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Honestly, if we're talking a Gotham city warehouse, I feel like the skylights should without question be grimey.

Could have a pair of windows by the door. Maybe even a clean pair of windows.

Hmm...
Okay well here's the mock up:

I was thinking Wayne tech, then lexcorp, but now I'm thinking Stagg Industries because that's less recognisably DCU and therefore more generally useful as a piece.


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There will be 2 more sprue skylights. I'm debating cutting through and putting a bulb in...
Rough piece of corrugated card is side roller door.
Going to add spotlights and a vent of some sort. Thoughts?


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Also

Love the random junk we find in our kids' stuff

Cool truck.. does your kids have any toys left?

Nah... tbh the little oil truck, whilst cool, was just slightly too wee at 1/48.
BTW, do please all check out the League contest - the work going on is unreal!

Warehouse looks like a good start, do you have any rooftop AC units planned?

Yup, in fact I just stole a smoothie lid off my nephew. Kid's gotta learn

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Yup, in fact I just stole a smoothie lid off my nephew. Kid's gotta learn

Learn that if you leave graven in a junk yard it will be heaven if he has glue and hell if he has none. But somehow terrain will be made anyways.

Or does he have to learn that nothing has just one use, it could be anything with enough paint and glue?

I mean he doesn't need to learn about stealing, that is what cookie jars are for.

I think it means always buy two of everything, you never know when Graven's inspiration will hit and you'll wind up with a lap full of smoothie.

Been watching Arrow skylights are a must!

cormadepanda wrote:

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Yup, in fact I just stole a smoothie lid off my nephew. Kid's gotta learn

Learn that if you leave graven in a junk yard it will be heaven if he has glue and hell if he has none. But somehow terrain will be made anyways.

Or does he have to learn that nothing has just one use, it could be anything with enough paint and glue?

I mean he doesn't need to learn about stealing, that is what cookie jars are for.

The stolen sausage is always sweeter

Theophony wrote:I think it means always buy two of everything, you never know when Graven's inspiration will hit and you'll wind up with a lap full of smoothie.

Kid don't need me to get a lap full of his grub

Llamahead wrote:Been watching Arrow skylights are a must!

Defo! It will be done... Just not yet

Tidying up today. New hobby caddy:
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Everything it in its place

Did work on Azrael's reds. Much better -


Made some new heads on paperclips for my deathstroke crew.

That's me got the lot... Till the next lot come out (at least one more crew pack spoiled in images from the first expansion, and given it's Arrow/Flash TV we should see lots of nasty Mirakuru minions )


And had fun doing a bunch of X-wing.
Some grubby Lothal Rebels -


Now if you don't watch the show, this is the shuttle of the Ghost, which is about twice the size of the Millennium Falcon


Rough, grubby, rebel scum


Spot the phantom!
Mucky bum


Speaking of Phantoms, a TIE phantom engaging its cloaking device



And a factory fresh TIE bomber, for my kids' favourite pilot, Major Rhymer -



Finally, ready for the Force to... awaken!



So a busy, fun day whilst the missus did some uni work

In other news, my SoB have a new home with my oldest friend, whose youngest daughter has just got into 40k and wants a girl army. Best place for em on the plus side, more space for X-Wing

Excellent work all round, particularly the Ghost and Phantom.

Nice to hear that about the SoB. Why do the kids like Major Rhymer? Broken combo tactics at their age?

Paradigm wrote:Excellent work all round, particularly the Ghost and Phantom.

I know you like it dark and filthy

Llamahead wrote:Nice to hear that about the SoB. Why do the kids like Major Rhymer? Broken combo tactics at their age?

Not exactly. 6 hull is tough for a little ship, and Extra Ordnance (double your payloads) with his ability to modify range on secondary weapons is really intuitively effective for the young 'un.

The ghost is twice the size of the falcon??? Really? Never knew...also love the show, but your ships look way filthier...

Well, pretty much. Twice the depth, and 50% longer/wider. Nightmare for storage. It's a hard life It was actually the boys who insisted that the ships be that grubby. Good to see they understand what the Rebellion's like

mint condition ships you only find with the empire...

The rebels have filthy ships, well, whodathunkit? A fitting metaphor, BTW.

Is Major Rhymer's wingman Major Reasoner, perchance?

Ghost looks way cooler than the Millennium Falcon.

