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ahh, i dont like blood red at all... way to bright for me... so i bought a uhhhhh air brush and sprayed a coat of mechrite red (i love the look of mechrite red) all over with some spots a lil darker and some a lil brighter... i just really like the war driven dull look... just a personal taste...

ok well heres an update... barely started on meh boss stompa :l herez you go tho... any suggestions?!?!

And is there any other pics of the stompa you would like... i posted two TCCW arms cause one of the stompaz will indeed be a klaw stompa at times (so i the two arms kinda match)

Looks good, but better pics would allow for better critique.

any suggestions on how to take better pictures?

Have you read the article on photo-taking? That is probably a pretty good place to start. I'm an amateur photographer, so it all just sort of makes sense to me (15 years of photo experience). Really you just need a tripod and learn to use the macro function on your camera (the book that came with the camera generally has some tips for this as well).

Looking at your photo's I see you have what is called flash fall off, try not to use the flash while shooting minitures, make up for the flash with bright light nearby (natural is preferable for color reasons, but a couple lamps works fine).

I did an article here

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Photographing_your_models

About photographing your models. Read that and if you have any other questions please just ask me - its my day job

Very epic. That's all I can say about this.

Also, I found this while I was watching your video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kswaTkk3Rhk&feature=related

damnation... i see that video title and almost crapped myself. however im at school and almost every site is blocked (surprised this isnt yet since its all im ever on) so i cant watch it.. cant wait to see it at home!

And ty for the photo tips! will deffinitally try them then repost the pics!

Syhrus wrote:Very epic. That's all I can say about this.

Also, I found this while I was watching your video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kswaTkk3Rhk&feature=related

well then... thanks to you (haha actually a thank you) and your link i am (most likely) buying two more stompas... both who's backs will have hinges so i can open and close the backs... ones will have a walking mechanism (thanks to ur link) and the other will have a small container which i will fill with hot water, add dry ice then close to make a massive amount of smoke come out of the pipe they will have my normal LED lights (not sure what color of them tho) sound good to anyone? any comments thoughts or questions?

the dry ice idea is mad!

Loving the LED effect, in fact it has just inspired me to tear apart my freshly made stompa and re-build it lit up. have you thought about lighting up the grot slits and other interior gubbinz? also did you see the stompa vid on youtube with speakers? that could be something to try? (in fact when i pull apart my stompa I might try ALL of these now, thanks for the inspiration)

Jeebus Rice dude! Thats one pretty intense undertaking.

Not much in the way of painting to comment on, but these guys are going to look pretty imposing on the TT.

Keep it up!
BLARGAG!!!

Now be warned that if you use dry ice the smoke being composed of CO2 is heavier than the air, so it's not going to rise out of a smoke stack.

Sirius42 wrote:Loving the LED effect, in fact it has just inspired me to tear apart my freshly made stompa and re-build it lit up. have you thought about lighting up the grot slits and other interior gubbinz? also did you see the stompa vid on youtube with speakers? that could be something to try? (in fact when i pull apart my stompa I might try ALL of these now, thanks for the inspiration)

haha... the two videos on you tube of stompas with music are mine haha unless theres others.... but ya with the dry ice, it will have pipes inside that leed to the stompa pipes... that way it has no were else to go... or does anyone else have a better idea for making smoke?

Sirius42 wrote:Loving the LED effect, in fact it has just inspired me to tear apart my freshly made stompa and re-build it lit up. have you thought about lighting up the grot slits and other interior gubbinz? also did you see the stompa vid on youtube with speakers? that could be something to try? (in fact when i pull apart my stompa I might try ALL of these now, thanks for the inspiration)

Those are the stompas whith speakers!

ya what goffnob said lol... thats also why there is links to it on this thread and wot not

Where are the rules for a Stompa Mob? Just curious.

Also, wow, you must have sunk some nice cash into this mob, but it is clear that you are investing plenty of time into this project too - this is the way it should be with any big investment.

I love the lights you have installed in the Stompas' heads.

Keep up the good work!

The last months white dwarf and the gw web site

if i had the money and the time, i would do just this. but i dont. i suppose i'll just have to make one, really killy stompa to satisfy myself.

haha ty for the comments does anyone have any way of making real smoke? besides the dry ice (which ill just end up doing prolly... it would seem easyiest based on what ive looked up) except for the one i saw that would be pretty easy but involves matches :l so my local GW wouldnt like that

Talk to a train store guy for real smoke.

sonofruss wrote:Talk to a train store guy for real smoke.

That's what I was thinking, they've also got some liquids you can mix together which have the same affect. And dry ice is rather limited, you have to constantly add room temp water.

hmmmm thatd be bomb... happen to have any links to sights? as i dont know of any train stores even near this area :l

that looks great . its great when a father and a son work together on a project .

Buttlerthepug wrote:hmmmm thatd be bomb... happen to have any links to sights? as i dont know of any train stores even near this area :l

I haven't used any of these, but there is this and this.

hmmm jabbakahut, thanks for link... this is all really confusion as there is very little info i can find anywhere about train smoke units and what fluids to actually use... :l and i really like the idea more then dry ice... the more i think about it the more flaws i see in it... as i have no were to store the ice so it wont last long :l

ok well after talkin to some friends for about and hour or two... heres whats going down for the stompa with smoke... imma be getting this little smoke generator http://www.dcctrain.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1888&catid= then im going to wire that to a 8 AA battery holder i believe it was... then it will be inside one of the pipes for the stompa! itll be pretty awsome and i cant wait! any thoughts?

sonofruss wrote:The last months white dwarf and the gw web site

Hey,

I went to the GW site and looked at the Datasheets - lots of good ones, including the awesome Eye in the Sky Stompa! But I didn't find the Datasheet for the Stompa Mob. Can anyone help?

Buttlerthepug wrote:... for the stompa with smoke... imma be getting this little smoke generator http://www.dcctrain.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1888&catid= then im going to wire that to a 8 AA battery holder i believe it was... then it will be inside one of the pipes for the stompa! itll be pretty awsome and i cant wait! any thoughts?

How does that work? I presume it converts the direct current from the batteries into that solution which converts the energy by burning the liquid?

jabbakahut wrote:

Buttlerthepug wrote:... for the stompa with smoke... imma be getting this little smoke generator http://www.dcctrain.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1888&catid= then im going to wire that to a 8 AA battery holder i believe it was... then it will be inside one of the pipes for the stompa! itll be pretty awsome and i cant wait! any thoughts?

How does that work? I presume it converts the direct current from the batteries into that solution which converts the energy by burning the liquid?

Sounds awesome. Just make sure it is disconnected when you are not playing - you know, for safety. It'd be a shame for that lovely $100 Stompa to burn when not attended.

A much easier solution - get some Dry Ice and drop it inside the Stompa. That sucker will smoke like no tomorrow and it will not be a fire hazard. Keep a bit of dry ice in your freezer for special occassions and you will be good to go.