hey cool idea dave... zombieland is one of my favorite z´movies ... shaun of the dead a close second...

and making a talahassy mini! yessssss! i bet that this might be quite good achieved with plasticcard too even now...

and double tap is a special strategy devised by the mossad by the way... and they know how to win...

I think Tallahassee would make a great-looking Zombie Killing mini

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/463513.page
looks like another dakkaite was inspired by zombieland

That is awesome! Thanks Rogue!

Dropping in quick, Dave, to say 'aces' on the final product. I feel that the fully-loaded combat deck really makes this FEEL Catachan. I can see this vehicle plowing through the jungle, alert crew looking up into the trees to open up on any number of jungle predators lurking in the canopy.

Great job!

Dave, a friend of mine is gonna try to meet up with you at GD. Name's Emerson.

My 5 cent to the Z-theme:
the Walkers
http://www.studiominiatures.com/Shop/Zombie-Miniatures.html
and Meat
http://www.studiominiatures.com/Shop/Survivors.html

Wow, Thanks Brian! I really appreciate that man! It means a lot!

Cool Max! I'm Done with work, I have tomorrow off, and I'm in an AWESOME mood!
Let's talk about Games Day 2012.

After the opening WAAAGH! Though, I can't say where I'll be in that big conference hall. I plan on:

-Waiting in line at FW for approx. 2 hours as usual..
I MUST HAVE a THunderbolt, For sure, no doubt.... but I also want one of the new Avenger Fighters (sweet-talk the GF perhaps? ) As well as The new Imperial Armour Masterclass book, Imperial Aeronautica book, and PEB Aquillas.

-Shopping regular GW stuff and BL tables
From BL I'm looking for the new Mordian Iron Guard novel

-DOing the Make n Take Scenery -I missed it last year..
oh the mountain of Sprues!!

-Taking pics of EVERY club and display table like this

-Meeting Phil Stutcinskas and Getting him to sign my IMPERIAL ARMOUR MODEL MASTERCLASS VOLUME ONE book
-Play the big-ass super-heavy multiplayer APOC tank game





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@Storag..WB man, Thanks those are really cool minis! Reaper also makes some good ones in their Chronoscope line, I can usually find those minis all over the place, I have quite a few waiting to be converted or just painted.

Oh man, I do envy you =\ The good way of course but still... a bit sad.. BTW Vik mentioned that this might interest you.

whats that

the mountain of Sprues

about???

That is amazing Storag! Is that all cardboard??

Yes, different types of it and a bit of poly-bla-bla something as a base. Just found a store of this company nearby. Hope they'll start shipping it worldwide. I've reviewed one of their sets at my thread.

@Vik- You mean the Scenery Make n Take?

yes... and it is free? holy gak...

Yep! They hand everyone a few random building sprues and a base of some kind, knife, clippers, crappy GW glues (which is ok, because I intend on immediately taking it all apart and reusing the bitz when I get home ) and you get something like 45 mins and you can take your little building home with you. They have the same with miniatures, last year I had a Tomb Kings Sprue, a Necron somethingorother sprue, and a Chaos Marauder Sprue. I was lost with the Necron Bitz, so I just made a beastman-chaos thing dual-weilding axes..meh..I can always reuse free CoD bitz

yup... i can see that this is a cool thing... that is instant win... just make a sort of wall garbage heap^^ and take the most of it back home^^

WHY? GOD WHY?!?! Why I live on the other side of the ocean? why I work all the summer season and why the flights are so expensive?

my thoughts exactly... sometimes being a european is a fishy thing to be...

Yeah..but I work ALL YEAR LONG to be able to take this little trip, you Europeans get more holiday time than we do.

Details dave.. just small details

Dave, I told him to look you up around the GD displays. You are showing the Orkmower, correct?

I know it is a long shot but I hope you guys can meet. I wish it was me is the only reason I decided to hook him up with your name.

I would love to see that thing up close and personal. I guess I will just have to wait for my Macharious to be finished so you can paint it for me.......

I so badly wanted to go two weeks ago when I found out it was this weekend but it was already too late. I guess I have to plan these things better in the future....

Anyway, get your game on and be back ready to judge the terrain comp, OK?

mxwllmdr wrote:Dave, I told him to look you up around the GD displays. You are showing the Orkmower, correct?

I know it is a long shot but I hope you guys can meet. I wish it was me is the only reason I decided to hook him up with your name.

I would love to see that thing up close and personal. I guess I will just have to wait for my Macharious to be finished so you can paint it for me.......

I so badly wanted to go two weeks ago when I found out it was this weekend but it was already too late. I guess I have to plan these things better in the future....

Anyway, get your game on and be back ready to judge the terrain comp, OK?

Adepticon my friend....

Galorn, Do I have the wrong name for the event? I though I read Dave call it GD?

Two different things, Games Day is this saturday.

dsteingass wrote:Two different things, Games Day is this saturday.

Adepticon is next spring. (more stuff to do, and lasts longer)

Ok, so I had it right. THought I was crazy there for a minute.... wait.... oh, nevermind....

If your unsure if you, or someone is crazy, check if they fly the =][_,= banner, thats a guarenteed crazy

says the man with the joker avatar... damn right!

.. I feel like this avatar represents me more than my actual picture!

*shuffles away...*

DAVE!!
Lots of photo's of when you go please?

Hey Vik. Europe is almost as bad as the otherside of Canada... So much land inbetween... So little time...

hmm.... that reminds me of some comic character...

got places to go and people to kill...

tho i can´t remember who said that... marvel for sure...

That would be Mr. Frank Castle Vik, a.k.a. The Punisher

Don't worry, PLENTY of pics coming, I have a fresh new 8GB SD card for the occasion

... Do you think that'll be enough?

8GB is probably enough to take a 360 degree Google Earth type shot of every square inch of the convention hall, and probably that whole suburb of Chicago

Nonsence..
I filled a 4GB at the war museum a few years ago...
And thats not GD...


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Although I'm glad you have the photobucket membership now...

It'll be ok, Camera says it'll hold 7126 pics at my usual HQ settings, and I have a backup 2GB and card the 160GB hard drive of my laptop, and my GF's laptop as a further redundancy.

You think I should create a separate GD coverage thread?

"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses." - Elwood Blues

I think you got it covered!
Dude.. One of the best movie's EVER!

Gone for a couple days and fall back 7 pages.

Tank is looking really good.

Heh..You are supposed to follow that quote up with
"Hit it"
Every time...remember that

Actually it's 179 miles from here to there, I DO have a full tank of gas, plenty of smokes, it's a beautiful sunny day, And I WILL be wearing sunglasses all the way.


