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Viktor von Domm wrote:oh...well...i am totally torn between all the things i want to do...tho i have to admit...i am not the detail painter myself...so painting up lil men always brings me to frustration...so building bigger things like vehicles is much more intrinsic positive feedback...but yeah i gotta revisit the lil men too... and soon...^^

and about the titanic...hurhurhur... update...in the night time... i had to flip the torso upside down for glueing and thus it needs to be a bit more cured to make a pic...

Well start of small then work up to large. (painting modles I mean)!

Totally agree with HAZZER and don't forget practice makes perfect……. I am thinking of using Empire great swords with a mix of guard with a little steam punk feel thrown in on top of all my other half finished projects


Paint takes a bit of getting use to I found, stages is the only way to get the finish you want and don't rush it, thats how accidents happen

If you get it on steam, be sure to add me ^^
also, mods for fallout are pretty useful/funny/epic, though quite a few of them are... *ahem* about the opposite gender, if you know what I mean

This blog is amazing; read through nearly every page. I have lots of inspiration ofr my own steampunk Imperial Guard army. Keep up the absolutely outstanding work!

i am sure i will try to get my fair share of...*ahem* mods^^ i grab what i can... *nudge, nudge, nudge*

well i can do a decent paintjob if i feel like it...but even the slightest higlight gives me the creeps to do^^

at LDD... greatswords witha steampunk feel to them... love to see a first try out mini of yours... grey/green even^^


so i promised and now i deliver:

again putty made my day... i know it looks like i just globbed the chewing gum on the pelvis of the knight... but that is this liquide nail stuff i keep jabbing about... it can later on be sanded acordingly to the needed look... i aplied it now rather sloppy but all will be mended in the end... still not to be seen are any froms of limbs as i am still figuring out the length of siad limbs... i have recently realized that the cut pipes i made would make too long legs... so i need to resize them...

anyway...torso:




cheers, vik


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Hello recycledgenius!!! i must have updated over your recent comment^^

well thank you sir! you read through all of this? dear lords... i hope you haven´t sustained any serious harm while doing that

be sure to give a hint of your work... i see you are either a freshman or a longtime lurker^^ and thus i welcome your apeareance here with great joy^^ and a very promising sig i see^^

cheers, vik

neat what did you use for those hips?

the hips are made from
a: a bobbin
b: two empty rolls of sellotape...the clear rings you see...
c: two caps from cough syrup bottles...the white caps on the outer positions... the hipsection is glued together with plastic glue... but needed two days to cure fully...

The BOT is taking shape! I wonder what kind of arms he will get?

Yeah even stateside we have some vids that also give us a blanked screen with a "sorry" message

The torso is looking good vik! Keep it up man!

I agree. Wasn't sure what was going on with the one before it, but now I get it.

thanks mates...

and i am currently installing the game of the year edition of FO3^^

yay^^


now i can pester you with some nice screens soon too^^

Looking good so far, great use of objects from the house I have to say Vik when it comes to recourses you are THE MAN !.

In the after mass of the post apocalyptic war you will be called upon for you're scavenging skills

I am just picking parts that might be of use at the moment for the S-P army, but as soon as I do something to show you will be the first to know

I also want to use the Victoria lamb Rough riders in it as well, her sculpts just scream S-P to me, however converted mounts is a must some clockwork legs and maybe a complete clockwork mount

Just watch out Vik, even at the early stages, something like a Mole rat can kick yer butt!

yup... i spent all my 10mm rounds against some nasty giant ants... now i am slugging with a baseballbat again...

at LDD... yep...´m a scavenger by heart^^

the victoria lamb stuff is most excellent! i got the highlander kit from a friend here on dakka as a present... joeren!

and i have to say i love their stuff!

as for a mechanical steed...hmmm... i know there is a mechanical steed available with a general from WHFB but that might be a bit pricey... maybe you would be willing to sculpt your own ...i think you could come up with a good product on your own...

