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Grimy truck is great, v realistic effects.

Nice work on the dark skin graven.

Slinky wrote:Grimy truck is great, v realistic effects.

Thanks! I do love filth

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice work on the dark skin graven.

Much obliged buddy. I enjoy doing darker skin tones and if I'm being completely honest find them easier.

I am currently toying with the idea of doing Valkyrie as MCU/Exiles, as the sculpt could lend itself to well to this, I reckon. It's interesting that the in-game Baron Mordo is already heavily MCU rather than comics (which is no bad thing), despite them not having the cinematic license. Speaking of which, I've been buildling him and other mystics - he's an astonishing sculpt, but sadly I won't get to play him much, as the boy has already twigged how potent an addition he is to a Web Warriors team. However, I do still find I am frustrated by the gapping still present in some of these figs (especially at shoulder joints), considering how ridiculously expensive they are. Clea was particularly bad for it

As mentioned, I am on a bit of a terrain kick, although still ferociously avoiding painting my fantasy stuff out of sheer spite. So, I decided to modify the second Daily Planet Newsstand a bit

QuickStop sign to follo, across the top line. And of course, the impromtu bedsheet sign will read I ASSURE YOU, WE'RE OPEN
Like Dante says, I'm not even supposed to be here today...

I have accidentally discovered I am getting a whole pile of geekery from the wife this year, plus she wants me to make a Venetian-themed book nook for living room. If that's not an excuse to buy some Carnevale models, I don't know what is

Graven

WHich slot do friendly neighborhood do goodness get put into on the recycling truck? I would assume paper as that’s what they are both printed on and smacked with, but plastic might be a viable spot with all the action figures .

Great paint job on the truck regardless of who gets to throw it or be thrown at it .

Embrace the terrain kit... it is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the hobby when you are feeling it (and have the living space to store it!!)

Thanks for sharing

Loving the Clerks shop, any chance of a mini Jay and Silent Bob?

Or a Bluntman and Chronic, given the terrain is for a superhero game...

Trucks look great together and I'm really excited to see the Quick Stop. Despite having seen Clerks only once, whereas Clerks 2 is one of my favorite movies and lands more often in the player Could you do a golden calf fast food restaurant?

Theophony wrote:WHich slot do friendly neighborhood do goodness get put into on the recycling truck? I would assume paper as that’s what they are both printed on and smacked with, but plastic might be a viable spot with all the action figures .

Great paint job on the truck regardless of who gets to throw it or be thrown at it .

Lol you're a funny man. Definitely paper or maybe compostable waste...

IGtR= wrote:Embrace the terrain kit... it is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the hobby when you are feeling it (and have the living space to store it!!)

Thanks for sharing

Well, I have a garage and a ... fairly tolerant wife I am working on some other bits of terrain for Deadzone, but I have finally started the Wizards tower. Long road ahead, I've caved and bought the gw creeping vines (half price NIB on eBay, not bad)

Slinky wrote:Loving the Clerks shop, any chance of a mini Jay and Silent Bob?

Well there *is* an STL file for them as a mini on Cults3D... Sadly it didn't print well at all.

Dysartes wrote:Or a Bluntman and Chronic, given the terrain is for a superhero game...

I had originally planned to add a tag of them to the back, actually

Viterbi wrote:Trucks look great together and I'm really excited to see the Quick Stop. Despite having seen Clerks only once, whereas Clerks 2 is one of my favorite movies and lands more often in the player Could you do a golden calf fast food restaurant?

No Mooby's here whatever next? A buddy Christ?? I am actually considering doing a video store though

Busy busy, drowning in marking - November is the hell month in teaching - but eldest and I played Crisis versus the Anti-Monitor in DC Deckbuilding (we won!) and for Marvel switched Venom to Aggression plus built a (hopefully) viable She-Hulk Justice deck . And then, little one has been sick. So stuck looking after her, poor little lump.
Still, did manage to get a couple of pieces done over the last few days. I decided to just go for it with an MCU/eXiles Valkyrie...

