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« on: 06 September 2013, 23:40:31 »
First mini I have painted in about a year. Being a harsh critic of yourself really hurts halfway through any project. After ignoring myself I think it came out pretty good.



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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #1 on: 07 September 2013, 01:32:47 »
Looks great, Spector. And always nice to see aon old MFUK mini given the treatment O0

I have found with mine, inserting a washer to restore the height lost when the MFUK team molested an Unseen Longbow mini with a razor saw is a good idea.

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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #2 on: 07 September 2013, 03:01:48 »
Sweet O0.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #3 on: 07 September 2013, 04:00:45 »
well done O0
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #4 on: 07 September 2013, 06:50:19 »
It's nicely done.  I was wondering, however, if there was a way to hold the tip of the muzzle blast together.  The effect is fantastic but loses me at the end where it seems the muzzle flash dissipates at several points instead of combining to one point - IMO.

Beautiful!
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #5 on: 07 September 2013, 07:16:50 »
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #6 on: 07 September 2013, 08:37:23 »
Quote from: john blackwell on 07 September 2013, 06:50:19
It's nicely done.  I was wondering, however, if there was a way to hold the tip of the muzzle blast together.  The effect is fantastic but loses me at the end where it seems the muzzle flash dissipates at several points instead of combining to one point - IMO.

Beautiful!
JB

Maybe a smidge of school glue. A little twist workd too. It is just a cotton ball, this will be a working model and it will always be messed from rides in the mini case.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #7 on: 07 September 2013, 08:40:39 »
Quote from: worktroll on 07 September 2013, 01:32:47
Looks great, Spector. And always nice to see aon old MFUK mini given the treatment O0

I have found with mine, inserting a washer to restore the height lost when the MFUK team molested an Unseen Longbow mini with a razor saw is a good idea.

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With the old longbow being on the short side to start I didn't notice the shrink.

Next goal is to make a longbow with the MFUK body.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #8 on: 07 September 2013, 08:46:06 »
Quote from: Spector on 06 September 2013, 23:40:31
First mini I have painted in about a year. Being a harsh critic of yourself really hurts halfway through any project. After ignoring myself I think it came out pretty good.





Looks good.  Especially the flame from the barrel, if you can keep it intact its far better looking than the molded flame effect bits
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #9 on: 07 September 2013, 09:51:24 »
That is really cool lookin', using cotton like that is a great idea! O0 O0
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #10 on: 07 September 2013, 12:33:39 »
I agree.  The cotton looks more like a muzzle flash than cast-flashes.

I just had a thought.  Has anyone cast a muzzle flash with a magnet and the barrel with another?  The flash would be removable . . .

 :(  unless the barrels are simply too small for this to be practical.

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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #11 on: 07 September 2013, 14:14:41 »
Quote from: john blackwell on 07 September 2013, 12:33:39
I agree.  The cotton looks more like a muzzle flash than cast-flashes.

I just had a thought.  Has anyone cast a muzzle flash with a magnet and the barrel with another?  The flash would be removable . . .

 :(  unless the barrels are simply too small for this to be practical.

JB

Be a great idea for storage and transport....
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #12 on: 07 September 2013, 14:48:14 »
For the cotton effect drill out and put a pin in the barrel where it is sticking out about 1/8th of an inch give or take. Coat it in superglue and shove a cotton ball on it and let the glue dry. Pull the ball off and it naturally makes the muzzle flash shape. And you can get a giant bag of cotton balls for the same price of a cinematic or can of spray foam.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #13 on: 07 September 2013, 17:08:55 »
which sculpt is this?  I have never seen it before.
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« Reply #14 on: 07 September 2013, 17:21:24 »
RPUK Rifleman II. It is now OOP and falls under the unseen I do believe.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #15 on: 07 September 2013, 23:58:00 »
OOP, never canon, but oddly enough not Unseen.

Minis are always "seeable". Art was only ever the problem. However, for consistency, CGL elects not to use any art not developed in-house, and not to use minis based on the unseen art in their official works (books, games, etc).  You're welcome to post images of any minis you own (barring a few restrictions around illegal/garage copies).

The MFUK minis were more or less only ever kitbashed combinations of mini parts (although David McCulloch, aka MacAttack, did draw a few up from the minis, IIRC). So there's no art problem per se. Ral Partha Europe decided to pull them from production last year, so it's not a big issue any more.

