Why is it always my fault lol
Looking good - just don't make it too good otherwise I won't be making things out of cereal packet I'll be living in one ;D
Andy if you rub a little superglue on the edges of the card it won't delaminate and feather when you paint.(can be an issue when you make smaller models such as cars with this type of card.)
Mark.
That is some inspired work. :D
At first glance I thought it was painted :o
Very clever piece of work, it looks the business.
I'm already working at the speed of a geriatric sleep deprived snail...
Really like the race car.
Holy moly that tank is absolutely MAGNIFICENT and about as pulpy as it can get.
:D looking good.
Drop me a pm. And send you the monowheel rider as its pose should work nicely
Mark.
Blue with a white trim.
There does seem to be a little too many pipes - maybe half the number (on the driver's side).
Racing Green :D
and some of the paper oil drums I made as an experiment:Nice work all around. Drums came out wonderfully.
I think straight work better but it's probably a good idea to keep it loose :)
Make a second one and join them in at a right angle or just extend the feet to either side if the existing sign
Before someone asks, I'm not planning to make a scale length Zeppelin.
Probably
I think you should >:D
'd need a heck of a lot of cornflake packets.
But if you made it in a series of parts it would be...
a Serial/Cereal ! lol lol lol
That is rather nifty - you should do a pole with an windsock see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsock
Great thread! I just read all 7 pages of it. I love your scratch building and in particular your insistence on creating everything yourself rather than just buying an MDF or resin model. I used to be that way and wish I had time and your life passion, Andy. You are an inspiration!
Mike Demana
I'd also really like to have a female league based on the largely female groups of thieves from London in the 20's and 30's; they tended to be very, even ostentatiously glamorous during their heists.Are there any figures available that would fit this description? I've looked around but I'm still not familiar with the ranges of figures in Pulp...
Andy
Excellent discussion and inspiring work! How thick are the acrylic bases you’re using? Thanks
Dan
Somw great updates! I love everything here: the backstory, the models, the painting, the AAR.
Ace!
Just one thing: you should build an 28mm Zeppelin! lol :-*
Thanks for the encouragement...
How big do you think my apartment is?
Love that monstrosity of a steam tank (or whatever it is ;D)! Looking good!
Mike Demana
Getting away with the loot is the important thing. lol
Very interesting. Can't wait to see what happens, and to whom...
I'm guessing the steam tanks crushes all of them as Sgt. Harthausen fails to find the brakes and accidentally gets a promotion.
Plot twists abound! Waiting to see who comes out on top...
Well, well, well. Quite the finish! Well done, unless you're a fan of the auxiliaries that is.... :D
How many Rocket Troops did Lt. Gunning take with him?
That looks great! The steering wheel just means it's an import.
Just don't mention that it's from the USSR...
Hmm. Perhaps Russian aid to an unmentioned African nation sold to the highest bidder?
Lots to love in this thread. The redone cop car is particularly good!
Your weathering on all your pieces looks lovely, they really work well together. I think the cop car came out well in the blue, any chance for white checks or police written on the door?
One can only assume all those jet pack goons are coming down from a zeppelin.. I don't think we've seen one yet ;) ;D
I do love the fact the two buildings are different shapes ,and footprints. It really helps throw you off the scent. Rather than a series of square boxes.
Great report. That police car looks good in situ!
What with the island being so small, and Florrie "tactically acquiring" the Mafia's booze, I smell more scenarios on the horizon...
I like the machinery, are they made of cardboard?
Nice construction work, and the cop car is sweet!
You've got to glue the blue light back on the cop car siren though! lol lol lol
Early emergency lights were often red lights mounted to the front or roof of a vehicle.
The use of the blue emergency light originates in Germany during World War II. As a result of the "Verdunkelung", a black-out measure for aerial defense from 1935, cobalt blue was regulated to replace the red color used until 1938 in German emergency vehicle lights.
Ascension is set in 1937-38 for various reasons. In my version of history, Germany imploded in 1917, and went back to being a lot of smaller states. As they would not have been acting aggressively to their neighbours (The Austrian Corporal is in Vienna demanding Austria take over Bavaria). Without this aggression the need for a 'Verdunkelung' probably wouldn't arise, so Blue lights may not even have been tried.
Miniatures gaming modelling is so great for building esoteric knowledge!
<3
Indeed, people with a social life just don't know what they're missing.
I have something of a social life.
Gosh, what is it like?
Nice wheels! Great job on that...
Got any figures of guys with Tommy Guns hanging off the running boards? :D
What did you make the hinges from on the "solid looking door"?
Without wishing to add to your work load, have you considered a secret submarine pen for your island empire?
Hmmm... An interesting idea and I could well imagine it later in the story; thank you. I'll add it to the list.Mak it so….! :)
Great job.
Keep up the good work.
We could talk about single, double and triple expansion steam engines if you want, but it would go on for some time :-‘
That steam boiler looks good. Do you have a huge coal bin to feed it, and a couple dudes with shovels? ;)
Looks good so far. Nice and Art Deco-ey...
