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PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE MAYBE? so i finally joined the 21st century and created a FB page for all my cosplay photos! itāll be mostly clara-related stuff but some other photoshoots as well. love ya guys! oh and if you could maybe reblog this or something i would send you metaphorical cookies? (much good those are, but still, pretty please?) xo olesya
Much Ado About Nothing - Beatrice & Benedick David Tennant & Catherine Tate, 2011 Production Act 4, Dress Uniform. Benedick - Matt Holden Beatrice - OddTogs Costumes by OddTogs Photos by AMW Photography
Me and Tors as Beatrice and Benedick from Much Ado
Matt takes the ALS Ice BucketĀ Challenge It took a few days but here it is! I have taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
Cosplay Spotlight: Clara Oswald by OlesyaĀ Lyuzna
As you know we love sharing your cosplays, we also love sharing stories and finding out a bit more about the cosplayers that send us their pictures.
While at Salute 2014 I spotted a WWII Bulldozer made by Urban Construct, it was also a bargain at Ā£8! The problem is that I donāt like to spend any money at Salute until Iāve seen at least 75% of the trade stands. The result is that the bulldozer I had my eye on sold before I was able to buy itā¦
But not to worry! Mail order to the rescue and as I ordered it at the show there was no postage either, happy days!
A few days later the bulldozer arrived, unfortunately it was a miscast, the dozer blade was bent and some of the detail was missing, the downside of resin!!
Feeling slightly deflated I found myself with 3 options, 1) Bin it, 2) Make the best of it, 3) Break out the tools and the plasticard! Option 3 it was.
Stage 1: Clean Up
The dozer blade was removed along with all the detail from the model, this left me with just the tracks and the basic shape. The intention was to then rebuild all the detail from scratch.
Stage 2: Basic Build
Having stripped back everything from the Dozer except for the tracks the next stage was to remake the Dozer, this was done by cutting section of 1mm plasticard, these formed the various hull sections, this would also result in me being able to adjust some of the bodywork angles.
With all the sections cut they were glued on and the gaps filled with green stuff, the whole model was then sanded to try to give smooth lines and finishes. At this point the tracks also had green stuff added to fix some damaged areas.
The addition of the plasticard also made the dozer a bit more substantial as a model, some of the sections also had double layers of plasticard, especially around the top section of the hull. The edges of the hull in places were also covered with some 90 degree section of plasticard to add extra detail.
Stage 3: Dozerblade and Details
All Bulldozers needs a good dozerblade, this one is no exception. In this case itās lifted directly from the Imperial Guard tank upgrade sprue and was cut down to fit the front of the Dozer, it was then pinned to hold it in place and greenstuff used to fill the joins.
Once the dozerblade was sorted it was time to add additional details, the first thing wastwo exhausts, these were made from plastic tubing, one section stuck inside the other, they were then mounted to the front with a dad of plastic glue. I then added a selection of bits from the tank upgrade sprue such as a spade, spotlight (from a marine tank), antenna and some Imperial Eagles. I also added some rivets, these were cut from 1mm plastic tubing and fixed with plastic glue.
The last thing added was a Heavy Stubber, again this was from the tank upgrade sprue and filed so it sits flat on the front of the Dozer. By this point the Bulldozer was more plasticard and greenstuff than it was resin!
The last part of the build phase was the addition on grey pumice to the tracks and the bottom of the dozerbalde, this would help with the weather later as well as hiding some of the damage to the tracks.
Stage 4: Painting
The Dozer was sprayed black before being given a basecoat of Lifecolor USA Grey, I was the given a number of layers of drybrushing first with USA Grey, then with Vallejo (Game Colour) Cold and Stonewall Grey mixed in to add detail.
Once the grey was done the tracks were next, these were done in Vallejo Tin first, black washed, then drybrushed with Tin followed by a mix of Tin and Oily Steel and then pure Oily Steel. The mud was then painted with Scorched Brown and then drybrushed and stippled with a mix of this, Earth and Splinter Blotches (Vallejo Panzer Aces). The layers of Scorched Brown, Earth and Splinter Blotches were then used to weather around the tracks as well as the dozerblade.
