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The Battle for Malta
Niblebitzer
 Post subject: The Battle for Malta
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:29 am 
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I think sanding bases off will work fine if you have cut small base size holes to the diorama's base. If sand moves, narrow gap between hole and base will keep enough sand to hide most obvious. Just remember to paint holes and base edges to ground base colour.

I think early plan looks a bit too crowded. You dont have space for scenic details.
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vanvlak
 Post subject: The Battle for Malta
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:40 am 
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(Niblebitzer @ Jan. 02 2008,07:29)
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I think sanding bases off will work fine if you have cut small base size holes to the diorama's base. If sand moves, narrow gap between hole and base will keep enough sand to hide most obvious. Just remember to paint holes and base edges to ground base colour.

I think early plan looks a bit too crowded. You dont have space for scenic details.

Hmmm - sounds good.
Crowding - I agree!
I think I got a bit carried away. In fact there's an imbalance between Chaos and the Imperium which has to be redressed. the crowding does make it look a bit like a John Blanche pic, though, so I'm still tempted..... but I think I will have to remove some stuff, if only for practical purposes!

Thanks again Nib.  :cool:

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 Post subject: The Battle for Malta
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:47 pm 
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BTW, I started sanding the DRM bases that were molded too thick in early releases. Only a couple packs have them. Easy, but my fingers are sore ! :O

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vanvlak
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:00 pm 
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You should get a small sander, L-4 :)

Meanwhile: I've settled on 3 projects in the end, and depending on how they'll turn out, I'll enter 2 or all 3 of them.
One is the Epic battle scene I'd mentioned above; the second is a very small diorama showing 3 Baccus Command Horizon tanks. The third is in 28mm scale, an idea i'd had. A bit bizarre. All three are in progress - couldn't quite finish one before starting the others, could I?

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:41 pm 
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Yep, my finger tips are still sore ! But the deed is done, (thank the Gods !) ! Only one "WIA", the clippers slipped ! :O And crushed/cut the troopers legs off ! ?OUCH ! ?But a little "meatball surgury" - legs from the bitz box and green stuff - good as new, especially when painted ! ?:D




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vanvlak
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:11 am 
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Update - well, one down, 3 to go, but I found a new project idea - see it all on the Vanblog in WikiWikiWikiWiki(help-how-do-you-stop)WikiWar.

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