I suspect your problem will be size vs scale, vs cost.
The Ford Trimotor would give you capacity, the Lockheed would be half the size, the Avro Anson might me more available.
How much do you want to spend?
Do your skills have no end?
;-)
Unfortunately it's a bit big for my tiny apartment, especially as I'm still trying to justify an airship....
lol lol lol I am picturing this tiny, studio apartment with a miniature airship as big as a couch suspended from the ceiling. "What's that? Oh, just something I do in my spare time..."
Oh, the challenges of being a miniature gamer...! :D
Mike Demana
Nice scheme!Oh man, just like Toronto. We had bright yellow cars (and our cabs were other colours)!
NYPD had lovely green cars up until 1973 when they went to blue. I was bummed that they were all gone by 79.
Interesting, our were green or green and white when I first came to Germany. Now they look like this:
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The silver dashes are reflective too, but our state police cars apparently changed to the yellow from 2015. I'm not sure what federal cars look like, to be honest.
Well there's an easy way to find out! lol lol lol
A wash over with black tea to ‘grubby’ the posters up?
Back to the adverts — one good blag, and anyone could afford those nice trips!
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On the subject of aircraft. Have you considered the De Havilland Dragon Rapide? Relatively small, and a biplane!
https://www.papermodel.com/205610-de-havilland-dh-89-dragon-rapide-.html
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-04047-havilland-dragon-rapide--134902
Also have you considered the baby Lockheed Electra, the Beechcraft Model 18?
The Model 18 is on my list...
Only problem is that everyone will assume it's a Lockheed Electra...
Good point; the potential for out-nerding people had not occurred to me.
Great looking car….who is the manufacturer please?
See? Steps make all the difference :-) Now, on to the dancing girls!
Well, I've now reviewed the latest story. I'm not particularly impressed by the 40 Elephants, at least not in this encounter...
And a hearty "Well done!" to the local constabulary...
Yes, it turns out that shoplifting in fashionable stores with deferential staff in central London is very different from running a Heist on Ascension. They're now in a lot of trouble with the Mysterious Heiress who is paying them to purloin the mysterious tome.
However, they have been tipped off that the tome is now deposited at the Bank Of Ascension, so maybe their unique mix of distraction and violence will work there...
Oh my - I absolutely love the bank - can we have a bit more info on the construction? Is there some Plasticville in there?
Equally, I can’t remember off-hand at what period in history we’re at here? For example, does the original Vegas exist yet?
And I get hollered at for leaving people in suspense with my AAR's...now I know why, C'mon man - get on with it! :D
Andy, another cracking, quirky game. Most enjoyable.
You’ve got wonderful buildings and terrain scatter, splendid vehicles, terrific figures, a great campaign setting, and spiffing scenarios.
I’ve got a question (don’t take this the wrong way), why no roads?
Good question. Originally the plan was to make a mat with roads but as things developed I realised that I appreciated the flexibility and I could define roads using buildings and fences.Fair enough - all is explained ;)
The "in story" reason is that Ascension is a sort of free trade boom town in this scenario, and as such it's very libertarian; all these dodgy, organised crime linked businesses have a not entirely surprising aversion to paying tax for infrastructure, so very little is getting built. Apart from a very small section by the governor's residence there's no paved road, the surface of volcanic ash is considered perfectly reasonable.
Sounds just like real life :-)
As an aside, I have two Copplestone figures from a job lot going spare. One gent in casual clothes and one newspaper seller. They are yours if you want them - you have provided me enough entertainment over time.
The plot thickens as two ostensibly "good guys" battle it out with hot lead! lol
Mike Demana
Lovely. Just lovely. And "Good guys" depends on your perspective.... ;)
Oops, not for the first time I'm so much in my little 'lore bubble' I forget that I'm the only one living in my alternative history...
Thanks for the explanation. I have to admit I was scratching my head on that. :D
Mike Demana
Layers. Like an onion!
I've just read your report on your blog. Funny race! :)
That sounds like a lot of fun. I like how they vehicles and take a lot of damage so there are ebbs and flows in who's winning the race. Hope you get everything packed up and moved soon... :D
Mike Demana
Nice addition to the island — Max34 races are always fun!
With illicit races going on and pulpy purloining to be done, the Ant Hill Mob can't be far behind.
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Wonderful. The Ascension project keeps my cockles nicely warmed - I’m always eager to see what the latest is. Terrific setting and terrific modelling. Long May it continue.
Doug
Interesting 'race' report. And i like that latest truck. Looks like an armed and armored motor home (as we call them here in the States)...
Oh the doo dah day.
Just a setback for the Ascension Revolutionary Socialist Party until "the inevitable collapse of Capitalism". :D
I didn't know that the job of ambassador was so dangerous! :)
Great looking game! The ambassador is probably ready to call it quits, at this point... lol
Mike Demana
Does the Island not have a seaport? If flying the Ambassador off the island ain't gonna work, could the Ambassador be sailed away? It is the Royal NAVY Air Service, after all..
