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Speaking of 3D printing, I just made an appointment with my local library to get certified for their MakerBot. If all goes well I might be adding a Warhammer to my collection soon!
...Or a tiny Queen Anne table, I dunno.
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Speaking of 3D printing, I just made an appointment with my local library to get certified for their MakerBot. If all goes well I might be adding a Warhammer to my collection soon!
...Or a tiny Queen Anne table, I dunno.
Nice. That is cool that your local library has a 3D printer.
Edit: I recently printed out some hex bases for my few minis. Now I just need to remember to epoxy them to the mechs one of these days. Then attempt to paint them.
Mechs have got to be one of the hardest things to paint. All those broad, flat surfaces. Painting character models honestly seems easier because the shading and shapes seem to make it easier.
Man, I'm working on one particular model right now, and it's basically nothing but flat panels. Fun Times. But it's my own fault really, since I sculpted the model myself.
Mechs have got to be one of the hardest things to paint. All those broad, flat surfaces. Painting character models honestly seems easier because the shading and shapes seem to make it easier.
Man, I'm working on one particular model right now, and it's basically nothing but flat panels. Fun Times. But it's my own fault really, since I sculpted the model myself.
You built and attempting to paint a 30' 6 sided die?
Mechs have got to be one of the hardest things to paint. All those broad, flat surfaces. Painting character models honestly seems easier because the shading and shapes seem to make it easier.
Man, I'm working on one particular model right now, and it's basically nothing but flat panels. Fun Times. But it's my own fault really, since I sculpted the model myself.
You built and attempting to paint a 30' 6 sided die?
I wasn't going to share this until I was done painting it, but I'm proud enough of it to want to.
I decided to make an MWO-style Nightstar miniature. I wanted one for my Lyran lance, but hate the IWM sculpt (it's soooooo bad).
The torso is hand-sculpted over a CAV Nightshade body, with Milliput, styrene sheet, and laser-cut acrylic details. The arms are similar, and the most obvious holdover from the Nightshade. Everything from the waist down is custom cut acrylic (and chipboard for the shin pads, which was a mild mistake in material choice).
I love it, and am happy with it, except for one thing: my measurements got away from me a bit. It's fecking HUGE.
Like, nearly-superheavy huge. It doesn't help that the lance it's in is older sculpts of a Battlemaster, Cyclops, and Goliath.
Wow, that is awesome! I also appreciate that you shared it before you painted it since you managed to do a ton of great work with it. Regarding the size, I just read that it has the most armor for an Assault mech, so that will explain why it is so huge compared to the Battlemaster. Right? Eh, ether way it will look fine once it is all painted up and standing on the table.
What you need to do before you paint this sucker is make some silicone molds of it to make more.
Wow, that is awesome! I also appreciate that you shared it before you painted it since you managed to do a ton of great work with it. Regarding the size, I just read that it has the most armor for an Assault mech, so that will explain why it is so huge compared to the Battlemaster. Right? Eh, ether way it will look fine once it is all painted up and standing on the table.
What you need to do before you paint this sucker is make some silicone molds of it to make more.
Density is more of a suggestion in the Battletech setting, so size/weight ratios are more about what looks cool than what's actually necessary.
The over sized mech just means the cockpit has enough room for an extra comfy recliner so you can put your feet up while waiting for it to shed heat.
Wow, that is awesome! I also appreciate that you shared it before you painted it since you managed to do a ton of great work with it. Regarding the size, I just read that it has the most armor for an Assault mech, so that will explain why it is so huge compared to the Battlemaster. Right? Eh, ether way it will look fine once it is all painted up and standing on the table.
What you need to do before you paint this sucker is make some silicone molds of it to make more.
Density is more of a suggestion in the Battletech setting, so size/weight ratios are more about what looks cool than what's actually necessary.
The over sized mech just means the cockpit has enough room for an extra comfy recliner so you can put your feet up while waiting for it to shed heat.
Recliners are for Medium mechs. Sofa and love seats are for Assaults.
Wow, that is awesome! I also appreciate that you shared it before you painted it since you managed to do a ton of great work with it. Regarding the size, I just read that it has the most armor for an Assault mech, so that will explain why it is so huge compared to the Battlemaster. Right? Eh, ether way it will look fine once it is all painted up and standing on the table.
What you need to do before you paint this sucker is make some silicone molds of it to make more.
Density is more of a suggestion in the Battletech setting, so size/weight ratios are more about what looks cool than what's actually necessary.
The over sized mech just means the cockpit has enough room for an extra comfy recliner so you can put your feet up while waiting for it to shed heat.
Recliners are for Medium mechs. Sofa and love seats are for Assaults.
