tanks ofc.
Thanks all
OMN.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
The idea behind using the shields is good although I have to agree you need a little more work on the blending but otherwise cracking job, personally I would have given them all maces as that one with the gasmask head looks tops
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I like the dude with the gasmask and PPSh-41 style gun.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
that breakfast was so brilliant... it loks amazing... but I literally laughed my bum off...
and...did I ever tell you how cool your scheme for your genswick´s looks?... well it does
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Nice! so green uniform with steel armor.
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Post by: Big H
Thats some cool looking basing on those infantry mate !
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I like the idea of the shield Genswick. Since they are part of a special weapon squad how about snipers? Those boys could provided cover for them.
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Thank you everyone, the shields were kind of to save having to buy more cadian lasgun arms.
@40kFSU: Thanks for the idea I might just do that. These three are for a SWT with flamers, but I've got plenty of shields for doing more in the future. Also might make for a cool diorama!
I've been playing with plasticard a little, made a start on a new breech for the towed earthshaker;
Also got workign on the main body of the chassis. gun shield may be a little unimaginative but ho-well, I'll make up for it else where .
Sneaking into the pictures you can see the start of the rear section, just the top pannel so far while I work out the rest of the geometry. It's going to be a big gun, around 20cm long IIRC not including barrel length. There will be many rivets!
Breakfast is served:
might make for a fun objective marker.
I've also got another 12 or so things to add to shapeways this weekend so far, more to come. I'll keep you all tuned.
Thanks all,
OMN.
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Post by: Big H
The artillery is looking good fella, are you going to do a crew and towing unit too ? Would make a cool little game-able diorama !
Ref. guys with the shields, to my eyes the shields are too similar to the figures and just make the whole thing look like " WHFB in Space"
I know the Genswick suit the vibe you have going but maybe they could use some tech. or Aquillas and a little view slit like the SWAT shields have.
Or not.
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I'd thought of adding something like that to the shields, but couldn't decide what.
I'll add some decals to them with a whole load of metallic scratches and dents painted on, should help to disguise my lazy paintwork too.
I've got a spare tank chassis that would make for a nice trojan, all it needs is a top adding on, there will be a crew eventually, I'm thinking of just buying one of the FW krieg artillery crew sets to use, a helmet swap and they'd work fine, but one thing at a time (for a change).
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OneManNoodles wrote:I'd thought of adding something like that to the shields, but couldn't decide what.
I'll add some decals to them with a whole load of metallic scratches and dents painted on, should help to disguise my lazy paintwork too.
I've got a spare tank chassis that would make for a nice trojan, all it needs is a top adding on, there will be a crew eventually, I'm thinking of just buying one of the FW klieg artillery crew sets to use, a helmet swap and they'd work fine, but one thing at a time (for a change).
Sweet, for both !
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This is going to be my last post on here for a few weeks while I have a break and sort some things out.
So in light of that I'm putting up all the things that have been crossing my desk over the past few weeks that I'd not posted about sooner
You may remember I made a carapace armoured veteran using bits from the empire greatswords, scions and grey knights kits, here is a nearly finished 5 man squad.
Heroic scale means all your troops look like overloaded mules, carrying the equivalent of a phone, wallet and car keys ...
I've given the priest some green sleeves, and quickly put two menial servants together while searching my bits box for something.
Years ago there used to be figures (maybe necromunda, I don't remember) with cybernetic arms with drills on, the art is also full of them, yet no drills! So I made one, this is the result so far:
I found a large eye from the spawn kit, combined with a fantasy ghoul and something creepy appears, botttom right image the thing dangling down below its neck is not a tie, it's its tongue with a large smiling mouth.
At least I'm not going to run out of things to paint any time soon!
Lastly, for those who are interested, I spend all day finishing and uploading a pile of smallish pieces that I'd been working on over the past month to shapeways: https://www.shapeways.com/designer/UncannyAutomaton?sort=newest
Thanks for reading everyone, I hope you enjoy the pics.
OMN.
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Post by: Phutarf
Love the creepy mutant! Looks a bit like me after a hard week at work....
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Post by: Camkierhi
All looking fantastic, some creepiness too.
