Well...been bit busy and life getting in the way and health messing me about, and struggling to think what I could reasonably post....
OK thanks Vik and Graven, much appreciated.
Going to do a little bit on working with styrene here, mainly how I manipulate the material into irregular shapes.
I was making a batch of old fashioned fire trucks. And so I needed to run off multiples of everything, many complex parts were molded and cast in resin, but some parts are just easier and more accurate to be made in sheet material.
The material I used for some of this was a bulkier styrene sheet at 3mm thickness.
So here are the bulkheads.
You can see I made a wedged shape for the floor and a sheet for the bulkhead itself, on the truck it has a curve to the top.
To achieve the curve I first made a former. (a piece of material that has the shape you need to form.) This has to be made taking into account your material thickness. in this case I used MDF.
The material is clamped in place.
Then we apply heat, for maost of this build I used a heat gun, but I also use a blowtorch (small kitchen variety) a lighter, and a candle. Dependant on the part needed.
These things get very hot, but for these parts you only require approx. 15 seconds of heat to be able to start manipulating.
Then firmly rolling around the bend and then holding in place for it to cool, maybe a minute.
Thinking ahead and doing things in batches is key in a project such as this. These took about 15 minutes to produce the 10 parts I needed. If I was setting up for each one separately it would take much more time.
Here is leaf spring production, needed 40 for this. These I can make easily down to 28mm scale now I have a bit of a system going. The former would need to be made but that does not take long. These ones are 100mm long. And yes when they are all one the vehicle they work just like the real thing.
Another part I needed was a "U" channel, this is the former for it.
And here you can see them, with the front wings and the former for them above.
The heat gun is a cheap £20 DIY store special. The only special equipement I used here are probably the brass clamps. They are not necessary, as you could use any clamp that would fit. But these I love, they are simply brilliant. I got mine Here
And here are a couple pics of the finished work.
Thank you for looking, normal service will resume very shortly after I clear up a bit.
Fire trucks are indeed magnificent, as 'Graven so eloquently put it. That line up is all kinds of serious fethin' cool. Makes my day to see something like that.
Cam, you do your best work when you are not doing 40k stuff. My humble opinion.
The brass clamps, yeah. I saw Dave had some and I had to get me some too. They are darned useful to have, and they just look classy, eh?
Creating one firetruck was a work of art; building a fleet- all to the same high standard- approaches witchcraft. Transferring the techniques that worked for one and adapting them to work for many is a problem that industry tries to solve all the time, and you've cracked the code.
They look terrific; adding superlatives simply won't help.
Wow amazing work on all the fire trucks Cam! Thanks for sharing your process of how you moved towards the mass production side of all those. It must have taken forever, but boy are they beautiful
It has been quite a while that you treated us with one of your excellent tutorials! you´ve been the cause...again... for me recently to get me a heat gun myself...which i haven´t used at all yet...
question tho...my heat gun came with two or three different muzzles...(i fully well know that your custom made former is the one you needed...so there is that...) i wonder if you have some of these on your own or that you had to make a former on your own because your gun came without any ...?
also...the trucks all together shiny and painted... that is a sight all on it´s own for sure!!! i hope you get handsomely paid for these...and that you feel proud about your work!!!! artisan is a term you can fully well call yourself with all due honour attached to that name!
Camkierhi wrote: Sorry for silence folks life kicking the sh@£ out of me. Back soon I hope.
It's okay to type in gak, Cam. The forum will *sanitize* it for you. Take the time, and help, you need, and when you're ready, give life a few kicks in return. Turn about is fair play after all. I suggest giving life a swift kick to the danglies, all things considered. Yes, it's fighting dirty, but when has life ever not fought dirty?
Rest, recuperate, and enjoy the well deserved accolades and satisfaction from completing the fire engines. Amazing stuff. Hell, that was well nigh a year's worth of work for almost anyone else, and you completed in it in how long?
Camkierhi wrote: Sorry for silence folks life kicking the sh@£ out of me. Back soon I hope.
No need to apologise, i'll keep lurking regardless.
