Author Topic: Clan Blood Spirit Enclave: Heroes of Our Time (Read 189103 times)

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #60 on:** 11 March 2013, 22:31:46 »

Well going to take a bit longer to start on the Overlord, the paint I had picked for the Overlord is totally not right so I have to wander on down to the hobby shop this week sometime and pick up a bottle of Steel Paint. I had planned on using a old bottle of Boltgun Metal but apparently I'm out of the stuff so I need to get a bottle of steel paint. Now I just need time to do so, I never seem to have enough time.

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #61 on:** 11 March 2013, 23:50:36 »

i don't know why they had to mess with the colors...

rebs · « **Reply #62 on:** 12 March 2013, 00:34:27 »

Quote from: Stormlion1 on 11 March 2013, 22:31:46

Boltgun Metal

ooo... That would have had a nice dark metallic finish. Citadel makes a few similar colors to that but not the same. Luckily I still have almost half a pot left of the old Boltgun Metal. Mithril Silver is too bright to work for everything. Might as well break out the testors silver.

But too bad, that Overlord would have had a nice look to it with the bgm. Especially under a few decals.

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #63 on:** 12 March 2013, 00:48:13 »

Modelmaster makes a good steel paint I've used before, its duller looking tha BG metal but I plan to buy some of that and use it for a few of the panels as well as testors silver and chrome in spots. Once its all dullcoated they should blend together nicely while not looking like everything is one color.

rebs · « **Reply #64 on:** 12 March 2013, 00:53:01 »

Good idea. The brighter shades should make the decals pop, and then look sweet next to the darker panels and sections. The blood drops should look somewhat fresh ;D

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #65 on:** 12 March 2013, 14:47:36 »

Still looking for a Clan Blood Spirit decal big enough to be worthy of a Overlord IIc. Anybody know where I can get one?

Top Sergeant · « **Reply #66 on:** 12 March 2013, 17:13:18 »

Quote from: Stormlion1 on 12 March 2013, 14:47:36

Still looking for a Clan Blood Spirit decal big enough to be worthy of a Overlord IIc. Anybody know where I can get one?

I've been trying to contact FPG for months to get a custom decal, but they never return my emails, so I wouldn't try that route. If anyone has another source to suggest, I'm all ears!

Wolf72 · « **Reply #67 on:** 12 March 2013, 18:10:36 »

the only thing I can think of at the moment is getting an American Red Cross blood drop emblem ... not sure how you'd go about getting a miniature decal though.

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #68 on:** 12 March 2013, 21:43:41 »

FPG has never returned an e-mail for me so there out and the only option I really have is to hand paint the emblem. Something I'm not sure I can do justice to.

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #69 on:** 12 March 2013, 22:21:35 »

Doesn't testers have a decal program? I think i have the program and it comes with decals... grab something off the web, copy and print. I don't know if it's that easy or not but it could be.

Wolf72 · « **Reply #70 on:** 13 March 2013, 15:42:32 »

or if you could get an inverse cut out of the shape ... get a small picture, cut it out with knife ... then use the paper/stock as a border so you don't over do it

(mind you, I'm at a loss for mini painting or any real artwork)

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #71 on:** 13 March 2013, 17:57:40 »

OHHHHJJ! A stencil!

Wolf72 · « **Reply #72 on:** 13 March 2013, 19:21:33 »

really? I couldn't come up with stencil? ... my brain really does shut off after I'm done teaching for the day. #P

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #73 on:** 14 March 2013, 09:25:15 »

I was looking on the ground where i park my semi and my truck number was there and i thought!!!! Hanse could use a stencil on his dropper.

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #74 on:** 14 March 2013, 20:48:10 »

I'll have to practice first but a stencil is a good idea. I've had to go back and strip the landing gears for some reason while I was away the paint I used began to peel so I'm stripping them now and going out to get a new batch of Gunmetal for them.

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #75 on:** 15 March 2013, 07:21:46 »

that landing gear have given me no end of fits. I can't get them to stay in or line up well enough.

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #76 on:** 15 March 2013, 21:43:55 »

The landing gear was easy. Gave the metal parts a good dremeling and then made sure the slots were clear by cutting into it a little with a knife then filing it out a tad. Each strut took maybe a minute to clean up and each slot maybe five. Its the painting that takes all the time. I used a nice Gunmetal and the hoses were painted in red or brass for some color. The gunmetal peels though so they need to be repainted.

rebs · « **Reply #77 on:** 15 March 2013, 22:06:52 »

wow, I've never had problems with the gunmetal peeling, but then, I tend to dry brush it onto black a lot. But manufactured steel like a Dropship strut is different.

