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Topic: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Included in the April 2019 Wargames Illustrated (Read 5536 times)
War In 15MM
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28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Included in the April 2019 Wargames Illustrated
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July 23, 2018, 08:59:15 PM »
I began collecting the figures, buildings, terrain, and vehicles for this collection more than a decade ago. It was inspired by the work of a few LAF members who drew my attention to Atomic Café. The actual painting, building, and repurposing of the pieces that have gone into this project began in October 2017 and lasted seven months with lots of “survivors,” vehicles, buildings, zombies, big bugs, toy cactus, and resin and plastic rocks. There’s even a Zamboni. The diorama-style layouts for this collection are presented on two 5 ft. x 7 ft. tables. As some of you may know, my daughter is my photographer. In her real life she is also a wife, a character design artist in the film industry, and seven months ago she became a mother. Thus “life” literally interrupted the photographing and posting of this gallery, but no regrets there. As is the case with all of my galleries, this one is accompanied by a long write-up about the materials that went into its making and some background on how and why the characters in this gallery came to find themselves in a life and death struggle in the desert between LA and Las Vegas. The short version of that background is “they just did.” I’ve posted a few sample pictures from this large photo gallery. I hope those pictures will attract your attention enough to cause you to have a look at the large gallery posted on my vanity website. If you do feel the urge to see more, go to my website, click on Galleries, scroll down the gallery selection (currently about 21 galleries identified by a picture and a word title), click on the picture related to the Post Apoc Gallery and scroll down through the 165 pictures provided. I think they will offer a smile or two or maybe 165… actually I think it’s a pretty enjoyable little moment of crazy. You can find my website at
www.warin15mm.com
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Sinewgrab
Scatterbrained Genius
Posts: 2907
All to all, by my mustard!
Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 24, 2018, 03:05:13 AM »
Gorgeous gorgeous stuff.
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Marine0846
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 24, 2018, 04:20:48 PM »
Great photos.
Now off the your web site to see more.
PS
I am back to the sane world.
What a wonderful, wild ride to the Post Apoc world.
Love it.
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Wachaza
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 25, 2018, 02:53:55 PM »
That's brilliant. Everywhere you look there's another cool detail.
Small town 1950s movie America gone utterly insane.
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Terry37
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 25, 2018, 06:50:53 PM »
Agree, very nicely done!
Terry
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Aquamarine
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 26, 2018, 04:49:09 AM »
This is pure fun and very much appreciated!
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War In 15MM
Scatterbrained Genius
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 28, 2018, 12:45:17 AM »
Sinewgrab, Marine0846, Wachaza, Terry and Aquamarine, thanks to all of you for taking the time to write and for the generous comments. It's pretty common for me to add a little note of the crazy to my 28mm collection, but this is the first collection that was a crazy ride from beginning to end. It was a seven month project and pure fun to put together. Currently I'm working on my 15mm/18mm Boxer Rebellion collection (mostly Blue Moon), but when that is done in about eight months, my plan is to return to another off-the-wall 28mm project involving cavemen, dinos, and Dr. Who. Thanks again for writing and the kind words.
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Sinewgrab
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All to all, by my mustard!
Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 28, 2018, 05:32:48 AM »
What do you do when you are done with a setup? You can't possibly have a place big enough to leave it as is while you move on!
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Doug ex-em4
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 28, 2018, 12:57:38 PM »
I’ve passed over your posts in the past because of the “15mm” part of your forum name - it’s not a scale/size that interests me much.
How glad I am that I overcame my prejudices to look at this thread. Just great in every way and congratulations to your daughter for her photography and, more importantly, becoming a mum.