Some rest is well deserved judging by the pics you've posted - totally did not expect you to start batch production!
Trying to channel some of that Camkierhi-brand magic painting skill for a bunker and wishing the oni away from your domain, sir!
Well folks, I am still buggered at the mo, internet is very limited, and a few other issues have cropped up, I have been working on a few projects but can't upload pics at mo.
Spoilered, only for the brave. Just want to make it a little clearer for some of my best friends here abouts.
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Finances have meant that we have lost internet for a while, hope to sort it later this week but I am really struggling with out it.
Life is very difficult. Depression kicking the living gak out of me. Can't go a week without wishing I was dead.
Brother has lost both legs to diabetes now, that was tough going, he managed to get one of these necrotic bugs that eat your flesh in his remaining leg, so they had to remove it in an emergency op, was touch and go for a bit. Couple long nights for that one.
My step dad, whom I love and cherish very much, has had a scare, he is in his 90's and they are working on the assumption that he is riddled with cancer, still awaiting tests. This one is hard as I am not able to be there, no way I can manage it. Not that I would be any good.
For about 6 months now, if I over do it, I have been having funny turns, you know chest pain, weak as a kitten, can't breath etc. 3 weeks ago I had one of these turns, and ended up a dribbling gakker for half an hour, and my beloved wife rang for an ambulance and I was blue lighted 50 miles into hospital with what appeared to be a heart attack, all the signs where there. Full on. But tests showed nothing going on! Weird! Had another one a few days ago. Hospital again. All the tests again show nothing wrong, in fact my heart and arteries are in great shape, strong as an ox and all clear. So it appears I am now having panic attacks, and my system goes full on shut down on me. The latest one a few days ago was really scary as I was driving at the time with my boys in the car. Now scared to drive. Can't concentrate, feel pretty bloody pathetic as there is really bugger all wrong with me. I really could have done with the heart being the real deal and just ending it all, but now I feel sad and pathetic and cheated.
So yeah life is gak. Without my modelling and the wonderful connection I have on here with you guys my life is really, really crap.
Sorry if this upsets anyone, really not my intent, I wanted to explain to everyone why I have gone silent. Please forgive me.
Back soon I hope, trying and thank you all again for your thoughts, you really have no idea how much they mean to me.
Keep looking after yourself. Try to talk to those you love but if you can't, then my recommendation is at least talk to a stranger. I spoke to the Samaritans a few times about 6 or 7 years ago and found it really helped. You can talk to them on the phone or in person, and you don't have to say anything you don't want to. And you don't have to be on the very edge, or anything. You can basically talk to them any time you think you really, really need it. I wasn't suicidal each time I spoke to them, but I was not always that far from it. It gave me the extra strength I needed to keep pushing through the gak each time.
Thank you all. Truly touched folks. Love you guys.
Internet has been restored. Thus I will have some pics up later just to show that I am alive, and hopefully brighten things up here. Off to try and catch up on some of you guys, hope you have been busy.
Camkierhi wrote: Thank you all. Truly touched folks. Love you guys.
Internet has been restored. Thus I will have some pics up later just to show that I am alive, and hopefully brighten things up here. Off to try and catch up on some of you guys, hope you have been busy.
Thank you all, your support here and those who have PM'd me. I have no words to express how much it has meant to me.
Am I back? Maybe. It's still tough going.
I will say sorry in advance here, but more hobby space shots. Bit of a shift around, finally looking like I might be able to play. Still some sorting to do but here you go.
And first on the table is a commission to build a Star Wars, Sand crawler.
Hope to be back soon.
Great to see you back posting Cam! Hobby space pics are always fun. My favorite is seeing the drawer pulled out and it's absolutely filled with paint I think we all enjoy seeing how other members of Dakka do their crafting and organize their space. I'm looking forward to seeing the sand crawler.
What are the microwave and toaster oven for, hobby-wise? (Second photo from top of post) Some new -Fu that we mere noviates cannot begin to comprehend?
