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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Doc Twilight on 30 November 2009, 01:05:38 PM
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Some painted shots of Master Tesla, in action...
Tesla, the man himself!
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc178/Mithras77/100_1040.jpg)
Tesla contemplates a device.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc178/Mithras77/100_1045.jpg)
Tesla battles the insidious agents of Dr. Gigantopithicus!
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc178/Mithras77/100_0984.jpg)
Our most popular figure. For a reason, I guess;)
-Doc
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Teslaaa! lol
(http://www.harkavagrant.com/history/teslafinal.png)
;)
Excellent work! Really like those doomsday device machinery thingies.
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Very nice Tesla!
who makes the lab equipment?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiRNDlNyKwk
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Well reminded Doc, I need to pick one of these up to paint at some point.
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Yeah, I thin he's a must for my WWWII collection, even if I never find a way to fit him in.
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I think I just discovered the mastermind for the "International Anarchist Insurrection Army" ;)
I was wondering if I could replace the lead bulb with a LED...
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Nice job Doc. Bedwry love to see how you would do the LED that would be cool.
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there was a tutorial somewhere by a guy who lighted up the eyes of his Space Marines, or even Necrons....
Maybe I'll try next year
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Many many years ago I got some test shots of GW plastic Orks in clear plastic and put led's inside them. I painted them up as normal but left the eyes unpainted so that they lit up. It worked well but the paint was not quite opaque enough to hide the light completely on the rest of the model.
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Very nice Tesla!
who makes the lab equipment?
I'm pretty sure, it's scratch-built..?
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Many many years ago I got some test shots of GW plastic Orks in clear plastic and put led's inside them.
how did You wire them?
holes through legs and body?
I remeber the one guy with the SM used conductive paint or something
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Thanks for the kind words, gang. The terrain was manufactured by a guy who occasionally sells various pieces of Pulp terrain on Ebay. When I find his name, I'll post it here. The plan is to eventually do some scenic stuff, myself, but most of the capital and effort are going into flushing out the ranges and getting them complete, along with adding a new range or two.
You'll probably like the next wave of Champions, too:) Mata Hari, John Dillinger (with multiple weapon options), Julian the Apostate, and... well... you'll never guess in a million years;) Probably available before Christmas.
-Doc
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just go on with Your fine job and keep them comin Doc ;)
The scenery is just fine, You can deal with that later when You standin on two legs ;)
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how did You wire them?
holes through legs and body?
I remeber the one guy with the SM used conductive paint or something
Drilled up a leg, through the body and into the head. Just wide enough to thread the led up there. Battery under the base - nothing fancy just connected on or disconnected off.
I should still have them somewhere - somewhere ;D
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Somewhere, over the rainbow.... :)
maybe I should ask Doc for a limited resin version with cast in wires....
drilling through a whole lead miniature might be a tough piece ;)
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I think the seller is 'adventureshobbies' on eBay,
i've seen his stuff before,
regards
jim
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I believe Jim has it on the money. Sounds right, anyway. I have several of his pulp sets. He doesn't do the pulp stuff as awesome, but he always does a magnificent job when he does so.
As for a limited edition resin version, former user... *grin* Keep on dreaming those dreams, brother. That said, he's sold -extremely- well, so maybe when I get rich from selling one million Teslas...;) (HAH!)
Incidentally, I should mention that my father finds it very amusing that we're earning money on a Serbian miniature. Should have made my first big sale with a Hungarian, he insists. But Houdini isn't ready yet... ;)
-Doc
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just theoretically -
would it be technically possible to cast resin in a lead mould?
I understand that wiring a cast is next to imposible ;)
if it comes to drilling, I'd be better of with lead anway
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just theoretically -
would it be technically possible to cast resin in a lead mould?
I understand that wiring a cast is next to imposible ;)
if it comes to drilling, I'd be better of with lead anway
Probably possible, yes. I don't see why not. The resin I use for home casting says specifically that it can be used in metal molds.
I'm vaguely aware of some resin casts with wiring in them from a few years back, but I would guess they were cast around some kind of wire armature, and were probably fairly expensive to make. I know that's the way some of the wired action figures are done, as well. Others just drill in, and put the wires in after the miniature is finished.
-Doc
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well, how shall I put it...
maybe You could give an estimate as to how much a resin-cast special run (material, caster working time etc) might cost, so that interested people could balance it against the work to drill through a whole lead miniature ?? :D
drilling through a whole resin miniature would be nuts...
in terms of customer-friendly policies it could be a plus to have that? ;)
maybe? ;)
I mean, wired lighted tanks etc.... :)