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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Mo! on November 10, 2011, 07:24:38 PM

Title: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Mo! on November 10, 2011, 07:24:38 PM

Today i tinkered together a raft for our new hobby... Legends of the high seas! We got 3 ships coming but wanted to start something up while the ships are enroute... tell me what you think!

(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/mothegrin/DSC_8033.jpg)

(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/mothegrin/DSC_8032.jpg)

(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/mothegrin/DSC_8031.jpg)

(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/mothegrin/DSC_8030.jpg)

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Patrice on November 10, 2011, 07:39:45 PM

Interesting :)

Why a round base ?

Were you inspired by this old painting?:

(http://www.argad-bzh.fr/heb/radeau.jpg)

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: inkydave on November 10, 2011, 07:43:42 PM

Thats looking really good already. great texture on the raft and sea.(ive got motion sickness just looking) :)

Any plans to add rope lashing or are you going to paint in nail heads? at the moment I cant see how its held together.

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Mo! on November 10, 2011, 07:45:00 PM

I'm basing my pirates on round bases so that got something to do with it... when working with filler you need a stirdy base and i had this round one lying around. Cool picture never seen it before unfortunately...

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Patrice on November 10, 2011, 07:56:23 PM

It is a 19th century painting, about a true event, I think it is in Louvre museum in Paris:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raft_of_the_Medusa

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Captain Blood on November 10, 2011, 07:56:39 PM

Brilliant. I really like that  :)

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Post by: tanktastic43 on November 10, 2011, 08:28:54 PM

How many cannon are you planning to put on it?!?  ;)

tt43.

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Mo! on November 10, 2011, 09:27:38 PM

I have 6 sofar...

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Post by: Marine0846 on November 11, 2011, 02:41:39 AM

Very nice.
With all the pirate games around
should come in handy.

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Post by: Mako on November 11, 2011, 07:29:54 PM

Looks good to me, and will no doubt be even better once painted.

Glad to see someone didn't forget to "save" the rum.......

It'll be perfect for after battle survival scenarios on the high seas, escaping blood-thirsty cannibals, or as a base to do a little "fishing" for treasure on the ocean floor.

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Post by: Axtklinge on November 30, 2011, 05:32:58 PM

Very nice!
(I bet it will look even better after you paint it...)
Dont forget to post by then!
:)

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Post by: Elprez on November 30, 2011, 07:07:03 PM

I like the Theodore Gericault version, but I prefer this version by Uderzo:-

(http://asterix.openscroll.org/images/uderzo_gericault.gif)

Great idea, and very well done by the way. Looking forward to seeing it painted.

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Patrice on December 01, 2011, 01:33:11 AM

@Elprez: Excellent! I had forgotten this Asterix cartoon drawing lol lol

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Mo! on December 01, 2011, 09:44:50 AM

Wow awesome... i should really add the sinking mast with flag! Priceless...

Title: Re: LOTHS raft w.i.p./p.i.p.
Post by: Skrapwelder on December 08, 2011, 03:22:11 AM

I always remember it as a Pogues album cover

(http://www.pogues.com/Pics/Covers/FullLength/RumSodomy/RumSodomy.jpg)

Nice raft by the way.