I'm so happy with her it's ridiculous. Exactly as I envisioned. I'm also rather chuffed with the Costa coffee cup and irn-bru can on the base

And, as I'm finally cracking on with my Asgardians (which I'd always planned as my primary faction)...

The Mighty Thor! I am very fond of Thor as I teach the movie a lot. Relatively indifferent to the comics, tbh, but then I find that about a lot of Marvel.

Decided to get an irn-bru bottle on the base as a nod to the one in Bro Thor's pad. And at the other extreme, a character I really don't care for: Bullseye.

I like the sculpt, and even though he's a lack lustre character both in the game and the comics, I was surprised to find myself tackling, and indeed enjoying it, nonetheless.

And revisiting an old paint job, for myself rather than a friend:

I still like this hyper-comic style.

Granted I now have 4 cars that are basically the same (1 is still WIP, patience my young padawans) but I think it's like when trendy cars pop up in urban areas, they're everywhere you look.

Also, the biggest, baddest, bestest beastie turned up: Sho-Riu, the Dragon King -

As you can see, he's frikkin huge.

I also have got a lot of legwork done: bases washed on all MCP stuff, Veer myn and assorted scenery all primed, quick stop sign printed... That sort of thing. Not glamorous or pic-worthy, but necessary and feels productive
Hopefully, I'll get more paint on more stuff soon...
Graven

Shi-Riu is an absolute monster isn't he?. He's really fun to paint too.

Nice work on the marvel lot. I'm especially liking the Iron Bro representation! I'd agree with Bullseye. He only really became interesting in the comics when he pretended to be Hawkeye and went completely psycho

I love the car graven! Love it!

MCP stuff is all looking sweet. That Venom is quite an improvement. Brimstone Shenron is an amazing mini. Have fun with that one.

You are a painting machine. That dragon looks like it's going to be an interesting thing to paint and a nice change of pace from all the tiny marvel figs you've been painting. Good to see you work.

The car looks just like my daughters red Prius..minus the body damage .

That Dragon almost got me to jump in on the kickstarter, luckily/unluckily I did not have $$$ at the time.

endtransmission wrote:Shi-Riu is an absolute monster isn't he?. He's really fun to paint too.
Nice work on the marvel lot. I'm especially liking the Irn Bru representation! I'd agree with Bullseye. He only really became interesting in the comics when he pretended to be Hawkeye and went completely psycho

Very fair point. Love a bit of Hawkeye action. And thanks!

Gitsplitta wrote:I love the car graven! Love it!

Cheers mate

youwashock wrote:MCP stuff is all looking sweet. That Venom is quite an improvement. Brimstone Sho riu is an amazing mini. Have fun with that one.

Thanks on all counts!

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:You are a painting machine. That dragon looks like it's going to be an interesting thing to paint and a nice change of pace from all the tiny marvel figs you've been painting. Good to see you work.

Paintasaurus, me
Tbh painting keeps me sane. Well, ish particularly after days like yesterday.

Theophony wrote:The car looks just like my daughters red Prius... minus the body damage .
That Dragon almost got me to jump in on the kickstarter, luckily/unluckily I did not have $$$ at the time.

Yeah I really regret not getting into them at KS, though their dispatch times are all over the place. I'm fairly elbow deep in the next one (SoB adventures) for all the Vikings (though not the Conquistadors and Serpentmen - which I'll no doubt regret) and Trederrans (TANK!)

So, yesterday. We finally got an initial autism diagnosis for the middle boy. I have mixed feelings, honestly - it's good to have what we've long suspected confirmed, but it's another lengthy trek to get him support he'll need as he moves up to high school. I suppose as long as it helps him make sense of himself, that's the main thing.

Right, anyway, onto toys! I've been working on a lot of terrain the last couple...

I'm not even supposed to be here today...

My take on the Quick Stop from Clerks, heavily modding the MCP Daily Planet booth.

The A/C unit and other exterior details are from Brutal Cities, apart from the ladder which is Mantic iirc.

Continuing the cinematic theme...

My take on Razor Fist's car from Shang-Chi

Idiotic name for a not-so super villain. Quite happy with the freehand tags though. Hungry work...

