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Wicked. Really brutal looking.

EDC

Thanks, EDC. I'm going to try to get better at posting WIP shots.

Here's the unit after spraying. Ready to paint!

Well, the goal was to post WIP pictures of a single project until it's finished but.... I move back and forth between stuff too much! Letting the Wulfen unit sit for a bit and moving onto their ride: a Land Raider!

I've wanted to use the Lord of Skulls kit for SOOOOO long. Just never had a reason. But these Chaos (read Space Wolves) guys need a pimp ride to get up the battlefield. The original idea for the army had the Chaos Knight as the centerpiece. Now it may be thus puppy (pun intended). Very much WIP.

This looks magnificent ! Who is the Throne for ?

Awesome build - looking fantastic

 JeffyP wrote:
I've wanted to use the Lord of Skulls kit for SOOOOO long. Just never had a reason. But these Chaos (read Space Wolves) guys need a pimp ride to get up the battlefield.

Whoa, dude

- Salvage

Good lord! Magnificent!!

Hahaha it's to get such awesome feedback! Thanks guys.

Kernel- not sure yet. The throne will either be there as a symbol (worship to the Chaos Gods) OR as the chair of the guy in charge of this Mechanical Hunt. I started with the latter but the more this project goes on I kinda like it being an empty throne.

Well, I have a few weeks of work to catch you guys up on. The most recent project is a hybrid display case and transport solution. I always love looking at my minis when I unpack them at the store to play but very rarely see them otherwise. I DO have a display cabinet in my man-cave but really only use it for my WIP projects... finished stuff goes in foam trays.

Two problems:
1) Foam is a pain in the butt. Especially with bigger and bigger models (my fault, really... I build them too big!)
2) I never see my models and moving them between foam storage and display is a pain.

So I've been playing around with the idea to do a hybrid display cabinet that I can take off the wall and head to the FLGS quickly. Looked around for pre-built cabinets and shadowboxes but ultimately decided to build my own from scratch. A few trips to the store and I wound up with wood, foam, metal sheets, and a TON of magnets. Also purchased a ton of TableWar's tray toppers and rings.

All of my minis will be prominently displayed (and fully magnetized) in a cool, themed display cabinet. I can quickly take them out and put them right on the table. I plan on building three:
1) WILD CRUSADE- Nurgle themed cave with nasty, leaking ooze streams
2) DARK MECHANICUS- City themed, with wreckage and destroyed areas
3) ORKS- Big Mek's shop to highlight all my Battlewagons, Buggies, and Bikes

Some more progress photos:

Shelves are coming along!

The top shelf was a bit tricky, needing to combine 20 25mm bases (Daemons) and 3 large 600mm bases (Fateweaver and 2 Daemon Princes). I had to layer the metal on top of the TableWar trays and then put the Washers on top. With some plaster filler, hopefully it will look nice.

very cool idea. Can't wait to see how these turn out

Thanks, man!

The build is done, finally. All the plaster is complete and it's ready for a base coat this weekend. I used the WFPB tree kit to make roots throughout the background as well as some dangling from each level. Toothpicks and plaster were used for stalactites.

There are a lot of models in the Wild Crusade that couldn't fit on the shelves. To get around this, I hid two metal plates in the very top for them all to stick to. They'll be hidden by top cave wall (but at least I'll have them if needed at the store!)

And a few shots with some models placed inside.

Damn, that is looking good!

That's a beautiful , bonkers creation !

ThunderFury 2575 wrote:Damn, that is looking good!

Big H wrote:That's a beautiful , bonkers creation !

Thanks, guys! Hopefully you like these progress pics, too.

That's really cool.

'awesome' doesnt even come close to describing that.. Seriously great work there

sockwithaticket wrote:That's really cool.

Januine wrote: 'awesome' doesnt even come close to describing that.. Seriously great work there

I really appreciate it!

Just put on the door yesterday. Had to cut down a sheet of acrylic to the right size which was a pain. Mounted it with hardware from Lowes. Didn't turn out quite as nice as I wanted but it was a heck of a learning experience. The second cabinet (for my Chaos Wolves) will be that much better.

Also loaded up the cabinet with the whole army. Not everything is magnetized yet but we're almost done!

Words....... There are none!!!!!!

Congratulation, awesome looking case !

JeffyP, your armies are themselves amazing, but that display board has me

What a perfect idea. Have you considered attaching heavy wire to the back of the display board in order to hang it upon a wall when it is not being transported? Or possibly even having it sitting on a bookshelf/table for added stability with the hangers to fasten it to a wall? One accidental nudge could be devastating. Anyways, fantastic work, and I cannot wait for more!

That display case is absolutely spectacular -- as is the army collected within. A triumph! Brilliant stuff!

Oh wow. what the feth. it looks fantastic.

is the shelves just foam glued in?

seems kinda unsafe though not sure.

Absolutely amazing. Stunning work.

Holy moly. That is the best custom display case I've ever seen. Amazing work.

EDC

Januine wrote:Words....... There are none!!!!!!

KernelTerror wrote:Congratulation, awesome looking case !

evildrcheese wrote:Holy moly. That is the best custom display case I've ever seen. Amazing work. EDC

Inevitable_Faith wrote:Absolutely amazing. Stunning work.

Thanks, everyone! It's wonderful to get such great feedback! There are still some minor details to finish up but I'm really proud of how the whole thing turned out.

Desubot wrote:Oh wow. what the feth. it looks fantastic.

is the shelves just foam glued in?

seems kinda unsafe though not sure.

Hahah thanks. Yeah, the shelves are pink foam plus a layer of sheet metal and then plastic tray toppers. Spackle paste on top and then a layer of sand and white glue. The whole thing is surprisingly strong. You can see pictures above where the first shelf held up two giant law books.

LostCarcosa25 wrote:JeffyP, your armies are themselves amazing, but that display board has me

What a perfect idea. Have you considered attaching heavy wire to the back of the display board in order to hang it upon a wall when it is not being transported? Or possibly even having it sitting on a bookshelf/table for added stability with the hangers to fasten it to a wall? One accidental nudge could be devastating. Anyways, fantastic work, and I cannot wait for more!

Thanks, man. You hit the nail on the head. I plan to mount this up on the wall in my gaming room. Now I'll actually be able to see my minis!

KrautScientist wrote:That display case is absolutely spectacular -- as is the army collected within. A triumph! Brilliant stuff!

Thanks a lot! Means that much more coming from you. I've been following your work for years and have drawn a ton of inspiration from your conversions and even outright stole some. Heck, I even mirrored your forum signature links. Thanks for all you do and keep it up!