tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40122849924653623452024-03-14T11:24:51.886+01:00Another wargaming blogBlog about painting, modelling and playing Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th and Warhammer 40KMerijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-19294419348136369212024-02-05T16:10:00.003+01:002024-02-05T16:10:47.577+01:00Is it hip to be square? These Bretonnian Peasant Archers seem to think so!<p>I used to be a renegade. I used to fool around. But I couldn't take the constant rule updates, and had to settle down. Now I'm fighting in The Old World again, and yes, I must be fair. Because even though I prefer rounds, the bases must be square. </p><p>Having given that bit of eighties nostalgia quite enough abuse, let's skip on to the main course: my first square based unit in (at least) a decade.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV6LIb0IaXwOhZxKyvxN9JWrSdog9WWDqjGV7KkeDFf4cbbCiO6A1yrWkfhp3QfL5aLMLZh4MnDq6F17xvYNJYrfDyVFwz52K81Bve7-06dqjdh_R4Hl0ihT_v1KhyHCqckTEcR0ZoXtwKi-7ZAYVIK2g5hXTTlCmS_CLFSFaeR9pvSIhaq1br4xg4QxY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="2798" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV6LIb0IaXwOhZxKyvxN9JWrSdog9WWDqjGV7KkeDFf4cbbCiO6A1yrWkfhp3QfL5aLMLZh4MnDq6F17xvYNJYrfDyVFwz52K81Bve7-06dqjdh_R4Hl0ihT_v1KhyHCqckTEcR0ZoXtwKi-7ZAYVIK2g5hXTTlCmS_CLFSFaeR9pvSIhaq1br4xg4QxY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sire the people are revolting!"<br />"You said it, they stink on ice."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>I have to admit my expectations were low when GW <a href="https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/15/old-world-new-warhammer/" target="_blank">announced back <span style="color: black;">in 2019 </span>it would bring back the Old World</a>. I thought it would be a half-hearted boxed set like Adeptus Titanicus (AT) at best, or a messed up jumble of new versions like Kill Team at worst. Seems I was wrong on both counts. Just to be sure, AT is a wonderful game. Unfortunately it suffers from being overpriced to the point of unplayability. All the releases for Kill Team look wonderful, and the game might've been sweet if they'd just settled down on a stable core ruleset first (they did better on the Necromunda releases). As far as I'm concerned the launch of Warhammer The Old World (so far) was a bit of a dream. Lets add a (slightly pointless) product shot here (I did not take enough archer pictures ;). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguFXfls4d7wHOs88G-Itc_8l0v2_ih-SbWhBsVICfnPr0WAcZwL1eIwQrBH7thTpdgo8vwjfvSFEjrTWmx5wlJYVW4leClTnYreJXS8bp01qXW1aiTIE10Zhf1eO5EM7STADeRqHAX1AdhDoQFqzmqWMd5knSnyHCpK9RggTTw08gjVp24BpD6L1goazo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguFXfls4d7wHOs88G-Itc_8l0v2_ih-SbWhBsVICfnPr0WAcZwL1eIwQrBH7thTpdgo8vwjfvSFEjrTWmx5wlJYVW4leClTnYreJXS8bp01qXW1aiTIE10Zhf1eO5EM7STADeRqHAX1AdhDoQFqzmqWMd5knSnyHCpK9RggTTw08gjVp24BpD6L1goazo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've considered writing a bit about the utter cluster-'loving embrace' called GW's handling of preorders (and its website), but life's too short. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The out of the gates release of Warhammer The Old World consists of a hardback rulebook (not pictured) that contains all the rules needed to play the game. It also has two expansions: Forces of Fantasy and Ravening Hordes (bonus points for tickling the nostalgia glands there). These tomes - slightly reminiscent of Warhammer Armies (without line sketches), contain all the information needed to build armies. You'll find Dwarves, Empire, Bretonnia, Wood Elves and High Elves in Forces of Fantasy. Ravening Hordes contains Orcs & Goblins, Warriors of Chaos, Beastmen and Tomb Kings. I dreamed of GW bringing back Warhammer Armies, this is close enough as far as I'm concerned. Aside from these three books GW released two 'journals' (Bretonnia and the Tomb Kings). These contain more background and rules for themed lists. In order to silence the screams of outrage (or as part of the plan) free pdf downloads were also made available for: Chaos Dwarves, Daemons of Chaos, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, Ogre Kingdoms, Skaven and Vampire Counts. Now if only those poor folks playing Slaves to Darkness, Daughters of Khaine, Seraphon, Ogor Mawtribes, Skaven* and Soulblight Gravelords got some rules too **. I strongly suspect a forthcoming 'Battle Bestiary', 'Slaves to Darkness', 'The Lost and the Damned' or perhaps a 'Terror of the Lichmaster' supplement will be available so we can pay for printed versions of rules for the missing Old World staples, but that's pure speculation on my part ;). On to painting.<div><br /><div>* I know the 'joke' almost failed out of the gates due to a lack of Chaos Dwarves in The Mortal Realms, so I decided to keep stumbling past the Skaven. Just roll with it please.</div><div>** Bones points to me for making an Age of Sigmar reference in a rather nostalgic post :D<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOygl2fVhK_2cJqrTdOUAW7bS8ZP-bojgBPLf9xPUMqmONRLbsVn3_xg3To5viN8kpMZrnI-aua4pS-75CYOPn37LUnBX2-bs4eAUkUCWpOke1o64AgMYiiDKFNUQnFRTbQ5jf76UfD_d0cmxr5lrBHGhx1c5JmU1VNGA5YLFG0sddch0REioq_HHmKdI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOygl2fVhK_2cJqrTdOUAW7bS8ZP-bojgBPLf9xPUMqmONRLbsVn3_xg3To5viN8kpMZrnI-aua4pS-75CYOPn37LUnBX2-bs4eAUkUCWpOke1o64AgMYiiDKFNUQnFRTbQ5jf76UfD_d0cmxr5lrBHGhx1c5JmU1VNGA5YLFG0sddch0REioq_HHmKdI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There you have it: absolute proof that I've used square bases AND proof of the existence of movement trays.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of my only laments before release was the choice of square bases. I like my bases round, but I have to admit it is a bit hard to imagine 'classic' Warhammer without squares. The game need blocks of infantry struggling to move forward between scenery and archers sliding off of Styrofoam platform shaped mountains. I have to add that I played most of my Warhammer Fantasy Battles using third and fourth edition when 'the internet' required a dial-back connection (and that was a step up from dialing into a BBS I tell you!). Lacking the internet as a vital source of (occasionally) useful information, none of us ever heard of movement trays, we just improvised (and then went back for 28 hour shifts in the non-existent coal mine youngsters!). I glued my old Skaven bases together in blocks of 2 and 3 to make moving a block of 40 slightly easier. That didn't help much and was fidgety as hell around terrain. I bought into 8th edition, but never really got into it as the few games I tried were drained of any detectable fun. Aside from wasted game time, I privately lamented not having a chance to use this wonderful invention called 'movement trays'. Now I can. I still have one big decision to make on this front: should I flock and sand the edges of the tray or do I leave it black like the (German Grey) edges of my bases? Oh no, a conundrum! <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUrGqT9KSyAJnl-TyFc8zW2JKU7Ortk7_LcK7EByFcIz7mMt7YfJPkmTeW2PrbKraepzNR6igAZ0mKkn7Qu6wkAjH3LhGHusFTLdLlhuznUObMZI8Ou6ID_yzdvIwk2oN-PPp1w_HY1hg5UfR79M9srdtkBx7vqxe3Is-CIwrcIqFbMrgfsRymN_WWmFA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUrGqT9KSyAJnl-TyFc8zW2JKU7Ortk7_LcK7EByFcIz7mMt7YfJPkmTeW2PrbKraepzNR6igAZ0mKkn7Qu6wkAjH3LhGHusFTLdLlhuznUObMZI8Ou6ID_yzdvIwk2oN-PPp1w_HY1hg5UfR79M9srdtkBx7vqxe3Is-CIwrcIqFbMrgfsRymN_WWmFA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm planning two units of 20 peasant archers. This unit has been formed by pig farmers, hence the pig on the base with stakes. I have a second base (finished already) for the chicken farmers. It contains chickens (yeah I know, big surprise). There's also a cow. It'll accompany the dairy farmer's trebuchet (those rich cattle owners, always showing off with fancy siege weapons!).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I had a hard time (as ever) deciding between Bretonnians and Tomb Kings. In the end I landed on 'both'. As I have a dearth of printable files for 'Egyptian Undead' I decided to go for a Bretonnian box. It might give me an excuse to buy a Green Knight model if GW re-releases that one. As an added bonus I had some Bretonnian Peasant Archers all glued together and modified to be 'Freeguild Archers' for Age of Sigmar. All I needed to do was cut of the round bases, remove a lot of carefully applied Empire Heads and replace them with stored Bretonnian heads, reconsider that decision in some cases and re-attach Empire Heads (for variance) and land on some kind of province to base a backstory for my army on. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9kkxLWcRemgQztgw-Nglvlm0Na9ZxgF1OALSl9cp30Yu_PSeuM3XLIZQfvS9yITxGAaRTdmF2VQmGOGDdjGfspDTuj_tvKZtDVBJrYn_Qt93Zc8Y5TOwWMN_vPcxMtYv_-vY-SnhWU02Z3h1A8RcV5K8hTbYjz6aEtA5oze9WNt_GdjTOlXWd7q4oddc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="3051" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9kkxLWcRemgQztgw-Nglvlm0Na9ZxgF1OALSl9cp30Yu_PSeuM3XLIZQfvS9yITxGAaRTdmF2VQmGOGDdjGfspDTuj_tvKZtDVBJrYn_Qt93Zc8Y5TOwWMN_vPcxMtYv_-vY-SnhWU02Z3h1A8RcV5K8hTbYjz6aEtA5oze9WNt_GdjTOlXWd7q4oddc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was about to use the yellow on the unit leader's coat for all the farmers, but I thought it was too bright. I replaced it with VMC English Uniform. Now there's a yellow for people who can only afford brown :).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a lot of agonizing I settled on Mousillon. This province houses vampires in the Total War computer games. As the storyline in Warhammer The Old World has been set back from Imperial Calendar 2517 (the End Times are from 2519 to 2528) to 2276 I figured that might not be the case. The year of the current setting is a few decades before the Siege of Praag (2302) and (more importantly) gives me a fully inhabited (mostly non-vampiric), but doomed, province to base my poor downtrodden peasant and 'caged in a gilded prisons' nobles in. I dove into the background and to my joy the Affair of the false Grail, a tragedy that leads to the downfall of Mousillon, is 20 years of from the current narrative date. That gives me a fully fleshed out set of doomed characters to build an army around AND a chance to morph said army from a standard Bretonnian one to an Exciled or Fallen Knight's Army (with necromancers or chaos wizards in it) at a later point. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuepLKVL4ukpixdqsxoU85GOcpjIukuXZdGeraLoreqS8suj9ixk3VZ-ZhqgdR6wjKAk0VB0V-OjUt9OSoQ2vON3TC8A3Zm-KkIxP7X9KYtyRY_JggaYrNMqZJ19NtY1sYT5_AmHjbWXEXELgPI9Pl5Ot3XUd8gLZYx3PkvzyE91IaZbnXdpWOk8PAERk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuepLKVL4ukpixdqsxoU85GOcpjIukuXZdGeraLoreqS8suj9ixk3VZ-ZhqgdR6wjKAk0VB0V-OjUt9OSoQ2vON3TC8A3Zm-KkIxP7X9KYtyRY_JggaYrNMqZJ19NtY1sYT5_AmHjbWXEXELgPI9Pl5Ot3XUd8gLZYx3PkvzyE91IaZbnXdpWOk8PAERk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As it turns out I had quite a few square bases left, even old movement trays I found in second hand lots over the years. The only question left is: what to do with the 20x20mm bases?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the downside I have run out of pictures of my peasants without getting around to talking about painting. All that's left is this useless picture of the square bases I literally couldn't give away a few years ago (lucky me). Let's just stick with a general plan when it comes to painting and talk in more detail at a later point. I'm planning to keep my peasants and their yeoman compatriots in muted browns, greens and grays. The exception here will be the third rate knight, mayor or richest local farmer leading the units. These can show off their riches by looking marginally better than the folks around them. In contrast my nobles should be a riot of colorful heraldry. When it comes to colors I expect yellow and black from the Mousillon coat of arms and Blue with argent (white or silver) Fleur-de-Lis (of cancellation***) from the arms of Maldred of Mousillon (not yet the black knight at this point) to dominate the colors of the army. I have never attempted to make an army full of individual pageantry look coherent. I guess I'll discover how much of this plan will work as I go along. It did give me another excuse to leave through old army books and White Dwarf magazines. </div><div><br /></div><div>*** Couldn't resist that one.<br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsYPLsFqAFL21b2pY5pLi2fvaJ_B2gtYjS7LBTfX-kpM0lxKPkxQ39tXAXyRSOrXkUy7Y0lMc6Y9wNjqzz3EJ6NQ5cii3hC77F4AhsQuHJpfuH5E6SepK6itJGQboFNKI0yVv5UJTRx6EuNBRK7SWAKPVrLlH9neXIcgbcJHBLzq7V9LNlIsJq_gp_ANk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsYPLsFqAFL21b2pY5pLi2fvaJ_B2gtYjS7LBTfX-kpM0lxKPkxQ39tXAXyRSOrXkUy7Y0lMc6Y9wNjqzz3EJ6NQ5cii3hC77F4AhsQuHJpfuH5E6SepK6itJGQboFNKI0yVv5UJTRx6EuNBRK7SWAKPVrLlH9neXIcgbcJHBLzq7V9LNlIsJq_gp_ANk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spent a joyful evening converting these three into a command squad. The arm with the bottle (banner bearer) is from a (sc-ifi) 3D-print. I cut the beer stein off the vat hanging from the mayor's belt. I have no clue where the drummer's bald head is from, it was hell to paint (and I forgot to remove a mold line from it (to my shame (don't tell anyone))). </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Aside from going crazy with colors, I'm also going to convert more than ever before. This goes from a few head swaps in the back ranks to the Flagellant's head for the banner bearer, Empire Militia head for the lead pig farmer and a drum from the Empire for the town's drummer. I wanted to avoid giving peasants a real banner. That would just be confiscated by their noble lord as a matter of course ("Now where did you lot steal this wonderful piece of cloth?"). Instead I went to town on a Bretonnian shield with a scraping tool to get that 'we've picked up a truly destroyed shield and made it our banner'-look. With that out of the way I'll stop rambling (for now). I'm currently working on flying horsies **** and mounted lords. With a bit of luck there'll be another update soon. </p><p>**** As far as I'm concerned the only Pegasus belongs in Clash of the Titans (not that Clash of the Titans)!*****</p><p>***** This will not stop me from referring to the flying horsies by their official name at some point, I'll just need to overcome the 'to capitalize or not to capitalize' conundrum (something something about slings and arrows and all that). </p></div></div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-90233548253074718562024-01-03T11:54:00.001+01:002024-01-03T11:54:17.823+01:00She walks, my 3D-Printed Legio Ignatum Warlord Titan!<p>The miniature painting hobby has many faces. There are projects that get stuck in the 'I'll do it one day'-phase, others end up on the pile of shame and - once in a blue moon - plans actually come to fruition. Then there are the projects you finish that make you wonder: should I have started this one? I think this 3D-printed Warlord Titan firmly falls in the last category. But to be honest I already know the answer: Yes I should have! Because it is one hell of a sight to behold (and 'miniature' to hold).</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigk6Yvw6W_1Sh-kmepykS5ZTwnHJFblJc5lN5iX3BlUyoinVZKR2hClV4mPqJBJ96Y7aA9XIr-bhHLbMUEOQ7GMZSjB65uafzNZdbFPme7NCmEEbwOREnDFzpf6S7IM8LyDqdt97pigih-3aNOsp1CaB9OdCkl29iwyySni0f9YDkYmbmxGx9dgRsOJj0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="1585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigk6Yvw6W_1Sh-kmepykS5ZTwnHJFblJc5lN5iX3BlUyoinVZKR2hClV4mPqJBJ96Y7aA9XIr-bhHLbMUEOQ7GMZSjB65uafzNZdbFPme7NCmEEbwOREnDFzpf6S7IM8LyDqdt97pigih-3aNOsp1CaB9OdCkl29iwyySni0f9YDkYmbmxGx9dgRsOJj0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My full (32mm) scale Warlord Titan walks, in proud Legio Ignatum colors of course.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>I started printing this <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/04/call-me-crazy-wait-until-you-hear.html">monstrosity last year in April</a>, in part to commemorate my <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/09/titandeath.html">dead Warhound Titan</a> and in part to celebrate getting a printer with a larger build volume. Printing all the parts took a lot of time. I finished the entire printing project <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/05/stargrave-slum-stacks-vending-machines.html">last year in May</a>. You'd think all it takes to print a model is pushing the 'print' button (and a lot of patience as the printer needs anywhere between five and seventeen hours to spew out parts). You'd be wrong though. It actually takes quite a bit of time, skill and effort to properly prepare 3D-files for printing in a so called slicer program. I really should update my '<a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/02/resin-3d-printing-for-wargaming-faq-10.html">3D-printing for Wargaming FAQ</a>' and incorporate my progressing insights* into the whole process.<div><p></p><p>* couldn't resist going for a way too literal Dutch to English translation there ;).</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaM_ufss-ZMshizh60E3MmlX_xDqcKNjN3B9umVqX-JUpDTOxjlKdlAOUKnmKorlfEzrFYbLHwGWA2Q2c-qUqz-B-Fz7ZwvjNoLrcePhMJRdYwpusApBdnqTlyJlcABs2GNQ6sft-U2FyawEI7V3CM6vJx9d0YX7v9O3SvwAfG8xYfTIz7wc5RjZt2Jn4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaM_ufss-ZMshizh60E3MmlX_xDqcKNjN3B9umVqX-JUpDTOxjlKdlAOUKnmKorlfEzrFYbLHwGWA2Q2c-qUqz-B-Fz7ZwvjNoLrcePhMJRdYwpusApBdnqTlyJlcABs2GNQ6sft-U2FyawEI7V3CM6vJx9d0YX7v9O3SvwAfG8xYfTIz7wc5RjZt2Jn4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is hard to convey the sheer size of a model like this in pictures.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Printing a model is half (maybe a quarter) of the job, actually modelling it and slapping paint on the parts is quite a bit more involved. For starters I had to make a successful Terror (1) test (yes a Warhammer 4th joke there) to actually conquer my fear of a model of this size. In the end I decided to just get it done. It seemed sensible to start from a metallic basecoat as painting titans on a normal (new epic) scale taught me the damn machines are mostly metal anyway. I ordered a couple of Vallejo metallic rattlecans as I didn't want to risk a DIY-store variant with the risk of killing al detail on the model. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrldXi3_lhI7GiCwRNgfxo9FEB-H3SX0ckBq4uRH4eVmVY854gZVF9SgO6UHSnfL_O4Areejn9Loylxn2xrAoBxZliqb3Y4wo4Fbivtu-mcZ7oDm0op8wRsf3VacbOvmtVmpTOKkVGF4bWOtIAshqeTuaSaxwPp68rwXr1DxQItn0FVqmSdZllJwT_URo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrldXi3_lhI7GiCwRNgfxo9FEB-H3SX0ckBq4uRH4eVmVY854gZVF9SgO6UHSnfL_O4Areejn9Loylxn2xrAoBxZliqb3Y4wo4Fbivtu-mcZ7oDm0op8wRsf3VacbOvmtVmpTOKkVGF4bWOtIAshqeTuaSaxwPp68rwXr1DxQItn0FVqmSdZllJwT_URo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first assembly had a creaking leg problem.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I finally got around to placing the assorted assemblies I needed to paint in a cardboard box in the garden (while it was still summer and sort-of sunny out) and primed the titan. At this point I discovered a major problem with my print. One of the resin legs had snapped of at the foot during construction (printed resin is a bit more brittle than the poured variant). This flaw, combined with the way a titan is a rather top heavy thing with oddly shaped chicken legs, caused too much stress on the legs. On the assembled picture above the entire titan is leaning against the bookcase to keep the weight of the legs. I tried stabilizing this with 5mm (hollow) brass rods, but in the end the creaking and moaning got worse and worse and I had to go back to the drawing board. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDqcUbJYWqhDR8jL71eeEhHD75ZP9OTgzqji8YTecfvPuSWifwfGgZhRi6zHMWGvywHFeLRFmo96pKQ9OdgxjI7EQMg0CzTCgEix9O4-hrVR8E3T3nGphfLSf7T72ecoMMTdton-Rsve4rz2k5qXBHZT1MfQ6eukRU9wIgowld9gaYfJv1CG-XYVttNPk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="2048" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDqcUbJYWqhDR8jL71eeEhHD75ZP9OTgzqji8YTecfvPuSWifwfGgZhRi6zHMWGvywHFeLRFmo96pKQ9OdgxjI7EQMg0CzTCgEix9O4-hrVR8E3T3nGphfLSf7T72ecoMMTdton-Rsve4rz2k5qXBHZT1MfQ6eukRU9wIgowld9gaYfJv1CG-XYVttNPk=w640-h350" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carbon fiber titan parts to the rescue!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />As luck would have it, my brother just got a new PLA printer from Bambu Lab. This wonderful machine can print rather good looking parts despite the layers that come with PLA. What's more: this printer can print with carbon fiber. I had the feet, lower and upper legs, hips and hip joints (pictured above) printed in this heavy duty material. The downside of PLA, especially carbon fiber, is that you either have a flat side or an ugly side (the side that faces the printing plate). Luckily a Warlord Titan has rather a lot of armor plates and doodads to cover most of the ugliness. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgantXx6CQ484ITVEd9X6DHeL2dwOEVr_MWOdvDfARC1YFkBa9luRfYUs2qgaZ1NqnCmfDMpFZXoxWQR15VsEF9AskrZw35eJqVWU6FYNVQQ9AY4afNH95EOBeV_n6aqLLM6FzSXJ9cvozAmXwM5dmuXwz3hu0Xl2BW1iC0-dEgr2bNqSEqOcL1vtVaNw8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgantXx6CQ484ITVEd9X6DHeL2dwOEVr_MWOdvDfARC1YFkBa9luRfYUs2qgaZ1NqnCmfDMpFZXoxWQR15VsEF9AskrZw35eJqVWU6FYNVQQ9AY4afNH95EOBeV_n6aqLLM6FzSXJ9cvozAmXwM5dmuXwz3hu0Xl2BW1iC0-dEgr2bNqSEqOcL1vtVaNw8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add resin bobs and bits for detail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The armor plates survived the leg malfunction so all I had to do was reprint the toes, ankle joint thingies and toe-webbing armor. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfY-W6B8zwcieONAgbXNTeL_MRmvwusBDQpv5bg8nxXbIP3O0Z_zDSQlS5Gg5Nr3uTxtwhu4_k4GaBttTF4c_IJNxCexSAK4_CgKYjLqMuy_7jOzkYc3dgg7V4cLZxeFkFyhbPdQPB11NZrDOxN4i6nPxUuRQAVlBzwKTaPVOfx18MHhjeaeAmCJ6vQ6A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfY-W6B8zwcieONAgbXNTeL_MRmvwusBDQpv5bg8nxXbIP3O0Z_zDSQlS5Gg5Nr3uTxtwhu4_k4GaBttTF4c_IJNxCexSAK4_CgKYjLqMuy_7jOzkYc3dgg7V4cLZxeFkFyhbPdQPB11NZrDOxN4i6nPxUuRQAVlBzwKTaPVOfx18MHhjeaeAmCJ6vQ6A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick action shot of the new leg assembly in it's metal primer. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />At that point I drilled a 5mm hole from the left hip joint all the way through to the right so I could use a 5mm brass rod to connect both legs to the hips. If this titan collapses under its own weight, it is not because I was negligent when it came to supporting it. My biggest challenge to painting at this point was the ghastly weather (downpours mixed with heavy downpours) combined with my unwillingness to use rattlecans indoors. During the one day without rain just before Christmas I had the chance to get the legs primed. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZgbmbbOH44SeM1x2yhYWHStVt5LCt1ZvDsylitcZE5nIr4gOnfLDPGB6r6dsniTGw4I17L-aLoC01-kj_cjcaE1mNWN1uJwct6MYVCpxuDZQwgP2dGoAefAfBHprd3F2hYg7KGSSWgKXw1ICkO0UtKac-pVWUKa_nAaQGdRqZT2u8abLpvZlgM7LNPrw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZgbmbbOH44SeM1x2yhYWHStVt5LCt1ZvDsylitcZE5nIr4gOnfLDPGB6r6dsniTGw4I17L-aLoC01-kj_cjcaE1mNWN1uJwct6MYVCpxuDZQwgP2dGoAefAfBHprd3F2hYg7KGSSWgKXw1ICkO0UtKac-pVWUKa_nAaQGdRqZT2u8abLpvZlgM7LNPrw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good looking yellow starts with a pre-shaded pink undercoat, the hardest part is resisting the temptation to keep it pink.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A whole lot of airbrushing and hours spent masking followed. Here's a quick 'montage'.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPwF6pAcLCU3uCIrwmFzbXmNUySD0hMDwHmxa4JRhPmgF3QbOWsDIkiu4BgR9QyqeL4m-bk3V1kWDEZnNjx7SX3aWpfv7HoTKuWRLkbKdhfdDjCdBDeXa98LLUAaUND54C_CWaY6KlBYg_9SWhE-D50dWxloJHpC5hWdkRb9tGZ9r-CRq4tpLty5ekT5E" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPwF6pAcLCU3uCIrwmFzbXmNUySD0hMDwHmxa4JRhPmgF3QbOWsDIkiu4BgR9QyqeL4m-bk3V1kWDEZnNjx7SX3aWpfv7HoTKuWRLkbKdhfdDjCdBDeXa98LLUAaUND54C_CWaY6KlBYg_9SWhE-D50dWxloJHpC5hWdkRb9tGZ9r-CRq4tpLty5ekT5E=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pink undercoat only requires one or two thin airbrushed coats to get a good looking yellow.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoPXYQlF_xwUWNnbjzBZa5Axf9WF8HXRsLsoNqxH8rKwQN1M20mr2_i7el6bcylEGyo72E0J_V9DqoNE7fq-fEt0m5Qkh0AzAg1AcxhXGfq0gjAROxFJERSNnXWyl6BgBRZeQ5ycsPbTkLQ7106HeoYJWL0pZel8jhT9oUQT-uoKbulsve7LbGxIPKeo0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoPXYQlF_xwUWNnbjzBZa5Axf9WF8HXRsLsoNqxH8rKwQN1M20mr2_i7el6bcylEGyo72E0J_V9DqoNE7fq-fEt0m5Qkh0AzAg1AcxhXGfq0gjAROxFJERSNnXWyl6BgBRZeQ5ycsPbTkLQ7106HeoYJWL0pZel8jhT9oUQT-uoKbulsve7LbGxIPKeo0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applying masking takes a lot of time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLws44Q5fYXLATc617Ls9oMfnlfmssDN-ux6ai42hpFEtO2OU7xOdoQb-jFJGPJeInfo-0ICZbGVO3RdH_ORU-KIDrjBvNy97lEUgcJKxStNGWr6t1nqbL8LGhO6Q3kiROEHntp50GI5L9hEVMoh19XQ-5KQveoYNWbxIt_vnK6QKFwT982IIp9fo7p0c" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLws44Q5fYXLATc617Ls9oMfnlfmssDN-ux6ai42hpFEtO2OU7xOdoQb-jFJGPJeInfo-0ICZbGVO3RdH_ORU-KIDrjBvNy97lEUgcJKxStNGWr6t1nqbL8LGhO6Q3kiROEHntp50GI5L9hEVMoh19XQ-5KQveoYNWbxIt_vnK6QKFwT982IIp9fo7p0c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applying masking to paint hazard stripes requires a triangle ruler, a pencil stripe, a lot of masking tape and time...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjirfol2-Fyys8zB93V9BkDtheXq9otC6gZsqg1k7LjzslNB7y4yb-OVG2P0f21p3JqZSjCqNX55hvNvKrdPCiZMw0yLG-2Aa_jFpe33bnGx9I9Fy1zwE-_weOnhzD_uKJ6fmUt-BcqJniFSDe_ahRr_B3soq0nO9bH0k76EK2OVHALAVrayYiA-gjadEo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjirfol2-Fyys8zB93V9BkDtheXq9otC6gZsqg1k7LjzslNB7y4yb-OVG2P0f21p3JqZSjCqNX55hvNvKrdPCiZMw0yLG-2Aa_jFpe33bnGx9I9Fy1zwE-_weOnhzD_uKJ6fmUt-BcqJniFSDe_ahRr_B3soq0nO9bH0k76EK2OVHALAVrayYiA-gjadEo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...a lot of time. I spent most of an afternoon applying bands of masking tape to armor panels.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVn_A5NOUTMsO8awDMXGHebOE1svxWbk8pDGOyvn8QjXlQf7uZR5y_V141zlolb_gJV9lp1ZH01M095xCyO567rRui6izedsdrZy7HUSSIF6hVCKw2GQQOCR-zA25RR-QPYbBrH7itQ29Xo3HHo3-zJ8-ezjIfiPRo_5mYKCsji5PA_Oob5rFmRtbLgYg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVn_A5NOUTMsO8awDMXGHebOE1svxWbk8pDGOyvn8QjXlQf7uZR5y_V141zlolb_gJV9lp1ZH01M095xCyO567rRui6izedsdrZy7HUSSIF6hVCKw2GQQOCR-zA25RR-QPYbBrH7itQ29Xo3HHo3-zJ8-ezjIfiPRo_5mYKCsji5PA_Oob5rFmRtbLgYg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spraying color on the parts takes minutes with the airbrush.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Aj5-FzTDOA7MuaG559r6fHxBWmGreAfwkQvn8ODdbIschv3I1Wj8CAuh6eTB5FhJb5oYJOCGSBaeJPA3v11GqvbJz8-i5ZZ5CdVyZ40JvcQsDxa2ttwW33oXrtMoUyvovZyobsooO4fES5GthbzvXLYBm4cUNfDIjcBD1-SfeOFcfeo6EL6cBB0X9VU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Aj5-FzTDOA7MuaG559r6fHxBWmGreAfwkQvn8ODdbIschv3I1Wj8CAuh6eTB5FhJb5oYJOCGSBaeJPA3v11GqvbJz8-i5ZZ5CdVyZ40JvcQsDxa2ttwW33oXrtMoUyvovZyobsooO4fES5GthbzvXLYBm4cUNfDIjcBD1-SfeOFcfeo6EL6cBB0X9VU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compared to the time it takes to mask the panels, the time taken to paint feels unfairly short. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYdUh7jHt9G_Y8OILrpIVM0bF7n4AfAqDA7_ShmXzUKvS__v-m9gKYn_f76ZpVJE0rKUrpc5Xj9VHASaWU_lMmf6ktlrJyZXsZjAQDPw12aDCfg5DMyJS40VMQBoA-uhiekBya9Xo5ib8yqRQaTQ5D4DpYf50XGf2JXn_2wzfLKOhZF4ZLHYoHNGgIfPs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYdUh7jHt9G_Y8OILrpIVM0bF7n4AfAqDA7_ShmXzUKvS__v-m9gKYn_f76ZpVJE0rKUrpc5Xj9VHASaWU_lMmf6ktlrJyZXsZjAQDPw12aDCfg5DMyJS40VMQBoA-uhiekBya9Xo5ib8yqRQaTQ5D4DpYf50XGf2JXn_2wzfLKOhZF4ZLHYoHNGgIfPs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luckily there an eon of painting #$^$%@#$ trim to compensate for the short time airbrushing takes. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYw6jzo1Ib9yeSAZ-vmbINsVbMh1O-IuMyoY3C2jmMJwkbbg5eLPtE-JuefGFlrsPA9Ge1MyU3acGRq3KB_oCY_ypnKIjKN0_jiOCfGdk2uTSGERz61L--ZEj5g0eUvPQuO6efhrhRFOPlt0Xd_NcX-RbLLzTHKNsrdxjtJgxcV11FQSXMogSggTkaJ_o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYw6jzo1Ib9yeSAZ-vmbINsVbMh1O-IuMyoY3C2jmMJwkbbg5eLPtE-JuefGFlrsPA9Ge1MyU3acGRq3KB_oCY_ypnKIjKN0_jiOCfGdk2uTSGERz61L--ZEj5g0eUvPQuO6efhrhRFOPlt0Xd_NcX-RbLLzTHKNsrdxjtJgxcV11FQSXMogSggTkaJ_o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And there is the rather satisfying feel you get pulling of the masking tape (assuming you've used masking tape for modeling, if you use the cheaper stuff this stage mostly consists of grieving for pulled off layers of paint). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />With all the armor panels painted I could finally assemble the full titan. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTfXTMNsxXxZxO0hFe2GW_-mKRxidlRbcMsTnmrmWgZfUd3Uv0l_5JzS_FK35HX4bwbDcgha1sDq7Dcxcd_mPN8cqfk_RxqkdUNmKpKrfD1rBHiyx8wW35jD6BfJd5ZW-IwCui6D8vOXFb1rARRZ1gDdwHQwfia4zviTfa_t7pZ8u_rAT80fJ5Gt3-Mbk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTfXTMNsxXxZxO0hFe2GW_-mKRxidlRbcMsTnmrmWgZfUd3Uv0l_5JzS_FK35HX4bwbDcgha1sDq7Dcxcd_mPN8cqfk_RxqkdUNmKpKrfD1rBHiyx8wW35jD6BfJd5ZW-IwCui6D8vOXFb1rARRZ1gDdwHQwfia4zviTfa_t7pZ8u_rAT80fJ5Gt3-Mbk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She walks (with her arms in a sling)! The accidental shot of Peachy from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thepaintingphase">The Painting Phase</a> proudly looking at my titan is too funny not to mention.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div><br /></div>I used 2-component glue to attach the guns to the arm joints I added a few drops of superglue to the sides to help stabilize the parts to give the serious glue a chance to set. 2-component glue is a godawful glue to work with as you get about 20 minutes (or 6 in quick-set variants) to work with it, but (never believe the packaging) it takes about 24 hours to properly set. Ignore this caveat at your own peril (my left gun started drooping before I decided to add extra support with masking tape. If 2-component glue gets a chance to set, you get a very good and solid connection. With a big model like this it is definitely worth the trouble of applying it. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgdrSbngewI47aZzsdBcCKT_I7GrLmihSf6IBbRE3ANS_Z66ixWB5M2472ST4A8l5S756wUiNwb8zGpHToackRd-H8GnsfahLcMFIYt13gPlIFAbMGLv7Hg4i_H4yOkMQtmL95cJ40CXc5m8TWWYi5BPV9QrHNsV8eAEX5gYYdzuzxv9FqMX7idlp7Y0w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgdrSbngewI47aZzsdBcCKT_I7GrLmihSf6IBbRE3ANS_Z66ixWB5M2472ST4A8l5S756wUiNwb8zGpHToackRd-H8GnsfahLcMFIYt13gPlIFAbMGLv7Hg4i_H4yOkMQtmL95cJ40CXc5m8TWWYi5BPV9QrHNsV8eAEX5gYYdzuzxv9FqMX7idlp7Y0w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hard to describe the 'I removed the supports and tape and the arms haven't dropped off'-feeling you get when you remove the supports and tape and the arms don't drop off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the entire titan constructed and painted in a basic scheme all that was left to do was applying a lot of weathering. I had to improvise on the shields as my planned 'paper semi-transfers' didn't fit. I used a mix of semi-appropriate transfers and freehands to make up for the deficit. I also had a bit of trouble with the two main guns as I tried (and failed) at going for orange glowing hot barrels. I decided to just go for metals and weather them on the final assembly with blue, yellow and purple heat warping. With all that said, let's go back to the finished model.</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXxWqhma196JwjSfJ1pQr14RhIub3sI1pDhLsqYS6EYlsz2WzJsm3hoXnxIPzpFSt6szVLe_DesA2cXjSGuk4gLXK0v4yGVSdNVY_tewtl4Cr9YYudjIVhLKdu-NSmRsqw4WfB4FTFaLiwGAwtHdn0fAQZUtllk0aU6lrXc7LATERWLB0l06SDhdzr2Fo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXxWqhma196JwjSfJ1pQr14RhIub3sI1pDhLsqYS6EYlsz2WzJsm3hoXnxIPzpFSt6szVLe_DesA2cXjSGuk4gLXK0v4yGVSdNVY_tewtl4Cr9YYudjIVhLKdu-NSmRsqw4WfB4FTFaLiwGAwtHdn0fAQZUtllk0aU6lrXc7LATERWLB0l06SDhdzr2Fo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The literal 'ass end' of the titan was the hardest bit to paint as this was the 'gnarly' bit of this particular carbon fiber part.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The balcony on the back is one of my favorite details on the Warlord Titan. I freehanded the striping on the door as applying masking wasn't feasible in the constrained space. I used a bit of creative weathering with contrast paints to cover my shaky paint work (mostly). <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaUlGa3wutwZOHrd0xJZCgHBngtQeL0TNdZpGMLUQ7KuuSJCeB6Zf5rUEL2RQKo97Dulrsy_7AhLnD9HMzVGxsooYxhHv-Yo9w_dXpDhUCfS9D4YJETqSDZ5XEytTJLLWZ3qxNQVI3AFCFKToMDwqFlUwt6RVmcmtPOrNTjzCrxkBZRV1TUZEc-s7gqGA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2908" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaUlGa3wutwZOHrd0xJZCgHBngtQeL0TNdZpGMLUQ7KuuSJCeB6Zf5rUEL2RQKo97Dulrsy_7AhLnD9HMzVGxsooYxhHv-Yo9w_dXpDhUCfS9D4YJETqSDZ5XEytTJLLWZ3qxNQVI3AFCFKToMDwqFlUwt6RVmcmtPOrNTjzCrxkBZRV1TUZEc-s7gqGA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm rather chuffed with how the alternate red and striped panels on the gun armor came out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the fun parts was adding colors to the metals. I used purple and blue metallics for a base, later adding thinned down purples and blues to enrich the colors in spaces. I also applied splotches of this color anywhere I felt like on the metal surfaces, just to break up the monotony. Another wonderful go-to set of paints - especially with large metal surfaces - are contrast paints (or competitor's variants of them). I blasted thinned down Garaghak's Sewer (and a few other browns) through the airbrush to add shadows (and cover up a few mistakes). Another contrast that turned out to be wonderful for a job like this is Wyldwood. I used it for panel lining. Contrast paints dry a bit slower and leave almost no marking if you remove them quickly enough (from a varnished surface). That gives you all the advantages of an oil based panel liner without the long drying times. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinEiQ1P5lT53FWKBk_mJU-zf35Rmgeys41TsuQ9Qs1datFGGFdiVgg3t0YTHMXgsryWDCNLVdsKG5Vcsh2ZqGk0nENw0qeYJiq_hFOgo3FbUttLjwdx0e7zObAUVjSBX3aKP3rFtTfA_nPDkAKusE5IHkjD_cc0mjDR-wPYuzr_Us9iCEIlXPmdi7L58o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinEiQ1P5lT53FWKBk_mJU-zf35Rmgeys41TsuQ9Qs1datFGGFdiVgg3t0YTHMXgsryWDCNLVdsKG5Vcsh2ZqGk0nENw0qeYJiq_hFOgo3FbUttLjwdx0e7zObAUVjSBX3aKP3rFtTfA_nPDkAKusE5IHkjD_cc0mjDR-wPYuzr_Us9iCEIlXPmdi7L58o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh dear, I've already used this picture above. Lets ignore that and mention the shields I mostly filled with decals around a freehand titan-t and some flames (to distract from the messy looking decals).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The head of the titan is one of the happy little accidents that occurred during this paint job. I painted it first (and much sooner than the rest of the model). Through some compounded forgetfulness (and more enthusiasm at the start of a project) I applied extra highlights using three (or four) layers of white as opposed to two on the rest of the panels. This gives the head a lighter shade of red. I've decided to call it 'drawing attention to the cool part' as one should do (according to the experts). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYKMz5ivgNMnYdtakwT62neziyK1lQ8sA76C_el_N_JQYz5xAp0FW5nNGMFN5bPjSHU5BKFiYtqUWBqcPOn75_9c7cw0bIXtImbrolbFaBaPDTBZX6h3BKFa0mig9fIGF7hyKwHYdqRNEZAvmqlI_P3MjVS62UVZOwajv1mfiu7UlAG2nEsPkwIWA3P1w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYKMz5ivgNMnYdtakwT62neziyK1lQ8sA76C_el_N_JQYz5xAp0FW5nNGMFN5bPjSHU5BKFiYtqUWBqcPOn75_9c7cw0bIXtImbrolbFaBaPDTBZX6h3BKFa0mig9fIGF7hyKwHYdqRNEZAvmqlI_P3MjVS62UVZOwajv1mfiu7UlAG2nEsPkwIWA3P1w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I'll krump dat bigboy good, you'll see! Dakka! Dakka! Dakka!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the last steps I took consisted of a few quick blasts with thinned down Vallejo Model Color Dirt and Dark Earth to make the lower legs dusty. I also applied a sloppy AK Dirt Splatter Effect on the edges of the toes to give the impression my titan has actually touched the ground. The Ork Mad Boy appeared out of nowhere to take on this worthy foe. I suspect this fight will not end well (for the titan as it's freshly painted). GW (or an enthusiastic STL sculptor) should bring back the Mad Boys. I miss them.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUI4oCp5diSJ6zP5fP9rvbdphkWv_9Q1czIIqonAwlno5RvQPBw3aREbyE52Saf3s-deHmCrFGtf_QzGqZsNOPdH5zScamcZLvsAcYhtalfYC7S8jRb0tNOBgsRF1LmhsPHTgq_RPZ0lqSPbbq3YtPdfDbS0y-vL4uMfkHi_6j0WJwf-f4RWUZ5s0XoM4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUI4oCp5diSJ6zP5fP9rvbdphkWv_9Q1czIIqonAwlno5RvQPBw3aREbyE52Saf3s-deHmCrFGtf_QzGqZsNOPdH5zScamcZLvsAcYhtalfYC7S8jRb0tNOBgsRF1LmhsPHTgq_RPZ0lqSPbbq3YtPdfDbS0y-vL4uMfkHi_6j0WJwf-f4RWUZ5s0XoM4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that little knight fellow in the back. Who's a cute litte suit of battle armor? You are! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I had to take this obligatory picture to give an impression of scale. The Tech-Priest Dominus sits on a 40mm base. The Knight in the back is not epic scale (the first question a friend asked on seeing this picture). To think I thought that a big model once has become slightly funny now that I've held this titan. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGc6qDkaKrOYNjvM9LJzafdE0j33DZxqFlUOAwpUCI6ruy18oUoSzn1qtqhKMYWJ0nV3dw9cJpQA0s6RBG_Z2aHbrgpoCsXMj28QbZBBExC6Vl02ie3ib_fSKQFyAWPTMuJ7vxduU-bMy7PRYONo81PbCFtK-nk88gHiVpACOVgHhn6NRfDSXWOu2jaEg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGc6qDkaKrOYNjvM9LJzafdE0j33DZxqFlUOAwpUCI6ruy18oUoSzn1qtqhKMYWJ0nV3dw9cJpQA0s6RBG_Z2aHbrgpoCsXMj28QbZBBExC6Vl02ie3ib_fSKQFyAWPTMuJ7vxduU-bMy7PRYONo81PbCFtK-nk88gHiVpACOVgHhn6NRfDSXWOu2jaEg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point I should mention the bloody thing was too big for even my biggest backdrop. I couldn't even Photoshop the furniture and floor off most of the pictures.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With that, the Legion Ignatum Warlord Titan is finished. I don't think I'll ever use this model on the tabletop, but it will get a nice place (not on a rickety shelf!) in my home office. Considering I don't really have space for a 60cm (almost 24inch) high model I still have to wonder: should I have started this project to begin with? The answer is very much yes. To begin with, it feels like one of those computer game achievements that only a handful of people get. I get the wonderful feeling of having conquered a really niche and challenging project. More importantly this project feels like a real milestone on my hobby journey. I remember seeing John Blanche's Titans for the first time on the cover of my brand new White Dwarf magazine. It captured my imagination and is one of those seminal images that has kept me happily puttering around the hobby over the decades. It seems only fitting to put a brush to a gigantic model inspired by that painting now. With that I'll leave off this post, for the coming year I have more 3D-printing plans, a lot of painting projects to finish and - above all - hobby time to enjoy. Happy new year to all of you reading this close to publication date. To add a New Year's resolution: I'll try to blast out more updates next year. </div><div><p></p></div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-91543874500957098082023-10-30T15:54:00.003+01:002023-10-30T15:54:32.202+01:00A (no doubt hijacked) Colossus Heavy Transporter roars onto the tarmac<p> Ah the joys of 3D-printing, it masks as a way to feed your hobby and turns out to be a hobby in and of itself. I should really update my attempt at a 3D-printing for wargamers faq soon. With that said, here's another painted 3D-print: the <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-colossus-heavy-transport-with-container-236791">Colossus Heavy Transport with Container</a> by Print Minis.