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The Shipyard / Your Corporate Overlords - Firestorm Armada Directorate base fleet
« on: February 03, 2016, 10:33:39 pm »
Here's the beginning of my Directorate, from way back in V1 days:
IMG_0871 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
IMG_0872 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
IMG_0871 by creon_the_mad, on FlickrIMG_0872 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
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Operation Galvanic: The Pacific Boils Over / The Money Speaks! (3000 point Merc Fleet)
« on: November 17, 2015, 01:28:39 pm »
EIMC Base Fleet
1x Athea Battleship, Heavy Turrets, Guardian Generator
1x Athea Battleship, Torpedo Turrets, Guardian Generator
1x Forbes support Airship, Combat Controller Terror Tactics (naval), Guardian Generator, 5x Fighter SS, Heavy Turrets
1x Forbes Support Airship, Combat Controller Terror Tactics (naval), Tesla Generator, 5x Fighter SS,Torpedo Turrets
3x Griffon Cruisers, Shield and Heavy Turrets
3x Griffon Cruisers, Shield and Torpedo Turrets
1x Apollo Escort Carrier
4x Drake Corvettes
3x Syrea Frigates
4x Syrea Frigates
The Loyal Neopolitan Naval Reserve
Mars Class Battleship
3x Gladius Light Cruisers w 2x Uccisore per cruiser
Minerva Class Battle Cruiser
3x Scutum Class Corvette
The Wolf's Teeth
Death Bringer Class Submarine
2x Manticore Class Support Vessels w/Heavy Turret
2x Nemesis Class Battle Cruiser with Guardian Generator
3x Fury Frigates
4x Fury Frigates
1x Athea Battleship, Heavy Turrets, Guardian Generator
1x Athea Battleship, Torpedo Turrets, Guardian Generator
1x Forbes support Airship, Combat Controller Terror Tactics (naval), Guardian Generator, 5x Fighter SS, Heavy Turrets
1x Forbes Support Airship, Combat Controller Terror Tactics (naval), Tesla Generator, 5x Fighter SS,Torpedo Turrets
3x Griffon Cruisers, Shield and Heavy Turrets
3x Griffon Cruisers, Shield and Torpedo Turrets
1x Apollo Escort Carrier
4x Drake Corvettes
3x Syrea Frigates
4x Syrea Frigates
The Loyal Neopolitan Naval Reserve
Mars Class Battleship
3x Gladius Light Cruisers w 2x Uccisore per cruiser
Minerva Class Battle Cruiser
3x Scutum Class Corvette
The Wolf's Teeth
Death Bringer Class Submarine
2x Manticore Class Support Vessels w/Heavy Turret
2x Nemesis Class Battle Cruiser with Guardian Generator
3x Fury Frigates
4x Fury Frigates
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Dystopian Wars / Dystopian NOVA Battle Report
« on: October 11, 2015, 06:01:18 pm »
Narrative
"Commadore Wallingsford-Singh surveyed the burning ruins of Doctor Saramidar's Laboratory, still spitting toxic smoke and occasional energy artifacts as the Company scoured the Island for anything that might be left after they had to take out his facility under the nose of those dreaded Colonists. "No survivors, Havildar-Captian?" he asked his Flag officer, standing nearby with his clipboard as the mighty Airships "Profit" and "Loss" patrolled above, turrets sweeping to ensure the FSA continued their run. The Flag-Captain shook his head. "Our forces have found very little. It seems the good doctor had everything rigged to be destroyed in the event of the main facility's destruction, Sir" Both looked over the island's small harbor where launches swarmed the Raider flagship. The battlecruiser Vespucchi had both taken damage from the Island, as well as encountering one of the minefields. She should be in fighting trim soon enough, he'd already reserved some drydock space for them to get the hull damage taken care of. "Well, Captain" the Commodore continued, looking satisfied at the distant smudge that was the retreting FSA fleet. "At least the Bounders from the Colonies didn't get any of the swag. We're good we were in the area forming up for Convoy duty, and could ensure none of Saramidar's discoveries were put into the wrong hands. When the Vespucci is seaworthy, we shall pursue the vermin, and see if open battle favors us as did the main guns of my flagship."
