Switch Theme:

Tommygun's mini Ironworks  [RSS] Share on facebook Share on Twitter Submit to Reddit
»
Author Message
Advert


Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
  • No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
  • Times and dates in your local timezone.
  • Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
  • Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
  • Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.




Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






 gobert wrote:
Nice, that Tyranid wars vet is super coll


Thanks, it's a shame they went to Legends. They were very characterful.

This is my test scheme for my scouts. I want subdued and simple. Mostly just tan, black and blue with a little silver. The wings on the chest plate are black with a little gray and white highlight. There are a couple of changes I want to do, like use a brighter silver on the gun so it stands out more against the black, but this is pretty much what I want.

[Thumb - 20240409_143036 ss cc.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240409_142931 ss cc.jpg]

   
Made in au
[DCM]
12th Cadian Mech Regt Orphan Brigade





Tasmania

Tan uniform came out well. He looks like a scout.

Colonel Jacka
12th Cadian Mech Regt
Orphan Brigade
All Hail St Pius
 
   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






 Colonel Jacka wrote:
Tan uniform came out well. He looks like a scout.


Thanks Jacka.

Two more scouts done. Feeling good about how they came out.
I used a "003 Pigma Micron" ink pen for the tattoo if anyone wants to try it.
I recommend doing a basic light sketch of a tattoo with soft carbon lead mechanical pencil first then going over it with ink, then a water based varnish.
They rest of the scouts are mostly done, just need a bit of finishing touches.
[Thumb - 20240413_155820 ss cc.jpg]
Topless Marines

[Thumb - 20240413_155910 ss cc.jpg]

   
Made in gb
Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






The armature scouts turned out pretty well, they’ll probably blend in well with the rest of the unit

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
Made in us
The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

Scouts are looking good.

I’ve only tried tattoos once or twice. One trick to make them look old and faded is to put a flesh glaze over them. Very daunting to do after you spent all the work on the freehand.

Although scouts probably have fresh ink.

   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






gobert wrote:The armature scouts turned out pretty well, they’ll probably blend in well with the rest of the unit


Nevelon wrote:Scouts are looking good.

I’ve only tried tattoos once or twice. One trick to make them look old and faded is to put a flesh glaze over them. Very daunting to do after you spent all the work on the freehand.

Although scouts probably have fresh ink.


Thanks guys, I'll keep the wash idea in mind.

Well, all 14 scouts are done. I basically have two of each weapons type plus one magnetized for options. I don't think I have the compulsion to paint 15 Sternguard, so I'll probably assemble my Jump marines instead. I also have a Gladiator Lancer to do as well as a single ATV.
Basically at this point I'm about 2/3 through painting my marines and I'll be looking at my final marine purchases this month. So possibly getting another lancer, a few more interceptors and aggressors.
[Thumb - 20240414_193501 ss cc.jpg]
Click to Enlarge Pics

[Thumb - 20240414_193739 ss cc.jpg]

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2024/04/15 03:04:02


 
   
Made in ca
Fixture of Dakka





Surrey, BC - Canada

That is really nice work on the tattoos Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






 Captain Brown wrote:
That is really nice work on the tattoos Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB


It was fun doing something new for me.


I had forgotten I had these Not Blade Guard, so I may end up doing them with my Honoured of the Chapter minis.
It was a nice set of three Blade Guard with a Captain and a Lieutenant. I ended up posing the swords and shields in a pretty conservative way as the resin they're made out of is brittle. Hopefully they will be less likely to break when handling.
[Thumb - 20240419_203005 ss cc.jpg]

   
Made in us
Walking Dead Wraithlord






Great tats. They look good all together, too.
   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






 youwashock wrote:
Great tats. They look good all together, too.


Thank you Youwashock.

OK, I've been spending most of my time assembling the Elector Counts, so I haven't gotten much done. I did get this little guy finished from the Spearhead Force.
Just a basic paint job. I guess a lot of players don't like the looking of them, but I like them. They are much better than those old assault bikes. I'm not sure what I'll do next.
I may play around with doing a test scheme for those destroyed walls sets I posted a while back?
[Thumb - 20240505_191314 ss cc.jpg]
Basic servicable paint job.

