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Thanks for the advice, I keep meaning to buy a pin vise and drill my barrels... And what mold line? The line above the left eye was a flaw in the photo, doesn't show in real life. Dunno why it photographed like that.
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I'd say the the chaplain is too dark. The photo I'm sure darkened it a little, but that's not 100% of it. Even though he's in black armor and all, using the full range of values for your colors will help your model pop. To demonstrate, here's a comparison of histograms for your model and a similar one done by PV:  You're only really using the bottom 1/4th of your possible color values, which doesn't bring your focus to any particular point. Obviously you're not going to have a perfect bell curve, as the model is wearing black armor, but you should try and fit the full range in there. This doesn't mean that you have to go crazy with highlighting, as PV's model demonstrates. This dude explains it a little better than I do: http://theback40k.blogspot.com/2010/03/little-color-theory-part-ii.html  Here it is after playing with the levels a bit; if it looked more like this in real life you'd be happier, I think (just without the heavy noise, obviously).
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Holy poo poo actual data and graphs to back up your criticism, that rules.  poo poo like that is why this thread owns. Funny thing is if you were to do that on like Warseer or B&C you'd probably get your post deleted and a stern warning by some idiot mod.
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Fyrbrand posted:poo poo like that is why this thread owns. Funny thing is if you were to do that on like Warseer or B&C you'd probably get your post deleted and a stern warning by some idiot mod. Thanks for telling me about these places so I can make sure to never ever visit them
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Apr 8, 2011 03:35
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Thats a great post MSP.
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Apr 8, 2011 03:50
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I like how MSP photoshopped barrels onto the stormbolter.
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Apr 8, 2011 03:59
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GEMorris posted:Thanks for telling me about these places so I can make sure to never ever visit them We pretty chill up in this bitch. Criticism doesn't devolve into subjective shouting matches about a very objective subject, which helps a ton.
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I didn't know you could really critique paintjobs using graphs and charts, but that is pretty useful to see! Inverse Icarus posted:Just bought a Scythean for my Warmachine army, and it looks like this guy has a hollow body. Don't try to fill it, it will make that section crazy heavy and not really be particularly useful. Dry fit the two halves to make sure they join properly, and if you need to use some greenstuff on the connection to make sure that it properly fitted. At the most you would want to do a sort of greenstuff 'washer' between the two halves, but mostly you should just make sure all the edges are meeting properly and fill any gaps.
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Apr 8, 2011 14:27
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Acidix posted:
Lady, that's not how you hold a sword.
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Apr 8, 2011 14:28
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Got my poo poo in from Kromlech, good stuff. Wolf Guard with frost weapons.  Mark of the Wulfen using manrape pattern chainswords 
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Apr 8, 2011 14:42
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^^ Those are some really... long chainswords Does anyone have a size comparison between warriors of chaos and space marines? Are they close enough in scale that I could kitbash the warriors into Marines?
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Apr 8, 2011 14:52
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The Blue Pyramid posted:^^ Those are some really... long chainswords Warriors of Chaos are slightly taller, and more proportional. They get used for truescaling a lot and you could kitbash them pretty well.
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Apr 8, 2011 14:55
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LucasLAD posted:Got my poo poo in from Kromlech, good stuff.  You weren't kidding about the size.
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The Blue Pyramid posted:^^ Those are some really... long chainswords  WoC legs, SM torso, greenstuff.
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Apr 8, 2011 15:12
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Chenghiz posted:
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They aren't as small as they look, you're seeing them head-on and the dark brown blends in the with the base. :P
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Inverse Icarus posted:Just bought a Scythean for my Warmachine army, and it looks like this guy has a hollow body. Firstly if you dont have Green Stuff and you play Warmachine I'm not sure how you've jimmied some of those models together. That being said I feel like unless you plan on drilling into the model, filling the body isn't necessary.
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Washout posted:There was a bits retailer selling dragon wings for a while. The ones from the old wyvern/snake dragon model? I have an old wyvern with that orc hero on it kicking around but I remember the wings being chunky and bleh.
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LucasLAD posted:Mark of the Wulfen using manrape pattern chainswords Oh god chainnaginata If the japanese had those, Tom Cruise would never had been the last samurai...
