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March SitRep 4March

Hello guys!Sorry for no updates for some time, i took several days off to relax and recharge, and now i'm ready to rock.As of now - i have two ideas for first two models.First is wearing jacket with baseball bat and second wearing hoodie with a gun.Obviously they'll be modular so i plan to add AKM (and maybe shotgun?) as options for first dude and some heavier stuff (maybe crowbar and some...

CombatOctopus News - a new pace in the same race

Hello everyone!So, the last several months were... an interesting time to say the least, but now situation changed.Thanks to your support over the years, I've managed to muster enough courage to do the most important step in last (many) years. Yesterday i left the company I've been working in for almost fourteen years to concentrate my efforts on sculpting.This is half of the reason why la...

February SitRep 26Feb

Hello guys!Month is ending soon, yet i'm still in progress of sculpting.Sniper is mostly ready, HMG is also 80% ready with collar being most of the work left.Tomorrow i plan to finish him and jump to heads.Still have zero idea if i manage to finish in February or i will have to dive 1-2 days into March (worst case scenario for me, but I'm not gonna cut quality to save time)Cheers!

February SitRep 24Feb

Hello everyone!First of all - PLEASE VOTE! I see only half of you voted, and i would be much happier if a saw higher numbers, because every voice matters.Second - ATGM guy is finally finished! I'm pretty happy with how he turned out. On the sad part - he is gonna need at least 30x50 base (I'll provide it) because of tripod's size. On the good side - he is realistic! He will also NOT be...

March-April poll! Second round!

Alright time for second round!I feel that regarding the criminals everyone has their own image of what it should be, so i've expanded their description2. Bundeswehr EGB Fallschirmjäger (previous second place)A request from one of the Patrons which i liked. They will be sorta in-between Bundeswehr and KSK sets - wearing old-school BW fatigues with plate carriers and helmets without covers, arm...

February SitRep 20Feb

Hello everyone!AGS pose is finally done, yay!It took a bit more time than i've expected, because i've failed to make sleeves look any good from first attempt and had to remake them, but now they're alright.Three more to go!

February SitRep 18Feb

Hello everyone!I had a bit of a lag to finish the crews for BobMack, but now i'm back to our main topic and making AGS-17 with gunner. He is not done yet, but trousers are 90% done already.

March-April poll! Those good ol' days!

Hello everyone! We had no proper poll for quite a while, aren't we?We still have some time to spare, so i don't have to rush, let's begin!As always you can check the existing themes in the spreadsheet below to propose new ideas, which will appear in the future polls. Also - if i did not add something you already proposed, please do it again as i could just forget.https://docs.google.co...

VOTE ON FEB POSES

Please vote, guys!This is important as it will not be possible to "quickly change" later.On Friday evening (19:00 UTC) vote will end.To not waste precious time, i'll start working on last pose in the meantime

February SitRep 13Feb - FEEDBACK NEEDED!

Hey everyone!TL;DR I'll add a vote to next post. Please participate so i know where to go!So, i've jumped to making sketches for poses but ran into expected issue - they don't fit to 20 and 25mm bases as you can see on the screenshot. None of them.So i want a feedback from you on what i should do:1. Stick to sitting figures to reduce the base's size as much as possible2. Not stick ...

February SitRep 12Feb

Hello everyone!So, the good news is - weapons are 90% done with just small fixes left. I'm also really proud of how AGS-17 turned out, it is probably THE most detailed AGL out there.Tomorrow i will be fixing all the issues i see and on Wednesday i'll start working on poses.AS for the 4th guy i'm aiming for a sniper sitting on a ammo box in a pose, that would allow putting him also on s...

February SitRep 10Feb

Hello everyone!Just a short updateAT-4 is almost done with just holding grips and wires left to add, AGS-17 is in progressDunno if i manage to finish them tomorrow, but i'm working on it.Cheers!

SitRep February 6Feb

Hello everyone!A little bits of fresh pics of AT-4 Spigot and NSV machine gunATGM is in early phase still, but i'm steadily advancing with major shapesHMG is mostly ready with some small touches needed. Also the base i was talking about is on screenshot, hopefully it'll make things more clearLook forward to your feedback!Cheers!

A small feedback poll - the bases for tipods

Hello everyone!So, as i am making a bunch of tripod-mounted weapons this month, an idea visited me.When i've been making MG3, whole structure proved to be very prone to breaking on any possible occasion.So, i thought maybe this time it would be better to add a delta-shaped thin base to hold all three legs connected. It will make the whole structure more resilient and printing will be way easie...

February SitRep 2Feb

Hello everyone!The next release is in progress, albeit slow again.I'm currently designing the NSV heavy machine gun as it is one of the staples of support weapons.The main issue for now is complexity of its design. While M2HB is relatively simple, this beast has a ton of details i want to make, but it means time. On the good side - the body is mostly done and the 6T7 mount is pretty simple, so...

