Thursday, 27 February 2014
Update...
Slowly updating the fimo sculpt and something a little different... Gunnar Hamundarson from the dark age skirmish- Saga. I've decided to use the 40mm GW style base and added a raven and tree stump.
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
28mm sculpting...
My first foray into sculpting at this scale...
Initially I started with videos and web sites then found the great tutorials by Miniature Mentor- for someone new to this scale and techniques I can't recommend them enough.
Next was to trial all the material options. First up was green stuff/Kneadatite. I hated it, nothing like Sculpey and nothing like Apoxie Sculpt which I liked to use with kits. I couldn't understand how to detail with the tackiness and the short setting times. Next was Procreate- I had read great things about it and I do like it much better than Green stuff for its workability. Then after purchasing a couple of the tutorials featuring the Rackham artists I tried Fimo. I had recently purchased some Rackham pieces on Ebay and was blown away by their sculpts and gesture- a shame they are no longer around.
Fimo is brilliant- its cheap, holds the detail, can be smoothed with solvent and is just much much easier to work with than the putties. I am yet to bake a piece but so far- so good.
I’m learning a lot...
Initially I started with videos and web sites then found the great tutorials by Miniature Mentor- for someone new to this scale and techniques I can't recommend them enough.
Next was to trial all the material options. First up was green stuff/Kneadatite. I hated it, nothing like Sculpey and nothing like Apoxie Sculpt which I liked to use with kits. I couldn't understand how to detail with the tackiness and the short setting times. Next was Procreate- I had read great things about it and I do like it much better than Green stuff for its workability. Then after purchasing a couple of the tutorials featuring the Rackham artists I tried Fimo. I had recently purchased some Rackham pieces on Ebay and was blown away by their sculpts and gesture- a shame they are no longer around.
Fimo is brilliant- its cheap, holds the detail, can be smoothed with solvent and is just much much easier to work with than the putties. I am yet to bake a piece but so far- so good.
I’m learning a lot...
Friday, 10 January 2014
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
On the bench...
A couple of new pieces of terrain- one an old Forge World piece I picked up and a barricade from Basicks. Having fun with AK Interactive's weathering enamels and engine oil.
And a line up of some Space wolves finished with some Secret Weapon snow and scenerey...
And a line up of some Space wolves finished with some Secret Weapon snow and scenerey...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Updates on the tank Traps...
Happy new year!
A quick fine primer avoiding the dragon's teeth so as not to hide any detail and a few thin coats of watered PVA to deal with any small holes and undercuts in the rubble. I think it's ready to mold and pull a few casts for my Kriegs.
A quick fine primer avoiding the dragon's teeth so as not to hide any detail and a few thin coats of watered PVA to deal with any small holes and undercuts in the rubble. I think it's ready to mold and pull a few casts for my Kriegs.
Monday, 30 December 2013
Coming to the party late, I have found that most of the best Forgeworld resin pieces are no longer available. After a couple of Ebay purchases and some left over parts I've started to put together a tank turret emplacement.
And what's a tank battle without tank traps/dragons teeth. It looks like the new Stronghold Assault covers rules for these. Here is my work in progress with scratch built dragons teeth conveniently measuring 6 inches across...
And what's a tank battle without tank traps/dragons teeth. It looks like the new Stronghold Assault covers rules for these. Here is my work in progress with scratch built dragons teeth conveniently measuring 6 inches across...
Sunday, 29 December 2013
It has been a very long break from modelling and this hobby...
20 years down the line and it seems white metal/lead is on the way out and plastic is in. I'm still not sure what I think of this. It sure makes scratch building easier but the weight and sense of permanence seem to be lost- as is the emotions of the train ride into the city to look at the walls of blister packs in the couple of independent stores before the Games Workshop expansion on these shores.
I've always been interested in the aesthetics of the modelling hobby- from the box and book illustrations to the complex scratch building and sculpting of some on the amazing WWII dioramas and kits. I have dabbled in military modelling and garage kits and sculpted them myself. But the Warhammer IP has constantly held my attention- mostly due to its deep, epic fiction and the miniatures by some of the best artists in the industry.
This is a blog tracking what is on the shelf in progress and the small projects I have planned. The gaming side has never been the draw card but I am starting to appreciate this as I delve deeper into this hobby.
20 years down the line and it seems white metal/lead is on the way out and plastic is in. I'm still not sure what I think of this. It sure makes scratch building easier but the weight and sense of permanence seem to be lost- as is the emotions of the train ride into the city to look at the walls of blister packs in the couple of independent stores before the Games Workshop expansion on these shores.
I've always been interested in the aesthetics of the modelling hobby- from the box and book illustrations to the complex scratch building and sculpting of some on the amazing WWII dioramas and kits. I have dabbled in military modelling and garage kits and sculpted them myself. But the Warhammer IP has constantly held my attention- mostly due to its deep, epic fiction and the miniatures by some of the best artists in the industry.
This is a blog tracking what is on the shelf in progress and the small projects I have planned. The gaming side has never been the draw card but I am starting to appreciate this as I delve deeper into this hobby.
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