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The Warmaster's Fleet (warning: pics ahead...)
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Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:21 pm ]
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Hi folks  :)

As mentioned in the "What are you working on" thread I've finally been finishing some of my BFG ships. Untill I have a proper gallery page up on my site I thought I'd post a few preview pics here. Also I thought it might be a cool way to do some kind of a diary.


Anyway: A lot of myy ships have simply had the basic drybrush but absolutely no detail added. I thought it was about time to change that so I set myself the goal this week to paint up at least one squadron of ships every evening.
So far I've finished
2 Lunars
1 Dominator
1 Venegance
2 home made "Sleipner" escort carriers.

Today I finished my scratch built Dreadnought the IMS Jutland.


This pic isn't great but it was the first test shot with my brand sparkling new Olympus E-1 digital SLR cam. The lighting conditions used would have mesed up completely on my old cam, but the new one handles it reasonable well!  :cool:

Stay tuned: later tonight I'll add some pics of the rest of the finished ships.

PS: How do people prefer them? As images uploaded to this site so that you can choose to download them if you want, or direct links from my own site? The latter might make the thread a bit heavy for those with slow internet connections...  ???

Cheers!  :)
Author:  KiLLerLooP [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:44 pm ]
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Hi WN..

great mini! I really like it. I think a spaceship bristling with weapons should exactly look like this. The normal BFG ships look much too peaceful imo. I wish I had one such ship as a spacecraft for my IG Epic Army.

I like larger pics included directly in the post as I have a fast Internet connection.

Cheers

Sven aka KiLLerLooP
Author:  vanvlak [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:37 pm ]
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Wow! Massive! Lookit all the guns! :D :D
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:44 pm ]
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Thanks guys :)

Well I suppose I could place a warning in the topic title about the pics. I like it better to be able to see the images directly too.

Next up is the Vengeance Grand Cruiser.



And the Mars Battlecruiser
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:45 pm ]
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A pair of Lunars...



a Dominator...



and finally the Sleipner Escort Carriers.



That's it for today. I hope to have an Emperor class Battleship ready by tomorrow. Also in the pipeline is an Armageddon and Overlord Battlecruiser.
Then it is time to drybrush some more ships...

Cheers! :)
Author:  Jimbo [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:48 pm ]
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Quote (Warmaster Nice @ 18 2005 Jan.,17:21)
How do people prefer them? As images uploaded to this site so that you can choose to download them if you want, or direct links from my own site? The latter might make the thread a bit heavy for those with slow internet connections..

Personally I prefer images embedded into the thread thus no need to click further with new windows opening and all that.

I also prefer my images slightly smaller (max 600-700 width) than the 1000 pixels that you are using now, my laptop even with a 1280x854 resolution struggled to fit them into my browser window.

You can tell you have used a decent camera with a decent lense, the difference is plain to see.

You may want to consider getting a tripod and closing down the aperture (f24-f30) which means leaving the shutter open for longer. This will increase the depth of field thus increasing the amount of the model in focus.

Great pics and great models, excellent stuff.
Author:  stormseer [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:55 pm ]
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Ace models, well done, lovely clean and neat highlights.

I'm on dialup, but these two didn't take long at all to download, and it is much more convenient, so I'd prefer  them embedded rather thn attached too... :)
Author:  wargame_insomniac [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:29 pm ]
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I thought the first ship needed more guns!!

I would prefer slightly smaller pics, so can see easily on screen, but I am personally fine with embedded, even when i use dial up from home.

Just out of interest is there a sticky or thread that explains how to embed pics? Preferably one that a technophobe like me can understand?

Cheers

James
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:44 pm ]
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Thanks guys :)

Jimbo: Thanks for the advice I'll definitely have to try that. It might also improve the shot if I used something else than my bed lamp as a light source. I really love this camera but there's a lot I need to learn. I'm still trying to figure out what all those buttons do! :D :p
As for pic size: You're probably right. It's just that I'm sitting at a 21" screen at 1600x11200 resolution so everything looks so small! :p  I'll correct it in the future.

Insomniac:
To embed a pic you click the "image" button in your "reply" box. A window then appears. Here you type the URL to the image you want. Example: http://www.mustangsalling.dk/Dreadnought.jpg Then the image appears when you post the reply.
Of course you need to upload your image to a website first. Unfortunately many free sites such as Yahoo Briefcase does not allow you to link to the contents like this :(

Cheers!
Author:  wargame_insomniac [ Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:05 pm ]
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Thanks WMN- it was not having pics on the website first that caught me out.

Cheers

James
Author:  iblisdrax [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:33 am ]
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mmmm.....nice ships.....mmmmmmmmmm


Keep up the good work!

:D

my 2cents,

iblisdrax
Author:  Markconz [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:21 am ]
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Great work WMN!  I like imbedded pics, even with slow dialup, and agree with Jimbos comments regarding image size BTW.
Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:52 am ]
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Great work on the Dreadnought! I simply LOVE huge spaceships bristling with firepower. I guess it is a by-product of my love for anything superheavy.  :blush:
Author:  dysartes [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:17 am ]
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Couple of things caught my eye, WMN:

1, What conversion work have you done on the Mars, as the prow (at least) doesn't look normal, and niether do the engines?
b, Where be the Dominator's Nova Cannon?
iii, Have you got stats for the dreddy?
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:53 pm ]
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I simply LOVE huge spaceships bristling with firepower. I guess it is a by-product of my love for anything superheavy.

Hehe me too! Bigger IS better ...let's not go Freudian on that one! :D

1, What conversion work have you done on the Mars, as the prow (at least) doesn't look normal, and niether do the engines?

I basically split the prow down the middle and widened it a bit. Then I cut a hole for the Nova Cannon (Which is also scratch built.) I'm generally not a fan of Nova Cannons so the few of my ships that have them are usually larger capital ships. If you look at the Apocalypse it's Nova Cannon is huge compared to those on the cruisers. For such a Superweapon I thought it should look as though it could barely be fitted to a cruiser.
Basically the entire hull of the Mars is scratch built from Balsawood with plastic bitz and pieces stuck on. The engines are simply plastic tubes with some patterns cut into them with a hobby knife.

b, Where be the Dominator's Nova Cannon?
Erhm... the ship doubles as either a Dominator or a Tyrant so the Nova cannon isn't stuck on in that pic... ...Allright it is a typo! :D :p ...But seriously: I can't really decide which ship I like the most so I might add the Nova cannon at some point.

iii, Have you got stats for the dreddy?

Well I've been tinkering with some but if I do it WYSIWYG the ship weighs in a t a massive 900 points! The philosophy behind the ship is basically an Oberon x3 but a whole bunch of problems present themselves when you build a ship this size: Can the ship manage to "pay for itself" in destroyed enemy ships during a normal game?
And of course there's a bunch of problems with adding so many Lances to a single ship: It WILL take out almost any ship it chooses to engage which is not going to make your opponent very happy :p
I am currently working on a mk2 set of rules for it which are more toned down than the original draft.
The ship was originally built more as a display model without thought to how it would work in a game but simply focussing on the looks. Basically it is supposed to be an Imperial counterpiece to the Planet Killer (which is also considered beardy by most people...).

Cheers! :)
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