28mmMan 15 Dec 2010 9:22 a.m. PST
Ahhh real devil music :)
I like Eddie and the crew, but head banging music tends to get my blood pressure up and leaves me a bit agitated.
It must be the back beat dun dun dun dun dun dunt de dun :)
I saw on another post that the bloatfly is cat sized
that is small in 15mm :(
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How about one challenge a week, after the holidays?
Something that keeps with a current project for one and then the other
I am working on 15mm non-humanoid aliens (got a goal of 50-60 and have 20+ in various WIP stages)
do you have a current project direction?
Battle Miniatures Emporium 15 Dec 2010 1:20 p.m. PST
Hello 28MMM
You know for an old fat man i am kind of busy.
I am working to build an entire world in 15Mm. This is a RPG game my best friends played and helped me build over the last 10 years. It is called TOMORROW BLACK and is set in the far future. Basically I have been working on this setting and game for the last several yeas, and now I am finally able to do the miniatures for it.
So hell yes, we can do a 15MM sculpture EVERY WEEK starting January first.
How is that?
BTW: I have decided to turn these MURG Flies into a little swarm, so I going to get the others started and then show you a group shot, with bases.
Theses flies hang out in what I call The Blackened places, and with the Murghast fellows.
link
Devil Music keeps me awake
lol.
28mmMan 15 Dec 2010 5:01 p.m. PST
"Domani il nero" (Tomorrow Black
in Italian)
Sounds like fun
I am a collector of all things post apocalyptic, especially RPG's
if you are looking for a fresh set of eyes I am available :)
When Jan 01 comes around, the challenge will be either a post apoc type or alien type depending on the week
So each month, in theory we would each have two minis for our particular mission and two that would be fun and potentially useful.
That said, the ones that are not mission productive need only be done to the recognizable state
leaving time to work on the more productive miniatures.
The mission owner for that week dictates the challenge?
The extra minis would offer practice if nothing else and at least for me, I do not mind building a library of post apoc miniatures.
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The challenger should establish a good description:
example
three armed, 8', two legs, reptilian, long tail, tail club/spike/etc. (alien)
or
example
humanoid mutant, with hand cannon and giant hammer, scavenger type, fits the name "Dren the Hammer"
or
even better a picture/drawing of the intended subject link
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How does that sound?
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PS
Now that I have found out the bloatfly is the size of a cat I have started another one
shooting for the size of a 15mm man's head :)
28mmMan 15 Dec 2010 10:18 p.m. PST
All righty then, here is my third shot at the bloatfly link posed next to a Khurasan 15mm Lhurgg trooper for scale.
This should be more on track for the size noted; large house cat.
infojunky 16 Dec 2010 2:29 a.m. PST
Hey guys those are great.
28mmMan 16 Dec 2010 7:13 a.m. PST
Thanks, I am real happy with the latest one :)
Battle Miniatures Emporium 16 Dec 2010 11:02 a.m. PST
Well looks like "Third time is the charm." for your efforts on this lil guy.
NICE!
Sexy
almost
lol.
Okay, on the contest.
I like what you have purposed, so let's go with it.
My only point is that we keep the subject generic.
I am doing specific critters for TOMORROW BLACK. This is not going to be an issue really, because I will simply not include a core monster from my setting into any of OUR Contest.
I think we should be general with some topics also.
For example, if you say "Joe this week I want to sculpt a female with a BIG Gun."
I think we should do what we like then
for example mine will likely be a Sci-Fi gal
but she might look like Angelina Joelie, or she could be a horrid mutant thing.
Wait
there ain't much difference there
Oops
You get the idea I think.
Now if you want to do a concept like the Bloat Fly, that is cool too, but again lets keep it generic.
Some ideas I want to get into these weeklies for January; Generic Human Males & Females, Mutant Animals, and Bizarre Protoplasmic Things.
I think it would be cool to also take suggestions from our Brothers Of The One Five.
How is all of that sounding (reading
lol) to you Ray Ray Boy?
Joseph
28mmMan 16 Dec 2010 4:57 p.m. PST
Ok sounds good to me. We will alternate week to week, with the other guy choosing the next week's subject
unless our fellow TMPers provide us with a challenge
I would be up for either way.
And I would welcome anyone else who wants to join in :)
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What would you say to a pig-man
mutant. No great amount of description, just pig-man.
Battle Miniatures Emporium 16 Dec 2010 6:06 p.m. PST
Cool. Now what do we call this weekly sculpt-a-thon?
"Daddy Joe & Ray`s Weekly Sculpt"
"Daddy Ray & Joe's Weekly Sculpt"
"The Big Daddies Weekly Sculpt"
What do you think?
I like the Pig Guy idea.
Joseph
28mmMan 16 Dec 2010 6:50 p.m. PST
How about what the subject is?
week 01 : TMP 15mm Pig-Man challenge
week 02 : TMP 15mm " insert "
Each week a new thread opens with the weekly challenge in the title.
28mmMan 16 Dec 2010 9:47 p.m. PST
Joseph,
I had a thought.
How about a theme, say for a team?
Salute of the Jugger or Blood of Heroes link has always been a favorite of mine
think mad max/road warrior + land hockey :)
Why don't we commit to a five man team from a post apocalyptic setting? Dirt, dust, dog heads
One member a week.
At the end of the project we should have a viable team of miniatures.
How about that?
