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i second that to the letter, no use in rushing your hobby. after all it´s leasure time, isn´t it?

vik

A Black Ram wrote:

LeBaron wrote:

l33tninj4 wrote:God Finger dreadnought would be pretty scary.

That it would. I've got a lot of diffrent things planned though I may steal agroszkiewicz's Nidnought idead as I quite like it and it could give my Dreadnoughts a bit more height (that's my main issue with them right now).

Do not god finger me.


Wow, you should do tau with all of those gundam bits, but spikes and skulls go a long way with chaos.

Please, for the love of all that is noxious and impure....don't add spikes to gundam bitz. Please.


Go for the 'nid parts though, they work great with chaos. My only problem is that I'm running out of mechanical parts to model cybernetics with.

The spikes on Gundam bitz is still sort of in the air but it wouldn't be added to things like arms or legs. If spikes were added then they would be on things like shoulder pads (though not a lot look good with spiked shoulders) and on the shields to count as that CC weapon. Either way, spikes on the Gundam bits is still very up in the air.


Now, you may see some spikes on my Dark Tau (for I still lack a good name) units because they would be an odd batch. I personally believe that, if a Tau were given the freedom to do whatever they wanted, it would be a sort of mass chaos/hysteria. For the entirety of their lives they are fighting "For the Greater Good" and personal want is zero to none. Now, take that person and tell them they can do what they want, when they want, and how they want. It's likely they will show no restriction in their actions and each choice will be a sporadic "at that very moment" sort of decision so you can expect to see a lot of different types of Dark Tau flooding my battlefields. The "Dark Kroot" will show up too but I've got a little something special planned for them.


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So, a few friends of mine who look in on this blog every now and then asked me what fan fic I was working on. Well, the answer is A Man of Krieg. Thought I'd throw it up here just so you all can see what else I do in my free time.

I've started work on a second peice of terrain (not House Atlantic). It will be a destroyed building complex.

your avatar looks so hilarious^^ santa nurgle, lol

vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:your avatar looks so hilarious^^ santa nurgle, lol

vik

I prefer Papa Nurgle Claus.

PNC sounds like a drug^^

vik

lol


So, I may be making a Libby dread and I was trying to figure out which way I wanted to take it and I think this mock up will sort of show the direction I've chosen.





I'm also working on some ruined building terrain which I've just got the very very first peice done. (sorry if they're a little blurry)






As always, C&C is welcome.

i´m not sure with that gundam/transformer thing as a libby to be honest... i thinkthe dread body is still needed for that official look...

do you only use knifes for your styro terrain? looks like you are a very clean cutter...whats your secret? i tend to mess up a whole apartment with those small white balls from it. they fly everywhere...and if i use the pink foam its still messy like hell... also my cuts look so crappy.

back on topic, the terrain looks good to me. will be a good looking ruin.

vik

Battle brother Domon Kasshu is always ready to dispense the Emperor's justice.... G Gundam style.

Viktor von Domm wrote:i´m not sure with that gundam/transformer thing as a libby to be honest... i thinkthe dread body is still needed for that official look...

do you only use knifes for your styro terrain? looks like you are a very clean cutter...whats your secret? i tend to mess up a whole apartment with those small white balls from it. they fly everywhere...and if i use the pink foam its still messy like hell... also my cuts look so crappy.

back on topic, the terrain looks good to me. will be a good looking ruin.

vik

The Gundam won't be used for the libby, it was just to sort of show the pose and overall feel to the dread I will be eventually using.

I usually use a styrofoam cutter (just a cheap one) for long cuts but I also use a box cutter and exacto-blade for large cuts and small section cuts respectively. I also but foam that's meant for insulation and, there for, has a film on each side so it doesn't chip as badly.

saw the silver side on that stuff, isn´t that expensive?

do you use your foamcutter indoors? does it stink?

and for the libby, mind doing some other poses as well, so we could see what potential these casting hands have? i saw a tut on how to create a fire effect for a terminator libby done with GS and his pose was cool looking, maybe you should have a look...
mom checkin´my subs...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/314801.page

vik

The sheet was 4'x8' and 1/2" thick and cost about $13 which is only a dollar more then the stuff at Lowes. I use the foam cutter inside all the time and it doesn't have any odor (none that I can smell anyways). Though the silver stuff sometimes gets caught on the heating wire if it's not hot enough.

i´ve read lots of warning tho for uses of foam cutter indoors. hmm they are nevertheless best for cutting foam ....

I like the direction this is going and really like the idea of a libby dread, I've always felt the dread looked incomplete stocky legs huge torso to me they look liek they are missing a head and got cut off from the knee down.

Whats the metal on the foam terrain?

