Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

These are some pictures of my converted Imperial Guard army that I've made to look like old war photos. I'm not sure if that is kosher in this forum, so let me know if this thread belongs somewhere else.

The conversions are a simple mash up between Cadians and Empire Archers, which I think worked pretty effectively. I was going for a greatcoat/steam punk look, and the feathered hats really did that well. Let me know what you think about the conversions and the "photo look." I think I might have over done the damage on a few of them.

Splendid !! i love it

Those photos look really great! especially the first one!

tho I think you should drill out the barrels for the bolters on the leman russ, I think they ruin the pics abit as they are right now.
but hey! that's just my opinion.

but exept for that, awesome photos! And the conversions too! keep it up

Thanks, and that is a great idea for the bolters. I have never drilled out any gun barrels before, how does one go about doing that?

Cool photos, reminds me of IA book pics

Cool photos, looks like what you would see in a history book.

Oh my God! This is better than some forgeworld-books. Respect

i like the flair of your pictures. models do look great too.
some pics in color would be nice

Luvin' them photos man! Very cool. I could see those up on the wall of your FLGS.

-MightyG

Great pics mate !!! They look like wicked Imperial propaganda Thumbs Up !

Lookin good, just a suggestion though: photoshop out the bases. It's really only an issue in the second photo, but it kills the realism immensely. Assuming you're using photoshop, what you want to do is use the clone stamp (IIRC thats what its called) tool to take the surrounding ground texture and cover up the bases.

Cool idea and great realisation !
I like it !
Imperial Propaganda is niiiiiice o/

Wooow, this is awesome. You should take pictures while gaming with them, and perhaps make something of a 'news reel' with it. Great job.

Thanks for all the nice comments (ego: +10)

@scrazza - I really like the newsreel idea, I'll have to remember to take photos next time I play!

@chaos0xomega - I've never played with the clone tool much, I'll definitely be checking that out.

@rubirub - I'll see about posting some color pictures soon! The sepia ones help cover up the painting mistakes though

You could do a comic in that style as well. I've seen it done before, Battles being reported in comic form. These old warpics would make that look even more awesome.

As requested, I've added the original images that I used to make these, you can find them in my gallery:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-44872-17343_The%207th%20Infantry%20%28Steam%20Punk-esque%20IG%29.html

I'll willingly admit that some of their eyes are a bit crazy, I'm still working on that, lol.

very nicely done.

MrCams wrote:I'll willingly admit that some of their eyes are a bit crazy, I'm still working on that, lol.

Crazy eyes are the mark of good fanatical soldiers of Our Almighty Emperor. Believe me, no problem with that !

The models sure look pretty. But some of the pics are pretty blurry, what camera did you use?

Very cool technique. I'm an instant fan.

of course they are blurry! have you seen a pic from the first world war? they're all blurry..

I meant the coloured ones. <.<

This stuff looks amazing ;P! Keep them coming, looking forward to more! When I saw the tip of the forst tank (Small screen I'm using at work :( ) I thought it was real till I saw the troops xD

Very nice! I like them!
Can you explain how you did this? I might want to try some of my own for them.

I would imagine it was done very well on Photoshop? I'm not sure though, could have been other editing software.

YoMomma wrote:The models sure look pretty. But some of the pics are pretty blurry, what camera did you use?

I used my JVC camcorder, which also takes still pictures. It doesn't do well in low light situations though, and I didn't have a lot of light on some of them, which is another good reason for making them look like old photos, lol.

@loner - sevenups is correct in his guess at photoshop. When I made these ones I was still using Photoshop Elements 7 (Probably the best photo-editor you can get for the price, it's less than 100 bucks.) As you can see, in a lot of the color images, I had a green cloth in the background to help me more easily cut it out in editing. After cutting that out with the various photoshop tools, I just added different pictures of wartorn cities on the layer behind it. That was probably the most tedious part, since it takes a lot of fine tuning to get the edges perfect. After that I used some sepia photo effects. They are built right into Photoshop Elements, I can't remember now if the pro version has them built in or if you have to find actions/do t yourself. After making them sepia, I drew some of the damage/dust particles on and, with a few, I added some light noise and texturing to make them look a little less crisp. Let me know if you make some, I'd love to see them!

MrCams wrote:Thanks, and that is a great idea for the bolters. I have never drilled out any gun barrels before, how does one go about doing that?

Take a small hobby drill, and carefully drill out the center of the barrel, then use a hobby knife, put it straight into the hole you drilled, and carefully drag it around in a circle or 2 (like you would turn a screwdriver), to give the inside barrel a beveled look. make sure the blade is sharp so it scrapes the plastic well.

Great work by the way, i love the idea, and i have to say i may steal it for future projects

Absolutely Cool!!!

I Love these! Im looking forward to seeing some more from you! I may take some photos like this for my wargaming table, to make propaganda posters for terrain!

Absolutely superlative.
The 6th pic of the Leman Russ is fantastic. Always loved the "real life" pics in the IA series of books and these do them great justice. Please keep them coming.

I'm not a huge fan of the conversions, it just isn't my style, but I love the effect on the pictures. The first picture looks epic!