[Kickstarter]¶
TerrainCrate¶

More stuff to paint arrived, the Mantic terrain Kickstarter. Very useful stuff for all kind of settings.

Published 2018-07-19 18:48:07

28mm | Kickstarter | Mantic Games

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[Tool]¶
Mold Stabilizers¶

I bought the rock molds from Woodland Scenics some time ago. The casts are very nice, but the casting ist not. The molds need to be balanced somehow to not spill the poured plaster before it can cure, so after the first few casts I decided I needed a solution for that.

I build boxes from Lego,

cutting some of the silicone away where the edges were not straight.

I then sprayed foam insulation onto the molds, with the aim to cut the back straight afterwards. I sprayed way too much, though.

The insight did not cure correctly, so when I removed the foam the next day, it continued to cure and expand into the area the mold should sit... not good. Also, the not fully cured foam was quite sticky on the silicone.

For the second try, I sprayed much less foam, which still was more than enough.

Unfortunately it turned out, that the foam shrunk while curing, bending the outward edges upward - so the mold did not sit flat anymore on the stabilizer...

In the third attempd, I built boxes from cardboard, placed them on baking paper,

and poured cheep DIY store plaster mixed with some teddy bear stuffing I had bought some time ago for such a purpose on the molds.

I did not fill the boxes to the top with this mixture,

using pure plaster for the top part to get a smoother surface.

When the plaster was mostly dry, I bevelled the edges and rubbed off the still wet card board.

The molds were easy to remove,

and place back on.

As I usually spill plaster while pouring, I clad the stabilizers in baking paper so that the pouring cannot connect to and bond with the stabilizer.

Published 2018-07-18 20:46:07

Woodland Scenics

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[Song of Fork and Heroes]¶
Mythical Agyptian Palm Groves¶

The fronds were all of a single colour at this stage. The highlights I wanted to apply only after the fronds were mounted; so after gluing them in place I covered the rest of the models and bases with tissue.

I then sprayed a mid green and finally sparsely a light green.

To simulate the fibres often seen with palmes and to hide where the fronds connect to the stem, I used a plant liner made from coconut fibres.

I then clamped the fibres in place,

trying to cover as much as possible of the joints.

Finally I twisted the strands at the top. After drenching them with watered PVA glue and letting it dry, I cut them to shape.

For the pond, I applied 'still water' from Vallejo, but that dried quite dull. It is probably more suited to small puddles on bases than such large bodies of water. So finally I applied gloss varnish with a pipette in about a 2mm layer.

And here they are:

Remember the first post, where I planned the bases so they all fit into one box? Yeah, nice idea... unfortunately I did not consider the bulk of the trees which exceed the bases quite a bid. So in the end I had to use two boxes for storage.

Published 2018-07-18 20:07:07

28mm | Song of Fork and Heroes | Unknown | Weird Ancients | Ægyptians

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[Kickstarter]¶
Turf War Z¶

The reward of the Kickstarter arrived :-) - more stuff for the lead pile... :-(

Published 2018-07-17 19:19:07

28mm | Kickstarter | Post Apocalyptic | Studio Miniatures | Turf War Z

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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Bretonnian Chevaliers Errants¶

The command group of champion and banner bearer is done.

When the models have been gloss varnished I need to add some washes to the flag, which looks a bit flat so far.

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Only one more hero to go.

Published 2018-07-17 19:14:07

28mm | Black Tree Design | Fantasy | Fantasy Human | Oldworlder Ally Contingent | Products for Wargamers | Warfork Fantasy Battles | Warhammer

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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Bretonnian Chevaliers Errants¶

Another two knights are done.

Published 2018-07-16 18:11:07

28mm | Black Tree Design | Fantasy | Fantasy Human | Oldworlder Ally Contingent | Products for Wargamers | Warfork Fantasy Battles | Warhammer

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[Song of Fork and Heroes]¶
Mythical Agyptian Palm Groves¶

I added the same two tones of flock to the bases as for the miniatures and the terrain done previously.

I then started to spray paint the leaves in dark green. On the left is the original olive, the right one is the colour I sprayed.

On the top side I then sprayed a mid green.

I then mounted the leaves three to a trunk.

Published 2018-05-14 20:57:15

28mm | Agyptians | Song of Fork and Heroes | Terrain | Weird Ancients

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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Bretonnian Chevaliers Errants¶

The next two knights are done. I do like the colour scheme of the orange knight, but in comparison to the other ones he looks quite dark and drab...

Published 2018-05-14 19:44:57

28mm | Black Tree Design | Fantasy | Fantasy Human | Oldworlder Ally Contingent | Products for Wargamers | Warfork Fantasy Battles | Warhammer

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[Song of Fork and Heroes]¶
Mythical Agyptian Palm Groves¶

All the trunks and palm leaves are cleaned.

 

I used air drying clay to build up some small mounds into which I pressed the palm trunks.

 

The oasis was filled with a thin layer of leveling compound to hide the texture of the floor tiles. I then glued on some smaller rocks, before covering the whole base in PVA + my base colour and sprinkled on fine sand.

Published 2018-04-16 16:04:48

28mm | Agyptians | Song of Fork and Heroes | Terrain | Weird Ancients

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2018-04-09 [Kickstarter]¶
ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES¶

I backed yet another Kickstarter - ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES by Dave Taylor.

I first saw this and thought ... mmhhh ... do I really need that (like in the sense my wife always asks me on anew purchase)? And I thought, probably not.

Then I saw a video from the Terrain Tutor on the topic and that was that.

Thank's Mel ;-)

Published 2018-04-09 19:56:19

Dave Taylor Miniatures | Kickstarter

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