If you have a heat gun (or your gentle with a solder iron) you can seal the foam for spray painting without extra parts just pass it over the piece a few times and the foam will condense into a plastic just sand the roughness (if needed) and paint.

Santobell wrote:I like the direction this is going and really like the idea of a libby dread, I've always felt the dread looked incomplete stocky legs huge torso to me they look liek they are missing a head and got cut off from the knee down.

Whats the metal on the foam terrain?

If you have a heat gun (or your gentle with a solder iron) you can seal the foam for spray painting without extra parts just pass it over the piece a few times and the foam will condense into a plastic just sand the roughness (if needed) and paint.

Well, my dread will still have the huge body but it's legs will be extended as well the arms; hopefully, it will will get a more human shape to it and look far more menacing.

I don't think it's metal but if it is it cuts with a hot foam wire just the same.

Do you have any tuts on this process?

Well, been feeling like ing gak the last few days so nothing much got done. I did base and finish (for the most part) the ruined building that I was working on last time I updated which I will show off here. I like it but, as always, C&C is welcome.




I also have gotten my hands some very very very nice pieces of foam in which I will be using for some large scale terrain projects.

I've got two foam boxes, one in good and one in meh condition.


I've also got several pieces of foam that came with them.


Plus two large pieces that will make up a hanger door,


And a silo of some sort.



Alright, everyone, take it easy!

The shape looks nice...

Sorry, I haven't commented yet for lack of time...

I'm not really sold on the dreads, though they look cool, the use of other "toys" , even though they match the scale, casts them away too much from the 40k Universe for my taste... Plus, I don't know the C&C universe much you're talking about (I just read the wiki), so I'll focus on following the scenery evolutions, which seem on a good way to awesomeness!!!

Good luck!

ah the new matertials look very promising...go wild on them.
also i lkie the way you inserted structure in the existing ruin...looks more lifelike now...

Ok, so with the breaker now fixed (really, the damn thing blew about eight or so last night and I had to wait till morning to get a new one) I can do a little update. House Atlantic will now only be the castle and the silo that I showed off will be part of the Delirium Trigger that I was talking about earlier. I'll try and to explain it more later but now, sleep.

Peace, guys and gals.

Alright, everyone, I've not been working on too much for the army as of late. I did do a lot of work on another piece of terrain which is rather large but still needs a few things done to it but, seeing as Christmas is right around the corner, I don't want to buy supplies until I know what I've got.

I have been busy though and you can see the fruits of my labor here in this still in progress story: A Man of Krieg. Enjoy.

LeBaron

I haven't posted my works lately so I'll do a quick update. Here is a Ruined Complex I've been working on. It's yet been based.







As always, C&C and the like is welcome.

again i can onyl praise the cuts you´re able to make...and ask:

where on earth are you gonna store the lot of your creations?

got your own storehouse for storehouse ruins?^^

vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:again i can onyl praise the cuts you´re able to make...and ask:

where on earth are you gonna store the lot of your creations?

got your own storehouse for storehouse ruins?^^

vik

This one was a real bitch to cut, to tell the truth. The parts that were closed that would make up the roof and walls are about 1" thick while the roof has parts that are up to 2.25" thick. I had to do a bunch of angle cuts to eventually get to where I could cut the holes I made. Like I said, a real bitch.

As for storage, well, they are just sitting in my room as of right now. Don't have any place to store them but, that may change. Who knows, I may start selling what I make to make room and give me a bit more money for more things. Never know...

a the old idea...making money in your spare time^^ i always dreamed about doing some stuff thats making fun but still keeps me in money...well as i am not really a looker i couldn´t do the obvious^^

vik

Wow, your terrain pieces looks very promising and cool! Love big multi story buildings.

Viktor von Domm wrote:a the old idea...making money in your spare time^^ i always dreamed about doing some stuff thats making fun but still keeps me in money...well as i am not really a looker i couldn´t do the obvious^^

vik

Sorry to break it to you, Vik, but I'm one hell of a looker. Plus, I'm funny and, well, you can guess the other! (don't know how he got on the top of the page. )

Rose_Mountainz wrote:Wow, your terrain pieces looks very promising and cool! Love big multi story buildings.

I have another box, same size, that'll be used for an intact building.

so i guess it is in fact your brother in all your vids...? LMAO^^

sorry only rejoking couldn´t resist^^

vik

Ah, Vik, you are a son of a grox if I ever saw one. HA.

this starts to look like some swordfighting contest of the old monkey island games...

and your probaly right...i loose my hair on my head and on the bum it spreds like wildfire...

but at least you are so nice to the public to shroud your mug with a mask in your avatar....this is after all a family friendly site and small children could get frightened by your sight...
may i ask one question though: what do you do with all the dead birds and other animals that litter your way through life that has seen your true self?

vik