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how about if i sculpt him with an eye patch instead as an homage to the true nick fury of S.H.I.E.L.D?
would´t that be even cooler than having him a pipe?

I really like the paper punch filigree...nice

As for naming the beast...
Her Majesty's Hammer

What paint would you mix when painting limes?

omg, dood you've got to see this thread over on annother site
http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?s=f6cff2a3594f2b7f41b522feb5070a0f&showtopic=12070&st=775
/drool

That is some lovely foam carving!!

It looks great man, no worries. Sometimes, the smaller you carve, the worse it looks, as seen in one of my 20mm scratchbuilt buildings

I built a set of these for my uncle, who is primarily a 20mm historical wargamer. They are 100% scratchbuilt, foamcore construction with balsa timbering and card roofs. I experimented with some textured plasticard on one, but the carving into the foamcore with nothing but a sharp pen worked best.
the entire album (with WIPs) are here in my photobucket for them
http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/dsteingass/1%2072%20Scratchbuilt%20Buildings/




it's no diorama, just the grass side of my gaming table with some trees and shrubbery thrown into the pic

oh, and this one sparked the 20mm Stalingrad project

Thanks everyone! The Stalingrad ruins were meant to be gaming-friendly first, the European buildings really amount to LOS blockers. I actually want to build a Wild-West set like this, but that is a huge time and effort drain, still maybe someday.
this is the prototype, this time though they are more gaming-useful.



It is foamcore but mostly made of these pine craft sticks I found at Michael's craft store, they are like big stir sticks, and stained using an alcohol-based wood stain-pen. I printed the wallpaper from a pic of a repeating pattern resized to scale on a color laser printer, I like the effect meself.

Sorry Vik, didnt mean to hijack your thread bro I'll shut up

I edited that above post..heh sorry...

anyways, all the 20mm scale buildings are made from the same standard storey/window/door height template I made in Visio, printed, cut, and pinned them to the foamcore and cut, so all the doors and windows are a standard, uniform height, remember, maximizing gaming usefulness often forces you to trade off some realism.

If anyone wants the file, I'll gladly share...but it is for 15-20mm scale


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neil101 wrote:
@dsteingass , great work on those houses, they remind me of a an old white dwarf that had templates for those .. i used it in my gcse art exam at school... only got a c though :-( bloody philistines !

That is the article that this idea spawned from!! GMTA

heh thanks, the wood siding is actually a sheet of balsa wood that had been milled with a clapboard siding pattern, got it at my FLHS Phil's Hobby Shop - this is HO scale

lol..It is a sheet of wood that has had a texture cut into it lengthwise, like wooden siding on a house.
like this http://www.misterart.com/crafts/model-making/balsa-and-basswood/midwest-basswood-clapboard-siding.html

20mm is smaller, uses 1/72 scale figures (usually softer plastic) and vehicles, HO scale (1/87) is useable, 28mm or Heroic like 40k needs a bigger footprint. We play a set of rules known as "Flying Lead" http://www.ganeshagames.net/modern/ It's great fun!

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well as rules always goes i am too lazy to actually try to tackle them... currently i dwindle around with painting and building and contemplate the thought to one day have a full army and then i will give the rules a go...till then i stick to making whatever springs of my mind like a cheaper version of zeus waiting to see a pegasus^^

Vik, that is exactly what I have been doing for the past ten years, piddling around with this and that, I hadnt even played 40k until about a year ago, the modeling and painting is what attracts me to the hobby most.

As for a blog, ok I can do that. Would it be best to have a seperate thread? or combine it all into one mishmashed thread?

Thanks Vik, it is up @ http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/398620.page

haha, precisely! Stocking up on basic supplies is the key thing, and the basic supplies are rather cheap really. Then your imagination and commitment to time are your only limiters.

Noice job Vik! I love the color! My Girlfriend and I buy each other Lego (her birthday is tomorrow and her Diagon Alley just arrived) so, she's a keeper too!

For poison Ivy or vines, just make a little run of glue and sprinkle flock or oregano, or whatever basing stuff you have. Once it dries, blow off the excess. It would probably look best if you mix several green flocks.

I ordered it from Lego.com, you can only get it there or at a real Lego store. I never had Playmobil as a kid, it just wasnt sold around here back then, although my neighbor had some I remember, a big flying saucer playset.

You've never heard of the Millenium Falcon?

This Lego Falcon just came out this July, you can get it now. LEGO has released SEVEN different kits of the falcon alredy.

That may be promising Vik!

She's a keeper Vik!

..>We eat ham and jam and spam a lot!

Very steamy vik! I'll have to agree with shas, that 90 degrees creates a feeling of familiarity, ties it into 40k..little things, always always end up being the big things when you look back.

"Brave sir Robin, sir Robin ran away....

Wood is fer burnin!!!! cast iron!

I was just kidding Vik (that was a dwarf saying)

Vik, that is fantastic! You are truly the Master of the hole punch! go with it...except, make the pointy bits point forwards. I really want one of these!

The viewport is totally badass Vik, that should be fine oak, but trimmed in brass filgree! Put red velvet curtains inside! Ooh and maybe a gaslight searchlight?

That's amazing Vik! I am not building a tank, but you are inspiring me to not be lazy when it comes to mass-producing scratchbuilt parts!

That would drive me crazy...oh yeah...

Have a safe trip Vik!