Woot! Road Trip TIME! I'll next post here from the Hotel in Chicago, IL !!

Safe travels! And I'll unfortunatly only get back Monday...
So have a blast!

have fun at games day! I almost went this year. Group of people from my FLGS are going though.

SilverHayabusa wrote:I think you got it covered!
Dude.. One of the best movie's EVER!

QFT, and the only SNL movie, really to be worth a gak, IMHO.


Safe travels, Dave, and if you come near fort leonard wood, MO. Hit me up @mxwllmdr@aol.com.

Thanks guys! Got stuck in Chicago Traffic for about 2 hours, but we arrived safely.

@Max- Thanks man, but that's the wrong way, we came in from the East


Hive Chicagous

Welcome to the windy city................

Chicagoland Rivets and rust and necromundy goodness

dsteingass wrote:Chicagoland Rivets and rust and necromundy goodness

Nice Photo ref.

heh..sitting in traffic, I passed the time by shooting pics in-between cars

looks great dave! a long and unhappy story but i wont be able to go this year, enjoy yourself and take lots of pictures!

Uh Oh, I can guess what Dave is doing when he gets back.....





Really cool looking rust shots too. I cannot imagine you being unable to reproduce that effect.....

dsteingass wrote:

I know that this was a couple of pages back, but I love this movie. Makes me laugh every time

dsteingass wrote:That would be Mr. Frank Castle Vik, a.k.a. The Punisher


oh of course!!!!! how could i forgett!!!!


Don't worry, PLENTY of pics coming, I have a fresh new 8GB SD card for the occasion

dsteingass wrote:8GB is probably enough to take a 360 degree Google Earth type shot of every square inch of the convention hall, and probably that whole suburb of Chicago

and that line made me lol... do it and sell it to google as map referrece!!! who knows

have a good time! and i mean it!

Yeah Dave has new materials to reference for all those plastic and metal stock he has sitting around.

Enjoy don't spend to much time queuing

Plenty of photo's of all the cool stuff please and good luck with the entry

"The El" is always a good source of elevated walkways, massive 1920's era ironworks, and MOAR RIVETS.

Good luck Dave! The tank looks amazing! I know I haven't posted here in a while, well, you know why, but you did a great job!

Well, I made the first Cut!- Which is cool in itself, but unfortunately I did not place in the finals. But making first cut means that I beat out a good 8-10 entries in the category. Oh well, next year perhaps, it was still great fun, many, many, many people took plenty of photos of my tank, it was pretty cool to watch!



We had a GREAT time, I have tons of pics, but the lines were soo long I couldn't get pics of everything. Internet from my 3G hotspot iis slow, so I'll wait until I'm home to upload them all

I also have some AMAZING loot to show, including 2 Thunderbolts and a Vulture! But first, it's time to rest these aching feet a bit

d´oh... close but no cigar... damn... now i am interested who won... your tank was next to perfect...

woops, error post


Loving the orkmower though dave, great effort

The Gold went to a really, REALLy well-done Dakkajet..in Yellow- They had just taken it from the top shelf when I sapped that pic.

Kudos Dave! Making the first cut is a huge feat. Also some of those entries took months to paint. You turned out an incredible model in weeks.
Besides you had the confidence to enter. I've lived in Baltimore my whole life had plenty of chances but never could work up the courage.

Congratulations buddy

Thanks Marty!

Sorting through the epic loot!

What's in the big fancy boxes and FW blisters?? Forgot I need to add that flyer book to my next FW order. *Grumble*

I'm trying, and failing to upload a few pics, so I'll just give you the Radio Version

TWO Thunderbolts (gotta have a wingman)
a Vulture
Citadel Wood

Ork Runtbot and Grot
TWO Enforcer and Cyber Mastiff (like Baiyuan used a few months ago before D3 ate him, he has recently been regurgitated)
THREE Games Day retro Space Marines (one for some Whalemusic guy )

Imperial Alpha and Bravo transfers
Med PEB Aquillas (Ordered the other two sizes of aquillas, General Grizmund, both sets of weathering powders, and punisher cannons for the Vulture)




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Here Phil Stucinskas signed my Imperial Armour Vol 1 book

I am looking through Vol 2 right now..and
@Max...
The first Article is painting a Reaver Titan

Oh, really? Well we may have to give you an oppurtunity to work that tutorial throught to it's end.....

Heh..Yeah, It shows how to get a marble look with the airbrush

wow dave a nice haul you got there, and congrats on getting through the first cut! im jealous you got all those FW inforcers, I planned on getting 2 when I went.. but well i didnt go :(

that has to be the biggest suply drop apearing here by far... and still counting? ...oh my... it will be like christmas opening all those boxes...heck christmas pales compared to all of this...

Nice try mate but good result over all still, nice hall very envious especially over the grot runt bot, tried to get one at FW open day and they said they did not have any left

Super jelly of the flyers for sure, but looking forward to the impending modeling frenzy.

Thanks guys!

My GF also got a bunch of Dwarfs to add to her army, but yeah, this is much better than Christmas ever was


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..Did I tell you guys? All the GW people are staying at the same hotel, just now BL authors Aaron Dembski-Bowden and James Swallow are sitting in the lobby chatting The GW staff were all drinking and hooting and hollering outside my hotel window until 1AM.

That's what they do, Dave, and they're very open to have people drink and woot with them. You know, for next time.

Incidently thats what happened with me at WHW nottingham when I went there. They had just finished up the WD draft for that month, came down, I went over and ended up with an autographed WD draft.

I am glad you had a great time. I wish the orkmower had done better but it is grand that it made first cut. Welcome back..

I hate to fall back so many pages :/ awesome supplydrop you got there! did you get any specific place with the orcmower? I hope you have some pics of the dakkajet couse i'd really like to see the thing that beat your tank! :/

dsteingass wrote:Thanks guys!

My GF also got a bunch of Dwarfs to add to her army, but yeah, this is much better than Christmas ever was


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..Did I tell you guys? All the GW people are staying at the same hotel, just now BL authors Aaron Dembski-Bowden and James Swallow are sitting in the lobby chatting The GW staff were all drinking and hooting and hollering outside my hotel window until 1AM.

on that issue... how long will your better half evade us? when will she join dakka? we will promise to behave... as much as possible... i bet it will get interesting to see her army...

Makes me wonder what a finished Dakka-MiG and Big Bomma would have done at such a place?

