I know this may sound strange but have you tried dolls house supplies, I had some time ago some pieces of thin pieces of wood with brick shapes cut into them.
They are designed for dolls houses might work, look very uniformed as well
classy galorn!!! and yet again i learned something new!!!
at RW... you seem now more and more like our internet celeb:
Lone cat...that cat thing seems rather obsessive...and i thought making you a riveteer would solve that...needs an extra dose of rivets it seems...
Look we have Pot pies, which are savory and filled with gravy, meats, and veggies. Then we have proper desert pies filled with fruit or creams.
Pudding is a sweet here, several flavors all sugary.
Black pudding is well, something that was to stave off starvation., Spotted Dick is weird, and Plum or christmas pudding resembles a mound of stuffing!
mxwllmdr wrote:Pie is pie. It is made with fruit. ONLY......
Pudding is pudding. It is NOT made with meat.....
EVER..................
hey hey.. i agree with this.. except good ol tomato pie.. technicaly its not pie (guess its a kind of pizza) anyone who has ever been to a nice italian bakery on the easts cost of america should know what i mean!
felt like saturday already... cause here in g-country we have a day called "karfreitag"... day off and so the whole family was out... by the way... my kids and she are off from work for a week and a half... hope that this won´t be too much of a drag on the hobby work^^
thats right.. and NO gravy beats my italian family sides gravy oooooooooooooOOOOooowee i cant wait to make that and some meat balls for easter... but the darn groccery store was out of ground veil...
I only get a craving for fish every couple of months when my blood mercury gets low. Being from the midwest, it is not a major part of our diets like it is in coastal regions.
sometimes they give me the wind something awful...
at childe
well...there is a saying... if you know half of a pates contens it is safe to eat the other half too...but stay away from food that can stare back...
Viktor von Domm wrote:sometimes they give me the wind something awful...
at childe
well...there is a saying... if you know half of a pates contens it is safe to eat the other half too...but stay away from food that can stare back...
To enjoy the benefits of eating fish while minimizing exposure to mercury, you should eat mainly types of fish low in mercury and also limit your consumption of types of fish with typically higher levels of mercury.
Fish are important in a healthy diet. They are a lean, low-calorie source of protein. However, some fish may contain methylmercury or other harmful chemicals at sufficiently high levels to be a concern. Federal, state and local governments issue fish consumption advisories when the fish are unsafe to eat. The advisories may suggest that people avoid eating certain kinds or certain amounts of fish. Some advisories apply to specific water types (like lakes). Some may focus on groups of particularly sensitive people. Some advisories include notices of "no restriction" to tell us that certain fish are safe to eat. As states increase the waters they monitor for contaminated fish, both the number of advisories and the waters where it is safe to eat fish are increasing. Visit the links below to learn more about mercury in fish, fish consumption advisories, and state fish advisories.
If you are concerned for your health or your family's as a result of exposure to mercury, get in touch with your health care provider. They will be able to tell you if mercury exposure is a problem for you and what to do about it.
dsteingass wrote:To enjoy the benefits of eating fish while minimizing exposure to mercury, you should eat mainly types of fish low in mercury and also limit your consumption of types of fish with typically higher levels of mercury.
Fish are important in a healthy diet. They are a lean, low-calorie source of protein. However, some fish may contain methylmercury or other harmful chemicals at sufficiently high levels to be a concern. Federal, state and local governments issue fish consumption advisories when the fish are unsafe to eat. The advisories may suggest that people avoid eating certain kinds or certain amounts of fish. Some advisories apply to specific water types (like lakes). Some may focus on groups of particularly sensitive people. Some advisories include notices of "no restriction" to tell us that certain fish are safe to eat. As states increase the waters they monitor for contaminated fish, both the number of advisories and the waters where it is safe to eat fish are increasing. Visit the links below to learn more about mercury in fish, fish consumption advisories, and state fish advisories.
If you are concerned for your health or your family's as a result of exposure to mercury, get in touch with your health care provider. They will be able to tell you if mercury exposure is a problem for you and what to do about it.
I see they added mercury to the water levels over here but to much in an area (which I will not mention ) lets just say there were side effects still seen to day ……..
gggoddd i love shrimp!.. when it comes to bad things about the food (such as how viel is made) i'd rather not know, especialy if i like it. and i need the viel for my meatball mixture
dsteingass wrote:Arbys...the commercials call it "Good Mood Food"
BULLGAK!
