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Take 'er easy, don't rush back into things. Hope you feel better soon!

 Theophony wrote:
Well I hope your up and about soon. I plan on putting you to work.

Hopefully I'll be back up and running by tomorrow. at the rate I am recovering I should be OK by then.... Knock on wood...

 Fango wrote:
Take 'er easy, don't rush back into things. Hope you feel better soon!

I already Feel much better.... just not better enough... I do not push my back If I can help it.... it is absolutely NO fun when it STBS...


YAY I CAN LIFT THE RTV TUBS!!!!! WOOT!! I've just poured two molds that had been waiting for RTV since Sunday...

always good to see a fellow artist with a hurt back back on track

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
always good to see a fellow artist with a hurt back back on track

I'm not fully recovered yet But I am Well on my way...

anyhoo...

PICCCS!!!

Initial Proposal.


Work Beginning...










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You know I just realized I've only been doing this stuff for a little over a year now...

Progress...







Minis eye view.

Those modular trench pieces look excellent , I guess you'll be stacking some up higher as well? Are there cross braces to go across the trenches above the heads of the troopers to keep the trench from collapsing inwards?

 Theophony wrote:
Those modular trench pieces look excellent , I guess you'll be stacking some up higher as well? Are there cross braces to go across the trenches above the heads of the troopers to keep the trench from collapsing inwards?

Yep each band is Apx 1inch high. As for cross supports... I don't have any specific plans, but I might build it later, for the moment the magic of 40k must suffice...

Moar progress on the display board

Pics

90% of the "dirt" area is now built up. Need to fill gaps and finish some texturing bits...

The actual "trench parts now need to be cast and installed...

On to Pics with the helpfully loaned Battlebrother scale tester and Vindi Sizeme

Excellent, I do like a trench system... Looking forward to the progress on this one.

Oh, and hope your back's feeling better mate

 Ruglud wrote:
Excellent, I do like a trench system... Looking forward to the progress on this one.

Oh, and hope your back's feeling better mate

Much.

Nice! THose steel floor and wall parts new casts?

 dsteingass wrote:
Nice! THose steel floor and wall parts new casts?

Yep. I intend to do up my own "zone Mortalis" type tile set at some point. and needed a set of "base" tiles to build up off of.


And now...
More Progress on the Display board.

Trench flooring is now all in. Now to finish skinning the walls, and such "little" details...

On to Pics




















Product development

Those rock bases are looking sweet, and that display will look fantastic as well.

Are the zone mortalis rules anywhere besides the forgeworld books?

 Theophony wrote:
Those rock bases are looking sweet, and that display will look fantastic as well.

Are the zone mortalis rules anywhere besides the forgeworld books?

As far as I knew they were a free PDF

On to MOAR PICS!!!

More Progress.

Basic level of the trenches has been completed.

I'm going to be making some slightly different panels to use for the 2nd level trench lining.

On to Pics...

Good work. Really coming together.

I like those hull-down spots, lookin good!

Dr H wrote:Good work. Really coming together.

Thank you.

dsteingass wrote:I like those hull-down spots, lookin good!

Yep I'm totally staling that for a table top at somepoint...


I've got a game at a FGS (not quite local for me) with the client for this display commission. SO I'll be bringing the camera and taking some "test fitting" pics.

Pics of the Test fitting of the WIP display board.

Overview. (More stuff is on the board than is actually in the client's "normal" list.







the Battle Report can be found here

Minotaurs, very nice, now will the board get painted like the chevron on most of the miniatures? Like the dirt being a darker brown and the trench being a rusty red?

 Theophony wrote:
Minotaurs, very nice, now will the board get painted like the chevron on most of the miniatures? Like the dirt being a darker brown and the trench being a rusty red?

I have no Idea, my commission was just to build it. I really Want to paint it... but I haven't been paid to do so...

Cool commission! For what tournament is it for? If BFS I be able to see it in person when it's done

 Meade wrote:
Cool commission! For what tournament is it for? If BFS I be able to see it in person when it's done

no tournament in particular, its for one of the MA based guys. he would qualify as a Fluffy bunny player (plays mostly for fun and hobby, as opposed for the competition of things) as opposed to a a true tourney player.

If you are interested in commissioning one from me I'll gladly field inquiries.

 Galorn wrote:

 Meade wrote:
Cool commission! For what tournament is it for? If BFS I be able to see it in person when it's done

no tournament in particular, its for one of the MA based guys. he would qualify as a Fluffy bunny player (plays mostly for fun and hobby, as opposed for the competition of things) as opposed to a a true tourney player.

If you are interested in commissioning one from me I'll gladly field inquiries.

Well I thought perhaps it was to bring to a tournament, usually the purpose behind having a nice display board. I'll let you know if I ever want to commission stuff as well

 Meade wrote:

 Galorn wrote:

 Meade wrote:
Cool commission! For what tournament is it for? If BFS I be able to see it in person when it's done

no tournament in particular, its for one of the MA based guys. he would qualify as a Fluffy bunny player (plays mostly for fun and hobby, as opposed for the competition of things) as opposed to a a true tourney player.

If you are interested in commissioning one from me I'll gladly field inquiries.

Well I thought perhaps it was to bring to a tournament, usually the purpose behind having a nice display board. I'll let you know if I ever want to commission stuff as well

it is exactly that, but only local RT's as far as I am aware. Good. (not sure WHY you would commission me... You do quite good work yourself... Heh)

YAY PROGRESS...


Product Development...



Trench segment with light


60mm Wasteland Base 1


60mm Wasteland Base 2


60mm Wasteland Base 3


Corrupted Wasteland bases WIP (post dremel)


60mm Corrupted Wasteland Base 1




60mm Corrupted Wasteland Base 2






60mm Corrupted Wasteland Base 3






Beginning gribblification WIP
60mm Corrupted Wasteland Base 1



60mm Corrupted Wasteland Base 2


60mm Corrupted Wasteland Base 3




AN example of what one trench segment wall would look like.

LOVE the light!!

Liking the bases, work really well.

and the trench segment with the light is cool.

dsteingass wrote:LOVE the light!!

Yanks. It uses one of the Machinator bits as the bulb. (I don't have a ability to sculpt it without WAY more work than it deserves.)

Dr H wrote:Liking the bases, work really well.

and the trench segment with the light is cool.

Thanks.


ON the slate/in my pipeline.

Private commissions
a 4ft by 4ft Khador themed WM tabletop (sans terrain)
a custom molding commission.
the Display board (almost done WOOT)
Custom bases for a Nurgle demon army for Dayboyz GT 2013
Custom objective markers for Da Boyz GT 2013

Product RnD
Finishing molding up the Ice station bases,
Redo the trench floor components using tiles from an art store for precision replication.
Creating bases/molds for the other base sizes for the city Flagstone, Wasteland, Corrupted wasteland sets

General Biz
Create/ have created Product headers for all product lines.
Update webstore to reflect current options for products
Produce and package product to sell at Da Boyz GT
Deal with bank foulups... (I may be changing banks shortly...)
Create and Post product to sell on Ebay for publicity.

Spits an Giggles
Build A new custom table for use at Da Boyz GT 2013 (Fortified refinery)

The above stuff is roughly in order of importance.