tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post1094919113234014353..comments2024-03-02T08:50:59.158+10:30Comments on The Thunder Guard: Some Finished Men!! (and some WIP)Col. Acklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103880865894526372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post-79010639027084442472012-10-24T08:51:17.892+10:302012-10-24T08:51:17.892+10:30Thanks for stopping by guys and checking it all ou...Thanks for stopping by guys and checking it all out :)Col. Acklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103880865894526372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post-13597811011929475362012-10-24T07:51:14.759+10:302012-10-24T07:51:14.759+10:30Haha, fantastic, i never would have guessed it was...Haha, fantastic, i never would have guessed it was just dirt! No it looks really good, its a really nice base especially in large numbers.Bufferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760231317600749021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post-21735995175137133172012-10-24T04:04:10.087+10:302012-10-24T04:04:10.087+10:30Good gawds sir, that is a lot of painted minis! We...Good gawds sir, that is a lot of painted minis! Well done indeed. The pictures really give life to the units. <br /><br />Always love an extra long praetorian update. :)Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post-34062917134498108332012-10-24T02:08:26.836+10:302012-10-24T02:08:26.836+10:30That's the artillery, always at the cutting ed...That's the artillery, always at the cutting edge of military technology ;)Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post-43249491871001652632012-10-23T23:41:02.106+10:302012-10-23T23:41:02.106+10:30Thanks!! The earth is actually a bit of a cheat - ...Thanks!! The earth is actually a bit of a cheat - I just use dirt and rocks. <br />To be more useful, I do try to copy the real environment. Where my parents live, there is sparse open barren ground (stony deserts), and the grasses grow in big clumps so I have copied that. Also all the rock is actual slate that I have broken up to the rough scale that it looks in the real environment. <br />I'm glad that you said that it looks realistic because sometimes Im not sure if people get the stony desert/rocky range look that I was aiming for.<br />It should be said that I can't do green grassy bases- I can't get it to look right because Im not surrounded about that naturally.<br />So yeah look at nature and copy the details like where does the grass grow- in my case it frequently grows next to and from under the rocks so I do that. Lastly, I keep a jar in my car so i can scup up some dirt when I'm travelling about which i find really handy. Col. Acklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103880865894526372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278948911045039954.post-33791097067047103902012-10-23T22:08:12.183+10:302012-10-23T22:08:12.183+10:30Wow, super impressive work, that Platoon looks abs...Wow, super impressive work, that Platoon looks absolutely fantastic! I love the bases, can I ask how you got such a really nice earth like effect?Bufferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760231317600749021noreply@blogger.com