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Title: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 13 April 2013, 08:17:20 AM
On an Ice Planet somewhere in the Ursa Major galaxy a war is brewing.

The rebels have been fighting hard against the evil Empire that wants to come and steal their natural resources.

Luckily for the rebels a local tribe of Yewoks and Yeties have come to their help.


In a distant future far from the planet Earth House Alterdos and House Harkonit are waging a terrible war for spunge on Planet Ridge. House Harkonit have officially ceased all operations and surrendered the capital Champignac to House Alterdos.

The cause of conflict is a weird substance excreted by enormeous ice worms called 'the spunge' also known as mushrooms in the more primitive parts of the galaxy. This substance is a powerful aphrodisiac (major importance!) and also fuels intergalactic travel (minor importance).

Local Yeties and Yewoks are causing trouble, resisting the Houses and dedicating themselves to their weird Religion of The Great Thaw. They've been dubbed 'the premen' because of they primitive look.

The spunge must flow.


(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-76IrAOOltb4/UWkFOK7-hRI/AAAAAAAAGys/QEN7wCUJT10/s988/P1240142.JPG)
A tribe of yeties armed with axes, knives and laser crossbows.


(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-st0MV-BAilw/UV10xnu_38I/AAAAAAAAGxs/yt6pzhHUIHU/s988/P1240128.JPG)
A Harkonit with some hover tanks .

My 15mm Not Star Wars Ice Planet project is still going strong. In 15mm I actually managed to finish stuff, but OK, I'm not that good at painting in this scale... yet!  lol

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PWNmx0KSWfs/UVILFaRLY6I/AAAAAAAAGvY/qYv0UgC4aJ8/s988/P1240061.JPG)
Harkonit trooper searching some ruins after signs of Atredosians.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wjaXbqsN9zc/UVILHqapvOI/AAAAAAAAGvo/30YiAs41AAs/s640/P1240066.JPG)
Harkonit robot

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KU6Jb-maxFo/UU4oln9WoCI/AAAAAAAAGsw/ZMf-RSMxPvQ/s640/P1240024.JPG)
Harkonit Defence Turret

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JejlHqmkDBE/UVILKyFyNRI/AAAAAAAAGwA/3qNX9r2_n94/s782/P1240078.JPG)
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Blackwolf on 13 April 2013, 08:52:39 AM
Shiny :) Looks good to me mate,the weathering in particular is very nice :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: von Lucky on 13 April 2013, 09:04:22 AM
Very nice - both the snow and weathering. Keep it coming.
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Mason on 13 April 2013, 09:22:08 AM
Shiny :) Looks good to me mate,the weathering in particular is very nice :-* :-* :-*

Gotta echo Mr Wolf!
Superb!
 :-* :-* :-*

Love how you made the turret-thingy!
 :-* ;) :-*

Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: YPU on 13 April 2013, 10:25:23 AM
I actually have had the same idea tough never started on it. The idea got rolling when I started thinking if I could sculpt some alternative pieces for the GZG spider bots to turn them into not droidekas.

I really love what your doing with this, you are capturing the vibe of the movies far more then the exact shape and its all the better for it.
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 13 April 2013, 11:30:19 AM
Thanks for the feedback.  

The inspiration is 'what an 80'es star wars knock off film would look like'


So it's familiar looking pieces but arranged differently.


 lol

Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Oldben1 on 14 April 2013, 05:30:39 AM
It reminds me a lot of Ralph McQuarries concept art before the film.
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Froggy the Great on 14 April 2013, 02:02:02 PM
I'm glad to see the CAV figure finding employment.
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Mason on 14 April 2013, 02:13:34 PM
It reminds me a lot of Ralph McQuarries concept art before the film.

Bang on!