CDR-G and I did a game of mysterious Island for our Local Campaign, EIMC and Italians Versus Americans at 1250. We only played 2 complete turns, but it ended up with the Athena opening fire on a damaged secret base and doing 21 hits on 14 dice, collapsing the facility as the Americans were preparing to board it. My forces were An Athena, two Forbes, Trhee Griffons, Seven Syreas, an Italainn Minverva and three Gladius cruisers, close allies. The Forbes were both combat controllers, one with Guardian, one with Tesla generator. The americans had a Boston, the big plane/little planes new group, the fleet carrier, a battleship, The new cruiser/heavy cruiser group, and some smalls I don't remember exactly. We cleared the East side of the island of fortifications,a nd were both moving forward when I calcified the target, causing the American Bomber group to reduce it to nearly rubble, and the smerican smalls were in boarding range, when the Athena opened fire with amazingly accurate cannon fire, removing the target from possible boarding.
"Commadore Wallingsford-Singh surveyed the burning ruins of Doctor Saramidar's Laboratory, still spitting toxic smoke and occasional energy artifacts as the Company scoured the Island for anything that might be left after they had to take out his facility under the nose of those dreaded Colonists. "No survivors, Havildar-Captian?" he asked his Flag officer, standing nearby with his clipboard as the mighty Airships "Profit" and "Loss" patrolled above, turrets sweeping to ensure the FSA continued their run. The Flag-Captain shook his head. "Our forces have found very little. It seems the good doctor had everything rigged to be destroyed in the event of the main facility's destruction, Sir" Both looked over the island's small harbor where launches swarmed the Raider flagship. The battlecruiser Vespucchi had both taken damage from the Island, as well as encountering one of the minefields. She should be in fighting trim soon enough, he'd already reserved some drydock space for them to get the hull damage taken care of. "Well, Captain" the Commodore continued, looking satisfied at the distant smudge that was the retreting FSA fleet. "At least the Bounders from the Colonies didn't get any of the swag. We're good we were in the area forming up for Convoy duty, and could ensure none of Saramidar's discoveries were put into the wrong hands. When the Vespucci is seaworthy, we shall pursue the vermin, and see if open battle favors us as did the main guns of my flagship."
CDR-G and I did a game of mysterious Island for our Local Campaign, EIMC and Italians Versus Americans at 1250. We only played 2 complete turns, but it ended up with the Athena opening fire on a damaged secret base and doing 21 hits on 14 dice, collapsing the facility as the Americans were preparing to board it. My forces were An Athena, two Forbes, Trhee Griffons, Seven Syreas, an Italainn Minverva and three Gladius cruisers, close allies. The Forbes were both combat controllers, one with Guardian, one with Tesla generator. The americans had a Boston, the big plane/little planes new group, the fleet carrier, a battleship, The new cruiser/heavy cruiser group, and some smalls I don't remember exactly. We cleared the East side of the island of fortifications,a nd were both moving forward when I calcified the target, causing the American Bomber group to reduce it to nearly rubble, and the smerican smalls were in boarding range, when the Athena opened fire with amazingly accurate cannon fire, removing the target from possible boarding.
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The Showcase / Repbulique of France Mediterranian Fleet Sails.
« on: February 17, 2015, 07:34:34 pm »
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The Shipyard / Expeditions outside Istambul Harbor (The Ottomans)
« on: January 21, 2015, 10:39:46 pm »
Admiral Akbar sails for the Sultan. Hearing rumors of trouble near Madagascar, the newest ships of the Fleet set sail.
IMG_1615[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
IMG_1615[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
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The Shipyard / Escort duty outside Toulon Harbor (advice on this camo for the French)
« on: January 06, 2015, 07:23:20 pm »Whispers of activity force the French fleet out of Harbour...
IMG_1610[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
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The Shipyard / Unidentified vessel Sighted (beginning of the Invaders)
« on: December 25, 2014, 12:44:59 am »
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The Showcase / Operation Open Commerce Commences (EIMC Fleet)
« on: December 08, 2014, 09:56:58 pm »
Admiral Benbow and his fleet sortie from Burma Waters on a Mission of importance. Sturginium has been discovered in Madagascar!
