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Re-paint on the ships came out great, and you already have a head start on the how-to's for those turbolasers, so, what's stopping you?

Trentch run congrats on the commission stuff, and cool move with the IKEA setup. I'm excited that the IKEA will be opening in St. Louis this fall.

Littletower wrote:Re-paint on the ships came out great, and you already have a head start on the how-to's for those turbolasers, so, what's stopping you?

Well, I'm using all my bits on the commission ones storage, mostly, will be the issue. Hence modular experiements.

Theophony wrote:Trentch run congrats on the commission stuff, and cool move with the IKEA setup. I'm excited that the IKEA will be opening in St. Louis this fall.

Oh, it's evil. But the food is good

Quick update - repair/repaints on the trees are ongoing

Don't mind the owl, nothing sinister there (could do with some more of them, actually, think from the old wood elf sprues - anyone?)

And finished the first sewer grate:

That work for folk?

Cheers,
graven.


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And continuing today's work :


Meanwhile, in Gotham :

Later!

Modular is a great idea for the terrain. Forgot the scale for the star destroyer

Sewer grate came out really well. Wasn't sure how you were going to get the Gotham on there, but you managed it

^Thanks mate. It's etched brass from Secret Weapon. I freakin HATE using etch letters which is why I still have 3 alphabets' worth still not 100 % on the Loot backpack. Maybe add a roll of 1s tumbled out?

by the way... i simply forgot to congratulate you to have achieved the one true goal of hobby-ism any nerd aims for but mostly fails... earning money with his hobby...well done!!!!

the death star trench run?... do it... simply as that! it needs to be done! and after the asteroid base, we know you can do it...
also, from what IKEA furniture piece re these cardboard pieces?...i can see where this leads....

i recently dived into my bitz box... and i know fr sure, i have one of thee owls... let me know if you are in need...

as for the manhole cover... that looks now super!

Some of those Gotham scenery ideas are definitely being nicked for my own incoming BMG stuff! All looking good, and I love the Falcon repaint from the last page!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
by the way... i simply forgot to congratulate you to have achieved the one true goal of hobby-ism any nerd aims for but mostly fails... earning money with his hobby...well done!!!!

You're too kind mate. It's not much, but it's something. I do have a plan for the next base that involves a landing strip etc.

the death star trench run?... do it... simply as that! it needs to be done! and after the asteroid base, we know you can do it...
also, from what IKEA furniture piece re these cardboard pieces?...i can see where this leads....

Metal loft bed for the elder thing. Kids are growing that fast... I'm not sure about the trench, I need to make sure it is easily to store.

i recently dived into my bitz box... and i know fr sure, i have one of thee owls... let me know if you are in need...

as for the manhole cover... that looks now super!

Fab! That would be ace. I really want scattered owls across the various terrain for Gotham. The next part, I think, is some scaffolding and a sign declaring Another Exciting Development from LexCorp coming soon! I reckon Lex would be delighted to stomp over Gotham history.

watched the lego batman movie yet?...you´ll like it^^

and i will ship it asap to you^^

and yeah storage is tof the essence...hmmm....needs some thoughts...

Those are some sexy Commissars there, mate!

Viktor von Domm wrote:watched the lego batman movie yet?...you´ll like it^^

and i will ship it asap to you^^

and yeah storage is tof the essence...hmmm....needs some thoughts...

Thanks buddy We have the Lego Batman: Justice League and Batman: Bizarro league movies

Lord Corellia wrote:Those are some sexy Commissars there, mate!

Well, hopefully they stay sexy when they've turned into Cosplaying, Lollipop chainsaw Harley Quinn fangirls! In my head that sentence makes sense...

Quick test spray for the trench run. Eats paint like nobody's business. Giving this as a free sample to the turbolaser guy


And I did the second Ammo Dump, quite happy with this now - I think it's clear what it is and different enough from the Loot one (which now has a wee roll of $$$)


Board games tomorrow! My very good friend StoneyBoy has quit managing our FLGS to train as a grief/cancer counselor, very noble. I suspect Talisman and King of Tokyo await...

