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arghhh, when i see that box i get a conversion rage...cool i never saw gundam stuff here in germany out of ebay...such a shame...with that you could do wonders...

green with envy, vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:arghhh, when i see that box i get a conversion rage...cool i never saw gundam stuff here in germany out of ebay...such a shame...with that you could do wonders...

green with envy, vik

That sucks. You missed out, mate, there's so much you can do with them as you're about to see.

I've been working on several diffrent ideas for my Blood Machines and, seeing as every time I try and to go and get something there's always complacations, I've not had much else to do but to try diffrent combinations. Here's some of the things I've got so far.










I've also got a pair of legs I don't know what to do with but I SO want to use them.



As always, C&C is welcome and any ideas you guys have I'd love to hear.

that super gun made me lol, that looks so awsome^^ do it^^
as for the two shield pics...mehhh at least use only one of them...
the red hand are the burner for me, that is a very cricifying thing to see something like that in the wron hands...wrong hand being not mine...^^
i saw these hand s getting used for a conjuring libby dread...arghh the envy...

have to surpress the instant feel to say stompa legs...oh did it^^...but i guess that wouldnt fit your list or does it?
or far better: drumroll:







warhound....ha? what do you say to this???
they beg for it...^^

cheers man, keep ´em parts together^^

vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:that super gun made me lol, that looks so awsome^^ do it^^
as for the two shield pics...mehhh at least use only one of them...
the red hand are the burner for me, that is a very cricifying thing to see something like that in the wron hands...wrong hand being not mine...^^
i saw these hand s getting used for a conjuring libby dread...arghh the envy...

have to surpress the instant feel to say stompa legs...oh did it^^...but i guess that wouldnt fit your list or does it?
or far better: drumroll:







warhound....ha? what do you say to this???
they beg for it...^^

cheers man, keep ´em parts together^^

vik

Well, there will be lots of casts made so, who knows, you may find a pair of 'Libby hands' in your stocking.

I don't know where to find Gundams anymore (save from ebay) so I'm going to do a bunch of hands/arms/shoulder pads/shields casts that way I can build and butcher to my sick little hearts desire. The massive gun is actually a two part weapon which makes it a bit better in my opinion, seeing as I can maybe use the short version for a regular missile launcher and the long version as something different. In my head I was seeing the dread 'run' towards the front lines, drop to one 'knee', brace himself with his spare hand, and fire a sort artillery round into the oncoming hordes. It was epic... in my head at least.

The legs are a good size, about three and a half inches or so, and have some nice feet. Two forward facing 'toes', two rear, and one on each side. Very grabby for moving over some rough terrain (or people ). I was thinking of a sort of Obliterator/Warhound mixture, not sure what he'd be based off of from my army's fluff but he could just be a unit that was pulled to them. I'll work on it.

I've also started working on a piece of terrain that will be named "House Atlantic". This will be a HUGE part of fluff for both sides of this project. House Atlantic is a key place in the Co&Ca Verse, a glorious fortress where Supreme Tri-Mage Wilhelm Ryan spends his days, and will make just as large an impact on the 40k aspect of this army. Seeing as I will be using Nids, Orks, Tau, Dwarves, ect. I need a way to tie them into the army and make it so that it would be believable for them to be with in the ranks of all the other races. Thus, the Delirium Trigger was born. I've got a concept of what I want to do but it'll need some ironing out before anything is really done.

I have set up the basic concept of it but that's about as far as House Atlantic goes. I've also found a bag of Zoids bitz.

House Atlantic before


Cannon


House Atlantic with cannon



And, ofcourse, the bitz. Eat your heart out, Vik.

ach did it again... how can you torture a man with such beauties.... your a cruel man if i ever saw one...

house of atlantis sound very promising...the short version fluff you gave too.

the Delirium Trigger sounds alomost like somthing douglas adams might have come up with...you have to flesh that out for me more^^

this whole multi culti thing your doing is the best part of your army. to be honest i find the xenoshating part of grim dark 40k very tiresome...and you give the models a new perspective. great.
here on dakka i saw quite some good conversions involved with zoids. so i will be anxious to see what you will come up with...
so your casting the hands...cool.thats some hefty hobby dedication you got...

