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2014/06/25 22:42:27
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Viktor von Domm wrote:chaos strikes... no pattern... I see the pattern of a mad scientists
Lol.
And a bit more for the start of page 96
Spoiler:
Keveev checked the time again and then started walking his patrol along the outer defence wall. He had been on the jungle planet, Cisoco for nearly 4 years now and had walked this patrol for the past 2 of those. He knew the top of these walls well. So well, that he would recognise the familiar features on the walls, floor, doors and hatches, storage containers, switches and anything else that didn't move regularly. He would walk around areas in almost exactly the same way every time, his feet falling in certain spots, stepping over a crack in the concrete or onto a stain or repaired patch every time he passed, almost as if they were a pattern of his very footsteps.
However, after the recent spate of attacks there were many differences to the previously familiar surroundings. Bullet holes, explosive damage, more cracks, scrapes and many bloodstains. Keveev stepped over a small crater in the concrete of the courtyard he was passing through and checked the time again, then headed towards the rear of the complex before he would start his circuit of the outer wall. Deep beneath his feet, the next shift of a different workforce was getting underway. A workforce that Keveev didn't even suspect existed.
Norma opened her eyes. It would work, she was sure of it, the calculations were correct and could not be denied. This could change the path of the universe and give the Imperium the advantage it needed over it's enemies. She closed her notebook and sat back. It would have to wait until the current enemy could be driven off and the communication blackout that had cut off this planet from the rest of humanity had been lifted.
and I still own one of these flat goblins... only fair of one of these days a flat hobbit (almost wrote hobo ) would hit the market
I have the beginning for a little terrain piece that could involve a hobbit and a tank track. Might be a nice little job to do once the tank is finished. I could also do the "bagged marine" objective marker at the same time.
Red Harvest wrote:Vik, I think I may have that same goblin. It was in a pack of minis for battlefield casualties. There was a dwarf and a skaven too. Now I'll have to search around for them...
I've only seen the squashed goblin one too.
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2014/06/25 23:09:04
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Interesting fluff to read about the Mad Scientists attack methods.
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/06/26 11:50:42
Subject: Re:The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
If your looking or flat squished things, the mantic Orc sprue comes with a flat goblin on it, and they are cheap
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
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2014/06/26 14:49:31
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Viktor von Domm wrote:now that sounds almost as if a ´nid force is out there attacking the planet...ohoh... as if the mad scientist isn't enough already
Well Tyranids were amongst the first "raw materials" that The Scientist got his hands on, so he's had plenty of time to tinker with them.
shasolenzabi wrote:Interesting fluff to read about the Mad Scientists attack methods.
And more will be revealed...
Theophony wrote:If your looking or flat squished things, the mantic Orc sprue comes with a flat goblin on it, and they are cheap
are you getting a cut of the profits Theo?
Here's a bit more. Things are warming up...
Spoiler:
A new fire had broken out in the jungle to the east. Keveev checked the time, yes, it was probably the right time. He adjusted his lasgun's strap on his shoulder and continued to walk along the walkway of the eastern wall. His eyes were constantly drawn towards the smoke as it rose like a serpent from the trees.
An alarm sounded and people stared to run to take up firing positions as they had on the previous nights. Keveev's job was to keep walking his patrol and to help out where the fighting was fiercest. He kept walking and just as he stepped over a bloodstain that had been there for 3 days, he heard it... The unmistakeable sound of "That" tank. The tank that had tested their defences night after night. This time something was different, the noise had always been loud, but this time the noise was angrier somehow, and much, much louder.
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2014/06/27 10:40:11
Subject: Re:The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
hk1x1 wrote: The tank looks amazing, I love all the little details you've lavished on this thing,
especially the dozer blade, which I think is my favorite part .
Thanks hk. It's nice to hear what people like (and not like so much).
I have been looking at colour schemes. The winner so far is mainly a dark, forest green with turquoise "war paint" (in the pattern I showed earlier).
Still thinking at the moment though.
