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yea i been there and done that...the only good thing i can say about the vidya games is its a one time purchase...until the dlc comes out and its even more money i stopped consol gaming many years ago (actually after i beat both kingdom hearts for the ps2) if i play the "evil" its star wars with the g/f occasionally, a little blood bowl and a lot of last stand mode on DOW Retribution actually any of the DOW games are great...then there is company of heroes....nuff said
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I love your Fallout mini's. They make me want to play FO3 again. I never really got into New Vegas as much.
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Thanks Val!- They are my favorites too! 
I need to do more.
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I too love those models, they are brilliant, and I admit the inspiration that can be gained from many different media sources, including video games. But they are a drug, an insidious infection upon humanity, that should only be prescribed and regulated by granny's.
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I know you have firsthand experience, but You sound a lot like the old IPMS-USA guys who blame video games for the decline in scale modelers, not the fact that Old guys ONLY model Cold War airplane models and no one else wants to build those because they've all been done before  I've been proving them wrong with an occasional pic of my minis, they seem clueless about gaming models, but a couple other IPMS-USA guys have been doing 40K stuff too and posting it to the site. I had hundreds of hours into the Fallout games before I built any of those, this recent run was probably my third or fourth re-roll.
On the Ash front, I ordered this:
along with a female Dwarf Blood Bowl team for Ladygeek.
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Did you make those FO figures or buy them?
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The Super Mutant with sledge and the Brotherhood figs are Brother Vinni's from Russia, converted slightly. The Behemoth is a Dark Age Mongo converted, The Vault Dweller is converted from a cop, My Raiders (not pictured) are converted from all sorts of ranges, The Nuka Cola and Sunset Sarsaparilla machines are my design, and casts are available at www.rivetzone.com , The Corvega is a one of a kind scratchbuild
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 dsteingass wrote:The Super Mutant with sledge and the Brotherhood figs are Brother Vinni's from Russia, converted slightly. The Behemoth is a Dark Age Mongo converted, The Vault Dweller is converted from a cop, My Raiders (not pictured) are converted from all sorts of ranges, The Nuka Cola and Sunset Sarsaparilla machines are my design, and casts are available at www.rivetzone.com , The Corvega is a one of a kind scratchbuild
Both are currently out of stock on the online shop but I will cast them to order as needed (just shipped a set to japan as a matter of fact.)
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Really? That's good news that people are buying them!
Have you seen anyone's painted examples yet?
I need a resupply of them too, cast about 4 of each for me.
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Dave! I promised a little while ago that I'd find those cargo containers for you, but I don't think the original seller is doing the plaster ones any more :(
I did find a gent here selling what look like exactly the same casts in resin for a really good price though! Unfortunately it's UK based so might be a bit more pricey to get over to you, but they're there if you're still interested 
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Scarp! Those are great, but yeah, shipping is as much as 4 of them.....
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 Camkierhi wrote:I avoid gaming at all costs, far too addictive. Takes you away from what's really important, things like modelling. I have lost weeks, months and on one occasion years to the devils own work that is electronic gaming. With it's shiny screens and dazzling graphics, luring grown men to there deaths, with the inevitable controller flying across the room. Or the £50 mouse of doom that given enough time wears away your wrist. Yes I have a callus on the point of my wrist from mouse action, and at least one keyboard with blank spaces where WASD used to be. And sleep deprivation from gaming online with people from 4 different time zones at once. Watching your friends run off into the distance and fly off a cliff because they fell asleep with their head on the keyboard. It took years of training to break myself away, to find a place of solitude, a place were people of a kindred spirit, people who know about real things, like modelling, could talk freely and be beyond the evil menace of console, or worse gaming PC. But even here I find it, taking the life from my new friends, truly great men who model, crippled by the worst evil to have ever been brought forward from the hells pit that is Bethesda, FALLOUT 3, NEW VEGAS. Curse it's name.
No worries Cam, the times happen when the modelling can hit a block idea wise and killing pixelated idjits helps clear my head a bit.
I do have a few xboxlive friends that make the game somewhat fun in spehs muhreen, true it is not well supported, and the two dlc I need are gone, making it hard to follwo when the guys head to chaos incursion or dreadnought assault.
That is why i like the target curor Dave, the thing lights up whe the enemy is in the right spot, but as they move about it gets hard to shoot and kill, so in mass games I die a lot as I prefer using a jump pack and thunder hammer
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You'll be pleased to learn that I've been painting all day
My take on Shaun, Using the parts from Wargames Factory survivor sprues. He hasn't got red on him yet
Still needs highlights, and the beard needs fixed.
Right sleeve...I see all sorts of stuff that needs fixed now that I've posted this macro pic
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How much is the shipping on those shipping containers, to you in US Dave. I could purchase here and send them cheaper probably.
And I love your work, and have not made a Airfix kit in 20 years. 
Oh that's the guy, gods I hate when I forget a name, from Evil Dead 2 isn't it?
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Ash..yeah
It was 20 GBP, same as 4 crates
Beard is tricky
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Does Shaun get his red stain on his shirt too?
The model tho has a bit too much hair on him...
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Yes, red stains will come
Yeah well, that's what I've got Vik
If you saw a sprue with a Cricket bat, a tie, and a head with a little swoop of hair, you'd glue them together too!
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You bet I would
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I can't wait to see Ash. I've thought about ordering that faux Scooby gang. I forget the company but it might be Hasslefree Mini's.
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That would be cool! Armorcast did a Mystery Machine
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This is someone's painted version of them. I can't get to Hasslefree's website at work. Hotlinked.
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They are hasselfree minis. They have the gang for 16.50€, and I saw the clue contraption a few weeks back and almost ordered it.
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Zoinks! Like Far Out Scoob!
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Love the woodgrain!
Dave, PM me your address and I'll do what I can to get something to you, okay? It's my brother's birthday this month so I'll be sending a package across the pond anyway
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Pretty cool!
Now just apoco-up the Clue Contraption and... boom, instant awesome!
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good to see you painting Dave! good job on Shaun so far :-) for his beard i'd just mix a slightly darker flesh colour and paint the shape then just inside the beard line mix your flesh colour with the beard colour and highlight with pure beard colour!
