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May 20, 2013 22:38
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They look incredible when you have armies of them with well modelled terrain though. Can I get my Oath addition approved? I want to finish them before the weekend and spend a day cobbling together the best photo set up I can do.
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May 20, 2013 22:45
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Thundercloud posted:Can I get my Oath addition approved? I want to finish them before the weekend and spend a day cobbling together the best photo set up I can do. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 02:15 on May 21, 2013 |
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May 20, 2013 23:32
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Companion Cube posted:Congratulations on your Space Hulk purchase! That whole set is beautiful, both the Terminators and the Genestealers. I'm looking forward to seeing how yours turn out. Thanks, looking forward to it! I'll try to make them worth the battles with the ebay snipers. Here's my first Detektuv's Jurnal WIP:  I started with Vallejo Air black primer, zenithal-dusted with grey primer and drybrushed with GW Longbeard Grey Dry paint on the high points for a slight pre-highlight. Then I airbrushed a Mechrite Red basecoat and under-sprayed with Minitaire Purple Ghost Tint for that high-contrast look. It's more visible on the head and flamer, which are shown with the bottoms facing the camera. (Ghost Tints, as it turns out, dry incredibly shiny if you use too much. Don't be like me.)
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May 21, 2013 00:19
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Weirdo posted:Awwww, it's a baby! First oath ever, and I'm planning on doing the Detektuv's Jurnal. Also I forgot to mention that I'll be trying for the Box Art objective as well, sorry for that!
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May 21, 2013 00:45
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Pierzak posted:Check if you're on the spreadsheet, it's usually faster than the "approved" post. Oaths, and oath additions, are not official until sole.sushi does the approved post. I do enter things onto the spreadsheet, but I don't give points credit for the approved oath until he posts. And an oath addition does not involve more points, so I add a link but it's still up to sushi to officially approve. It is still a good idea to check your entries in the spreadsheet just to be sure I accurately recorded everything, though.
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May 21, 2013 02:10
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Thundercloud posted:They look incredible when you have armies of them with well modelled terrain though. That's the idea! And since you can get over a thousand of these guys for $100 or so you can start to field pretty impressive armies quite cheaply. It means that your games start to look more like the Battle of Jena as fought by Napoleon, not the battle of Jena as re-enacted by the local Napoleonic enthusiasts club.
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May 21, 2013 03:04
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Oh yeah. This thread. I guess i better get an entry in and paint some poo poo. A problem i have is a bunch of my mechs are sourced from other peoples 'im quitting' collections and so are painted like Duplo blocks and need stripping. And this probably violates the no more than one colour primer rule. But gently caress it, im not chasing points.
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May 21, 2013 05:28
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Kommando posted:Oh yeah. This thread. I guess i better get an entry in and paint some poo poo. Strip and prime them before oathing if you are worried about it.
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May 21, 2013 05:38
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Stripping them would be a good idea anyway, as who knows how many uneven layers of paint there are on a 2nd hand miniature.
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May 21, 2013 07:56
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 Oath complete! Also, Themed Group  Detektivs jurnal These might look samey, but that's because they are. After I filled in all the base colours and did some highlights, I washed them and drybrushed the bases and that's it, then you have the finished pictures above.    Parts list Raboesch plasticard used to make the planks on the bases. Primed with LeFranc & Bourgeois Gesso. Vallejo colours: Charred brown, Beasty brown, Leather brown, Khaki, Bone white, German grey, Cold grey, Ghost grey, Sun yellow, Parasite brown, Smokey ink, Gunmetal and Silver. GW colours: Agrax earthshade, Badab black and Ogryn flesh Buffalo squeeze fucked around with this message at 08:34 on May 22, 2013 |
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May 21, 2013 09:12
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Buffalo, would you like your dudes to be a Themed Group? Just a reminder to everyone, if you paint up a group of guys, it's free to call them a Themed Group. You might win a thing! The minimum at 28mm scale is 5 models, so Buffalo squeeze here has a group large enough to qualify.
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May 21, 2013 18:54
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Is Sole Sushi ok? There've been a bunch of Oaths waiting to be approved for a couple of days but no approval post.
