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Thats a weird looking squad leader thre Vik

In other news The General is almost done, but his... ahem... volunteer is still in progress! Hopefully some pics on Friday.

i meant to post it in another thread...


sorry guys... will fix that imidiatly...

 prototype_X wrote:
Just a question. Is it okay to enter a model (say a chosen fron DV) if it will be played as a squad leader?


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To clarify, ome of the basic chosen used as a sgt for a basic marine squad.

Sorry for spelling, small phone, fat fingers.

Yeah Proto, as long as the individual in question is obviously a sarge with something to distinguish him as such i don't have a problem with that, but he must be something special!

I'm something special... can I enter myself if I base me?

No!!

but but but but but... you so meeeeeeaaaaaaaaaannnn!!!

Ya sound like a motor Butt

your just jealous of my awesomeness... not everyone can be as awesome as me you know

 lone dirty dog wrote:
skyfl great job on the ork, target system is a cool idea, great to have it on a retractable arm might have to borrow that for my Orks.

loot it!

I plan on doing some similar fold out targeting systems for lootas. Might have a grot dangling one over a lad's head or something?


Thanks lone dirty dog, I wish my green stuff skills were on par with yours. the smoothness of the work you did on your entry was astounding, and makes me feel like my finger print possessing pirate hat schmuck job look just like that. unfortunately a bit late for this guy though! If you were ever so kind to point us to a link where you learned some of your GS skills, that would be excellent!

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:
I'm something special... can I enter myself if I base me?

only if base is used for shutting you up

skyfi wrote:

 lone dirty dog wrote:
skyfl great job on the ork, target system is a cool idea, great to have it on a retractable arm might have to borrow that for my Orks.

loot it!

I plan on doing some similar fold out targeting systems for lootas. Might have a grot dangling one over a lad's head or something?


Thanks lone dirty dog, I wish my green stuff skills were on par with yours. the smoothness of the work you did on your entry was astounding, and makes me feel like my finger print possessing pirate hat schmuck job look just like that. unfortunately a bit late for this guy though! If you were ever so kind to point us to a link where you learned some of your GS skills, that would be excellent!

Will loot away then thank you
The grot hanging over the head is a nice idea and will look pretty dam cool, you should have the grot holding the target in his hand over the eye.

As for links for GS I learnt the old fashion way, clumpy models and hear say info, the best advice I can give are these 3 things :
1 Use clay shapers they come in different sizes and firmness, great for smoothing and shaping I use hard black and medium grey, one large brush couple of medium's and several small.
2 When mixing your GS makes sure it is uniform in colour and don't use it for about 20 mins after mixing, this might sound weird (I thought so to ) but after I tried it it benefited me no end.
Also I add more blue (darker green coloured when mixed) for larger areas and more yellow for small details (lighter green) it is easier to shape though can take more work.
3 Last but not least when working on a conversion and you get an idea tried to break it down, by this I mean layering work in stages build and add as you go, do to much in one go and it gets messy.
That is one of the best things I can offer as advice as many time I have screwed a miniature up by trying to do to much in one go, let section's dry then go back and add more detail later it easier to work on a set dry surface than an unset one.

 lone dirty dog wrote:

skyfi wrote:

 lone dirty dog wrote:
skyfl great job on the ork, target system is a cool idea, great to have it on a retractable arm might have to borrow that for my Orks.

loot it!

I plan on doing some similar fold out targeting systems for lootas. Might have a grot dangling one over a lad's head or something?


Thanks lone dirty dog, I wish my green stuff skills were on par with yours. the smoothness of the work you did on your entry was astounding, and makes me feel like my finger print possessing pirate hat schmuck job look just like that. unfortunately a bit late for this guy though! If you were ever so kind to point us to a link where you learned some of your GS skills, that would be excellent!

Will loot away then thank you
The grot hanging over the head is a nice idea and will look pretty dam cool, you should have the grot holding the target in his hand over the eye.

As for links for GS I learnt the old fashion way, clumpy models and hear say info, the best advice I can give are these 3 things :
1 Use clay shapers they come in different sizes and firmness, great for smoothing and shaping I use hard black and medium grey, one large brush couple of medium's and several small.
2 When mixing your GS makes sure it is uniform in colour and don't use it for about 20 mins after mixing, this might sound weird (I thought so to ) but after I tried it it benefited me no end.
Also I add more blue (darker green coloured when mixed) for larger areas and more yellow for small details (lighter green) it is easier to shape though can take more work.
3 Last but not least when working on a conversion and you get an idea tried to break it down, by this I mean layering work in stages build and add as you go, do to much in one go and it gets messy.
That is one of the best things I can offer as advice as many time I have screwed a miniature up by trying to do to much in one go, let section's dry then go back and add more detail later it easier to work on a set dry surface than an unset one.

I had been using a metal pick/hooked pick/flat poker set.. not to the best reslts, very hard to get fingerprints smoothed out on curved ares of hat for me, I'll have to look into that.

I think I know what you mean about letting it set up for a few minutes before working with it, it seems extremely soft and non shape holding for the first few minutes. I find myself re standing up the same portions of whatever again and again, or accidently touching it ruining all my work.. (like this hat... had it done better... then while sculpting welds on big shoota i stupidly smashed hat over his face into an unrecognizable blob... thereby having to resculpt it on the spot on his head ... )


Maybe I could roll out some more yellow green stuff and work out some pinstripe details around hat, etc. I don't know. I had a green stuff skull on it that I smashed too >.<



It's like one those things my dad would look at me when growing up and just say "I don't think I woulda' told that one on myself."

Right, some more progress on The General. He's been weathered up a bit now and his little friend is looking ever more crazy









Just a bit more on the shoulder claws and some ichor splatters and then its on to basing! (oh yeah, need to do the target's eyes as well)

Loving the pose on the guardsman! that's some pretty darn neat work you have going on! the colour choices are strange in a good way, something different is always a breath of fresh air in this hobby :-)

bah... the closing date needs to hurry up... it's making me antsy all this waiting...

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:
bah... the closing date needs to hurry up... it's making me antsy all this waiting...

What you antsy about? Everyone else' entries going to look antsy (sized at least) compared to that hive tyrant

Have a valium a god lie down and the next 12 days will fly by :-)

lmfao... erm can't... I'm on enough anti-depressants as it is

Who says you can't take Valium with anti depressants? no such thing as too much! the more the better I say, this darn world of ours is a pretty grim place! makes 40K look like an episode of rainbow bright! lol!

yes and overdose is just what I need lols

lols ahhhh Rainbow... the only kids program you could get a pink gay hippo, a thing with a zip for his mouth, an anthropomorphic bear called bungle and a man, who all share the same bed... Homosexual subtext much?

ah... i feel glad that this thread is staying so intensely on track

just the way we like it Vik ;-) ..... except not ALL of us in the same bed... o.k?

would get a bit crowded i guess... also... i like it when my fellow cuddlees have some more cushy upper regions

Have you Seen some of the Nerds on here? :-) lol

Hey! Im only moderately squishy.....Im also fuzzy, so I can keep others warm........why am I adding to this?!

OT Im painting my entry as I type.

okok... i specify it this way... female please ... tho as i am married... no please

"WE" don't do well with others in our bed do we my pretties... no my Nid's we do not

So to try and distance from the somewhat disturbing direction the thread is heading, my completed entry.

Impressive....most impressive. Is it too late to somehow...."knock" you out of the race?

Thanks.
Would it make you feel better if I said I like the shot for my Dakka blog way more than the one I submitted and usually don't win these anyway?