Briancj wrote: Look back a couple of posts, I posed a rhino and chimera on the roadway.
Too small for a Land Raider, but then again, SO IS EVERYTHING ELSE.
--B.
Yeah, I saw those, I was wondering once the actual bridge is on there because that will narrow the road. Plus door sizes on the building, is it able to fit a guardsman. Don’t care if a marine could fit as they are bigger than regular people.
Just running through projects, some prep for the TAROS CAMPAIGN, and MOAR RHINOS.
Bought a Dauntless Light Cruiser (the secret weapon of the Imperium in BFG) that needed a lot of love. Someone tried to convert it into a light carrier.
I fixed it.
Needed a 'Heavy Transport' for the upcoming game, so broke out the bitz...
Here's the Transport and Dauntless with a big sister in the background. The only survivor from my original BFG fleets.
And bought some new flight stands for the landers.
Jumping the 'paint an entire Battle Company' bandwagon are we? The sad fact is, at your current rate, you'll probably finish them before I finish my standard bearer :(
RandyMcStab wrote: Jumping the 'paint an entire Battle Company' bandwagon are we? The sad fact is, at your current rate, you'll probably finish them before I finish my standard bearer :(
Well, remember, (a) I AM cheating by speed painting and (b) have no friends.
Yes you have many 'internet friends' who may or may not be what they seem/hiding in the bushes outside of your house right now. Here's love from me, an 18 year old buxom white girl with few inhibitions. xx
@Brian: Still more amazing stuff coming out on your blog, I can barely keep up. Awesome that you're tackling all these projects, and getting back to old ones too. I think of myself as your friend also, but that was a very funny response which I think was your real reason for answering that way.
PS: None of the new marines, this is purely a vanity project, as they're phasing out the old for the new. A full "battle company" has always been on my bucket list.
No, I kinda cheaped out on the actual mount, just used the parts from the Fragdrill set, didn't try to make a 'working' gantry.
I could have used the other parts from the Fragdrill kit and bashed an actual looks-like-it-works launch gantry, but I used those parts for an awesome overhead crane.
--Brian
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JohnnyHell wrote: Nice drilly boi. Damn, you make me wanna make a transporter for mine now...
The thing is GREAT on the tabletop.
Wait, there's rules for a Termite? I know FW produced a drilly Ordinatus...
I know there’s times when I get productive, but I want some of whatever your using to get all this done. Seriously awesome work and the Termite is a great bash of some really oldschool bits and newer parts.
Theophony wrote:I know there’s times when I get productive, but I want some of whatever your using to get all this done. Seriously awesome work and the Termite is a great bash of some really oldschool bits and newer parts.
Okay, so, I can guide you:
1) Have un-diagnosed major depressive order for 10 years or more.
2) Start many projects in this time frame and buy tons of stuff and bitz in an attempt to regain the happiness you had earlier in life.
3) Start getting treatment.
4) Roughly three-to-five years or so of treatment (you're clinically depressed, this takes a lot of time) finally hit upon the drug combination that works.
5) New found productivity.
Easy!
Captain Brown wrote:
Briancj wrote: No, I kinda cheaped out on the actual mount, just used the parts from the Fragdrill set, didn't try to make a 'working' gantry.
While a neat idea for a working container terminal...on your large board would you ever actually use it?
CB
Yup! I've been working on a "Trainyard" board for the next scenario I want to run for Kestral and Insurgency Walker.
I love that. One of our local GW staffers did something similar for armies on parade, with 3 trailers and cargo containers on. Looking forward to seeing your take!
Hrrrng... I like the idea but the ex-semi driver in me is screaming. With a trailer (small or large) there are times you NEED the angle between the trailer and the tractor to be nearly 90 degrees. The 10, maybe 20 degrees L/R traverse that has is no where near enough. It MIGHT be able to handle a gently curving road encircling... a mid sized hive as is.
ChaoticMind wrote: Hrrrng... I like the idea but the ex-semi driver in me is screaming. With a trailer (small or large) there are times you NEED the angle between the trailer and the tractor to be nearly 90 degrees. The 10, maybe 20 degrees L/R traverse that has is no where near enough. It MIGHT be able to handle a gently curving road encircling... a mid sized hive as is.
Oh, yeah, this truck/trailer combo definitely cannot maneuver, I have a few years of car/trailer experience, and I'd shudder to have to drive this one.
''Tis a thing of beauty. I love the Goliath and you haven't had a real no holds barred game until you have seen troops jumping into battle from a towel container.
The fleet is looking good! You got a nice difference between the two "red" factions of ships - plenty distinct.
Not sure what all this trailer business is about. Everyone knows that since St. Bob drove the mighty sixteen wheeler of the Emperor to the front without turning aside for anything (troops, buildings, etc.) all cargo roads are now perfectly straight and haulers simply circle the globe to get turned around.
Been working, but also been a bit of a slowdown, thanks to Seasonal Affective Disorder. Still going!
Kitbashed some robot vehicles here. A pair of the larger tractors got their various attachments from the Fragdrill kit, and I built a pair of Cyclops Demolition tractors.
I figure the engineers use them as bomb-disposal vehicles, but can also load up a bomb and use them offensively in an emergency.
Bashing in progress:
Finished!
I may add some metallics and details, later.
Meanwhile the shipment of 2020 Quad ATVs and Dirtbikes are shipping from the manufacturer!
Really annoyed they molded the arm attached to the handlebars.
Piled onto a trailer.
Stacked on a Goliath SUV.
More, soon!
--Brian
PS: This is also a reason my output has slackened a bit...
Vehicles are nice, Louis I should better . Love the paint pattern you did on him. How old is he? Our newest kitten is about to get snipped for his 6 month birthday present. Poor guy has no idea it’s coming .
Theophony wrote: Vehicles are nice, Louis I should better . Love the paint pattern you did on him. How old is he? Our newest kitten is about to get snipped for his 6 month birthday present. Poor guy has no idea it’s coming .
I broke out the airbrush for the paint scheme.
He is 4 months old, and also has no idea what his Christmas Present will be.
Looks like you just need to do something about the random peg on the back of the quad and your Goliath transport and it’s cargo will be ready for painting!
I saw this while browsing for tank transporter/trailer models, and parts for various kitbashes, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT.
Behold, a tank for which I need a name. So German. Much Gothic. Wow.
It's a WW2 German one-off, designed to be an armoured minesweeper. Amusingly, the turret hole fits a FW chimera turret and/or a Leman Russ turret PERFECTLY.
Only 17 times? Lazy kitten . I’m a crazy cat person now with five cats. You learn a ninja like brush stroke that swats cats gracefully to the ground as you paint. It makes you a better (although only adequate in my case) painter.
Purple is the right colors for this ancient god-machine .
That's interesting about the original transfer sheet, I wouldn't have expected that to be there. The two planes look good, were they painted with contrast yellow?
Syro_ wrote: That's interesting about the original transfer sheet, I wouldn't have expected that to be there. The two planes look good, were they painted with contrast yellow?
One of the original planets was apparently abbreviated "Const." Dunno what the planet's actual name was, can't find it in Rogue Trader, etc. Maybe the internet knows.
The yellow was a rattlecan yellow, contrast yellow for panel lines, and then Flash Gitz yellow drybrush.
--B.
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Wow, that is sweet stuff. I look forward to seeing the construction company on the table some time. That Mole looks great too. I have the BFG also - one of the best kickstarter scores ever.
ChaoticMind wrote: Bright yellow AND white vehicles? You sir, are gloriously insane and perhaps just a touch masochistic in your colour choices.
Well, you know, I'm cheating a lot here. The yellow is all spraypaint, contrast paint, and drybrushing. The white is a basecoat of a color (brown, grey, etc.) and then 'snow camo' stippled on top, as if the vehicles were brought in-theatre and hastily repainted for the winter conditions.
I really like the construction vehicles. They add a lot of realism and could be used for some fun and flavorful scenarios. The Victoria gun looks really nice, too. It feels a bit out of place on a 4' x 6' table. You will need to setup some games on the floor where it can shoot at targets 10 - 15 feet away!
ChaoticMind wrote: Bright yellow AND white vehicles? You sir, are gloriously insane and perhaps just a touch masochistic in your colour choices.