The troops look great, agreed about the bits, but still looks great. Priest and servants all looking cool, great work on the sleeves.
But the creepy dude steals the show, awesome.
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Post by: PDH
I like that you've given the priest menials....it always seems appropriate.
The ghoul with eyeball head is brilliant.
The pitslaves, with tool arms, were indeed from Necromunda. How did you make the drill for your version?
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thanks everyone, iHead needs some rags adding to it still.
For the pitslaves drill I cheated and 3d printed it. I'd considered a number of ways to make it, sculpting around a small nail, an ordinary wood screw, you can even buy some small drill bits (probably for dremel like drills) that may be suitable. Size is an issue tho.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Great stuff I really like the carapace armoured veterans the combination of parts actually work well, usually they look like warhammer minis with bolters but these actually carry the 40k vibe nicely.
The priest is a nice combo of bits love trying to figure out what it is you used the only thing stumping me is the torso the arms work well nice relaxed posing
The necromunda based guy (as not sure to his purpose) looks pretty cool like the 3d print drill bit maybe add something to his legs though as they still look to maraudery yes I know its not a real word
As for "Blink" that is one dam ugly looking beasty kind of reminds me of a teacher I once had, any chance of adding a tweed jacket with leather elbow pads and bad breath
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Post by: Dr H
Good work OMN. Have a good break.
The breakfast set came out nicely.
Liking the driller-arm chap.
And the big eye thing is very good. Reminds me of a Vortigaunt.
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Post by: Lone Cat
OneManNoodles wrote:Thanks a lot LT, good to see you popping by!
@LDD: I've finished the design for the trench rails, just cobbling together some other things that I can have made at the same time, any requests?
The "Hannibal guy" is going to have a plague doctor look.
Also new mould for the megaphones, not so good news, I'm going to pull the "blame the weather" card and try something else.
Not much modelling mojo, bit too warm for my tastes, managed to get a few Genswick painted last week felt good to paint something easy for a change.
It's interesting to see how much my painting style has changed recently
The lieutenant at the top's horn is meant to be brass, looks really golden tho, (yea the opening needs cleaning up). I've 10 more on my desk waiting for my brush when I'm finished this post.
Also I found the time in the past few days to use those resin tracks of mine and put them to work on one of the ragnaroks that seems to be a permanent feature of my desk as well as getting some of the surface detailing done on them. unpainted genswicker for scale.
Because there can never be enough half started projects on my desk
After a raid in my bits box I thought I'd have a go at making a towed earthshaker artillery piece, design-wise i'll be copying the Soviet M1931 203mm howitzer, at least for the base and trailer. Damned if I know how long that is going to take to make.
Lastly I bought the Vraks trilogy from FW a little while ago turns out they are the 2nd edition too! updated in 2010 for 5th edition (they still missed out the points cost for the macharius tanks!!!). The army lists look pretty balanced and fun, my only gripes so far (bar the failing to put points costs in... again!) is there are too many apocalypse size battles for the re-enacting. Oh and the books weigh a ton!
Thank you all
OMN.
And tell me about a rectangular gorget an infantryman is wearing please. is it a generic cadian or how do you make it?
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So, I'm kinda back ... with terrain!
Had to do some painting over the past two weeks to stop myself going crazy.
My own Resin Postboxes...
... bulkhead lights...
and lastly I've got started on painting these marine statues, the verdigris is probably done, bar an oil wash, the rest has only has the the basic colours put on
@ Lonecat: Greenstuff + a Cadian un-armoured torso.
@ DrH: Actually I was replaying HL2:ep2 at the time ...
Thanks all
OMN.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Welcome back,
Postboxes Bulkhead lights SM Statues
Brilliant stuff, welcome back indeed.
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Post by: Dr H
Nice work OMN. All looking nice.
The light is particularly effective.
HL2 and it's episodes are still good games. I re-played HL2 a while ago with the Crysuit mod and extra bad guys. That was both fun and intense.
and...
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Dam the post boxes and bulkhead light look bloody marvellous really have turned out well and nice statutes
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Post by: Warboss_Waaazag
I really love them postboxes. I didn't think it was possible to make mail gothic, but apparently yes, it is.
