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All together now

May 14, 2012

Time to get back on the posting horse again, after my trip to Malaysia. I’ve been a bit busy lately, so really needed to stop for a moment and put a post together in order to keep this blog from going dormant.

I was recently asked to do a group shot of the terrain pieces I’ve finished for the Aliens board game, so I quickly rounded up the nine finished pieces and added some Colonial Marines and Aliens for style and scale. Below you can see the set piece of a valiant CM last stand.

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Personally I think the miniatures and terrain pieces go together very nicely. What’s most important to me is that they capture that Aliens feel. Then again, I might just be blind to my own work, what do you think?

Also, I have to mention that I just got a new job as a project expert, working on a project focusing on preventing video gaming and gambling addiction in adolescents. So happy about this, as I actually get to combine my degree (MA in Education) with my interests and get paid to do it!

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8 comments

  1. Mikko, these just look amazing! To catch that Aliens feel even more you would have to add a few dead marines 😉
    Congrats on the new job.

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         by Stefan Witthaus May 15, 2012 at 08:48
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    • Thanks Stefan! I think I’ll need to get some of those dead marines in there somehow…

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           by Mikko May 15, 2012 at 10:28
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  2. That stuff is amazing it gives off that kind of aliens feeling.It really reminds me of the generator room scene from aliens.Keep up the good work!

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         by Riley Warwick May 22, 2012 at 08:01
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    • Thanks Riley, good to know I’ve gotten stuff right!

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           by Mikko May 22, 2012 at 11:34
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  3. The OSL on these really makes a difference, nice work. Maybe some yellow beacons next?

    This should be a particularly nice board to play on when its finished.

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         by sho3box May 30, 2012 at 12:13
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    • Thanks! I’ll definitely give the yellow OSL a try.

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           by Mikko May 30, 2012 at 12:33
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  4. I’m not that much in the scene really (miniatures nor aliens), but to me, this seems like excellent work. Two reasons: The “gigery” semi-organic-semi-industrial art-nouveau touch is there – BUT – you didn’t overdo it. I would have overdone it, definitely.

    Also, I like the red light distri…bution in the tanks. How did you ray-trace it? 😉

    Great work.

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         by Tero August 18, 2012 at 23:43
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    • Thanks for the compliments!

      I didn’t use any special tools for the red, simply painted it by eye. It turned out pretty nicely I think!

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           by Mikko August 19, 2012 at 10:06
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