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That is looking really cool! And I love the idea of it being convertable to a Post Office.

Enforcer Unit A32 holstered his rifle as the last smoking corpse,, something that might have once been human before the Plague ravaged its form, fell to the ground, still twitching. Behind him lay a trail of caranage a mile wide, smoke rising skywards in black streams. He sighed quietly.

"I only came to Nexus Psi to post a bloody letter!"

Definitely a narrative campaign in that!

Now I've got the urge to repainting my enforcers in Royal Mail uniforms

Progress has been made (only a tiny bit but still)

Windows and frames are in.


More interior detail added




New back wall painted, desk added and screens painted.


Next I need to make switches (lots of switches), finish adding the screens to the monitors (I might add a coat of gloss varnish over the screen pictures), make some things that look like shutter housings for the windows and Buy 2 keyboard minis (anyone know where I can get these aside from the office set from thormillion?)

I might glue the back wall in now so I can get started on the outside but it will make adding the keyboards a pain later.

Also I repositioned the arms on my aiming true Scale marine

The gun was a bit too high before this position looks more like a real aiming position to me.

I've got the pad to myself today so I'm hopping to get a lot of hoppy stuff done (in between the rugby of course)

Thanks for looking.

I'm hopping to get a lot of hoppy stuff done

Hoppy stuff? so you're a home brewer (It is legal in the UK,no?)

I note a Cote D'Arms paint pot in the bottom photo. How is that brand to use?

Nice detailing on the interiors. How do you intend to cover the exposed foam at the corners? I like the way the stencil on the glass door looks.

All looks good, especially the scenery.

Ta para

 Red Harvest wrote:

I'm hopping to get a lot of hoppy stuff done

Hoppy stuff? so you're a home brewer (It is legal in the UK,no?)

Opps . I did knock back a few Heinekens during the rugby yesterday so maybe that counts

 Red Harvest wrote:

I note a Cote D'Arms paint pot in the bottom photo. How is that brand to use?

I love Coat d'arms paints. Their the old citedel paints (when they were in the same pots).
I've not had one dry up on me yet, they cover well (the White of my Deadzone enforcers is just one layer of the light grey colour) and I find the paints do not need much if any watering down to use.

I used to get them from Artemis Blacks but now I've Moved to Cardiff, Firestorm dosent stock them

 Red Harvest wrote:

Nice detailing on the interiors. How do you intend to cover the exposed foam at the corners? I like the way the stencil on the glass door looks.

Ta
The whole of the outside is going to be stippled with a pva & poly filler mix to look like concrete so that should hide the exposed foam.

So, what color outfits do the royal post people wear?

 JoeRugby wrote:
Next I need to make switches (lots of switches), finish adding the screens to the monitors (I might add a coat of gloss varnish over the screen pictures), make some things that look like shutter housings for the windows and Buy 2 keyboard minis (anyone know where I can get these aside from the office set from thormillion?)

There are these:

http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=430_435_468

Although I haven't bought anything from them (yet), so I can't comment on the quality.

Terrain looks great! Nice details in the interiors.

That comm center is looking awesome!

Thanks guys

Zogg wrote:
There are these:

http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=430_435_468

Although I haven't bought anything from them (yet), so I can't comment on the quality.

Really good shout mate

Thanks

shasolenzabi wrote:So, what color outfits do the royal post people wear?

This
definitely not a uniform for post human bad asses

But I think my Brokkrs might be moving to a Royal Mail winter look

Which would look kinda bad ass on my space dwarfs to be honest

So Dk Gray trousers, white shirts, safety orange vests or the red/black jackets

The red/black jackets Shas

A little more progress

Shutters made and added


Door also made for the chain fence.

This needs to be painted and glued in.

Screens finished and added


I've ordered some keyboards from black cat bases one I get these I can finish off the interior and move on to texturing the exterior.

True Scale Marines

Refitting the arms on that Marine has encouraged me to start my next batch of True scale marines/finish off my scouts and terminators.

The only mini I have a plan for at the moment is the biker who I want to be resting with one foot off the bike aiming at something with his bolter.

Here's a scale shot of a heightened scout (1.5mm already added) and terminator (2mm's already added) next to one of my true scale marines and of course guardsman Bob.

