Desubots Bleh.. Hobby ADHD Again! [KILLMUNDA Table]

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**Desubot**

Alrighty then, didnt realize i could just upload directly from my phone when i lost my data cable. derp

So first is some shiny sigmar guys from shade spire

next a more ambitious project. a 3x3 malifaux and soon to be fallout table.

starting with some jointery

these are PVC Base boards from the home depot. making the base foundation for the top. pretty light and rigid stuff.

followed by it being done.

mostly square. i actually have the top and some foam work done, will update once i get home

currently stuck on it as i cant find my tin snips to make this a magnetic table.

Oh also while i had the PVC Cement out i finished up a foolishly large carrying case its 20x15x10 inchs.

**Desubot**

Here we go just need some sheet metal snips to skin it in steel. That way I can magnatize terrain into it

**Warboss_Waaazag**

Large pictures are too large. I literally can't even see what I'm writing right now. I just hope it's as legible as I think it is. The start looks good. My only warning is not to make it so big it will never get out any of your doorways .

**Desubot**

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:
Large pictures are too large. I literally can't even see what I'm writing right now. I just hope it's as legible as I think it is. The start looks good. My only warning is not to make it so big it will never get out any of your doorways .

Heh well i got lucky and it fits inside my car.

**Novasetri**

That board looks cool man!

How did you get that texture? I always get little frays sticking out all over the place with foam.

**Desubot**

Take a heavy wire brush like a steel welding brush

then after you sculpt it you sand it down with sand paper.

though the picture doesnt show it it is still a bit fuzzy,

the plan is to cover the flat areas with sheet steel and then on top of that a good layer of liquid nails as it dries like rubber

though i will embed dirt texture into it as it dries.

Its a cool way to get textures though. you could get a cool looking mesa look by first making horizontal cut outs with a knife to get small ledges, and a few vertical ones showing erosion, then take a wire brush and basicly smooth out the whole thing making it look like an ancient wall. sand it and then fill it with a good protective coat of whatever you want to get rid of the fuzz.

**Desubot**

Welp i gave up on the table as i cant find my tin snips

so more hobby ADHD Time

with the deceiver lord.

really stoked about how the horns came out.

but then

Against my better judgement
TRIANGLES! oh god why did i do that.

**Meer_Cat**

I think the triangle pattern to the stole is terrific! You've got a very fine hand with the brushes.

Looking forward to seeing how the table comes out too. I like the idea of the stiff steel wire brush and then sand paper; I use a hot wire foam cutter, which can actually leave too smooth a surface. Hadn't thought about using liquid nails as a texturing agent before either- I'm filing the serial numbers off that idea and using it!

**Desubot**

Most of the painting is finished.

just need to mix up some base mud and be done.

**Desubot**

Mud is done. sucks though as i didnt have the grit sized dirt i like

o well good enough.

next up is the lost ork i totally forgot

**Desubot**

More ADHD time.

WIP of the MURICA colored ork for KB_lock

and a test for casting in bondo

seems to have worked out great. so necrumunda/zones table is a go.

**Captain Brown**

Desubot,

The Deceiver Lord is coming along.

Cheers,

CB

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

The checker pattern is intense detail, impressive. And thank you for the bondo-cast idea. Looking forward to seeing how they (and your board) turn out.

**Desubot**

And done

only like a year late but its done

**Desubot**

I saw these conversions and i just had to do them for my Necromunda gang. Underhive mutated scavengers, counts as Cawdor

all Credit goes to Ynneadwraith for the gangers and KrautScientist for the juvies

still got a ton of gribbles to add. but now i need to figure out what they will be called.

Prickly pickers ?

Scabby scavengers ?

Also not 100% on the full Kroot gun. they are nice bits but too....kroot already with the heads.

thinking of cutting the front off.

Edit: random thoughs, lore wise they are mutating porcupine people that cuts off bits of any useless mutated flesh with scavenged robo parts. so im gona need a doctor butcher.

thinking about using this guy

but he is rare and expensive..

**Desubot**

Ended up deciding to use the heavy weapon guy. here is Doctor Butcher

Thinking about bumping him up to leader.

