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Just about done myself - these are probably my last WIP shots:
The steam pipes running up the side of the bridge. It is the custom of local youth to climb on them and hang prayer strips as a sort of rite of passage. Occasionally one is horribly burned of course, but the imperium is about the collective not the individual.
Naturally criminals who commit crimes nearby wind up with their heads on pikes on the bridge.
By tradition, all Pentegrad Bridges feature a Lion theme to commemorate when the Celestial Lions chapter held the western bridges for twenty days during Waaghh Mudstompa thereby saving the city.
For my last technique, I am going to attempt to scratch build a stiltwalker fishing under the bridge with a net. I'll be using the "Tissue paper soaked in glue to make rags" trick.
Hey hey hey! This competition is really bringing out some creativity.
kestral, that looks creepy and awesome.
inmygravenimage, the paint really ties it all together.
Challenge accepted, gentlemen. Making progress myself. Pushing hard. Paint!!!
Good to hear about the extension as I'm getting some extra gubbins done. Collapsed Rubble, Stairs and a Well.....
"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
Can I just say I miss weekends in the UK? I REALLY miss the incredible amount of sites within 1-2 hours drive from Royal Wootton Bassett. Living back in Utah, everything is so darn far away. The mountains are nice, but I miss all the historical sites.
Inspiration is one of the main aims of these contests. Good to see it bear fruit, 'nmt.
Great progress everyone.
Mastodon: @DrH@dice.camp
The army- ~2295 points (built).
* -=]_,=-eague Spruemeister General. * A (sprue) Hut tutorial * Dsteingass - Dr. H..You are a role model for Internet Morality! // inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all Theophony - Sprue for the spruemeister, plastic for his plastic throne! // Shasolenzabi - Toilets, more complex than folks take time to think about!
Camkierhi wrote: Well I am making it official. You have until Sunday night. When I get up on Monday, I want an inbox full of cardboard wonderment.
Rawson, Red Harvest and myself will collate results as quick as possible after that.
Aye, aye, Cam.
EDIT:
Looking back, I see that you had not officially extended the deadline, only asked if it would help to have it extended. Oops. My/our bad. Thank you for the extra time!
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I hang my head in shame, lately my hobby mojo is slims to none...the initial building phase was good, but then so many other stuff needed doing and meanwhile my desk got stuffed full with junk and I couldn't generate the energy to clean it...thus my entry is sadly not finished...sorry Cam, great theme, but I failed nevertheless...
Good luck to all with enough power to finish theirs!!! You deserve respect!
Finish? Uh no but I got my entry in. There's still a lot I'd like to add to it but it's a good solid start.
"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
Well thank you all for a great contest we have some amazing entries and some great work that did not quite make it, but there is always next time for them.
Without further ado, here is the final entry list in no particular order.
TerrainWalker: The Building.
Spoiler:
Maniac_nmt: Oriental home.
Spoiler:
Inmygravenimage: Shreck'd 15 years since the bicentennial, he found it hard to believe that all that remained of the temple of avarice that was Shreck's was its iconic tower.
"What's the matter, Batman?" purred a voice from above, "I know that it's not because I've got your tongue." He ignored Selina, who preened within the ruined cat-cupola like some bizarre Shakespearean inversion, instead on the hunched shadow that emerged, framed by the flickering light.
"Nyah! This is private property, see!"
A step forward; the Penguin half-stepped back, "Nyah. But, the view's free. For old time's sake, eh?"
And the three of them stood, on the brink, gazing into a city of hope and ruin.
Spoiler:
Trying to embrace the quasi-festive theme, there's a sign for the Gotham Bicentennial on the building also (plus, Batman Returns is one of the greatest Xmas movies ever )
I enjoyed decorating this appropriately. I tried a few new techniques, too: layered up kitchen roll with pva and paint to make the flaking white on the cat, and used Humbrol Rust Red weathering powder in a couple of ways (dusted, combined with tamiya mud stick, and with VJ smoke) to add some depth to the crud.
I always imagine domes made of copper, and this gave some nice colour contrast to the piece as a whole.
A lego blog I was reading pointed out that builds often neglect undersides, and it occurred to me that, from a model's eye view, that's very important. So I made a point of rivetting, as well as weathering, below the cupola.
Numerous references in the many posters and graffiti.
Went a bit 4th wall here with the Deadpool poster also pleased how the wanted poster turned out.
and a set up using every piece
Three types of detail have been added.
A Well room
Doors (lollipop sticks) and Rock Falls. (Model Railway Ballast over styrene and polystyrene papier machied
Fluff:
Somewhere there is a band of Gretchin who have managed to assemble a little encampment for themselves. They have managed to loot and weld together a town of sorts, where the Grotz live, play, sell, trade, steal, eat, and sleep. Gretchin from all clans are welcome here, though it is a bit crowded. A favorite past time of the Grot residents is sliding down the corrugated roofs of the various shanty dwellings. As is typical of Orkoid culture and logic, domestic housing and fast food establishments co-exist side by side with toxic waste pipelines and smokestacks which belch black smoke night and day. The Grotz care not. This is their home, and if necessary they will defend it to the death!
