See?! That's exactly my silence should tell you volumes...
Sign looks brilliant, the colors look great, the letters are a blessing. It is a riveting of some sort. You make every letter count, every stroke....how long till we'll see it mounted?
Dave's been or king on animating zombies , he really wants to use that shotgun of his. It's worked a couple of times, but he just can't get them to stagger the right way in front of his workbench. See he's trying to capture "realistic" splatter on his models, but the dumb things keep messing up his work.
dsteingass wrote: meh..odd IT work, I'd rather be working full time, but no one wants to hire unless they can steal you from a competitor it seems nowadays.
Funny how cracked.com had a reasons why list regarding unemployment and such, and that was mentioned, if you are unemployed a while, no one wants to hire you, but if you are working somewhere, they want to steal you away from the present employer.
Yeah, I've found that too. Employers want you to be able to start asap, but would rather wait for someone to work off their notice from their current employer than have someone start immediately from unemployment...
dsteingass wrote: meh..odd IT work, I'd rather be working full time, but no one wants to hire unless they can steal you from a competitor it seems nowadays.
Funny how cracked.com had a reasons why list regarding unemployment and such, and that was mentioned, if you are unemployed a while, no one wants to hire you, but if you are working somewhere, they want to steal you away from the present employer.
It's a long running issue in all fields. Also if your unemployed for a short peiod it's harder to find a job than long term unemployment. Employers look at length of unemployment and people out of work longer usually look better as they have lost some of those work habits of their last jobs. It's not that the people are desperate for something and take the first offer. Also if your unemployed for long periods then there's usually a reason that you haven't gone back besides a bad attitude. Weather it's family issues or school, some people choose to stay unemployed till they find the right fit. I'm going back to work in an unrelated field because of the benefits package and it works around school and family. I'd rather return to what I was doing, but it wasn't as flexible, and my wife hated that.
It's completely frustrating for me. I have 16 years experience and a ton of skills, there are just more applicants in this town than there are jobs in my field. 7 months now. Waay too long. Also, I am waiting for the right fit, but I'm about to take something just to keep busy. I don't seem to have that hobby drive as much with my job needs unfulfilled.
You said IT? Want to PM me some specifics? I'll see what I can find if you want.
To clarify - I can pretty easily find a spot if you're an open source/Linux guy, Windows and OS/X are much harder for me to help with.
Thanks man! I don't know Linux that well. I passed all my Linux classes in College, but that's a lot different than real work. Ladygeek told me that I just need to get out of my own head for awhile. I wish it were really that easy to do.
That's pretty amazing Moltar! Thanks man!
Ladygeek has been playing LEGO Marvel SUperheroes lately. Everytime I see the Viktor Von Doom minifig, I imagine him critiquing my work
No worries, Dave! I thought of your sweet lego collection when I saw that piece of art yesterday.
I like the thought of Doom judging us and shaking his head
dsteingass wrote: That's pretty amazing Moltar! Thanks man!
Ladygeek has been playing LEGO Marvel SUperheroes lately. Everytime I see the Viktor Von Doom minifig, I imagine him critiquing my work
Like my namesake with only the best intentions After all you don't plan to be the ruler supreme if you have not thought properly about your fellow inhabitants of the world you try to dominate...
Have you ever read that graphic novel where he actually rules the world due to the power harnessed of the purple man? He beats both avengers teams and has no competition afterwards...everything is smooth, trains arrive on time, no crime or poverty in the world...and Simon Williams actually steps into the scene to ruin everyone's bright dominated future in the name of freedom and applepie....
Heh..no but that sounds funny I never read many of the Superhero comics, I was always reading Punisher, Nth Man, GI Joe and basically anything without tights
I remember reading a series, can't even remember the name now, but he was a badass like Punisher, long hair, long trench coat, sawed off shotgun.
dsteingass wrote: Heh..no but that sounds funny I never read many of the Superhero comics, I was always reading Punisher, Nth Man, GI Joe and basically anything without tights
I remember reading a series, can't even remember the name now, but he was a badass like Punisher, long hair, long trench coat, sawed off shotgun.
Was it marvel or dc? Boy...it is so long ago back then since I was deep into comics...I know my very first paychecks went directly into the comic book store...
Ahh I can't remember! I thought Nomad had his own dark spin-off series in the early 90s. Definitely Marvel, I never got into DC much. I read Cracked and MAD more than comic books though.
Found a custom action figure someone did!
