In my previous post about my mini with a functional spotlight, I perhaps undersold Steve Satak's amazing efforts along similar lines.
Although I'm pretty sure Steve's was teasing me when he wrote ...
What about my Warhammer stuff. What, is that chopped liver?... I'd like to set the record straight: It ain't no chapped liver, it's great stuff, and any serious modeler should take a look at Steve's methods and learn. Even if you don't plan on installing electronics yourself, knowing what can be done allows you to consider new ideas of what might be done, and that's when innovation happens.
Steve added a number of other interesting comments too, well worth a read in themselves.
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You know I am going to blog this, don't you?
Yes, I *was* kidding. Sorry about that.
That Russ was in 2001. I am done with living on past glories. Folks never wanted to own those things all that much, and I will tell you why.
But they were fun to build, and cool to look at. Too bad they were never on the gaming table...
Steve
Or rather, I was kidding in reference to Paint It Pink's post, which remarked that your Guillotine with the light was 'a little insane'. I thought my Laser Russ was waaaay more stupid.
As in, you know, I did it to see if I could do it and when I got done, I never did it again although I have several drawers full of parts in case, you know, anyone ever asks me to do one again. Which they won't.
Steve
> You know I am going to blog this, don't you?
We seem to have created a recursive blogging loop, which will inevitably doom the internet to a total meltdown. Nice job! :-)
>But they were fun to build, and cool to look at. Too bad they were never on the gaming table...
I try to build with the intent that the mini should be played with, and I want people to see them. Vanity perhaps, but I think that showing off your minis is actually a big part of the game for many people, and one reason why Battletech remains popular. The same certainly goes for Warhammer 40K and other games.
If you want to see what others have done in this same vein, check this out:
http://www.nugax.com/WH40K/Crusader.html
Johnny Worthen did a fine job. He also covered the construction and so forth very well.
Steve
Well, I did it. I blogged this. It is a bit depressing now that I read it, but I said something that has been at the back of a lot of gamer's minds - at least, those who are my age.
Steve
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