The attack begins, but what will happen... :
Spoiler:
Keveev scanned the tree-line to his left and spotted the first signs of the tank's approach; trees falling. The tank's main purpose, it seemed, was to create a path for the rest of the army, and what constituted the rest of the army was one of the oddest things about this army, if you could call it an army...
This tank, to start with, was obviously of Astartes origin. That in itself wasn't odd; the forces of chaos had access to Rhino-based vehicles and they had a tendency to modify their vehicles, as this one had been. But what followed the tank, could not be described as any "normal" chaos army. There would be xenos from every corner of the galaxy; Orks walked side-by-side with Eldar, Tau and there were reports of Tyranids being spotted... and then there were the Space Marines themselves, many of which sported the heraldry of loyal chapters. Was this all some kind of psychological ploy by the enemy to disorientate Keveev and his fellow soldiers? No one on his side of the defensive wall knew, and as far as Keveev knew, he didn't much care why. They were the enemy whatever they were wearing.
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2014/06/28 19:58:29
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
And so it begins! can't wait for the other parts of this fluff.
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/06/28 21:05:13
Subject: Re:The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Glad you are enjoying it Shas. While I only write this for fun and to give some kind of meaning to my collection, it makes the effort (and it is a lot of effort as a dyslexic) worthwhile to hear that others enjoy it and that it is, at least, readable.
For that, here's a larger chunk that will show part of how I see this army acting;
Spoiler:
The tank emerged from the trees in an explosion of splintered wood. It changed direction slightly to head towards the compound and then, with a plume of black smoke from the exhausts, drove headlong at the nearest perimeter wall. The defenders opened fire, but the larger guns were not positioned to fire upon the tank immediately and the small arms were ineffective against it's armour. As Keveev watched, the tank spanned the clear ground between the trees and the compound, cleared a trench without slowing, cut through the fence that surrounded the compound and then disappeared from view a fraction of a second before the wall, built to repel all attacks, was turned into flying rubble as the tank punched a hole right through it.
Now inside the compound, the tank opened fire upon the dazed and panicked troops that had expected the usual fire-fight from the top of the wall, and now had a close-quarters battle with a tank that had no qualms about charging men or buildings. The tank had never been so bold. It usually drove back and fourth across the open ground clearing the way for the rest of the army to advance. Now it was inside and it was creating havoc and drawing the attention of the vast majority of the troops.
Keveev looked out over the wall just in time to see a Wave Serpent drop a "squad" of enemy troops right by the opening and as he watched this was followed by a Tau Devilfish and a Dark Eldar transport that dropped even more troops and then peeled away to take pot-shots at the defenders still on the wall. The enemy troops filed through the opening, showing no fear as their comrades were cut down by a hail of fire (and in one case, getting too close to the tank and being run over) and created a cordon that would prevent the defenders from plugging the gap. The tank, meanwhile, headed towards the front gate of the compound.
In other news; The plasticard has shown up, so I can't use that as an excuse any more. My finger is starting to feel better, so the break from all the cutting and shaving seems to be working.
I may give the tank a coat of primer before I get down to the moulding and casting of the bathroom items in my other thread.
I'm still considering colour scheme options. It will be worth the wait... maybe.
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2014/06/28 23:52:15
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Ah, Tank acted as the ram, then the Coalition of Confusion arrives to truly make the poor Keveev's head spin.
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"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/06/29 14:00:28
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
shasolenzabi wrote: Ah, Tank acted as the ram, then the Coalition of Confusion arrives to truly make the poor Keveev's head spin.
Yep, confusion and chaos. That's how The Scientist like to wage war.
Spoiler:
The gate had been built to withstand even greater impacts than the walls, but only from the outside. The tank passed through the gate like a power sword through tissue paper. By this time the fastest of the enemy troops had reached the gap in the wall and were reinforcing the depleted ranks of the initial attackers. Anything outside the walls were by now free to walk right up to the compound without taking fire, as the defenders tried to kill those that had already breached the wall.
