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Offline Ramshackle_Curtis

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New vehicle, The Chimera: Finished!
« on: 04 December 2008, 01:12:44 PM »
Here is an image of parts from my new vehcile. It should be out next week, and is called the Chimera. I chose the name because i wanted to put a lions head and a rams head on the same vehicle. The front bits are the turret set, with choice of weapons and some lights, plus a version of Horatio Leopold poking otu of the top!

« Last Edit: 09 December 2008, 05:48:18 PM by Ramshackle_Curtis »

Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #1 on: 04 December 2008, 01:34:24 PM »
Looking good. That's one hell of a telescope!
So many projects..... so little time.......

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #2 on: 04 December 2008, 02:30:09 PM »
Looks very nice and interesting!
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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #3 on: 04 December 2008, 05:39:38 PM »
Looks fantastic. Careful on the name though. Dosn't GW have a Chimera? Save yourself on some possible future problems from their legal department.

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #4 on: 04 December 2008, 05:46:39 PM »
Er, Chimera is a beast with 3 heads (goat, lion and serpent) spawned by  Typhon and Echidna. Im not sure GW own that name yet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)

. Also, the name comes from me wanting to make a model vehicle with a ram and lion heads on, so what else could I call it?

Anyway, maybe I should sue them for using Ramshackle to describe thier orc vehicles?!
Er, that was just a joke by the way!

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #5 on: 04 December 2008, 05:56:28 PM »
For some reason the image isn't showing up on my computer and I had to click on the red X to open the picture in a new window.

Wow, that's pretty impressive.  Looks very GW Empiresque, but I agree it's also very VSF.  I especially like the commander.  You should make that typical fluted smokestack, perhaps in other sizes as well, and offer it as part of your bits program.

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #6 on: 04 December 2008, 06:20:30 PM »
Looking good, can't wait to see the rest :)
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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #7 on: 04 December 2008, 06:25:36 PM »
Very nice work Curtis. Since I'm using the Horatio Leopold figure as the general for my Prussians, please put me down for one - this will be one impressive staff car!

Keep up the good work.

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #8 on: 04 December 2008, 10:04:02 PM »
Yes, I need to do some chimneys. The one on thi svehicle is not ornate, but I do need to get some other ones done...

Anyway, I will post back up here when it goes up on the shop!

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #9 on: 04 December 2008, 11:23:17 PM »
Way to go, Curtis!

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera
« Reply #10 on: 09 December 2008, 05:47:26 PM »
Got the photos done today, here she is in all her glory!


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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera: Finished!
« Reply #11 on: 09 December 2008, 05:58:22 PM »
Wow Curtis that is some serious piece of kit. Very nice :)

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera: Finished!
« Reply #12 on: 09 December 2008, 06:32:29 PM »
Super, Curtis! (though this doesn't count, since I am a Ramshackle fan...  lol)

Rudi

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera: Finished!
« Reply #13 on: 09 December 2008, 06:40:28 PM »
Well, it DOES look... evil! Yes, an EVIL Showman´s Engine! lol

Very nice piece. I could also picture it as a Dwarven War Engine for some fantasy games. Those sculpted surface details are great, although it doesn´t really scream Victoriana to me, but maybe "evil early industrial revolution as put on stage by Italian opera"?

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Re: New vehicle, The Chimera: Finished!
« Reply #14 on: 09 December 2008, 07:25:15 PM »
Great work Curtis. This will make a great command car for my Prussian army (alongside your spider tank).

 

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