Hmm, that's sort of tongue in cheek, but only sort of, because I suspect that you do have a few tricks for them. You have continuously surprised and impressed me with your ingenuity, so I am always prepared to be surprised and impressed when I look in on your blog. I am never disappointed.
Sand Crawler sounds like an excellent project. Classic Star Wars.
Cam said back and I hadn’t been keeping up with my thread reads .
If you’ve been watching The Mandalorian on Disney+ you’ll get plenty of shots with it in action.
Always good to see a workspace get tidied up a bit, I need to do that too and throw out a bunch of stuff in the process. I have a bad habit of saving boxes.
Vick had on even suggested that I melt CDs in a toaster oven to use to make plastic...I’m not sure if he was being helpful or just saw my music choices and was trying to make the universe better .
@ Red, funny enough I do heat water, but more for things like GS work or mixing stuff. And the oven is very useful. Was actually originally bought with heat treatment of metal in mind.
@ Theo, not sure on your taste in music, but CD's would be a good source though I would just use them as is. I melt old sprue and milk bottles. Enough cooking and a little pressure and you get nice sheet material. Experimenting with"forming" soon.
Well here is a bit of an update. Did a drawing to get some ideas.
Then decided I needed to make a mock up.
Main reason was to work out width. Thoughts appreciated.
A few things highlighted. And easy enough to sort on the real one soon. Also decided to make the mock up a 40K model once I am done with it. Thinking a super-mega-battle fortress full of goblins, probably converted night gobbos.
Anyway, IRL is still very much gak. Think it is starting to pass, only for another slap in the face, and feet swept away. Enough of that crap though, come here to escape.
Thank you all for stopping by, and your comments mean so much to me.
That's some quality foamcore work there sunshine. I feel you with the IRL pain, and the sanity that dakka provides. It's why I'm churning stuff out atm, because the release valve of hobby cannot be underestimated. Big manly love, brother.
Awesome, I'm super excited to see the real thing getting started in earnest but I have to say I'm almost equally excited about the battle fortress full of goblins you mentioned for the mock up
Very nice. Is this a New Hope Sandcrawler or a Mandalorian Sandcrawler, btw? I figure the tenty extras on the top of the latter would appeal to your orkiness.
Thank you all for the thoughts, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
Well I have been fairly steady over Christmas, in modelling terms. Had pretty much a day off, then back at it a bit and then couple days ago back to normal. (in myself, this is a tough time of year for most, and I try very hard to be positive through it, but that is exhausting in itself.)
So I did get some nice bits for gifts, haven't taken a pic yet, will soon. And I have been plodding away at the Sandcrawler.
So pic dump....
Yes I drybrushed again and will be bringing it back up to that lovely colour you all liked, but this is an attempt to unify the paint.
This side is magnetised so you can see the interior, which I have started in on.
As you can see fair bit of a start on the interior. This is a very difficult area as there is very little in the way of layout or pictures to reference for the interior. I am winging it the only way I know how, basically think about it logically and work out what you have to do in what amount of space and go from there. I have the main conveyor started, happy with the "belt" part but a lot to work out as to actual length and what it does, and for that matter mounting structure for it. Generally some parts are fixed and I am only modelling what you will actually be able to see. Others are "working" parts. The conveyor will static probably, though sat here already have a couple ideas of how to make it work!!! Last shot there is the underside, just starting. Not going to be working on it properly until the upper is a lot further along. But needed the basics in to line up the "vacuum" on the side which I hope to have as extendable. Tons of work still to do and most of this is well beyond the brief, typical of me. Mate did not ask for a detailed interior, but he will get one now.
OK as always your thoughts and critique are most welcome, I am actually looking for as much advice as i can get. A lot of this is artistic license, which I would prefer to be accurate. Hope to get another update later today as I have a few more details which are not pictured here yet, and will sort a prezzy pic. Thanks for looking in.
There might not be much to go on, but since they probably have more than one I figure each dune crawler would be slightly different, so go with what feels right. Exterior detailing is excellent.
Yeah, I would expect a great deal of variation on the interiors of something that big, and essentially cobbled together from whatever could be scavenged.
Well I better do an update! Been plodding along with the Sandcrawler. Just a couple bits done.
Better have a quick look where I was.....
Ok, so buggered up here a bit. Did a heap of work on the interior and not only will it hardly ever be seen I also forgot to take pictures and it is nearly impossible to get a picture now. Oh well.
Here are some pictures.
So now some pictures, some with flash so colours look off.
And so how she sits...
Well thank you all for looking in, and as always, c&c welcome.
Looking most excellent. And btw, how about switching from FB to insta, and auto updating to FB/Twitter? More coverage of your excellence and will catch the attention of the SW fandom.
I feel the need to swallow a dictionary because I don’t have enough words to describe how awesome this is coming along.
The conveyor may not move but the thermal power plant is more than compensating for the energy consumption and is keeping the air conditioner running at peak performance .
@ Josh, yes but figured it would not really be beneficial. Think I will do it for the track units though. Maybe not motorised but moving, not sure yet, already going a bit far for this, but hey that's how we roll right!
So... made a few minor mods to the plan.
Roof...
And a sliding door on the main body roof....
To be able to see the detailing...
And some lights to better see with...
C&C welcome and indeed encouraged. Thank you so much for your words, and even just looking in.
P.S. Following Gravens advise, I do post a lot of this to FB and have started posting to Instagram
Sliding door is epic. Well done on joining insta, it's a fantastic showcase for your talent. Whilst I'm not quite au fait with it, it IS - like it or loathe it - a great way to be seen. Last year, I got my access to MCM ComicCon largely off the back of my insta and that was when I wasn't really actively trying to use it.
Well will do a little irl update at the end. On to the Sandcrawler. Putting a face to the beast.
That is a heck of a silhouette.
And working on internal details. Mainly layout.
And a bit of paint being splashed about.
Actually a little further on but no pics. Don't really want to bore you with small progress.
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Life. Well such as it is. It is hard to find words. I don't want to make a thing of it and I know that many of you have been truly amazing. And I will never forget how you have helped me.
Every day I sit down at my work bench and get inspired to do a little more. Your words help with this. I still have to work very hard to get past the darkness. Wishing I was gone, wishing I had never got up. Every day I sit up in bed and the pain hits like a hammer, I take copious amounts of pain relief to no avail. A steady decline throughout the day to the point of not being able to find any peace. Not able to get to sleep until truly exhausted.
Every day I sit down to model and wish I could believe that I could make something out of this. Can't seem to see anything else to do. Afraid to try and have a go because I know I will fail. I always fail. Will be written on my grave, "Brilliant but failed."
I struggle lately to come here. Easier to fire away something quick on FB. Kicking myself for not making time to read your blogs, I want to, just don't know what to do.
I can honestly say I would never wish this gak on anyone. Truly gak.
So thanks for looking in. And please forgive me. I will try harder.
Cam, you do not fail. You are an inspiration.
I know it can be hard. But as someone who visits regularly I can assure you that you are a pinnacle, not a failure.
Following you on Facebook as well. I always appreciate your visits and your work. I think the only thing you fail at is seeing how appreciated you are by all of us. We aspire to have a tenth of your talent, failing that we just are grateful for your presence here when you can manage it. I have no idea how bad the pain is, how you continue to push through it and knock out these amazing kits is beyond my understanding. You are truly an amazing person with how creative and skilled you are and I know I’m better off having seen your talents in action here.
I remember when my father was dying and everything else around me was falling apart one of the pastors told me that God gives us only what we can handle. I really wanted to punch him (the pastor...and sometimes God too) in the face and say I can’t handle any more. It took time, lots more than I wanted to invest in it, but things have started to look up. Keep pushing that boulder up the hill, eventually you get to the top. Then you get to roll it down the other side and enjoy the show .
It's every kind of awesome, you're a frighteningly talented chap. I understand your struggles all too well, hobby is pretty much the only release valve I have. Don't feel guilty about lurking, just enjoy the view. Whilst the daily grind can be utterly demoralising, just think how weird it is that you can brighten people's day with some bits of cardboard, plastic and paint. That's a real gift, that is.
