Pogre,
You would end up with Khador for your first mini's.
They are very cool to look at and play, but those Warjacks are a challenge to assemble. They are famous in the Warmachine circles for the "Khador Gap".
There's a website with tips on assembling and handling the particulars. Let me know if you want me to 'hook you up'.
There are a couple of other mini's that have pieces that require a delicate hand.
I buy mini's from lots of different sources and multi-part metals are really tough all over. I wouldn't say that Privateer is worse than anyone else.
Anyway... Sorry you had so much trouble. The end result is worth it (according to Khador fans). The warjacks I have purchased went together well and look good on the tabletop. I haven't purchased those Jacks, so I can't say from personal experience how hard Khador is to deal with. Those are also the first models they manufactured. They've grown a lot since the beginning...
Keep up the great work and where the heck are those Dungeon rooms?
The Dungeon is mostly packed and I'm ready to head over to WinterWar for the premier of my Dungeon 3D game. Keeping it simple for this time around - I'll add to the madness as I go along.
Here's an older picture of one of Boethricus's minions.
The Dungeon 3D! game went quite well. WinterWar 32 had a tremendous turnout with a lot of very well done games. The convention now has several folks from around the Midwest making the pilgrimage to C-U and enjoying the nine gaming slots. It’s a great little convention well worth your time.
I could not quite get the whole dungeon layout in one photograph, but my other photos are a bit out of focus.
Wow, very nice dungeon! Can I ask how long it took for you to build all that?
I've been tempted the past two years to pick up some of those molds at GenCon, but I keep getting cold feet and just drooling over what can be done with them. Which molds do you have, and which were used for this layout?
Wow, very nice dungeon! Can I ask how long it took for you to build all that?
This is a combination of Hirst Arts and Dwarven Forge Mastermaze. I built a number of the 20' x 20' rooms over the last couple of weeks. The building and painting is not all that time consuming - it's the casting that takes time. Some of the other rooms I have built for various adventures over the last few years. One could easily build a room, like the one I have a step-by-step instructions for at the start of this thread, in a week - assuming about 40 minutes of work per night.
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I've been tempted the past two years to pick up some of those molds at GenCon, but I keep getting cold feet and just drooling over what can be done with them. Which molds do you have, and which were used for this layout?
The better question is what molds don't I have! To better address your question though, you could do almost everything I do above with Fieldstone Wall Mold #70, Fieldstone Accessories Mold #71, and Flagstone Floor Tile Mold #260. To start cheaply you could skip #71.
I use the fieldstone because it better matches my massive master maze collection. I have seen some really impressive Gothic stone dungeons - so if you do not use master maze that might be a good choice.
You can see a lot of cool projectson thehirst arts page - in particular check out their message boards for cool ideas.
Finally got some of those Privateer WarMachine figures done. Unfortunately, one of my lighting bulbs burned out and I have not had a chance to replace it and so the pictures may appear a little darker. For those familiar with the WarMachine line, my client wanted a deeper, darker red than the candy red the box shows. He also requested a more industrial darker look on the mechs. I think they are pretty good and I am calling them done
Nice warjacks, Pogre. Did you white-prime those before painting, or did you try to do the black-prime-5000-layers-of-red-to-build-the-color-up method?
Man, I was catching up here and realized that you live near Champaign, IL. Wish I would have known that a year or so back, I used to have to travel to Champaign a good bit off-and-on to do consulting work at the Kraft plant there, and often had to spend weekends/holidays up there bored out of my skull and lamenting my lack of gaming while my regular game marched on without me back home.
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Nice warjacks, Pogre. Did you white-prime those before painting, or did you try to do the black-prime-5000-layers-of-red-to-build-the-color-up method?
the 5,000 layers method - why yes, I do hate red.
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Man, I was catching up here and realized that you live near Champaign, IL. Wish I would have known that a year or so back, I used to have to travel to Champaign a good bit off-and-on to do consulting work at the Kraft plant there, and often had to spend weekends/holidays up there bored out of my skull and lamenting my lack of gaming while my regular game marched on without me back home.
We game about 3 miles from the Kraft plant :\ I wish I would have known!
One of my players (Space Hulkster) lives about 0.75 miles from the plant.
If you ever get this way again - let me know. I realize you have changed jobs since then...
