heh. For the longest time, my hobby shop couldn't get the Orginal Orange Label stuff in, all they had was the non-toxic variety Weldene. This stuff 1. didnt work, and 2. when spilled, would act as a solvent to the ink on the cutting mat., and 3. stinks worse than the OG

For reference:
Plastruct Plastic Weld = For bonding different plastics to each other (Styrene to ABS, Acrylic, etc.
Plastruct Bondede = For bonding Styrene to Styrene
Plastruct Weldene = For wasting time and accomplishing nothing

Nice shape you have planned for that building.

I like the ketone smell of poly cement, nearly as good as toluene or ether... But I've spent a lot of time around various solvents, so that may explain a few things...

Good to see you still knocking out the terrain, Dave! I'm interested to see how the curving slope of the roof turns out - an extra challenge for sure!

If it's any consolation, I knocked over a pot of superglue on my first cutting mat, and promptly glued my finger to it trying to clean it up. Never quite got that off

Ah, but for gluing acrylic to acrylic, like plexiglas you have several choices. The best is called Weld-On #4 which is a gel. You could use weld-On #3 if you want some serious frustration. Or for the most frustrating, use methylene chloride. The trick with the latter is to dissolve plexiglas shavings in it until it thickens up a bit, then use it.

All in well ventilated areas of course. Don't need to become accidental 'huffers'.


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Trick to a new mat. Don't actually use it. Mine is essentially pristine because it never sees use. I think of it a decor. makes my hobby space look *serious*

 Red Harvest wrote:
... methylene chloride...

Ahh DCM (dichloro methane), my favourite solvent in the lab ; One of the best organic solvents available, and easily evaporated. Doesn't smell than nice though.

But what kind of release is it? Must stink like something nasty

My cardboard thing for the League comp was a bust. I have no excuse, and I am ashamed.

To cope, I have been building some large scale 1/16 scale figures

These Zombies are for an IPMS-USA review. They are packaged brilliantly as an old VHS tape box depicting a fictional B-movie horror series from the 1980s.






And then this Dwarf from Scale World Models just for fun

I am very disappointed, but then seeing these beauties I can understand. They look great, can't wait to see you working on them.

The cover on the left reminds me of an 80's horror called 'Blood Diner' "first they greet you, then they eat you"

No one knows how many projects got the heel treatment but me...so no loss of honor there...every project is part of a galactic learning curve...

Heel treatment?

That dwarf looks to be the most interesting to paint. Post plenty of WIPs.

Haha- That Dwarf will definitely be the most complicated paintjob, but I get to experiment with my Vallejo Blood, gore, and vomit paint set on the Zeds

@Cam- I'm sorry man. It's just one of those projects that I wasn't feeling, and it turned out to be way out of scale. I didn't plan properly.

@Nerd - Those old movies were definitely the inspiration

@Vik - I know man, me too...but this blog is full of crap I started and never finished...public shame record lol

Prime time

Some basecoating

That's looking very nice, really great rich colours.

Nice bit of fencing. Got a nice vibe to it.

Hey, are you trying to outrank me at paused and abandonned projects?!?

Hah, that mini is too good to be passed - others may well wait
And I really like the start on the fence.
Cheers

Camkierhi wrote:That's looking very nice, really great rich colours.

Nice bit of fencing. Got a nice vibe to it.

Thanks, the minitaire paints are quite rich with pigment. I've also used some of the new Vallejo washes for the first time here. They may be a new favorite of mine.

Klaus, not Santa wrote:Hey, are you trying to outrank me at paused and abandonned projects?!?

Hah, that mini is too good to be passed - others may well wait
And I really like the start on the fence.
Cheers

Haha Klaus, I don't know man, I've shelved quite a few projects. I'd say that you for sure have completed more than I have, and yours are definitely more ambitious than mine.

Good basecoats to start with.

Don't feel bad about unfinished work. It happens.
The journey is always more interesting than the destination.

