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Wider Wargaming => Non-Pendraken Stuff => Topic started by: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 12:12:14 PM

Title: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 12:12:14 PM
Well having spent the last two days rebasing my 10mm Irregular mins. Normans I thought I would share how they look. With a friend of mine just starting some 10mm Arabs I thought my Normans would make good opposition as Early Crusaders. (We will be using Impetus and Sword and Spear rules). Also, having recently acquired two of Irondukes excellent Viking Longships for 10mm I will soon be starting painting up my collection of Pendraken Normans, Vikings and Saxons. Thus I have found my project for 2015...or at least one project as I tend to be a bit of a butterfly painter/gamer.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Maenoferren on 02 January 2015, 12:48:04 PM
I can't really see the pictures properly any chance you can resize?
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Hertsblue on 02 January 2015, 01:01:47 PM
Yep, need bigger pics, please Bodvoc.  :)
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 03:44:30 PM
I am afraid I have tried numerous times to insert bigger photos and have failed, I give up! Is there an idiots guide anywhere?
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Maenoferren on 02 January 2015, 03:47:19 PM
Quote from: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 03:44:30 PM
I am afraid I have tried numerous times to insert bigger photos and have failed, I give up! Is there an idiots guide anywhere?
you could put them onto something like photobucket and then either link or insert the image into the post...
There is probably a maximum size for the images put directly onto the forum.

Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 03:55:11 PM
I have tried using photo bucket but don't really understand it so can't get that to work either.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Techno on 02 January 2015, 05:14:10 PM
Set yourself up with a photobucket account, Bodvoc......We'll give you a hand.
I'm rubbish with the PC.....But even I have got the hang of it now.  :)
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 02 January 2015, 05:49:24 PM
Quote from: Techno on 02 January 2015, 05:14:10 PM
.But even I have got the hang of it now.  :)

I suppose that means that  any 10yr old can do it, I'm a bit older, so stumbler at first fence - taking the piccy.

IanS  :d
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 07:37:54 PM
Ok chaps, I now have some photos on photobucket but cannot fathom out how to get them posted here on the forum...? Any ideas?
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: paulr on 02 January 2015, 07:45:38 PM
There is a useful guide here, http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11116.msg139540.html#msg139540 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11116.msg139540.html#msg139540)
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Techno on 02 January 2015, 07:53:57 PM
OK, Bodvoc...

Simple way of doing it is to go to the pic in your library that you want to put on the forum.
Underneath the pic there should be a small 'table' with 4 options, with IMG at the bottom.
Left click on IMG to highlight it......Then Right click and choose 'copy' from the drop down menu.

Now....when you go to the forum and to your 'reply'......Right click again and this time choose 'copy' in the reply box, where you'd normally just type....

You should get a string of (to me) meaningless garbage within the reply box....
BUT...if you go to 'preview'....You should see your image ready to roll......You can then type before or after the 'meaningless garbage'.

If that works OK.....We can go through changing the image size next (that's if you need to).

Give it a whirl....Hope that helps ! :)

Cheers - Phil (If you still have probs....I'll try and help early tomorrow.)
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 02 January 2015, 09:02:26 PM
Firstly, many thanks for helping me,
but when I open up a photo in photobox there is no table with options? so am still stuck.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Fenton on 02 January 2015, 09:44:09 PM
Hope you dont mind me jumping in

Once you have uploaded your picture go the library and select it then click on Editor, this will bring up some options one of which will be resize

(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt334/SteveW_04/editor.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/SteveW_04/media/editor.jpg.html)

After that just click on the link I have not very well circled. This is the link you just want to copy and paste into this forum

(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt334/SteveW_04/Capture.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/SteveW_04/media/Capture.jpg.html)

Hope that helps a little
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: paulr on 02 January 2015, 10:41:00 PM
Interesting photo in your example Fenton, do tell :-\
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Fenton on 02 January 2015, 11:40:35 PM
Oh

Yeah my Great Uncle served with the 2056th Motor Transport Division in he Middle East 17-18. He took his camera with him. I have half the photos my Aunt has the other half. No action photos of trenches etc per say but some nice shots of Aleppo etc
Couple more for you

(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt334/SteveW_04/hpqscan0006.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/SteveW_04/media/hpqscan0006.jpg.html)

(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt334/SteveW_04/hpqscan0002.jpg) (http://s625.photobucket.com/user/SteveW_04/media/hpqscan0002.jpg.html)
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 03 January 2015, 10:55:26 AM
Ok, firstly all of you nice people who have been helping me can call me a few rude names now...(only a few though) as I put my pictures in Dropbox not Photobucket which I will try later. However, thankyou all for the help, it is very kind of you and I will spend some time later today trying to get some pictures up.
Cheers
Bodvoc
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Techno on 03 January 2015, 11:51:00 AM
Best of luck, Bodvoc.

I won't call you any rude names.....Just the sort of thing I'd do. (Ask the others !  ;D ;D ;D)
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 03 January 2015, 04:16:42 PM
Ok, here goes, experiment...(http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh499/Merlin1960/Normanf1_zps07f06e8b.jpg?t=1420215139) and it worked, whoo hoo! I love it when a plan comes together. Now I can hopefully keep you all updated with painting progress.
(http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh499/Merlin1960/Normanf2_zps1f4b1b63.jpg)
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Hertsblue on 03 January 2015, 05:15:45 PM
Well done! And now we can admire your figures in comfort.  :-bd
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 03 January 2015, 05:23:53 PM
Very nice.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Fenton on 03 January 2015, 05:26:35 PM
Very nice, though the pictures seem  little big on my laptop. Could you reduce the size a bit?
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: jchaos79 on 03 January 2015, 06:50:37 PM
once you had paste the [IMG] there is a good trick to resieze the picture to the desire sieze using the flag width=900

in example

[IMG width=900] ....... [/  IMG]

"width=number" it is needed to be typed by you and beware it is sensible to capital letters and spaces between characters

hope it helps
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Womble67 on 03 January 2015, 07:25:40 PM
Very nice indeed, lol and the Internet is supposed to be easy hmm. Anyway well done with persisting with the pictures.


Take care

Andy
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Leman on 03 January 2015, 09:24:08 PM
Great pictures, and they're just the right size for my laptop.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Techno on 04 January 2015, 09:02:31 AM
Knew you'd get there ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: paulr on 05 January 2015, 10:20:35 PM
Well done on both posting the pictures and the figures they show ;)

:-bd =D> :-bd
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Bodvoc on 18 January 2015, 12:41:31 PM
(//URL=http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/Merlin1960/media/NormanCav1_zps62f22663.jpg.html]http://[IMG]http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh499/Merlin1960/NormanCav1_zps62f22663.jpg)[/URL]][/img]

Here is the latest figures for my Normans, two last bases of Irregular Miniatures Knights, 2 bases of Pendraken Light/Medium Cav. plus a Pendraken command stand. Next up will be some Pendraken Knights.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Leman on 18 January 2015, 12:49:56 PM
Those look really good.
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Techno on 18 January 2015, 01:33:20 PM
Those look really zippy !  :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 January 2015, 02:06:06 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Steve J on 18 January 2015, 02:09:53 PM
Really like the cavalry 8).
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: Hertsblue on 18 January 2015, 02:52:37 PM
Like the basing. Really makes them look as if they're at full stride.  8)
Title: Re: 2015 New project(s)
Post by: paulr on 18 January 2015, 06:57:16 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd