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aha...interesting suggestion...i will test this... as it is not atm to be seen but i painted the columns in the green basecoat... so these get done soon too... would be the ideal place for testing that out graven i think...

and... what do you say for this grey try out? should it stay or should it go? and if the latter... replaced by what? green again or some other color?

It makes me wonder if your fighting pit is actually inside of a Necron Monolith.

...that's a compliment in case you are wondering.

I agree w/ graven, it looks like the entire board is pulsating w/ wytchfire and nuclear runoff. Really looking forward to seeing how this comes out.

I worry that the grey looks too stark. If the beams are black then it would be disorientating to the eye and therefore a more effective danger room (does that make sense?)


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And by black I mean glow green, btw, if you follow my drift.

i see your point garven... hmmm... so rather then black beams for the walls and then i add glow to them ... as much as is viable then... ok...understood... and then also green highlights... that be right then?...

at skalk... as the project as usual developed itself BY itself so to say... i wondered the necron monolith idea by myself too... what a draw back that i have no ´crons at all to people the arena with... that would be a nice thing...

, it looks like the entire board is pulsating w/ wytchfire and nuclear runoff

that was indeed the idea! so thanks for assuring!

Really looking forward to seeing how this comes out.

me too, me too

Can it be? vik has formed a lump of the purest green?

I think grey/white, red or black are all good choices for the support beams, depending on the look you're after. As graven pointed out black would make the danger room more disorientating for the combatants, better if the main use is a training environment. If it's a spectator arena then the room limits may be more obvious so as not to confuse the wathcers. In which case plain grey/white would work, with some overspill from the green glowing tiles obviously. Or maybe the supports could be glowing red/orange in contrast to the tiles.

I'd also suggest the balconies are a dark or neutral colour so as to further enhance the darkness/glowiness of the arena itself.


All good though matey, looking cool and waiting expectantly for whatever comes next....

GREEN!!!!!!!!!!! Indeed. Im really digging that terrain. I like the glow effect, but maybe you should add 1 more layer of darker green to the afterglow?

it's not just any kind of green, its...

I think you'll find it's

A nugget of purest green

only us brits tend to get that one Graven

Damn. Nugget, not lump

Hey! I love BlackAdder! I agree, a darker in the middle of the tiles (hint: an airbrush connected to a can of propellant will do this nicely)


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..And I think the grey is a bit too much myself.

Figured it was high time I returned the favour and commented on your blog Vik, your 'green room' is looking really great, not that I'm biased towards green ( ) but I agree with graven, black supports with green glow would look very impressive.

For black adder

Yes, I would drop the grey it's a bit garish against the green, I would go dark grey maybe and add another dark green to the centre of the squares

For Blackadder as well

i will do some updates tonight... so stay tuned... all will be revealed

Oh Vic... I saw something earlier which you might like... look on Maxmini's site and search for mechanical shields, as they are victorian

http://www.maxmini.eu/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=47

these?

i agree... even the slogan is spot on for my own develish needs

after that green sidetrack with the arena i need to go back to things steampunky again^^

yeah, thems the ones lols. They are really nice... I was tempted with them for my NeoBrits, but I just don't have reason for those shields in my IG list.

You know I have never noticed those shields before Nice call AUC

Those sheilds are nifty!

well i will consider a buy soon^^
this will be then my first stuff of them^^

well... onto more darker things... namely black... yes... i went for black after the recent discussion for the beams... here are the pics... the look of the black is a bit glossy... the paint is just that way... needs to be fixed later on...

(note these have all been done with flash... so all are a bit brighter than in RL...)








(note these are done without flash... a bit darker than in RL but the colors are still more true to the real thing that way...)

Very nice work vik!
It really does look like something out of Tron

Glossy works with it though, looks nice with the green. That glow will need to be brought onto it of course.

vik! it looks good, and it looks like the matrix

I would consider that a win

The black is a great contrast

thanks mates! i was a bit unsure to say the least... was so used to the overall green look of the thing

well... then i will add a green glow to the black...any idea as to how to achive that? on flat surfaces this was a whole lot easier...

oh and soon i will update my work on the bases... which will enter the competition of childe and comrade panda...

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i will add a green glow to the black...any idea as to how to achive that? on flat surfaces this was a whole lot easier...

Not so hard, I think. If the light is coming from the cracks, then it will produce half circles of light on the walls centered on the cracks. Do a similar blend as your tiles

ah... ok... will try that today thanks!

This is a valid Necron chamber! Can be a part of SH table on a Necron ship or something. I like it.

BUT! You should try and make a true glowing version some day with some green LEDs hidden in the walls and semi-transparent plastic for panels. Or a green plastic with any LEDs... That'll be mindblowing!

Happy Birthday Mr Vik!