Armand’s machine powered space dockyard

[Armand]

Hello everyone, new poster here!

I have posted these pictures on tactical command, but I thought I might post them here too!


Since the demise of the BFG miniatures line, I’ve decided to try and sculpt some components and models that I could use to complete my fleets.


So, without further ado, here’s some results of my work! I hope you enjoy them! I apologize for the low quality of some pictures, but I only have my phone, an I’m not really good at photo editing…

Disclaimer: none of these ships are for sale!


First of all, the first escorts I sculpted: same hull, one armed with batteries, one with torpedoes and one with lance + batteries; they turned out a little "fat", but I sorta like that .

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[Armand]

Secondly, a Strike Cruiser that is heavily inspired by the conversion bits designed by Vaaish and modeled by Mangozac (ok, I downright copied them, but Zac is not angry, he’s a great guy! ).

I modeled different prow and turret weapons, so that all options are covered. In the pictures you can see one with a standard loadout and one with prow bombardment cannon.


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[Armand]

Finally, there is my battlecruiser; I sort of got carried with it, and it turned out quite big, in fact if it had the third weapon deck it could easily pass for a battleship...

From the 3d model you see to the printed one, I changed the bridge (to keep with the cathedral style) and the batteries (because I like super plasma weapons!!)

[Armand]

Now it's ordnance time!

Lightning strike fighters, Caestus assault rams (with less detail, since I wanted to try printing with a cheaper material) and the helldrakes to be used as bombers.
Apologies for the picture quality, but they are tiny!

[Armand]

And lastly for the moment, I am proud to present to you my momentary crown jewel: a reinterpreted repulsive grand cruiser (now it is definitely grand!)...

I tried to keep the bridge very simple, to show that it is a very old ship, but I don't think it worked out very well...

The good thing is that I built the model so that most of the components can be used to build the Vengeance variants, too! I.e. the side plating is separate, and exactly as large as 2 imperial weapon bays!

Hope you like it!

[Malika]

I really LOVE that Despoiler!

By the way, what are the dimensions for your ordnance?

[connahr]

love the strike cruisers, defiantly look better than the original GW ones i think, shame you're not seeling them

also like the despoiler

[phil-o-mat]

Holy Throne!
Every ship is beautiful in its own way. But the Repulsive Class is outstanding! (It was my favorite ship when i started bfg, and is till now). But the bridge of your version is a little bit to bulky.
Another point is: your pictures are sometimes too blury. Use a more neutral background (a sheet of white paper, indirect lighting).
But share more of your work with us. It looks very promising!

cheers, phil

[Malika]

Oh, and use the macro setting on your camera!

[marell le fou]

Impressive work !

[Armand]

Thank you everyone for the advice!

I wish I had a camera with a macro setting, I took all my pictures with my phone...

I'll try to ask a friend of mine to borrow his camera, and take some new pictures!

Malika: the heldrake has a wingspan of roughly 2cm, the Caestus (Caesti?) are 1 cm long, and the lightnings are 6mm wide, more or less!

The heldrake is bigger than what I originally wished, but that was the only way for me to make the visible trims on the armor plates!

[Armand]

Hi all!

I haven't managed to take some better pictures yet, I tried a white background with this next model, but the pictures came out too dark! Time to experiment some more with the backgrounds... Maybe the space mat that I use to play would look better?


Anyway, fresh from the painting table, my latest escort.
I didn't manage to get my hands on some falchions before they went OOP, so I tried to make my own version!

As an experiment, I've added to the exausts some engine flares that I modeled and printed; what do you guys think?

[Cneo]

Very nice ships!

[horizon]

Very good work.


The engine flares distract

[connahr]

that falchion looks bang on the same as GW, the bridge area looks more deatailed. quite like the engine flares too