Sub/landing craft(pic heavy)

[demi_morgana]

Brilliant idea!!!
So brilliant I am actually stealing it... I want it on my gametable

[Andym]

Cheers for the comments guys. For both the water test and the figs.

Demi Morgana-the idea for the landing craft was mine but the inspired idea of making it a killer whale was jim bibbly's. So steal away! Thanks Jim by the way!

That's the build finished ( I think!)...









Now on to painting. When jim mentioned the killer whale I thought "that would be a great colour scheme!" so I'm going to stick with that unless anybody else has got a better idea?

Cheers guys!

[demi_morgana]

Demi Morgans-the idea for the landing craft was mine but the inspired idea of making it a killer whale was jim bibbly's. So steal away! Thanks Jim by the way!

So it was the perfect crime!!! Bwah-hahahahahaaaaa...!!!

[jamesmanto]

 
Frikken' 'eck that's one luverly build!

Definitely paint it like a killer whale.

Capt. Nemo and his landing party are looking smashing too. going to put on a game at Salute or something?

[Andym]

So it was the perfect crime!!! Bwah-hahahahahaaaaa...!!!

That sort of laugh belongs in overlord's james bond "For your dice only" thread, having a somewhat questionable name and stroking a large cat!

Jamesmanto-no this is just for my nemo army, but it has lead on to something bigger which a few people on this site are planning to run at next years BLAM.

Try this....
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=24709.0

[OSHIROmodels]

Looks great Andy   

Glad to be of service 

cheers

James

[6milPhil]

Must be something in the air of Alba which consistantly generates threads which leave me wanting more... 

[Malamute]

Terrific, can't wait to see the painted version now.

[Thunderchicken]

Bloody hell how did I miss this thread?! Oh, I was on holiday 

Andy, fantastic concept and build.    (credit to Jimbibbly too). Same goes for the figures and wave effects.

Is the landing craft a self contained vessel or is a short range affair launched fom a larger platform?

   

[Andym]

Cheers TC! But I think this thing is big enough at 300mm long!

[Thunderchicken]

But I think this thing is big enough at 300mm long!

It was worth a try! 

[Andym]

Finished! I can't believe I've actually managed to complete another project before the new year! That's the beauty of this site. As well as a wealth of talent and inspiration, the comments left by other members push you to finish stuff! Anyway thanks again guys!

The whale is painted in the colours suggested jimbibbly. I'm not big on airbrushing, as I can't be bothered with all the cleaning, so all I've done here is use the cans of GW spray undercoat that I've got. It's just handy that killer whales are White and black! First it was sprayed black then I cut out holes in sheets of paper to act as templates for the spots and sprayed on the White. After that it's just a case of using washes of GW Dark flesh and chaos black to break up the solid colour and hopefully make it more interesting to look at. The chips on the armour were painted using fortress grey with dark flesh painted on top so that a thin line of the grey is left at the bottom of the 'scratch'.  The reeds on the beach are just bristles from an old paint brush.

Anyway I hope you like it...

















I hope you don't mind all the pictures, but I'm quite happy how this turned out. There is some obvious mistakes, like I melted the plastic card near the top hatch when I was using a hairdryer to heat the plastic card hot enough to bend, but I like the way the water turned out ( I think it looks better than the wee test I did).

Anyway cheers!

[jamesmanto]

That is so extremely  I  it!

[Traveler Man]

Phenomenal!  The whole thing is a work of art! 

[DeafNala]

That is a SPECTACULAR piece...you couldn't possibly post too many pictures of her. For all the GREAT modeling, it's the "Keep Off The Beach" sign that makes it for moi. VERY WELL DONE!