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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: darquebus on December 26, 2006, 10:22:32 PM

Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: darquebus on December 26, 2006, 10:22:32 PM
Thanks for the nice comments guys

Give me until next year and I'll try  repost some better pics here!


Darquebus
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: Operator5 on December 27, 2006, 12:19:40 AM
I love that temple!  :love:

Beautiful pulp piece. I can see tons of adventures taking place in and around it.

The etherflyer also looks great. It would also make a great sail barge for a pulp sci fi game.
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Post by: WitchfinderGeneral on December 27, 2006, 01:32:41 AM
The "drill" is really cool, the ground on the drill bit and the ladder adds much "life" to the model.
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Post by: Barry S on December 27, 2006, 07:05:29 AM
Thanks for sharing. Great Stuff!!!!! :D
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Post by: Driscoles on December 27, 2006, 08:14:33 AM
The Temple is fantastic !!!!!!!!

Björn
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: Grimm on December 27, 2006, 11:37:46 AM
Ok frst all stuff is grate my number one are the submarine and the Drill they are amazing .The temple is also cool but I miss more Plants ,I like lots of them  :roll:
The Landship is a bit to SIFI fore me but the window are so good .

Please make bigger Picts and post them here .

Grimm
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Post by: Erwan on December 27, 2006, 11:55:44 AM
Wow!!! The submarine is better than the original from flagshipgames!! Really impressive!!
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on December 27, 2006, 06:16:17 PM
beautiful stuff, love the temple  :love:
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: darquebus on December 27, 2006, 08:21:42 PM
Hey thanks,
yes I built the sub when I saw the flagship version, I think I found the flagship one to expensive, and building it yourself is better anyhow. I really like ships, don't know why...maybe I should have become a sailor. I built quite a lot ships, right now I am working on another sub that is a bit less "fantasy"

The trees on the temple were a pain in the a...cause I had to scratch build them all. I find it hard to get good looking trees in 28mm scale, that don't cost you an arm. You might have noticed a few other trees I built in the background...a little bit like gumtrees, but hey I am in Down Under, that's what trees look like around here ;-)
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Post by: Barry S on December 28, 2006, 04:32:59 AM
darquebus,

Where are you down under?

I'm in Murray Bridge,South Australia.

Cheers,

Barry
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: darquebus on December 28, 2006, 08:37:53 AM
Hi Barry,

I am in Melbourne...so quite a drive away. Could it be that we have met before on the web (ebay?)

D.
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Post by: Barry S on December 28, 2006, 12:25:49 PM
Quite possibly. I've both sent and bought a few things from Melbourne....
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Post by: Klatu Verata Nicto on December 29, 2006, 09:32:23 AM
:love: love them all! The drill is awesome
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Post by: Ricco on October 31, 2007, 06:38:32 PM
I did not see original post to she models! Where can I find it?
Ricco
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: darquebus on November 01, 2007, 03:18:03 AM
:o oops I posted them around a year ago...I took them off the web, but if you are interested I could put them up again...
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Post by: pnweerar on November 01, 2007, 05:41:25 AM
We are!
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Post by: Chairface on November 01, 2007, 11:28:04 AM
Yes please! Very interested.
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: darquebus on November 01, 2007, 12:06:39 PM
:?  give me a minute...I have to take new pictures and wil put something up on the weekend..
Here are the old pics I had posted

the drill

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/RIMG0942/web.jpg)

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/drill4/web.jpg)

the ether flyer (the boiler actually rotates)

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/RIMG0938/web.jpg)

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/RIMG0939/web.jpg)
and interior
(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/RIMG0936/web.jpg)

the jungle temple

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/cmbdia2/web.jpg)

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/cmbdia1/web.jpg)

and the submarine

(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/RIMG0945/web.jpg)

Everything was built from plastic card and the temple is high density styro foam
The drill was a bit tricky thats why the actual drill peace is a little bent, but hey ...it just travelled through kilometers of rock (there is a plastic coffee cup in there somewhere :lol:

cheers
D.
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Post by: Viruz on November 01, 2007, 12:08:35 PM
Great Work  :love:
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Post by: darquebus on November 01, 2007, 12:11:54 PM
Thanks!

Danke! Gruss ins kalte Deutschland   :)
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Post by: Lowtardog on November 01, 2007, 12:22:38 PM
Fantastic modelling, awesome skill :love:
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Post by: pnweerar on November 01, 2007, 01:14:39 PM
The stuff of legend. Anything for sale  :) ?
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Post by: redzed on November 01, 2007, 01:21:38 PM
Quote
.I have to take new pictures and wil put something up on the weekend..

that water effect is stunning :)
care to share when you have more time?
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Post by: Ricco on November 01, 2007, 05:15:40 PM
If you could post again that would be great!! I am brand new to theis sight.
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Post by: SirAlban on November 01, 2007, 10:43:49 PM
I really like the the ether flyer, looks great!
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Post by: darquebus on November 01, 2007, 11:47:25 PM
(http://gallery.mac.com/antoniasweb/100082/RIMG0945/web.jpg)

The answer how to make water...
hm..that is very ancient secret Australian knowledge (you might now we have a severe drought here)
But if you don't tell anybody else I will tell you how simple that was
I will post a picture maybe tomorrow...but here is the trick (dramatic orchestral music)

I found a piece of cloth that had this nice blue wave structure you can see in the picture. Covered the table and put a transparent plastic table cloth on top. The wrinkles in the plastic make a nice wave effect. Then I put MDF pieces (roughly 40x40cm) that are flocked with grass an sanded on the edges on top...and tada!
great water, great beaches! An by leaving gaps between the MDF pieces I can create rivers, islands etc...pics will follow tomorrow

the best thing is the MDF is around 1cm thick so the rivers and water is "lower" than the land. I don't like to put rivers on top of the table.
And as a side effect the cloth prevents scratches on the table...

Hope you understood this ancient technique
 :wink:
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Post by: Hammers on November 02, 2007, 01:29:35 AM
Quote from: "darquebus"
Hope you understood this ancient technique
 :wink:


I am intrigued an horrified by this technique! Sorcerer! I am sure you have found it in that blasfemous Necronomicon...
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Post by: Chairface on November 02, 2007, 01:43:31 AM
Those are amazing! I now have something to aspire to.

I plan on stealing your water tequnique too. Simple but inspired!
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Post by: Pappa Midnight on November 02, 2007, 07:21:51 AM
AWESOME work! :love:
That Flyer is amazing ( and the Drill and the Submarine and Temple......).
I'll get my mate Fritzy to have a look at these for inspiration for his VSF stuff!
Thanks for sharing.

PM
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: Vanvlak on November 02, 2007, 07:39:43 AM
Grand - my vote goes for the drill, but I always had a soft spot for these....  8)  8)
Title: Sratch built VSF Machines...
Post by: darquebus on November 02, 2007, 11:27:02 AM
Thanks for the comments...

I put some details in the workbench section ...there you can see how I did the water in more detail

see you there  :)
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Post by: Malamute on November 02, 2007, 12:01:29 PM
Fantastic - love all of it :D  :love:
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Post by: Ricco on November 02, 2007, 02:02:20 PM
Top notch stuff... very inspirational..thanks much...I am envious - Big Time!!
Ricco
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Post by: fastolfrus on November 02, 2007, 10:06:27 PM
Awesome.
I would vote for the drill too, but then I have just finished reading "Operation Typhoon Shore" (the sequel to "Operation Red Jericho").
Aimed at teenagers I realise, but has some gaming potential.