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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Chico on July 21, 2013, 06:06:25 PM
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So as some of you know i've been buying up quite a large chunk of peoples spare Undead, and today i can show you the work so far.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img191/8673/m1vz.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img33/9162/vb7j.jpg)
Yes the photos could be better, but i'm lacking an auto focus or macro.
As you can see I've gone for a scheme much like Bug's for the dark and gritty feel, part of the reason for the scheme/snow bases is that my Wife is a massive Game of Thrones fan so the whole ''White Walkers'' look and scheme helped to sooth her after starting yet another Army/Warband.
Cheers and comments welcome, except for how poor the pictures are lol
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I think they look good. But it's hard to tell... :D
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More Work (Better pictures, still not great though)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img203/9128/3a3b.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img200/2906/gi9x.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/6426/dy8y.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img855/8377/mqf2.jpg)
Cheers
Chico
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The Old Mostly Dead Guys look GREAT! I did that Vampire up a couple of times for my AD&D Group long ago...a very pleasant piece to paint. Keep up the FINE WORK!
There is an improvement in the photos. As a "dumb luck" photographer myself, I can only urge you to keep taking pics; eventually you'll hit on the right combination of things...I usually then forget what that combination was.
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The Old Mostly Dead Guys look GREAT! I did that Vampire up a couple of times for my AD&D Group long ago...a very pleasant piece to paint. Keep up the FINE WORK!
There is an improvement in the photos. As a "dumb luck" photographer myself, I can only urge you to keep taking pics; eventually you'll hit on the right combination of things...I usually then forget what that combination was.
Thanks very much :)
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There is an improvement in the photos. As a "dumb luck" photographer myself, I can only urge you to keep taking pics; eventually you'll hit on the right combination of things...I usually then forget what that combination was.
A natural light, or artificial "daylight" lamp, a neutral background right behind the mini, and a macro camera (any digital camera with a "tulip" flower symbol on this will do the trick). Just switch the tulip mode, and if you respected the other things (light and background), the pics quality will be OK for sure ;)
If you're as concerned by the camera price and overall budget as I am, you can find a 3 or 5 megapixel resolution digital camera with macro mode for around 20-30euros (depanding the resolution), in any second hand store (like cash c*nverter in UK or France), including battery, charger and memory card. I know that because I bought a "new" one last year, after destroying my old one. I paid it around 35euros, it's an olympus 6megapixel Digital600 camera. AS you can see on my minis topics, the quality is really decent. ANd I'm far from being a pro photograph.
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Update time, poor pictures again but these will do until the Wife lets me get a Cam.
7 Skeletons including a converted Harlequin/Black Tree Skeleton Champion/Wight
(http://imageshack.us/a/img153/2351/s5w4.jpg)
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3971/hnma.jpg)
Full Unit so far:
(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3994/v1vj.jpg)
Zombie Cav, It's a Grenadier Night Rider. I Have another 3 to do and a Zombie Rider from Second City Games
(http://imageshack.us/a/img94/1897/prhh.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/248/rbdc.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img856/5048/gih3.jpg)
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Loving the colours you are using. I look forward to seeing more.
May be worth putting a desk lamp shining from the front if not two, when taking the piccies. Or try taking the pics a little further away and crop the picture - took me a while to figure that one out.
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Full Warband painted so far;
24 Skeletons under the command of The Wight Sir Boney the Black, Vampire ''The Rotten prince'' and a Liche known simply as ''The Forgotten'' Also finished is 2 Night Riders.
(http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1747/2eib.jpg)
(http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8008/v0p6.jpg)
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More Undead finished:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/996545_10151803156190149_1275835915_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/999419_10151803156195149_702273916_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1000015_10151803156200149_47355050_n.jpg)
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Lots of work on the Warband :)
(http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3479/y2ko.jpg)
Vampire, Liche, 32 Skeletons, Skeleton Ogre, Spirit Host, 6 Zombies, 5 Night Riders (Hex Wraiths)
(http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4257/umo4.jpg)
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7/usyu.jpg)
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I am really enjoying the overall theme colours of this army, good stuff! Also, I really like seeing the old figs... brings me back.
One suggestion though, I'd much rather see focused pictures of distant miniatures than blurry pictures of zoomed-in miniatures. May I suggest that perhaps you could take pictures with the figures in focus from a distance, and then zoom in? Certainly some of your pictures are in focus, so I know you can do it :) Basically, you simply hold the camera far enough from the pictures, and then put the figures close to your backdrop, and presto, focused miniatures. Presuming your camera resolution isn't terrible you might be able to get some half-decent pictures that way! I used a non-macro camera for a while in the early days of posting pictures and I managed some non-terrible pics :)
Thanks
n.
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As for the pictures its a old 1.2 megapixal point and click, no zoom and no macro/auto focus. Its pretty much pot luck with how they come out.
If people don't happen to like the pictures that's fine i don't mind, they aren't forced to look at the thread :)
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Pretty cool from what i've seen. Natural daylight helps a lot I've found taking pics on a sunny day outside can help. :D
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Nice, crisp, clear photos are highly overrated. I've found high definition cameras are diabolical entities that actually hate the minis, & will show up flaws that cannot be detected in real life. A slightly blurry image allows the viewers imagination to tweak the mini portrayed. With my imagination your minis become WONDROUS to behold, which I imagine they actually are.