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« Reply #16 on: 08 September 2013, 10:03:55 »
I've heard of the Mech Force UK minis, but this is the first one I've ever seen.  Is there a website that displays them all?
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« Reply #17 on: 08 September 2013, 10:34:48 »
Quote from: worktroll on 07 September 2013, 23:58:00
OOP, never canon, but oddly enough not Unseen.

Minis are always "seeable". Art was only ever the problem. However, for consistency, CGL elects not to use any art not developed in-house, and not to use minis based on the unseen art in their official works (books, games, etc).  You're welcome to post images of any minis you own (barring a few restrictions around illegal/garage copies).

The MFUK minis were more or less only ever kitbashed combinations of mini parts (although David McCulloch, aka MacAttack, did draw a few up from the minis, IIRC). So there's no art problem per se. Ral Partha Europe decided to pull them from production last year, so it's not a big issue any more.

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I always though a few did fall under the unseen catagory. The RFL II, Warhammer IIC variant they had, and their Cestus because they borrowed heavily from the HG minis. You learn somthing new every day.

I wonder how well the non-RAC rifleman arms look on a longbow?
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #18 on: 08 September 2013, 10:44:25 »
Looking good.   Did you free hand the markings?

Have you tried using steel wool instead of cotton?  Either way you could drill out the barrel,  attach the smoke via a pin-glue the smoke to the pin butdont glue it in the barrel that way you could take it out for transportation and storage.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #19 on: 08 September 2013, 10:47:48 »
Quote from: john blackwell on 07 September 2013, 12:33:39
I agree.  The cotton looks more like a muzzle flash than cast-flashes.

I just had a thought.  Has anyone cast a muzzle flash with a magnet and the barrel with another?  The flash would be removable . . .

 :(  unless the barrels are simply too small for this to be practical.

JB

One of the guys in my group has a muzzle flash on a pin for a Hunchback of his.  not as secure as a magnet but it does the job.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #20 on: 08 September 2013, 11:28:27 »
Steel wool is an interesting idea. Though it is a bit fiddly to work with. The nice thing about cotton is it is about 5 bucks a metric ton at walmart. That has its merits.

All the markings are decales from Fighting Pirranha Graphics.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #21 on: 09 September 2013, 02:13:59 »
I find steel wool to be easier to work with since it sort of molds more consistently but to each his own.  You can also get it cheap in packs of dish pan scrubbers.

magnets would be better but can be more fiddly with smaller barrels.
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« Reply #22 on: 09 September 2013, 14:59:15 »
Grabula, I will have to give it a shot in the future.

Thanks everyone for the comments and general discussion.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #23 on: 09 September 2013, 16:04:47 »
Quote from: GOTHIK on 08 September 2013, 10:03:55
I've heard of the Mech Force UK minis, but this is the first one I've ever seen.  Is there a website that displays them all?

Here you go.  http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/battletech-c-1.html

And that is a nice mini.  I don't usually like effects on minis, but the cotton actually looks "right" compared to the cast effects.
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« Reply #24 on: 09 September 2013, 16:34:57 »
Ral Partha Europe no longer produces the MechForce UK minis.
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #25 on: 11 September 2013, 09:26:12 »
Quote from: Spector on 06 September 2013, 23:40:31
First mini I have painted in about a year. Being a harsh critic of yourself really hurts halfway through any project. After ignoring myself I think it came out pretty good.
It came out look'n great!  :D
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« Reply #26 on: 11 September 2013, 11:46:25 »
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #27 on: 26 June 2017, 08:19:54 »
Quote from: john blackwell on 07 September 2013, 06:50:19
It's nicely done.  I was wondering, however, if there was a way to hold the tip of the muzzle blast together.  The effect is fantastic but loses me at the end where it seems the muzzle flash dissipates at several points instead of combining to one point - IMO.

Beautiful!
JB

What about hairspray?
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Re: Rifleman II
« Reply #28 on: 26 June 2017, 13:23:41 »
Quote from: GOTHIK on 08 September 2013, 10:03:55
I've heard of the Mech Force UK minis, but this is the first one I've ever seen.  Is there a website that displays them all?

A old archived site with the stats for them. (Some dragging and highlighting required to see variant links and text on the variant pages)

http://web.archive.org/web/20030618185311/http://www.flames-of-vengence.co.uk/Battletech/MFUK_Mechs.html

 
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