symphonicpoet
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They have a very nice desert planet look to them, reminiscent of the Jawas, or the Fremen. They'll make a great tribe of space bandits. 
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twisted moon
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here's the next batch of amazons including my c30's and one of three others i forgot to mention. i'm not sure of the manufacturer as i bought them off ebay along with a greater number intended to have spears which i'm using for slaves for my skaven, but i think amazon miniatures sold them before disappearing. they're traditional greek mythology amazons with hoplite style helmets.
from left to right we have c30 koka-kalim blade woman; c30 bodyguard; amazon miniatures with see thirty amazons headswap, frostgrave barbarian quiver and milliput bow; see thirty; c30 body guard; see thirty.
from left to right we have c30 koka-kalim blade woman; c30 bodyguard; amazon miniatures with see thirty amazons headswap, frostgrave barbarian quiver and milliput bow; see thirty; c30 body guard; see thirty.
twisted moon
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here's the next batch of amazons; three see thirtys and another couple of the amazon miniatures archers.
the standard is one of the long spears chopped up to allow a sufficient length for the flag whilst the musician was made with the addition of a scratch built ghetto blaster.
here's a close up of the standard bearer:
the images of the goddesses rigg and karra are from the contents page of the second citadel compendium (which had the rigg's shrine scenario). i was please to find these after an abortive search to find some useable images of dianna rigg in 'the serpent son', as referenced in zhu's posts on amazonia on his blog.
i'm not sure how clear it is in the photo's, but around the pole is reference to the amazon's ritual drug, koka, with an image of some coca leaves.
the standard is one of the long spears chopped up to allow a sufficient length for the flag whilst the musician was made with the addition of a scratch built ghetto blaster.
here's a close up of the standard bearer:
the images of the goddesses rigg and karra are from the contents page of the second citadel compendium (which had the rigg's shrine scenario). i was please to find these after an abortive search to find some useable images of dianna rigg in 'the serpent son', as referenced in zhu's posts on amazonia on his blog.
i'm not sure how clear it is in the photo's, but around the pole is reference to the amazon's ritual drug, koka, with an image of some coca leaves.
twisted moon
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here's a couple of less obscured photo's of the amazon miniatures archer conversions.
twisted moon
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here's the latest batch.
on the left is a c30 bodyguard which i got as a birthday present; the rest are see thirties.
current plan is for two full strength squads and a half-strength command squad. that requires me to get one more figure, and i'd like it to be the c30 koka-kalim with bolt pistol. i haven't manage to find a reasonably priced example yet though.
on the left is a c30 bodyguard which i got as a birthday present; the rest are see thirties.
current plan is for two full strength squads and a half-strength command squad. that requires me to get one more figure, and i'd like it to be the c30 koka-kalim with bolt pistol. i haven't manage to find a reasonably priced example yet though.
twisted moon
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wanting a support vehicle for my space slann / eru-kin / as'lakians, and inspired by symphonic poet and tubehead's efforts, i decided to scratch build a grav-attack. here's the basic build:
and with an undercoat, which hopefully negates the distraction of the disparate parts:
here's my efforts at a paint job, with an eru-kin for scale:
it still feels as thought it could do with a few more details. i may revisit and go with my original plan of replicating the forces flag insignia on it somewhere.
if anyone's interested in seeing other angles, in any of the three states, let me know before my next update when i'll probably delete the photo's from my camera.
and with an undercoat, which hopefully negates the distraction of the disparate parts:
here's my efforts at a paint job, with an eru-kin for scale:
it still feels as thought it could do with a few more details. i may revisit and go with my original plan of replicating the forces flag insignia on it somewhere.
if anyone's interested in seeing other angles, in any of the three states, let me know before my next update when i'll probably delete the photo's from my camera.
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symphonicpoet
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That a neat shape. It is a tube of hand lotion of some sort? Or shampoo? Looks a little different than the old school deodorant stick.
Anyway, it's a great shape and I particularly love the little applique bits you added to the front to give it some texture. Nicely done!
Anyway, it's a great shape and I particularly love the little applique bits you added to the front to give it some texture.
Nicely done!twisted moon
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it's a shower gel bottle. a generic version of original mint source, if i recall correctly.
the applique bits are nail art; i got a largish packet from the pound shop to use some circular ones as cctv camera lenses. used here they're intended to reference the armour plates on the eru-kin and suggest the pilot's cockpit is up-armoured.
the applique bits are nail art; i got a largish packet from the pound shop to use some circular ones as cctv camera lenses. used here they're intended to reference the armour plates on the eru-kin and suggest the pilot's cockpit is up-armoured.
symphonicpoet
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Ooh, nail art! I'll file that one away. That's a great idea. I've also found jewelry supplies can work well. Large resin "stones" can make good light fixtures, fir instance. And chains and hooks are always useful.
All in all that makes for a great vehicle.
All in all that makes for a great vehicle.
knobgobbler
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That's a fun tank! I puts me in a mind to watch more Captain Scarlet.