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi81Jw1a8WfXQ_0UOlOQBmxzNHc4iKJjAgIxRfY48DAYAYT7ZaYIs4oJjmsN1nbK6gjHOb-0uOCe3UqyCErJg_vf4X_DoWPJ1mVh_XNTmQVz7ECN_Tw10OcuMeaZjvhZx33ODh9JmDsH_atgON4ZtB_P6dCSu3SG8AbUFzTwxs4Q-eff5izl5xv9mlB7G4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="3741" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi81Jw1a8WfXQ_0UOlOQBmxzNHc4iKJjAgIxRfY48DAYAYT7ZaYIs4oJjmsN1nbK6gjHOb-0uOCe3UqyCErJg_vf4X_DoWPJ1mVh_XNTmQVz7ECN_Tw10OcuMeaZjvhZx33ODh9JmDsH_atgON4ZtB_P6dCSu3SG8AbUFzTwxs4Q-eff5izl5xv9mlB7G4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You have to wonder: are those future delivery people or high-tech porch pirates? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Printing more and more miniatures by different designers has netted me a nice insight into the intricacies of modelmaking. Some designers plunk down a digital blob of clay and sculpt a model out of it. This works, but it makes for difficult to clean and uneconomical prints. <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PrintMinis?show=collections">Print Minis</a> takes a different tack and goes for cleverly designed, highly detailed 3D-parts. Assembling these into models comes very close to the experience of cutting bits off of a sprue and sticking them together (occasionally following the manual). It leads to very good looking models that require surprisingly little resin to print.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguKeG56jc0Au-HEunqJnmEhrVmn1Yr6Yqomy_5DzxWj_23UXDNVTFE1lfpBSiS6c3noSXWGYWWrhvtTsWQfvGaN6Gi1SCNcxHGtar-uaz4ElAX2LWRa1ytemQniL8Oed2r7LN6Jr0_sT-A1Z91kqDXgMbeOCMwCzWfLSCnYQ6HkHzFm0VCUwq757hFJpo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="2708" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguKeG56jc0Au-HEunqJnmEhrVmn1Yr6Yqomy_5DzxWj_23UXDNVTFE1lfpBSiS6c3noSXWGYWWrhvtTsWQfvGaN6Gi1SCNcxHGtar-uaz4ElAX2LWRa1ytemQniL8Oed2r7LN6Jr0_sT-A1Z91kqDXgMbeOCMwCzWfLSCnYQ6HkHzFm0VCUwq757hFJpo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weathering can be such a bundle of good fun. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Colossus is fully customizable. You can add more wheels to increase the length of the flatbed, add tracks, change the cab, add a rear cabin, remove containers, add a tow and a trailer, stick on gun positions and more if you feel like it (and have the STL's required). After painting this model my finger's been itchy on the 'add to shopping basket' button for all the expansions, but I've managed to show restraint (for now (it won't last)).</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPA4JNLFOW0oxL2lq6qvkQzjALsgsvv5S7qRkwL7OU9PUfrFcViqtxvq9GS07FBRWODgV92nqBekAAH9efo5DvB0enka1luwjsINGxB1IsbLlGNueDbPAkTuso70I558XQAq6q4LCYwxLZqY6mPFaOvhj3XxhwEAQNwtchNsbCSNfMqxZ8n9WNsmuo7ss" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2543" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPA4JNLFOW0oxL2lq6qvkQzjALsgsvv5S7qRkwL7OU9PUfrFcViqtxvq9GS07FBRWODgV92nqBekAAH9efo5DvB0enka1luwjsINGxB1IsbLlGNueDbPAkTuso70I558XQAq6q4LCYwxLZqY6mPFaOvhj3XxhwEAQNwtchNsbCSNfMqxZ8n9WNsmuo7ss=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found a few old Word Bearer transfers in my collection and couldn't resist sticking them onto this truck.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used salt weathering and hairspray to paint both the truck and the container (another 3D-print that looks quite inspired by a familiar STC (to put it in more Warhammery words)). In other words: I started by painting everything in red brown and rust tones, varnished it with gloss varnish and then added a layer of hairspray. As I stood reminiscing about the glorious eighties (the smell of hairspray is a powerful memory trigger) I quickly added pinches of salt to the models. The salt promptly got stuck to the hairspray. It also started raining (any person who has ever gone to the trouble of styling a punk mohawk knows that rain is activated by the smell of hairspray and sugar water). </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyTkaKewHJvLtuRD_WSfk0evOjM7953edmpsA83HTqR6L3hQ0rJQ7aXWjRfzPAopyXOGwjKKdwfmghPjbANOw9AXxeVKwvCuhB4bHGebqrxBfTe0__oiCI1V2UGbXYMDo6Qa4gDKuHVDIYpDuQ15H5AzAP5V0x-g-LlOT_Joo5aeJ-iFE-jRIR161wWN8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="2785" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyTkaKewHJvLtuRD_WSfk0evOjM7953edmpsA83HTqR6L3hQ0rJQ7aXWjRfzPAopyXOGwjKKdwfmghPjbANOw9AXxeVKwvCuhB4bHGebqrxBfTe0__oiCI1V2UGbXYMDo6Qa4gDKuHVDIYpDuQ15H5AzAP5V0x-g-LlOT_Joo5aeJ-iFE-jRIR161wWN8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's tempting to make a truck with twenty wheels, just to add the 'we brake for no one' joke from Spaceballs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As the next step I painted the actual 'original' color on top of the rust, let it all dry and then used my fingers, a wet sponge and a cocktail stick to distress the paint layer. Salt falls off and water reactivates the hair spray, causing the top layer of paint to fall off. At that point you get quite believable splotches of rust through the paint.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhbbX4n-jDBhkoPmZPnDFCBRl2zTKLJg6fZ-B6x5TeY81aE_sIyy26X8j44_oNTjZXXyUCtHla51m01zU6uLjWMnloi-YDcvGODval4nUNqo_2FukO5b6VDdv0ay6FgTs8Hjh0ayZZhv-f_CzXF30ozJc__dm1od0MlIsLa58k72dFa4rNUaBOTfEU6C4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3271" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhbbX4n-jDBhkoPmZPnDFCBRl2zTKLJg6fZ-B6x5TeY81aE_sIyy26X8j44_oNTjZXXyUCtHla51m01zU6uLjWMnloi-YDcvGODval4nUNqo_2FukO5b6VDdv0ay6FgTs8Hjh0ayZZhv-f_CzXF30ozJc__dm1od0MlIsLa58k72dFa4rNUaBOTfEU6C4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I failed to mention anywhere that I took a dremel power tool to the 3D-print prior to painting, just to get it looking a bit more beat-up.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>After covering the fragile layer of weathered paint in a protective coat of matt varnish I started adding details, highlights, transfers and (finally) more layers of weathering. I printed a total of four containers, three of which I weathered with salt. On the fourth I tried something else (and it didn't quite work out). The light green container, loaded on onto the heavy transporter on the picture above was damaged during printing (a worn FEP sheet for those wondering). I solved this problem (like I solve most problems) by adding more rust :). </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7W5KJz_jT_cEZRQZ50_ncKlkZ65Zu0YwqyXd-y2KawCAVsMYujcFZZjCflKzLzOc-qgezHZfRB36JrBoKsEPFbaorrhuLGVVTYEgjPlNGpzn-lpVxKUqWBILrS1virS7dK7i0uKU10Cn6W-aExOYdlgV7W39COtNHLVNTK73PBn6nRkybDu0IzsQILao" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2983" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7W5KJz_jT_cEZRQZ50_ncKlkZ65Zu0YwqyXd-y2KawCAVsMYujcFZZjCflKzLzOc-qgezHZfRB36JrBoKsEPFbaorrhuLGVVTYEgjPlNGpzn-lpVxKUqWBILrS1virS7dK7i0uKU10Cn6W-aExOYdlgV7W39COtNHLVNTK73PBn6nRkybDu0IzsQILao=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I suspect there are at least of dozen holes in the ceiling, they'd match the 'trigger discipline is for wimps' sticker on the passenger's pistol. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />As a final step I painted most of the inside of the cab and two crew with appropriately hairspray hairstyles. I practiced a bit with extreme make-up ('I've been crying for the past three months'-eyeliner and 'aspiring clown'-lipstick to be precise). The models looked reasonably okay in real life, but turn out quite awful in the photographs (imho). Luckily the removable cabin top makes them neigh impossible to see anyway. All in all this was a nice project thanks to an amazing 3D-print. I've already printed a second one for a slightly different take on the Colossus. For now, I'm going to rejoice at finding another lost hour to actually blog (and desperately make more will power saving throws to avoid buying all the expansions). </p><p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-65013475207418940122023-10-27T20:23:00.002+02:002023-10-27T20:23:33.779+02:00Red Sonja a painting experiment in 1:12 scale <p>Life seems to have found a way to get in the way of blogging. Fortunately I do still find time for my hobby (a lot of it is taken up by 3D-printing to be honest). Despite having a lot of half-finished projects on the table, I couldn't resist taking on another one. So this week I attempted to paint on a new scale. Here's a 1:12 scale Red Sonja 'miniature' (it's about 7 inches to the top of the stone throne). </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsAEQw7HcGNLRx-gXNaTgkDpQHR5coyZvOaqJqYvAQSBLDfeCCOp_WXZNo2E07nnJs7ERCeAjB5gaNADoe213oPFwEtm4hZCLF_8d6wXZLm2xDooo7ifb_MBicVICnTmJUcSg7hf_yLTXh7Z4fKHLW-Ftvhl9QcL0VkaDEcRUM4guGXiuwWCchWvIv43M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="3224" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsAEQw7HcGNLRx-gXNaTgkDpQHR5coyZvOaqJqYvAQSBLDfeCCOp_WXZNo2E07nnJs7ERCeAjB5gaNADoe213oPFwEtm4hZCLF_8d6wXZLm2xDooo7ifb_MBicVICnTmJUcSg7hf_yLTXh7Z4fKHLW-Ftvhl9QcL0VkaDEcRUM4guGXiuwWCchWvIv43M=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>I was inspired to take on a new scale when I saw <a href="https://youtu.be/NPITsXatDVk?si=huD6faXLS5n5UPxx">this video on YouTube</a>. Primarily I was curious about the 'purple - transparent red - (skin) pinks'-way of painting skin tone on a model. To be honest I didn't mind adding a new decorative element to the hobby room (Red Sonja complements the dragon head in the center of the room quite nicely). As to the character, I have to admit Red Sonja is not on the top of my mind when it comes to great fantasy stories and characters. I own a trade paperback with some Frank Thorne stories and when I have time to waste watching enjoyable bad movies, the one starring Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a horrid collection of thrift store costumes and armor is an nice choice (I could have sworn Grace Jones was also in it, but IMDB says I'm mistaken). Hokey as Red Sonja is, it is a splendid alternative when Excalibur, Willow and The Sword and the Sorcerer get boring*. Also something, something about sexism, misogyny and all the awful things I didn't quite notice growing up in the seventies and eighties being raised with the message that the second feminist wave had sort of resolved all outstanding issues on that front. I agree we still have long way to go, definitively am on board with aiming for actual equality, understanding and freedom of choice for every human being. But I'll be damned if good intentions set the clock back and turn us all into Victorian style prudes. I'll fight that war by raising my kids right, defaulting to politeness, keeping the free seventies attitude alive (and applicable to everyone) and giving a very eighties punk middle finger where warranted. <div><br /></div><div>* Nonsense of course, these masterpieces never get boring (let's sneakily add Conan the Destroyer to the list here, Conan the Barbarian has a better main quote, but let's be honest, that movie is just too silly :).</div><div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXPy3wpJPt9NxwTmbXjNf4TyP6olzu8sjcJrNIzITBNiRdaXqzkeNeWAUGyibaAYWsNFXxpMy4fOj6yRDSJ_1Jqk12fOmxPFIowB03NNaA_nIQELZjTfiue_sLZw5k9fLYN1E8-LNJUTJfVE9XH77197ifoXkLgDCshQuxW0hwY3-X_6_3YG4T2h5AeLs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="3430" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXPy3wpJPt9NxwTmbXjNf4TyP6olzu8sjcJrNIzITBNiRdaXqzkeNeWAUGyibaAYWsNFXxpMy4fOj6yRDSJ_1Jqk12fOmxPFIowB03NNaA_nIQELZjTfiue_sLZw5k9fLYN1E8-LNJUTJfVE9XH77197ifoXkLgDCshQuxW0hwY3-X_6_3YG4T2h5AeLs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is, pondering the recent carnage on my hobby room shelf. I couldn't resist adding a hapless 28mm peasant for scale.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anyways, long story short, I had to search the internet to get the STL files (they are <a href="https://studio3dprint.net/en/inicio/2162-red-sonja-throne-stl-3d-print-files.html">available here at Studio3dprint</a>). The YouTube video mentioned a Patreon, but I wasn't quite planning on filling my shelves with 1/12 scale comic book and movie characters (I'm already drowning in 28mm models, stepping up to 170mm would not improve my storage situation). I did learn I have to spray a bit more varnish in between steps when working on a model this big (layers of airbrush paint are very fragile, especially when handled by an uncaring brute like me). I also drilled holes so I could pin separate parts on paperclips for easier handling while painting. Let's say I learned where not to drill these holes. It gave me a lot of trouble when I was sticking the model together. Working on large surfaces is quite a lot of fun and way more forgiving than I expected. I also had a nice 'getting out of the comfort zone'-moment flicking 'blood' with a synthetic brush at a rather nicely painted model and abusing my airbrush by pulling back for paint before pressing down for air (it turns out that this is very hard when you've been drilling yourself not to do that for years). Long story short: 1/12 scale is awesome (and I'll probably be adding another big scale model to my collection at some point (perhaps another Sonja print to see if I get better at a second attempt)). </div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtZ6FjVsNK8H78LVwMyoq_Nim9-IoCdybs3oqeakInr0vZOL_AzpmovSxxiW4BEZH7KBEtaxzI6einrVTvG8AY670UvvN0dvkyILyehBG5ovbEinwFTZcLMLRsOO6IgyKMdV_kuyi4E8iycMVT6HbVHdDAbO_kJWrCiYbPPGMWZxQbe44zruM6_dTTXPs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtZ6FjVsNK8H78LVwMyoq_Nim9-IoCdybs3oqeakInr0vZOL_AzpmovSxxiW4BEZH7KBEtaxzI6einrVTvG8AY670UvvN0dvkyILyehBG5ovbEinwFTZcLMLRsOO6IgyKMdV_kuyi4E8iycMVT6HbVHdDAbO_kJWrCiYbPPGMWZxQbe44zruM6_dTTXPs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What do we like? Rust! When do we like it? Rust!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With that I'll wave off for now, I have a rather fun collection of mostly Stargrave oriented terrain and models on the paint station I'm planning to actually fully finish soon. Hopefully I'll find some extra time to blog too (also there's some Tyranids getting near 'finished'. Perhaps I'll find make more time to blog about those things too. Ah ambition: it starts with three witches and ends in tragedy.</div><p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-50394686725969746792023-09-22T11:59:00.001+02:002023-09-22T11:59:13.349+02:00Omni Toad and Hypnotoad join forces, Frogger will never be the same<p>Life is quite an exhausting undertaking, and when it comes to the hobby I'm overloaded....with enthusiasm and joy! I've been working on and off on about six projects at the same time and all of them are glorious. As a lot of them are either nearing completion or showing wonderful progress, I should update this blog more often (otherwise I'll end up typing one of those monster posts). Aside from that I'm still in my Rossian (Bob) 'Joy of Painting'-trip: “No pressure. Just relax and watch it happen.” For me that means slapping paint on random monsters from the queue around my station. This week I picked up an Omni Toad, relaxed and just started blasting paint on it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJfoNDDua421D7NHbzWUDQdWGp0SzI77OpizweNO0WrqKCGirfQgqfs9yazKoB3KUvSF94QgdLQffLXMidH9lIvtWpb1L0nfanWfZdL33kEc9KQtG74mZaBjn8I27ImyZwySg6fDeXsNeqA15UbyQkwfyVb1lBqoBcYPM1kvFNtofc-J0VSHNbbq71gCo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJfoNDDua421D7NHbzWUDQdWGp0SzI77OpizweNO0WrqKCGirfQgqfs9yazKoB3KUvSF94QgdLQffLXMidH9lIvtWpb1L0nfanWfZdL33kEc9KQtG74mZaBjn8I27ImyZwySg6fDeXsNeqA15UbyQkwfyVb1lBqoBcYPM1kvFNtofc-J0VSHNbbq71gCo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leap for your life!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>The Omni Toad (part of the <a href="https://www.digitaltaxidermy.co.uk/the-menagerie-stargrave-beast-miniatures-kickstarter-bundle.html">Stargrave Menagerie by Digital Taxidermy</a>) is a serious monster that covers an 80mm round base (and as usual it features my trademark 'I still have to paint the rim'-style on the picture ;). As I was adding a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-running-of-peasants.html">running peasant</a> for scale, I realized I painted a <strike>Hypnotoad</strike> <a href="https://diehardminiatures.com/product/mezmo-toad/">Mezmo Toad</a> by Diehard Miniatures a while back. Now there's a chance to go beyond Frogger, turn the tables and have the frogs yell 'not so tough without your car!' at the humans, I thought. As an aside, another box full of Undead from the last Diehard Kickstarter just arrived. I'm planning to slap paint on those bad guys around Deadcember at the latest. I love this hobby (and Diehard Undead).<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihkJyduG7R8Tk0zCahkMiw5n-MIv6AmMQYSqafJ6PKIjKWZjwPlh8MYvcxg7UH-DWkB3YzskrBf62Vwo6qJKqh1hoEGggjJ1PNfuz3umHcai4xIHhhL5oAbrbxsjcO3j-6xDNCjUKWo_xaAU28SKCUeeH8Rqvfa3eagtVlP3TlH81ZGEookKZpEmBY-Ng" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="2861" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihkJyduG7R8Tk0zCahkMiw5n-MIv6AmMQYSqafJ6PKIjKWZjwPlh8MYvcxg7UH-DWkB3YzskrBf62Vwo6qJKqh1hoEGggjJ1PNfuz3umHcai4xIHhhL5oAbrbxsjcO3j-6xDNCjUKWo_xaAU28SKCUeeH8Rqvfa3eagtVlP3TlH81ZGEookKZpEmBY-Ng=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm desperately trying to come up with a semi-funny caption, but I can't stop laughing at how disgusting this thing looks. </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br />Painting disgusting, wart covered frogs is a bit like painting anything Nurgle, you just can't go wrong with a base of green (any green will do). I started blasting Vallejo Model Air Nato Green on the model with my airbrush, adding light grey and later even white to the cup to get contrast and to make sure the belly was a lighter than the back. I ended up with a nicely contrasting skin tone that was way to grey. Luckily I had a rare (out of print, mint in box, pro-painted*) Lamenters Yellow Glaze at hand. A light glaze of yellow gave the green a bit of sheen. Next I glazed in a lot of red around the warts (paint thinned down with thinner, I'm not wasting my Bloodletter Glaze on warts!). I followed up with yellow, building up to a nice (disgusting) white head, once again I took the white down a notch with Lamenters Yellow glaze (sorry I guess I'm not very consistent in my protectiveness towards glazes). </div><div><br /></div><div>* Sorry, couldn't resist.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzbT8MENBMEvKMCoVjHSbQFJBQOIyNczbHqoTe98kuUgs8qpuSu3-tBNf1yeKnNSDhDcsduvSo30henvPTFd15JpAjxX6cofFjglzGaqOeFq3dZsnB32rmaL-mVBMB9_2sWi9vrEX68mQ0hV5R11jDS6NfOpV7Azz-MVB8BX-FFKXyQmmmtsY2cwTZHKk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="2610" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzbT8MENBMEvKMCoVjHSbQFJBQOIyNczbHqoTe98kuUgs8qpuSu3-tBNf1yeKnNSDhDcsduvSo30henvPTFd15JpAjxX6cofFjglzGaqOeFq3dZsnB32rmaL-mVBMB9_2sWi9vrEX68mQ0hV5R11jDS6NfOpV7Azz-MVB8BX-FFKXyQmmmtsY2cwTZHKk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a funny aside: I haven't actually been able to find any rules for the Omi Toad in Stargrave.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The pink webbing on the feet and hands, as well as on the slobbering lips, was the result of a 'happy little accident'. I picked up a rather rosy skin color and it turned very pink as I added white for the highlights. The yellow tongue was given a bit of shadow by wet blending blue around the bottom edges (yes I can sort off wet blend, I'm just too lazy to actually do it most of the time). I had a blast painting in the eyes and adding enough veins to give the impression of severe alcohol abuse. As a last step I took a bit of Agrax Earthshade and a bit of Athonian Camoshade to exaggerate shadows and add a bit of 'semi-blacklining' where appropriate. I also spent way too much time with water and bile effects on the base. Those are hardly visible as a) the frog covers most of the base and b) I was (as usual) way too impatient to actually wait for the water effects to dry. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzmVO9dBRNj5RSGV3VRn6MHnlJX4Ci0TiXvAKieSMn_zULK4s2WG2CqxHpU6Csp_5QGttnivh6RI1wQrsB-xbYZPYUrz03An6aljwomgFpnnkSSRuVYRK8Q2xtSiUI2vBif_GY3E9Lz6Gf5eJqGsQbcGxfYmUPGnWeQbrdwSTltgRdf24MWDAbOcgOxl8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1910" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzmVO9dBRNj5RSGV3VRn6MHnlJX4Ci0TiXvAKieSMn_zULK4s2WG2CqxHpU6Csp_5QGttnivh6RI1wQrsB-xbYZPYUrz03An6aljwomgFpnnkSSRuVYRK8Q2xtSiUI2vBif_GY3E9Lz6Gf5eJqGsQbcGxfYmUPGnWeQbrdwSTltgRdf24MWDAbOcgOxl8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the grand prize winner....the Hypnotoad! All glory to the Hypnotoad....</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Hypnotoad nee Mezmo Toad by Diehard is a fun little metal toad that neatly fits on a 25mm base. It remimds me of the old metal toad you got with the Talisman miniatures (way back in the eighties). I painted this model quite a while ago, but never got around to sticking him on my blog. I love these small models (my current Kickstarter has a couple of Familiars in the classic RoC-style and there's also a couple of fun little droids standing around my paint station). Long story short: painting amphibians is fun. </div><div><p></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgve01CPUy3usimd9fwtDzF2sPpGUVJ5eIwDPfFaRxxkm-AIuBk1ZNaSSp7ybHV3W7hLqozTrj7lfcm96qEjuvYQFve0vprBMSawtf9VMTYeE2Yz9uBdbMrUcltRX-BmC046jDYd-IOhg2KetsW-sYJZW5HmmqcBYLQnNybaRa0hnr8LeipT06I7vU00MA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgve01CPUy3usimd9fwtDzF2sPpGUVJ5eIwDPfFaRxxkm-AIuBk1ZNaSSp7ybHV3W7hLqozTrj7lfcm96qEjuvYQFve0vprBMSawtf9VMTYeE2Yz9uBdbMrUcltRX-BmC046jDYd-IOhg2KetsW-sYJZW5HmmqcBYLQnNybaRa0hnr8LeipT06I7vU00MA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Death Guard armies versus a strange alliance of Orcs and 'Nids. We decided the Orcs thought the 'Nids were strangely accurate Orcs and the 'Nids thought 'We'll add you to the biosoup later.'</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In completely unrelated news, I've actually played a game of Warhammer 40K this month, marking the first time in years I've actually played 40K (I stopped enjoying myself during the 8th edition and completely skipped the 9th). The current batch of free rules are actually fun and reminded me of the joyful early days of Age of Sigmar (before all the General's Handbook shennanigans). The biggest difference I found is that 10th skips the Vuvuzela-like drone of whining wargamers that accompanied the launch of AoS. I managed to quickly slap together a functional Tyranid army list using the <a href="https://www.newrecruit.eu/">New Recruit</a> tool. The entire (1000 point) list took up two A4-sheets that contained all the rules I needed to play. My Hormagaunts were quick, fierce (and not very effective against a Nurgle tank), my Tyrannofex managed to keep its 10 year old track record of hitting with no damage intact and my Tervigon was tough, mean and deadlier than the opponent expected. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRz4rLGA-21RcJoEOQghidUykBJLDBT0lqY07d8dm-RS3Y9Pzo33fmFyjaJaBYesyBg6QMLeIEXwcjnQtcOCfcJuzkP8DmIpdT9Iv6BjdnIm9FsgcrMhSuPuhdX7tIWzH0ibsBV7Wc4uhpyxFzTycJHnlsc9O32IxRbSaqOeL30D7O69HLBnP0Y7dftBU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRz4rLGA-21RcJoEOQghidUykBJLDBT0lqY07d8dm-RS3Y9Pzo33fmFyjaJaBYesyBg6QMLeIEXwcjnQtcOCfcJuzkP8DmIpdT9Iv6BjdnIm9FsgcrMhSuPuhdX7tIWzH0ibsBV7Wc4uhpyxFzTycJHnlsc9O32IxRbSaqOeL30D7O69HLBnP0Y7dftBU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't stop giggling when I saw Death Guard Plague Marines advancing towards a pharmacy marked 'Big Pharma'. Then the shooting started.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />All in all, quite a fun update to the rules, although the cynical wargamer in me expects all that joy will be surgically removed to please the tournament crowd and feed its all-consuming, deluded need for 'balance'. On the plus side: I have a nice group of casual, narrative gamers that will be ignoring most of the updates, and - staring at my old 'Nids - I realized red on beige is a wonderful color scheme to play around with. Having said that, let's close off with another Bob Ross quote: “Isn’t it fantastic that you can change your mind and create all these happy things?” I'm quite sure he didn't have Tyranids in mind when he said that, but if there ever was a species with an overabundance of extra 'happy' little friends, its the 'Nids, so I declare it appropriate :D</div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-82915002456399486782023-09-09T12:53:00.000+02:002023-09-09T12:53:04.730+02:00Beware the Jabberwock, my son! It's even got a coat of paint on...<p>Twas brillig, and the slithy toves.....oh dear I can't just copy paste mr. Caroll/Dodgson for the entire length of a blog post, can I? Back to regular blabla then. I finally got around to finishing this wonderful sculpt of the famous Jabberwocky It is a fun monster to add to my collection of miniatures and I'm rather happy with the paint job I applied. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq0E8g4uLBBbnX7Wg2rOsKsvrGf5gW7DjqMXsr3AHqNxKKqMldcQnRYqoRuMMNp0Y4NxpT-SFaEtpxwsK6y1_FPPTc3k7bh22uuoYYKdTpj90LjN1yd9RpsGAyLTzuexmO5SfPreW0JBuSOXTmIebVh-Mjy31GsrEDcjCD7llMcQJTg4lASpnAWiHp03c" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="2744" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq0E8g4uLBBbnX7Wg2rOsKsvrGf5gW7DjqMXsr3AHqNxKKqMldcQnRYqoRuMMNp0Y4NxpT-SFaEtpxwsK6y1_FPPTc3k7bh22uuoYYKdTpj90LjN1yd9RpsGAyLTzuexmO5SfPreW0JBuSOXTmIebVh-Mjy31GsrEDcjCD7llMcQJTg4lASpnAWiHp03c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just when you thought it was save to go back into the forest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>I used to have the classic <a href="http://www.solegends.com/citc/c029monsters/index.htm">C29 sculpt of a Jabberwock</a> by Citadel, but I sold it off years ago. No regrets there. It was a tiny thing compared to modern standards. Having grown up with the rather excellent Jabberwocky movie (I only found out years later it was based on a poem) I didn't like the small scale of the old GW model. The Jabberwocky is supposed to be a serious and big monster that can crush you beneath its bulk (or at least make an attempt at that), The weird looking chicken headed thing the size of a dog wasn't cutting it in my opinion. <p></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHorHhahkS-QXeK32lBUv_RqYfBlGjk_FoaKVGf2i4XL-9Nbce-aMOHxevwYDvyuVvURakqh0cnv8C0lGrqpiq8HibypkOPSHsH-WtrnCnAs7_QgCuzg7UuYf-paTxMORxjNU4LEY4CN9vU8r8ifVeZLTxSM9QvsvFxZ2-dPv1_v_hayw-vxtOCvJMk-0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="2822" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHorHhahkS-QXeK32lBUv_RqYfBlGjk_FoaKVGf2i4XL-9Nbce-aMOHxevwYDvyuVvURakqh0cnv8C0lGrqpiq8HibypkOPSHsH-WtrnCnAs7_QgCuzg7UuYf-paTxMORxjNU4LEY4CN9vU8r8ifVeZLTxSM9QvsvFxZ2-dPv1_v_hayw-vxtOCvJMk-0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started with a bit of magenta in the mouth and then painted in the teeth. Next I applied highlights to the purple, then I painted the teeth again (having hit them with the highlights). Next step was painting the lips in skin color (it makes a mouth look that much more menacing). Then I painted the teeth again (having hit them with the skin color). Finally I applied a bit of careful blacklining (well darklining) around the teeth. Having hit the teeth once more with the dark lines, I painted them a final time for good measure. There might've been a more efficient way to paint the mouth, but I'll be damned if I can dream it up ;). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Luckily I'm not the only one with this opinion, I've seen some sculpts over the years and the monster seems to be growing. I discovered Citadel made a fresh sculpt (years ago). I never laid eyes on that one in real life, so I'm not quite sure about the size. There was a rather nice looking metal model made by an alternative brand, but I never bought it because the shipping cost where higher than the price of the model itself ( there are some limits to this madness after all, who knew?). This changed when I chanced upon a <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-jabberwocky-supportless-easy-to-print-for-fdm-and-resin-222881">3D sculpt by Brite Minis</a>. Before I could fully articulate 'your displays are full and there's no more space anywhere near your paint station!' I had already bought, printed and primed the model. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVCZ__BoZjUqG7ym0qhAJBf_6ejG43qeg0UwVRAl-r5t-2gxKWVSNOJXrhTl8kGPnFXWroKFUZGf_Y_b5ZAPLVMGUQPQtc0NT9lteRhJUaOqoWl0HZPTh2iKkskHbdKCQt_cTQM0jNB_8uEZVPsyesBAQQLseWpxRe9EOOSkATXs3w2CnXETidkNozBpc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="2641" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVCZ__BoZjUqG7ym0qhAJBf_6ejG43qeg0UwVRAl-r5t-2gxKWVSNOJXrhTl8kGPnFXWroKFUZGf_Y_b5ZAPLVMGUQPQtc0NT9lteRhJUaOqoWl0HZPTh2iKkskHbdKCQt_cTQM0jNB_8uEZVPsyesBAQQLseWpxRe9EOOSkATXs3w2CnXETidkNozBpc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The deeper red on the wings have been added with the new Deep Shades by AK.They are very translucent and slow drying colors that sort of strike a balance between a wash and a contrast paint. I lie them a lot. Also if you look at the underbelly of the Jabberwocky you'll see the purple glaze I airbrushed on at some point. I love going over the top with colors.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />When it came to the paint job, I slowed down (as one does). It lounged around in the background, primed German grey with a white zenithal, until I finally decided to go for a bout of lazy airbrushing (it is a bit like mindful meditation, but it involves paint and compressed air). Using a few reference pictures I Googled to get a sense of color, I rather quickly applied some base tones, starting with a camouflage green, some off whites and a muted orange. It made for quite an interesting basic scheme. At that point I got distracted (for some reason my mind decided I could paint and glue a near infinite amount of Tyranids in one weekend. In reality I'm got stuck deciding the paint scheme and they are now occupying about half my workspace). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioyVo0gKFq6YbVZFtmoshtOqlMiUrSp4q60fNiNagPn_4dp6-QFADTHIokdQFdXB0rVgmFY-cnxq866uuwD8dLfrxmF7U3L3v688ElKtYEUWqz4_3hMQ-Xo6wPrJ3XU3PTTABIbKdy5-GNLX5_YI0waGt2FN4D2H6V9zpafXapS-iIURkUjwqn4lGDvik" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="2055" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioyVo0gKFq6YbVZFtmoshtOqlMiUrSp4q60fNiNagPn_4dp6-QFADTHIokdQFdXB0rVgmFY-cnxq866uuwD8dLfrxmF7U3L3v688ElKtYEUWqz4_3hMQ-Xo6wPrJ3XU3PTTABIbKdy5-GNLX5_YI0waGt2FN4D2H6V9zpafXapS-iIURkUjwqn4lGDvik=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The green pool between the Jabberwock's legs contains two extra skulls (the dark brown nubs), I never applied the Swamp Green Water Gel by AK before, so now I learned it takes most of the detail and color away from painted skulls :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I finally decided I should get around to finishing the Jabberwocky, but by that time I realized I couldn't remember any of the colors I applied during the zen-airbrush phase. After a few short seconds of freaking out, I relaxed. The trick is to remember both Bob Ross (there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents) and the wonderful attitude John Blanche has in ancient 'Eavy Metal articles (I can't even summarize it in a second, maybe I should make a long form attempt at some point). Long story short, I just went for whatever looked right with a bit of white added for highlights. I alternated highlighting the model with some happy glazing and washing experiments. I also took care to continue my experiments using colors instead of dark browns and blacks to create shadows. Last but not least I played around with dotting and stipling (I have a bunch of Tyranids to paint at some point). The end result pops as far as I'm concerned. Taking extra care on the eyes and adding a bright orange to the 'horns' to create some interest really tied the model together. Last (but not least) I went for a new record basing the model (I stuck it together and applied paint to different parts in about thirty minutes (including snipping some skulls of the Citadel Skulls sprue). So all that's left to say now is: "<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky">All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.</a>"</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDJsYZDs2Bkz-NbCnDeB8GW2xsrgBmqPuoNRkB2a7qlAXSbFLAB6o14Du63VgJZsnVAbqXF685Ca9JDP3PToSOSZ7hnhCHouXpLxspWFzrZSOwslBTXSMh_Qt0GpfLt5R_ImKSsVqAFjild3jWd3JbLN7s-Nv10ApiLkmJ6BfJ6hqHoLmUR2yGBPblRnc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDJsYZDs2Bkz-NbCnDeB8GW2xsrgBmqPuoNRkB2a7qlAXSbFLAB6o14Du63VgJZsnVAbqXF685Ca9JDP3PToSOSZ7hnhCHouXpLxspWFzrZSOwslBTXSMh_Qt0GpfLt5R_ImKSsVqAFjild3jWd3JbLN7s-Nv10ApiLkmJ6BfJ6hqHoLmUR2yGBPblRnc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for zen-mode while painting does result in a rather messy work area :D</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As a final thought: when it comes to painting I've come to realize there's nothing quite as relaxing as letting go of all notions about color theory, lore friendly schemes, proper ways of mixing paints, an order to things and whatnot. Just playing around with (mostly) liquid colors on a textured canvas and seeing the end result when you get there is awesome and quite relaxing. Having said that, I'm going back to sweating on the Tyranid color scheme decision I have to make (bla bla bla contradiction in terms bla bla etc ;))....</div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-12089790179174601752023-08-20T21:17:00.003+02:002023-08-21T08:45:24.252+02:00My classic HeroQuest has been fully painted (and it only took 34 years)<p>Classic HeroQuest, now there's a project that has been terrorising my various shelves, windows sills and piles of shame over the years. No more, I say, because I've finally finished all the models needed to play the game. Here's a quick group shot of some beloved classics.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOi-4_A1dF0N2jEHZJ3mRGpcKZ_Ev14ghPkxxOk8sOuZJuEUqg7QQbkFSOrjdhsmVrxcTLQw9UiK0PY3oXKkNG2Zft-8ljT8VfWZmkGzR7cFOnVGyDLp357bqvhMOIyQXv29gkZLyizpObuaw5Lt6BM5qwa50w7weh3LE-qaEXqF_JkxHqNesW6Qoc6ek" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="3752" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOi-4_A1dF0N2jEHZJ3mRGpcKZ_Ev14ghPkxxOk8sOuZJuEUqg7QQbkFSOrjdhsmVrxcTLQw9UiK0PY3oXKkNG2Zft-8ljT8VfWZmkGzR7cFOnVGyDLp357bqvhMOIyQXv29gkZLyizpObuaw5Lt6BM5qwa50w7weh3LE-qaEXqF_JkxHqNesW6Qoc6ek=w640-h228" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are, the full cast of the first HeroQuest box set, published (in Dutch) in 1989, painted (by a Dutchman) in 2023.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>If copyright information is to be believed (and given the fear +1 GW's legal department causes, it should be) the Dutch version of HeroQuest was published way back in 1989. What a year: the Berlin wall fell, someone named Exxon Valdez spilled the first pot of Nuln Oil and nothing happened on Tiananmen Square. I must've gotten this box as a present for my 14th birthday (or perhaps a year later turning 15). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggE0avQh2kND78A52iKLMpRbSKXHWSDfgOiUaKIVfz3KtS7x1YE2mKpM-hf-p61xkONixaGqfPpoRlu0uKi8TVerrinH1Y3LNIKBV55BqVr0Pn86ebDbvuOMyi57W3x7_iBPvgW5Z9WDbbVnjJFloZKJ9yafuKHPSJwr4b3Tm_BcXXzbDLewlE_hvoiFU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2053" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggE0avQh2kND78A52iKLMpRbSKXHWSDfgOiUaKIVfz3KtS7x1YE2mKpM-hf-p61xkONixaGqfPpoRlu0uKi8TVerrinH1Y3LNIKBV55BqVr0Pn86ebDbvuOMyi57W3x7_iBPvgW5Z9WDbbVnjJFloZKJ9yafuKHPSJwr4b3Tm_BcXXzbDLewlE_hvoiFU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lack of detail on older models would make them easier to paint if it wasn't for the more rounded edges and missing bits (compared to modern models). I especially struggled with the wizard's (lack of) face and the venerable White Dwarf's lack of clear signs where his armor ends and his clothing/skin begins. Also: striped pants on the elf (it is still the year of striped pants).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Dutch version of HeroQuest appeared in stores after GW published Advanced HeroQuest. As I was fully into playing these 'weird' British (and American) games I was already fully invested in playing Advanced HeroQuest when I got my copy of the previous iteration of the game. I think that's the reason I can't recall ever actually playing it. I did however take the box with me every time I moved, so it was always there...staring at me...featuring an atrociously painted Chaos Warlock as the only model with colors on it....<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7b6TjQLFd43yZDyhkveu-I2Ua597lwLkUYF8DD034itD5OQN-y581Kv7fFZXgVSb8vX6JHOTktULRZxEFaE9JCgtWlk5WD5dbgn1IKL5xut6UUhZThb0MIDeQR_5TYvfnbB647KUl6aARuTtQs3FfmmNLSckdZBRAQcdbjkIQcY1oTepSc54CgsMnWKc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2612" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7b6TjQLFd43yZDyhkveu-I2Ua597lwLkUYF8DD034itD5OQN-y581Kv7fFZXgVSb8vX6JHOTktULRZxEFaE9JCgtWlk5WD5dbgn1IKL5xut6UUhZThb0MIDeQR_5TYvfnbB647KUl6aARuTtQs3FfmmNLSckdZBRAQcdbjkIQcY1oTepSc54CgsMnWKc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted this lot quite a while back. I think they will do for the collection.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />That is until about a decade ago, when someone pointed out the box was actually quite valuable. I offered it up for sale and quickly discovered the promised mountain of money HeroQuest was worth actually amounted to about two cases of beer. Luckily I kept it, because quite shortly after almost selling this box of nostalgia I chanced upon the fledgling Oldhammer movement (don't correct if I'm wrong about its age and get off my lawn!!!!). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG91p1c0xOyPbzs78oMy2_eZ6gcEE-i1UuTrYX-h9Y8StSaG0fkISUPF4pb8h3zXRQdzZy28gQgIfH2g76FtFWirENeD9ZfGMXFs53KUPrWaS-ntXXdpZZKQC38etpEWxHyXmsXgFk9dqiNQDRRSl-hOBkkqSwfwVwJHOOktnXRhi-6dZgMiKrqRfMozw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="3155" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG91p1c0xOyPbzs78oMy2_eZ6gcEE-i1UuTrYX-h9Y8StSaG0fkISUPF4pb8h3zXRQdzZy28gQgIfH2g76FtFWirENeD9ZfGMXFs53KUPrWaS-ntXXdpZZKQC38etpEWxHyXmsXgFk9dqiNQDRRSl-hOBkkqSwfwVwJHOOktnXRhi-6dZgMiKrqRfMozw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was hard to resist the temptation to paint the Gargoyle like a Bloodthirster, but the GM screen in the box clearly shows it as a creature of stone. I don't want to confuse the players, so stone it is.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I kept the box around, meaning to paint it some day, but getting turned off the idea when I took out the models. In all honesty: it requires a lot of nostalgia to love these sculpts. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuya974QUBOPSF4SrmpGj3cyWuntL72ubcHd6SUh8N2w0PP0XjsmZZAigF65WXxjOmA7YW7o6RVjphFTg4PWnQeRBnPnUpHtDKTtTIBqYyGqbElfBnvTPl2wOokLkt0fOlP4zIp32lXM8yrfedLnWxgpahqDBFSZaSKZLviUX_MiZKfAjW7DPvxztmJs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="3056" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuya974QUBOPSF4SrmpGj3cyWuntL72ubcHd6SUh8N2w0PP0XjsmZZAigF65WXxjOmA7YW7o6RVjphFTg4PWnQeRBnPnUpHtDKTtTIBqYyGqbElfBnvTPl2wOokLkt0fOlP4zIp32lXM8yrfedLnWxgpahqDBFSZaSKZLviUX_MiZKfAjW7DPvxztmJs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hate this model with a great and enduring passion. These four have been painted and dipped at least six times in the past two years. I decided to give them a vague pantheon-like color each and keep them as is. But to be honest, I still don't like the paint job I did here. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Finally, two years ago I think, I decided it was now or never to paint these models. My son was five back then, meaning he was about ready to learn how to read and write. How cool would it be to have 'one of dad's overcomplicated games' ready, so he could actually play it. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM0JFyDobYQSIWQNj-MFjpBv0VMupw6_V2YbQRnO1YRXl6jYCC216j_7X9EBkrxJoFt7DKOzYkf-Q943eOgRKdwP3xaL8-JxZwggFBqiXUJJv9TTbjRhGdYhNiLlbEp721NkR6vqyu9SbQvdrqUXtI7RAY0uQqNLgHc0j_iGPsts9BaPBmDCK3D9g6uMw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="2459" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM0JFyDobYQSIWQNj-MFjpBv0VMupw6_V2YbQRnO1YRXl6jYCC216j_7X9EBkrxJoFt7DKOzYkf-Q943eOgRKdwP3xaL8-JxZwggFBqiXUJJv9TTbjRhGdYhNiLlbEp721NkR6vqyu9SbQvdrqUXtI7RAY0uQqNLgHc0j_iGPsts9BaPBmDCK3D9g6uMw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dream of a day when Fimir rise above the billows to fill my paint station. I'll paint them and they'll drag down in their reeking talons the remnants of puny, war-exhausted mankind. Unfortunately the old metal models are extremely rare and way beyond my means, whilst there seem to be practically no useful STL's or knock-offs available. Ah well, perhaps one day I'll hear a noise at the door, as of some immense slippery body lumbering against it and I'll find a boxful of the creatures to my joyful surprise.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As nice as the idea was, I admit I got stuck when it came to execution. I started with the undead. The skeletons were easy, the mummies took a bit of extra attention (there's bits of skin showing after all) and the zombies turned out to be rather hard to get right, but they turned out okay (I think). Then I moved on to the greenskins.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0RHHfC461GzTsWBSD0AZoMIDUTOPj0zbxlcVMfm1Pzu5n3W6M1p63TppKBq7qBqtofwXsG_SsTrZNZmqHaNuw0FuOP3oRgQYoLf6nmMrjWUabQblpHKjQrcKeU-Fadi0L2LbGzxcphx92WVNBrJxwueJ99hdi1Tf3ZMTgAGdQ0F572m05EyTJwBk0byE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="2670" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0RHHfC461GzTsWBSD0AZoMIDUTOPj0zbxlcVMfm1Pzu5n3W6M1p63TppKBq7qBqtofwXsG_SsTrZNZmqHaNuw0FuOP3oRgQYoLf6nmMrjWUabQblpHKjQrcKeU-Fadi0L2LbGzxcphx92WVNBrJxwueJ99hdi1Tf3ZMTgAGdQ0F572m05EyTJwBk0byE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many orcs, only one pose. It took a while before I got around to painting them. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />There's a lot of Orcs in the box (well eight, but it felt like a lot) and I burned out on them. In the end I stuffed all the models in a closet so I would only occasionally hear the soft ticktocking of the clock. This project had to be finished before the kids got too old to enjoy it. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYjzW4s3q2CmnQ1VLTmurBhwAAmI3EwILBZnnwGoj4Dros6fQm58pjwpxr19rKAdlziljjP0HwwAPyhuZtSFo6yTig8IkWwFUlxCaYhQgZLuHAbl6BFPmJ7PCBFUvDNNvvOHcJif9ZtOfaOK2ido3CwT9JfXGKxNLDHJOmpa7OwiWMRu8x0NdPs9GVSKQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2544" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYjzW4s3q2CmnQ1VLTmurBhwAAmI3EwILBZnnwGoj4Dros6fQm58pjwpxr19rKAdlziljjP0HwwAPyhuZtSFo6yTig8IkWwFUlxCaYhQgZLuHAbl6BFPmJ7PCBFUvDNNvvOHcJif9ZtOfaOK2ido3CwT9JfXGKxNLDHJOmpa7OwiWMRu8x0NdPs9GVSKQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think HeroQuest was the first and the last box that had more Goblins than Orcs in it.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Skip forward to about four weeks ago. I decided to put this project on the main burner as a 'summer holiday job'. I had three weeks off, and only one week was planned as a family vacation (off to Germany of course). The first week had a few bumps (I'm self-employed so I secretly worked despite marking my time as 'vacation'). But I finished all the greenskins. Yes!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrPtk1NIw7auVGPgkGvCYciTgcgR4Kt27gtKOTs4P376IKsXrQ5H2vNQqMLqmdafr1JEtdlmNRvLnpmumYGNw0TXTGGyqaY_fS0HeWOZd1XtDDFOhp4_k-sV_8Q7B4AJ8zVTPGQQCxznY43PSY439_LIkGxj4P6eW2n57K9L3ll6E7BnR_0ZGndpF1EzU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="2712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrPtk1NIw7auVGPgkGvCYciTgcgR4Kt27gtKOTs4P376IKsXrQ5H2vNQqMLqmdafr1JEtdlmNRvLnpmumYGNw0TXTGGyqaY_fS0HeWOZd1XtDDFOhp4_k-sV_8Q7B4AJ8zVTPGQQCxznY43PSY439_LIkGxj4P6eW2n57K9L3ll6E7BnR_0ZGndpF1EzU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm chuffed enough about my blending and layering on this guy to post a second close-up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Getting back from our friendly eastern neighbors I spent all the hobby time I had in my last week working on the main protagonists, the Chaos Warriors and Warlock and the Gargoyle. I used a lot of websites for reference to draw inspiration from and I should make special mention of <a href="https://darthtomsgaming.wordpress.com/category/heroquest/">DarthTom's Gaming</a>. I liberally borrowed from him when it came to both the Chaos Warlock and the Gargoyle (I'm not quite near the same skill level, I fear, but I learned a lot). <br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjawoxOdagHXrqTAXWGHK7Q8kmQtB6kk3nxJJyxDT3P9V9XzQSJ1SwxIjB57IfePxGVbBu3LQzJid4IjCYtqL5_3TH9aeYZXOzf86sJDO-Nr0E68UvxIJvREQg5hAjkIM3TPrgdROome2bXdgkk7n8CJaJYpSbQF1J2lZQfSHuZpRNpuSsVHZqVtkQuhO8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2329" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjawoxOdagHXrqTAXWGHK7Q8kmQtB6kk3nxJJyxDT3P9V9XzQSJ1SwxIjB57IfePxGVbBu3LQzJid4IjCYtqL5_3TH9aeYZXOzf86sJDO-Nr0E68UvxIJvREQg5hAjkIM3TPrgdROome2bXdgkk7n8CJaJYpSbQF1J2lZQfSHuZpRNpuSsVHZqVtkQuhO8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like the gang's all here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the entire band of misfits and heroes ready, all that was left to do, was paint the bits of plastic that hold the cardboard furniture together. I wanted to color match my wood colors to the colors on the cardboard and (being lazy) I scoured the internet for hints and tips. That instantly led me to the conclusion I'd be better off ditching the old plastic (yes, yes, it's heresy, I know) and 3D-printing full on models for the furniture. After a bit of searching I decided to splurge on paid for STL's because they just looked too damn good. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuNuZ1kkjNdqpW8RBrkYBu6sCOtcOteSgvPDRHKqo3TMvn367KV6qiynyMtEkchvqyodpiGPphEugCPYdhfGI9hJhJ5K0wZcvQv5DMm1vdm69i3c5667FmODmeoU2mX3ONezXG--kQpmcYpu6Gmktlc0c7zuc8GO8Pq6n0mP6zSsiG67jnHrzGbmdB-sM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuNuZ1kkjNdqpW8RBrkYBu6sCOtcOteSgvPDRHKqo3TMvn367KV6qiynyMtEkchvqyodpiGPphEugCPYdhfGI9hJhJ5K0wZcvQv5DMm1vdm69i3c5667FmODmeoU2mX3ONezXG--kQpmcYpu6Gmktlc0c7zuc8GO8Pq6n0mP6zSsiG67jnHrzGbmdB-sM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll print and paint the furniture this weekend I thought...once more I severely misjudged how long things take .</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I got this set of <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-hq-furniture-main-198495">Monstrous Encounters</a> and after the first print run, I re-printed the torture table and the sarcophagus (scaled up to 120% if I recall correctly). As awesome as the finished set looks I have to admit it took me a bit longer to paint than I had originally anticipated. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPTNJYMfmc9sqiiyQVFjwRSWRQr9XLHXAs28kHE3f8LdJt3vMte89bS2aYzyegAjNBmOVK7vRAQBgM2QFdcs1A1wZRDLaFLSgZiVt3t5iQyph_qWUYeq0rqwom_VPf7uVfpE66yqNBiN1YvOAFkofJ04GJU-NvHW_J9rk-ePH-JmFEmdB5uAf6L1guHRM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="3093" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPTNJYMfmc9sqiiyQVFjwRSWRQr9XLHXAs28kHE3f8LdJt3vMte89bS2aYzyegAjNBmOVK7vRAQBgM2QFdcs1A1wZRDLaFLSgZiVt3t5iQyph_qWUYeq0rqwom_VPf7uVfpE66yqNBiN1YvOAFkofJ04GJU-NvHW_J9rk-ePH-JmFEmdB5uAf6L1guHRM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh no a bendy table, will we have to live through a second Brexit now?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Long story short, I spent most of the hobby hours I had this weekend and last weekend carefully painting wood grain in different shades. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR1HgWp7iR9cUXZIw0rF7IOjmW2hvwRSHSjJKfMcLGL4eY5VgCi95A9jClwnRgozTLHKZiCgp51_BnGXdwygf6JCHWEDXi9EzkxsU0y5UX3AA7iyiy3QBveIWWmW7-wvzGH9eR-4AIOnLnVrZTNdlMSUBv1JISA126R4Bv4Z3gZKQcrKV3_kdXjr1RcHY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="3134" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR1HgWp7iR9cUXZIw0rF7IOjmW2hvwRSHSjJKfMcLGL4eY5VgCi95A9jClwnRgozTLHKZiCgp51_BnGXdwygf6JCHWEDXi9EzkxsU0y5UX3AA7iyiy3QBveIWWmW7-wvzGH9eR-4AIOnLnVrZTNdlMSUBv1JISA126R4Bv4Z3gZKQcrKV3_kdXjr1RcHY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started my career as a wood grain painter with the cabinet. It took a hell of a lot of time, but I think it was worth every minute.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It also took about an entire Saturday to paint the books in the bookcases and the flasks on the alchemist's table. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieoAFCBL5utQxhwLdzKYBaLIybcvTZCKE4ZQX0Caey8tu2zx_A4aZzm7oFGGvic7aft3_VOhUcWzuK4-1MSrYP3juS9XW_0zPprY7RNYRKma_srC6hhUqG9DVYWcxtU4XH2EZ4MObEj3aW1LBcdxBWSEQOopDOM2N-lpmkKew2laj06bRm4o8Q_e1uj6A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2803" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieoAFCBL5utQxhwLdzKYBaLIybcvTZCKE4ZQX0Caey8tu2zx_A4aZzm7oFGGvic7aft3_VOhUcWzuK4-1MSrYP3juS9XW_0zPprY7RNYRKma_srC6hhUqG9DVYWcxtU4XH2EZ4MObEj3aW1LBcdxBWSEQOopDOM2N-lpmkKew2laj06bRm4o8Q_e1uj6A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The joys of firing up the laser printer to add some character to terrain. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I had a bit of a blast selecting a proper painting to hang above the pretty fireplace. I briefly entertained going for Rembrandt's '<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portret_van_Gerard_Andriesz_Bicker#/media/Bestand:Bartholomeus_van_der_Helst_-_Gerard_Andriesz_Bicker.jpg">Portret van Gerard Andriesz Bicker</a>', remembering seeing it in the Rijksmuseum and thinking he looked like the epitome of an evil aristo's son (actually son of a regent and trader of course, we had a republic back then). I was a bit worried it wouldn't quite work so I chickened out. My second option was the rather famed portrait of one of our great admirals <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiel_de_Ruyter#/media/Bestand:Bol,_Michiel_de_Ruyter.jpg">Michiel de Ruyter by Ferdinand Bol</a>. It looks stark, but printed to 10x15 mm it was mostly black. In the end I decided to go for '<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_vrolijke_drinker_(Frans_Hals)#/media/Bestand:Frans_Hals_002.jpg">De Vrolijke Drinker</a>' (The Joyful Drinker/Drunk) by Frans Hals (actual title for completeness sake: 'een schutter die een berkenmeier vasthoudt' which translates to 'a musketeer holding a large drinking glass'*). It adds just that bit of extra color to the fireplace and a guy offering you a glass of wine halfway through a dungeon crawl may be just what you need. </div><div><br /></div><div>* They weren't called the Dutch Masters for their expertise in thinking up names for their paintings ;).</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAo-G6kcaRICVfxvC2VXKNuggZkrIjsBTQauaMpVwbsKpKuMKnY_qUU_Qn_oY2MQOO8Cakg5E3hRhniVO3289b8cFCEMcU20GgWjrTaUsMKmlwmkTsxQWwcXwWAH9kYxj6l1qOX-UofH1ajh5uTXwYgCUjldUvm3o5z1kpJsMDpXxW59CoanOhfAlvrbI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2908" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAo-G6kcaRICVfxvC2VXKNuggZkrIjsBTQauaMpVwbsKpKuMKnY_qUU_Qn_oY2MQOO8Cakg5E3hRhniVO3289b8cFCEMcU20GgWjrTaUsMKmlwmkTsxQWwcXwWAH9kYxj6l1qOX-UofH1ajh5uTXwYgCUjldUvm3o5z1kpJsMDpXxW59CoanOhfAlvrbI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bendy table...best not make more jokes about a certain political event.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On to the next. I decided to keep the weapon rack looking nice and clean and new. It has a fleur-de-lis, so GW will not be making any more models of it any time soon (couldn't resist that old joke). I'm rather chuffed at the extreme redness of the seat of the throne. Couldn't make myself age it a day after seeing that. I'm also not quite sure why both my tables warped after printing, but I decided to just go with it. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-sEjc7UzMkt-BHZb5-8JNsQj4NsaZGANF5MuioYNo31ww4QJjKn3R7zCA_OIMTklcTS31v_LQuB9tAZ7s_M3aSS5ghvvtyDAPanEb8mWlxbMrWQyEvXdAGJ94zAheaMChbKuI0rNvIrmMr8xmh9FvJHv1BA8epjBEpeyZ14naQbiLuVpgdTJlvLrAkWY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="2571" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-sEjc7UzMkt-BHZb5-8JNsQj4NsaZGANF5MuioYNo31ww4QJjKn3R7zCA_OIMTklcTS31v_LQuB9tAZ7s_M3aSS5ghvvtyDAPanEb8mWlxbMrWQyEvXdAGJ94zAheaMChbKuI0rNvIrmMr8xmh9FvJHv1BA8epjBEpeyZ14naQbiLuVpgdTJlvLrAkWY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like this tomb. I'm also rather amused at how dusty the floor of my Maisontaal model has gotten over the years.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Painting the sarcophagus mostly consisted of playing around with the new Deep Shades by AK and Black contrast paint by GW over a zenithal(ish) basecoat. It all came to life when I sat down for an hour to apply a lot of light grey and white edge highlights. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgjxA4W0D0HiPsuDqxBrHVVPEn3aa3XQGGq8ziKPBQY9AVSc6ZolpIr4_vBruVL6zthRQ50QEtO55Gbv36U_2toDHGLplH3oyhx_mw8aneucfdNR4ZwiiKVckZyfgf8KVDudG8RVZRdsht68uTA09TsAqMGtL20oZL3cPnRTdnkEwStMj2FSn_LeaRKW4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="3053" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgjxA4W0D0HiPsuDqxBrHVVPEn3aa3XQGGq8ziKPBQY9AVSc6ZolpIr4_vBruVL6zthRQ50QEtO55Gbv36U_2toDHGLplH3oyhx_mw8aneucfdNR4ZwiiKVckZyfgf8KVDudG8RVZRdsht68uTA09TsAqMGtL20oZL3cPnRTdnkEwStMj2FSn_LeaRKW4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I usually don't build or print torture and execution devices (at some level it feels rather tasteless), but that rack is needed for the game and boy does it look evil in this picture (or is it just me?)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The final two pieces to be painted where the rack (I kept the blood subtle (I think) and the magician's altar. I had a ton of fun painting that marble effect on it and (to be honest) it wasn't hard at all. I made full use of the fact that I speak German (poorly) to follow along with <a href="https://youtu.be/fw0awKEyJzg">this tutorial</a> and applied a variant of the technique on the model. I think it works quite well. Thank you Gini from Paintomancy.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSJP4xz79hLXbJgQ4lL3qohHEvg5rn72FOCO2Mo9Y2qV7_LTWWtwF3AiPRb2e5muBwcjnZLr0GaaJkZUmPi9DT8rBKxMkXR-w6w4J2G4eG5D3Hsdj4TtuNc9F4y6CNTdkw1Pv9I3yu2Gxek-ozmycT3Ro0RpZGA3zwQtx7m6w8xKfL-EtuBaFBst9_LmM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3328" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSJP4xz79hLXbJgQ4lL3qohHEvg5rn72FOCO2Mo9Y2qV7_LTWWtwF3AiPRb2e5muBwcjnZLr0GaaJkZUmPi9DT8rBKxMkXR-w6w4J2G4eG5D3Hsdj4TtuNc9F4y6CNTdkw1Pv9I3yu2Gxek-ozmycT3Ro0RpZGA3zwQtx7m6w8xKfL-EtuBaFBst9_LmM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the entire lot set up as if the monks are having a garage sale. Might be needed to restore the damage the Skaven did.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>And with that I can safely declare my HeroQuest set finished after all these years. I suspect I'll be playing a first game with the family quite soon. Can't wait. As a final thought: no I haven't quite figured out what to do with the bases, so I left them in a boring layer of German Grey. Just to be very clear: I will not cut the models off to rebase them (probably). </div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-17670326183685166802023-06-16T16:00:00.001+02:002023-06-16T16:00:05.796+02:00A Seraphon Carnosaur proxy thunders in (best not hide in the toilet)<p>It's easy to mistake a low rate of blogging with a lack of hobby time, luckily the opposite is true. Aside from a number of good games, I've also got a few rather massive projects (*cough* titans *cough*) on the burner. My lack of blathering stems from a lack of time to sit down and go on about my hobby. It doesn't helpt that my autofocus seems to prefer zany backgrounds to finished models :) Ah well, with all that useless preamble out of the way, let's get to the gravy. This week I decided to sit down each evening and paint an entire big monster start to finish. I actually managed to do it too :D Here's a <strike>Lizardmen</strike> Serpahon Carnosaur....</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyI7fUVWqXy5GJQle8Ewm2OI3z4VcXlLXPxMNIA-0qAIzBnx27p16C0Eh_z6vWGLf8Gyiaf0Dsms1KTUlGTwcP-nosWPnpsBo1IimGeo0ZUBXNHnaDwxAU2H_xHC8fNHYoULCF_EMMMeXy6N6UC__b3gqsKwUrCx1JwBoPhHNnHsE7AgMgcrwFeiTF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyI7fUVWqXy5GJQle8Ewm2OI3z4VcXlLXPxMNIA-0qAIzBnx27p16C0Eh_z6vWGLf8Gyiaf0Dsms1KTUlGTwcP-nosWPnpsBo1IimGeo0ZUBXNHnaDwxAU2H_xHC8fNHYoULCF_EMMMeXy6N6UC__b3gqsKwUrCx1JwBoPhHNnHsE7AgMgcrwFeiTF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No! I don't know how I'm going to hit anyone with my spear from up here either!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>...well actually, officially (so to speak) it's a <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-colblood-on-allosaurus-301755#">Coldblood on Allosaurus</a> 3D-print. Being a headstrong old fool I'll be using it however damn well I like; it's my lizard riding a lizard after all :). The print was designed by Ghamak. I've joined their Patreon a few months ago and ever since my stack of models I really, really want to print has increased exponentially (but in a good way). Earlier this year I printed and painted a proxy for <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-sacred-mountain-avatar-rolls-off-hill.html">my Lumineth</a> by them as well. I like most of their designs and I especially appreciate their supported files. They print effortlessly on my setup. But enough commercial sounding happiness, I'm paying them for the privilege after all (and not the other way around <- open to offers though ;). Let's ramble on about painting. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1MKfjoTmAarhCWs9yyvt7KApy_4TWO4RXCMkb2DENdjaXoGr8yTLnLc5_KmEsuwOldKhkGsyhYgPP9W54bAOXF9kDrmF56p3UYzE4I1wosDzkkjllXN2jc_Kzf2c7HtLQNOJ0oJJxRCt2zCcXNpKt3v1YiBn0uem5Mh0FSDutrW5ektSUJPYAg8Wp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2596" data-original-width="3461" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1MKfjoTmAarhCWs9yyvt7KApy_4TWO4RXCMkb2DENdjaXoGr8yTLnLc5_KmEsuwOldKhkGsyhYgPP9W54bAOXF9kDrmF56p3UYzE4I1wosDzkkjllXN2jc_Kzf2c7HtLQNOJ0oJJxRCt2zCcXNpKt3v1YiBn0uem5Mh0FSDutrW5ektSUJPYAg8Wp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where dinosaurs bald or feathered? Ah why not have the best of both worlds?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I agonized quite a bit about a color scheme, picking up this <a href="https://tangibleday.com/seraphon-color-schemes-9-color-motifs-and-ideas/">wonderful link</a> along the way. I even leafed through ancient lizardmen battle tomes and more recent Seraphon books to figure out what the main color of a the lizardmen in an army should be, if I went on painting one after this monster. In the end I settled on bright orange for big dinosaurs (with an option to pick different color schemes for different monsters) and a pale pinkish white (with purple splotches) for the lizardmen themselves...</div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see, I changed my mind :).</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhACIOd-ft8d9nfwxi8Nxv5LTIEmNk1NBILbAg2z1mED4XKqrbk8j-HmCvP0bx46AvVgwlfvbYb-WDL7HQ0Px3LK_38_hLoWBGzN68BEz6uUovjzcDR9zk_rJD02L0btJzfP7E-BtXNkqyMUnDoU3WIhXg6dpkmviFIg2phiTNeps79UkJRRkusu410" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3253" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhACIOd-ft8d9nfwxi8Nxv5LTIEmNk1NBILbAg2z1mED4XKqrbk8j-HmCvP0bx46AvVgwlfvbYb-WDL7HQ0Px3LK_38_hLoWBGzN68BEz6uUovjzcDR9zk_rJD02L0btJzfP7E-BtXNkqyMUnDoU3WIhXg6dpkmviFIg2phiTNeps79UkJRRkusu410=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm quite chuffed with the colorful jungle plants. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />As much as I like getting creative with colors, I also get a bit of a kick out of going through sourcebooks and going 'hey that looks sort of like my models'. Looking at some nicely contrasted blue examples I decided to go for blue, with the stipilation it should be bright blue. I think I succeeded. The little guy on top of the big guy was airbrushed over a very white zenithal with VMC Sky Blue, adding white until it looked almost white. I painted shades in with watered down Prussian Blue and a bit of GW Drakenhof Nightshade. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg36eFZZGuVoeEQPDIWQjKqcvtaIXN7f1j5EfdP9CDsT7zs2D9cuVJ2FWLZXCjnC1d2DDG6Hg17ZW19-ZpOBPi2nEBG18u4dAEuqpqQL7fsRnetrRAc_6Br97uYExXKmYAEI1mBsgBol8dqjqCzmAmIX5IQ5DerHCFdEYThB3Gbb_bMe0JDtIa8nkqe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg36eFZZGuVoeEQPDIWQjKqcvtaIXN7f1j5EfdP9CDsT7zs2D9cuVJ2FWLZXCjnC1d2DDG6Hg17ZW19-ZpOBPi2nEBG18u4dAEuqpqQL7fsRnetrRAc_6Br97uYExXKmYAEI1mBsgBol8dqjqCzmAmIX5IQ5DerHCFdEYThB3Gbb_bMe0JDtIa8nkqe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warning: getting close to this mouth ends up with you being eaten!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a lot of joy considering yellow/orange paint paint schemes I settled on greens for the Carnosaur. I don't really know why, but I suddenly felt like giving it a go. After that I went a bit loopy with the airbrush starting with a VMA Light Cam Green base color on top. I added random darker greens to it to get a lot of color variation on the top half of the lizard, taking care to make its face a bit brighter. Then I got started on the belly, adding a few drops of Light Cam Green to VMA Cement Grey (to make sure it would properly fit with the rest of the greens. I gave both the belly and the top a proper drybrush using lightened versions of the base colors. The mouth was painted with GW skin colors, I added a little drop of green to each of the three layers there too, just to fit in. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkrMv67xxGPn5slkFH4gAaU7gnwgzopn27x57RbMGAA5QUnaFtq8ymGZWOtYKCd2CetrG81KUa-BatlaoF19Cm-coQ-hZ0djTmY9H4fneYVq6TNyDZalxWk6uMoLlazTmKgan1z5pamTDGxY1buWa6xcaS7PFMdhFmV3wTsU_Z-Kr5uGMkAMdWMSfU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="3579" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkrMv67xxGPn5slkFH4gAaU7gnwgzopn27x57RbMGAA5QUnaFtq8ymGZWOtYKCd2CetrG81KUa-BatlaoF19Cm-coQ-hZ0djTmY9H4fneYVq6TNyDZalxWk6uMoLlazTmKgan1z5pamTDGxY1buWa6xcaS7PFMdhFmV3wTsU_Z-Kr5uGMkAMdWMSfU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking a very bright blue to get a lot of contrast worked :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Looking at the results at that point I decided to a paint all the raised scales by hand with a mixture of Light Cam Green and dark green. I worked in batches, wet blending a little unmixed Light Cam Green in from the bottom and slapping a small edge highlight on top. The result was very satisfying (imho). It wasn't as much effort as it sound like and it really adds to the model. <p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh29j29pF4PLZ4of1Fi7J1LHS6QL1Bdm0S5l21md4-TdlXrSCsylSspmps1H9i_L5lHuobrS9xlJzIF6MwX5jMHdkeEoYpqFIqbSfaKWctwYdXi2XTBmPRR8sm9UhSarLlfz7sDVxsQuHvoAj7nDgHzebRc9ELe4CUr24gKtRoFpo7x0soafRSW0Jm4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="3220" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh29j29pF4PLZ4of1Fi7J1LHS6QL1Bdm0S5l21md4-TdlXrSCsylSspmps1H9i_L5lHuobrS9xlJzIF6MwX5jMHdkeEoYpqFIqbSfaKWctwYdXi2XTBmPRR8sm9UhSarLlfz7sDVxsQuHvoAj7nDgHzebRc9ELe4CUr24gKtRoFpo7x0soafRSW0Jm4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remarkable Carnosaur, this Coldblood , idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I painted the feathers as well as the wood with a very light grey; drybrushing it with white. After it dried I splashed Agrax Earthshade onto the wood. It's a very effective technique to get good looking ancient wood without a lot of effort. I highlighted a few bits of plank with light grey, just to show myself I could. The feathers were colored using contrast paints Aether-whatever Blue (really GW, Snot Green I can remember, but the current line of names is straining my aging and withering brain!). I mixed the new extremely bright yellow....hang on, I'll look it up: Bad Moon Yellow from the top into the wet Blue at the bottom. It worked okay, but the lot still looked a bit like a blue-green glob, so I used Blood Angels Red contrast to pick out a few of them. This did not do the trick (I now had a blue-green glob with ugly red accents). Cursing softly I grabbed a new pot of <something> Sewer. Ordering it I assumed it would be a greenish brown, but it's a very dark brown. Ah well, it worked quite nicely to define the feather's edges without having to resort to streaking grime. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAZsSGlbRaPk0oY7hjgIRB04L22uQde1OkN9YliKc9lc2tLtYjFC8UJQDmQqIlQmt7L0wZDjTPd3cWdWQjmHmWTZpQgidEldfdLmQLZYmWX_jhW1fAHlG8_1bghFtET_o3fBsEb1opg4rOAlZUesV43124Dcs7pQLdGwWz6Zn8a18vogoBRSfHMDwx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAZsSGlbRaPk0oY7hjgIRB04L22uQde1OkN9YliKc9lc2tLtYjFC8UJQDmQqIlQmt7L0wZDjTPd3cWdWQjmHmWTZpQgidEldfdLmQLZYmWX_jhW1fAHlG8_1bghFtET_o3fBsEb1opg4rOAlZUesV43124Dcs7pQLdGwWz6Zn8a18vogoBRSfHMDwx=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I briefly experimented with a watered down brown wash there, it seemed wise to stop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I could blab on a bit about the ropes (I experimented with a Stormvermin fur base, Iraqi Sand drybrush and a very light sepia wash) or the skulls and bones (I used a WW2 Vallejo color called British Uniform as a base color) but I'd rather like to finish with the base. The original design comes with a printable base, but I prefer to stay a bit more old school around basing. It's way to much fun to go completely ready made. I did use 3D-prints of jungle plants to get a bit of a jungle foor going (and to give myself an excuse to add more color to the model). I covered the ground with Vallejo Dark Earth paste. At that point I discovered (to my dismay) that my big lizards was not contrasting with the base. Slightly panicked I flocked everything that was not a jungle plant (or lizard appendage) with a mix of Ancient Railroad flock (the sort seemingly made from wood chips), Rooibos Tea leaves and Green Tea (with a dash of lemon) leaves. That fixed the problem I think. With all that said, I have another monster finished (and the need to do something about my overflowing displays has gotten even more acute). </p></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-39025437982714474892023-05-29T13:32:00.002+02:002023-05-29T13:32:33.805+02:00After all this pining, I finally have a deciduous Warhammer forest <p>Five years ago I took a bunch of railroad pine trees I'd kept in a jar and stuck them to bases to make a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2018/09/starting-fresh-fantasy-terrain-set-part_19.html">pine forest</a>. I had an excellent time making those tree bases and I've been using them for both gaming and backdrop purposes. While this was all well and good, I really wanted to add some deciduous trees to my collection, but the ones made for the railroad hobby didn't work for me (too expensive and not quite to scale). As those of you following along with my ramblings for the past months have probably guessed: my 3D-printer came to the rescue.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5cAsIMpiuxV0QKvhB2fD2M7GjByzJYkzWyQSqe_ZmlLyI9Q3cHJja3zYxTv0hTwf_4fl4v41pYEvQRUiV7Hj7zsW50u1EA9rvpmeUVqK7a67edXM1LfV9aecWIzmkLsiAIB_wgB3qUYOOdpRwRMnqBzUGWs4L9OoASsaEuQj-nJ5l1lpzmBAtTu3B" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="2762" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5cAsIMpiuxV0QKvhB2fD2M7GjByzJYkzWyQSqe_ZmlLyI9Q3cHJja3zYxTv0hTwf_4fl4v41pYEvQRUiV7Hj7zsW50u1EA9rvpmeUVqK7a67edXM1LfV9aecWIzmkLsiAIB_wgB3qUYOOdpRwRMnqBzUGWs4L9OoASsaEuQj-nJ5l1lpzmBAtTu3B=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"In the sheltering shade of the forest, a screamingly drunk Goblin King and the path under his bare feet, The Elvenpath"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>After checking around all the different printable trees online, I settled on a good looking collection labeled '<a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-dead-trees-266733">DEAD TREES</a>'. Figuring that is not dead which can eternal lie, I printed the entire set, fixed the prints on MDF bases and used some reindeer moss based necromancy to return them to life. Fhtagn!<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghPQK7TODebbv7UDnW4cPzWewIXoOK1Cudo8sIqHozDc20eTe-inSGeDlj1xMQRwZezR_yLxuEocbkYs-tb9r4SdbDn-8HqCg25_yidQSqjQ5hrjF6GNkkmAZXfXcKAYMMaIZJnDjcbDkPqSmD8JkM6N3VO2f0E9iiXUvniCorpUpzQp-3OmNVvhKb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="3581" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghPQK7TODebbv7UDnW4cPzWewIXoOK1Cudo8sIqHozDc20eTe-inSGeDlj1xMQRwZezR_yLxuEocbkYs-tb9r4SdbDn-8HqCg25_yidQSqjQ5hrjF6GNkkmAZXfXcKAYMMaIZJnDjcbDkPqSmD8JkM6N3VO2f0E9iiXUvniCorpUpzQp-3OmNVvhKb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted the Goblin King a while back, it's a 3D-print designed by <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-goblin-king-skrigg-dwarfmocker-252100">Avatars of War</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I undercoated the trees and bases with my staple Vallejo German Grey primer and then went to town with a large make-up brush to drybrush them in greys, greens and whites. After the paint had time to dry I switched to my lazy mode paint and used Games Workshop Contrast Skeleton Horde for the basic brownish look of the trees. I applied patches of Garaghak's Sewer (dark brown) and Militarum Green (dark green) to the wet contrast layer and mixed them on the trees. Lets call it contrast blending. The bases themselves (and accidental bottom bits of the trees) were covered with Vallejo Dark Earth paste (were would I be without it). </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCnAIv3Ta--U__AfLLGbvu2rFJ2xRacUJjuS3C9HIXPOvtUgtJgFf-QGf6-I1kdPqutxyINtQFgjOGybkrbJdPDKeWpmahwVvTVzZR0hFbiEnPEU3jn2JbhRzY7rihKXdQzjvcSe76a6Nf7U8slY0IfeiQ_wgTPQUIBlHys4nxYBNdycxIGiTEpMQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCnAIv3Ta--U__AfLLGbvu2rFJ2xRacUJjuS3C9HIXPOvtUgtJgFf-QGf6-I1kdPqutxyINtQFgjOGybkrbJdPDKeWpmahwVvTVzZR0hFbiEnPEU3jn2JbhRzY7rihKXdQzjvcSe76a6Nf7U8slY0IfeiQ_wgTPQUIBlHys4nxYBNdycxIGiTEpMQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To my surprise the hardest part of this build turned out to be sticking the moss to the tree tops. That had to be done in layers, allowing glue to (sort of) dry. Attempts at shortcuts all ended with horrid clumpy messes. </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>After the paint dried I got a bit worried because my bases looked like ugly brown lumps (with a hint of green). Luckily applying the different colors of reindeer moss (with PVA) and a nice fat layer of static grass (mix of all kinds of greens) helped break the monotony. I took a bunch of (3D-printed) mushrooms I painted months ago and stuck them in likely places for mushrooms. Then I sealed the thick layer of grass and the moss with watered down PVA applied through a (cheap) plant sprayer. I have to admit I'm really exited about the end product. The mushrooms help make the forest come to life. The cheeky goblin in the center does his best to stay alive, but seeing the two Wood Elves in the back approaching, I'm afraid his joy will be short lived ;). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-62559756758449979352023-05-19T12:55:00.004+02:002023-05-19T12:56:58.458+02:00Stargrave Ticket to Ride monorail train (and some models) finished<p>This week I added more Stargrave scenery to my collection. The monorail train you see behind the models is 3D-printed. This is actually one of the first STL's (3D printable files) I purchased after getting a 3D printer. It thought me what not to do when 3D-printing (I think this is train number six to be honest). Aside from painting the train, I rebased a few older models and finished a few new Die Hard Miniatures and 3D-printed ones. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSrnqkmQFyfau7pUzygAkozVpf__AYxTHonEFZYu1ZmqV15fxGDW0zgk78Nn97qhsGI6XeSPFQxAp-OW3kYGIkP8v_I_mP95b-zd4NQXf0Jext8Y4Ov58TQ8w_B8Jr1bJmlS9X3M0ygsqRNXbwJcOMDgnnByYaQt-WrW9UTJTAx8zzXX8wzYTIsHTF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="3652" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSrnqkmQFyfau7pUzygAkozVpf__AYxTHonEFZYu1ZmqV15fxGDW0zgk78Nn97qhsGI6XeSPFQxAp-OW3kYGIkP8v_I_mP95b-zd4NQXf0Jext8Y4Ov58TQ8w_B8Jr1bJmlS9X3M0ygsqRNXbwJcOMDgnnByYaQt-WrW9UTJTAx8zzXX8wzYTIsHTF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't worry I'm not moving into model railroading (I'm already out of space as-is). Here's <a href="https://wargameexplorer.com/post/what-miniature-wargamers-can-learn-from-model-railroaders/">a wonderful blog</a> about crossing over to that hobby though. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>I wanted a train for my scenery to play the third scenario in the Quarantine 37 expansion for Stargrave. It is a mission called 'Ticket to Ride' and the objective is to get to a waiting monorail train. When I got my first 3D-printer, I went looking for a suitable model and found the <a href="https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/cendre-secundus-monorail-core-pack">Cendre Secundus Monorail files</a> over at Cults3D. I only just now (looking to copy paste the URL) noticed the original files are actually meant for 6mm-8mm Epic Adeptus Titanicus play :D. I did scale the model up a bit (around 125%) to make it look better with the models. Aside from that, I figured if a Rhino can hold ten angry space marines, this train can hold plenty of passengers (perhaps I should paint one of those <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Xg7ui5mLA">'people on board pushers'</a> you see in footage of the Japanese subways*). <p></p><p>* GW should add a model for that in the Rhino kit as well. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6vPLhMjdj4Ky0Zw4ehX6gEualzwhDX1Rz0-BJeOQE-hpm_rWa01Q22aEoH6QIJ1RZK_wVDxNYC7roHVQu3gQxa1pPS_n23dULkNdu7eopBnRy18Rs0Bk9RPD7EfAmWvMApQ29_EcNu3FgKKK5Kk4koUDPUzrT00nj0udhqx60iPn7y992l3VHD4c_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="3116" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6vPLhMjdj4Ky0Zw4ehX6gEualzwhDX1Rz0-BJeOQE-hpm_rWa01Q22aEoH6QIJ1RZK_wVDxNYC7roHVQu3gQxa1pPS_n23dULkNdu7eopBnRy18Rs0Bk9RPD7EfAmWvMApQ29_EcNu3FgKKK5Kk4koUDPUzrT00nj0udhqx60iPn7y992l3VHD4c_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I should really make the time to paint a few more classic Dark Eldar. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I'll blab a little bit more about the train later. Lets move on to a few models first. I own a rather large bag of metal Dark Eldar from the line that nobody likes. Well almost nobody, I like some of them for their campy 'Buck Rogers'-style outfits (and yes I'm referring to the awesome glory of the eighties tv-series here). That includes this classic <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2018/01/science-fiction-feature-show-style-dark.html">Dark Eldar Archon</a>. It is one of the few female models GW ever put out (and even rarer: a female model with a female face!). Unfortunately I based her on a 25mm 'mud and tuft'-base way back when. Rebasing her on 32mm rusted plates, makes her fit in better with the rest of my Stargrave models. The classic Dark Eldar are a fascinating (and hideous) line. I quite recently pulled a few more of them out of the bag to get some extra camp going in my games :).<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm2r5gBzIFLDuTYEzJonW3ZiThGq2R-bw4sI0TDkDcG9K1a-n6CjiEP_amXnWHIBb3JmMNjDM2xnA73j4PkhS7jKJbpZM7ReZScnH0w1pQnplo2fwj0Rh5vB93udyQSuJ174cgHTUtZPStsoD9screEk5b4nFf33gYSuEhi6X01es74OGs3nVHU1Pc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3140" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm2r5gBzIFLDuTYEzJonW3ZiThGq2R-bw4sI0TDkDcG9K1a-n6CjiEP_amXnWHIBb3JmMNjDM2xnA73j4PkhS7jKJbpZM7ReZScnH0w1pQnplo2fwj0Rh5vB93udyQSuJ174cgHTUtZPStsoD9screEk5b4nFf33gYSuEhi6X01es74OGs3nVHU1Pc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three years on I'm still extremely chuffed about how his face turned out. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another model in need of a new base was <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2020/04/imperial-flight-officer-lt-varras-gets.html">Lieutenant Varras</a> (I presume it is pronounced leftenant as this is a British game). I originally put him on a 25mm Necromunda base. This rust base makes him fit in better with the other models in my Stargrave games. Besides I really like making these bases (painting the rims, apparently not so much ;). After painting models I glue cardboard, screen door, cardboard straw (the only thing these are good for) and whatever bits I find lying around on my paint station to the base with PVA. Then its a quick blob of Vallejo Red Brown primer, followed by some rusty colors (usually I don't even wait for the PVA to dry). I also occasionally superglue bits of metal wire (or paperclip) to the bases and paint these yellow or green to represent loose cabling. It's a nice, quick and easy technique and I think it works well. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGjnqpV3MpjNxPvX1PL0pJra2oYZWjgoQ3maeeXGnumY9qVqS4fedfv-KOQ4mIT8V1QNp1fzXFjF7rSqyXww6-_8YDqQ_8XDWNxRJCQUOBm4b-BfWkMx6KEeGIepcK8VJeeZLEoP7B4Ov0T2-soj3g2xl-bLR3VznghHQ1HseE1vPfcXT_kzKdSO_c" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="3429" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGjnqpV3MpjNxPvX1PL0pJra2oYZWjgoQ3maeeXGnumY9qVqS4fedfv-KOQ4mIT8V1QNp1fzXFjF7rSqyXww6-_8YDqQ_8XDWNxRJCQUOBm4b-BfWkMx6KEeGIepcK8VJeeZLEoP7B4Ov0T2-soj3g2xl-bLR3VznghHQ1HseE1vPfcXT_kzKdSO_c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I applied the dot to his eye, I couldn't stop giggling because of the look it gave him. This grunt really needs a commander to point at where to shoot. I love it. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Next up is this guy by Die Hard Miniatures. I joined their Kickstarter last year and got a nice big haul of awesome sci-fi models that I've been (too) slow to start working on (especially considering I joined their next Kickstarter too (it's an addiction (do NOT send help))). This is one is called <a href="https://diehardminiatures.com/product/drax-bounty-hunter/">Drax-Bounty Hunter</a>. I like the no nonsense pose of the model. He's a perfect fit for any warband that wants a rifle toting alien in heavy armor in its ranks. </p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD4TReWrSUu8wlIUgNCSsbML87pYaIIEWOr42XMpJOo-_uXt9x9r7LgSCqDe4k5d5mIACuDXd4z6dX-b8j4ypI-qxq3_4vS5qdDZe5bYatfHDdWADXOQhLr7MkoTIuFgzRSJSF6gNSMhh-1hlD3RdTTpXeesqpF7qU1-Mvyywfp-CAhg2gHveR2WZX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="3510" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD4TReWrSUu8wlIUgNCSsbML87pYaIIEWOr42XMpJOo-_uXt9x9r7LgSCqDe4k5d5mIACuDXd4z6dX-b8j4ypI-qxq3_4vS5qdDZe5bYatfHDdWADXOQhLr7MkoTIuFgzRSJSF6gNSMhh-1hlD3RdTTpXeesqpF7qU1-Mvyywfp-CAhg2gHveR2WZX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the wonderful oldschool sensibilities in Die Hard Miniatures is the lack of pointless pouches, buckles and bric-a-brac GW indulges in these days. Yes I'm getting older ;)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For some reason I can't stop putting models in orange jumpsuits. I think this behavior comes from watching Star Wars too many times. I mean: if the white and orange combo is good enough for Luke Skywalker, it is good enough for anyone. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCGoY6Kj7YbSR_vAI0Kk4bJ_HXiQuVjXT2PHcBNNtv7GThsjWeR7gKjPyr14oVsnrlB4sdLg9Lb1XwZEY1JxJ_ijMy_x9XNWC0X3ZnWo70rMX1ojJcnleRWsxEzLUsrcKAPO80ypVTdpq_1qPw6KwYl7mBTkf-HrZbxUwXt-gG7Uwvv-QX0pL_W34j" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="3619" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCGoY6Kj7YbSR_vAI0Kk4bJ_HXiQuVjXT2PHcBNNtv7GThsjWeR7gKjPyr14oVsnrlB4sdLg9Lb1XwZEY1JxJ_ijMy_x9XNWC0X3ZnWo70rMX1ojJcnleRWsxEzLUsrcKAPO80ypVTdpq_1qPw6KwYl7mBTkf-HrZbxUwXt-gG7Uwvv-QX0pL_W34j=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every time I look at this model, Whip It by Devo start playing in my mind. I do exchange whip with flame though. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another Die Hard Model I got around to painting is <a href="https://diehardminiatures.com/product/lillith-bounty-hunter/">Lilith - Sci-fi Bounty Hunter</a>, She was also part of the Die Hard Kickstarter. One of the fun things about these Kickstarters is that there tend to be no painted examples when you receive your models (well except for the ones you get in the updates during the Kickstarter). Seeing the one painted by Die Hard makes me realize I have read the model slighty...um....differently :). I also went a bit wild on the conversion side of things, adding a flamethrower because I wanted to add just a little extra psychotic touch to her madness. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNMCqO4qquLSM5518k0pLmL96QSjJMseVMN_8OLULtCNjrWYIxornVP5n_NxnQuV1s04SWDt4hLGAgrU-9Shi46u3iLC7zwDzvsFzNoyA4Y_TX5SHi-Po2yUzRe651EFYQmfpAIoT5eHXeeXMzPP4th2i5SuQ4tFjpu82r1vy_byENs_zqOWniRb39" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2434" data-original-width="3246" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNMCqO4qquLSM5518k0pLmL96QSjJMseVMN_8OLULtCNjrWYIxornVP5n_NxnQuV1s04SWDt4hLGAgrU-9Shi46u3iLC7zwDzvsFzNoyA4Y_TX5SHi-Po2yUzRe651EFYQmfpAIoT5eHXeeXMzPP4th2i5SuQ4tFjpu82r1vy_byENs_zqOWniRb39=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've decided to become more confident and proactive in modding models in the future. No more 'I'll glue this one as intended and convert another later'. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I also really felt the need to paint more leopard spots on someones cloak, and here she was. I used a bit of spring and a GW flamer I had lying around to turn the jet pack into a fuel tank. I have to admit it feels quite liberating to just go to town on a model and add my own flair. I may have to do that more often in the future. I also may have to go back and weather that flame thrower a bit more. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPKqbWPnBWKVEONdDFMM1fA10qPYVa8sSu3v3-7ZXHFZGaHuH-FU7fAxfPLkd95fkWuSLK7FXtPOqS1Qn0FREp61CbHSClMl2djldJtIRznWgawyMbH2wv0ZWbONNCbWrflpAILIjZnJT9tW9tYLEwDNSiLk6uNYqAxw8Tk40DpOkdndl9rhfm39up" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPKqbWPnBWKVEONdDFMM1fA10qPYVa8sSu3v3-7ZXHFZGaHuH-FU7fAxfPLkd95fkWuSLK7FXtPOqS1Qn0FREp61CbHSClMl2djldJtIRznWgawyMbH2wv0ZWbONNCbWrflpAILIjZnJT9tW9tYLEwDNSiLk6uNYqAxw8Tk40DpOkdndl9rhfm39up=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repair bot or killer assassin bot on wheel? You decide!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The last model for this write-up is this random robot (that I forgot to include in the group shot). It is a <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-sci-fi-factory-and-repair-bots-support-free-188943">3D print from MyMiniFactory</a> and it is quite a lot bigger than you'd expect (the base is 32mm). I decided to practice both my grungy white painting skills and my self control on this one, applying a reces wash instead of just slathering the Agrax on. It worked out quite nicely (I think). I'm also rather fond of the coppery bronze color on the tubing on top of it. I recently rediscovered my bottles of Vallejo Air Brassy Brass and Bright Bronze and now I'm using them (a lot).</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4QEvlUnt9c1wl1truLwwdlmahVaZQN1mZOXMeSB0Hn51q-0s82D1hoDp3qSzXjZSzZWFV-rOQrXgoVR8s5ptln4nD9O3SLdQgVXbPdFR_Wb5g2kTNpVPOlNNXkyy9hYCDElYUUoeJmDodi46-uokus4cjRcJ_VcPpbzXdu-kgACPXlrLCw2ocjesE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="3810" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4QEvlUnt9c1wl1truLwwdlmahVaZQN1mZOXMeSB0Hn51q-0s82D1hoDp3qSzXjZSzZWFV-rOQrXgoVR8s5ptln4nD9O3SLdQgVXbPdFR_Wb5g2kTNpVPOlNNXkyy9hYCDElYUUoeJmDodi46-uokus4cjRcJ_VcPpbzXdu-kgACPXlrLCw2ocjesE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choo! Choo! Ding, ding, ding, ding! menas money in the bank. (Railroad Tycoon 2 veteran's will get this reference).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With all that said, let's get back to the train. The printing process went a bit like that Monty Python castle in the swamp joke. I've printed a too small version of it first, then one that was too large, the next one was sized okay, but it exploded due to hollowing it out without making drain holes. The fourth one warped and then exploded and the fifth one, once again, was too small. But this sixth one is okay. It stood around on the paint station for a bit until I decided to drybrush along with a random 'how to paint metal'-video on Youtube (I'm still planning on painting Iron Warriors at some point in the (near) future). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmDBB5dC1KKUalux_-Dzs0gyhbhdKVoWFgYy7BZD-N3ID-HJOd81og9UfucxJ_2FdG5dXbxta-O_NUNuvLP3Yupr_0HPbrddWnyfAeVA5JMSgm8h2jUZG2xiq0QTjBjD33qde5Xw6UnT5_Ti1TujXfFswPxKV3utmjJu4cuTVtH4WXbCI_Vn_GxUKt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="3236" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmDBB5dC1KKUalux_-Dzs0gyhbhdKVoWFgYy7BZD-N3ID-HJOd81og9UfucxJ_2FdG5dXbxta-O_NUNuvLP3Yupr_0HPbrddWnyfAeVA5JMSgm8h2jUZG2xiq0QTjBjD33qde5Xw6UnT5_Ti1TujXfFswPxKV3utmjJu4cuTVtH4WXbCI_Vn_GxUKt=w640-h316" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaining the confidence (or being insane enough) to point an airbrush loaded with a highlight color at a painted vehicle without applying masking, is an important step to getting quick (and in my opinion nice looking) results.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After the entire thing was looking properly metallic I added blue to select parts to make the train look a bit more interesting. I used an airbrush to highlight the blue a bit. As I was too lazy for masking I needed a rather steady hand (and some touch-ups). I spent quite a lot of time applying thin layers of Averland Sunset on the fuel tank (about three thin coats). I airbrushed Vallejo Medium Yellow to highlight the fuel tank. The windows have a glob of Waystone Green added to make it look like thick armored glass. I finished up by applying streaks of AK Streaking Grime and AK Rust Streaks wherever more points of interest where needed (I uesed a random brown contrast paint as well). The rails themselves I painted using my standard rust recipe. I feathered a bit of Nihilakh Oxide in recesses to add a dab of color and I sponged metallics on the rail tracks themselves, figuring they would be scraped clean of oxidation by the trains passing over them (at a later stage I realized that monorail trains levitate above the rails with magnetism, mooting this point. I solved that by not thinking about it any more ;)). And here we are. More models to use in games and an interesting looking train with (in total) 36 inches of track. I can't wait to get another game on and don't mind if it's a stand up fight, or another bug hunt. </div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-4177972284054514192023-05-09T15:24:00.001+02:002023-05-09T15:26:28.803+02:00Stargrave Slum Stacks, vending machines, robot dogs, scatter terrain and a Bob Naismith Overrunner vehicle<p>I've spent the past few weeks painting more scenery to use with Stargrave (and perhaps eventually 40K (if I get around to playing that again)). Aside from painting I've also had the chance to get more actual games of Stargrave in. I had a blast each time (sometimes while actually using a blast template). About time for an update, so let's go.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDcofQGAyJ4zPq1ElhPz2N8If9AMsA8VU1sayeojEDtn_lOyEDsFTu3TpA_rg21l3DESkuntXeljAWsBsKnHfiu5sDDwxWKHuVsMVwcrYNnKkF-nHvMpj9NHenVG39Un45kfnRPV7urp5I34BKdInvZ-rMYje3UsVQpfPmtW9fvz5Rb9Y3O_Yb8low" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDcofQGAyJ4zPq1ElhPz2N8If9AMsA8VU1sayeojEDtn_lOyEDsFTu3TpA_rg21l3DESkuntXeljAWsBsKnHfiu5sDDwxWKHuVsMVwcrYNnKkF-nHvMpj9NHenVG39Un45kfnRPV7urp5I34BKdInvZ-rMYje3UsVQpfPmtW9fvz5Rb9Y3O_Yb8low=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The collection of rust terrain to play Stargrave scenario's in, is slowly expanding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>Let's get started with a few things we're busy 'house ruling' in Stargrave (for those of you playing along or just plain wondering what (in my humble opinion) could be slightly better). The first rule we now have concerns physical loot. In the game you have data loot and physical loot. For data you need to hack a terminal, for physical loot you need to pick the lock on a container. Trouble is that carrying physical loot halves your models movement speed. This slows the game down, especially as your clumsy crew always fails to pick the locks (especially specialist lock pickers, they simply roll 1 on a d20 at every attempt). We've house ruled that you get no movement penalty on physical loot if you pick the lock on the container. It assumes the model is taking the desired goods home. Taking the container without picking the lock (i.e. dragging the safe back to base) halves movement speed. It makes for some quite entertaining moments in the game. As a second rule we've taken out the movement penalty for climbing (moving 1 inch up takes 1 inch of move instead of 2, using a ladder actually doubles your vertical movement speed). This makes it easier to attain good positions during the game, otherwise getting up high takes longer than the average game lasts. Our third house rule concerns loot on a table with NPC's still present after one player is eliminated (for whatever reason). If this happens the other player only gets to keep loot that has been picked up by the warband. This takes away the odd 'ah they're gone, feel free to loot our base' ending of missions in the original rules. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1FRj94tAFsf4aICC8mpSnyUbguKHEeeOyz8r50hqgK7FiRJzQeLEndK0_9n44WWbB1eXC2YMVOf2bEknJ_a3M6QPwJNBEFtEWpFdF5qehr76Fv9wlia4TkQWJKeaMIczt0OdPPA21Hp0nsHPvH_QHFveYQ9qODK1Mnnjr6k9azqPBBY3k7yPr5xn/s3432/2023-05-09%2010.23.44.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3432" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1FRj94tAFsf4aICC8mpSnyUbguKHEeeOyz8r50hqgK7FiRJzQeLEndK0_9n44WWbB1eXC2YMVOf2bEknJ_a3M6QPwJNBEFtEWpFdF5qehr76Fv9wlia4TkQWJKeaMIczt0OdPPA21Hp0nsHPvH_QHFveYQ9qODK1Mnnjr6k9azqPBBY3k7yPr5xn/w640-h480/2023-05-09%2010.23.44.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went slightly overboard (cough cough) while applying weathering powders to the wheels. A bit of drybrushing with Nato Black took care of the worst excesses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>A while back I discovered <a href="https://www.bobnaismith.com/">Bob Naismith</a> is enthusiastically designing models you can print in your 3D-printer. Oldhammer enthusiasts know him for his work for GW. He designed the first Space Marine back in the eighties and the crazed tree wielding Scotts for the McDeath scenario (if you read this mr. Naismith: please make stl-variants of these guys, I would love to paint some). To try his work out I ordered an <a href="https://www.bobnaismith.com/product/arcon-hrv/">Arcon Heavy Reconnaissance Vehicle</a> (big truck) and got the file for this smaller jeep-analogue, called the Overrunner, for free. I printed both models, but got around to painting this one first. I did not print the driver or gunners because I intend to use it as a parked vehicle in my rusty sci-fi town. The paint scheme is fairly basic, I thought it was funny to add an ancient Brettonian decal to the hood so I could dub it a 'Unicorn Security Vehicle' for gaming purposes. I'll also write down 'I should not overdo weathering powders' a hundred times to teach myself a very important lesson ;).</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTxzOd1-IrEZVpRVEsOTil0YWhMeAs8wJ3p3o1_kifTE32ly4xr5Xj2VREppaudLRQQs_-PuF8H73Tt6vJhtZSKb-uz7T3bWuOU8oflfSdhN2vvLK6iOrz_87UWbLCfsQJexoDGF5CX4BqVTlChvNrIwRq9px5S1b6Ur1HG14zAYHWPQ_UGp8S8MB1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3681" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTxzOd1-IrEZVpRVEsOTil0YWhMeAs8wJ3p3o1_kifTE32ly4xr5Xj2VREppaudLRQQs_-PuF8H73Tt6vJhtZSKb-uz7T3bWuOU8oflfSdhN2vvLK6iOrz_87UWbLCfsQJexoDGF5CX4BqVTlChvNrIwRq9px5S1b6Ur1HG14zAYHWPQ_UGp8S8MB1=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had quite a blast painting this little jeep-like analogue in military colors. Perhaps I should print a second one and go wild with a more civilian color scheme. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>On a more technical side the 3D-printable files delivered by Bob Naismith were in another league compared to the ones I usually buy of MyMiniFactory or Cults3D. Most of the models by other designers are solid lumps I need to hollow out. Some of them are split into smaller parts to fit the print plate, but that's it. The parts on Bob Naismith's models are designed with much more finesse. They are reminiscent of the bits you get on a sprue. Parts are as small as they can be. That means you can print the models out a lot faster (the bits take up less height). Individual bits fit together nicely. I recently saw an interview with <a href="https://youtu.be/T3MoaJ1D4kQ">Bob Naismith talking to the guys over at The Painting Phase</a>. He was discussing sprue design (and going over my head quickly). You can see his decades of experience on that front when you look at his designs. Lovely stuff to work with. I'm quite certain I'll be ordering more from him (there a ten cadaver unit of <a href="https://www.bobnaismith.com/product/skeleton-space-farers/">space skeletons</a> I most definitely need at some point).</div><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBaMCKYjzSFlMSDZ53lp6T5DmNoctV_hZ6MQsWLbVKRcPuldK9yaEYQvrTSrcJ6xtDia1UWOSReG0NaN3BxU_gp7Y5DeD_EK-YQiDrdQKSSnZcGWLbj9MaF7X2rpAizy3BVx-13m3PA1HD-qXjUF5CFnze5A0E1SOa5xTaZzzbN9tPT0xN7EPNqnvB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="3033" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBaMCKYjzSFlMSDZ53lp6T5DmNoctV_hZ6MQsWLbVKRcPuldK9yaEYQvrTSrcJ6xtDia1UWOSReG0NaN3BxU_gp7Y5DeD_EK-YQiDrdQKSSnZcGWLbj9MaF7X2rpAizy3BVx-13m3PA1HD-qXjUF5CFnze5A0E1SOa5xTaZzzbN9tPT0xN7EPNqnvB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fetch robot doggy! </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Lets move on to the <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-guard-dogs-frankensteins-lab-presupported-32mm-scale-186670">robot dogs</a>. There's a mission with an electrical fence in Stargrave that requires a few robot guard dogs, so I went looking for appropriate miniatures. I think these will do quite nicely. I based them on 32mm rounds and had a lot of fun applying a basic paint scheme. I'll probably also use them as dogs for a warband in the near future. They are just too cool. I have to see them on the tabletop.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEJNu1ndeo4m0X8QIwrVVFcGQu8DcaZ4Awzn7RCK_9oQGiGSsPiKOqbEblL49UGG3C3ro2B7JK6-v8TeXlhV-CNMTa3Ab8_vwlONFa-AaRh8hlZuFxG6XEgLzVLVMl7E5KBV0NW4GxPP_nuocsddFnTxCeYkn8lzx2SqfTdCbI5jmJd9a8w_Zwqxg-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="3022" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEJNu1ndeo4m0X8QIwrVVFcGQu8DcaZ4Awzn7RCK_9oQGiGSsPiKOqbEblL49UGG3C3ro2B7JK6-v8TeXlhV-CNMTa3Ab8_vwlONFa-AaRh8hlZuFxG6XEgLzVLVMl7E5KBV0NW4GxPP_nuocsddFnTxCeYkn8lzx2SqfTdCbI5jmJd9a8w_Zwqxg-=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As troubling as a machine to buy ammo from is, I think a rusted water machine is peek dystopia. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next up is some wonderful scatter terrain that will make my Stargrave city come alive. These <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-vending-machines-239319">vending machines</a> where actually free downloads. As an added bonus the modeler hollowed them out, making it even easier to print them I added a (paper) print of a real life vending machine's contents to the one labeled 'rations'. I glued the color print in place with a layer of PVA and added a top paint layer of Soulstone Blue to give it a proper glass effect. I have to admit I'm rather chuffed at the result of that little lazy trick.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiapoLqpbpIPcmfZCXblENvvKUJyELzaFIIo24sgF-mY_bNAKNz4JzAPe91yKT7PEUR3lCdSnG2Ofn9edoUtOqmt6rOgmG5sPtUG9nqtDa9c5gldKV5SLY75ji9fU2giEsgNC-xhAc_vuOMRI0IknLkvYqvQiyd0Q0ezD5B9xRB_IXretEqhxIS2Vh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3313" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiapoLqpbpIPcmfZCXblENvvKUJyELzaFIIo24sgF-mY_bNAKNz4JzAPe91yKT7PEUR3lCdSnG2Ofn9edoUtOqmt6rOgmG5sPtUG9nqtDa9c5gldKV5SLY75ji9fU2giEsgNC-xhAc_vuOMRI0IknLkvYqvQiyd0Q0ezD5B9xRB_IXretEqhxIS2Vh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't stop chuckling about this sign. Adding it to a small container building just added to the joke (I thought).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I decided to get signs to add to my MDF buildings. After a long search I settled <a href="https://saucermenstudios.com.au/product/flatline-city-signage-pack-stl-3d-printable/">on a set for Flatline City</a> by Saucermen Studios. This one stating 'Big Pharma' was a lot of fun to paint. I went wild on the overspray to simulate the letters being lit up. The Spicy Time sign in the back unintentionally became extremely eighties. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNfzaeaAo0jJqj7ukiL3y61V0MXyBT2USJhBVejj_DW8DiaYxupPRBa8CJHd7iXfulnlOXpOrmvSHv4AVfXPN-4WB-Wj6Gku1gJhXXy97YLXmOB-pDZgqFwjtALZzwsb1AUIua4fcp1_TljLRBdeW04ZuvL2nKeIWHxSwedm2wWhOwA2KvLDNJyG34" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="2733" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNfzaeaAo0jJqj7ukiL3y61V0MXyBT2USJhBVejj_DW8DiaYxupPRBa8CJHd7iXfulnlOXpOrmvSHv4AVfXPN-4WB-Wj6Gku1gJhXXy97YLXmOB-pDZgqFwjtALZzwsb1AUIua4fcp1_TljLRBdeW04ZuvL2nKeIWHxSwedm2wWhOwA2KvLDNJyG34=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stop! Spicy Time! (sorry, I can't make this MC Hammer reference work quite as well as I want it to).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I didn't quite know what to do with it once it was printed, so I defaulted to pink and worked that up to almost white. It works a treat for this Slum Shack Snack Stack. Now to find a Don Johnson looking model to lean against the counter wearing a suit jacket with rolled up sleeves. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrCA3ydO3WWl6kxJ1CKtWvM2SfUL5aIE3m-TSD684SnuOCsd0GASk2hbuYp8tOid0vPrfov71OvpD8Ll0O-Ch9vN3hM9Tlt_sOb3zG2qrMkYNnw10rF4XlwVlbR404n5rCgEmAIWlL57yBqpK2eBoyt8C8PBjKcyUJM7OMM3UlnVix2PTG3-LvpheL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="3649" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrCA3ydO3WWl6kxJ1CKtWvM2SfUL5aIE3m-TSD684SnuOCsd0GASk2hbuYp8tOid0vPrfov71OvpD8Ll0O-Ch9vN3hM9Tlt_sOb3zG2qrMkYNnw10rF4XlwVlbR404n5rCgEmAIWlL57yBqpK2eBoyt8C8PBjKcyUJM7OMM3UlnVix2PTG3-LvpheL=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's no failing in terrain making, every misstep is another reason to pile on more rust and greeblies.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Moving back to (and to the back of) the Big Pharma building. That was one of the first MDF containers I painted (the red pile of rust on the right was the other). I learned how not to paint MDF terrain on these two building and ended up killing most of the detail etched into the wood. I decided to solve this by adding greeblies...lots and lots of greeblies. Most of the pipes, hatches and assorted stuff on these two containers come from Sci-fi Greeblie Packs by Digital Taxidermy. I'm especially happy with <a href="https://www.digitaltaxidermy.co.uk/greeblie-pack-1.html">Sci-Fi Greeblie Pack 1</a>, it contains all the pipes that give the MDF buildings a lot of instant character. Aside from the printed greeblies, I also used a lot of parts from the <a href="https://www.maelstromsedge.com/50/Terrain/">Maelstrom's Edge sprues</a> I still have around. You can't build nice models without having greeblies on hand and the 3D-printer enriches the bits box beyond anything I ever imagined.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Pr_1CGKkdVTWSOC32aQmpicgVTCwt00EsdBkm2IQ447enT2DXwqmikV_7ePHLZdEw0CBuWWD_klYrKIfR4P_oShfyV6sp7uYKQ6mP4KWhkWJvyDcWhABhBCzp9pYYWufq-9Ng7226AMgKMGcKo3M89MGUHAIXY0jHJguXq0rqxdbznZCtZuuos2_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Pr_1CGKkdVTWSOC32aQmpicgVTCwt00EsdBkm2IQ447enT2DXwqmikV_7ePHLZdEw0CBuWWD_klYrKIfR4P_oShfyV6sp7uYKQ6mP4KWhkWJvyDcWhABhBCzp9pYYWufq-9Ng7226AMgKMGcKo3M89MGUHAIXY0jHJguXq0rqxdbznZCtZuuos2_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I covered the pipes with Typhus Corrosion and then sponged on the bronze paint. It makes them look quite creaky and awful I thought. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>I had to add a quick picture of the back of the two restored failed paint jobs. The other joyful part about painting scenery for me is that it takes away the notion that my work has too look nice. That's for expensive models. When painting terrain I just go wild. I have to admit I like the result of that zen mode of painting. It's fast too :) </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQFT0yxEzwPYXyQ1zzkzgJSuVXYjbLL6HeiOdbeak50oKrhyyUE8TmC6HP3zreBbt76vf1oDbXOxW9Vg8M1LGDx68sxaM8DrtmhzxEpRHmfWsY0IvWFoXBLhpkm956G8AYHNarrwTVzriq9jo2k202gGDlSCI_ZhAltaku_34d0sQQpsWues4q5g-8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3370" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQFT0yxEzwPYXyQ1zzkzgJSuVXYjbLL6HeiOdbeak50oKrhyyUE8TmC6HP3zreBbt76vf1oDbXOxW9Vg8M1LGDx68sxaM8DrtmhzxEpRHmfWsY0IvWFoXBLhpkm956G8AYHNarrwTVzriq9jo2k202gGDlSCI_ZhAltaku_34d0sQQpsWues4q5g-8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living space available, just deposit three months of rent (and don't expect any of your deposit back).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This update is getting long (and will be longer). Here's another sign from Flatline City. I've added similar signs to another two buildings by TTCombat that are currently languishing in just a coat of primer. Let's move on the a full picture.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4LV44-Mk9TjqNmDsFVaZhFbC8reUE-FRdRrUoSwCztvJ86VwjOURhSTIZKgKNevoGz360RCeLuGl0EFd4Q28QptplpgYN26DtcWF0HmqsGho3fMk3WvgiteNsK4vUPGV8_5WopqTvZcOkoS75p14UQyx0rcuajluOH05LJ6EbR9AGxktC38XuAgLu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4LV44-Mk9TjqNmDsFVaZhFbC8reUE-FRdRrUoSwCztvJ86VwjOURhSTIZKgKNevoGz360RCeLuGl0EFd4Q28QptplpgYN26DtcWF0HmqsGho3fMk3WvgiteNsK4vUPGV8_5WopqTvZcOkoS75p14UQyx0rcuajluOH05LJ6EbR9AGxktC38XuAgLu=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Special offer: pay six months of rent in advance and get a free tetanus shot!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Hab Block 63 is actually sold as the <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/sci-fi-gothic/products/the-slum-stacks">Slum Stacks</a> by TTCombat. Looking at the picture on their website has made me realize I forgot to paint the stairs that came with the set. I'll add them at a later point. As far as painting was concerned, I spray painted a cheap yellow from a rattlecan ditectly on top of unprimed MDF. I then used some diluted W&N Green acrylics to paint a few containers green, just to break up the yellow. I'm quite sure I also added blue too, but I can't seem to find it in my pictures. It's probably all rusted over. Let's find out if Blogger is any good at showing some side by side images.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKEpuEbgMGrOXb5v3gJpZ7d7kA3GaEWOkuiZ3GpRQAM6PhfCb2zI_CXwLPJ5aXD4sbR2nGa6nwPEfJVWqF04_991nFJNU8jK67Z90LGGExFZWbJMDMaXvrZ1Qlme3eCLDwWX68EHGDG8-AScEJX6RQS_Qjdwzz_rzJPX1Q8ZujQHLVpaVYSHe_6AwL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="2099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKEpuEbgMGrOXb5v3gJpZ7d7kA3GaEWOkuiZ3GpRQAM6PhfCb2zI_CXwLPJ5aXD4sbR2nGa6nwPEfJVWqF04_991nFJNU8jK67Z90LGGExFZWbJMDMaXvrZ1Qlme3eCLDwWX68EHGDG8-AScEJX6RQS_Qjdwzz_rzJPX1Q8ZujQHLVpaVYSHe_6AwL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFSeyDa2JPaufIkuqlcpua4g8i1R4m6jCIOXJhsqjVmCwou62uixIUu0z-jwUtUlFu74L94Gi7U54v0-LhP0zctq0Fc0xUGhiy6IXkytljYzBYzAUtzgey3CcWAWGaLESXrge0Ubd2HSy3YU2ij2_tgrEXVzMPPr2hwkHcFNgR9i5mhnpMECahmIPg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="2006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFSeyDa2JPaufIkuqlcpua4g8i1R4m6jCIOXJhsqjVmCwou62uixIUu0z-jwUtUlFu74L94Gi7U54v0-LhP0zctq0Fc0xUGhiy6IXkytljYzBYzAUtzgey3CcWAWGaLESXrge0Ubd2HSy3YU2ij2_tgrEXVzMPPr2hwkHcFNgR9i5mhnpMECahmIPg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKqwf7zqKn1FKCTMDwEGT559xdgUYjem9IWn7oEkKIGxRakTw3xsbByNT94qif7QVcfbUqBgppDheht87LtRNNmJKSJiIIw1oPJ1MDZorTf0k1eaorSi8EPe1Bz1LXUumQur3rlMRYTpab32vmFWcJZcqOaKuDoSmJICHTmAO-03UeSnkIgB8KLdlJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="1958" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKqwf7zqKn1FKCTMDwEGT559xdgUYjem9IWn7oEkKIGxRakTw3xsbByNT94qif7QVcfbUqBgppDheht87LtRNNmJKSJiIIw1oPJ1MDZorTf0k1eaorSi8EPe1Bz1LXUumQur3rlMRYTpab32vmFWcJZcqOaKuDoSmJICHTmAO-03UeSnkIgB8KLdlJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />I spend most of my painting time on this building applying rust. I followed the same approach I used on my <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/04/stargrave-terrain-snack-stacks.html">Snack Stacks</a>. Many ancient bits of blister packaging died to bring you this building...</div><div><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHw5w6U_j-5URvpUp_-a5m6cYbBKYpbxUUHsA23ueVJWEEEMibs2ub6A9IhTRDMyuKHXxzEr4UTeH4ul6CqkFTr7XmDl-NsYygMwIa7kb9fw8wce-jRj9vPviiAgekP4qKrJx1PWxK8vtIthDs0YV57x3n4vgKt2ovd4E5GQ4sCDHo2raZvriW2FFR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="2479" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHw5w6U_j-5URvpUp_-a5m6cYbBKYpbxUUHsA23ueVJWEEEMibs2ub6A9IhTRDMyuKHXxzEr4UTeH4ul6CqkFTr7XmDl-NsYygMwIa7kb9fw8wce-jRj9vPviiAgekP4qKrJx1PWxK8vtIthDs0YV57x3n4vgKt2ovd4E5GQ4sCDHo2raZvriW2FFR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah there's still a bit of blue visible there. Looking at this picture, I think I should take some time painting interiors as well.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This stack of buildings can be taken apart to place models into it. I think I should paint the floors inside the building, or maybe print out a likely looking floor covering for them. Unfortunately I suspect I've glued the top roof to the highest level of the building. Shouldn't have done that, I will not be able to add a proper looking floor there.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHviEaBWVRMmKgNRkvHB0MJqEmlo48asJQPgHGi5MoYoqU73A8cL8X9Q7NUbEZrixgVLDZOUf_5hM6bFN-bJkdsuyRdzwncmP4-Jl87yFeV5AaELY4c0rHJ2HUClT4_BSXSHcYNQ24U9EJ-UoxS9AvEoIEV9v0EhRDSeLRX0QNV7pX-e7uvet6ifoT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHviEaBWVRMmKgNRkvHB0MJqEmlo48asJQPgHGi5MoYoqU73A8cL8X9Q7NUbEZrixgVLDZOUf_5hM6bFN-bJkdsuyRdzwncmP4-Jl87yFeV5AaELY4c0rHJ2HUClT4_BSXSHcYNQ24U9EJ-UoxS9AvEoIEV9v0EhRDSeLRX0QNV7pX-e7uvet6ifoT=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My titan, comfortably leaning against the display case.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>And with that I've reached the end of this update. Well almost. My insane project has been completed print-wise. I've 3D-printed an entire Warlord class titan on 28mm scale and it only took about a month (and my wife hasn't left me!). Now all I have to do is find out where I can get 2-component adhesive by the gallon and check my supply of superglue to put this model together. I'm also planning to give it an MDF base, just to add some extra structural integrity. In all likelihood the titan will never see 'active' service on a tabletop, so I might as well go wild basing it :D. Here's pictures of all the parts that need sticking in place at some point.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsdvcRUViHLuQMpOTv5q4RPat8VkksrYZr28zM6SW55dfu8hyhULQiSUjRDUfvNb1t8GwhCW1dO_4U4K0Pw_Il0V6mdcUjN17XhcnskNhe3znFnqdhJrZaF390zv9aga48IWkDFd8QWLkSMUQDiBDDo1zBqWJaYTmXhmvN7qTK2DAKJcuLbqJcG-nK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsdvcRUViHLuQMpOTv5q4RPat8VkksrYZr28zM6SW55dfu8hyhULQiSUjRDUfvNb1t8GwhCW1dO_4U4K0Pw_Il0V6mdcUjN17XhcnskNhe3znFnqdhJrZaF390zv9aga48IWkDFd8QWLkSMUQDiBDDo1zBqWJaYTmXhmvN7qTK2DAKJcuLbqJcG-nK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many parts. Ironically they block acces to the very cutting mat I use to assemble models. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />Yes, that's what madness looks like when printed in resin. It even dwarves the Warhound titan on the left. I'm glad I'm done printing this monster. It was a lot of work, but worth it I say (insert gales of howling mad laughter here).<p></p><p></p></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-74097900323205372562023-04-22T11:30:00.007+02:002023-04-22T11:30:00.186+02:00Stargrave terrain: the Oversight Office and data terminals<p>You'd think this finished Oversight Office follows rather fast on the heels of the Snack Stacks I wrote about two days ago. This is a carefully crafted illusion*. In all honestly this tower has been standing on a shelf (and on the tabletop) for quite a bit longer than the Snack Stacks. I just hadn't gotten around to writing about it yet. Let's remedy that. </p><p>* Why publish in chronological order when you can let chaos rule? </p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjveXdUi62zf9P0A6umxPEhxJ9aS-GVQaMjNtPzP_nz_AzosFU5x8ukytecqriTdok9RDZeeqBmckjg_mqTViJnxouY4OiG7reVJd5MQ6hA8XAqTCwL1-7jnbUpqq0Bn16XlZlFzqj3qz4v5XZJ8jpEj-LGqWytpiKBRQpTYqbJsDS7RA_tTRbdNxtz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="1658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjveXdUi62zf9P0A6umxPEhxJ9aS-GVQaMjNtPzP_nz_AzosFU5x8ukytecqriTdok9RDZeeqBmckjg_mqTViJnxouY4OiG7reVJd5MQ6hA8XAqTCwL1-7jnbUpqq0Bn16XlZlFzqj3qz4v5XZJ8jpEj-LGqWytpiKBRQpTYqbJsDS7RA_tTRbdNxtz=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The message above the main gate reminds me of the computers I owned in the nineties. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span>The rather tall building featured above is called the '<a href="https://ttcombat.com/products/oversight-office?_pos=2&_sid=0d719fa6a&_ss=r">Oversight Office</a>'. It's another MDF kit by TTCombat and part of their Sci-Fi Gothic, Freighter Graveyard line. There's also a ruined variant of this one. Right now there's a rather hard and heavy fight going on between my poor impulse control and my logical sense that I have too many projects already. The subject is whether I'll add the ruin to my collection (just so I can have a game where we can actually blow up buildings*) or if I should look for some interesting looking MDF walkways instead.**</div><div><br /></div><div>* This will most likely never happen ;)</div><div>** I'm afraid the answers is going to end up being 'both'.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjezA-EURyTOxd40tLltlTsKeTV2sqWBkLf9zI_Tete5h-K_F84lpnTAgv3MPW_ARMqw1fNpa0sSjzDm4OaxtWTWqxlQHkJu-JuFkKOvYrtfUEVG_BpBK21J7hFG5pweSLCjPcIlkGUUsFJWJF5dBwjM7fND1LZxR_r-4LUeQxTvCqLPWBcFWOUfBAo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="3702" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjezA-EURyTOxd40tLltlTsKeTV2sqWBkLf9zI_Tete5h-K_F84lpnTAgv3MPW_ARMqw1fNpa0sSjzDm4OaxtWTWqxlQHkJu-JuFkKOvYrtfUEVG_BpBK21J7hFG5pweSLCjPcIlkGUUsFJWJF5dBwjM7fND1LZxR_r-4LUeQxTvCqLPWBcFWOUfBAo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I should compose an ode to the joys of messy painting. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The oversight office is tall (about 10 inches from bottom to the top), has walkways and works as a wonderful bit of scenery to add to any sci-fi game, especially a game of Stargrave (or a similar skirmishing title). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX80eOEaB73pxDtnlKBJtNeVBJKFtQEtRq-U7zKByLDgH-4DsGLQhJCfsuZVwSg53jDyh8UyheIZICg0E0OD3skGNPGDWd74cj60RV82bTu93F6xfeQkFo4A9nob3otXm61sexYbMuQH-tmxrSCAnVlqdQb77YAquEK8BYRnPIH6joLnEaBxVChqZR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="3093" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX80eOEaB73pxDtnlKBJtNeVBJKFtQEtRq-U7zKByLDgH-4DsGLQhJCfsuZVwSg53jDyh8UyheIZICg0E0OD3skGNPGDWd74cj60RV82bTu93F6xfeQkFo4A9nob3otXm61sexYbMuQH-tmxrSCAnVlqdQb77YAquEK8BYRnPIH6joLnEaBxVChqZR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of the containers that helped me discover I should look for different MDF painting techniques. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I took a very lazy approach to painting it, just slapping on a concrete colored grey with the airbrush, sponging this with different colors of grey to get it to look reasonably convincing. I brished on the rust colors and used an airbrush and sponges to add tone to that. Being lazy, I decided not to make to much effort to avoid overspray. Rust tends to stain concrete anyway, so I've decided it just adds to the effect. The two containers where part of my experiment with airbrushing MDF. I talk a bit more about that in my previous <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/04/stargrave-terrain-snack-stacks.html">post om de Snack Stacks</a>. Most of the work painting this model actually went into the lettering (it's burned into the wood, but needed a rather steady hand to be properly painted) and the hazard stripes (same story).</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdMuEhfTzn9UZxJ6tQd43I8bw84rJz_C8sxSyFXIKGpjR1x1_owBQD-iIND-9D_68KrNPDakwcIfZOICNLg19etEglEp5kyYZacAT6RI1bGBcrI4oQJI_pfRILd6OzI6XZWeaCSIWz6WmQ-AhqOgHFGqA4f93vDQ_e4EQggdfSFCtCXY5P-Is-kj1X" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="3318" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdMuEhfTzn9UZxJ6tQd43I8bw84rJz_C8sxSyFXIKGpjR1x1_owBQD-iIND-9D_68KrNPDakwcIfZOICNLg19etEglEp5kyYZacAT6RI1bGBcrI4oQJI_pfRILd6OzI6XZWeaCSIWz6WmQ-AhqOgHFGqA4f93vDQ_e4EQggdfSFCtCXY5P-Is-kj1X=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Considering how quick, easy and fun it was to paint these terminals, they have no business looking this good. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />One of the fun things is that you can remove the roof. This makes it a viable area to place models in during games (it's also the reason I haven't use a bit of transparent plastic to add windows yet). Aside from that I get to show off my new data terminals. These wonderful things actually gave me a reason to use some square bases again. They are 3D-prints and part of the <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-sci-fi-scenery-startship-bridge-and-terminals-support-free-190715">Starship bridge and terminals</a> set. I painted them with (the wonderfully named color) Vallejo Duck Egg Green/Eau de Nil. It gives of the fifties electronics vibe. The screens started with Caliban Green (highlighted towards the center) and ended with a freehand in each and a dollop of Flue Green over that. A bit of sponged on corrosion and wash and here they are. I'm quite chuffed with these to be honest (and maybe I should've taken pictures for a proper tutorial there :o). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEdHFbaj9Mp3EHhJXLf8uYH81AxghNcuAsRwj2nA5YTnHWQUGtvDBlx6QxbPH5nhIkNta0ipQAdGYG1lz2uf1cUh01pjGr3xW9EumxKIBFyR0uBDt0oYuxw-ZjkEdIR8awG-O9KzlDICgFRsIyMhBp0eilhEdx3KZVNCl8owZHbHpKDDeVrQW5ISC5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEdHFbaj9Mp3EHhJXLf8uYH81AxghNcuAsRwj2nA5YTnHWQUGtvDBlx6QxbPH5nhIkNta0ipQAdGYG1lz2uf1cUh01pjGr3xW9EumxKIBFyR0uBDt0oYuxw-ZjkEdIR8awG-O9KzlDICgFRsIyMhBp0eilhEdx3KZVNCl8owZHbHpKDDeVrQW5ISC5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By my estimation it will be another 2 to 3 weeks before I'm completely done printing titan parts. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ah well, that's neither here nor there. Let's end with a quick shot of my Warlord Titan so far. The entire upper body has been printed and glued together (there's a number of horrendous gaps that need filling). It's also only slightly shorter than my (almost) three year old. The armor plates for the legs have been printed. Currently the main guns are lined up for printing. So far I've used about 5 liters of resin. I expect it'll take another 1 to 3 liters to finish this madness. I does look rather spectacular though :)</div><p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-49596121279833668992023-04-20T11:26:00.006+02:002023-04-20T11:26:53.933+02:00Stargrave terrain: the Snack Stacks <p>Stargrave is awesome. And it gets even better if you go overboard on scenery and scatter terrain. As a rather fanatical terrain builder (also know as a 'storage challenged wargamer' ;) this game ticks all my boxes. So much so, that I went ahead and filled my shopping cart at TTCombat after playing <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/10/stargrave-battle-for-overgrown-factory.html">the battle for the overgrown factory</a> last year. I figured I needed it to play games in frontier world style sci-fi cities, also it gave me an excuse to play around a bit more with MDF terrain. Long story short, here are my Snack Stacks.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcXcAD6B2eBdOaL1kXHC44lQW3dRrtaAbEQ1dr_53oi6Y8Ne3Thy4d7FHIynkQ3m36Eg6DBUpnY3WOavmUJUOMxFHzPdU4L3nLtO0sS-o-3kj2M2v3FkIoaC76YUUyt4EzIag1WHCC9peEjtFFPhKEVcSwEEPpLThTgDVF0fC-OoWeKfbLkJMSHuLh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcXcAD6B2eBdOaL1kXHC44lQW3dRrtaAbEQ1dr_53oi6Y8Ne3Thy4d7FHIynkQ3m36Eg6DBUpnY3WOavmUJUOMxFHzPdU4L3nLtO0sS-o-3kj2M2v3FkIoaC76YUUyt4EzIag1WHCC9peEjtFFPhKEVcSwEEPpLThTgDVF0fC-OoWeKfbLkJMSHuLh=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original setting for 40K (Rogue Trader) was more a frontier settlement sci-fi exploration game. I'm glad Stargrave is here to scratch that particular itch.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>I realize my blog recently has been a bit top heavy on the 3D-printing side of things. And rightly so, it is fun, interesting and new. But there is a special joy in mixing it up in this hobby (in my humble opinion). You should always take time to scratch-built, get some plastic or even cardboard buildings out or play around with pre-made stuff like MDF buildings. The joy of MDF is that it is relatively cheap; the set pictured above is called '<a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/sci-fi-gothic/products/the-snack-stacks">The Snack Stacks</a>' and is priced (at the time of writing) at 16 quid (around 18 euro or 20 bucks). It is enough for a small skirmishing table. For the average modern 40K player it would be too much terrain for an entire table ;) </sour-grapes> (let's hope the new edition brings back a more classic approach to tables sizes and terrain*)<p></p><p>* Thought for the day: Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWU5XkKiROR-o1-f1BDVCRHaGUW2wy0CaOmhs8mGQ8ZjuOlsjCYT7vR-aMaVaM5YQYant6rzkF0q4XlLWjRI4laznrksIYK27kAAA_JzcqglnpUQPoAQM_j-s3hZc64dvBSlpDf6tb0ml0txdezLIIgM1HkQyQeAdyWGs3gA-gquHfDDP0YeO75NRE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2487" data-original-width="3316" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWU5XkKiROR-o1-f1BDVCRHaGUW2wy0CaOmhs8mGQ8ZjuOlsjCYT7vR-aMaVaM5YQYant6rzkF0q4XlLWjRI4laznrksIYK27kAAA_JzcqglnpUQPoAQM_j-s3hZc64dvBSlpDf6tb0ml0txdezLIIgM1HkQyQeAdyWGs3gA-gquHfDDP0YeO75NRE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The accumulated rust and the green ooze/goop (by Vallejo) on the counters really bring home the 'bon appetite' message of these snack stacks. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />For those of you who have never worked with MDF terrain: it is flat pack furniture for wargamers. The models are burned into 3mm MDF sheets, you push out bits and stick them together with PVA glue (or wood glue as it is known here in The Netherlands (making it the first appropriate use of this glue for me in quite a while)). Some details, like the lines in the containers, are burned into the wood, giving it a bit more character than scratch building with foam board or plasticard. TTCombat also quite cleverly sticks bits together in such a way it gives the impression of vents, power cables and the like on their buildings. But in the end most of what you build with MDF is quite flat and mostly square (excluding some round bits with flat sides like the cleverly made chimneys on these buildings).<p></p><p></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkAB871lDWIn_UokMYvVzTG6ya3a1LzIx084qWEitEDZn7mEo8YcqYtQ5nQjr5eyXf4Mxlx5_LYNdgsdOylQQaq0zx_pg1LSMVgIZCL0QmAsri1rhM3MBrnvLwD_AR9Z1UirunzZcs60nLF7GzycSWSJo9uigQh1zZwp27p6cs_WIklQ0jywJe8ObR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2279" data-original-width="3040" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkAB871lDWIn_UokMYvVzTG6ya3a1LzIx084qWEitEDZn7mEo8YcqYtQ5nQjr5eyXf4Mxlx5_LYNdgsdOylQQaq0zx_pg1LSMVgIZCL0QmAsri1rhM3MBrnvLwD_AR9Z1UirunzZcs60nLF7GzycSWSJo9uigQh1zZwp27p6cs_WIklQ0jywJe8ObR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original floor of this building had the same pattern as the container sides. It looked too much like wood for my taste, so I replaced it with a diamond plate pattern pressed into air-dry clay by a Green Stuff world texture roller.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So far, so good. The downside of MDF is that it is quite a challenge to build. To be sure: the instructions by TTCombat are very clear (after you discover you can download them on their website (they are not included in the kits)). Unfortunately they don't use the numbers on the sheets to point out where you should look, making it - interesting - to find the right parts. Mistakes where made building these containers. Also it turned out that MDF is hell to paint, at least using my standard techniques. For starters you have to prime MDF or seal it with glue. Why? Because MDF 'wood' is made by compressing a mix of sawdust and glue into a 'wooden sponge' that looks like a solid sheet. If you apply paint to MDF without sealing it first, it soaks your paint into the material and everything becomes an awful mess. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYPqjX15uO8_Ze1InA2Mv9F2D--7-_Qcy2QqeO3AppXS06CLNuc4RNi8qVx-wlehxEm4gh6_Xxot8Ti-Vn2NuOi1f_MbtCJEww5Ug5cJKrqK4mmD83MzobVLPqWa9WOVuWDUCB-vxXms1Hn_ToK2RTNAFMVeAMojznToXO3r28aMKIyLxszJ9V87gJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="2572" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYPqjX15uO8_Ze1InA2Mv9F2D--7-_Qcy2QqeO3AppXS06CLNuc4RNi8qVx-wlehxEm4gh6_Xxot8Ti-Vn2NuOi1f_MbtCJEww5Ug5cJKrqK4mmD83MzobVLPqWa9WOVuWDUCB-vxXms1Hn_ToK2RTNAFMVeAMojznToXO3r28aMKIyLxszJ9V87gJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As an extra joke I decided to give the chimney the cleanest look on this 'diner'. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>So far there's no real problem, bit while priming and painting my first few test pieces, I discovered the etched in details quite easily disappear beneath the paint. Even relatively thin layers of airbrushed paint can be too much and obscure detail. This was a bit disheartening. I painted two containers and they looked like hastily made foamboard boxes when I was done. Frustrated, I put these models to the side on my hobby station and focused on other hobby projects. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPYjU-NfdU0r7zV-wAOFXJwPQtTf5whTXSYgeWUS9MUfEVhm2Pc847ZRNgZVUe3BmMxJfd1uWmKXazp6ozCBCZ1Mzu3M_aqmgvamC-IOhMoZ5UogjHTBembXJrILkBWjG0ZBAyflI8WWFt5-LlzP0JOm2UkdwIFodhXk0ZwlZi6ahIdROmTGa3JF0Z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="3084" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPYjU-NfdU0r7zV-wAOFXJwPQtTf5whTXSYgeWUS9MUfEVhm2Pc847ZRNgZVUe3BmMxJfd1uWmKXazp6ozCBCZ1Mzu3M_aqmgvamC-IOhMoZ5UogjHTBembXJrILkBWjG0ZBAyflI8WWFt5-LlzP0JOm2UkdwIFodhXk0ZwlZi6ahIdROmTGa3JF0Z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I disliked the way the paint looked on the flat roof of the building on the left. Luckily I had a few <a href="https://www.maelstromsedge.com/medge/store.jsp?p=8">Maelstrom's Edge Terrain Sprues</a> left to add some detail. At that point getting hazard stripes painted in seemed logical (I have to practice for my planned Iron Warriors later this year anyway). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Over the past few months I kept pushing these models aside, while getting that annoying 'I should've finished these already'-feeling. So a few weekends back, after getting my warband slaughtered once more in a Stargrave wildernis scenario (should I do another write-up of a few scenario's I played?) I decided it was time to paint the settlement and hopefully change my luck by taking the fight into (sort of) civilized surroundings. Instead of airbrushing these building (except for the dark blue one in the picture above) I used a black rattlecan to prime them and a white rattlecan for a first zentihal highlight (my first use of rattlecans in about five years I think). Then I took a blue rattlecan to paint the light blue container buildings. I heavily thinned down some W&N heavy acrylics (Galeria I think the line is) to put green on the green containers. I used cheap sticker decals from the local 'So cheap, you know it sucks'-store as stencils to sponge on the big numbers (carefully adding a black outline by hand to them). The hazard stripes on the roof of the building above where added with a bit of masking tape and some restoration work with a (semi-steady) hand (and rust to cover up my sins).</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3rufKK427-AqRBhQmtacQSN1BIfVkt7xMysvnGh2Ycls-iwG1eK93u7AYlzhNlIIGeb7C6asioOmgTuy2J6wxRerrGUPQ5s14Z0mLwR8qTEfPvVGFdUaYxBIr4XRdc2Xd2LlrOPIQq5cUbu6d3pi4gahIT8tAfcc-s8MENaIbQrjhtNlIATMum-_j" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2934" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3rufKK427-AqRBhQmtacQSN1BIfVkt7xMysvnGh2Ycls-iwG1eK93u7AYlzhNlIIGeb7C6asioOmgTuy2J6wxRerrGUPQ5s14Z0mLwR8qTEfPvVGFdUaYxBIr4XRdc2Xd2LlrOPIQq5cUbu6d3pi4gahIT8tAfcc-s8MENaIbQrjhtNlIATMum-_j=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a last step I added Vallejo green gunk (had to look it up, it's: Slime Grime Dark Environment) and Typhus Corrosion to select bits of the model, using a large brush to feather it out (or streak it up or down). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The dark blue container was a test piece using the airbrush and although it photographs okay, the other buildings just look better on the tabletop (they also took less effort to paint). After applying the basic colors and decals to each container I used Vallejo Red Brown primer to paint everything that should be rusty. I then took a sponge and applied even more red brown to the sides and edges of the buildings and any other place where fancy struck me (mostly on decals to make them look worn). I added large patches of corrosion texture by AK (I'm afraid I'm going to have to buy this by the bucket soon). After the 'red brown and texture phase' I went back in with an airbrush to add a bit of an orange tint to the rusty areas. Basically just to break up the color a bit (rust should never look to monotonous). I followed this up by sponging GW Ryza Rust to the red brown areas. I sponged bits I really wanted to be metallic with a bit of Scalecolor Trash Metal. The white areas (airconditioners and counters) where painted with Vallejo bone primer. I mixed pure white into the wet paint to highlight areas on the countertops. After this dried I applied a disgusting mold paint by Vallejo in the corners and feathered this out lightly over the countertops. That should discourage anyone from eating at the snack stacks ;). This entire lot took me two afternoons to paint. All in all quite a satisfying experience. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqzN-uuAaLdLidGQGzRsyObFWs4Tg9E7QC9fIiNU5hChkFOtwqawlk4Ppnbl5ScVroE1X1PNV1kwQlDDG2qOku1NR_fqQ65G0eWqzMCO2iC6eJ98Ol_7B1g8TE6XPDJekGAs6Hk353Xujc3QDmobykK10djMEfLsNBcwLZZV3TCTLWawpkHAePHpPz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqzN-uuAaLdLidGQGzRsyObFWs4Tg9E7QC9fIiNU5hChkFOtwqawlk4Ppnbl5ScVroE1X1PNV1kwQlDDG2qOku1NR_fqQ65G0eWqzMCO2iC6eJ98Ol_7B1g8TE6XPDJekGAs6Hk353Xujc3QDmobykK10djMEfLsNBcwLZZV3TCTLWawpkHAePHpPz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its the hobby curse: every time I finish a big project I immediately add a new one, will the work never end? (I hope not!).</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Fresh on the succes of my snack stacks I've finally assembled the other buildings I bought: the <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/sci-fi-gothic/products/the-slum-stacks">Slum Stacks</a> (not pictured above) and the <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/sci-fi-gothic/products/shanty-town-stacks">Shanty Town Stacks</a> (pictured above). And because the only thing better than mixing it up in the hobby is mixing techniques in a single hobby project, I've 3D-printed extra greeblies and signs for these buildings. I think they spice things up even more. Here's to hoping they don't languish for months on the side of the paint station (they take up too much space for that, and there's a Warlord Titan construction in the way!).</div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-45852922033014542162023-04-05T22:14:00.001+02:002023-04-05T22:14:14.466+02:00Call me crazy? Wait until you hear the Omnissiah rant!<p>Update more often is starting to sound like 'paint all my models before getting more'. In other words: crazy ideas that have no place in the hobby ;). Speaking of crazy ideas, I thought it might be fun to write about this mad project while large chunks of it are still rolling of the printer. Rolling? More like slowly sauntering towards completion. Let's get this crazy train rolling (queue <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMDFv5m18Pw">Ozzy Osbourne</a>) </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVeNwTxg7FL1t4J0LcH8hVT_pSlu8m-8aMDuo7h6qDtqn9wxzc4uEKeVVh5WpiMNwIuVXGPGa6rrAl5qd-_FfH70H8vSH25I-m73O_pME_-r5fRBBbWytPSIZpoEdBXt2q__BIeBCZc_Erai5UboXH8P21H8iSwozSDf3FPufN0hzZbQZ8eevododI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVeNwTxg7FL1t4J0LcH8hVT_pSlu8m-8aMDuo7h6qDtqn9wxzc4uEKeVVh5WpiMNwIuVXGPGa6rrAl5qd-_FfH70H8vSH25I-m73O_pME_-r5fRBBbWytPSIZpoEdBXt2q__BIeBCZc_Erai5UboXH8P21H8iSwozSDf3FPufN0hzZbQZ8eevododI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick! Start chanting to the Omissiah! Another Warlord is about to walk!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>As a quick recap, last year in a moment of extreme insanity I printed a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/08/warhound-titan-power-up-detected.html">Warhound Titan</a> unsing a 3D-printer with a very small print volume (102.4 x 57.6 x 165 mm). It took weeks to print, a weekend to paint, and only seconds for mr. Gravity to destroy it. It still functions as - very - eye catching terrain, so no complaints there. In the meantime I've gotten a second printer with a larger print volume (298 x 164 x 300 mm). I really wanted it because on acquiring my first printer I rather quickly got my hands on STL files for a Warlord titan and a Thunderhawk gunship. My attempts at the Thuderhawk failed rather miserably with the small printer. On seeing the amounts of cuts needed to make the Warlord, I abandoned the project. <p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFD7b5Jzed6ajqV_s4dIFdZ0vX0J_5XRFSkNuM3tZY59T22jx-OL32ljU_U4h58T1IeEqqXgR65bJcNHACRRtPGekXbvyG1hfrs4iYTsG6DlsCbfLnSneNWJgSjL4uK1ihyJTnaplD4eWdf6m2Pn9QuT_YPn77-5HEeXEgxpXbqh49qbZtP_XraNMb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFD7b5Jzed6ajqV_s4dIFdZ0vX0J_5XRFSkNuM3tZY59T22jx-OL32ljU_U4h58T1IeEqqXgR65bJcNHACRRtPGekXbvyG1hfrs4iYTsG6DlsCbfLnSneNWJgSjL4uK1ihyJTnaplD4eWdf6m2Pn9QuT_YPn77-5HEeXEgxpXbqh49qbZtP_XraNMb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't quite get over the amount of detail the rather run of the mill 3D printers I own manage to print. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Enough background bla, bla. I quite recently re-printed a Warhound titan. This time using the skills I learned (i.e. the mistakes and blunders I collected) printing the first one. It came out looking better and I used about one third of the resin of the first version (and cheaper resin too :D). While assembling the parts I started wondering how much time and effort the Warlord would taken. One thing led to another and before I knew it, I had printed the head. According to the Rules of Madness (stored somewhere off in the webway) I had to continue.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw0xqIFY0fzlEQddUn-BUr7hnsmMQ6LDANTM5htuKND-yxM791e_cbGLFhdzL6c73gFV7UFZYHYoNDNyZWCvI4s5egYdRXL5GsYAtInhPCpCvZhH4alyp2NWlWm7i9x4OahfOk5cCR87gMDHdSRJvFl0Ejr9ofu26oUHtG-9Au5RFRLUYwqL2W7P23" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw0xqIFY0fzlEQddUn-BUr7hnsmMQ6LDANTM5htuKND-yxM791e_cbGLFhdzL6c73gFV7UFZYHYoNDNyZWCvI4s5egYdRXL5GsYAtInhPCpCvZhH4alyp2NWlWm7i9x4OahfOk5cCR87gMDHdSRJvFl0Ejr9ofu26oUHtG-9Au5RFRLUYwqL2W7P23=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometime a stupid link says more than a silly caption. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDcTLaWJuo">This link seems appropriate here.</a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Skip ahead a lot of printing and I had feet and legs. I could also send this cheeky picture to a friend who responded to the photo of the heads with 'It doesn't look much bigger, are you sure it's a titan?'</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfh4yiWrYT6EX23pCaUVhEq8pAf6VkYcquqgJiwkPxgm_TWqV2bniPPOiyWuDmc09JJbIe_txElNHAdtC6psskQ7oWCeFnkeOmRs9XFYUAmWhK-7H4z7JYYBqUQVNTOedomk7nQuM27_Nr-xLow_MFf1Kzy3KbG_HY6UdFJ3HQh_ncbc2vn60CHsDz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfh4yiWrYT6EX23pCaUVhEq8pAf6VkYcquqgJiwkPxgm_TWqV2bniPPOiyWuDmc09JJbIe_txElNHAdtC6psskQ7oWCeFnkeOmRs9XFYUAmWhK-7H4z7JYYBqUQVNTOedomk7nQuM27_Nr-xLow_MFf1Kzy3KbG_HY6UdFJ3HQh_ncbc2vn60CHsDz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point I needed a reference file to check out which bit most likely went where. Also (for those of you wondering) I made the holes in the print files because I hollowed these parts out. The holes allow cleaning fluid on the inside of the print, to take off all uncured resin. That stops the model from leaking paint destroying gunk or exploding at a later point in time. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Skip ahead a few more days. For those of you wondering, each part need anywhere between 4 and 12 hours to print. The worst offenders so far are the upper legs, but as I'm writing the center part of the right shield generator shoulder is being printed, and it will probably take closer to 13 hours. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLWUD72jQ9b_yfv9BMf054GAzg6nR_RB4jj51ozE5e1aVnp0aCeH7JkmNnGLszXUkfSJPgKUevOopd0P-C8O-xJUZdJhnchoRoH4GE1G46I_LNwHpaMFmw_dF5PhQch94pnz9DbMhCh_0NrAcwzOMnV-3_adQcak9kj9KjKOBpgIhRyHaic_0MDBgS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLWUD72jQ9b_yfv9BMf054GAzg6nR_RB4jj51ozE5e1aVnp0aCeH7JkmNnGLszXUkfSJPgKUevOopd0P-C8O-xJUZdJhnchoRoH4GE1G46I_LNwHpaMFmw_dF5PhQch94pnz9DbMhCh_0NrAcwzOMnV-3_adQcak9kj9KjKOBpgIhRyHaic_0MDBgS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are these magic moments in model building where a lot of random bits and bobs suddenly start forming an actual model. This was one of those moments. That door is just so cool (and it's also on the <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-second-warlord-titan-and-six.html">modern epic scale Warlord titans by GW</a>). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I think I've commented a few times on my decided lack of patience. It came to the fore here. I had to see what I was making. So when the final bits of the torso where finished I decided to call the shield generators a separate thing, giving me ample excuse to apply glue (and a jeweler's saw, because a lot of resin calibration helped most things fit, but not all things). </p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOnBMKuNUlUEMC-ed7yE7A8Dp6MF7le6matPAMEXi1wb0Y8i3udXPkGGQpR1r1aO9FI1aTOlL6v_2UygxB3GPhsQAi8qcwi1AU13F7rXyoIaLqkmyj12JpIgPgT8P7FsG0JHbXrm67-oUS0W-YCP2zmV5hFTChbsWaFuYwHXyai8Fp-t-TN5TBhkFr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOnBMKuNUlUEMC-ed7yE7A8Dp6MF7le6matPAMEXi1wb0Y8i3udXPkGGQpR1r1aO9FI1aTOlL6v_2UygxB3GPhsQAi8qcwi1AU13F7rXyoIaLqkmyj12JpIgPgT8P7FsG0JHbXrm67-oUS0W-YCP2zmV5hFTChbsWaFuYwHXyai8Fp-t-TN5TBhkFr=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knock, kock who's there. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bgiiTxhzM">Der Kommissar</a>. (I'll never stop spawning superfluous links (and now my commissar has his own theme song).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My devout chanting of canticles to the Omnissiah quickly attracted attention of the local commissariat. I think mr. Power Axe approves of my construction. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPH0EfXx67KPv73B53KQnv25mZMCqlykiZGRpTMNg4NlsPtmu-h2yLzbvZX7H0oykKS_a97RC6ptdYORofias-4khpoy7vqPdTaRyi0OuKKPhS8RLI3Id7hDhF4vYjgP_Ow0wKnlnEf6PBBDaNQJ4kvRTKUAUNfX9be-erDwipZzvwJoA9z4Ox8SlJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPH0EfXx67KPv73B53KQnv25mZMCqlykiZGRpTMNg4NlsPtmu-h2yLzbvZX7H0oykKS_a97RC6ptdYORofias-4khpoy7vqPdTaRyi0OuKKPhS8RLI3Id7hDhF4vYjgP_Ow0wKnlnEf6PBBDaNQJ4kvRTKUAUNfX9be-erDwipZzvwJoA9z4Ox8SlJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top arch was actually too large for the build volume of my large printer. I had to cut it in two with software before printing. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the torso assembled as far as it would go, I decided to see if I could get the legs in some sort of shape as well. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnMeCFrkV3Q-tjy2vMEHz7x1R4IGy7QtqGIxOZn9pL-fw91ot_snecHUnjz5rJk7t3FEgvSW_Lc9QZWt3HueoyE3jfXOhi6Lrun9R5P-qOWxeeBHdxF7hvsde2Pof7szUSFtQ0NCyBHAQ1tTJQQINnr8aAcKvlmXPS15WZq0m07xWeQq7Xq_0iGY4q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnMeCFrkV3Q-tjy2vMEHz7x1R4IGy7QtqGIxOZn9pL-fw91ot_snecHUnjz5rJk7t3FEgvSW_Lc9QZWt3HueoyE3jfXOhi6Lrun9R5P-qOWxeeBHdxF7hvsde2Pof7szUSFtQ0NCyBHAQ1tTJQQINnr8aAcKvlmXPS15WZq0m07xWeQq7Xq_0iGY4q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh dear I've made that stupid ZZ-top joke a bit higher up in this article, didn't I?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I spent a few joyful minutes supergluing toes and armor plates to the feet (and sticking my fingers together for the millionth time (I never knew there was a special ceremony and a prize (more superglue), but I do wonder how the people from the zap-a-gap gained entry to my house (the fumes from glue are healthy, no? (and enough nonsensical twatter))). To be honest, on positioning the legs I had to call my wife for assistance as there was no way I could keep everything in position and apply superglue. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe-muValJAd8xGGwyfbxbTBMP7gSwAb9qND_m92ZfF08cCBb2DuoGqwstRjtK6eMQKGH0v6JhFB_h4oyfpInQgGGxhpmIwBoSIYtgWiB4LKjWfR25M30AwXtUhbP1zmci5mL3vhZBOSuR7fuYKvqKyda7bZDPtV2IvlNVfIGvV1F1C4keLnYbw44d0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe-muValJAd8xGGwyfbxbTBMP7gSwAb9qND_m92ZfF08cCBb2DuoGqwstRjtK6eMQKGH0v6JhFB_h4oyfpInQgGGxhpmIwBoSIYtgWiB4LKjWfR25M30AwXtUhbP1zmci5mL3vhZBOSuR7fuYKvqKyda7bZDPtV2IvlNVfIGvV1F1C4keLnYbw44d0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This thing is silly big. I have no clue where to store it (not on a rickety plank, I've already learned that lesson).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It all worked out so far and (being impatient) I fitted the torso onto the legs without giving the glue enough time to dry. Luckily it all held. It'll be a number of days before I'm done printing the rest of this model. I've decided to focus on printing the entire 'skeleton' first and printing the armor plates when the skeleton stands. There are a lot of armor plates. Many times many. Ah well, all in good fun, it'll give me time to slap fresh paint on 'Phoenix' the Warhound titan in the back. I'll throw up more updates as the resin coagulates. </p><p>On a completely unrelated side note: does anyone have some inspiring links or other references showing interesting takes on Iron Warriors? I dig the silver and the hazard striping, but it all gets very metallic, very fast and I can't seem to find many (any) creative additions to the theme. I'd be much obliged for some inspiration there as I plan on adding some of these cantankerous Space Marines in my collection (check out the metal guy staring at you from between the Warhound's legs for a small preview).</p><p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-58729647694076555262023-04-01T11:02:00.000+02:002023-04-01T11:02:09.883+02:00A Sacred Mountain Avatar rolls off the hill to proxy the Spirit of the Mountain<p>Considering beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I have to admit at least one of my eye stalks is not vibing with the <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/Lumineth-Realm-lords-Sprit-of-the-Mountain-2020">Spirit of the Mountain</a> model GW made for the new High Elf line (also known as the Lumineth Realm Lords). Luckily we live in an age of many alternatives. And as a recent convert to the 3D-printing community I looked and found a more suitable model called the 'Sacred Mountain Avatar' by a gaming company on MyMiniFactory called <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Ghamak">Ghamak</a>. Here's my painted version.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLIpadlcSp6NVg9yV74ttQxx_69pwVIfvjCSRDXOVSNm6G007gSh_XW5UaTjGqYSBb3jaGsmRfBEoZJKDj1EPlP0lag3zCo6F6NwQvUSg_ew-cqTh7tqXzk8U-NhjOOBQZ4oPeFL3y1rzIS3d4nc195IgJnWBFvLjxbU1c8bDXufigEFXCrE7p1tfs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3466" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLIpadlcSp6NVg9yV74ttQxx_69pwVIfvjCSRDXOVSNm6G007gSh_XW5UaTjGqYSBb3jaGsmRfBEoZJKDj1EPlP0lag3zCo6F6NwQvUSg_ew-cqTh7tqXzk8U-NhjOOBQZ4oPeFL3y1rzIS3d4nc195IgJnWBFvLjxbU1c8bDXufigEFXCrE7p1tfs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Sacred Mountain Avatar makes a nice proxy for the Spirit of the Mountain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>I rather liked a number of models in this company's line-up (there's some awesome looking Skaven I should really try someday soon) so I recently joined their Patreon. This model was part of the March release. A February release also featured better alternatives to the <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/Lumineth-Relam-lords-Alarith-Stoneguard-2020">guys taking suicidal helmet horns</a> to a whole new level of stupid. Sadly I rather like those models, but now I don't have to look for replacement heads as I have another choice for High Elf with big hammer. More on those some other time.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbbZXwsyIrONKhrDEMxX_uK2iOTWGiCaCMvNSqR4TTLjjifz_s1EBx-87ayefOyHM0mfX2ezdC4XwSKncqztALXoapLFkpBypTPSDXAUTuA-BcohihyQeSA96lxyMaQBNOx8CCN3YkRfDfl7MSeRT9kDoZo_vGYRlNi4JaxOtjtGtndqV1lGm1g09O" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3308" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbbZXwsyIrONKhrDEMxX_uK2iOTWGiCaCMvNSqR4TTLjjifz_s1EBx-87ayefOyHM0mfX2ezdC4XwSKncqztALXoapLFkpBypTPSDXAUTuA-BcohihyQeSA96lxyMaQBNOx8CCN3YkRfDfl7MSeRT9kDoZo_vGYRlNi4JaxOtjtGtndqV1lGm1g09O=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the rocks on his back look good, took quite a lot of color (and a lot of drybrushing as well).</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Anyway. the Spirit of the Mountain within AoS lore is worhshipped from Alartih temples. It literally embodies the mountain the temple is build on and occasionally pops up to help out in battle. I have to admit I rather like that direction of thinking. It reminds me of the old Wood Elves having their tree-kin over to help them in battle (now if there was a nice line of classic looking Wood Elves to paint I'd be on it in a minute, but alas, Skarloc will have to moonlight as a High Elf for the foreseeable future). Where was I? Oh yes the spirit of the mountain. I like the Avatar sculpt Ghamak made. It has a wise mountain lion vibe going and looks to have ripped itself out of the mountain's side to give some sage advice (and a few well-places hammer blows). I took my time getting his face painted to a reasonable standard (I think). As to the color I used a base of Dunkel Gelb (Dark Yellow) by Vallejo and added some Ivory to it for highlights. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR2j6npDDzsUqetoUqsRlXCuc0_xAoNz49D7fAXxLs6Fxei-qe1pgFEwPL99M83aTLdW8NN2jwZdXrmiJEq08kVJCCtB13AKUfdsK2kpX5FjrUgwU6MC6kHtkq6X9Pf7VosMagNkyF5mGBGhCo1fh0NTy81q049IeKVHz-BQEAiE88UhxAbbycDaN5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR2j6npDDzsUqetoUqsRlXCuc0_xAoNz49D7fAXxLs6Fxei-qe1pgFEwPL99M83aTLdW8NN2jwZdXrmiJEq08kVJCCtB13AKUfdsK2kpX5FjrUgwU6MC6kHtkq6X9Pf7VosMagNkyF5mGBGhCo1fh0NTy81q049IeKVHz-BQEAiE88UhxAbbycDaN5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting patterns on robes is something I've been meaning to do a lot more. I'm quite happy I took the time for it on these robes. </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The robes where painted with GW Squig Orange to make it fit in with the rank and file of my Lumineth. After airbrushing on highlights and adding a few brushed on edge highlights (just added white) I decided to paint on a relatively easy to accomplish flower pattern in yellow. It is subtle from a distance, but really makes the robes look fancy. I'm quite happy with that. Happy enough to risk a close-up :).</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacHy2K5EmJUYFDYeORyiCVo0uDhWFPZwpIc-jZxYc8W-SJ7yAlyJJfG4utEmgt6bv7DbKyZXD_hGQGP1yro6jT0AUDNd3sHFbCEVM1LjgbSgH6QTwieGLCNSrrL1nxf-yGzOP3FGmOBn9d0cD5IrFiCV6hpx5zgBH0-onS5mWFi8olIyH88uVs509" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacHy2K5EmJUYFDYeORyiCVo0uDhWFPZwpIc-jZxYc8W-SJ7yAlyJJfG4utEmgt6bv7DbKyZXD_hGQGP1yro6jT0AUDNd3sHFbCEVM1LjgbSgH6QTwieGLCNSrrL1nxf-yGzOP3FGmOBn9d0cD5IrFiCV6hpx5zgBH0-onS5mWFi8olIyH88uVs509=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My compulsion to read and view every face (and eye) painting tutorial I find is starting to pay off (I think).</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Here's another risky close-up of the face. I'm very happy that my eye painting skills keep improving as I think having pupils help make a model look interesting. I should talk a little bit about the rocks on his back (sorry about this ill-placed bit of text as the rocks are only properly visible two pictures up). I painted these VMA Cement Grey and then drowned them in Nuln Oil followed by a bath of Agrax Earthshade. Next (after drying) I went for a drybrush with GW Celestra Grey. After this dried I painted some rocks with Contrast Guilliman Flesh, Militarum Green or Plaguebearer Flesh. I added some random brown Contrast paint to the branches sticking out of the rocks. After the paints dried I poured on yet more Agrax and gave the lot a fresh grey drybrush (except the branches). I added a choice pink (Vallejo Mecha Magenta) to the leafy cones on top, because High Elves just demand a lot of color (actually everyone does, I'm one of those 'taste the rainbow' kind of tabletop warriors). </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbgMHFcXPiaQiPI2OZW6wKRwUHnS9qHrKZv30oBrJuavySIFSem1r5027mRScFj3z96Ejirsm2-yWFKw6u9RVycxsDo-wl2wNYRV0yFCm70riqE80fq54W_7EzbqYMG9U_UsOGBHGLEYWbN4R1KNYZUEpohUmZBHamNWxb5O4glOrYbYwksYdRdMvR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="3574" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbgMHFcXPiaQiPI2OZW6wKRwUHnS9qHrKZv30oBrJuavySIFSem1r5027mRScFj3z96Ejirsm2-yWFKw6u9RVycxsDo-wl2wNYRV0yFCm70riqE80fq54W_7EzbqYMG9U_UsOGBHGLEYWbN4R1KNYZUEpohUmZBHamNWxb5O4glOrYbYwksYdRdMvR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's quite a nice scale for a centerpiece model. Also: why don't I ever touch up base rims before taking pictures? (Answer: sheer enthusiasm ;)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Just for scale here's a picture of the mountainous avatar with a happy little friend. It's going to be a blast placing him on the table. Especially against those naughty flying dwarves (Kharadron) that recently crushed my Lumineth in a battle over mysterious artifacts (greedy little....+++ REDACTED BY ORDER OF HIS MOST HOLY INQUISITION +++).</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7BZyBWp0q3iYfhUO1qvJr3W1s5kyNhstiecaWl0NOeyyjuSODoSsBWtoePs3YOG4x0Eh7bgWhPqM13gc7CEGTwmlKBWElCLOYXd0XEcN1cxRpxQ07LlsGuX363jaN4v5DHYJHUUb8P921gZYPYJYgmWFSvry3v8I0tDArvUF4sSxYKRfKFmEJbJkB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7BZyBWp0q3iYfhUO1qvJr3W1s5kyNhstiecaWl0NOeyyjuSODoSsBWtoePs3YOG4x0Eh7bgWhPqM13gc7CEGTwmlKBWElCLOYXd0XEcN1cxRpxQ07LlsGuX363jaN4v5DHYJHUUb8P921gZYPYJYgmWFSvry3v8I0tDArvUF4sSxYKRfKFmEJbJkB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They should call these 3D-printers backlog printers, I need more time to get all this stuff painted. Also I need to find more storage space ;).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To finish up, I thought let's not make every other post an apology about being slow in posting. My time is being consumed mostly by work and for another large part by learning how (not to) 3D-print. While silent I've printed a replacement for my poor dead Warhound Titan. I've made (a rather sloppy) print of a Thunderhawk and I'm currently in the process of printing something even larger (center bottom of the picture above :D). With apologies for the lack of updates, I'm still happily hobbying along. Here's to hoping I'll find more time to blab about it on this blog.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-81794091543017320722023-02-13T17:08:00.005+01:002023-02-13T17:44:51.186+01:00Resin 3D-printing for wargaming FAQ 1.0<p>Time flies. I got my first resin <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/07/i-added-3d-printer-to-my-hobby-arsenal.html">3D-printer last year</a> and have been toying around with it ever since. I have to say: it is a tool with a learning curve. Last week I added a second 3D-printer to my hobby arsenal, for reasons I'll go into below. Combined with the new 'climate controlled environment' (my <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/01/3d-printing-in-winter-cold.html">3D-printing tent</a> ;) I'm getting better results and I find myself spending less time scraping resin gunk off reservoirs and more time looking at successful prints. With that I thought it was about time to write a first 'Resin 3D-printing for wargamers FAQ'. Let's go for it.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYoatboT0rBcqCeUNAiFX9qjri9MAfZIRaPWoQTRbKiqYfmfAPII11CNmH-iCNL7WZNi8-ySGz6Lq7paQxqQeI3iXMtkGoGytS5fwBTQpS6p9RUZlyDrqE65mfVq0S-tZbTMR3qlsF8w1J0CIiz_do6h5Tfy0XrX75Ln2WOFhGUsiqMThL_d67KXzG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYoatboT0rBcqCeUNAiFX9qjri9MAfZIRaPWoQTRbKiqYfmfAPII11CNmH-iCNL7WZNi8-ySGz6Lq7paQxqQeI3iXMtkGoGytS5fwBTQpS6p9RUZlyDrqE65mfVq0S-tZbTMR3qlsF8w1J0CIiz_do6h5Tfy0XrX75Ln2WOFhGUsiqMThL_d67KXzG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I printed the Dragon Crest space ship that is part of the <a href="https://dragons.rest/collections/featured/products/outpost-origins-ultimate-collection">Outpost Origin's collection</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><span><a name='more'></a></span>1. What do I need to get started with this 3D-printing thing?</b><p></p><p>Let's start with the obvious: a 3D-printer. Shocking, I know. With that out of the way. You'll need a metal scraper and plastic scraper, most likely you'll find these in the box with your resin printer. The metal one is used to separate finished prints from you build plate. The plastic one is used to scrape miserable failures off the bottom of your reservoir. Don't use the metal one in your reservoir, you will damage it. You'll also need Nitril gloves. That's Nitril not Mithril, getting Mithril requires you to dig too deep. </p><p>You need the Nitril gloves to protect your hands from the resin and you should get in the habit of wearing them when working around the printer. Resin is not very healthy. I've also picked up a pair of tougher household glove style gloves rated for chemical protection. They are easier to put on and hard wearing. That saves me a ton on Nitril gloves (I only wear these when handling small and slippery prints (like Nurglings). A big roll of cleaning paper is also quite useful as you'll find your primary task while working around the printer consists of cleaning up resin spills, dripped cleaning fluid, etc. </p><p>Next up is a bottle of cleaning alcohol. I currently have a 97% purity, but higher is better (I've heard). The standard bottles are 70% as that is the perfect strength to murder germs. We're not murdering germs but removing resin. Cleaning alcohol is necessary to clean up your reservoir after a failed print, clean the plateau, get the residue of bolts and to wipe off flat surfaces. In short: you'll need it to keep you workplace clean. Get a bottle with your new printer.</p><p>Last, but certainly not least, you'll need a way to clean excess resin of your freshly printed miniatures. The internet adives IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol for cleaning, not the hipster beer) but I don't use that for cleaning my miniatures. I've bought an Anycubic Wash&Cure 2.0 with my first printer and still use that both to clean excess resin off my prints and to cure the models after washing (for about two minutes (<- bonus answer there ;)). I use a resin cleaner in the wash&cure instead of IPA. It costs a bit more, but is not labeled 'flamable' which makes me sleep a bit sounder. </p><p>Almost forgot a last bit you need: a funnel with a filter. When you need to clean the reservoir you need to pour the resin in it back into the bottle. The funnel helps prevent a mess and the filter stops hardened bits of resin from contaminating your supply.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9OvuZA5J0bzwenuh-vpSM3hTvb1xRbTGFPrhlrp-PGJsTYJ4p_Kn2n0lzzitQVA8sboIJEjlwQtsLydOSnaaPwx5xT-5hyQ484n2JgB-0SlFZvcLT88WsWuPOzVYQWDCAc2hIYC5ncMTAdNS_KaT9i_3LdoNOqGgc7fAxl_iPSZDdUoJVJAw0kAXQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9OvuZA5J0bzwenuh-vpSM3hTvb1xRbTGFPrhlrp-PGJsTYJ4p_Kn2n0lzzitQVA8sboIJEjlwQtsLydOSnaaPwx5xT-5hyQ484n2JgB-0SlFZvcLT88WsWuPOzVYQWDCAc2hIYC5ncMTAdNS_KaT9i_3LdoNOqGgc7fAxl_iPSZDdUoJVJAw0kAXQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rule of thumb when it comes to safety equipment: the easier it is to put on, the more likely it is you won't decide to skip it 'just this once'. These gloves may be a bit too crude for fine manipulation, but for cleaning resin gunk of a reservoir they serve quite well (plus they're easy to put on (safety first)).</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><b>2. What are the important bits on a 3D-printer?</b></p><p>Let's get into how this works first. A resin 3D-printer prints by dunking a big metal plate into a resin filled vat with a transparent bottom. When the build plate is in the right position, a UV light shines in the shape of a single layer, hardening the resin and adding another wopping 0.05 mm layer to your print (or 0.025 if you go crazy for detail). The build plate then lifts, allowing resin to flow back. After a set bit of time and distance the plate is dunked back in again and the next layer is added. Until that magical moment 3 to 18 hours later when your print is finished.</p><p>The important bits (from a users perspective) of the printer are the build plate, the reservoir and very specifically the transparant bottom of the reservoir. The build plate itself is fastened with a big screw to the arm that lifts it. You take the plate off the printer when the print is done to get the model of it. In your first week of owning a 3D-printer you will forget to fasten the big screw on top of the build plate, causing a rather miserable print failure. After this mistake you will compulsively check if the screw is tight every time you start a new print (this may just be me). </p><p>The reservoir itself is not all that exciting except for one detail: there's a line on it that says: 'max' (or something similar). This is not a suggestion as to what is 'max' even though there seems to be plenty of space for more resin above max. Remember the build plate is dunked into the vat. It has volume and will push the resin to greater heights. Overfilling your reservoir will at a minimum make a horrid mess and most likely lead to a failed print. In the worst case the resin will leak into your printer, giving you an excuse to get an exciting new model printer sooner than you thought (yes I know how to phrase things nicely ;).</p><p>The transparant bottom of the reservoir is called the FEP film. FEP stands for Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (thank you Google). This film has two functions (actually three). For starters it allows the UV light to hit the resin on the bottom of the reservoir. Second it is slightly flexible, allowing the build plate to peel off the print as it rises. It's third function is to keep the resin in the vat (but you could've guessed that). The FEP film is relatively fragile. You need to be careful with the plastic scraper not to punch holes in it or make scratches. It also gets scratched and cloudy over use and at a certain point it'll need to be replaced. You'll know when that point has arrived as there will be mysterious resin residue on you printer after printing and your prints'll start failing. My advice is to buy replacement FEP-film way ahead of time as the shipping time occasionally takes weeks even a month. As it sucks to have to even wait a day for a replacement consumable to arrive, having some spares ready pays off.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoMRK1wDuUFQElyDxkxYRiGYtqRKM35NbzP7AqFdoQ_8Mo7YM54FrfC6qHN_pUG6nGLiwK9hlc0gCjFvBWjfusN7TXadiqZcmkb60dQ0RJ7sdsI34UN-JQ2GQXelhNWuM5SRIrSoNN1oCR6XI9JYkE_epIKLQ11IUuXm5DDoYxDbZ2CilzL23KV7fW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoMRK1wDuUFQElyDxkxYRiGYtqRKM35NbzP7AqFdoQ_8Mo7YM54FrfC6qHN_pUG6nGLiwK9hlc0gCjFvBWjfusN7TXadiqZcmkb60dQ0RJ7sdsI34UN-JQ2GQXelhNWuM5SRIrSoNN1oCR6XI9JYkE_epIKLQ11IUuXm5DDoYxDbZ2CilzL23KV7fW=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3D-printing isn't that difficult: you dunk the model in and lift it back out again. Wait a second and repeat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>3. What resin 3D-Printer should I buy?</b></p><p></p><p>My advice to anyone is: 'the one with the biggest build plate within your budget'. The reason I got a second 3D-printer within the year is that I got this advice and decided not to heed it. I figured I'd just be printing cute 28mm models and opted for a higher detail printer with a smaller build plate (around 5x10 centimeter (2x4"). As it turned out I quickly discovered the <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/08/warhound-titan-power-up-detected.html">joys of printing titans</a> (that was quite a feat on a tiny build plate though). Also even if you keep to relatively small models, you need to rotate what you print to get the best results. If your build plate is small, your options are more limited. Getting a bigger build plate helps. As to high detail, I have not noticed serious differences in detail of my models between the newer (less sharp, bigger build plate) and my older (tiny build plate, high detail) printer. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU0__MVsZKwQ163oRSu8j6n4KynCF6NQWZ09aVZblkIFonpzCuJpUDkZLiueKuX4ssGM-Y111xBefOqmq3ZiPeUg7Eof2DlIoQaM7Z74emA8luN3oA-dPwRPhUr6UcdzploW9G7YPC3gsesM9kmWacwX4HRT08NviIX8effrmXJ7xnXWk5wJmPPWyV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU0__MVsZKwQ163oRSu8j6n4KynCF6NQWZ09aVZblkIFonpzCuJpUDkZLiueKuX4ssGM-Y111xBefOqmq3ZiPeUg7Eof2DlIoQaM7Z74emA8luN3oA-dPwRPhUr6UcdzploW9G7YPC3gsesM9kmWacwX4HRT08NviIX8effrmXJ7xnXWk5wJmPPWyV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my most recent prints was a scale 1:1 laspistol. I'll use it to decorate my wall as soon as it has a layer of paint.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>4. What color of resin should I use?</b><p></p><p>Grey. </p><p>Next question. </p><p>...