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Post by: Lone Cat
Do you have WIP pictures of it? if so in which page in this PM Blogs does it contains the WIP pics? meow~
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Post by: Meph
Good stuff, good stuff! Those postboxes are brilliant!
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Post by: Son_Of_Serica
They look great.
I especially like the tankette
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Post by: PDH
Really like the idea of 40k post boxes. They look great.
Nice statues too.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Even in the grim darkness of the future, mail must be delivered!
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Post by: Meph
What a great bunch of vehicles and troops!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Thanks for the awesome feedback, I'm working on casting up more of those postboxes along with a whole bunch of other bits, so ... more to come.
@ Lone cat: next time I sculpt one up I'll post it here.
This is the closest I can provide for now
I've been working on the statues some more, basically finished now, a few bits need some colour.
@ Dr H: I know mate, I was just trying to print a quick hl2 ep 3 out now, poster to go on the back of one of the statues. I'll have to install the extra combine mod, I find it a little easy on hard.
Lastly I'm selling my small word bearers force based off the DV set (they are in my gallery somewhere probably) aong with my Imperial fists ( most has been sold already) to make a fresh start.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/1204davis/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= (I realise many people may not be able to see them unfortunatly).
Cheers for now
OMN.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
No-one expects the ...
Finally started to paint these chaps ... and yes I will be attempting to finish that building too.
Thanks all.
OMN
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Nice what head is that on the guy with the sledgehammer by the way
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Post by: Dr H
OneManNoodles wrote:@ Dr H: I know mate, I was just trying to print a quick hl2 ep 3 out now, poster to go on the back of one of the statues. I'll have to install the extra combine mod, I find it a little easy on hard.
Look for Smod and/or Crylife. That's what I used. It adds more than just more combine, there's more zombies too (fast ones at that). It was a little glitchy in places, but that may be fixed now.
Good progress on the Statues and inquisition (who's chief weapons appear to include a sledgehammer... )
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Post by: OneManNoodles
When these trick-or-treaters come a-knocking, its more than just eggs they throw if you pretend to be out
I remember smod I played it years ago, good to hear the dev teams of some mods are still alive and kicking like the excellent black mesa, unlike some other mods I could mention.
@LDD: The head is an Empire flagellent head (the bald one with the sewn up mouth) + greenstuff. WIP here:
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Post by: Ruglud
Statues just need some pigeon mess, then jobs a good 'un
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Of course it is with the paint on it it looks totally different more sinister, which is surprising considering its mouth was sewn up before
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Post by: OneManNoodles
I did a little greenstuff work last weekend. I recommend reading the book of armaments chapter 2, verses 9 through 21 for instructions on its use.
Over the week I got some paint on what I am saying is the bases for the last Genswick.
The chap in blue I'll try and get done by the end of the day, he's an advisor I put together from some random bits.
Whilst I had my brushes in hand I got some more colour on these gents, I'm happy with the way these are going, particularly with the flesh tones which are too hard to see with my camera.
As I mention, I'll get that advisor finished today probably, but meanwhile I'm working on the Heavy arty.
@Ruglud: Good idea! that's now on my to-do list.
@LDD: Cheers mate.
Thanks all,
OMN.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Well I can't believe I have not been here for a while, and I come looking and boy oh boy, that GS work is brilliant. The bases look great and the inquesition is awesome, off to look at the bits you got for sale....
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Nice scratch built torso some wicked GS going on there the kneeling guy is great posing with his head down and arms raised holding the cushion nice job.
Also nice use of high elf archers legs you can never go wrong with Red and cream
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Cheers Cam, even at my ridiculous prices I've already sold most of my imperial fists, the rest I'll be lowering the prices probably.
The only reason I'm selling is because I'm considering a small 30k force or something, I'll probably get rid of the tank company soon too, they are just living in a box elsewise.
It's only the top of the cushion so far, the underside wants doing along with hands ... I should have some lying around somewhere.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
If you aint I would be amazed
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Post by: Littletower
Awesome GS fu, and nice group coming out of that door too!