What sorts of glue are you using to keep all these disparate bits of plastic together? Does it seem to be holding well?
There are loads of cool shapes out there in the aisles of the dollar stores... but I always find the plastic they use rejects most adhesives.
At school, making stop-motion characters out of junk, we ended up using lots of mechanical joins... like drilling holes and shoving in plugs of plumber's epoxy.
I saw an art exhibit a while back and the guy had joined all sort of cheap/colorful plastic stuff with little tiny contact points. I asked him how he'd stuck it together and he told me it was some sort of industrial adhesive he'd managed to get ahold of... but could not (would not?) remember the name.
What sorts of glue are you using to keep all these disparate bits of plastic together? Does it seem to be holding well?
There are loads of cool shapes out there in the aisles of the dollar stores... but I always find the plastic they use rejects most adhesives.
At school, making stop-motion characters out of junk, we ended up using lots of mechanical joins... like drilling holes and shoving in plugs of plumber's epoxy.
I saw an art exhibit a while back and the guy had joined all sort of cheap/colorful plastic stuff with little tiny contact points. I asked him how he'd stuck it together and he told me it was some sort of industrial adhesive he'd managed to get ahold of... but could not (would not?) remember the name.
twisted moon
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knobgobbler":3fawpgtb said:
mostly uhu; when that didn't work i opted for plastiweld for plastic to plastic bonds. the (milliput) guns were attached with superglue, then reinforced with uhu. the nail art armour plates were initially attached with pva; this worked well on the front, but not on the sides where I kept inadvertently handling them, so those were replaced with uhu. the satellite dish proved a real pain to keep stuck on, as plastiweld obviously wouldn't work on the metal component. in the end i roughened up the top of the plastic cap to provide a key, and went with uhu again. I'm not sure how solid it is, but it's holding for now.
twisted moon
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here's a forest terrain tile i made over the weekend.
i'm fairly confident the ruined cabin is from ainsty castings, although i can't be sure since i've had it for a long time. it's even been painted up for several years awaiting incorporation once i finished painting the citadel plastic trees.
i'm fairly confident the ruined cabin is from ainsty castings, although i can't be sure since i've had it for a long time. it's even been painted up for several years awaiting incorporation once i finished painting the citadel plastic trees.
symphonicpoet
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It always feels good to clear one off the bench that's been sitting there a long time. Congrats! Nice tile.
twisted moon
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not very easy to see, but here are seven chickens from warbases, on ttcombat bases.
symphonicpoet
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Oh, sweet! Speaking of farming the final frontier. 
Nice to see I'm not the only sod modelling livestock.
Nice to see I'm not the only sod modelling livestock. twisted moon
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oh, yes, what game isn't improved by having livestock to steal, get in the way, alert the defender to the approach of the attacker? although most of mine is primarily intended for fantasy. i would like to get some specific sci-fi fauna at some point, although i have noticed today that krakon games range has shrunk considerably; if that's permanent, it's a shame.
speaking of fantasy, here is my most recent endeavour, the bugman's beer cart.
i've had this since about the time it was released, so it's good to have it finally painted. i do note from these photo's that i need to tidy up the edges of the slotta-base first.
speaking of fantasy, here is my most recent endeavour, the bugman's beer cart.
i've had this since about the time it was released, so it's good to have it finally painted. i do note from these photo's that i need to tidy up the edges of the slotta-base first.
twisted moon
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a pack horse and pack pony completed over the weekend.
i picked these up from the flea market or a bargain bin, for £1.00 the pair, at a show a few years ago, and so don't know which company they're from.
anyone have any suggestions for dwarven muleskinners?
i picked these up from the flea market or a bargain bin, for £1.00 the pair, at a show a few years ago, and so don't know which company they're from.
anyone have any suggestions for dwarven muleskinners?
symphonicpoet
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Very nice! Logistics is under-represented in gaming. Important stuff.
twisted moon
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yes, they provide more options for scenarii, as well as the role they play in wfb3.
here's the last one; a grudge pony and (presumably grudge) wagon from the battle for skull pass set.
i picked it up from ebay a few years ago for very little, and was shocked to see the prices being asked for them nowadays. it doesn't look as though i'll be adding any more unless the bottom falls out of the market.
here's the last one; a grudge pony and (presumably grudge) wagon from the battle for skull pass set.
i picked it up from ebay a few years ago for very little, and was shocked to see the prices being asked for them nowadays. it doesn't look as though i'll be adding any more unless the bottom falls out of the market.
symphonicpoet
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^What's in the box?
That's a scary looking box. I'm thinking there will be some wrath involved.
Never really played WFB enough to have an intricate enough knowledge of such particulars, but man, that's a pretty wagon. And a pretty pony. Nice model well painted. Very lovely stuff.
That's a scary looking box. I'm thinking there will be some wrath involved.
Never really played WFB enough to have an intricate enough knowledge of such particulars, but man, that's a pretty wagon. And a pretty pony. Nice model well painted. Very lovely stuff.