Taco Time!

Deadpool & Bob's Taco truck, you can guess what's next on the WIP pile
But in the meantime, I took a notion to do this fella after watching this week's British Bake-Off:

My 3-D printed Hulk. Need to get a better pic of the eyes/face.

Loved painting this.

Can't quite believe how well the print worked.

Obligatory scale shot, as always

So Deadpool, Bob and Daredevil are currently on the WIP pile, along with the Sanctum Sanctorum which I've primed in various colours for the different brick/stone/metal-work. My creeping vines have turned up also so I SUPPOSE I'd better tackle the wizard's tower *sigh*
Graven

Nice work on the modified building and Hulk print came out great.

The diagnosis of Autism is hard to take when they are older. Our oldest daughter (now18 1/2) got her diagnosis just before graduating high school. I had argued non-stop with the therapist that she was not JUST ADHD for years and even switched doctors twice. Finally got a full day appointment with 8+ hours of testing. Luckily we got it done before she graduated because she can now get lifetime assistance having been diagnosed as a child.

The Quick Stop is a major labor of love, congratulations!

Quick Stop is the best thing. Ever.

Oh, yes! Quick stop came out brill

Theophony wrote:Nice work on the modified building and Hulk print came out great.

The diagnosis of Autism is hard to take when they are older. Our oldest daughter (now18 1/2) got her diagnosis just before graduating high school. I had argued non-stop with the therapist that she was not JUST ADHD for years and even switched doctors twice. Finally got a full day appointment with 8+ hours of testing. Luckily we got it done before she graduated because she can now get lifetime assistance having been diagnosed as a child.

Cheers! Yeah, similar for us with Anxiety. But as long as it helps him, that's the main thing.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:The Quick Stop is a major labor of love, congratulations!

Means a lot pal, many thanks

youwashock wrote:Quick Stop is the best thing. Ever.

*bows in nerd*

Slinky wrote:Oh, yes! Quick stop came out brill

Thank guys, I will *try* to reprint Jay & Silent Bob, and make a video store to go alongside at some point.
Meanwhile, here's a better pic of Bruce:

Weird to do Banner, not Wayne

That's a great Quick Stop rendition, chief.

If you're printing add-on bits, a couple of roller-hockey goals might be an idea

Dysartes wrote:That's a great Quick Stop rendition, chief.

If you're printing add-on bits, a couple of roller-hockey goals might be an idea

Now that is an EXCELLENT idea.

What's next, well, it's the Man without Fear... Daredevil!

Added the oozy barrel cos how else will Turtles mutate?

Never really liked Daredevil till the Charlie Cox / Netflix version. No affinity for the comic at all so tried to lean into the deeper reds of the TV version.

Tweaked the taco truck a bit, decided to add the same comic highlights as the cars.

Wee tag too:

Seems fitting

So, unsurprisingly, on to the Merc with a Mouth

"Do you know how hard it is to impale a taco shell?!"

I'm glad I added the extras, it adds a bit of extra... spice it was a PITA to do, but still - worth it I did the soda spray with the plastic drilled out of the cup

Elder spawn's birthday weekend, so not much else to report. Saw Eternals, better than expected. Might play some Champions tomorrow, his choice though.
Adiós
Graven

Deadpool is great!

Lovely job on all the terrain too.

Looking at your plog is like looking into my future. Most of the minis you paint from MCP are waiting for paint on my bench too Deadpool is a tough one, because I mostly love about the MCP minis, that you don't have choices. And with him I know have head options At least Bob is easy, there will be no Chef's hat

Love the tag on the Taco truck, the Reynolds/Jackman "feud" is just gold.

aku-chan wrote:Deadpool is great!
Lovely job on all the terrain too.

Thanks pal!

