Pablonius Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Sup guys, not really a big forum poster but I felt like sharing my latest project that I have just begun. I am working on magnetising the avatar Vikis so that I may use them as both the avatar and the seperate Viks as I am not really a fan of the current moulds. First batch of pics: More to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Nice idea, and it looks good. I imagine the Vik with the Masamune is going to need some hefty magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablonius Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 well as you (possibly) can see the sword vik has 4 small magnets arranged 2x2 as I thought that a single bar of magnets wouldnt keep her up right, and then there is a small washer visible for those magnets to grab and it holds her there very well (enough so that i can pick her up by (both av base and standard) with the gun vik I have arranged the magnets the same and also thought that she would need bigger/stonger magnets, but she stands fine, my drill ran out of charge so I have to wait to keep going but I have the avatar base all set up, the only difference being that the holes on the deck have two magnets side by side held in with some putty, just gotta finish the gun viks standard base and I can start painting I will post a pic of them all once i have finished drilling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablonius Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Here they are completed (magnetising that is) painting will start soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudgeBlack Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Nicely done, they really look good. Have you tried magnets on the fig and another set in the base? I find the bond with magnets on both halves much stronger than magnet on metal (especially if they are in direct contact). Look forward to seeing them painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triblayne Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 That is a great idea. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinncent Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Nice, this idea is promising, so keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 It looks cool But, I would switch positions, and get the one going low, higher! So it is more equalised But thats just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablonius Posted July 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 @MudgeBlack: Yea I have reinforced each of the connections now with magnets, and its not alot stronger @Guardian: Like I just mentioned to MudgeBlack, having now reinforced them with more magnets I am still able to switch positions but they will now have to face the other way due to the positioning of the magnets (altho now that I think about it I could probably just pop the magnets of the viks feet and reverse them) Its not the first project with magnets either...I have about 9 individual (colour coded) Steampunk Arachnids that are each on a plastic cog with a metal washer under it and 9 30mm and 3 40mm bases loaded with magnets One other thing with the Viks that I was considering was to cut off the GIGANTIC Masamune and having the standard (non avatar) one magnetised as well and switching them when they avatar up, but it would have been pretty hard to keep the connection strong with only two small magnets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Can't wait to see some paint on these models! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Nice idea and very good execution, looking forward to seeing more! progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablonius Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) LOL! Viruk, I just checked out your painting blog and am now finding myself a little hesitant to post my pics when they are done :S I will post them but I aint gonna feel good about it EDIT: and here they are...(didnt really enjoy painting these in the end but they turned out acceptable atleast ) Edited July 9, 2012 by Pablonius adding photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Personally, I'm not a big fan of gloss varnish but it doesn't change the fact that the paintjob is very good :1_Happy_Puppet2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablonius Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Its supposed to be matte varnish, I think a combination of the camera flash and the not yet dry varnish makes it LOOK glossy (i dont like gloss either ) but thanks for the compliment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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