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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Wingnut on October 28, 2015, 04:37:47 PM
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More images here:
http://wingnutscockpit.blogspot.com/ (http://wingnutscockpit.blogspot.com/)
Hope you enjoy,
Wingnut
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Pretty cool, though the price of 28mm MWO figures is...staggering. No thanks! lol
Love the photography.
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Lovely :o
I actually think those are pretty reasonable prices for what they are tbh, though YMMV I guess!
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@ Elbows: Those BTech ground troop figure were purchased 10 years ago. They were reasonable then. Now the quality of other manufacturers have eclipsed them.
@ Cypher: Thanks, the few mech Garage kit's that are available are pricey but our group isn't concentrating on the mech's as much as the infantry and vehicles.
Wingnut
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Outstanding.
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Lovely models and fantastic photography. :o
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new pictures:
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Wingnut
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Excellent photography and staging! Very "in-world", which always makes photos of miniatures and terrain more enjoyable. Even the mechs in this new round of photos strike my fancy, and I'm normally one of those people who have a difficult time with the Battletech aesthetic.
In short, great work! Thanks for sharing.
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Locust, Jenner and Cicada.
Lovely! :-*
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Thank you!
There are three of us working on this experimental project. We're using 3'd printing, heavy weathering and ware blended with diorama techniques of fine-scale-modelers. Then we're capturing all of it on digital photography. The idea is to draw the audience into the pictures and suspend disbelief long enough to imagine a short story of their own. The final goal is a convention game of ludicrous size which is years in the making. The pictures help us set a benchmark for our boards and allow us to see how the figures look in the environment. I've been posting them for a bit of feed back and to share the creativity. There are more to come, hope you enjoy them.
Wingnut
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Your project is very interesting: keep on sharing, please!
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JUST GREAT!!
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Thank you!
There are three of us working on this experimental project. We're using 3'd printing, heavy weathering and ware blended with diorama techniques of fine-scale-modelers. Then we're capturing all of it on digital photography. The idea is to draw the audience into the pictures and suspend disbelief long enough to imagine a short story of their own. The final goal is a convention game of ludicrous size which is years in the making.
You've got some awesome stuff there! I'm going to steal your idea of switching out some antennae with guitar strings. Too many broken ariels already.
I've been running a similar game (though not nearly as nicely painted or BT accurate) for a few years now. We've fudged scale a bit (whatever looks good over 28mm figs) and have mixed mechs from different universes, but using the "Mech Attack" ruleset we've been able to put on pretty fast-playing and impressive mech battles in 28mm on a 7x8 table.
Our Adepticon battle report is here:
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2015/03/mech-attack-at-adepticon-2015.html
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For scale comparison, he's based on a CD.
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Eilif,
We're just using mechs, we have no interest in the Battletech rules either. They don't translate well to miniatures, scale and physics are wonky, so we just made our own system. I've seen several of your posts and they are quite inspiring. Adepticon is a really nice convention. Our crew ran the giant pirate game last year and are excited about preforming again.
Wingnut
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Eilif,
We're just using mechs, we have no interest in the Battletech rules either. They don't translate well to miniatures, scale and physics are wonky, so we just made our own system. I've seen several of your posts and they are quite inspiring. Adepticon is a really nice convention. Our crew ran the giant pirate game last year and are excited about preforming again.
Wingnut
Cool! I probably met you or some of your friends. My buddy and I participated in the Fisfull of Seamen game and had a great time. we're signed up again for this year. We blogged it here:
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2015/04/adepticon-2015-fistful-of-seamen-and.html
If you guys decide to run a mech game at Adepticon and want to add a bunch of mechs, get in touch and maybe we can work together on something. Also, we'll be running 28mm Mech Attack again on Saturday morning at Adepticon this year if you or any of your crew would like to try it out.
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I wish I could have squeezed Mech attack into my adepticon schedule but I'm all booked up - looks lovely though, hope I get a chance to see it in action!
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I've always liked battletech stuff, but the scale is a little small for me and I never knew that it existed in 28mm. Wingnut, where did you get those great looking mechs from?
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I've always liked battletech stuff, but the scale is a little small for me and I never knew that it existed in 28mm. Wingnut, where did you get those great looking mechs from?