The detail was picked out before final weathering was done. This was achieved by light drybrushes where mud would naturally gather and then small flecks of silver being added where paint would chip. Heavily watered down Splinter Blotches was also run in areas to mimic oil and dirty water marks. Oily Steel was also stippled onto the dozerblade to show where the paint had worn.
Job Done!
The only thing left now is to sort out the rules so I can use it in a game with my Imperial Guard!
Imperial Guard Bulldozer: BuildĀ Guide While at Salute 2014 I spotted a WWII Bulldozer made by Urban Construct, it was also a bargain at Ā£8!
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Cosplayer: Matt Holden Character: Tenth Doctor āIām alright, Iām always alrightā
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For the best pet names ever just add the word Bat in front of it.
ie Batcat, Batdog, Batfish, Bathippo, etc, etc
Unless of course the pet in question is a Legmouse, there is no way to improve on perfection!
Picture of the Day ā 27th AprilĀ 2014
Cosplayer: Matt Holden Character: Tenth Doctor Photo by: Josh Rendell For a long time now, I thought I was just a survivor, but Iām not.
Warhammer 40K Seventh Edition: The Falloutā¦
Warhammer 40K Seventh Edition: TheĀ Falloutā¦
Here we are, less than 48hrs since the seventh edition of 40K was released and already everyone with internet access has given their opinion on the changes. Some have hailed this as the best edition to date, others curse it as the death of 40K and some damn it as being nothing more than 6.1 and not 7th at all.
Iām not going to talk about rules or changes. My question is how many have actuallyā¦
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Warhammer 40K: The Fear of 7th Edition...
Warhammer 40K: The Fear of 7thĀ Editionā¦
If you play Warhammer 40K and frequent any of the gaming sites youāll already be aware of the news that 7th Edition is inbound and will be arriving in stores on May 24th (and like the majority Iām not overly keen on the idea of shelling out on a new book two years after buying the current one) Youāll probably have seen the āleakedā WD editorial as well that details some of the changes, you mayā¦
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ā AĀ Review SPOILER WARNING! As if you hadnāt guessed this review will contain spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Codex: Astra Militarum ā A Review
Codex: Astra Militarum ā AĀ Review
Itās the day Iāve been equally looking forward to and dreading, the new Astra Militarum Codex.
If youāve ready my pre-amble to the new codex release youāll know I was a little apprehensive about the new book. My main concern, would GW ruin my beloved Anvil of the Imperiumā¦
Well, from my initial read through things look positive, points reductions and rules tweaks but nothing too seriousā¦
Letāsā¦
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Warhammer Visions ā 3 Strikes, Youāre Outā¦ Iāve been a White Dwarf read for many (many many) yearsā¦ When Games Workshop announced, or more accurately didnāt announce, that good old White Dwarf was evolving into two separate magazines, one monthly (Warhammer Visions) and one weekly (White Dwarf) I was apprehensive to say the leastā¦
The Pre Codex Worriesā¦ - Codex Astra Militarum aka Imperial Guard
The Pre Codex Worriesā¦ ā Codex Astra Militarum aka ImperialĀ Guard
On Saturday the new Astā¦ Asā¦ Astrā¦ no, no I canāt do it, itās Imperial Guard, Games Workshop can change the name for no real reason (other than wanting to copyright it) but itāll still be Imperial Guard to me!
Back to the plotā¦ Saturday sees the long awaited release of the 6th Edition Imperial Guard Codex for Warhammer 40,000. When I head there was going to be a new Guard book I was excited, thenā¦
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The Doctor (Who Fandom) and Iā¦
The Doctor (Who Fandom) andĀ Iā¦
As you know Iām a Doctor Who fan, itās one of the most known things about me āoh, Matt, year heās the guy that dresses as the (tenth) Doctor from Doctor Whoā. As you also know I have my own social media presence where I share things that I find of interest, which usually boils down to Doctor Who, war gaming, random geeky stuff and the occasional picture of Kyla Cole.
Being a fan of Doctor Who Iā¦
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