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Post by: Dr H
And may your enemies, as deemed in the lord's eyes to be naughty, snuff it.
Great work. like the grenade barer.
Nice bases, look forward to what will be standing on them.
Inquisitors are looking nice too.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Managed to get a bit more done on the basilisk, I'm a little stumped on the gun mount, trying to work out a way for the gun to pivot horizontally, also I ditched the gun shield.
and made a maxim style heavy bolter while I was waiting.
This chap is nearly done.
First try at bird droppings.
@Dr H:
Thanks again everyone
OMN.
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Post by: Elnibbus
Looking great OMN!
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Trying for something like this, is what I though when I saw the treads
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Bang on Shas!
The problem I'm having is I can't see just how the gun pivots horizontally, without turning the back end since it looks like the gunmount is fixed to the rest of the chassis, unless that's a screw on the left side.
Probably just me being pedantic.
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Post by: 40kFSU
Holy cow, I love the guy kneeling with the pillow and his buddy with the rifle. That is freakin awesome. I'll be paying close attention to your basilisk scratch build. I'm scraping together. praetorian IG army and am looking for a way to make the Basilisk more static. Everything else looks great, as always.
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Post by: hk1x1
Those statues and plinths look great, nice work
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Post by: scrunty
Could the gun not have some form of Skidsteer system involved with the tracks to slew it horizontally?
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Post by: Ruglud
Nice pigeon poop
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Post by: OneManNoodles
@ Ruglud: Cheers for the idea
@ scrunty: the reason why I haven't is I didn't want it to be powered, it is big enough however. I may as well go in this direction. Thanks!
I'd also pictured it being used in a blocked street as a desperate makeshift anti-tank gun.
This is what I've been using for reference images btw:
http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?306693-203mm-B-4-Howitzer-M1931/page2
time to cut some plastic!
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Post by: shasolenzabi
OneManNoodles wrote:Bang on Shas!
The problem I'm having is I can't see just how the gun pivots horizontally, without turning the back end since it looks like the gunmount is fixed to the rest of the chassis, unless that's a screw on the left side.
Probably just me being pedantic.
The mount and the chassis are indeed one big construct.
Turning, or pivoting to change left or right for fire was an 8degree traverse, further would have required the entire thing to be moved, the track sections might have come into play. 203mm shells were pretty nasty and gave the Germans a hard time. The Germans named it "Stalin's Sledgehammer"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/203_mm_howitzer_M1931_%28B-4%29 Automatically Appended Next Post: Basically drag to position, set the targets, adjust accordingly and hammer away wash rinse repeat.
Automatically Appended Next Post: In position
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Post by: Dr H
While not exactly like what you are referencing, could you not build a turntable to mount the gun on?
Doesn't even need to be powered, add a hand-crank.
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Post by: Ketara
Pretty. I look forward to seeing more work!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
I can't believe I missed the 8 degree traverse on the right side of wikipedia, I knew it must have been something like that.
Thanks for the pics shas! the tow vehicle link didn't quite work, but this is it right?
you would need something built on a tank chassis to tow such a huge lump!
@Dr H: That is what I was initially thinking as a fix. I don't think I've got enough room to do too much, the breech is huge on this thing and I'd like to keep its profile fairly low if I can, tell you what I'll make two mounts for the gun and see what works best. It would probably something closer to the Krieg earthshaker carriage. ... That would work quite well actually, so long a I can get it right, enough room for gearing etc, it would allow the gun to pivot for direct fire at a wide angle but indirect fire at a narrower angle, only problem I can see is recoil big and bulky... hydraulics. Hmm.
I've gotten started on the gun mount, the red cross marks where the axis of elevation would be
I may have over done it a little, because I have such a large space below for the breech to recoil into I should be able to lower the gun mount further and shorten it at the rear, its way too big.
I've got some pics for you all that I forgot to put up before now.
A while ago I was painting 3 chaos worshipers, I don't think I posted them 'finished' so here we are:
next my small Dark vengeance based CSM force
My nearly sold 1000pt (ish) Imperial fist force:
I'm trying to find a new method to paint heresy style Imperial fists, preferably with an airbrush to get the yellow right (without spending days with a brush), I'll be checking the new Vallejo game air range.
