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I got that 6 pack, it's worth gold now!

..But then came 2008, and the figures changed to better articulation, now it's the standard.

I don like h new articulation, I guess the Kung fu action grip was good enough for me, why improve on it? Kids need extra stuff today that's Why their imagination is garbage. More old person rant

Adult collectors want articulation. Kung Fu grip was the 12" feature

Speaking of adult collectors ill just leave this here.

That's not yours Theo?

If I had a spare grand sitting around,which I don't. He said it has everything except the microphone. I didn't see the admiral, but as you can see it has a lot sitting on top of it.

We went to Kokomo toys last weekend, it was amazing! The ceiling was literally covered with hanging aircraft, and they had 2 FLAGGs, one in the box.

How much we're they wanting, and did lady geek give you the no look before you could ask?

No..I'm not in the market..I didn't bother asking

I love the Catachan air support. And who's the say there isn't some articulation in that weapon that would allow it to fly level and still fire at the enemy. Just because it's not modeled doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

I too long for the end of the hobbit hole, though. I want to see it in all it's wonderful glory.

Thanks Val! Bag End will be completed, eventually. It's just a gigantic project.

minion dave?

my kids will LOOOVE that when i tell them this!


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in fact my oskar has a MC Donalds mini he got recently of dave

Haha Ladygeek saw it at Toys R us and got it for me

I saw it there too, I love them, even considering painting my servo skulls yellow so I can quote the minions if I ever play them in a game. We have watched the extra movies from the first despicable me a few times this week and I keep laughing even though I know the ends already. I just wish there was a "John" minion, I'd be all over it. They also have packs of random guys including ninja minion and I think a golfer minion .

I just finally saw the first one a few weeks ago, I look forward to the second's DVD release, I hear great things about it.

I love the Catachan air cav, but the crew's proportions look all screwy and not the regular Catachan screwy: I swear the door gunner's hands would go past his knees.

Well, he's leaning forward, and not mounted down yet, so no...that's not true

see, he's leaning into it and also leaning his head out.

Gunny needs a watermelon target to be aiming at

And here I was about to post this here.

Ha ha, Minion Dave - that's great

You need to incorporate that onto one of your vehicles - maybe a Minion mural paintedon the side of a Valk or something ??

heh, no..I probably won't be doing that

See..there is no knuckle-dragging going on here.


The perspective of the shots must be affecting your perception Dark...

I keep checking this every time I see you post hoping it's actual progress - and it is this time! Fantastic work so far, really looking forward to seeing how this looks completed.

Heh..well, around here, you have to wade through posts like this to get actual progress Pekel

Big Supply Drop!

There was a great clearance sale! Lots of Bag End supplies:
Flower plants, Tulips, Flower Trees, Petunias, Tomato plants, and flower bushes
Rock Molds
and tank treads designed and cast by our very own OneManNoodles!

But what else did Dave find on his shopping trip?

These 12" Ghostbusters retail for $200 online http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=MAT13649&mode=retail , Big Lots had them for $30!
I HAD to!
I'll have to check the other stores in town for Peter and Winston

in the 6" scale, I found a Vinze Clortho!! One of my favorite characters of the movies
He has a slice of Pizza, the popcorn jar, and a dog head. He doesn't come with coffee, but he'll have some.
I intend on scratchbuilding a salad bowl hat for him

The things you get up to!

Our Brother Nerdfest requested a tutorial on plaster casting...

First, clean up a good-sized workspace

Especially..clean up any dog hairs - you don't want them in your castings

Second, Gather materials

Ortho stone (10,000 PSI strength is what I use), plastic cups, paper cups, a kitchen scale with a tare button (if you decide to mix by weight), wooden stirrers, a spray bottle of "wet water" for mold release (1 cup water, 2 drops dish soap), and a putty knife (not pictured here b/c I hadn't found it yet)

Third, spread plastic

I used a garbage bag

Fourth, wash your molds

Here I'm using the rock molds, which don't sit level- Hirst molds sit level, rocks don't really matter, it's the face cast that's important

Fifth, Lay everything out close

I've pre-measured my water into 1/3 cup paper cups because I do bigger pours

Now, pour the pre-measured cups into the bigger cups

I've crimped the plastic cups to have pour spouts

Spray the "wet water" onto the molds


Then gently mix your plaster into the water per the instructions, let it bubble in the cup for a minute or so and pour, tapping the mold periodically to release any stubborn bubbles

it's important to scrape the buildup off the sides and bottom of the cup, you want it the consistency of very heavy cream, almost melted ice cream.

Again, these aren't level, but I don't care for rocks. With the Hist Molds, I care about slightly overfilling

So after a few minutes I can scrape the top of the molds with the putty knife



Let excess drip onto the plastic, it'll dry and peel off easily
Now it says 10-15 minute cure, but I wait at least 30 minutes before de-molding.

About 20 minutes into the curing, the chemical reaction causes the plaster to get warm, then it cools. During the cooling process, all the excess water gets drawn to the top of the mold.

I just cover them with paper towels to help the drying process, at this point it's cured enough that the paper towel won't stick to the plaster.

Thanks Dave! I do love me a good tute with pics! especially one that i can follow so easily! it may be a few weeks before i get casting but I'll always have you in my heart!...... wait?....No, that's not right....... I'll always have your tute online!....... yeah better! :-)

Good tutorial. Saved that for future use.

Agreed, and you should totally turn that into an article.

Np Damo!

As you can see, the Hirst Molds are more easily leveled


And these are my designs that Galorn made molds for.


For your board, I think you're going to want some standard tiles of some type.


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bada-bing! Lots of strata rocks!

Rocks look ace Dave! :-) and the reason i couldn't find the tiles I wanted is because Galorn did them lol!! don't I feel stupid now....

He can hook you up with molds man..real easy!