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may the force be with you

we met some storm troopers a coupla years ago at lego land... boy... that was a jaw dropping moment for everybody^^

also... may i be of assistance in terms of paperpache? tear the bitz of paper rather than cut it with scissors ... you don´t want any recognizable hard and straight edges...


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oh and one other thing... let it dry outside...hopefully you have enough wind and sun the next days... that will take a while to dry...

We met a bunch of Stormtroopers and Darth Vader in Whitby abbey of all places. I still have no idea why they were there

As one would expect... the evil kid looks a lot happier than the goody-goody does.

Damn cool Can't beat meeting those two

I was amazed at Salute to see Vader and a Death Star office playing X-Wing (with troopers in the background...)

 Gitsplitta wrote:
You know graven... I've been watching this project carefully but not commenting. I just can't un-see the Tupperware bowls and the printer cartridges. I'm sure it'll look awesome when painted & nothing like it's materials. I guess that's the difference between a League member and a pleeb like me. You guys have that "vision" to see beyond the mundane....

The trick is to turn the object upside down. then look at it. Seriously.

Project is humming nicely.

Ah, the kids posing with the true heroes of the Galaxy instead of that Rebel filth. Good call.

Viktor von Domm wrote:may the force be with you

we met some storm troopers a coupla years ago at lego land... boy... that was a jaw dropping moment for everybody^^

also... may i be of assistance in terms of paperpache? tear the bitz of paper rather than cut it with scissors ... you don´t want any recognizable hard and straight edges...


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oh and one other thing... let it dry outside...hopefully you have enough wind and sun the next days... that will take a while to dry...

Thanks for input matey. I'm going to stick stuff in the shredder and go from there. Sunshine? In Scotland?

endtransmission wrote:We met a bunch of Stormtroopers and Darth Vader in Whitby abbey of all places. I still have no idea why they were there

Darth Vader is pretty goth. It would make sense

Gitsplitta wrote:As one would expect... the evil kid looks a lot happier than the goody-goody does.

Oh absolutely. Joe is totally about being the baddie. He's always Vader, or Joker, or Red Skull

Ruglud wrote:Damn cool Can't beat meeting those two

I was amazed at Salute to see Vader and a Death Star office playing X-Wing (with troopers in the background...)

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That is awesome. Mind you, I once taught Dwight Schultz and Warwick Davis to play Trek CCG. Great guys, both of them, and proper dyed-in-the-wool geeks. I also taught Chase Masterton, who is just as impressive in the flesh as you would hope

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The trick is to turn the object upside down. then look at it. Seriously.

Project is humming nicely.

Ah, the kids posing with the true heroes of the Galaxy instead of that Rebel filth. Good call.

Very wise, and many thanks for kind words. Dan (older one) insisted in looking cross all day as he was a serious Jedi-type. Funnily enough, it's Imperials he wants to learn to play with (boy wants a TIE swarm...)

Started work on the latest acquisition, an A-Wing:

Looks a little on the pink side just now but I'll get it nice and rich rebel red / crusty white yet.

I'm considered painting my bases either black or with a speckled, starfield effect. Thoughts?

More on the base at the weekend. Need glue also, neurologist appointment, so that will hopefully prove interesting.
Later,
graven

definitely speckled bases...to tie them in with the game mat! (see what i did there...)

Troublemaker
Meanwhile, progress on the a wing - right hand side has next layers of whites.

ah... so that a wing is sporting a classic before and now look... what better way than to show us your prowess^^

and i see no trouble coming our way as i see how far you even got with making a star field pattern on your desk...... just change the palette an the background colour and repeat the process you used to get the desk in such a state...

Wow, those extra layers of white really make a difference in the way the model looks. Way to go graven!

Viktor von Domm wrote:ah... so that a wing is sporting a classic before and now look... what better way than to show us your prowess^^

and i see no trouble coming our way as i see how far you even got with making a star field pattern on your desk...... just change the palette an the background colour and repeat the process you used to get the desk in such a state...

Oh, I know, my desk is a right old state.

Gitsplitta wrote:Wow, those extra layers of white really make a difference in the way the model looks. Way to go graven!

Thanks mate, I found it useful to see the transition. Speaking of which, it's done, and I'm rather chuffed with the result. It's on a black base (thank you Trek Wing) - what do we think?



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Very glowy, very yellow engines A-Wings so had to try to convey that also.

Next? back to the papier mache, methinks!
Adios,
graven

She's a beauty mate, you've and got a real talent for painting those tiny space ships.

Very nice work on that A wing!

Thanks so much guys! Really means a lot to me.
Meantime, so, a scale shot with tiny spess-sheeps


And with A Wing:


And the reverse:

Good progress, and yes, nice work on the A-wing.

Thanks boss

So had an appointment with a neurophysiologist, as one of 2 specialists thinks it's a nerve problem (the other one doesn't...)

