BME Paperwork: Keeping It REAL

I have an appointment with a Small Business Advisor set up for next week. I could just go online and get my Tax I.D. and file myself, but this lady may be of help so I am going to see what advice she has to offer.
I might learn something important.
Is it worth this extra effort?
I do not know...but I am damn sure going to find out.

Joseph

Time To Order Some Paint!

Oh Yeah!

I'm thinking I may as well get the big set and take care of paint supplies for a while in a fell swoop.

                                  

Joseph

MASTER CASTINGS: SERIES 1 Preview

Well Brothers...I have begun collecting my own sculptures...kinda funny.

I need to order some paint now.

Joseph

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MASTER CASTINGS: SERIES 1 ARRIVED!

The first set of Master Casting arrived from Iron Wind Metals today. I had to smile when I counted them. Mike sent me 13 of everything...lol.
If you know me, then you will understand the significance of this. I did not ask Mike to send me 13 of each...

I will post some pictures soon...

Joseph

THE MASTER MOLD IS MADE!

The IWM Crew have completed my First Master Mold. Mike is sending the first batch of Master Castings to me this week!

Come To Me, My Metal Children...Come!

       

Haa, Haa...Hee, Hee...Hoo, Hoo!!!

Joseph

THE DEAD ROAD Part 10

I have posted a lot of Articles about my intentions for this project and all of the raw materials that I have purchased to make this Battlefield a reality.
Now it is time for me to get more work done on this project, since I am about to actually have my own models in hand.
I laid out much of what I have for this tabletop this evening, to see just what it might look like. I am not to disappointed with it. I think I still need to buy a few more vehicles, to really set up that "Here are the Ancient Remains of a Failed Mass Migration from The Dying City of York" look.
I also need to pick up a few more detail items like Street Lights, Static Grass, and some more Trees.
I am going to make the crappy trees used in this Dry Run Layout as a stand, with the nice trees mounted as Stand Alone items to pretty up the odd spots. I am going to get silly with these and sculpt roots and little animals like Crows and Buzzards for the Eye Pop treatment. I still need to finish that damn annoying Anitomicalley Correct Skeleton too...
I am not going to use the little foam roads either. I am going to sculpt the roads in place so that I can get nice cracks and sink hols on them.

I need to pick up a few more cork tiles also. I have some, but I want to use them on every floor tile now, so that I can have a nice coarse canvas to glue my grasses to. I can also add little blasted areas, by simply breaking out parts of the cork to make a depression. This will work great for representing mud puddles and little streams too. This approach will also give me that nice damaged pavement that looked so good in The Road and The Book Of Eli environments.
The last thing to buy yet for this and all of my Battlefields is the New Table. I will have to do that later, so it may end up being my Halloween Present.

So this is what the East side of The Dead Road looks like. The West side will have The Overpass and more abandoned vehicles and trees.

What I see here on this table, and what is in my head have a long way to go yet before they colloid, but I am further along with this then I was last year say...

Joseph

More Good News From IWM

I started work on a few of my larger models a while back, but got a little jaded honestly when I considered just how tight a 9 inch mold is, and it looked like producing my Vehicles and Large Monsters would have to be put off.
Well after chatting with Mike today about the Master Mold, he informed me that Iron Wind Metals has just set up two new 12 inch molds specifically for casting Resin Models.

That really IS good news. I am fighting the good fight and sculpting my BIG Models by hand. Now I can use other raw materials such as Plasticard. I am very happy about this, becuase I can keep all of my products at IWM, and have them do the Pewter and Resin in house.

This also means that my BIG Stuff will not take me a year to sculpt nor will it cost a million dollars to produce.
Cool, cool, cool!

Joseph

THE MASTER MOLD IS BEING MADE!

Mr. Michael Noe called today to inform me that his people have started making The Master Mold. If you do not know Mr. Noe, he is simply one of the most experienced, and genuine people I have ever known. He has done about as much as any man could, to keep the miniatures industry alive and his company has kept some of the most populare models ever made available to the gaming public.

I am honored to work with such good people...REAL People.

I have a lot in mind to produce in the coming months, and years, and my relationship with Iron Wind Metals will be permanent.

Another step forward...
GET ALONG LITTLE DOGIES...GET ALONG!

Joseph

THE MANAMAL POLL RESULTS

The Manamal Poll is concluded. I am pleased with the results. I did not expect it to get 183 votes.

APE	38 (20%)
BADGER	28 (15%)
BOAR-BULL	18 (9%)
CAT (Popular Breeds)	35 (19%)
DOG (Popular Breeds)	35 (19%)
ELEPHANT-RHINO	39 (21%)
FROG-TOAD	32 (17%)
KANGAROO	28 (15%)
LIZARD	31 (16%)
PLATYPUS-PORCUPINE	24 (13%)
RABBIT-HARE	19 (10%)
SHRIMP-CRAB	47 (25%)
SPIDER	25 (13%)
TURTEL	29 (15%)
VULTURE-BUZZARD	31 (16%)

Now that you all have helped me decide what to do first, based on the Popular Vote this is what I am going to do. 1 Character Model for each Race, with sales determining which types will be elevated to Gang or Complete Race Status.

The first six Races I am going to sculpt in Popular Order are: Crab, Shrimp, Elephant/Rhino, Ape, Cat, Dog. When theses are done, I will start on the next six, and so on, until every race has at least a single highly detailed Character to represent it in The TOMORROW BLACK World.

Thank you all for participating!!!

Joseph


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SECOND SERIES SCULPTURES

I think this collection of work will make the bulk of The TOMORROW BLACK Series 2 Sculptures. I may be able to add more to the Second Master Mold, but I am going to get these done first.

Joseph


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Pousse Plomb

SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED!

Brothers...Oh My Brothers, The Models are IN THE MAIL!

"YOU TO BIG TO BE A 15MM SCULPTOR..."

I was a little nervous...and had to fill out the damn address thingie twice, but when Girl Fren was not sure if I really needed $3 Grand in Insurance on this package of "Little Toys" That Reliable Evil came out, and everything got done...lol.

Joseph


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MASTER MOLD 1...I Think I Am DONE.

I think I am done with The TOMORROW BLACK Premier Sculptures.
I am going to mail these to Iron Wind Metals on Friday.

Joseph


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MONSTERS: DEATH DIGGER Completed Sculpture Preview

"Tread the old soils of The Blackened Earth at your peril..."

The HTX-06 Compound has long been an air-born plague, but the Old Soil it ruined generations ago, still corrupts and mutates all life. Perhaps the most powerful of such beast are Death Diggers. Reports of entire Riggs being pulled down into the cold dirt, or even TECH Mechs have been documented by the few survivors of these Great Worms surprise attacks.

A Word On Design. The Death Digger's Maw Talons are sculpted separately for ease of casting.

Joseph