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HAHA - I don't blame you I'm not too fond of spiders.
"Since I've been lovin you, I bin wooorrrkin, seveeeeen till eleveeeen" - yeah thats the one.

Brian blessed is all done and ready (but gotta wait for sunrise for a proper shot) - his beard is a bit whiter than it should be for proper blessed - but he is the current leader of the squats so I figure he needs the white beard as a badge of authority.

Heres a pic for comparison if no-ones seen ultimate banzuki

Never even heard of it ( I think I watched to much TV in my youth and I only watch it round friends these days ) but just looking at that shot makes me want to go find it on the interwebs. But not now, no, not now, must..go..workroom. Or actually just keep browsing dakka Just noticed the time, know I was working late again tonight ( I know where you're coming from in that respect) but it seems I've managed to compose 3, now 4 replies tonight, and done NOTHING else, not even get some food (I don't think the crisps and the chunk of cheese I bought home with me counts really).

And what sane person would be fond of a creature which naturally has more limbs than a tyranid? I don't think they're natural at all.

Edit: I mean how could I possibly resist Brian Blessed, sorry BRIAN BLESSED, in red stormtrooper armour?

It is great isn't it
I'm afraid he doesn't show himself much - he basically narrates a show were the Japanese public try and do impossibly hard obstacles - kinda like takeshi's castle but bigger budget and less mud

Now this thread has everything! even BRIAN BLESSED. So where are all the people?
Maybe I will have to work Chuck Norris in somehow. I need 2 find a miniature with a mullet, beard, dark glasses and big muscles - for now here is a gratuitous picture for comparison

Thought it might be something like that from the background. But let's face it the mud was half the fun in takeshi's castle And the other half was the paper sheets they had to jump through - oops, that one's wood! 'Course I was normally channel surfing whenever I came across it so they were probably the only bits I'd see

I'll make a note not to look at any squat bikes when I head over to e-bay for some bits ( quick mini related reference in a vain and blatant attempt to keep vaquely on topic )

edit: lol, nice, now it does indeed have everything you could possibly need - squats, chuck and BRIAN.

And how did you manage to get 2 seperate posts rather than an 'auto-append' ???

I just had a thought - am I allowed too post pictures of chuck norris and brian blessed in a P and M blog? I just went to the dakka home page and there's brian blessed in the featured blogs
oh dear... still I'm sure no-one can object to brian can they?

If they do he'll just SHOUT over the top of their objections.

As long as you didn't upload them to the gallery that is


edit: Anyway, they're not gratuitous, they're very, very important reference shots for an upcoming project of yours aren't they






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weetyskemian44 wrote:
Brian blessed is all done and ready (but gotta wait for sunrise for a proper shot) - his beard is a bit whiter than it should be for proper blessed - but he is the current leader of the squats so I figure he needs the white beard as a badge of authority.

He's BRIAN BLOODY BLESSED, he doesn't need a badge of authority.

2nd edit: Oh I see, I get an auto-appended post..

very, very important reference shots for an upcoming project, yes exactly... But I think I should quit now while I'm still ahead... for a while at least -

auto appending sucks doesn't it.


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chuck norris is now on the dakka homepage! I feel pretty good about it - I better make that bloody chuck norris character now or people will be suspicious.

Yep, it certainly does, so how DID you manage to avoid it with your Chuck post?

Oh, right, because it was Chuck. Bet Legoburner has a special filter in place for Chuck.

And yes, we demand a Chuck mini from you now (preferably, but not necessarily, not a squat in his case)


Edit to spell Legoburner right

well here we go - I think he would have to have a black beard if I really want him to look brian blessed, but I'm not too fussed






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right so - hey monkey troll - thought you might want a better pic of those troll heads:


I'm feeling in the mood for a little old fashioned fantasy art - so here is a load I did in college - my art tutor told me it was lowbrow... I think he would have rather of had me throwing paint at a giant canvas or chainsawing a shark in half. But I couldn't find a shark...




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seriously? auto-apended? but Its been at least 8 hours since I last posted

Hey-hey, Brian's looking cool there, even with the white beard

12hours for the auto-append thing to not kick in - unless you post Chuck pics apparently >.<

Love the skelly pic, but couldn't you have found a basking shark if you looked a bit harder?

And cheers for those pics of the troll heads, I'm up for both ( I'm presuming you are happy to part with them as you have no studio in which to replace them at the moment? Sorry should have checked that when you offered really ).

I'll PM you in a bit to sort details out.

No I'm very happy to part with them, My shelves are chockablock with sculpture and books and I need some space before I can make more.
Rumours of a kiln and wheel going for free have been circulating and if I want them I better get off my but and find a studio. And If that turns out to be bullpoo I might do a night school ceramic class and just say to them not to bother teaching me, just let me sit in the corner with a big pile of clay

I will remember the 12 hour rule - and use chuck sparingly. Anyhow let me know when you want em - Have you got a paypal account?