..Unless "good mood food" means "gave me the squirts and made me regret ever eating their"
Sounds like a saturday night out to me
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Rogue Wolves wrote:better than going to Ihop.. ooooo i cant remeber a time i went there and didnt go to the bathroom the second i came home
How many times have you been ? do you still go ? don't you think you should stop ?
ite regonal.. only saw it when i visited florida.. and since i moved out to california, wasnt over east though seeing as there are alot of mexican cusine places here, and virtually no nice italian, compared to back home (PA) where its a pizza place or italian place every block
dsteingass wrote:Oh No...Nooo WAAAY Dood. I challenge that one! Rosebud's in Chicago, here we have Casa and Blu Tomato - Lots of good Italian around here!
no no no no no NOOOO i said around here! i passed through chicago and i saw a bunch... childe del taco is over here in west cost.. dont know if its in SF, but its here in LA area
Rubble, with maybe a broken pipe sticking out or even add wires too!
Okay if the Brits state that pudding is pudding, then how isi ti regular pudding sits alk gooey in a bowl, and you have pudding that is either sausage shaped(Blood pudding) or free-standing like spotted dick or plum pudding?
I see what you did there!
I am not set up for mold-making at all. Galorn has been my designated mold-maker so far, and he has convention and contest prep keeping him busy. This is a one-off, so no casts.
I'll make you a deal, guarantee me 200 sales, at 5 bucks a piece and I'll get right on it!
Every day of my life I bust my ass for a fraction of the pay I'm worth, all because "I care" or some gak. With my hobby stuff, I'm either going to do it completely for ME, or it needs to be profitable. No more "because I care" BS for me, it isn' worth it
dsteingass wrote:I see what you did there!
I am not set up for mold-making at all. Galorn has been my designated mold-maker so far, and he has convention and contest prep keeping him busy. This is a one-off, so no casts.
I'll make you a deal, guarantee me 200 sales, at 5 bucks a piece and I'll get right on it!
Every day of my life I bust my ass for a fraction of the pay I'm worth, all because "I care" or some gak. With my hobby stuff, I'm either going to do it completely for ME, or it needs to be profitable. No more "because I care" BS for me, it isn' worth it
Agreed! But you know damn well that people would buy you vending machines and if that base is any indication custom bases. If you are ready for a change I know people will buy your wears. Small at first then grow to more product range. You have the talent to do amazing things in this hobby. Profiting " a little" isn't the an evil thing.
I really dunno LDD, it's just like PVC pipe, but apparently sprayed or formed into sheets?? Thicker than styrene, but stronger, yet it has a toasted marshmallow texture about it when cutting. 1000% easier to cut than PVC pipe though. I got a supply when I bought the Raboesh styrene display rack.
I think it is the stuff that will be later known in 40k times to be "Plascrete"
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lone dirty dog wrote:
I would buy that base its spot on and one with a slightly higher wall would be great for a sniper pose
What dimensions do you want? I'll make you one and ship it over!
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I was trying for the cracked wasteland look- but maybe, we'll see after some gravel and such on the flat bits? Or should I just push in some cracks at random, making different height variations?
These cracks always seem like they should be perfectly flat though?
This is some old textured stuff I got from a model railroad shop many, many years ago. But it's very brittle, like old vinyl siding brittle
More Munda bases in the back there, getting ready to trim when dry
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Look at this unexpected RIVETING effect I've discovered!!
The Gap-filling CA I used apparently does not stick to this granny grating.
But...The Granny grating works as a Rivet mold for both the gap-filling CA AND the Green Putty I used to fill in the slot in the base!
Sweet find Rivets …… accidents make perfect just great stuff
I will have a base exactly the same as the one built (as it looks so dam cool ) and one with a larger wall section for a sniper to be kneeling in front of if you get my jist
PVC Foam will google my master and then find enlightenment
Love the muppet song although the misses is looking at me like I am deranged
I've got some time on my hands, while the Brisket roasts in the oven...loooow and slooow You have no idea how Absolutely Amazing my house smells right now....