I love the post appoc Scooby gang! are they metal or resin? I also nearly bought the Clue Contraption when i placed my first Armorcast order last week! :-)
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You jerks just made me buy the post- apoc Scooby gang and Mystery Machine...
...thanks!
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I think you mean "Pesky kids"
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I almost got away with it...
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It was the janitor all along…….
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Hasslefree are the way to go Dave...
Painted by gi6ers over on the Forum of Doom
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OOh! THat's even better!
Shop SMART, Shop Hasslefree-Mart
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Hasslefree, Hasslefree, how I love thee Hasslefree...
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Funniest thing I've seen related to this was in news and rumors. Somebody opened a dakkadakka account with the name Games Workshop. His first and only post was in the tau thread....
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Haha
You guys made me buy things!
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Awesome. Once I've made all the purchases I currently need for my Space Marine army, I'm going to buy a few of those just to paint up as a lark. I may even give them away as gifts. My oldest daughter used to love watching Scooby Doo with me.
And my best friend would love Ash. Do they have a Freddy Krueger version? He'd like that even better.
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Since it seems you're a fan of Shaun of the Dead Dave, did you notice the "armed-British-police-that-are-totally-not-based-on-Hot-Fuzz-characters-at-all" ?
I have an Officer Nick that I never really got around to finishing (As is usual with most of my projects  )
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Those are cool Tibbs! Although I have to pace myself
An excellent job on them here!
Why FINISH stuff when there are soo many NEW projects to start!?!
'Cause I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle
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Jingle jangle!
Hasslefree, home of this beauty of mine!
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That civilization is a thing for me to see So bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no
Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go
Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I make it clear
That no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here.
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Have you formed the tops of those window arches?
Looking great.
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Good work Dave. It's looking fallout-y already. 
I used to always get disappointed when I went into a building and found that it was either empty, didn't have stairs to the top floor or both...
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Thanks Doc!
That's why I like The mods that opens up the otherwise-empty buildings around, makes it seem like you've missed something before
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Those are some awesome set ups you have there dave. I remember walking into those buildings I was always so happy to see they had a nice upstairs set up.
I hope fallout 4 has some nice buildings.
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dsteingass wrote:Thanks Doc! That's why I like The mods that opens up the otherwise-empty buildings around, makes it seem like you've missed something before
Yeah, when I get it working on my computer again I'll definitely be giving the mods a look. Doors that can't be opened are even worse...  
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Thanks Nafarious! Appreciate it!
Me too man! It will be EPIC
DOOR
[INACCESSIBLE]
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Big difference between PC Fallout and my X-box Fallout
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I'm wondering if it would be worth buying it again on PC. I have the opposite problem, I ahve trouble aiming with keyboard and mouse.
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 Valhalla130 wrote:I'm wondering if it would be worth buying it again on PC. I have the opposite problem, I ahve trouble aiming with keyboard and mouse.
wait for a steam sale and then buy it, it will be worth it for sure. The mods and the clipping, so much fun.
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The clipping?
And I would not know how to go about installing mods. Every time I've ever done anything remotely like changing files on a computer, the computer becomes unuseable.
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The GOTY is $20 everyday on Steam
Nexus Mod Manager is what you use to load them. It's not that dangerous Val Automatically Appended Next Post: btw..this was on Lead Adventure's FB page
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Another wasteland explorer gets taken down by feral ghouls.
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With VATS and Stimpacks (and enough ammunition) That horde is takeable
I've built up the back wall
This way I can paint the inside, then roughly mask it off once glued on, then I can paint the outside.
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Sweet, is that a texture or did you do the tiles yourself?
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It's textured plasticard, I just removed and broke a few of them
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Nice job, tiles are great for broken floors because they go down on a flat surface which means the underneath can be plain. Also they break over a short area, metal or wood has a wider area of effect around the hole which is problematic. I didn't realise stuff like that until I did my recent terrain piece but it's really important. You do it all so easily!
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The building is looking fantastic dave, especially the floor.
Also It's a bit pricey, but have you seen the new bridge set being put out by Bolt action and Pegasus?
 BrookM wrote:Freitag, Freitag, heute ist es Freitag.
Whatever, another week, another newsletter, another slew of WWII shinies!
First off, MOAR PEGASUS BRIDGE PICS.
 
 
 
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All copies of the book ship with the free and exclusive figure of the decorated French resistance fighter Simone Segouin (also known under the nom de guerre ‘Nicole Minet’).
Paul Hicks has sculpted the miniature and I am sure you will agree he has done a cracking job to capture her likeness as seen in the photograph below.
New: Wehrmacht & Waffen-SS Licence plates decal sheets
In our continuing mission to bring you historically accurate details for your Bolt Action models, we’ve created these license plate decals for your German vehicles. These waterslide transfers have been carefully researched to bring an authentic look to your Wehrmacht and Waffen- SS models.
 
Pre-order: Perry Miniature’s Afrikakorps 1941-1943
Storm across the deserts of North Africa with this new Afrika Korps boxed set, designed for Bolt Action by Perry Miniatures
The Afrikakorps formed upon Adolf Hitler’s personal orders in 1941, with Erwin Rommel as their commander, to support the Italian army in North Africa. They conducted a hard-fought desert war against the Allies for control of the southern Mediterranean coast.
The box contains 38 Hard Plastic multipose figures – enough figures for a platoon or Zug plus command. There is a choice of head gear (steel helmets, tropical cork helmets or field caps) and arm postions and weapons including MG 34′s, anti-tank rifles, 50 mm mortars, MP 40s, Kar 98s. The box also has individual round bases and 40mm square bases for the weapons teams as well as information on historical organisation.
Can I have a feth yes? Finally we can have our El Alamein games going!
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Thanks guys!
That's a beautiful bridge! I love the Bolt Action stuff!
front sidewalk
and bottom floor, with some Dr. H-esque sprue beams
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Nice work on the tiled floor, pavement and the sprue beams . Really looking nice.
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Thanks Doc! I cheated a bit, I only textured/grained the parts that would show
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Looks brilliant,
The internal walls, etc. are they black pc you cut to size yourself?
Loving the tiled floor. Did one recently myself, but like a numpty I cut all my tiles myself, didn't know about the textured board. I cut up the tile I took out and jigsawed them back in the hole to look all cracked up.
This is going to look amazing.
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There's no shame in doing it that way Cam! I did that with the sidewalk. It's black PVC foam, the miracle material I call it. Cuts with a knife, glues to styrene perfectly with liquid cement.
I find it best to mix methods for variety.
Here I brushed on wet drywall mud (all purpose joint compound, filler) letting it congeal into itself a little bit, creating texture
Then take a dry makeup brush to it with a stippling motion to vary it a bit
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dsteingass wrote:Thanks Doc! I cheated a bit, I only textured/grained the parts that would show
That's pretty much what I did for the hut, it's just that it was all on show, so I did all of it... The roof was the only solid part of the hut and that was removable. 
How'd you find the wood technique, I'm interested to find out what people think once they've tried it?
Ooo, wall texturing looks ... textured. Interesting technique and I'll look forward to how it works out when painted. 
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Well, like I said..I cheated a bit. I started by using my clippers on the ends, indenting several end-grain parts on both sides, then I used my knife to etch the grain from there. I can see where your curved scalpel would be more beneficial than my pointed x-acto blade. Otherwise, it's quite simple to keep producing.
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It's not cheating, it's thinking outside the box...
Yeah, I used clippers on a couple of the broken ends when they weren't looking broken enough on the model.
I did wonder what a pointed blade "wood" be like. Glad it still works though.
Now just imagine doing that for at least 100 more pieces of wood and that's your hut done...
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The clippers gave me the splitting look I wanted as the angle of the blades bent out
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Ah, ruined wallpaper or paint effect eh?
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Yep! 200 year old wallpaper, paint, water damage, rot, you name it
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I always love catching up on your blog Dave you have some really random stuff going on some times, the Scooby models did make me laugh...although I feel the strange urge to get them as well for some reason 
The building is coming along really well, very inspiring, well it would be if I had a creative bone in my body
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Yep! I'm random
Thanks GiraffeX!
@Theo- did you see this part?
Pre-order: Pegasus Bridge battle set
Add to Wishlist or Email to a Friend
Availability: In stock
$280.00
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dsteingass wrote:Yep! I'm random
Thanks GiraffeX!
@Theo- did you see this part?
Pre-order: Pegasus Bridge battle set
Add to Wishlist or Email to a Friend
Availability: In stock
$280.00
I saw the pricetag  , then I saw you get the bridge, pillboxes, troops, buildings and everything else in the picture. They also have a special edition which comes with tons of troops, tanks and stuff.
I'm not getting it, just saw the pics and thought that would make nice necromunda stuff for morons else.
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The big set is $450, but really, I think that's a deal compared to retail for all you get!
Primage
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Beautiful weathering, Dave! Did you do anything else to the walls after the stippled spackle? Or is that just white primer over what you already showed? I'm really looking forward to this one - it looks amazing already!
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Nope, I just let it dry to the touch, then sprayed Vallejo grey primer over everything. I'm deciding on other colors as it sits in front of the fan
Oh, before the drywall mud dried, I used the airbrush (just air) to blow any mud globs out of corners, but left some of it on the chair rails and corners and such where I thought a collapse would leave a pile of dust. I'll add more rubble and such on the base before I glue the completed building to the base.
Thanks a lot Scarp!
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Lots of lovely filth over 'ere
Soaking it with inks/washes
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Dyno! That's a really great texture, very inventive.
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Grimy Dave, grimy!
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Beautifully yuk.
You must use a lot of paint dude?
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This is really cool! More progress! More pics! I want to see more!
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That looks great!!!!
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Thanks guys!
Yes, Grimy Pre-war habitat ruin
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"I don't want to set the world on fiiiiiiire, I just want to kindle a flame in your heart"-GNR Automatically Appended Next Post: That's it! I have the urge now to go kill stuff in the wastelands! time for power armor and weapons of crass destruction! Automatically Appended Next Post: Like
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See? The Inspiration goes both ways!
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You are an artist!
Incredible work at an incredible pace!
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Thanks ALph!
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Dave I am in adoration of that wall weathering technique! looks awesome, I had a surge where I saw it and then tried to convince myself I needed to start a project just to try it :-)
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Thanks Damo! you should try it!- just not on your Ork skin
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Horrible walls Dave - remind me of the state of the room I've been decorating. Let me know if you need me to come round and plasterboard for you
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heh...."It's only a model"
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Lots of lovely filth over 'ere
heh...."It's only a model"
I shall only say; "Ni" in response to that...
Weathering looks great. Good work.
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies..
Thanks Doc! More coming, waiting on MOAR washes to dry atm
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I was doing the Robco deal for Moira in leather armor and a shady hat. Curb stomping radroaches and kicking and punching molerats and protectrons I was
Oh and besides Supermutants being like Orks, and Brotherhood and enclave going all SM in power armor, there is a "Titan" in FO-3,,,,,,,Liberty Prime!
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"DEMOCRACY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE."
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Then come the eye lasers!
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NO! I'm not buildign a Liberty Prime!
But I'd love to build his gantry!
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So many possibilities, rivets wise!
Oh and
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I'd really like to compliment your amazing work - but I gotta go play fallout!
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Definitely looking closer to the game imagery there Dave!
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Thanks Sahs!
And With that, it's time to glue the back wall and corners on
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Jeez this is starting to really come together. I really like the effect you pulled off with those walls. If it were chipping more it really would be like the ultimate fallout house.
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Jeez this is starting to really come together. I really like the effect you pulled off with those walls. If it were chipping more it really would be like the ultimate fallout house.
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Thanks guys!
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Looks like Dave is gonna do the outer colors of the weathered and old ruins like in the game to match the innards.
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Who me?
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Cool! makes me think "The sun! the sun burns so brightly in my head!"
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Can't say it looks fallouty, as I don't play it, but it looks fantastic eitherway , love the green color below the chair rail, and the tile floor is excellent.
On a side note just back from six flags itch the kids, thankfully we got free tickets saved $260.00, but still lunch for five was 87.50 . The best part was taking pics of all the amusement park rides weathered metal look . Especially the line up to batman ride. They had subway tunnels made of corrugated steel.....with hazard stripes and huge rivets everywhere.
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Ahh Rivets! Have a good time Theo?
Well..the drywall mud was so good to me indoors, I decided to use it for the mortar lines too
Finger is the best tool
Damp towel
Dry towel
Mortar!