Hey Vik? You asked for it....here I am. D's other half (other, not better, let's not start a competition!) I'm sitting next to a huge pile of books, have downloaded a few army tracking apps and started reading some of the painting tutorial threads. Given my second Games Day experience painting an incredibly small goblin, I'm pretty sure I've got quite a long way before I have anything worthy of posting, but I'm looking forward to futzing with some scrap bits to work my skill up (where's my +20 painting skill hat when i need it most?) My main concern with this endeavor was to make sure I got my own brushes so I don't destroy his during the learning process!

now that is a most pleasant surprise... i had a slight suspicion that it migt be you in fact as i got that friendship request... and only dave and then me where your friends... i am a regular sherlock

well such a hat mustn´t be a too big of a problem for dave? i am sure he could come up with some fetchy headgear that could bring you up a treat !

oh... and i think according to that last staement i have a nice surprise for the competition in store for you both to show... do stay tuned madame as things will be quite nice!


since dave mentioned a dwarven army... have you already assembled some, painted some or even more than that? when will we see some of your goodies? oh... and if you ever need some more dwarvens... i have still a battle of skull pass on my shelf of shame...


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oh... did i say welcome? ...


well... welcome!!!

That's quite a fair bit of stuff. Looking forward to watching those thunderbolts come together.

I had to share this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/40K-Necromunda-Designers-Cut-Event-Cards-RARE-OOP-FREE-SHIP-/320954884690?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aba66e252
Really?

theunicorn wrote:I had to share this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/40K-Necromunda-Designers-Cut-Event-Cards-RARE-OOP-FREE-SHIP-/320954884690?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aba66e252
Really?

Really:

http://files.sigil.biz/data/bitu_designers_cut.pdf

Thanks for all the support everybody! It really means a lot! I can't wait to try again next year!

Speaking of The Golden Demon, here are some pics. I did not get a chance to go through the loong line to see all of them, There just wasn't enough time.
So this is my category

There were a LOT of Dakkajet kits in the Category, it makes sense that GW would pick it to sell even more of the kits. It was a great experience.
This FW Bommer was in the finals for obvious reasons, such a well-done job


THis also beat me to the final cut..but it's blurry sorry

I DO NOT have a pic of the yellow Dakkajet, but It'll be in WD and GW's website soon enough I'd bet.

It's good to know I beat all of these, including a Titan









This is when we got into the hall an entire HOUR early @9:00AM to check in our competition pieces, as a result, we were 4th in line (queue for you Brits) for Forge World




This was probably the only time this excellent costume competitor wasn't sweating to death, he was fresh and ready for pictures.
Apparently a blonde in a SoB costume won, but I never got to see her

We could see the Opening WAAAAGH! From the INSIDE



I was getting my Forge World goodies, trying to talk to the guy over loud WAAAAGHs, fill out order forms and such for the stuff they didn't have there, but would ship me free, so Lauri took these pics, It scared the crap out of her! -She deserves a medal!
FRESH Thunderbolts! ...We were overburdened with fresh plastic crack, so we went back and stashed them under lock and key back at the Hotel,
We were suddenly unburdened! ..And returned to the convention refreshed, knowing our precious loot was safe

Immediately to the right of the entrance was the Staff Armies Display cases


Lauri immediately fell in love with these Purple LOTR Dwarves






My Favorite were these Pirate Ogres..The most Epic GS work I've ever seen
These Bewbs are for you Jake!






Some Noteworthy Nids, I loved the color..dangerous!




The Forge World Line was almost at the door at this point

We were very lucky to get in first, all fresh, nothing picked over


The new Warhammer Fantasy MMO



It's a free-to-play game too, it looks cool, the guy talked to us (mostly Lauri) at length about it.
I was Distracted by this nearby Club Table..

..In the shape of a ship!


Dammit, how dare you players get your hands in the way of my shot!!

Ahh!..Better!

The other end.

Then I was distracted yet again by the 40K BIG GAME table !


Imperial Tanks were all so-so



The Ork Tanks..OMG!






















There were also WHFB and LOTR BIG GAMES set up





There was sadly, only one other club table made of wood, Warmill stuff and a FW Zone Mortalis set, This is the only partial pic I could get

Galorn, you and I need to talk about creating a "Zone Mortalis Compatible" set of products

There were Many Open-gaming tables set up with gaming going on everywhere






And more sights to see






The Conversion Contestants kitbashes were displayed

This guy won! - He also had ANOTHER one painted and in the GD comp with me!





Here we see Charlie Manson competing in the Realm of Battle Board thing



The Realm of Battle Board thing was kind of stupid this year IMHO



Every set of players just does one step..drybrush the rocks, next group paints the skulls bleached bone, next group drybrushes white on the Bleached bone skulss..on and on and on..You get a raffle ticket, and they raffle off a few complete Realm Of Battle board sets (a $290 value)
-meh

The line just to see the Armies on Parade was as long as Golden Demon
So I didn't get many shots, and not even a good overall one of the winner, except when he was setting up in the moring.
You'll see him in White Dwarf soon


He told me he added the texture bumps on the sails!! -Sorry for the pics, but when you see it, you'll see how he won!





I really like this one too



my apologies, the above two pics were not from AoP, they are from a game, my bad.






Thus ends my Games Day Coverage, thanks for watching during Olympic commercials

aww, I diddnt know you guys were going! I would have said hi! I was there to pick up my FW loot! with some buddies from my GW, oh well, maybe next year

Welcome, Ladygeek. Hope to see you start a thread and post some painting lovliness like your man does.


Nice coverage, Dave. Didn't see my buddy in any of them....

Welcome Ladygeek! this is the best place to start a new thread on! lots and lots of helpful people here that is more than willing to help you with painting techniques and stuff! well.. that ofcourse if dave's too busy with his own stuff otherwise you'll get plenty of tips from him.

and great pics dave! thouh i thought they would be more.. hehe JK..

Yep..you guys need to put the pressure on her! -She has her very OWN 'Eavy Metal brush set now!!


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There are a LOT more pics, but those are the best ones.

Moar pics! And welcome to the Misses.

LadyGeek wrote:Hey Vik? You asked for it....here I am. D's other half (other, not better, let's not start a competition!) I'm sitting next to a huge pile of books, have downloaded a few army tracking apps and started reading some of the painting tutorial threads. Given my second Games Day experience painting an incredibly small goblin, I'm pretty sure I've got quite a long way before I have anything worthy of posting, but I'm looking forward to futzing with some scrap bits to work my skill up (where's my +20 painting skill hat when i need it most?) My main concern with this endeavor was to make sure I got my own brushes so I don't destroy his during the learning process!

Welcome to the madhouse that is Dakka. We are generally a friendly bunch, and as Vik said feel free to post and ask what we think. most try to frame their critiques in a positive way that has specific quibbles as opposed to saying things like "That sucks..."

That pirate ogre army is amazing! Please tell me you have more pics of them!

No, sorry man..The lighting and the glass were tricky, a lot of shots were crap. That's all I have of the Ogres, sorry.

Galorn wrote:

LadyGeek wrote:Hey Vik? You asked for it....here I am. D's other half (other, not better, let's not start a competition!) I'm sitting next to a huge pile of books, have downloaded a few army tracking apps and started reading some of the painting tutorial threads. Given my second Games Day experience painting an incredibly small goblin, I'm pretty sure I've got quite a long way before I have anything worthy of posting, but I'm looking forward to futzing with some scrap bits to work my skill up (where's my +20 painting skill hat when i need it most?) My main concern with this endeavor was to make sure I got my own brushes so I don't destroy his during the learning process!

Welcome to the madhouse that is Dakka. We are generally a friendly bunch, and as Vik said feel free to post and ask what we think. most try to frame their critiques in a positive way that has specific quibbles as opposed to saying things like "That sucks..."

Not me. I will tell you whether or not I think something sucks. And I will tell you specifically what I think sucks and how you should better it, if I have a suggestion. And I expect that any one of you would do the same for me......



Welcome to the fold, Ladygeeck........


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Oh, other than that I am friendly too......

see my sig
"Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr

mxwllmdr wrote:

Galorn wrote:

LadyGeek wrote:Hey Vik? You asked for it....here I am. D's other half (other, not better, let's not start a competition!) I'm sitting next to a huge pile of books, have downloaded a few army tracking apps and started reading some of the painting tutorial threads. Given my second Games Day experience painting an incredibly small goblin, I'm pretty sure I've got quite a long way before I have anything worthy of posting, but I'm looking forward to futzing with some scrap bits to work my skill up (where's my +20 painting skill hat when i need it most?) My main concern with this endeavor was to make sure I got my own brushes so I don't destroy his during the learning process!

Welcome to the madhouse that is Dakka. We are generally a friendly bunch, and as Vik said feel free to post and ask what we think. most try to frame their critiques in a positive way that has specific quibbles as opposed to saying things like "That sucks..."

Not me. I will tell you whether or not I think something sucks. And I will tell you specifically what I think sucks and how you should better it, if I have a suggestion. And I expect that any one of you would do the same for me......



Welcome to the fold, Ladygeeck........


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Oh, other than that I am friendly too......

That was the point is was trying to make.. not just "it sucks" but "it sucks because of X"

dsteingass wrote: see my sig
"Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr

lol

Thanks for all the great pics Dave! and welcome LadyGeek! hopefuly you wont get corrupted by us, because you need at least one normal one in the pair

Galorn wrote:

mxwllmdr wrote:

Galorn wrote:

LadyGeek wrote:Hey Vik? You asked for it....here I am. D's other half (other, not better, let's not start a competition!) I'm sitting next to a huge pile of books, have downloaded a few army tracking apps and started reading some of the painting tutorial threads. Given my second Games Day experience painting an incredibly small goblin, I'm pretty sure I've got quite a long way before I have anything worthy of posting, but I'm looking forward to futzing with some scrap bits to work my skill up (where's my +20 painting skill hat when i need it most?) My main concern with this endeavor was to make sure I got my own brushes so I don't destroy his during the learning process!

Welcome to the madhouse that is Dakka. We are generally a friendly bunch, and as Vik said feel free to post and ask what we think. most try to frame their critiques in a positive way that has specific quibbles as opposed to saying things like "That sucks..."

Not me. I will tell you whether or not I think something sucks. And I will tell you specifically what I think sucks and how you should better it, if I have a suggestion. And I expect that any one of you would do the same for me......



Welcome to the fold, Ladygeeck........


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Oh, other than that I am friendly too......

That was the point is was trying to make.. not just "it sucks" but "it sucks because of X"

dsteingass wrote: see my sig
"Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr

lol

That was said with sarcasm, Dave.......


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It did suck, though......

wow... all those pics... that needs to be carefully digested... thankfully it was on a memorebale page...333^^ we can still look it up again for review^^

too much to comment really... it is like an overdose of everthing... how i envy you both...

and for putting pressure on your ladygeek... how am i supposed to do that? was raised as a gentleman... kinda a no go thus

but... i hopefully get an invitation from her once she starts her own thread... which is overdue...

after all we lot can cherish WIP pics even

by the way... i am uploading like blazes atm... will make some smaller run of pics for the comp. thread soon, then will open up a showcase thread for ALL the pics i did... i am also contemplating making a full 360° vid for this terrain pice of mine... stay tuned my friends!!!

cheers, vik

Glad that you and the Missus had a good time out!
And sorry to hear about the photo's witht the glass crapping out.. Eh... What can yea do...?
But thats for those photo's!

Welcome Ladygeek!
Yes please post your WIP's we all like to help out with comments!

Glad to hear that you made it through the first cut Dave and sorry that you didn't make it further.. I thought you would...

NEXT YEAR!!! another amazing modle by Dave take 2.0!

What an epic supply drop!
I envy you for that, BUT getting your better half (my words) to post on DakkaDakka is quite a feat - Golden Deamon from my side
Welcome LadyGeek - I look forward to some Dwarfs then.

Thanks guys!
Much appreciated.

So Dave.


You got any plans for your next project?

Necro....



What else?

I wouldn't know...



Thats why I asked..


Banjo I guess...

That would be cool, too....

The SeaView submarine is next, starting it tonight.

Awesome!
So you finaly got those lights in?

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! It's been ingrained in me that I can't just play without a painted army (/gasp!), so I figured I had to get moving. I haven't painted anything since my lone cleric twenty-mumble years ago, so this should be an experience!

Trust me, I started out abby-normal, so this probably won't hurt too much!

Nice pics, sounds like you had a great time.

The first LoER meeting went very well. Details when I'm not at work on a Monday after a major storm knocked about 20% of my service are offline.

LadyGeek wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome guys! It's been ingrained in me that I can't just play without a painted army (/gasp!), so I figured I had to get moving. I haven't painted anything since my lone cleric twenty-mumble years ago, so this should be an experience!

Trust me, I started out abby-normal, so this probably won't hurt too much!

Pfft...

I see no problem playing with an unpainted army.

I do however not like those people.. (One of my friend's friend's) *cough* that love to proxy things....

"Oh guys! This pineapple is a titan. Just so you know...

But this otherone's just a marine..."


Enough said...


Althought painted armies are great!
I'm used to seeing people with half done armies playing.
After all why rush and have an army your unhappy with?

Just keep at it and enjoy the hobbie..
After all most of the fun comes from building, painting and playing the army.


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I think...

Just saw LadyGeek joined. Welcome to Dakka. I really respect that you two have this to share in common. It's very cool to see.

