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Author Topic: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya  (Read 380130 times)

Offline Hammers

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #135 on: June 17, 2011, 01:08:11 PM »
All the components are coming together, and it is looking Sooooo good. I am simply loving watching eveything materialise before my eyes. What will be next.....bird eating spiders?

And will there be any aeronautical element? An ancient WW1 floatplane covered in rust and lianas?

I *have* considered it. Alas, there are so many clichés to embrace...

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #136 on: June 17, 2011, 01:13:38 PM »
I also like them a lot! Nice weathering and mud-ing!

Muddying is not very RN, is it? Most navies are notorious for their cleanliness. 'Spick and spam' and all that. They still look about right for the game, I think.  I sort of wish I had cut the forward canopy shorter. I think it would make it look more main boat and less pleasure yacht.  It also would make room for two more crewmen per vessel.
« Last Edit: June 17, 2011, 02:17:05 PM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya: Nest of Jararacas
« Reply #137 on: June 17, 2011, 02:00:04 PM »
Rubbish photo which I will have to reshoot but here goes:



Deck of Fate blurb:

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Your (foremost) ship has hit an overhanging branch and managed to shake down a tangle of jararacas. Enraged by being interrupted in their lovemaking they slither down and lashes out against d6-1 members of your crew. Roll against a humpty-humpty attack as per usual per crewman bitten.

Jararacas:





I was considering paitning them up as fer-de-lances, just because of the cool name, but jararacas seem more appropriate.



« Last Edit: June 17, 2011, 08:16:49 PM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #138 on: June 17, 2011, 02:07:32 PM »
"Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"
With Cat-Like Tread
Upon our prey we steal...

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #139 on: June 17, 2011, 02:59:08 PM »
The animals are great additions!! You should see if you can find a CD somewhere with Jungle sounds... :D Are the macaws and parrots from Mega Miniatures?

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #140 on: June 17, 2011, 03:07:30 PM »
Are the macaws and parrots from Mega Miniatures?

Yes, and Brigade.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #141 on: June 17, 2011, 07:29:41 PM »
The colours on those birds are fantastic.

I'd leave the RN launches as it - they have that well used feel to them.

Deadly looking the snake - would hate one of my figures to stumble on it!

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #142 on: June 17, 2011, 07:40:40 PM »
Those birds are great, love the colouring.

Who makes the snakes?

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #143 on: June 17, 2011, 08:16:04 PM »
Those birds are great, love the colouring.

Who makes the snakes?

They are of three makes, I think. Citadel, Ral Partha and ...one more.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya: Tupi Canoe ready
« Reply #144 on: June 17, 2011, 09:23:48 PM »



The bottom  of the dugout is magnetic so that the Indians don't rattle around as you move it. In fact, you could probably send it down the Cataratas del Iguazú and they'd be standing falling down.

I may still add some stowage and perhaps a stack of paddles later on. I am also planning to build one more canoe.

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #145 on: June 18, 2011, 08:16:51 AM »
Peder, this just continues! Its amazing :-*

And I sincerely hope that you'll get pass the infamous wall in board building and actually finish this one! :)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #146 on: June 18, 2011, 08:18:00 AM »
Beautiful! I love the parrots.

The magnetic bottom is a great idea - one to be stolen  ;)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #147 on: June 18, 2011, 09:37:59 AM »
I hate snakes! :o (can't even stand to look at a photo of one, it brings me out in a cold sweat :-[

Lovin this thread though, its coming together really well, I especially like the colourful birds, I was at Leeds castle this week and they have an aviary fullof Macaws and toucans, lots of which I recognise from your painting. Terrific stuff. ;D

I can't wait to see the whole ensemble together :)
"These creatures do not die like the bee after the first sting, but go on age after age, feeding on the blood of the living"  - Abraham Van Helsing

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #148 on: June 18, 2011, 09:52:29 AM »
Visiting Grand Cayman island recently for my son's wedding, I managed to find a Pet shop and there were a number of Toucans/Macaws there (caged) and they are very big birds - about half the height of a person when you measure top of head to tip of tail.

Snakes? Likewise - Cold sweat!!  :-[

I hate snakes! :o (can't even stand to look at a photo of one, it brings me out in a cold sweat :-[

Lovin this thread though, its coming together really well, I especially like the colourful birds, I was at Leeds castle this week and they have an aviary fullof Macaws and toucans, lots of which I recognise from your painting. Terrific stuff. ;D

I can't wait to see the whole ensemble together :)
Cheers,
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #149 on: June 18, 2011, 09:54:48 AM »
I hate snakes! :o (can't even stand to look at a photo of one, it brings me out in a cold sweat :-[

It's rats with me. Snakes just do what they do to any average person but I have to say that these particular species of vipers look like right little fuckers, don't they? The jararaca almost looks like it like it has a pattern of skulls 'n bones on its back.

 

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