At some point in the 90's, they took the Xs off of his coat and he sort of went off and did his own things. I had a stack of them, But I can't seem to find covers that look familiar.
And here's the artist's page describing it.
http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomfigure.php?FID=51833 -snip-
When Captain America and Bucky disappeared in WWII, Jack Monroe was chosen as Bucky's replacement. He was given a version of the Super-Soldier Serum, which was unstable and led to Monroe becoming mentally unbalanced. He was put into suspended animation. He was revived decades later and joined the original Captain America in battle. Later, he was brainwashed into becoming the new Scourge. Recently, he was killed by the man he replaced, the original Bucky, aka the Winter Soldier.
Here's Nomad in all his 90's excess! Long hair! Trenchcoat! Big guns! Bad attitude! I had a spare Punisher and wanted to make a figure. I knew in the back of my mind there was a character that I wouldn't have to do a lot of mods to. I came across a pic of Nomad, and production started. The head is from Conan and the hair is She-Hulk's. The boots are from Wonder Man, sunglasses from Doc Ock, and I replaced the holster with one I made from Taskmaster's scabbard. Stun-discs and belt buckle from the craft store. Bike on loan from Wolverine.
-snip-
I'm pretty sure it was his change in look that attracted me:
50's/60s/70s/80s
The tights just always seemed stupid to me 1992
Then at some point, they made Nomad a girl
It's funny how your memory can play tricks on you.
I never new too much about him, that story is interesting. I never was a huge captain America fan. I just cant tell my son that since he loves the Avengers, and dressed as Captain America for Halloween this year. So he's been spiderman, green Lantern, captain America and one of the boys from chronicles of Narnia. I guess theres hope for him to be a hero when he grows up .
heh..There is a lot of comedy back and forth between Iron Man and Hulk in the LEGO game, also there is Capn A saying a lot of stupid things like "I was the first Avenger" It's pretty advanced over the earlier LEGO games too, it has an open World and a lot of switching back and forth between team members to do specific tasks. For Instance. Bruce Banner is a smart character, so are ALL the super Villians. Capn A is not smart. Only Smart Characters can operate terminals. Bruce can get mad and turn into the Hulk (and smash!) but Hulk cannot build stuff, you have to either calm him down and turn back into Bruce or switch to someone else to build things. But certain switches only work by winging Capns shield at them. A lot of good voice Talent in the game too, Jeffery Coombs (Weyoun and Brunt (DS9) and Shran (ENT) plays the voice of The Leader
Heh..Yeah Stan Lee is the ultimate minifig to get! I like after you beat Story Mode and you are at Tony Stark's House Party Protocol, Iron Man says about Stan Lee: "this guy is in this game more than me! Who does he think he is anyways?"
I never new too much about him, that story is interesting. I never was a huge captain America fan. I just cant tell my son that since he loves the Avengers, and dressed as Captain America for Halloween this year. So he's been spiderman, green Lantern, captain America and one of the boys from chronicles of Narnia. I guess theres hope for him to be a hero when he grows up .
Different Nomads. The Nomad of the action figure is Jack Monroe, the female Nomad is Riki Barnes from the Heroes Reborn Earth.
Jack Monroe was a Bucky replacement who then struck out as Nomad only to have a lot of carp fall on his head.
Riki Barnes was the female Bucky from Counter Earth created by Franklin Richards, after Cap and the other heroes left she took up the mantle of Nomad and was basically her planet's leading super hero.
wow.... the window panes are amazing... and the wooden frames too...they look like really centuries old...
and i chime in with the doc...the sign should be placed acordingly to the place where you intend to er...place the building on your planned table... but in my view it then should be more into the background than into the foreground...
I was going to say that maybe it's the relative colourfulness of the sign next to your building Dave.
There are, however, two issues with that statement;
color blind
and
Your building is actually more colourful than the in-game building, being red brick...
Maybe the addition of a small Cornucopia poster/sign on the wall at ground level will tie them together more?
I think it looks fine.
Also, on a side note; that screenshot, was it taken shortly after meeting some Talon company, or could you not help yourself in attacking a defenceless motorbike?
Haha that is one of the Random Encounter areas, and yes, those are in-fact, burning Talon Co. mercs
Wait till you guys see the O scale park benches I acquired
Remember, the bases are modular, so they can be arranged differently from game to game...not really YET though, since this is only the 3rd building I've made.
Dr H wrote: I was going to say that maybe it's the relative colourfulness of the sign next to your building Dave.
There are, however, two issues with that statement;
color blind
and
Your building is actually more colourful than the in-game building, being red brick...
Color blind doesn't mean I can't see color...
For me specifically I have difficulty with colors next to each other that are a similar shade (reds mostly look the same next to each other, etc)
Regardless, if I'm the only one that sees something funny, it's just me.
Dave that looks pretty damn nice. Is that the cornucopia building? Or just another one in the process? Also how did you get those window effects as they look pretty damn awesome.
No offence meant rigeld.
I was trying to see what was off for you, but my argument was shot down by Dave's building being a different colour than that in-game...
The sign does stand out, both in-game and on your building, Dave. So, does the job.
Oh I guess I missed that there was another page. I am not paying nearly enough attention even though I am trying to lose myself in dakka because I am hella uncomfortable where I am right now.
Dave have you thought about putting some sales posters in the windows i.e. Meat on sale for $X/ lb or 2 for 1 deals? I know its not represented in the game screen shots but if you're going for realism it's something to consider? Or how about a coin operated animal ride out front?
Thanks guys! I've thought about some posters, but I haven't decided what exactly yet. I also want to build the white produce rack that sits outside of the store.
I'm also thinking that I want to build a Metro Station entrance. I've never been to DC, but from video I've seen in TV and movies, the shelter structures actually look like they do in game.
And, seriously, if you want any more sign templates made, hit me up.
I think that you shouldn't limit yourself to the game's palette of colors and textures. Video games have severely limited assets in that area. You definitely should look at 50's Americana for inspiration (which, I'm betting you have; just thinking out loud here). I intend to do just that when I get around to my own Fallout project.
Thanks Taarnak! I intend to get some good screenshots of New Vegas signage for you! I totally agree! In the older parts of town around here, there are plenty of 50's style stuff still around. As a matter of fact, just the other day I noticed a 50's style laundry sign that would fit right into this look.
Fallout 3 especially has a greenish, irradiated tint to everything in the environment, also anything metallic is rendered in a more NMM look. That may be why Rigel said it looked a bit off. I painted the sign supports with Metallics, but the game only uses greys, greens, and lighting aspects for metallic colors. If you look at BoS Power Armor, it's always rendered as textured grey rather than metallic.
Hey dave since I don't play the game I'm not sure, but could you use your billboard an put it on a similar corner base to this to help flesh out your board? Maybe have it in a used car lot, or just parking spaces for open area gaming?
Here I built the produce rack using some of this cool textured paper that (I think) Damo sent me
Forgive me if It was someone else who sent it to me, it's been awhile
The floor outside is one help of A messy sight...yuck...but in a good way brilliant work mister...one of these days you need to spoil us with an overview of your table!
In my view it looks almost finished for those small towns you have in new Vegas ... Ok for the Washington area you need some more... But it is a stunning setup!!!!
Tho...seeing now the current building... Did you completely forgotten about the roof? What about a nice sniper nest and some surprisingly empty amo crates?
So just caught up on the last few pages, fantastic stuff as always Dave. Fallout terrain is looking awesome and I'll just carry on from here with the assumption tht anything I missed in the last few months was as amazing as I'd expect it to be
dsteingass wrote: Well, there is all kinds of room up there. That stuff would be linear/scatter terrain. I wouldn't want to model anything permanently up there.
hmmm.... that is indeed a point i understand... but from a conniseur point of view...well...... maybe if you use really thin PC as a base and then make yourself some interesting looking roof decor? *pretty please ?*
I'm afraid I'm not following you Vik?
I attempted to cut a piece of tiled plasticard for the roof, but like a dumbass I traced it onto the back of the sheet and it didn't fit, besides, the square tiles don't look right on that funky angled overhang part. Tiled plasticard is too expensive to screw up like that.
well...of course scatter terrain could be modeled to just stand on its own accord with no need for any kind of base...
my mind just always thinka about based terrain...so in my terms would need a very thin base to work up there...
it is quite frightening how good you are now with a rotten look...... that rack looks done already... and those benches... suitably a centrury give or take on them
Thanks guys! Thinnable India inks are one of my most favorite discoveries! The benches were molded in green, I just sprayed them heavily with thinned black ink, then thinned some rust color and sprayed it on while wet, it sort of wet-blended the colors together for that lovely shade of filth!
