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Author Topic: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander? I mean a Ludus in a Tin. Update (29/7)  (Read 8594 times)

Offline Za Zjurman

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Last April I got my greasy hands on the most ugly, cheesy cooky tin in the world. It was a special make for the coronation of the king of the Netherlands.



Why did I buy it? Well the cookies were very tasteful but I bought it because I got inspired by 6milPhil who made a Ludus in a tin a few months ago for his grandson Captain Stinky.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50291.0
I loved the idea and stole it  :D (certainly after seeing Jase's version http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=53198.0).

I bought the gladiator game from EM4, some 25mm MDF hex bases and some blue-foam. Needles to say the project ended up in a corner of the man-cave until this week. I have a few weeks of holiday and really need to paint some models (but don't feel like doing so  ::)) Instead I remembered my tin. It was the first time I worked with the foam and I like it, I will certainly use it more often. So here it is...  


















Next up on the todo list is repainting the 5 gladiators and make a protection thingy for the miniatures, dice etc. to fit inside the tin.

Hope you like it (maybe I went a little overboard on the blood, but hey being a gladiator is a tricky business). C&C is more then welcome.

Regards,

Za
« Last Edit: July 29, 2013, 08:49:07 PM by Za Zjurman »

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Re: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander...??? I mean a Ludus in a Tin.
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2013, 08:40:31 PM »
Awesome...I can see many victims have already met their fate!  lol
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Offline Mason

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Re: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander...??? I mean a Ludus in a Tin.
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2013, 09:04:25 PM »
That looks great, Za!
Kudos for your Ludus...
 8) 8)


I should be joining your in Gladioli shenanigans, but the fellas I will be up against are a little shortsighted so are using 40mm figures.
For that scale I think we will need a picnic basket instead of a tin!
 ;)


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Re: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander...??? I mean a Ludus in a Tin.
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2013, 09:10:15 PM »
That looks great! I've been considering buying that tin as well, to make a bigger and improved ludus, but so far it's been put on the backburner.

I like what you've done with the blood and moss effects!

If you want I can send you some of the foam I used for protecting the miniatures. I still have plenty.

Cheers
Jase

Offline Za Zjurman

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Re: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander...??? I mean a Ludus in a Tin.
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2013, 09:15:23 PM »
Awesome...I can see many victims have already met their fate!  lol

Yep it turned out to be quite a bloody Ludus  lol

That looks great, Za!
Kudos for your Ludus...
 8) 8)
I should be joining your in Gladioli shenanigans, but the fellas I will be up against are a little shortsighted so are using 40mm figures.
For that scale I think we will need a picnic basket instead of a tin!
 ;)

That would be quite interesting. A Ludus in a Picknick Basket  ;D.

That looks great! I've been considering buying that tin as well, to make a bigger and improved ludus, but so far it's been put on the backburner.

I like what you've done with the blood and moss effects!

If you want I can send you some of the foam I used for protecting the miniatures. I still have plenty.

Cheers
Jase

Thanks for the compliment and the offering but also have al lot of that foam. Thanks again.

Regards,

Za

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Re: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander...??? I mean a Ludus in a Tin.
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2013, 07:28:59 AM »


I should be joining your in Gladioli shenanigans, but the fellas I will be up against are a little shortsighted so are using 40mm figures.
For that scale I think we will need a picnic basket instead of a tin!
 ;)



 lol

You fool.

The arena looks great. :)
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Offline janner

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Re: (Tin) All Hail King Willem-Alexander...??? I mean a Ludus in a Tin.
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2013, 07:41:43 AM »
Great idea - looks cool

Offline Za Zjurman

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The arena looks great. :)

Great idea - looks cool

Thanks and thanks  :D

I tried to strip the paint of the pre painted gladiators that come pre-painted with the EM4 games. That was kind of difficult. There was some very hefty paint on there.
I painted two gladiators. It is a very simple paint job. A Base cote and then I brushed on some army painter (they will be played so army painter gives extra protection and a nice enough finish). The miniatures still have a bit of a shine on them so I have to give them another coat of matt varnish. Next I thought about the inlay for the tin and I cut some foam of an old GW case up to the right size.

Here are the results:













The next two gladiators are on the the painting table for tomorrow.

Regards,

Za
« Last Edit: July 29, 2013, 10:23:31 PM by Za Zjurman »

Offline Elbows

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Blood on the Go!  :D

Offline doctor_ocks

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Fantastic. I love that the hexes are discreetly disguised.

Offline Mr Tough Guy

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the inside looks brilliant, but TBH my first thought would be to take a can of sprayoaint to the outside and get rid of willempie and trix  :P

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It's on! :D




Offline Za Zjurman

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Offline Elbows

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Hey Za, could you post some pictures of the dice which come with that gladiator game?  I'm debating making my own at some point, and had been drawing up dice designs.  If those are suitable I may just pick some up instead.  Are they engraved or painted?

I was planning a dice with:

1) Gladius
2) Gladius
3) Crossed Gladius
4) Scutum/Shield
5) Scutum/Shield
6) Laurel

I see several of those on your dice...hoping they match up somehow?

Offline Za Zjurman

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Will make some piccies tomorrow. In the mean time this might help.

http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Gladiators.html

Za

 

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