He mentioned that he was using this method and hated my figures. I offered to let him use the olive-drab color scheme for them, but he said he already had too much done to cover it.
I think they look great - I'll get to hold them in my grubby little mitts Wedensday night. Until then I just have to drool over the same pictures everyone else gets to see.
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If you ever get this way again - let me know. I realize you have changed jobs since then...
Ditto - always fun to meet other gamers, even on a temporary basis.
Hank
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Another awesome job. I personally think the side-views show them off better than the head-on view...but I could be hooked on crack again.
Now, the important question (and understand, I directly blame you for the Hirst Arts fever the Meepites underwent in 2004)...what are the various colored post-its in the dungeon? Notes? Corpses? 'Fess up, man.
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Heh. I thought I detected an organic blood-like quality to one of the shades. Plus the tear-and-sweat-stains on the bases kinda gave it away .
Would you believe the first time I found out about the red-over-black was by accident as a neophyte... I had some armored bad guys who I sprayed black and then tried to paint red on... over, and over, and over. Actually tossed out a pot of red paint because I thought it was defective, and was about to toss another when I tried a third and it had the same issue. A quick google later, and I was fishing in the trash for my red paint
However, that all being said, it *does* look damn good when it's done, especially when you vary the shades between layers.
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We game about 3 miles from the Kraft plant :\ I wish I would have known!
One of my players (Space Hulkster) lives about 0.75 miles from the plant.
If you ever get this way again - let me know. I realize you have changed jobs since then...
Yeah, I actually liked that town... not too big but enough fun stuff to do because of the college and everything. I *hated* doing work at the plant, because some of the people I had to work with were... difficult. And that freakin' plant was *huge*, over a square mile under one roof, and of course the computer area was in the front, and my end-users were in the opposite corner. And they wouldnt let us stoopid consultants use the little carts to drive over there because we weren't *trained* to... . Got a lot of exercise though.
That company I worked with that had Kraft as a client has called me several times to come back to work, if I ever completely lose all hold on reality and go back to work with them I'll probably end up there eventually, and I'll drop ya'll a line.
So... just a few miles from the plant... ya'll dont happen to play at 'The Silver Bullet' over by the college, do ya?
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Another awesome job. I personally think the side-views show them off better than the head-on view...but I could be hooked on crack again.
Now, the important question (and understand, I directly blame you for the Hirst Arts fever the Meepites underwent in 2004)...what are the various colored post-its in the dungeon? Notes? Corpses? 'Fess up, man.
Hey thanks!
Those colored cards are original vintage 1974 Dungeon! encounter cards my friend.
So... just a few miles from the plant... ya'll dont happen to play at 'The Silver Bullet' over by the college, do ya?
No gaming there, but a few years ago - pre-marriage days, we used to have football meetings over there with our staff. I kind of miss coaching with those guys My current football staff would be more likely to meet in a church - but that's cool too.
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Those turned out well Pogre.
Nice to see them finished.
Thanks nyrf. The best thing I can say about them is - they're done.
No gaming there, but a few years ago - pre-marriage days, we used to have football meetings over there with our staff. I kind of miss coaching with those guys
Yeah, I had a few business meetings at that place. Seems to be a popular place for that. Must have been the food.
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My current football staff would be more likely to meet in a church - but that's cool too.
Oh yes, that is certainly cool too. And it's probably better for you what with not having all that exposure to massive amounts of silicone (and I mean massive... )
Keep up the good work. I'm going to try to finish up a few projects I've had on the burners if I can ever wrest control of my life back from Knights of the Old Republic II
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Finally got some of those Privateer WarMachine figures done. Unfortunately, one of my lighting bulbs burned out and I have not had a chance to replace it and so the pictures may appear a little darker.
These turned out so much better than Pogre's pictures show (no dig intended about his photography skills - just a compliment on his painting ability). They are absolutely amazing.
I can not say enough good things about these figs. He did exactly what I wanted with the colors, based on my admittedly weak descriptions. (Somehow "You know, redder" doesn't seem like I'm being particularly helpful in my descriptions.)
I'm always torn - just when I start thinking I might want to paint again (after many years of a break) I look at the figures in Pogre's minis cabinet (which are always available - they live in the corner of my game room) and then think I'd much rather pay him than put my efforts next to things he's painted.
He's amazing.
Hank Woolsey
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