tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post2376211082538382766..comments2024-03-24T11:56:12.455+00:00Comments on DROPSHIP HORIZON: Sci Fi Figure Poll ResultsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835446049246785287noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-65775813153848561162009-10-11T09:01:33.056+01:002009-10-11T09:01:33.056+01:00Well said that man!
Cheers
MarkWell said that man!<br /><br />Cheers<br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835446049246785287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-63641407490005724402009-10-11T03:54:53.144+01:002009-10-11T03:54:53.144+01:00I also believe that "gritty" is a choice...I also believe that "gritty" is a choice in detailing. Kit that makes sense, pockets, armor and weapons that look like they were designed by a contractor not ILM. Also, posing that is realistic and doesn't have the figures striking heroic poses or animated in way that are more at home in a comic book and not on the battlefield.<br /><br />-EliEli Arndthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-85905443100734735982009-10-09T19:24:40.375+01:002009-10-09T19:24:40.375+01:00"What did you mean by Gritty"
I liked ..."What did you mean by Gritty" <br /><br />I liked the rhetorical alliteration. I mean WTF! <br /><br />It's the grunt on the ground in New Afghanistan, warts and all rather than the classic Star/Space Marine.<br /><br />MMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835446049246785287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-4368462022366239002009-10-09T15:35:09.514+01:002009-10-09T15:35:09.514+01:00Hi Craig
Well, I agree, you do make some very goo...Hi Craig<br /><br />Well, I agree, you do make some very good points here.<br /><br />Mark, we are lost, what did you mean by "Gritty"?<br /><br />Ha, ha!<br />:)<br /><br />LAFLEGEND AND FIENDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663490638424221464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-12393229582011852292009-10-09T14:30:15.068+01:002009-10-09T14:30:15.068+01:00But even that LAF does not translate to "grit...But even that LAF does not translate to "gritty sci-fi miniatures", remember the poll asked What 15mm miniatures do you really want to see now?<br /><br />The Star wars stuff refelected evironments appropriate to a whole host of scenes/world situations, it was clean when it needed to be and was dirty and lived in when it needed to be, it just tends to fly by that quick its easily missed. With Blade Runner its just there all the time on one bit of a world and you are force to revel in it.<br /><br />You could sculpt a Skywalker and a Decard miniature paint them and capture nothing of the movies grit or cleanliness in either case.Craig @ Critical Mass Gameshttp://www.criticalmassgames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-49581972332724387562009-10-09T12:27:00.081+01:002009-10-09T12:27:00.081+01:00I think he meant situations which are more atmosph...I think he meant situations which are more atmospheric.<br /><br />Example: in Star Wars you had clean ships and troops fighting in nice new halls.<br /><br />In Blade Runner you had dirty streets full of dangerous people, even the cars were well lived in.<br /><br />LAFLEGEND AND FIENDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663490638424221464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-67166340715484716642009-10-09T11:50:23.448+01:002009-10-09T11:50:23.448+01:00To me making something look gritty comes down to t...To me making something look gritty comes down to the paint job not nessecarily the sculpt and at 15mm gritty paint jobs are a commitment beyond most peoples time.<br /><br />An example at a larger scale, would be this Warmachine Khador Warjack.<br /><br />Bog standard paint job example<br /><br />http://www.nugaming.com/Warmachine/WarmachineKhadorJuggernaut.JPG<br /><br />Gritty "modelled" paint job.<br /><br />http://deadfishpainting.com/photos/perso/WarJack.jpg<br /><br />An another example at 15mm would be battlefronts Paner III Tank.<br /><br />none gritty example<br /><br />http://www.leisuregames.com/acatalog/Ge036tn.jpg<br /><br />Gritty example<br /><br />http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Modelling/painting/Wazron-PZIII-10.jpg<br /><br />When you wrote the poll categories what did you envisage "gritty" to be? as out of all the options listed to me this was the least defined.Craig @Critical Mass Gameshttp://www.criticalmassgames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-64617421261785218662009-10-09T11:36:36.720+01:002009-10-09T11:36:36.720+01:00Thanks for posting this poll Mark.
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LAFThanks for posting this poll Mark.<br />:)<br /><br />LAFLEGEND AND FIENDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663490638424221464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225875593099728358.post-90696667884113089192009-10-09T00:29:47.025+01:002009-10-09T00:29:47.025+01:00Interesting results. I figured these sorts of figu...Interesting results. I figured these sorts of figures were already well-represented in the minis industry. I do like the the #2 was gritty alien grunts.<br /><br />-EliEli Arndthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.com