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Oh god chainnaginata Well I did want to make it obvious that these guys caused rending in CC. I think the statement has been made with a obnoxious degree of success.
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Apr 8, 2011 17:56
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Kromlech makes cool poo poo.
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:The ones from the old wyvern/snake dragon model? I have an old wyvern with that orc hero on it kicking around but I remember the wings being chunky and bleh. No they were from like the new high elf plastic dragon and stuff. Moot point because I can't find them anymore. People were using them a lot for flying hive tyrant conversions. Oh duh found them! They are direct from GW mail order. They have a whole bits section just dedicated to wings even. http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1290031&_requestid=86917 http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140257&_requestid=86956 <-- best Washout fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Apr 8, 2011 |
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BEST DAY EVER 
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Apr 8, 2011 19:59
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gimmick-ork-heads.com Seriously how many different gimmick ork head sets can there be. we will never know
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Chenghiz posted:gimmick-ork-heads.com I am willing to find out...
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Apr 8, 2011 20:01
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Now to make some green-stuff ponchos...
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Mariachi Ork Rockers?
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Apr 8, 2011 20:17
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Chenghiz posted:gimmick-ork-heads.com There are fewer than gimmick IG figures ranges. Krieg guys Mordians Cadians Catachans Vostroyans Tallarns Praetorian steel legion penal legion the all powerful fuzzy hat + gasmask + old timey combo based on that one really great blanche sketch and all ratling or all ogryn for the really ambitious (found this while googling, it is cool: http://images.dakkadakka.com/galler...0Necromunda.jpg) (then I found this :http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/31/94435_md-Alpha%20Legion,%20Alpharius,%20Imperial%20Guard,%20Legion.jpg)
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Acidix posted:Firstly if you dont have Green Stuff and you play Warmachine I'm not sure how you've jimmied some of those models together. That being said I feel like unless you plan on drilling into the model, filling the body isn't necessary. I just file the poo poo out of my Hordes stuff until it fits.
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And the Nob leading them shall have one of these  Nacho, nacho ork...I want to be a...nacho ork 
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So I have to re-photo my autarch for the CMON 2010 annual. I got the invite for a couple models on my cmon, but I dont have the nurgle dread anymore and dont have high enough rez pics of it. Not sure if the Autarch will make the cut, but it would be pretty neat to have it printed in a rad book. Pretty stoked.
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Is that the one that caused all the nerd-rage here because if so  And also, grats of course.
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Yeah, same model. Anything that got higher than an 8.0 on cmon over the last year got the offer, so Im sure the pool of images they get to choose from is enormous, but hey, its worth a shot. I never liked my original photos, so now I get to reshoot it too.
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What's so nerd-ragey about it? If you're talking about the orange and white one then I don't see it. I'm not a fan of huge bases or brightly coloured blades (or the massive cloth bit hanging off the spear) but those aren't universal tastes nor is anyone mad about them. Is it the wrong colour scheme?
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Yeah thats the one. I need to reshoot it and get the whole thing in focus, the spear tip angle really hosed with my camera
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I like it but you've done better stuff imo.
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Bhyo posted:I like it but you've done better stuff imo. Like the pieces in his avatar? 
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Bhyo posted:Just glue it together. Why would you need to fill the middle? Ashcans posted:Don't try to fill it, it will make that section crazy heavy and not really be particularly useful. Dry fit the two halves to make sure they join properly, and if you need to use some greenstuff on the connection to make sure that it properly fitted. At the most you would want to do a sort of greenstuff 'washer' between the two halves, but mostly you should just make sure all the edges are meeting properly and fill any gaps. Acidix posted:Firstly if you dont have Green Stuff and you play Warmachine I'm not sure how you've jimmied some of those models together. That being said I feel like unless you plan on drilling into the model, filling the body isn't necessary. Thanks for the tips guys. I ended up just gluing it together. Most of the legion pieces have solid bodies, and I was afraid that with so little surface area, the pieces who shear or slide and break off. With a little filing it was a nice fit, and I put a fair bit of superglue on. Still haven't used any green stuff yet! I should probably get some. Inverse Icarus fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Apr 9, 2011 |
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Also get some JB Weld. It's a steel epoxy, perfect for eternally binding metal together. Chances are good the dried putty is stronger than the metal the model's made of, frankly.
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