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@ manoknok

use the link benaeth, the seller sells all victorix and perry minis.
also he features the box contents with sprue pics. just surf his ebay store. there you´ll find all things needed.

thats where i fell in love with the lot of ´em...

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280522044720&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Hi there - saw your big gun in the other thread you posted. Some very nice work. You may have mentioned (I just skimmed through the thread to look at pictures ), but what is the white stuff you are making your sculpted bases from?

Looks kind of like air drying clay or something. Either way, it looks cool.

Leutnant : "Guardsman!... Prepare to BOOOoOOoM!"

Guardsman: "Preparing to BOOOoOOoM! Sir"

Leutnant : Guardman!... Release the BOOOoOOoM!"

Guardsman : Releasing the BOOOoOOoM! Sir"

BOOOoOOoOOooOOOM!


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Viktor von Domm wrote:@ manoknok

use the link benaeth, the seller sells all victorix and perry minis.
also he features the box contents with sprue pics. just surf his ebay store. there you´ll find all things needed.

thats where i fell in love with the lot of ´em...

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280522044720&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Good link. From what I can tell only the Perry French infantry and ACW infantry have mostly one piece models. Everything else has so many bitz. Truescale of course but a lot of plastic nevertheless

Hey Guys n Gals, mini update!
having lots of fun painting up the Beast! ,
@ manoknok I have perry miniatures. i Have french line infantry 43 minature in the box about 6-12 minis have seperate arms and fixed heads the rest have fixed arms and heads! all have spare heads! i also have some seperate sprues, french unmounted dragoons 2 per sprue they have seperate arms and seperate heads. a also have a english command sprue , about 6 minis all have mixed seperate and fixed heads ,including spare arms and heads! here is the link again.. i baught from the perry website. look under plastics and you will have the option of looking at nearly all individual sprues , i imagine the english line is similar to the french line boxeset with most having attached arms and a few commeders with unatatched . http://www.perry-miniatures.com/index2.html sorry all mine are off sprue now!

@ vik thanks mate!

@Silver Mk2 thanks for dropping by i have'nt actuallty mentioned what i am sculpting the mud affect from so nows a good opportunity , cheers , as you guessed it is air dry clay , but mixed with liquid nails ( hard as nails, no more nails ) http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/instant-nails-cartridge-box-of-12-hard-as-nails-8534251.htm?from=googlebase
i get mine from everything for a pound shop , great stuff! helps make the clay not as hard to work with and gives a very good mud effect in itself! EDIT the liqiud nails not the clay unfortunately!

@ Totured-Robot lol, Guardsman " Permission to wear ear protectors sir!"
Luetnant " What!"

@ Kenshin620 , lots and lots and lots .

so heres the update a custom commisar ! and flame team fire and a pic of arty wip paint! would love some advice on the arty do you think the gun should be grey or green


Edit uploaded wrong pics doh! ! fire made from cotton wool balls, paper towels and florist wire!
Painted the gun and rail car grey whilst the shield is now olive drab camo green !

Cheers - you get the air drying clay from the pound shop as well? Hmmm... I have several near me that I shall have to raid for more than just glue and knife blades

Also - love that flame - very epic

holy moly. that flame is woth of a dragon...

brilliant!! how did you paint it? do you have airbrush? i cant imagine you doing that with just brushes...
love the smoky feel of the end of the flame...
and you have sorros about not doing justice to your models paintwise??? no way.

the arty looks very promising. and again i cant understand your paintangst^^

your commisar will represent probably the friendliest commisar of the whole imperium^^. but we dont let us be fooled by his well behavior, as he wields a badass boltgun and surely knows how to use it...by placing one round in well deserved lazy and flinching guardheads^^

again for your arty: i think we need a closer look to your metalworks here. from up now it looks really well kept. so we can expect that leutnant dance is doing a terrific job to keep it so well in shape^^

cant wait to but have to i guess for your next update^^

best wishes, vik

Love those flames

they are amazing flames aren't they. looks terrifying.

