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2013/05/19 18:29:55
Subject: Re:Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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Back again. Sorry it's been awhile. Last night I was handed a bag of goodness:
These'll come in handy later on for detail work. Also this guy:
He'll be useful for this piece:
I's a small artillery platform. I also have a Forgeworld Heavy Tarantula on order. Here's a size comparison for you:
Some more random roughouts:
Progress, slow and [mostly] steady. More to come later!
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2013/05/19 18:35:45
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Phanobi
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This is looking better and better! I had a book on creating wargaming trenches somewhere, will have to dig it up and see if it has any useful tips in it for you...
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2013/05/19 18:39:34
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Dakka Veteran
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Cool project, will be following this!
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Always outnumbered, never outgunned. |
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2013/05/19 20:56:20
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Fixture of Dakka
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Nice progress, keep it coming!
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2013/05/19 22:23:04
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Omnious Orc Shaman
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away...
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I'm confused - I thought I had commented here as I have definitely been here and perused your pages... I'm very impressed with the progress - I do like a good trench system  And your's is turning out great... Those forgeworld (?) goodies and lovely, will add some great looking features to your trenches Keep them updates coming...
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/05/19 22:24:14
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2013/05/21 11:56:52
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Revving Ravenwing Biker
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This is awesome, I really respect anyone who puts as much effort into their terrain as their minis
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2013/07/09 20:42:06
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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Hey all. All apologies for the dead thread. Tail end of college caught up with me. :/
I'll have some new pics up soon.
Thanks for your patience!
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2013/07/10 03:35:55
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Storm Trooper with Maglight
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One word: Subbed!
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2013/07/10 04:53:03
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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Ok. As promised. FIrst off, the tarantula heavy bolter turret came in.
Even though it was a small model, it was a surprisingly fun build and paint.
Here it is soft-fitted for sizing.
I went with a three-tone brown camouflage, in the style of some earlier East German paint jobs.
Boltgun for the legs.
Ushtabi Bone, Snakebite leather, and Scorched Earth/Rhinox for the camo itself.
Brown wash, either earthshade or devlan mud.
Burnished gold and some snot green/mephiston red for the lenses, details, etc.
Fairly standard, all told.
Particularly pleased with the red lens. Mine don't usually come out that well.
Still needs a clear coat, and probably some gloss on the lenses.
More later!
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2013/07/10 11:28:52
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Scarred Ultramarine Tyrannic War Veteran
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Subbed! This looks intense
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2013/07/10 20:32:00
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Huge Hierodule
The centre of a massive brood chamber, heaving and pulsating.
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I wish I had this level of modelling skill. Truly amazing!
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Squigsquasher, resident ban magnet, White Knight, and general fethwit.
 buddha wrote:I've decided that these GW is dead/dying threads that pop up every-week must be followers and cultists of nurgle perpetuating the need for decay. I therefore declare that that such threads are heresy and subject to exterminatus. So says the Inquisition!
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2013/07/21 02:37:33
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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@ Squigsquasher: You DO have this level of modeling skill. I'm not doing anything approaching difficult. I'm doing a lot of simple things, over and over again.
Update: When last we left our intrepid boards, the demo model looked something like this:
Time to fix that.
So I added some localized craters:
Nothing special here, just used an x-acto at an angle, and scooped it out.
Added some top boards for the gunner's walkway, and played with the step-up:
And re-primed:
Then some boards and plating, and assorted rubble for the weapons platform for board 2:
More later!
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2013/07/21 14:33:09
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Huge Hierodule
The centre of a massive brood chamber, heaving and pulsating.
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Great as always! Can't wait to see it finished.
May I suggest getting one of the Earthshaker emplacements from Forge World and working in a spot for it? That would make a nice centrepiece.
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Squigsquasher, resident ban magnet, White Knight, and general fethwit.
buddha wrote:I've decided that these GW is dead/dying threads that pop up every-week must be followers and cultists of nurgle perpetuating the need for decay. I therefore declare that that such threads are heresy and subject to exterminatus. So says the Inquisition!