Ghost looks way cooler than the Millennium Falcon.

heretic....next thing you say hat greedo shot first...

Clean ships cost more , the rebellions on a budget. Tidy workspace, dirty ships......

So they've gone for Moar Dakka. I Approve.
Best line in one of the X-Wing novels "Why do the Empire have all these planet killing weapons and we never get one?" "Because we prefer to rely on bravery courage and skill rather than expenditure"
So rumours of a raise aren't true?"
Still enjoy the X-Wing novels real guilty pleasure of mine.

Nice work on all the tiny ships, Graven.

Those are really good graven. Bet they'll look fantastic on the tabletop.

You have been busy! Lothal rebel cell, Arkham denizens, Azrael is looking great! the cloaked fighters are awesome BTW.

Viktor von Domm wrote:mint condition ships you only find with the empire...

Yup, minty fresh. it's nice to have the variety. I might, at some point, do some really gaudy pirate Scum too.

Red Harvest wrote:The rebels have filthy ships, well, whodathunkit? A fitting metaphor, BTW.

Is Major Rhymer's wingman Major Reasoner, perchance?

Ghost looks way cooler than the Millennium Falcon.

it's a great ship, and like most of REBELS it's based on McQuarrie's original art (there is even a mechanic called Quarrie in the show )

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Ghost looks way cooler than the Millennium Falcon.

heretic....next thing you say hat greedo shot first...

Well duh.

Theophony wrote:Clean ships cost more , the rebellions on a budget. Tidy workspace, dirty ships......

One thing I never have is a tidy workspace :(

Llamahead wrote:So they've gone for Moar Dakka. I Approve.
Best line in one of the X-Wing novels "Why do the Empire have all these planet killing weapons and we never get one?" "Because we prefer to rely on bravery courage and skill rather than expenditure"
So rumours of a raise aren't true?"
Still enjoy the X-Wing novels real guilty pleasure of mine.

The current comics are mostly excellent also, particularly Vader and Kanan.

Dr H wrote:Nice work on all the tiny ships, Graven.

Teeny spess-sheeps

Gitsplitta wrote:Those are really good graven. Bet they'll look fantastic on the tabletop.

Yeah, going to try to get another game, using the new stuff, with the little dude this weekend.

shasolenzebai wrote:You have been busy! Lothal rebel cell, Arkham denizens, Azrael is looking great! the cloaked fighters are awesome BTW.

Cheers! Must get back to Arkham generally... I want to pick up another phantom and have it decloaking (ie reverse the paint scheme )
Anyway, sorry for absence. Life, and indeed wife, etc. And a distraction; the mighty Gitsplitta is running his Mantis Maker contest again:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/15270/289929.page#8593253
The theme is "Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance." I'm fond of David Mamet, from whom the quote comes (I am an English teacher, after all) and this spurred me on to thinking about Stanley Kubrick's 'The Killing' (I also teach film) with its iconic chess scene (great movie, great director, and cited by Mamet as one of his favourite moments in drama - yes, I am a nerd, thank you).
So...

Literally my last complete marine - last set of legs, anyway. Now you might well be thinking Wtf?
The plan is a chess match, where the veteran Mantis Warrior commander howls in rage as he concedes defeat to the truly ancient Mantis Warrior encased (somewhat heretical) archaeotech, blancheistu pod. The chess pieces will be epic marines and nids (of which I have a handful, somewhere) and the board will either be as at the end of Through The Looking-Glass or from a famous match in 1912 known as The gold Coin match which was won on a staggering queen move known simply as Treachery.

Yes, that is obscure ultimately the idea of old beating young in a duel is the key, but it's the nature of that which tickles me

Of course, before I do that, I need to do the warehouse

Your Mantis warrior idea is brilliant due to the thought applied in it's conceptualisation.

It's an amazing concept graven.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

Ghost looks way cooler than the Millennium Falcon.

heretic....next thing you say hat greedo shot first...

Hunh? I saw THE movie. several times. in the theater. in 1977. Han. Shot. First. I have no idea where this Greedo shot first crap comes from. Something about some bowdlerized tripe called "A New Hope"

Bluntly put, the uniforms can be dirty, but the ships must be clean. Based on something said by a certain Lt. Sharpe (Fans of Sharpe's Rifles will get it.)

Thanks guys
Building begins!


Detail on the Grandmaster. Lots still to do!

Very cool!