The sand crawler is coming along great-- it's going to be quite the centerpiece when it's finished.
There's not much beyond words of encouragement that I can offer from the other side of the world. Your work and your comments really make time spent on Dakka feel well spent.
inmygravenimage wrote: It's every kind of awesome, you're a frighteningly talented chap. I understand your struggles all too well, hobby is pretty much the only release valve I have. Don't feel guilty about lurking, just enjoy the view. Whilst the daily grind can be utterly demoralising, just think how weird it is that you can brighten people's day with some bits of cardboard, plastic and paint. That's a real gift, that is.
The bolded part. QFT. Seeing Cam's work posted always brightens my day.
Sandcrawler is amazing work so far. Moi, not surprised.
And, spoilered, because that's how we roll here.
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You mention the pain. Is that the hip injury? Can you get some physical therapy for it? I had PT for my back problem, and believe me, it was such a relief, but it takes work. Worth every second. Have you tried a TENS device? A good one. It is a massive help too. I have found that the more time I spend outdoors, the better my mood/spirits. Maybe you and the Mrs could try daily walks or something?
Your work is truly inspiring. Even though I don't post here very often, I keep visiting regurarly. I'm amazed every time. Just magnificent stuff.
It's good to have a hobby you love. It helps keeping all the bad thoughts and things away. A year and a half ago when my father suddenly passed away in a relative young age, I was stunned. To that point, life had not treated me all too well in general, and that was the last straw. I felt like nothing mattered anymore. This hobby, painting and modelling, kept me sane. It helped me to keep going. Hopefully it does the same for you. Keep focusing on the things you love and take it one step at a time.
Holy cow, is that a custom scratch build Sand Crawler?!?! That is amazing. Are you using it for Legion? Or just building for fun? Either way, it is epic. Keep up the great work Cam.
That's looking iconic Cam I wonder if any movie companies still make scale models rather than all the CGI stuff? You should apply for a job if they do.
Nice sandcrawler. I really dig the technical drawings you've made. Sings to my industrial designer's heart. I often do similar, but as I mostly make Ork stuff, it tends to look a little less technical and a bit more slapdash. Ah, well.
I'm glad you're taking time for yourself. As others have said, personal time is important and healthy.
Camkierhi wrote: In an attempt to get back at this, many more thin coats have been applied. Hope this is getting close to the right colouration.
There will be more done on the painting, but for now it has done enough to peek my interest.
Peculiar how the two pics vary, in to seems much the same all the way round.
Thank you for looking.
quoting this post for the page flip...
looks amazing!
you´ve reached a new peak with this amount of patience in such a build... i still avoid anything star wars due to the iconic randomness of plate- arangement... i tend to build with a certain kind of order...and thus i would stress myself immensely in this kind of process... my hat´s off to you good sir!!
with all the small hints you provides us i am always really glad when i see you posting an update... as this is a sure sign of a proof of life...! which i am looking for quite often...honestly!
also...i see you put love into this work...making tracks this detailed is a work of love!!!
The detail is incredible in its complexity and utterly believable in its function- no suspension of disbelief required. It gets repetitious, but is nevertheless entirely accurate and appropriate, to say that you've upped your own standards Cam, AGAIN. Rock on!
The depth of detail on the track unit is remarkable--I assume you have molds of all the parts? I can't imagine you'd want to make all those gears from scratch.
Well Cam, I have not seen the back end of one of those in over 20 years, when I scratch built one using a real model as a template. However, this guy's thread here on dakka has a rear view, and I can attest that it is pretty much as I remember it. https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/776637.page#10479186 He's added tail pipes that are not 'original' I 'bumped" his thread too. A good necro, this time
@ Syro, Bud we will have to rectify that.
@ Red, that was brilliant thanks.
@ Gits, If you get a chance please throw me some, either post herre or PM me.
@ Brianj, bud I sincerely hope you are feeling better, I am in a bit of a state these days, so I can understand at least a little. Best wishes sir.