This is it! This is the best way. I've tried to do mortar lines with inks and washes..this is THE best way, period.
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Nice. Works well.
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The mortar effect is rather stunning, it just looks real!
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Certainly looks the part.
Absolutely beautiful work, dave.
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OOPS!
The masking tape pulled some with it!
That's OK,
We don't make mistakes, we just have Happy Accidents
besides, Nefarious ordered some "Chipping" anyways
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That looks awesome, what exactly is that stuff sorry? Could it be died with a little grey paint easily?
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OOh, that's a wonderful accident. You've inadvertenly created another level of decrepitness to those walls
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Now that is a perfect example of rolling with the punches! and it works so well!
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Just amazingly awesome. Brilliant use of materials. I suspect a very watery polyfilla or tile grout would have a similar effect.
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Thanks guys!
This is the stuff.
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Brilliant, such ingenuity.
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I love how you can just post multiple updates a night while you are churning out models at an equally astounding pace without breaking a sweat. What's your secret? Is it an organised workbench? Caffeine? An IV drip full of awesomeness?
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Haha I dunno, I just wanted to start AND finish something
Today I was fueled by chicken wings and college football
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Organized?
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Nice work Dave. Cool and quick build.
Happy accidents are the best accidents...
the next building needs to be a bit bigger...
The whole pentagon from FO3??? 
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I thought the spray outer building looked okay, but then when you put the mortar material on, it really just stood out. That is amazing work, Dave.
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Wow that looks beautiful dave. I feel like you 3d printed it right out of Fallout. Great job on this. If you make enough you could create an awesome Fo3 landscape board.
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Wow... I think I want to have some babies from you now Dave! The mortar effect you created is stunnig... I literally stood gawping looking at these pictures. And as I was then about to recover from that sweet shock, you did that stunt with the tape... An as shaso said, that's rollin with the punches... I think awesome doesn't cut it any more. I truly have the deepest respect for your talent and your eye for making stuff look like the real work looks... Even if it is stuff from a game world
By the way...I'm traveling down the long and lonesome road these day/ nights...so no wonder I was only able to lurk...
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Sounds like your fuel is having fun! It's certainly not organised but who of us are?!
I think you should tackle some Infinity terrain next Dave, you know you want to! And if you do I promise I'll take a night to start putting together the terrain catalogue in the sub forum.
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Valhalla130 wrote:I thought the spray outer building looked okay, but then when you put the mortar material on, it really just stood out. That is amazing work, Dave.
Thanks Val! I'd read about using drywall mud for mortar from a model railroad article (about how to show mortar lines in HO and N scale- very tiny) before, but never tried it. The idea to use it on the walls was just because I didn't want a sandy/concrete texture and I didn't want to use GW texture paints or mix my own with sand.
Nafarious wrote:Wow that looks beautiful dave. I feel like you 3d printed it right out of Fallout. Great job on this. If you make enough you could create an awesome Fo3 landscape board.
Thanks Nefarious! Does that cracking work for you then?
Viktor von Domm wrote:Wow... I think I want to have some babies from you now Dave! The mortar effect you created is stunnig... I literally stood gawping looking at these pictures. And as I was then about to recover from that sweet shock, you did that stunt with the tape... An as shaso said, that's rollin with the punches... I think awesome doesn't cut it any more. I truly have the deepest respect for your talent and your eye for making stuff look like the real work looks... Even if it is stuff from a game world
By the way...I'm traveling down the long and lonesome road these day/ nights...so no wonder I was only able to lurk...
Thanks Vik! -It makes it all worth it to hear what you have to say, I'm sorry that I'm not equipped to have your children though
Casey's Law wrote:Sounds like your fuel is having fun! It's certainly not organised but who of us are?!
I think you should tackle some Infinity terrain next Dave, you know you want to! And if you do I promise I'll take a night to start putting together the terrain catalogue in the sub forum.
Thanks Casey! Infinity terrain is always on my mind. I just need to avoid a too-clean-looking anime style. I often look at the miniature photos in the books, love the terrain in there, even if it's generic. Also I need to paint at least one of my Ariadna for photos!
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well at least you give birth to creations that have a look as if they (could)´ve sprung from my mind too
also... not in FO3 or vegas has there been so many lopsided buildings as in the chasm of the lonesome road... i kind of get dizzy by all that tited camera views in that DLC
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Ahh the Divide! Shame on you for causing all of that twisted mess vik!
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That is awesome, whatever blood sacrifices you are making to make something so cool so quickly, its working.
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Ahh yes the cracking works I didn't realize you werent yet done with it. It turned out beautifully.
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Heh..well after you said it..>I was bothered too that It didn't have as much of a cracking effect as it could. The tape just jumped out at me and said "Ring-A-Ding Baby" Automatically Appended Next Post:  OneManNoodles wrote:That is awesome, whatever blood sacrifices you are making to make something so cool so quickly, its working.
Heh....I lightly cut my finger, but no blood
I was looking at Grayditch, and have determined that I need to go back to the 2" sidewalk slabs like I first used on the Corvega Bilboard
oh yes.....you're thinking what I'm thinking....
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Very cool, I'd love to see a few set ups with your other similarly themed scenery as well - the billboard and the factory etc. I bet you can make a pretty awesome post-apocalyptic board now. (Maybe with a post-apocalyptic hobbit house too).
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Dave a bigger building with a billboard attached to the side would make for even more awesome than you have managed!
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THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC!!!!!!
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Wow haven't checked here in a while, some fantastic stuff! And that last building is ace, love the texture and colours you got on the walls, my favourite bit =)
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What Cam said.
and did I notice a small wooden hut in those FO pictures...
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Dave I am excited to see where you are going with this a full block of Fo3 buildings, and if you can get that wall art going on I may just go into a full model happiness coma.
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Awesome stuff - have you thought about making one of the "Pulowski Preservation Shelter" things?
these ones:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Pulowski_Preservation_shelter
Just in case you feel the need for a side project
Really great stuff!
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Post by: weetyskemian44
This looks like you are having a lot of fun dave. I love a good ruin.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
listen to that man dave!
on a side note... whenever I see these I always think about the suicide machines Springsteen is singing about...for unknown reasons...?
and the side walks look brilliant... but.. why are the ones in front of the finished building smaller than the new ones?