Now I need a method to make bent tin cans!
hmmm..... what about a wooden rod... then print out the ribbed tin can texture and then after sealing and glueing it to the rod...cut it down to size...?
and throw the odd beer bottle and knife into the rack
hmmm..a possibility..Do you think the printed texture would be enough to fool the eye?
When I first sat the shelf next to the building, I pooped a bit, thinking I'd made it too tall, but then I realized, even at 6 feet tall, I can never quite reach the top shelf either
definetly not too tall!... just because you can leap ingame upwards adn fight in a supermarket on top of the barricades and walkways in FO doesn´t mean you need to rely on your brainwashed concepts of RL here
and LOL... i collect rockets as a form of last resort currency if i have set my sights on a new gun
Automatically Appended Next Post: oh and yep... if you have a good contrast in the print you will definitly fool the eye...remember those fun times we had argueing over the dials of your steam walker and the ´munda walls you made?
This is where I pop in as say that you could carve them out of sprue...
Bottles are pretty easy, I haven't tried cans yet, but they are on my list of things to do.
Benches and shelves look good.
The top shelf is obviously for things that are just to make the display pretty and eye-catching from a distance, and you could always ask a (bored) member of staff to get it down for you if they haven't get any others in stock.
At that scale though, a printed off design on a roll of paper would probably work fine and crushing them would probably look quite realistic.
i think the trick would be to paint first and cut up later... at least it wouldhelp you a bit with the fiddly issue...
have you seen silveroxide´s stuff here on this board? he uses a dremel to make a mini lathe... maybe with a sharp knife you could make a lathed rod and then cut it to size?...
I have the Dremel workstation, where I can rotate it to work like that, my only problem is I lack a hard edge to guide/rest my cutting tool on! Another problem I haven't figured out yet!
Wrapping tinfoil round a tube could work if you pressed indents into the foil first so that one side had slight ridges on, then you could crush and dent to your heart's content.
dsteingass wrote: I have the Dremel workstation, where I can rotate it to work like that, my only problem is I lack a hard edge to guide/rest my cutting tool on! Another problem I haven't figured out yet!
couldn´t you built some hinge helped structure for this?...
and doc H ´s hint of GS is also viable...
that or what´s with tin cans from 1/35 ...does these exist?
Dave I got some aluminum stock tubing from hobby lobby a long time ago. It's the proper diameter for cans, and you can cut them to size easy enough. To corrugate them I guess you could use a pipe cutter on it and make a revolution around the pipe, just don put too much pressure on it. Then tap it to ding the sides.
It is hollow tubing , if you want a lid you could ven use those nice puch sets you got me to order and cut some cardboard circles for top and bottom, even peel them back.
Or you could get tricky and punch 2 different size 'rivets' from thin plasticard, glue them in alternate bands to get a ribbed effect (for her pleasure), When set, drill them out. Damn fiddly but should work?
cool!.... was it hard to get the differnt spaces inbetween?...with a lid made from holepunched PC this will be perfect... and...now you need to hammer it a bit for those bended ones^^
Not really! I paid really good money for the expensive K&S Engineering brand tube cutter, yet the cheap $4 made-in-Taiwan tube cutter does a much better job
Lids are in-progress now! (it's hard getting those little discs out of the punch!)
Haha! They are easy enough to make, considering 2 hours ago I didn't know how to make them But I think I'll start with half a dozen or so, then figure out the best way to paint them!
For now though..I think it's time for a victory Pizza and beer!
I'm not sure if it was covered, but Nomad was a costume Captain America wore in the 70's, if I'm not mistaken, when he gave up being Cap.
Then in the 80's, when the government took the Captain American uniform from him, he became the US Patriot for a while.
EDIT: Oh, and great work on those building, Dave. I am beside myself with how great they all look together. Although... the sidewalks all have different colors. (Pedantic, I know.)
Haha! Val! I realized that too! I'll spray them all with Badger Fur, which will rectify it!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Thanks Theo! But my Vending Machines were the Mighty RSJake's inspiration for sculpting those, as a result, he hooked me up aplenty too!
Such a wonderful community we have here in the P&M section! Our online footprint will be Legend...
Sheesh, i go to work one evening and I miss 3 pages? WTF?
