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I agree with the IG comment, Vik.

And soon, is...


well....

I wrote:
Haha. Thats funny vik. Soon. is relative to me, don' ya know......

But I seriously mean that I am quitting smoking very soon. Also, Shipping out a lot of models soon too......

 mxwllmdr wrote:
I agree with the IG comment, Vik.

And soon, is...


well....

I wrote:
Haha. Thats funny vik. Soon. is relative to me, don' ya know......

But I seriously mean that I am quitting smoking very soon. Also, Shipping out a lot of models soon too......

Good to hear that you are on the mend.

My father quit smoking when smokes hit 1$ a pack. My mother never did. My father is healthy, my mother has 100's of health problems. I recommend quitting smoking and really glad/hope you have the will to make it through. 4000 chemicals a sick is never good.

Damn your scratch built stuff is awesome! But living in Japan those Titans are too big for my tiny appartment, maybe i should check the net for inflatable titans? :p

Yeah, I hadn't seen you 'round all the old familiar places. Get well and Seasons Greeting to the family.

 LittleSilverGuys wrote:
A couple of shots of the 30k point apoc game that took place this past week. You can see two pip Warhounds built by max.






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As an aside, you can also see Brother Paen's artillery regiment which just so happened to pulverize said warhounds.

Looks like fun! Tyranid assault backed by serious artillery? You guys are just mean. LOL

 LittleSilverGuys wrote:
A couple of shots of the 30k point apoc game that took place this past week. You can see two pip Warhounds built by max.

This shot made me realize just why people tell me my Warhounds are good. It is so incredibly refreshing to see them with paint on them. Thank you so very much, LGS.......

@max- Not a problem, I've got a lot more paint to put on them, but all the extra detail you added makes it easy.

@prophet40k- I know right, I had the choice of being templated in the backfield or eaten in the mid-field. but it was a lot of fun, I've def got the apoc bug now.

*Pokes head in* Howdy mxwllmdr! That Titan you got looks awesome! Are you planning on making any improvements?

@Imperial Renegade: You say titan. He's actually made a few... and I don't think he is done yet. What improvements were you thinking of... cause I can't think of any.

I can....


I can actually think of a lot of improvements.


Unfortunately those improvements were discovered at the expense of several warhounds completed without them and swveral more already completed to a stage that prohibits the inclusion of said improvements....



But as I have said before: I am incredibly awed by what I have accomplished and would not have thought I would be capable of it.

First I would think that I could improve the ability of my designs to be posed without requiring a base be put on the model.....

Secondly, I think I would like to improve the weapons mounys a bit. What someone who does not have physical contact with my models is that they are incredibly NOT clean.....

I have to improve my glue usage and the edges. Also, the laminating of layers together could be better....



But, ask LGS if he was able to clean it up enough on the paint job....

Well, My improvements would be more GUNS! But nothing in the least as detailed as mxwllmdr has posted. The titan I was referring to was the yellow one a few pages ago.

 mxwllmdr wrote:

This one?:

The weapons just weren't installed at the time of these photos..... I am also eagerly awaiting the up close pics of the paint job on this one. Had I not had the flu I would have been around that Sunday to see it in person.....

Yep, that's the one! Ik...guess it makes sense now that I look at it. I was thinking, What is he gonna do with that? Stomp them to death? LOL

Hi
Loving your work so far cat wait to see more love the warhounds and the acpoc game loojked good i had one recently too only 6k a side tho. possabily fisrt time back on dakka for months!!! Btw blog has had update….
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/810/357188.page

Hey Max!
Just saying that I hope you're feeling better and sorry for not being around as of the last few months..
Just got up to speed on all of your impressive work and can't wait to see more!

Hope to see you on again soon.

~Silver

Having just finished trawling through all 97 pages (soon to break a full century, perhaps?), I'm just in awe. Max, your work is just spectacular. Those titans are things of beauty... I particularly love the Custodes carapace, and given that I'm currently working in a PH Sons army myself, that TS hound speaks deeply to me.

Between them and the Electro Hawk, I'm feeling inspired to try my own hand at some scratch building, and maybe some lighting if I feel really ambitious. After, of course, I get my three hundred and eighty-six other projects-in-progress out of the way, haha.

Subscribed, exalted, all that business. Looking forward, I hope, to some more updates.