*edid'd fer bad spellin' an' all that*

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Nice pics, sounds like you had a great time.

The first LoER meeting went very well. Details when I'm not at work on a Monday after a major storm knocked about 20% of my service are offline.

What meeting? Why didn't I get the memo?

Briancj and Galon came to Trollskogen this last weekend for a couple games of absolute mayhem. A fun time was had by all except Feldenglas, he had his Necron lower-end handed to him in both games (though technically he won in the 2nd game because he was matched up w/ Brian)

I've handled the electrical work on the SeaView in true American fashion, I've outsourced it
A guy I work with has the LEDs, he needs to find resistors yet, and he is going to get both circuits all wired up on a breadboard for me.

I had forgotten about the Seaview. Can't wait to see that sucker all lit up....

Nice pics Dave! The Imperial tanks were all,,,,too clean!
The Ork conversions facing them, full of character.

for the seaview i have to change back now in gear quite a lot^^... but it is needed to be done...maybe we will all enjoy it nevertheless...tho that catachan jungle mower sure wet my appetite for more greenish stuff

and as for the discussion concerning unpainted armies entering a game... i am honor bound to never pay with something that looks as if it should get into the dumpster... after the paintjob...however horrible it might be... the mini gets it´s character and then can be fielded... unpainted... would make me a general that has no connection to his troops... so would sacrifice them all too easily... i guess it is some kind of religious thing going on... so not really for discussion^^

and war, war never changes...

I have a damn DEADLINE..trust me I'd rather be working on my new shineys too

dsteingass wrote:I have a damn DEADLINE..trust me I'd rather be working on my new shineys too

boy, I hate deadlines, but they sure do get your arse in gear dont they

the deadline of my soon starting work and the competition to be running a deadly game alongside sure did that to me

and dave...

I have a damn DEADLINE..trust me I'd rather be working on my new shineys too

THAT was a very hearty reaction... but in the end i bet that the seaview will be our next darling!!!

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..and turn OFF the widescreen settings on the camera too

Im interested in seeing how this sub is going to turn out

The Observation Deck will get completely finished before the hull gets built and painted, hopefully, it'll all come together nicely.


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And The Orange Leather upholstery around the conference table

soo sixties



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nice wood grain mate...

what will be achieved if you paint before de-sprueing? will it make the built quicker? and what about the possibilty of not being able to flush in with the other parts? just curious to hear your thoughts about that...

agreed, wood grain looks grate! and I like the orange alot

by the way... did a little wiki tour for that project... and as RW said... the orange is very much to the feel of that area!

Thanks, what do you mean by "flush it in with other parts"?

The main advantage to painting on the sprue is holding the tiny parts steady. The disadvantage is that little dingleberry on the back of the chairs that I just noticed, which means I have to sand that off and touch up there.

^exactly... moldlines and those "dingleberries" all the stuff you avoid by demolding first then painting... but i think these detailbitz there are really tiny... so a good line of work there...

flush it in with other parts

i just compare it with your wall diorama you built before... the one with the crappy fitting parts...

I'm interested in seeing how this painting before 'cleanup' of the bits works..

I hope it works well and doesn't add more work to you Dave.

Good luck!

These chairs are fething TINY, they really are. Meh..I suppose it elped most of the painting to have them on the sprues, but yeah, the dingleberries are definitely noticeable and I don't like them, so I'll fix that up and re-paint the console countertop (i don't really like that light grey I used)- Whatever I decide on I will use the same color on the countertop behind the sofa. Did you see the little molded-in bar with the two whiskey glasses and decanter? The bottom-half of the lounge walls and the cabinets will have that same woodgrain as the table top too.

Wow, dave that sure is small! can we have reference to a 40k mini for size?

The darn chair's going to be the height of a mini's base!

.... Right Dave?

Yeah, I'll have to get you a scale shot- you can see the size of the observation deck compared to a Vallejo Dropper Bottle in the first painted shot, before I stippled Beasty Brown over the tan to give it the shag carpet look.
Here I found some great shots of the Observation Lounge in all it's sixties glory. I have another pic from the movie in a book showing the fancy ashtrays that sit between the front seats, those need to be scratchbuilt somehow.






These show the "DJ Booth" pretty well IMHO
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SilverHayabusa wrote:The darn chair's going to be the height of a mini's base!

.... Right Dave?

I don't even think they are even quite as tall as a mini's base Silver, but close.

Can't wait to see this come together!

And you'll have to post your review!

Here it is

see..tiny

holy...

Capitansolstice wrote:holy...

holy holy...

Interesting. The shots of the set show that the ACTUAL set is smaller than the model.

Yeah..In the article in SciFi and Fantasy modeler, the designer talks about how they had to "tweak" the model as far as the obs lounge went, since the filming set was completely out of scale in the 60s You've got to remember, real Nuclear Submarines were pretty much still classified back then.

Feth, thats small scale......

Yeah.It seems slightly smaller than HO, but larger than Z scale.

N Scale, maybe?

err. I meant larger than N not Z...sorry

To many letters.... O.o...

dsteingass wrote:Here it is

see..tiny

given the models scale Id say possibly a wire brad nail to make the ashtrays. (the kind that has the divot in the center of the head.)

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Good idea Galorn!

1:128 scale? How many inches is the hull? I have a 1:144 scale tank, and it is practically epic scale!

The model is 39 inches long!

416' long... thats a large sub...

dsteingass wrote:The model is 39 inches long!

That's bigger than my 1:5-hundredsomething scale battleship was! If it could be modified to carry epic scale tanks, about how many do you think it could carry?
The tanks can barely fit on a penny, to give you an estimate of the size of the tanks.

umm...A metric ass-ton?


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It carries enough Nuclear Missiles to wipe out all life on Earth, it's big

How wide is it? Let's assume that about 3 tanks could fit per square inch on each level; how wide is it, and how many levels are there? Also, how many levels are not the full length/width, and what are their dimensions?

The hull is hollow other than the observation deck at the front, 2 decks. The Conning tower is not open, but an adventurous modeler could easily scratch out the rest of the interior if he/she wanted to. The whole thing is maybe 6" wide, not counting the fins and such.

Holy feth! That's 1,404 tanks! I would love to see an epic scale army that big!
I am now obsessed with achieving just that: 84,240 points of epic orks! I love recreational math just as much as I love turning insane hypothetical ramblings into insane projects!

My dad had a LOT of N scale stuff. I loved it....


Mom won't let me have it at all....

Not sure what to comment on - its been so long. But I will start with that tank thats like 10 pages back - I love the leaves and camo nets. Very jungley. And that base is properly done - makes me think I should buy a bag of static grass.

