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Sorry for the late reply but I just get back from holidays

Yggdrasil wrote:Any progress on the soon-to-be-looking-awesome LR ,§?

Most of the blue is done now.

jeeb_sound wrote:

a good place to hide a c'tan?

just kidding seriously though maybe move the spikes up a little have them all on one pinned rack that can flatten out when the door is open

Good Idea, but I went for graven's solution earlier.

Here's what the Land raider looks like now:



Sadly the pics are not showing what the airbrushing job really looks like. The next step is the gold and perhaps some OSL (and the gunner of course).

On a different subject, I'm preparing the board for the next game Vim_the_good and I are going to play in October (sorry if the pics are blurry):




I'll add some more ruins in the middle of the board, and at least one passageway between the manufactorum and the basilica. Any suggestions on the central ruins?

I'm also working on some Blood bowl models for a small league I might set up in the next months (if I can motivate enough players around here).

A la prochaine!

That LR is beginning to look great !!

And what about that board ?!? Awesome !! Are you planning to seal the buildings into the board, or making them removable ?

Those giant smoke stacks are still just amazing. Board looks neat, really like the manufactorum.

Thank you guys! I've recently thought of adding a new element to the land raider. I know it's risky to add stuf once the model has been painted, but I'll try to do the cleanest job I can.
It's an element from the WoC Altar of Chaos:

I'll put a couple ot these just above the tracks (it fits almost perfectly)

 Yggdrasil wrote:

And what about that board ?!? Awesome !! Are you planning to seal the buildings into the board, or making them removable ?

I'll magnetise the buildings with strong magnets, because it will be easier to store the board whithout elements on it, and I'll be able to re-use the buildings on different battlefields.

 Hyenajoe wrote:


@Graven: We both know press moulding is the first step to drug dealing

Well its clear that press moulders hide their supplies in the press moulded stuff, so if caught by a police sniffer dog they claim its due to the gs or resin or plastic or glue or something...
Clearly I'm not speaking from experience

Great stuff can't wait for more, subbed and exalted good sir, great read with my tea and scones

 Hyenajoe wrote:
Thank you guys! I've recently thought of adding a new element to the land raider. I know it's risky to add stuf once the model has been painted, but I'll try to do the cleanest job I can.

How about you build another Land Raider with those added details ?!?

@DukeBadham: isn't press moulding punished by death penalty in some countries?

@Yggs: out of budget my friend , I have to live on my stock for a while! But I'm confident in this addition

Some other projects will keep me away from painting and modelling for a while, but I'll be back soon!

Cheers!

Joe

 Hyenajoe wrote:

@Yggs: out of budget my friend , I have to live on my stock for a while! But I'm confident in this addition

Some other projects will keep me away from painting and modelling for a while, but I'll be back soon!

Cheers!

Joe

I'm sure I get it... Are you telling me a 59€ plastic box is a bit expensive for a family living in Paris ?!?

Quite weird indeed... Blame GW

As for the projects... Any clue you'd like to share ?

 Hyenajoe wrote:
@DukeBadham: isn't press moulding punished by death penalty in some countries?

Well as long as you don't get caught its not a crime

I just finished going through your thread from the first page, enjoying every bit of it. Remarkable craftsmanship, what you are showing is really amazing.

Some time ago you mentioned the pdf’s for the bastion rebuild, would you still happen to have those around?

I’ve been thinking about putting together something like it for some time, and those templates – not to mention your example – would make a great starting point.

Hope you can get back to modelling soon.

Got the PDF's all right, thanks again!

I'll try to start working on it soon; will let you know how it comes out.

Cheers.

@Yggs: even after I've left Paris, it's still a bit expensive (but less painful )
I'll post some pics of what I'm working on right now during the next weeks.

@Dukebadham: The first rule of the press moulding is "don't speak about press moulding"

@Littletower: You're welcome man! I'd be really happy to see what you're bastion is going to look like!

Nothing to show today, but I think this blog might soon turn to something a bit...eldarish...

Your board is looking really good. I know it'll be amazing when it is finished.

Also cool to see a Blood Bowl team. I really want to get back into that game and may actually have the opportunity once the weather gets colder.

 Hyenajoe wrote:

@Dukebadham: The first rule of the press moulding is "don't speak about press moulding"

Don't talk about what...

Dude. I love your work. I am also interested because i see that you are using press molds for some of your details. Looks like you are getting great results. I have struggled a bit to get good detail with instamold. any advice.