I knew it was making me think of something and that was it.
It was beginiing to annoy me a little, not being able to think of it.
Thanks, Oldben1!
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 14 April 2013, 05:49:23 PM
And here are the despicable Yewoks:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7Xi3FxqbCS4/UWrdCdzzc4I/AAAAAAAAG0o/2RQMumwLc94/s988/P1240175.JPG)

And their terrorbirds!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-08Sk_vsx518/UWrdBrU_dbI/AAAAAAAAG0s/ppJHBzWBnMw/s988/P1240163.JPG)

Collected forces of the yeti army:

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EYmRPSA7nYo/UWrdDGHJeqI/AAAAAAAAG0w/FI8NxkcENEc/s987/P1240183.JPG)

Enjoy inverted star wars!
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 16 April 2013, 05:01:49 PM
Thank you random LAF users!  :)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2WvLcyYNkro/UW1zD668khI/AAAAAAAAG1U/SDCSIkBxQN4/s907/P1240193.JPG)

The troopers were too busy chasing of the pestilent Yewoks to notice the lurker they'd brought with them...


More close ups of the new deal : http://clovermilk.blogspot.dk/2013/04/a-winter-shed-and-yeti-giant.html
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on 16 April 2013, 05:04:05 PM
missed that Topic before  ::) Great Idea,great Figs and Painting  :-*
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Oldben1 on 21 April 2013, 03:43:22 AM
Awesome use of materials.  I think you need more hoses!
Title: Re: Not Star Wars
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 12 August 2014, 01:47:29 PM
So I return!

I'm going to dare an actual game tonight. But in order to do so I need some terrain.

Thus I have constructed these pieces today. They're a bit quick and dirty but will serve.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9FsLRkxNtGA/U-oLPvlBkII/AAAAAAAAKcY/WSg88PCxCJs/w1044-h385-no/P1270515.JPG)
Powergenerator and Orbital Gun

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kY2EoMyJj7U/U-oLQ7u6nqI/AAAAAAAAKcg/qWgaGiKFRy0/w1043-h469-no/P1270517.JPG)
Factory buildings (need a bit more work... and perhaps doors)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l5mqrO08Mc8/U-oLSehSY4I/AAAAAAAAKco/XBmfHpb1Gv8/w1044-h489-no/P1270519.JPG)
Worm torn rocks

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TbEnAaozg90/U-oLTVyRXtI/AAAAAAAAKcw/sbOue9C1pys/w824-h518-no/P1270521.JPG)
Radar station

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nYfJg0RR1U0/U-oLOQtbLqI/AAAAAAAAKcQ/CDmgiKlvxSM/w993-h518-no/P1270514.JPG)
Furnaces

The images are not that great as they're taken with natural light and lamps... so hard to find a good white balance.

Also I'm going to mix some 'Dune II' into the ice setting. That's why I've based some of it on rock. In Dune II rocky outcrops were the only safe zones from worm attacks. In analogy I will be getting some ice worms to use.

I am thinking of an even further integration by getting some harvesters and some spice.  lol



Change in background:


In a distant future far from the planet Earth House Alterdos and House Harkonit are waging a terrible war for spunge on Planet Ridge. House Harkonit have officially ceased all operations and surrendered the capital Champignac to House Alterdos.

The cause of conflict is a weird substance excreted by enormeous ice worms called 'the spunge' also known as mushrooms in the more primitive parts of the galaxy. This substance is a powerful aphrodisiac (major importance!) and also fuels intergalactic travel (minor importance).

Local Yeties and Yewoks are causing trouble, resisting the Houses and dedicating themselves to their weird Religion of The Great Thaw.

The spunge must flow.
Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Dr. Zombie on 12 August 2014, 01:54:17 PM
Excellent!!
Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on 12 August 2014, 02:08:16 PM
Excellent! :-*

I can give you some 15mm stuff I got a home. So bloody tedious to assemble...
Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Mason on 12 August 2014, 02:13:03 PM
Bloody brilliant.
Love it!
 :-* :-* :-*


What did you use for that Powergenerator?
Is it a couple of plastic plates?
 ???

Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 12 August 2014, 02:15:40 PM
Thankees gents!


Excellent! :-*

I can give you some 15mm stuff I got a home. So bloody tedious to assemble...

Donations are very welcome! ;-)

Bloody brilliant.
Love it!
 :-* :-* :-*


What did you use for that Powergenerator?
Is it a couple of plastic plates?
 ???



