symphonicpoet
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Fleets gathering near Starship Rock
40K-ishness along the Tartarus Rim
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symphonicpoet
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Another spez sheep:
(Otherwise known as experiments in special effects magery.)
(Otherwise known as experiments in special effects magery.)
symphonicpoet
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WS DePCoPro Vacuum 2
The Warp Ship DePCoPro Vacuum 2 is a fairly typical solidified gas tanker of an older standard design. It is most often used to transport the metastable metalic deuterium commonly used as a reaction fuel in older rocket engines of a type common on the galactic fringe.
The Warp Ship DePCoPro Vacuum 2 is a fairly typical solidified gas tanker of an older standard design. It is most often used to transport the metastable metalic deuterium commonly used as a reaction fuel in older rocket engines of a type common on the galactic fringe.
symphonicpoet
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It's nothing as fancy as green-screen/chromakey. Though the idea is basically related. I photograph them on a table with a black mat, carefully erase around each model, and then put them on a new background. The starfields and planets I gin up in GIMP according to the rules in a couple of tutorials.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/create-s ... s-in-gimp/
https://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/starfield-tutorial
The second one in particular gets kind of involved. Even the first one, things differ enough between versions that it took me a bit to find all the functions, but . . . between the two of them that's how I do it.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/create-s ... s-in-gimp/
https://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/starfield-tutorial
The second one in particular gets kind of involved. Even the first one, things differ enough between versions that it took me a bit to find all the functions, but . . . between the two of them that's how I do it.
symphonicpoet
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Believe it or not, Vacuum 2 is in front of a planet made out of my basement floor. (With considerable photoshoppery.)
Anyway, thank you!
In light of that, here's another couple . . .
It kind of looks like the Terran Imperium has a space navy too. And someone seems to have dispatched a portion of it to the northern galactic reaches.
Here's an attempt at a "dramatic angle." Hard to get it right, as putting the ships in a line means some of them are quite a bit further from the camera than others. If you want perspective and all that. Which means depth of field becomes deeply tricksy. And it looks bad when some of your ships are out of focus, but the planets, moons, and stars you shop in behind them are crisp and clear. Which means you need a big depth of field or a lot of focus stacking. (And who has time for that, really.) So . . . I took the picture from twenty feet away, more or less. Of teeny tiny miniatures. Lots of piddling with the legit SLR, long lenses, tripods, timers, and lights. (Since Mr. Long Lens is also Mr. Slow Lens.) And I'm still not completely happy with the results. But you know what? It is a dramatic angle. And I do like that.
Anyway, thank you!
In light of that, here's another couple . . .
It kind of looks like the Terran Imperium has a space navy too. And someone seems to have dispatched a portion of it to the northern galactic reaches.
Here's an attempt at a "dramatic angle." Hard to get it right, as putting the ships in a line means some of them are quite a bit further from the camera than others. If you want perspective and all that. Which means depth of field becomes deeply tricksy. And it looks bad when some of your ships are out of focus, but the planets, moons, and stars you shop in behind them are crisp and clear. Which means you need a big depth of field or a lot of focus stacking. (And who has time for that, really.) So . . . I took the picture from twenty feet away, more or less. Of teeny tiny miniatures. Lots of piddling with the legit SLR, long lenses, tripods, timers, and lights. (Since Mr. Long Lens is also Mr. Slow Lens.) And I'm still not completely happy with the results. But you know what? It is a dramatic angle. And I do like that.
twisted moon
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i admire your dedication.
symphonicpoet
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^It's a passion project. I'm in love with lead. 
Thank you.
Thank you.
symphonicpoet
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New and not so new miniatures along the Rim.
First, housekeeping: Bunches of ships painted last summer. (And I'm toying around with new names for them since I'm rearranging the fluff to my liking anyway.)
A pair of elf cutters
Several Imperial galleys: a great galley, a war galley, and a gout.
