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Yeah, if I had such a store in such close proximity, I would likely be buying to the detriment of my bank account,,,,,oh wait, I mail order anyway as I am on a friggin' high hill where there is no mass transit, I miss "civilization"!!!!

I used to live in a town where the hobby/game tables shop was a 10min walk!

Thanks for the write-up. Sounds interesting.

@bbb, really reminded me of old warhammer. Before all the other armies came out and their special rules killed everything. When a complete rules section with pics can be 32 pages, you know it's going to be a quick game.
@shaso, it's going to be tough, unless they hire me

Brother in law was a no show , story looks like he had a warhammer game set up at the flgs, but then didn't answer his phone all day. Last minute plan changes have really ticked me off lately. They canceled after thanksgiving dinner get together, today, and a half dozen other times recently. Most are lame excuses, but I think something else is going on as well so....

Church, then setting up the Christmas tree, and work tomorrow so no major updates.

Edit: Christmas tree reprieve, the girls went out with friends from church, and my wife and son are on a date, so I got a half hour before I leave for work.

Junk terrain.
Not sure if I will use this or the Derrick that I made. Most of what's on here is trash from my new job as a janitor at a hospital. I couldn't get pics in the process of picking his stuff up as we are not allowed to have our phones on us. First time is. Final warning next time you get the exit door. Or at least that's what I'm told.



The clear bottle to the side is the packaging from some microbeads I've used as rivets before. It will make I onto the base at a later date long with some other items, just for painting sake it is separate right now. Most o the plastic parts came off of IV tubes and are syringe covers, or one items that were loose on the floor. All the award outs stuff went into biohazard bags and sharps containers , I'm not workin in a dangerous place. Their is also pieces from a mantic sprue on there as I just ought a king o war Orc horde this week and have assembled 156 orcs and 31 riding pigs (boars/ gores). The hanging flag/tarp is a thumb from a latex disposable glove. I have plenty of other gubbins to toss on, but they must be done in layers....like an ogre . Off to work shortly.

Very interesting shapes Theo. Envious of your hordes BTW.

Interesting looking junk you have there, Theo.
Yeah, I had to build mine up piece-by-piece. Look forward to more. Remember to give the odd bit some damage, a dent or a scratch here and there. Junk is rarely pristine.

Theo, when they move in to town near you, apply or they never will hire you. you have to make your presence known to them!

Brother in law was a no show , story looks like he had a warhammer game set up at the flgs, but then didn't answer his phone all day. Last minute plan changes have really ticked me off lately. They canceled after thanksgiving dinner get together, today, and a half dozen other times recently. Most are lame excuses, but I think something else is going on as well so....

that smells defenitly like a storry burried there somehow...a stinky one...

and the junk...yucky... even gloves thumbs?...you and your crazy ideas ... will you strenghthen it somehow?

Interesting junk, liking the tarp/flag thimgummy

@monkeytroll, thanks, I hope the tarp idea goes over the way I have it planned out. I have other uses in mind for it as well.
@vik, there's more story behind it for sure , just I don't want to go all Jerry springer here. As for the tarp I am hoping paint is all it will need.
@shaso, definitely, also one of he guys there I me at church a few weeks ago, hoping that might help. But here's no way they could come close to my pay and benefits at the hospital.
@dr. H, well they say one mans junk is another mans treasure , I was half thinking about making "crazy Ivan's tent of trinkets and bobbles." He finds neat junk and polishes I up for you, at a reasonable price after all. NO REFUNDS/ OR EXCHANGES
@cam, thanks, and the horde will be fun to get to work on. I started with fantasy many moons ago. I actually learned to read when I was four I was reading at a third grade level, all from playing dungeons and dragons with my older brother and his friends.

Well hey changed my schedule so. Have to work tomorrow so right now I'm doing laundry at 1:09a.m. So I have my uniform ready. While that's going I decided to work on the blimp. Extra kings of war bases became porthole windows and walls for the gondola.

The green area I think will get some armor plating, and if the latex glove thing works out maybe some sand bags or rolled tarps.


Well o to get some beauty sleep.....or a slice of leftover pumpkin pie

Hmmm, battle blimp or war rocket?

WArrocket!

Think you'll probably want some pva (elmer's to you guys I believe) on that latex before hitting it up with some paint. Help to strengthen it and provide a better key for the paint to stick.

@monkeytroll, yeah, oval would be smart.....just not very like me
@comradepanda, shouldn't it be waaaaghhhhhrockitt?
@shaso, not sure it will travel fast enough To be classified as a rocket. Maybe a swallow.

