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#81
Community News and Announcements / Re: 2023 Conclave Events
Last post by MarcoSkoll - May 03, 2023, 09:59:34 AMQuote from: Cortez on April 30, 2023, 11:51:00 PMIs it still possible to have the event on the 24th? If so I'll try and book it off tomorrow or Tuesday.Sorry, it's taken a while to work out if I'm free on that day.
I should be, so I've put in a request for tables, but we'll have to see if the space is still free (it's been a month since I asked).
Quote from: maglash1017 on May 01, 2023, 09:14:30 AMMaybe not applicable to this event, but is there anyway the events could be planned a bit more in advance or isn't that possible with the location?WHW doesn't have a schedule more than about three or maybe four months in advance, and then actually getting people to pick a date is often sluggish, so it's not exactly easy to sort out any earlier.
#82
Painting and Modelling / Re: Duel scale Chaos themed wa...
Last post by gpemby - May 03, 2023, 09:11:44 AMI'm not enjoying the enforced break from the hobby that my current workload is forcing me to take. I once again am choosing to focus any time I get on doing rather than updating this log I did some work on the bases. I added the water effects. They did not come out as expected or as described on the bottle! I was miffed, so miffed in fact that I emailed the images to AK and asked why the dirty puddles on my bases were crystal clear! They responded in good time and asked for some more details on images of the product. Only to confirm that it was correct and working correctly. So I followed up by asking how I can get the result shown on the bottle or on the web page in the marketing material for this product then? Clearly I need to use additional products. Oh, they said.. You don't need any other products, you just mix it with some paint first.
I was, and still am not, amused. So to achieve the result on the bottle, with the product in the bottle (bought because it was pre muddy) I would need to mix it with additional products, to make it muddy. So I could have just bought cheaper clear water effect paint and added paint to that. A wonderful example of a product that does not do what it says on the tin.
Anyway, rant portion of the update is over. I had added a number of thin layers of the puddles effect (as per the instructions) and you can see more clearly than I'd like, the underpainting below.
Do I think it is a bad effect? Maybe, but heavily weighted to no. Is this what I was aiming for? No, not at all, they are meant to be muddy puddles. Will I print them again to redo them all though, I think I'll prep and paint the 40mm version first and run the puddles and paint approach for them and decide if that looks how I want enough more than these that I want to reset and try again. The Weather is starting to get good enough that the ambience is printable.....
Moving on to the models. I poured over my transfer sheets for chaotic inspiration and settled on a pair of identical glyphs but in the different sizes. Annoyingly, while they both fit well, I broke the bigger one while transferring it across onto the model so had to spin it around a few times and try it on the fly to work out where best to have one of the points "missing". Opting for lower middle which I can easily damage up as well as hopefully obscure behind his flamer.
There is still a lot of the gloss varnish on show so it will need over painting and then matte varnishing back down to the desired effect.
I have also begun catching up with the big fella. He got primed and and a few base layers before adding the purple wash to start to form the bruising. I thought I had followed the same ratio for the purple however I got a much much darker result. I don't think it has gone too far and I may very well just have forgotten to note down a few skin/green glazes that I used the first time to blend it back into the skin tones.
There is plenty still to do and I have even removed the smaller guys left hand to help gain access behind it on the model. A big win for super glue being easy to break away. It did get me thinking though. As I have already dropped and broken one of these guys, maybe some cheeky magnets might actually work in my favor to protect some of the joints. If dropped they'd hopefully flex at the magnet point and fall apart in a controlled way rather than shatter. I am also now working with ABS like resin and tough resin to hopefully massively reduce the brittle nature of my prints.
I was, and still am not, amused. So to achieve the result on the bottle, with the product in the bottle (bought because it was pre muddy) I would need to mix it with additional products, to make it muddy. So I could have just bought cheaper clear water effect paint and added paint to that. A wonderful example of a product that does not do what it says on the tin.
Anyway, rant portion of the update is over. I had added a number of thin layers of the puddles effect (as per the instructions) and you can see more clearly than I'd like, the underpainting below.
