Author Topic: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon  (Read 7502 times)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #60 on: 24 August 2024, 22:08:59 »
That infantry trooper is amazing! :)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #61 on: 25 August 2024, 22:51:48 »
And there we go: The Royal Dick.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #62 on: 25 August 2024, 23:45:27 »
Oh wow :shocked:
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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #63 on: 26 August 2024, 03:28:17 »
Beautiful! :)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #64 on: 26 August 2024, 15:48:59 »
Nice. Good luck in ReaperCon!
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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #65 on: 26 August 2024, 15:49:48 »
Wow,great job.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #66 on: 30 August 2024, 16:51:13 »
OK, I went and looked at this beauty in the show room. Spectacular job!

The lighting looks spot on perfect in person. :drinking01:

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #67 on: 30 August 2024, 17:12:14 »
Glad to hear real life lives up to the photos! :)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #68 on: 31 August 2024, 19:50:26 »
BTW, Klarg's piece is very cool as well. I grabbed some photos of it. He had a really cool idea and I may have to steal it.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #69 on: 31 August 2024, 19:51:26 »
Are photos posted somewhere? :)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #70 on: 01 September 2024, 12:45:28 »
I will leave it up to him, but I think it is super clever.

I took a gold medal in the Ordenance category for my Highlander, which I am told was "very purty" by the Texas judge. Only silver for my barbarian guy, but I got great feedback and learned some lessons. I was close to two golds, but once the judges explained what was up, their decisions made sense.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #71 on: 01 September 2024, 14:08:19 »
Congrats on the medals!  And I'm glad to hear the judges explained their reasoning in terms that made sense.  :)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #72 on: 03 September 2024, 22:06:06 »
BTW, Klarg's piece is very cool as well. I grabbed some photos of it. He had a really cool idea and I may have to steal it.

By all means. I’d love to see your version.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #73 on: 03 September 2024, 22:36:16 »
It is a really cool piece that you put together, klarg1.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #74 on: 03 September 2024, 23:30:54 »
 :shocked:
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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #75 on: 04 September 2024, 05:28:24 »
That's gorgeous! :)

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #76 on: 04 September 2024, 19:33:27 »
Boy the Forum really doesn’t want me to post pictures off my phone. I’ll see if I can post a few other views later.

At length, success:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=86052.0
« Last Edit: 05 September 2024, 07:13:09 by klarg1 »

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #77 on: 05 September 2024, 16:11:10 »
Both the Barbarian and the Highlander turned out absolutely stunning. The lighting on the Barbarian in particular really blows my mind. Congratulations on the medals, well earned!
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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #78 on: 31 October 2024, 23:08:49 »
There is a local painting competition by me this weekend. Since the barbarian's base was the weakest element and dragged the piece down, I took it off its original base. That was pretty nerve wracking, but I think worth it.

I created a new base on a plinth I bought and sculpted a rock formation out of cork sheets and Milliput. I added some more highlights to the NMM and hair, got to use my new bottle of Dirty Down Moss, and even tried my hand at a cast shadow.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #79 on: 01 November 2024, 03:31:15 »
I don't see how the original base "dragged it down", but the new one looks good too!

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #80 on: 01 November 2024, 21:11:55 »
I don't see how the original base "dragged it down", but the new one looks good too!
There were a couple of points brought up in regards to the old base:

The first was that it was too big and lacked focus.

The second was that all the tufts seemed to detract from the theme of the piece. And I used those tufts because the base was so big compared to the miniature.

The third was that the tufts weren't painted: essentially, with a mini of that caliber, EVERYTHING gets painted.

So when it comes down to it, composition is not something to skimp on. Verticality, staying on theme, lighting, etc is all very important. It was a good lesson because basing still gives me trouble; however, I keep improving.

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Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Reply #81 on: 01 November 2024, 21:30:46 »
Makes sense, thanks for the explanation! :)

 

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