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May 21, 2013 19:41
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I got a thing in the post today! I told Backno that there was no hurry sending me my prize from the 2011 oath thread, and it really was worth the wait  Satisfyingly chunky terrain, and the factory paint-job's not bad either
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May 21, 2013 22:19
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Galaspar posted:I got a thing in the post today! Which company makes these?
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May 21, 2013 22:34
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Got a rules question which may have been answered previously. I think the answer is probably no, but if I'm making an Alternate Universe oath addition (this Soul Grinder is staring at me, demanding I start painting it) do I need to bother with pictures of my already completed oath since this isn't going to have an effect on my points total this month? Also I wish I could call my Plague Toads a themed group. Stupid set of 3 large but still 28mm models...
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May 21, 2013 23:26
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Oath Complete!  I would like this to be entered as a Themed Group Original:  Detektuv's Jurnal: Suiting Up I took a lot of pictures and figured I would post a lot of them:  Started just getting the metal basecoated  Then moved on to base coating the rest of the models  Here is one of my bases before I attached a guy to it  I changed one of the guys shirts color after deciding he needed a little more variety in his model's paint scheme.  Did some washes and highlighting and finished up a second model to go with the guy I speed painted.  Here are the rest of the infantry models with shading done.   The shields have holes in them and attach on metal bits, but leave little gaps, so i put in some green stuff to fill them, and then sanded it down.  Resulting in nice smooth shields. The last step was then to freehand the stripes onto the shields.  Here is a picture of the horse for my knight with the base coat on.   The Knight then comes together. In the original oath image you may notice all the infantry guys have bases. I kept this for the guy I speed painted, but didn't really like it so i ended up cutting the bases off of the other ones. I also messed with the knight of the realm a little bit as I really don't like the look of the grass things they have connected to each foot of the horse. I ended up cutting all of those off and just super gluing on foot to the base and another foot to a "rock" I made out of some cork board. Overall I really like how it turned out. Bonus Points: Backstory  Having traveled to the Boarder Kingdoms to slay Greenskins, Sir Laudunet of Carcassonne found that he was spending far too much time waiting for something to happen. Each castle he came too had been experiencing a lull in attacks, with rumors of Greenskin movement nearby. And yet no matter how long he waited Sir Laudunet had yet to find himself a battle. If he waited at a castle for a month the Greenskins would attack half a week after he left. If he stayed in a castle for 3 months they would attack after three months and a day. Several times he had turned back toward a caste a day after leaving it, only to find the battle already fought and won by the time he returned. Amongst those that he traveled with he heard whispers of Sir Laudunet the Impacient amongst other jabs at his honor. Each day he prayed to find battle, and each day he missed another close at hand opportunity. Strike A Pose  Sir Erec raised his sword in the air and gave a hell to alert his men. Seemingly out of nowhere a large group of Elves were approaching the tower. Seeing as they had not heard from their scouts for several days Sir Erec assumed the worst. While he only had a few men the tower would be provide cover from the archers taking up positions on the hills, and he could stop more than a few of the approaching Sword Masters from being able to fight at a time. Sir Erec's real fear was the lone wizard that appeared to be leading the opposing army. He sent a prayer to the lady and prepared for the battle he was sure would be his last. I also plan to do the In Battle Bonus as soon as I get a game in. Also: Alternative Universe Oath Competed:   Original:  WIP:   I had done this before: Pash posted:I, Pash, have completed Speed Painting! Edit:  Took a picture of my game the other day to the the In Battle! bonus point. Edit 2: I decided the original pictures sucked and wanted to get some better ones. Some are still a little blurry, but I am working with a phone camera here... Here they are:            
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May 21, 2013 23:35
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Weirdo posted:I, Weirdo, oath that I will paint these twenty Night Goblins for the month of May, made by Games Workshop Awwww, it's a baby! IrvingWashington posted:I, IrvingWashington, oath an additional 4 bases of 10mm Scourge infantry (5 dudes per base) from Hawk Wargames for my May oath. Thundercloud posted:I, Thundercloud. make an additional oath of 7 Klingon ships from the Starline 2500 line from Mongoose Publishing in 1/3125 scale, consisting of a C8 Dreadnought, a FD7 Fast Cruiser, a D6 Heavy Cruiser, a D5W New Heavy Cruiser, a D5 War Cruiser and 2 E4 Frigates. Accepted. Thundercloud posted:Is Sole Sushi ok? There've been a bunch of Oaths waiting to be approved for a couple of days but no approval post. I died several days ago. I've since gotten better. If you're in doubt about getting stuff done, as in waiting for me to accept or kick out a photo, just go ahead and do it. Don't have to wait for me to approve anything to get it painted--that'd be insane. EDIT: that goes for everyone, by the way; if you take the AP photo correctly, you won't see complaints from me, so get to workin', ya bunch of crazies.
