*

Recent Topics

Author Topic: Constable's Star Port Thread - #New Faces Around Town p7  (Read 27040 times)

Offline Constable Bertrand

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3679
    • Make and Paint Blog
Constable's Star Port Thread - #New Faces Around Town p7
« on: 28 April 2015, 11:24:18 PM »
A Long long time ago, well 3 weeks, in a galaxy far far away, well my hobby table, a building program has begun by a nefarious empire on a small desert planet in the outer rim.

A cooling tower of some kind rises out of the sands. (It's a dice tower!) Sadly even though I tested comparability with my dice at home the baffles moved while drying and the largest dice get stuck :(



Cheers
Matt.
« Last Edit: 02 September 2023, 01:23:46 AM by Constable Bertrand »

Offline eilif

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2435
    • Chicago Skirmish Wargames
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #1 on: 28 April 2015, 11:33:40 PM »
Very interesting start. Looking forward to seeing where this goes...

Offline OSHIROmodels

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 28258
  • Custom terrain a speciality.
    • Oshiro modelterrain
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #2 on: 29 April 2015, 08:12:32 AM »
You're so weak  lol

Looking forward to seeing this progress (shame about the dice though).

cheers

James

Offline Silent Invader

  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 9972
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #3 on: 29 April 2015, 08:19:04 AM »
I like the panelling  8)

So will this be part of your other project or is it some new arid sci-fi adventure?
My LAF Gallery is HERE
Minis (foot & mounted) finished in 2025 = 74
(2024 = 38; 2023 = 151; 2022 = 204; 2021 = 123; 2020 = ???)

Offline Ragnar

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Mastermind
  • *
  • Posts: 1555
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #4 on: 29 April 2015, 11:06:33 AM »
and the largest dice get stuck :(

Made me lol.  What a great idea though.  Consider it stolen if I could get my arse into gear.
Gods, monsters and men,
Will die together in the end.

Offline Marauderman

  • Librarian
  • Posts: 190
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #5 on: 29 April 2015, 11:21:57 AM »
Great job on the Dice Tower Constable Bertrand, fantastic idea, sad to hear that one of the baffles moved.

Offline Suber

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • *
  • Posts: 2313
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #6 on: 29 April 2015, 01:01:14 PM »
Really cool! Nice to see that you keep on the endeavour despite the setback ;D

Offline Mason

  • Elder God
  • Posts: 21228
  • Eternal Butterfly!
    • Blind Beggar Miniatures
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #7 on: 29 April 2015, 02:05:53 PM »
Very nice.
 8)

You are still pushing it, though.
 >:D

You're so weak  lol

Well, at least a little of the blame has to go to you, does it not?
You evil pusher, you.
 lol




Offline Constable Bertrand

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3679
    • Make and Paint Blog
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #8 on: 29 April 2015, 10:53:06 PM »
To be fair to James, I had bendy plastics in my mits before he did! lol lol

The width of the dice is wider than the flat sides, and the dice moves on the points not the flats. Testing with the big die involved the flats.. you try putting your hand up in there.. so it was partly my fault too, but the baffle moved too.

Steve, our gaming is pretty ecclectic, I suspect part of what we are doing rather than a set build, but who knows once this new movie comes out. ;) so as such the fence will have some corrugated panneling once I've painted the brown fence. (What fence? See below) that will help tie it into a outer rim scrap town/post apocalypse vault cooling tower nicely.

The vent lid is removeable to insert the dice.

And another crappy phone photo of basing on 3mm perspex, with a wee fence.



No that isn't a DeafNala mushroom on the top, it's my lamp.  ::)

Now come on Paul, start your SW set already, it's been on your back burner for ages now  >:D Nothing like a new movie to motivate you!! :D

Cheers
Matt

Offline Mason

  • Elder God
  • Posts: 21228
  • Eternal Butterfly!
    • Blind Beggar Miniatures
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #9 on: 29 April 2015, 10:56:42 PM »
To be fair to James, I had bendy plastics in my mits before he did! lol lol

....

Now come on Paul, start your SW set already, it's been on your back burner for ages now  >:D Nothing like a new movie to motivate you!! :D

I have had mine for years now too.
I just keep getting distracted with other things.

There are still a few things that I need to finish off first, as this kind of project could easily take over and keep me at it for a long, long time..
 ;)

I will get on to it soon, though, as the pull is getter harder to resist......


Offline OSHIROmodels

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 28258
  • Custom terrain a speciality.
    • Oshiro modelterrain
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #10 on: 29 April 2015, 11:02:04 PM »
Well, at least a little of the blame has to go to you, does it not?
You evil pusher, you.
 lol

No blame at all. I didn't put the scalpel in his hand  lol

cheers

James

Offline Constable Bertrand

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3679
    • Make and Paint Blog
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #11 on: 29 April 2015, 11:09:59 PM »
Join the dark side, and experience power you have never known.

"The tall man inside the computer made me do it officer!"

Offline Constable Bertrand

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3679
    • Make and Paint Blog
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread *Tuskens and Merc Repaints P1
« Reply #12 on: 03 May 2015, 01:20:48 AM »
Soo, I finished repainting and basing these...


The filthy little Jawas direct some potential customers towards their wares.


The Tuskens are easily excited by what the Jawas are offering.

For a summary of my method on bendy plastics, and how not to make them sticky, check out my blog http://makeandpaint.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/wotc-repaints-and-brother-vinni-nuclear.html

Next up will be a few droids, and some banthas :D

Cheers
Matt

Offline Mason

  • Elder God
  • Posts: 21228
  • Eternal Butterfly!
    • Blind Beggar Miniatures
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #13 on: 03 May 2015, 01:37:58 AM »
Nice one, mate.
 8) 8)


Now please stop, as I asked you very nicely before.
 >:D


Offline Constable Bertrand

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3679
    • Make and Paint Blog
Re: Constable's Star Port Thread
« Reply #14 on: 03 May 2015, 06:07:12 AM »
Thanks Paul! :D

Now please stop, as I asked you very nicely before.
>:D

Well since you asked so nicely, I shall not post anything for over 3 weeks*. How does that sound? Will that give you enough time to gear up for your SW project? ;) Im sure Michka, Chico, Turbo-Ben, Swinegrab and Bibbles will provide plenty of motivation during that time  >:D

You shall be avoiding the future board all together I assume to "stay on target" with your current projects. ;)

Cheers
Matt

*I'm off to Japan for a holiday!

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
219 Replies
57871 Views
Last post 28 December 2015, 09:40:13 PM
by Westfalia Chris
85 Replies
15302 Views
Last post 20 April 2019, 12:04:08 AM
by grant
259 Replies
39222 Views
Last post 13 October 2019, 02:42:50 AM
by War In 15MM
103 Replies
24449 Views
Last post 16 August 2025, 12:57:29 AM
by Constable Bertrand
6 Replies
3468 Views
Last post 10 July 2024, 09:48:32 PM
by nozza_uk