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lol...yeah... that arnie was a new one to me too^^

i think i´ve found the pieces...was it metal?...

i think these are as close as you could get...:

http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_28_54&products_id=1892

and

http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_28_54&products_id=1923


if there are plastic kits that have these bitz... the better even^^

well our mug still lives... but he thrives only because he stays in the cubboard^^

I have enquired, and it's also in the plastic French Hussars set.


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Oops, I mean Victrix french line infantry.

HA....there is little hope in finding victrix mini bitz in a perry webshop




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and now i have found the sets...

Oh, you're (von) doomed!
A little side-by-side:

Tomorrow I'm going to try a crazy experiment. Tune in gang!


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Assuming I'm not dead of plague, that is.

Assuming I'm not dead of plague, that is.

ohoh... why do you even think of that???

and are we talking black death here or just the average sloppy hygene for your teeth result?

and i am looking forward to that crazy experiment... crazy experiment is my middle name

Nasty chesty achey bug. Sore and overly warm. It's end of term-itis. Crazy experiment is still looking a go though. It involves the wife's cricut.

dave has lots of fun and know- how with circuits... ask him... i bet he has something that might be helpful for ypou...

as for the bug... i cross my fingers for you... only a dead bug is a good bug!

Can't wait!

so... a bloody new day and still no bloody crazy experiment...???

when do we want the experiment?...

... NOW!

at your own time of course

Experiment not work well :( sad panda.

The cricut test wasn't brilliant, but not a complete disaster. Let's leave it at that. I may have 2 salvageable fleurs, I'll see.

I don't think I understood anything in the last post save for the "sad panda" bit. Sorry mate. Next time eh? Older and wiser & all that?

This may clarify:

Not awful, but not great either.

No comment...

Yup. That's pretty much how I feel about it

Lo. Just a thought, if you want to avoid trying to cut two sides symmetrically how about making a template (that you're happy with) for only one half of the shape and then use that to cut out 2 identical shapes, then stick them together.

Or even printing off a template and using that.

for the fleur de lils i suggest you look for some paper punches... it is a design that is quite common and i bet you get it in numerous sizes...

and dave mentioned that the circut products need to cut out still... have you used 1mm PC or the thin stuff?

Dr H wrote:Lo. Just a thought, if you want to avoid trying to cut two sides symmetrically how about making a template (that you're happy with) for only one half of the shape and then use that to cut out 2 identical shapes, then stick them together.

Or even printing off a template and using that.

Wotcha. I like the 1/2 template idea. My original intention had been a printed template, I just thought I'd play with the cricut and see what happens

Viktor von Domm wrote:for the fleur de lils i suggest you look for some paper punches... it is a design that is quite common and i bet you get it in numerous sizes...

and dave mentioned that the circut products need to cut out still... have you used 1mm PC or the thin stuff?

Yeah, it's ultra thin stuff. However, the paper punch idea is genius!

The easiest way to do stuff like that is to just print it on paper, glue the paper on to plasticard and cut with a sharp hobby knife around the edges, then you can just remove the glued on paper.

I wanted a mordheim logo for a scenic base and did it this way, however the plasticard I used was very thick so it didn't come out as smooth as I hoped to, anyway if you are interested to see how it looks here's a link http://i49.tinypic.com/2nlh21g.jpg

Ooh, nice!
Anyway, if at first you don't succeed - cheat:

Now you're thinkin'!

 inmygravenimage wrote:

Wotcha. I like the 1/2 template idea. My original intention had been a printed template, I just thought I'd play with the cricut and see what happens

I'm all for experimenting. Always worthwhile.

if at first you don't succeed - cheat:

...Or, do that, that'll work.

Proof of concept: paper craft stamp with styrene:


Also, in other ADD news, jacobus mock up:


And repositioning legs on resin gk dread (thanks wm360)

Very nice. That butterfly stamp will look great on your girly tanks.

What's a jacobus?

I'm thinking mothra! Uriah jacobus is a hq option for sob, Ecclesiarchy priest with a shotgun and a banner.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1300017a&_requestid=244119

Personally, hate the model, and think sob should have female hqs.