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2013/07/21 15:45:46
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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This is looking brilliant.
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2013/07/21 16:22:09
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Great project!
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2013/07/22 05:42:01
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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MOAR!
Center walkway pathed out:
Rough fitting:
Obviously we've got a lot of work to do, but it's shaping up, and that's driving inspiration right now. This week should see rubble and priming, I hope.
And finally, a primer coat on the gun emplacement:
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2013/07/22 19:07:15
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Aspirant Tech-Adept
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Great work so far, definitely looks like your making progress.
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2013/07/26 02:45:35
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Warning From Magnus? Not Listening!
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Keep it up man! I love seeing this progress and turn from a great idea into an amazing display.
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2013/07/26 05:09:00
Subject: Re:Modular Trench System
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Looks great! Can you show a few pics of the figures inside the trench for scale?
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I’m sure glad GW is going to all plastic, so the ever-rising cost of white metal won’t impact the cost of their miniatures. |
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2013/07/26 06:17:40
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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2013/07/26 10:59:23
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Fixture of Dakka
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Lovely work, mate, keep at it!
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2013/08/02 06:21:23
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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@ Nafarious: Right now, I'm cutting my foam with a box knife, x-acto, etc. I have a hot wire cutter on the way, however.
Small update this evening.
FIrst coat of brown wash for the floorboards. Last time was devlan mud; this time around it's agrax earthshade. Once that runs out, I'll be making my own. I've always wanted to try, and this seems like the kind of project to mass-produce some brown wash....
Here's a closer shot, so you can see what the wash is really doing. I know a lot of smarter, more accomplished modelers would tell me to prime the whole piece black, but I really like the look the wood is giving me (she said knowingly.)
Finally, agrax wash for the wood, and a first coat of rhinox hide and snakebite for the ground, leadbelcher and a black wash for the metal.
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2013/08/02 06:32:19
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought
Deep in the Outer Boroughs of NYC
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This is an amazingly ambitious project! I'm really looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Keep working! You've made great progress so far. A little advice regarding shell holes (i.e. craters) is that they tend to be more bowl shaped. The kinetic force of an artillery shell impacting and exploding on dirt or even stone has a tendency to create shallow, very spherical depressions in the ground. I recommend doing a google image search for "shell holes" or "WWI battlefields" to get a feel for what the craters would look like.
Consider this project thread followed!
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2013/08/04 19:56:46
Subject: Re:Modular Trench System
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Angry Blood Angel Assault marine
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Keep it coming!
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2013/08/05 01:25:00
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Fixture of Dakka
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Looking good!
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2013/08/05 01:34:10
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Hardened Veteran Guardsman
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Are you planning on doing a second set for the OpFor? That would afford you the opportunity to add in some "No Man's Land".
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2013/08/05 09:13:27
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Civil War Re-enactor
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I have plans on doing something like this sometime.
Source of inspiration, this. Very well done.
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2013/08/05 10:28:32
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Utilizing Careful Highlighting
Finland... the country next to Sweden? No! That's Norway! Finland is to the east! No! That's Russia!
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This is very inspiring! I'll be following your progress.
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Sweet Jesus, Nurgle and Slaanesh in the same box!?
No, just Nurgle and Slaanesh, Jesus will be sold seperately in a blister.
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2013/08/12 06:34:44
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Stealthy Dark Angels Scout with Shotgun
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Sorry for the radio silence. The wife and I spent the week in Colorado on vacation.
New progress pics!
Texture on the rest of this board, same as before: a layer of glue, followed by copious amounts of foam drek:
Once that dried, I brushed most of it back into the bucket. Second coat of glue/water mix to seal these prior to painting.
Tomorrow night should see brush priming and painting this second side. Then we break out the GS and make some sand bags.
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2013/08/12 07:20:36
Subject: Modular Trench System
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Fixture of Dakka
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Lovely! I forget, do you make the foam bits or buy it? I'm guessing you make it but how? Do you break it up by hand?
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