IMG_1602[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
IMG_1602[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
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The Showcase / The EIMC needed a Carrier
« on: December 03, 2014, 08:23:24 pm »
And I didn't want to buy the Convoy box for it. Therefore, here is the EIMC Support Carrier Kitbash
IMG_1599[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
Took a cast of the base of the EIMC Frigate, and added the stretch deck to it in balsa.
IMG_1599[1] by creon_the_mad, on FlickrTook a cast of the base of the EIMC Frigate, and added the stretch deck to it in balsa.
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The Swap Shop / Looking for DW Apollo Support Carriers
« on: December 02, 2014, 12:28:44 pm »
Just the Carriers, don't need everything else in the merchant convoy box.
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General Discussion / Happy Thanksgiving
« on: November 27, 2014, 11:13:56 am »
Hope everyone is with loved ones today.
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Modeling Q&A / Island Tutorial
« on: November 07, 2014, 10:32:06 am »
Some of you might have seen my Island demos in other areas. Here is a tutorial (kinda) about how I do my Island terrain.
1) Cut out a square of MDF. I tend to use the score and break method, using an exacto knife to score the MDF, then trim it with tin snips.
IMG_1574 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
2) Using clips or tin snips, make the island rounded. Nature doesn't do straight lines.
IMG_1575 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
3) Using exacto knife, carve out a block of pink foam insulation in the basic size for the MDF base.
IMG_1577 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
4)Using Exacto and fingers, shape it to the MDF base
IMG_1578 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
5) scrape the edge of the pink foam with the exacto knife or a metal ruler or some other metal edge.
IMG_1579 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
6) After scraping, you should have a foam shape matching the MDF
IMG_1580 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
7) Glue the Pink foam to MDF. I use wood glue
IMG_1581 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
Once the basic Island is set, do details. This one is a piece of the Pink Foam left over, scraped into a circle with my Exacto knife, and glued over a pit in the foam, and a roughed up rim, again dug out by the Exacto.
IMG_1584 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
9) Paint the basic colors on the pink foam and MDF. I base my cliffs and rock black, and plains green.
IMG_1586 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
10) I paint the edges of the island in a tan paint, and pour sand over it. You can use the wood glue, thinned out as well.
IMG_1588 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
11) Drybrush in gray in two passes, put detail in. Done! Beware the Volcano!
IMG_1592[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
1) Cut out a square of MDF. I tend to use the score and break method, using an exacto knife to score the MDF, then trim it with tin snips.
IMG_1574 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr2) Using clips or tin snips, make the island rounded. Nature doesn't do straight lines.
IMG_1575 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr3) Using exacto knife, carve out a block of pink foam insulation in the basic size for the MDF base.
IMG_1577 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr4)Using Exacto and fingers, shape it to the MDF base
IMG_1578 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr5) scrape the edge of the pink foam with the exacto knife or a metal ruler or some other metal edge.
IMG_1579 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr6) After scraping, you should have a foam shape matching the MDF
IMG_1580 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr7) Glue the Pink foam to MDF. I use wood glue
IMG_1581 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr Once the basic Island is set, do details. This one is a piece of the Pink Foam left over, scraped into a circle with my Exacto knife, and glued over a pit in the foam, and a roughed up rim, again dug out by the Exacto.IMG_1584 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr9) Paint the basic colors on the pink foam and MDF. I base my cliffs and rock black, and plains green.
IMG_1586 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr10) I paint the edges of the island in a tan paint, and pour sand over it. You can use the wood glue, thinned out as well.
IMG_1588 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr11) Drybrush in gray in two passes, put detail in. Done! Beware the Volcano!
IMG_1592[1] by creon_the_mad, on Flickr15
The Shipyard / Rationalized Imperium Sky Fortress
« on: October 22, 2014, 04:59:32 pm »
Here's my work on rationalizing a sky fortress. Deck on top, Phaugh!
IMG_1591 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
IMG_1591 by creon_the_mad, on Flickr
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