Gargantuan

For Warmahordes I play both Mercs and Crocks.  Unfortunately they do not make a gargantuan for the crocks.  I stumbled upon this sarcosuchus on Shapeways. 

The measurements looked right so I ordered one.  The crock turned out to be just the right size to fit into a cut out 120mm base.  When I received it the whole thing was hollow, so I back filled the model with plaster.  Then I added the rope supports for the howdah and bulked up the sides so it looked like the ropes were taught.   Here are a couple of pics with Bloody Barnabus for scale.

I wanted the howdah and mortar to look like they were scavenged.  I constructed the howdah to look like the ripped out wall from a barn or deck of a ship.  Then I constructed the mortar from plastic tubing and green stuff.  I used a hot pin head to distress the surface and chipped the barrel.  I tied it down to the surface of the howdah  and added a green stuff sandbag to support the back. 

Here it is in place. 

So far I was lucky enough to find a used Bloody Barnabus to convert into the driver.  Lots of cutting and now some re-building.  I have a witch doctor on order to add in as a gunner. 

Let me know what you think.
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Finally!

Received my visa today!  I will be joining my wife and daughter sometime next month.  Only took eighteen months to meet the criteria and move countries!  Sorry but I had to brag.
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Hairspray weathering test

I decided to try the hairspray weathering technique on the barn.  Once the initial weathering was complete, I spray sealed the build, and then applied cheap hairspray.  Then I re-sprayed the building white.  Next I used water and tooth picks to distress the individual planks.  I am on the fence about the application of this technique with acrylics becasue the water made it past the underlying spray sealed layer and took the acrylic weathering off.  It did chip the top layer properly, and after I re-highlighted the build it looks OK.  What do you think?  Sorry for the poor picture quality.  All I have right now is an ipod. 

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First highlights.

Two tones of gray.  I am going to try the hair spray method (used for rust in model armor circles) to do chipped white paint on the exterior.  Just have to get some hair spray becasue I have no hair.

Hope you like.
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Building a barn.

I am not going to go into detail on the structural portion of the build since I already did a tutorial for easy woodworking.  Here.   Now for the WIP photos.

Ready to paint.  Only took about 4 hours over a three day period.  Hope you like. 
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Some Miniatures.

since I am still stick here I am killing time painting.  Here are a couple of completed miniatures.  First from warmahordes.  I re-did the carapace for the ironback and added the algae. 

Here is a reaper bones villager.  Removed the broom and added a scratch built rake. 

Hope you like.
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Tentacle Makers

I am writing a review of a cool little product from green stuff industries.  Their tentacle makers.  Linkey  They are made out of a hard plastic and have ridges on both plates that add texture to a rolled snake of green stuff.  Here are the basic tools.  

These are the basic textures that can be rolled. Raised plastic piece on the back acts as a guide and ensures a straight roll. 

Then I played around by swapping the top pates around to change the textures.  You also can roll the green stuff snake multiple times in different directions to create segmented cables.

 

You can use it to texture larger snakes of green stuff. 

 Hope that gives you some ideas.  This is a neat product that I will be using quite a bit when I finally finish my move.  It is pretty good value for money.  Better than I initially though when I made the purchase.  Hope that helps you make a decision if you were on the fence one way or another. 

Hope that helps.  

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