Does the Island not have a seaport? If flying the Ambassador off the island ain't gonna work, could the Ambassador be sailed away? It is the Royal NAVY Air Service, after all.... ;)
Your Ambassador is having about as much luck as my US Ambassador to Balczakistan had in my "Modern Stuff" thread. Although the US and the Balczakis did manage to finally rescue him, gunshot wounds and all...
Could always leave on a Sea Plane. :D
I nearly built G-SIAC into a seaplane, but I decided a wheeled undercarriage was more flexible...
“This is the Way”.
Diplomacy is always a complicated thing... :D
I'm sure I've seen sea-planes that have floats AND wheels. (Grumman Gosling?)
Grumman Goose and Widgeon were both amphibious planes for the pulpy period.
See what you'ge gone and done now? You lot are a bad influence on me.
Having looked at the Gosling/Goose/Widgeon on Wikipedia I see the point: this would be ideal for Ascension. Of course because I'm fussy about these things, it'd need to be able to lower the undercarriage, and I'd want to be able to use it in "land" and "water" configurations. Of course, if I make the hull separate and hold it on with magnets...?
See what you'ge gone and done now? You lot are a bad influence on me.
Vicarious modelling is a hobby of mine.
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It'll be fine.
I've already alerted the superglue manufacturers of Europe about the need to increase production, and am now ready to watch some old cardboard transform into a work of art.
Looks like the Dusenjagers are punching well below their weight. Hopefully, they realize their true potential in the next installment...
And so we return to Ascension, where all the buildings appear to have moved around again. I’d probably find it easier to start games if I settled on a “standard” design for the town.
Ascension Island has a dreamlike quality to it. Or is it a nightmare?
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You could say each scenario takes place in a different part of town, that's why it looks different each time.
How are the Pulp Alley rules working for you?
but the prices… ouch./quote]
I agree, but I think it is natures way of bringing down the number of figures I buy,
so that it matches how many I paint in a year. :D
An exciting adventure on Accention Island, and an enjoyable part.
You appear to be using paper textures on your building's but distressing them rather than using them "neat" or as printed. I'll have a look back and see if you explain your process because it's exactly what I'm looking to achieve in my current build.
Cheers
I have it on good authority from a dealer in Cairo that one of them is stuffed with precious jewels.
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Hi Andy, thanks for the links and info, your idea with using Gimp and designing the wall complete with doors and windows is sound. You must be pretty acurate with cutting and gluing the walls to assemble the building.
The oil pastels sounds a good idea, I've never tried using weathering powders but have come across using cold tea to stain paper. I'm not sure what effect that will have on the glued down paper though. I use pva.
With the brick walls on the bank folding them into the window hole has worked well, I tend to use foamcore and I wonder if it's too thick and with my cutting too rough to try this.
Food for thought.
Thanks again.
Vagabond - a steel rule as a cutting guide (simple and fairly cheap rulers) and a SHARP blade are key. I use X-acto knives and when accuracy matters a new blade comes out. And I keep a supply at hand - just used last night.
A few things to bring into your story - the volcanic nature of much of the island and the minimally variable climate (small temperature range between average high and low throughout the year). Maybe the endemic frigate bird can, literally, gum up some of the works. [Not sure how much of this was mentioned in the earlier pages of this thread].
I'm thinking you can have a few different settlements and some incidents on the roads in between as the various factions 'compete' for attention. And plenty of room for those secret bases to be tucked into that volcanic landscape. And hard to find in the days before satellites - and with quite limited aerial observation.
At a minimum I see a small port, an inland settlement, and a military base of minimal size and resources. And a primitive airbase (review of thread and I see you have a control tower - and one I might 'steal' for my own use to build a low tower). And I think we'd all love to see an airship base and the airship you'd model for it.
...and after that review of the whole thread and a couple more Google's, some of your buildings have brick construction but apparently that wasn't used much - hard to import such heavy material, almost always made locally, mostly concrete and volcanic materials in use (but apparently concrete was imported, so...). Of course, you may have already determined there was a brick work on the island or maybe you've 're-engineered' the islands geology to suit your story. Both work.
Andy, hobbys are important in life - keep us grounded and focused. But 'real life' is always more important. Maybe combine the two and let your hobby lead you to others who enjoy the hobby and that can develop a 'social life'. You clearly have a strong creative streak - that means you should fit right in to creative environments, take a painting class maybe - or some creative endeavor. Extend a little trust in others and you might find a whole new - and rewarding - world to traipse about in.
We can live with you taking a break on posting if you need to. Go spread your wings - and, hopefully, you will come back refreshed and reinvigorated with fabulous new ideas and projects to regale us about.
lol
Now, go forth and 'conquer' lad.
;)
That's a neat ship. I assume its all scratch built?
Shots fired, explosions, doors kicked in...we're off to a rollicking start!
Has anyone watched the streaming series, Forty Elephants, yet (speaking of which)?
Mike Demana
I'll never get over that the casino isn't a plasticville model... lol