Later,
graven
Cheers chaps

Boy graven, you've got your fingers in all kinds of gaming pie at the moment... Very fun to watch you go! Just wondering who wound you up.

hmmmm.... well... the trench run might get a wee bit complicated due to the height of the "walls" currently...and i am sure it needs plating for texturizing as the mere cardboard is a bit too rocky looking on that scale...

also.... did a head dive into the bitz box...you´ll love it to pieces what´s heading your wayy... i dunno if you have much IG stuff... i put some stuff by that i think will help your loot and amo issues... (after zooming in on the pic...yeah... that stuff....)

hopefully i will be able to post it tomorrow...

@Gits - well, I am a dilettante
@Vik - that's my suspicion also, we'll see how it works out. Thanks for stuff in advance!
Also, more of the lampposts (although I now realise I really need at least 6

Yes, there is a rabbit next to a hole.
I'm actually planning to make a puddle there and play with painting reflections. Cos I'm crazy.

Cos I'm crazy.

we knew dat....

how did you made these lampposts?

They are from the Mantic deadzone scenic accessories sprue. I cut the bottom couple of cms off - blocky, sci-fi, ideal for mounting turbolasers on - and put them on some Fenris Games bike bases I had lying about, added a couple of extra bits (rabbit, more shell cases), et voila! Luckily I think I have the bits to make one more. You need three in game, though you can buy two extra. However, for 2 player, you of course need 6 and I appreciate I should have 3 more sewer hatches too but not sure I can be arsed.

Gotham graveyards looks very promising. Treat it like Pokemon. Play all the factions.

And a bit late, but I've been told Ikea is the Swedish word for crap. Still, they make a nice enough display case, the Detolf. Also I hear the Klingsbo is a decent buy. At least in the US. No idea about UK prices.

Terrain is coming thick and fast, and all looking good!

 Red Harvest wrote:
Treat it like Pokemon. Play all the factions.

Speaking as someone getting into the game myself, that's a very real danger! The good news is that it you pick one of the Bad Guy factions, there's a lot of overlap. For example, things like the Blackgate Prisoners can be used by Joker, Two-face, Bane, League, Penguin, Black Mask, Organised Crime and more, so add any crew starter to a pack of them and you've already got a chunky list, and can expand in plenty of different directions.

speaking of gotham...

just found this...

http://blotz.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23_29_36&products_id=596

i think this could be a nice addition...

All very dark my friend. Love the manhole... wait what? Manhole cover!! whew!

Red Harvest wrote:Gotham graveyards looks very promising. Treat it like Pokemon. Play all the factions.

And a bit late, but I've been told Ikea is the Swedish word for crap. Still, they make a nice enough display case, the Detolf. Also I hear the Klingsbo is a decent buy. At least in the US. No idea about UK prices.

Thanks mate. Yes, I am reminded of the Simpsons - "Enjoy your affordable Swedish crap!" It is not bad price wise here, but you need to be careful what you buy. We've just recovered our ikea dining room chairs for like the 4th time, they're doing well for 12 years.

Paradigm wrote:Terrain is coming thick and fast, and all looking good!

 Red Harvest wrote:
Treat it like Pokemon. Play all the factions.

Speaking as someone getting into the game myself, that's a very real danger! The good news is that it you pick one of the Bad Guy factions, there's a lot of overlap. For example, things like the Blackgate Prisoners can be used by Joker, Two-face, Bane, League, Penguin, Black Mask, Organised Crime and more, so add any crew starter to a pack of them and you've already got a chunky list, and can expand in plenty of different directions.

Thick. Definitely thick. I think Watchmen might be the "good" crew for me; bad guys, I'm still thinking court.

Viktor von Domm wrote:speaking of gotham...

just found this...

http://blotz.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23_29_36&products_id=596

i think this could be a nice addition...

That is lovely. I bet I could make it though.

Solar_lion wrote:All very dark my friend. Love the manhole... wait what? Manhole cover!! whew!

Cheers There are now 2 more. Egad, I hate brass etch.