Viterbi wrote:Looking at your plog is like looking into my future. Most of the minis you paint from MCP are waiting for paint on my bench too Deadpool is a tough one, because I mostly love about the MCP minis, that you don't have choices. And with him I know have head options At least Bob is easy, there will be no Chef's hat
Love the tag on the Taco truck, the Reynolds/Jackman "feud" is just gold.

nice to see it made sense to someone lol. I actually dislike the general lack of choice ... Though I think my Bob may disappoint you

Well, this weekend was the elder spawn's birthday, so that dominated. He got some good nerd loot (more Asterians, Railroad Ink Yellow, Boss Monster) - raise em right at his request, we saw Eternals (not bad) and played Champions - finally got She-Hulk to work! Still needs a bit of tweaking but she plays well with Hawkeye in particular (he's very fragile, she's designed to take hits for the team).

As promised, or perhaps threatened... BOB!

Agent of Hydra and maker of tacos.

Continuing the comestible theme, with another of my favourite things to consume...

The Daily Grind, variant build for the Daily Bugle booth.

Only comes in the NY Terrain set, which is a bit of liberty if you ask me for something that's essentially a glorified repack.
The Squid, Inc poster is a reference to my DC board, which includes a tattoo parlour of that name
And some street furniture that's seen a few fights
I might smash up the streetlamps a bit, in retrospect.
I'm slowly working on Moonstone and Deadzone terrain, so they may make an appearance before the week, but hey, I am a creature of whimsy
Graven

It always fascinates/baffles me what does and doesn't get traction on dakka even after being on here for 12 years

Work is crazy, because November. I'm also very short of breath atm, which is deeply frustrating. It's just a bug, but post-Covid breathlessness has a tendency to bite back hard.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaanyway. Game night was taken over by Boss Monster, which I narrowly won best of 3 - crucially, the boy loved the game despite some initial misgivings (he was worried it would play too much like a video game), but as he said, it's a pleasingly synergistic card game with deceptively simple mechanics and cracking 8-bit art. Smart kid, don't know where he gets it from He did then proceed to take me down in Railroad Ink Yellow, though, so fair's fair

Meanwhile, I've been working up modular scatter/partial ruin for Deadzone:

I know that some folk find the cube aesthetic frustrating, but I like it a lot and think it's really versatile. I do tend to resort to gluing some clips in place, however, as I can't be bothered making it up completely fresh every time.

You can tell how much of the Mantic team are ex-GW from the interlocking Munda vibe. It's nice to have a good stack - this is roughly a third of the pieces from the starter set.

I'm definitely going to make up a noodle bar amongst some other scatter, channel the blade runner vibe. It's also good to have some terrain that's not too ruined - this ain't the grimdark, after all. I think that it'll also work really well for Crisis Protocol in non-Earth environments, as you want sectional (i.e. throwable) terrain for it also - so scatter would be size 1, a wall would be analogous to a size 2 object (small car), a cube to size 3 (truck, news-stand) and a stack to size 4 (small building) that makes sense, to me at least. So I plan to do most of the rest in a similar way, so that ultimately it can in theory all be stacked together to make one large, sprawling complex also (size 5 - like an apartment block).

And talking of MCP, damaged the lampposts

Much better.
Coming up, more big, BIG terrain...
Till then,
Graven

Those lamp posts look great. Nice work matey!

I love all the little extra newspaper pieces and Billboards you have added to all the terrain.

Gitsplitta wrote:Those lamp posts look great. Nice work matey!

Thanks bud, it's good to have variety

Theophony wrote:I love all the little extra newspaper pieces and Billboards you have added to all the terrain.

I just think that the bases all look a bit samey otherwise. Many thanks!

And ONWARDS! Lord Fancyhat's Townhouse for Moonstone, from TT Combat.

I haven't gone for a fully-furnished interior, as you want the full floor to be accessible in game. Plus, I'm basically lazy.

I have realised what most irritates me about the kit, and it's EXACTLY the same thing as TT's pub: no chimney. Not scratchbuilding one this time, though. But I have left the lintel off one of the rear windows in case I change my mind

Working on the Wizard's Tower next, stonework started and vines attached. Might even get it done over the weekend.
Graven

Nice work on the DZ terrain. I'm a big fan of the blocky, modular look, and it's always a joy to have ideas to steal, er, emulate.

The townhouse is quite excellent. I have nothing in my terrain collection with a playable interior. I may have to rectify that.