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Argos, great work as always!

I have been looking for the Tamiya extra thin cement for ages and I just havent been able to find it even in Japanese stores like Hobby Link Japan. Where did you get it? The name of the ebay seller would be really helpful.

With regard to your concrete texture question there are a few good scale model techniques for this.

Firstly some people use fine grit sandpaper. Cut the required shape in the sand paper sheet and attach it onto the plastic surface. I have seen this doen on concrete flooring in 1:35 modern AFV dioramas to good effect. It's quick and easy and gives a good rough texture.

Alternatively another (and in my opinion better way) is to use Mr Surfacer. Are you familiar with it? It is a filler thats used by scale modellers to add surface texture to armour. It comes in various grades and is sold in small pots. Basically you paint it onto a surface, let it cure then afterwards you can sand it down if required. Excess blobs can also be disolved by glue without damaging metal or plastic underneath.

Mr surfacer like Tamiya thin cement is hard to source in the UK, but easy to order online from HLJ, it comes in 500, 1000, and 1200 grades. It really is great stuff.

Thanks for the tip Gundam-Mecha ... here is the ebay item number for some of the cement!

270432790932

I have used Hobby Link Japan when working on my Tau, I will have another look!

Nice to see you feeling better, was starting to wonder if you has lost interest in the project!

Keep up the great work.

Glad you are feeling better, I have been following this thread and your work blows me away. I am trying to get myself motivated and actually put into practice some of my ideas for my Guard. Your projects and skill are very inspiring (massive understatement btw).

I hope to get something done/started before the 11th as I am having my tonsils ripped out (on our wedding anniversary too ).

Yay, you're back! Can't wait for more updates!

Hi,

Great work on the SL.

As far as texture, do you have a Dremel, Black & Decker Wizard, or similar tool? I think you could get an intrusive texture with the steel brush tool.

Glad to hear you are back at it mate, keep up the good work!

Cheers,

Dante

yaaay your bakc! Your ideas have taken me to cast a modified baneblade gasmask dude's head. But it is cast in greenstuff so is fragile(ish), but i am hoping to make a model with the head and use it in my flgs 's giant apocalpyse battle between traitor guardsmen (GRRRRR) and loyalist guard (WWOOOH YEAH GO DUDES).

Great to see your back Argos!

And that last post was quite hyperactive

I have looked through this thread over and over and what strikes me is the ingenuity and the confidence that you have in your modelling, something tremendous and a great virtue. Congratulations on a fantastic and attractive website as well.

sA

BrotherArgos wrote:The rebreather on the female torso will be added after it is reproduced, as will the webbing based ammo packs, from observation almost all female soldiers wear items on webbing below their chest, so thats where I will be sculpting them, instead of on the chest as the men do.

Spot on there as Id hate to have the webbing squezzing and hurting.

Fantastic job,

Such wonderful spirit and approach in your project - I'm soooooo anxious to see finished articles though

You sir, keep impressing me!

Great work!

Cheers,

Jack.

Brother Argos keep it up! You inspired me on my build, to take unorthodox approaches to ridiculous extremes. If you get a chance please take a look.

@ smiling Assassin : Thank you, its always nice to get encouragement.

@ Miss Dee : Mrs Argos says there is little worse than a sore chest! So I wanted to make sure I got everything right!

@ aka_mythos : Excellent work, loved the work, as a matter of fact I might need to talk to you about the process. I have some work I did in 3d studio max that I would love to "realise".

@ Migsula : You know you cannot rush creation Migsula! ... You back home full time now ? ... or back to London anytime soon ?

Anyway its the school holidays and I am knee deep in Children and fun, so won't be posting for a couple of weeks as I spend time with my family!

However the casting worked nicely for the female torso and the new legs and arms. I also managed to get the new plastic Plasma gun and Punisher cannon to work with the Forge World modified Ryza pattern Leman russ turrets. So its been a good week, and will have plenty to update on when my family have finished wearing me out !!

I love your stuff.

wait wait wait....
your going to trash a titan?

a reaver titan?

probably the most complex kit forgeworld has made?

i think im gonna cry
with joy
this thread is the coolest ever ! your very talented.

Yeah, hows that going btw?

These guys have (had ?) tamyia extra thin cement
http://www.modelsforsale.com/

Mmm, keep up the good work.

Truly amazing work with the green stuff! Would you mind sharing how you are able to get the gs perfectly smooth?

Cat

Ive read the whole post and i have to say its brilliant, well done that man.


ps, what are the rules concerning casting GWs stuff and copyright?. Are you allowed to cast for personal uses?

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Ive read the whole post and i have to say its brilliant, well done that man.


ps, what are the rules concerning casting GWs stuff and copyright?. Are you allowed to cast for personal uses?

He's not -directly- casting off of whole minis. He's doing his own sculpting and plasticard. So they can't do much other than wag a finger. If he bought up a bunch of the pewter Steel Legion and recast them, then he'd probably get assaulted with 3d6 Strength 10 AP 1 hits from the Adeptus Lawyericus

sweet guardsmen!

I would love to get my handed to me by that army
and would it not be 3d6 strenght D ap 1
FM

Hows the sculpting coming along?

I'm dead curious about that myself. Or has GW sent a 'cease and desist' order due to them trying to banish the Steel Legion to the distant past with Squats...

This thread hasnt been updated in a while so im guessing hes either busy with work, or just hasnt had time to update... There is nothing here that GW could claim as illegal.

... the net needs a sarcasm smilely, as we all know how touchy GW can get re their IP. Due to the convoluted laws concerning said, they tend to sue first and ask if it's baseless later.

The OP would've said something if it was a 'cease and desist'. More likely he's just busy. GW is so set on Marine Season and Space Hulk still that I doubt they'll find this, or care if they do. They won't do much until the greatcoat Guardsmen come out, which will be 'soon'