I need to add an extra 2mm to the terminator and 1mm to the scout.

Thanks for looking

Not a lot of hobby time over the last few weeks, most of my time has been spend doing up my house before I move in.

My experience with lack cat bases seems to have been the same as others, absolutely no communication since I placed my order so I've put in a dispute on PayPal to get my cash back. Such a shame.

I lost patience waiting for the rest of the interior to be finished so I glued the back wall on and textured the exterior walls.




Just stippled poly filler and sealed it with watered down PVA to make it stronger.

I also managed to get the exterior painted and weathered yesterday.


The bare wall at the front is going to have a C2 stencil on it (to add a bit of colour)

I also fixed the roof, so it's now less warped and sits flush with the walls

That leaves me with the following to do before I'm finished

Ground floor
Buy AK interactive lenses to add warning light to generator.
Paint and add door to chain link fence

1st floor exterior
Print out C2 stencil and paint on

1st floor Interior
Add switches and door handles to interior
Order and add keyboards to Ops room
Paint and glue down Ainsty office chairs

Roof
Build "communications" tower - will be about 4-5" tall with a maintenance platform/sniper nest at 3" again in keeping with Deadzone.
Build Roof AC vents
Texture and paint

Better get back too it then


Thanks for looking if anyone knows anywhere else that makes some affordable keyboard models please let me know.

Those windows turned out very well. And it's always interesting to see how everyone does texturing, as long as they are not using sand.

The building looks awesome! It's detailed, but generic enough to fit with anything from moderns to sci fi, at least on the outside.

Oops not updated the thread in a while. (Been waiting for some good light to take some pics of my infinity and Mars attacks progress)

So I haven't got pictures of that but I do have loads to show with my comm centre piece.

Wall of pics starts in ....
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Communications tower


Maintenance platform

Because health and safety exists everywhere

Fun with homemade stencils

Air conditioning units

More Interior detail

Fire extinguisher, Keyboard and mice added. I also added a spilt can of coke to the desk.

Last few pieces to be sprayed before they are painted and glued on


So almost finished

My next update should be with the finished piece

Thanks for looking

Great stuff! As always I'm impressed by your ability to get such good results from what seems to be quite simple starting points!

Seriously impressive work. All looks spot on. Love the tower, brilliant scratch building, nice and clean (modelling).

Where did you get the air con units from?

Thanks both.

 Camkierhi wrote:

Where did you get the air con units from?

It's part of a vent from the Mantic Battlezone's landing pad ( the one that slots into the floor tile with the gap in it) with some card wrapped around the bottom.

Finished ....Finally done after many months on and off.

I think I hit the brief I set for myself, Usable for multiple systems (inquisimunda, infinity, AVP(when prodos send me mine :(), deadZone etc)

I have faffed a bit with the build to be honest, but that was partly down to using some new techniques and materials. It's not perfect but I have learned a lot making this which will hopefully make my next piece better.

Thank you all for looking and commenting it's really helped keep me motivated to finish this build.




P.S here's a boat load of pics
Litter and the worlds toughest litter picker

I think guardsman Bob is putting to much faith in the chain link fence


An Orc shows his manners by closing the door behind him



The good mannered Orc taking in the view

Great piece!

Thanks Dude

Another long gap with the updates, just didn't have the light to take decent photos

Mars attacks

Marines

The minis are ok some better than others and some with hardly any facial detail (this might have been me being heavy handed with the spray mind you)

I tried to get 'em to look like the marines from Battle: LA, which is why they're in desert fatigues. Finding a good reference photo was a right pain.

Initially they were a lot yellower but I re-base coated them in grey and added the camo again to make it less deserty.

Heroes

Eva and Prince Charming from Shrek.

Eva I've tried to get her looking like a cop - Duh. Not a lot of detail on her shotgun (again this might have been me being too heavy with the spray paint.

Only issue with Charming was a bendy sword but hot water to the rescue

Martians


I love these guys

They were fun to paint and there was a decent amount of detail on all the models (for board game plastics)

The only niggle I had was the helmets not fitting very well.

