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30th December 2001 - IXNAY
Hello, today Planetfortress posted a nice article about TF2 and it's long  devolopmenttime called "Team Fortress 2, Where are you?". It sumarizes the current status of the TF2 development and answers a many questions about that game. The article handels with the following topics: "Development Cycle, Other Games Better?, Valve's Silence, No Current Information, CS Impact, New Engine, Scope of the Game, & Release Date?" read it here...
The Platoon and the Armed Forces pages are down, more dead TF2 MODs?
Here's a funny article for you about what will happen 2002, happy new year :-)

23th December 2001 - IXNAY
I have to say sorry again for not updating last week but if there are no news I can't updated and I don't want to report about none TF2 stuff all the time.
This week I have a real model for you as little christmaspresent. No calm down it's no TF2 model it's "just" an Half-Life model by the good old scarecrow, one of the best HL modelers I know. It's an cool BG40K bolter, grab it here...
I also have another genious weaponmodelpic by the Northern Conflicts MOD. It's a very realistic looking AK5c, they also got some things done at their page. There is also a new BG40K MOD modelpic, a Bolterpistol. Merry X-Mas :-)

9th December 2001 - IXNAY
At first I have to pronounce the Modelpic of the month November, you see it at the right.
The BG40K MOD once again updated it's site with cool new models, check them out...
Now I have one good and one bad news for you, I start with the bad one: The Hardline changed it's engine to the Tribes 2 one. The good news is that The Great Invasion MOD is not dead, they'll keep on working after school.

Shade's AK5 is the Modelpic of the month Nov.

2nd December 2001 - IXNAY
Sorry for not updating last week but there were absolutely none TF2 news.
As you have read in the news by out host Planetfortress a TF2 developer (Doug Lombardi) has announced that TF2 is at full development and that valve will release "new information on the project in the coming month".
That are fine news, the TF2 community has waited so long for words like that, now all the TF2 fans and MOD-makers know that "TF2 is not dead".
The Northern Conflicts homepage has been updated wite with a brilliant model...
The BG40K MOD have another pagedesign and two new modelspics here...

18th November 2001 - IXNAY
Hello dudes, finally the Northern Conflicts homepage is up, and they have a fine design. I hope you remember the great model-pics of that nodric warfare MOD. Go to their homepage now: http://www.game-mods.org/~northern
They still search some talented skinners and coders, use the chance to join.
The Battle Grounds 40K HL/TF2 MOD updated it's Ork Axe once again. It's getting better and better, so go to the Modelpic-Archive and check it out.
Space to introduce a nice graphiks site. It's called Romka any they have some nice 3D Models and other interesting stuff, link: http://romka.demonews.com

11th November 2001 - IXNAY
Hey Ho, not much TF2 news this week too.
The Rock MOD's and the Codename Terror MOD's homepages are down, forever???
The Invisible Danger MOD has updated it's homepage but only with concept things...
I have put up a new ork-charactermodel from BG40K HL/TF2 MOD, check it out here...
Finally I updated my private homepage with the pics from my italyholidays, check them...

The result of one week of hard work with four friends.

4th November 2001 - IXNAY
Hi everybody, a new week with more TF2 news and more sad news. It seems that the Special Forces MOD is dead too, anyway the homepage closed...
The Hardline MOD closed their homepage and they announced that they will slow down their development because TF2 isn't out yet. Unfortunately they already search for a new engine. They also said that game design, characters, story, objectives, models, etc. will change for more professionality.
It's a new month so there is a new Modelpic of the month, Shade from Northern Conflicts MOD won again. Another brilliant model of a Glock 17.

28th October 2001 - IXNAY
Hello gang, sorry but the last weeks news were a bit confusing maybe. I just want to clarify that the Brithis Commando Forces MOD changed it's engine to the lighthouse engine. Last week you could have understood that they have moved to the Serious Sam engine too, like the Lost Species MOD (website).
Now, let's come to the real news: The Unnamed Gangster MOD has a coder and a name now, it will be called "Hoodlums". Check their models...
That's it with the TF2 news this week, space to tell you that I started trying arround with Photoshop. See some of my pics at deviantART, great designsite.

21th October 2001 - IXNAY
Hey Ho, I got many E-Mails this week. First I was informed that the Lost Species MOD will be continued in developing for Serious Sam.
Then I got a mail reffering to a forum post. It says that the BCF MOD changed its engine.
Got an exclusive pic by the Northern Conflict MOD, they still have some Hostproblems.
The Ganster MOD Page got updated with some new pics. They still search modeler...

Another fantastic model by Shade (Northern Conflitcts)

14th October 2001 - IXNAY
Hi, the Battle Grounds 40K HL/TF2 MOD got a new homepageadress: http://www.bg40k.com and they updated it's homepagedesign. They also have some new multimediafiles to show, a video of the reskinned Ork Warboss Face, a picture of the updated Ork Stikk Bomb and a new wallpaper wich you can grab at their homepage. They still search some good Modeler.
No other TF2 MOD has updated it's homepage. Well many TF2 MODs haven't updated their homepage since a long time and one by one of these homepages get closed, like the Lost Species TF2 MOD this week :(

7th October 2001 - IXNAY
Hello everybody, I'm back from my holidaytrip to Italy and it was very relaxing. I'll upload some pictures of it to my personal Homepage in the next weeks.
Not that much concerning TF2 Modeling has happened the time I was in Italy, I got a mail by vINcE who strated a new TF2 MOD wich has no name yet. He still searches a player modeler/animator. The MOD is gangster inspired with tughs/mob guys. They already have some weaponmodels, see them here...
There is a new Modelpic of the month, ~A.u.s.t.i.n won with his great quality.
I saw a new Hardline characterconcept over at www.TF2-Fr.net, see it here...

23th September 2001 - IXNAY
Hey Guys, this week I have a cool character concept exclusive by the Hardline MOD for you. Also there was a AK-47 posted over at the Construct, the Hardline fanpage.
Caleman, the leader of the Northern Conflicts MOD, mailed me and he said that the new designed page will be up soon with a complete makeover, new concept and story.
I will be in Italy next week, so no updates... :-(

Uhhh baby, sexy character concept by Raiyu

16th September 2001 - IXNAY
Hello everybody, you all know that this week something terrible had happened. The USA was attacked by terrorists, hijacked planes crashed into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center wich collapsed with thousands of deaths. The world is mourning, and here in germany where I live everybody is really shocked too. I made a wallpaper of the tragedy, see it here...
Well live has to go on, so there are some new TF2 Modelpics in the Modelpic-Archive. Some cool ones of a new Playermodel by Battle Grounds 40K HL/TF2 MOD. Further, there are new pictures by ~A.u.s.t.i.n. Good bye, I hope so.

9th September 2001 - IXNAY
First of all, I have to say "sorry" for not updating last week, but my internet- connection was down, that was not very professional. Well there hasn't happened that much concerning TF2 modeling, only The Hardline MOD has updated their Homepage with a new design and a new character concept, also TF2-Fr.net interviewed them... (check the Existence if you like The Hardline).
MGS2 is no more a TF2 MOD and the Northern Conflicts page is down too :-(.
I have updated the sitedesing a bit and we have a new modelpic of the month.
Next week HL 1.0.0.8 will be released, I think. So read two interviews: 1 & 2

26th August 2001 - IXNAY
No new Modelpics this week, and no TF2 MOD has updated their homepage :-(
But there has been a post in the forums telling us about rumors that Valve waits till Tribes2 is established before launching TF2.
I kicked our webspy Hardcore out of the TF2M team, because he wasn't doing any work.
I updated my personal german Homepage with pictures of my francetrip (770 KB), C YA

I updated my personal german Homepage...

19th August 2001 - IXNAY
Hello, two Team Fortress 2 Modifications have new Homepages, The Hardline's one is completely new, you can see it at http://www.shockrealm.com/matrix.
The Great Invasion's page has got a new Design at http://www.dansite.com.
I got another E-Mail by TeH_Unknown, the leader of the Metal Gear Solid 2 MOD with two nice pics attached, showing two weapon models. A sar21 made by vassago and a socom by Kenneth j. See them in the Modelpic-Archive.
I found a cool Modelviewer wich supports very many 3D-files, it's called 3D Exploration and you can download a 30-day trialware version (4MB) here...

5th August 2001 - IXNAY
We have a new month, so we have voted a new modelpic of the last month. It's the first time that a playermodel won, and it's the first time that the Northern Conflicts MOD won. You can see the pic at the right and here...
As every week, there are many new model- pictures in the Modelpic-Archive, check them out. There are many new by The Hardline.
There is a new article about TF2, read it...

Model of a Soldier for the Northern Conflicts MOD

22th July 2001 - IXNAY
Hello dudes and dudettes, this week I have found a new Team Fortress 2 MOD in the net. It's name is Platoon. Yes you are right, it's a vietnam war MOD. You maybe also know the movie "Platoon" with Sgt. Elias, the MOD will be based on this movie and it will include singelplayer, multiplayer and cooperative multiplayer. Sound's pretty interesting for me, check their models here...
I also have a new modelpics by my friend ThalakoS and The Hardline MOD.
Can't wait for the new Half-Life patch 1.1.0.8 with this voicestuff, maybe they bring it out to test it for TF2, but this is just speculation by me. CU next week.

