Developing into a Master-Baser.

Hey guys!

This post is pretty much mostly photos (a picture is worth a thousand words, right?) I recently (well always) have been getting into the bases made by a company called back2basix (thanks to Trevor and Mark for introducing me to their range). The only issue with their base sets they have for sale is that there are a limited number of styles you can use. So to deal with those issues I have recently been looking at making my own.

Here is a brief run down on what I used. I ended up buying the urban basing kit from games-workshop (you can probably see it in most of the photos). The kit comes with different sizes of rocks/rubble, some plastic detailing and brass sheeting. Combined with cork (ripped from a sheet. The rougher the edges the better). Finally. I coated them with sand. Ta-dah! A set of bases. And cue the photos.

I ended up using green stuff to make a mound on the base to give it a 3D effect.

After the green stuff dried; the next step was to layer with sand. 

And behold the finished products.

I've even started on the next batch. I'm playing around with different levels and materials to really bring home the city ruin theme. 

I ended up using a plastic tile sheet that I found at Hobbyrama.
It has the same consistency as plasticard. 

Anyway I thought I'd finish with a group shot. So, at this point I'll just keep on basing. 10 cultists down, 30 more to go. Wish me luck! 

Catch ya guys!

Brodie.

P.S. I spent way to much time un-sticking my fingers after using super-glue. God bless plastic glue and the fact it wont glue my hands together. 

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

Hey guys!

As my hobby buzz continues, I actually am continuing to make serious progress of my Tempestus Milliatrum force (serious sarcasm aside). The second week of January saw the completion of my second Valkyrie. So two down, one more to go.

Being a little more comfortable with the Valkyrie kit I managed to get the assembly time down to a few hours (like 6-8 hours. Is that a lot?). I spent a little bit more time green-stuffing the mould lines (and enjoying the use of liquid green-stuff). I am actually getting used to how to apply liquid green-stuff with minimal fuss. I found the best approach is to use several thin layers and build it up over time. The final stage involves a fair amount of filing to blend it all in. I am really happy with how it turned out and how easy it was to make a seamless joint.

Ta-dah! Pretty proud I must say.

The amount of filing involved was ridiculous. Worth it, but still
pretty nuts. 

Anyways! Here are a few more photos of the finished products. Two down, one to go! I am just ignoring the point that I have to paint them yet.

Two Valkyries completed. Looking good.

The next part of the plan is to magnetise the weapons. The plan is to be able to  interchange the weapons (so I can make the most out of a $110 kit). I have picked up some 1mm x 2mm rare earth magnets (which are hella small) and hopefully I will have some success.  

Anyways,

Wish me luck!

Brodie

P.S. I actually bought a 4th Valkyrie kit. I think I may have a problem. My hell continues.

If I Call This One Foe-Hammer Will Anyone Get the Reference...?

So last year (it seems so weird saying that!) I started working on my Tempestus Millitarum (it also feels rather weird saying that in conversation) and with the passing of Christmas I have received a range of reinforcements.

When they hold that intervention about my Warhammer/plastic crack addiction I want them to remember this moment. Christmas pay is also helpful for buying that third Valkyrie. 

So with a lot of miniatures to assemble (3x Valkyries, 2x Taurox Primes, 1x Commissar and 30x Scions) I thought I'd jump into the more challenging kits (What I was thinking, I'll never tell. Or know for that matter). Firstly, I was really impressed with the overall size of the flyer. I left the weapon mounts unglued on the model as I plan on magnetizing them later (thank you rare earth magnets!) so I can swap the options around depending on requirements. (at $110 AU I plan on getting the most out of this kit.)

The overall wingspan. This thing is a beast. Transporting will be interesting.

Equally, I had a little bit of time to play with liquid green-stuff to fill in some gaps on the model. (I swear the older I get the worse my OCD becomes.) I managed to get some early, filling photos but forgot to take a final one. (I was doing so damn well with the photos!) Yet I am impressed how easily the 'paint' (I would go as far to call it a little thicker than the old foundation paints) goes on and the excess can be wiped away. Five coats did the job. However, I feel that three good coats would have done the job but I was a little more nervous to coat it on.

First Coat. It was easy to paint it on, let it dry slightly and using a wet sponge wipe away the excess, leaving only the green-stuff in the gap. 

The photo really doesn't do it much justice but by the third coat + filing the gap was filing nicely without making it look mismatched. 

Overall the finished shape is pretty good, and I am glad to have one done. I am even tempted to order a fourth one (mostly so I can field quite a painful and evil formation). On the topic of formations and army make ups I am currently fine-tuning the list I am hoping to run for a campaign. The campaign is being played at my old gaming club being run by my friend over at the Triple Helix Project. It's currently in the first phase of three. With the running theme of creating an imperial beach head I am very excited to drop my Scions into the fight.

Scions disembarking from a Valkyrie transport. 

Cannot believe how excited this mini diorama made me to get these guys onto the board. They in general look very dynamic. 

I guess the final thought is, one down, two more to go. I am hoping to speed up the production of the next few, just purely because this one took me nearly 2 days to assemble. (with filing, cleaning, assembly and green-stuffing) I guess only time will tell.

Emperor, help me.

See you soon,


Brodie.



P.S. I actually cannot believe I am considering buying a fourth. This is what happens when Christmas hours are over and I no longer go to university.