</p><p>Oh you want to know why? The color of the resin you use is not just cosmetic (as I thought when I started out). It determines how much light the resin absorbs when the UV-light hits the FEP-film (I'm starting to sound suspiciously like a Star Trek techno-babbler there). Long story (I don't fully comprehend) short: white resins need less exposure time, black resins need more. It varies from brand to brand (and type to type). As the goal of a wargamer is to slap primer and paint on your printed models (and none of us have any unpainted models now, do we?) pick grey. It has larger margin of error when it comes to exposure times, making it easier to work with. </p><p>As a bonus hint: before buying a supply of resin, check if the internet has some indication of the proper settings to use it. I know there are all kinds of test files you can print to finetune you own settings to perfection, but I just don't want to waste my time with that. Having ready to use setting makes life so much easier. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKYM59LsR4hfkr44ikExsua1d961b8cwYeCZoVb2KwU9pQsINr67oEd2OWqsWpH6cFIRem-hw7Uun1bmhh_ncoEq3wOpIu7iO5sDDHDCBBoDFX9r7XOMp0VskCImTc83GdZyDC1ASsE0KwSF0JBMC8hcSfrCourMN1NQJ3HwL9Awx0D8ba92opGPUr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="3840" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKYM59LsR4hfkr44ikExsua1d961b8cwYeCZoVb2KwU9pQsINr67oEd2OWqsWpH6cFIRem-hw7Uun1bmhh_ncoEq3wOpIu7iO5sDDHDCBBoDFX9r7XOMp0VskCImTc83GdZyDC1ASsE0KwSF0JBMC8hcSfrCourMN1NQJ3HwL9Awx0D8ba92opGPUr=w640-h344" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chitubox slicer is the first one I learned to use, I'm finding it hard to come to grips with different slicers (although Lychee does look interesting).</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>5. What is the best slicer to use?</b></p><p>To print a 3D-model you need to convert a file that describes it, to a language your specific model of printer understands. The standard file format you find on almost any source of 3D models is STL (Standard Triangle Language). You can easily convert STL to whatever you need using a slide rule, pencil, paper and...wait, you can't, sorry, got carried away there. To convert an STL into something your printer can work with you need slicer software that does all the complicating calculating and translating. For resin printers there are three major applications you can work with: Chitubox, Lychee Slicer and Z-suite (there are numerous others, but three sounds oh so authoritative, I just couldn't resist ;)</p><p>The first slicer I learned to use is Chitubox. It takes a bit of cursing to get the hang of, but it works ok. Unfortunately the free version does not allow you to edit models beyond hollowing them. I've also been trying Lychee Slicer for a bit. It has a nice feature that allows you to easily add community made resin profiles to your settings. Unfortunately hollowing a model requires the paid version. All in all I want to like Lychee, but I'm just so very used to Chitubox it's hard to switch.</p><p>I have not tried Z-suite yet. It is part of the professional tools for 3D-modelers and way outside my budget (although I still dream of learning to sculpt in 3D so who know what the future might bring). </p><p>My printer also came with the Photon editing suite. I have not tried that to be honest because its interface looks ancient, and not in an exciting way. Back to the question. I do not have a very good answer to this one. I prefer Chitubox because I got used to it. Every time I need to make a hole in a hollowed out model I dream of better software, but I haven't found it yet. Luckily most slicers have a free version, so experiment to your heart's content.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs1u8sgQufo1GQcUgywFgV1FFQCAPkCYExuauVD3ReZ7p_p-tIk9YlhxR8nLEFN_L35d5tfHEdw9ZCmhThCGxYTaZsvCVkUu6hnuuqAQHqwvzLZuouiqeqR8zqrzy4Z1jRaz0MsHYqLt4jGOb-h3sr8SFwoVB9qTFu6adAbBmvb4W6vzaXgxjgZzua" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="3840" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs1u8sgQufo1GQcUgywFgV1FFQCAPkCYExuauVD3ReZ7p_p-tIk9YlhxR8nLEFN_L35d5tfHEdw9ZCmhThCGxYTaZsvCVkUu6hnuuqAQHqwvzLZuouiqeqR8zqrzy4Z1jRaz0MsHYqLt4jGOb-h3sr8SFwoVB9qTFu6adAbBmvb4W6vzaXgxjgZzua=w640-h344" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crawl, my Nurglings, crawl, all over the build plate hihihi. (best read in a cartoon Skeletor voice).</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>6. Does it matter how I fill my build plate in the slicer? </b></p><p>The advice I found all over the internet was 'do not overload your build plate'. Me being me, I ignored this completely and I can happily report that you can overload your build plate. The downside here is that a failed print will make the mess bigger. </p><p>That being said there are a few considerations. First off never stick any part of your model directly to the build plate. A lot of files on the internet are made to stick to the plate, but that's usually meant for people using PLA printers. In resin it will come off you plate ugly. I always use a sled and supports. The sled is a basic layer of resin that adheres to the build plate and helps the actual print hang on better, the supports are what the actual model is hanging from (there's a lot more to it than just that, but let's leave it here for now). <br /><br />Another important thing to remember is that you should never put a large flat surface parallel to the build plate. It will deform. The first few layers you print are very thin and they get dragged up and down through your viscous resin, causing them to ripple. If you want to print a large flat surface (for instance one part of your space ship that need to stick to another), make sure it is at an angle to the build plate. I aim for 45 to 65 degrees, depending on how much space I have to manoeuvre my model. It will be printed as a wedge and will be solid enough to keep its shape when the drag from the resin because of its size becomes an issue. </p><p>A last, but certainly not least, consideration is the position of what you print relative to the build plate. The part of the model facing away from the build plate will come out looking better than the part facing it. This is mostly because supports holding your model leave small marks. So if what you print has a face, dunk it in the resin face first (so to speak). </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTtLkLR--z-7tHH5Njd1qWkFMaPLdkzQ7kH46SbiYhFwWn60WLfJQdurN2WDJwNG9h_TPnmnSk7Cb5_rZ4TO2-Rs8fM9AHFLxVCTTd19EHW2jYVIwZElP65C8DFzHs8cQoIyHggyQ1snhrfYYCDLIfnZenvHFMb3jSoyXNh5yjZrEj67oisPYjl9Gp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTtLkLR--z-7tHH5Njd1qWkFMaPLdkzQ7kH46SbiYhFwWn60WLfJQdurN2WDJwNG9h_TPnmnSk7Cb5_rZ4TO2-Rs8fM9AHFLxVCTTd19EHW2jYVIwZElP65C8DFzHs8cQoIyHggyQ1snhrfYYCDLIfnZenvHFMb3jSoyXNh5yjZrEj67oisPYjl9Gp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The print's at 63 percent, almost done, just four more hours left. Also: is it just me, or does it look like the 3D-printer is blowing me a kiss?</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>7. What is the easiest way to get the supports off my print?</b></p><p>After your model is printed it will be covered in supports. Mostly you can just break these off, but sometimes they stick a bit more than they should. This can cause damage to your freshly printed model. Luckily you followed along with question 6 and had all the important detail facing away from the build plate... Still, a very useful trick to cleanly breaking off supports is to place your 3D-print in a tub of warm water (not boiling, just tap warm). Warm resin is a bit more flexible and this makes snapping off supports a breeze. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinLzMOKGlQJ0SGkYKtTuGATx9dQwmCDlO_UP8DjcYn8CPUP7meuR9jJcCcUETk_JqmJX2_Oec3TF3YlKHcSul5YTFydcna4V9aaYC8NVPkF-p0Gd8GTXh_J26eCuOPtDwA4wde8oZ6CSpKcw5O5Y2-ZOhKIyFA8x9GFWmaYfohTTtig_L3wDfGOaW8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinLzMOKGlQJ0SGkYKtTuGATx9dQwmCDlO_UP8DjcYn8CPUP7meuR9jJcCcUETk_JqmJX2_Oec3TF3YlKHcSul5YTFydcna4V9aaYC8NVPkF-p0Gd8GTXh_J26eCuOPtDwA4wde8oZ6CSpKcw5O5Y2-ZOhKIyFA8x9GFWmaYfohTTtig_L3wDfGOaW8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the print is finished all you need to do is remove it from the build plate and take off the supports.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><b>8. Where can I get models?</b></p><p>Everywhere! Well in a lot of places. My personal favorites to hunt for STL files are <a href="https://cults3d.com/">Cults3d</a> and <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/">MyMiniFactory</a>. Of the two Cults3d has slightly more models with my favorite price tag (free). The downside of Cults3d is that it has a lot of mediocre models in store; finding a cool one takes more time. MyMiniFactory mostly offers paid for models, but the quality of the 'sculpts' on average is higher than what you find on Cults3d. Aside from these sites, there's plenty of other places that have STL files on offer. Google 'whatever you want' in combination with 'STL' and you will net results. For the fellow Oldhammer enthousiasts on this blog: <a href="https://www.bobnaismith.com/">Bob Naismith</a> runs his own STL store. I'm planning to buy my first model from him soon, so more on that at a later date. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnv3qLkYx-t_FPphpv6IS2XEAMQlKQ_dJkx9CGQvOs-CqeDwAYHqwvY4zbmD7hyo6yByYquDA8-yAgOKmmdKoZjhHxekOJ4Cbc31kA5i_RbaFpRlYX42sN4i_WMAkrcvEuWk3mwjCkmbpSasXBIzgC50O7XdRIW8_v4xuMqTJd72m_nGc9JBqVynj/s4032/20230130_203853.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnv3qLkYx-t_FPphpv6IS2XEAMQlKQ_dJkx9CGQvOs-CqeDwAYHqwvY4zbmD7hyo6yByYquDA8-yAgOKmmdKoZjhHxekOJ4Cbc31kA5i_RbaFpRlYX42sN4i_WMAkrcvEuWk3mwjCkmbpSasXBIzgC50O7XdRIW8_v4xuMqTJd72m_nGc9JBqVynj/w640-h480/20230130_203853.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll be painting the other terminals soon now.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>9. Should I become a Patreon? Join a Tribe? </b></p><p>A lot (almost all) the people offering STL files seem to have a Patreon page or a Tribe (MyMiniFactory) set up. For an x-amount every month, you get a batch of new designs delivered straight to the waiting maw of your printer (well to your slicer, but close enough). The advantage is that you get to sponsor your favorite artist(s) and that you get a lot of files at a discount. The disadvantage is that the lead pile, the plastic pile and the resin pile now get a digital twin (sorry <a href="https://www.sap.com/insights/viewpoints/how-digital-twins-are-driving-the-future-of-business.html">SAP</a>, I'm stealing the term). It takes a lot of time to print a model. I've joined one tribe and I haven't gotten around to printing most of the models there just yet. So I would advice temperance when it comes to Patreon's and Tribes. Better yet, put the brakes on when it comes to impulse buying models. My trick it to bookmark models instead of buying or downloading them. It's cheaper, takes up no space on my harddrive and a bookmark is easier to find than a file I really, really wanted to print six months ago (and stuffed somewhere in the '3D prints' folder). Your mileage may vary of course.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCm-pMXhNEzcaHVhsLgISH365Yknb6gmbZH2biUEfHIz2SteAjAAl7tNA_UykhEdgMugCr4op3WNT3eggOMugJbxo3yme4k0uyvpuPXQ20h_PIFpWSvFGq6drUtWw2n1jR_eqLjn3gz-z3apkAKRwNH6uUrMViVq1P2R7BfOkkA3ebZABOMe3_D15I" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCm-pMXhNEzcaHVhsLgISH365Yknb6gmbZH2biUEfHIz2SteAjAAl7tNA_UykhEdgMugCr4op3WNT3eggOMugJbxo3yme4k0uyvpuPXQ20h_PIFpWSvFGq6drUtWw2n1jR_eqLjn3gz-z3apkAKRwNH6uUrMViVq1P2R7BfOkkA3ebZABOMe3_D15I=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah more miniatures to paint. Excellent. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>10. Will you stop printing new miniatures until all the old ones are painted? </b></p><p>No.</p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-55187123396506848622023-02-08T19:26:00.002+01:002023-02-09T08:22:36.547+01:00Is this the way to A-a-altdorf? Every night I've been hugging my pet Dwarf<p>"Dreaming dreams of A-a-a-altdorf, and sweet Marie who waits for me." My apologies, occasionally the result of a slightly extended paint project makes me break out in a ghastly song and dance routing. The Glottkin fits that bill for me. You could say this is one of the last Warhammer Fantasy models ever produced as the Nurgle aligned triplet was in part responsible for the destruction of the Old World. I can't hold it against them. For one: the End Times' source books are just too cool (the novels...that's another story). Second the background on Glottkin is quite interesting, and third they make for extremely entertaining bad guys in the current AoS stories. Anyway let's start with a shot of the model.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3zWidODbPRk5mXFYjx2N7O0b3aKJZkJjD2yAuXNpAWM-rF7UCs2NXG2YFOBm6iP4FjeKrN5BasvB9dvWanTLby1029swXdUcKhLbSrjYX81qhjqRniVwOKI2-d4DAgyLc4JBAR9vdrRYNWkS11jceippYlor38dxHmHbrMzHH5a0d9wvryXuETWSK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3482" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3zWidODbPRk5mXFYjx2N7O0b3aKJZkJjD2yAuXNpAWM-rF7UCs2NXG2YFOBm6iP4FjeKrN5BasvB9dvWanTLby1029swXdUcKhLbSrjYX81qhjqRniVwOKI2-d4DAgyLc4JBAR9vdrRYNWkS11jceippYlor38dxHmHbrMzHH5a0d9wvryXuETWSK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Brother three shall bring low the Empire of Man," you can say that again!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>Ah there's a fourth reason to love the Glottkin, the model is crazy (in a good way). This (modern) Greater Daemon sized model, portrays a triplet. Otto, the one with the scythe, is the leader and a champion of Nurgle. Number two, Ethrac, is the wizard sitting in front of Otto and number three is Ghurek, currently going by Ghurk, a humongous chaos spawn that serves as the mount for the other two brothers. Between the three of them, they sacked Altdorf, giving the human inhabitants of the Old World a very definitive clue that things were going quite wrong indeed. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBb6A3wzFspwNPXVwB0yZB4iprBiCc3kKrCEGXfArbTBE6fCX9FnZ1htPZBxzfdkbdzbQHiPiawcKbGC-QohToQAI8KNADW7fbH0hToEuGl5oymqys1sIixarAa0u7fzQZB9wW-Ad0uXH_cxlPo7vGiH4uO3Ull-WGPptE7rdx3VLhE0nPcMn1InH8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBb6A3wzFspwNPXVwB0yZB4iprBiCc3kKrCEGXfArbTBE6fCX9FnZ1htPZBxzfdkbdzbQHiPiawcKbGC-QohToQAI8KNADW7fbH0hToEuGl5oymqys1sIixarAa0u7fzQZB9wW-Ad0uXH_cxlPo7vGiH4uO3Ull-WGPptE7rdx3VLhE0nPcMn1InH8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This model is peak Warhammer as far as I'm concerned, you can almost see the two brothers swaying as they ride number three into battle. Also there's skulls on it (of course).</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I've been meaning to add this centerpiece to my collection. Most likely it'll take a nice place in my display case as fielding this kind of overpowered monstrosity on a friendly Friday night war is not really my thing. As I put the finishing touches on the monster I realized I also have a painted version of modern Nagash (and the old one) as well as Thanquol on Boneripper (and the older one). I should look into getting something to represent an avatar of Khaine (or Malekith (and the older one)) and modern Archeon (and the old one) to complete the quintet of destruction. Now I also want an 'old one' for some odd reason, perhaps a Great Old One?</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCMwJUZETV15aYWRug2NG1wjaXne0hC8bqHYgDhMwkcZSaaGaah8-qQno1hjPd2u7GxPzppc4-eogMiQ0njMDh9H2JhnpXK7MbnclfI4K1oiLaIFfBLZMjtcvuZWy-Q6bexKPQpzD1RG7hxmTJYi3Rjg79w_Hjmz2syWuBlYPBfbBhHwEUYbOKJ7-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCMwJUZETV15aYWRug2NG1wjaXne0hC8bqHYgDhMwkcZSaaGaah8-qQno1hjPd2u7GxPzppc4-eogMiQ0njMDh9H2JhnpXK7MbnclfI4K1oiLaIFfBLZMjtcvuZWy-Q6bexKPQpzD1RG7hxmTJYi3Rjg79w_Hjmz2syWuBlYPBfbBhHwEUYbOKJ7-=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I get a very odd sort of satisfaction out of painting off-white going to brown cloth on Nurgle models. Let's not speak of it again.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As much as I love the design, I have to admit that sticking the monster together was a bit harder than I expected. I had to use plenty of plastic putty to full gaps and mistakes and I still noticed lines when I was laying finishing highlights on him. Perhaps my patented excessive impatience (glue should dry when I tell it to) didn't helpt the process ;).<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUzoEH-TahYKsqqog2ilXYr9lAHWCXWm5k-GFuurwdKUQ20U7l9ROTbonnGueV0KNmDQD3RN6eCgh0yR9yvM4z635042UJngDmPD5QBh7yNppObGRRLp-GAS3opXUNScpCLs0NpiWKGOEGYtZ2xidvPFpqeRZZhoJ9X7hS1cx7pMNsw5r-Qn5g_d1x" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="3202" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUzoEH-TahYKsqqog2ilXYr9lAHWCXWm5k-GFuurwdKUQ20U7l9ROTbonnGueV0KNmDQD3RN6eCgh0yR9yvM4z635042UJngDmPD5QBh7yNppObGRRLp-GAS3opXUNScpCLs0NpiWKGOEGYtZ2xidvPFpqeRZZhoJ9X7hS1cx7pMNsw5r-Qn5g_d1x=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When it came to painting all those damn Nurglings I came to regret the decision to add so many to the base. I may have cut some corners when it came to painting them (erase the 'may' in that sentence). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I spent quite a bit of time worrying about the base. How do you decorate the greatest champion of Nurgle (well the one on par with Tamurkhan at the very least (now there's another model for the wish list))? In the end I splashed out on a bunch of printable 'we do not call them Nurglings'-Nurglings. I think there's near on thirty of the little cretins dancing around the champion. I also printed a bunch of mushrooms for added effect. When the decoration dried, I added some random tufts to fill out the base and make it come to life. It was a bit over the top perhaps (investment-wise), but I promised myself I'd just paint more Nurgle in the future to spread out the cost over more models (true, I am no financial genius). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioc_CxILIw4QtHJQaYQ64ZWYFShYwV7FDpDxKFjyEyXQ4n6K_iW4ghky0f7opOlGdtyq53-F-g0vjnRvhgRdrOI7Mlt34jvYPK7nqLZb5UVd7d_oLxwvWjg-bD4jwpmsCf4RAtzUwoye_cK1poHoonhKB1a4id1J8qgEKedD2wJaH6pRqkcoMGPqhm" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioc_CxILIw4QtHJQaYQ64ZWYFShYwV7FDpDxKFjyEyXQ4n6K_iW4ghky0f7opOlGdtyq53-F-g0vjnRvhgRdrOI7Mlt34jvYPK7nqLZb5UVd7d_oLxwvWjg-bD4jwpmsCf4RAtzUwoye_cK1poHoonhKB1a4id1J8qgEKedD2wJaH6pRqkcoMGPqhm=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did not cut corners where the assorted buckles and belts on Ghurk where concerned. I'm quite chuffed with how this belt turned out. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Painting the Glottkin itself was a joy. I gave him a zentihal prime of white over a red-brown primer. I then airbrushed a light layer of Ogryn Camo (I found a forgotten pot of Citadel Air in a box). On top of this I went to town airbrushing contrast paints. Let's find a WIP picture.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAC1G-iGf6k1BNci6KPsDzEBJeQtaq8vpv-siVyzC7Q0w-ITkn5A8slC0mMvaAFIznoV1IXr00be8a8oVINeZz2iIkoZCGejhoxP_WvonsdFDHWGTB9WzwGTiXoLslj5tMO4Ld4uVgKb7TRuAx-ctbSFQp_5kVIoLU-KwcIfBTcdvOZTe1GQZyhSnS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAC1G-iGf6k1BNci6KPsDzEBJeQtaq8vpv-siVyzC7Q0w-ITkn5A8slC0mMvaAFIznoV1IXr00be8a8oVINeZz2iIkoZCGejhoxP_WvonsdFDHWGTB9WzwGTiXoLslj5tMO4Ld4uVgKb7TRuAx-ctbSFQp_5kVIoLU-KwcIfBTcdvOZTe1GQZyhSnS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you've never airbrushed with Contrast Paints you should give it a go. It's a wonderful experience.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The base paint I used was Plaguebearer Flesh (of course), but I also added patches of Militarum Green, Prismatic Blue, Volupos Pink, Shyish Purple and Nazdreg Yellow. To quote the Eldar war cry: Taste the Rainbow! Spraying contrast on thickly and allowing the colors to run through each other is a joyous painting experience I heartily recommend. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9HY5XxqwRvJFQ_g82pfXNfsR4qCQQHAV6p08UMKt_dKo0ZwqvYK2ReBbeOTZ_UuLpW1tFHy6HVyVioHdNe_4NnbSvL_On3B0_f8pVPId47ai7ntYGxd7EWKcgvWbZW0GytMFaJjqTy3k1uQRY_L1X_nzw-cPY2TqNwUnTv5MARNqE_OFj4fLsgY1a" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9HY5XxqwRvJFQ_g82pfXNfsR4qCQQHAV6p08UMKt_dKo0ZwqvYK2ReBbeOTZ_UuLpW1tFHy6HVyVioHdNe_4NnbSvL_On3B0_f8pVPId47ai7ntYGxd7EWKcgvWbZW0GytMFaJjqTy3k1uQRY_L1X_nzw-cPY2TqNwUnTv5MARNqE_OFj4fLsgY1a=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You've got red on you."</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the base tone of the skin set, I went over (almost) every cluster of pimples and skin distortion with Blood Angel's Red contrast through the airbrush. After this dried I worried a bit (by that time the model was quite red). I went back in with Ogryn Camo and re-established some rotten greens, neatly (at least to my thinking) tying the purple tentacle in with the rest of the model. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRVl1J8p7KjSJzlaotk20qoFqkzuZBD81f8Vg6Dngmu51sl6LcV8phc3Zm0Jf4_WMf41HVrCgzO7QcnrtwrL6q7a1niWrySq6h7y0ORBK-JU9yKw3YkpyZj3mEBMmNdELcHrT88GLJOlRbWsCNOvr5jFC-1PyHnkuHhQKHTOr4wPYJd8BeLCieXpD8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRVl1J8p7KjSJzlaotk20qoFqkzuZBD81f8Vg6Dngmu51sl6LcV8phc3Zm0Jf4_WMf41HVrCgzO7QcnrtwrL6q7a1niWrySq6h7y0ORBK-JU9yKw3YkpyZj3mEBMmNdELcHrT88GLJOlRbWsCNOvr5jFC-1PyHnkuHhQKHTOr4wPYJd8BeLCieXpD8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the ultimate tests of a painter's nerve: covering a nicely painted model in a thick layer of enamel smelling gunk (don't forget to spray on a layer of gloss varnish first).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />At that point I gave it the 'ol Streaking Grime treatment, wiping the excess off a day later after it dried with white spirit. A long, long time was spent painting every pustule I could find yellow and then going back to give them all a Dorn Yellow 'white head', yummy! </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc3PMvG_zsgg6gUDpzWRykOxs79ev-R4hnXze-sHRtJUdgs3jH4cvVZKBLTcFfgk9xAgI71L7Fuk-qipOQv5kHaurJz11Sxb2YcWk_6k229QKUbCV3yPj0Ijw8P34aep9ZSI26Ynwv6OItP7KJG5hO4dBUYydP1dABvwAZDmrxmQVg5DHlbW-KwxKk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc3PMvG_zsgg6gUDpzWRykOxs79ev-R4hnXze-sHRtJUdgs3jH4cvVZKBLTcFfgk9xAgI71L7Fuk-qipOQv5kHaurJz11Sxb2YcWk_6k229QKUbCV3yPj0Ijw8P34aep9ZSI26Ynwv6OItP7KJG5hO4dBUYydP1dABvwAZDmrxmQVg5DHlbW-KwxKk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting eyes is hard. I keep practicing, but it's still a challenge every time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I took the time to paint the lower eyelid on Ghurk and gave him an actual functioning eye too (well, a painted on one at least). I painted the horns sprouting from his back off-white at first, but it looked terrible. I went back in with contrast paints, building up from yellow to a dark brown at the top. I think that was the right choice. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge5HSiI4vtq5PtF52MhUhzsx9NCBonprynCPk__PTk1zpmIq7tDHEGChqZzL8DnKM7Tu0o6JP9ZlnnhqSd5xk3kspoGUXO-eUGtcHik4OdNpPdxuO8UOnmdwhYmwmBlgekSFauolqbqXr98nJb0jYl0T_GhxZTWFyxE5MGD4ad6Vvmk-CNskt2e_iR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3588" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge5HSiI4vtq5PtF52MhUhzsx9NCBonprynCPk__PTk1zpmIq7tDHEGChqZzL8DnKM7Tu0o6JP9ZlnnhqSd5xk3kspoGUXO-eUGtcHik4OdNpPdxuO8UOnmdwhYmwmBlgekSFauolqbqXr98nJb0jYl0T_GhxZTWFyxE5MGD4ad6Vvmk-CNskt2e_iR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pose of this model. I can't get over with how awesome it is. (still doesn't hold a candle to the classic RoC champions though, I have to remain properly biased there). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the big guy painted and the base complete, I spent a night each on the two brothers riding on the back. This was after spending about a week-and-a-half stressing over the right skin tone to make them contrast with Ghurk. I finally found an old GW painting tutorial for (of all things) a Blood Bowl Nurgling and decided the white/pink would work like a charm. With that, I finished the model, sticking the two non-spawn brothers on the back of the very much spawn third one. All in all, this past month I spent quite a few nights and a lot of hours of my 'hobby Sundays' on the Glottkin. I think it shows, I'm quite proud of this <strike>Technological</strike> Triumvate Terror I created. On to more painting (and back to 3D printing, I have some projects on the back burner there too). But fist: the song and dance routine continues: </div><div><br /></div><div><div>When the day is dawning</div><div>On a Old World Sunday morning</div><div>How I long to be there</div><div>With Marie who's waiting for me there</div><p></p><p></p><p>Is this the way to A-a-altdorf? <br />Every night I've been hugging my pet Dwarf<br />Bla bla bla, cetera, tra, la, la, la, la la lala...</p><p><br /></p><p>+++ update: added a few extra pictures in reply to a question in the comments +++</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfcAkXzAB5vPigU5IWTP5_F8Gng_hmUGGMViMPB7GTfhd-b_Y1OxBQzp08QpPQiYOws1LiBfce1lV1pdfuY68Gd7m7jrISaBAjRfDkrdESKWbmx7QBIhpXwHaTEtlWLQBy4Iq7CmJV9jU3dUzLqeCe13LvA-qExZ4KNW4wfCdixm8tRF70-OseWh5I" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfcAkXzAB5vPigU5IWTP5_F8Gng_hmUGGMViMPB7GTfhd-b_Y1OxBQzp08QpPQiYOws1LiBfce1lV1pdfuY68Gd7m7jrISaBAjRfDkrdESKWbmx7QBIhpXwHaTEtlWLQBy4Iq7CmJV9jU3dUzLqeCe13LvA-qExZ4KNW4wfCdixm8tRF70-OseWh5I=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Ghurk in an Red Brown, Ogryn Camo (and maybe a bit of Dead Flesh) basic layer of paints.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuzc4rhujupyzwuT3xXj-EWmdJ5FeuBYuDweLhOj57U7Cwjs2HiYGMFYAFn9dFHUZ1pD8s5ffHbyCBO7XOwa6mF7CrafdolCZFHS34yu5trhZDn6_Bt-sZTZvgLap02bjC20fihHSP5OcTqK-TfuEXaQYxHQC26tKKq2mGSbv79wvKZTQo9QJ7TRLH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuzc4rhujupyzwuT3xXj-EWmdJ5FeuBYuDweLhOj57U7Cwjs2HiYGMFYAFn9dFHUZ1pD8s5ffHbyCBO7XOwa6mF7CrafdolCZFHS34yu5trhZDn6_Bt-sZTZvgLap02bjC20fihHSP5OcTqK-TfuEXaQYxHQC26tKKq2mGSbv79wvKZTQo9QJ7TRLH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After going crazy airbrushing contrast paints you can see layers of gloop on the model, especially on the face. That would kill a model's detail with regular paints...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj43w11dRTo1K5hwjWdZRMg_QhP7CBPPQJJsZIvS1JaNfpdaoUOfnDbZL8NAeXTNCqFIGVyKsvkpB3ALGWvOlU-nt2JlEei543L0B1Z8rb7qNSWDp9kEzdmQCPW35v2cokSb6OiVX__yyEcyma4K_cMzqCRdTJrW_VTSSh9uGtp_5h6qa9_POhiG07p" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj43w11dRTo1K5hwjWdZRMg_QhP7CBPPQJJsZIvS1JaNfpdaoUOfnDbZL8NAeXTNCqFIGVyKsvkpB3ALGWvOlU-nt2JlEei543L0B1Z8rb7qNSWDp9kEzdmQCPW35v2cokSb6OiVX__yyEcyma4K_cMzqCRdTJrW_VTSSh9uGtp_5h6qa9_POhiG07p=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but contrasts dry flatter than regular paints so all is well in the end. </td></tr></tbody></table></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-83266970253659735372023-02-06T10:38:00.000+01:002023-02-06T10:38:13.425+01:00Classic Space Ork Battle Wagon<p>One of the best gaming supplements ever written - as far as I'm concerned - is Waaargh the Orks. After fleshing out Chaos in the venerable Realm of Chaos books GW decided to really keep going and give their Space Orks some background. I bought the book way back when it came out in 1991. Even though I curse the decision to give it pre-punched holes for a binder and forsake any glue for the cover I still love it. I even attempted to start a Space Ork army way back then (and sold of most of my models over the years). One of the things I never bought when it came out was a classic Space Ork Battle Wagon (I couldn't scrape the funds together for a full mail order and there was no GW point of sales within reach way back then (and no internet*). Thanks to the miracles of 3D-printing I now have one. Obviously it had to be covered in paint as quickly as possible. No need to paint it red, you don't have to go fasta' when you'z got lots'a teef!</p><p>* A horrifying thought, I know</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilPParC0JBwGbRwsmiqmzgr9remiFJPDo4yzPsjrnSUP4If-RGcrp7ui8cvEjVHTW_0doaweUPAl0BgZedVIKbTFB_9uBLpi8qDEviR-vvLSiTPUKpqXv843Hj93BmNoS0KgBMrtdzZ4dHZQGFyHqQ4k0LZnQYO1nxpIiAQOboy6dJ-unnXZhMOK4L" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2395" data-original-width="3194" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilPParC0JBwGbRwsmiqmzgr9remiFJPDo4yzPsjrnSUP4If-RGcrp7ui8cvEjVHTW_0doaweUPAl0BgZedVIKbTFB_9uBLpi8qDEviR-vvLSiTPUKpqXv843Hj93BmNoS0KgBMrtdzZ4dHZQGFyHqQ4k0LZnQYO1nxpIiAQOboy6dJ-unnXZhMOK4L=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Fasta' you zogs! We needz'ta leave! 'Oo knows what'll happen when two weirdboyz call shotgun at da same time."</td></tr></tbody></table><span><a name='more'></a></span>The Ork Battle Wagon was one of the original first plastic kits GW produced. At the tail end of the eighties they brought out the plastic orcs and dwarves, following up with the Rhino and Land Raider sets. This model came out at the start of the nineties. You could say they have improved their plastic design skills over the years (and you'd be right), but there is just something inspired about these older kits. Beyond nostalgia they exude a certain freedom designers had back then to go wild. Having missed the boat when the kit was originally available, and being unwilling to pay crazy Evilbay prices for it, I was planning to 'one day' scratch build one. If any kit can be build by hand, I thought, it is this one. Then I found these stl's <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-battlewagon-149861">here on MyMinifactory</a>. Why curse plastic card and destroy fingertips with a modeling knife when you can print a copy?<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_0iQ5G_BAE7vsHsNBdM0BAVJTGr9ZyShhozlOWNtX4FRqYPVkOfQEOObQrN2Kw8vJ2Y8OnWLeaI0hZ-HAFIn3ONKP7erjFoJZpaEzHb84xVZG0kJq4oTjrOn8lNnhBBY6Tl5EawqDojflNPz2hzCv17Z9RZjdBOYbvB--6uaR7pND4lRcTgC52FGC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3387" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_0iQ5G_BAE7vsHsNBdM0BAVJTGr9ZyShhozlOWNtX4FRqYPVkOfQEOObQrN2Kw8vJ2Y8OnWLeaI0hZ-HAFIn3ONKP7erjFoJZpaEzHb84xVZG0kJq4oTjrOn8lNnhBBY6Tl5EawqDojflNPz2hzCv17Z9RZjdBOYbvB--6uaR7pND4lRcTgC52FGC=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3D-printing: it takes a lot of effort to get to grips with it, but it is quite rewarding when it works.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It took my Anycubic Photon Ultra about four days to spew out the different parts. I ran into a bit of trouble because I tried a new slicer (the software that combines the design (stl) you buy with the specifications of your printer and info on the resin you use, turning this information into a file your 3D-printer actually understands). I added rather thick supports in Lychee (name of the slicer) and couldn't properly get them off the tub-shape that serves as the open topped cabin of the vehicle. It left marks and damage. On the plus side, it left marks and damage, which only serves to make an Ork vehicle look properly Orky. For future reference (and as a handy tip for fellow 3D-printing wargamers out there): if you have trouble taking supports off, leave the print in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes, this heats the resin up and makes supports break off without a problem. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ctEji07sgGOUz901sJ4PfV_Nt7444OPxzc_hNRRCATK4tP1TusZCAUmnNhR4F0QDjfjP0kvjIbXbtPUmbXJUy8M8cACDEg5hORu9tCPGunrjL6gNdslgHSlHYZbk1mseK0OLOjr5fymNiwdfTHpvclS_j0qgw_e_WGSLQgbWqoAqWGVkaq12ET5A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ctEji07sgGOUz901sJ4PfV_Nt7444OPxzc_hNRRCATK4tP1TusZCAUmnNhR4F0QDjfjP0kvjIbXbtPUmbXJUy8M8cACDEg5hORu9tCPGunrjL6gNdslgHSlHYZbk1mseK0OLOjr5fymNiwdfTHpvclS_j0qgw_e_WGSLQgbWqoAqWGVkaq12ET5A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magic of weathering powders and (reasonably) properly applied colored metallics.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I ran into a second problem while printing the front wheels as the STL turned out to be damaged. I shot off a quick message to the creator, hoping for the best. To my amazement I got a reply and fixed files within the hour. I challenge anyone to beat that for service on a four dollar file (<a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/LeesedRenfort">thank you Landon Alumbaugh</a>). With that said, all that was left was printing the vehicle. I airbrushed the entire thing with Vallejo Metal Steel and followed up with a quick VM Dark Aluminum zenithal. Next I brushed two thin layers of GW Averland Sunset on all the panels I wanted to be yellow. After this dried, I airbrushed a random light yellow in the center of each panel. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD9PXal7R8gq8a8nWREEz5yuLxfg5xq0uodkkE10qIa5R9brGYt9loYJR4r_QDuVFJG9OmiMmXDKqcEboas6OzkFgDs1LxbtW5Mfm4sB-s8cyb0Mv-ziJAokrZVxW2EBhEC3r1lxlPrffmIDlMa8FQ5D-Yg-gf3XV9VQ1Jm6o0iF4YknRRA2sqz507" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="3726" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD9PXal7R8gq8a8nWREEz5yuLxfg5xq0uodkkE10qIa5R9brGYt9loYJR4r_QDuVFJG9OmiMmXDKqcEboas6OzkFgDs1LxbtW5Mfm4sB-s8cyb0Mv-ziJAokrZVxW2EBhEC3r1lxlPrffmIDlMa8FQ5D-Yg-gf3XV9VQ1Jm6o0iF4YknRRA2sqz507=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in the old days you could take as many models as would fit in a battle wagon and yes you where actively encouraged to convert the vehicles to hold more. I feel the itching need to make a proper British double decker variant (and call it doubla dakka and add extra guns on principle).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With the basic colors in place I went over everything I felt like with my standard rust recipe (Vallejo Red Brown, Rust, Hot Orange and a GW Ryza Rust drybrush/stipling followed by a very light metallic drybrush). I painted the black flames with a brush using Nato Black. Now it was time to go wild with the weathering. I started with Typhus Corrosion around the edges of the cabin and in select other places. I followed this up with weathering powders. I applied multiple layers of dusty browns on the wheels, added rust powders around the rust and used sooth and iron filing powders on the engine. I used white spirit to set the powders and when this dried I sealed it all in with a lot of matt varnish. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVnkljjLFssSqIE0DssX5T8CRN1y1lZbHMLWEPUgGpCSq-8xZLUtyYBhv0CIKYluPSiq4M1tqEeVdF5pyIMeCHI2PYJ_NGpiE7p04qYvXpoT9DkX-rykQrnYL_rd5Q4CHs5pWB9mtg7hF3s__v9opOGtGSgHBMhCBRLTuKvdrg0r9vUNh0ikjT7skD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2504" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVnkljjLFssSqIE0DssX5T8CRN1y1lZbHMLWEPUgGpCSq-8xZLUtyYBhv0CIKYluPSiq4M1tqEeVdF5pyIMeCHI2PYJ_NGpiE7p04qYvXpoT9DkX-rykQrnYL_rd5Q4CHs5pWB9mtg7hF3s__v9opOGtGSgHBMhCBRLTuKvdrg0r9vUNh0ikjT7skD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom of this buggy started in prim looking metal colors. You've got to love what an airbrush and a bit of weathering can do to that.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now all I had to do was restore a semblance of detail as I got a bit too wild with the powders. I drybrushed a bit more metal paint on the wheels and bottom of the cab. The engine was too black so I used a trick I picked up a few years ago to restore the heated metal look. Instead of washing clean metal with purple and blue shades, I airbrushed streaks of purple and blue metallic paint in strategic places. As a final huzza I printed two classic Bad Moon banners from Waaargh the Orks. I used a lighter to burn of bits on the bottom before glueing the pieces of paper to the mast. Next I painted the top bits of the paper in a metal color and the back in Nato Black. As a final step I painted both the front and the back with a layer of PVA to give them a bit of body. I finished up with a thick coat of matt varnish on the banners to take the sheen off the PVA. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5V0KIJzJQRgoViyjw3jJyYPt5-Qd9X-XdFBDy2nQD7DeMyoZRmt4o230TSgcjcMocRDnqsI2L6edk0ojFm32VihJQqc1wLzTPCRVxMaoElHiLQ5_1J6h_wXhFh8U09AOS9A4XzTf-GpLnW7WPqGR9RYlzfb6z-bNPf6qCHiSbrmTdM7DnLVlyXQSa" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="3657" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5V0KIJzJQRgoViyjw3jJyYPt5-Qd9X-XdFBDy2nQD7DeMyoZRmt4o230TSgcjcMocRDnqsI2L6edk0ojFm32VihJQqc1wLzTPCRVxMaoElHiLQ5_1J6h_wXhFh8U09AOS9A4XzTf-GpLnW7WPqGR9RYlzfb6z-bNPf6qCHiSbrmTdM7DnLVlyXQSa=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banners are making a bit of a comeback on recent GW models, but they're not at the good old days of multiple paper banners, back banners and spear banners yet. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And just like that I finally have a proper Battle Wagon for a classic Rogue Trader type Bossnob to drive around camp with and shout random orders at Da Boyz. Someday soon I will paint the classic Bossnob I have squirreled away somewhere. For those of you wondering: yes I'm scouring the internet looking at classic style mesh armored Orc Boyz in STL. I've found a few interesting looking options, but I'm not fully sold on any of them so far. We'll see what the future brings (Battle at the Farm one day (most likely when I'm old and grey (older and greyer ;))). </div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-80111185767433549822023-01-26T11:30:00.001+01:002023-01-26T11:30:00.189+01:00A cheeky Skaven Warlord pops by<p>I did not just mess around with my 3D-printer this week, I also found time to build and paint. This Skaven Clawlord for instance. I got him as part of a small second hand Skaven lot. As I took his old coat of paint off, I discovered his head had been replaced with a plastic variant. No problem if you ask me, this face suits him well enough.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ0MD6MRfLXaK8f7rLdXBHRo7qlGfGbovUqxvo1DKVv2ArkllZCjkNLWYdA7sllT39Hs05ERfoUYdVWPFv1ZwMs8T56663FVrDH1BRIBGtTaX1wnyRQDZKp2Jxr4977S0IbR_0fMG-0xStGoTUI4wIRCCTzAcQBJnQX9fjx2geI0lw04Ww7v5hpXPe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="2640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ0MD6MRfLXaK8f7rLdXBHRo7qlGfGbovUqxvo1DKVv2ArkllZCjkNLWYdA7sllT39Hs05ERfoUYdVWPFv1ZwMs8T56663FVrDH1BRIBGtTaX1wnyRQDZKp2Jxr4977S0IbR_0fMG-0xStGoTUI4wIRCCTzAcQBJnQX9fjx2geI0lw04Ww7v5hpXPe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now for something different: the front door to Maisontaal abbey.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>As this was a quick pick-me-up model I just jotted on some colors I felt like. The almost pink loincloth started out as Scalecolor Antares Red mixed with VMA Stonewall Grey. I had the most fun painting his fur (although I'm also hard at work, getting the hang of painting lower eyelids). I started by painting the fur white and then put on a coat of Dark Templar contrast paint over it. I then added highlights by mixing the contrast paint with white. I think it works quite well.