Great model, makes me feel like painting mine aswell!
(sadly enough that wanna-paint-feeling is always over by the time I get home from work)
The base is just awesome! I love the colour of the water! So realistic! Very well done mate!!!
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| Author: | TheBucklandBrewer [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:41 pm ] |
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Great model, makes me feel like painting mine aswell! (sadly enough that wanna-paint-feeling is always over by the time I get home from work)
The base is just awesome! I love the colour of the water! So realistic! Very well done mate!!!
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| Author: | Pinky Beecroft [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:49 pm ] |
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Cheers mate. I added a couple of drops of green and brown wash to the resin to give it that nice murky look. |
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| Author: | Oldman Willow [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:20 pm ] |
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Wow,that was worth waiting for 
Quote: Comments and criticisms
I don't have a criticism, I will speculate on the air bubbles. I have not used the product so this is only a guess. If your test pore turned out ok, I think the depth of the pour caused the air bubbles to become trapped. Some resin products recommend you pour as little as 1/4 inch at a time. Some catalyst generate a lot of heat but thin pours allow more gases to escape. You can make a vacuum chamber from duck tape and a shoe box for next time. Overall,the model and stand look great. The air bubbles make the water look murky. Now we know the secret of the fire swamp I like the magnets good idea.. |
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| Author: | hero of gondor [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:35 pm ] |
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looks very nice
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| Author: | Ollieholmes [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:18 pm ] |
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One tip ive picked up when casting resin is once you pour the resin into the mould is to tap the surface the mould is sitting on to get the air bubbles out. Also carefull thought about where you pour from, the most obvious place may not always be the best. |
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| Author: | aqan [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:28 pm ] |
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Usually it isn't really a good thing when someone likes the base of a mini more than the mini itself 
But in this case.... That must be one of the best bases I've ever seen.
You did a very good job on the ent aswell. |
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| Author: | Pinky Beecroft [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:43 pm ] |
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Thanks guys. One of the tips included in the instructions that came with the resin was to use a hair dryer and pass it over the surface of the resin and it is supposed to cause the bubbles to release. I did this and it all looked good until I peeled the shell off. I would agree that maybe it is a bit too deep but the instructions said that you could pour up to 170 mL at a time with no problem, I think I may have been a bit too vigorous when mixing it. Another tip I've since seen is to run the resin down a paddle pop stick (popsicle for you yanks  ) which helps to remove the bubbles. Now I've had a taste of it expect some more water to turn up in the future 
Cheers, Pinky Edit: I used the magnets to help with storage because as you can imagine it stands quite tall. Now I can separate them and put them in two separate containers which prevents it form getting wrecked. It's amazing how strong those magnets are, I can turn the model upside down with no fear of it falling apart! |
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| Author: | Oldman Willow [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | good job |
170 mL that's almost 7 inches that must be some good stuff. I still think a vacuum chamber is in order. [quote]I used the magnets to help with storage because as you can imagine it stands quite tall. Now I can separate them and put them in two separate containers which prevents it form getting wrecked. It's amazing how strong those magnets are, I can turn the model upside down with no fear of it falling apart![quote] I thought you were going to make a ordinary base so you could use it in a game 
The model is really nice.
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| Author: | Pinky Beecroft [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:00 am ] |
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Oldman Willow wrote: I thought you were going to make a ordinary base so you could use it in a game
The model is really nice. That's the good thing about the magnets, I will be able to make a gaming base up and just transfer him to it if I ever get around to playing! |
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| Author: | samoht [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:15 am ] |
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That base is awesome!
The ent is fastastic too. I feel that the ent (both leaves and bark) may be a wincy bit too dark and lacking in colour variation but what you've done is utterly superb. Good job!!!
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| Author: | Ollieholmes [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:28 am ] |
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Pinky Beecroft wrote: Thanks guys.
One of the tips included in the instructions that came with the resin was to use a hair dryer and pass it over the surface of the resin and it is supposed to cause the bubbles to release. I did this and it all looked good until I peeled the shell off. I would agree that maybe it is a bit too deep but the instructions said that you could pour up to 170 mL at a time with no problem, I think I may have been a bit too vigorous when mixing it. Another tip I've since seen is to run the resin down a paddle pop stick (popsicle for you yanks ) which helps to remove the bubbles. Now I've had a taste of it expect some more water to turn up in the future Cheers, Pinky Edit: I used the magnets to help with storage because as you can imagine it stands quite tall. Now I can separate them and put them in two separate containers which prevents it form getting wrecked. It's amazing how strong those magnets are, I can turn the model upside down with no fear of it falling apart! Im not sure id fancy running a hair dryer over the resin, id have thought the only thing it would do is possibly speed up the curing time. My only problem with pouring it over something is you will still have to remove that object and that is going to cause air bubbles. As for magnets i think they are a brilliant way of making models transportable. If anyones interested ii get my magnets for my models here: http://e-magnetsuk.com/magnets/neodymiu ... gnets.aspx |
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| Author: | Pinky Beecroft [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:56 am ] |
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@ Ollie: With the hair dryer you don't hold it directly on the resin but wave it back and forth over the surface to disturb the bubbles and I think the heat makes them rise and burst, also only use the lowest heat setting. With the paddle pop stick you pour it in a thin trickle down the stick whilst holding it above the surface of the resin the theory being that the bubbles will pop in the thin stream of resin as it flows off the end of the stick. @ Tom: That's probably due to the photos, there's actually a fair bit of colour on there like patches of green moss and such. I tried to screw around in GIMP with the levels but that just ended up washing out the other colours. If the sun decides to show itself sometime soon I'll take some better pics, the weather has been rubbish here lately. Thanks for the comments guys. Pinky |
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| Author: | BilboOfTheWhiteTower [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:16 pm ] |
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Really smart job on that fantastic UKFB sculpt, and a wonderful job on that base!
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| Author: | King Elessar the Uniter [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:58 pm ] |
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Indeed, a terrific base - great amount of detail!
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| Author: | Ukfreddybear [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:48 pm ] |
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Nice job Andrew. It's the first Willow I've seen painted other than my own. I love the scenic base too. Very atmospheric! |
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| Author: | Pinky Beecroft [ Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:58 pm ] |
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Thanks Dave & Dave & others, it was a really fun project to work on, bald patch inducing at times  but fun none the less.
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| Author: | theavenger001 [ Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:16 pm ] |
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Had to comment, that is epic....
Definitely worth the wait. I can't wait to see your 'something better' for the awards.
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| Author: | Pinky Beecroft [ Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:52 pm ] |
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Thanks mate. |
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| Author: | Noddwyr [ Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:25 pm ] |
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Looks great. Puts my attempt at an entry into the OR competition to shame, so I cant wait to see what you have planned for that.
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