Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Hi everyone, im working on a project for a painting contest at my local games workshop and i wanted to incorporate something different into my model and i was wondering how someone would go about making Flames.

My Second question is about how to make saliva dripping like so:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/52924-ultramarine%20terminator%20sarge.html
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/61931-Ultramarine%20Captain%20in%20terminator%20armor.html

or like the carnifex found on page 76 of the tyranid codex

Thanks for the help guys!!

Hot glue can be a pretty effective saliva/slime/viscous fluid medium.

I was thinking that but wouldnt the glue cause the plastic to melt?

I believe it was RAFF on this site that described how he made the saliva/venom. He took one of his wifes hairs and used white glue on it, then let it dry.

The glue used on hot glue guns melts at pretty low temperatures. There area a couple of tutorials on this site about using hot glue for effects. They shouldn't affect plastic models if you're careful.

Element206 wrote:I believe it was RAFF on this site that described how he made the saliva/venom. He took one of his wifes hairs and used white glue on it, then let it dry.

Why does that just seem so...creepy.

DODcrazy wrote:

Element206 wrote:I believe it was RAFF on this site that described how he made the saliva/venom. He took one of his wifes hairs and used white glue on it, then let it dry.

Why does that just seem so...creepy.

because it is creepy! I just imagine him waiting for his wife to call it a night, then going into the room, solid snake style, and yanking out a single strand of hair for his modeling project. I dont know, the image in my head is hilarious, maybe im running to far with it though....the dude is an excellent painter though!

Element206 wrote:

DODcrazy wrote:

Element206 wrote:I believe it was RAFF on this site that described how he made the saliva/venom. He took one of his wifes hairs and used white glue on it, then let it dry.

Why does that just seem so...creepy.

because it is creepy! I just imagine him waiting for his wife to call it a night, then going into the room, solid snake style, and yanking out a single strand of hair for his modeling project. I dont know, the image in my head is hilarious, maybe im running to far with it though....the dude is an excellent painter though!

I believe most of us who frequently scratch build/convert minis have done this sort of thing...perhaps not going so far as to snatch a hair from our slumbering Missus head...but,I have to admit to several raids on my Sons toy box.

Personally I think the idea of letting white glue dry on hair (swiped or your own) to create saliva is brilliant.

Also, if you've ever shared any kind of living space with anyone with longer hair, you know that you can find it pretty much, well, everywhere.

that is actually very funny... and yes i have raided my friends bit boxes and stuff just for that little icon to rip and tear at... its all part of the hobby

Flinty if you could, could you link me to these hot glue tutorials?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Hey Guys i did a quick test with hot glue and this is how it came out, lemme know what you guys think. No the hot glue did not affect the plastic.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/152403-.html?m=2

Well here is one of them

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/303261.page

The test looks ok. You might want to try and gloop it a bit more as if it is dripping.

This is probably how its going to turn out but instead of using red im going to use green

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/152415-test%202.html

itll probably be ALOT darker than whats seen there, and yes i will have to paint the actual bit before i hot glue it

KaloranSLC wrote:Also, if you've ever shared any kind of living space with anyone with longer hair, you know that you can find it pretty much, well, everywhere.

Good god I know all to well about this! My wife is like a damn Yak! There is hair all over the bathroom....its a good thing that is my biggest pet peeve!