18 Jun 2013

Zamoran War Elephant




And in the meantime, after months of hemming and hawing, I have finally gotten started on my Zamoran army project, with the first model, a war elephant, completed.







The Musa Izly Cantina: Initial Basing Done




After leaving the project for some time, I finally got around to touching up with some acrylic paints. This was especially important for the wooden bits, that were painted over with Vallejo Mahogany Brown.




24 Apr 2013

The Musa Izly Cantina: Emulsion Paint Layer


With the papier-mache layers completed, the next step was to cover the structure with a layer of emulsion paint.







22 Apr 2013

The Musa Izly Cantina: Papier Mache Layers Done


Good progress on the Musa Izly Cantina, with the papier-mache layers almost complete. The newsprint layers are finished, and all that remains to be done is a bit of touching up with some tissue paper.





21 Apr 2013

Making A Lid for a 28mm Scale Holemouth Jar


Once you have made your holemouth jar, it is quite a simple matter to make a little lid for it. To do this, it would be best to save a little of the polymer clay that you used for the jar itself, so that the lid and jar will both have the same colour.




17 Apr 2013

The Musa Izly Cantina: First Layers of Papier-Mache





Work continues apace on our papier-mache adobe house. Two layers of papier-mache so far, and fortunately the house is yet to show any sign of crumbling.




15 Apr 2013

Making a Miniature Bed for 28-32mm Scale



It is very easy to make a miniature bed for use inside your buildings. All you need is some coffee-stirrers and ice-cream sticks, wood glue, some styrofoam and some scrap cloth.