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So I'll just have to find a way to incorporate a turkey then.

Glad to hear that it has not been written off.

I will be very disappointed if it doesn't happen this year. I've been saving a project specifically for Rotten Harvest.

Looks great. Although I second the idea of adding blood to his hands/knuckles.

I forgot to address the chalk drawings on the back of the wall- I wanted to have some children's artwork featured in this crew (which will feature more prominently in the other models in the crew), so instead of just approximating what a child would do, I enlisted my 4 year old niece to draw me some pictures of Lord Chompy Bits. She did so with great fervor, only explaining that the pictures she drew were actually of Lord Chompy Bits Mom. So, you have a chalk drawing of Lord Chompy Bits' mom that I copied from my niece's drawing on the back wall. You will see some clearer pictures of 'her' on the other crew members.

That's brilliant!

I am blown away by what you are doing with this crew. It's the sort of blown away where I go back and forth between inspiration to do my own models and despair that I should just through away my stuff because its crap compared to this. Honestly, I believe that's a sign I am viewing something truly great!

Damn! He looks great.

You sir, have done a damn fine job. I was impressed by all of your minis. And even found a little inspiration to.start on my own nico crew.

Fantastic! What a great idea. Also, brilliant tip on the craft scissors for the shingles. I always hate that part of terrain building, and your idea really simplifies it.

I got the bone field.bases from secret weapon because I wanted to run with the nightmare idea. Pools of bones and blood seemed appropriate.

http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=33_67

Great pieces of terrain and awesome bases for your crews. I'm looking forward to seeing what they'll look like finished.

Well done! You're whole crew looks great together. I really dig the bases.

Do you mean their superglue or the regular gorilla glue?

Read post #25 above, he already filled in my lack of knowledge about the question.

Thanks for sharing! I'm going to steal those building layouts, I was suffering from a little analysis paralysis. I just couldn't decide where to start.

Fantastic! Absolutely inspiring, I'm looking forward to seeing the painted version.

"superglue" tends to be on the brittle side I've found. It can shatter if dropped just right. Gorilla Glue makes a Glue that has some rubber (i believe) in the formula to try to add some "give" to the joint. It seems to work pretty well.

I do still pin everything I can though.

I use gorilla wood glue all the time, and I've got some of the original industrial, water-activated glue. But that doesn't seem appropriate for minis. Is there another kind that I'm not aware of?

Another trick you can use is to place a small bit of porous paper (coffee filter for instance) between the two surfaces you wish to glue. This strengthens the glue bonding quite a bit. You can even burn off excess paper with a lighter. This has been a technique I've been using with great success for 20 years.

Well that's a new idea. Never heard of anything like that before. But if it'll help me get the peacekeeper together without pinning the arms, that's great.

Looks fantastic! It's so natural looking, the regular model looks like it is missing something now, in comparison.

Yeah they look like a great option for terrain. I'm still considering them, but its hard to argue against waiting for terraclips right now.

Akso, impressive job with the hand lettering, it looks great.

Love the tutorials! Great job. I'm definitely going to use them.

Thanks!

Seeing this thread again reminds me that I haven't done enough with my models since football season began. Now that the superbowl is right around the corner, maybe I'll get back to it.

My envy continues to grow. Some day I'd love to put together a board that awesome.

You sir, are a damn good painter. I am simply envious and in awe.

Like him a lot. I'm thinking of doing a very similar thing with my guild bases. Would you mind sharing your technique? (maybe the specific paints you used)

Holy crap! That is just amazing. I love them all. But Samuel L. Seamus is my favorite. The flesh on the belles is spectacular though.

Wow, they all look great, but the chihuahua is top notch, great presentation.

Great models, I really like your interpretation of Rasputina and the tats on the convict.