 This long time project is finally finished, packed and out in the mail to Niroe. Although I started his Valkyrie first I still have that one on the table - it should also be finished this week. Although the snow wound up a bit thicker than I had intended I'm still pleased with the base on this one. The model uses more rare earth magnets to attach to the base. This was also the first time I'd put my trust in to decals and tried the gloss coat/decal/gloss coat/paint method that I have recommended to so many others. Turns out it works just fine... which I suppose I knew. I simply hate applying decals. There are a lot of detail shots for this guy floating around and I'll see what I can do about putting together some better composite images. Labels: Bases, Commission, Forgeworld, GW, Imperial Guard, Magnets, vehicle
 It's been awhile since I updated my Leman Russ project so I thought I'd post another WIP shot. I did the snow on this one at the same time as the Thunderbolt base... and managed to get the snow weathering BACKWARDS on the treads. Oops. Note that all of the snow is at the FRONT of the vehicle and not the back. I'll be fixing that shortly. I also intend to add mud to the tracks, undercarriage and track marks - as well as water effect to the engine compartment to show where snow has melted on the hot metal. I had originally planned to add several guardsmen slogging along behind the tank. I'm going to save those for another project and just get this one finished so that it's not distracting me much longer. I have far too many big projects on the table right now. Labels: Bases, GW, Imperial Guard, vehicle, WIP
 An early update on the Thunderbolt project. I am quite pleased with how the split urban camo scheme worked out - although I think that the snow on the base is a bit thick. There is still a lot of work to be done, of course. I'll add all of the detailing, weathering, chipping, wind streaking along the wings... some techniques that I've never applied before. This project has been a real pleasure and I intend to re-use the base idea for every future flyer. Labels: Bases, Commission, Forgeworld, GW, Imperial Guard, vehicle, WIP
 Materials: Wooden Base - craft store 3/4" x 10" square acrylic rod - plastics shop Glue, gravel and base materials 1/2" rare earth magnets - K & J Magnetics Two part plastic to anything epoxy I measured the base to find the center and simply epoxied the bejebbus out of the rod. I added two of the 1/2" magnets to the top using the same epoxy and one of them to the bottom of the Thunderbolt. After the epoxy was dried (I waited 10 minutes) I went back in with my gravel and debris. I was hoping that the magnets would be just strong enough to allow me to lift the entire display, base and all, by the flyer. It's not. It's strong enough to survive the customary bumps that come with life on a shelf. Labels: Bases, Commission, Forgeworld, Magnets, Technique, vehicle, WIP
I just finished pouring silicone over my first batch of truly marketable bases. My previous bases had all used the GW plastic rounds as a starter - these use rounds I picked up from the local plastics shop. I spent about three hours sculpting, preparing and now moulding these. Each matches a ruined temple theme: damaged 1 meter tiles and rubble. I kept them simple, clean and, I feel, dynamic without the worry of having the base distract from the miniature. I plan on basing my Black Templar army on these bad boys... Assuming I didn't mould them with a fatal flaw. I won't know until tomorrow morning whether I have a new batch of bases... or simply wasted silicone. Here's hoping.... UPDATE: All ten bases came out just fine. I have twenty cast and ready to use for my first squad of Black Templar. I'll get a photo of them up some time next week. Labels: Bases, Casting, Misc.
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