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Post by Vermin King on Oct 22, 2018 13:27:12 GMT -9
The theme for this month's HOARD is  Christmas Wars This can be any sort of miniature figure or model on the above theme or feel free to submit miniatures off theme. If you submit a figure, they must include both front and rear art, have a proper trimming outline, and include instructions for multi-part models. Recolors and figure mods are encouraged, and even uncolored designs are welcome. No nudity or sexuality, but bloody gory and horrifying is encouraged. If you have questions about how to design your entries, like formats, resolution, and stuff like that, see the HOARD GUIDELINES in this forum category. Entries for the Hoard will be accepted until the last day of November, 2018. I know it seems early, but it's getting close to that season. Have fun! |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 28, 2018 8:25:13 GMT -9
I was looking through my projects that never got done. I need to control myself. Other folks' ideas usually spark an idea in my brain box and I get side-tracked. No, the Busch Brewery isn't happening this year, either. I had meant to do an enlargement of Zio's 2000 Christmas Sleigh last year, but I think I should get it done this year. Another old project I dusted off was the Augmented Sleigh. Boy, my artwork two years ago was much worse than today's. My base sleigh that I planned on incorporating into a shuttle-like flyer will need to be re-worked. I had thought it looked good, two years ago, workable last year, but not any more. As far as the shuttle part, I'm not sure if it will be based off gilius's Transport or possibly off Christopher Roe's Hummingbird. I had played with the Hummingbird before, and also had experimented with the Vistors Transports from ThunderChild. I had a good start on the V-based ship, but it was turning into a complex build that I felt few would want to do. For ease of build, I think the Gilius Transport would be the way to go, but needs some sort of drive units. I also envisioned a tapered nose. Kind of like the nose of a super-car. I can't turn it into too complex a build |
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 8, 2018 13:11:35 GMT -9
This is really quiet
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 8, 2018 19:52:58 GMT -9
 I hope to make this into a 3d model with snowy owl wings, but I will probably also just do a double sided mini of this. |
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Post by squirmydad on Nov 11, 2018 15:16:08 GMT -9
I'm currently working on some desert people, I suppose I could give them Santa hats to help them fit in.  |
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 12, 2018 5:04:35 GMT -9
Santa hats can add a festive mood to many things
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Post by wyvern on Nov 12, 2018 12:44:52 GMT -9
Change the skin texture to plum pudding and you'd have Christmas dessert people instead  |
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Post by squirmydad on Nov 12, 2018 12:56:51 GMT -9
Change the skin texture to plum pudding and you'd have Christmas dessert people instead Arrggg...  |
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 12, 2018 18:45:09 GMT -9
So, here is my progress   I would like to try to do the winged one without the black outline to see if it can work. My plan is to fold and cut out the wings first, cut slits in the sides of the deer and put the wing tabs through the slits before glueing the deer together. Don't know when I will test build, but that is the plan. I guess it should have some kind of flying base, but I haven't thought that through yet. |
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 12, 2018 20:41:41 GMT -9
I have seen aircraft where the wings have interlocking tabs. This should work. Anxious to see the test build
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 16, 2018 7:24:16 GMT -9
I will be redesigning the landing skids for the sleighs, which with the current design is the weak point. Fine for gaming, but not little kids. I'll get to them at lunch or tonight. For the two versions, I worked on a new texture last night. The solid blue livery is going to be swapped out with stars on a blue background. So Daylight Clouds and Night Time Stars.
The texture is a NASA/JPL image. I had to turn some of the blue giants into yellow giants, and then made the black sky blue. Haven't applied it to the craft yet, but looks like it should work (famous last words)
I'd already adjusted the windows, but I had delayed printing them off until I redesigned the skids. Now I'll have room to print Bessie's seats on the pages I print, so I can show that progress.