Chopped up gardening things. I think they're meant to go under plastic flower pots.

Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 12 August 2014, 04:29:06 PM
The spunge must flow.

You mad bastard  lol

Love it mate  :D

cheers

James
Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 12 August 2014, 11:51:51 PM
A few images from the game presented in no particular order!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i9ywcN86mus/U-qWjl04pSI/AAAAAAAAKgM/dGf2UynH_IY/s700/P1270550-SNOW.gif)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WUx-B62IPV8/U-qVx5P-bdI/AAAAAAAAKeA/QLhLbOi0P8U/s700/P1270540.JPG)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uhsTmSpzBOc/U-qVwXMXV1I/AAAAAAAAKgk/OOWd7co9H28/s700/P1270538.JPG)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jIVBNtY9L0w/U-qVtMX9dmI/AAAAAAAAKgs/ITDt0vDG-S4/s700/P1270533.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fFVAj7bNFDA/U-qVn1c9iAI/AAAAAAAAKdQ/O72CENZWuQM/s700/P1270529.JPG)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uQ-8XreOeIY/U-qWGvouy8I/AAAAAAAAKfg/CAAP4i02pLc/s700/P1270566.JPG)

A good game all things considered. A brief confusion of cover rules at a point where it was make or break was a bit annoying, but reading the rules a bit more fully for the next game will solve this.

House Harkonit managed a narrow victory but mainly due to blind luck and strange deployment.

We played a scenario from the rules book, but next time we will make a scenario of our own. We need more narrative and less armylist 1-on-1.

Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Mason on 13 August 2014, 12:01:56 AM
Brilliant!
 8) 8)

Your games and mad ideas always make me smile.
 :D

Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: warburton on 13 August 2014, 12:03:28 AM
Nice work  8)
Title: Re: Not Star Wars or reimagined or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Oldben1 on 13 August 2014, 01:47:16 AM
Great work, the story makes it awesome!

The terrain is supercool as well.  Simple but with the right paint scheme, brilliant.

You need some more of those taun taun birds running around.
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Dr. Zombie on 13 August 2014, 07:44:56 AM
Next game we will have read the rules AND possible even remembered some of them. Especially the command point bit that we totally ignored, could have made quite a difference on activation rolls and the like I think.

And made up some unit cards for easy acces to special rules and the like.

It was a fine game - even if you rules lawyered yourself into a victory ;D ;)
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 13 August 2014, 07:48:33 AM
Next game we will have read the rules AND possible even remembered some of them. Especially the command point bit that we totally ignored, could have made quite a difference on activation rolls and the like I think.

And made up some unit cards for easy acces to special rules and the like.

It was a fine game - even if you rules lawyered yourself into a victory ;D ;)

Haha! Now I have to post the image and ask Agis!  lol


But yeah, we left out CP's to ease our way into the game. I will read the rules... and even print a new copy and glue a back on it.



Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Silent Invader on 13 August 2014, 10:08:44 AM
Great looking game and how did you do that image with the falling snow? I've looked at a few apps and none produce anything as nice as yours!  8)
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: NurgleHH on 13 August 2014, 10:52:41 AM
Cool Image, Doc Longaxe. Very cool...
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: YPU on 13 August 2014, 11:28:23 AM
With most of those structures lacking any doors and looking like the top parts of chimneys and such I think we can all assume there is a epic sprawling base hidden under that ice and snow.
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: Silent Invader on 13 August 2014, 12:44:56 PM
With most of those structures lacking any doors and looking like the top parts of chimneys and such I think we can all assume there is a epic sprawling base hidden under that ice and snow.

Yeah! Let's hope he builds it!  8) :)
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: blacksoilbill on 13 August 2014, 01:15:17 PM
I love a nice looking snow game - it's something different. And yours is very nice.
Title: Re: Ice Dune or reimagined Star Wars or just plain old stupid upd. 12/8
Post by: beefcake on 13 August 2014, 09:32:20 PM
Nice. Can't wait to see the worms.