Better pictures of the characters. this was going to be the leader whom "scavenged" a powered prod and a bolt pistol

and the gunner

**Ynneadwraith**

Probably not surprising but these are about as far up my street as it's possible to get! They're so damn cool

The added level of mutations really makes them your own, and each of them is packed with character

I'm having difficulty picking a favourite

The little diminutive gnoblar mutants are wonderful too

great level of thought with making a butcher/surgeon character to sort all of their bionics. Mark of good world-building that

I had difficulty too with making the Kroot guns less Krooty. I did find that chopping off the blades definitely helped (front blade has more of an effect than the rear blade if you still want one on there). I've seen barrel-swaps too, where people chop of the muzzle and replace it with one from a SM Scout sniper rifle. That works well too

Oh, and the horns on your verminlord are mint

excited to see paint on these guys if that's the standard

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

Desubot wrote:
Underhive mutated scavengers, counts as Cawdor

Heresy much? haha

I always marvel at conversions like this. Your imagination to conceptualize mixed with the modeling skill to realize the results are both apparent in everything you do. The attention to detail is the difference between a "head swap" project and genuine converting ~~madness~~ brilliance. Having a deep bitz bin and knowing what is available (manufacturers / kits / etc) is also important. But without the skill and vision to create the model it's just so many pieces of plastic glued together.

You excel at your craft and I'm looking forward to seeing whatever you do next.

**Desubot**

Well i have a deep bitz bin. its kinda ridiculous but the entire inspiration for this was from ynneadwraith and a bit of kraut

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

I saw your nod to ynneadwraith so checked that work out and subbed. I haven't visited Kraut's threads again yet but I remember him as an amazing modeler. I'll have to catch up with that soon.

**Ynneadwraith**

Not ridiculous in the slightest

I can't count the number of ideas I've half-inched so far

for instance I've been thinking of making some sort of Crow-chief for a while and your idea of using the Princeps head is perfect

Oh, and another thing that came to mind with de-Krooting the rifles. If you chop out some of the length from the barrel, de-blade and cut off the rear of the stock they look pretty great as shotguns

PS, if you haven't come across Krautscientists' thread yet Skalk you're in for a treat

**Desubot**

Bleh started painting but forgot some areas to green stuff so its all on hold till it cures by later today

now the question is paint scheme.

im only working on grenade guy ( need a name) and doc butch.

bunch of scavangers would probably not be running around in royal purple or stuff like that so i want to assume best colors would be red(which is out because i dont want them looking like ad mech) greens browns and or grey/black.
but i kinda dont want to as thats pretty much what ynnead did.

im thinking primary cloth colors are going to be blacks/greys/browns and blues. spot colors im thinking. yellow hazard strips and maybe some checkards.
probably going to do white with bftbg on doc but what you guys think i should do.

**Ynneadwraith**

Blacks with yellow hazard striping would be pretty kickass

nice and industrial which would differentiate them nicely.

Either that or maybe browns and rusted metals? Can use red as a spot-colour and it shouldn't look Ad-Mechy

**Desubot**

I think as a spot color would be fine.

i mean they are basiclly taking various admech type equipment which would probably have a red oxide primer paint on it.

maybe i will mix a bit of both and make em all blanchy.

Oh also didnt realize there was no clothing detail on docs left underarm so i guess im doing more sculpting today too :(

**Desubot**

And first guy complete ish.

Grabbed random paint off my rack till it looked right.

still thinking about adding a checkered border to the hood.

**Ynneadwraith**

Hell yeah

the painted guy looks great!

I'd say go for it on the chequer border to the hood. A smidge of freehand really elevates a paint job to the next level I've found

plus, chequers is so very Blanchitsu

**Desubot**

Got more painting done but forgot pictures. i think i got the look of doc butch but il see by tonight.

on a side note my band saw came in. time to cut up a ton of PVC walls.

**Desubot**

And done ish

just gotta finish the base on doc and varnish them

ended up screwing up the clear light piece so i just painted it. real bumber and i dont know how i should paint it :/

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

Really nice job on the scavengers. The checkered hood is excellent. I like the color choices as well. What color is that slate blue?

All this makes me want to revisit my Cultists.

**Desubot**

Its surprisingly coal black from P3

its oddly blue

go figure

i needa figure out a gang relic eventually too.

not digging the skull phone booth in the box. im open to ideas and suggestions.