If I put the sofa in there, then there may not be room for the second minifridge. And then what will my auxiliary kegerator sit on?
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What you need to do before you paint this sucker is make some silicone molds of it to make more.
I actually had the idle thought that since the lower half is all cut acrylic, and the details on top likewise, if I just came up with a revised torso and arms I could reproduce the whole model pretty readily. Then I could scale it down a smidge, to bring it into line with the new plastics at least.
Density is more of a suggestion in the Battletech setting, so size/weight ratios are more about what looks cool than what's actually necessary.
The over sized mech just means the cockpit has enough room for an extra comfy recliner so you can put your feet up while waiting for it to shed heat.
Well, it is a Lyran command 'mech. There's probably a full bar and a barista stand somewhere in there. Only the finest for the Social Generals!
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I continue to be stunned and humbled by your paintsmithing, McGibs. So good!
Now I'm staring at the picture, trying to dissect your process. You mentioned basecoat/hardcoat/panel wash last page, and I'm seeing thorough edge highlights...unfortunately a skill I'm still not 100% comfortable with. Maybe 80%. You glossed the cockpit glass it looks like, but also a shading/gradient to it too?
-prime black (armypainter) -airbrush basecolour (bluegreen Vallejo air, little bit of zenithal highlighting) -basecolour other colours -glosscoat (I just brush on a Vallejo gloss because I've never found a gloss that went through my airbrush well) -pinwash (I'm using Taimya panel liner, an enamel wash.) -clean up wash with white spirits (the enamel wash and glosscoat means you can brush away all your mistakes and just keep the panel lines) -mattecoat (I'm using Testor's dullcoat because it's the only spray matte I've ever found that doesnt fog up) -edge highlighting (Just using a really tiny brush with long bristles and a big magnifier lamp. Takes a few hours, so put the TV on) -panel lining (equally as important is "redrawing" a lot of the panel lines and recessed areas. These sculpts are a bit squadgy, so some of the wash doesnt take to areas that should be lined, like joints. I use a dark brown paint and the same thin brush and crisp up the lines) -cockpit (just a dark red and brighter red highlight and then a gloss coat overtop.) -basing (throw some junk on there)
By far the most important steps to making it "pop" are the edge highlighting and panel lining. The wash is a nice base, but painting in dark lines goes just as far as painting highlights.
I'm not the best edge painter either, but mistakes are pretty easy to go back and clean up, and the whole effect is more important than having the straightest lines. I think the biggest contributors are having a good brush that doesnt split up, and a nice bright magnification lamp so you can see what the hell you're doing.
Finished the last two stompybots of my first lance! This was an exercise in panel lining, and I'd like to think that my hand got a little steadier as I went along, but I'm really not sure.
That has to be the most awesome PPCs I've ever seen. Not only that but you made the Lance look absolutely stunning with their panels and coloring. Even the Commando looks intimidating.
The price isn't awesome, but I had no awareness of these and man it would be cool to play a massive game on a 4x8 mat! Cool, not fast. :sad:
Looks like you get them double-sided, so just think of it as 2 for 1. You can't pass up that kind of sale!
Bridge Town looks rad as hell for a 4'x4' Don't really care for any of the other 4x4 maps though. Canyon Labyrinth South maybe. River Valley South seems like it'd be an absolutely slog firing from cover the whole time.
Not very Perfect if they can't even spell the name right *dad laugh*
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edited November 2019
So I was catching up on the official forum's Kickstarter thread, where discussion had veered slightly onto how the old Lance Packs sold, and the Line Developer dropped this quote:
The Lance packs sold so poorly that “poor sales velocity” is just an irrelevant understatement.
Just...wow. I know I only bought a small handful of them, mostly because I wasn't interested in dupes of figs from the core box. I didn't realize when CGL was marking them down to $10 a box at Cons they were literally trying to clear back inventory so as to avoid tax implications, and that retail sell-through was abysmally slow. Ouch.
And now you can't hardly find the damn things at a reasonable price, even if you wanted some (which I still do).
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edited November 2019
New KS update on the IS Commmand Lance.
Hello, sexy beasts. The development art in the update is so freaking good.
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...Or a tiny Queen Anne table, I dunno.
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Nice. That is cool that your local library has a 3D printer.
Edit: I recently printed out some hex bases for my few minis. Now I just need to remember to epoxy them to the mechs one of these days. Then attempt to paint them.
Steam: betsuni7
Man, I'm working on one particular model right now, and it's basically nothing but flat panels. Fun Times. But it's my own fault really, since I sculpted the model myself.
Steam profile.
Getting started with BATTLETECH: Part 1 / Part 2
You built and attempting to paint a 30' 6 sided die?
Steam: betsuni7
(yes I need a better camera and probably better lighting)
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Call it Woodland Camo.