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Nice, crisp, clear photos are highly overrated. I've found high definition cameras are diabolical entities that actually hate the minis, & will show up flaws that cannot be detected in real life. A slightly blurry image allows the viewers imagination to tweak the mini portrayed. With my imagination your minis become WONDROUS to behold, which I imagine they actually are.
Hehe and that will be forever the quote i'll use :) perfect
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Loving this warband. I agree with DeafNala about super quality pics often highlighting imperfections that are almost undetectable in real life so these style photo's are fine by me. Love the big army shots most. Some beautiful stuff there. Makes me jealous as my own measly skeleton warband is a mere 6 figures so far. And only 4 painted. Keep up the good work :D
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Camera focal length (?) is a number that basically tells you "Any closer that X and your clarity dies" so drop back, shoot, and zoom with any computer software (friend of mine swears at a freebie - name forgotten - and swears at photoshop because of technophobia.)
Even my DSLR has that problem if too close. That's why I bought a macro lens for close ups on flowers/bugs. And I bet I can even get too close for it if I tried, which I haven't. I don't need to try to get mediocre pictures...
Detest undead but your work looks to be getting the right "flavor" to the creepies.
Gracias,
Glenn
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Hmmm Diakon do you have any pictures of your mighty 6 man Warband of Undeath? :) Conquistador I'll try the further away picture shots and try to find the software which i can zoom in with. Hopefully it won't pixalate :) I'm not too computer minded as the last 20 years of my life i played with lead rather then tech heh
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Looks like you're making some good progress.
One other tip for taking pics with a crappy camera is to set the camera on the table or on a book rather than holding it while taking pictures. Anything that cuts down on possible hand shake is worthwhile.
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Hmmm Diakon do you have any pictures of your mighty 6 man Warband of Undeath? :)
I don't have any yet but I'll try and take some tomorrow. Love old school skellies so much.
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I love this vintage miniatures....I've got some of them....
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Hmmm Diakon do you have any pictures of your mighty 6 man Warband of Undeath?
Here we go. The 4 painted ones only.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/17793_638019109549576_1421315661_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1170694_638019099549577_1420723031_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548968_638019159549571_708436449_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1176368_638019166216237_1615074443_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1175335_638019106216243_1293847318_n.jpg)
The two scythe wielders are pre-slotta citadel, the Liche I'm not sure who makes, picked up cheap on e-bay, and the archer is late 80's/early 90's citadel (slotta). Hope you like.
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Thanks everyone for there comments, and Diakon they look rather tasty with that classic Oldhammer vibe :) You should come join the Oldhammer forum if old classics is you're thing. (http://bloodforum.treps.net/)
Cheers
Chico
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Thanks everyone for there comments, and Diakon they look rather tasty with that classic Oldhammer vibe :) You should come join the Oldhammer forum if old classics is you're thing. (http://bloodforum.treps.net/)
Cheers
Chico
Cheers man I'll have a look. I also started a thread on here for this warband, which I'll keep adding to as I get more skellies purchased and painted. I got a few more on the painting table so keep posted. :D
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Hmmm Diakon do you have any pictures of your mighty 6 man Warband of Undeath? :) Conquistador I'll try the further away picture shots and try to find the software which i can zoom in with. Hopefully it won't pixalate :) I'm not too computer minded as the last 20 years of my life i played with lead rather then tech heh
Picasa/google plus photos albums have an edit kit that auto corrects light and stuff and allows you to crop and zoom quite easy
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2000 Point WhFB3 Undead army:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img543/2563/hw4x.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img24/5530/nm26.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img818/6746/qt7r.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img850/6906/hhmj.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img11/1323/k7cy.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/268/ff5n.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img703/8819/r6pu.jpg)
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The Master & His Minions photo is COOL...looks like something from the Old War Hammer Armies Book. All the Lads, Living Impaired or Otherwise, look WONDERFUL! They even survived the clear photographic images. GREAT WORK!
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Thanks DeafNala.
For more pictures including a many of the following battle which saw my Undead Vs Orc and Goblins check out my Blog: www.oldhammeronabudget.blogspot.co.uk
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Looks awesome all layed out together like that. Where's that cool little chariot thing from? Don't recognise it. Funny how that get's you to 2000pts in 3rd, but in current version it'd probably be about 4-500 pts. :D
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Looks awesome all layed out together like that. Where's that cool little chariot thing from? Don't recognise it. Funny how that get's you to 2000pts in 3rd, but in current version it'd probably be about 4-500 pts. :D
It's a Plague Cart, help stops your Undead to stop failing apart. Undead in 3rd are rather expensive so you don't get many, plus there's a 400 point level 5 Vampire and 250 point level 15 Liche in the army
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I like that army. Clear and bold colors, not arty-farty. :)
They look like an undead army should look like. And I like the models, a nice combination. Well done.
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I like that army. Clear and bold colors, not arty-farty. :)
They look like an undead army should look like. And I like the models, a nice combination. Well done.
Thanks, simple and effective was the plan :)
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Fantastic looking army. With its demonic demigod over looking it arrayed for battle ;)
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Fantastic looking army. With its demonic demigod over looking it arrayed for battle ;)
Muhahaha the living shall bow before me :)
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That is a lovely army, with some wonderful old skool sculpts. A simple, but effective colour scheme - love it!
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That is a lovely army, with some wonderful old skool sculpts. A simple, but effective colour scheme - love it!
Thanks, its the motivation needed to paint the next 4000pts of Undead i have to left to go o_o