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Mindblowing, Dave!
or rather:
Mindblowing Dave!
You are in my Olympus of terrain builders.
Still, you know me as a perfectionist, so it would be unlike me to withhold critique. Assuming the shown version is final, there are two things I think you could have done better:
The facade, great cement effect, but no weathering? Slap some pigments/washes/filters on that bitch.
The inside walls, what a happy accident (Bob would approve), but I'd go back in there and make the revealed layer a little dirtier. Again, some pigments or washes.
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Camkierhi wrote:THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC!!!!!!
We can always hope!
Two Spartan wrote:Wow haven't checked here in a while, some fantastic stuff! And that last building is ace, love the texture and colours you got on the walls, my favourite bit =)
Thanks TS! I appreciate it!
Dr H wrote:What Cam said.
and did I notice a small wooden hut in those FO pictures...
THanks Doc! _yes, yes you do
Nafarious wrote:Dave I am excited to see where you are going with this a full block of Fo3 buildings, and if you can get that wall art going on I may just go into a full model happiness coma.
Well, it gets a bit more difficult from here on out. I have lots to think about and plan before going too crazy.
I have thought about that actually!
weetyskemian44 wrote:This looks like you are having a lot of fun dave. I love a good ruin.
YES! I am having fun, thanks Weets!
Viktor von Domm wrote:
listen to that man dave!
on a side note... whenever I see these I always think about the suicide machines Springsteen is singing about...for unknown reasons...?
and the side walks look brilliant... but.. why are the ones in front of the finished building smaller than the new ones?
See the above in-game screenshot- because 2" slabs are what I first did on the Corvega Bilboard and are more game-accurate (and requires less cutting) Springsteen? I dunno, I avoid his music whenever possible, but even on Satellite radio, he has his own channel, and they still play him on every other channel too. One day he came on the Classic Vinyl channel, Ladygeek kept changing the channel and he was on every station!
Baiyuan wrote:Mindblowing, Dave!
or rather:
Mindblowing Dave!
You are in my Olympus of terrain builders.
Still, you know me as a perfectionist, so it would be unlike me to withhold critique. Assuming the shown version is final, there are two things I think you could have done better:
The facade, great cement effect, but no weathering? Slap some pigments/washes/filters on that bitch.
The inside walls, what a happy accident (Bob would approve), but I'd go back in there and make the revealed layer a little dirtier. Again, some pigments or washes.
Thanks Big B!
Weathering will wait until the group is done, to make their different brick colors blend better together, but yes, I see what you mean. I have to be careful with washes now, because they will darken the mortar lines. I don't want too much, whereas brown brick mortar tends to be darker in color from my research. I also see what you mean about the scratches. I'll see how the other building walls look and probably add that with the weathering.
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Post by: Littletower
Simply astounding.
Greatly accomplished vintage look, both in the outside brickwork, and the interior as well.
And that Pulowski Preservation Shelter suggestion looks sound, the OCCUPIED sign doesn't seem like something to easily pass up on...
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Vallejo has a wash that would work for keeping the mortar as it should be, and it may lighten the bricks a bit, but dust does blow everywhere
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Makes sense to wait with the outside weathering. Keep on happy creating!
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If I ever make a board I am definitely copying those pavements, Really love where this is going, can't wait to see the next buildings
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I can tell this is going to be good!
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Thanks guys!
Actually, I had to order more Z-beam for the curbstones, hopefully I'll get some building time in today. Automatically Appended Next Post: What bit of pre-war advertisement is this??
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It's only blu- tac'd on this building, but you get the idea
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Already started on the next stage of awesome!
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That's friggin' awesome.
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Oh wow. Good work.
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wow, thats just
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I love your billboards, very inspiring stuff!
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Thanks guys! Glad you like!
It's really easy to do with a color laser printer, the problem is those little support beams are expensive Plastruct, and they are only sold in pairs of 6" beams for like $5
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lovley...
to be honest.. you should show all this to bethesda...maybe you thus get yourself a free copy of the fourth instalment of fallout
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You should cast a set of them to save cash. That price point is definitely a bit steep for a couple of strips of plastic that you are going to cover up 60%.
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Hat's off to you Dave, no-one does billboards quite like you...
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I somehow overlooked this, but jeez Dave. That billboard is astounding. I enjoy this thread >.>
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Post by: Camkierhi
Bill board is simply amazing. Just perfect.
I feel you on the price of those particular plastics. But they fit so perfect don't they. I wonder about trying to manufacture something, but it would probably cost more, and take a ridiculous amount of time.
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Phwoar! that billboard is truly eye candy! love it to bits! :-) you certainly have a knack for them dude! I hope one day I can create one as nice!
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That looks superb, great work.
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Thanks guys!
Yes, casting those girders would be damn near impossible because of all the undercuts I'm afraid.
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Dear dsteingrass,
Thankyou for providing such wonderful models to inspire us.
I wonder if I might ask some advice?
I have a project which I am about to start which will rely heavily on posters and billboards. You mention that you need to user a laser printer ( i imagine because of problems with ink running), my question is whether you then seal the posters with anything? Watered PVA? matt varnish? I am I must confess, slightly concerned about the durability of anything I might produce.
With Kind Regards
The Guern
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Thanks Guern! No problem! It's really easy. I don't think the printer matters as long as it gives an unpixellated image in the right scale. Typical Inkjet lines won't do, but if your printer is better, go right ahead! Once printed, I start to rip and tear the paper. Once it is ready, I just thin down some PVA glue to attach it to the plastic. I also paint this thinned pva onto the top of the paper, folding down any corners into fun hanging poses. The PVA works both as a glue and a sealant in one shot.
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All hail the mighty PVA!!!
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Dear DStein
Many thanks for your swift reply, I look forward to trying this out soon.
Kind Regards
The Guern
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NP Guern! Anytime!
Yes Vik, they start introducing it to us in kindergarten for a reason!
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Lol... Yup...also it is such a nice feat to get off your fingertips... Everyone should try this
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I like to think of it as "Kung-Fu hobby grip) ')
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Really top rate work once again!
(Expensive and all, those support beams are paying off in looks, they just fit neatly with the piece)
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Thanks LittleTower! your Gun tower is one of the most badass things I've seen on Dakka in a long time!
