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 Dr H wrote:
We worship you O' Brian, tell us what we should do...

Paypal all your money to briancj@gmail.com...

 Briancj wrote:

 Dr H wrote:
We worship you O' Brian, tell us what we should do...

Paypal all your money to briancj@gmail.com...

Ok .. now what?


What are the limitations (If any) if we are including models? Just wanna make clear in case someone makes that leap. "Diorama" too me implies figures...and yes I got the fact that he is painting it like a base.

Yeh I won't be including miniatures, diorama just seemed like a 'best fit' term for what I was trying to describe. Basically terrain that just stops an abrupt edge. You pose a good question though because I noticed in the last League Competition someone used miniatures and conceivably you can add miniatures to any terrain.

Fair enough - I did think it was a bit cheeky. I will complete my entry for this contest and make something else for the gun emplacement contest - also means I can possibly add something else to the top of the mound which is a bit more fun... if I can think of anything anyway

Also, Casey's Law - love the Eldar glade type thing you have going on

The contest features terrain. Any additions to the terrain that are not...terrain...will not be judged/considered as part of the contest. I suggest not adding figures and such, and I want to see working tabletop terrain. If you choose to feature it diorama-style, that is up to you, but the judges may not score full points, if there's any issues/discrepancies and so forth.

--B.

Just so that it might be made clear, the non chapter based marine i posted in the pictures was not there for dioramacal purposes, just for scale measurments and such.


Take care.

I will be judging based on sheer awesomeness of craftsmanship.

While we all agree that Explosions are the definition of Awesome, please refrain from modeling them at this time, and stick to terrain

 SilverMK2 wrote:
Also, Casey's Law - love the Eldar glade type thing you have going on

Thanks, mate! I see the subject of entry is still elusive! Maybe another picture tomorrow.

My creative side failed me this evening, and most of the day was with he kids, so no much to show. I did take he last hour to work on the competition entry I have for Brian's recycle project. Here's what I have, and it might get a few more touches done, but needed to at least have somewhat of an entry done for one of the competitions.

Mine can be used in any modern, or sci fi setting, was going to do a fantasy version, but hen two other competitions started. I think his would be an excellent backdrop for a zombie movie, or horror movie. Anybody see the second "the hills have eyes"?






Materials used in the project: CD, drinking straws, old gift and credit cards,dice cube container, sprue, paperclips,wire from toy purchase (wraps the toy to the cardboard backing), and a wheel off a broken toy truck. Oh and toilet paper made from the Easter egg basket fake grass.

Excellent Theo, makes me want to go to a big outdoor concert for some reason.

I thought... gives the term poopdeck a whole new meaning

@Theo - you've created the TURDIS

 Ruglud wrote:
@Theo - you've created the TURDIS

Here's the sound it makes when traveling

 Ruglud wrote:
@Theo - you've created the TURDIS

So say we all!!! Project so named.

Brian.. do we have the 18th or the 18th is the cut off date!

No worries.. Mine is way ahead of schedule.just wanna make sure I don't overlook the finish.

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Ruglud wrote:
@Theo - you've created the TURDIS

Here's the sound it makes when traveling

Spoiler:

And this is what it looks like to travel in it...



Nice work Theo.

Look forward to seeing your's SL.

Painting is still progressing on The Hut. I'm still aiming to get done by the original deadline, but may use some of the extra time to not rush it.

lol... day of the tentacle

The work being put into the comp is amazing, would like to see more of your work mind you Brian.

Here is a wip shot of my entry.



More at my alternative blog here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/540699.page

Cheers

sprue defenitly ha its merrits!... lookse very cool! will there be more on top or will it stay as a platform?... and nice woodgrain!

At the moment, I am heavily focused on my event at Gencon, and probably won't be doing much modelling until late August.

Oh you're doing Artemis again? We MUST get together this year!
T minus 12 days!

Ok here is where I am at, 12 hours labour. Still WIP as far as competition goes, I still want tweek it a bit more.

If you want to see more come over to my blog for a very big step by step.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/540699.page

There is so much awesome going on in here guys. Please don't take the relative silence by myself and the other judges as anything other than polite detachment until afterwards and, keep up the

Really awesome work, guys! I took a couple of days off but it's time to jump back in and finish off my entry.

Here goes my entry, finished power generator (Now weathered and sooted)



A few extra pics:



And a couple details:



The rest of the pieces displayed in here are truly amazing, honoured to be in such great company!

Wow, great work Littletower - inspired use of the spark plugs and bulb.

Reminds me that I need to get back to my entry...

Good work LittleTower, looks good.
Keep it up people, look forward to seeing more of these entries.

Speaking of which...
...after 31 wooden beams (made of sprue),
112 planks of wood, whole and partial (made of sprue),
244 "nails" (painted on),
9 metal plates (made of scrap card),
119 Rivets (as it is a League competition. Made of left-over putty),
3 bottles (made of sprue),
and 12 plants (also made of sprue)...

It's time for a photo-bomb.
The Hut (spot the relevant name above the door) is complete.

Outside:


The roof and ladder are removable for access to the inside and variation in playability:


Inside, there is a table and bench (which are also removable). One of the bottles is giving a nod to one of the prizes on offer.


The basing is made from PVA soaked tissue over the CD (I had a couple set aside for basing use anyway) and then covered with dried paint and the fine rubbish that builds up on your modelling desk over time, including more plastic which may or may not be sprue.


I've made this using what I feel are simple techniques that a novice should be able to replicate (and I may write up a proper tutorial for each and every step required soon).
Being a wooden hut and therefore (mostly) timeless, this should be usable in many different tabletop wargame settings and should be "in scale" for any 25/28 to 30 or even 54mm (at a push), I used a Space Marine Terminator with a raised thunderhammer for scale and space testing (a Tyranid Warrior would probably need to duck to fit in).
The roof is accessible (via the ladder) for games that like that kind of thing and the table and bench can be removed to make more space inside and there is a window for taller (or more upright) figures to see and fire out in that direction.
I think that's everything covered that I thought about for this build, other than trying to stick to mostly using sprue for the whole model.
I've added a lot of small details and the pictures are highly zoom-able.

Most, if not all, of the wip is covered in my blog but I'm happy to answer any questions about any part of the model.

phew...and now I'm spent.

Thank you, Dr H. A beautiful entry.

Thanks Brian.
and Thank you for a good competition theme with the opportunity and incentive to push myself and my modelling.

It was a very enjoyable challenge and I've learnt a lot, that will hopefully filter into my future models.

As I said in your blog, just amazing work, H. Really, really amazing!