Copplestone Pulp/BoB wips

[dodge]

Your shading technique is very effective.

I think I'll try it out.

The overall finish is very good.

You say that was speedy. It's better than my super concentating style.
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Cheers

dodge

[Ironworker]

I thought I would ad a little info about how I added the turf to my desert bases.  I start by painting the base as normal.  Basically I do the bases the same as the figs.  Base color then a wash then highlights.  Usually drybrushing on a base rather than layering.  If I was just using fine flock I would paint in spots using some kind of PVA glue like elmers but that doesn't work very well with the heavier turf.  Instead I put down a few small drops of super glue.  This can be tricky since super glue spreads out quick if you get too much.  Then I dunk the fig base first into the turf and push more turf down onto the base.



After a minute or two I pull it out of the turf.  I give it a bit of time though because the super glue doesn't set as well without pressure as it does with pressure.  After I take the mini out I shake it vigiorusly and blow off the excess turff.  It looks like this at this stage.  



As you can see it is still pretty fuzzy.  After it dries a bit more I go in with an exacto knife and carefully "prune" the clumps of foliage.  You gotta be careful at this stage to make sure the glue is set well enough otherwise you'll pull up all the turf.  Trim the turf down until you get the ammount you want on that particular fig.  



Now that I have the turf trimmed down to the ammount I want I add a drop or two of glue over each clump of turf.  This sets it in place and give it a much more solid form and keeps it from comming apart during play.  In my early attempts to use turf a lot of the time the turf would get worn down through lots of play or handling.  Another good thing about setting it is that you can come back in and drybursh the ends to add a little depth if you like.

[Ironworker]

I've got my next group of Copplestone figs started.  After I get done with these four the last four are "secial" figs that I'll be using in my games to represent the personalaties they look like.  I'll be doing those figs one at a time.  

Group Two

[Ironworker]

I've got all the base colors down on group two.

[Ironworker]

Ok well I've got this group done.  Hopefully I can get the other four finished soon since I'm about to order about 26 more copplestone pulp figs.

[Ironworker]

Well I'm down to the last four Copplestone minis.  I started them this afternoon and I'm about to head back for a few hours on them tonight.  I call them "The Brown Club" because they are all ummmm wearing brown.  



Hopefully I will get them done before midnight tomorrow.

[Ironworker]

Well I finally managed to get back to the studio to get a couple more hours in.  I'm up to the point where I finish the final details one fig at a time.  

[Hammers]

Looking very good, there.