I'm afraid my old well-used SD card for the camera finally took a gak, so no photos until I can get that replaced. If I use my phone, the pics might make it to photobucket by next thursday at best
I'll leave you with this for awhile
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Boo. That looks promising though. Look forward to seeing it.
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dsteingass wrote:Thanks LittleTower! your Gun tower is one of the most badass things I've seen on Dakka in a long time!
I'm afraid my old well-used SD card for the camera finally took a gak, so no photos until I can get that replaced. If I use my phone, the pics might make it to photobucket by next thursday at best
I'll leave you with this for awhile
tease...
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Well it's been an hour almost since he posted that, so it's probably done already. it looks real promising cant wait to see updates.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
let her rest in pieces...she had a quite streneous life with you
but if you take pics via your phone...don´t you have a link cable? you could upload it to your pc?
´tis an interesting structure... but we need to see the frontside...
i am about to kick ulysses bum...he deserves a good kickin´if there ever was someone that deserved it...
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There is also a way to change his mind w/o violence and still get his stuff.
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Outright thievery, you say?
I like it!
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Tease! Looks like something special is coming, can't wait for you to get that card replaced.
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The larger FO building!
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 shasolenzabi wrote:There is also a way to change his mind w/o violence and still get his stuff.
Er... Now were is the point in acting like that in the post nuclear wastelands?????
I mean, it is kinda like a western... So shooting first and then thinking about question sounds more in character...
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 Viktor von Domm wrote: shasolenzabi wrote:There is also a way to change his mind w/o violence and still get his stuff.
Er... Now were is the point in acting like that in the post nuclear wastelands?????
I mean, it is kinda like a western... So shooting first and then thinking about question sounds more in character...
I guess you never saw the Lone Ranger t.v. Show vik, you send tonto in to ask questions then go in later to slap them until they run away, then the shooting starts, followed by more slapping.
Though I alway wondered if that was the lone rangers way of getting back at tonto by letting someone else beat the stuffing out of him.
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Lol...i just recently watched the green hornet...and it is the treatment Kato gets...lol and yep here we never saw the lone ranger tv show.
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Loving it so far. Will this be next to your other building or across the street?
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Thanks! Remember the bases are modular
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Cool, with the same mortar mehhode I think I am willing to move in these houses once they're done
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Sorry Vik..I can't find any scale toilets, sinks, or bathtubs
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Tim! That's awesome!! Thanks man!
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Glad you have a working camera again Dave.
Nice building.
Also, I'm in the thinking stage of how to create the bathroom necessities.
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Thanks Doc!!
Here the bare bones all come together
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Of course, now you need to patrition a little bathroom in there to put that sink and toilet. And a bathtub. You need one of those with stimpaks in it.
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^ Or a blackened skeleton clutching a teddy bear...
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All excellent ideas!
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Timd did give a nice way to get scale furnishings, and the toilets LOL!
Dave, that new building will be excellent!
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or you could just win the golden throne by winning nerdfests competition
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inner walls and floor looks very good!
and...well... i always was used to use the bathroom at work after all...who doesn´t want to get paid while taking a dumb
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Vik -me too
The toilets need to have a separate tank though.
The pedestal sink though, is perfect
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in this pic... what does CND stand for?
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Condition of your current weapon, when the bar gets low, reloading takes longer and it may jam. Why? What does the German version say?
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i thought it was the short name for the gun you wield atm....
and i had a look...it´s ZST...wich stands for destruction/damage too... 
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So ,cut the tank off the one shown by Tim, and add a rod for the stand-pipe?
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But I have friends who can sculpt, and friends who can make molds and casts...wink wink, nudge, nudge, say no more, say no more
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dsteingass wrote:But I have friends who can sculpt, and friends who can make molds and casts...wink wink, nudge, nudge, say no more, say no more
True, but these can be the basis for the scale no?
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Watcha need? Toilets, bathtubs, sofas, chairs?
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we are the league of plenty^^
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Yes we are!
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Man, ya'll are gonna make me repurchase FO3 for the computer tomorrow, aren't you?
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Valhalla130 wrote:Man, ya'll are gonna make me repurchase FO3 for the computer tomorrow, aren't you?
Don't you still have it?
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XBox 360 broke a couple of years ago. I traded it in.
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 MauS wrote:Watcha need? Toilets, bathtubs, sofas, chairs?
YES! I'll send them to Galorn and he can facilitate populating wastelands all over the world!!
Never any toilet paper, or even hangers in the Wasteland!
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Useful reference shot there Dave. The internet is surprisingly bare of FO toilets, found a few but not any good shots of the back/side (hint hint ) I really need to get FO working on my computer... I'm not sure toilet paper would last 200 years. Doesn't explain what happened to the holders though...
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Post by: Camkierhi
Surely they use the 3 shells?!!!
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dsteingass wrote: MauS wrote:Watcha need? Toilets, bathtubs, sofas, chairs?
YES! I'll send them to Galorn and he can facilitate populating wastelands all over the world!!
Never any toilet paper, or even hangers in the Wasteland!
I don't see seashells either
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Nope, no three seashells
Occasionally I've found skill magazines on the floor near toilets, No wonder you only get +1 and can NEVER read it AGAIN!
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Always found Magazines a bit glossy, bit like that greaseproof toilet paper you get in public conveniences. Now a good Almanac, now you are talking.
Sorry.
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dsteingass wrote: MauS wrote:Watcha need? Toilets, bathtubs, sofas, chairs?
YES! I'll send them to Galorn and he can facilitate populating wastelands all over the world!!
Never any toilet paper, or even hangers in the Wasteland!
Indeed.
I guess they apparently just used vault dwellers....
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Where do you think the grime on the grimy pre-war Businesswear came from?
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The little details that failed to get in there.
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Dave, awesome work on the Fallout ruins! Seriously good stuff! And that billboard is the gak. I used to design and hang those things and have a special love/hate relationship with them...
Re-subscribing.
Cool stuff, all around.
~Eric
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Woah Dave I never noticed that either, and I have almost 400 hours logged on that game. That is crazy.
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Post by: The Guern
Dear DSteingass,
This is all really quite inspiring!