I wasn't going to share this until I was done painting it, but I'm proud enough of it to want to.
I decided to make an MWO-style Nightstar miniature. I wanted one for my Lyran lance, but hate the IWM sculpt (it's soooooo bad).
The torso is hand-sculpted over a CAV Nightshade body, with Milliput, styrene sheet, and laser-cut acrylic details. The arms are similar, and the most obvious holdover from the Nightshade. Everything from the waist down is custom cut acrylic (and chipboard for the shin pads, which was a mild mistake in material choice).
I love it, and am happy with it, except for one thing: my measurements got away from me a bit. It's fecking HUGE.
Like, nearly-superheavy huge. It doesn't help that the lance it's in is older sculpts of a Battlemaster, Cyclops, and Goliath.
Oh well.
What you need to do before you paint this sucker is make some silicone molds of it to make more.
Steam: betsuni7
Density is more of a suggestion in the Battletech setting, so size/weight ratios are more about what looks cool than what's actually necessary.
The over sized mech just means the cockpit has enough room for an extra comfy recliner so you can put your feet up while waiting for it to shed heat.
Recliners are for Medium mechs. Sofa and love seats are for Assaults.
Steam: betsuni7
If I put the sofa in there, then there may not be room for the second minifridge. And then what will my auxiliary kegerator sit on?
I actually had the idle thought that since the lower half is all cut acrylic, and the details on top likewise, if I just came up with a revised torso and arms I could reproduce the whole model pretty readily. Then I could scale it down a smidge, to bring it into line with the new plastics at least.
Well, it is a Lyran command 'mech. There's probably a full bar and a barista stand somewhere in there. Only the finest for the Social Generals!
Also unrelated, but not meriting its own post, I recently purchased a Rasalhague shirt, because that's who I am now.
Steam: betsuni7
Now I'm staring at the picture, trying to dissect your process. You mentioned basecoat/hardcoat/panel wash last page, and I'm seeing thorough edge highlights...unfortunately a skill I'm still not 100% comfortable with. Maybe 80%. You glossed the cockpit glass it looks like, but also a shading/gradient to it too?
-prime black (armypainter)
-airbrush basecolour (bluegreen Vallejo air, little bit of zenithal highlighting)
-basecolour other colours
-glosscoat (I just brush on a Vallejo gloss because I've never found a gloss that went through my airbrush well)
-pinwash (I'm using Taimya panel liner, an enamel wash.)
-clean up wash with white spirits (the enamel wash and glosscoat means you can brush away all your mistakes and just keep the panel lines)
-mattecoat (I'm using Testor's dullcoat because it's the only spray matte I've ever found that doesnt fog up)
-edge highlighting (Just using a really tiny brush with long bristles and a big magnifier lamp. Takes a few hours, so put the TV on)
-panel lining (equally as important is "redrawing" a lot of the panel lines and recessed areas. These sculpts are a bit squadgy, so some of the wash doesnt take to areas that should be lined, like joints. I use a dark brown paint and the same thin brush and crisp up the lines)
-cockpit (just a dark red and brighter red highlight and then a gloss coat overtop.)
-basing (throw some junk on there)
By far the most important steps to making it "pop" are the edge highlighting and panel lining. The wash is a nice base, but painting in dark lines goes just as far as painting highlights.
I'm not the best edge painter either, but mistakes are pretty easy to go back and clean up, and the whole effect is more important than having the straightest lines. I think the biggest contributors are having a good brush that doesnt split up, and a nice bright magnification lamp so you can see what the hell you're doing.
What they did have was the Beginner Box, for $20 (and I got a discount). So woo! Now I have both box sets
Commando (aka: Little Man)
And the whole crew.
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That's clearly a Samus on the left
Samus got swole, yo.
The price isn't awesome, but I had no awareness of these and man it would be cool to play a massive game on a 4x8 mat! Cool, not fast. :sad:
Looks like you get them double-sided, so just think of it as 2 for 1. You can't pass up that kind of sale!
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Bridge Town looks rad as hell for a 4'x4' Don't really care for any of the other 4x4 maps though. Canyon Labyrinth South maybe. River Valley South seems like it'd be an absolutely slog firing from cover the whole time.
Just...wow. I know I only bought a small handful of them, mostly because I wasn't interested in dupes of figs from the core box. I didn't realize when CGL was marking them down to $10 a box at Cons they were literally trying to clear back inventory so as to avoid tax implications, and that retail sell-through was abysmally slow. Ouch.
And now you can't hardly find the damn things at a reasonable price, even if you wanted some (which I still do).
Hello, sexy beasts. The development art in the update is so freaking good.
Steam: betsuni7
Clan Heavy Striker Star.
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