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May 21, 2013 23:39
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I'm under the impression one of the other thread regulars lives with you, and they could check if you'd had an 'accident'. Auto-erotic asphyxiation has claimed too many goons already.
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May 21, 2013 23:46
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Woah now, I don't go in for that. Not only is it morally wrong, but
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May 21, 2013 23:52
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Fuegan posted:Hell yes new oath thread! Awesome OP krushgroove. Time to get stuck in! Just read the OP and yes, I do need to include my original oath it seems (figured it's better to have this and not the finished one since that might screw up the searching for finished oaths?) So I guess I, Fuegan, oath to complete this converted Soul Grinder in an Alternate Universe! 
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May 22, 2013 00:11
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Fuegan posted:Got a rules question which may have been answered previously. I think the answer is probably no, but if I'm making an Alternate Universe oath addition (this Soul Grinder is staring at me, demanding I start painting it) do I need to bother with pictures of my already completed oath since this isn't going to have an effect on my points total this month? You probably don't need to quote your original oath post, but just in case Leperflesh does need the reference, please go ahead and quote your post and do your Alternate Universe oath. The text in the Alt. Universe oath is probably a c&p leftover from the old-style oath addition - but no matter the quotes will probably help me keep track of Alternate Universe oaths when it comes to adding the completed pictures to the slideshow. There's a ton of slideshows to keep track of, so any help I get will be very...helpful. I'll probably think of a better way to keep track in the near future, so if anything changes as far as the process of making additional oaths, I'll post an update in the thread. e: well that's what I get for going back and forth to the OP and taking my time answering. But my line above stands - as far as I can see there's no real need to keep track of when Alternate Universe oaths are made, so I probably will change the quoting requirement soon.
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May 22, 2013 00:15
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Fuegan posted:I, Fuegan, oath to complete this converted Soul Grinder in an Alternate Universe! Accepted. Also, gross.
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May 22, 2013 00:15
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Alternate Universe oaths are tracked on their own sheet, so I don't need the regular oath quoted as long as you clearly indicate that it's an alternate universe oath. Krushgroove, I have a column that lists links to the oath and completed oath posts for alt universe, so you can use those to find the images for your slideshows. I do have one issue, which hasn't come up yet but probably will: how do I track when someone does more than one alternate universe oath. Haven't quite figured that one out yet.
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May 22, 2013 01:06
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If we qualified for a bonus that we forgot to mention, how do we go about claiming it? (I forgot to claim Double the Fun)
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May 22, 2013 01:22
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Achmed Jones posted:If we qualified for a bonus that we forgot to mention, how do we go about claiming it? (I forgot to claim Double the Fun) Please do all of the following:
Please do not edit your Oath Complete post after the monthly cutoff moment when all oaths are due.
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Zhent posted:So I understand that models need to be only basecoated or primed to qualify as starting oaths, but what if I've primed different parts of the same model white and black? So I need to prime it all black and then re-prime the wings of my model white again? OATH COMPLETE Finishing my first ever oath feels pretty good - Let me see what I can do to rack up some bonus points while I go here.    Detektuv's Jurnal  First shot. Bikes have been primed, bases have been soaked and scrubbed. Bases are from Dragonforge, one of the thread sponsors and I feel like I should keep mentioning that. I love his stuff, I have another 48 bases of this cobblestone pattern for the rest of my Ravenwing army and god knows how many for my Sons of Horus.  Second shot. Bikes are highlighted with grey and a 50/50 grey/white mix. Bases are primed black and airbrushed Minitaire Clay Red.  Third Shot. Bike bits have been painted, bases have been finished, and bikes are now attached to bases. From here to the complete shot there is some weathering of the tires, the headlights, and then some varnishing. The Parts List: Bases: Dragonforge Cobblestone Rubble bases. Painted with Minitaire Dark Leather, Red Clay, and Scorching Red. Alternating washes of Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil Models: GW Attack Bikes. Primed with Vallejo Surface black primer. Highlights are Minitaire Charred Stone, Base Grey, and Dusty Ground. Reds are Minitaire Nebula Red. Greens are Minitaire Orc Complexion. Chrome is GW Leadbelcher, highlighted with GW Ironbreaker. Headlight is Minitaire Spellslinger Blue, Sky Blue, and Snow White. Also used are Secret Weapon weathering powders Rust Red and Rust Brown.