Whilst we are on the subject of scale furnishings, I wonder if anyone might be aware of a good source of scale clothing? Most doll's clothing is too large by an order of magnitude.
With Kind Regards
The Guern
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
Do you speak about cloaks or hats to be hanging from chairs or coat hangers? Or do you plan on clothing your minis? The latter would be a job for GS, the former would be good if you use tissue cut to size and then strengthened with PVA.
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Dear Vik,
I'd like to create lines of drying clothing to hang between my hab-blocks
Kind Regards
The Guern
Postscript: Sincere apologies for any derailing
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Hey Guern, I seem to recall reading an article in an old Wargames Illustrated where Herb Gundt made a clothes line with scale clothes hanging out - if I recall correctly he simply cut the clothes out of paper or tissue then coated in pva to get them to hang with creases...
Dave, the city is taking shape, interior detailing for the win
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
Thanks ruglud for the recap of my earlier comment...:p
(Note:I currently have a bad and very annoying day at school...)
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Vik, get back to your studies...
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So guys...
Concerning toilets and stuff... About what height should I make them. Do I calculate in the bases of models, or do I try to stay as true to scale as possible?
Think with me on this one, and I'll do some interior stuff for the league to mess around with. I'm sure galorn would indeed be able to cast it all.
@ Galorn: Does it matter what product I use for castings? Will regular air-dry clay work, or must it be green-stuff?
So toiltes, right? Sofas, chairs, got them covered... Anything else usefull? I think I can do closets too, but I think someone with decent plasticard skills can do them better... easier to cast too, and maybe even loose doors so you can open and/or close them.
I think I have galorn's adress, and i do have a couple of days off coming up... I need to get my Model-fu back anyways... Been slacking ever since the move, the hospitalization and my sort of DQ in the latest contest. This might be a good reason to get back to the hobby in earnest. For one thing I slowly feel inspiration coming back at me...
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@Maus- Just standard to any normal 28mm mini.
The claw-footed bathtub, standard toilet with separate tank, and a pedestal sink would be an amazing start!
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The reason there's no good toilets in the future I they were all taken into space....or marines used them
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Marines can crap their suits for all I care, toilets are for people, not post-humans
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Post by: Valhalla130
3 short hours of work, then it's home to download the FO3 GOTY edition on steam. You see what you guys have done to me? And for some reason, I loved FO3, but could not get into NV the same.
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You will embrace NV when the time is right for you
Enjoy an Ice Cold Nuka Cola for me Val!
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I prefer FO3 to NV for some reason as well.
That's not to say that didn't enjoy NV (I didn't clock up 329 hours for nothing) and there are bits I prefer from NV.
I think I just got more into the character of the vault dweller compared to the courier.
Or it was just that it came first and I knew what to expect when I started NV.
Or it was the greater feeling of freedom at the start of FO3 (after leaving the vault). I like (when starting a game like this) to completely ignore the main quest and just go off wandering and NV kind of forces you to follow the main path (in that going north from where you start is basically suicide).
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I agree about the suicide issue, but I did so nevertheless ...
And I like new Vegas more, but after I've finished this run I will restart FO3 again... You just can't beat rivet city...
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Haha YES! Going north of Goodsprings Cemetary is suicide early-game
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Not sure if I've ever managed to get north of Sloan without building up the character first and the Cazadores are hard enough for a low level character before that.
I have managed East of Goodsprings without going far south, also not easy though.
Whereas, you can go pretty much any direction from Springvale (the school is always my first stop).
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I think those were my issues with NV too. Great game, but I felt less free than in FO3.
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Well, what helped me through the desert was my realtime sniping... Somehow I can trick the engine for sniping very well, that helped me boost my efforts...
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..Until you run into a Deathclaw Vik
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Deathclaws are just an excuse to lug an Anti-materiel rifle around - With that baby and a few AP rounds, suddenly Quarry junction seems like a cakewalk (until you run out of ammo)
BTW, before I forget, Nice work Dave
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Thanks DA666!
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Yup Dave, but then I have the .50 with me and explosive rounds... This way you can still be badass all through
The house looks excellent!
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Unfortunately, at the levels that I was trying to sneak past the Deathclaws of Sloan (<5-10), the best gun I had available was the Varmint rifle. That just draws them towards you faster, even if you snipe them in the head from the sort of distance that makes them look small.
Anyway. Nice work Dave. I take it that this will get similar treatment to the previous building?
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Yup that is really a drag...
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I still had (probably hours of) fun trying every possible way to get past them.
Almost (maybe I did) made it just by sneaking, but there's that other group of Deathclaws on the other side of that valley.
I can remember taking pot shots at them from the small train station (?) just past them, so maybe I did make it past... was a long time ago.
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I got through with Boone and Rex
Or was it Lilly?
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Lilly is good for Deathclaws as she can go toe to toe with them AND draws them away from you.
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Question for you... I went to dl FO3, and it says its not optimized for Windows 7. I don't buy a lot of games on the computer, so would it still be okay? I might end up getting NV anyway.
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That doesn't mean anything, ignore it
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Oh if he finds the old mine up around the train station with the R.o.u.s.' he can get the crit monster Rat killer it is an optimized fully loaded varmint rifle with excellent qualities, silencer and night scope, (for when you do NOT want to let those blind deathclaws hone in on you! LOL!
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I'm fond of "Vengeance" myself, a named laser gatling also found in a mine (south-east) full of Deathclaws
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Note to self when theworld ends, don't hide my stuff in any mines.
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if the world ends...it is rather pointless to hide anything, eh?^^
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I don't know. I had just finished my GOAT and the Vault was starting to fall apart when the first glitch occurred and the game froze.
EDT: Just did it again too right after reloading. Ah well, at least I have this brand-new devastator squad and tactical squad to soothe my tears.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
There must be a patch to help out there
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Post by: Valhalla130
What seems to be happening... because it just did it again... is that I start moving as if I'm crouched, very slowly, but without being crouched. Then it locks up.
I managed to get out of the Vault and start towards Megaton this time.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
at valhalla... i dunno why but i have regular crashes... no methode fixed it for me, i got used to it and still play the games... seems we have a tech thing in common... and i even played it on my wife´s comp too...to the same outcome...and believe me... both comps should take it...