Now back to wallow in your website a bit more😊😊😊
Doug
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War In 15MM
Scatterbrained Genius
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 29, 2018, 01:31:25 AM »
Sinewgrab, you're right that I don't have the space to leave these collections set up. Once the photography is done it's all packed up and put away. All of my galleries/collections are set up on one or two 5 ft. x 7 ft. tables. These are plywood surfaces with wooden rims/frames around the edge. The plywood surfaces are set on folding tables (3 ft. x 6 ft.). The plywood surfaces have frames on the bottom of each surface that fit around the tables so the plywood surfaces are secure. When the photography is done the plywood surfaces are taken off the folding tables and placed against a wall in the garage. The folding tables are folded up and placed against the same wall. Most of my gallery layouts are done on ground cover that consists of indoor-outdoor carpet that I bought years ago. I have it in two colors... green and tan. When not in use they are rolled up and put in individual canvas bags that my wife made for them. Most of the figures go in multi-drawer wooden boxes (I've picked up about 30 of them at the swap meet over the years.) I think that if you go to the Post Apoc Gallery posting on my website the first picture in the gallery shows the table and in the background you can see me and some of the wooden multi-drawer boxes. I'm fortunate to have a 3 car garage, and while I keep three cars in it, there are cabinets along the walls were I store a lot of my miniatures' terrain. I also have a very nice Tuff Shed that I use for storing miniatures (the wooden multi-drawer boxes) and terrain. Anyway, that's how it's done. Probably more than you wanted to know.
Doug, I'm really glad that you decided to give my gallery a look. I'm sure that you're not alone in skipping over my work because of the name War In 15mm. When I began painting miniatures more than 40 years ago, my focus was on military/historical collections, and because I love the look of huge armies on the battlefields I went with 15mm. But about 15 years ago I go hooked on the 28s with regard to Pulp/Adventure/Victorian Gothic and crazy stuff like this post apoc collection. I still divide my time between the two. Maybe I should change my posting name from War In 15mm but I've had it for a long time. I was the name I had when my collections were featured in Wargames Soldiers and Strategy in 2009, so it's part of me. When I post a 28mm collection, I always identify it in the title as 28mm, but I'm sure that gets missed by many. As of now I think I have 13 completed 15mm military/historical collections and eight 28mm Pulp/Adventure/Victorian Gothic collections. That division of my painting attention hasn't changed. Having just finished my 28mm post apoc collection, I am now painting a 15mm/18mm Boxer Rebellion collection... that will last until around January at which time I will probably begin another 28mm project. And now we also have the fun of a baby granddaughter. Life is good.
Thanks to both of you for taking the time to write. Richard
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Braz
Mad Scientist
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 29, 2018, 07:47:27 AM »
Beautiful setup. Each vignette has me wondering what just happened before and what's going to happen next.
Love the Zombie Tours. 20ft woman, and the piano player.
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War In 15MM
Scatterbrained Genius
Posts: 2275
Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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July 30, 2018, 11:11:37 PM »
Braz, thanks so much for taking the time to write. I'm really glad you enjoyed the details. I love the little details that from my perspective really add a lot to the fun of it all.
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War Monkey
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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August 12, 2018, 05:47:23 AM »
Really some nice work you have going there! I have checked out some of your gallery and book marked your site so I can look at more of it later, really nice work you have going there as well, I am fixing to start on a modular city street boards for gaming in 15mm, I want to do Modern "What If" wargames, Pulp games, Giant Bugs like the Old "B" rated Black and White Monster movies and Alien Invasion games. Plus P.A. World, and Zombies. Will be watching for more of your work!
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Lowtardog
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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August 12, 2018, 09:04:33 AM »
A fabulous set up. I one I have saved so I can have an goggle every now and again for inspiration
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Dr Mathias
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Re: 28MM Post Apoc Gallery/Between LA and Los Vegas (165 pictures)
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August 12, 2018, 04:17:09 PM »
I finally got a chance to spend some time in the gallery, it's been on my LAF 'to do' list.
As always, very, very impressive in terms of scale and inventiveness. Quite a few of the miniatures you have are in my collection as well- as with the Africa gallery, it looks like we have similar tastes! The Plasticville buildings are a wargamer's best friend. I wish my motel set up was as large as yours! I have some of the trailers too, I love the teardrop style camper/trailers in the trailer park, that's such a cool idea. There's also a ton of stuff I wasn't aware of, the Disney 'Cars' sets look really useful.
Little vignettes like the vultures and zombie really seal the deal. I like the insect idea a lot, that really should be a convention game!
Was there a reason why you didn't give the big bugs a bit of paint?
Great job! I'll be back
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