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2012/07/20 19:59:36
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
It only smells for a week or so, less if you clear-coat it, but they will change color if you just use the supermarket variety, Is the Secret Weapon basil dyed? If so, dying or painting dried herbs is a bitch, how much was the Secret Weapon leaves and how much comes in the pkg?
If you get Woodland Scenics, buy the big quart shaker bottles of flock, they don't make one blended as nicely as GW's Glade Grass though..that is good stuff, and they give you a decent-sized tub.
"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog : It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
I'll ask Galorn, he's got a Basil-fresh bag. I don't recall it being dyed.
Meanwhile, a Supply Drop from the UK finally arrived (oy) with parts for the final Salvage...Valkyrie? Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
--B.
Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
2012/07/21 01:58:39
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
Well, back in the day, there were rules for Civilian Vehicles. And, as Kid Kyoto said in his thread, in over 25 years, GW has never produced 40K civilian vehicles.
So, civ vehicles are great for terrain, scenarios, kill team, patrol clash, and all other types of mayhem, especially now that 6th edition has such a heavy focus on non-tournament play.
Which suits the -=[_,=- eague just fine.
Also, here's a few shots of things I've been working on, while staring fruitlessly at the...oh, yeah.
FOLKS, I've decided to change the name of The Big O. I cannot, in all good faith, ignore the dictates of my heart. The name of my epic missile-launching Adeptus Mechanicus creation is now:
ORDINATUS FALKEN
A bitz bag to whomever "gets it" first. DIFFICULTY: NO Internet Searches! Either you KNOW it and GET it, or you DON'T. No posers.
Also, I've decided to paint the missiles white, due to me not wanting to put up with "Red + Green == Christmas" jokes.
Now, back to the pictures.
I've been fiddling with the last of the Salvage Valks. I have a bit of a setback, because I couldn't straighten out/recover the heat damage of the tail booms. But I was able to experiment with some stuff, and get some forward progress. It'll be a few days to a week before I can make serious progress, but you can see where I'm going.
So, first, the original Valk. It is the one in the center.
New and old parts, after stripping the valk into major components/assemblies.
A new firewall/bulkhead for the cockpit.
And test-fitting a boom and wing.
Finally, in honor of Dave's Orkmower...
Thanks for watching.
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Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
2012/07/21 02:25:30
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
I honestly don't get the reference either, and google didn't help for that matter lols
Yeah Civie vehicles makes sense, I was tempted to do something with this: http://blightwheelminiatures.jumpseller.com/staghound-mk4 as something vaguely civie like... and I havent found anything else so far that I liked enough to use.
Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
2012/07/21 03:15:53
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
My guess on the Falken then Falk is the swedish word for falcon. and the falcon flies down to its prey at an increadible speed. the enemy/prey will never see it coming (kind of happily unaware). just like the missiles on your ordinatus when they are launched.
This is EPIC! I was gonna Say WarGames honest, but I read it too late.
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"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog : It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
Well, I guess it is good that Galorn only lives a few miles away from me.
And, yes, it is a Tau Walker. Design and WiP is in the thread and in my gallery.
@dave: It is part of my developing "Imperial Guard Field Repair Station " scenery.
Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
2012/07/21 12:25:23
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
That Civilian Truck is looking good Brian, nice quick kitbash. Did you get any inspiration from that thread posted with more civilian vehicles? There's some real cool stuff in there!
Folks, a quick FYI. I was laid off, this morning (over the phone, no less). I'm going to be off-line for a bit while I concentrate on my vmware ICM class, and acing my VMware certification exam, so I can improve my chances of getting a new job.
Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
2012/07/24 02:03:12
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
That totally sucks that they couldn't even do that to you face to face! Cowards! And I wonder how this is supposedly a "recovering" economy with folks getting laid off so much?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Lot's of luck in getting back on your feet man!
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2012/07/24 02:05:36
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
Briancj wrote:Folks, a quick FYI. I was laid off, this morning (over the phone, no less). I'm going to be off-line for a bit while I concentrate on my vmware ICM class, and acing my VMware certification exam, so I can improve my chances of getting a new job.
That really really sucks. let me know if there's anything I can help with.
Sorry to hear about that Brian, I hope everything works out in your favour
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2012/07/24 04:27:51
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
Oh man..so sorry to hear. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. Please.
"dave you are the definition of old school..." -Viktor Von Domm My P&M Blog : It's great how just adding a little iconography, and rivets of course, can make something look distinctly 40K-adamsouza
"Ah yes, the sound of riveting.....Swear word after swear word and the clinking of thrown tools" "Nope. It sucks do it again..."- mxwllmdr
"It puts together more terrain, or else it gets the hose again...-dangledorf2.0
"This is the Imperium, there is no peace, there are only rivets" -Vitruvian XVII
"I think rivets are the perfect solution to almost every problem"- Rawson
More buildings for the Building God! -Shasolenzabi
2012/07/24 06:31:20
Subject: +*+ July 15th, 2012 - Mini-Update: Civilian Truck +*+
well... another fine gentleman down on his luck... for those that know me... i am pretty much a red sock (so not one of the right wingers at all...) and seeing this and the deeds of the have-to-much... well i hope that the punishment will arrive soon for those that even can´t act decent in such circumstances... really... there is definatly the need for a revolution...
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