Clash of the Aquanauts - an early stage project thread for BLAM 2011

[OSHIROmodels]

Beautiful 

cheers

James

[Mason]

Absolutely wonderful work!
Would love to see all these wonderful machinations on the tabletop.
They look amazing and will look wonderful battling out on that table.

[ardbeg]

brilliant, pure genius.

[Calimero]

The design in itself was already pretty amazing but the paintjob just add a whole new dimension, perfect work

[gamer Mac]

WOW 
Perfect paint job.
What paints did you use?
Spray or brush?

[Mister Rab]

When I am King-Emperor, you lot are going to be rounded up and forced invited to build my sub-sea navy.

These. Are. awesome 

[Andym]

Thanks for all the encouraging comments guys, but we've hit a bit of a problem. My brother, Gamer Mac, is starting a new job tomorrow. He's working 12 hours, 5 days a week, so there's not going to be much time for this project. (real life gets in the way and all that!! ) I'm going to continue on and try and get as much done as I can, but I don't think we're going to manage to be finished for BLAM!!!

Anyway just a wee update on the base...





I've also painted the turtle green, but it's not worth showing yet.

Colin- the squid is brush painted. Base coat of GW Mercite Red, washed with dark flesh/chaos black mix, highlighted with dark flesh/blood red mix up to blood red and then blood angel orange for the edges and chips, with chaos black painted on the chips to look like a hole in the paintwork.

[gamer Mac]

Thanks for all the encouraging comments guys, but we've hit a bit of a problem. My brother, Gamer Mac, is starting a new job tomorrow. He's working 12 hours, 5 days a week, so there's not going to be much time for this project. (real life gets in the way and all that!! ) I'm going to continue on and try and get as much done as I can, but I don't think we're going to manage to be finished for BLAM!!!

Are we not

[Andym]

Sorry, I may have jumped the gun, but I thought you told me on Wednesday night you wouldn't have enough time and you also posted this on your own thread...

Thanks Guys

Neil
I am afraid I am working on real life, trying to get a job
I am starting a temporary one tomorrow, 12 hour shifts with an hours travelling time either side of the shift will curtail my hobby time

We were struggling with time as it is. Sorry I must of miss- heard......

[gamer Mac]

We have done so much it would be a shame to quit now. If we fail we can just take down the zeppelin again. So keep going we almost have enough stuff.

[Damas]

But if you fail, I may have to finish my boat and zep docking mast, and that won't do!

[Andym]

That sounds like a plan Colon!

Damas-don't temp us, we'd all love to see your steamer finished!!

The very talented Jimbibbly sent me up some lasercut plastic card windows for the base. Thanks Jim!! That's saved me a lot of time!! At this point they're just blutacked in and I've pressed rivets into the back of them.



I also made up some torpedoes. I was thinking there may be some confusion in the game if there was too many in play at one time, so this is my solution...



I'm going to try and make ones specific to the types of sub we've got and at this point I've also made four generic ones.

Cheers!

[OSHIROmodels]

Fish torpedoes   that's a great idea  

The windows look good in place  

cheers

James

[Thunderchicken]

I say bring down what you've got. At worst it'll just be a smaller game. Would be such a shame as you've put so much work into it.

[Andym]

Just something finished to add to the set up....











If I was to do it again I'd change the round windows. I made them out of card and they're a bit rough. I think plastic card would be better and make them thinner with maybe a raised frame and some more detail!

Things left for me to do...
     Finish the base (should be this week)
     Make and finish more torpedoes
     Dress the rocks weve got in seaweed and stuff
     Get down to BLAM...........