I scored all the sides of the brisket in a criss-cross pattern, and rubbed spices into the cracks
Then I Seared all the sides in a hot frying pan (to hold in the juicy goodness)
Then poured hard Cider all over it, put it on a rack in a pan, bottom of the pan just covered with hard cider, cider vinegar, onions, and carrots!
Slooow roasted for 4 hours!!
It hasn't even been in an hour yet, and I am being TORTURED!
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LDD I hope you haven't already built your sniper, you'll probably have to pose him to fit the base.
I have the set up to cast items and the availability to do it. If the demand is enough to justify the costs of the mold materials and time spent casting then I would be able to cast em up.
SilverHayabusa wrote:
Why do we talk about food so much now-a-days???
Because the -=]_,=- Motto is:
Eat, Drink, Rivet, and be Merry!
theunicorn wrote:Pre-sales with enough revenue to cover actual costs. So that in a worst case scenario you break even and have a shiny mold to make copies with
Tell you what, I'll hire you as the broker guy then!
-You arrange a mold-maker and the sales
-I build stuff, and I always get a copy of the molds, and design credits.
-We split everything THREE ways: The three-way split can never be modified
Nice stuff, Dave. Very nice. Sorry to not have been around. As you guys can imagine I have been busy. I am liking your building of things real quick and on the fly. I think I have to be around the shop more often these days so I will be in touch more. Real sorry I missed so much but, wow, what cool stuff to come back to, huh?
Well im back from PAX EAST 2012. I'd be more than happy to make molds of your bases... ive got some bases ive made that would work for your catachans i think. I just need to make a mold of em to see how they will cast as currently designed.
I reckon there is profit to be made on dakka - if you remember I used to sell mugs... The only reason that became unprofitable was because I didn't have my own shed. But for such tiny things as bases you are onto a winner - low postage cost and high per unit profit - no materials or tools needed that you don't already have. Sounds like a winner.
Plus we all love your work and would be proud to own a bit of it.
Thanks guys!
casting, casting, casting
This comes up more often than Pudding!
I am not opposed to the idea, but I WILL NOT let some company pay me pennies on the dollar. Don't you people understand that I would rather make each individual piece 10,000 times over and burn them all with fire than let another corporation screw me out of one more hard-earned dime! This is non-negotiable.
I'll be sending you some goodies soon Galorn!
Any other mold-makers out there interested in 1/3 cut?
Do we have a marketing/PR person in da house interested in their 1/3 cut?
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LDD I hope you haven't already built your sniper, you'll probably have to pose him to fit the base.
DAM THOSE ARE FRIGGIN AMAZING TOP JOB DAVE
I want to say I want them just for me ( however I do feel the pressure from the others piling on ) so in fairness if they can be cast then I guess they must be
However you could just build a couple of others to be cast the sniper corner is perfect mate spot on
It will work perfectly for the mini in mind hell I might even pick up the brush and paint him know, I have to say that catchan sniper looks pretty dam sweet to
Great job on theses bases mate most impressed
The granny grating stuff (my granny used to grate on me ) if you could do are large sheet of it would make some interesting vehicle flooring
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dsteingass wrote:This one is yours LDD! PM me your address, I'll ship it right to you.
-Don't worry, I am making another set of 5 heroic bases in the same style, including a sniper corner- those will be for the casting.
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shasolenzabi wrote:DUDE! The granny stuff worked so well! OMG! you have pioneered another leap in rivet-tech for the League! HUZZAH!
Now those Super-mutants deserve 40mm bases man. Just like Ogryns.
Thanks Shas! For the -=]_,=- !!
40mm eh? I can do that, no problem. I have never had an Ogryn fig, so I never knew what size bases they used.
These are all drilled and pinned, so no problem removing the minis.
Add me to the to buy list I will have a load of these Galron casting these up ? Will you be doing them in resin or plaster ? Resin I hope it will ship better
The bases will need to be cast in resin, I don't think Hydrocal would be very condusive to the occasional figure diving from the table. The same molds will work for either plaster or resin though.
i am really impressed of your artful way of making customized bases!!! the sniper base looks good enough to be eaten... fortunatly that won´t happen as i see yet again a very creative man not being able to model but to cook surpreme as well!!! that pic of your brisket was very tasty to behold!^^ the list of ingredients was yummy as hell^^... if but my family was more into meat... i would surley try this too...