As the defenders fought a tactical retreat to the relative safety of the compound's buildings a pair of large Tyranid creatures came charging through the open front gate, followed by a mass of close combat specialists from all the races; Hormagaunts bounded shoulder to shoulder with Orks carrying huge bladed weapons and Eldar Striking Scorpions with their exotic weaponry. The defenders were completely overwhelmed.
Keveev ran into a toilet block as it was the nearest building to him and staying in the open was just asking to be killed. The floor inside was slippery as he skidded to a halt just inside the doorway, he was not alone. He could smell a foul animal stench over the usual smells of this block and he readied his lasgun. Creeping forward, the sounds of the battle outside fading, he peered under the divides and doors of the stalls and could see nothing. He prepared to kick in the first door when there was a thud and the world turned black for Keveev.
It's almost as if I have bathroom related things on the mind...
And so should you. The League competition is still running and there is plenty of time yet to enter. Build a "throne" room of you own... Fabulous prizes to be won...
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2014/06/29 18:52:02
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
I am trying so hard right now to clear a major backlog of soldiers/tanks/mechs it isn't funny, then the strain will arrive, making my workload more!
Like the fluff, Keveev is likely to be joining the ranks of mind controlled minions soon I take it.
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/06/29 21:32:33
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
shasolenzabi wrote: I am trying so hard right now to clear a major backlog of soldiers/tanks/mechs it isn't funny, then the strain will arrive, making my workload more!
I don't like to have unfinished things/jobs. I have to finish what I've started before I start the next. It would drive me potty to have so much part done, but that's me.
Like the fluff, Keveev is likely to be joining the ranks of mind controlled minions soon I take it.
Well that depends on how he behaves when he wakes up...
Shall I give you a bit more... Oh, go on then...
Spoiler:
When Keveev awoke he head ached. He reached up and felt a large lump on the back of his skull where he'd been hit. As his eyes focussed on his surroundings he could make out the interior of one of the lower office rooms of the western wing, it had been ransacked; drawers had been turned out, chairs and desks overturned and the potted plants appeared to have been eaten.
Keveev looked towards the doorway and could make out the shoulders of an Imperial fist marine and a large Ork, they appeared to be guarding the room he was in. He scanned the room for anything he might find of use and noticed the time on a chronometer, askew on the wall, 20 minutes had elapsed since the attack started. Maybe the clock was wrong for some reason, Keveev couldn't believe that the entire compound had been overrun in less time than he would spend in the shower each day. He had many questions, but was afraid to ask either of the guards and suspected that the only answer he would get would be on the end of a large fist.
As the time ticked away, Keveev had a moment to collect his thoughts and tried to rationalise the recent attacks and compare them to tonight's. Had they just been testing the defences? Even with hindsight he didn't think so. There were moments in many of the battles that Keveev could recall, where the attackers would almost be able to accomplish what they had now managed, but then they would perform a strange manoeuvre that would go completely against the flow of their attack, or something would go wrong in their plans; like the one time a "squad" armed with heavy weapons had had a weapon malfunction and explode. The survivors had suddenly turned against each other and the rest of the army. This time though, none of that had happened and the attack had been almost perfect in it's execution. It was as if the person directing the attacks had either been replaced or had accidentally hit upon the perfect set of instructions, or at least avoided the bad decisions.
It took nearly 2 weeks for a reason.
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2014/06/29 21:41:42
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Almost like the Mad scientist can't make up his mind as to what to have done with Keveev's troops and base
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/06/29 22:51:54
Subject: Re:The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Or is it a hint of the old programming codes from the old rogue trader days for robots .
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/06/30 20:22:24
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
shasolenzabi wrote:Almost like the Mad scientist can't make up his mind as to what to have done with Keveev's troops and base
Interesting way of looking at it.
I was thinking more that he just has a habit of making random (you could say, chaotic ) decisions. Early hints at possible army special rules that I've considered. Although GW seems to be ahead of me with this too (random tables for everything)... My army gets more "normal" each new release...
Theophony wrote:Or is it a hint of the old programming codes from the old rogue trader days for robots .
I had not heard about these. Had to look it up. But that is something that I will add to my list...