Well, you know, I'm cheating a lot here. The yellow is all spraypaint, contrast paint, and drybrushing. The white is a basecoat of a color (brown, grey, etc.) and then 'snow camo' stippled on top, as if the vehicles were brought in-theatre and hastily repainted for the winter conditions.
--B.
PS: Still a touch masochistic.
I’ll grant you cheating on the snow camo, but even with spray paint yellow is still impressive!
I really wish Dakka would embrace direct embedding of Google Drive and/or Instagram links. It's a pain in the arse to post here, given the ease of 'modern' social media. Oh well.
Here's a dump of my recent work! Spolier-tagged due to # of images.
40K-scale 'heresy' train:
Spoiler:
And a trio of Superheavies, old and new:
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The Baneblade was airbrushed Contrast Basilica Grey, the Shadowswords were airbrushed with Nuln Oil Shade, with the engine compartments done with the Contrast Grey, as seen above.
inmygravenimage wrote: Lovely indeed to see you reembracing your aerial superiority. I expect to see a flight of arvus lighters! Plotting my Aeronautica now...
Did you not see the two Arvus Lighters and the Aquilia Lander, earlier?
inmygravenimage wrote: Lovely indeed to see you reembracing your aerial superiority. I expect to see a flight of arvus lighters! Plotting my Aeronautica now...
Did you not see the two Arvus Lighters and the Aquilia Lander, earlier?
Air Wing is looking great. Especially since painting such big models in gold is not an easy task. I should know, my golden land raider for my Custodes looks very weird and is due a new paintjob
Interesting variation on the skin tone. You often see orks all painted exactly the same shade, but it seems that a range of shades would be more natural. And the contrast yellow really works well.
@Viterbi, Having gotten a Lego mug for Christmas, I would have considered turning that terrain piece into a functioning cup or at least a brush water cup. Use the bottom part as the cup itself and they make watertight sealants good for food consumption to seal the inside of it. Use the dome as a lid to cover it when not in use and could still use it when it’s empty for terrain .
That Minotaur Air power looks really scary (and cool)! I have a soft spot for those old grots - if I was an ork warboss I'd totally give them little uniforms to run around in....
Solar_lion wrote: Nicely done. Love the old 40k charm theme. Just goes to show that with a little bit of creativity one can create some remarkable stuff. Kudos.
I agree, the mole looks great Brian. Out of curiosity (as someone who hasn't played epic), are there any defining characteristics that make it a mole instead of a termite? Or is it just size?
Syro_ wrote: I agree, the mole looks great Brian. Out of curiosity (as someone who hasn't played epic), are there any defining characteristics that make it a mole instead of a termite? Or is it just size?
Size. There were three classes of tunnelers: Termite (small), Mole (medium), Hellebore (large).
Forgeworld's "Termite" is really a Mole, and their Mole (classified as an Ordinatus Minoris) is really a Hellebore, when you look at the size of the various Epic miniatures.
...I may own the new FW Mole/Ordinatus. Maybe. It'll be my Hellebore.
That's a really sharp build on the Mole. I feel like you could've gotten away with less, but I love that you went in on all the little details. The shot of the two together really brings it home.
Nice work on the Speed Freaks. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I really like your use of the Contrast Yellow on your Orks. It turns out well.
inmygravenimage wrote: Loving your AirWaaagh! A well-timed reminder to get on with my own Have you considered doing sort kind of Mega- or Grot Bommer on that scale?
Oddly, yes. I have been collecting Grot pieces/miniatures, and there are relatively easy conversions for the Grot Bomb (cut hole in fuel tank, insert Grot). I also have leftover Grot Turrets. But that's a big project, and there's a Wazbomb jet in my near future to round out this Skwadron.
Hi, not dead, just depressed and unemployed and I find Dakka's lack of support for Instagram or Google Drive or any other modern photo/social media site to be truly annoying.
Three beautiful pictures Brian, thanks for taking the time and effort to update on dakka. I would love to see those earth shaker cannons in a Siege of Vrakks battle. A very nicely painted Waagh as well. Bad Moons?
That's a lot of stuff. Love the Orks, BFGs and Chromatic dragon! Unfortunately I'm not cool enough to be allowed on Insta but will always follow you on here!
