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Saw this and thought of you.



needs more Rivets though

 Viktor von Domm wrote:



so this is then again how the tank currently looks:



what do you think?

You might think this is moving as slow as a glacier, but I think it's going in leaps and bounds! I'm particularly impressed with the level of detail on the landing pad and the section just under it

My only CC is that it seems that the pad sits too far back. What if it moved up to cover the top turret?

Keep up the great work!
Rawson

P.S. I seem to remember promising you some goggled heads a while back. I should finish those and get them to you!

I think this is coming on in leaps and bounds myself and the quality is pretty dam good, the idea was rather extreme to find a use for the Aquila that Dave did and sent him, but never the less is turning into a work of art.

The only thing worrying me is will he finish it LOL

I'm not sure what you're putting in front of the landing pad, but it might want to shift a little forward. Other than that all good.

i will shortly be wading through my recent comments...have no fear... but for now... i want to announce a new competition...

comrade panda is announcing a new mini making contest ...theme: heros!

how could i refuse?... exactly... i couldn´t...so i joined

linky:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/498307.page

pay him a visit... there is a good boy !

oh... and for the record... i give you...

captain imperial... he is a role model of the victorian guard... he is straight as an arrow, and the model could count as a commissar for all that i care... or just for the pure pleasure it gave me to build it... lots of cutting and reglueing...





cheers, vik

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
oh... and for the record... i give you...

captain imperial... he is a role model of the victorian guard... he is straight as an arrow, and the model could count as a commissar for all that i care... or just for the pure pleasure it gave me to build it... lots of cutting and reglueing...





cheers, vik

hah, nice work!
what's he going to have on the shield, though? An imperial eagle?

hmmm... still thinking about that... at first my intention was to make a five pointed star... like cap A... but that seems a bit pointless for my own needs... so a more british theme would be needed... maybe i go for a lion?

Nice work mate how many kits have you used for this love the fact you used the feet of the militia really gives it an edge

As for the shield like the lion concept, I was thinking if you are going for the Victorian steam punk vibe maybe a large cog with 2 smaller ones in side it

Good luck mate with the comp, although this is looking great so far

Love the cog idea, but might be a bit too mechanicus-y...
I would say a british flag to match your tanks, but it might be a bit too close to Captain America...

well... i don´t really see the need to have cogwheels on a shield... in a military context you woulnt want to show yourself with the means for transmissions and such things in your heraldy? the lion is something like also a dragon quite often used in british heraldy if i am not too mistaken... HOW i will get me a lion in such a small scale... now i can´t seem to make do with something easy^^

and as for the how many kits... well i used up around 4-6 second edition arms of SM... a single bolt pistol, a catachan head inside a cadian empty helmet shaved to the basic shape, and then a standard IG body and standard IG legs... but as you´ve fully rightly stated with empire militia boots... also there is a tank hatch of unknown to me origin... probably chimera? as a shiled... then numerous pouches of IG and even one pouch of SM origin and a boltpistolholster that i made empty looking...


for the paintjob i have considered it to be mostly leathery brown and then with the odd red and black and white spots...

Hatch looks like a leman russ's

could be... i cut off some of the mechanisms there and i think i lost most of the original rivets due to some too much glue on the surface... might remake these tho... somehow a riveted shiled oozes badassery

Very nice, and very silly not sold on SM Bp arm yet though. And huzzah for modeller's ADHD!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
somehow a riveted shiled oozes badassery

*cough*

at shrike... hehe...yup...

at graven... well i guess the paintjob will have to clear that up for you... what i wanted to show is a somehow leathery armor for this captain... and also the striped shoulders of the old second edition arms inspired almost the whole mini...

I thought I got most of those parts forgot the hatch though I think you are being a bit harsh on the cogs idea, plus I did not mean working just as an emblem design.

I see the shield White with black cog design and then black rivets around the edge sod you I will make my own HAHHA HA HA HA HA

Never mind lill oll me... just checking out the competition.
Nice one Vik... almost has me worried
I'd go for the imperial eagle on the shield, in white, with red trim on a blue shield, somewhat like the Union Jack in colour.

For a lion i'd look into some bretonnian heraldry decals.

Following with interest.

Vik, you gotta put a bulldog on the shield... Very British

Like the Captain idea, I was looking at doing something similar when the film came out, although was going to base him firmly in the WW2 era and use historical minis... Another project on the design board...

