Saturday 16 June 2012

Dolan and Gooby - new meme... I don't get it....


I am a big fan of internet memes and I follow great meme research website http://knowyourmeme.com and their youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/KnowYourMeme. You may like memes or not, but they are part of our fast growing digital culture.  

Today I want to share a recent meme about Dolan and Gooby. Some people love it, some hate it and others don't get it. As for me... I don't get it at all :)


Know your Meme article:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dolan



Wednesday 6 June 2012

15mm Fallout Vault Dweller

Just painted the only 15mm GZG Colonist figure I have (bought it on sale with huge bag of other minis) as Vault Dweller from Fallout universe :)

Tuesday 5 June 2012

Corporate Ashigaru



New release on 15mm.co.uk!!

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HOF76 Corporate Ashigaru - Now Released!
Perfect for your near future urban or Cyberpunk 15mm science fiction gaming these Corporate Ashigaru are the muscle for your 'hostile takeovers'!
You can choose from a pack of 10 miniatures for 4.00GBP or you can get just what you need with the miniatures as single castings at just 0.40GBP each.
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Available from here:
http://15mm.co.uk/HOF76_Corporate_Ashigaru.htm
http://15mm.co.uk/HOF76c_Corporate_Ashigaru.htm
http://15mm.co.uk/HOF76a_Corporate_Ashigaru.htm
http://15mm.co.uk/HOF76b_Corporate_Ashigaru.htm

Random Lorikeet photo


Monday 4 June 2012

Metro 2033 trailer

with 28 weeks later soundtrack

Metro Last Light cinematic trailer

"The Gift" short film

Quoting from youtube page of http://www.youtube.com/user/PradProductAymeNeo
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Directed by Carl E. Rinsch, 'The Gift' Belongs to the "pararell Lines" Phillips Cinema campaning. Placed in Russia, The Gift is a Sci-Fi short with a savage Chase sequence on it. We made more than 20 full CGI shots for the short. Check out the animated pictures to see how it has been done. We also made the vechicles and some characters desings. We enjoyed creating such an unusual atmosphere and sense. Not the regular Sci-fi film we are used to see... 

source : http://vimeo.com/33025640 

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Saturday 2 June 2012

15mm woodland MARPAT tutorial

Due to a demand on TMP forum, I decided to show you how do I paint 15mm woodland MARPAT step-by-step. Final goal is to make 15mm Peter Pig soldier to look like marines from above photo.
Please bear in mind that this is my very first painting tutorial and also I am not professional macro photographer. So there could be some imperfections.

The main problem with 15mm camouflages is that if you paint authentic 1/100 camo, model will blend with wargame terrain. So I prefer to paint cartoony version of camouflages. 

STEP1: I paint uniform using Baneblade Brown (Khemri Brown), for skin I use Kislev Flesh (Elf Flesh), for boots and equipment I use Balor Brown (Snakebite Leather), Abaddon Black (Chaos Black) for M16 and Mechanicus Standard Grey(Adeptus Battlegrey) for goggles.

Wash model with Agrax Earthshade (Devlan Mud). For skin I use Seraphim Sepia (Gryphonne Sepia). For goggles I use Nuln Oil (Badab Black).

Now we have bigger photos :) Highlight clothing with  Baneblade Brown (Khemri Brown), highlight skin with Kislev Flesh (Elf Flesh), for boots and equipment use Balor Brown (Snakebite Leather)

Now we need to add one more layer of highlights. Highlight equipment with Tallarn Sand (Desert Yellow). Use 60/40 mix of  Balor Brown (Snakebite Leather) and Tallarn Sand (Desert Yellow) to highlight soldiers back. To highlight his uniform use 70/30 mix of Karak Stone (Kommando Khaki) and Baneblade Brown (Khemri Brown). Highlight skin with 50/50 mix of Kislev Flesh (Elf Flesh) and White Scar (Skull White). Highlight M16 with Mechanicus Standard Grey (Adeptus Battlegrey). 

Final touches! Highlight his M16 and goggles with Dawnstone (Codex Grey). Paint green stripes with 50/50 mix of Warboss Green (Goblin Green) and (Knarloc Green), but remember there are always options what green paint to use for these stripes. Last thing you need to do is to paint black dots :) 

Friday 1 June 2012

UCP Delta


Article: http://defensetech.org/2009/12/22/afghanistan-experimental-camo-photos-from-the-field/
           http://soldiersystems.net/2009/12/23/ucp-delta-photos-from-afganistan/

I am not an armyman, but by looking on these photos I think this is good camouflage pattern for Afghanistan.


UCP-D vs Multicam. What do you think? I think they are bout good, but you can use Multicam in lots of different terrains, but UCP-D is limited to specific type of terrain.



15mm ACU UCP and MARPAT


My attempt to paint two identical 15mm Peter Pig Modern US soldiers in UCP (universal camouflage pattern) and woodland MARPAT.


I know that this is not authentic 1/100 representation of these two digital camo patterns, but if you paint realistically scaled camouflage on 15mm models, they will blend with wargame terrain. I also decided not to paint camouflage on their bulletproof waists. Army guy wear green woodland waist, but I want my other ACU squad to wear waist of same colour as his uniform..