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

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

-Stephen

hey steven, first, thank about my mishap...but i guess it wouldnt be a build of mine without having them!!!

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).  

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?

-Stephen 

thanks chris, was going to link it but was already writting and my lazy brain did what it did! 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! really just some minor touch ups but a little frustrating taking one step forward and two back!!! will work on the figs today a bit (flesh) and whatever else the mood direction takes me today.

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 )

It probably could have been, it just started out me and my brother, the badge just caught on..

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

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!!!!