Since they are fluffed to encourage everyone to have personal hobbies in FM: Crusader Clans, the Blood Spirits could well be seen as Clan Miniature and Model Painting. ;)

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #78 on:** 15 March 2013, 22:11:24 »

Its an old bottle of paint. I think I bought it two years back for some Steel Wolves I did. Its just sat around since then so maybe it broke down?

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #79 on:** 18 March 2013, 08:07:10 »

Looks like we got some love today at CSO

http://www.camospecs.com/Miniature.asp?ID=6539

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #80 on:** 18 March 2013, 10:13:43 »

I can't lie, I like the Delphyne. And I especially like the job done with that one. :)

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #81 on:** 21 March 2013, 10:32:05 »

Sorry for the lack of updates on the Overlord IIc, I still haven't had the oppurtunity to get new paint for the project and honestly I have been working on another project for the last week. The plan is to get the new paints saturday morning and get started probably next week sometime. I should be finished painting the commission by then.

Tyrannicus · « **Reply #82 on:** 25 March 2013, 22:57:52 »

Hello.
I'm curious as to what during the reavings and the post-reaving period up to their
absorption did the cbs salvage? Meaning what ie factories, orbital facilities, mechs, vehicles, ships etc Did they create any sort of specialist salvage units especially using any raven personel (experienced in it under combat conds) they absorbed or just own (spirit background) from accumilated experience? Did such specialist unit/s remain salvaging during the concluding period offworld from somekind of base or modified salvage oriented vessel/spacestation like the hell horse ship factory/assembly station or the wolf dragoon Hephaestus station dragged around by jumpship or something?

For potential au fic such unit be away long enough on another sort of salvage expedition on the abandoned homeworlds and deep periphery colonies. Come back post 3085 to discover the state of haven and honor. The state, compostion and the size of the unit be upto the creator.

Replies and Opinions positive or negative are both wanted.

Tyrannicus · « **Reply #83 on:** 25 March 2013, 23:00:33 »

Another curiousity.
Post-3075 what kind composition and size fleet of ships both jump/drop ships did
CBS have at their disposable?

StCptMara · « **Reply #84 on:** 26 March 2013, 00:32:07 »

Tyrannicus, first, have you read the Wars of Reaving? It even has a table that listed all our warships, IIRC.

alex blood spirit · « **Reply #85 on:** 04 April 2013, 07:22:25 »

what's new with the spirit warrior's??

cold1 · « **Reply #86 on:** 04 April 2013, 07:48:45 »

Anyone returning to Honor or Haven flying Spirit colors will likely be at the mercy of the Adders patrolling the systems... not a good situation unless the stashed a Black Lion and a galaxy somewhere.

Any AU or canon survivors are better off leaving the shredded ruins of the homeworlds for greener pastures.

Top Sergeant · « **Reply #87 on:** 04 April 2013, 17:21:30 »

Quote from: cold1 on 04 April 2013, 07:48:45

Anyone returning to Honor or Haven flying Spirit colors will likely be at the mercy of the Adders patrolling the systems...

Heh not when I roll in with a division of Klingon D7's 8)

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #88 on:** 04 April 2013, 18:44:40 »

I doubt the Adders have anyone in system permanetly. Probably just drop by with a warship or well supported jumpship on occasion looking for movement or signals. Which makes me wonder what there keeping an eye out for. Other clans scavenging or Spirit survivors.

cold1 · « **Reply #89 on:** 05 April 2013, 08:58:10 »

Quote from: Stormlion1 on 04 April 2013, 18:44:40

I doubt the Adders have anyone in system permanetly. Probably just drop by with a warship or well supported jumpship on occasion looking for movement or signals. Which makes me wonder what there keeping an eye out for. Other clans scavenging or Spirit survivors.

We're paranoid. It took a lot to make it to the top and we don't want anyone sneaking up on us. Plus technically the systems are Adder holdings since technically the Adders won the trial and absorbed the Spirits. Not that it happened that way but clan history is definitely written by the winner in about as biased a fashion as there can be.