And lastly this is what my 1500 points Krieg (Genswick) armoured battlegroup looks like, the infantry are unfortunately just fodder to suck up 210 spare points.
In other news I had thought that the new FW solar auxillia might made for Genswick engineers, swap the lasguns for shotgun and done, squad of 10 means 2 squads of 5, nice ....
squads of 20 Goodnight sweet wallet. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
Thank you one and all.
OMN.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Yes that tractor is what they needed to to the B-4 Howitzer.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Heavy painting.
The 2nd advisor for my Genswick is finished (astropath or master of the fleet, whichever is more useful):
Henchmen done, more or less:
I'm quite happy with the face of the guy on the right, not that you can see anything, he even has eyes that face in the same direction .... Let me know what you think of the bases.
Now casting ...
Trenchrails!
Now to finish off greenstuffing some more Genswick, you'd think after 100 or so of them I'd be able to get the arms to attach properly ....
Thank you for stopping by
OMN.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Brilliant worrk as always, particularly love the Advisor, definately got a vibe about him.
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Post by: Elnibbus
Looking really good OMN, inspiring stuff as usual!
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Post by: shasolenzabi
I say the grey man as fleet liaison. sems more fitting. Like the high armor collar.
Henchmen look ready to serve their Inquisitor
Ah, trenchrails for battle tanks!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Yep the trench rails are pretty damned cool if I do say so myself, apart from having broken the printed masters already they cast nicely too.
I'm working on a template for an engine extension for the standard leman russ for everyone, which the trench rails would fit on to nicely, I've made blueprint for it so far, just deciding on a thickness of plasticard to work from.
@LDD: I put half a dozen up on ebay, sold out within a day! And that advisor is very creepy, in a bad 80's way. Main thing that bothers me about it is the silly long arms.
@ shas: Thanks. Fleet liaison providing reconnaissance data was the idea.
Thanks all.
OMN
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Post by: Dr H
Radio-guy looks good.
I feel that he should have something on his suitcase; writing (squiggles) or a symbol or two, under the wings.
Good work on the Inquisition. Biggles is my favourite.
Bases are perfect for them.
Trench-rails look the part, good job.
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Post by: Boba Fett
Great thread! I really like the radio guy.
Also very nice work on the henchmen! The one on the right is my favorite, too. Where is the head from? Really cool stuff here! Keep up the great work!
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Link to Ebay Page so i can get some stuff when you cast it? Please......
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Post by: OneManNoodles
So as a Thank you and to mark 20 pages of this rambling nonsense
I give you all my completely untested plans for an engine compartment extension for the leman russ.
I think I've given all the right measurements, let me know what you all think.
@ Boba Fett: The head of the Acolyte on the right is from the Empire "Celestial Hurricanum" I picked up all the wizard-y characters from that kit from a bits seller. The body of that model is from the same kit.
@ Dr H: the suitcase was the scion kit's medic case, no real idea what else it could have been used for. I'll check my pile of decals.
@ deadmeat85: This should (fingers crossed) work: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/1204davis/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
that is the 4th time I've tried to set international postage on ebay....
Cheers all
OMN.
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Post by: Big H
I'd like to see that extension cast up !
How about a giant Kettenkraftrad as the tow vehicle ? I'm sure you could pull that off !
Nice work on the figure too, I'm busily robbing ideas for my Nurgle Traitor Guard !
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Post by: deadmeat85
It worked. Going to save you and hope can get some funds to get some items.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
 deadmeat85 wrote:It worked. Going to save you and hope can get some funds to get some items.
Saving the template till my holiday in november going to get plenty of hobby time in good to know it works got any pics ?
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Hey Dakka,
Not much modelling in the time I've been away, most of my time has gone into casting these:
I've made 10 so far and have 20-30 more to make. Needless to say if anyone is interested in one or preferably several feel free to send me a PM.
Also I need to remake the molds for this since they are starting to suffer a little, and the resin is starting to attack the molds.
