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Limited progress is progress nonetheless. In that spirit I post many pictures and a few words on what currently occupies my paint-table. (The short version: lots of basing, experimenting with new materials, very little paint.)
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| New toys: mica flake gel & red oxide paste |
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| Minis attached to bits of cork |
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| Red oxide paste used to conceal tabs and texture cork |
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| 2nd mini from the right is not attached & will be painted separately |
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| Grit, gesso, green stuff, & first use of mica flakes (fungal growths?) |
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| And then there were five: guy on the right is a double from my KS rewards |
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| A mouth full of metal |
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| Mouth gouged out & a newly sculpted tongue |
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| The view from the flip side |
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| Testing to see if 25mm base will result in a top-heavy miniature |
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| Extra ballast in the form of fishing sinkers |
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| Mica flakes as leaf-litter and the return of the cockatrice |
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| Left leg is shorter than the right, hence the Captain Morgan stance |
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| More nearly forgotten minis resurface |
For more info in using mica flake gel see
James Wappel Miniature Painting and
28mm Victorian Warfare. I'm very pleased with the material so far but will reserve final judgement until I actually see what it looks like painted.
Speaking of which, it's time to get some paint on these guys. Peace.
Great post! It's fun to see the process and it looks great. I love the minis, where did you find them?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joel. I found these strays where I left them nearly a year ago:
Deletehttp://minisbyfinch.blogspot.com/2014/05/pts-iv-move-along-nothing-to-see-here.html
I've fallen back into the bad habit of not finishing miniatures. It seemed a good time for their return.
Very nice the bases all look good so far. Will look awesome i'm sure when finished. Where is that badger? from
ReplyDeleteThank you, Simon. To my horror, I now realize I have ten miniatures simultaneously ready for paint. Given my glacial pace, I should be done in time for Zomtober (maybe). ;)
DeleteThe badger is from Splintered Light: http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/talkingbadger.html
All good stuff Finch! Any progress is progress. Great base work, where did those mini's come from?
ReplyDeleteRight you are, sir. Progress is progress.
DeleteVarious manufacturers on these: Dwarf & Halfling - Otherworld; Cockatrice - Ral Partha/Ironwind; Badger - Splintered Light; Peryton - Reaper.
The Dretches are from Fractured Dimensions. Hopefully FD gets the fulfillment phase of their Kickstarter squared away soon and these become available for sale. They, and all the other minis from the KS, are too good not to find their way to a wider audience.
Thanks for the "modeling log." It is a remembrance to me to keep on trying until something wonderful is produced.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Jay. I've been making a point of taking more WIP pictures. Seems I had enough for a proper post despite not having finished anything.
DeleteThis was a fantastic post, Finch, even if it didn't feature any finished minis. Your process is what all of us strive to accomplish- pure craftsmanship at every stage.
ReplyDeleteI have never used red oxide powder- it looks to me to give the same sort of texture as baking soda, which I have just recently started making use of. I'd love to hear more of your comments on exactly what it accomplishes in term of your basing scheme.
That Peryton is on my list. . . can't wait to see yours all done. I'm not a big fan of the color scheme on the Reaper studio version, so I am looking forward to your take. No pressure. :)
Many thanks, VK.
DeleteThe red oxide paste was easy enough to use and seems just the thing for generating a little unevenness on the flat parts of the cork I've been using recently.. The only glitch I've noted is that it takes a long time to dry.
Reaper's peryton scheme doesn't excite me either. Not bad, just a little bland. Hope to do something a little more interesting.
Don't know much about fishing but those sinkers look like a match made in heaven for stabilising a mini on a small base!
ReplyDeleteIt's long time since I put a hook in the water myself. The sinkers are a model airplane builders' trick used to get aircraft to sit on their nose-gear properly. Had even more weight been needed I could have used a metal base rather than the plastic one.
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