pyromaniac Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hello all! Im a first time poster but long time viewer and have been playing BA since 3rd edition! Im currently in the process of building a diarama of a termie taking a shot from an elder sniper and using his storm shield to deflect the shot and was going to try and produce a "shield" effect using fine wire shaped in a hexagonal pattern in front of the termie. Now heres my question: what would an invulnerable shield look like? My two thoughts are either a grid patterned glass looking protection or thin wire painted white and blue any thoughtsor suggestions would be welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Is this like a gamer's version of "what does the fox say?" We may never know. I guess I just figured it was a glowing power field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromaniac Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Lol no i was just trying to get some ideas as i kitbashed a termie into the perfect blocking pose but having trouble deciding how i want the shield to "appear" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yeah, that's a tough one. I think some very good OSL could make it look like it's flashing at the point of impact, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromaniac Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 When i imagine the save i imagine sort of a gundam style sheild that would cover the whole front of the person, its its because the sheilds are so damned small lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Sirus Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 You could try clear crackle paint on the shield, as it could look like the energy is dispersing the shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Get some slightly curved clear plastic, place in front of model with the shield at the middle (but not touching it) then where the hit is being taken, paint a hexagonal grid that fades to clear plastic as it moves away from impact point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromaniac Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 @blindhamster thats a great idea! Maybe have a bit of OSL at the point of impact and fading clear?i already have fishing line with clear nail polish to represent the bullet trail. What about a richocet? Or would the shield absorb rather than deflect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redshadow Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 sounds amazing and in my imagination looks awesome but reality is someting very different. I hope you pull this off and would love to see pics :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The Storm shield is actually so small because the physical item is actually a projector for a force field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromaniac Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Will put up pics in the painting section once im finished stay tuned ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevibesman Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmercx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Get some slightly curved clear plastic, place in front of model with the shield at the middle (but not touching it) then where the hit is being taken, paint a hexagonal grid that fades to clear plastic as it moves away from impact point I used the smaller clear disc shaped flying bases to do something similar with some tau suits a while back. I always pictured it as kind of energy flair when hit kind of like star trek ship shields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvena Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 i found this while lurking on the web. From this man : http://thirdfatecreations.blogspot.fr/ hope it help ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromaniac Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks! Was thinking of having a kind of electric shield similar to the plasma that blog has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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