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Offline pistolpete

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #45 on: March 25, 2023, 09:08:31 PM »
Nice work.  3d prints are great for templates.  I always struggle with 90 degree cuts so I'm stealing the lego idea (kicking myself for not thinking of it).  Speaking of lego, they have an idol piece that I use for pulp alley and i think it's scale appropriate.

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #46 on: March 26, 2023, 07:24:27 PM »
I like that Lego piece. I'll need to see if I can find it online, as, being a middle aged man, I get odd looks when I walk into the Lego shop on my own  ::)

As for progress, I think I'm on schedule with the painting. I knew painting the runes was going to be a chore, and I was correct :( Contrast paint, however, has proven very useful, as it's runny enough to flood the rune, and has enough pigment to be visible.

I'm not sure if I'll have time for the offerings or totem, although the upcoming Easter Weekend may give me an opportunity.

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #47 on: March 28, 2023, 01:03:13 PM »
You can order it directly from lego pick a brick, it's called "mini figure trophy". I can't remember which set I got mine from.

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #48 on: April 11, 2023, 10:16:24 AM »
I took some pictures yesterday and shall send the entry in tonight :D

Post match analysis can wait, but so many runes o_o  o_o


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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #49 on: April 12, 2023, 07:34:26 PM »
And, after a major senior moment where I forgot to post it last night, it is now on its way.

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #50 on: April 12, 2023, 10:15:46 PM »
And, after a major senior moment where I forgot to post it last night, it is now on its way.
Smooth save and nobody saw it! lol
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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #51 on: May 03, 2023, 12:36:51 PM »
Bearwoodsman mentioned over on the voting thread about the backstory of the piece. To that end...

My original thoughts were that this was a temple created by the local tribe based on material they'd found in a crashed spaceship. The walls of the temple are locally sourced, so of a much cruder quality.

The obelisks were the main power source in the ship, while the statue was carved from material found in the wreckage,  in homage to the bodies found in the ship. The floor tiles are the tribe's replication of the spaceship floor, in good cargo cult tradition.

However, Bearwoodman's comment got me thinking...

I'm now wondering if it was a prison ship that crashed, and the statue is actually a cryo chamber holding a dangerous criminal. The locals turned the wreckage into a temple, not knowing what it was.

The obelisks are keeping it functioning, but they're starting to fail. What will happen when more fail? What creature lurks within?

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #52 on: May 08, 2023, 09:55:14 PM »
That works for me as a theory! Now you have to make a model of the statue once it has been broken open and it's occupant has escaped...

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #53 on: May 09, 2023, 06:00:37 AM »
Ooh, now that sounds a great starting point to a game.
Have the 'prisoner' wounded in the process & leaving a trail of 'blood'...

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #54 on: May 20, 2023, 03:30:29 PM »
Some more pictures from the photo shoot

Other angles







And a closer view of the many, many, many runes o_o I didn't really get the glowing effect I wanted, but there was a trade-off with time and effort, and time won ;D



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I sealed the flock yesterday, so hopefully it will now stop shedding all over the place lol


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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #55 on: May 20, 2023, 09:35:36 PM »
This is still a very, very cool concept and build. 

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #56 on: May 20, 2023, 10:08:35 PM »
I loved this build. I hope that you get a lot of fun out of it on the game board.
Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #57 on: May 21, 2023, 02:36:33 PM »
That is super cool.

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Re: BSC2023 zemjw A Spaceman Came Travelling
« Reply #58 on: May 21, 2023, 02:56:59 PM »
That is super cool.

The 1000 px image doesn't do the entries justice!
My thoughts exactly.  Speaking of, we will need more detailed pictures of your build.   ;)

 

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