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.

If it's any consolation I've only got a week to finish my entry for the Mantis Maker contest. been distracted by RL and making moar terrain

Excuses excuses, my entry in. Good luck everyone.

Ok ya'll pray - I'm a try attempt #4 at casting resin this weekend! if this fails, I'm moving forward and skipping this part lol

<crosses fingers>

I'm building terrain too but nothing so much that screams portal. Only standard doors on my factory sigh. I tried but I couldn't keep motivation for the theme this time. Silly, because I like the theme, but my ideas for it were not coagulating into results.

Oh boy. Well, my first 3D print attempt failed. Gonna try again with a more precise setting, see if that'll work better.

Cross your fingers for me, folks!

Technical difficulties arise! Hang in there, got plenty of time to finish

Keep at it peeps.

The thing with trying new things is that there will be failures. The trick is to embrace the error and either work it into the piece or cover it over and go in a new direction (or you could fix it, but why fight the flow).

Although sometimes it's time to put the failed attempt on the "to be used as a crashed/ruined/burned/otherwise destroyed" pile for later.

And be sure to report your failures as well as successes on your blogs. Someone may just have the perfect tip to help, or you may help one of your readers when they come to try it.

Share and enjoy.

I’m not giving up, but will probably not finish in time.

Did the glueing, and most of the rest of the sanding. I’d like to smooth out the parts of the webway proper.

But I still need to seal, paint, and flock the whole thing, and that might take more time then we have left. I’d rather take my time and do it right, then rush it to meet a deadline and get something sloppy.

There is still time left, so things might change. Been a fun trip no mater what ends up happening.

Well shoot. Just realized that the deadline is right when I get back from a trip. I'm not gonna be able to finish either- I'm just not going to be around.

I'll have something that I'll show, even if it's late.

Well, let's give it a week extra,?

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Well, let's give it a week extra,?

I would be fine with that...

it's near end of school year here (I'm a teacher's aide) so work is rather hectic anyways, but whatever everyone wants to do is fine. I may well be done, I'm just not 100% happy with what I have atm.

Ok, 21st it is, OP altered accordingly Have at it!

Splendidly decision-making

:thumbs up:

That way progress is still possible for my work too...

Wooo!! More finished pieces!

Edit: I assume you meant the 31st, not 21st right inmygravenimage?

 TerrainWalker wrote:
Wooo!! More finished pieces!

Edit: I assume you meant the 31st, not 21st right inmygravenimage?

<has heart attack>

<rereads first post>

whew! ok 31st...

don't do that to me lmao

31 31 31!

Awesome! Yeah, I hadn't reckined on this trip. I'm usually a homebody, so leaving for a weekend is rather surprising to my sensibilities.

It’s amazing what useful stuff can be found in the dusty corners of the garage.


Patching the join between the circle and the arch makes me feel a lot better about this piece. Now I just need to put a seal coat of glue down, paint and flock.

Hopefully the week won’t explode. Still in this!

Huzzah! 1 week left mes amis!

Pretty smooth finish, Nev. Did you sand it, or is it applied that cleanly?

 TheEyeOfNight wrote:
Pretty smooth finish, Nev. Did you sand it, or is it applied that cleanly?

I only applied it to the join, the rest is just sanded foam.

For the spots that I did use it, I went over it with a little water to smooth it out. Trick I remembered from a ceramics class I took a while ago for working with clay, figured it would work here. Just wet a finger and went over it lightly.

And as we get down to the wire, I start to paint!


The green is going to be flocked, so I’m less worried about the coverage. Going to need at least one more coat on the portal itself. The cliff is going to be done in a white/black dappled technique. IIRC from seeing it done a couple decades ago, it makes for a nice stone effect.

Good man! Nearly there!

Brave nevelon!!
It's looking like it's gonna be great!

Hrm. My 3D printer is acting up. Might not be able to finish. I'll see what I can do, though.

I believe in you dude. I have faith.

We'll see. Right now, the material isn't adhering to the base for some reason- might be the temperature, might be that the base is dirty or something- either way, I'll have to see if I can get that fixed- 'cause I'm not doing an all-different project at this point.

OK, I’m officially done with my work. Still more I’d like to do, but not right now. I took some pictures, but will take some time to sift through them to grab the best ones.

Anvildude wrote:We'll see. Right now, the material isn't adhering to the base for some reason- might be the temperature, might be that the base is dirty or something- either way, I'll have to see if I can get that fixed- 'cause I'm not doing an all-different project at this point.

Fair enough mate. I shall cross fingers, toes, tentacles...

Nevelon wrote:OK, I’m officially done with my work. Still more I’d like to do, but not right now. I took some pictures, but will take some time to sift through them to grab the best ones.

Huzzah! I look forward to pm