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHgU056Os0xlzK6fXgCJN1V7BIZompK_6EtDdUyE1r6tPddi-9QmuXj-IHvyKOV_eqKj9kMQwgYIZuX9aglEf4kDPgQsJ6pJRXtDdXbwGjxIGjiklwNVjsV_tlDq5V3M6y34iEKt6MijbMIk1NVduejfImJDkl15wfwkY3A8gz9hIK2Nc3S2DRJ2ck" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="2687" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHgU056Os0xlzK6fXgCJN1V7BIZompK_6EtDdUyE1r6tPddi-9QmuXj-IHvyKOV_eqKj9kMQwgYIZuX9aglEf4kDPgQsJ6pJRXtDdXbwGjxIGjiklwNVjsV_tlDq5V3M6y34iEKt6MijbMIk1NVduejfImJDkl15wfwkY3A8gz9hIK2Nc3S2DRJ2ck=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The joke was on the Skaven in the end when it turned out there was nothing to inherit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The swords I did on autopilot, starting out with brushed on Caliban Green and airbrushing Escorpena Green and Livery Green (VGA) on top. I followed up with white 'lightning bolts' and covered the lot wit a bit of Green Fluo paint to make it pack that warpstone punch. I also decided to take advantage of my new backdrop to take af few 'outside of Maisontaal shots. I'm considering building Maisontaal again. I've learned a lot since I build this model and it is a fun setting for pictures. Then again, why do the same thing twice when there's new stuff to explore (<a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/01/revisiting-gnawdoom-classic-skaven-grey.html">says the person that buys models with the express purpose of painting them again</a>)? </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzdgOXxmCtOtfzvQVmVoQKFociNvd9yhUNszjPF5fZpnHnKxdyXEI9jqhFqMDTpCp57REFtLPI7JXxWVYxIR8AEhvIeka3oVhj_lh3DoTv-IilbwBZdVEw6hAn0S12_nsORA97CACTgFbahjvX2b9TCjyum_C--hPc2zcHveEE09n78JA8tuzibbGT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2279" data-original-width="3040" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzdgOXxmCtOtfzvQVmVoQKFociNvd9yhUNszjPF5fZpnHnKxdyXEI9jqhFqMDTpCp57REFtLPI7JXxWVYxIR8AEhvIeka3oVhj_lh3DoTv-IilbwBZdVEw6hAn0S12_nsORA97CACTgFbahjvX2b9TCjyum_C--hPc2zcHveEE09n78JA8tuzibbGT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diehard Miniatures makes metal undead with that proper old-school vibe.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As an aside. My favorite independent studio, <a href="https://diehardminiatures.com/">Diehard Miniatures</a>, started a Kickstarter earlier this week to add more undead to their line. I think their work is well worth it. The picture above is a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2021/02/die-hard-skeleton-unit-and-refreshing.html">full unit of skeletons</a> by them. Despite the fact that I've not gotten around to properly start on the miniatures I received from their previous Kickstarter (I will get to that soon), I had to get in on this one too. More cool models to paint around August! Can't wait. In case you missed the Kickstarter and want to join in, here's the page for it: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diehardminiatures/the-battle-for-black-mere-undead-faction">The Battle For Black Mere! Undead Faction</a>.</p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-23223523464003684092023-01-25T11:12:00.003+01:002023-01-25T11:18:56.410+01:003D printing in the winter cold <p>Resin 3D printing may be laborious to get a grip on, but it offers an awesome addition to the hobby. Unfortunately, as I found out, when the temperatures drop, the resin becomes too viscous and prints start failing. Here's the solution I came up with.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPEKTjB_dJminXlE0rdHMIr-9uNaE3-jtEcLQVCeHhILFvd8_AnUTOuOTcWnX3M2IXfCRZzm6z1woKFnMKP_zM4jvrcp35GMnKluzHFucz1l-tsQdd0n2JohgnbXs0mo5x20gSbSZDf7Xn8M7JFeu71Lhdqn6TdOD194b6TBMYfRpPWLxBtx5_OZTQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPEKTjB_dJminXlE0rdHMIr-9uNaE3-jtEcLQVCeHhILFvd8_AnUTOuOTcWnX3M2IXfCRZzm6z1woKFnMKP_zM4jvrcp35GMnKluzHFucz1l-tsQdd0n2JohgnbXs0mo5x20gSbSZDf7Xn8M7JFeu71Lhdqn6TdOD194b6TBMYfRpPWLxBtx5_OZTQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By placing the 3D printer in a growing tent I can lose the cover as external light is blocked by the tent. It gained me precisely the amount of space I needed to fit everything in there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span><p></p><a name='more'></a>Don't worry, I did not steal a prop off of a sci-fi set. Instead I combined components meant to keep lizards comfy in a terrarium with a tent meant to nurse plants. Not shown is a small digital thermometer allowing me to keep an eye on the temperatures. Let's pop over to an outside shot.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJY55u0CHQ7hCpca5KmAKUHuzyaR6TGEc8PjxheT-pzcEm2IJTu4RPZWpU5V3AckNN2FBHGBpUxSO25oHAPTsXeGtvquSu37DDrGuTv2V5_cVhGnDeYOzl-ZLOYVwzWsXtbzr-Ec74r1Atpo8Le5B5mtKo0o5wXzp2BGJ9jbDAq3xFyyTIEdH30Huj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJY55u0CHQ7hCpca5KmAKUHuzyaR6TGEc8PjxheT-pzcEm2IJTu4RPZWpU5V3AckNN2FBHGBpUxSO25oHAPTsXeGtvquSu37DDrGuTv2V5_cVhGnDeYOzl-ZLOYVwzWsXtbzr-Ec74r1Atpo8Le5B5mtKo0o5wXzp2BGJ9jbDAq3xFyyTIEdH30Huj=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seen from the outside, the full setup in action. A bit boring :) The red light on the left is the thermostat telling me it is working.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />3D printing resin, as I discovered while figuring out why my prints started failing, needs to be above 20 degrees Celcius (68F for the metrically challenged) for optimal performance. High quality resins apparently even need to be around 25C (77F). This makes a well ventilated space for the printer a bit of a liability when the local temperature hovers between -4C and 4C in winter (25-39F). Add to that that a proper 'hot' Dutch summer reaches around 30C and for most of springtime and autumn we're well below 20C, an investment in a stable environment became interesting. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDUevcivZ4M_O8-J-jlGkZy6M7ioeX3p5bVsTkmZwP34c9penZPeKQTQOXLX_Wqsl9SFcyqIlvtZ94X-qY34GfnT7rMbIEx_7-feWmDx9S_n0lMrXaIcPaO8M-3531UH8cQ34QMxnSxW2hS-BMxJj7xKV3M3PaiwloS-z3ooB3QAwRKrqIQrO1NXg7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDUevcivZ4M_O8-J-jlGkZy6M7ioeX3p5bVsTkmZwP34c9penZPeKQTQOXLX_Wqsl9SFcyqIlvtZ94X-qY34GfnT7rMbIEx_7-feWmDx9S_n0lMrXaIcPaO8M-3531UH8cQ34QMxnSxW2hS-BMxJj7xKV3M3PaiwloS-z3ooB3QAwRKrqIQrO1NXg7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can check progress by removing the front flap and looking through a plastic window, that helps keep the heat inside. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a lot of browsing, I discovered I wasn't the only one with this problem. I saw a few people using an electric heater to heat up the entire room, but that didn't seem economical, especially as my room is well ventilated (and it's cold outside (not the Christmas classic)). I also saw people who put a brewbelt around the resin vat. That looked interesting, but I was a bit worried about the difference in size and form of a resin vat versus a brewing vat. I would need to crumple the band up. I don't think starting electrical fires is a great move and crumpling a heating elements seemed a bit too risky to me (I may just be overly cautious here though).<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQm2176j_6CdpSWbwo5U-6u4BPUKc-ef4KKLkiUrn6BL5rvo-i9MEU7IHoPndkcx5nMRqF8n8QGBZbNlnXXjO5iUSLLFSLj72YC7PoNL7GHCEe_jo7qhhK-Wav3V7nzzH5R3qdH3XG4UpJdxw1zqGVD6kayGx0P-aH5oD82WrurKaJ06WIMjuCqicI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQm2176j_6CdpSWbwo5U-6u4BPUKc-ef4KKLkiUrn6BL5rvo-i9MEU7IHoPndkcx5nMRqF8n8QGBZbNlnXXjO5iUSLLFSLj72YC7PoNL7GHCEe_jo7qhhK-Wav3V7nzzH5R3qdH3XG4UpJdxw1zqGVD6kayGx0P-aH5oD82WrurKaJ06WIMjuCqicI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ceramic heater (in a heat resistant porcelain socket) gives off no light, only heat. The red glow you see is an OSL achieved by...sorry writing habits are hard to shake ;) It is the light from the USB-stick in the printer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Then inspiration struck. I was pondering starting a Lizardman army (I do not have enough armies ;) and I remembered reptiles are coldblooded and probably need heating, especially as there are some fellow Dutchies who actually have these creatures as pets (and I assume those survive the winter). Checking pet stores I discovered you could get a thermostat for a terrarium and add heating elements. This would give me a system that automatically switches the heat off at a certain point and putts it back on below another. In other words: a prudent and save way to heat up a space for 3D printing. I got the <a href="http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/thermostats-100W-300W.php">Exo Terra 300W thermostat</a> figuring the max power cost almost nothing extra and would serve me if one heating element didn't suffice. Next I bought an (in hindsight) anemic <a href="http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/heat_mat.php">8W heating mat</a>. The enclosure space from my 3D printer case is relatively small (and the more powerful alternative heat mats would't fit there). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD6la8SuZRbbLQDzhNiy9ud6cvEmG9RV-GBaOsX2uZfB4qAiQ3yH3TXrtaZF66O5XVsVdKHm6F29q3QBEjTbYBJqszE0kaoSbVG9UP52KjTWvpkzPk_SwRhmKARnapIslV49-_nOp6mx6B5Cpls2y7VrcqA9TmtIXtqULdbe0HfjSbcHhTdCvDpO8j" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD6la8SuZRbbLQDzhNiy9ud6cvEmG9RV-GBaOsX2uZfB4qAiQ3yH3TXrtaZF66O5XVsVdKHm6F29q3QBEjTbYBJqszE0kaoSbVG9UP52KjTWvpkzPk_SwRhmKARnapIslV49-_nOp6mx6B5Cpls2y7VrcqA9TmtIXtqULdbe0HfjSbcHhTdCvDpO8j=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I put the thermostat's sensor on the opposite side of the lamp in the bottom of the tent, hopefully this keeps the readings at the worst case point. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Unfortunately the heating mat only got the standard Anycubic enclosure up to around 15C in a 4C room. Still nice, but not enough. So I changed the mat for a 100W ceramic heater (Operation Overkill was a go). This heater looks like a lamp, but doesn't give off light, only heat. I first planned to make a hole in the top of the enclosure to fit the lamp, but since you can't get replacement enclosures (and knowing myself) I hesitated. Instead I decided to look for alternatives and ended up with growing tents. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIq25pSd5sn3zQ8Qdm4AecwSur4oo6RcUJEgUubLxVn9QDKxnCqejHyz_S8CZnBXKuRQHwtHVm1a41AYNW9RH7xRp_flFK0QvaZHxad35ikYe58ydG59wfem5pEXA_B1gqHmBWWtljBDuNWRnebNctlCqscMdL6Zr3lVND9Y_USdCdp8nrz1adM4Db" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIq25pSd5sn3zQ8Qdm4AecwSur4oo6RcUJEgUubLxVn9QDKxnCqejHyz_S8CZnBXKuRQHwtHVm1a41AYNW9RH7xRp_flFK0QvaZHxad35ikYe58ydG59wfem5pEXA_B1gqHmBWWtljBDuNWRnebNctlCqscMdL6Zr3lVND9Y_USdCdp8nrz1adM4Db=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To keep an eye on the temperature without losing heat I got a small digital thermometer with a sensor I could place in the tent.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As far as I know growing tents tend to be used in illegal pot operations. Most are about 2 meters (6 feet) or higher (pot plants get big). Luckily it seems there are smaller versions and this was the smallest I could find (40x40x60cm (or 15.7x15.7x23.6 inches (Napoleon should've invaded the US /s))). It has a metal frame on the inside I can hang my heater on and it has insulated entrances for the cabling and the thermostat's sensor. It also features a plastic window that can be covered with extra insulation. The tent works like a charm. I can now easily keep my resin flowing smoothly while retaining a balmy around 25C temperature within it. With an investment below 100 euro (around 100 dollars ;)) I can print year-round instead of during a few months in summer. Well worth it I guess (assuming I can figure out the settings for my resin as I lost them, but that's another story ;).<p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-81880748880629249602023-01-19T12:13:00.004+01:002023-01-19T12:13:42.690+01:003D-printed Skaven Verminlord Corruptor slinks onto the scene<p>After almost three months of nothing, three posts in three days. Admittedly this is not a professionally planned (or run) blog ;). But with more stuff on the paint station coming up, I did not want to walk into the 'let's save this one for later'-trap (it's where my King Tiger is parked). So without further ado (and bereft of pre-amble (so as not to fill the space with empty rambling)) here's the Verminlord Corruptor I finished yesterday. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh--r3NsUt7BGVLUtKZYo_rx_5IVcwGxAeaMrWO6zX90l7WBVDxjDXRfQDp4Xz8Loh4kZdh3SMlZmhXdt5ifavrmY86_vqiXTbPjhIGyLVu5kVXQ14eaFmz-tAOEollNEqwNap-9b5CO60lyXAHNKGMIHeipH8v7s_ivRuMxp5qUhZPsYpqJRgIPrhP" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3556" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh--r3NsUt7BGVLUtKZYo_rx_5IVcwGxAeaMrWO6zX90l7WBVDxjDXRfQDp4Xz8Loh4kZdh3SMlZmhXdt5ifavrmY86_vqiXTbPjhIGyLVu5kVXQ14eaFmz-tAOEollNEqwNap-9b5CO60lyXAHNKGMIHeipH8v7s_ivRuMxp5qUhZPsYpqJRgIPrhP=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Rats spreading the black death? Amateur stuff I say, wait 'till I'm done here." (oh dear, now this Verminlord sounds like <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1546196/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4">Matt Berry</a> in my internal monologue.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Now I'm old enough to be on the fence when it comes to a Skaven Greater Daemons. I mean: yes Slaanesh and Khorne get one as per Slaves to Darkness and Nurgle and Tzeentch get their own as per The Lost and the Damned (and Malaal needs one (my stern eyes are pointed at Nottingham at this point (I do actually have a fan made one somewhere))). But Skaven? Do should really get a daemon of their own? Ah let's not overthink it anymore than I already have (also, as I discovered while looking at the background of Gnawdoom, a Skaven daemon analogue is actually mentioned in Terror of the Lichemaster so there is some appropriate old school credit there (older than the Realm of Chaos supplements even)). Anyways, I painted a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2020/06/skaven-verminlord-warpseer-rikittar.html">plastic version by GW</a> two years ago (after it spent a long waiting period on the Window Sill of Shame). I also stripped and repainted my <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-classic-verminlord-joins-my-pantheon.html">very old metal Verminlord</a> four years ago. I may actually own too many....ah no let's not finish that sentence.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-eHYoLzdgDhQiOwnfBDZvIfeczYIN28gcl_drNKmDDUpDtpr4ghpUG1KpfUGSLIrM50ZeUTPjkjLxNLANA9KK-dAJbKb_Cpo8mTOx1ocbqMLJDogaC6asRbxLNpemtI2GiSKX7H4mVbeyHPQnjRNhzBoehGgtmN-hmDaIV3x41_sV--ocIVF9KiBv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2809" data-original-width="3745" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-eHYoLzdgDhQiOwnfBDZvIfeczYIN28gcl_drNKmDDUpDtpr4ghpUG1KpfUGSLIrM50ZeUTPjkjLxNLANA9KK-dAJbKb_Cpo8mTOx1ocbqMLJDogaC6asRbxLNpemtI2GiSKX7H4mVbeyHPQnjRNhzBoehGgtmN-hmDaIV3x41_sV--ocIVF9KiBv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I applied the pink to the tail, I was hoping for a slightly disgusting effect, I did not quite expect it to be quite so disgusting(ly apropriate).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now why would I need another Daemon? For Age of Sigmar purposes, to be honest. I have quite a nice collection of Clan Pestilence but it just wasn't enough to form an army on the table (it mostly consists of me impulse buying second hand metal plauge monks). Recently I added two Plague Claw Catapults and a Plague Furnace and, going over the total points, I discovered that by adding a daemon I could actually get a full on Clan Pestilens army on the table. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlyWqyv93Z_9onGG18tj9WEQy4CtYGqxE3ZU6DBvKyd7qa-MtkPC_znsP8uuE18rmj_1rAbxEDlaidHASk1HsUX3MQApPrpD40ZRgxymYj72Cz8u_RkA2Za1S_XZ6Dzj-q7jUckvF8t4NaKYLuJ6ri-C6MM0h-Yd44_TJ355bmTcxWQ7c5Y-bQljBL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3467" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlyWqyv93Z_9onGG18tj9WEQy4CtYGqxE3ZU6DBvKyd7qa-MtkPC_znsP8uuE18rmj_1rAbxEDlaidHASk1HsUX3MQApPrpD40ZRgxymYj72Cz8u_RkA2Za1S_XZ6Dzj-q7jUckvF8t4NaKYLuJ6ri-C6MM0h-Yd44_TJ355bmTcxWQ7c5Y-bQljBL=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: GW Verminlord, two classic (metal) Plague Monks (I don't want to talk about the current plastic ones (and the bin that is in their likely future)) and the 3D printed Rat Demon doubling as my Verminlord Corruptor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I did not really feel like getting a second GW plastic daemon. The plastic Verminlord kit is quite nice, but it has a basic pose that is slightly to samey (is this an actual English word?) to want two (although I have to admit I'm contemplating getting another one to make the Great Horned Rat version). Instead I looked around and found a perfectly useable <a href="https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/rat-demon-lord">3D printable daemon</a>. I printed it over the summer (long story about 3D-printing and the winter coming soon (I think)) and almost re-enacted the situation with the other Verminlord (it sat on my Windows Sill with a basecoat and sad eyes). </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsVd7LFYHhsMq_zorCtA_F5mplxQ2IWNQipqXiGX_PyevDxqE077sVsEjFugV0Y_X58A8fsSJRlF_jZHSrdf8jXKsZhDybYFJ3gYF3ud5DqqtykXzd0J6RTJOYeJOztCBmaW-ADE0LrefYy-JhSQLAZd-tX5e1s5is1B3ooV_qC21C5URJLlYyWEhh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3347" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsVd7LFYHhsMq_zorCtA_F5mplxQ2IWNQipqXiGX_PyevDxqE077sVsEjFugV0Y_X58A8fsSJRlF_jZHSrdf8jXKsZhDybYFJ3gYF3ud5DqqtykXzd0J6RTJOYeJOztCBmaW-ADE0LrefYy-JhSQLAZd-tX5e1s5is1B3ooV_qC21C5URJLlYyWEhh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Mountains Gandalf, I want to see mountains again!"<br />"Hang on and let me order you a backdrop Bilbo."<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This changed a few days ago when I decided to use it for 'contrast paint experimentation purposes'. I still really want to get the hang of these (by now not so new) paints and (aside from reading up and watching videos) that requires playing around with it (and making mistakes (lots of mistakes)). In this case I went with (what I remembered of) an article by John Blanche written around the launch of the paint line (sorry I keep name dropping mr. B, but hey I'm a GW fanboy and that does go hand in hand with admiring the venerable art director's work). </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPtgIv7-07jdChBb2OganrikYz4DSOe3qJ5K3A-Np0yFdZRq7009HF0qOYWynsYcfposEySYlG-TYtb-BQyHN7SOE2N17topyHUWGbenZjAthOGL-W0IDY0zWavb7dEGtO7zln_bMzNrQ30RRnfZi1ec37iuzwh0GsMoWj0S6_E2Wk4yuMU6Tg_OwG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPtgIv7-07jdChBb2OganrikYz4DSOe3qJ5K3A-Np0yFdZRq7009HF0qOYWynsYcfposEySYlG-TYtb-BQyHN7SOE2N17topyHUWGbenZjAthOGL-W0IDY0zWavb7dEGtO7zln_bMzNrQ30RRnfZi1ec37iuzwh0GsMoWj0S6_E2Wk4yuMU6Tg_OwG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKr9wZpjBqE">sing along!</a>) Knock the pots, don't knock the pots over...</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Blanche went on at quite some length about mixing contrast paints on the model and embracing the joy of thick layers, so I decided to '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6_IZK-1naY">live dangerously</a>' and open up four shaky pots at the same time. I used these to add different colors to the Verminlord's fur (having airbrushed a basic 'Dead Skin' (VMA) tone with some interesting inflamed dashes of red on the model first). Mixing around contrast colors on the model to get variance in the thick layers of fur was a joyful experience, and I rather like the end result. All it took (after drying) was a light drybrush with some Karak Stone, followed by an ever lighter drybrush with pure white to tie it all together. The funky looking tails have been 'washed' with a Contrast Medium-thinned pink Contrast Paint. The highlights where preserved through judicious use of a slightly wet q-tip directly after applying the contrast paint. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1DTG51JLEZ3Dw9gxc36AuiEmhbqVyEVdCBz5nX0eA_kL7AJK9ZAieCdXVsaAgwu_g9953t5T_-SpPsflpDHKdSW8ivuLsCpeC15bWwmoiQNHIOT65-mUIrG8hyKttIrMdyPcZ819no6ShkVe5y4T3pfONzwk2yusAFbZJm2n9O4ZoWs8y81Oi5bI7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2902" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1DTG51JLEZ3Dw9gxc36AuiEmhbqVyEVdCBz5nX0eA_kL7AJK9ZAieCdXVsaAgwu_g9953t5T_-SpPsflpDHKdSW8ivuLsCpeC15bWwmoiQNHIOT65-mUIrG8hyKttIrMdyPcZ819no6ShkVe5y4T3pfONzwk2yusAFbZJm2n9O4ZoWs8y81Oi5bI7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Should I have waited for a more appropriate setting for this backdrop? <br />Yes!<br /> Did I? <br />No!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now you might wonder about the repetitive double-shot of daemons hopping by. It has a reason. Adding a diseased Skaven daemon to the collection gave me a reason to shoot wider framed pictures than those I shot of the single model of a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2023/01/revisiting-gnawdoom-classic-skaven-grey.html">Grey Seer</a>. In other words: this monster has given me the chance to show off my new backdrops. Now I may have to make some extra terrain to suit these (oh no! (giggle)) but I am quite happy with the switch. Not that I don't like the misty valley I've been using over the years (I've actually grown a bit attached), but the extra strength paper had started curling up over the years and the backboard was slowly disintegrating. It was time for a change.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSmLodLshYleTYz3PzlLzXk6bBohtIajX4P5pfTI5rv0TDSuPrvM3NGQ0anTfkk0aIMKsABH_DRqvq5X_YnOnHZF0Remg7Nbxn-CLSr2ngUzgofbWWFvxj5XnatvtwyRWkjkS0oXtxxEtDnOOV9RfYPGxvn855zk4bfh1RltdUk-FVi84QHrj4Ty1o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSmLodLshYleTYz3PzlLzXk6bBohtIajX4P5pfTI5rv0TDSuPrvM3NGQ0anTfkk0aIMKsABH_DRqvq5X_YnOnHZF0Remg7Nbxn-CLSr2ngUzgofbWWFvxj5XnatvtwyRWkjkS0oXtxxEtDnOOV9RfYPGxvn855zk4bfh1RltdUk-FVi84QHrj4Ty1o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a quick behind the scenes of my highly professional photo studio.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To replace that background (and the utterly unwieldy, way too large stormy sky one) I had three interesting looking stock photos printed directly on 10mm foamboard through an online printer. I could even order an attachable stand with them. No more messing with stacks of random books for me. With that set-up shown. I'll leave off now. Until the next time :D</p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-20457593081556237632023-01-18T16:40:00.009+01:002023-01-18T19:57:39.703+01:00Revisiting Gnawdoom, a classic Skaven Grey Seer <p>When it comes to Skaven on the second hand market, I have a <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2021/01/skaven-warplock-jezzails-throt-unclean.html">hard time</a> <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/04/skaven-plague-monk-speed-painting-and.html">leaving them</a> to others. Recently I lucked out and got my hands on a bunch of Skaven that contained a model I'd been hoping to get for quite some time: Gnawdoom the Skaven Grey Seer. This is the wizard that was sent to Maisontaal to recover the Black Ark in the Terror of the Lichmaster book.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMy5lWiMDmYUXhxbO4uldlKKhz-SL2uNBRA_vaJfQfObm-qCWLucQi1-pMoCLdGpQg9mKqm0FuCNyPSCeV5LfUvbj7TDxHTttnRfrNg-rcun6-mS6QFlY-v8ZUHQ3tTHfSEBwKHoqW0rqrWMpkmjebFbuJBkq37DLBfNWge_SrShfaJoVwcsV0d7x0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="3330" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMy5lWiMDmYUXhxbO4uldlKKhz-SL2uNBRA_vaJfQfObm-qCWLucQi1-pMoCLdGpQg9mKqm0FuCNyPSCeV5LfUvbj7TDxHTttnRfrNg-rcun6-mS6QFlY-v8ZUHQ3tTHfSEBwKHoqW0rqrWMpkmjebFbuJBkq37DLBfNWge_SrShfaJoVwcsV0d7x0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting Gnawdoom the grey seer again after all these years was a joy.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Now to be entirely honest: I already owned this miniature before acquiring it again. I painted the previous version somewhere at the tail end of the eighties, start of the nineties (Nirvana blasting over the speakers), when I began collecting Skaven. The model stands between the rest of my horde in the: 'I'm a bit torn about these'-section. On the one hand I don't want to strip the paint of all my old paint work (I like to remember where I started). On the other hand: I think I can do better these days (at least, I hope so). So the chance to revisit an old model with a copy is a sweet way to dodge the dip. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6F-iLDTVIi4BgQ1_KuV7KmCsPaLTdZrnHZq2xwrQbQ5JjDr64atp3013r_KCrZdW7UCjFyL3IXARFiroFGqRHbAmiZHkgaoyuh0Bq-fEK0B7L_lExu74I_aYtfzyiqTDmbZEcrywNkMZie7-5IxGdmU-L74UKaJg8OusRoywvv5QU00lKCC88v4re" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="3096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6F-iLDTVIi4BgQ1_KuV7KmCsPaLTdZrnHZq2xwrQbQ5JjDr64atp3013r_KCrZdW7UCjFyL3IXARFiroFGqRHbAmiZHkgaoyuh0Bq-fEK0B7L_lExu74I_aYtfzyiqTDmbZEcrywNkMZie7-5IxGdmU-L74UKaJg8OusRoywvv5QU00lKCC88v4re=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm still not fully satisfied with painting black cloth, but I'm getting to a point where I'm willing to call it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxpuKXhlss">adequate</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />It is quite a joy to paint up eighties metal. One of the things I like most about the models from this era is the lack of bric-à-brac. I tend to lose patience (and heart) when I encounter yet another bushel of pouches or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mTUmczVdik">plethora</a> of buckles on a modern model (I'm looking at you Kharadron Overlords!). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilM8rAServu1PNmdvR7Xy1Tyy0uzbpER3pA0i6aFkUO6P-4lW6iVrfreZ-pw8EOS9-0VFCAbSFsbi9milZDecJqtx1wkFzo2J8EDm61ONFbJv0B31rO4RKjLW2RQtGFCLTrm7ZcHHdFzMGpCIDQwMFqWovTyjZGdCebSjcePASuTt1nDFN-CAqtDeb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="2688" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilM8rAServu1PNmdvR7Xy1Tyy0uzbpER3pA0i6aFkUO6P-4lW6iVrfreZ-pw8EOS9-0VFCAbSFsbi9milZDecJqtx1wkFzo2J8EDm61ONFbJv0B31rO4RKjLW2RQtGFCLTrm7ZcHHdFzMGpCIDQwMFqWovTyjZGdCebSjcePASuTt1nDFN-CAqtDeb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lets give the classic Skaven a little friend, or better yet a clone (oh dear I'm turning into a 40K version of Bob Ross).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anyway, on to a few side by sides. For the color scheme I decided not to go with my current instinct, but instead to follow my sixteen year old self. That meant blue robes and a black cape. I did allow myself to go for proper Grey Seer albino white fur on the newer incarnation. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRpC8nSHCAAy6Ng9EeZx9j7IVWQ1-s8V9ViCpiEZzfdWSzKuybmrhcSb2b2zBWqXoVquQ7V6zbsEbt2V5KabLP2ov0-xXHYuK_1EFTp6SjyGOCvbus2x61WOcabKvFHfKLWO6OBD6YovQX9-EILEd9G7zeJWHI9qVD58KKyeLvJuSQZw2INHtp_Upw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3371" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRpC8nSHCAAy6Ng9EeZx9j7IVWQ1-s8V9ViCpiEZzfdWSzKuybmrhcSb2b2zBWqXoVquQ7V6zbsEbt2V5KabLP2ov0-xXHYuK_1EFTp6SjyGOCvbus2x61WOcabKvFHfKLWO6OBD6YovQX9-EILEd9G7zeJWHI9qVD58KKyeLvJuSQZw2INHtp_Upw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its quite funny how much bigger a base can make a model look. The 32mm I used on the new version makes the model looks about twice as big on the tabletop.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The robes posed quite a challenge (good thing I posted a picture of the cloak above /s). I don't understand why, but I never quite get the highlighting on the folds to look as well as I would like. Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but more modern plastic robes just paint up easier.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGX4PJI50YtB4tmIqTn_GSCAvDIOKwPQRDyutbJqyTvwltZ01Y87mfh_hB6Q13SB1hVLPPc0MwmypeaJqJ8v5aqx43s9otzn1K4GCWyQxfSt95Gx1LYJVAssetFMfH1OrI_fXBNJLCKF7J-CLInDKKRQ9cOMJxJuNxg0ZoigXT8PxbqJR7A5SkiSHT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGX4PJI50YtB4tmIqTn_GSCAvDIOKwPQRDyutbJqyTvwltZ01Y87mfh_hB6Q13SB1hVLPPc0MwmypeaJqJ8v5aqx43s9otzn1K4GCWyQxfSt95Gx1LYJVAssetFMfH1OrI_fXBNJLCKF7J-CLInDKKRQ9cOMJxJuNxg0ZoigXT8PxbqJR7A5SkiSHT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for Skitterleap! I had to share this shot of my poor intimidated Skaven on the paint station. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Anyway I have yet another ancient model with a fresh paint job. About the only classic Skaven still really missing from my collection are the one with the warplock jezzail (I don't own this one at all) and the classic Skaven warlord with the halberd above his head (I have him painted up to my old standard and need a second one). I'll just keep checking the second hand sites, who knows what'll turn up. Maybe a horde of metal Skaven Slaves or Clanrats too (hey, one can dream (lets throw in a nice horde of classic Fimir while we're at it)).</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwh6DOEsmDGJasCNYlj9nytWeb22VFgVtCeSYrVHkXkO942ApryKJByMX-q_o0uaDmvfEAf9zqmLOW4eeAs5UKqb_RO600r2Wo4RG4y9e-Y_EuzcRGSjLp98eOiFBZqJJ5fG01-DwER0JLo7Wkvm9etGS88WzoVJjD6nfCHczMMsS7skBLRNX1iR3Z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwh6DOEsmDGJasCNYlj9nytWeb22VFgVtCeSYrVHkXkO942ApryKJByMX-q_o0uaDmvfEAf9zqmLOW4eeAs5UKqb_RO600r2Wo4RG4y9e-Y_EuzcRGSjLp98eOiFBZqJJ5fG01-DwER0JLo7Wkvm9etGS88WzoVJjD6nfCHczMMsS7skBLRNX1iR3Z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A freshly prepared oil paint pallet, so clean, so full of hope and dreams (and they all slipped away on a thick layer of gloss coat).</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In other unrelated news: I tried painting with oils again. This time I discovered the hard way you shouldn't gloss coat a model if you want to paint it using oils. Long story short: I spent an evening watching my oil paints flow away to other sections of the model and rubbing paints off instead of blending them together. Note to future self (and anyone planning on playing with oils): gloss coat is for pin washing only, use dull coat for actual oil painting over acrylics. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgffWDgntyXOqTngCKmzuCvTgP83t9b_rA8U10nwB8CMAnNcQg8chiyDXCyaaOZ8nffI3KRnpidjFr0fC3pjda1Mx647_0qiN9p0ZFuUGWJnhlOr5h3jGCKwJjjPAp3M2Nj0y40XXExG-sSW3sfEWTRgqGCIUAhCdt1b58ClPteR6QPrpf0qb4X9EkA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgffWDgntyXOqTngCKmzuCvTgP83t9b_rA8U10nwB8CMAnNcQg8chiyDXCyaaOZ8nffI3KRnpidjFr0fC3pjda1Mx647_0qiN9p0ZFuUGWJnhlOr5h3jGCKwJjjPAp3M2Nj0y40XXExG-sSW3sfEWTRgqGCIUAhCdt1b58ClPteR6QPrpf0qb4X9EkA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the winner for least inspiring picture of the year (already determined in January) is this one of the backdrops as I was unpacking them. <insert canned applause here></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Last but not least, I got myself new backdrops for my photos. Completely in the style of this blog I then painted a single miniature, making the backdrop practically invisible. I'll blab about my new backdrops in the future (exciting stuff, I know ;). Now let's get back to sploshing paint on models again.<p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4rlDpPrMyjtul6qHf2ZVTIxlNsT4eM92brd_eOjE4cjQ8cMVQdWnDGYnsONvvY2jIXBDEh7AGhgSxP5Hwtn0ta-hfImvCsrPDNasoXVuLOQYpdPUKJr3Q5b9FK1nU5lroHJG_G1P4nyZF2Yt0Rku466m49UrWTQblyMGvuHV6O1Rg3n3AqCO7rqyE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="2470" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4rlDpPrMyjtul6qHf2ZVTIxlNsT4eM92brd_eOjE4cjQ8cMVQdWnDGYnsONvvY2jIXBDEh7AGhgSxP5Hwtn0ta-hfImvCsrPDNasoXVuLOQYpdPUKJr3Q5b9FK1nU5lroHJG_G1P4nyZF2Yt0Rku466m49UrWTQblyMGvuHV6O1Rg3n3AqCO7rqyE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Looking in my crystal ball I see 'Squeeeeee' in your future!"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Small addendum: my wife complained the duo-picture from this angle wasn't sharp enough, so I added this one to give a better view. </div></div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-9012736937937595442023-01-09T15:42:00.001+01:002023-01-09T15:42:31.342+01:00I finally got around to painting again (and actually writing about it)<p>I can't believe I managed to fall of the edge of a globe! Luckily I dropped back onto the surface and painted some miniatures along the way. What is that you say? No edges on globes? Okay, in all honesty: work managed to eat up most of my time and I had to overcome a raging addiction to Satisfactory along the way too. But over the holidays I managed to get some hobby done. As I turned the space underneath my paint station into a GW store facsimile I'll be forced to paint even more in the foreseeable future if I want my legspace back. In other words: more updates will follow soon. But for now, and without further ado, lets pretend I never fell of the globe and show what I painted over the past few weeks. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYdoOnF6qZq5rR_kpRLoswsuehhlkC-coDJ-lvp8YxE1_gfmvfkdTmXBksvB4L6mzWKzSVYP_aEdaBy8vODHCoIlY3cPMTZUFRq2oi_gV0ypiLB4tau2RzyWhguR04fn4gUkRtv3l8TVXulUHHJRMSzTZUuWWkTdwrITsEILWAKWywI48P_op5SVEh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="3336" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYdoOnF6qZq5rR_kpRLoswsuehhlkC-coDJ-lvp8YxE1_gfmvfkdTmXBksvB4L6mzWKzSVYP_aEdaBy8vODHCoIlY3cPMTZUFRq2oi_gV0ypiLB4tau2RzyWhguR04fn4gUkRtv3l8TVXulUHHJRMSzTZUuWWkTdwrITsEILWAKWywI48P_op5SVEh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting skin with purple glazes is a lot of fun and produces nice results (I think). It also makes me hum the tune of Purple Haze, but that's just me being annoying. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span>First off I finished the 3D-printed <strike>Ogre</strike> Ogor Tyrant sculpt by <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-ogre-khan-232528">Avatars of War</a>, completing the set of Ogre characters I bought from them and printed when the temperature was still printer friendly. Currently my printing area is far below the temperature needed to print resin. I'll have to wait until spring before I can print more models. As to the Ogre Khan: he's one hell of a nice miniature and one of the few instances where I don't mind an axe that looks like it has enough steel in it to make an American sized pick-up truck.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7d-B2cDzZ0Mj12xQu7cl1kNJsQBX-RpJncsZ50RxHS6tVk15J_3BPEN8InT5E6rlp0sKtBlxH6NHMO2iU5sIYOrv9D8jvWmEIcxQn60un2csZ8ddHmfMkWbjpM4sVtRSQkiN27uxWoRYKQTxrHUEG3KIkKpIhKgXaoj8Mdi1pSGehcJ8tEj6kdgXz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="3324" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7d-B2cDzZ0Mj12xQu7cl1kNJsQBX-RpJncsZ50RxHS6tVk15J_3BPEN8InT5E6rlp0sKtBlxH6NHMO2iU5sIYOrv9D8jvWmEIcxQn60un2csZ8ddHmfMkWbjpM4sVtRSQkiN27uxWoRYKQTxrHUEG3KIkKpIhKgXaoj8Mdi1pSGehcJ8tEj6kdgXz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I declare 2023 either the year of the striped pants or The Year Of The Striped Pants (I haven't figured out the capitalization quite yet). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I spent most of my time playing around with flesh tones, as I did with the previous group of <strike>Ogre</strike> <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/10/hungry-hungry-ogre-characters.html">Ogor characters</a> from this set. As the flesh and steel got a bit boring, and the bone color did nothing to break from that, I decided to go for a GW classic: striped pants. I decided on blue on white as an homage to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelix">Obelix</a>. I painted the pants (a highlighted and shaded) white first and then added blue stripes, taking care to actually highlight these as well. I think the end effect looks quite nice. I've also decided to make 2023 'the year of striped pants' (not quite sure if I should capatalize that or not). Expect more striped pants from me for the next twelve months (not quite sure how I'll do that on the notoriously pantsless Witch Elves I got over the holidays). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinl-3CKGVgp3Zr_WLS_1cP42m4X0sGhRq5LH1QS7R6SmbUPsqMMj6V_uMVhprq1q4jGf5p_YLiLywjZ3a6x6xXU_eAaU2g76YWtl5xmrayfX8ioTzTPrCmCukSenVf8SKnI6K0h_4vlw6DoaKdmfLK6IKzZzHoCh-35Txk-CdUReP-emBVRJuWQI-x" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="3910" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinl-3CKGVgp3Zr_WLS_1cP42m4X0sGhRq5LH1QS7R6SmbUPsqMMj6V_uMVhprq1q4jGf5p_YLiLywjZ3a6x6xXU_eAaU2g76YWtl5xmrayfX8ioTzTPrCmCukSenVf8SKnI6K0h_4vlw6DoaKdmfLK6IKzZzHoCh-35Txk-CdUReP-emBVRJuWQI-x=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the Power of Grayskull! Bring us more food!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another set I finished this past period is this unit of Mournfang Cavalry. At first I planned to use GW's Mournfang Brown paint to actually paint Mournfangs for a change, then (for a reason I absolutely cannot explain) I decided it would be hilarious to mimic the colors on He-Man's Battlecat for these monsters. I managed to refrain from giving one of the <strike>Ogres</strike> Ogors a He-Man like 'Prince Valiant'-style haircut. I have another four Mournfang cavalry on sprue, so that may just happen somewhere in the future. I also have a Thundertusk in rudimentary purples to join in this Masters of the Universe theme. And to think I never really got into that nonsense as a kid...<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXILwCxvXViWcZYKzCph5Qj5zpoW_rszK7nBP1vk-uBCUXI66xHfLlZ4TvKYCNf-KkYSF7xuR5y7R6zmdpMt_9WdAVWRAyzXgT_zJrKZH4DZF5s1auUN9-LSHE1UNfgzDUJ9xfPQrYyVtzCDyt-jN2YXgtkZZWQvWspL60cZAbytwRRN-1mVtzyQsO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3334" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXILwCxvXViWcZYKzCph5Qj5zpoW_rszK7nBP1vk-uBCUXI66xHfLlZ4TvKYCNf-KkYSF7xuR5y7R6zmdpMt_9WdAVWRAyzXgT_zJrKZH4DZF5s1auUN9-LSHE1UNfgzDUJ9xfPQrYyVtzCDyt-jN2YXgtkZZWQvWspL60cZAbytwRRN-1mVtzyQsO=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner is served, don't forget to wash your hands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Last in the <strike>Ogresphere</strike> Ogorsphere is the big kettle filled with bloody bits they all eat from: <Let me look up the name> the Great Mawpot. It does something in the game. One day I'll read the rules and find out. In the meantime it just feels so right to have a big cookpot to go along with these hungry monsters. I had quite some fun painting it up too. Going for a mean looking bronze with purple heat haze accents and utterly ruining the effect with successive layers of drybrushing and washing. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4wMXV_O41LKY-RSVGaML3uHfU_4pniUrCRH2t9v17M_JyeNnetPIWjD5UWRDQ0yiUG-dUgjqFVzmoj0-aS3CwGtohyVEv1lDwC9VL0dLcd9O6mfd7T2njkBoCkSTn6pZFdzgv3v6fb7L8WNzBQ0OTV9EUwWelGgZYLmSqA5cDjmD4kT16vF1ZuNnM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4wMXV_O41LKY-RSVGaML3uHfU_4pniUrCRH2t9v17M_JyeNnetPIWjD5UWRDQ0yiUG-dUgjqFVzmoj0-aS3CwGtohyVEv1lDwC9VL0dLcd9O6mfd7T2njkBoCkSTn6pZFdzgv3v6fb7L8WNzBQ0OTV9EUwWelGgZYLmSqA5cDjmD4kT16vF1ZuNnM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many Bothans died to give us this pan of soup (also some random animals with interesting looking pelts).</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The top of the tarp consists of animal skins (I hope). I had a some fun painting them in different shades of brown, but in the end decided it looked rather boring. So instead I used all the (sort off) skill I gained painting <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/search/label/sigmar%27s%20children">Stormcast Cloaks</a> and added interesting looking patters to the skins. I splashed a bit of a white tone on the sides of some and added lazy drops of glaze in their centers to make it all look sort of okay. Well I have to be honest, I'm extremely chuffed with how well this looks when compared to the amount of effort it took. As an aside, I deliberately went for a green grass and growing things on the bases of my <strike>Ogres</strike> Ogors. I like the snowy theme GW has picked, but I'm also a bit bored by it. With that said: let's move on to my favorite rascals in the Warhammer universe.