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terroring menace (w.i.p.) 10-6 (figs)

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terroring menace (w.i.p.) 10-6 (figs)
Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:49 PM
hey guys. finally doing something new. feels like it's been awhile and things have gotten kind of stale lately. they havent, just the way its been feeling for me lately.
anyway, this is going to be another vignette, 2 figures one building. the figures are taliban from warriors and the building, i made myself from hydrocal. my first one and i was experimenting a bit and seeing what i like about it! while its brittle, i added some spackling compound to it to make it less brittle and added strength. this is a wip and will be done in roughly a week or less. the only pics i have right now are of the building. thanks for looking.




sorry this one is blurry! but you get the idea.

enjoy and all comments and critiques welcomed!
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Posted by Stern0 on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:11 PM
Great stuff Tom, Dying to see the figs!!!!
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Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:21 PM
thanks steve. the figs are coming soon! i probably should have mentioned that i took my dremil to this and created the bricks and such. more details and updates soon! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:22 PM

Sign - Ditto [#ditto] nice work, how big's the base? Much street or just enough for the fighters? (or are you going to stick em inside??)

PS!! -hury up before Scott sees and makes you add 3/4 of an Abrams and a KOed T55!!!! Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:23 PM
the base is about the size you would use for an armored build chris. no street, just some ground work and details! Wink [;)]
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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:24 PM
I see. Make sure you stick with it- see my PS above Wink [;)] (you snuck your answer in tooo quick!!)

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Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:26 PM
nothing to worry about chris as this will be done in about a weeks time or less!!!! Big Smile [:D] and i saw the p.s.
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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:31 PM
hah alright good deal Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by calvin_ng on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:57 PM

really like the pre shading and the shallow black lines, BTW the humvee group build, where can i sign up?

 

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Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:00 PM
thanks calvin, it's coming along. the g.b. you have to go to the armor forum and its under p.o's family build off or something like that. Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:56 PM
 calvin_ng wrote:

BTW the humvee group build, where can i sign up?

Here's the link- feel free to start whenever- finish whenever, post older finished builds- figures- anything modern! (Very informal lol not what I'd consider an "official" GB Whistling [:-^])

It probably could have been, it just started out me and my brother, the badge just caught on.. Blush [:I]

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Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 6:50 AM

thanks chris, was going to link it but was already writting and my lazy brain did what it did! Whistling [:-^] Big Smile [:D] on an update note:

i have to repaint what you see there. unfortunately, i used floquil paints on this instead of my humbrols...my mineral spirits bath thing didnt go too well with them! Laugh [(-D] really just some minor touch ups but a little frustrating taking one step forward and two back!!! Whistling [:-^] will work on the figs today a bit (flesh) and whatever else the mood direction takes me today.

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Posted by NucMedTech on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:28 AM

Camo, I like your building and how it's painted. Sorry to hear about the mishap you had with the paint, but i'm sure it will be fixed easily.

Is Hydrocal like plaster of paris? If not how is it used and where do you buy it?

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Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:34 AM

hey steven, first, thank about my mishap...but i guess it wouldnt be a build of mine without having them!!! Laugh [(-D]

second, hydrocal is mostly used for mm railroad stuff. it's usually with the scenic stuff. you can usually find it at your local hobby shop or an art store. it's similiar to plaster of paris in that its in powder form then you mix it with water and pour. (think big foot casts). runs about $7-$10 for a milk size 1/2 gallon carton. 

i made the building using a few simple lego's and a plastic sheet of styrene on the bottom. no glue, no issues. just pour and wait over night for it to cure completely. the nice thing about the styrene (some people use glass) is it gives you that super smooth texture on one side. that's the side i used (on the outside) of my building. if you plan on making something showing the inside, you can always put a thin layer of spackling compound over the "rough/poured side. this is the first time i used it and got descent results. i mean i suppose if i wanted to i could get really detailed with say a ww2 european building or something. that would require making some molds first and im not going that route....(yet). Big Smile [:D] 

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Posted by NucMedTech on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:44 AM

Thanks for the info Camo, I'll have to try it out.

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Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:58 AM
yeah anytime. just remember to let it set overnight as i tried it the first time and it was so brittle it broke on me after about an hour! it's sets in about 40 minutes but they recommend you let it sit over night. i recommend the same!
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Posted by calvin_ng on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:27 PM
cool GB P.O i probably will do a SF dumvee or maybe a TOW m1046
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Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:01 PM
Good deal- or hey!! Do them both Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:06 PM
both is good! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by calvin_ng on Friday, October 2, 2009 5:56 PM
ill try to, i have alot of JROTC drill team practices and prep SAT. gee its alot harder to be a teenager now then it was then.
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Posted by psstoff995 on Friday, October 2, 2009 6:12 PM
Nah- back then you had to hold down two or three jobs while walking to school, uphill in waist deep snow- right Tom?! Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by camo junkie on Friday, October 2, 2009 7:41 PM
ummm...never held more than 2 jobs...walked to school all the time (sometimes in alot of snow at long distances)...guess it could even be considered uphill!! Laugh [(-D] so yeah, your dang right!!! Mischief [:-,]
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Posted by Axel Smith on Friday, October 2, 2009 7:42 PM
Cool looking build Camo, I like the look of the building.  Sorry to hear about your minerial spirits mis-hap... Can't wait to see the figures!

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Posted by camo junkie on Saturday, October 3, 2009 6:11 AM
thanks axel. the figures are coming soon. i've been somewhat busy the last day or two so i've done very little to this. got the door and window completed that's about it. hoping to get some major work done with it this weekend. Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by model maniac 96 on Sunday, October 4, 2009 6:35 PM
Oh yeah, I am absolutely looking forward to those figures!!


Thanks, Jim
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Posted by camo junkie on Sunday, October 4, 2009 8:29 PM
thanks jim...they're drying as we speak! had alot to do this weekend but im getting back into this one! Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by NucMedTech on Monday, October 5, 2009 6:38 AM

Come on Camo, everyone is waiting for the next installment!!!(who says modelers are patient?)

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Posted by camo junkie on Monday, October 5, 2009 8:31 AM
i know i know...i swear if i can help it i will post something today. i've got alot to do with my home life (will be moving soon) but i promise if not today then tomorrow!!! ya have my word on that stephen!
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Posted by NucMedTech on Monday, October 5, 2009 12:06 PM

Well, I can understand the slow down, sounds like a lot is going on or getting ready to. Post when you can, we're not going anywhere!

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Posted by camo junkie on Monday, October 5, 2009 1:53 PM
soon buddy. really. i have to shade/shadow my figs then glue them together...some of the oil paints are still drying. but they are 98% done. that's y i say, wither later today or tomorrow tops!!! i dont want to rush them like i did with one of my mayhem figs and ruined the paint job at the end and had to repaint it!!! so...slow and steady...slow and steady!! Big Smile [:D]
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