Mari Lwyd always fascinated me and as I have no other projects at the moment and I had a spare 28mm horse skull in my bits box, I decided to try to sculpt one. I am by no means a sculptor but here are my efforts at pushing putty around. Done in Bees Putty with some green stuff.
Just finished something that has been sat in my mind since I first read Glen's List.
Years ago, this entry stuck in my head. 337. Even if the rules allow it, I cannot control 20,000 pigeons and use them as flying piranha.
What could be more frightening than that? I ordered these from Diminiatures off Etsy as they would fit the bill.
Used the same technique as my swarms of bats using UV resin as the adhesive to bond and streighten the 3d printed parts.
My craptastic painting skills and photography is on full display here.
Here are some photos. Hope you like.
Now some action shots. Azyrelle summing the pidgins to smite Calgoth the litch.
A quick review of the Scenery Forge Wargames Accessories mold and a comparison with Hirst Arts.
I ordered the mold from their Etsy Store. It arrived within what I would call a reasonable time frame from mainland Europe.
First thing to notice is that there are mold cavities on four faces of the mold.
Main face
There are many more small parts available to be cast than on a comparable Hirst mold. The downside to this is that there is less structural stability in the mold and some parts can flex. Some of the small thin parts are also not able to be cast in dental plaster. They will be able to be cast in resin but will need mold release to protect the silicone mold. There are also a fair few parts that are cast in halves.
You can press green stuff and Miliput into the details and get acceptable results. It takes a bit of work but can be done. Again, if you are using Milliput you will need something to protect the silicone.
Here are some cast examples with comparative Hirst Arts parts.
Barrels and buckets. Scenery Forge on left and Hirst Arts on the right.
My overall impression of the Scenery Forge pieces is that they are usefull for adding to clutter on builds, but some of the pieces are a bit cartoonish as they are oversize. Generally this will not matter as there is scale creep with items throughout the wargame industry You can see the differences compared to the Hirst Arts pieces. The Scenery Forge pieces are a bit chunkier, but you have a much better selection for each type of item. What I was particularly happy with was the number of pieces with wicker surfaces compared to Hirst. If you use cast parts mixed with resin, metal and 3D printed pieces, this will be a valuable addition that will add much more variation to the details in your builds.
Hope you like.