Well, what have I been up to......bugger all. Been working on cars IRL and a few odd jobs. Most of the time is spent procrastinating and then beating myself up for wasting the time away. But....
Entered a sculpting comp. Daft bit of fun (see I am trying!) you had to create a character in MSNgen, a gloriously silly little app online Here Mine ended up a Hunchback, Golem, Paladin, Meso American, Female.
So in between times and work on the sandcrawler I have been sculpting away. Here are the pics...
Armature.
First batch of Super Sculpey and GSM (greenstuff and miliput mixed together) Over the armature, the sculpey was put over a tinfoil bulk on the wire armature and baked, then once I was happy eough with shape added GSM.
And there it sat until yesterday when I was reminded that the comp ends tomorrow!!! So kicked myself up the arse and did a bit more, this is still WIP and a few details to sort yet, but this is getting close to were I am happy.
Well I will be catching up with all your blogs, I have been loitering, but just not good at present.
IRL
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Just crap really, Dr has put me onto Morphine tablets, and Psycho are worried as apparently picking at your skin until it bleeds is self harming, it is a subconscious thing, but it's not great, got a scar on my stomach that has been a scab for over 4 months now, so apparently I need seeing too. Sounds fun. Wife wont let me out in public alone. And funny enough if it is remotely icy out I wont go out anyway. Getting slightly agoraphobic. You would think that all that time locked up with me models would work out well. Nope, got n real desire to do F all. Family are great but to be frank and honest, hold me down every time I try and get up. So life is gak here. OK now but spent the last 2 weeks with 5 adults surviving on £3.50 from the copper jar, genuinely skint. Not eaten in the last 3 days, but OK today, "payday" so can get some food. Just wish it would move on a bit, it's bloody boring here.And please, please, please no I do not want anyones money or help, you guys just listening is enough. So by all means comment on my crap sculpting just to let me know I can still make you guys smile at least.
I don't want to whinge on and not after sympathy, many of you have shown me such amazing care and respect already I just wanted to throw an update out.
Thank you for looking in and would love to hear what you think of the sculpt.
I appreciate the update on your life Cam, thank you. Hang in there. It's also really nice getting to see so much progress on your entry for the sculpture competition. it looks great! You may be able to take a slight breath before doing the finishing touches, this year is leap year so there is one extra day this month.
Loving your meso-american figure. Horrible to hear about the other stuff :/ All love brother, and remember I'm just an internet away if you need a catch-up or an actual voice chat.
Just a proof of life post really. I am home and getting over a very hard couple weeks. And due to the crazy world we live in at the moment, I am taking stock of where and what is happening. Will then be able to move forwards. Really hope to be able to catch up with you guys and get some modelling in.
Please take care out there folks. Best wishes and sending big hairy man hugs to all of you.
Sending love right back to you Cam. If where you are is starting to tell people to self quartine, I hope you can enjoy time with your family, and hopefully enjoy some crafting.
Big love right back at you Cam. We are at our prime now. Desk jockies and loners who can whittle away a day by painting and being sedentary. We are primed for the Apocalypse in ways that all the sporty dudes could never hope to accomplish. So while they rise up we can just kick back and watch how things turn out and be ready to nap and chill our way to ultimate victory .
Keep Calm, Stay Safe, and uhm, well, not hairy hugs please. I think we are supposed to do elbow bumps now or something. Actually, some hobby work might make a nice distraction from current events, or, weather permitting, some time outdoors.
cool... how wobbly would you say is the construction? i mean it has some serious rpm for sure...?
as for the tracks... have you considered a softer material like foam/styrodur and then slice them off the before shaped block?... could save you some hours...
hows life on your island? we recently (october 2019) left the big city of berlin and traded it with a new apartment in brandenburg ...way spacier and not so overcrowded... thus the whole big "C" issue is like a far away bad dream... sure we had to go hunting for toilet paper but other than than it´s fairly like a picnic here...? the media currently doesn´t compare to well with what we currently see as some subjective reality...