15th July 2001 - IXNAY
Hey ho guys, have you already heard of the lightversion of 3D Studio Max for amateur modelers wich will cost only a little money!?
Next topic, I have new Team Fortress 2 Modelpics for you, one pic of an Benelli shotgun by The Hardline MOD and many by the Battle Grounds 40K MOD, you see their Killer Kan at the right. It won't be a player model...well they don't know what it will be :)

Killer Kan from Battle Grounds 40K MOD

8th July 2001 - IXNAY
Ladies and gentlemen I proudly present two new Team Fortress 2 MODs.
Northern Conflicts is a MOD about a conflict in europe and they have a great pic of a soldier and of a PSG90 sniperrifle. The other MOD is called The Great Invasion and they have some nice unskinned weaponpics, see them here...
I talked to other MOD-leaders wich think about changing the engine too :-(.
I have put some new pics of the Armed Forces MOD in the Modelpic-Archive. The Hardline MOD has posted two new pics of the lobby at The Construct.
TF2 Models has a new member, Hardcore, he will correct my bad english :-).

1st July 2001 - IXNAY
Another sunday and another sad news, the Kommandos MOD have decided to make their MOD for the Quake 3 engine. It's really disappointing that so many TF2 MODs terminate developping just because TF2 takes sooo long to come out. Valve should hurry because the TF2 community is getting angrily :-(.
Well Valve will bring out this voice communication for Half-Life soon, wich will be in TF2 too. I found an Half-Life site with only french tutorials, check it here...
Now to the REAL TF2 Models-News, well I have got new modelpics by The Hardline and The Rock MOD, also there is a new Modelpic of the month...

24th June 2001 - IXNAY
Bonjour mes amis, I'm back from my trip to france, it was really great, but I'm tired today.
Well I try to write some news I found in one hour after my arrival. The first thing I want to announce is that chumbalumsoft has updated their MS3D tutorialsection where you can find sites with Milkshape 3D Tutorials, TF2M too.
Hey Somebody posted a TF2 releasedate in the forums, is it fun or not??? Check it here...

The producers of Milkshape 3D

3rd June 2001 - IXNAY
Hello, first I have to tell you some sad things, first AWS our teammember lost his internetaccount, so he quit and I search a new guy wich searches the web for new TF2 modeling stuff, so if you are interested contact me!!!
The other sad thing is that there will be no news for the next two or one sundays, you'll see. I can't write the news because I am doing a trip to france.
Well, it's a new month and I have a new preview of the month for you, so check the Modelpic section, the cool Desert Eagle from The Rock TF2 MOD won.
As usual, i got new modelpics, this week by The Hardline and Armed Forces.

27th May 2001 - IXNAY
Hi guys and chicks, as last week TF2 Models presents you the new The Rock MOD modelpictures. They have some new skinned rifles on their homepage.
The Construct has posted some new modelpics of The Hardline MOD, you can see them direct in the Modelpic section and then to the Modelpic-Archive.
I got a new tutorial by FoxTrot-Niner, wich explains easily how to import Half-Life cstrikemodels into Milkshape 3D and than into 3D Studio Max (version X).
Well no Team Fortress 2 at this years E3, I think it's really frustrading that Valve does nothing for the TF-fans which wait for TF2 for about two years now.

19th May 2001 - IXNAY
Hey Rockers, I have rocking news for you this week. The Rock singleplayer and cooperative MOD, which was being produced for Half-Life has decided to change to the TF2 engine.
So go to the Modelpic section and then to the Modelpic-Archive to check all their cool models, they really rock the planet :-).
While I was looking trough The Hardline MOD-
forums, I found some old Matrix modelpics...

The Rock Team Fortress 2 MOD: www.TheRock.fr.st

13th May 2001 - IXNAY
Hey, this week I have some new cool pictures from two MODs for you, the
first MOD is the Vietnam Conflict TF2 MOD, which has send me a couple of
exclusive shots last saturday, sorry for posting the pics so late. See them...
The Models are skinned by CrAkiN-ShOt and they look bien, I like the AK-47.
The other MOD I have new pics of, is the Matrix MOD, which changed it's
name to The Hardline MOD but it is still a MOD about the Matrix movie. They
have also moved their development to the underground, so they will model
secretly, but don't worry they will show pics at their fansite, The Construct.

6th May 2001 - IXNAY
Bonjour, it's a new month, so I have a new Modelpic of the month for ya, its this great PSW from the Armed Forces MOD, you can check it in the Modelpic section. I hope to get many more cool pics this month.
As usual I have some new Team Fortress 2 modelpics for you, some new unskinned models by RDK for his Normandy-1944 MOD and two pics of a beautiful fantasypistol by Rebel, he created for a friend of him.
Hey, I found a nice site with a cool screensaver http://www.GizmoZone.com, go there and download their Waterworld Deep Sea Screensaver, it's great.

