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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Michi on 14 April 2013, 11:13:36 PM

Title: Space
Post by: Michi on 14 April 2013, 11:13:36 PM: My first attempt of airbrushing (I lent the brush and got great assistance by the owner) made me finish a 3ft square piece of a galaxy far, far away to play a lot of X-wing games in the future...

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini2011/MiniaturenfotosOriginale734_zps06f82bd7.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini2011/MiniaturenfotosOriginale742_zps47f68a5b.jpg)

End result after an hour of shooting compressed air around:
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini2011/MiniaturenfotosOriginale744_zps7440e54d.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini2011/MiniaturenfotosOriginale751_zpsffda88e2.jpg)

And this is what I´ve got after I laid my hands on it with a good old handheld brush:
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini2011/MiniaturenfotosOriginale752_zps6df90449.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini2011/MiniaturenfotosOriginale755_zpsd701162e.jpg)
Title: Re: Space
Post by: oldskoolrebel on 14 April 2013, 11:32:18 PM: I can't believe this isn't a photo. I'm left speechless! How long did the whole board take? I imagine you must have invested a fair few hours in it.

Cheers
Andy
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Post by: supervike on 14 April 2013, 11:33:39 PM: Quite amazing!
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Post by: Sangennaru on 14 April 2013, 11:43:12 PM: Quote from: oldskoolrebel on 14 April 2013, 11:32:18 PM
I can't believe this isn't a photo. I'm left speechless! How long did the whole board take? I imagine you must have invested a fair few hours in it.

Cheers
Andy

i couldn't believe if it was a photo: that resolution might be reached in a few decades or more! XD

beside of that, that's an IMPRESSIVE work. you shure have some talent. wow.
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Post by: Elbows on 15 April 2013, 04:48:20 AM: Very cool, definitely looks the part!
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 15 April 2013, 06:24:52 AM: Brill 8)

I want one :D

cheers

James
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Post by: Lovejoy on 15 April 2013, 08:24:29 AM: Beautiful paint- excellent job! Now get some minis on it... ;)
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Post by: Suber on 15 April 2013, 09:13:31 AM: You're kidding, that's a NASA photo! For sure it is! No one can get that result... no one... no one... no one... Sob :'(

:D

Amazing result, congratulations :).
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Post by: Andym on 15 April 2013, 09:52:39 AM: Your talents never cease to amaze Michi!! :o :o :-* :-*

Stunning!!!!!!!
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Post by: Pil on 15 April 2013, 07:28:13 PM: Fantastic! Well done! :-*
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Post by: AKULA on 15 April 2013, 07:53:16 PM: Very Special

8)
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Post by: obsidian3d on 16 April 2013, 04:43:28 PM: I, like all the others, are truly impressed with your brush skills!
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Post by: Braxandur on 16 April 2013, 09:47:22 PM: +1 to all the above

:-*
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Post by: Plynkes on 16 April 2013, 09:52:07 PM: I was pottering about on the FFG website today and by coincidence noticed they just announced that they are bringing out a "Starfield Game Tile Kit" for their X-Wing game.

I don't think they look as good as this (though they do have a Death Star). :)
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Post by: Weird WWII on 16 April 2013, 11:59:36 PM: Add master of the airbrush to your resume!

Great stuff as always!
Brian
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Post by: Blackwolf on 17 April 2013, 06:08:38 AM: Great work mate! :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Elk101 on 17 April 2013, 07:27:21 AM: You could market those. Very impressive!
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Post by: doctor_ocks on 17 April 2013, 09:23:40 PM: What did you paint on? Wood? MDF? Foam core?
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Post by: Dolmot on 17 April 2013, 09:51:38 PM: "Space...is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."

I can paint plausible space but it's those objects in it which often prove problematic. :?
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Post by: Sangennaru on 17 April 2013, 10:36:19 PM: Quote from: Dolmot on 17 April 2013, 09:51:38 PM
"Space...is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."

Wise words, my friend.
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Post by: Michi on 18 April 2013, 08:02:40 AM: Quote from: doctor_ocks on 17 April 2013, 09:23:40 PM
What did you paint on? Wood? MDF? Foam core?

The board is made of 5mm thick MDF, covered with self adhesive black velvet foil.
This provides 3 advantages:
- soft surface does not harm tumbling models
- rough surface prevents models from unwanted slipping when table/board is shaking
- black surface IS black, because no light is reflected
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Post by: Clearco on 18 April 2013, 08:21:57 AM: Wow, most impressive! :o Really good work! :-*
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Post by: Papa Spanky on 18 April 2013, 05:11:34 PM: Now that you have used the airbrush, are you hooked? You did a fantastic job, but please tell me where you find self adhesive black velvet foil, I dont even know what that is. ???
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Post by: Mason on 18 April 2013, 05:26:14 PM: Seriously impressive, Michi!
:-*

I had a few games of this last week on Panzerfaust65's board last week.
He has done something similar, but I dont think he went to town to the same extent.
It did look damn impressive, though.
Even more impressive was when he flipped the board over and had the Death Star on the other side, created from lots of small panels of 6mm foam.

It was really well done.
I must badger hm for photos...

There you go, Michi: A challenge to do the other side!
;)
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Post by: Michi on 18 April 2013, 07:44:43 PM: Quote from: Papa Spanky on 18 April 2013, 05:11:34 PM
please tell me where you find self adhesive black velvet foil, I dont even know what that is. ???

http://www.modulor.de/shop/oxid.php/sid/x/shp/oxbaseshop/cl/details/cnid/AED/anid/AEDO/lang/1
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Post by: Michi on 18 April 2013, 07:58:02 PM: Quote from: Mason on 18 April 2013, 05:26:14 PM
Even more impressive was when he flipped the board over and had the Death Star on the other side, created from lots of small panels of 6mm foam.

There you go, Michi: A challenge to do the other side!
;)

Yo will hardly believe it, but I did exactly that. Only difference is that my death star is not made of foam but photos...
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/Mini%202010/Puumlnktchenbilder297_zps46de95bb.jpg)
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Post by: grant on 19 April 2013, 01:01:00 AM: That is a great board! I bought the GF9 one. Years ago, I did a Battlefleet Gothic board set and used lexan, painted from behind, with an airbrush, spattering, and then sprayed black - had to think in reverse order. The clear of the lexan made for a bit of depth.
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Post by: Wirelizard on 19 April 2013, 08:37:54 AM: For your next black velvet trick, you can do a playing mat with the famous Elvis Nebula on it! ;)

Seriously, that looks great!