I had a quick priming session today. I'm quite pleased that most of my work looks fine with a layer of paint on. There are a few little gaps that will have to be filled, but mostly good.
Keveev meets The Scientist:
Spoiler:
The noises of the fighting had quietened and Norma decided that she could now get back to her calculations in peace, before turning in for the night. She walked down the corridor from her sleeping quarters and exchanged brief greetings with the other scientists she passed on the way to her work area.
Keveev looked up as a tall man walked into the room. The man looked as if he belonged in some kind of crazy laboratory... or an asylum. The man smiled a broad smile. Keveev did not return it.
"Well hello there Corporal Keveev. So good to finally meet you after sampling your mind. Ha HA" The man said jovially.
The implications of what the man said were missed by Keveev. He really didn't like this man.
"What do you want?" He replied flatly.
"I want to be your friend. We're all friends here..." The man paused for a moment. "...and as friends I would like a favour."
Keveev stared blankly at the man and said "If you want something sharp inserted in your neck I can help you".
"Oh... Well, if you're going to be like that..." The man rummaged in his pockets for a minute and eventually withdrew a hand, holding a syringe. He took the syringe from the grey fingers and threw the hand over his shoulder.
Before the hand had hit the ground the man lunged, fast as lightning, and plunged the needle into Keveev's jugular vein. Before Keveev had had time to react, the contents had been injected, the man took a step back and gave him a look that a child would give a sick animal in their care. Keveev felt a warmth spread throughout his body. His back began to spasm and his jaw locked painfully, he could only manage a strangled gurgle before blackness enveloped him again.
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2014/06/30 21:20:59
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
hmmm.... gotta ask... did you use brush-on primer?...
but indeed... the old rule again works like a charm... primed everything looks as if everything was made exclusively this way from ghost hands...
as for the Keveev story...what I find intriguing is why the scientist needs one special guardsman... whats so interesting in one flatfoot for him?...
also... the small glimpse of the story of the destroyed and then turned against each other squad shows that any chaosification of the scientist is not for ever... it can be undone...(I usually take the side of the loyalists in any chaotic storyline... sorry)
Yes, the new army rules do make your army seem more "mainstream in some respects. But heh, it now is legal.
Brushed primer, I have been doing the same with all the T-storms and humidity.
Yes, well as the Scientist is chaotic, it so fits to have erratic thoughts at times.
Fluff has Keveev in serious trouble!
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/06/30 22:47:42
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Viktor von Domm wrote:hmmm.... gotta ask... did you use brush-on primer?...
but indeed... the old rule again works like a charm... primed everything looks as if everything was made exclusively this way from ghost hands...
Ha, yeah it is brush-on, and yes it is only a thin layer and not very even. But all of my models start with a layer like this. The unevenness will be smoothed out. Thanks.
as for the Keveev story...what I find intriguing is why the scientist needs one special guardsman... whats so interesting in one flatfoot for him?...
He he, you will find out in time...
also... the small glimpse of the story of the destroyed and then turned against each other squad shows that any chaosification of the scientist is not for ever... it can be undone...(I usually take the side of the loyalists in any chaotic storyline... sorry)
Yeah, that is also something I'm thinking for an army special rule; head injury leading to damage to the installed gizmo, means that they revert to their original race/species actions.
You can support whoever you like. Although, I have started a piece of fluff where The Scientist is up against a chaos warband.
shasolenzabi wrote:Yes, the new army rules do make your army seem more "mainstream in some respects. But heh, it now is legal.
I'll just have to try harder to break what rules are left.
Brushed primer, I have been doing the same with all the T-storms and humidity.
I used to use a cheap airbrush to do primer and basecoats, but it broke before I even started on these models. I've still painted the main colours on larger models by hand.
Yes, well as the Scientist is chaotic, it so fits to have erratic thoughts at times.
Fluff has Keveev in serious trouble!
Indeed. You can't say The Scientist didn't give him a chance to help of his own free will...
