I thought to myself ...self, you should try your hand at casting some bases for your models. That would be awesome, and maybe someone would want to buy some, that would be cooler yet! And so I went looking around the city and found a great store that sold me all the essentials I would need to cast some bases. Everything, but a brain that is. I went and made a cool base, that I had added green stuff metal plates and chains to, and what do I do? I go and F it all up is what. Yup, I realized as soon as I tried to extract my original from a cylinder of...resin. WOW, that was a stupid and costly mistake.So, I have now put together 2 new bases and will use the actual rubber compound to make a mold prior to pouring resin!! The two bases are supposed to be bamboo kept together with leather straps. Hopefully this time it will work. I will use them for my Japanese themed undead Malifaux band, and perhaps my Nightmare warband. The nightmares need some carpet, with tassels on the fringe and maybe the odd toy on said carpet to be appropriate...but that's for later.
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| The great Mistake! |
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| The bottom, all that's left of the original |
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| The new bamboo |
Lord chompy Bits and the nightmare gang are on my painting table right now. So is a skaven weapon team!
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| Lord Chompy bits (lots of tiny teeth) |
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| still base coating |
