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Post by kaltheras on Sept 21, 2020 9:31:14 GMT
Ok, time to share an update on The Doom of Volganof. The scenario calls for two mighty siege towers, crafted by the chaos dwarf Forge Sorcerer Hothgar. I will be building one and Naitsabes will be building the other. Here are some photos both of the build and the paint in progress. This is by far the largest single model I've ever worked on and it's had its own unique challenges. It is a scratch build from the ground up (with a few bits added, obviously). The basic shape of the construction, here you can still see some of the core of foam. Here we've got the foam all covered. This is at the final stage of the construction, the top wall and ramp have been added, as well as all the detailing. This is a shot to show how freakishly large this beast is with a full size Skullcrusher for scale. Here I've got one side fully painted so you can see the scheme I'm working towards, you can see the banner poles have been removed for painting. And here you can see how the whole thing is shaping up. Thanks for looking and for all your guy's encouragement over the years. Kaltheras
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Post by thekeep on Sept 21, 2020 11:03:27 GMT
This is just killer. Well done!
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Post by Naitsabes on Sept 21, 2020 17:01:56 GMT
Simply awesome. Don't think I can top this bad boy with my machine.
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Post by tileag on Sept 21, 2020 19:30:07 GMT
This project log is awesome! I cant wait to see it completed one day
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Post by Darnok on Sept 21, 2020 20:44:36 GMT
Impressive, the monstrosity is shaping up nicely!
If I could change one thing, it would be the wooden wheels. I don't know what it is exactly, but to me they look wrong.
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Post by tileag on Sept 21, 2020 21:04:48 GMT
Impressive, the monstrosity is shaping up nicely! If I could change one thing, it would be the wooden wheels. I don't know what it is exactly, but to me they look wrong. Maybe hellcannon inspired wheels?
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Post by kaltheras on Sept 21, 2020 21:53:49 GMT
Thanks for the comments everyone. In regards to the wheels, I don't know how well it shows up in the pictures as they're not painted yet, but the leading wheels are actually the big hellcannon wheels. With the idea being that those are the ones hooked up to the drive shaft and they wooden wheels behind just roll along. I hope that will show up better when more of it is painted as it's far too late to get those wooden wheels switched out for anything else.
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Post by mottdon on Sept 22, 2020 12:04:53 GMT
It looks great. The wheels just need an axel showing. A flat dot or two of green stuff would do it.
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Post by grandmasterwang on Sept 23, 2020 2:39:42 GMT
The Seige tower is truly impressive. Looking forwards to seeing the finished product.
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Post by Naitsabes on Sept 24, 2020 7:14:57 GMT
Well. Kaltheras is doing the heavy lifting around here lately. But that has inspired me to tackle in earnest the last house of Volganof. Still some way to go. So far so good.
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Post by Darnok on Sept 24, 2020 10:43:16 GMT
Looking good! I hope we get a "group shot" of the entire Volganof soon then.
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Post by mottdon on Sept 24, 2020 13:14:40 GMT
What house is that? Looks great!
I have to admit, nastabes, you are one of the best brick/siding painters out there. I know you've mentioned it before, but would you mind giving us a refresher on your method of painting bricks/siding?
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Post by Naitsabes on Sept 24, 2020 18:44:47 GMT
sorry to disappoint, Darnok. But, we have no way at the moment to combine our terrain efforts for a group shot. Need to buy a real house first (preferably with garage) to set up the toy houses. What house is that? Looks great! I have to admit, nastabes, you are one of the best brick/siding painters out there. I know you've mentioned it before, but would you mind giving us a refresher on your method of painting bricks/siding? I have to admit, I am flattered The stonework I indeed described before, the secret ingredient is a dry brush with kislev flesh. It's on page 2, post from 19April 2019 with the field border wall picture. On this house I did pick out a few stones with Fireslayer Skin contrast paint. It's a bit reddish and breaks up the wall nicely. For the half-timbered upper floor, start from black or dark brown basecoat, then I do 'stippling'. That means using a biggish brush, diluting paint down with water about 50/50, then gently stabbing at the wall repeatedly. If you get little bubbles, there is too much paint in the mix, if it is just unstructured soup on your wall, too much water. Ideally it'll look a bit like a cumulus cloud. Also, it will look better once dry. You do this with a darker color first, trying to stay away from the timber so the basecoat will show through close to the timber. Let it dry, do it with a lighter color, let it dry. on this one I did a third round with an off-white. Each of these coats shouldn't cover the whole area, you want some of the lower layers to show through to give it depth, uneven is good. In terms of color, light brown towards yellow is the 'classic' White Dwarf look. but really anything goes, e.g. dark to light blues, dark to light reds, or staying with browns for the extra level of grime. Lastly, take your pictures in harsh light with a really old cell phone that always cranks up contrasts to the max.
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Post by Naitsabes on Sept 24, 2020 18:55:00 GMT
oh and what house is that? it's a 3d print I found on CGtrader. I am not going to look up the link because, you should not get that stl file. This house is terrible, in particular the stone walls. What I learned here is that if something looks like a jumbled molten mess on the screen, it will be a jumbled molten mess when printed.
In hindsight, I should have chucked it in the trash and just printed another, nicer house but, waste not, want not and all that. So, I spent quite a bit of time dremeling out the stones on the lower floor to make it passable. Passable from a distance. Lesson learned.
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Post by mottdon on Sept 24, 2020 20:37:53 GMT
Thanks for the walk-through. I'll try to keep stippling in mind for my next stucco/mud wall project. I love the offset brick variation! It breaks the monotony of a stone wall very naturally. And no matter how bad that 3D print was, you've done a great job cleaning it up and painting it.
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