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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Mad Lord Snapcase on June 12, 2014, 03:52:22 PM
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I accidentally knocked this bell down from our garden shed (where it had been hanging for some time) and when I picked it up to replace it, I suddenly saw the Pulp potential. I am now constructing a tower for it. It’s turned out a big bigger than I originally intended! Here’s a couple of photos of the WIP, more updates to follow.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower001_zps057eec98.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower001_zps057eec98.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower002_zps1378b2f6.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower002_zps1378b2f6.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower003_zpsd0bef34c.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower003_zpsd0bef34c.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower004_zpsa70d44a7.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower004_zpsa70d44a7.jpg.html)
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I meant to include this one for comparison of size.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower005_zps437847c4.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower005_zps437847c4.jpg.html)
Mad Lord Snapcase: “Good God, are you still drinking tea, man? It’s 11:27 ack emma, the sun’s way past the yard-arm! You’ll go down with malaria if you don’t get a snifter inside you!”
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Wow looks good so far!
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'Accidently' ;)
Looks good so far, as for the size, with a big bell comes a big tower. What kind of 'material' are you going for finish whys on the tower? will it be a stone grey or sandstone colour? (like at churches)
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Not sure yet, it's going to be an open tower to give a good sight of the bell. I'll make my mind up as I build it. It might be more Asian in origin, I think.
'Accidently'
;)
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Not sure yet, it's going to be an open tower to give a good sight of the bell. I'll make my mind up as I build it. It might be more Asian in origin, I think.
;)
Asian styles are usually quite decorative too. I look forward to seeing your progression on this with interest. :)
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accidentally
That :D
Looking great though. Thinking on there are quite a few of those type of bells around..................hmmmmm.
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Great idea! ;)
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I swear that bell is in a Hammer Horror film... :o
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For Whom The bell Tolls has to build the tower,...says so in the ancient Tibetan texts.
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That looks great! :D Can't wait to see how it turns out.
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That looks great! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Wot she said!!
I'm reminded of a tale told me by an old Marine when I was kid in the 60's.
He'd retired after WWII, volunteered for Korea, retired again, then was quietly told he was too old for Viet Nam.
Well before Guadalcanal he'd gone straight from boot camp to Nicaragua, "green as grass'.
After endless slogging through jungles & mountains, the patrol he was on was ambushed by sandinistas.
Separated from their mule train, and it's ammunition, they fought their way to the outskirts of a village,
Outnumbered, surrounded & cut off the Marines hunkered down in a mud hut/house. The rebels called on them to surrender, saying they couldn't resist much longer without cartridges, and those were all on the captured mules. The sergeant in charge of the patrol, a Great War veteran, asked what made them think the Marines were short of ammo, raised his '03 Springfield, and pinged a round off the bell in the church tower across the village, about 700 yards or so away. The envoy hastily departed, and the sandanistas settled in to see which gave out first, water or ammo. To keep up the fiction the sergeant "rang" that bell every hour, on the hour, day & night, until a Marine aviator happened on the scene. That worthy had his gunner drop a coupla canteens & some machine gun belts to the beleaguered patrol, than dashed away to get more aircraft. The sandanistas declined to remain for the balance of the festivities, though they did keep the mules. The Marines suffered only from thirst, cuts n'bruises, not even a real wound. Sandino's men lost more than pride, but nobody counted the corpses. That bell however, took a helluva beatin'. The priest was neither pleased nor amused, while my friend thought it was the most remarkable shooting he'd even seen, 2 BIG wars failed to change that opinion.
I've never found documentation for his anecdote, & suspect it's a "sea story", but I've been told stranger truths.
YMMV
Valerik
EDIT:my miserable spelling
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Good story, it should be true!
I put the floor on early this morning.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower006_zps33b56591.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower006_zps33b56591.jpg.html)
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I like the table map/cloth on your painting table!!
The bell tower is good as well!!! lol
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Great idea!
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A bit more done this morning, waiting for the glue to dry now before I start on the roof.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower007_zps6cc41198.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower007_zps6cc41198.jpg.html)
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A bit more done this morning, waiting for the glue to dry now before I start on the roof.
:-*....lookin good.
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Ding-dong; coming along nicely.
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Excellent stuff. Looking forward to seeing more.
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There's still time to melt it down & cast cannon...
Them woody bits are a good start on a pyre, any heretics handy?
A worthy project well begun!!
Valerik
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Thanks for all your kind comments, guys. I will start on the roof tomorrow and update with another photo.
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Looking awesome! :-* :-*
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Coming on well so far :)
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Managed to get the roof supports on today. Off to the Cock Dropper's Arms in Much-Piddling now for a friend's birthday barbeque, so no more work today! Much tippling in Much-Piddling today!
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower008_zpsa1a5ad01.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower008_zpsa1a5ad01.jpg.html)
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Wow, looks really good!!
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Very promising!! I love the way you're going about it!
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Managed a bit more, nearly ready to put the roof on now............
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower009_zps719d4d44.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower009_zps719d4d44.jpg.html)
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WOW :o Coming on very nicely :)
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Ere mate, tha's posilutely achie-text-choorall.
