DRAGON
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« on: October 31, 2008, 03:25:32 PM » |
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Well it's finished at last !  "Where the hell.....?"  "That will teach them to stick sharp objects in me Bob ! ...Bob ?"  "Don't move Smithers....."  "Grrrrr...."  "It's behind me, isn't it ?"  And some assorted close up pics......    Quite pleased with it really - at least I got it finished !  |
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Heaven doesn't want me. Hell is afraid i will take over ! Minis painted this year (2010) - 20 - technically 1 was finished last year but the varnish was dry on the 1st ! "Oi ! don't dis the Sonic"  http://foddragon.mybrute.com/ |
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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2008, 04:36:20 PM » |
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Wow, what a great scene and actually scarily close to one of the scenes I had rumbling around in my head for this years DOD! Now that would have been interesting if we'd both done the same scene! But back to this.....I like the interaction between the characters and the lab is really very detailed. Obviously a result of lots of hard work  Knowing the feedback I got for my DOD last year, the amount of space might be an issue for some. I like the bio-tanks with the gribbly creatures inside - are these from Armorcast by chance? I've always liked their Sci-Fi range. Grats on a well thought out scene!  |
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DRAGON
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2008, 06:36:03 PM » |
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Every thing is scratch built in the lab from recycled material. The main body of the base is from a knackered fax machine along with the bits of wiring and circuit boards. The 2 big bio tanks are made from some perspex tubing which formed the legs of a screenwash display stand and the smaller ones are some plastic tubing I found in the skip at work ! (they are starting to keep interesting bits for me these days rather than throwing stuff out !). I then painted them with Tamiya clear green and printed the black & yellow warning bits off on the computer cut them out stuck them on and hey presto ! The bottoms are just lipped bases painted dwarf bronze and the 'lids' came out of my bits box along with most of the other bits and pieces. The biohazzard stickers came from Hasslefree a while ago - I was quite pleased with how they turned out ! I agree about the size of the base but I'm one of these people who gets a rough idea and just goes for it with not a lot of planning !  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2008, 06:43:46 PM » |
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Love it! This was the sort of idea I had floating around my mind too
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2008, 08:03:50 PM » |
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That's really good, like it's a scene straight out of a comical B movie, i can imagine the guy with the gun saying in a snazzy English accent "don't move smithers" and the young American technician replying "it's behind me isn't it" whilst thinking ..oh balls ..then the English guy goes on a long ranting speech...trust me smithers, don't move and do as i say, you have to trust me on this, remember trust smithers, remember the first time we met, remember how i couldn't trust you and you gained my trust by trusting me to trust you, well now you have do the same for me and trust me to trust you, then you can trust me.... it's all about trust now smithers, trust is the key, just don't move  theres a big sci fi feel to this years entries  |
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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2008, 08:27:40 PM » |
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love it. That is a cool scene. The lab is fantastic, and It's hard to beleive it's scratch built. I think I might have to copy the green tubing for some scifi scenary of my own.
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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2008, 11:41:00 PM » |
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Nice! The lab is fantastic, and i love the look on the lab technicians face that has the beastie behind him! Really clear story nicely done |
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2008, 10:47:30 AM » |
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Another amazing entry! The detail is great and I love that you scratch built the lot! I love the space in the piece. It feels as if the technician's going to be jumped any minute and there's nothing anyone can do about it. That's really good, like it's a scene straight out of a comical B movie, i can imagine the guy with the gun saying in a snazzy English accent "don't move smithers" and the young American technician replying "it's behind me isn't it" whilst thinking ..oh balls ..then the English guy goes on a long ranting speech...trust me smithers, don't move and do as i say, you have to trust me on this, remember trust smithers, remember the first time we met, remember how i couldn't trust you and you gained my trust by trusting me to trust you, well now you have do the same for me and trust me to trust you, then you can trust me.... it's all about trust now smithers, trust is the key, just don't move Grek, you should write your own show mate.  |
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« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2008, 10:51:06 AM » |
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Wow a really nice (and big) scene - I still can't get over how much detail is in there, how long did it actually take to put it all together? Thanks for explaining how you did the bio tanks/statis tubes that had me wondering for a bit |
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« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2008, 11:27:02 AM » |
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Top work. Tells the story well and the poor guys saying "its behind me" sums up the face!
I really like the DODs this year. Very high standard.
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« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2008, 11:46:25 AM » |
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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2008, 01:04:23 PM » |
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My son just saw this over my shoulder and said "Wow, that looks like Halo 2"
Bang on
Really good job... loving this year's DOD's
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2008, 01:08:45 PM » |
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So many things and also stuffs! I have a multiplicity of "How did you do that?" type questions. Looking fine, sir, very fine!  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2008, 04:31:51 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2008, 09:56:17 AM » |
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I like the lab a lot, its very well done. The tubes look full of liquid, particularly the one with the alien in it. I think its a really well conceived idea. Great scratchbuilding |
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2008, 07:53:14 PM » |
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Fantastic . It really tells the story & the alien in the case is just perfect |
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« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2008, 08:17:00 AM » |
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...I like the bio-tanks with the gribbly creatures inside - are these from Armorcast by chance?...
They're Kiergi from HF's White Metal range. |
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« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2008, 08:58:40 AM » |
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I think she meant the bio-tanks. |
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« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2008, 09:37:58 AM » |
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Ok first off Dragon....here's a  from me regarding your DOD.. You made me angry by saying that is wasn't as good as the others - well matey, it most certainly IS! As I said above, you have put lots of work into your scene and I think it's awesome! So consider yourself suitably told off!!  Re bio-tanks - yup I did mean the whole unit. I hadn't twigged that the contents were separate and from Hasslefree! Just goes to show, how much more work went into the piece than I originally thought.... It's cool |
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DRAGON
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« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2008, 01:24:10 PM » |
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The worst thing about making the Bio- tanks was cutting the tube straight !  I resorted to a thick rubber band and a permanent black marker pen to get the level which was fine on the thicker perspex tubing but was a nightmare on the thinner flexible stuff !  Oh and by the way the hazzard markings were : //////////// on Word highlighted yellow and printed out on some large address labels - I just adjusted the font size to get the different sizes of strip and then with the aid of a marker pen filled in the black. @ Toosh from you that is praise indeed !   |
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Heaven doesn't want me. Hell is afraid i will take over ! Minis painted this year (2010) - 20 - technically 1 was finished last year but the varnish was dry on the 1st ! "Oi ! don't dis the Sonic" http://foddragon.mybrute.com/ |
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« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2008, 02:14:38 PM » |
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Excellent Very B-Movies-ish, with brilliant scenery and a good selection of well painted figures all rolled into one big ball of splendidnous. As with everyone else, I think the specimens in the tanks are very clever, but it's the blood splatter that always draws my eyes...and a few seconds after this frozen moment I bet there's a lot more!!!
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« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2008, 03:54:08 PM » |
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Classic B-movie set up, although better executed than most B-movies can manage to be certain. Made me think of Attack of the Killer Shrews for some reason but the lab in that was like a back room with more booze than scientific equipment.
All around excellent scratchbuilding. Going over these one after the other just shows how much outstanding work went on this year for the competition.
This is ace though. Excellent diorama.
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