Submarine - who would have thought it would have interiors?

Why not?

Just button it up and take all the interior gubbin' for bitz on other projects.

Yeah, I know you'll never do that. But I'll always suggest it.

Thanks Weets! The kit is designed for R/C enthusiasts to turn it into a real submersible model. heh.Skalk..It's tempting, especially since I got it free from IPMS Unfortunately, they trusted me with this kit so I have to do it right

Ahhhh...ok. Yep, have to keep your benefactors happy.

one question...with assembly work on such tiny stuff... do you yell a lot and start running around? i know i would... my breath would be unsteady from the pressure i put myself under to be still enough... and then i would have to unclench^^ completley and need some uncontrolled movements afterwards... the whole interior is so fething tiny ... now seing it next your stromtrooper... i don´t even kow how you did that cool looking wood grain...

Heh, the woodgrain is actually really simple, Rhinox Hide base color, then I use the really thin Vallejo Wood color and a small brush and just start making streaks with it, wider toward the edges, and then I rub the edge of the brush along the outside edges for the highlight -There will be MOAR woodgrain, I'm glad it worked and that you like it.

I fixed the rest of it

now with hindsight on your referrence pics of the show... that crapet... nice looking... it actually emits the fluffy feel while being totally flat...!

Man, the DJ booth's control panel layout doesn't match the shots at ALL Oh well. Don't forget to add the microphone!

Thanks Vik!
Yep- you are correct Brian, oh well, you won't be able to see it through the windows, I just hope it'll catch the light from the LED overhead

Every Moebius kit I have ever built has dryfit perfectly, this one is no exception!

Perfect fit!

hmm...

the staircase is a puny thing...wouldn´t you say so?

once the top deck is in place it'll look right
-Trust me
The set of the movie was out of scale from the filming miniature..Hollywood Magic!

well the scenes had to be filmed in a filmable surroundings... RL.. submarines like "das boot" are not that good for nice camera shots and chracter development^^

Paneling done

Holy feth, Dave.....


No words for it. Thescale alone boggles my mind.....

Now that's just sick.. the panels look great. and where did that map come from?!

Freaking awesome job so far Dave! I love it!

Don't tell us you painted the map.....

Heh..no it's a decal

Thanks a lot guys! Much appreciated

Looking very nice thus far! Can't wait for more! Woodgrain effect is perfect.

I agree with Proto, especially if one takes into account the scale, the wood grain is terrific!

Wow! Thanks a lot guys! I'm glad you like it!

Like it...?

Dave I don't like it at all..





















It's to freakin' good to just LIKE it!


I love it.



Frakin awesome job on the carpet and wonderful wood grain Dave!

hey dave... you and your woodgrain creating brush can come anyday of the week and paint my living room to look as a true gentlemans lair... that is true 60´s charming... a guy can get an overdose of mojo in such a setup

*Sidesteps away from VIk...*


ummm....

awww.... you spoiler

darn right.

heh..Thanks Vik!


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wow this thing is BIG

that shape is quite neat... i bet it would lend good to convert it^^...not that you will be able to do anything differently now with it

Oh Yeah, you could do all sorts of stuff with this kit. I think a cutaway scratchbuilt interior would rock!

Well, This is as far as I can go with this kit until I get the wiring from the guy.

well i hope he and his wiring will turn up soon...

Well, he'd better have those units in the South Ridge repaired by midday, or there'll be hell to pay.


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I couldn't wait any longer

Awww yeah thunderbolt.

I wish my orks had something to blast out of the sky
How much are those thunderbolts, anyway? Though I might settle for a valkyrie..

$137 USD, but a Vulture kit is only $94, where a Valkryie kit is $60..strange.

Sexy!

Well the vulture uses plastic bits from the valk, so essentially the $34 you pay is a conversion kit. Afaik you get a whole valk. The thunderbolt is obviously a full resin kit.

Yep! - It appears everything from the Valk kit except the crate sprue(s).

1. sub looks awsome, I didnt realise it was from a telivison show
2. im jealous of those lovely FW flyers!!!

Thanks Rogue, I'd normally insert a wisecrack about you beig too young, but It was before my time too -This is from the movie, for the TV series, they used a smaller, 4-window filming model.

I think that the -=]_,=- should build there own sub like that one...

To scale out of PC and usable...
Although maybe we should just stick with PC paneling on the interior of the lounge...?


Dave. I so envy all the money you seem to have to through at GW & FW...

I love the forgeworld stuff, did it come to you that clean or had you cleaned it up before taking those photos?

Oh no...you have to clean each part one at a time. I clean, sand, and dryfit all the parts first, then carefully wash the oil from each piece, rinse them and let them dry before attempting glue or paint.

lol "We all live in a riveted submarine"

@Silver - Dual income, no kids

Ah.. Right.


Single income, school and loans to payoff.....


*Sigh* 'tis life...

Last year I got the Marauder Destroyer, This year I spent the same amount, but got three flyers instead of one monster one

Normal people go on vacations and holidays to sunny, warm, touristy places, we go to Games Day and GenCon.

I go to my floks cottage....

LOL I would go to such things but there's the money again.

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Official -=][_,=- Submarine Transport, The Pheonix 1000 Personal Luxery UNderwater Yacht (only 80 million):







Two have been built, none have been sold as of todays date......

Nuuu Max. This.

Any aspirations of Adepticon?

SilverHayabusa wrote:

Nuuu Max. This.

I too vote for this. Although it may be a bit more expensive than the Phoenix.

ugh..We just figured out some last minute changes to the wiring scheme. I can only run 2 LEDs per 9V battery, and I only intended to use 2 9v batteries (one in each base)- I am going to see if I can run fiber optic to the tailfin lights and just steal light from the Deadlight LED in the conning tower/sail.

You SHOULD be able to run a pile more then 2 LED's with a 9v battery..

The projects you work on so varied and eclectic. I say that with respect because unlike most people I know (myself included), you finish them. In an amazingly short period of time I might add.

These are 5mm LEDs, they get dim if they don't have the proper wattage. so yes you CAN, but I need the full brightness from each one.

oh... okies..

I used two AA's to run the fifeteen LED's in the Electro-Hawk. Four of them were 5mm LED's. Not Super, just Saiyan.....


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Know what I'm Saiyan?

mxwllmdr wrote:...Know what I'm Saiyan?

Terrible...

SilverHayabusa wrote:

mxwllmdr wrote:...Know what I'm Saiyan?

Terrible...

As the self-proclaimed "Baron of Bad Jokes", I take offense to that!

Napa wrote:I see what you did there....

mxwllmdr wrote:

Napa wrote:I see what you did there....

