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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2014/12/21
« Reply #50 on: January 02, 2015, 10:16:46 PM »
Hi guys

I hope you all had a great Christmas!

In the meanwhile the painting of the figures and accessories was finished.

















Thanks for looking and have a great 2015!!!

Cheers

Antonio

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/02
« Reply #51 on: January 06, 2015, 03:32:46 PM »
Every item like vents, hatches, various fixtures look like they belong and make sense for what they are.  With great servicing equipment to keep it in operating order.
All-in-all looks correct for what it is --- Yet at same time does not make sense as to what Irony MK I is.
Commendable accomplishment in bashing :)

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/02
« Reply #52 on: January 08, 2015, 04:27:01 PM »
Hi

Thanks for the comments and for watching!

The Irony MkI is roughly the equivalent of the alien tripods in the "War of the Worlds" movie. ;)

And the painting continues...

A rough and random whitewash over the overall green gives that faded and worn look I wanted.







And with some initial chipping applied...




The TD21 markings were hand-painted with a fine brush.

For the more inquisitive, the "TD" stand for "Triple D: Detect, Delete and Destroy" ... or,
if you are a Guy Fieri fan, "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives".  It´s your pick!  ;D ;D ;D

Next stop: weathering with pigments.

Thanks for looking!


Cheers

Antonio

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/08
« Reply #53 on: January 09, 2015, 11:13:24 AM »
Antonio.. this is gorgeous

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/08
« Reply #54 on: January 09, 2015, 12:20:23 PM »
Antonio.. this is gorgeous

Yes, totally :-*

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/08
« Reply #55 on: January 10, 2015, 07:44:41 AM »
I'm "flattened" by such a great piece of work. It never "creases" to amaze me what a house hold appliance is capable of.
Work in progress ::

I am giving up listing them. They all end up on the shelf of procrastination anyways.

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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/08
« Reply #56 on: January 12, 2015, 03:49:17 AM »
Thanks for the comments!

And since it is always better late than never, I finally put together some of the History behind this scene, based on the
SF3D Sci-Fi Series and with the support of the Maschinen Krieger (Ma.K ZBV3000) universe, with some of my personal interpretation.

In 2877, the Committee of the Galactic Federation, aware of the disruption caused by the existing criminal activity
among the new land settlements, gives the Sthral Democratic Republic (SDR) the right to restore public order.

The SDR sends some battalions of the military police and the Foreign Legion to help restore peace, which made
effectively and brutality, subduing the various groups of bandits with overwhelming force.

The settlers were happy with the restore order, but their lives are strongly affected by the presence of police forces of SDR.
The strict movement restrictions, the confiscation of all weapons and the extinction of the local militia showed them that
the price they had paid for their safety was freedom itself.

With a growing resentment against the restrictions imposed on their lives, terrorism erupts against the SDR forces around 2880.
The SDR quickly responds with even greater restrictions to the settlers, creating an unstoppable spiral of violence.

In 2882, the colonists join forces, and, with the help of hired paramilitary forces, form a provisional government, and declare
independence from the Galactic Federation. The SDR, having foreseen such a move, install a puppet government and mobilizes
additional military force to suppress the rebellion.

For its part, the Earth's interim  independent government organizes the Independent Mercenary Army (IMA) and immediately
declares war on the occupation forces, attacking facilities, communications and military zones networks, resulting in many SDR
prisoners captured and large stock of military equipment seized.

The battle between the military forces of SDR and the IMA quickly spreads the various continents ...

For the detection of the facilities and infrastructure of the rebels, the forces of SDR lay on the ground the famous Triple-D teams
(Detect, Delete and Destroy) consisting mainly of the Irony MkI, a fearsome advanced vehicle for the detection of enemy infrastructures, mobile or fixed.

Our particular scene takes place in the autumn of 2884, near Nova Sintra, somewhere at the end of a peninsula than once
had been known as Europe.