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 16, 2018 16:55:30 GMT -9
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 18, 2018 19:45:57 GMT -9
  As I am sure most of you suspected, I need to thicken the antlers. And I think I will simplify them while I am at it. On the other hand, with this model being as light coloured as it is (especially the wings), I think leaving off the black border was the right choice. |
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 19, 2018 5:05:15 GMT -9
Looks good. I'll probably go over the edges with a soft pencil when I build it for the hoard
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 22, 2018 4:19:25 GMT -9
As I am sure most of you suspected, I need to thicken the antlers. And I think I will simplify them while I am at it. On the other hand, with this model being as light coloured as it is (especially the wings), I think leaving off the black border was the right choice. I see on your build, you omitted the tabs. How will you be basing this fine fellow? Or will he be an ornament? Which would be a fine idea |
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 22, 2018 18:02:02 GMT -9
My long term plan (maybe by next year?) is to build eight 3d versions of this creature and a sled with stiff wire runners which has a hidden loop of wire under a fake snow base so that it looks like it has just the back of one runner touching the ground. Then the traces for the deer are also made out of wire so it looks like they are flying. This is my long term plan.
Short term I suggest a bit of clear packaging glued into the belly for a flying base. I will make a template for the plastic, which I guess people could just use as a paper base, if they like. As you suggest, a bit of thread through the shoulder hump would let it be an ornament.
I am nearly done with the simplified antler version. I will post that soon.
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 22, 2018 18:45:08 GMT -9
I had considered just thickening the antlers. You'd still have to be careful, but the risk of losing a point or two would go down
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 22, 2018 21:02:15 GMT -9
The one above with the tab and the outline might have antlers thick enough. For these, I used the antlers found on a Canadian quarter.  |
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 23, 2018 5:49:12 GMT -9
I don't remember much about the different shows I have seen on reindeer, but I think they are part of the caribou family, and the antlers have a fuzzy stage, the thicker antlers, and then later, after they have scraped off the fuzz, you get down to the narrower antlers.
Or I could be remembering things totally wrong
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 23, 2018 7:16:28 GMT -9
You are correct. I actually had to "photoshop" out a little scrap of skin that was dangling from the antlers in the original image.
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 29, 2018 14:06:50 GMT -9
Nearing the end of the month.
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Post by squirmydad on Nov 29, 2018 17:24:01 GMT -9
Nearing the end of the month. Yes, I'll have my Christmas Dessert warrior up tomorrow. |
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Post by squirmydad on Nov 30, 2018 17:31:45 GMT -9
There will be a slight delay as I learn how to draw figures on my phone. The recent earthquake hammered my workroom and tossed my laptop around quite a bit. My backup iMac flew six feet across the room, I don't think it works either.
The earthquake broke something in every room of my house and rendered three of my seven theatres inoperable due to structural damage and flooding, so work is also pretty exciting.
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 30, 2018 18:23:13 GMT -9
Thank goodness you can have a sense of humor about this. Wishing you all the best
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Post by squirmydad on Nov 30, 2018 18:29:43 GMT -9
Thank goodness you can have a sense of humor about this. Wishing you all the best The worse the situation, the funnier I get. I think I get it from being around firefighters and commercial fishermen. |
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 30, 2018 19:29:05 GMT -9
Three out of seven theatres sounds bad. Glad you are ok. Just realised that I promised to make a flying stand for the reindeer. I don't know if it is worth it, but if you want to include it, here it is.  |
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Post by Vermin King on Dec 8, 2018 13:55:25 GMT -9
As squirmydad has had an unexpected earth-shaking situation, I'm closing this and getting things ready to process. BTW, the intricate reindeer is quite intricate. The bordered one is much less so. Unfortunately, I have a mismatch on the fold on the intricate one. You'll only see one side of my build |
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Post by squirmydad on Dec 13, 2018 17:32:54 GMT -9
It's Christmas and Santa's got a brand new bag! Or atomic powered sleigh to chase those pesky reindeer with. Get yours at; onemonk.com/fh-2018.html |
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