29th April 2001 - IXNAY
Hi guys, this week I have some nice new TF2 MOD Modelpics for you. You can see at the right a mp5k SD6 by the Matrix MOD. In the Modelpic-Archive there are also two cool pics of their Trinity model. I also got some pics of a Barett m8a1 by the Special Forces TF2 MOD.  Commandos MOD, which was bought by RBU Studios is back as British Commando Forces and with a new page: http://www.tf-sc.com/bcf

A mp5k SD6 by the Matrix Team Fortress 2 MOD

22th April 2001 - IXNAY
Hellooo hellooo, it's a new sunday with another update at the TF2 Modeling Resource as usual. OK here they come: I have uploaded the announced Tutorial about Skinmeshing by Tinyfly, you can see it in the Tutorialsection. It's the second Skinmeshing Tutorial I got, there is also another one, here...
Bad news for everyone who expected tons of new Modelpics, this week I only
got three pics by the Vietnam Conflict TF2 MOD, but they look nice and they
are new, so only a couple of people have already seen them before you. The
models are skinned and nicely rendered, check them out: M14, M16-A1, M79

15th April 2001 - IXNAY
Hi, this week I got many new pics by the Armed Forces MOD, which haven't
been published yet, so you can see them first at TF2 Models your TF2 Mode- ling Resource, there are many new nice pics showing unskinned weapons in the Modelpic-Archive at the Armed Forces section. I also got a pic I have to announce especially, it's an absolutely great skinned and rendered PSW...
I also got many new pics by the Matrix MOD, their homepage is up again: http://www.shockrealm.com/matrix, and a nice pic of a MP5 render by RDK. Next week I'll have a new Tutorial about Skinmeshing by Tinyfly, nice Easter.

8th April 2001 - IXNAY
YEAH, yesterday was my 18th birthday, thx to all for congratulations and for the presents ;-).
As usual I have some nice pics for you, the first one you see at the right, done by Rebel who did it just for fun in half an hour, I think it looks cool!!!
Further, I have three pics of a new TF2 MOD for you, a Matrix MOD for TF2. Their Homepage is tragically moving at the moment, but the pics I got exclusively look good, very detailed work...

Some cool medieval weapons by Rebel

1st April 2001 - IXNAY
Hello, well after presenting the Modelpic of the month of February last week, sorry again, I present you the Modelpic of the month of March. It's this cool H&K SMG from the Armed Forces TF2 MOD I put in the Modelpic-Archive last week. The knife from AF MOD is good too, but the HK won, see it here...
As with every sunday I have put some brand new TF2 Modelpics in the Modelpic-Archive: I got a nice AWP by Rebel, some new pics by Jag and I checked the Special Forces Homepage, where I found some nice pics of their old WA2000 made by the Saint, it's fantastic, check it out.... Until next week.

25th March 2001 - IXNAY
Sorry guys, You will have to excuse me this month because I forgot to elect the Modelpic of the month of Feburary. Sorry, but I'm very stressed at the moment. There are just 11 days left of the month of March, but I elected a pic for Feburary, it's the cool Colt 1911 from the Commandos MOD, see it here...
Hey, this week I got some very cool exclusive pics for TF2 Models by the Armed Forces MOD and by Rebel who's creating models for the Kommandos MOD. The Armed Forces TF2 MOD has also updated their homepage with some new pics, you can find them also in the Modelpic-Archive, so C U L8R.

18th March 2001 - IXNAY
Hi, this week I have sad news for you, the Tactical Assault TF2 MOD has stopped business Nokio, the leader and modeler of TA, told me. But he announced that the MOD will return maybe under the name The Siege after some underground work. I have some new pics by the TA, maybe the last ones, take a look...
Not much else this week, I got some new pics by Jag, of his cool soldier, check them out...

Pipebomd from Tactical Assault TF2 MOD

4th March 2001 - IXNAY
Ave Caesar, this week I have absolutely NO new pics for the Modelpicarchive,
that's really boring :(, I hope to see some new ones next week, I expect so...
Regardless, I have the programs I promised you for this week, the first one is Turbosquid. It's a program with wich you can sell and buy models over the internet, there are also free ones for download! If you sell something about this program Turbosquid will keep 50% of the price as charage, test it here...
The other program is OpenFX, it's a great free modeling program, wich looks professionel, haven't really checked it out already, download it (45MB) here...

25th Febuary 2001 - IXNAY
Hi, I have several really nice pictures for you out there this week. You can see the first one on the right. It's a SPAS-12 shotgun from Tactical Assault MOD which looks really really detailed.
I got other Modelpics for the archive by RDK (a very cool Flamer for his MOD Normandy-1944) and a pic of a nice unfinished Playermodel for Armed Forces MOD by my old friend ThalakoS.
Next week I'll have some nice programs for you.

SPAS-12 shotgun from Tactical Assault MOD

http://www.grafixnut.com learn to do pics like this

A Beretta of the TA MOD, not dual in game!

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