tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post5534939193181387610..comments2023-04-16T10:56:12.109-05:00Comments on The Tartarus Rim: Slann Craft I: Fantasy Lead Into Sci-Fi GoldThe Composerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-87063512029841762902015-01-09T21:39:48.366-06:002015-01-09T21:39:48.366-06:00
With luck, he will be another very fine frog. Sma...<br />With luck, he will be another very fine frog. Smaller, but just as deadly. Thank you Jay. I always appreciate the advice and support.The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-89986866310638475822015-01-09T14:01:20.137-06:002015-01-09T14:01:20.137-06:00Creative and very nice putty-pushing going on here...Creative and very nice putty-pushing going on here at the work bench. Keep it up.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601444762722458674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-18230865870683654782015-01-09T12:31:18.580-06:002015-01-09T12:31:18.580-06:00Well, I don't really "sculpt" anythi...Well, I don't really "sculpt" anything to tell you the truth. I mainly just kitbash or fill in gaps to do conversions.<br /><br />As an example, for that space ork, I used bits of plastic, other mini parts & a bit of repositioning to get the desired effect. I try to steer well clear of anything that requires sculpting. If I can make a part, rape a part off of something else.....then I'll do that instead of going down the dreaded sculpting route.<br /><br />There is one thing that I've been using for a couple of years now though that you may find a use for? I've found acrylic gap filler (the stuff you use for bathroom repairs) works fine for filling in gaps on minis, model work etc.<br /><br />It's not the easiest thing in the world to work with on small models, but I just load it into a syringe & apply it that way. The benefits of using this stuff is that it's dirt cheap, dries relatively quickly, dries hard enough for gaming purposes, can be molded into shape easily & if applied with a syringe you can even get that "welded" look.<br /><br />I used this stuff on my Walker, on the space ork & a while bunch of other little projects over the last few years.<br /><br />I could crap on about modelling stuff for ages, so I better stop there or I'll use up all the typing space on your blog & there won't be any room left for anyone else :)<br /><br />Hope this helped.<br /><br />Cheers.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-43289328381138384442015-01-09T11:47:09.143-06:002015-01-09T11:47:09.143-06:00I've also had my GS for about ten years. Of co...I've also had my GS for about ten years. Of course I bought the giant sticks rather than the strip, since the sticks are much less expensive and keep a little better, so that's not so unusual.<br /><br />So what do you use, if I may ask? I'm always on the lookout for new materials. I used to use signal green putty and auto body spot putty. I've considered sculpy, but I suspect you'd have to heat it away from the miniature and then glue it on. (Don't immediately recall the curing temperature, but plastics don't take heat well and lead melts at a surprisingly low temperature. Not sure about tin.)The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-80539603009902807132015-01-09T01:03:55.683-06:002015-01-09T01:03:55.683-06:00I can assure you that no GS was harmed in the proc...I can assure you that no GS was harmed in the process of converting that space ork :)<br /><br />I very rarely use it, in fact, I think I've had the same strip of it sitting in my draw for well over a decade....with about 9/10th's of it still unused! :)<br /><br />Anywho, I'm liking your work.<br /><br />Cheerio.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-6204439725105504872015-01-08T23:24:25.982-06:002015-01-08T23:24:25.982-06:00I would never have called your sculpting in the le...I would never have called your sculpting in the least hackish. In fact, I pointed out some of your recent ork conversions to a friend recently and he failed to recognize they were conversions. I feel like a GS hack. It's not an easy material to work with, but it does seem to have its uses.<br /><br />See, boring poses or no I find I rather like the miniatures. They were so very different from everything else in the Citadel catalogue. And the Aztec art is interesting to me now in a way it wasn't when I was fifteen.<br /><br />That said, thank you for the compliment. Thank you very much indeed.The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807840795432008860.post-83179987522856581882015-01-08T19:41:01.478-06:002015-01-08T19:41:01.478-06:00Wow!
Great GS work. I'm a bit of a hack when ...Wow!<br /><br />Great GS work. I'm a bit of a hack when it comes to sculpting, so I'm really impressed when I see people who can...even though you said you've just started yourself too :)<br /><br />Those original Citadel Slann are stupid expensive if you ask me. For pretty boringly posed minis (compared to what they were producing at the same time) they sure do fetch a high price. <br /><br />It's a shame about the Slann really, they had an awesome background story, but ordinary looking minis to support them......a missed opportunity for GW I reckon.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.com