Yeah..what he said^^
Where ya been Max?

it IS a bit sad that most of the times i see this thread on top of my subscription list it is due to someone commenting about max´s awesome stuff... but sadly max stays absent...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
it IS a bit sad that most of the times i see this thread on top of my subscription list it is due to someone commenting about max´s awesome stuff... but sadly max stays absent...

Same here, but from his prev posts he's got some brutal RL stuff going on.

He'll be back.

RL is like Yoko Ono, breaking up the band!

Max oh Max where are you? We need your toys, the store is participating in the Big Game this year for Apoc, get out of retirement and get back to work.

 LittleSilverGuys wrote:
Max oh Max where are you? We need your toys, the store is participating in the Big Game this year for Apoc, get out of retirement and get back to work.

Ahhh, were it so easy. Man, I can't tell you how envious I am of Klaus, Not Claus; Dave, Viktor and all the other fine artists I have met here. You know the ones I mean: the ones with time on their hands. I have not been so lucky as of late. And when I was it seemed that other matters were more pressing.

As LSG so adroitly states "get out of retirement". Well, I have been preparing for retirement not enjoying it. Not retirement from modeling though, mind you. From my first career, the military. Well, it was also my first love but then the missus came along and put it second seat. And the boys, well, they just made time even scarcer over the years.

I digress. The point of the meandering is this:I have failed to finish the warhound mass build on time, and at all thus far. As a result, a good friend of mine is deeply dissappointed in me. And worse a good friend of his (that, sadly, I am not priveledged to know) is dissapointed as well.

This will never do....

As I said early on in this endeavor, I started doing this to see if I even could. No other reason, really. Just that. Well, when I had followers (as I am sure this is falling on mostly deaf ears right now) you all seemed to agree that I could indeed do this. And well, according to some.

So do this I shall. And beginning (mostly) anew with finishing six warhounds that simply must ship within the next two weeks. Four of them by Friday at the latest and the other two as soon after as possible. There will be few pics of this endeavor as I feel it is simply not acceptable to beat a dead horse.

Then I shall finish the tau endeavors I have started.

Then on to other endeavors of a less responsible nature. Namely the stuff I want to do for me. Isn't that what the hobby is about? Keeping myself happy. Or is it keeping myself sane? Or are they the same?

In the interim, major cool developments on the titan front not withstanding, I will be releasing some Forgeworld Maximus fiction. Not sure when the first installment will be. Hopefully soon. I have only a rough outline of the story and many cannon issues to settle so it may be a day or two before I begin.

If anyone is reading this... well, I will just say I hope someone is.........



Forgemaster Murder

We're here in solidarity for you brother Riveteer!

Isn't that what the hobby is about? Keeping myself happy. Or is it keeping myself sane? Or are they the same?

exactly mister murder!... i am a bit disapointed in your friends... this task you had tackled was hughe... and you did it out of friendship... there shouldn´t be such a reaction then if it would hit some obstacles...well.... some peeps, eh?


but more to pressing matters.... as you are a military man and we live in dire times i was seriously quite often thinking we have heard the last from you... so seeing and reading this anewed sign of life from you is a good way to keep my bloodpressure at bay!!!... so horray for max´ comeback!

cheers, vik

p.s. he called me an artist

Hey man, never feel bad about IRL vs. hobby time. It sucks sometimes, but you have to do what you have to do when you have to do it, and I respect that you are hanging in there to manage the challenges you have. And honestly I think you are way overdue hanging up your brassard and start pulling down that well-earned retirement. You had 20 in 2009 (or close to that)? You've put in more than enough time wearing those crossed pistols. You've gone above and beyond to assist, protect, and defend. Every person in this country should line up and shake your hand (or kiss your ass, as applicable).

When I got out all I had to do was grab my duffel full of civvies, throw my boots over the telephone line near the main gate, and walk away. Your ETS has got to be a mountain of paperwork on top of the unfathomable company / battalion Bravo Sierra you're likely putting up with. I hope someone has your back and is helping you out.

I also remember you had some health stuff going on, hope you are doing better w/ that.

Bottom line- take care of what's important. Dakka will still be here when you can come back.



(if you do throw your boots over the telephone line, take a pic. I'd love to see it )

^^What he said!^^

Thank you all. And yes things are looking better on the health front. Taking cholesteral meds but the only negative is the gas it gives me. And thats only really a negative for the missus......

At least it makes you smile

Message received, and understood. Now quickly to the Forge,... we need reinforcements! A new APOCALYPSE is upon us!