Spoiler:
When Keveev awoke again, his head hurt. This time the pain was not localised to a lump on his head, but it was more like his brain had just been kicked about the room for a bit and then squeezed back in his skull. Keveev took in his surroundings, he was in a different room, but it was still one of the offices and still in the west wing. He could smell blood and hear running water from the bathroom next door. He sat up and looked down at the desk he had been laying on, it was covered in blood and it was likely that is was his. He reached up to his head and it had indeed been bandaged, and bandaged expertly, this was no field dressing, it was the work of a medical practitioner. What had that madman done to his head? He heard the toilet flush and then footsteps approaching...
Norma ran through the calculations again. She could visualise the equations and the plot-lines in her head far quicker and more accurately than any machine. The engines could make the jump, and if large enough, could transport a huge vessel over vast distances... ANY distances, in the blink of an eye. But navigating the jump would be a monumental task, and would have to be done almost as quickly, or you could end up in a different star system or even in the heart of a star. The best way to navigate safely would involve knowing, not just predicting, the future. There was only a few people known to be able to achieve this and many of them were Eldar in origin. Maybe a gifted psyker could, with focussed training, achieve this. But then that would be relying on the warp again, and the whole point of this project was to avoid that. She closed her notebook and decided to go to bed. Maybe things would look different in the morning...
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2014/06/30 23:17:05
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Interesting read. speaking of which, I have new inspiration! I wrote it in the fluff sections
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/07/01 21:16:44
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
shasolenzabi wrote: Interesting read. speaking of which, I have new inspiration! I wrote it in the fluff sections
Good start to it, look forward to more.
Moulding has started in the other thread, so that has taken over my workspace for now.
Things should become a little clearer now:
Spoiler:
"So you see..." the man continued "...I am a man of science, not religion. I am The Scientist and I work to protect the Universe from total annihilation... from the rampant spread of order."
Keveev nodded. It made perfect sense to him now. "What do you need me for?" he asked.
"I need you to help me on my quest. Open the path I must walk..." The Scientist said "...Or to put it another way, I want you to open a door." He smiled.
Keveev smiled back. "Which door? and why me exactly?" he asked.
"I need you to open a door that you don't even know exists, to an area of this base that you don't know exists, so I can meet a woman that you... don't... know... exists." The Scientist replied.
"How do I open this door then, if I don't know anything about it?" Asked Keveev.
"That is the beauty of my plan. Because you know the areas of this base that you do know, like the back of your hand, you know where to look to find something you've never noticed before." Replied The Scientist with a smile.
Keveev walked along the corridor. A corridor like many others in the base, but one that had subtle differences that only the observant would notice, that only Keveev would notice; The angle of the floor, a slight change in the direction (and even the width) of the corridor, and the distances between the doors. This last difference was the key. You wouldn't notice by looking along the corridor, the space between the office doors became larger and then smaller. The largest space being about half way along the corridor. There was a portrait of The Emperor of mankind in the centre of this space, Keveev stopped in front of it. "Here" he said.
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2014/07/01 21:23:29
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/07/01 22:42:41
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
And head games are much easier when you have electronically brainwashed someone.
Also, I will point out now, how Corporal Keveev got his name. Vik, you asked why had he been chosen by The Scientist in particular and the above part of the fluff should partially answer that.
Keveev is someone that runs his life on regular routines, and is very observant and sensitive to changes in his environment. I've tried to put this across in the fluff above; e.g. The constant checking of the time, the mention of how long he spends in the shower, the way he walks about the base and knows where he is in the base, and in his name...
I had a look at an online thesaurus for synonyms for "observant" that would give me inspiration for a name (I really struggle to come up with names out of thin air). I eventually found "Qui vive" (which means "On the alert or lookout") and just spelled it phonetically. I think it works quite well for an observant person on guard duty.
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2014/07/02 00:07:20
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
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2014/07/02 00:09:30
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
The advantage of brush priming is that one is more likely, in my experience, to spot mold lines and other imperfections early on, when it is not so much a PITA to fix.
I find a very, very light drybrushing with gesso before airbrush priming also does an excellent job of highlighting problems that need fixing.
