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JB wrote:
I don't have any fancy Photo manip software on this laptop so I just used Powerpoint to slightly resize one of your two photos. Then I joined them at the easiest spot to coverup small distortions between the two images. Once this was done, I cut a single figure out of a copy of one of the photos, rotated it slightly, and inserted it to cover up the part of the join where the greatest distortion was present. Then it was simple to group the three pieces, crop them as one single photo, and save it.

.....yes..... almost too easy

Many problems solved this week - Got a daylight bulb and a little clip-on light fitting that attaches behind and above me so I can see to paint - no more back and neck strain. Also it is easy to move so it can double up as light for the photography area. Did a little soldier this morning to celebrate! He has a sore hand. But at least he didn't take an arrow to the knee.

Nice Weety! Glad you got some light! It sure makes a difference in tyour photos!

Sweet collection, I love all those old figures. The imperial guard and squats really stand out, theyd be nice to have.

Do you ever play warhammer? With so much vintage stuff, it'd be fun to play games using the original rogue trader rules. Fun in a masochistic sort of way.

I have actually got the rogue trader rules somewhere - they are not that bad! No I don't play but I have in the past - had about 4 games way back in the 2nd edition. I played orks - usually versus space marines with imp guard allies and I was very good at whupping my opponents ass. I favored lots of warbikes, buggies, wagons and stormboyz to close with the enemy quickly and take out their expensive units. I seemed to work - I lost a game when we put a river through the middle of the map and my opponent bravely held the only bridge at great cost - thus ruining my usual tactic. He covered the bridge in blind grenades so when I tried to drive my bikes across they flew off the bridge at random angles and sunk in the river or exploded.

Cool IG guy! I like the way you did his flesh tones and the distinct color differences in greens on his weapon and fatigue pants.

Was he supposed to have an arrow in his knee? Or were you referring to the cloth wrapped around his leg? He probably is happier that you went with bandanna instead of bandage.

Arrow to the knee? I wrote that bit while drunk. I think I was quoting a skrim meme?

Ohhhhh my liver -it wasn't the underberg it was all the vodka martini we had afterwards. Underberg is actually a great hangover cure!

This morning I have been mostly experimenting with improvised light box - It will work better when the sun comes up as I will have two light sources to work with. But this is still very good for nighttime photography.

Experimental photos:

Another experiment - I think I've cracked it now


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I'm really happy with how these are coming out and might just re-photograph the entire lot - anyone fancy looking at some pics?

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Can you guys click and zoom on these? I can but I'm not sure if you can

nope, zoom function not working... tho the pics to be seen are pure eyecandy^^ the new lighting does them even more credit^^

if you link yoour pics from the gallery...what link do you use?

if you use the forum link...the first one in the list, then this happens...:




just checked it after posting and now these are zoomable...

New photos = Win!!

Vik is right. Posting using the option for forums gives your readers the best zooming options. When I click on the photos in your post, I go to the photo on a white background which I can further click one more time to zoom in. But when I click the photo that Vik posted, I go to the gallery version with much more flexible zooming options.

EDIT: Another plus using the method Vik recommends is that we can VOTE on your photos.

Will try and link them from my gallery! I would like people to be able to zoom

I just started up a 'project log' over on warseer. Warseer sucks massive balls! I'm tempted to give up. It is completely impossible to navigate - I can't find a direct link to my gallery or my threads. And these are the control freak Project Guidelines (rules they mean)


"Unlike most forums, multi-posting by the thread starter is permitted, because we have a limit of four images per post.

Do not ask for a thread starter for an update in an attempt to 'bump' a thread (project starters don’t do the same, post to answer a question or to show progress). Posts of this nature will be deleted without explanation. Remember that WarSeer is not a chat room, if a thread starts getting too conversational and no new content is being added by the thread starter then it will be locked until it is cleaned (which means a moderator will groom the thread by deleting posts arbitrarily). We would rather not do this, so post your progress and encourage others."

And to top that off I can find the goblin pics I uploaded last year - Maybe they deleted them?

that sucks... i always just stumble over warseer stuff when doing some google search and always i think... whoa...what an untidy and confusing board...soon i get frustrated and leave the site alone...

Yuck. The Dakka Gallery is what drew me in and it is a big reason why I stay here. None of the other forums even come close to Dakka's gallery options. And the longer I stay here, the more regulars I know and the less willing I am to visit other forums.

BOLS is hard to read and search. Does it even have a gallery? I've never bothered to check.

Warseer has a nice black background like Dakka but has too many rules

Bolter and Chainsword is just too WH40K Space Marine focused

What are the other options? Legoburner once showed a graphic of all of them with their monthly hits. Dakka was beginning to exceed all of them.

that was a very good description JB...and i totally second your review on these!

And here is Legoburner's old thread on site comparison based on traffic:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/334284.page

My Search Fu remains powerful.

would be interestig to see the current statistics...

Viktor von Domm wrote:would be interestig to see the current statistics...

Perhaps if you sacrificed a fatted calf to legoburner?

Or maybe just PM him or put a post to request the new statistics in the Nuts and Bolts thread. He takes days to answer but he has never failed to provide a response to my questions.

love the idea of a sacrificed lamb more...^^

Thanks fo posting that - it was an interesting thread and reinforced my prejudice. I never realise how use friendly and easy going dakka is till trying to make a thread ove there. My R key keeps sticking damnit

Liking the new light, your models look even better!

Yeah Dakka is the best forum I've found as well.

Its funny you have a dodgy are button my k hasn't worked in months I have to copy it from the url each time lol, its a right pain.

New pics are looking great though weety, love all the chaos guys lined up for a shot for their respective gods. Do we get a Tzeentch and Nurgle pic as well?

I usually find these things clear up after a while - its usually down to crumbs getting into the keyboard!

Might well be more pics with the new lightbox - I'm re-photographing everything a squad at a time! I'm sure new minis would be more welcome though.

I've got the hang of navigating the warseer site now - absolutely carpet-bombed them with pics. But only two responses so far. And I can figue out how to post full size pics - you have to click on these little thumbs to see a proper size pic - Bummer

New minis would be cooler, but we'll put up with new pics for a while

Yeah, I lurked on a few sites before deciding Dakka had the best community and layout.

And link to this thread seems to have died in your sig.

This is an awesome blog, definitely subscribing and keep up the great work!

New lightbox looks like it's working out great weety! Nice to see those old mini's in new color and contrast!

Betta pix R betta!

This guy (who is being posted today for the pre-heresy legion conclave charity auction) was always coming out in previous photos as a bit blue - in this photo however you can see his true grey black

What is that a piece of carpeting or something? It would be great as a plowed field or underbrush of some sort!

When I moved into my flat the floor was bare asbestos tiles covered in blobs of paint! so I put down carpet-squares as the cheapest way of making it better - got loads of em spare and they make a good ground surface. - One day I will have proper scenery but for now carpet will do