   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






This little guy has been on my painting desk for a year now, So I decided to finally paint him.
I think I'll use him with my inquisitorial henchmen. He's a Jester Fool by Ghamak and you can get one for about 4 dollars online.
I did change out his weapons for a revolver and a short sward. He has a skull face, so he could be a grounded version of one of those creepy flying babies.
Some Space marine chapters seem to use them to carry things like weapons around too.
[Thumb - Done 1.png]
Modded Jester Fool made by Ghamak

This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2024/05/12 01:36:18


 
   
Made in gb
Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Nice work on the jester and buggy. The not blade guard look cool too

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






 gobert wrote:
Nice work on the jester and buggy. The not blade guard look cool too


Hey Gobert, thanks, I was looking for something different with that Jester.

I came across theses "Corrugated Plastic Sign Blanks" at Amazon https://a.co/d/cwRIPq6
They are pretty cheap. They are not made from polystyrene though, so they will not work with regular model glue.
I like the look of them and believe I can make some modern/SciFi building with them.
This is just a quick mock-up I put together to see what it will look like.
So I'm not going to make them into anything soon, as I need to finish other terrain project first.
I just though I would pass this idea along.
[Thumb - 20240522_154254 ss cc.jpg]
Broken HAB unit

[Thumb - 20240522_154415 ss cc.jpg]
Wall Damage

[Thumb - 61YDLZ42I-L._AC_SL1500_ ss cc.jpg]
Flat on both sides

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2024/05/22 23:12:52


 
   
Made in in
[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche






Hyderabad, India

Looks good and strong

 
   
Made in ch
The Dread Evil Lord Varlak





Good looking Building for terrain.

I am kinda curious as to how you are going to use the jester-

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page
A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units."
Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?"
Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?"
GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!"
Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.  
   
Made in us
Grumpy Longbeard






 Tommygun1918 wrote:
 gobert wrote:
Nice work on the jester and buggy. The not blade guard look cool too


Hey Gobert, thanks, I was looking for something different with that Jester.

I came across theses "Corrugated Plastic Sign Blanks" at Amazon https://a.co/d/cwRIPq6
They are pretty cheap. They are not made from polystyrene though, so they will not work with regular model glue.
I like the look of them and believe I can make some modern/SciFi building with them.
This is just a quick mock-up I put together to see what it will look like.
So I'm not going to make them into anything soon, as I need to finish other terrain project first.
I just though I would pass this idea along.

This is super nifty! Thank you for sharing

 
   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






Kid_Kyoto wrote:Looks good and strong

It should be reasonable strong, but surprisingly easy to cut.

Not Online!!! wrote:Good looking Building for terrain.

I am kinda curious as to how you are going to use the jester-

He'll be used as an Inquisitorial henchmen.

Mothsniper wrote:
This is super nifty! Thank you for sharing

Sure, I still need to do a spray can test on it to see if it melts though.
If so, I can get a acrylic spray for it.

OK, this is my test paint scheme for my Rampart terrain. I have a lot of it to do, so it has to be fast. I don't want to spend six months painting it.
It came out OK. I can do better, but that will take more time I'd rather spend painting minis.
It was prayed with tan base paint and then rough sponged on a layer of yellow ochre for an old paint look.
All the base colors used over the tan was just craft store paint. Speed paint was used for details.
Then was washed with home made washes of black and brown inks. Citadel washes would have done a better job, but they're not affordable for large terrain projects.

Speed is the enemy of good.
Good is the enemy of affordable.
Gray is the enemy of everyone.
[Thumb - 20240524_153136 ss cc.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240524_153408 ss cc.jpg]

This message was edited 4 times. Last update was at 2024/05/24 23:31:14


 
   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






I did a paint test with an oil based spray can on that damaged building made from plastic signage and the plastic was unaffected.
Since it was primed, I did a quick paint job on it. I also down loaded a few images of wallpaper and carps to use on the interior.
You can re-scale the images and print them out to wallpaper your buildings as a quick and easy way of finishing them off.
This building came out fairly well for the little time I spent on it. I believe this could be a quick and cheap way to fill up a game board.
[Thumb - 20240529_163025 ss cc.jpg]
HAB building

[Thumb - 20240529_162848 ss cc.jpg]
Interior decorating is not heresy

   
Made in ch
The Dread Evil Lord Varlak





that tileing ! That interior deko!
The tileing is especially well done.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page
A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units."
Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?"
Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?"
GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!"
Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.  
   