Nice overview shot dave, but... but... The graffiti building, should it not be there as well? I think it'll fit thye style, maybe it needs a sidewalk, but still...
lone dirty dog wrote:Bloody awesome work Dave talk about capturing the essence, the pieces together are looking like a table that would make me want to start playing
Nice trick to make cans Nice idea Theo shelving turned out well
Now build a window cleaner those are bloody filthy
Would YOU walk out onto a window washing rig that had been hanging for 200+ years? THanks LDD!
Pacific wrote:Absolutely fantastic, you are a very talented modeller !
Can I ask where you obtained the Fallout miniatures shown previously?
Thanks Pacific! I assume you're talking about the BoS with the minigun? It's based from a Brother Vinni "not BoS" figure, I thought his minigun was too short for my tastes, so I built the minigun barrels from scratch and used Zinge Ammo belts. The rest of my Fallout Miniatures are from MANY different sources, and most are heavily converted. Brother Vinni (from Russia) makes the best BoS, Super Mutant, and Enclave miniatures out there IMHO though. The Super Mutant Behemoth is a Dark Age Mongo with custom Corvega Door shield (really as big as a truck door) and custom shopping cart backpack/slave cage.
As for street debris, maybe some litter close to the building walls, shouldn't get in the way too much there, possibly a few patches of sand on the pavement, but I agree you want to leave it fairly clutter free for gaming purposes.
I usually go through and use things like newspapers, fallen posters, flattened pizza boxes, smashed cans, and some lumber type bits (nothing too thick though). You can use location specific items as well like a knocked over chain link fence, fallen down signs as well as stuff like blown out windows.
They are thin enough that you can place miniatures on them without them getting off balance but they break up the monotony of bare pavement in the post apocalyptic urban environments. Although not fully inline with the environment you are recreating - things like weeds growing up through the cracks in the pavement are also pretty useful for showing age and neglect.
dsteingass wrote: Thanks! like what LDD?
I don't want to impede miniature movement too badly.
As my good man monkey said small collection of dust and crap at the edge of the walls, maybe some kind of paper rubbish laying across the pavement which would not be bulky and impede miniature movement.
If you mean "like what LDD?" concerning my CO OP remark I will explain, when we have a bank holiday ( usually a monday of none work for the country or most at least ) the local supermarket gets raided so the shelves end up emptied.
dsteingass wrote: I'm afraid there's been no pizza in a couple of centuries
Quite true - but that doesn't stop you from putting it out there, though for far future stuff I usually adapt my debris to fit those environs. A smashed case of Soylent Green or Brawndo always is good (and tests to see if anyone is paying attention). Other things like Psi-Cola, Half-Life's own Nuka-Cola, Slurm and other products from books, movies and other games are fun to throw out there too.
i gotta ask...are the cans in FO3 the same color as in FO New Vegas? ...yours currently have a rather greenish grey like hue... in FO new vergas i know for sure they are more redish brown...just wondering...
the nuka bottles tho are a totally fine thing...
and thise inside shots with your vault dweller are fantastic!!!...and then the topview... that really gets me to smile ...
I think that's the lighting Vik, no green at all. Brown primer, dk. Brown ink, and then drybrushed orange. But I see what you mena, it does look a bit greenish. Chalk it up to Radiation I guess They are glued down and therefore won't be touched.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ladygeek says to STOP PICKING ON ME VIK!
Automatically Appended Next Post: edit: actually, the primer I used was German GrunBraun, so ONLY your old-ass eyes can see it
I must warn you all though...I am about to sit down to the extended editon Blu-Ray Hobbit with 9 hrs of extras and a huge pot of spaghetti that I just made. That with the new movie coming out next month, I may revert back to Middle Earth soon. That is if there are no objections?
GiraffeX wrote:Excellent work I love your attention to detail Dave and Vik's attention to your attention
LOL... (where was that saluting orkmoticon again?)
dsteingass wrote:I must warn you all though...I am about to sit down to the extended editon Blu-Ray Hobbit with 9 hrs of extras and a huge pot of spaghetti that I just made. That with the new movie coming out next month, I may revert back to Middle Earth soon. That is if there are no objections?
as if we could object to that... or...as if we could actually steer you...or would like to steer you...
dsteingass wrote:The Lootas trade with super mutants...caps for teef
Considering the 40k influence, Supermutants do share a lot of similarities to the Greenskins,
Dr H wrote:Check all the (suspiciously similar) metal boxes and footlockers that are laying about, that'll be where they are. Unless there's a safe somewhere...
No desk, locker, box, footlocker safe or container of any kind goes unchecked by me in the wastes.
Question...has anyone ever found any caps inside toolboxes? I bet not...what's the point here? A plumber who files neatly his bottlecaps of drunk bottles is sarsparillia in desks or filing cabinets...but keeps his toolbox capfree???
I've never found a dart gun. I did come across someone with a railway rifle the other day, but no dart guns. I have a stock now of spares and parts in my home.
Sorry guys to throw of topic but I need to pick your brains, I have a paint issue and not sure what the hell to do the conundrum is as follows and open to any suggestions.
I have some Hotwheels cars that I want to detail but still keeping the original paint scheme intact, now what I want to know ( if at all possible ) is there any way of washing the original paint scheme that will adhere and not ruin it.
I only want a slight wash to slightly shadow any grooves or detail ect, however the concerns are will it run evenly and will it adhere to the original paint.
Do I need to add a varnish or clear coat first or can I go straight over the original paint work ? Also I want to weather slightly afterwards would I need to seal it after the wash or before ?
Thanks in advance guys and sorry Dave for invading your thread, but due to traffic and your own knowledge I thought this was the best chance I have.
A wash will dry completely and adhere no problem. However if you want it to oNLY go in the recesss I'd recommend a GLOSS coat. don't be afraid of gloss, you can always make it flat later. You sound more afraid than anything. WHen in doubt, paint something else to test with first. You can always paint over it too.
To be honest I am a bit worried I have some of the Custom classics and love the paint scheme, the thing is they are to flat for miniatures to blend naturally.
So I thought a contrasting colour wash would help lift the model without ruining the paint scheme, I was not sure if it would adhere to the paint or run evenly.
The other issue is how thin should the wash be as I don't want to alter the main body colour, then do I seal it once the wash has dried completely ?
I want to do some slight weathering but not excessive, I thought of a test but what can I test but the model itself ?
I think I need to just bite the bullet and try I guess
Custom Classics was the range of Hotwheels cars along with the G Machines, they scale up nicely to heroic scale miniatures so using them for my gangers and Apoc world.
They have some nice bright finishes and special paint work, this is what I don't want to ruin but add some depth to the model itself.
I did not think I mentioned Glaze if you mean when I said "how thin should the wash be" some people water there washes down to give more transparency so they can build the colour more steadily.
dsteingass wrote: You didn't mention it, but you mentioned "altering body color" which is what a glaze does.
Bright paint in post-apoc?? Dirty them up!!
I did a wash on another model a while ago and the colour altered slightly, albeit it was yellow base colour which with a slight brown wash turned it grimy looking all over.
Not the effect I was after however this was not the original factory paint, it had been stripped and repainted with Acrylics.
Yes, most will be weathered and altered trust me this is the main reason for the project, but I want this and a couple of others to be rather clean looking as these will belong to the new order rulers so to speak.
You always get the untarnished pieces in the Apoc films thats why they stand out, so thats why I want to keep the look of the original paint to have that nice shiny feel in a world of ruin.
A gloss coat will ensure that the wash only goes into the recesses. The thinner the better in that case. Also, you don't have to coat the whole thing, you can just brush it into the panel lines or recesses. Type of paint is irrelevant with a gloss coat.
I see so my Vallejo Gloss Coat airbrushed over the original factory paint, then a thinned wash painted directly to panel lines and recesses should work fine.
Just one last thing do I seal the wash afterwards before weathering or after the weathering is done as well ?
You can seal/gloss/flat coat as many times as you want. the only thing to remember is to let the clear coats dry completely before doing anything else, otherwise your wash may literally WASH it off.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Like anything else, many light coats will always look better than a thick coat.
The darnedest thing happened I got set to paint and all of a Sudan a small ball of fire came ..... No it did not but I have found a test piece to try it out on without my fingers crossed, your right Dave it does hinder
Bloody hell Dave, that vendor rack is amazing. I'm really drawn to small details like that, and scribing the fluting on the tin cans is just another level. That street is looking mindblowing.
1- Contest is open to anyone that wishes to join. Official start is Friday November 15th 0000 your time and official end is Friday December 13th @ 1800 EST. Your project must be completed and submitted for judging within the expressed time frame, there will be no extensions.
2- You are building a pile of junk out of junk parts. Must be a new project and you must provide me with one WIP picture that does not have paint. It is acceptable if a repurposed part on your model has paint from a previous project.
3- Piece must be appropriate for the W40K or WFB universe.
4- Must be on a base no larger than a 40K 60mm round base and no smaller than a WFB 40mm square base (exceptions- 25X50mm WFB cavalry base, 25X70mm 40K bike base, WFB 20x80mm troop base). See photo for reference:
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Chaos Cultists- Participants in this category display noted effort in their work.
Chaos Spawn- Participants in this category are Dakka lurkers that have come forward and joined this contest. This is the only category that is not qualified by skill, so expect some distinct variety from this gibbering horde.
The purpose of the different categories is to ensure the most fair and balanced level of competition possible. If anyone feels they should be moved from their assigned category for any reason please PM me.
Scoring
Scoring will consist of 3 categories worth a maximum of 100 points overall. The categories are:
Bitz (30)- What you choose and use to build your piece
Impression (40)- Overall impression for the model as an entirety. Does the model shows scale perspective with all materials used? Were the materials varied and diverse? Does the paint and weathering compliment and define the overall build? Does the model tell a story? Does the model fit the 40K or WFB universe? Etc.
Scoring Criteria
Add points for:
No prefab, meaning a complete build of random junk bitz. Examples are crushed sewing thimbles, mechanical pen springs, soda can tabs, cassette deck components, little broken bits of plastic, etc.
Immediate +5 point Bitz bonus for anyone that sends photographic 'as it happened' evidence of picking up a piece of random junk from a parking lot, sidewalk, dumpster, etc.
Comprehensive list of parts you used
Neutral points for:
Majority non-GW prefab bitz from old models (1/35, 1/24, etc) like military vehicles, cars, trucks, etc.
Deduct points for:
Majority GW bitz
No list of parts / bitz
Base that is outside size limitations (exceptions as noted in individual requests)
Posting WIP on this thread
Poor quality / insufficient number of photos.
Judging and Winning Entries
Each category will have a 1st and 2nd place winner. There will also be a 'popular choice' vote where your vote bestows the honored title of Primarch to the overall winner. In the case of a tie in any category I will decide on the criteria to break the tie. Primarch votes accepted from Dec 13th to Dec 26th. Contest winners will be announced on Friday Dec 27th.
First place winners of each category will be awarded a personalized piece of terrain built and painted by me. Second place winners will be awarded a bag of bitz from my bitz box. Winner of the Primarch title will receive both. If Primarch title is awarded to anyone that placed 1st or 2nd in any category will receive cumulative prizes.
IMPORTANT Be sure to provide me with FOCUSED, CLEAR, and WELL-LIT pictures for judging. Minimum number of photos I am asking for is 5 but more is better and be prepared if I request more as I may need them for a tie-breaker or other decision.
If you do not have a device that can take a clean and clear photo, please consider getting assistance from a friend / family member, etc. It is not my intent to penalize anyone based on available technology or ability to use it but understand I will have to judge your piece by the pictures you provide.
CONTESTANTS
Spoiler:
Andy_T
ashotninja
Biohazard
Briancj
Camkierhi
Chelnov
cormadepanda
Desubot
dsteingass
Dr H
Galorn
Gitsplitta
GiraffeX
GrimDork
hdbbstephen
hk1x1
Hyenajoe
inmygravenimage
Llamahead
MauS
Moltar
monkeytroll
Nerdfest09
OneManNoodles
RSJake
Sanka
Scarper
scrunty
sennacherib
Snrub
Theophony
Viktor von Domm
whalemusic360
weetyskemian44
Questions / comments? Post here or PM me. if you do not see me address your question / comment here it is because I overlooked it. Please PM me if that is the case.
And remember, if you know someone that would enjoy a contest like this please let them know about what we have going on here.
Also, if you find inconsistencies in the rules, omissions from contestant listing, etc PLEASE let me know so i can make the appropriate corrections.
So, for no particular reason, I've had a bit of burnout with dakka for the past few months- hopefully this will get me back into it!
also,
dsteingass wrote:I'm a noob to it all, it is complex. All I know is that they blame Shrike for every eyesore upon the land
the eyesore thing is probably because my first house (first one on the dakka server *woot*) got creepered so many times in one day I just stopped repairing it and, since it was copied over to the second server, has been mysteriously creepered multiple times since. Or it may be due to the fact that the manor which I built is essentially a giant block of brick.
dsteingass wrote:LOL, I'm not sure why they blame Shrike, but apparently it's a thing to blame Shrike for everything
I can't actually remember how that started, but I think it was just the fact that I was involved in a lot of projects and generally didn't have the best luck (dying at all the worst times etc.), so people started saying "god damn it, shrike" and such for anything bad which happens
But yeah, flattered to see I'm a topic of conversation, and keep up the good work everyone
Glad to see ya back Shrike! The Vanilla sever is new again (2 weeks ago) btw. FTB is just too crazy and complicated for me.
