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Wow, lots of inspirational sculpting and paintwork in this thread!

Outlining for the nuka girl mural looks very promising, and an ambitious bit of painting too! I think I can picture the ad you're working from.

Glowing deathclaw looks very interesting - I'm intrigued by the final glowing effect. Did you layer the glow paint thicker in some areas to get the deeper glow? Or did you paint over it with other, darker paint to mute it in some areas? Or is it all an artefact of the camera?

I'll definitely be following all of this with interest. Thanks for posting.

Wow, thank you very much for that in depth explanation. Great stuff - it's always fun to experiment with a new material. Will have to find an excuse to find a pot myself!

Face looks good! Nice job getting depth around the nasolabial fold, especially at this scale. Keep it up, burnout is always just round the corner when some freehand is going well

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I decided to start on the organic bits first. Why? The face is the part I was afraid of the most. Trickiest part to get right on a thing that is tricky to get right in the first place.

That's an hour and a half of work and I've been suitably jittery for the next hour after that. But, it's done. I've brightened a few bits of the hair since then because I found a different reference picture that did not have aging damage on that part), but this is it and I'm happy with the result.

I'll eventually clean up around the edges when I fill in red and white banner in the back so the hair is not final yet and the outline of the face is going to change a tiny little bit as well.

Boy, this is hard work!

Beautiful mural, and all the more impressive for the size of it. It's a bit artificial having close up photos revealing every flaw considering it's only a few inches high on the tabletop. Did you enjoy painting it? 9 hours is a long time for something on such a small area! Well worth the effort in my book.

Really impressed with the realistically-hanging stowage you manage to position on your sculpts. It's easy for something to look tacked on, but you have a great sense of weight and gravity. Nice job with the plasma gun too - very faithful to the game! Any tips you can offer on getting such clean lines with green stuff? I'm struggling a bit getting crisp details.

Mushrooms look interesting - I'm not sure how well they'll fit with the character from looking at them, but I'm sure you'll prove me wrong with the painting!

Barn looks fantastic. Nuka girl looks right at home and not drowned by too much other detail. Fantastic work! You deserve more comments.

Really useful tips with the green stuff, thanks. Always useful to hear someone else's methods and add a few things to your own repertoire. Anyone who tells someone they're doing something 'wrong' when it comes to sculpting or painting loses several points in my book. If something works and produces a decent effect, who cares how you achieved it? I've not tried a lot of cutting away myself, but i'll deffo give it a go for things that need a hard edge.

Can't look at your latest post just now (not trying to get fired on my break ), so will have to check when I get home. Are trousers banned in your fallout universe?

Extra armour on the vault lass is looking great. I agree that less is more with something as iconic as a vault suit, would be easy to overdo it. That being said, I'm looking forward to your security guard, as that's a fairly trademark look as well!

Nice start on the store.

Vault security gent looks fantastic! Armour looks realistic and effective - you've somehow conveyed the weight of it, which is very impressive. I can see where you're coming from regarding the extra gear, but it would be easy to overload him. Ammo pouch should be easy to sneak in, at any rate.

I'm really looking forward to seeing you attack that boat - I'm a big fan of nautical theming and it's something you don't see a whole lot of at 28mm scale. What model is that? I'd love to pick one up myself. Is it going to be a rusted out hulk, or something still usable?

Bus is an interesting concept. I appreciate the extra space would be useful, but I think 6 cows are going to more convincingly be able to shift that weight than 4, especially if you factor in the extra weight of customisation where the 2 vanished cows would be.
With regard to the mines, have you considered a mine roller such as this?

Would allow for clearing the way whilst the roller creates less friction than a plow. Just an idea!

Love the colours you've picked for the FFG figures - charming bright colours from the old world in with the wasteland drabs. Dao came out lovely as well - really seamless sculpting work.

That bridge is really something else though - so much tiny, believable detail, an incredibly cinematic piece and yet still useful as a bit of wargames scenery. I can't wait to see it painted

Aye, a feeling I know well. One of my biggest problems with terrain painting is the sheer overwhelming SIZE of the damn thing. I get burnout laying basecoats on a 28mm figure, so something the size of a bridge just seems a step too far. Fitting in smaller projects inbetween seems a good plan. Stick with it! I belieeeeve!

Lovely details with the camera and the 'press' badge. I'm really impressed with her face!