BloodFather's Axis of Chaos

[wargamesculptor]

Like what you've done to the base to correct the situation and the colours look a lot better now.
And another great history lesson from DR as well, always a pleasure for more background information

 

[Sionid]

Welp, looks like problem solved to me! That's a damn fine base, looks like you have a knack for foliage placement. The mini settles in nicely, good scale to the base. It would still be neat to see some moss added to the bricks (maybe just with dry pigments at this scale?) for a little color variation, but I like moss everywhere on everything so maybe that's just me.

 

[Bailey03]

Yeah, the dirt and plants really help to complete a nice looking base. Well done!

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Shucks, thanks fellers. Feels good to pull myself again from the pits of despair to seeing the end of a project. Thought this one might end up like my last piece where the base hurt the mini. Of course , very importantly I learned a lot from it.

DR: this brick structure pre dates Roman expeditions to Egypt where the 1:2:4 ratio for brick sizes was learned. It is held together by wooly mammoth dung.

Sionid: I am yet to find a moss that I feel works convincingly for me. I do have slate green weathering powder that may look okay, but in testing it at the beginning of all this, I am not sure I found it effective. I will experiment a bit further tho.

 

[Zab]

You really applied what you learned last time quite well and part of the fun of basing is realizing just how much of the detail will be covered or blended by other details and pigments and such once painted and landscaped. Messy tends to look natural in the end. It looks pretty boss, nice work.

 

[Dragonsreach]

And another great history lesson from DR as well, always a pleasure for more background information

Before anyone asks, No I wasn't around at the time. It's a combination learned from "Time Team" TV programmes and a Sketching companion who's an Architectural lecturer and Historian, giving talks on aspects of some of the buildings we draw.

 

[Khonner]

Slick work, BFoK..

 

[Demihuman]

Yeah! those bricks came out great! Now just to add the tiger stripes Seriously though, lot's of continuity.

 

[BloodASmedium]

I told you buddy. NOW DO YOU REALLY THINK BROTHER BAM WOULD'VE EVERYTHING STEER YOU WRONG M8. ) NOW THATS EXACTLY THE OUT COME I HAD IN MIND M8. AHH WONDER FL SO WONDERFUL. YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH WAR AND BACK DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERENT GOING TO SURvive A LITTLE BRICK WALL SITUATION. CMON NOW YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT BUDDY.WELL "FREAKIN" DONE.....AGAIN.

 

[BloodASmedium]

Now you need to help me out give me a list your list of each of the foliage a day vegetation that you used. You see you motivated me to try upping the anti of my base work so tell the names of the shrubs I'm looking for as I enervous my hobby store. Pm me email me or put it on my w I p log page Ide appreciate it Benny boy. Thank you for creating such wonderful pieces of micro enviorments. You are indeed adept at the artful science of DIORAMA. NOW KEEP IT UP HIS AL MOST THERE.

 

[Digganob]

Thank you BFK. You saved me a trip out there and yourself a smack down . I knew you could nail it. You did so well I think we can hold up on all the push ups for a time as well. Keep pushing the bar my friend.

 

[BloodASmedium]

Well then that settles the brick problem. See what other site do you get a history of egineering. I told you guys papa DR knows some wild stuff he's like a walking almanac. You can't beat this ladies and gents. You just CA t.lol

 

[KruleBear]

Ditto everyone. Excellent adjustments and definitely progress to be proud of. P.s. I also hear that mammoth dung makes really strong bricks. Lol

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Yeah! those bricks came out great! Now just to add the tiger stripes Seriously though, lot's of continuity.

Hey, the stripes have been semi complete for awhile. Still need to do some very minor things here n there, but I was happy with the result. It goes from vermin brown to VMC orange brown (10ball orange), to some varieties of tan to Ivory. I also used a color called VMC natural wood to add some yellow here and there. Not sure how much these pics do it justice.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Well then that settles the brick problem. See what other site do you get a history of egineering. I told you guys papa DR knows some wild stuff he's like a walking almanac. You can't beat this ladies and gents. You just CA t.lol

Wild stuff or Weird Sh*t? Probably a bit of both
Having a constantly enquiring mind and an obsessive need to keep my mind occupied to defeat depression, fills up the corners of my mind, just like a Hobbit fills up the corners of his stomach.
Would you believe that at school I was not that good academically, I've ended up learning more by following my own endeavours and interests than I did by the classroom curriculum.

 

[KruleBear]

Wild stuff or Weird Sh*t? Probably a bit of both
Having a constantly enquiring mind and an obsessive need to keep my mind occupied to defeat depression, fills up the corners of my mind, just like a Hobbit fills up the corners of his stomach.
Would you believe that at school I was not that good academically, I've ended up learning more by following my own endeavours and interests than I did by the classroom curriculum.

i agree with this. I did well in school, but definitely learned much more following my own endeavors. And high school in the US is lousy at teaching history, so you had to rely on your own curiosity.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

"A dolphin will lamely splash about a swimming pool, dreaming of the underwater acrobatics it would perform were it at sea, leaving the observer to think that the dolphin is an unremarkable fish."

Me, in my best attempt to sound like a wise man.

 

[Gandalf the Grey]

Looking mightily impressive, great work mate.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Why, thank you Gandalf! And to everyone else as well. Can't wait to get her in the gallery. Thank to Digganob for not kicking mine arse, and to the rest of you lot for taking the time to comment.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

One thing I am a bit worried about... As you can see I primed some plastic black and I'll be cutting it so it has the effect of outlining the base where parts would jut out. Any advice on how to cut it cleanly and straight? It seem like when I use a exacto hobby knife thing I can't cut it straight enough. When I use my little scissors it leaves a rough and jagged edge. I'm worried about this because I'll only have but one chance to do it right...anyone got any pointers here? Maybe pencil in the shape first? Advice on sanding the edges...etc