RandyMcStab wrote:That's a lot of stuff. Love the Orks, BFGs and Chromatic dragon! Unfortunately I'm not cool enough to be allowed on Insta but will always follow you on here!
Why the heck not?
Syro_ wrote:Three beautiful pictures Brian, thanks for taking the time and effort to update on dakka. I would love to see those earth shaker cannons in a Siege of Vrakks battle. A very nicely painted Waagh as well. Bad Moons?
Yup, I see some Bad Mooons risin'!
Theophony wrote:Like the Orcs dressed as angry marines .
The weathering on the BFG is great.
If you need a dungeon master to counter that Tiamat I can probably hook you up
Yeah, I've seen the various D&D Cartoon minis out there.
And, no. I *LOATHE* angry marines, I think they're some of the most idiotic things out there. These are BAD MOONS.
I have not been keeping up with any of my social media, but I'll make a note to follow you whenever I get back on Insta (although I tend not to put any of my model work on there, it's my photography and art space)
Hello, folks! I hope all of my American viewers are prepped to have at least SOME kind of Thanksgiving, even if it is amongst a small group of friends and family.
I had neglected to post the results of ORKTOBER here, as I mostly post in Instagram, given how Dakka's image hosting setup is pathetically out of date and a pain-in-the-ass.
I managed to FINISH this army during Orktober, in a series of painting pushes. This army is now complete (shock, horror) as I do not expect to make any more purchases for it, barring GW coming out with something truly spectacular. There is a deep satisfaction in being able to call an army "Done", a high I'm still kinda riding out. In 2021, this army WILL be taking the battlefield in a campaign we're calling "Waaagh the Dog". Watch for it here on Dakka!
And without further ado, crappy cellphone camera pictures of the Army.
Thanks to all, and we'll see you on the other side.
That is truly spectacular. Savour the rare, sweet taste of completion. The vehicles, particularly the buggies and dakkajets, are my personal favourites.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful completed army with us Brian. It looks amazing! I think the planes are my favorite too, but I also love that wall of walkers with such a unified paint scheme. Whose the little grot front and center?
That is one spectacular looking army Brian, those yellow and reds are excellent. I always like to see the Stompa after its been painted up, great work on him.
Ahem, technically that should not be Boaty McBoatface as it clearly as a mast and should instead be Shippy McShipface which is the proper nomenclature for masted vessels
Awesome stuff, I never even knew that model existed.
However, all surviving IA fliers got seriously nerfed, with the loss of all the add-ons (flares, armoured cockpits, etc.) as well as removal of most weapon options (bombs, etc.).
Well, aside from nursing my crippling depression and trying to find a job (don't worry, I'm not going to be evicted until February 2022)...
I made a thing. Specifically, a campaign! An ORK campaign. I just noticed that ORK also spells ROK.
It is Waaagh the Dog a campaign about Ork Warlords attempting to start a Waaagh, and take control of the space hulk Forlorn Hope! It has battles from Warhammer 40K, Kill Team, Battlefleet Gothic, Aeronautica Imperialis, Speed Freeks and Space Hulk (with Orks!). Expect to see pictures and tall tales soon, as we start this upcoming weekend!
I'm sharing this document with y'all, in the hopes that it inspires you to run your OWN campaign, and also show how three players can be integrated (always difficult).
I'm glad you're pulling something good out of a sucky situation Brian. I look forward to reading your campaign rules and to whatever pics come out of the campaign.
It's great to see you back Brian! Though, I wish things were going better for you. Thanks for sharing that cool looking campaign with us. I immediately started reading through it. I don't have most of those game systems, but I am still tempted to try this campaign out when I finally get back home. I enjoyed all the pop culture jokes and puns sprinkled throughout.
Insurgency Walker wrote: This is going to be epic!....wait....it's everything except epic....feth me...Must do some character photography for this one.
Yeah, the only Epic I own is now in a diorama, so I left it out.
You can clearly see the lineage of the AI Fighta-bommers, an odd kitbashing of the older Forge World Ork fliers (body, tail), and the newer GW Ork Fliers (wings).
Still, got pretty darn close!
--B.
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That's "Pappy" Orkington and his Wingork, "Jam" Gutterork.
