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"Hold the Line!" - defense line project
berzerkmonkey
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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 2:56 pm 
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Since my next project army is Krieg/Siege Masters, I figured I'd try to do up some defense lines for them. What's the preference on the deck plating - the raised plates, or the "joined" sections? I'm kind of leaning toward the more simple joined sections, but I want to get more opinions. I'd like to submit them to Shapeways ASAP to try to get them back before June 14 (though I doubt they will get printed in time...)

The line consists of one 8cm straight section, one outside corner, and one inside corner. A straight and two corners make one 10cm defense line/trench.

EDIT: The sections are 2cm deep, with about 1.7cm allocated to usable space. In other words, a 2cm x 2cm square base will have a little overhang. The reason I did this size is to keep it roughly in line with the FW defense line sections. I also didn't want to make the sections too big.

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EDIT: Note the lack of piled up corpses in front of the defense lines. This may offend some GW purists.
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And added a little detail to increase the visual appeal.

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 2:59 pm 
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i like the raised plates the most!

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 3:05 pm 
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I added a poll to the top. Ultimately, what I'd like to do is offer them to everyone in some form or another, so I figured I should find out what people like...

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 4:12 pm 
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I'm guessing the joined sections would be sized to fit 20x20 bases?

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 4:19 pm 
Pfft, MoI. You should use a more manly 3D program like Blender. I've heard that you can also get a Blender-compatible mouse and keyboard that inject needles into your palms to make design even more challenging.
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berzerkmonkey
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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 4:20 pm 
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Derp - I forgot to post the depth of the line sections. I've updated the OP. The sections will fit a square Epic base, but there will be a 3mm overhang.

FYI, I received a comment via email that the rounded plates don't look 40K enough. I could square off the corners if this is a big concern.

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 4:25 pm 
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Todderman wrote:
Pfft, MoI. You should use a more manly 3D program like Blender. I've heard that you can also get a Blender-compatible mouse and keyboard that inject needles into your palms to make design even more challenging.

Nah, I do it the easy way - I design everything in ASCII and just import it into MoI.

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Hi!

I like the raised plates better.

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 4:31 pm 
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Raised plates, for sure. Looks better with a splash of wash.

Square or rounded edges, both good.
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Ah crap - I modified the poll and it reset everything. OK, it was 6 for raised plates, 8 for the other. Please don't vote a second time - I'll just add the totals together.

Updated the OP to add an image of the front of the line.

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Another vote for the raised plates, doesn't matter if they're rounded or not. Looking forward to using them for my Baran army.

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Image including raised plates, modified to be more angular and GRIMDARK. If you trip, you WILL scrape your hands on these edges!
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And added a little detail to increase the visual appeal.

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Joined sections, please.

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