You can get air drying clay from pound-shops? how big were the bags?

hey guys , man it took me 4 attempts to get them flames right , and one recoat! , still not too happy, with the smoothness, but like the size ;-) never painted flames before , and i learned a lot in the process, white /yellow/orange /red then black! and i had pics to follow!
@ Vik no airbrush , wouldnt of taken me 4 attempts if i did! , as for paint angst, just not very confident with the brush's and not really knowing all the new techniques that have come around since i stopped collecting , getting better though two days of fresh painting under the belt.and reading plenty of tuts on the web and dakka!
added more detail to the arty ,and i You were right about painting it grey! looks miles better than just plain old olive drab green Cheers vik , it really helped me out ! repainted the gun to codex grey with a olive drab camo shield. need to get some wet effect or similar for the puddles now. will update after some painting tommorow. but iam happy now thanks.
@Monkey Cheers matey appreciate that! i used flinty's dunnedin 51st as inspiration!
@ Weety sorry no , Silver misinterpreted what i said unfortunately!, would be good if you could though!

did you have a arty from gw or where did you get those many good looking parts from?

i always wonder...^^

would be nice if you gave some insights...

vik

Whoops, sorry

if only it were true I wouldn't need a kiln

@ Vik i have three boys who have too many toys for their own good! so instead of charitry shop , my bits box.lots of lego and action figure and a few models like starwars ( although i dont really like to use anything good normaly!

@ weety hope you got your new kiln back in one piece! i looked at your models a while back . very contemporary i am suprised your reserved in your minis when your so bold with your statues. are ever tempted to mix things up a bit , or is it a case of this is traditional modeling and tis is art? i ask because i sometimes want to push the bounderies of whats acceptable as minature hobby art , which tends to be a bit conservative, with more abstaract contemporary concepts! ahve you seen Hell by the Chapman brothers? ( No offence intended Vik) i sometimes wonder if this direction is where my work is heading!

http://indianartblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/chapman-brothers-recreate-hell.html
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/making-of-halo-3-diorama-john-117-monument-

LOVE the chapman brothers. bringing toy soldiers to the high brow. And offending anyone anywhere.
Well maybe one day I might get a bit crazy creative with my minis but its early days yet - I would like to get better at green stuff so that I can do things at that scale

well as i understood, the chapmanbrothers tried to recreate hell by building a tabletop variant of a concentration camp?
if someone is to make an analogy like that i couldn´t find anything to object there. hll is a fine and fitting description i think.

didn´understand the halo link. but if that is near to the first se above.

wow your parts list reads very good. and you hide your sources well in that beauty of yours.
lego, megabloks and starwars are very good recources.
fine detailed and sometimes even in scale.

thanks for your explanaitions

vik

Now that is a flamethrower. Would other weapons like mortars get something like that?

@ weety , the chapmans are a rare breed , artisans and contemporary, as for the high brow,mmmm they may think that ! more like the cannonicale moneymarket. i like abstract and leftfield stuff, but only if its technically immpressive ie i couldnt do it, or even know how it was done! , if it speaks an idea fluently, or if it makes me think about something in a new way.I dont really understand most of the chapmans work , but thats a good thing sometimes. i actually think your work is quite contemporary , or different from the mainstream already your choice of models and our outlandish pallete, is nt something you see together now. i think not gaming with the minis allows much greater freedom of expression. as your not tied to rules . i let the bos game with all mine so i cant be too precious or extravegant. i dont see my models as untouchable art. if it gets broke or scratched it bothers me , but if i have taken a photo , then so be it. i think this is changing now though with all the extra effort iam putting in, but for wht i gain in beuaty i also lose in freedom .when you do decide to combine your ideas fully, i think it would be an interesting journey to follow.
@ Vik the halo link is tenous at best ! i like dioramas and the chapmans and the halo monument are the best examples i have ever seen, both amazing stories that are being told , in a similar style for diffenrent reasons ! and your welcome , your imperial steampunk blog is chuggin along nicely mate! btw
@ kenshin Yep , i researhed ww1 mortar blasts yesterday , will be building some 3d blast templates as well. even the rockit launcher and arty have smoke bellowing out , now!