To be honest, I don't even see what I did there...

I don't know, that is what the guy with the electrical Engineering degree told me, argue with him. I just want the goddamn thing done.

Hey Dave.. What is Necromunda about anyways?

I'm thinking that making a gang might be more realistic for my goals... (money)

I've played gorkamorka, which is similar, and it seems to be a way of getting pretty much the same amount of fun as regular 40k, at a much lower price. Which is probably why gw no longer supports it...

The rules are still on the site though.

Jared looked at your thawk and said you are using 21 volts total on it, a physical impossibility with two 1.5V AA batteries. He also said something about EL wire..


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I have a 3v watch battery here and a white and blue LED- If I connect one LED it's very bright, if I connect the second, they both dim.


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..To be fair Max..I'm pretty sure Jared got the "special" MRE's when he was in Iraq, he's a little bit different

Hate Smartphone Google-fu....
Stupid work blockage and traking gak...


*Downloads GW rulebook and starts reading...*

Although I looked once and know what I would play I think...

dsteingass wrote:I don't know, that is what the guy with the electrical Engineering degree told me, argue with him. I just want the goddamn thing done.

dsteingass wrote:Jared looked at your thawk and said you are using 21 volts total on it, a physical impossibility with two 1.5V AA batteries. He also said something about EL wire..




I have a 3v watch battery here and a white and blue LED- If I connect one LED it's very bright, if I connect the second, they both dim.


..To be fair Max..I'm pretty sure Jared got the "special" MRE's when he was in Iraq, he's a little bit different

Well, I know this. I jerry rigged the FETHING HADES out of that thing and burnt myself three times WHILE melting LED's out.....


It finally worked.

I know that you have to be concerned with the resistance capacity of the LED and not just the diameter. AND colours sometimes differ in what they can handle even when packaged together.

AND parallel versus serial is a definate deciding point on what and how many you can use. That is the reason why I couldn't get red LED's on the wingtips and tailfin of the Electro-Hawk. Even without using any resistors or capacitors.

And as far as Jared getting the 'Special" MRE's....







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EL wire just keeps taunting me.....


Must try it out......

heh..He is re-working it for Parallel, we'll see what he comes up with.

He wears long-sleeves all year long, he gets cold when it is 80 fething degrees..something not right with that boy

Sounds like circulation problems. Tell him to see someone other than an Army doctor....

He won't do it. he was cutting wood with his dad the other week, dropped a log on his toe- it went black..he didn't go to a doctor..
He had his wife do the stitches...

Yeah, he needs to see a doctor. How old is this guy? I am thinking older because that is the mentality of some older gentlemen I have met......

no, he's 33, he's just from NW Ohio- we are all brainwashed that way until we get out

dsteingass wrote:that is what the guy with the electrical Engineering degree told me

Well there's your problem right there.

LOL

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:

dsteingass wrote:that is what the guy with the electrical Engineering degree told me

Well there's your problem right there.

^^QFT.........

Let's have a round of applause for Dakka's very own PDH making it into the pages of White Dwarf!!!

Amazing!..I watched him build this thing, paint it, and I remember the discussion on the spelling "Penytent"
Truly Awesome!
Next to John Blanche's work (his hero), in John Blanche's own column, Blanchitsu!

oh... now he is a full celebrity... and rightly so...!

i was wondering how long it would take you to give in to the con suply drop...and a little sidetracking never hurt^^

Yep! He sure deserves it!

heh..I can't help it if the project is on hold, it's out of my hands

..Whatever shall I do?

..Luckily I washed all the parts last night and today they just HAPPEN to be dry


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@Glom..Apparently GW has designed and produced a plastic Apocalypse Thunderbolt Fighter, as far back as 2010, but they have not yet released it for some reason. From the box-shot I saw It looked to be in a Baneblade-sized box. But it could have been a photoshop.

Thanks for the tip, Dave!
And now to play the waiting game...

..Imagine the limitless conversions that would come out of a plastic kit of this!

i think it is glue time!!!


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dave... have you thought about trying to scratchbuilt one sometime?

Oh I've thought about it...but no need now - I have seen some very nice scratches of them out there on the interwebs though..

I was kind of wondering why someone with your skill/vast reserves of patience and plasticard would even bother to buy the model. Unless it was to be used as a guide.

Because the early FW models are works of art by themselves, and a joy to assemble and paint. They harken back to an era when Forge World models really were some of the best resin kits on the planet.

What He said!..and yeah, I needed a model too

Check out this AWESOME Galorn-made base!

by the way... seeing galorns base... has it that cross for the post there too? or did you pin it otherwise?

I WANT THAT PLANE SO BADLY! And Vik on the base I got from galorn there was no area for the cross, I just had to carve one for myself

Carving the cross in the belly of that expensive plane made me nervous, but it worked out. It's just glued to the base right now, I'll probably drill and pin it.

Im so gonna have to attempt a scratchbuild of a 'bolt one of these days. Looking good dave!

I anticipate the question already....

woodgrain much?


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@Vit- You should totally do that! I can help with measurements and such!

1. where are those from I want!
2. I want your nuka cola machine.. just saying

@Rogue -It's my next IPMS review kit
http://www.plusmodel.cz/katalog_en.php
This is a cool company- it appears that several online shops sell the stuff.- Not bad for less than $5 retail eh?

Sweet, cheers dave. I'll hit you up when i get some fresh plasticard in.

And those radios are definitely damn cool.

Will do Vit.

I think she is ready for primer, I'll have to glue the underwing hardpoints later when they arrive. FW is sneaky, the hardpoints come with the missiles/bombs and not the plane.



The Vector Thrusters are pretty cool and believable on this one, you can glue them in at any angle if you want to make it look like it is hovering or VTOL.


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..And YES..I now see that tiny air bubble on the fuselage behind the cockpit canopy

That is one damn sexy model!!!!


I love the fact that the pilot would be zooming around unable to see anything infront of him!!!!


"Oh the sky looks nice today... Wait. Whats that infront of m...." *SPLAM BOOM!!*

The pilot can see just fine, it's heavily armored, to take punishment and all that instrumentation helps him/her see just about everything. Besides, in a heavy fighter, seeing above and behind you is the most important thing.

That is looking pretty swift all ready, I really should build mine have 2 of these

WTF LDD? How can you sit on two cool kits?

What else do you have growing mold over there?


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...umm..I should probably retract that statement, since I just thought of my unbuilt kit stash

Hey guys! I'll gladly take anything that your letting collect mold!


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Not takin' your dirty dishes...

