Falklands War - Early Wip pics.

[Techno]

Have you got any pics of something 'like wot you mean' Nik ?
I can find a trench reference in the WWII section....But there's no actual photo.
I'll be more than happy to make them if Leon wants.
I presume I'd be allowed to do mega fast conversions .....i.e chop some of the wee chaps in half, (or lower/higher) then make a 'low earthworks' so it looks like they're standing in a trench ?
That the sort of thing you mean ?
A bit like the 50 cal M/G that's sitting in a foxhole that I've already done .....But with three or so figures ?
Like I say....Up to 'the man'. 

Looks perfect for a 'Scooby Doo' to me
Cheers,
Kev

No Scooby Snax for you Kev !

Cheers - Phil.

[Leon]

I presume I'd be allowed to do mega fast conversions .....i.e chop some of the wee chaps in half, (or lower/higher) then make a 'low earthworks' so it looks like they're standing in a trench ?

A bit like the 50 cal M/G that's sitting in a foxhole that I've already done .....But with three or so figures ?

Yep, that sounds about right to me.  Dave's done some before, for the Boer range, and the WWII somewhere as well I think.  Chop down some firing poses and stick 'em in a
hole!

[nikharwood]

Yep, that sounds about right to me.  Dave's done some before, for the Boer range, and the WWII somewhere as well I think.  Chop down some firing poses and stick 'em in a
hole!

Yep - that's it   You can see the Germans in the WW1 diorama I did a while ago for Leon:

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,1863.0.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ask Barrie, he has some amazing photo recon shots of a harrier pass over an Argentine trench line!
All you can see is their feet sticking out, nice until you realise they also used their trench lines as latrines!!!

[Techno]

Yep, that sounds about right to me.  Dave's done some before, for the Boer range, and the WWII somewhere as well I think.  Chop down some firing poses and stick 'em in a
hole!

Could you bung me down some of the Brits with the helmets when they're pressed Leon ?......Or would this be just for the Argies ?
Should have enough spare masters of them to do those !
Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Er....something like this....Or have I completely lost the plot ?
Mairion's been trying to help me shrink the images myself....But I'm failing diismally
Would someone do the honours to about 2/3 the size for me ?



Back to the drawing board....I'm trying to understand honestly Meirion !
I'm obviously a complete numpty !
Cheers - Phil.

[Leon]

Meirion's been trying to help me shrink the images myself....But I'm failing diismally
Would someone do the honours to about 2/3 the size for me ?

On the photo sizes, what you need to do is to put in a width tag on the image code.  So, when you copy and paste the bit of code for your picture, it will start off with [IMG]http.... etc.  What you need to do is insert 'width=xxx' into those brackets, so you end up with something like [IMG width=500]http..... etc.  The number itself is a measure of the pixel width on the screen and can be varied depending on how big you'd like the image, with 1000 being the full width of the page normally, and 100 being rather small.  

You can always come back and edit the width tag if your image isn't displaying as you'd like (for upto half an hour after you've made the post I believe?)

Hope that makes sense!   

[GordonY]

ermm he could also express it as a percentage of the screen width as well, well that works in the <IMG width=50%> tag in html, havent tried it on the forum. Worth trying out for those of us with bigger monitors and failing eyesight.

[Leon]

ermm he could also express it as a percentage of the screen width as well, well that works in the <IMG width=50%> tag in html, havent tried it on the forum. Worth trying out for those of us with bigger monitors and failing eyesight.

Nah, I've just given it a go, but with the Forum using BBCode it messes up and won't recognise the image.

[O Dinas Powys]

On the photo sizes, what you need to do is to put in a width tag on the image code.  So, when you copy and paste the bit of code for your picture, it will start off with [IMG]http.... etc.  What you need to do is insert 'width=xxx' into those brackets, so you end up with something like [IMG width=500]http..... etc.  The number itself is a measure of the pixel width on the screen and can be varied depending on how big you'd like the image, with 1000 being the full width of the page normally, and 100 being rather small.  

You can always come back and edit the width tag if your image isn't displaying as you'd like (for upto half an hour after you've made the post I believe?)

Hope that makes sense!   

Make me Techno's personal moderator and I'll keep an eye on him!   

[Leon]

Make me Techno's personal moderator and I'll keep an eye on him!   

I'll go see if we've got that setting on the Admin...

[Techno]

Make me Techno's personal moderator and I'll keep an eye on him!   

I will obey the moderators commands... @-)I will obey the moderators commands (ad nauseam)
I think I've got the hang now...I'll pop up some very early wips of the ancient Spanish tomorrow and see if I have got it through my thick skull.
'Ere....no-one's said whether I'm on the right lines with the Argentinians in the trenches.
Thanks to whoever shrunk the piccy !

Cheers - Phil.

[nikharwood]

'Ere....no-one's said whether I'm on the right lines with the Argentinians in the trenches.

You're on the right lines Phil - although the single figure looks a bit 'jaunty' to me - nonchalantly leaning on his trench & staring out to sea...bit casual if you ask me: especially if 2 Para have just appeared on the horizon 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I like them! 

[Techno]

You're on the right lines Phil - although the single figure looks a bit 'jaunty' to me - nonchalantly leaning on his trench & staring out to sea...bit casual if you ask me: especially if 2 Para have just appeared on the horizon 

Ta Nik....
I think I might bin that one....Doesn't really seem to work does it ?
Still not convinced about the group of three either......Something doesn't seem quite right....But for the life of me I can't decide what I don't like about it.
Maybe it would look fine, once painted up.
Possibly the bright red putty is putting me off.
I'll put it on one side and wait to get hit by a bolt of inspiration.

Cheers - Phil.