Author Topic: my 6mm Sci-Fi project (Read 94811 times)

Sangennaru · « **Reply #90 on:** December 09, 2019, 11:20:29 AM »

Quote from: Jagannath on December 09, 2019, 07:48:28 AM

Yeah that’s really effective! I always do one last spot highlight, literally dots just on the corners, which helps them pop. These look fantastic though - I really think 6mm is a great place for contrast.

Any more thoughts on a Kickstarter for those buildings?

Thanks! Yes, highlighting might work (and i might consider doing that ) but takes time, and i want to have the best result with "global" actions such as washes and drybrushes. I'll add more details tonight, we'll see where this goes.

As for the buildings: for now i'm still gathering concepts. And I still have to figure out the legal aspects of this. Worst case scenario, i will sell the files to a company.

Sangennaru · « **Reply #91 on:** December 09, 2019, 07:45:36 PM »

A first completed test model, with the yellow - black (dark blue) "hyperion" theme.
Pretty happy considering the time involved.

Cheers
Jack

YPU · « **Reply #92 on:** December 10, 2019, 07:28:52 AM »

That came out looking extremely clean and sharp considering the "fast paint" method!

Jagannath · « **Reply #93 on:** December 10, 2019, 01:18:45 PM »

Fantastic job - they dark detailing really makes the yellow look so clean.

Grumbledook · « **Reply #94 on:** December 10, 2019, 08:48:49 PM »

Oooooooh my! One of the nice things about being away for a bit is seeing a fully fledged thread like this, packed full of exciting work!

Love the development of the buildings and the paint work is very effective indeed!

Sangennaru · « **Reply #95 on:** December 12, 2019, 11:22:13 PM »

Thank you all!
I've started painting the main battle tanks (i've got 15 on the workbench) with the very same colour scheme. Meanwhile i've done a simple sketch for some infantry i'd love to sculpt soon.

The long skirt is pretty useful when you're printing in 6mm: the ankles tend to be the weak point, and below the skirt you can add additional supports for the minis during play without being noticeable.

let's see how difficult it will be to model these.

Cheers,
Jack

Sangennaru · « **Reply #96 on:** December 15, 2019, 04:59:37 PM »

Aaand... the first infantry pieces are done! Not good enough, but being the first time printing my own infantry, i had a lot to gauge!

That said, the real "star" of the printing were the bipedal robots i modelled a few years ago: they never saw the light, but now i can finally have them in hand!

and... I have to say, they do look great!

C&C welcome, new ideas are always precious!

Cheers
Jack

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #97 on:** December 15, 2019, 06:46:37 PM »

Very nice.

Jagannath · « **Reply #98 on:** December 15, 2019, 06:47:15 PM »

Wow! Those walkers are fantastic! For the infantry, looks like they're maybe a little too 'realistically' proportioned?

Sangennaru · « **Reply #99 on:** December 15, 2019, 07:27:08 PM »

Thank you!
The walkers are still missing the legs: i've put just volume blocks, but they have to be modelled entirely.
Also, for 6mm i will need to re-do some details, probably.

As for the infantry: yes, i've doubled the head (almost) and changed some other proportions. Now they do look better, and i've got some being printed as we speak!

Updates soon, hopefully!

Cheers,
Jack

Sangennaru · « **Reply #100 on:** December 15, 2019, 10:30:35 PM »

Well, here comes the update:

I painted one of the mechs. The print lines are ...inadequate for me, but that's due to the bad alignment of the model on the bed (a lot of pixel showing due to slightly diagonal faces!). I will cut it in parts and print it properly, so next models will be better!

Here are the pictures anyways:

Soon with better mechs, hopefully!

Cheers,
Jack

madman · « **Reply #101 on:** December 16, 2019, 12:56:13 AM »

If you are re-doing the infantry with bigger heads anyways what about more life to their poses? Have a bit of bent leg and aiming weapons, maybe crouching. I doubt prone and not knowing their intended weapons I can't comment on heavy weapons poses. The figure standing akimbo makes no sense to me, unless it is somehow posable after manufacture.

Sangennaru · « **Reply #102 on:** December 16, 2019, 07:32:47 AM »

Quote from: madman on December 16, 2019, 12:56:13 AM

If you are re-doing the infantry with bigger heads anyways what about more life to their poses? Have a bit of bent leg and aiming weapons, maybe crouching. I doubt prone and not knowing their intended weapons I can't comment on heavy weapons poses. The figure standing akimbo makes no sense to me, unless it is somehow posable after manufacture.

The akimbo figure is the "t-pose" which is the way it's sculpted. I am now only testing proportions, the proper posing will come later! And yeah, it will be far more dynamic!

YPU · « **Reply #103 on:** December 16, 2019, 01:31:49 PM »

The robots are fantastic!

Jagannath · « **Reply #104 on:** December 16, 2019, 01:37:41 PM »

You're smashing it here dude. I need to pick up my 6mm projects.

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