Made in us
The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

Agree on the tile work. Amazing.

Something about the plastic cell sheets strikes me as odd. I get that they might be the backbone of pre-fab STC buildings in the future, but I can’t mentally make the jump from real life building materials to model building. It just is a little jarring.

I wonder what it would look like if you gave the interior a brown wash to make the look like 2x4s? Also might want to stick some pipes and wires in there. If you’ve got sub-floors like that, it’s going to be full of ductwork, conduits, and the like.

   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






Not Online!!! wrote:that tileing ! That interior deko!
The tileing is especially well done.


Thanks, it's really easy to do.

Nevelon wrote:Agree on the tile work. Amazing.

Something about the plastic cell sheets strikes me as odd. I get that they might be the backbone of pre-fab STC buildings in the future, but I can’t mentally make the jump from real life building materials to model building. It just is a little jarring.

I wonder what it would look like if you gave the interior a brown wash to make the look like 2x4s? Also might want to stick some pipes and wires in there. If you’ve got sub-floors like that, it’s going to be full of ductwork, conduits, and the like.


Well, think of it like metal framing, but with different materials. Something like ejection molded plastic walls.
The voids in the walls filled with argon gas or even kept as a vacuum for insulation.
The whole thing built as modular pieces and then glued and bolted together at the job sight.
I did think about a few conduit pipes, but this was just a quick build.
[Thumb - Metal-Stud Framing-Commercial.jpg]

   
Made in us
The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

I get exactly what you are going for. It makes a lot of sense. The logical part of my brain can see a dozen different ways that what you have built could be a practical structure in-universe. But my eye just sees it and goes “nope, looks fake” It’s like the uncanny valley. It’s close enough to look real, but just a little bit off so it triggers my suspension of disbelief.

I suspect it’s just a me thing. It does look cool and is well executed. I just am getting an odd gut check from it.

   
Made in gb
Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Really effective work on the terrain. That rampart stuff looks really great

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
Made in us
Walking Dead Wraithlord






Really good-looking terrain. And to backtrack a bit, that weird jester is very cool.
   
Made in ca
Fixture of Dakka





Surrey, BC - Canada

Cool terrain Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






Nevelon wrote:I get exactly what you are going for. It makes a lot of sense. The logical part of my brain can see a dozen different ways that what you have built could be a practical structure in-universe. But my eye just sees it and goes “nope, looks fake” It’s like the uncanny valley. It’s close enough to look real, but just a little bit off so it triggers my suspension of disbelief.

I suspect it’s just a me thing. It does look cool and is well executed. I just am getting an odd gut check from it.


gobert wrote:Really effective work on the terrain. That rampart stuff looks really great


youwashock wrote:Really good-looking terrain. And to backtrack a bit, that weird jester is very cool.


Captain Brown wrote:Cool terrain Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB


Thanks everyone.
I haven't been doing much lately. Maybe in a week or two I'll have something to show.
   
Made in ca
Bounding Ultramarine Assault Trooper






Finally got something done! These are based off the prototype I did earlier. Nothing too fancy, just basic scenery.
The yellow building is about a 3x6 inch footprint made with two walls. The White building is a 6x6 footprint made with three walls.
If I could do the white building over again I would have made each section a 3x6. It's a bit awkward reaching into the building.
I think I'm going to need a few more of the yellow size buildings and bunch of smaller ones about the size of the prototype.
There are a few small things I will go back to do like adding soot to some of the walls and maybe more random debris inside them.
I don't want to over do the debris and make it hard to place minis in them. That's it for now.

[Thumb - 20240728_234812 ss.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240728_235344 ss cc.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240728_235455 ss cc.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240728_235922 ss cc.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240729_000202 ss cc.jpg]

[Thumb - 20240729_000427 ss cc.jpg]

   
Made in au
Possessed Khorne Marine Covered in Spikes






Very cool, the wallpaper really adds that touch of realism to help suspend disbelief


 
   
Made in gb
Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






They’re funky! Love the wallpaper too

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
Made in in
[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche






Hyderabad, India

Amazing!

Or should I say, more than meets the eye!

 
   
 
Forum Index » Dakka P&M Blogs
Go to: