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I recently waited for a month for an order from one manufacturer- but I knew it was likely to be at least two weeks and I got an email and an apology when the order was posted. I was getting a bit grizzly towards the end but I know the supplier and know he isn’t going to fail to deliver. If I painted up the figures faster than he delivers I might complain but I’m still going more than a month later
. By the time the next order arrives I might be getting there. Maybe.Irregular have always been super fast for delivery. Dunno how they do it.
I have some concerns over the submarine model.
It can’t be HMS Sea Wolf as this was an S Class Submarine commissioned in 1935 and sold in 1945 and no doubt long decommissioned.
It can’t be a US Navy Sea Wolf Class unless the date is wrong as this class was at the design stage in 1986 and the first of class only launched in 1989.
If it was based on a misdated photograph it is unlikely to be a Seawolf class boat in any event as the periscope/antenna array was vertical and not cranked as in this model. Indeed I am pressed to think of any post WWII boats with this type of probe arrangement.
One begins to wonder if the model is entirely accurate.
The sea however is well produced and the colour a fair attempt at Western Approaches grey.
The Vikings are great
I might have put the wrong name… just dig your monsters, and they look scary to have to deal with!
I did wonder!
Thanks!
Just saw your post Don, very cool! (and frightening too!)
Am I missing something?
‘I’d offer to help, but…’
doesn’t sound too frightening to me!
Well, I have to say a big thank you- so
THANK YOU!
No, I haven’t lost the plot completely (I think!) – Trigan Empire – I read the first few episodes in ‘Ranger’ in the mid 60s and then for whatever reason (probably a retrenchment on the Comic front
) I lost that plot. I kept the few issues I had and really liked the professor finally breaking the language the chronicles were written in and always wondered how the Trigans got from the primitive Vorgs to the the space travelling people. I forgot all about them for years until I just saw this – flippin’ ‘eck that’s good for a story in itself! Not sure I’m going to rush off and read all about it (probably will!) but nice to know there was more.Oh – and good scratchbuilds by the way!
Ta!
Cheers both – google macrophage eating bacteria and you’ll find the inspiration.
I’ve had this idea for an ‘urban’ based SF game for ages – hence the Berlin Field Force style camo on Michael’s vehicle – I’ve been collecting yoghurt pots etc for ages and just need to stick them together in a futuristic industrial wasteland type configuration (that’s all!) and I’ve got a smouldering rebellion to contain – but I’ve needed a push -I’m hoping this is it – I’ll have to fit these ‘thingies’ in now – any ideas for good names for them welcome.
Having raided the kids toy box for dinosaur/animal/insect figures to adapt and thought – you know they all look like analogues of earth animals- I had another think.
I am writing an SF story where the threat to our heroes turns out to be only one bit of a bigger organism: a macrophage that identifies humans as the equivalent of bacteria. The humans walking on the surface of the organism which IS the planet trigger the macrophage response when they start to mine its surface. So I thought – what do they look like? Let’s make one and see:
Of course if he escapes that one – it has friends:
My (very slowly evolving) idea for an SF game is based in an urban/mining settlement setting on a distant planet. So here are the, at present u/i, ‘things’ attacking the oustskirts of the settlement – looks like they may have cornered a unit of paramilitary police – normally battling disaffected workers (hence the offensive Russian graffiti!).
Turf buildings eh, interesting… How does the DAS dry, does it crack at all?
These are both for use with 28mm figures and made of DAS over foamboard – no serious cracking after several years use.
The awkward questions first hmm?
Mostly badly – I want figures to play with not to paint. Occasionally I’ll make an effort (and then prefer the bog standard ones!) – so mostly as above.
Think they wore standard kilts, albeit with Wolseys lightweight ‘Khaki’ shirts and jackets. This lot look pretty hot too me
Sorry, I didn’t think I could add anything useful to be honest.
Most of my storage is in plastic tray shelving in units – sometimes on wheels with magnetic basing so steel paper or coin based figures stick to the base. The base sizes are predicated upon the rule sets the figures are used with rather than storage concerns – so I’d say do that.
Stick to what you use them for and make the storage conform to that.Beautiful. But you are now on PETA’s hit list….
Don’t look 40kish to me
Lovely painting.
Crikey that’s a bit difficult to comment on it then isn’t it!?
But…
I can see their point.
No – don’t go off on one – it’s a perception and expectation thing (I’m not arguing the rights and wrongs – just why it may not be as mad as it sounds).
From PETA’a point of view, if the Warhammer universe is set in the far future how come they are still engaging in something that seems so OLD fashioned? Surely they would have devised new status symbols by then?
This continuation of fur wearing reinforces a current perception of acceptability to convey status, power and success. (No value judgement here just a possible explanation). They want that to stop so obviously they would want the wearing of furs to be over by 40,000. No?
Hmm. Not sure the distinction between Clibanarii and Cataphracts is that clear cut – any sources?
I’ve seen people suggest that it was Clibanarii were the heavier but I don’t recall any convincing evidence either way.
Of course if this is a Saga nomenclature then fair enough (but they are wrong
)Yes.
Great atmosphere, lovely depiction of the HEIC for what they were and a super performance by Pryce against the usual portrayal of posh boss of establishment merchant venturers.
It is a bit slower than the norm of long form British (or US) drama these days and much the better for it. You have to work a bit at what is going on, the threads are intertwined nicely and the playing of all ends against the middle so far is great. Like the filth and general messiness rather than Hollywood chic versions of London.
There could be a bit more depth to some of the characters who are a bit flat or caricatures but there is a lot of showing, not telling and that is good. I feel it is set up nicely for various denouements but how and whether these are fulfilled we shall have to wait and see.
I, if you hadn’t guessed,
, like it a lot.(I could see this milieu making a really good rpg)