I know the feeling about getting creepered. You don't get much sympathy- everyone is busy doing their own thing, although help was easier to get in FTB with the flying and all.
dsteingass wrote: Glad to see ya back Shrike! The Vanilla sever is new again (2 weeks ago) btw. FTB is just too crazy and complicated for me.
I know the feeling about getting creepered. You don't get much sympathy- everyone is busy doing their own thing, although help was easier to get in FTB with the flying and all.
not tried FTB yet, when the tekkit server got taken down I just really didn't feel like learning a whole new set of stuff again
and yeah, back then people helped out because at that point there were literally about three or four us on.
Viktor von Domm wrote: Cooool...the lost son I never had is back! I really was worried a bit what kept you...but it feels good to have you back with the loonies again!!!
I will now partake in the proud tradition of returning to the fold:
dsteingass wrote: IF it's that bad for you (which I doubt) all you'd need is a better graphics card and probably a power supply that can handle it.
Well I had issues while playing fallout ever since...I doubt I would get away with a simple upgrade...besides I am still working with vista...and a new complete overhaul migh come in cheaper all around in the end...of course this is my utter layman's opinion here...
The fallout games are games you just feel betrayed by life if you have to play the game with low graphic settings...
The fallout games are games you just feel betrayed by life if you have to play the game with low graphic settings...
for some reason, I'm really bad at noticing things like graphics- unless I'm shown it side-by-side, I won't notice the difference in HD TV, nor did I notice the 5000p 48fps stuff that the hobbit had, so graphics really don't bother me. 'Tis a gift when it comes to not having a great gaming setup
I spoilt myself with graphics when I pushed my computer to it's limits playing Crysis at very nearly full settings... nothing I've played since has looked as pretty, or at least had the same impact at the time.
we recently went HD TV and i have to say... mindblowing eyesight.... it is the same feeling you get when you get that sudden urge to clean your window panes...and suddenly actually SEE the stuff outside... same with HD graphics or TV...
It DOES make a difference..EXCEPT when you watch an old TV show and everything is pixely We have a local station here caled "Antenna TV" it's all old show re-runs, if you sit too close, it looks like gak.
I've been religiously watching McHale's Navy every day at noon LMAO at all the gak they pull on ol' Cpt. Binghamton
On Halloween, they ran a 24/7 marathon of old Alfred Hitchcock presents..I'd rather see old Twilight Zones...I rememer being mindfethed by those when I was a kid
Those signs are badass Ruglud!
S-Mart especially!
I have an Ash mini waiting for me
ET Dellums (Three Dog) all but confirmed it on twitter, and Fallout 4 is now Trademarked. This is gonna happen. I am ready!
I can't remember who, but someone was complaining about Bethesda releasing buggy games..not sure what they were talking about, unless they were talking about the console release..which is irrelevant to a PC gamer like myself.
In fact, Electronic Arts is undeniably the buggiest publisher of all times (because they rush the developers), but they are just a corporate mega-giant, also irrelevant.
Well, they have to print it to disc and get it through customs, etc. The pc world has pretty much gone digital download, so they can fix day one bugs quicker. I thought I heard one of the next gen consoles was trying to do that too., go all digital.
It amuses me that after all this time of consoles being touted as the hardcore gaming experience and that PC gaming was dead, that consoles are becoming more and more like PCs...
I still prefer to buy solid/real objects, not sold on the buying digital things thing...
Dr H wrote: It amuses me that after all this time of consoles being touted as the hardcore gaming experience and that PC gaming was dead, that consoles are becoming more and more like PCs...
I still prefer to buy solid/real objects, not sold on the buying digital things thing...
Which is why I still like my solid discs for my games, on Space Marine did I get download wise as with DLC for my main games.
150 already, jeez. Started my blog at same time and I am up to page 8 I think.
I like the DLC side of it to be honest, means you can easily transfer material around. My kids machine blew up. Built him a new one, sign in to Steam, all ready to go. I know these things are a pain in the patella but they do have advantages. And as to the PC v's Consul, PC wins hands down every time. There is no argument.
Good eye!
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