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Leperflesh posted:Buffalo, would you like your dudes to be a Themed Group? Is the Themed Group a one time thing or monthly?
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May 22, 2013 06:44
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Buffalo squeeze posted:Is the Themed Group a one time thing or monthly? Monthly entry to a bi-monthly prize draw.
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I was wondering - would a group of zombies be obviously themed enough to qualify for Themed Group, even if they were all dressed differently? My Zombicide bonus minis arrived 1-2 weeks back, and I was thinking about doing 5+ of the undead heroes as an entry next month.
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ineptmule posted:Monthly entry to a bi-monthly prize draw. Alright, then consider my May oath a Themed Group.
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Leperflesh posted:I do have one issue, which hasn't come up yet but probably will: how do I track when someone does more than one alternate universe oath. Haven't quite figured that one out yet. I wouldn't worry about it - since only the completed Alternate Universe oaths count towards the random draw for those, and each person gets a single entry to the draw no matter how many times they do an AU oath, it's only necessary to keep track of one completed AU oath. (I'll check the OP as soon as I type this to be sure) e: yes, it's as I thought: Alternate Universe Oath prize Anyone who completes an Alternate Universe additional oath will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from the online retailer of your choice, courtesy of goon Zhent!
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Iris of Ether posted:I was wondering - would a group of zombies be obviously themed enough to qualify for Themed Group, even if they were all dressed differently? My Zombicide bonus minis arrived 1-2 weeks back, and I was thinking about doing 5+ of the undead heroes as an entry next month. Yeah, definitely. I've said before that while eg. military units or sports teams clearly count as themed groups, I'm actually more excited to see what people might do with groups of civilians* or gangs, warbands etc. that aren't wearing uniforms or whatever that STILL look like they belong together. Unified painting styles and basing, for example, are good ways to tie them together. * living or dead! 
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May 22, 2013 09:03
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Zhent posted:OATH COMPLETE These look really cool. I especially like the lighting effect on the front. Was that airbrushed on? Looks sweet. That said, drill your barrels! 
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Silly rules question, is it ok to be converting / building stuff prior to declaring your oath? i.e. I want to spend a bunch of time building a completely awesome base for a model before the next oath period starts. I'm pretty sure this is covered in the rules somewhere but I'm being thick and can't see it 
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enri posted:Silly rules question, is it ok to be converting / building stuff prior to declaring your oath? i.e. I want to spend a bunch of time building a completely awesome base for a model before the next oath period starts. I'm pretty sure this is covered in the rules somewhere but I'm being thick and can't see it Yes - it's a painting oath thread, not a building/conversion oath thread. Part of the range of things done to make it more inviting to skirmish/historical players.
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krushgroove posted:Yes - it's a painting oath thread, not a building/conversion oath thread. Part of the range of things done to make it more inviting to skirmish/historical players. Excellent, ta for the clarification 
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Achmed Jones posted:
I forgot to claim Double the fun in the post linked above. I'd love it if a judge could fix that for me! I have edited the relevant information into the bottom of that post. Thank you!
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Achmed Jones posted:I forgot to claim Double the fun in the post linked above. I'd love it if a judge could fix that for me! I have edited the relevant information into the bottom of that post. Thank you! Psst.. I think double the fun is for detektiv jurnals, not bonus points and as we're only on month one, there isn't two jurnals to do on one oath entry yet  judges, correct me if I'm wrong!
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