Good luck on the track sanding, I looked at the full size version of the first photo with the three sanded tracks and they do look completely different from the originals (and much better).
I know you are few in number, but I want to sincerely apologise. My lack of posts is appalling. I have no real excuse, my health, the current state of the world, external pressures, and financials, all add up. Please bear with me. I will be back in the saddle soon I hope.
Don't sweat it bud, we only expect posts when they come. I disappeared for a year, a month is nothing, especially in these crazy times. Look after yourself, toy soldiers can wait - they have an abundance of patience
First Dakkanaut that showed any interest in my work, means a lot to me. I'm willing to admire what posts you can release when you have time and wherewithal to release them. Take care and rock on!
Camkierhi wrote: I know you are few in number, but I want to sincerely apologise. My lack of posts is appalling. I have no real excuse, my health, the current state of the world, external pressures, and financials, all add up. Please bear with me. I will be back in the saddle soon I hope.
Your life is more important to than the hobby, Cam. We understand that. Stay safe. Focus on the important things. Much love.
Sometimes when life kicks you in the happy sack you just need to sit back and say “Please Sir May I have another?”
We will be here when you return. We appreciate your being here when you can, and understand fully when you cannot. We have all faced different trials in our times, or will face them at some point in the future. Keep strong. If nothing else good comes out of this stupid Covid thing it will be people’s understanding of what it’s like for someone to be alone, even when surrounded by our immediate families.
Happy belateed Birthday. I've been really out of the loop as well. I look forward to seeing what you've done when you come back. Or just having you come back.
There's nothing that needs forgiving, but it is great to see you again. Those are some very cool looking and detailed Space wolves you have there I also hope you have fun putting together that new dread.
Rock on, Cam! Yours is the first blog here I ever went through page 1 to page last; missed seeing you and your work. Looking forward to this latest project.
Thank you all. I will apologise in advance for the lack of words around here, it is difficult, but letting a little creativity spill out and getting some communication is a start.
My process is probably a bit weird. So I painted it metal, sealed that in with a clear coat, now painted it factory fresh, and will be messing it up! The parts are now all assembled, it is in 4 parts still, legs, torso and each arm, but it is going to be left unglued from here on. I will now weather the bare body, and will be adding embellishments. Some wolf skulls, a skin or two, maybe a cloak and banner, thinking about a shield, etc. These will get glued on after I scrape the paint off enough to get plastic to plastic.
I know many people will fully build a kit before it ever sees paint, it may be in sub assembly's but has all parts finished glued. I prefer to do my way as, when you get the model in hand you can seethe deep recesses are not just left in shadow but actually painted. Means I paint a lot of unnecessary bit, and a lot will either never be seen or no one cares anyway.
All that waffle, so I can show you some halfway pics. Nowhere near finished though I guess it would be fine to table.
Any and all input most welcome. Hope it maybe helps someone.
Trying to feel human again, I am so very sorry, I am not who or what I was once, life keeps going on though. Thank you all so much for your support, I am really trying to pull it up again.
Lots of love to you and your family, Cam. You aren't feeling like yourself, but you will one day. Keep trying, I am proud of you for how hard you already push yourself. I really like all the details and alterations you are adding to the dread.
Ah crap, falling over again, can't get my bloody feet under me. (sorry not literally falling over!)
I actually ache from wanting to get on with some modelling, it's so infuriating. I have seen some of you go through this over the years, and now I understand better, I always understood, life is gak. Not always, but a lot. If only the world would leave me the heck alone, just want to sit and make stuff. Not after anything, just sit, quiet, and make stuff. Seems so very much to ask lately.
I have not forgotten you, Back soon I really hope so.
Good news, going to be better off by the end of the week.
Bad news, going to be a little while longer before I can actually show anything for it here.
I know you will all be cool about it, but it really bothers me that I have not been keeping up to date with you guys. I cannot tell you how much I miss just having the time and ability to sit and look through your blogs. I just hope soon, they will let me alone enough to get back to you. In the mean time, love you guys, please take care and stay safe.