Happy Hunting, Vik.....

Early on, just scavenge what you can from mailboxes/garbage dumpsters, and old ruined homes, cans and bottles anything so that you can get bottle caps to trade for more bullets and other stuff. Also, do not let yourself be surrounded, best to run if you can and lure them singly. That includes Raiders. Take and upgrade armor, there is all kinds to do so, also so nice to fix armor and weapons with copies of same kind off those badguys.


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Oh yeah, use the V.A.T.S to get better damage as well. Helps save bullets, that Pipboy-3000 is a miracle!

at fist i didn´t get what that V.A.T.S. was... then after accidentially hitting the "V" button i understood... now i just have to really get to know that system... and yeah... i look in every non empty canister ...thank the lords that at least the game is fair enought to say whats empty and what not...



thanks max^^

V.A.T.S. is your best friend! Though at later stages of the game V.A.T.S. gets slightly boring and shoting without it is very disturbing, well, at least for me...

well i managed quiet a lot of headshots already without vats but i see that i would have saved lots of amo...i am rather stuborn when it comes to RTFM^^ but i should do that now^^ by the way... what key is the screenshot option?

That's why you get the mod to stop the bullets being redirected depending on skill, instead skill determines the spray like a normal FPS.

Should be F12 in steam.

well... the FPS thing is something i have to get used to now... all the other parts of the FO saga where not the action type... you could plan your movements better back then... now there is so much dynamics...ohoh^^


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will try that out too... i have the hardcopy version so to speak... but i think it is the same... wouldn´t make much sense to be otherwise...

Aye, mods should save you a lot of troubles, indeed.
I've played the game right after the relise, so there weren't any mods at all... But there were a lot of swer words, whan I tried to play the game FPS-style!

By the way, El Vic, do you have the game on Steam?

er...what does that mean on steam... i didn´t buy it on steam if that´s waht you are asking... i wlaked to a shop here... or do you mean i could register the game there?

Yes, I asked if you have your game registered on the Steam. I had my copy on CD aswell, but it required the Steam registration.

Titan is shaping up nicely Vic!

Behind Megaton, near where some mole rats spawn, there is a hollowed out rock (you can see it has sticks pointing up around it) in that hollow rock is a sniper rifle and other goodies, use it

Go to the Scrapyard and kill all the raiders but don't hurt the dog (Dogmeat) he is the best companion you can get right now- he basically acts as a Tank for you, holding aggro so you can shoot them from a comfortable distance. Dogmeat will also take care of molerats and other bugs without any help from you for the most part. If he dies, or gets lost he will be waiting for you outside Vault 101.
Use your map to quick-travel around once you have explored map areas.

Print Screen key takes your screenshots

Welcome to the Wasteland bro!!

That sniper rifle comes in handy throughout the game... Find it ASAP......


But be carefull, you will be attacked by three giant molerats when you get close......

I agree, the sniper is damn useful, but I've commented about the arms for the fourth time now, with my internet not letting me post it
I think the weapons wound be better in place of the wrist/forearm, rather than wrist/shoulder mounted, though that's just personal preference as to how I like my killing machines

If it kills, I like it......

thanks jake!

now that is a very good hint dave... or better two! i will try to do that... by the way... has anyone ever felt a bit dazzled after playing FO3 after a while? should i visit a doc? (no kiddin` here)

thanks max for the hint too!

and dave... yep...i am knee deep in junk^^ the wasteland is calling^^


at ishkatar... should i register? i usually don´t do that... beside i wasn´t pushed to do that by the instalation process...and if i do...what benefits would be there? i am rather unknown to the game in general...what could be achieved by a registered game at steam?



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at shrike... shoulder mounted weapons... hmm... that could be done... like the rocketlaunchers of a madcat...i think that could be looking good if i can manage it right...

beside each arm will get a clamp looking hand... so that might be another reason to make the guns shoulder positioned...