Edit added a link to to some of my unfinished projects for anyone interested, in this thread!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/325815.page

That flame is rad! What a cinematic effect! That terrain looks quite impressive as well.

another Arty painting update
Did some washes today , like the effect, the photos dont do it justice , the mud is comming along nicely just need some wet effect and to add some grass and leaves, not done any highlighting yet , apart from wet on wet , need some advice on the colour of the crane? was thinking of an accent colour maybe, or maybe should wait and do it last to accent red and yellow leaves.? lots to do yet doh!
oh and it seems poetry is the new model making in dakka @ Weety and Vik so heres my contemplative contribution.

The myths we created were tied to our seasons,

Through civilization our hubris was treason,

We abandoned our gods in favor of reason,

The hole that it left was filled by new prophets,

Now modern religions are reaping the profits!

I like it, I like it a lot. And you say Mr victor has a steam-punk blog? I'm in there like swimwear!

I see your point about not having to obey the rules when you dont play - but even when I did play it was just a small scale thing with a few friends who introduced me to the w40k. And they didn't mind if my paint schemes were odd and miss-matching. But of course these days even greater freedom is to be had - I can have a 13 man squad all equipped with plasma guns if i can find the models. I can forget painting rank and file if I so choose and just paint characters. I'm tempted to start doing commission work once I have painted what I've got - I think by then I will have enough confidence. Undoubtedly this will introduce more discipline into my work.

that whole big cannon looks great. Base included. Big up. Mind sharing how you made the rail canon?

I'm in there like swimwear! thats a nice saying^^ i´ll have to sig that, its worth it^^

at neil:
very good poem, sad but oh so true... reminds me of something but i´m not sure where of...

so man, i have to tell you soething. i know plenty of people who often talk about their oh so bad talents...this makes me sometimes sad, sometimes makes me laugh and sometimes even mad. you sire (was a typo but i let it be, cause it looks like heaven sent^^) have nothing to be feared of as for your painting that is... i see your walls and the look disgusting. oily and smeared with god knows waht, and he/she wont tell hopefully...that was meant to be read in a good way by the way!!! like your go at making it look dirty. you seem to have an eye for that, does that comes from being a humanist? go figure! now to something sad. i saw plenty of mouldlines... on the wall on the upperside. you could fix that easy by adding some sand maybe? and more sadly on the lower backpart of your arty...that sure will be seeable when you do the metalpaintjob there... i would huighly suggest in the deepest voice to do something about that. and i know from a very nerved me that removing lines is the absolute crappiest partof the hobby. its the taxfiles fill in of the hobby, literally!
also now that i´ve taken a better view to your amo for the arty i would suggest one thing for future weapons. have your children the use of inkpens? the ones withe the ink cartridges? i will use them also for a big berta like weapon in the future... these empty ones are also a good resource for other builts...just a hint^^

by the way, you semm to have gathered quite a good taste in furniture... the stool in red leather looks pretty classy and also the couch? looks cool and arty. hmmmm those brits sure know how to set their rooms right^^

cheers mate love your work to pieces^^

yours truly vik

Looks muddy, nice

A bit of rust on the crane might set it off nicely?

edit for spelling (work blue fingers, work)

When I am rich I will employ poor people to do my mould lines. Currently speaking I am not rich - anyone want me to do their mould lines for 2 pound an hour?


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I mean mold obviously

That looks fantastic Neil! I can't believe how fast it has come together.