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioydy6CPEMKGPd-fr0sSRw2k6OrArxRaNMJBkAypo3LV_HMXBxYNOvx4RSjCFABILQZuw33oknbMVvXkdHsOYhQUKaYWaKO-ZbWkwMxdR2XqFlFUVSyeGbBEESwvaiEJfI6ywCRuKZXbjq0Jjhgp3KGeRlazC5A8TAba8Xtweog__iI98qFW1VPCQb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="3345" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioydy6CPEMKGPd-fr0sSRw2k6OrArxRaNMJBkAypo3LV_HMXBxYNOvx4RSjCFABILQZuw33oknbMVvXkdHsOYhQUKaYWaKO-ZbWkwMxdR2XqFlFUVSyeGbBEESwvaiEJfI6ywCRuKZXbjq0Jjhgp3KGeRlazC5A8TAba8Xtweog__iI98qFW1VPCQb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slightly sloppy painting to make a sloppy slop thrower look like its dangerously sloppy. Sloppy task accomplished I say #slop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I can't quite remember when I glued my second Plague Claw together. I have been working on and off on the warmachine itself: going for the aged wood look and playing around with weathering powders to make the metal parts look rusted on. The one thing I could not get myself around to doing was painting the crew. Then I looked at the rather washed out appearance of the model and decided to go for a Blanchitsu-adjacent approach: less thinking about individual details and more about relaxing, mixing paints together and keeping everything within the realm of browns and <strike>ochres</strike> ochors (sorry couldn't resist). All I omitted was the dash of red to draw attention. It's quite a fun way to paint. I think I'm going to experiment a bit more with that as well this year. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfEcQF8tSNs-GzJgqjBjq08qDoSxEwb8f1dlCqXtHebC7Eub2H_kBFhUb1X3k65rbmWW6Eub6kkIbqOMCGbmQ-xQ2vwaz1xNhjUbfeZoxNBoFEeewomtR00iCXiNrln2liMFl4jadbJ9CiX-khZ37GUrPVl_DCfyfOp_52UNPsd7TrA8eVYyq0YRCh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="3627" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfEcQF8tSNs-GzJgqjBjq08qDoSxEwb8f1dlCqXtHebC7Eub2H_kBFhUb1X3k65rbmWW6Eub6kkIbqOMCGbmQ-xQ2vwaz1xNhjUbfeZoxNBoFEeewomtR00iCXiNrln2liMFl4jadbJ9CiX-khZ37GUrPVl_DCfyfOp_52UNPsd7TrA8eVYyq0YRCh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe I overinvested in bile-themed paints. I'm feely slightly sick just looking at that load of glop. Come to think of it...is it the time of year to start painting Nurgle yet? </td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the end I skipped on the red (and let the rust do the talking). Instead I decided to make the glob of disgusting and diseased goo the focal point. I recently invested in disgusting goo colored paints. One I got is called Vallejo Slime Grime Dark Environment Effect (it turned out to be too dark for my purposes here and I had to blend it in the mix of regular paints to tone it down). The other is called Bile Effect (made by Green Stuff World). It is a more snotty looking (and lighter) variant of Nurgle's Rot (also used in tiny amounts on the glob of goo). As a cover for a basic slap on mix of Averland sunset and white, combined with strategic drops of Bloodletter Glaze the Bile Effect works wonders. I'm glad Skaven don't really exist. I wouldn't want too unleash this plague thing on the real world. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDs6X1yzS3tZx0nVBzXiqfnPl-HD5RX3Yvh6F6aU4ah2q90KdTqltJwt9owdQ1iAkwOm5A8IeQORl-0Qw-90QDcTrVdA4Lsg8S2qDfRybkJgktAVFFev7fmKku9F4G_r8j1ACc9YZdy7TkmlHOREcPdKCsH6U499n2HcBUi82YdIPrOO3-eqLVKRCW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="3622" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDs6X1yzS3tZx0nVBzXiqfnPl-HD5RX3Yvh6F6aU4ah2q90KdTqltJwt9owdQ1iAkwOm5A8IeQORl-0Qw-90QDcTrVdA4Lsg8S2qDfRybkJgktAVFFev7fmKku9F4G_r8j1ACc9YZdy7TkmlHOREcPdKCsH6U499n2HcBUi82YdIPrOO3-eqLVKRCW=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It may look like a random pile of rocks, but it'll hit like a random pile of mountains. Come to think of it: they should've used this model for the 'spirit of the mountain' thing the Lumineth have. It looks way more impressive than the glorified <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Milka+cow">Milka cow</a> model in stores right now. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Speaking of things I'm glad don't exist in real life: here's a Rogue Idol. It is a Forge World model that looks like anyone can make it with a bit of airdry clay and a few inspiring rocks. But in truth (after a few tries) I have to admit it's actually a more complicated than that and quite a lot of fun to paint. It's also a lot bigger than it looks on the pages of Forge World. Joining this monster is a 3D-print of a running innkeeper (with striped pants of course). The print itself looked a lot of fun, but turned out to have way too little detail to make it look good painted. I did my best (just don't look to close). It brings my collection of running peasants and townsfolk up to four (five if you count the tied up Troll Slayer). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjooXYJCTGtWpcSwLilySu2FKanVFp7PUnW-WnnBmJNh9VKlXo2CTSkLj2MCxx7dgLYDTprjHBcRx9m6Y8zH9sJ3o2gugfdGvNhdIlzgw2Pm7o1HAT9azrbttapYKZGLsLC0v9eG9tpIXrz63G1Pt22M6sTrVYbKRkFj1w3otlEKWIyqKuhDW1wHnGd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjooXYJCTGtWpcSwLilySu2FKanVFp7PUnW-WnnBmJNh9VKlXo2CTSkLj2MCxx7dgLYDTprjHBcRx9m6Y8zH9sJ3o2gugfdGvNhdIlzgw2Pm7o1HAT9azrbttapYKZGLsLC0v9eG9tpIXrz63G1Pt22M6sTrVYbKRkFj1w3otlEKWIyqKuhDW1wHnGd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will the poor civilian reach his house in time? Will it help? I think we can all guess the answer to both questions...</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For those of you ordering air dry clay and wondering what is so special about this lump of rocks I say 'go for it!'. Also: look at the interesting mushrooms on its back and the inlaid runes on it's body. It is a fun model that has more detail than you spot at first glance. I also used it in a battle and it clobbered Malekith from his black dragon in a nice flurry of blows. I may have lost that battle, but it was worth it because I got to pounce the posh git of his big dragon (hur, hur).</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKJD5BrMxZZgX_6-gEqS8kyMA5LeJ16VDgBgvEW5blmiapls0PoIklPA3jMHHPcaii5BERI6HtWuYzh46xbrMwqgGfn4QwOqejgAm7ysXCaxykp-GhIKZsN7lyGryIlr6IFxB7d0ieFrcfOezoQtz3bxm9HAEN2AT0UYGscqTzd8B0zMoMpBgcASRG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKJD5BrMxZZgX_6-gEqS8kyMA5LeJ16VDgBgvEW5blmiapls0PoIklPA3jMHHPcaii5BERI6HtWuYzh46xbrMwqgGfn4QwOqejgAm7ysXCaxykp-GhIKZsN7lyGryIlr6IFxB7d0ieFrcfOezoQtz3bxm9HAEN2AT0UYGscqTzd8B0zMoMpBgcASRG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posh Gitz with Pointy Sticks or as they are also known: Lumineth Vanari Somethingorothers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Speaking of posh gits...a few months back I decided to glue fifteen <strike>High Elf</strike> Lumineth <strike>Spearmen</strike> Vanari Somethingorothers together. The plan was to speed paint them over a weekend. As I was implementing the painting part of that plan I got to the gold trim on their armor and shields and decided I didn't feel like painting them anymore. The <strike>Elves</strike> <strike>Aelves</strike> Gitz sat in a box with big sad Lumineth eyes (not painted on). Luckily there was a group painting day over the holiday. Those are quite fun (and sociable) in themselves and as an added bonus if you only bring a select group of models along, there's that can distract you from them. I spent a wonderful afternoon grumbling about armor trim while painting it. After that I only had to sit down for another day to finish the rest of the details. Then I ignored the internet's advice and washed everything with Agrax (you can take my brown wash from my cold undead fingers (if you dare)). I then spend yet another day restoring the white and gold and adding details. Not quite a full-on speed paint, but it finished the job.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbn1l_u6TprQHo4KRMVXbxQ7GNhEX96zFphuKPbwaETiNZx51sabTcuiCvEkjYyvm4iKkseLrT1F4OzdWFqtakM1ip4gsnNBs3gZ7vEVhx7QAJB0Y5e09EkQCAAGV33VIHVL4EtfLFIOS25l6VCTbovNj3QwOL_W75VY9Wg8rU-qHKtJWsBpUg0WKa" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="3514" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbn1l_u6TprQHo4KRMVXbxQ7GNhEX96zFphuKPbwaETiNZx51sabTcuiCvEkjYyvm4iKkseLrT1F4OzdWFqtakM1ip4gsnNBs3gZ7vEVhx7QAJB0Y5e09EkQCAAGV33VIHVL4EtfLFIOS25l6VCTbovNj3QwOL_W75VY9Wg8rU-qHKtJWsBpUg0WKa=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding 3" spears on models with 3" range is a funny idea and it looks impressive, but its hell when you try to transport or paint your models. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Long story short: I now have two full units of Pointy Eared Gitz with Pointy Sticks ready to go (and the only regimental color I really got wrong was the plumes on their helmets (I'll just blame the apprentices over at Boult & Locke)). Aside from looking quite nice (if I say so myself), it brings the total number of painted elven infantry for my High Elves/Lumineth army up to 70 models. One day I may just take them out onto the tabletop (and I will get clobbered off it by some random person mumbling about the 'Meta being monsters and heroes' or something*). <div><br /><div>*I still don't understand what Facebook has to do with wargaming, but considering GW has a <a href="https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/12/08/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-metawatch-2022-in-review/">Metawatch</a> these days, it must be important ;). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA2w2mjzuXS3FY4eaoAF5L_3i2qh9pzE-_a8I6ABSgjNv68-9GLfMIcNrv8tekF27OuuSIxALgv0379egNlv0Qr5ZdmwGlJvhrcQEnT8yTKovt0_LzheEqtpywYyF_mfutzZg42dbZGHvLlkGYYHFWT-03mGEsdcuayYKvjqhh6TERQfsUpBNmOlK9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA2w2mjzuXS3FY4eaoAF5L_3i2qh9pzE-_a8I6ABSgjNv68-9GLfMIcNrv8tekF27OuuSIxALgv0379egNlv0Qr5ZdmwGlJvhrcQEnT8yTKovt0_LzheEqtpywYyF_mfutzZg42dbZGHvLlkGYYHFWT-03mGEsdcuayYKvjqhh6TERQfsUpBNmOlK9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured: Rogue Idol, no longer pictured: Malekith (as the Posh Git was a red streak of blood at this point).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With that I've reached the end of this comeback post. Hopefully I'll be painting a lot more: Misterc over at the Periodic Painting Table sent me some lovely undead dwarves and an undead troll (thanks!) that will get painted soon. I also have a humongous (in my opinion) pile of new metal mini's by <a href="https://diehardminiatures.com/">Diehard Miniatures</a> (so much awesome,so little time) and then there's the private GW taking up all the legspace underneath my painting station (not to mention my first foray into Hasslefree Miniatures as soon as their Kickstarter ships). I love this hobby, hopefully I'll find more time to paint and blog about it in the coming months. </div></div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-45081212187160459462022-10-09T12:00:00.060+02:002022-10-09T12:00:00.172+02:00Stargrave: Battle for the overgrown factory<p>Recently I played a game of <a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/stargrave?___store=osprey_rst&___from_store=osprey_ca">Stargrave</a>, the sci-fi skirmishing game by Osprey Publishing. This time I played a proper crew vs. crew game in a scenario from the main rulebook called 'Overgrown Factory'. Two rival crews attempt to pillage an old overgrown factory in the midst of the jungle, risking both the local wildlife, still active and dangerous bits of machinery and a fully armed and operational warbot that'll enter the game shooting at some point. Sure sounds like a recipe for <strike>disaster</strike> fun. here's our game setup.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQtfeFFLASaQg99k4OL0y3O4WWmpqjSz4tRq5zgm7GI_nXtHcktQYOqyI5Sy9LnyBrD4Vr98Dd_8dw5EzgoHBSftLP9dr87bC-5GBNOQDvlDslK0fHG96To3M2kUG9B8v6lecI2DhCsIpfWjbeA-2wFoSAz93VRF_-e91W5Fs82jjEE3uMJ9hyVaFF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQtfeFFLASaQg99k4OL0y3O4WWmpqjSz4tRq5zgm7GI_nXtHcktQYOqyI5Sy9LnyBrD4Vr98Dd_8dw5EzgoHBSftLP9dr87bC-5GBNOQDvlDslK0fHG96To3M2kUG9B8v6lecI2DhCsIpfWjbeA-2wFoSAz93VRF_-e91W5Fs82jjEE3uMJ9hyVaFF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've always dreamed of having a cool table to play miniatures games on. This one manages to fulfil that dream quite nicely. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span>I brought a 2x2 battle mat for the occasion and threw in some random terrain from my own collection (including the dead titan of course). Now there's a wargaming table if you ask me. Sorry for the egotrip, but I think it looks awesome and a lot of happy hours modeling over the years come together on this table. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyptr9d0h2xnhxh3Z2qHKxAAPoTe-M2_VfuIZPrNLDMbrWxszbbdl1WAUzc6x8rMFzDS151B-NhzVmzVkFXltpSaZF2_1tkjSaxNU8aP_rHsiHb4TKJqIG_fbAkjAJCBKSO7cpewebFI2bgGhgQyTSeJFz9_DWsryEea7qDue09n0KCvh3x6ityP6z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyptr9d0h2xnhxh3Z2qHKxAAPoTe-M2_VfuIZPrNLDMbrWxszbbdl1WAUzc6x8rMFzDS151B-NhzVmzVkFXltpSaZF2_1tkjSaxNU8aP_rHsiHb4TKJqIG_fbAkjAJCBKSO7cpewebFI2bgGhgQyTSeJFz9_DWsryEea7qDue09n0KCvh3x6ityP6z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crane and tractors set by GW (<a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/Sector-Mechanicum-Galvanic-Servohaulers-2017">Sector Mechanicus Galvanic Servohaulers</a> is the official name) is one of the better sets of scatter terrain they've put out in recent years. I'm quite happy to have picked up a set as they really make any sci-fi themed table pop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I created my crew around a biomorph captain, using one of <a href="https://diehardminiatures.com/product/twisted-sisters-chaos-bandits/">Die Hard Miniatures' Twisted Sisters</a> as the model. She is an escaped lab experiment with a toxic claw, the ability to form armor plates and (I suspect) a rather nasty temper. Her number two is a mystic with a Dark Energy bolt as his main power. I rounded the team out with a hacker, a safecracker and a few shooty people (the other Twisted Sister, a Dark Eldar Archon and a commissar with a flamer) and cannon fodder (runners represented by Mechanicum troops).</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1itYdr8ye3hc1aniUBFkEEtegs0ulhcquqjMNrzshRz6lRK8mGTP1zJ0uzgjtZpm05wLF2OYxQm2Obv_YfdF7DuDhVGHZn0_AJTxx7iGYkBK4BSs289dwD8a6uF6qG7qFjiAynorSGu-Pwnz_TH9YqQv7udPL2gFao-DA208PFfc6YacgM4G5_tlE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1itYdr8ye3hc1aniUBFkEEtegs0ulhcquqjMNrzshRz6lRK8mGTP1zJ0uzgjtZpm05wLF2OYxQm2Obv_YfdF7DuDhVGHZn0_AJTxx7iGYkBK4BSs289dwD8a6uF6qG7qFjiAynorSGu-Pwnz_TH9YqQv7udPL2gFao-DA208PFfc6YacgM4G5_tlE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These generators are an <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/sci-fi-utopia/products/generator">MDF set by TTCombat</a> they make for nice terrain at a good price. Another pair (not mine) featured in my recent <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2022/10/bolt-action-battle-report-curious.html">Bolt Action battle report</a>. I also highly recommend these if you're starting out on a sci-fi table. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />My opponent brought a freshly build Ash Waste Crew from the new GW Necromunda line. Those models are quite interesting. It's taking a lot of self-control not to buy myself one of those warbands in a box. I forgot to write down the details from the crew, but one of the captain's main powers was a holographic wall that makes it impossible to draw a line of sight. We marked it on the battlefield using a 'wall' of green dice. Our objectives were big equipment crates (the blue and yellow cylinders you see on the table) and data terminals (represented by data terminals from the Necromunda game). After a first turn of manouvering our crews for advantage the warbot entered the scene. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXaZ-DgAqW51p8VNaBxcHq5UMj2ZajMYmcXRw4c0wNjcL2D_Ei8ZGGffZr_g4fMKLM9GghQ2IwZ0oPNVRHbTKp1QSiiH6K__E4fBITxfLL6W5WqVZYC06Y0xO--e1dgJ5ph3KzmDPQWl74Skfso4KRcYZXTFBPqdwUGhgkNqQu3oYJaibV7b9Wvaym" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXaZ-DgAqW51p8VNaBxcHq5UMj2ZajMYmcXRw4c0wNjcL2D_Ei8ZGGffZr_g4fMKLM9GghQ2IwZ0oPNVRHbTKp1QSiiH6K__E4fBITxfLL6W5WqVZYC06Y0xO--e1dgJ5ph3KzmDPQWl74Skfso4KRcYZXTFBPqdwUGhgkNqQu3oYJaibV7b9Wvaym=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its funny how a stack of dice can bring such a big grin to my face.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This turned out to be very fortuitous for me. My crew would've been fully in the line of (horrifying) fire if my opponent hadn't graciously blocked my line of sight with his holographic wall. In Stargrave you can't simply stop powers, you need to either dispel them or wait for them to end. With sight of my team blocked, the warbot massacred my opponents lighter troops, even as they made a valiant attempt to hack the terminal (by the Titan's middle toe). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXTapkGAKRQ0WWabs896iTT75t_dnIxF6AuizNbp9RAxF8E9o3sE3QMu_Ye5ao68t41Gd4gfh8frVjX_t-GrdI-FX9g0P2VCPkyM76lmps30_GrdMC99rUaEa4HSAYMsd9FuyJkfKqTZ7FTitGZm-ZMI9wPInWJ6s-7G58y6IKqFmtkTB2nrR4cCAP" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXTapkGAKRQ0WWabs896iTT75t_dnIxF6AuizNbp9RAxF8E9o3sE3QMu_Ye5ao68t41Gd4gfh8frVjX_t-GrdI-FX9g0P2VCPkyM76lmps30_GrdMC99rUaEa4HSAYMsd9FuyJkfKqTZ7FTitGZm-ZMI9wPInWJ6s-7G58y6IKqFmtkTB2nrR4cCAP=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seeing this chock-full 2x2 table makes me wonder how much fun it could be to play a full scale wargame in heavy terrain. I'll add that ambition to the bucket list :).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Meanwhile as my team took position on the top of the rickety walkway, my opponent's captain entered the height on his side walking towards the cargo there while stylishly igniting a light saber. At the bottom of the construction, the main part of my crew approached a centrally placed equipment crate. My captain suffered a hail of deadly gunfire, almost getting killed in the proces. Luckily her regeneration ability worked, slightly alleviating the damage. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-pc1my2ZNt_0HXt-x1tOr3wjzLciSX82MT3W76acCnA8ZcDrQK67FDoh7dB1jZs30uxn7Fd0JEGS6ielF1SPNBxEevodnRqMGIOD2VIh0zS6hc0BhbPrPHN1wUwkwkwForhz-tlaFKyyfmDB1L3eNSzCLf98vgXfOPa_GB8LA6ph-CXhTBfgmIugw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-pc1my2ZNt_0HXt-x1tOr3wjzLciSX82MT3W76acCnA8ZcDrQK67FDoh7dB1jZs30uxn7Fd0JEGS6ielF1SPNBxEevodnRqMGIOD2VIh0zS6hc0BhbPrPHN1wUwkwkwForhz-tlaFKyyfmDB1L3eNSzCLf98vgXfOPa_GB8LA6ph-CXhTBfgmIugw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the fun things about Stargrave is that I get to pull out a lot of one-off miniatures from the display case and slap them on the table. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />My hacker got to the top terminal and (after a failed attempt) managed to get the data. Time for a hasty retreat. After a quick risk assessment he jumped down. That caused a lot of damage, but most likely less than getting shot at would've done. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT8T6tqfJDlMlNLNFLcFCSxlk7-yx0p6OYl5UXkF8aCxeMDX7-8ci2rLnBebEtTBUKP7DiOhrhMaUUkToNdT1_tA2Mw9M2Uh5cuuAjyiAjHe5AMzqmbt4wrZVlWQtFGua_i72_-gaf0VE9iieRPLkXQ2d_iHo3Vjml6G1Q7pAILWO4ebQcI83gzHQo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT8T6tqfJDlMlNLNFLcFCSxlk7-yx0p6OYl5UXkF8aCxeMDX7-8ci2rLnBebEtTBUKP7DiOhrhMaUUkToNdT1_tA2Mw9M2Uh5cuuAjyiAjHe5AMzqmbt4wrZVlWQtFGua_i72_-gaf0VE9iieRPLkXQ2d_iHo3Vjml6G1Q7pAILWO4ebQcI83gzHQo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I suspect the miniature representing my bloody useless safecracker was the oldest model on the table, none other than <a href="https://another-wargaming-blog.blogspot.com/2017/07/inquisitor-obiwan-sherlock-clousseau.html">Inquisitor Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau</a>. Come to think of it, perhaps he was only posing as a safecracker, best check our gunboat for bugs...</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>At the center of the table my team's safecracker failed to open the case three times in a row. The cheap and ostensibly useless runner next to him gave the lock a contemptuous look and snapped it open. Time to make a run for it there too. Unfortunately carrying physical loot around the battlefield in Stargrave really slows you down to a crawl. A hasty retreat is not on the table there.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV4-89DnxzydLxp80fxdrXGekbbU9TTYxK5ytkkohecHiXwVuFpyvQYrCugDgzX7WPYSplxIOrl2HdrEEgXWrclx6_7mgGlFUUCWITHbbTESzsYkUBWWMrU313h8WfjUQNgCRzEA1UgH9kUFdV1VaEIObVyTHCBSlqgxENtqBp4chYtuL3okP0-S1k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV4-89DnxzydLxp80fxdrXGekbbU9TTYxK5ytkkohecHiXwVuFpyvQYrCugDgzX7WPYSplxIOrl2HdrEEgXWrclx6_7mgGlFUUCWITHbbTESzsYkUBWWMrU313h8WfjUQNgCRzEA1UgH9kUFdV1VaEIObVyTHCBSlqgxENtqBp4chYtuL3okP0-S1k=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fallen data terminal of to the left signifies a hacker has succeeded in cracking it. The fact that it's still lying there signifies the warbot has reduced the hacker in question to little blobs of meat. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />As time progressed, the skirmish got a lot bloodier (more shots fired in anger from both sides as they were fleeing for a table edge). At that point we realized we read the rules wrong for the warbot. It turned out it could move a lot more then we thought. That was very bad news for my team as it moved into a more advantageous firing position (it started rounding the holographic wall).</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPytrR6YcwpCR3qBz2y_ZgY1gvhy-jRUudqd__BQvRya-1QfhqrOvOrJwFGyQUFEzd9lIcd40aY4lxmx2kb77PiKOKRMVsBbeOqBxKdle6_-VPzZByizgmy-EMQeiglBP-QgAPGoTfc1skyTTaHc6wRx6H0frFUJIgM5ReIluf6OMJ0Wdr6TFDmm0P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPytrR6YcwpCR3qBz2y_ZgY1gvhy-jRUudqd__BQvRya-1QfhqrOvOrJwFGyQUFEzd9lIcd40aY4lxmx2kb77PiKOKRMVsBbeOqBxKdle6_-VPzZByizgmy-EMQeiglBP-QgAPGoTfc1skyTTaHc6wRx6H0frFUJIgM5ReIluf6OMJ0Wdr6TFDmm0P=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You could argue the scale of the crates is a bit over the top, but if you knew how much speed you lose carrying one in game, you wouldn't.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With a killer robot coming our way, we left a few opportunities for loot behind, but the central equipment case was cracked so we couldn't leave that! That's against the pirate's code and all that. My flamer wielding trooper almost got killed by a roaming plague zombie. Luckily my mystic killed it with a Dark Energy bolt before it could strike and potentially infect my crew member. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivtlQDymmwhYEx72Bxz7KJ32SVTkmimAa6skuEyeuifs0gznRO7fdbycdBExTRMUTdYJbKFXDA1LlPhMvaXH_-MBVwqfiXzhZJHiyYjoGco4P0-FQ_Ckn0UE-Sf-eJIx63Bc8soz8-yJzTQieQZGaA5GFbTS_7xhF5xI8Qs1dMFLhDupO9UzGVf6XL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivtlQDymmwhYEx72Bxz7KJ32SVTkmimAa6skuEyeuifs0gznRO7fdbycdBExTRMUTdYJbKFXDA1LlPhMvaXH_-MBVwqfiXzhZJHiyYjoGco4P0-FQ_Ckn0UE-Sf-eJIx63Bc8soz8-yJzTQieQZGaA5GFbTS_7xhF5xI8Qs1dMFLhDupO9UzGVf6XL=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make no mistake about the facing of the models, they are all fleeing towards the table edge before the holographic wall fails.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the end I had more crew members jumping from the platform in their haste to reach the table's edge. Most of my people managed to get away, except for two runners that were gunned down by my opponent. He, in turn, lost almost half his crew, most of them due to withering fire by the warbot. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjId25znqrU_6p5V9wn2IjUuyiVgeainpgiT63piL__34Vzv76GeVyEQxs3_aaeZ_pPxdb3g-ksOAKej3Ur3v-T-o7nx3grk42CGMlj1sx_MPLSMPUOsqFvpabmA7OlzbpWRvAVmioKroqW01p6EAvoNIsSEPaKe9cvaVVwWlBfay45bjwGzsnQqPYC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjId25znqrU_6p5V9wn2IjUuyiVgeainpgiT63piL__34Vzv76GeVyEQxs3_aaeZ_pPxdb3g-ksOAKej3Ur3v-T-o7nx3grk42CGMlj1sx_MPLSMPUOsqFvpabmA7OlzbpWRvAVmioKroqW01p6EAvoNIsSEPaKe9cvaVVwWlBfay45bjwGzsnQqPYC=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more warbots!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I couldn't resist sending him this final picture from the display case with the words: 'Shall we field three warbots next time?" I'll spare you the reply, but there will most definitively be a next time. Stargrave is a very fun and easy to play skirmish game that gives plenty of excuses to get your old sci-fi scenery out of storage and on the table. As a certain other sci-fi wargame (let's not name names) has dropped the ball for the past few years (edition after edition) when it comes to fun gameplay, it feels like breath of fresh air to have actual fun playin in a pew-pew setting. Now if only I had taken pictures during a recent trial run of A Billion Suns I could've had all four of Osprey's main titles on the blog (Gaslands, Frostgrave, Stargrave and A Billion Suns). Don't worry I'll get to the starship battle game at a later date :).</div></div>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012284992465362345.post-44004724328728454112022-10-06T11:28:00.007+02:002022-10-06T11:29:45.637+02:00Bolt Action battle report: the curious battle of the time traveling troopers<p>A few weeks ago I managed to join my first game of Bolt Action (second if you count the demo game I played years ago). We ran a three player, objective based game. It pitted the US Airborne versus the early war German Afrikakorps versus my late war, losing the War Germans (I should read up on a more proper history at some point (or not)). As Bolt Action is a historical wargame we had to find a proper background to dress up our objective based scenario. No need to worry about a back story! I (quite often) work in marketing, so let's get the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkFeltonProductions">Mark Felton tune</a> rolling and get ready for: the curious battle of the time traveling troopers...</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6n9sMICazztwkE1accx-fhlpq_ffH-id2gz0X47fH8a7Otd1YOVuqdmhNcbnh73LpkbldtKyRmq69jYc9Do4yzwjiWFjaOqs76wGnraUqlm4Qcdm4GmzBQZ6zTT3DNxffZY2yM-VE04Nptycy987XnTv7dWlrXzs3Uxiveg2rd0eXarxRAzC8DPj5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2407" data-original-width="3209" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6n9sMICazztwkE1accx-fhlpq_ffH-id2gz0X47fH8a7Otd1YOVuqdmhNcbnh73LpkbldtKyRmq69jYc9Do4yzwjiWFjaOqs76wGnraUqlm4Qcdm4GmzBQZ6zTT3DNxffZY2yM-VE04Nptycy987XnTv7dWlrXzs3Uxiveg2rd0eXarxRAzC8DPj5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To add to the realism of this Bolt Action story, I followed a 'make your pictures look like WW2 pictures tutorial'. This was in no way to hide the fact that I played with unpainted models.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><i><span></span></i></b><p></p><a name='more'></a><b><i><Continuing the Felton intro> </i></b>Little talked about, and utterly insignificant, the most confounding battle of World War 2 was the curious battle of the time traveling troopers. It took years of research and multiple FOIA-requests to get one picture from the National Archives and confirm it actually happened. The picture quite clearly shows ill constructed bunkers, buildings almost 40,000 years ahead of their time and two glowing constructions. These are about to be assaulted by both the US Airborne and rather disparate German forces who seem to be rather antagonistic towards each other as well as towards the US military. Despite an utter lack of unit markings, hints of color, logic or reason we managed to track down the stories of a few survivors and an actual after action report. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCHJnNWIsxB1rbTSoSorba4jmlFktpuygkrjQ5Oj5gpnjGJulLhWFbkhhHgWaSt41T3rMlD9AsCGB-y25R-_2CU8UmB5VIdKf3YfU9svz4VeoUnsFV0jcrKcOBlKxPUbywqzDu04p3_-Y8ASzkQAAYnitJQQrnKwBFJSv5cXPtwS_aTXCSHdkpGRnb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3273" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCHJnNWIsxB1rbTSoSorba4jmlFktpuygkrjQ5Oj5gpnjGJulLhWFbkhhHgWaSt41T3rMlD9AsCGB-y25R-_2CU8UmB5VIdKf3YfU9svz4VeoUnsFV0jcrKcOBlKxPUbywqzDu04p3_-Y8ASzkQAAYnitJQQrnKwBFJSv5cXPtwS_aTXCSHdkpGRnb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Objective 2 was one of the strangely glowing buildings. My small unit of grenadiers took a break from squabbling about seating in the halftrack to take possession of it.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Hauptman Schultz, the captain in charge of the defeated group of German soldiers seen approaching one of the glowing buildings was interviewed years after the war. He still recalled the stench of plastic glue emanating from the unpainted tiger tank under his command. "It was an odd sight. That tank. I remember the commander kept falling out. He had no legs! Anyway we approached one of these oddly shaped, glowing buildings. I ordered my unit to take control when we were suddenly zapped towards this strangely futuristic battleground. It made no sense at all. On our flank we saw Afrikakorps troops. They were still smiling as if Montgomery never happened! Their happy, fresh faces. We wanted to save them so we yelled at them to give up the war while there still was a chance. They did not take kindly to our advice and even fired at us at some point!"</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikgbDzRm3Uw--OlWSboJNYOQrmBfvstdLQCu15_wOuPMt8_rl-Vt6YtKdfB2byJl4EOYx3gYfyjonU068A8O9sggPg-cKn6cMCOT4StCOlr0Tu0Ckjg1FofJBrA22BzVrUancKEhrHxKdD_0L0iwonWIpZ2dpjUHHH1QPNXWKfspN9qJG5tkgzgF5F" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="3073" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikgbDzRm3Uw--OlWSboJNYOQrmBfvstdLQCu15_wOuPMt8_rl-Vt6YtKdfB2byJl4EOYx3gYfyjonU068A8O9sggPg-cKn6cMCOT4StCOlr0Tu0Ckjg1FofJBrA22BzVrUancKEhrHxKdD_0L0iwonWIpZ2dpjUHHH1QPNXWKfspN9qJG5tkgzgF5F=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This trench piece objective was quickly taken over by the Afrikakorps. Those showboaters just had to display an actual basic grasp of tactics. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Afrikakorps troops were also led by a Hauptman Schultz, this sameness in names was most likely caused by de <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086450/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2">Lloydian time travel effect</a>. Desert Schultz (affecting a stupid German accent): "Ve vere aboutz to conquer ze vorld, ven ve saw....ah I can't keep this up...we were most definitively winning the war when a sudden flash of light transported us to a new battlefield. We saw defeatists at our left flank and Americans in front. At first we ignored these neutral US forces and opened fire on our defeatist allies. As tactics dictated we took to the trenches. These actual sound military tactics gave us a leg up on both enemies who were of the 'storming forwards into the line of fire' school of warfare."<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUI90aAFWO_hVMXXh8WkMyxrYhV5WH7o2jp24ZLCOR147l023Jdei2gL0n3mn_ArZY6FeSPdqbirH1Bw9ibTOSyavAAW-Wnh-xIuAVmJpXMFj4DCdd4uRq4_k_tX5YKnJUYZYfZL3Y95R_Mv5keC-xZfM3qxoKUc4K6VuLsuzd_mX8ctibS7C7kCFs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUI90aAFWO_hVMXXh8WkMyxrYhV5WH7o2jp24ZLCOR147l023Jdei2gL0n3mn_ArZY6FeSPdqbirH1Bw9ibTOSyavAAW-Wnh-xIuAVmJpXMFj4DCdd4uRq4_k_tX5YKnJUYZYfZL3Y95R_Mv5keC-xZfM3qxoKUc4K6VuLsuzd_mX8ctibS7C7kCFs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with club terrain saves time transporting buildings. That is a plus. Unfortunately some of the terrain looks a bit...unfortunate.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />From the archives at West Point we found parts of the US after action report calling this battle 'sounds like nonsense, please destroy'. From the report: 'After a brief flash of light we found ourselves parachuting down besides odd ruins and shoddily made, cardboard bunkers. Luckily our clever trick of tying two parachutes to a Sherman tank worked out. Both our main battle tank and a half track safely landed and hit the ground running. We quickly decided to take control of the glowing buildings and a trench occupied by the Afrikakorps, their khaki pants contrasted oddly with the snow covered terrain around them.'<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2OnRR7xG-7ZSapDg1W3QfoeKLVLFULuYPTgjKipQ6zHajOI0YSK0lRcCqGMe-6tYyy4PDXpDPHbo88TDQaXgF8lYWyKmjN6P2OiSj76BtZ2AC5q1aQHpjDnN1V7U2m9UvniEPPJKlFx14LyaXZPQxzneMsHT0aKgnVAGcyjamluvF4SZ8DWy0qhqK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2OnRR7xG-7ZSapDg1W3QfoeKLVLFULuYPTgjKipQ6zHajOI0YSK0lRcCqGMe-6tYyy4PDXpDPHbo88TDQaXgF8lYWyKmjN6P2OiSj76BtZ2AC5q1aQHpjDnN1V7U2m9UvniEPPJKlFx14LyaXZPQxzneMsHT0aKgnVAGcyjamluvF4SZ8DWy0qhqK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the top left you see the Sherman. The turretless tank in the center is what remains of my King Tiger. I cleverly positioned my halftrack out of sight behind the wreck.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The after action report continues: 'Our Sherman took some fire from a King Tiger but managed to kill it with a return shot through the front armor. No one saw that coming. Behind the tiger we spotted a group of grenadiers squabbling over seats in their halftrack. Apparently they had more people than places. Their commander, by his gestures, indicated that they would walk if they could not agree on who got to ride the vehicle.' From the interview with Hauptman Schultz (the non-desert one): "It was a different time back then. Manspreading was mandatory, so we could not possibly tuck in to fit everyone in the halftrack. In the end I ordered my men to walk towards the glowing building as it was very close by. I took position in the safety of the forest, trusting our King Tiger to win the battle for us. It exploded seconds later. I think the plastic glue ignited when the Sherman shell detonated."<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNb0pxPIyFizqGGZJ3zdp6PYQZ51Ve45_Wx-pVCXJE4BbnnTHunm7hLb-3m90w0daVN1w9r1bpry1WJyoirU4XdKl0Vd_dvCtUykLB2--I_Z3aip6P9Lj2SZ6XOoKs2z_KlucHTIBy81haGw5IU4nCElSh36OwhniuyRGQaraCMUFze2i46Y3JyRxV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNb0pxPIyFizqGGZJ3zdp6PYQZ51Ve45_Wx-pVCXJE4BbnnTHunm7hLb-3m90w0daVN1w9r1bpry1WJyoirU4XdKl0Vd_dvCtUykLB2--I_Z3aip6P9Lj2SZ6XOoKs2z_KlucHTIBy81haGw5IU4nCElSh36OwhniuyRGQaraCMUFze2i46Y3JyRxV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US Airborne troops take possession of the central glowing building. On the top right you can spot Afrikakorps troops taking cover in a building. Despite the utter lack of cover on the US side, almost no one got hurt in the ensuing gunfire.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Meanwhile further up field, the airborne troops and the Afrikakorps exchanged fire as the US troops tried to take out a halftrack with anti-tank grenades. Desert Schultz: "They kept missing. It was almost comedic. How we laughed and cheered on those yanks. That stopped when their Sherman showed up. If it could take on a King Tiger with one shot, it would spell death for our halftrack. Luckily the PAK on our defeatist countrymen's halftrack managed a lucky shot from halfway across the battlefield,. They destroyed the Sherman. We immediately decided to claim that kill as our own. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcXJ11mmoiltBarB2icCcAy4dZ6he0hET-6ADx8En-Mp0wiLmghmBg_ljKdd3aQRnog-5fMEIY4YVELIrrX4JJwF-eF9UNk7qEupxAGIo77ViV9dBwA3LZPQ0XOXFsLp1MDO2pvMw_9v7IhGZe5IWfFXLHSWg967ZbitBqInVF16nLWGku8VmeY6Iq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcXJ11mmoiltBarB2icCcAy4dZ6he0hET-6ADx8En-Mp0wiLmghmBg_ljKdd3aQRnog-5fMEIY4YVELIrrX4JJwF-eF9UNk7qEupxAGIo77ViV9dBwA3LZPQ0XOXFsLp1MDO2pvMw_9v7IhGZe5IWfFXLHSWg967ZbitBqInVF16nLWGku8VmeY6Iq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My grenadiers get orders to charge. For mystifying reasons, they followed those orders.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Non-dessert Schultz: "On the far side of the battlefield the Airborne troops surprised my Grenadiers by jumping out of their halftrack. 'See,' I yelled from the safety of the forest, 'they can agree on seating, that's why we are losing this war!'. My troops, shamed by this harsh speech, charged the disembarked airborne unit. Half of them got shot by reaction fire. The rest where cut to pieces in the ensuing melee. Just as I decided it was time for a tactical retreat, my two adjutants were shot and our earlier war desert countrymen destroyed my half-track. I had only one option and legged it out through the forest - officer style. I never talked about the incident again. Until now that is. Why did I agree to this interview and why does my beer taste like sodium-pentothal?"<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDg7ABXQjqSWcLSmVlvy6__QF9D-ynUjVEwwjRbOuOoSdIHutxYnLuvv7Qx80XpyCEHCEhytPj0EM1CGvXc7uEtdSvdBXuozCoR_Wxn97yTAv9BftKKtit1jF7jOlSkusg8dROPXk36THdh1vpSdC4Afbo0KdEPEtsGBLE5-NBpHVAr9mFZsITrEZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3385" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDg7ABXQjqSWcLSmVlvy6__QF9D-ynUjVEwwjRbOuOoSdIHutxYnLuvv7Qx80XpyCEHCEhytPj0EM1CGvXc7uEtdSvdBXuozCoR_Wxn97yTAv9BftKKtit1jF7jOlSkusg8dROPXk36THdh1vpSdC4Afbo0KdEPEtsGBLE5-NBpHVAr9mFZsITrEZ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the bottom center a sneaky Afrikakorps halftrack steals my objective and secures victory for that side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />From the US after action report: 'Even though half the German army was in retreat, the Afrikakorps relentlessly shelled our positions. We tried to shoot back, but it turned out trenches are rather useful in war. In future we should attach parachutes to trenches and airdrop them in with our units. For a brief moment we spotted a chance to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Then an Afrikakorps halftrack hit the accelerator and claimed the second glowing building. Taking deep breaths we blew into our parachutes to take to the skies again and fight another day, ending the battle in an Afrikakorps win. They waved at us and shouted we should stay neutral.'<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_NFKl6WOSTSG3d712FVw10QnhoaTZD2e6uwb24H5PdDbuRec62VT4tQ44UsiF3xS4gBBler_JTXg5Rvagpz0LaFbVp3aOam59UCAMMCmQHH7KZ2LlOLrazQJ0Xh90uxL_rr_tSEC4WJ0pUlTuSu-awpbAjE-cCPUam0NX3d4l2JwQmeWI8eYbKjsu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3347" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_NFKl6WOSTSG3d712FVw10QnhoaTZD2e6uwb24H5PdDbuRec62VT4tQ44UsiF3xS4gBBler_JTXg5Rvagpz0LaFbVp3aOam59UCAMMCmQHH7KZ2LlOLrazQJ0Xh90uxL_rr_tSEC4WJ0pUlTuSu-awpbAjE-cCPUam0NX3d4l2JwQmeWI8eYbKjsu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I needed an extra picture so here's the Sherman minutes before my PAK gun took it out. I actually never heard of PAK guns before playing this game, so we can safely state that playing historic wargames is educational ;). </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And with that I'll end this silly battle report. Game-wise we had an hugely entertaining evening despite our untested armies, borrowed club terrain and weak grasp of the rules. I brought unpainted German grenadiers and a King Tiger tank I had to stick together over lunch to meet the required 1,000 points limit. I was afraid this monster would dominate the battlefield, two lucky sixes by one of my opponents proved that Sherman tanks can be quite nasty. The rest of the battle was a lot of fun. As all of our troops where veterans, most gunfire was a bit like the German shooting in '<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/">Where Eagles Dare</a>'. In the end I tried a charge with my unit that ripped it apart. Losing the morale test with my commander as the last of his adjutants died, gave the not-so good visual of the boss hightailing it towards the sunset as his troops died for him. I also had a good chuckle at the start of the game when I found out I couldn't fit my unit in my halftrack (I was one man over the limit). I kept asking my opponents to shoot one man, just so we could zoom along in our halftrack. They did not oblige, and shot my Tiger instead. Other honorable mentions should go to the anti-tank artillery the Afrikakorps brought along. It had clear shots every turn and missed everything. Also the US vs Afrikorps shooting on the other side of the table from me was highly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gne8v9aj45w">Naked Gun-like</a> in its efficacy. Make no mistake: Bolt Action is a lot of fun to play and we where quite proud to re-enact this historically important battle.* <p></p><p>* Some details may not be entirely historical. Let's go for 'based on a true story', Hollywood style ;)</p><p></p>Merijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716366155171452512noreply@blogger.com2