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maybe i will...... i have some idea's for a fun chaos list. a list you will not see very offten

ok fatty i consider using SM codex forthe robots... but for now i am not really convinced completely which one...

also sanity is so overrated^^

as for LDD... started a thread yet?^^ lol
and that pic i will need definatly for referrence to make my own lewis gun... very helpful...shows how much detail is indeed needed to make that convincing look...in essence it isn´t that much...which surprised me in a way...

shrike...Definitely, because no good gig ends in "and we all went home early to get a good night's sleep"

that is such a cool line of yours...that made my day^^

at alphaomega...are you referring to your current amry project of the britanians? lol... but as long as everything here keeps you here we are satisfied^^

at RW...thank you sir...^^

at anvildude and the rest who had thoughts about casting the robots...well...

today i began to work on a project that might or might not lead to creating "bitz" to make a posable robot...i try to keep for now true the Mk I concept of rivetto...with some minor tweaks that needed to be done... on the following pics you can see almost two complete all PC robots...in the making of course... as i need to rethink the build and the components i need to make a full robot i built for now four sets of arms, four sets of legs ...the plan is to built one robot completly and while doing so getting the hang of things to make a freely posable robot kit... thus far i have kind of that achieved with the legs and will tomorrow invest time in the arms...

see and judge for yourself...:





hips and shoulder joints...i plan for now to keep thse seperate for better posing abilities... the set might be a bit special as it might need more parts to assemble than a guardsman or marine...



hands...

Viktor von Domm wrote:shrike...Definitely, because no good gig ends in "and we all went home early to get a good night's sleep"

that is such a cool line of yours...that made my day^^

could this (finally) be sigworthy?

that torso with just the legs reminds me of:


^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:

at alphaomega...are you referring to your current amry project of the britanians? lol... but as long as everything here keeps you here we are satisfied^^

Yes I am. And there are re-enforcements on the way this week so more puppetry madness (and maybe the conversion of a puppeteer to come too...)

But I do have to say that this Blog has helped keep me interested in wargaming, been reading even if I haven't posted, the banter, the homemade minis and the comradeship are pretty incredible

I may not rivet but I do like watching others do it

wallace and gromit...lol...

and i too realized i have no quote from you in my sif...unforgivable...and to be changed... but i fear this wont stay there for long.... whan you come up with something better i will update it^^

done!^^


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Viktor von Domm wrote:

at alphaomega...are you referring to your current amry project of the britanians? lol... but as long as everything here keeps you here we are satisfied^^

Yes I am. And there are re-enforcements on the way this week so more puppetry madness (and maybe the conversion of a puppeteer to come too...)

But I do have to say that this Blog has helped keep me interested in wargaming, been reading even if I haven't posted, the banter, the homemade minis and the comradeship are pretty incredible

I may not rivet but I do like watching others do it

thanks mate^^ a big compliment by you^^

if i was a bit better at GS i probably would have attempted something crazy as these puppets myself... i love them but atm i don´t have the funds to get them...but they are simply sweet lil chaps...and a puppeteer?...how...i like that idea... but shouldn´t this one be then substantial bigger than the bretonians?...

Oh wow Vik, you're really on a roll with those parts! Fascinating!

you truly ain´t seen nuffin yet... when the chop-it arrives there is no holding back then... for now the "bones" of legs and arms are not really precisley cut... that will change and production will double...heck, there will be no stopping.... i porbably could outbild resin casting then^^

HAHA That's the spirit! I should imagine your machine of mass-production should arrive some time this week don't you think Vik?

i can only hope so... anything in your postbox recently? i doubt it...sadly...

I have to ask Vik, how tall are your Robots?

i will measure them tomorrow... but they are a small bit taller than your average guardsmen... maybe i can make a comparrision shot witha termy, SM and a guardsman.. i think around 32mm...also it depend on the positioning of the legs and the hatwear...

That is the perfect scale for most things

Looks like your PC stock will be running low at this rate your on a rampage Nice job with the multi pose and good call on doing the joints separate will make it easier for lining up later and look more realistic.

Thats the problem when trying to do multi pose parts I did some torsos which I casted they were ok but slightly out so nothing matched properly bugged the hell out of me …….

This multi pose set you are producing what will consist of different heads, toros, legs, arms, hats, weapons ect and how many parts will you be manufacturing

Plus your guard have you stopped with them or are they still moving along slowly in the back ground ….. just noticed one in the back picture

Why do you think resin gives you cancer, I thought that was only if you sand it with out any mask

well i think it is unavoidable to to work with resin and not having to sand it now and then... and since i work in the living room...i coudl of course go into the cellar...but our neighbers look always as if i would butcher kids there when they see me in the cellar... and i am not a good planner so i skip planning for spontaneous hobby work... so i couldn´t make an all resin session in the cellar...

well shortly i have to invest into some more PC...that is for sure... need more rods and other shapes as well...also plain card too...^^

Thats the problem when trying to do multi pose parts I did some torsos which I casted they were ok but slightly out so nothing matched properly bugged the hell out of me …….

