Cyndra's Minis and Scenery Log, Burn the Westfold!

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:17 pm

Shame about where we both live, I would have liked a game on some of your amazing terrain!

Right i tried switching the macro on and it worked:

Well here is some pics of what i hope to achieve:

http://www.glogster.com/media/2/5/77/74/5777434.jpg
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/rwb/www/teach ... g-hall.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wmFXAo3yd0s/S ... ouse+3.JPG (jscottbowman's rohan house)

i've not done any work today because i had a load of homework and rugby after school in the strength sapping rain.

Cyndra the Grey

hero of gondor · **Posted:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:07 pm

Cool you play rugby

Miniatures also nice

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:44 pm

Quote:

Cool you play rugby

Yeh, its fun apart from when i sprained my arm in a ruck on thursday because someone fell onto it. :'(

This isn't an update but i have just ordered some dunland archers and im going to do some work on the hall tonight and tomorrow so expect some pics soon.

Cyndra the Grey

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:48 pm

Ok heres the final update on the hall for now as i have run out of lolly sticks:

C&C welcome.

Cyndra the Grey

Drumstick · **Joined:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:57 am **Posts:** 1223

Have you tried cutting up strips of balsa wood, it's just as good as lolly sticks (apart from the fact you can't have an excuse to finish off half a dozen lollies) They'll be at your local toy store that sells warhammer or sometimes in these B&Q shops.

Drum

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:05 pm

Would hobbycraft do them at all because im going there to pick up some fur for the thatching soon.
Thanks for the tip.

Cyndra the Grey

hero of gondor · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:59 pm

I also think balsa wood looks good for this maybe even better

Make sure to do some rough weathering when it's finished.

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:09 pm

Ok i'll try and find some. By weathering do you mean drybrushing and things like that?

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Drumstick · **Joined:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:57 am **Posts:** 1223

Weathering can be from giving the wood a few scratches, to painting techniques or even having plants growing up the side showing it's old etc..

Hows it coming along with the hall? Any progress?

Drum

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:37 pm

No sadly not yet. I'll try to get some balsa wood tomorrow and I will get pics of the steps to the hall up tonight.

I should be showing my three new dunland bowmen now but my order hasn't arrived and they said it would be here today at the latest so im a bit p*issed off.
Anyway I'm going to be painting 4 wraiths, the witch-king and a hasharin for the community blog so expect some stuff up soon.

Cyndra the Grey

Floi the loremaster · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:46 pm

U love Thrydan wolfsbane and its my favourite guy from isengard after Lurtz and Mauhur.

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:57 pm

Thanks very much Floi. I also like Mauhur because of his topknot. :-D

Heres the steps:

They are quite rough but i like them like that.

Cyndra the Grey

hero of gondor · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:03 pm

Looks cool but I'm not sure how the rocks will look when finished I think they look not rock like. Maybe you can use some filler to make it more rocky?

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:06 pm

Thanks. Thats a good idea about using filler to cover the gaps and stuff, i thought it would take too much greenstuff.

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Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:18 pm

I like what you have done :!:

You can add some craft paint to some glue and paint it on and then sift on sand for texture. :idea:

If you paint it green it looks like grass.
If you paint it brown or gray it will look like gravel.
You can add filler too. If you add paint to filler it wont chip off white. :idea:

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:35 pm

Thanks for the tips Willow. Do you put sand on the styrene? Because I'm going to be making a base for the hall as well.
Good advice about the filler as well I honestly never thought of that.

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:00 am

As long as the paint will stick it will work. You might have to prime some plastic. Styrofoam, pink,yellow blue and white use PVA and craft paint. A friend still has some trenches I made like that 20 years ago. Use a sifter to spread the sand. It will look better. I made mine from an old baby food jar. I poked holes in the tin top. It works fine. I often use filler and add sand later. It just depends on how I want it to look.

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:30 am

Aah I get you now. Do you think the GW sand is ok for it?
Thanks for your wonderful tip.

Cyndra the Grey

Drumstick · **Joined:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:57 am **Posts:** 1223

*Spooky voice* beach beeaaccchhh

GW is fine, but whats the point in spending 5 squid or so on it? Get some sand from the beach, and if you want it thin - get a fine siv. If your looking for stuff that's quite a bit rougher, try grit.

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:36 pm

Yeah i got given the sand and flock by a friend so it wasn't my money. 'll try and get some good fine sand for it.
Here is the third wall completed:

And my next project, 5 wraiths and a hasharin:

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