So great to hear from you Cam! I have missed you (no pressure though, do this only when you have time). Thank you for the update, and that sounds promising that things should be going better for you by the end of the week. I'm glad to hear that. Don't feel bad if it will be a while until you update, you have given us so much to enjoy on your blog already that we can always go back through an browse. But even if you don't have time to share it, I hope you still have hobby time to enjoy
Good to hear your doing well. Look forward to your presence, but take your time, rather have you back to full than back and gone again shortly there after.
I missed your last post, sorry. Good to hear things are looking up. I've not been too diligent in keeping up with the P&M blogs either, so you're not alone. Lots of other distractions for me nowadays. A pair of four legged distractions most of the time. I know you have cats, but how about a cute dog photo to brighten the day?
Spoiler:
This is Roscoe, my Jack Russell Terrier. He hunts gray squirrels. He's really good at it. He is also a massive time sponge, but in a good way.
You have made so much amazing stuff over the years Cam. Do you ever go back through your blog or gallery to be reminded of how much you have accomplished? I like to reminisce in my own gallery that way. I can't believe that amazing Necromunda tower block you made is already 50 pages ago (and close to 3 years).
Well guys I am still alive. Lot of work which is taking me much longer to do, than it should. Lots of changes happening. Now most other folk are sorted I can look at mine. First job is new cupboards, and a fancy dream or two.
These cupboards are for my modelling area, but mainly for storage and tools. I will be making at least one more cupboard, and an assembly/gaming table. Everything will be on wheels for flexibility. Main point is that the room I work in (the lounge/living room.) is getting a new carpet and a new sofa. Means I have to move out. So taking the opportunity to sort myself out properly.
This is the just about finished unit, got to do a bit of trim work, but that can wait got to get out first.
And here it is as it will be, in the future. The two wooden tool boxes on top are purchased, though I am going to use them to engineer my own, these are excellent, small drawers mean I can sort things out.
There is another large tower wooden tool box behind to the left, this will be for painting/basing materials and brushes/tools. These tool boxes are all amazing. But they all have simple wooden runners. Might upgrade in the future. My build has ball bearing runners, giving smooth running and a heavy capacity. The smaller drawer are approx. 600mm x 400mm and 100mm deep, made of 12mm ply. The slightly larger drawers are 150mm deep. These should give enough for some of the tooling and any materials that are able to fit. The large compartment bottom left I have put a door on. Going to store most of my liquids in there, with metal trays to catch any leaks. The next cupboard will be purpose built to hold and work with all the gadgets. I will have some wonderful things to show you all. But for now got to get cleared out, which is going to involve thinning down some of the horde. Not the greatest update, but more soon, any questions or critique is happily accepted.
looks artful to say the least... i really like pine wood... my whole area is also pine wood... not lacquered and not as classy looking as yours... especially the cool looking grips^^
With you moving out of the living room, will you have a hobby space? This furniture you are building and converting looks really nice. If you keep this up you will have the classiest looking gaming/hobby area.
We have tool boxes like those on this side of the pond; we call them Gerstner Tool Chests, I imagine after a manufacturer of same. They are amazing and very neat for sorting and storing things.
More so amazing that you reckon to build your own- and with improvements over the base design even! Well done and good luck.
Mobile everything is a great concept; if/when I get to play again I would like to have a mobile, foldable table that can be reconfigured for whatever the theme is that evening.
Tool boxes are cool. Reminds me of what I made at the end of my time as an apprentice (my trade has a very old tradition that the final task as an apprentice before being able to become a Journeyman Tradesman is to make you tool box that will last you your entire career).
I figured once that the perfect modeling/hobby space should be 1/3 Mad Scientist Lab, 1/3 library card catalog, 1/3 foundry/industrial footprint, 25% bullpen, 16.35% shrine and half Romper Room playpen.
. Amazing work with these pieces, you have truly taken the Ford mass production line theory to a new level.
Thank you all. Truly touched folks. Love you guys.
Still, toaster oven as mini drying oven is a good idea.
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