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Nice way to open a new page

Somehow I seem to have become expert in posting seemingly random posts at the start of new pages

Not a skill I had a great desire to improve...

monkeytroll wrote:Somehow I seem to have become expert in posting seemingly random posts at the start of new pages

Not a skill I had a great desire to improve...

Its ok, I know how you feel
Shamless self promotion
Can you go check out my new blog, I would love some feedback (Link In my sig)

I second (or third, whatever) the pee stained mattress - there are three of them out the back of my skanky tenement block right now - I will take a pic maybs!

The dude with the orange hoodie and the heavy bolter looks real well done - I can see his face well enough to see a lotta character in there.

Love those cobblestone post apoc guys - I will get some eventually. Keep up the epic work.

Enjoyed catching up. Looking forward to seeing new work.

Oh Lord, at this point I might as well just take it on the chin and title up the next post "Sweater girls and mattress stains", right? This blog's been heading that way for a while

@LDD - Isn't that always how it works? I'll try for daylight, but I'm in Scotland - we get about four hours a year that couldn't be described as "gray", "grim" or "greetin'". Cheers for the tip though!

@Rogue - Thanks a lot! The graffiti was really fun to do. The back of his top does in fact say CATPIRATE - Great eye, LDD! No seriously, I still have no idea what a catpirate is. It's supposed to be a stylised monkey wrench and 'STA', an autoworks shop, and there's another smaller wrench round the front. Lodge has never worked there, and if you check the tag on the front, it says 'Steve', and there's a stitched up hole. Strange.

@prime - Thanks for the kind words! Fair call on the grit, it could definitely do with a bit more variety. I usually chuck some GS bricks in the mix, but I was out, and feeling lazy on the day I put the base together. Will deffo do on my next one though!

@neil - Thanks! The highlights are a bit of both - They don't all show in the photo, but I didn't go as sharp as I could have either. Really glad you like the face: my plan for his pose was that he was being interrupted while he worked. Have you made any progress on your Tor, by the way? I'd love to see how you've got on! Hope you got all the job stuff sorted, mate

@Monkeytroll - Thanks a lot! Fair play on the highlights, I think I ought to give them another going over before he's done. And that's a little questionable on the HB - it was just a crude gang type logo, but it does look that way. Not much Imperial influence on Caitiff, who knows what goes on? Seems you've got a touch of it yourself, what with your photo finds

@PDH - I was about to say that the drill bit I used was the biggest one I currently have access to, but that would really be playing into your hands... I'll have to go out and get something bigger - maybe i can enlist the help of some friends Thanks for the kind words! The freehand was really fun to do, and not something I've done much of before - can't wait to try my hand at a larger surface when I get some terrain worked up.
p.s. I was really curious about your google search, but that didn't bring up anything nasty for me - you know google bases the results it gives you on what you've previously searched for, right?

@Scrazza - Thanks a lot, that's really kind!

@Weety - Fantastic, thanks for the offer As much as I'd love to see what your neighbours think of you taking photos of their soiled mattresses, I do have one or two skips near me - hard to avoid piss stained furniture in the stundenty areas of a city! Thanks a bunch for the kind words, I really appreciate that.

@Skalk - Glad you're enjoying, and thanks a lot!

Not much in terms of a pictoral update, but a bit of news. I picked up the eden convoy set:

(Not my paintjobs, obviously!)

Mainly for this guy, who I was going to chop to pieces for a QA conversion.


Absolutely scuppered by the terrible casting quality though - mould lines everywhere, blunt, non-defined features and some serious shifts where half the model is on a different plane to the rest of it. Really gutted, as I had a lot of ideas for stuff I could do with these. Could just be the one box, as a different mini I ordered from the same company came through with great casting, but I doubt I'll be able to get a refund after an eBay sale. I'm sure I'll be able to salvage them, but having a bit of a motivation fail. Sorry for the slow progress!

Thanks a ton for the interest though, and I'll get something good up soon, promise.

(even if it's more fisherman jumpers)

"Sweater girls and mattress stains" I thought you were in Edinburgh not Glasgow!

Play into my hand sir....hmmmmm that sounds a little creepy especially after the PM I just sent you of the offending picture.

Oh I've also added the name of the website neil liked so much. Apparently he's added it to his favourites. WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T LOOK AT IT!

You are a cruel, cruel man, Peter. And I accuse that you made the picture enormous on purpose. But seriously, the naked guy with the jumper hat did not turn up on my google images - what have you been looking at??!



Now what did I do with my eye bleach...

Get your money back man and did you pay by payapl ,if so go to the dispute section it tells you what to do contact the seller tell them of the problems, ask for a replacement or full refund but keep copies of all your emails.

After all if the models are gak then get your cash back or a better replacement, if you got a piece of furniture from a shop and it was broken or did not work you would get your money back same thing.

Also where is the mattress

Aye, I was thinking about that, but the box is still in cellophane, and the guy that sold it to me can't really help the state of the casts - it's a guy with about 20 feedback selling off his unwanted miniature stuff. I'd feel a bit rubbish just shunting the cost off to him. I reckon I can still make them work, just with some... modifications. And a fair few hours

Scarper you actually have moderate search turned on? Or do you delete your history a lot.

I promise I didn't make it enormous on purpose it freaked me out something rotten again when i pressed preview!