Do I think it is a bad effect? Maybe, but heavily weighted to no. Is this what I was aiming for? No, not at all, they are meant to be muddy puddles. Will I print them again to redo them all though, I think I'll prep and paint the 40mm version first and run the puddles and paint approach for them and decide if that looks how I want enough more than these that I want to reset and try again. The Weather is starting to get good enough that the ambience is printable.....
Moving on to the models. I poured over my transfer sheets for chaotic inspiration and settled on a pair of identical glyphs but in the different sizes. Annoyingly, while they both fit well, I broke the bigger one while transferring it across onto the model so had to spin it around a few times and try it on the fly to work out where best to have one of the points "missing". Opting for lower middle which I can easily damage up as well as hopefully obscure behind his flamer.
There is still a lot of the gloss varnish on show so it will need over painting and then matte varnishing back down to the desired effect.
I have also begun catching up with the big fella. He got primed and and a few base layers before adding the purple wash to start to form the bruising. I thought I had followed the same ratio for the purple however I got a much much darker result. I don't think it has gone too far and I may very well just have forgotten to note down a few skin/green glazes that I used the first time to blend it back into the skin tones.
There is plenty still to do and I have even removed the smaller guys left hand to help gain access behind it on the model. A big win for super glue being easy to break away. It did get me thinking though. As I have already dropped and broken one of these guys, maybe some cheeky magnets might actually work in my favor to protect some of the joints. If dropped they'd hopefully flex at the magnet point and fall apart in a controlled way rather than shatter. I am also now working with ABS like resin and tough resin to hopefully massively reduce the brittle nature of my prints.
#83
Community News and Announcements / Re: 2023 Conclave Events
Last post by maglash1017 - May 01, 2023, 09:14:30 AMMaybe not applicable to this event, but is there anyway the events could be planned a bit more in advance or isn't that possible with the location? I live across the sea and if I had a bit more time I could swing by sometime by planning a vacation to the UK around it!
#84
Community News and Announcements / Re: 2023 Conclave Events
Last post by Cortez - April 30, 2023, 11:51:00 PMIs it still possible to have the event on the 24th? If so I'll try and book it off tomorrow or Tuesday.
#85
Community News and Announcements / Re: Kickstarter for Sistema28:...
Last post by maglash1017 - April 30, 2023, 11:31:40 AMGood too see you're continuing the work on this project. My comment about copyright was only a sort of warning to watch really closely what constitutes Games Workshop IP and what doesn't. A non-profit project like IRE is one thing, but as soon as money is involved you run the risk of lawsuits or a cease and decist letter. GW isn't exactly a company that is known to be forgiving with usage of "their" IP.
#86
Community News and Announcements / Re: Yes! Things do look differ...
Last post by maglash1017 - April 30, 2023, 10:52:21 AMLooks fine to me! Except the fonts on the forum sections, those could be replaced if you ask me 
#87
Painting and Modelling / Re: Duel scale Chaos themed wa...
Last post by maglash1017 - April 30, 2023, 10:50:18 AMNice progress! I think the oil wash does look nice but it doesnt seem like the type of effect that you'd need oil paints specifically for, a regular acrylic wash will probably do just fine.
#88
Community News and Announcements / Re: 2023 Conclave Events
Last post by TheNephew - April 28, 2023, 12:50:57 PMI'm currently free for the 24th, and less-certainly for the 10th as well.
#89
Community News and Announcements / Re: 2023 Conclave Events
Last post by MarcoSkoll - April 28, 2023, 11:19:41 AMAt the moment, I've got a few yeses and maybes for the 24th, but very few people interested in the 3rd or 10th, so that seems like the most likely date (assuming it's still available).
I do have to check my own availability for the 24th, but I will try to get back to you.
I do have to check my own availability for the 24th, but I will try to get back to you.
#90
Community News and Announcements / Re: 2023 Conclave Events
Last post by Cortez - April 25, 2023, 06:13:48 PMUnfortunately it looks like I'm working on the 10th and the 24th. I could try and book the day off though,but would need to know soon.