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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Other Stuff!

For those that do not know, my wife collects skulls and articulated skeletons.  Well, The Tucson Gem and mineral show is going on right now and I stopped by a few of our favorite vendors.  Needless to say I have increased her collection by a little bit.  First off the horse skull that she has been trying to get her grubby mitts on for years.

 Next is a bunny and a bat skull. 

Then the Kingfisher.  This one was in pieces so he sold it for half price.  A bit of superglue will fix that.

And last but not least some random dinosaurs that were for sale as lawn ornaments.

Just some family fun non wargame stuff.
Hope you like.
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Trees

Was messing about while I am waiting to file paperwork.  So I made up some trees.  The core of the trees are made up of fabric wrapped floral wire.  These were twisted following numerous tutorials.   Then I wrapped the wire pairs with floral tape and built up the trunk.  Once the trunk was bulked out, I used green stuff to make some broken branches.  I coated the trunk and branches with latex caulk and used a paint brush with stiff bristles to score the surface to make the bark.  When this set, I used green stuff to add some fungus.  Painted, flocked and foam added.   Hope you like. 
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Finished my costume for next year!

He started out as a plastic skeleton Halloween costume that I bought on sale after the holiday from Target.  I jazzed him up by adding the acrylic eyes, and heat shrinking strips of two 0.07mm plastic drop cloths onto the skeleton to create the flesh texture.  Then I used gel wood stain to paint the surface.  Once that had set I used black spray paint in all the holes to hide the old bone colors inside the torso and dusted the whole thing with white spray paint to give it that dusty look.  I followed a corpsing tutorial I found on YouTube. 

The over the shoulder will be better with a black shirt to hide the straps.  I am also going to add a rotten death shroud made of stained cheese cloth.

Hope you like.  

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