I can't speak for Wingnut (Thor's mechworks maybe?), but if you're a bit flexible in terms of scale and universe, here's examples of the many toys and models that we use.
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2014/07/robotech-battletech-and-mechwarrior.html
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I've always liked battletech stuff, but the scale is a little small for me and I never knew that it existed in 28mm. Wingnut, where did you get those great looking mechs from?
I've been getting them from a guy who does garage kit's with a 3D-Printer. He produces them to order along with scale mod's if you want. The 28mm stuff is really priced reasonable and he's legit. https://thorsmechworks.wordpress.com (https://thorsmechworks.wordpress.com)
I was noticing that his catalog is a bit behind, if it is previewed on http://wingnutscockpit.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2016-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=2 (http://wingnutscockpit.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2016-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=2)
It's still order-able, although it takes a few days to produce a kit. The models are extremely articulate and light weight.
Wingnut
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going metro....
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Looks pretty awesome. The stepping on top of the dumpster is a nice touch.
I found myself a bit distracted by what I assume are the lateral gradations of the 3d printing process though, especially on the head and torso Is that the kind of thing that can be sanded off, or is it inherent until finer grade printers are affordably available?
Not that it would be too noticeable in a gaming context where the sheer coolness of giant robots would grab most of the attention.
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lol
too funny by far.
The actual wargame at adepticon was amazing, but it's almost as great that it allows me to post things like that from time to time.
Fistful of Seamen. The gift that keeps on giving...
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Looks pretty awesome. The stepping on top of the dumpster is a nice touch.
I found myself a bit distracted by what I assume are the lateral gradations of the 3d printing process though, especially on the head and torso Is that the kind of thing that can be sanded off, or is it inherent until finer grade printers are affordably available?
Not that it would be too noticeable in a gaming context where the sheer coolness of giant robots would grab most of the attention.
The gradients are sand-able, Less so on round objects and spheres. No matter how fine the resolution is they're still made of dots. Some pix-elation can be removed with an acetone wash. It stands out on the pictures here but is relatively unnoticeable on the table.
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oh anyone who can come up with funny stuff like that would be fun to game with for sure.
Thanks Scurv. Please Join us at Adepticon this year.
The reason we use bawdy titles and double-entendre, other than the look we get when delivering them, is to lighten the mood for new gamers and make our convention games approachable. Strolling up to a tennis court sized game can be intermediating to potential players so if we can get them laughing at the start all the better. Check out the web site: http://fistfullofseamen.blogspot.com/2015_03_01_archive.html (http://fistfullofseamen.blogspot.com/2015_03_01_archive.html)
Wingnut
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Its an 18 hour plane trip = transfer flight time so I might pass.
That being said I can give you some advice with the mecha. I use a set of files and a spectrum of fine grit sandpaper to smooth my 3d prints. Also worth noting you can buy squillions of polycap joints and other mecha stuff cheap as chips from hobbylink japan. I just ordered a ton of various articulation joins and things like sensor sets which will kick 3d prints up to the next level shit.
combining this accessory stuff with 3d printing I suspect will deliver jaw dropping awesome results.
That's a fascinating idea! I've also seen the sprues of articulation joints and they really are quite cheap. I'm still impressed when I see the articulation of Japanese models and toys. The uber-cheap Votoms fatties that I recently picked up have a ton of articulation packed into 86mm!
They are intended for supporting plastic injection models, do you think they could handle what I assume are heavier 3d printed models? Of course if you are going just thinking about initial pose-ability and are to glue them in place then it probably doesn't matter as much.
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3d printing is not really weighty as most of it is a hollow shell filled with a mesh of little support strands. A gundam and a 3d print should be about the same weight.
That makes sense. I've not got much experience with 3D prints. If they are hollow then the articulation should work just fine.
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Any update on this project? And I hope Thor's Mechworks is still churning out mechs, since I'm thinking about getting one for me.
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For the ones who like this kind of pics, I would suggest one book:
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Have only just caught up with this great thread...the photography and mechs themselves look superb with some excellent paintwork going on....do any of the old Bandai kits work scale wise with the rule set you are using ? All very inspiring...more photos whenever possible please