Next some rim cruisers
And a command and control ship
Finally, we get onto the new stuff:
Three assorted Rim cruisers, a Trans Rim liner, and three Imperial Great Galleons. (I should give these the FX treatment, but I want to get them posted as there's more rolling off the slipways.)
First, housekeeping: Bunches of ships painted last summer. (And I'm toying around with new names for them since I'm rearranging the fluff to my liking anyway.)
A pair of elf cutters
Several Imperial galleys: a great galley, a war galley, and a gout.
Next some rim cruisers
And a command and control ship
Finally, we get onto the new stuff:
Three assorted Rim cruisers, a Trans Rim liner, and three Imperial Great Galleons. (I should give these the FX treatment, but I want to get them posted as there's more rolling off the slipways.)
inchmurrin
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Fine work and much more interesting names.
symphonicpoet
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^I'm trying to create consistent naming styles. While they're not in the above post, I'm naming individual ships in the fluff as well. The Imerpium gets quasi-Latin, as it must. Things like IMS Periastron, Armentarius, and Ophiophagus. (Which is the Latin name for the genus to which Cobras belong. All the Cobras have gotten Latin snake names thus far. I do like to nest in some Easter eggs if I can.)
For the Rim gang I'm going with a system that derives mostly from US Navy practice, with just a touch of UK and French practice. Place names, people, concepts, mythological figures, and the occasional bit of mangled French out of respect to my English speaking city which cannot pronounce either its own name or those of its most ancient landmarks. Thus far I have things like TSS Blanding, Hirth, Achile, and Perun. (That last is a Slavic god of thunder, which seemed nice for what Citadel called a Thunderbolt.)
For the Rim gang I'm going with a system that derives mostly from US Navy practice, with just a touch of UK and French practice. Place names, people, concepts, mythological figures, and the occasional bit of mangled French out of respect to my English speaking city which cannot pronounce either its own name or those of its most ancient landmarks. Thus far I have things like TSS Blanding, Hirth, Achile, and Perun. (That last is a Slavic god of thunder, which seemed nice for what Citadel called a Thunderbolt.)
symphonicpoet
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^Thank you Orjetax!
symphonicpoet
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A few new photos. No new models, but some new photoshop jobs and a couple of quick and dirty environmental scenes. Not entirely sure if these wouldn't be more appropriate in the Oldhammer Art forum, but they are in essence photos of models. And they go in the Tartarus Rim story, so . . . here you go.
A hive city slum on Proserpine
A tavern in said slum
An estate garden on Proserpine
And of course the military parade on Moab III that was the center of the story for which I mocked up all of the above
The story is down in the battle report thread. (And of course on the blog.)
A hive city slum on Proserpine
A tavern in said slum
An estate garden on Proserpine
And of course the military parade on Moab III that was the center of the story for which I mocked up all of the above
The story is down in the battle report thread. (And of course on the blog.)
Captain Brown
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Wonderful stuff symphonicpoet
Cheers,
CB
Cheers,
CB
symphonicpoet
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^Thank you CB! I look forward to adding more.
I look forward to adding more.
Pygmy Witch Doctor
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Very much enjoying this thread and your photos. I shall prepare a Lustrian Coffee and read the report. This makes we want to paint the rest of the Grenadier "future savages"? the mad max style punk gang . The restaurant / diner looks like a highly pleasant establishment. I hope the reviews are good!
symphonicpoet
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^I'm altogether in favor of a strong tropical coffee. Not sure how the Lustrian stuff compares to Vietnamese street coffee as you get away from district 1 in Saigon, but . . . I bet it's good! Yes, the Spacer's Rest is a solid joint with good Hellp reviews. Good coffee and better beer. But I don't recommend the tea unless you take it iced.
I have a couple of those future savages I mean to paint up. Also an old Citadel punk or two. They would be good additions to the gang.
I have a couple of those future savages I mean to paint up. Also an old Citadel punk or two. They would be good additions to the gang.
twisted moon
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impressive set pieces.