Here's some Speed Freeks getting ready to gun out of a Mekanink's garage, consisting of Grok Speedrippa and his bodyguard Gitsmakka, along with Zag Halfrunt, Bike Nob, and two Bikers Snigbag and Kag Rokka.
And finally, a Kill Team known as Da Rekin' Krew, seen here exploring a bombed out Ork scrapyard, led by Grot Kaptin Fank, and his Grot Pak: Dino, Spanna, and Da Bishop. A group of Big Shootas and some Kommandos provide cover.
How does the new version of AI play as compared with the old one? I head bad things, but hard to tell given the nostalgia and Nu/Old GW views people seem to have
I know it’s tedious, but after seeing so many good blogs get blown apart by other sites like photobucket changing terms and agreements, or my office changing security settings and work blocking it, Dakkadakka is still better in my opinion.
When uploading you can select multiples at once from the same screen (don’t need to do them all individually). When updating my blog I keep one tab open to the gallery, and one to the edit page.
This on my Mac laptop. While I do occasionally upload direct from my phone, it’s irritating, but I don’t think that’s Dakka’s fault.
Yeah, that's what I do, but having to tick the "this is my photo" box every time is annoying. Dakka should support in-line Instagram, flickr, imgur, FB, etc.
Dakka photos are more time consuming, but the fact they are willing to host 10 bazillion photos for free (3,452 of which are mine) is worth supporting. Truly it's why I keep my DCM even when I'm not around.
The annoyance of dakka's photo system, and a lack of support for every single other photo hosting, is why I *DON'T* post here. It takes me a TENTH of the time to put a photo somewhere like Instagram.
Briancj wrote: The annoyance of dakka's photo system, and a lack of support for every single other photo hosting, is why I *DON'T* post here. It takes me a TENTH of the time to put a photo somewhere like Instagram.
Dakka is stuck in the 20th century.
As a child of the 20th century and having seen the last couple decades, I don’t see what is wrong with that .
I guess I don't understand what makes posting photos seem so difficult? You upload them to the gallery where you can organize them as you like, then you use the automatically provided links to insert them into your posts.
That seems pretty simple, is it not the same for you?
Hi, Brian. I agree the dakka system is a bit tedious compared to other “drag and drop” sites. If you have Google Photos you can create a shared album and then just insert the photos in your posts here as links. I do that all the time and it saves time. You just need to be sure the album is set as a “shared album” so people can see the photos in the posts with just the links here.
I hope you find a method that works for you and you can post some updates on this campaign.
Gitsplitta wrote: I guess I don't understand what makes posting photos seem so difficult? You upload them to the gallery where you can organize them as you like, then you use the automatically provided links to insert them into your posts.
That seems pretty simple, is it not the same for you?
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So, I post to places like Instagram, etc. And I don't want to have to upload my photo **AGAIN** to Dakka. Herein lies the problem.
Also, Dakka's minimal process is:
Select the Photo(s), upload.
Manually indicate that I OWN each photo by having to scroll down and click a radio box under each picture.
Submit.
Go to each photo, and copy the link out of a tiny box on the lower-right.
Repeat for every photo I want in the post (yes, you can in theory copy-pasta and change the numbers, but, again, extra tedium here).
I should just be able to paste a link to my service of choice. BUT.
The "Image" button doesn't work for anything such as Instagram (where you don't have the direct image link).
They need to update the site to expand the [Youtube] button for at LEAST Instagram, if not Insta, FB, etc.
No argument that the photo process is cumbersome. I've spent hours uploading, sorting, labeling, and attaching. I can't explain why it doesn't bother me more than it does because it seems like the kind of thing that would get me to throw mouse break keyboard ragequit, but I suspect it's the zen of the process. There's so much about the Dakka interface that I'm familiar with that it's calming in itself. Where else does knowing HTML/CSS come in handy nowadays? With so much of everything being GO!GO!GO!NOW!NOW!NOW *DONE* NEXT!!! GOGOGOGOGOGO!!!! nowadays, performing a process that slows me down and makes me pay attention to what I'm doing is actually welcomed. And for me the the end result always feels worth it. Cool pics, awesome update, another entry in the history of Dakka.
that would have been a job.
, though I was close to ordering one, but got a girlfriend instead.......should have gotten the Thunderhawk 
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MOAR PLANEZ !