January SitRep 25Jan

Hello everyone!Finally last pose is done and feels fine to me, all that remains is heads, supports and upload.It will take several more days, but hopefully this week I'll manage to finish the release.Speaking about the future and being realistic - in February release will also be a very late one as i will not be able to pick up the pace. Plus the release will be about heavy weapons and i have ...

January SitRep 23Jan

Hello!A next small update. Last pose is in progress. Like with the rest i've decided to trade time for quality and will make a variation of torso with RPG-7 with two shots in the backpackI hope he will be done tomorrow and i can switch to heads.Also BobMack3D KS on ColdWar Bundeswehr should start this Friday and I'm trying to prepare some extras for my add-on crew set, so no rest for the w...

January SitRep 21Jan

Hello everyone!A bit of good news!First of all, one more pose is finished and third one will be done tomorrow.The main reason for delays is that i've decided to make them more good than initially planned and started adding extra stuff (backpack + RPG for one and a pair of RPO Shmel' for another).Also the guy with a pair of RPOs has a small little detail you may notice (did you?), which i h...

January SitRep 16Jan

Hello everyone!Sorry, yesterday i've spent time thinking about poses and stuff.Thanks to all the guys who helped me with ideas.I'm currently sculpting the first running guy and hopefully gonna give an update shortly.

January SitRep 14Jan

Hello everyone!Despite the setbacks, first model is finally done. i'm currently thinking about how to cut it the best way to use as many weapons as possible, but it will be decided close to next weekend.Two more poses are decided with one more is still in a very early stage. Tomorrow i'll post more news regarding other poses.

February theme - the discussion

Hello everyone!As I'm making the January release, i also need to look forward to Feb and there is a question i wanted to discuss with you.Some Patrons voiced their opinion, that there is very limited (if any) availability of support weapon options for Russian army (such as HMGs, AGL etc.) and proposed to make a third month release with support weapon options.So, i want to make a short poll to ...

[OPEN POST] 28 - December - Russian Army in Chechnya 1995

Hello everyone!December release is ready (i'm not even sure how to say "late again" in different words)!This release is dedicated to First Chechen war, the topic I've been avoiding for a long time, but this time i felt i can do it and my Patrons supported me.For first part of this theme I've tried to portray the troops on the march, patrol, or manning the blockpost - activities...

SitRep 19Dec

Hello everyone!I've finally decided on what pose 4 will look like. This is only a first sketch, so i'll improve it a bit.Hia raised hand will have an option for either a cigarette (covered by hand, as usually done by RU military) or a water flask. No vodka bottles here!Chinese internet today is something i can't even describe, because even DIal UP back in early 00s was MORE stable than...

SitRep 17Dec

Hello everyone!Progress is super slow, end of week (except today) was pretty exhausting for me as i was solving issues at work, but pose 3 is (almost) done.I've decided to make his whole arms detachable both to improve assembly process and make extra variations possible (two lowered hands for example).Tomorrow will start to work on last model of this set and also improve a bit details of this ...

SitRep 13Dec

Hello everyone!A small update on third model before going to sleep. I've decided to go not with 6B5 vest, but with older 6B3 with its easily recognisable huge frontal pouch. I've also started resculpting, but it is only the first touches.Tomorrow will continue.Cheers!

SitRep 12Dec

Hello everyone!The third pose will look sorta like this (yes, AGAIN rifle on a sling) as it was a pretty common pose for personnel manning blockposts.I have ideas for the left hands, no worries!More than i had previously, at least.Tomorrow i will hopefully start resculpting him and will do my best to share the progress.Cheers!

SitRep 11Dec

Hello everyone!Sorry for a slow progress and rare communications. I'm slowly grinding through, but can't say it is nice and easy. Mostly because i was too optimistic in how my laptop performs (no blame on him, he's a good boy who works for almost seven years despite being a cheap grab).Regardless - the second model is done (almost). I've read your ideas about left hand and will kee...

SitRep 07Dec

Hello everyone!For the last several days i've been fighting to get accustomed to a laptop and restore the settings of drawing tablet.I can't say i'm fully successful, but ive finally started resculpting of second pose. I'm still not sure what to do with his left hand, so if you have any proposals - go ahead.Also the cloths etc are in very rought and early condition since i've o...

SitRep 04Dec

Hello everyone!Last several days were.. busy to say the least, with me spending most of the time in airports, flights and transits. Basically today is the first evening in last several days i can just sit in my hotel room and try to do stuff.Therefore progress is slightly more than nothing, but i'm still working!My 7years old laptop seems to work (albeit slower than PC) and i took my tablet fo...

December SitRep 30Nov

Hello everyone!My work trip start tomorrow. Bags are packed, laptop is ready and so is the drawing tablet i'm taking with me to continue sculpting.For now - the rough sketch of second pose is here. I want first set to be less dynamic to reflect the endless routine of walking somewhere ankle-deep in mud, that many of vets notice in their memoirs.