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Ere mate, tha's posilutely achie-text-choorall.
Very kind of you to say so! Absotively posilutely! ;)
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I'm starting to wonder if I should give you my secret handshake?
(Is there no help for the widow's son?) ;)
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Fantastic! :-* :-*
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I'm starting to wonder if I should give you my secret handshake?
(Is there no help for the widow's son?) ;)
Handshake, please. We meet upon the level and we part upon the square!
Fantastic! :-* :-*
Thanks, Dave.
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What some people will do to keep from working on a secret rocket base....
I'm afraid the secret rocket base is still under construction with quite a lot more work to do but here's a teaser of the WIP:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase001_zpsa63f669f.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase001_zpsa63f669f.jpg.html)
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BTW, very nice work on the bell tower.
:D
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What some people will do to keep from working on a secret rocket base....
BTW, very nice work on the bell tower.
:D
You got me! lol
While I'm doing the bell tower, I'm looking at some half-finished figures which I need to start my next game. I need more self-discipline!
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quote author=Amalric "What some people will do to keep from working on a secret rocket base....BTW, very nice work on the bell tower. :D"
Yes and I noticed also that he has some half finished Pulp Figures 'Evil Hooded Minions' on his work bench also. They need the hoods painted me thinks. lol
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What some people will do to keep from working on a secret rocket base.
Yes and I noticed also that he has some half finished Pulp Figures 'Evil Hooded Minions' on his work bench also. They need the hoods painted me thinks.
Well, this current diversion
Frankly Lloyd, it does look Wright, don't it?
Though P C has a lot more influence on him than Christopher, it seems Wren Ol' Snappy sappers summat it's usually aces.
Mustn't overpraise him, his fez don't fit no more as it is.
In this case though, tis a real Ring Dang Do!!!
Valerik
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....I need more self-discipline!
Don't we all.
Well, this current diversion
Frankly Lloyd, it does look Wright, don't it?
Though P C has a lot more influence on him than Christopher, it seems Wren Ol' Snappy sappers summat it's usually aces.
Mustn't overpraise him, his fez don't fit no more as it is.
In this case though, tis a real Ring Dang Do!!!
Valerik
lol
....he has some half finished Pulp Figures 'Evil Hooded Minions' on his work bench also. ....
As do I. :(
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Don't we all.
lol
As do I. :(
As do I. ::)
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I've got the hooded ones on my pile too... ;D
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What some people will do to keep from working on a secret rocket base....
In my defence, there was an update on the Secret Rocket Base, but really only in the planning of it....
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase007_zps95956c69.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase007_zps95956c69.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase008_zps87cefbeb.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase008_zps87cefbeb.jpg.html)
........you got me with the Cultists too. They are needed for my next game and I should be doing them, not poncing about with Bell Towers! The Colonial Painting Expedition was good for me though, it made me paint two figures from another league needed in my next game.
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The Bell Tower is now primed. I need to paint the roof interior next before I add the roof tiles.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Bell%20Tower/BellTower010_zps86e28623.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Bell%20Tower/BellTower010_zps86e28623.jpg.html)
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The bell tower is looking good. Can I ask where you got your lighthouse?
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Rocket%20Base/RocketBase007_zps95956c69.jpg)
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Seems it's gone down in price, I paid £19.99 from a This Is It shop.
Now £9.99 from there for the same one or still £19.99 if you want a blue one.
http://www.thisisitstores.co.uk/search/lighthouse.html (http://www.thisisitstores.co.uk/search/lighthouse.html)
You can get them on eBay as well but it looks like £14.95 is the cheapest on there at the moment.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRADITIONAL-SOLAR-LIGHTHOUSE-OUTDOOR-RECHARGEABLE-GARDEN-LED-LIGHTING-ORNAMENT-/121359122398?pt=UK_Garden_Lighting&hash=item1c41913fde (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRADITIONAL-SOLAR-LIGHTHOUSE-OUTDOOR-RECHARGEABLE-GARDEN-LED-LIGHTING-ORNAMENT-/121359122398?pt=UK_Garden_Lighting&hash=item1c41913fde)
The bell tower is looking good.
Thanks.
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Brilliant, thanks, just what I needed.
I was about to build one but this will do nicely and has a built-in revolving light so £10.00 is a bargain.
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It is a real bargain at that price. The only thing you may need to correct is that the door seemed too high, but I just blocked the bottom part with some steps.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Harbour/Harbour009_zps4a2bada1.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Harbour/Harbour009_zps4a2bada1.jpg.html)
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Good idea, thanks.
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Is the lighthouse railing large enough to accommodate figures?
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No, but you could snip off the existing railing, make a walkway with coffee-stirrers and either put the railing back or make another one. I think it would look alright.
This photo shows it better............
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Harbour/Harbour005_zps6d4ec10a.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Harbour/Harbour005_zps6d4ec10a.jpg.html)
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(Sorry about the thread necromancy!)
These projects are amazing, and I have an important question: in the last lighthouse pic, at the foot of the steps to the dock, is that...
Tintin and Snowy?
Cheers, --- Phil from France
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Yep. Available from Copplestone Castings as part of the "Sleuths" pack in the gangsters line.