2014/07/02 07:06:08
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
I second the brush priming as a good way to get to know the model you are about to paint... if it is a new model, not a run of the mill guardsman then this method help to learn each lil detail far better... thus you can plan ahead the scheme and where some details would cause a too strong brown patch... for example lots of stuff on my models need to be fabricated in leather... but you need to avoid too much of one color on different items in my view on a certain area...so getting to know your model before painting can be achieved by brush on priming first...
and the slight hint on OCD escaped me, but now in hindsight it makes sense...
and after getting the explaination for his name I slightly cringed... due to too many bad spelling kids I had to tutor already and this sounded familiar...even if it was on purpose
shasolenzabi wrote:Also sounds like one with Asperger's
So it does, didn't think of that. We all have a little Asperger's in us. Sometimes it works to the advantage.
Red Harvest wrote:The advantage of brush priming is that one is more likely, in my experience, to spot mold lines and other imperfections early on, when it is not so much a PITA to fix.
I find a very, very light drybrushing with gesso before airbrush priming also does an excellent job of highlighting problems that need fixing.
Very true and is generally what I use this stage for. I usually go on to paint my models mostly black and then work up to the lightest shades. Not the best way, but my way. It is easier to see the contrast and gaps in grey than it is in white or black.
Viktor von Domm wrote:I second the brush priming as a good way to get to know the model you are about to paint... if it is a new model, not a run of the mill guardsman then this method help to learn each lil detail far better... thus you can plan ahead the scheme and where some details would cause a too strong brown patch... for example lots of stuff on my models need to be fabricated in leather... but you need to avoid too much of one color on different items in my view on a certain area...so getting to know your model before painting can be achieved by brush on priming first...
Monochromatic paint schemes can be done, if you use a wide enough range in the shade. It's getting the contrast between neighbouring parts that's key in any model. If they are different colours, then it's easier. If they are the same colour (brown in your example) then they need to be heavily contrasted (a light brown and almost black, or a yellow/brown and a red/brown) or split by a dark edge.
and the slight hint on OCD escaped me, but now in hindsight it makes sense...
and after getting the explaination for his name I slightly cringed... due to too many bad spelling kids I had to tutor already and this sounded familiar...even if it was on purpose
I like to sneak stuff into my fluff (especially jokes and references, and I'm building up to a really big reference ).
My spelling was hideous as a child, I wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until secondary school so I spend many playtimes in primary school finishing the work that everyone else had during the lesson (you loose interest in doing the work when it's hard work stringing a sentence together). Access to computers and spell-check has really helped. Now, having written a 40,000 word PhD thesis, I'm fairly comfortable writing things. But it still takes a long time to compose sentences (just this post has taken me 20-30 mins), as I have to think of the best way to write something and then occasionally get stuck on a word (nearly once a sentence). It doesn't come naturally.
oh...and...MOOOAAAARRRR
K.
Spoiler:
Norma performed her usual night-time routine; brushing her hair out from the tight bun she wore while working, laying out her personal items in a neat line on the sideboard and praying to The Emperor. This time, without thinking, she also retrieved a bag from under her cot and left it next to the sideboard, she would need it but did not yet know why.
The Scientist stood at Keveev's shoulder. "what can you see in the picture?" he said.
"It's one of the most common depictions of The Emperor. But, that path there in the background. It usually disappears over the horizon... there's usually some trees, but not that building. I've never seen a building like it... and the door... it looks like a key..." He reached out and pressed his thumb against the door. It lit up and there was a click and hiss of escaping air. The painting and the section of wall it was attached to slid to one side to reveal a narrow passageway that passed between the walls of the neighbouring offices which would easily be mistaken for one wall, the hidden corridor ended at a metal door.
"Well done" Said The Scientist "I can take it from here. Take this and I shall see you later. Ha Ha." He handed a small metal sphere to Keveev and as soon as he took hold of the device he disappeared with a "fop" from the corridor, leaving The Scientist alone.
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2014/07/02 23:53:14
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
Teleport homer, wonder where Keveev winds up next?
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/07/03 07:59:35
Subject: The (Mad) Scientist and his Army of the Second Law: Beware of the Dozer!
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