Author Topic: Mechs from the lens of a War Correspondent (28mm) (Read 7417 times)

Wingnut · « **on:** October 28, 2015, 04:37:47 PM »

More images here:
http://wingnutscockpit.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoy,
Wingnut

Elbows · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2015, 05:12:45 PM »

Pretty cool, though the price of 28mm MWO figures is...staggering. No thanks!

Love the photography.

Cypher226 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2015, 06:41:55 PM »

Lovely

I actually think those are pretty reasonable prices for what they are tbh, though YMMV I guess!

Wingnut · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2015, 07:01:30 PM »

@ Elbows: Those BTech ground troop figure were purchased 10 years ago. They were reasonable then. Now the quality of other manufacturers have eclipsed them.

@ Cypher: Thanks, the few mech Garage kit's that are available are pricey but our group isn't concentrating on the mech's as much as the infantry and vehicles.

Wingnut

SgtHulka · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2015, 12:52:46 AM »

Outstanding.

Diakon · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2015, 10:38:21 PM »

Lovely models and fantastic photography.

Wingnut · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2015, 05:32:57 PM »

new pictures:

Wingnut

Rhoderic · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2015, 05:43:14 PM »

Excellent photography and staging! Very "in-world", which always makes photos of miniatures and terrain more enjoyable. Even the mechs in this new round of photos strike my fancy, and I'm normally one of those people who have a difficult time with the Battletech aesthetic.

In short, great work! Thanks for sharing.

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2015, 06:53:01 PM »

Locust, Jenner and Cicada.

Lovely!

Wingnut · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2015, 08:45:42 PM »

Thank you!
There are three of us working on this experimental project. We're using 3'd printing, heavy weathering and ware blended with diorama techniques of fine-scale-modelers. Then we're capturing all of it on digital photography. The idea is to draw the audience into the pictures and suspend disbelief long enough to imagine a short story of their own. The final goal is a convention game of ludicrous size which is years in the making. The pictures help us set a benchmark for our boards and allow us to see how the figures look in the environment. I've been posting them for a bit of feed back and to share the creativity. There are more to come, hope you enjoy them.

Wingnut

randycarter · « **Reply #10 on:** November 30, 2015, 09:14:46 PM »

Your project is very interesting: keep on sharing, please!

DowVooVoo · « **Reply #11 on:** November 30, 2015, 09:22:46 PM »

JUST GREAT!!

eilif · « **Reply #12 on:** December 05, 2015, 03:21:01 AM »

Quote from: Wingnut on November 30, 2015, 08:45:42 PM

Thank you!
There are three of us working on this experimental project. We're using 3'd printing, heavy weathering and ware blended with diorama techniques of fine-scale-modelers. Then we're capturing all of it on digital photography. The idea is to draw the audience into the pictures and suspend disbelief long enough to imagine a short story of their own. The final goal is a convention game of ludicrous size which is years in the making.

You've got some awesome stuff there! I'm going to steal your idea of switching out some antennae with guitar strings. Too many broken ariels already.

I've been running a similar game (though not nearly as nicely painted or BT accurate) for a few years now. We've fudged scale a bit (whatever looks good over 28mm figs) and have mixed mechs from different universes, but using the "Mech Attack" ruleset we've been able to put on pretty fast-playing and impressive mech battles in 28mm on a 7x8 table.
Our Adepticon battle report is here:
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2015/03/mech-attack-at-adepticon-2015.html

For scale comparison, he's based on a CD.

Wingnut · « **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2015, 11:41:20 PM »

Eilif,
We're just using mechs, we have no interest in the Battletech rules either. They don't translate well to miniatures, scale and physics are wonky, so we just made our own system. I've seen several of your posts and they are quite inspiring. Adepticon is a really nice convention. Our crew ran the giant pirate game last year and are excited about preforming again.

Wingnut

eilif · « **Reply #14 on:** December 08, 2015, 03:44:15 PM »

Quote from: Wingnut on December 07, 2015, 11:41:20 PM

Eilif,
We're just using mechs, we have no interest in the Battletech rules either. They don't translate well to miniatures, scale and physics are wonky, so we just made our own system. I've seen several of your posts and they are quite inspiring. Adepticon is a really nice convention. Our crew ran the giant pirate game last year and are excited about preforming again.
Wingnut

Cool! I probably met you or some of your friends. My buddy and I participated in the Fisfull of Seamen game and had a great time. we're signed up again for this year. We blogged it here:
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2015/04/adepticon-2015-fistful-of-seamen-and.html

If you guys decide to run a mech game at Adepticon and want to add a bunch of mechs, get in touch and maybe we can work together on something. Also, we'll be running 28mm Mech Attack again on Saturday morning at Adepticon this year if you or any of your crew would like to try it out.

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