That's true Doc!! Very True!

We just spent the weekend in Chicago. Mind you, normally, Chicago in February.....not so pleasant weather....But this weekend it was beautiful, sunny, 68 degrees out. We had fun,

but I got most of my inspiration from rivets...rivets EVERYWHERE..especially the bridges...I'm talking ridiculous even for the Necromunda Underhive amount of rivets.

These gentlemen riveters, Were our Spiritual Forefathers.

I've seen photos like that before.
Let it not be said that you can have too many rivets on something.

Those bridges were meant to last! Some whimpy welded steel would need replaced 487 times before those rivets will fail.

I love Chicago's little sturdy bridges. They snuck up on me when I was there last. One minute you're on a city street, the next minute you find yourself crossing a canal. And then suddenly it's right back to the city proper. Crazy place.

Got some bench time today....loveley way to waste a day!


Rough Stuff I paint while waiting on his parts to dry

Frankly terrified what you can do in such little time! Love the walker especially.

All the paint looks fairly glossy, I know you will possibly hit it with a dull coat, however are the paints naturally that glossy?

Model looks brilliant and nice details. The "other" stuff is looking great, really nice colours.

No, they aren't glossy, you're seeing gloss from the washes. Gloss, Flat...all irrelevant until the end

Got it, and you are absolutely right. My only issue with glossy paint, not what you have done with washes, but genuinely glossy paint is I don't think it gives the layers as good a hold, i.e. paint rubs off a bit easier. I actually use this to me advantage during weathering, But as you say the end result has nothing to do with the layers in between as far as shine goes. And washes do tend to give a glossy finish when done well.

Next question is whats the company he used to work for going to be?

And that is a really gorgeous orange, and his PPE obviously didn't hold up very well. At least in protecting him. I mean could the zombies not see his Hi-Vis vest, shoddy work boots and think ah Local Council worker only good for drinking tea and looking in holes!

Heh.. Well, I've been concocting my own 1980s B-movie story in fact. "Gino was working with a crew on the Eastbound lane, directing traffic around the other three guys holding the shovel up, while Frank was eating lunch in the cab of the backhoe. We're not sure what happened to Frank, but suddenly the backhoe started rotating at full speed, the sharp teeth of a backhoe will easily tear through most materials, including Gino"

I DO love that Orange, It's called Hazard Orange. I only used black wash so far on it, but it has that mesh texture, which will be fun to highlight. I will need some discipline from here on out on the paint job. I need to remember that the blood mess from this kind of trauma wold be significant, but at the end, it'll need to be more "hollywood"

Also, I know these Zombies are Day 1, so would be fresh, but I can't resist painting the greyish dead skin...artistic license


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Gino's vest details are starting to get depth

That is looking really nice.

Finally DONE!

I Could've kept going, but I was past the deadline as it was. Not my best work, but it was one of those projects that just caused too much second-guessing how much blood was too much. I used too much...oh well
Of course, I custom-made the bases

 dsteingass wrote:
Finally DONE!

I Could've kept going, but I was past the deadline as it was. Not my best work, but it was one of those projects that just caused too much second-guessing how much blood was too much. I used too much...oh well
Of course, I custom-made the bases

Excellent work, really nasty looking pair, in the best possible way.

Good work, Dave. Nice come back from a break.

Thanks Guys! I'm also updating the ol Necro plog too

Really stunning and inspiring - working on Walking Dead stuff just now, lots think about

@graven - Yeah, it was a constant internal battle with myself. Do I do realistic blood for these types of trauma wounds, or more Hollywood? If it were realistic, it would just be all red. Walking Dead makes their Zombies look 2-3 years old with a lot of blacks, greys, and tar-like gore.

I'm getting a little side terrain action

But it's now a super-rare and expensive kit, so I'll be making it count

Cool looking fantasy ball there Dave, what's it called?

It's the Fortified Manor- Came out in 2010 and ONLY 2010

Nice paint job on those manor bits.