WIP - Janissa Stonetide's custom base painted

I should be finishing my 10 Fennblades soon... but was so itchy to paint my custom basing for my Janissa Stoentide.

I had to paint it as I was so unsure if my green stuff sculpting look like rocks. The unpainted base looks so much like a small pile of Nerds candies as you can see here. However after a few rounds of base coating, dry brushing and oil washes... the base looks convincing enough and looks a bit like rocks. Nothings beats the texture of real rocks but this would do I think.

I need to buy a few green and soil flocks to add variation in my basing soon. I also need to do touch ups on the highlights of those rocks but I am pretty happy with how it looks as of now. Glad it does not look like Nerds candies anymore. I will put this project on hold as I need to finish my Fennblades already.

Anyways here are a few more photos of my Janissa Stonetide's painted custom base...

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WIP - Janissa Stonehide custom epic base

I always loved doing custom bases and diorams even back in my old plastic robot ( Gundam ) hobby as you can see in my galleries. thus having to create so many quick bases for my miniatures is soooo much fun! I did this quick base for just a couple of hours today and hopefully it should look good once primed and painted.

This epic custom base for my Janissa Stonehide model marks the first time for me to use GREEN STUFF.

I thought using green stuff over a bended wire to create swirling rocks around the model should be the best practice project. Gluing real rocks to form the same shape should look great but might not be that strong and durable. Thus I think this is the best option to create such an effect.

I instantly fell in love with green stuff as it is so easy to handle! It is NOT as sticky as your usual carpenter's epoxy putties or as sticky as the Tamiya epoxy putty. Much like the Tamiya epoxy putty, the green stuff takes a while to harden thus giving you ample time to sculpt details. I think I will be using more green stuff in my future projects aside from just filling huge gaps. It is great stuff that is so fun to work with.

However it is very important to note that a 50/50 mixture of green stuff produces a rubbery finish. It feels like a rubbery plastic toy once cured ( 8 hours ). Mixing a custom mix with more blue ( hardener ) parts should make for a harder more plasticky ( less rubbery ) finish.

Green stuff is the perfect stuff for sculpting... however I personally think that Tamiya epoxy putty being more sandable and hard remains the perfect epoxy putty for your plastic robot or scale modeling projects.

Anyways, here are some photos of my Janissa Stonehide with an epic custom base. The model is ready for priming later today...

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WIP - Dire Troll Blitzer assembled and based

I finished the assembly of this model immediately after I opened the box yesterday!

This is a marvelous huge metal mini from Privateer Press. The details is out of this world as always and the heft ( weight ) of the model just makes it even more special.

I altered the pose of the Pyg with the blitzer gun at the back a little bit. Instead of gluing the gun on the right part, I sort of glued it in a way so that it should extrude more in front of the Dire Troll. My pose is pointing down and the Pyg Troll is almost flying in the air. I think my simpe reposing through gluing gives a more dynamic overall look to my model.

I did not give this huge model a custom base as I find that it has enough details and features to stand on it's own. Unlike the Dire Troll Mauler which is bare and naked... this Dire Troll Blitzer model has so many things going on making this model extra fun to paint.

Anyways here are some photos of the Dire Troll Blitzer in it's bare metal glory!

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WIP - Trollkin Runebearer custom base

I managed to do a quick base for my new Trollbloods Trollkin Runebearer I got yesterday.

Nothing spectacular specially as of now as I just covered a cap with Selley's epoxy putty then glued ( super glue ) some real rocks around the area. I plan to sculpt Rune tablets around the base using some green stuff soon. The rune tablets on the base should give this guy a better custom base before painting.

I initially planned to put some water effects around the base but realized that the 40mm might look too crowded. I am happy with the simple cliff look of the base though and as I've said, it should look better once I add some rune tablets around the sides of the base soon.

Anyways, here are a few more photos...

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Epoxy Clay skulls for miniature basing

Not much of a tutorial here and not much of a sculpt either. But I do want to share to you my first ( albeit lousy ) attempt on actually sculpting something for my miniatures. :)

I did this a couple of days ( nights ) ago when I did not have any Trollbloods figures to paint and I just finished my very first one ( Madrak Ironhide ). Nothing to do but was so itchy to do something for my future figures. I basically used a Pioneer Epoxy Putty to do these tiny little skulls. I think they mostly use the so called " Green Stuff " for sculpting in the world of miniatures and should buy one and use it in my future sculpts.

As expected my sculpting is lousy even for simple shapes like skulls... NO plans whatsoever of gluing these on precious little miniatures, but I think they are good enough for custom bases. I used to do and love dioramas for my Gunplas and doing small quick bases is soooo fun to do as well.

Anyways This was so easy and fun to do and I think once painted should work well on my future bases. Now here are a few more photos... Thanks for dropping by!

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WIP - Trollbloods Madrak Ironhide - custom base painted

I just finished painting the custom base of my first ever Trollbloods figure, Madrak Ironhide ( variant ).

I hand painted the base with Vallejo Model Colors as usual and applied Windsor and Newton oil washes. The base looks a bit shiny but should look better once applied with its final dull / matte coat. I am happy with the look of my static grass and the contrast of the colors ( due to the washes ) but I feel I need to add a few more highlights to the rock base. Painting selected pebbles on the brownish ground part should also improve the look of the base.

This is why I love taking photos and sharing work in progress photos as you will see what you can improve on as you see the photos. Will do some touch ups to the base, seal it in gloss coat before moving on to painting my first ever metal miniature! Wish me luck guys!

Anyways here are some photos of my progress so far...

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WIP - Trollbloods Madrak Ironhide - custom base

I went to the one and only shop that sells Privateer Press figures the other day and got myself my first ever metal figure and my first ever Hordes Trollbloods!

I asked the guy ( could be the owner of the shop - thank you sir ) for a cheap well detailed Trollbloods figure as my first fig. He was accommodating enough to show me some, though he recommended this Madrak Ironhide variant figure as it is an important character.

I then realized that it is the leader of the Trollbloods clan and is the " most important " character amongst all the Trollbloods. The price is very good as it is even cheaper than the official price at Privateer Press.

Kinda hesitant to paint Madrak as he is a very important character but worked on the figure the moment I opened the blister pack. The metal fig came with a standard round plastic base and you have to glue both the arms to the body. It is really heavy as I am used to holding light plastic robots ( Gunpla ) for 4 years.

Knowing that Madrak is a very important character, I then thought of putting him on top of a cliff base. I was lazy to sculpt a cliff from epoxy putty so I just looked for a cliff-looking stone in front of our yard for many minutes. I think the stone that I used looks like a nice cliff. I am happy with the way it turned out so far as the position of Madrak on top of his base looks pretty well balance. Madrak is centered at all angles.

I am still hestant to paint this figure though but should be confident to paint the custom base already. Anyways here are some photos of my first ever Hordes metal miniature fig...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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