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Whilst at Pendraken Miniatures the other day, one of the Confederate players purchased some SciFi Tripods. (see forum post "Gaming at Pendraken Miniatures - 20/4/24")



As you can see, Bren has made a cracking good job on them.

[Of note: Bren has extended the Tripod legs - (Bren explains the process) "The legs are extended with wooden dowls and the joints are thick paper, lots of pva and superglue gel. I concaved the end of the dowels to make it fit and have more contact, would have been a pain* to do with metal I think." - increasing the height of the model and creating a 'knee-joint' on the alien machines.]

*Bren's original choice of word has been substituted with a U-rated alternative, less this forum post be rated as PG-13.

The accompanying ship models are 1/700, HMS Rodney and RMS Titanic.



Miniatures owned by, conversion work and painting done by, photography taken by, Bren.

Absolutely brilliant 8) !

All four models are brilliant!

Very successful visit to Pendraken by the looks of the ACW game and the tripods  :-bd

Lovely work all

:-bd  =D>  :-bd  =D>  :-bd

Very quick work on the modified tripods

Great work ! :-bd

They look really nice!  =D>  =D>  =D>

They look great - and very speedy work.

One question, do the tripods legs go all the way down to the sea bed, or do they have flotation devices, just under the water  ;)

QuoteOne question, do the tripods legs go all the way down to the sea bed, or do they have flotation devices, just under the water  ;)

Fred.

:)

1st idea of a reply: [censored] off (it did begin with a 'B', so not too rude/offensive, and said in a jocular tone).

2nd idea of a reply: If you've a ouija board to hand, ask H.G.Wells.

3rd idea of a reply: I'll ask Bren - but expect an answer similar to option one, above  ;D

You do float a good point, I'll admit, Fred  :)

[Last I looked in on the group Discord, plans were already afoot (or should that be a-sail?) for a dozen tripods and, I think, the Royal Navy's Channel Fleet  :o ]

Hi Fred, very good question 🤔
I suppose its left to your imagination how the tripods are in the water ,I have a poster on my gaming bunker wall that shows the tripod towering over hms thunderchild as it melts its bow so I copied that as best I could, I like to think the tripods are just bad ass and can keep there ways of doing things a mystery

Quote. . . I have a poster on my gaming bunker wall that shows the tripod towering over hms thunderchild as it melts its bow . . .

This one?

(https://alchetron.com/cdn/hms-thunder-child-f45e0045-bbd6-4a0b-b683-ae158857872-resize-750.jpeg)

If could figure out how to put a photo on here I would show you raider4

Quote from: Brenkel on 23 April 2024, 10:51:06 AMIf could figure out how to put a photo on here I would show you raider4

There is a tutorial on how to do that, no iodea where....

QuoteHi Fred, very good question 🤔
I suppose its left to your imagination how the tripods are in the water ,I have a poster on my gaming bunker wall that shows the tripod towering over hms thunderchild as it melts its bow so I copied that as best I could, I like to think the tripods are just bad ass and can keep there ways of doing things a mystery

Fair point!


Your models look fantastic - I think you have a bit more dynamism than the original poster - perhaps because you have more fire (and two of everything). 

Quote from: Brenkel on 23 April 2024, 10:51:06 AMIf could figure out how to put a photo on here I would show you raider4

Bren, it does look like you can upload a photo to the club's discord ("hosting the image") and use it on here. I wasn't sure last night, though do know that if you use a Private Facebook photo and try to copy onto a forum it won't work.

To copy a photo from Discord, and using a Mouse (I don't have a smart phone, so no idea how you'll do it), Right Click on the photo till a pop-up shows - select "copy image link"

which, when (Left Click on mouse, selecting) "Paste" onto a forum post will appear like this

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/802303253924020245/1232261435149647932/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_cc249122-8c01-4da6-95db-36565bd6f768.jpg?ex=6628d064&is=66277ee4&hm=2257314c4cc8575566f788fedaf526f2c140a2074713093f6786f6037c523442&=&format=webp&width=733&height=550

attach this [ img ] at the start

and this [ /img ] at the end

[ img ]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/802303253924020245/1232261435149647932/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_cc249122-8c01-4da6-95db-36565bd6f768.jpg?ex=6628d064&is=66277ee4&hm=2257314c4cc8575566f788fedaf526f2c140a2074713093f6786f6037c523442&=&format=webp&width=733&height=550 [ /img ]

(but without the gaps between the brackets and img or /img, I had to include those for the above example to be viewable as 'computer-speech')

and this is the result

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/802303253924020245/1232261435149647932/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_cc249122-8c01-4da6-95db-36565bd6f768.jpg?ex=6628d064&is=66277ee4&hm=2257314c4cc8575566f788fedaf526f2c140a2074713093f6786f6037c523442&=&format=webp&width=733&height=550)

Looks great with a very effective tripod mod.  My first thought on seeing these was 'where do I get them from ?'.   Must admit that I don't like the original 'shorter legged' variety of tripod but the extensions really make the same models pop.   Inspiring stuff.

Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 23 April 2024, 10:53:54 AMThere is a tutorial on how to do that, no idea where....

Ah, the finest traditions of the Pendraken Regiment - Accurate yet unhelpful.

Love the models. Excellent work!

Great model of the Invincible!  :o

QuoteLooks great with a very effective tripod mod.  My first thought on seeing these was 'where do I get them from ?'.

https://www.pendraken.co.uk/10mm-sci-fi-tripods (https://www.pendraken.co.uk/10mm-sci-fi-tripods) (in case others are interested)

I'd forgotten about these models, so had a "...oh yeah," moment when I first say the photos.

QuoteMust admit that I don't like the original 'shorter legged' variety of tripod but the extensions really make the same models pop.  Inspiring stuff.

Same here. Maybe there'll have to be an optional 'extra tall' version of each tripod, with leg extensions, as a separate code?