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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Mr Pommeroy on 02 September 2014, 05:29:41 PM

Title: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: Mr Pommeroy on 02 September 2014, 05:29:41 PM

I would like to share this shamelessly self promotional little film, rather silly really, with you fine folks. It is themed around my obsession with military history as an artist and features a couple of shots of my Civil War armies and table set-up. And yes, they even move! So, without any further ado:

http://youtu.be/hx1n53wof-c (http://youtu.be/hx1n53wof-c)

Yours truly,
Mr. Pommeroy
aka The Draughtsman
aka Chr. Mueller.

Title: Re: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: General Lee on 03 September 2014, 12:13:24 AM

That's brilliant!!!  :-* lovely figures and terrain

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Post by: Shipka on 03 September 2014, 12:42:29 AM

An interesting homage to all gamers

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Post by: ACW Gamer on 03 September 2014, 03:43:44 AM

Okay..that is getting shared on the FB page.

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Post by: ACW Gamer on 03 September 2014, 03:49:05 AM

General Lee! Pommeroy made casualties from the plastic Perry's too!!!  :D

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Post by: Hunlion on 03 September 2014, 04:17:32 AM

Made me smile after a hard day at the office.  :) well done

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Post by: eptingmike on 03 September 2014, 05:44:58 AM

Lovely!  thank you so much!

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Post by: Goliad on 03 September 2014, 10:12:46 AM

Love the stop motion - now that's a future idea for an AAR! A war-game captured as a movie. Like the way you have made the shell explosions - what did you use?

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Post by: Conquistador on 03 September 2014, 10:40:16 AM

Nice work!

Gracias,

Glenn

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Post by: von Lucky on 03 September 2014, 01:42:28 PM

Bravo.

Title: Re: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: Mr Pommeroy on 03 September 2014, 03:17:53 PM

Many thanks, fellow miniature enthusiasts! I am glad you get a kick out of it. As for the shell explosions: that is clump-foliage super glued to wire and then painted black, followed by layers of grey drybrushing. Indeed, those are Perry plastics getting blown through the air, I found them to be the perfect base for conversions; The figure in the closeup being “painted” is a Perry Zouave torso combined with Perry Confederate legs and a Havelock made from greenstuff. Its a project I am working on occasionally, the 69th NY infantry at Bull Run.

Title: Re: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: Mr Pommeroy on 03 September 2014, 04:07:57 PM

Hah! Many thanks, Mr. Bezzo!

Here's a quick picture of the start of the 69th:

(http://muellersjournal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wpid-img_20140903_165334_1.jpg)

Title: Re: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: Mr Pommeroy on 03 September 2014, 04:16:26 PM

And two shots of the little explosion :

(http://muellersjournal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wpid-img_20140903_165530_1.jpg)
(http://muellersjournal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wpid-img_20140903_165549_1.jpg)

Title: Re: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: ACW Gamer on 04 September 2014, 02:48:21 AM

This is the figure I crafted a few weeks ago. I made another one which I think improves on the concept.

(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q117/Huck1863/IMG_1647copy.jpg) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/Huck1863/media/IMG_1647copy.jpg.html)

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Post by: Flashman14 on 05 September 2014, 12:46:53 AM

Wonderful! I like the music too - what is that?

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Post by: Macunaima on 05 September 2014, 04:34:22 AM

Purely fantastic! That is now up on my FB page.

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Post by: Sterling Moose on 06 September 2014, 04:04:02 AM

Excellent!!!

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Post by: Gibby on 06 September 2014, 10:35:33 AM

Excellent video, and lovely figures! Your artwork is also really good!

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Post by: Genialjim on 06 September 2014, 11:15:31 AM

That's what our hobby is about! Brilliant

Title: Re: My ACW armies in motion.
Post by: Mr Pommeroy on 06 September 2014, 05:28:09 PM

Again, many thanks for all the kind comments, chaps!

The music are different tunes played by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, the piece accompanying the stop motion sequence is “Grand Fantasia.”