This multi pose set you are producing what will consist of different heads, toros, legs, arms, hats, weapons ect and how many parts will you be manufacturing

...totally with you... that´s why i have benn thinking about it for quite some time... actually i am atm not that satisfied...the feet, namly the ankles need a rework too...

good question... how many would be good for a full sprue? or should i do just a one mini sprue? but with so many posable limbs in parts to get a fully individual posable mini?...it is a conceptual question and i´d be thankful for a descriptive answer to that one...

and the IG...that is the true IG´s will see more work... probably when the effect of working with PC has run out a bit, paining IG´s will start again...(i might be disatracted a while longer tho as i plan to make a tank out of PC soon too^^)

Well, firstly you have to be careful disappearing into cellars it will get you a bad name and strange looks from your neighbours thats for sure … so for the mean time resin is on hold as for an option.

As for a sprue I would go with 1 maybe 2 torsos designs 5 heads hats as a separate option, arms 3 of each (left and right just incase) unless you are doing double handed weapons in which case 2 sets of them as well legs 3 sets of legs 4 if you want one kneeling.

Good I have been looking at your IG and I had done a few similar using the pistolers set which I dug out and have to say was keen to revisit and was hoping you were carrying on with yours as well.

i am looking forward to see your sprue.
and what is it with neighboors that think all sorts of stuff
heappens in cellars. I know my neighboor grows some plants in his cellar..... where neighboors come on we know every one in our block

fatty wrote:i am looking forward to see your sprue.
and what is it with neighboors that think all sorts of stuff
heappens in cellars. I know my neighboor grows some plants in his cellar..... where neighboors come on we know every one in our block

Does this neighbour have a lot of visitors by any chance

i am currently stretching out my tendril to make my regular IG cadian footsloggers look more steampunky... rawson and i have been talking about some headswaps there...and jake is currently working on some new guns... so this is something i have to take into acount fro when going back to those minis... tho i still have some pistoliers heads that i want to use on some already put together guardsmen...

as for the sprue...who...that is quite a big list... for only two true robots that could be made... you have to see that all those arms and legs could be easily be made into full minis by just getting a small box as a body...that would be pretty unadvatageous for me...i would loose on much money^^ but in essence that is a good idea i would wish for my own needs^^

well it is a rather open cellar and lit by sunlight most of the time...so not really the place for any sinister schemes...^^and it is godawfully untidy^^ and cold these days too...

Vik, what you need to do if the neighbors are like that is to go in there sharpening a knife whispering "Soon, soon" softly to it.

What kind of head swaps are you talking of ? as for the sprue I thought you were doing it for your self so you start to build a larger force quickly, however even for resale you still do 2 torso designs just enough in the pack to cover all arms or legs.

This way you can bring out an update sprue which relights the interest and encourages people to buy more of the first set …… we call it marketing after sales GW could learn that instead of running law suits all the time

LOL....well...i doubt that that would be a good career move...

a guy i knew back in school always played around with a lighter...whenever someone was getting on his nerves... he was a friendly guy...he just played the pyro...^^ well as much as i know anyway^^

Shrike I know it says location behind me (witch some how I doubt very much ) but is it snowing where you are as bad as it is here Lincolnshire

lone dirty dog wrote:What kind of head swaps are you talking of ? as for the sprue I thought you were doing it for your self so you start to build a larger force quickly, however even for resale you still do 2 torso designs just enough in the pack to cover all arms or legs.

This way you can bring out an update sprue which relights the interest and encourages people to buy more of the first set …… we call it marketing after sales GW could learn that instead of running law suits all the time

that i ahve to reread tomorrow... i think that is an ineresting point there...

now i need some sleep...it is always so hard to get the key´s out of my nose when falling asleep at the computer...^^


cheers, vik

Or you could just drag a large bin bag with a dummy in it down to the cellar and then punch it on the way quietly saying shut up then smile at your neighbours


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Night mate don't want keys up your nose

Nope, nothing. My order from Zinge is late too, stupid US Customs nowadays...Everyone is guilty now before being proven innocent.

lone dirty dog wrote:Shrike I know it says location behind me (witch some how I doubt very much ) but is it snowing where you are as bad as it is here Lincolnshire

Depends how much snow you're getting. My town is surrounded by hills so we don't get much snowfall, but it's a good few inches, which is more than normal.

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lone dirty dog wrote:Shrike I know it says location behind me (witch some how I doubt very much ) but is it snowing where you are as bad as it is here Lincolnshire

Depends how much snow you're getting. My town is surrounded by hills so we don't get much snowfall, but it's a good few inches, which is more than normal.

Yes we seem to be getting a rather heavy full here at least 4 inches in the lower areas more where it has collected with the wind up to 6 inches or more, was just wondering as we were not really meant to get that much according to the weather HAH HAH LOL ….

Well Vik, for robots, plain robots, best to go with the regular Marines Codex. Plain Vanilla Marines.

It snowed 4 inches here last night, then was warm all day, made a bunch of slush, and now it's gonna refreeze. End of the world weather.