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Post by: dsteingass
If you don't have a gaming video card, turn the graphics settings down. Graphics cards have separate processors and RAM to handle it all more smoothly.
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I have occasional crashing too, moreoften in New Vegas, occasionally when the roulette loading screen loads.
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Post by: Dr H
That all makes me sad.
I thought it was just my computer being tetchy.
Mine will be fine for a little while and then I'll reach a point and it will just keep crashing and even loading an earlier save doesn't help.
Turning down certain bits of the graphic settings should help as that's often where glitches/bugs occur.
They've always been very buggy games though. It's a shame.
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Post by: dsteingass
Loading it from Nexus Mod Manager (even without mods) tends to help the stability.
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Oh really... I'll have to give that a try then. Ta.
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btw, these are the mods I run
The radio mod is my favorite- adds more period songs
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Post by: Dr H
Cool. I'll check them out in the fullness of time. I have to install Nexus first and just to have the game running for more than 5 minutes (at best) will be nice.
The thing with game music is that I usually have my own MP3 collection playing in the background, so don't tend to listen to in-game music.
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Post by: dsteingass
You're missing 50% of the immersion then, the 40s/50s music on GNR really sets the mood IMHO.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
Dave is totaly right about the music, it makes this game so special.
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Yeah, I know. I do for a bit, when I first get a game.
Although sometimes my music fits the mood well ...and sometimes it doesn't, but is amusing.
Well, I had to drop the textures a bit but I just had FO3 working...until I left the vault, I saw the wasteland and then it crashed... I'll try again later.
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
the problem is that the radio also gives you the news.... and sometimes the news are important to you...
FO3 crashed on me quite so often... hold on... eventually... for no obvious reason it gets better...
the most frustrating thing was i had massive crashes during the character generation phase... and you can´t save during this...see my world of pain here?^^
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Post by: Dr H
Yeah, feel your paint there.
The worst times are when you realise that you haven't saved for ages, usually at the time when you think "I'll just do this bit and then save it..." *crash*
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
exactly... lol... we are all the same it seems...i dunno how often this has happened to me
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Post by: dsteingass
Doc, it's because it was designed before 64 bit win7,
try this, it sounds more complicated than it really is, it's just modifying a text file
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2722281
Just backup the file first, make a copy, call it old. ini or something
Didn't do anything today because my Niece got married today. It was a beautiful day for a wedding too, plus it was short and sweet. I hate long weddings.....
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Post by: Dr H
Yeah, I jumped from xp to 64bit 7, so I had lots of things that stopped working properly...
I'll give that a go tomorrow (as it appears to have suck round to half 1 here).
I've done something similar to Skyrim to make it louder, so fiddling with . ini files is fine by me.
Cheers Dave.
Congratulations to your Niece.
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Post by: dsteingass
Oh crap!..I forgot to mention..try right clicking and running it as Administrator (even if you're logged on as Administrator)
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Post by: Dr H
K. I'll try that first.
I take it that's not through nexus though.
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I also suspect that my computer needs a serious clean up (of the clean install variety)...
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Post by: Valhalla130
Actually, mine seems to have cleared up. I've played several times today with no issues like I had. Except for several times dying before saving.
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Post by: Dr H
Except for several times dying before saving
Also an annoying occurrence.
Good to see your's is working well. Enjoy.
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Post by: dsteingass
It's just a win7 thing. We are programmed, we don't question it anymore
It's easier just to explain it. If you let the "why" bother you too much, your brain will melt.
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OTOH, I felt myself being sucked in again and I remembered why I stopped p[laying FO3 after my 5th playthru.
I have to be more creative and work on some Imperial Fists!
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..Just...one..more...mission...quest...thing.
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Post by: DiDDe
Lol, sounds like me when i'm so tired that my eyes can barely stay opened
i've surely missed ALOT of awesome stuff on this thread while i was awol.
i can't really put in words how good all the stuff you make looks. and you make it all look so easy!
i can't even figure out how to make stuff the easiest way.. but i guess practise makes perfect.
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Thanks Didde! Yes, you improve simply by doing!
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Post by: Dr H
dsteingass wrote:It's just a win7 thing. We are programmed, we don't question it anymore
It's easier just to explain it. If you let the "why" bother you too much, your brain will melt.
Ahh but I'm a scientist, I'm trained to ask "why?".
I changed the . ini and I managed to run about springvale without any crashes, so if I go quiet you know where I am.
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Post by: Taarnak
dsteingass wrote:Doc, it's because it was designed before 64 bit win7,
try this, it sounds more complicated than it really is, it's just modifying a text file
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2722281
Just backup the file first, make a copy, call it old. ini or something
Didn't do anything today because my Niece got married today. It was a beautiful day for a wedding too, plus it was short and sweet. I hate long weddings.....
Dave,
Don't suppose that wedding was somewhere in NY state by any odd chance, was it? I can't remember where you said you lived.
~Eric
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Nope, I live in Indiana, this was in Ohio
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Lol. Coincidences then. I was at a wedding in NY, which was decidedly short, and the bride had an uncle named Dave there. Extreme long shot we were at the same place, but stranger gak has happened.
~Eric
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Post by: dsteingass
If I'd known you'd be comin' I'd have baked a cake....
OOh! I found my Nuka Cola machine in Sweeden!
You want badass Fallout terrain? Check out Anpu over at Lead Adventure!
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=24839.0
It's an honor to have my machine a part of his EPIC tables and collection!
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
See that camping place table? Highly valuable item for new vegas terrain
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Yep! It only needs tin plates and empty liquor bottles
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Hello Dave, I love your Falloutstuff it looks fantastic, a true insperation!!!
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Building has an actual door! this is a well set hovel you are making Dave, high class I say. Real high roller territory, LOL!
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Post by: Viktor von Domm
dont forget the tin cans dave!
the stairs look very cool... i think you need a nice floral wallaper for this building
and this also reminds me in a weird way of the times i played with the dollhouse of my sister... of course it was a HQ for my playmobil red coats back then
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Post by: Valhalla130
The picnic table needs lots of crushed beer cans to look like my extended family outings.
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Post by: shasolenzabi
Valhalla130 wrote:The picnic table needs lots of crushed beer cans to look like my extended family outings.
Yeah, but in the wasteland, the Cazadores would show up rather than yellow jackets, and they are big and nasty!
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