Those pegs to position figures is an excellent idea. It certainly will be a show stopper.
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Coming along very well Neil. Looking forward to final paint.
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Afternoon Fred,
Wow!!! I can't believe this is coming down to the finish line Neil!!! Love the Ringo shooting fig too. I can understand you not being happy with the flag bearer and nice to see you got him fixed up the way you want him. Truly outstanding scratchy on all the figs and definitely worth the wait to see them all together...
It looks like they'll be a tight bunch in place and the pin/flag idea is really a great idea. I just wonder how hard it will be trying to landscape around all those pins though. Did you drill the pin holes all the way through the wood or just part of it. I was thinking, (something I don't do often) that if you landscape the other side of the wood platter, and while the mix is drying, to gently push the pins through the base until they came out of the landscaping on top. Then, when it's dried, pull one pin at a time out and re-insert it into the landscape back into the wood. Two factors are involved here...1. have you drilled the holes all the way through the wood...2. Are the pins long enough for you to do it.
Just my 2 Pfennigs worth and maybe this was your idea all along my friend. I really can't wait to see the finished product of all your hard work Neil. I'm also glad you puttied up the flag bearer because in the test fitting, he seemed rather odd standing there with Mr. Happy hanging out...
Prost
AllenLife's to short to be a sheep...Comment
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Allen you are a genius and I LOVE you for it!
No I haven't drilled all the way through but of COURSE that's the answer- many thanks indeed!
In fact I THINK all I need to do is mark the holes on the underside then I might not even need the flags, although I will put that to the test first.....Comment
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Thanks Neil, but a genius??? No, most of the time I'm just brain dead!!! Glad it helped and have fun Sir!!!....
BTW, does this mean we're....uhhh, like going steady or something. What would Ginger think??? LMAO!!!Life's to short to be a sheep...Comment
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Oh boy that is smart Neil. The wooden base into the printed one id great. Personally think this is up there with your best, the shear No in such a small area is fantastic.:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:Comment
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Well the first excellent news is that Granddaughter Penelope finally arrived safe and sound on Saturday 3 Feb.
The second news is that Porte-Aigle is painted and ready to join his pals
And the third news is that I have made a start on the base.
Using Allen’s fine suggestion I poked the pins through from the underside, now it looks like an instrument of torture…
As promised I used Sculptamold, which is a kind of cellulose-reinforced instant papier-mâché.
It’s mixed with water and is supposed to set within an hour,
It’s white so I mixed in a large dose of brown acrylic paint, and although there are some bits that don’t take the paint it makes touching up a relatively simple task. The acrylic paint will probably delay the curing time, but that’s no bad thing in this case.
I applied the brown mix with a small palette knife to get in around the pins, and what a pointless exercise that was. Next time I will just shove the pins in afterwards. It now looked like a fetishist chocolate cake.
I put cling film over the whole lot and replaced the pins with the numbered flags, starting with the lying down figures. I want them to properly touch the ground. They will require some more work so that it doesn’t look like the Somme , and there is going to be grass but this is the first stage
I have to say it tells quite a story just like this- oh for some restraint….but I’ve made all the others so they are damn well going on!
Every time I take this shot my phone helpfully tells me it’s food…………… :rolling: :tears-of-joy:
I removed as much clingfilm as I dare, although its presence will probably further inhibit the drying time- I will just have to wait and see
cheers
NeilComment
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Looks like the best birthday cake to give a modeller …. Also reminds me a lot of Bill Horan’s Gandemak diorama.Comment
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Excellent work Neil.Comment
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That's an amazing looking cheesecake with excellent figures Neil. Congratulations on the safe arrival of little one.Comment
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Wow , to see them all together like this is incredible neil , its going to look epic . Amazing vision and workmanship , its been fantastic to watch this develop , cheers tonyComment
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