A little progress on the earthshaker. This is the rotating mount, the gun is held in with white tack. It needs more surface detailing on the sides, I might magnetise the gun mount some how and add a little more armour plating to provide cover to the crew.
Finally bothered to assemble a second turret for my ragnarocks and get started on the destroyer / thunderer variant.
If I ever manage to finish them.
@LDD: Good luck with the template.
@Big H: No way am I making those! A Ketten you say? I'm' already half way to having my towing vehicle built.
I already had these made so I just need to start building up from that.
Meanwhile It's time to brush some dust off my paintbrush and find where I put my green and grey paints.
Thank you.
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Post by: Camkierhi
Excellent stuff, missed you. Great work on all the projects.
On the first one, did you mean the hulls or the guns? Both are of interest.
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Just the Pholus rhino conversion kit.
The plasticard bits from here:
Almost a whole tank, minus doors, hatches, a floor...
The guns area little beyond me besides being a bit sick bird.
I had to drill and cut the top open to fit the lascannon power cables in. Something more to fix when I finish the MKII.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Ah, he is back to the tanks again! Yay!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Yep, back to the tanks!
I got through most of these on Sunday. Just metallics, washes and touching up to do. Then I can turn my brush on my second basilisk.
Meanwhile however I've got 6 or so molds to make. Fun.
Thanks again all
Noodles.
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Post by: Dr H
Constructions and castings look good.
Good luck with the moulds.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Hey a good looking army always works for me across the table.
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Post by: lone dirty dog
Your turning into a little one man factory ain't you I swear it won't be long before you have your own company going
I have had a look at the template and figured out what to do (I think ) however I was going to put a couple of tanks together for reference but my glue ran out.
No real biggie nip down to the local model shop ...... which has no glue what bloody use is a model shop with no glue
So having to wait till the weekend now, once I go into town to get some more I will let you know hoot goes
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Post by: Lone Cat
OneManNoodles wrote:Just the Pholus rhino conversion kit.
The plasticard bits from here:
Almost a whole tank, minus doors, hatches, a floor...
The guns area little beyond me besides being a bit sick bird.
I had to drill and cut the top open to fit the lascannon power cables in. Something more to fix when I finish the MKII.
Superb! but tell me the in-game function of this vehicle please
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Post by: monkeytroll
Hmm, might hit you up for a couple of those next week.
Are the tracks on the towing vehicle your own as well?
New recruits looking good so far!
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Post by: OneManNoodles
@ monkeytroll: Thanks! Sure thing, just drop me a pm when you are ready, I should (with luck) be back to casting by then.
Yep those tracks on the towing vehicle are mine too.
@ Lone cat: Lol terrain maybe?, but really its a "rhino" sized chassis so it can do whatever a rhino'd do.
@ LDD: Good luck with that, if you ever get around to making it! It keeps slipping off my priority sheet, I might actually make the templates whenever I focus for long enough to try it.
@DrH: Don't jinx it dude
After 5 hours, spread out a bit, of cutting up old molds the prep is finished for the molds finally, silicone time!
I be thinking of entering the current league contest, so much awesome work there already, 6 weeks left ... yea I can do a 12" wall with the junk I've got lying around.
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Post by: Camkierhi
You need to dude. Your stuff is brilliant, and you may develope a nice se of walls that you can go on to sell.
All looking great as usual.
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Post by: Jape
This is all incredible stuff. And I can see the eyes of that Inquisitor on the right, its an incredibly characterful design, one of many astounding things on this thread.
I hope to see more
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Post by: OneManNoodles
Procrastination has treads
So these 3 Cyclopes sort of happened and not in a "when a mummy tank and a daddy tank love each other" way.
I have an urge to make a fourth and remake the cover of the Abbey Road Beatles album
Also had a start on detailing the earshaker gun mount, just bulking out space for gearing etc.
Despite proclaiming my hatred of the taurox, nearly, to random people in the street when it was released, I will now be getting one, and here is why:
http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?44630-Taurox-are-the-best-models-ever
the tracks are perfect for rapiers. And it gives me an excuse to place an order with Victoria Lamb's minitures.
@ Jape: Thank you.
Back to casting
Thanks all.
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