i second the need for bigger bases for the supie mutie^^ it has to be done...AND! i want tosee you come up with something bigger for a base...biger canvas gives you even more oportuities to go ballistic with your modeling!
and that new mini you showed...marbo counts as... looks very bad ass... yesterday we watched avatar on TV (TV premier here in germany...) ad it reminds me of that evil commander..(forgot his name...)
also: i have now on my to buy list: PVC foam...have to see what it is called in german tho...and that green putty... it is on my tobuy list or quite some time now.,..
well it sure was a pleasure to see that nice meal of yours...had it already? hopefully it was all yoiu expected it to be^^
as for basesizes...well dreadnought size...and then bijer size as well... also have you thought about making a scratchbuild roughrider of yours? i think that would be a cool project for you... maybe with a hint of fallout too?...the more i thikn of it this sounds like instant win!^^ for all of us even if you not cast it then...
as for your new found way of riveting.... i recently came to a shop that sells granny grating...this way of yours needs to be investigated upon on the hightest level... you know...scientists have to cross test theories for the matter of true acceptance of those to get acknowledgment
The Brisket was soooo tender, it fell apart in your fingers! And sooo packed full of flavor! The fat drippings into the cider liquid, made a sweet and tangy gravy that was excellent over the potatoes and sweet, fresh veggies!
I slept like a champ last night
I've already built big, burly Roughrider bikers using SM bikes and catachans, I'll have to show them off someday, I think the bikes need updated to match my current skills though.
So 25mm round (check)
40mm round
heavy weapon/Dreadnought round
Rectangular mount bases too?
What kind of textures though??
We know I've already got rivet-covered tread plate covered
What else?
There ARE a lot of custom bases on the market already, How will mine be different than the rest?
What is important to you that will make you purchase my bases over the others?
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Viktor von Domm wrote:
as for your new found way of riveting.... i recently came to a shop that sells granny grating...this way of yours needs to be investigated upon on the hightest level... you know...scientists have to cross test theories for the matter of true acceptance of those to get acknowledgment
This IS the scientific Method Vik! My research needs to be reviewed and tested by my peers!
I would like to say the walling section is a good way to go with your bases, most market base bases have small parts of destroyed brick wall rather than a larger section as you have done.
Plus the flooring detail was an extra cool touch, maybe kept along the same lines but ad some small piping to the walls electrical boxes hell even a broken sink
Plus the under flooring damaged piping showing, these are what have really made these stand out and work for me, you could add a wooden flooring or more a concrete looking one.
For a lager base you could add the remanent of the second floor, the part of the floor section just above
Glad you are casting in resin that works best for me
Always a post-slog after the weekend! And where to start?
First off, I am now hungry for Brisket, Gyros, Meatballs, and Butterscotch Pudding. Damn you all.
The bases look amazing Dave! If you are making more for casting,I just want to say make sure there are no spots in the pipes and such that are too deep. They won't cast well. First hand experience talking here. But you know some of this with the floor and wall sections you made before. And if you make the rebar too long or crooked, they might not come out well too. But I can't wait for these! I'll get some for sure! Are pre-orderes being taken yet?
The Brisket was soooo tender, it fell apart in your fingers! And sooo packed full of flavor! The fat drippings into the cider liquid, made a sweet and tangy gravy that was excellent over the potatoes and sweet, fresh veggies!
I slept like a champ last night
that was the equivalent of a strip tease for meals...it really was...oh man...
What kind of textures though??
We know I've already got rivet-covered tread plate covered
What else?
There ARE a lot of custom bases on the market already, How will mine be different than the rest?
What is important to you that will make you purchase my bases over the others?
you will get a thought through answer to that one... i have to think deep for that... but i think subconsiously i am already there...
RSJake wrote:
The bases look amazing Dave! If you are making more for casting,I just want to say make sure there are no spots in the pipes and such that are too deep.
I know...tell that to the people hounding me every time I fart to make a cast of it!
You just can't make a working mold out of any old thing, it takes planning. It isn't even possible to make a mold out of LDD's sniper base is has so many undercuts.
It doesn't work that way.
Sometimes, I just want to build stuff (well all the time really).
RSJake wrote:Yeah, but you know, you could just make it your way, and let whoever is casting it worry about filling in the undercuts and stuff.