Symmetry is off, something's not aligned. I know the Tbolt isn't directly "straight on" but even w/ allowing for a slight angle, something isn't right. Figured I'd point that out before you painted it.

If I'm wrong, can you take a "straight on" shot?

The armored engine cover isn't glued yet homey See the gap on the left? It snaps in snug. I want it separate so I can paint the hoses below
see?

That hole for the stand seems a bit odd, but I guess it'd hold well.

Man I want one of these, I really hope they do a plastic version eventually, I have used a (cardboard cut out) Thunderbolt in APOC games and they really pwn, bombs for the win..

Ah. Ok, cool. I thought you were just slacking.

Well, I don't know of any other way to make the flying stand hole other than drilling it out. FW models just don't have them.

It seems odd to me that they wouldn't have the holes in it.
But I guess it would allow for a greater flexability as to how the model can be posed...

Well, it's a FW model, not really intended for modelers afraid of cutting

Not for me then I guess....?

Just take the cordless drill, and do it!

Who has a cordless drill...?

Everyone has one

Well...

I'm aparently not everyone...

Go get one, they are pretty cheap, it's the most useful tool you can have around the house.

I'm planning on getting a dremell at somepoint. Maybe for christmas...

Tools are always good investments. Especially a dremel.

I would think that it could be a good investment. Not just for the modeling eather.

Dremel for the win....




Looks good, Dave. Now make me one.....

Looks like this whole 6th Ed Flyers thing is really taking off.

Summer of flyers....


At least at the end of the summer anyway......

Well good thing we like 'em?

Max, I figured you'd just look at it and scratch it out in 1/2 hour or so

I think you should Max. Then you could just build yourself a whole frakin' airforce!

It has a lot more complex lines and angles to it than you might think. The more I look at it, the more I realize what a sexy design it really is.

Well, all those titans need some airsupport right?


also, looking good here dave.

I never drilled the flight stand for My Marauder Destroyer Didde, I modeled it with landing gear out. But I bought a big piece of square clear acrylic rod to mount that heavy bastard on if I ever actually play with it. It's the epitome of a superheavy tank-hunter!

I really want one of those sexy strike fighter kits...

This is the controversial photo of the box of the plastic kit. Some say it's a photoshop, others say they didn't release it in 2009 because of the economy.

Since the stupid OP space marines now have 2 plastic flyer kits, it stands to reason that there will be more for other armies. This seems like it would be the ideal mate for the Valkrie/Vendetta IMHO.
But I dunno.

Well, I did do a papercraft one a while back to see if I liked em. I think it would actually take about four hours The remora from draft to cast is only about two hours of work total.....




But not that I am tooting my own horn, or anything. I don't think it would look as sexy as the FW. Dave is right, their early models are top notch.....

The reason that I think that photo is NOT the FW kit is because of the bitz I have marked out here:

On the nose...this little fin bit is listed on the parts list of the instruction sheet (but no mention of where it goes) of the FW kit, but it is not actually in the kit, it is the same part #31(fin and sensor) on the instruction sheet as the little thing glued to the vented afterburner cowling. The little aerial thing above the cockpit is not part of the FW kit, there is no mention of it either. It could be someone's addition to the FW kit, but it looks like a GW bit to me. I put one of my "fin and sensors" there because the drawing in the Imperial Aeronautica book had it there.

Also, the tail seems a bit thicker than the FW kit to me.

I didn't think FW kits came in a box.....

Yes, a brown box, but this is supposedly a picture of the plastic version that has not yet been released.

Sounds like I need to get going before they release it.....LOL

I don't really like the Lightning fighter as much...not as cool IMHO

This:

Reminds me of this:

Im not fond of the lightning either, too curvy for me. I kitbashed one out of a valk (top left flyer):

I had forgotten your Warlord, Vit.....


Still looking that good?

Nice group there Vit!

Yeah, I like the blocky look of Imperial vehicles myself.

I haven't even thought about Flyers yet. I've seen rumor threads about the Chaos release, it looks like something out of a bad sci-fi movie on the USA Network.

Unfortunately not, the warlord is still unfinished, i expect the next time a big apoc game comes round ill finish it up then. Did just finish a warhound though (pics forthcoming in my imperium thread).

I dont mind fw's chaos flyers myself, but some of the epic stuff looks terrible.

Back ot:

What colour scheme you doing the 'bolt in dave? Same as the marauder?

Sorry just reread my post I have one thunderbolt, I was asking if you had 2

From what I heard from someone at GW the plastic thunderbolt was an idea, however was never actually made into a kit.

They did mention there was some mock ups nocking around the net, plus an altered FW model that people were assuming to be the plastic kit.

However you never know if they are telling you the truth or BS

I bought both tbolts to be escorts for the Marauder Destroyer, but since fighter wings and bomber wings are organized differently in the Navy, they will have a jungle camo scheme on top and a light grey underbelly. The Navy recruits from Catachan just like the Guard does, so they should all be different, but still have a unifying look.

Now that would look cool two thunderbolts escorting the marauder bomber, you could always give them a general camo pattern, then give the tail wing an individual design .

hey dave... those radios are one hell of a cool kit for your ongoing fallout table idea! and since you now have so much expirience with woodgrain these should be a cool sight to see if you start working with them!

and man... seeing the carved cross in that plane... that needs some balls for such a task...

so... how long till your voting is finished?

I just posted my judging...now take this awful burden from me!!

dsteingass wrote:This is the controversial photo of the box of the plastic kit. Some say it's a photoshop, others say they didn't release it in 2009 because of the economy.

Since the stupid OP space marines now have 2 plastic flyer kits, it stands to reason that there will be more for other armies. This seems like it would be the ideal mate for the Valkrie/Vendetta IMHO.
But I dunno.

From someone who uses photoshop ALOT this is definatly photoshop, but the crap quality of the design could also mean that the box is WIP but I dont believe it (want to, but dont)

Rogue Wolves wrote:

dsteingass wrote:This is the controversial photo of the box of the plastic kit. Some say it's a photoshop, others say they didn't release it in 2009 because of the economy.

Since the stupid OP space marines now have 2 plastic flyer kits, it stands to reason that there will be more for other armies. This seems like it would be the ideal mate for the Valkrie/Vendetta IMHO.
But I dunno.

From someone who uses photoshop ALOT this is definatly photoshop, but the crap quality of the design could also mean that the box is WIP but I dont believe it (want to, but dont)

I wish it was I would buy a shed load of these could you imagine the fun you could have with them

i WANT to believe

I really loved the Lightning, and when I owned one, it really spanked the table. The new Avenger is a brutal, brutal flyer. I want three of 'em.

I wish I could win the lottery, so I could build my Imperial Navy Strike Carrier...