Just home from work, go some overtime too got the next two days off, so off to bed to rest my weary hobby muscles and prepare for a modeling and junk marathon.

just ordered another leviathan crusader from WGF. Stupid cybermonday sale at 35% off and I got another limited edition Excalibur sword for it as well

African or European?

 dsteingass wrote:
African or European?

I was hoping someone got the reference


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"Mr. Kirby....we have a problem"

Spent the last hour and a half putting some legs together, they are that detailed, I was also distracted by a Muay Thai martial arts movie which had samurai and ninjas in it as well , I think the only thing they missed was making the samurai a Caucasian dude like th old 1980s b movies. Anyway here's the progress.

Here's a profile view how in the extension available even after assembly, ankle armor not attached for future painting.

And just because you never see the bottom of a model doesn't mean it should be left without detail work right?

i gotta ask....is the leg supposed to be in one premade pose or did the construction of the leg take so long as it is posable how you deem fit?

and i love the turret for your airship...screams nastyness from every muzzle hole!

Vik, the leg is articulated like action figure toys. They bend at the ankle, knee, foot(both front and back), and pivot again at the ankle, hip, thigh and the pistons actually look like they function as the rod goes into the piston. Finished o this point I can twist and bend the legs to get the right pose I want for the model.

Later I can take one other pics, I have only slept three hours since yesterday, but haven't been able o drift off, henc he b rated movie watching

whoa.... if i ever make enough money i will want one of these fellas too...just for playing with them as you described...cool!....i think you need a nice base... a ruined stepped on tank kinda base theme...

And just because you never see the bottom of a model doesn't mean it should be left without detail work right?

Absolutely! Leave no surface un-detailed.

Nice legs, Theo.
Cool that they work too.

 Theophony wrote:
And just because you never see the bottom of a model doesn't mean it should be left without detail work right?

You do realize that there are meds and therapy for that sort of thing nowadays, yes?

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:

 Theophony wrote:
And just because you never see the bottom of a model doesn't mean it should be left without detail work right?

You do realize that there are meds and therapy for that sort of thing nowadays, yes?

@skalk, I not have a foot fetish.....at least not a metal foot fetish...well not yet.....
@dr. H, no only do the feet work, but the claw arms work too, I can change the hand pose from clawed swipe to flipping the bird. The waist pivots and the cylinders on the chest function as well.
@vik, battlefield Berlin carries them, not sure of the cost, but I just ordered another last night for $90.40 including shipping from WGF as a cybermonday special. Compare that to the fogre world Titan, and you save $350+. Plus the arms hot swap, which means you turn hem 90 degrees and hey pop of and you put a new one on in seconds. How's that for modifying your super heavy in between games?

Just brought the Christmas tree upstairs, think we will b decorating tonight. A little 1:1 scale family action. I also need to fix my avatar sometime for the Christmas season.

That thing is awesome, I didn't realize how big it is either!

@cave dweller, welcome.

It is supposed to be a stand in for a war hound, it's an inch or so shorter than the forgeworld model.

I also need to fix my avatar sometime for the Christmas season.

was thinking about that recently too.... currently with no ideas... but i guess at the end of the week wisdom will show up

and well... currently absolutly a no go to get me that titan... better make one on my own then

All i have to pose my Crusader with is spare Necron bits

@vik, I think the grub hub will get some Christmas lights , I just need to import the pic and do some work with my desktop.
@shaso, cut out a "stargate" and have him stomping it in half.

Going to bed early tonight to try and catch up on some sleep. The new bed is comfy, but I find that I'm snoring a lot. That's what the wife says anyways

Well today's plans were shot, so I get modeling time.......darn

So before I start any more of the leviathan I thought I post other leg pics, as I don't think anyone sees just how awesome a model the crusader and mortis are from still shots. Same set of legs as last time, just manipulated into other poses.

Showing how wide of a tilt they have.

Now you can make one heck of a stalking pose with these legs.

More soon.....hopefully.

So cool, You've sold me on getting one as a Christmas present to myself!

@cavedweller, merry Christmas then , definitely worth it.

Here's some more pics.

Chest pistons , showing both bends and extension

Hip and spine. Chest pistons mount to the front of hip. You also can see the ball joint for the hip sockets in the legs.

Wow that looks wicked so far and it's only legs! :-) mind you i've seen 'just legs' before and stopped there.........