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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Nadir Steppe Riders¶
The ponies are done, next are the riders.
Published 2016-06-23 10:34:59
28mm | Fantasy Human | Nadir | Oldworlder Ally Contingent | Products for Wargamers | Steve Barber Models | Tobias' Wargaming Legacy | Warfork Fantasy Battles
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[Tools]¶
Static Grass Applicator¶
After reading several blog posts and looking at several YouTube videos, I decided to have a go at my own static grass applicator. I wanted to have something like the Gras-Master 2.0 for quite some time, but for 150,00 EUR - no thanks.
If you want to follow the steps I outline here take care. You are tinkering with electricity and should know what you do. I am not liable for anything.
Following the tutorials I found, I bought:
- an electric fly swat from Amazon - delivered to my door for free with Prime for EUR 9.89.
- Two metal sieves from the Doll... Euro-Store for ... guess what... EUR 1.00.
- 1 meter of cable for EUR 1.50. The local DIY store did not have one-braided cables, so I bought the cheapest 2 braided one.
I used the following tools:
- Clippers
- Screwdriver
- Saw
- Three finger pliers
- Duct tape
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I removed the screws and opened the fly swatter (making sure no batteries were in). The yellow top end was easily taken out, but the two yellow halves I needed to break apart. Only the part that is in the handle came easily apart. Â
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The inner electronics - which I did not touch. Â
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I had to press the wire handle a bit tighter with pliers, and carve away some of the yellow rim (bottom of the picture), then the sieve fit perfectly. I pressed it into the yellow part, the tension of the metal grip keeping it firmly in place. Â
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To connect the sieve to the power source, I cut down the wire that ran into the swatter, and with the help of a three finger plier bent the wire and the sieve handle so the wire nestled to the handle form and both fit into the plastic casing. Â
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I cut one end of the black cable, then ripped it apart from there to free the two strands inside. Â
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The copper of the blue wire was then made bare on one end, the second wire from the fly swatter cut off; the two of them then twisted around each other, then fixed and isolated with duct tape. The other wire and the sieve handle were taped together as well. Â
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The other end of the blue wire was attached to an offcut of the wire that ran around the inside of the swatter part, then duct taped as well. Â
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The finished static grass applicator, screwed back together. Â
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First test application of grass on a piece of cardboard. The areas where the grass is lying flat, there was no glue; the parts where the grass is standing upright, there was glue the end of the blue wire was stuck into. Â
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With the loose grass shaken off: Â
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All in all the conversion took me less than an hour and less than EUR 12.00 (deducting the spare sieve, wire from the total purchase). It works quite well and I am sure this little tool will be very helpful for my further carerr as miniature gardener.
Published 2016-06-21 10:45:57
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[Terrain]¶
Modular Fence System¶
I finished painting the stones, then touched up the green.
Here a close-up.
Done :-)
Well... not yet, the main part (the fences themselves) are up next.
Published 2016-06-20 11:07:54
28mm | Fantasy | Linear Obstacle | Terrain
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[Terrain]¶
Modular Fence System¶
This project is sitting on my desk for too long, I need to get this finished.
I painted the to be flocked areas green, the sandy areas brown, the fences and path areas black-brown. The colour on the fences was only applied to soak the wood with cheap DIY store paints, rather than with the expensive model paints I will use to paint them.
The sand areas where then highlighted.
I then started to paint the pebbles and larger sand corns in two greys, which will then be drybrushed in the same light grey.
Published 2016-06-19 11:01:05
28mm | Fantasy | Linear Obstacle | Terrain
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[Eclipse]¶
Planta¶
I airbushed a basecoated with 74.602 Black Surface Primer.
Published 2016-06-19 10:52:07
Airbrush | Boardgame | Eclipse | Lautapelit
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[Eclipse]¶
Eridani¶
I airbushed a basecoated with 74.602 Black Surface Primer. This was then airbrushed with 70.985 Hull Redfrom a steeper angle to leave the black as a first shadow.
When I tried to apply the next colour, the airbrush behaved very strange, making strange noises and blowing colour out the top of the reservoir... I discovered this as the reason:
:-(
I ordered a new nozzle already...
Published 2016-06-19 10:51:49
Airbrush | Boardgame | Eclipse | Lautapelit
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[Eclipse]¶
Hydran Progress¶
I airbushed a basecoated with 74.602 Black Surface Primer. This was then airbrushed with 70.899 Prussian Dark Blue, then a mix of Dark Blue and 70.925 Intense Blue and finally pure Intense Blue. Each lighter shade was applied from a steeper angle and on smaller areas.
Published 2016-06-19 10:51:30
Airbrush | Boardgame | Eclipse | Lautapelit
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[Eclipse]¶
Terran Republic¶
The ships are done, varnished and ready for play.
Published 2016-06-17 06:46:53
Boardgame | Eclipse | Lautapelit | Shapeways
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[Eclipse]¶
Terran Conglomerate¶
The ships are done, varnished and ready for play.
Published 2016-06-17 06:45:09
Boardgame | Eclipse | Lautapelit | Shapeways
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[Eclipse]¶
Terran Alliance¶
The ships are done, varnished and ready for play.
Published 2016-06-17 06:43:20
Boardgame | Eclipse | Lautapelit | Shapeways
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