If your recent purchases are horribly miscast how about using them as those Twists that you've referred to in your fluff? Not Twists... The mutated people that you said you would eventually model up.

I like your heavy - the graffiti was a nice touch. If I may be so bold I would like to see more gangers like this - aggressive, potentially nasty types. Actually, maybe you could use the graffiti to tie in your whole gang in some way - art on their bases or on their equipment....

a cat pirate isnt a thing, (well it is) but its also a way of life!

@ Monkey that is so creepy...
@ PDH tsk ysk tsk .. That was not my fave website you little toerag I am still having panic attacks after that pic and are you showing Scarps your nasty picas again.. he did it to me scarper i just ignored him..you being a doc an all probably used to such grimness.

@ Scarps . pee stained mattress's and girls with sweaters , just rename it now and be done

shame about the castings , mate , I considered picking those up a while back , but the lack of detail really put me off.. as for jobs, I stopped sending my cv out a while back .. need to lower my expectations I think , something I am not to good at .. keeping positive though I doubt even that Scottish weather could dampen the charms of Edinburgh

pee stained mattresses and girls with sweaters sounds like a band name..

Stick a piece of white paper behind it before you shoot the picture in digital macro (zoom in too)- the background depth and darkness is tricking your camera's focus.

Behind the girl or the mattress?

Scarper wrote:I'll get something good up soon, promise.

(even if it's more fisherman jumpers)

You say that like the jumpers are a bad thing

@PDH - Aye right, it filled my monitor all by itself. Totally believable

@Ragsta - Ahh, the Hollows! Good idea actually - I'll have to see what I can do. Thanks for the kind words: and I'll try to include some more graffiti wherever I can, it was a lot of fun to make! The QA are mostly pretty rotten people - hopefully I can show that through as I model up more of them.

@Rogue - Any idea on a genre? Hopefully it's not a descriptive title for the band...

@Neil - I may have left Peter a little surprise from the medical archives in his inbox - don't start a gross-out contest with a medical student! That being said, I have no idea where you find your images either. I'm trying to imagine a context for your last one and coming up pretty blank...

@Dave - Thanks for the tip! Haven't done that with these photos, but will have to try for the next ones. My camera doesn't actually have a macro function (criminal, I know!), but I reckon blocking out the depth should help a ton. Cheers!

Today's update is another QA. Still needs some detailing on the crowbar and his neck, but basically done. Hope you like!





Pretty sure I've mentioned this a few time, but I'm trying to model these guys hunting through a caravan they've sacked for documents and lootable gear, hence the searching. Please let me know what you reckon!

Nice job Scarp!

Pose is great, love him looking through the books.

Excellent work on the armour and strapping, the pistol's a nice little touch too.

Love the shoulder armour, that's hand sculpted? And I love the posing, you could make some loot counters of piles of books for him to go after. He would make a great sentry in a raid/rescue mission too.

Always so much character in your guys! Love those little books. Even at this early stage without paint I'm completely convinced by him. So life like!

Yep, see the shot downward looks better, cause the table is blockimg

Otherwise I love the backup piece!! -But the webbing suggests an under-the arm holster

Where's that head from by the way?

Wow, thanks guys!

@Monkeytroll - I missed your post before mine Sorry! Thanks a lot for the compliments!

@Bruticus - Thank you! I sculpted the shoulder armour over a couple of sessions - I never seem to have much time to work on stuff at the moment, so small, layered sculpting jobs seem to work in my favour Really appreciate the kind words from you - I love the pit slave stuff you've been posting!

@Jackanory - Thanks so much! The head is one of victoria lamb's - her faces are so ridiculously characterful, you really don't have to do much to give a mini some personality.

@Dave - You're dead on. If I'd read your comment before I'd taken the photos I'd have listened! I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered a holster, but the down-the-back-of-the-pants gangster look seemed like an opportunity I didn't want to miss

for the band... im thinking an all girl folk art band
and for the model, this guy is so cool, you just keep getting better and better!

Now i am wondering what the title of the book he is reading is ..
I vote for this ..


he is looking great scarps , really like the way you add stuff by sculpting , the gun is a great addition and the armadillo shoulder pad is just cool .

Great pose great choice of pieces and the display it self is just brilliant love it, for some reason it reminds me of Equilibrium you know when he starts to feel again and takes the book.

A touch of enlightenment in the chaos, either way bloody marvellous and the shoulder pad and strap is great .

@Rogue - Thanks buddy! I'm really glad you like him Sex appeal's never been a big thing in folk music, so that kind of name probably won't hold them back too much: all the best to em!

@Neil - Hahaha, where did you even find that? I couldn't actually decide on the book - was thinking of a medical textbook or something, considering my current predicament, but I thought maybe a junky title could work better - something with no real value. Whatever I do will probs be too tiny to read, so maybe I will paint it as whatever you want it to be

@LDD - Thanks so much! I haven't actually seen Equilibrium, but I just IDMB'd it, and it looks really interesting, with a fair bit of inspiration from Farenheit 451. Will have to give it a look if I can!

WOW! I haven't been back in a while! I agree with Jackanory- I'm totally sold by the book guy's pose. First thing I thought was 'he's probably scrounging around for something' like he's going to toss that book after he finds out it's of no value. Totally spot on, man!

I'm definitely going to have to read a few pages back to see if I missed anything else good. Major strides from the PMW competition up until now... seriously. Kudos!

-Remi