Outlaw's Dustcutter For the Win!
Thanks Speedy xxx
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Thursday, 19 May 2016
What's that Comin' over the Hill . . . .
During the Unfinished Business Kickstarter, I really wanted to get into the Watchers for WWX. But, as is always the way, I was in a financial position where the real world got in the way (I won't bore you, its just the account of a family bereavement and being a responsible adult).
So, as far as the Kickstarter was concerned, I was in for a Dollar - so I could order the Kickstarter only miniatures (which are all lovely).
Even so, the Watchers weren't far from my mind.
Fast Forward to today - and my Watchers Faction Starter Box arrived, oh happy day!
Of course the Base Inserts I was designing to go with them were an abject failure (which is a slight disappointment) but luckily I had already ordered so Desert Base Inserts to go with them!
So, as far as the Kickstarter was concerned, I was in for a Dollar - so I could order the Kickstarter only miniatures (which are all lovely).
Even so, the Watchers weren't far from my mind.
Fast Forward to today - and my Watchers Faction Starter Box arrived, oh happy day!
Of course the Base Inserts I was designing to go with them were an abject failure (which is a slight disappointment) but luckily I had already ordered so Desert Base Inserts to go with them!
Disastrous Approach and another Method
After a DISASTROUS result making my own Base Inserts (don't worry, I will be trying again) my good mate Garry Ewing has been making his own, out of some old (as in he cant remember where from) resin bases, hobby supplies, and good old determination!
I think you will have to agree that Garry's basing style is excellent and really works well!
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Who Watches the Watchers (and their Bases)
With my ordered Watchers arrival impending, and me not wanting to base EVERYTHING with the same bases (my Outlaws are on Town Base Inserts, my Lawmen on Desert Base Inserts - at the Moment, the plan is for the Enlightened to also be on Desert Base Inserts but that might change).
What to Do? I thought to myself, as the only Base Inserts are from Outlaw themselves (as the base sizes are different to other games) - I know, I'll create some of my own just for the watchers.
First off, I use my circle cutter to make discs of plasti-card that fitted inside the tops of the WWX Bases - one large, one medium, and six small (as there are generally more small based models, I felt variety was important here).
Next I used instant mold to take pressings of parts (ONLY parts - more would be naughty) of the official WWX Scatter Terrain, to at least attempt to make the bases look appropriate to the game setting - I AVOIDED skulls, and went for the more techy elements. Because I wanted it to look like the Watchers were trampling Human civilization underfoot.
Unfortunately one of the components didn't turn out, the casting came out twisted and deformed - not a big loss, as I had enough with the ones that came out.
Next I trimmed them and glued them to the discs - good old Gorilla Glue was used, its a thicker Superglue so I had a little time to move things around if I wasn't happy with the initial placement (I was, but that's not the point - it's nice to have lee-way).
Once the glue had cured, I used simple wall filler to bulk up the base inserts around the WWX debris - and then, finished off using Citadel Paints Agrellan Earth, and Astrogranite to add eventual texture when the inserts were dry.
What to Do? I thought to myself, as the only Base Inserts are from Outlaw themselves (as the base sizes are different to other games) - I know, I'll create some of my own just for the watchers.
First off, I use my circle cutter to make discs of plasti-card that fitted inside the tops of the WWX Bases - one large, one medium, and six small (as there are generally more small based models, I felt variety was important here).
Unfortunately one of the components didn't turn out, the casting came out twisted and deformed - not a big loss, as I had enough with the ones that came out.
Next I trimmed them and glued them to the discs - good old Gorilla Glue was used, its a thicker Superglue so I had a little time to move things around if I wasn't happy with the initial placement (I was, but that's not the point - it's nice to have lee-way).
Once the glue had cured, I used simple wall filler to bulk up the base inserts around the WWX debris - and then, finished off using Citadel Paints Agrellan Earth, and Astrogranite to add eventual texture when the inserts were dry.
They're still kinda soft and wet at the moment, but after being left to dry overnight - we SHOULD see something cool by tomorrow . . . . . .
AND SO IT BEGINS!
Even though I've been into WWX for some time (since the very first Kickstarter in fact), Work, Family, and Health Crisis' have gotten in the way time and again - it's only in the last couple of Months I've really been in the position to start achieving my self set WWX Goals.
My hands are still kind of bad (early onset arthritis) but getting better with the Warmer Weather - so I've been resolved to assembling EVERYTHING, getting them Under-coated - and making a start on painting things properly (my earliest attempts were horrible).
Even so, I've reached the point where playing with unpainted/improperly prepared Miniatures is becoming irritating- so the time for more direct action was rapidly approaching.
I already knew I wanted the Watchers, I'd avoided the Unfinished Business KS like the plague - I know damn well I'd go into it too hard and heavy - but I still pledged for the KS Only bits and bobs (which I'm glad I did because the Jim Peterson model is gorgeous).
I sold off two of My Armies (my Union and my Warrior Nation) mainly because I wasn't as into them as the other three (Outlaws, Enlightened, and Lawmen) and I still had my eye on the Watchers (of which, I have some on the way - more on that in a later Post) - and wanted to expand my Outlaws and my Lawmen.
SO MUCH TO DO! - And I can't Wait!
The Start of my Outlaw Assembly Line
My hands are still kind of bad (early onset arthritis) but getting better with the Warmer Weather - so I've been resolved to assembling EVERYTHING, getting them Under-coated - and making a start on painting things properly (my earliest attempts were horrible).
Even so, I've reached the point where playing with unpainted/improperly prepared Miniatures is becoming irritating- so the time for more direct action was rapidly approaching.
OMG TOO MUCH STUFF!
The Merc called Jim Peterson
As I showed the Guys in the Regulators Facebook Group, I've even started on my Terrain too!
The General Store has its Grand Opening
SO MUCH TO DO! - And I can't Wait!
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