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gotta agree..the cloak looks very good! the creases certainly sell the cloak!

The creases look great little disappointed that its putty and not carved from sprue, but at least you are branching out .

Viktor von Domm wrote:gotta agree..the cloak looks very good! the creases certainly sell the cloak!

Cool, Thanks.

Theophony wrote:The creases look great little disappointed that its putty and not carved from sprue, but at least you are branching out .

Thanks Theo.
Well as "they" say, specialising breeds weakness...
Or, I need to improve my putty-fu as it will help with some of the things I have planned for the future.

I've finished off the bottom of the cloak.

Didn't change the shape of the creases by much (but that may change when it comes to the inevitable tidying stage).

Next thing to do is the inside of the cloak (of course, with my ocd/attention to detail I can't leave it plain) and to make it "match" the outside as closely as possible. But have to leave the outside to set again before that.


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Oh yeah, and Woo Hoo page 42. Somewhere around here must be the answer...

Does look very good. like it alot.

And indeed, the answer is 42!!!

Thanks Cam.

Just tried to do the inside of the cloak but the putty was trying my patience by refusing to stick to the surface (even when I tried to use superglue to stick it on with) and so I had to just plaster it on and smooth it out and I'll just carve it out later (assuming it stays stuck on now).

Looks good. In my experience carving dried putty isn't as easy as sculpting it in the first place so that'll be interesting to see.

Looks great! Nice flowage!

Casey's Law wrote:Looks good. In my experience carving dried putty isn't as easy as sculpting it in the first place so that'll be interesting to see.

Milliput is quite good for carving.

However a combination of a thin layer of putty that probably isn't as attached to the surface as it should be (bits were chipping off), the fact that the chap's legs are slightly (read; quite a lot) in the way and that I seemed to be doing more damage than good has meant that the inside of the cloak will stay minimally detailed. I'll emphasize the folds that aren't really there with paint later.

I also snapped his gun arm off in the process, so I've re-glued that (hopefully in the correct place) and ... well... these seem to be nearing the point that they are ready to paint. Once the glue is dry I shall give both 9 and 10 a look over for any missing details (I always think that I've missed something) and then it may be time to think about painting...

dsteingass wrote:Looks great! Nice flowage!

Thanks Dave.

Wow. You've been really busy. Way too much to catch up on, but the sculpting looks really good and the vision you have for your projects is still evident.

Looking forward to seeing more of the same.

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
Wow. You've been really busy. Way too much to catch up on, but the sculpting looks really good and the vision you have for your projects is still evident.

Looking forward to seeing more of the same.

Thanks Skalk. Hope RL eases off for you soon.
Yeah, Brian's competition led to quite a burst of creativity.

On the guardian front, paint has been thrown about, but nothing worth showing yet. But soon... maybe...

In other news, I have been doing little bits of carving in-between recent stuff that I have been showing here and there with the aim of making things for terrain and bases that people may want to part with cash for. There's not really anything to show yet, but there has been much thinking and inspiration-hunting.

With that in mind I would like to know what people out there would like to see me making?
More furniture?
Boxes, crates, etc...?
Bases (with what on?)?
Anything specific that you have (or haven't) seen available, that you want to see me make?
Simple things or complicated things?

I have a long list of things, but some direction would be nice.

I see your next commission aging in the background. I would like to see Boxes. not sure how to make good sprue boxes.

LBM: Indeed, those Terminators are next on the commission line-up.
Boxes are a good start, I wonder what that pile of sprue pieces in the picture below will become...

Also a teaser of something I've been carving...
To give you and idea of scale, find a piece of sprue that is the thicker size that usually goes around the edge of the GW sprues...

...found one? Good. She is carved from a single piece of one of them that was about as long as most troop models are tall...
This was only as a carving exercise and can only really find a use as a statue of some kind.


She's not finished yet. Arms will be added, not sure if I'll add hair , but the details (such as her face) probably won't become much sharper as they are tiny...

Painting has only progressed as far as base coat and wash, so not very exciting to look at yet.

ttfn

Good bit of whittling there Doc!

Toilets and sinks!

shasolenzabi wrote:Good bit of whittling there Doc!

Thanks shas.

dsteingass wrote:Toilets and sinks!

Of course, toilets and sinks How did I not have those on my list?
How else are people supposed to get a refreshing drink and heal their wounds...
Thanks Dave.

Actually, shall I post up my list?

...

I'll post up the list.

