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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Vonkluge on 25 March 2022, 03:57:01 PM

Title: Space Marine vignette for my son.
Post by: Vonkluge on 25 March 2022, 03:57:01 PM
A few months back my son asked me to paint a space marine figure for his desk. He is currently playing a Warhammer 40k game on PC and wanted a figure painted by me as a keepsake. I hope he and you LAFer's enjoy my effort. The full article, story, and more pictures of the build can be found on my website www.HistoricalHobbies.com (http://www.HistoricalHobbies.com)

Since it's for display I built it to fit inside a "Bell Clouque" to keep it nice and yes he just wanted "one figure" but Dad always goes overboard!

(http://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PaulsDisplay1.jpg)

I don't paint Warhammer figures so this was a fun change of pace!

(https://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PaulsDisplay9.jpg)

The Dog is custom and is painted up to look like his newly rescued pup "beans" and looks just like him.

(http://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PaulsDisplay2.jpg)

The display lights up using LEDs hidden behind the twisted girder.

(https://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Display4-1.jpg)

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Post by: Dr DeAth on 25 March 2022, 04:01:40 PM
Well done Dad
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Post by: Golgotha on 25 March 2022, 04:29:33 PM
Lucky lad that is super cool and the dog is a nice touch.
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Post by: Battle Brush Sigur on 25 March 2022, 04:42:44 PM
aye, that's pretty darned cool. :)
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Post by: Michi on 25 March 2022, 04:45:33 PM
This is a beautiful work. I think it will perfectly match the goals you set up for it!  :)
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Post by: FreakyFenton on 25 March 2022, 05:15:45 PM
That is a cool gift and a nice keepsake!
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Post by: FramFramson on 25 March 2022, 06:07:17 PM
Brilliant idea, wonderfully executed!
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Post by: modelwarrior on 25 March 2022, 06:23:35 PM
Excellent idea and work. I fancy one of those on my desk ;)
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Post by: Cubs on 25 March 2022, 06:29:29 PM
That's a stunner.
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 25 March 2022, 06:33:11 PM
Great stuff  8)
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Post by: Vonkluge on 25 March 2022, 07:18:09 PM
Thanks for all the kind words folks I hope it makes it to him in one piece as I mailed it to him a few days ago... I've mailed thousands of figures to people all over the world so I think I packed well enough that it will survive! Here's I picture of his Dog "Beans" that I was trying to capture the look of for the vignette. You can see here what sparked my thought for the additional doggy armor!  lol

(http://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PaulsDisplay12.jpg)
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Post by: Citizen Sade on 25 March 2022, 07:34:04 PM
Lovely dog, vignette & Dad. Well played.
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Post by: Ray Rivers on 25 March 2022, 07:49:16 PM
Lucky kid!  :D
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Post by: Vonkluge on 25 March 2022, 08:15:50 PM
A view of the back side with LEDs on

(https://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PaulsDisplay3.jpg)

(https://historicalhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PaulsDisplay11.jpg)
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Post by: Orctrader on 25 March 2022, 08:55:45 PM
That's brilliant work.   :)
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Post by: Dags on 25 March 2022, 09:49:08 PM
Nice one all round  8)
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Post by: Blackwolf on 25 March 2022, 10:11:44 PM
This is brilliant Bill   :-* :-* :-  Beans is very similar to my own dog (though she’s got standup ears),she is also a rescue.
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Post by: aliensurfer on 26 March 2022, 11:05:01 PM
Splendiferous  :-*
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Post by: eilif on 30 March 2022, 09:13:31 PM
Impressive work and for a great reason!  What electronics did you use for the lighting?
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Post by: Otto1485 on 31 March 2022, 01:55:39 PM
Top banana
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Post by: Grimtuff on 31 March 2022, 07:39:36 PM
I see the Blood Ravens are still up to their kleptomaniac ways with that banner...  ;D
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Post by: Vonkluge on 08 April 2022, 01:06:22 AM
Quote from: eilif on 30 March 2022, 09:13:31 PM
Impressive work and for a great reason!  What electronics did you use for the lighting?

If you stop by my site www.HistoricalHobbies.com  (http://www.HistoricalHobbies.com) you can see a much more detailed "how I did it" article. Basically used the existing LEDs and electronics with modifications. ::)
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Post by: eilif on 08 April 2022, 10:39:09 PM
Quote from: Vonkluge on 08 April 2022, 01:06:22 AM
If you stop by my site www.HistoricalHobbies.com  (http://www.HistoricalHobbies.com) you can see a much more detailed "how I did it" article. Basically used the existing LEDs and electronics with modifications. ::)
Thanks for that.  Great process writeup!
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Post by: Alan maguire on 10 May 2022, 11:50:23 AM
I love it, great work!!!  :o
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Post by: Dr Mathias on 11 May 2022, 02:24:50 AM
Very cool :)