Yeah, that's.... idiotic. Yours is much better.

Good idea with the green stuff. Just be sure to use a wee bit of talcum powder before putting something in the mold.

Do you plans to put in more flock/debris on the display base or are the gaps for models?

Gitsplitta wrote:Yeah, that's.... idiotic. Yours is much better.

Thanks. And has the advantage of still being a gw fig, too - not that I really care about such things.

albinoork wrote:Good idea with the green stuff. Just be sure to use a wee bit of talcum powder before putting something in the mold.

Do you plans to put in more flock/debris on the display base or are the gaps for models?

I have found in the past that liberal application of vaseline is usually enough (as with many of life's problems).

*Ahem* not that I make a habit of press-molding (where's a nonchantly-whistling-orkmoticon when you need one?). Gs is now in the mold curing, so we'll have a result by this evening one way or t'other.

Gaps are indeed for the unit. The display base is a large-scale version of my standard bases - some blank concrete, rubble, bits of ruin and corpse debris. At least, that's the theory.

First day of school holidays proper today. Still a bit but much better generally, just leaking goo from orifices. Seriously, I think my brain's trying to escape out my face. Going to try to get the remaining Brotherhood primed today, weather's a bit milder, and then crack on with other stuff. If this mold works I'll be able to start on painting the SoB tanks, too.


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So,
I'm kind of burnt out my gks, and gamer add being what it is I've decided to turn my attention elsewhere. Funny how having a fully painted army does that to you.
First of all, Welshmen are all primed:

Not crazy on army painter's FoW primer, but it's done the job. Next new thing to try - quickshade! Soft tone, I think, once skin tones blocked in. Probably pick that up weds from flgs.

How to deal with burnout? Jump on the bandwagon!

Base for barracuda.


Base for riptide (yeah, I got overexcited and started already).

Scheme is going to be turquoise (love that VJ turq!) and violet. The flight stand's either going to be necronised (addition of geometric shapes with that styrene) or a fallen imperial style buttress. Thoughts?

I shall try to get a test fig up tonight. Onwards, for the greater good!

hey mate... if you´ve got some spare money and have absolutly no idea where to toss it...all other options are already taken... than...tadaaa! give it to me...? pretty please?

man your hobby add sure takes up new levels...tau,eh?
are there firewarriors crawling from that wreckage??? nice one! the flyer base looks quite interesting...

and welsh??? ok...always wanted to do romans one of these days... but i can see that welsh could be a nice version for that idea as well...

as for the SOB HQ... i think there needs some GS work to be done... to tie her in with the rest of the SOB´s...

Oh my gosh... more medievals! Cool!

Well,

Viktor von Domm wrote:hey mate... if you´ve got some spare money and have absolutly no idea where to toss it...all other options are already taken... than...tadaaa! give it to me...? pretty please?

man your hobby add sure takes up new levels...tau,eh?
are there firewarriors crawling from that wreckage??? nice one! the flyer base looks quite interesting...

I wish I had spare £€$¥...
Here's the test shots:


Yeah, I regret not getting into Tau when they first came out, it was when I was just thinking of getting back into 40k (and didn't for another decade). Blame Mabrothrax *shrug*

Viktor von Domm wrote:
and welsh??? ok...always wanted to do romans one of these days... but i can see that welsh could be a nice version for that idea as well...

SAGA is a magnificent game, highly recommended, and Ancients rules are next! Babylonians were a sneak peak and rockin'. Great, complex, simple, elegant, game, honestly can't recommend it highly enough.

Viktor von Domm wrote:
as for the SOB HQ... i think there needs some GS work to be done... to tie her in with the rest of the SOB´s...

Well I'm thinking a cheek tattoo, actually. Speaking of gs:

Still needs cleaned up, obviously, but need it to cure curved.

Gitsplitta wrote:Oh my gosh... more medievals! Cool!

I know! Using hounds as peasant levy (why not eh?) trying to work out if I can run a variant too - Strathclyde welsh, all mounted. Onwards!


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Oh! Yeah, they're fire warriors. One has a demo charge to blow it up before it gets salvaged.