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I am!!
because:
1. I don't know what I am doing with Silicone
2. I don't have the set-up
3. I don't have the suppliers
4. I don't have the time and patience to stop, and figure out why my gak isn't casting properly (like your current problem Jake), and you HAVE to, because you are so far invested in it already!
So, if I get cranky, it's not because I think "cast them herpa derpa" is a bad idea, I WANT to be able to make millions of identical copies (who wouldn't?)
..... but it is because it is just not in the cards, on the table, or even in the stars for me right now.
It is a stupid idea for me to try and build the masters, make the molds, cast, market, and sell them all myself. It's just not practical.
Contrary to popular belief, having faith, and wishing really hard does not make something come true, doing so only sets you up for failure. And I get cranky when I am set up for failure, it happens to me ALL THE TIME in my work life. I can smell it a mile away, and I'm just not going there.
/
I truly LOVE all you guys/gals who follow my blog, I really do. The friendship, the perpetuation and evolution of ideas, and the talent pool is the most awesome thing I have ever experienced!
if you tell me it needs more rivets, I can solve that. If you tell me something looks wrong, I can solve that. But if you tell me to "cast it" I can't solve it, because I have no means to solve it, and not being able to solve problems REALLY frustrates me and makes me cranky and I can't help that, it is the way my brain is wired from working in IT for 15 years.
I can see that. And we just want you to be happy, and keep making your amazing stuff. The casting side of things has a very steep learning curve, and while it's not rediculously expensive to get into, there is an expense that made me stay away from it for a long time. I am by no means great at it. Only like 1 in 3 casts comes out worth a darn, but I'm getting better. My trash bin is mostly full of cut off sprue, not failed attempts.
But it is fun once you get into it. Trust me.
But I won't say anything else about you needing to cast something. I promise.
But just keep it in mind...you know...in case you change your mind.
The granny Grating with the round holes was something like $0.75 a sheet at Michaels, pretty cheap really. But I think that drywall bead stuff that POX is using on his great board project
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/391965.page#4132870 would also do the job. There is much experimenting yet to be done with the putty method!
Shas, what is alginate?
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mxwllmdr wrote:Hey must say that sniper base is awesome, though.....
Thanks- but did you notice the time stamps? It only took me less than an hour to build it.
I did notice that. I was following the thread from mentioning to finished project. Fantastic work. I may be interested in your proposal soon, Dave. Let me look at money.....
oh we had that intense discussion some 40 pages ago... and i still remeber my response to your almost identical response dave... and i will do so now again... them peeps that ask for casts are doing that to express their admiration of your stuff... simple as that, a grown up way to show the exitement of a child i would be lying if i said i don´t want to have some davestuff for my own mini´s... but to be honest... having some unique made bases or heck anything is the true thing! so...more of this special uniqueness than quantity done admittledly with very good skills^^
by the way... what i would like to see, if you care to accept the challange is:
wooden floors
sewer bases?
bases that look like tops of crates and other storage thingies...
Remember, everything split three ways (including set up costs) as well as profits.
If one enterprising individual has the free cycles to do both the marketing job and the molding/casting job and he/she takes 2/3 cut- well then, more power to them! It just isn't for me is all I'm saying.
Hey those rivets are sexy.... but not as sexy as power cables
Na don't bother casting those, only when you work on something several hours in a row so it's worth copying... got to pack a lot of detail in there first
Hey my interest in the casting was just because they looked so dam cool however I have got my sniper base so I am happy
Plus I can copy the general idea and maybe produce my own versions, the style is spot on Dave for what I want, the feel of a destroyed landscape damaged buildings and ruined surroundings
Just the look for what I want.
Just go back to creating what you like and what you do best mate …………. no room for frustration in a hobby LOL
How ever if you feel the need to produce more bases and send them this way feel free
@LDD- I post all my WIP shots, good or bad, as more of a " teaching you how to do it" blog I think.
So by ALL MEANS copy, build, learn dood!
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Mine could use a little work .>Although, my rivets are better IMHO ..I wonder what kind of mesh the sculptor used??
...I really like the countersunk rivet look though!
Dave, unless you used a 3D printer, I wouldn't compare the basses. I have to tell meyself that a lot. Sure, there are some amazing things out there, but a lot of it is printed. And yes, they are really detailed and look great, but it's like comparing apples and oranges.