Love this. LOVE IT!

Just dropping by to let you know I started - just so - working on the bastion, will be revisiting for more guidelines (Read stealable ideas) on how to go on!

Cheers,

@Skalk: Thank you!
About Blood Bowl,I hope for you you'll get the oppotunity to play. As I say "Blood Bowl is the life, Renfield!"

@Sennacherib: Thank you man! the two important things I've learned about instant mold are to use really hot water (nearly boiling) because the hotter it is, the more details it will take, and to apply the instant mold slowly to avoid air bubbles (which are ruining the mold). Another thing is to wait for the mold to be completely cold (don't hesitate to dip it in a bowl of water with an ice cub or two.

@LeBaron: Thank you! I hope you'll love the stuff to come.

@Littletower: I really want to see what you're going to build.

Just a few pics of the only things I
was able to do since my last post.

First: the Land raider


As you can see the extra bits are fitting perfectly
What do you think guys?

Next: My Nurgle Blood Bowl team



Cheers!

Where did you get the snail slug thing in the last pic dude. THat thing is awesome.

Indeed ! Could you post some close-up pics of the Nurgle team ?? The models don't look familiar to me...

Nice lookin' stuff, Joe! Land raider is looking tasty and blood bowl team, while certainly not "tasty," look great. But I agree, more pics!

Glad to comply, this is what I've been working on so far:



(I don't want to intrude on your thread any more than necessary, other pics in my own plog and gallery)

Your comments and critics are most welcome!

Merci encore et à très bientôt!

Loving the land raider.

And like others, I'm intrigued to see more of the Nurgle ballers.

Really like the use of the Exhausts on the LR

@Sennacherib: The slug is an old Rackham model, a Cthonian Larvae for the Mid Nor dwarves army.
Here's what it's supposed to look like:


@Yggs, Moltar and Tinfoil: Here are the nurgle chaos warriors:



(Yggs I know what you're going to say:"mold lines..." )
and my favourite:



If you're interested, these models are from Avatars of War and sold under the name "Warriors of Pestilence"

@Littletower: You're working quickly! Nice job so far, the various elements seem to fit together better than in my own. What material did you use?

Thanks! Another weekend went by, and some more work got done...


(I'm posting advances on this and other ongoing projects in my own plog, just let me know if/when you want me to stop treading in yours!)

As you, I've used high impact styrene, sold as support for vinyl plotted advertising signs (I got mine as 100x60cm sheets, in three different thickness: 0.5, 1 and 1.5 mm). It glues fine with plastic cement or cyanoacrylate/superglue, and sands and files easily too. I don't have any modelling plasticard for comparison, but I'm guessing it's basically the same material, in a less glamorous packaging.

The main problem I see when compared with yours is that the lesser thickness - So far, I've been cutting out the main pieces from the 1.5 - require the visible edges to be built up, so as not to look too thin (Which I did by adding a thin strip below the rims of the floors and walkways). On the other hand, working with 1.5 instead of 3 mm thick plastic surely makes for easier and probably more precise cuts and, thus, tighter fittings.

À bientôt!

Thanks Hyenajoe.
That rackham model is pretty awesome. I am going to have to see if i can pick one up somewhere.

Hey guys! I'm back!

September was an exhausting month for me (too many LARPs) and it took weeks of unproductive rest to get motivated to work on my various projects.

So, here are many pics of what I did recently:

Blood Bowl: I have converted an old metal water troll for my goblin team, and added ulfwerners to my norse team (one of the arm was missing but my firends GS and instant mold were here )



The bastion: Before starting to work on a couple of weapon emplacements as Littletower did on his version, I've decided to take a leap with resin casting.
I don't have a good casting resin yet, just some cristal resin, but I've found a retailer for a better stuff.



Now I fully understand the bubble issues. Since a vacuum chamber is very expensive, I'm thinking of building one myself.

The city fight game table: The passageways are done!








Next step is to add some paint to this table.
It will probably not be fully painted for the next game I'll have with Vim_the_good, (necrons vs SoB 1000pts) But I'd really like to get some buildings painted.
I'll go for a clear color for the adminisratum building (white base, baneblade brown with an agrax earthshade wash), dark green for the manufactorum an dark grey for the basilica.

What do you guys think?

Really great looking bridge and those Nurgle warriors look awesome. Black Scorpion might be worth a look if your interested in Blood Bowl.

Glad you're back, Joe!