good luck man, and may the bits never leave you^^...vik

Well, I've decided that the Delirium Trigger with be a sort of Pysker weapon. I'll be using a sort of Christmas tree shape to it (may just get a foam tree, save a bit of time) with the top cropped flat for a sort of chair. Wilhelm will sit on top of this 'tree' and harness the powers of those trapped within it's 'leaves'. If you've ever seen the anime "Dead Leaves" it would look something like the machine near the end where Galactica and Pandy are fighting. Inside these tubes will be different members of different races that have been forged into a single mental being "acting in tandem, suspended in a perpetual nightmare" and their abilities will be harnessed by Wilhelm. This is how he will be able to control things that would other wise be 'off limits' like Nids and Cron, hell, even the Orks fall into that a bit. There should be a few sketches soonish, I hope.

cool comic^^ ... AHHHH!!!...

sound really cruel, DO IT!!!^^

no i havnt seen the anime...

i`m very interessted to see how that will work out, also you do understand what your doing, messing around with christmas icons in that time of the year, dontcha? lol this will be doulbly sick^^

good luck, vik

Hmm, not really digging the Gundam arms, but its so early in the build stage to really make a call one way or the other. On a side note, is that Castle Greyskull?

nope, its something from fisherprice i think got the same on the attic...

Viktor von Domm wrote:cool comic^^ ... AHHHH!!!...

sound really cruel, DO IT!!!^^

no i havnt seen the anime...

i`m very interessted to see how that will work out, also you do understand what your doing, messing around with christmas icons in that time of the year, dontcha? lol this will be doulbly sick^^

good luck, vik

I think Jesus can find it in good humor and, if not, oh well. It will be worth it!

agroszkiewicz wrote:Hmm, not really digging the Gundam arms, but its so early in the build stage to really make a call one way or the other. On a side note, is that Castle Greyskull?

The Gundam arms are just a sort of mock up right now. I'm trying to get the right feel for what I want my dread to look like. I do like some of the arms (the blue with the bulky shoulder pads was one of my favs) and I will be casting some for future projects but, as of right now, I'm too poor to do much in the way of models.

Viktor von Domm wrote:nope, its something from fisherprice i think got the same on the attic...

You're right, Vik, it's a Fisher-Price Adventure Castle or something like that. This one is beat to hell but here is what it should look like. I may buy another, vintage, one so that I'll have a few more pieces to work with and just for a back up.



Also, today I got a 4'x8' 1/2" of hardboard for terrain basing and a sheet of styrofoam of the same dimensions. Terrain, prepare to be conquered!

i know for sure that it is very easy to start so many projects in short time and sometimes simultaniously. but dont over do yourself. all is well in your head nothing will get lost therein. i know how you probabl want to do all together, but that will bring you to a time when you only see unfinished things surounding you, thats a definit motivational killer. instead i suggest doing one at atime so you see results, even if it is crucifying...and again we are back to jesus...well stuff him, probably with a xmas tree^^

wish you patience and luck in your work, vik

Funny you say that, I was looking around (what used to be) my room, filled with clutter. It was one of those "that's a bunch of gak" moments. I think House Atlantic will be my top mission, right now, as I don't know what I will be getting for Christmas and don't want to end up expecting something and not get it or buy something and receive the same thing (I feel like an ass when that happens). So, House Atlantic will be stop number one, seeing as I'm about to cut this hardboard down to a manageable size.

Wish me luck and pray I come back will all my digits!

hrmph i saved that wish for me....well ok wish you luck and may you keep all your digits...really all? soe women dig men with some scars you know?

cheers mate, vik

and by the way wise decission, also i do want to see your work with that castle, so i can do something when throughly inspired...^^

Damn!, good luck with all this LeBaron..cool to see someone reach outside of GW for bits.

I love Coheed and Cambria! Never read the Amory Wars though..

I agree with the legs being used for a warhound.

BLACKHAND wrote:Damn!, good luck with all this LeBaron..cool to see someone reach outside of GW for bits.

Well, GW doesn't have enough bits to make me happy.


Hardboard got cut from a 4'x8' into 2'x2' squares. Foam got the same way.

I have the same castle Lebaron...It was a pinnacle of my childhood much like the Gundams you use..Then add the music of my life now and that means your army represents everything I have ever been lolz!

Funny thing, that's pretty much the same way it is for me. I enjoyed Co&Ca since they were Shabütie but I was sold with the Good Apollo, I'm Burning Start IV: Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. I felt the Writer's plight was something I could really connect with (it was one of those 'really bad relationships' that we sometimes find ourselves in) and I've enjoyed everything since then.