Vik im loving this "not" captain america! very cool pose on him!

Very cool Vik! I like LDD's first tights pic above, very redcoat-like.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Very cool Vik! I still can't get my gak together when it comes to scratchbuilding things that fit together like they should! but you seem to have become quite the master! :-) also, any hints as to where you scored your 1.5 punch? my attempts asofar are less than stellar and I resorted to using glue globules! or gluebules as i like to call them!

Believe me, it takes a lot of practice to make any shape fit together like squares

At least he appears to have slightly more fiber in his diet than Captain Zeitgeist


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Vik, Here is a tut on freehanding a Lion Rampant for what it's worth http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/7364-painting-free-hand-designs

Tsk tsk... another distraction? I myself would surely never be distracted by things.

Love the captain Vik, Cool mix of parts =)

Two Spartan wrote:Love the captain Vik, Cool mix of parts =)

thank you sir! the mixing was as always the best part... unfortunatly painting will proove pain(T) ful...... too many covered places...argh^^

Meade wrote:Tsk tsk... another distraction? I myself would surely never be distracted by things.

yeah... i bow humbly towards your straight and forward planning and actually execution of these... couldn´t keep a straight face for long

dsteingass wrote:At least he appears to have slightly more fiber in his diet than Captain Zeitgeist
LOL... you say this even tho he looks as if he is desperatly pressing stuff for a release?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Vik, Here is a tut on freehanding a Lion Rampant for what it's worth http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/7364-painting-free-hand-designs

and i copied that instantly to my favorite lists.... very useful...and absolutly what i had in mind design wise!!! thanks a heap!

KingCracker wrote:

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Very cool Vik! I still can't get my gak together when it comes to scratchbuilding things that fit together like they should! but you seem to have become quite the master! :-) also, any hints as to where you scored your 1.5 punch? my attempts asofar are less than stellar and I resorted to using glue globules! or gluebules as i like to call them!

Believe me, it takes a lot of practice to make any shape fit together like squares

spoken like a true scatchbuilder... we know how hard it is to get something at right angles...

dsteingass wrote:Very cool Vik! I like LDD's first tights pic above, very redcoat-like.

cap A is cool... but you gotta admit...captain britian is sure cool as well... anyone read excalibur back in the days? it had even kurt wagner inside...one of the few german comic characters without constipation

lone dirty dog wrote:

Rogue Wolves wrote:Vik im loving this "not" captain america! very cool pose on him!

Ruglud wrote:Vik, you gotta put a bulldog on the shield... Very British

Like the Captain idea, I was looking at doing something similar when the film came out, although was going to base him firmly in the WW2 era and use historical minis... Another project on the design board...

well copy all you want... and make it better... that is all i am expecting then ... and... sorry... no malformed mongrels will happen upon this shield of honor

MauS wrote:Never mind lill oll me... just checking out the competition.
Nice one Vik... almost has me worried
I'd go for the imperial eagle on the shield, in white, with red trim on a blue shield, somewhat like the Union Jack in colour.

For a lion i'd look into some bretonnian heraldry decals.

Following with interest.

the imperial eagle... well if push comes to shove... it might come to that... tho the linky of dave... a lion is my topmost favorite choice for this one...tho the canvas is mightily limited one might say so^^
and unfortunatly i don´t own any bretonian decals... hmmm.... doing research.........

lone dirty dog wrote:I thought I got most of those parts forgot the hatch though I think you are being a bit harsh on the cogs idea, plus I did not mean working just as an emblem design.

I see the shield White with black cog design and then black rivets around the edge sod you I will make my own HAHHA HA HA HA HA

wasn´t inteded to sound harsh... but most peeps tend to stick cogs here and there and declare a fridge or a phone steampunk... that i wanted to be not accused of

and yeah... make your own... the league of captains...lol

League of captains Love it count it as done ……. wait a minute its me count it as started and left to die a lonely death on my desk of thing s to finish

LOL... so it appears to be it recently

To be fair the house has become a major project, still have to finish the kitchen/dining room floor then the downstairs toilet and en suit kind of taking over our lives.
Plus I am having to finish of the hall way and stairs, but once these get done I should be able to get into the man cave and get to work with no excuses