The players:
quick or quik
no weapon, only one allowed to carry the dog skull (they raise dogs for food) and to plant on the stake
chain or net
a ranged weapon made of chain or rope that is swung overhead to create a protected zone for the quick to sneak by or to keep another player at bay much like a tire chain attached to a short staff picture
and three enforcers or blockers
a staff weapon of choice
no blades, spikes, or chains
think hockey sticks with another functional end
club, hook, T, Y, L, or other
remember it is a sport and while players get hurt, seriously in some cases, these are sports tools not direct weapons.
three substitutes are allowed in the game and a manager that heckles, makes deals, and coaches
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The chain guy and the quick are partners, the chain tries to barrel down the field clearing a path and then the quick blasts through an opening to get to the stake at the end of the field
anyone can strike at the quick, but only the quicks can carry the skull
the guards can move the skull with their sticks/staffs but can not plant the skull on the stake
guards can pin a fallen player by sitting on them or holding them down with their stick/staff
any player can hit another player, but the plan is to strike to stun rather than maim.
Interested?
Battle Miniatures Emporium 17 Dec 2010 6:51 a.m. PST
Why heck yeah.
Let's do it.
Can you write it up as a list so I can reefer to it like a roster?
I was going to do some MAD MAX Thunderdoom figures anyhow, so this is just as cool me thinks
and the PIG Guy could be the Reff
lol
with a big chain saw to mark the field, and keep players in line.
I think the weekly name is fine, it IS the event, but the project as a whole needs a name.
What say we just go with "Big Daddies Sculpt-A-Thon"
Unless you have something better
I would like to set up a Blog for it, and post links to the TMP weekly topics9Challenges), and post each weeks successes (lol
or Failures) at the Blog.
I want to post a raw armature first thing on Monday, so that everybody KNOWS that the weeks sculpt really did just get started that week
lol
on MONDAY. Then we show WIPs and chat and holler and cat call until FRIDAY which is the Day Of Truth when we post our COMPLETED work, for that week.
Sound good?
28mmMan 17 Dec 2010 9:16 p.m. PST
The Grand 150μm 7 day Sculpting Challenge ?
or
These are few of my favorite things
15mm Sculpting Challenge ?
If we start on Monday with armatures then wouldn't Sunday be the as completed as possible show day?
The Jugger game is strictly sticks (well some chain/net) and stones (thrown against a gong of sorts, as a timer).
Best thing is to watch the movie if possible
it is far away from Blood Bowl or the same.
More like five man field hockey.
For a roster, the team is basically your stereo typical five person roster
there are women on the teams in the movie, but unless they were mutants I suspect it was more a chance to show some boobies rather than expressing female equality.
Five man team
(example)
Tyr Town Redhands (red paint hand print on the face for game day)
manager
caries the supplies, trade materials, food/water
shares the wealth without playing
usually a retired (injured) veteran player
pusher
team captain and best all round player
the movie did not have any quicks or chains as pushers, and these makes sense as they are driven to clear as much ground as possible and score
the pusher plays in the center of the field guiding the action with voice and hands on attention.
blockers
two players work to stop the forward movement of the opposing team's quick and chain. Usually big and strong
think lineman with a staff with a big T and club on either end.
chain
usually tall and swings a homemade chain net that creates an umbrella of protection for the quick or a damage screen to block the oncoming team members
and yes guarding the stake (goal) is allowed but that leaves your quick unprotected.
quick
usually small and fast fast
think a forward from soccer and an MMA fighter
hands on
punching, kicking, biting, etc.. They are the only ones who can carry the dog skull (ball) and more importantly place it on the stake.
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So in the strictest of interpretations, which is certainly not required by any means, that is that.
Five on five
one quick, one chain, and three guards/blockers
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For this idea I would stick with this in exacting detail, but you can have and should have whatever details that interest you :)
Now I am the first guy to include mutants, but for my first five they will just be people.
There was a quick in the movie, the dogboy, who got injured
he had a ugly face, acted with canine behaviors, even drank water by lapping
if he was a mutant then it was marginal and within reasonable tolerances like those we see today
heights of 3'-7' +/- several inches, full ranges of skin tones with even some patterns picture picture , as well as odd minor mutations picture picture
So reasonable mutants
bigger, taller, stronger, tougher, as well as internal ones like increased healing, heightened digestive system, woven bones (nearly unbreakable), etc. could be inserted without busting the damn.
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All that said, the players could be anything you want
orcs, pig-men, mutants, normals, frog-men, whatever.
I am going to shoot for a somewhat normal five
little guy, a couple average types, and a couple big or tall guys.
Thoughts?
Battle Miniatures Emporium 18 Dec 2010 8:05 a.m. PST
I have seen this film, a few times. I just wanted you to make us a team list write up
lol.
I was going to make a fighting pit for my future town terrain, and this is going to be the first set of figures in it.
Very fun.
I will do humans for my team too, with that Pig Mutant referee, or maybe he is just a fat guy with a mask on
dunno, but he will have a chain saw.
I think these guys could also be used in Gladiatorial games, the wild stuff of Mad Max, you know.
On the name
how about: "The Weekly One Five"
Simple and says what it is.
I think we could go 6 days
then rest
lol
and talk about what is to be done next, on the seventh day.
So on Monday we post our ideas, intentions, and an armature, with any images we feel are appropriate, for our proposed master pieces.
We work all week, posting WIP's and crap talk
lol
and post our completed works on Saturday.
Sunday we chat up the next project and start it all again on Monday.
Zound ghood Chomrhade?