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Well, there is no lack of ambition this month that's for sure! I am really looking forward to see the outcome of this topic!

Personally I need to focus on other aspects of life this month, so I am out, but I intend to be back for next months challenge!

WIP pic! For those of you who can't make it out, they're primed black, on my priming station. Sorry about the crappiness.

Here's my proof pic

Thanks guys, I'll get them added to the OP by this time tomorrow.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Thanks guys, I'll get them added to the OP by this time tomorrow.

Mine's on page 3.

Yeah, I'll go back, no worries.

Sub'd

Totes don't have time I enter this BUT did just get the black library ciaphas diorama for Father's day, so might have a crack at it

You mind doing me a scan of the paperwork for it if you got a copy? The one I have was destroyed by an idiot seller. It's basically lace.

Never even heard of that C.C. diorama. Just googled it there the now......WANT!!!

Brother vinny does a great ciaphas mini too

I hereby admit to being a bit of a massive idiot: while deleting a batch of botched pics from the camera, I pressed the button one too many times and deleted the proof for my new idea... Since then, I've started one mini and finished two, so I can't really take another.

Last time I did this, as I was running the thread I just asked for approval from the thread and then added a note to the OP that I'd forgotten. This time, as I'm not managing proceedings, I'm going to leave it up to BC, as I think that's the fairest solution.

If you give me the go ahead then I'll keep on with the proofless current idea, but if not, I'll just finish it off then throw something together with the DZ stuff I do have a proof for.

Can't pop into the recycle bin? Or were they on your phone/camera?

Yeah, I deleted them straight from the camera, which I'm pretty sure has no recycling bin... I'll have a quick look, though!

You can recover from the sdcard really easily I've found, last time was with whatever the first app Google gave me after searching for "sdcard recover deleted photos" or something. If you've not taken more photos since, odds are great

Don't sweat it.

Think I came up with something else. Still want to paint everything I've mentioned, but I'd rather do something specific/special for the competition so I don't feel rushed on other projects. I won't bother people with the details till I've at least got some paint down

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Don't sweat it.

Cool, thanks! Well, in the absence of a proper proof I'll at least outline the idea. I'll be doing the LotR 'death of Sauron' minis, so the dead Elendil, downed Isildur and the Dark Lord himself (and maybe a few ex-orcs/Elves/men into the bargain) on some kind of scenic base. The first two are actually done but the camera wasn't being kind to them today, so instead here's some WIP pics of the Big Bad. Still a long way to go, on both the cape and armour, but he's getting there:

Oooh, I love your LoTR stuff, looking forward to this quite eagerly

As a huge fan of the LOTR books, movies, and miniatures, I really am looking forward to what you will do with Sauron and Isildur. Definitely meets the theme, as the odds were pretty long that Isildur would actually defeat the Dark Lord!

WiP pics!

Okay, OP updated. If I missed you out, I'm very sorry, I've just done 16 hours of 40k tournament and am barely aware of how vowels work.

I'd like to suggest for the future, "Consequences". Past, present, or future. I think that could be fun.

Midget Gems wrote:Would some Orks dressed as well known star wars characters be acceptable? Other than Yoda I would like to think the green skin and change in body shape would make them different enough? I ask because I won't have the time to make a diorama this months so am probably going to be limited to 1 or 2 models.

That would be fine, I was joking about not defaming a local jerk.

Januine wrote:Never even heard of that C.C. diorama. Just googled it there the now......WANT!!!

not to poop on KB's present, but I've been idling on doing a headswap on mine since I got it. it's amazing, funny (there's a stepladder at the back of the pile) and really grandiose.. But he has such a 90s GW chimp face.
There's a Brother Vinni one mentioned and a Legendarion one (though he looks much older there, it's a very similar pose and base, but is 32-35m).

Read that as "barely aware of how bowels work" and had a good laugh at your presumed expense.

Also yes, the head on this sculpt is 10/10 on the ridiculously terrible scale, I am going to do something about it, probably grind it off and recast it off something else here. All the more reason why it won't be done in time for this challenge.

He reminds of the kind of caricature you'd find in the Beano and Dandy, or angling out in a football crowd throwing fruit. That chin could crack pavement.

I'm absolutely making him my secondary Lord Commissar, though. Yorkie gets pole position due to hilarity.

I wonder if I can get some of the detail from the brother vinnie model and move it over - I might email him and ask if I can instamold a cast of it and what I want it for, I'd imagine he'd be cool with it ~but who knows~

It isn't just the chin, the whole mouth is buggered.

Why would you need to ask? Not like anyone would stop you or mind.

The mouth is very 90s-yelling-guard. I have several stamping Mordians and Tanith with that gob.

I asked because it seemed like the right thing to do - I'm not a jerk really, I just role-play one online.

Regardless of the answer, I'll still do it, but it is only polite

Copied from my P&M:

Here's a small update:



That's the posterboard, what do you think?



I like this one, he might have something to do with the flamer guy...



Here's the finished diorama (almost) I just need to make some mud for the bottown and paint everything.

Great I will go ahead with my random idea

I will be doing something inspired by this MEME,


Proof

Im in!