In no particular order (but slightly arranged into groups):
Bottles / Cans (whole and crushed) / Jars / Pots / Pans / Plates / Cups/mugs/tankards / ...
Statues / Vases / Gems / Jewlery / ...
Boxes / Barrels / Baskets / Buckets / Sacks (sandbags) / Chests (square/curved/open/closed) / ...
Tools: e.g. Pickaxe / Wrench / Spade/Shovel / Woodaxe (with chopping block and chopped wood) / Broom/Mop / Anvil (with hammer etc.) / ...
Lamps / Oil-lamp / Candle (lamp/holder/stick) / Electric lamp / Torch (fire / battery) / ...
Plants / Bones / Skulls / Rocks / Rats and other small animals / ...
Fire-pits / Fire-places / Campfire / ...
Bookshelves (and books) / Cupboards / Drawers / Wardrobes / Trapdoors / ...
Weapons racks (and of course weapons) / Shields / Display case / Manacles / Torture devices / ...
Tables / Chairs / Beds / Toilets / Sinks / ...
TVs / Computers / Random electronic boxes / ...

Not all necessarily made as separate entities (possible base decorations) and if something can be made from different materials (wood or metal...), it will be.
Edit: I realise that many of these things are available elsewhere already... how/if that makes a difference.

Awesome work there H. Especially impressive at that scale.

Indeed!

Fallout is so funny in that respect!

That last damsel carved from sprue looks like you're about to make a pyre? Amazing

I am currently searching for inspiration for the bathroom things and thinking about how I can make them, I suspect a largely putty job for them.
Plans are afoot anyway.

Casey's Law wrote:Awesome work there H. Especially impressive at that scale.

Viktor von Domm wrote:That last damsel carved from sprue looks like you're about to make a pyre? Amazing

Thanks, I should give her arms at some point... I'm thinking more like a large oscar or one of those "very tasteful" (often gloss white) statues that some people like. But didn't really have any plans for her, it was just to see if it was possible.

and to show you that something is happening...

Some, but not all, of what will become a box.
Even with a little cheating it's still a fair amount of work (there's a surprising number of elements that go into a simple box).
I need to build the 4 "walls" of the box first before I can cut the top and bottom for this particular design, so those are missing from the picture.

All will be revealed soon.

Nice work, as we are coming to expect from you.

Love the statuesque female.

On the bogs, have you thought of looking through the screwfix catalogue, I now it's probably obvious and a bit late, but thinking future world not necessarily what we all now and love, (and hug on occasion after a few pints.) Some of the more commercial designs are sleeker and would be easier to carve/mould. Just a thought.

Thanks Cam
Glad you like her. Maybe I'll make more one day.

That's not a bad idea, I'm not short of designs for bogs, it's now more how to go about making them... I'll try next, after the box.

As for the box, it now has structure.
Not done the bottom/top yet, but it will be similar to the top/bottom you see here.

I tried to tone down the wood texture from what I used on the hut to be more realistic (less exaggerated), but will still allow similar painting techniques to be used (washes and dry-brushing).

Which corner design do we prefer for the edges, square or angled?
The angled corners are very difficult to get right when you're just doing it by eye and not using and angled cutter thing (as seen on Dave's blog)...
The final boxes will have one or the other type all over.

Also, is this big enough to count as cover in-game? Remember to add the millimetre in height for the bottom that isn't added yet.

Square corners. If its a nipping or storage box no one goes into that much detail when building those.

Classy box dr... classy.

Crate is lovely! Yes, he's considered :in cover" in that shot

Theophony wrote:Square corners. If its a nipping or storage box no one goes into that much detail when building those.

Good good. It's so much easier to build it that way. I'll save the posh corners for the future.

cormadepanda wrote:Classy box dr... classy.

Thanks Comrade.

dsteingass wrote:Crate is lovely! Yes, he's considered :in cover" in that shot

Thanks.
Cool. That'll do nicely then.

I'll work on making a proper box soon then, that can be mass produced.

Now to think about this toilet...

the box looks awesome! love the lid of the box especially... once again you own the floor with your woodgrain!!!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the box looks awesome! love the lid of the box especially... once again you own the floor with your woodgrain!!!

Thanks Vik.
You'll be happy to know that I've done some work on the lid to make it squarer (as the angles on it weren't quite right due to making it fit the box...). It's still a little off but it's not so noticeable now.

I've also worked out why the box wasn't as "square" as it should have been; One side is 1mm shorter than the other 3 (25mm to 26mm, that's nearly 4% out not good enough). Probably should have spent more time measuring it "before" rather than afterwards... Oh well, works as a concept.

I have a plan on how to make near perfect boxes that will have to wait until I get some casting up and running.

a bit of uneveness with wooden boxes is totally acceptable...in fact it makes them more characterful to me...
and it seems you soon need yourself a chop-it to get that evenness quicker...

Great Job Doc surgery was a success, and trust me the angles look fine I made furniture that was more out of square than that.
The wood grain looks spot on although the wood effect you used before was good, you could do a box in the same grain finish as the hut so it looks aged.