Had a long chat, good bloke, very dry, and was amused by my story of waking up the other night thinking I was being attacked by a large goose with teeth (his question was, "Do you wake up at night from pain, possibly in a dream?"). Having been poked, prodded, stabbed with needles and zapped ("I'm going to electrocute you now, just so you know"), the end result is...

Don't know.

Well sort of.

It's not nerve damage, it's not carpal tunnel, it's not dystonia, it's not writer's/artist's/modeller's cramp.

Which means not surgery (phew) and not botox.

So what is it? Some sort of musclar-skeletal problem, probably long-term muscle damage.

Next stop, MRI...

TBH, I'm relieved it's not worse, or something sinister, or requiring surgery. So, actually feeling pretty chipper, all in all. Next update on that will be about 10 days or so. Bit of a saga, but by no means the end of the world.

Well that sounds like some good news and some not so good news.

I'm assuming they have tried steroid injections?

Must have used that hand too much for other things when you were younger... you wore it out.

^that was so naughty!!!

graven, have you heard of Fibromyalgia?...my mother in law has it... for over 15 years a mystery illness.... now revealed to her... a tad too late...maybe that would be a good point to check against? it is often confused with other maladies...

and the fact that it is not needed to be treated with OP...well...just to be sure...

and currently it looks all stew to me... maybe a lil priming in between t show up the current structure ... to be later on covered with more paper mache ?...

I have neuropathy in my feet and legs,,,,if I don't take my pills, it feels like electric-fire ants are all over them.

Hey mate... sorry to hear about all the medicalmess going on! But glad that it appears you wont need an op! hopefully you and the docs will work through it thoughouhly and get you back to 100%

The asteroid base is looking good! I agree just now from the pics it looks a bit "bity" but once that basecoat goes on then it will all tie together! Looks good!

Better to find out whats goint on than not. You can't treat what you don't know.

Ships look good. I really need to get into the SW game sometime.

Glad to hear it isn't an operation. Hopefully the other tests will turn up something easy to manage

They would ruin my eyes, they look tiny! Really good paint job you have there!

Knightley wrote:Well that sounds like some good news and some not so good news.

I'm assuming they have tried steroid injections?

Yeah, and they helped, which would suggest carpal, but neuro came up blank.

Gitsplitta wrote:Must have used that hand too much for other things when you were younger... you wore it out.

Viktor von Domm wrote:^that was so naughty!!!

graven, have you heard of Fibromyalgia?...my mother in law has it... for over 15 years a mystery illness.... now revealed to her... a tad too late...maybe that would be a good point to check against? it is often confused with other maladies...

and the fact that it is not needed to be treated with OP...well...just to be sure...

and currently it looks all stew to me... maybe a lil priming in between t show up the current structure ... to be later on covered with more paper mache ?...

all stew! Total German idiom! Only person I know who uses that is my cousin who lives in Weimar. Yeah, it's still a mess...

shasolenzabi wrote:I have neuropathy in my feet and legs,,,,if I don't take my pills, it feels like electric-fire ants are all over them.

Hell's teeth that's a bugger. Though I get very frustrated I count myself lucky it's not far worse.

MagosBiff90 wrote:Hey mate... sorry to hear about all the medicalmess going on! But glad that it appears you wont need an op! hopefully you and the docs will work through it thoughouhly and get you back to 100%

The asteroid base is looking good! I agree just now from the pics it looks a bit "bity" but once that basecoat goes on then it will all tie together! Looks good!

Thanks pal. I have a thought on the asteroid though...

Solar_lion wrote:Better to find out whats goint on than not. You can't treat what you don't know.

Ships look good. I really need to get into the SW game sometime.

it's plastic crack mate, ffg makes gw look like the bloody tooth fairy.

endtransmission wrote:Glad to hear it isn't an operation. Hopefully the other tests will turn up something easy to manage

Ha! Me too! At least we still have the NHS (for now...)

SJM wrote:They would ruin my eyes, they look tiny! Really good paint job you have there!

Thanks! I really want to do a green squadron one next. I am hoping that filling my Amazon wishlist with x wing is enough of a hint for my wife's family come my birthday

Right so, my kettle blew up. And naturally, I thought, What can I salvage?


I quite like the idea of a base, I could mark a fire arc on etc.

Hmm.




Of course, if I were to elevate it then the bottom needn't be flat either. Certainly a possibility, although making more work for myself...

Hmm, well that being the case, should it be low or high?


At game mini height?


Or a bit higher?


Or higher still?
Also, legs or "tower"?

Looks good higher

Right!
So as you may have gathered I've really struggled to find the right fit for the flight stand for the asteroid; until I find the right one, can't progress... There have been some further attempts that I won't bore you with pics of (cocktail stick holder, ice cream sprinkle tub, etc etc). However... Success!


It's too high at present, but plastic wine glass is perfect. Distribution of weight is perfect, but even better...


So it's modular! Well ish. You can take it off, add a fire arc token - just like a real mini.

Really chuffed!

cool choice! i like it already! and somehow that even makes a neat sense all in all too...

http://www.shapeways.com/shops/mel_miniatures

have a look there for X-Wing stuff.