Cars so far


More Mars Attacks Heroes




I didn't have the patience to do freehand all over bucks shirt so he's just got the one bit of pattern on the back.

Lots more Mars attacks minis to do.


The group at the front all need the hot water treatment.

The grey minis are my Anvil industry kickstarter minis and some Republic commandos waiting to be based.

My first painted Colony 87 mini




I love these minis and I should have a couple more done soon.

Thanks for looking.

More progress done on my op-icestorm stuff

Infinity

Finished the mobile brigada and Orc from the Op-icestorm set

Mobile brigada




Orc



Here's the Orc with the other Pan-O minis I've finished so far.

I'm going to try to get the rest of the Pan-O finished before I go back to the Nomads.

Both need some decals to finish them off but as no one makes decals fo infinity and I have been unsuccessful making my own this will have to do.

Thanks for looking.

Looking good! The Brigada and Martians especially!

Thanks Para


Dreamforge Eisenkern Stormtroopers



I've wanted to have a sci-fi German force for a while and these models are awesome.
Some of the best plastic minis I've put together for ages. I'll probably use them as Imperial guard storm troopers in anything 40k universe related.

The Eisenkern fluff shouldn't be that had to merge with 40k for my own Narrative. Same as the Warpath universe fluff being mostly the same but being formed by rouge traders who have been forgotten by the imperium until now.

I'll get some Bundeswehr decals for them at some point, and I'll get the accessories set before making any more of the 20 I've picked up.

Anvil industries Republic commando test mini




I'm waiting on some Union Jack decals from fallout hobbies for the left shoulders.

Another awesome mini. I picked up a squad of Republic commandos in anvils recent sale. I might use them for vets in my Albion imperial guard army or near future Brits in anything else I play. (Maybe up armoured U.N.I.T. troops for Dr who )

Thanks for looking

Awesome as usual! The Anvil and Dreamforge stuff looks like it would work really well together (as opposition factions), especially with that paintscheme. I really need to get some of boh at some point!

Cheers dude

I honestly can't recommend both ranges enough, the stuff I've had through from anvils kickstarter is epic.

Big post......

Test schemes for some Orks


Going for blood axes because I wanted them rocking red camo patterns(so they can be sneaky but do it fast... duh!!). I'll also end up using them as Orx in Deadzone.


Dire Avengers

Got some dire avengers finished....



And I've built up the rest of the squad....


Made 4 of the dire avengers into Women by adding some boob armour from the Eldar guardians sprue. Very easy conversion the hardest part is getting ahold of the female torsos


Finished - Mars attacks - Martian Marines

Pics taken without the helmets as they don't photograph well and my pics are bad enough already.

Finished - Mars Attacks/Antenocities workshop -Crashed Saucer

Love this bit of scenery


Finished - Anvil industry's - Natalya Federici PROTOS Avatar

Fluff from the anvil website for her
Natalya Federici, Vargo's daughter, heir and prodigy, is a rising star within the new Republic, in overall command of the Republic's armed forces. In the face of the Unity Councils numerical superiority, Natalyas determined and brilliant tactical leadership has allowed the Republic to hold the line for now. Natalya fights on the front line through her PROTOS battle Avatar, and will directly lead one of the SHARD strikes against Unity City. The PROTOS avatar is an advanced prototype, controlled by Natalya from a distance with a remote Mind-Link, she ocupies the PROTOS as though it were her own body, experienceing the world and slaying her foes through its eyes.




I was trying to get it to look like the Metropolis robot.

All the anvil stuff I've had so far has been amazingly cast and this mini was no exception.

Finished - Colony 87 - Lord- Governor Manduc Greiss



Love these minis two more to finish from the set before the next wave Kickstarter in February.

Painting in progress pile


Thanks for looking and sorry for the shoddy pics

So I built a diy light box frame from some of those IKEA led click lights, tissues and a cardboard box (all very Blue Peter )

Not amazing but def better in my opinion.

WIP Mawe




I'm unsure about the skin tone... I wanted them to look similar to the dog creatures from DOOM so the skin tone should be lighter really.

What do you think leave the skin as is or start again and make it paler/pallid?

As always thanks for looking.

Lots of eye candy, light box works well.

I like the tone you have.