I'm not saying those bases from dragonforge are 3d printed, but they look like it.
I know it takes some skill to use the 3D programs, but it's a bit like cheating. IMO.
Hence why I play FO on an X-box! with the PC you can cheat like mad. I know a fella who makes himself immune to damage, thus eliminating the risk factor(And part of the fun) as he basically walks about having target practice. But of course on a console they do hand out achievements for healing with food/stimmpaks/sleep, etc.
dsteingass wrote:@LDD- I post all my WIP shots, good or bad, as more of a " teaching you how to do it" blog I think.
So by ALL MEANS copy, build, learn dood!
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Mine could use a little work .>Although, my rivets are better IMHO ..I wonder what kind of mesh the sculptor used??
...I really like the countersunk rivet look though!
A 200 c/ml mold is about 13$ worth of the smoothon sillicon. The typical volume of a base is between 10, and 15 c/ml.
Hey man we love your work and have grown fond of you as a person. I am sorry my idea of casting has vexed you so. I brought it up only as a vehicle for change in your life. Sighting your obvious talent and the ability to make money from it. A wise man once told me if you don't like your station in life do something about it. I meant no disrespect and agree with everyone on here, we just want you to be happy! You only live once
your bases are great dave, but might i add, with those other nice bases they involve 4 different materials on base, when yours have 3.. which makes them vaired and interesting.
oh, and your rivets are better
Rogue Wolves wrote:your bases are great dave, but might i add, with those other nice bases they involve 4 different materials on base, when yours have 3.. which makes them vaired and interesting.
oh, and your rivets are better
You know..I was just thinking that I wished I had used one other texture when wondering what to put in the last blank spot a little too late now though
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Our Rivetopian Society of the future
Depends on this technology!
It's basically a boltgun
I really like how the 40mm bases turned out. I was wondering about how thick a layer of GS are you putting on for this type of effect? And the edging really sets them apart from section to section. Any plans for a FO Gang?
hey dave... good looking 40mm bases right there...
darn too late... tho on my part as i was thinking you could do a lil watereffect on one of the empty places of the bases...? like radioactive goo or something...
also i am very eager to see how this newfound way of riveting might look painted...
oh and did i mention that the muities on bases looks very good? well they do^^
oh and i am about to upload the pics of my fixed chop-it... will post it in my thread tho to leave others more room to clutter around here^^
mxwllmdr wrote:I really like how the 40mm bases turned out. I was wondering about how thick a layer of GS are you putting on for this type of effect? And the edging really sets them apart from section to section. Any plans for a FO Gang?
Thanks Max, I didn't measure, just spooged some putty on the base and spread it around, Probably more than 1mm, once the granny grating is pushed into it, I scrape any excess spooging through the holes with a knife blade, it keeps the rivets (or safety mat, whatever) all at an equal height.
GS would probably work just as well though.
The BoS guys are already basically a gang (need Juves or initiates yet), and I'd love to expand the Enclave and Super Mutants into gangs as well, problem is the lack of different Sculpts for those factions so far by Brother Vinnie. He only makes 2 diff sculpts of BoS, and I converted 4 uniques from those two sculpts so far. Vault Dwellers, and Raiders can be converted from just about any figs. I have a bunch of VOID 1.1 minis and some cool Reaper Zombie hunter minis, and some 28mm Miners fro mBadger Games that will work well for other gangs. I need some Riot Police stuff to make Rivet City Security and/or Vault Security gangs too.
lone dirty dog wrote:I would like to see a base with a manhole cover with the =L= motto in the middle
I would too, what size base? I have a pile of the heavy weapon team/sentinel bases. I am out of 40mm round bases (used my last two for the super mutants)- will need to get more, but didja see all the badass new Empire stuff out this month in White Dwarf!?! Holy Gak! A Very spendy summer coming up!
Hmelrose wrote:
O.o Great stuff going on here Dave! I dig the scoring and design of these bases.
Thanks man, I think the scribed lines added the extra depth that will pay off in the paint phase.
Here I used a wood stain marker I had handy to test that theory
shasolenzabi wrote:The Super-mutants look great on those bases! That BoS trooper better choose wisely who he shoots first!
If he is like me, he just needs to focus on shooting ONE of the muties, hit tab, use a bunch of stimpaks, and then finish the other mutie off
Viktor von Domm wrote:....i was thinking you could do a lil watereffect on one of the empty places of the bases...? like radioactive goo or something...
Good idea! Perhaps I will incorporate this into a future project.
I'm thinking of getting some neon green translucent paint, pouring thin layers of clear resin or varnish between translucent paint layers??
SilverHayabusa wrote:I'm loving the bevel around the edges I think that it makes them look more as if they were cut out of the ground!
Very cool!
Thanks man! I'm hoping that little bit if extra sanding will give that very same effect when they are painted!
Go for the larger base with the manhole and any of those logos would work although 3rd top and 4bottom are my favourites you could raise the man hole slightly on one side and have a mutant arm sticking out slightly, just a thought
The stain looks quite good for showing the detail, but I think the green rivets would look better with a coat of paint and stain, just to show it a bit better
P.S. Copied those logo's hope you don't mind m ate
I was just playing around with different fonts in Visio, but yeah, if I can figure out how to cut all the elements seperately, we'll have a League Logo kit (some assembly will be required)
dsteingass wrote:I was just playing around with different fonts in Visio, but yeah, if I can figure out how to cut all the elements seperately, we'll have a League Logo kit (some assembly will be required)
dsteingass wrote:no, I have a Cricut, it's basically a home CNC machine marketed to scrapbookers.
I remember this from a n early discussion, a little tampering with the software if my memory serves me correctly you should market that thing for the hobby world you know LOL
Automatically Appended Next Post: Yep, hacked...It's cool to use, but the real learning curve is gettign the graphics to have a single path, that is the path the blade travels-.
I don't know, but it only scores .040" (1mm) sheet styrene, it doesn't cut all the way through it to be "popped out" like it does with really thin .010 styrene or paper or card.
dsteingass wrote:I don't know, but it only scores .040" (1mm) sheet styrene, it doesn't cut all the way through it to be "popped out" like it does with really thin .010 styrene or paper or card.
Dave how do you create you images then are they just down loads from your PC
Dave how big are those Aquila's if you don't mind me asking. I was just thinking about airbrushing my thunderbolt, I was thinking of doing the Aquila look on the wings
I can cut them as big as you can print them on paper with that font. You have to think in flat layers. Just change the size of the font, like you do in Word.
The machine will cut any Vector Graphic, but it has to simplify the path in the drawing...it's hard to explain...google it for more info. it's a PITA sometimes.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Yes, normally, you have to buy Cricut's propriatary cartridge ROM's for different fonts, graphics, etc... But alas, the hacked part
hey dave... i like the idea of making a good looking league icon.... tho could i ask a favor?... could we have one without the dreaded warhammer skull? that is something the league is not standing for...after all we create things...we build them... to make them last for ever^^ death and decay...seems very unlikley for me to get involved and i think the skull is standing for that...i hope i am not spoiling things here...
^vik is making complete sense.. and besides.. the =][_,= is a society not just military, if there are different symbols we use to signify different obligations.. why shouldnt the League have different L's and symbols for different purposes
Rogue Wolves wrote:^vik is making complete sense.. and besides.. the =][_,= is a society not just military, if there are different symbols we use to signify different obligations.. why shouldnt the League have different L's and symbols for different purposes
QFT!!
Like a small building or something for industrial Riveters! Stuff like that! Each "Occupation" could have a different symbol on their -=][_,=-
I think there should be a league chapter affililiation emblem. Like, mine would be large walkers (for the most part) or a flyer. Vik could have a robot., dave some cool guns crossed over each other or better yet his =]_,= could be emblazened over a really cool mini base........
mxwllmdr wrote:I think there should be a league chapter affililiation emblem. Like, mine would be large walkers (for the most part) or a flyer. Vik could have a robot., dave some cool guns crossed over each other or better yet his =]_,= could be emblazened over a really cool mini base........
Stuff like that.
LDD's could be blank..... LOL
Hey ……….
Why not an extended middle finger ……….. or a fat bloke
Just a quick sketch of possible symbols. Some are cheeky, like the chicken leg, for food service rivets, but you get the idea. (well, someone did make a rivet cake...so there you go.)
I think we could have a standardized walker for Max, Vik and myself, is there a need to differentiate between walker sizes? Maybe, who knows.
( however I do feel the pressure from the others piling on 