I hear you on the shelves full of books things certainly Had to cut down my library by a couple of hundred books when I moved to the boat And I have no idea where I'm putting these mini's now I've started working on them again in a serious (well, you know -ish) manner.
And yeah, get off your butt Can't turn down a free kiln/wheel combo surely?

and PM sent.

Hey, minis don't take up that much space... until they start to really build up in larger quantities...

I object only to the fact that a picture of BRIAN BLESSED from Black Adder 1 was not included in this thread.

Ambull wrote:Hey, minis don't take up that much space... until they start to really build up in larger quantities...

They don't ? I have a room full of them. Does that mean I have too many?

And extra cookies to Ambull for being from across the pond and still knowing Blackadder

yep - I learned sarcasm from blackadder as a child - It also taught me the meaning of irony - its like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.

Should have expected old-skool jokes from an old-skool mini lover I suppose

I have a new project - I cant seem to win myself a rogue trader dreadnought, and anyway I always thought they kindof sucked - so I'm going to be a little ambitious and make my own, combining my fav bits of the rt dread and the 2nd ed version. I have started with milliput for large parts and will finish up with green stuff for detail - which I hope will redeem this as its looking a little lame at the mo. Its going to be the lascannon / powerfist with twin bolters version. I'm considering making the lascannon a twin linked version but I am short on RT lascannons. Heres the work so far

I'm not sure whether he should be a tech-guard dread or space marine dread - Or even inquisotorial

Good start weety!

I love the Dread so far! You're right: that original official GW Dread design was so awkward, yours has way more style!. Keep it going.

Cookies, huh? I love UK television. I just started on 'The Sandbaggers' 1978, Roy Marsden. Kind of like 'The Sweeney' without as much action.

Don't remember much of the sandbaggers, except it was kind of gritty, talky spy stuff, may have to look it up now I've been reminded of it. Obviously can recall Sweeney though, essential viewing when I was a lad - 'Get your trousers on, you're nicked', 'You're going down you slag'

Weety - you updating the legs a bit? I seem remember the original ones as a bit skinny, could have sworn I had one at some point but buggered if I know where it is now .
Think I may have a spare RT lascannon laying around somewhere if you want, I'll have a poke around - the plastic version I'm afraid Certainly got some of the space crusade marine ones, that might work as the upper cannon if you're doing an over/under style.
Looking forward to where you go with this anyway.

Yeah I'm going for a sort of transitional dreadnought as I never liked the skinny legs and arms - it made them look a bit feeble. any heavy weps would be useful, I was thinking of doing an over-under type system!

I'm a bit worried aboot the powerfist and the feet - they will be buy far the most fiddly bits, I'm going to wait till monday when I have some 4 cm scenic bases arriving before I make the feet - I can make them in situ.

In all probability nothing will get done as a friend who likes drinking and watching films is coming over with a bottle or three. Good times

chow for now and 'watch out hes gota shoota'

Hey weety, just read through this plog, great stuff here mate. Was on ebay myself, and saw these here, first one is over pretty soon, so hopefully you'll see this before it ends!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/warhammer-rogue-trader-metal-space-marine-dreadnought-/120616586362?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item1c154f0c7a

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/warhammer-rogue-trader-metal-space-marine-dreadnought-/110585681434?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item19bf6b961a

If you're still looking for dreadnoughts of course! So far your own one is looking great!

*subs*

thanks - I often buy things from 1961waughammer - good seller, but 19.99 is outa my range for a single mini... one day maybe.
cider and films with friends 2nite so no progress

Just had a rootle and came up with these :



The old shoulder mounted lascannon is probably a bit weedy. The tarantula twin-las is only so-so, may not be what you're after. The Space Crusade lascannon would be good on top, depends on the other I suppose.

And these:



Space Crusade mounted twin las, might be okay, but I reckon the original Land Raider las-cannon might do the trick

If you're interested PM me your address and I'll send 'em off.

Enjoy the booze and movies

well Ive already incorporated one of the shoulder mounted RT ones so another of those is what I'm looking for - your right they are a bit small, but so is my dreadnought - Ithink I should have thought it through a little more. Body wise he is the same size as a terminator, but he will stand out a lot more due to large legs and arms. I seem to remember the old dreads being small so it probably doesnt matter. thanks a bunch!

Bit of a problem - I have update photos - the basic structure of the dread is complete and sanded down, ready for detail, but for some reason my photo card reader is malfunctioning - I suppose its been around for 4-5 years and I have stepped on it a few times, but damn, blast and balls anyway

new card reader is in the post, god bless internet shopping. I will have plenty good update for you all soon. I say all, but I only ever seems to get my regulars commenting these days (thanks guys!) - what about the rest o you? not into old school?

Would it help if I claimed to have multiple personalities, all of whom think the thread is cool?
I think perhaps interest in the older styles needs a bit of refinement an class... at least that what I tell myself.

Excited to see progress on the Dread.

I love the old mini's! But, you definitely need more squats!