The crew of an Irony Mk I, belonging to the TD 21 (Triple-D 21), immobilized due to mechanical difficulties, try to put it into operation ...


Thanks for watching!

And now back to the bench...


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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/11
« Reply #57 on: January 12, 2015, 06:25:22 AM »
Thank you Antonio for always making me smile (in the meaning of pleasure) and be amazed while following the built of your irony-force device.
Thank you also for the short background story!

Norbert

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/11
« Reply #58 on: January 12, 2015, 06:52:40 AM »

Hi Antonio,

What did you use to create that barrel thing with fan blade attached at the bottom?  Is that fan formerly part of a computer cooling fan or something else?
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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/11
« Reply #59 on: January 12, 2015, 07:00:04 AM »
Great build and I like the story.

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/11
« Reply #60 on: January 13, 2015, 06:13:29 AM »
Hi guys

Thanks for the nice words!

"Barrel Thing" is a somewhat simplistic word to describe such an advanced piece of equipment  ;D ;D ;D
but it was made with 4 components (from bottom to top):
Tripod - Evergreen rods
Dissipating Stabilizer - Small fan from a PC graphics card (you were right!)
Cycling Phase Accumulator - German WW2 barrel
Sensor & Detector - 1/2 German WW2 head-phone

Cheers

Antonio

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/11
« Reply #61 on: January 16, 2015, 07:52:56 PM »
Hi guys

The end is drawing near!  ;)

After some earth-toned pigments applied liberally all over the place, here is the produced effect:











Some more retouching on the tower details, figures and accessories, and the work is done!



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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #62 on: January 16, 2015, 11:23:37 PM »
That's awesome! All from a household appliance. I'll be hitting the rummage and garage sales when the weather warms up.
I may have missed it but what did that turret come from? Something German I suspect.

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #63 on: January 17, 2015, 03:21:26 AM »
I would say that I give up and am back to knitting…except I am afraid of what you would do with a set of knitting needles.
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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #64 on: January 17, 2015, 08:08:46 AM »
Looks like one serious chunk of iron, now! 8)
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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #65 on: January 17, 2015, 08:11:13 AM »
Looks like one serious chunk of iron, now! 8)

Oh, that's bad...out now!
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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #66 on: January 17, 2015, 08:16:14 AM »
Well, I was going to say "steel" but ... well ... you know ... I just couldn't help myself. ;)
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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #67 on: January 18, 2015, 04:25:16 AM »
That looks really amazing and your skill and inventiveness are incredible!!  :) What a wonderful job. I am so curious to see if it is posted elsewhere how long it takes people to figure out the models' origins  ;D
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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #68 on: January 22, 2015, 04:56:42 AM »
That's great, Antonio!

Your imagination never fails to amaze and inspire!

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #69 on: January 22, 2015, 09:48:44 AM »
Absolutely gorgeous work, Antonio.

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Re: The Irony Mk I - WIP 2015/01/16
« Reply #70 on: January 22, 2015, 05:15:15 PM »
Hi guys

Thanks for the nice words!

And after a few more minor tweaks, this project is finished.

Please find below the photos:


























































Sorry about that, but sometimes I lost track on how many pictures I take! ;D

Hope you like like it, and thanks for watching!



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Re: The Irony Mk I - Finished!
« Reply #71 on: January 22, 2015, 06:09:35 PM »
Unreally real world looking :-*

Re: The Irony Mk I - Finished!
« Reply #72 on: January 22, 2015, 07:18:43 PM »
Utterly cool.   8)
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Re: The Irony Mk I - Finished!
« Reply #73 on: January 23, 2015, 07:29:08 AM »
Just first class everything :o :o

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Re: The Irony Mk I - Finished!
« Reply #74 on: January 23, 2015, 10:19:52 AM »
I love those last couple of shots taken from a low angle - very menacing looking iron ;) Would definately do more than burn holes in your work shirt
I am always amazed at what you can do with ordinary household items.
Can't wait to see what you do next
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