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True, but think about his arc. Main protagonists in most movies don't go through change and growth like that in most films, let alone action films.

Also, cheers, Knightley. WITNESS HIM!

I don't see it.. When you can remove what is supposed to be the Main character, and you still can do the story with two other central characters, Furiosia and warboy ' bob' then your not really focused on his arc. I thought the mad flashbacks were a good start but they really never drove his story other than to validate why he's called 'Mad'.

Still we agree a great apoc movie. ps.. buy more sniper rounds!

What are you working on now!

Just painted a Warhammer Giant. About to varnish 10 more thug swordsmen Reiklanders. Have another 8 or 9000 point WHFB game on Thursday at the store. Will try to get more pics this time.


Re: Max

Looking forward to seeing pics of the giant

@GiraffeX - Then I'll have to make sure to grab it from Ice's house tomorrow. I left it over there like a dope.

....Just saw Mad Max. It was incredible!
I wasn't that bothered about seeing it, but I read your review and then a few others... Best £10 I've spend in the past week!

Yeah, it didn't blow anyone away with its initial numbers, but my sincere hope is that word of mouth will allow it to have legs.

Legs is an industry term for staying power. Because why two words when one...

Also, huge WHFB throwdown tomorrow.

So, I showed some godawful pics of Karl Franz painted up a while back.

These are better pictures.

I did as well as I could do and actually finish it. I got pretty tired of painting it after a little while. It's so big and detailed.

Hope you guys like it. I played him in a game yesterday and he ran away. Didn't run off the board though. We played a 7000 point game and I lost or came close enough as to know that it was going to be a loss. My cannon actually fired. My first roll was, of course, a misfire, but the engineer reroll saved my bacon. My second shot went wildly too far. Then it got eaten by Dragon Ogres. Hmm...

Karl Franz Ascendant is just too ridiculous. He rules.

Hope you guys like it.

He looks great I love the way you did the tiger stripes and the bronze.

Thank, GiraffeX! I appreciate the compliment. I sort of was giving up on that. Decided not to paint all the little details. Think it still works.

Seconded on the stripes. Really nice work!

Gold looks wild, too! I see you're using the green and purple washes you mentioned.

Watched Mad Max today. Was pretty close to what I expected. I felt the story and character development was pretty weak.

Karl Franz looks spectacular!

What movie does it for you, Whale? I don't get it.

Thanks, Eye. It is playable, huh?

I enjoyed Cap 2 and GotG much more as far as action movies, both in the players involved in it and the action sequences. For pure drama, not that I warch a ton of it, but Gone Girl was much more engrossing. Something like Book of
Eli was more flushed in the same kind of setting.

Every death in Max elected zero response. Outside of Furiosa, I couldn't even tell you the names of anyone. If the movie hadn't been called Mad Max, I'm not sure I'd even know his. Bad guy was Joe something?

ok.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
I enjoyed Cap 2 and GotG much more as far as action movies, both in the players involved in it and the action sequences. For pure drama, not that I warch a ton of it, but Gone Girl was much more engrossing. Something like Book of
Eli was more flushed in the same kind of setting.

Every death in Max elected zero response. Outside of Furiosa, I couldn't even tell you the names of anyone. If the movie hadn't been called Mad Max, I'm not sure I'd even know his. Bad guy was Joe something?

Really? Even the death of Nox? (that was the war boy that joined up with max and furiosa) Or Splendor, (the pregnant chick)

That being said, I can't say I disagree about your other points. Overall Guardians of the Galaxy is a better movie. I don't think it had better vehicular stunts though. I really enjoyed Mad Max, I wish he was more of the focus though. I think Mad Max is spectacular, and one of the best, in its only little post apocalypse setting and genre.

I also think Moonpie's post, once again, over hyped the movie. I think had Moonpie not said anything on dakka, I would have rated the movie even higher, because instead of me going in with low expectations and raising it above that. I went in thinking it was the best thing ever, and was slightly let down.

With that in mind, I still think everyone should see it. I still think it was fantastic, but there are certainly a lot of other movies that would surpass it as an overall cinematic experience.

The tweaker flip flopped to much for me to care, and preggo was eh. The blonde had the most personality of the wives, and even she was eh.

You're right. I agree.

Should have had a dance off.

That would have been WAY cooler.

Changed subject. Moving on.

Karl Looks awesome. A very imposing figure. Though I can't remember the last battle report where he lived!

Maybe you should switch to Wood elves? At least No cannons.

Thanks, Solar. He did live this game, because he ran far enough away. He dueled with End Times Archaon. Didn't manage to kill him in regulation.

I have the majority of a Chaos army to build and paint on the bench. Holding off on that for 9th ed kinda.

Karl is amazing. Very good job, especially the metalics...

Hey thanks, Arkhareon!

I used GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics Iridescent Copper for the base of it. Their colors are starting to be some of my favorites. Usually Artsy paints aren't the right consistency, but the Fluid Acrylics they have are actually just about right.

I am going to pick up their Deep Gold when I next hit the art store.

 moonpie wrote:
Hey thanks, Arkhareon!

I used GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics Iridescent Copper for the base of it. Their colors are starting to be some of my favorites. Usually Artsy paints aren't the right consistency, but the Fluid Acrylics they have are actually just about right.

I am going to pick up their Deep Gold when I next hit the art store.

Interesting ... It's great when we discover new materials and processes, especially when we serve well :-)

So, my girl got me Empire Demigryph Knights for my birthday. First thing I said was obviously, "Awesome!" The second thing was, "You went to see Matt at the GW store."

I am looking forward to thugging those things out!

Happy B-day. Now paint!

So, I finish up, paint, prime and varnish a Skyweaver Harlequin jetbike. I take it to Ice's to show him. Guess what happens on the way home.

You brought more models?

You broke it?

You were possesed by a greater daemon of Slaanesh