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So, the terrain for something different has been/is based and is drying so I'm working on a few other things.

This is for that "I TOTALLY REMEMBER HAVING THOSE!" moment as I found a site that has a bunch of the good old Fisher-Prices playsets from the Great Adventures line. Damn, does that bring back memories or what?

So, terrain is done. Go and check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYyONCcL4Y

cool looking terrain. will you further detail it with parts of cardboard to get the surface not so clean? like small stripes to make it look more gothic? also i wouldn´t place the mentioned dragon teeth just there...you have to imagine that your rhinos and other vehicles will sometimes want to get into the machinesgop in a hurry, so better not make it to narrow... personaly i would do some bunkers or a turret there?
will you be adding stairs or did i overhear that?^^
all in all this will be a very fun providing object to paint. and a lot of fun given the size of that thing^^ will take ages^^. waht will you be making the base look like? where will this terrain piece be located? grass land , urban theme or desert?

by the way nasty scar on the strating pic of your vid...makeup or real and long since gone?

cheers, vik

Interesting use of toys for parts. Not the direction I would have chosen, but its pretty cool.

Viktor von Domm wrote:cool looking terrain. will you further detail it with parts of cardboard to get the surface not so clean? like small stripes to make it look more gothic? also i wouldn´t place the mentioned dragon teeth just there...you have to imagine that your rhinos and other vehicles will sometimes want to get into the machinesgop in a hurry, so better not make it to narrow... personaly i would do some bunkers or a turret there?
will you be adding stairs or did i overhear that?^^
all in all this will be a very fun providing object to paint. and a lot of fun given the size of that thing^^ will take ages^^. waht will you be making the base look like? where will this terrain piece be located? grass land , urban theme or desert?

by the way nasty scar on the strating pic of your vid...makeup or real and long since gone?

cheers, vik

I will add a bit more detail but not to the point that it's just TOO MUCH. I've seen that and it just kills the terrain. I was sort of doing a mock up of the teeth and I didn't like the look of it so that's a no go. Turrents will be added (there may be a few stand alone turrents as well) and the stairs are a sort of "maybe will, maybe won't" thing and, as for what kind of terrain and the painting I was thinking of a run down urban area. It would include grass, weeds, rubble, all the good stuff.

The scar and, belive it or not, the seal of the Imperium are both photo shops. I added them because they look cool.

agroszkiewicz wrote:Interesting use of toys for parts. Not the direction I would have chosen, but its pretty cool.

Thanks and I don't know what else to put.

LeBaron wrote:You are right, they are Gundam parts. I've been working out of this box.


I've sort of been trying diffrent ideas for my Blood Machines and have been liking some of the combanations, others not so much. Other bitz that I'll be using are a lot of wire from an old computer.

NONONONONONONO

I will trade you any sum for some of those pieces! PM me!

God Finger dreadnought would be pretty scary.

l33tninj4 wrote:God Finger dreadnought would be pretty scary.

That it would. I've got a lot of diffrent things planned though I may steal agroszkiewicz's Nidnought idead as I quite like it and it could give my Dreadnoughts a bit more height (that's my main issue with them right now).

LeBaron wrote:

l33tninj4 wrote:God Finger dreadnought would be pretty scary.

That it would. I've got a lot of diffrent things planned though I may steal agroszkiewicz's Nidnought idead as I quite like it and it could give my Dreadnoughts a bit more height (that's my main issue with them right now).

Do not god finger me.


Wow, you should do tau with all of those gundam bits, but spikes and skulls go a long way with chaos.

Ah, the glory of überlegen fluff blending. Seeing as Tau will be part of my army and I will be adjusting things for Coheed & Cambria fluff (not to mention the Delirium Trigger), it wouldn't be odd to see Chaos Tau though they will need a new name and a few extra Chaos parts.

A Black Ram wrote:Do not god finger me

I'm about to implode trying to resist all the jokes that come to mind.

Well, I'm sorry to say nothing got done today except for a little work in some 40k fan fic. Sorry, everyone.

No apologies bud! Don't fall in to the trap of thinking you have to be churning out posts every night, your hobby time belongs to you my man, if you want to paint, write fan fic or just cruise the galleries it's all good. Besides we want don't want you to burn out and stop creating such cool stuff