Meantime, the mad project: in my head, the idea of cosplayers as Harley Quinn wannabes who (as cosplayers are want to do) have reinterpreted her as some kind of Lollipop chainsaw mashup - yes, in my head , that makes sense. So we end up with this:


From this:

Little changes. I hate working with resin almost as much brass! Especially such tiny, fine, beautiful minis. But we have lollipop, a BANG! gun, and a Pop! gun - all very fitting. The chainswords will all get love hearts and Harlequin diamonds, hair will be 2 colour, all in black and red I suspect. Thoughts? Better pics over next couple of days.

Cheers,
graven.

So have begun testing my colour scheme for the walls for my ruined sections of old Gotham, starting with the crumbling churchyard.
Interior test


Needs more corrosion around the grate, streaking, mould on plasterwork etc.


Needs more weathering on bulletholes and some graffiti.

But, in principle, I quite like this. The red clay soil I think adds a nice, bloody contrast, and although it too needs to be darker it feels in keeping, I think.
Thoughts, suggestions, etc?

In other news, I've managed to devise decent storage for my X-wing stuff, and customer was very happy with his laser goodies. He's considering the trench suggestion, so we shall see where that goes.

Played A Touch of Evil last night, excellent hammer horror board game from flying frog, rather Arkham Horror but less lovecraftian. A huge selling point is that you can play against the other worthy investigators or in collaboration - we played a 6 player collaborative against the Spectral Horseman (most powerful in game, though they all are weighted by number of players and individual vs collaborative play), narrowly winning with the loss of only one town elder whose heaving bosom we gamely sacrificed. Excellent stuff.
Trotting on with Gotham scenics for now,
Gracias,
Graven

Excellent, how did you get that effect on the stone?

Cheers!
The basic stone is:
Prime grey
Thin layer of gw khaki
Thin layer of vj cobra leather on the Bricks / ivory on plasterwork
Sepia wash applied in vertical streaks
Earthshade wash applied and allowed to pool
Nuln oil in occasional streaks and blobs at whim.
Dry-brush gw khaki again
Sounds more time consuming than it is.
Hope that's handy.

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Still need to finish painting my commissariat sisters



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stone paint work is Aces!

Sick looking stone works, I could see quite an awesome looking table with that scenery all over it!

shasolenzabi wrote:

 inmygravenimage wrote:



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Still need to finish painting my commissariat sisters



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Thanks man. Living in Glasgow, there's a lot of sandstone about (eg my house), and a lot of neo-Gothic architecture, so I want to reflect that. As for the sisters, I'm really wary of painting figures again after all the problems with my hand. I could see my figure painting deteriorate considerably over 2013-14 and I'm really fond of these models so I want to be able to do them justice.

Knightley wrote:Sick looking stone works, I could see quite an awesome looking table with that scenery all over it!

Thanks mate, much appreciated. Dr H is doing me the centrepiece, the ruined Belltower. I'm also thinking that the doorpiece with eagle from the Shrine of the Aquilla would make a great gothic/deco building from Gotham. I may have also just inadvertently acquired a Poison Ivy Crew...

erm....one needs to be the devils advocate...when i picture gotham... a mixture of chicago and new york in my opinion...then sandstone comes way least... dunno what it´s called but i picture gotham in greys... sucked dry of all life essence...but i agree the sandstone you did looks cool^^

also...nice "bang" pistol there.... what´s the green dot behind that other sister tho?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
erm....one needs to be the devils advocate...when i picture gotham... a mixture of chicago and new york in my opinion...then sandstone comes way least... dunno what it´s called but i picture gotham in greys... sucked dry of all life essence...but i agree the sandstone you did looks cool^^

also...nice "bang" pistol there.... what´s the green dot behind that other sister tho?

Not an unreasonable assessment - I'm just thinking in terms of church architecture, and brick just didn't feel right, nor did grey stone.

The green dot is going to be a giant lollipop The Sisters are now primed

ah... forgot your association chain with the lollipop character from that z´s game...

burned bricks wouldn´t work with that structure methinks...there we are d accord^^