Tempting weety, very tempting

weety if you handle the flight i will pay you 3 pounds per hour to do my mold lines^^
check?

vik

Hey you lovely lovely , talented people, thank you for the nice comments and advice and encouragement. I think this would be a good time to get a bit emotional, so bear with me... Well I have being out of work for a while now, as the principle carer of my three boys , My partner picks up the bills full time! And as anyone here who has being unemployed for a any amount knows , it can get a bit difficult! loss of self worth ,pride and a feeling of been unconected with the world, as i have mentioned earlier in this blog i tend to work all the time , on various projects like all of you guys no doubt. Every one unfinished , but having a blog and a group of creative and talented people to share ideas with has really helped me feel connected again. I know alot of the stuff on dakka is just pleasentries and tit for tat, but thats how friendships are born right? through mutual respect and a bit of good natured rivalry?
The amount of talent in these blogs constantly astounds me , and forces me to up my game and try new things . its like a giant school of learning where there the pupils are now all teachers! one of the most respectful places i have ever come across in life, regardless of the web. So with that in mind i would like to thank everyone who has commented on my work so far, or just commented for that matter and for making my first month on Dakka a wondeful experience.
Thanks Guys n Gals
right enough of the mushy stuff , probably because i was listening to Morrissey earlier whilst painting the deprresing walls and mud for inspiration, damb Mancunian Poet always touches the dark places in me.

@ Weety In there like swimwear lol more lymerics ! I think going Pro is the natural progression for a perfectionist like yourself! and if i ever get those plastic squats one of my sons friends has promised me , they will be in the post the next day for you to paint ! thanks for the kind words.

@Scrazza cheers mate, the actual gun was made with spare toys and broken bits from m childrens to box , i work by researching the object fully and trying to get into the spirit of the time and place, and by printing lots and lots of pics out as a reference then pick and choose bits to match various parts of the object's sillouette iam scartchbuilding.any partys i dont have foamboard is my friend.

@ Vik i know i complain alot have a quick temper and i go fishing for compliments all the time , every one needs a flaw, theres three i have plenty more. ;-) Iam not sure if its a confidence thing or just an Ego thing probably both. But to be sure my ego is fully massaged by all the nice compliments and confidence is getting restored....... for now at least!;-0
thanks for the critque You compliment with one hand and take away with the other lol such is life. MOULD LINES ARHHH PDH warned me about them he said i will give you two pieces of advice drill gun barrels and clean mould lines,
i thought i could get awa with it because my vid cam is low res lol Captured! bugger this one i will leave be but thats the second time you have told me off for that. So consider my lesson learnt! I have neve ever trimmed any mould lines ,( not really sure how to do it to be honest )
but from now on all other projects will be mould free. There are lots of mould lines on kids toys though and the plastic is very hard !mmmm thanks for the Pen Tips " get it"
and for everyone who didnt know about Viks Fantastic Steampunk IG blog in the painting and moddleing section.
@ Monkey troll i was thinking of adding more leaves and grass but i like the mud too much, maybe on another project! thanks for the rusting advice i have heard about dry rusting powder on pdh's blog and was thinking of trying to find something like that! maybe like an old jcb or tracktor!
@ Commander Cain thanks ,i obviously have too much time on my hands. Maybe i should slow down and take m time more but i am already planning the next thing! Must Get it out the way.... i think i need to learn to slow down . i always think of myself as an ideas person as to a perfectionist, just do enough to communicate our vison then move on, this is a good thing and bad . i guess it might change the longer i spend on dakka.
@ Weety do ou do building and vehicle mould lines as well?

your a tragic comidian by heart arent ya? well i really like your writing style and you sure can tell a story. the part about the "You compliment with one hand and take away with the other lol such is life"

thats great art to write something like that. man i need to get you out for a drink so baldy!
and to tell you the truth about silly old me: the illness i probably have is called: manic depressive? thats me, wide eyed smile and in the next moment deeply depressed...
and i also have this urgent need to rush my projects, because there are so many other things i want to do. i probably also need someone to do the building after i have done the kick off part... but in the end the piece woulnßt be mine then... so i better learn slowmo as well...

your comment: "its like a giant school of learning where there the pupils are now all teachers" is very true but also very nice. i really like this kind of observation. i think it sums it pretty much up what dakka is all about.

and again i really want to get pished together with you, never done that with a real friend, only with would and thought be freinds. would be really nice for once to drink and muse together.

and the increase of a poet is a battle poet. and you sir have the true markings of a born balttepoet on you.

be nice to yourself, you deserve it! no arguing with me cause where i stand is always to the front!

vik