About the build:
The Grot Shanty Town is made almost entirely out of card stock and cardboard. Silly straws and a little bit of balsa wood were also used (supporting the roof of the lookout tower). It was painted with craft paints (DecoArt Americana, Folk
Art Plaid, Delta Ceramcoat), with the addition of some shades and washes (Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade, etc.). The base is cardboard (2 layers), textured with spackle. I used a few decals, but all of the graffiti is freehand. The final piece measures 6"x6" square, and 5" tall.
Guildenstern: The Cheese shop.
^^ view of the Front, with flower box (deserts are not noted for being kind to flowers!)
Spoiler:
^^ closer view of the Outhouse, providing comfort and, well a place to go, for customers!
^^ View of the Back, with tumbleweed
^^ Say Cheese! A large assortment of cheddar cheese wheels, as well as gremlin pet food (don't ask), colas (indeterminate type *wink*), poison (because it IS Malifaux), and general goods [the colas are my sprue bits]
More Cheese - towards front of the store.
View of inside, without the walls (for gaming purposes, I made sure I could take the 'house' off and the 'roof')
img]http://www.forgottenplanet.com/guildenstern/MalifauxCheeseShop8.jpg[/img]
^^ Closer view of the Shelf
^^ View of how I put the roof together
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I was so close to actually starting something for this round, one of these days...
Mastodon: @DrH@dice.camp
The army- ~2295 points (built).
* -=]_,=-eague Spruemeister General. * A (sprue) Hut tutorial * Dsteingass - Dr. H..You are a role model for Internet Morality! // inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all Theophony - Sprue for the spruemeister, plastic for his plastic throne! // Shasolenzabi - Toilets, more complex than folks take time to think about!
Well the judging is well under way, but very very hard, you all did so well.
I have had to ask a special guest secret judge to help out.
Trust me guys I hate this, it is so hard.
Will get you some results soon.
If you have not already please make sure you and every last living soul you know has voted in the public vote. yes get your granny to create a Dakka Dakka account to be able to vote.
Automatically Appended Next Post: The Results are in.
First a few words.
The aim of these competitions is not the competition, it is the getting together, the challenge to yourself to do or try something new, all in a great welcoming environment. If you don't finish, it is OK, I hope you stay with us for the ride, but at least you probably got some stuff out and looked at it, you thought about how you could do something differently to the norm.
I am very proud to be a member of this League, and seeing the wonders that are produced is very much an honour to be among you all.
Now the aim of this round was to produce a piece of terrain highlighting cardboard. There are many other silly little criteria, but the aim was to see what you could come up with something different using a material that a lot of us take for granted. All the entries used and abused the material well, and I know I have learned a few new tricks. I am very genuine when I say that all the finalists did amazing work, the level of effort and skill on display is fantastic. Judging this has been incredibly difficult. We had to ask another ultimate judge for help. dsteingass stepped up for us and has helped, so you have been judged by the founder here people, feel the honour.
On that note I want to thank all the judges, many PM's. Much head scratching, I am balding I know that.
Fluff:
Somewhere there is a band of Gretchin who have managed to assemble a little encampment for themselves. They have managed to loot and weld together a town of sorts, where the Grotz live, play, sell, trade, steal, eat, and sleep. Gretchin from all clans are welcome here, though it is a bit crowded. A favorite past time of the Grot residents is sliding down the corrugated roofs of the various shanty dwellings. As is typical of Orkoid culture and logic, domestic housing and fast food establishments co-exist side by side with toxic waste pipelines and smokestacks which belch black smoke night and day. The Grotz care not. This is their home, and if necessary they will defend it to the death!
About the build:
The Grot Shanty Town is made almost entirely out of card stock and cardboard. Silly straws and a little bit of balsa wood were also used (supporting the roof of the lookout tower). It was painted with craft paints (DecoArt Americana, Folk
Art Plaid, Delta Ceramcoat), with the addition of some shades and washes (Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade, etc.). The base is cardboard (2 layers), textured with spackle. I used a few decals, but all of the graffiti is freehand. The final piece measures 6"x6" square, and 5" tall.
This piece is perfectly in keeping with the contest, you really pushed yourself here Cleatus, Well done sir.
2nd Place goes to inmygravenimage with Shreck'd.
Again a brilliant piece.
Mastodon: @DrH@dice.camp
The army- ~2295 points (built).
* -=]_,=-eague Spruemeister General. * A (sprue) Hut tutorial * Dsteingass - Dr. H..You are a role model for Internet Morality! // inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all Theophony - Sprue for the spruemeister, plastic for his plastic throne! // Shasolenzabi - Toilets, more complex than folks take time to think about!
for that extra amount of time!
// inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all 
something for this round, one of these days...