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Offline Pentaro

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2012, 07:59:18 AM »
Very useful, thanks.

Offline Doomsdave

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2012, 03:30:23 AM »
Very nice and helpful tutorial.  Thanks.  I bought an aquarium decoration gate because I am dangerous with modeling tools.
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Offline Wirelizard

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2012, 07:02:36 AM »
That's an elegant model, aside from the part where you skewer yourself working with bamboo!

The tips for weathering wood are universal for any wooden structure, too. The other thing I'd add is that you can use the teeth of the fine saws like the one you use to cut your wood - dragging the teeth lengthwise along the wood is a great way to create or exaggerate the grain.

Oh, and the title you gave this thread? An awesome, terrible pun. Congratulations... I think.

Offline Henrix

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2012, 05:13:15 PM »
At long last here's the finished torii. Now with more vegetables.

I waited a long while before finishing it, because I wanted t try out some new tufts from Tajima, but it seems the Swedish post has lost them. (At least I suppose that's why they still haven't appeared after six weeks. It may have been stopped in customs, but he denies having declared them as 'Grass'.) Replacement tufts are on their way, but I decided not to wait any longer, but use ordinary static grass instead.

Ichiro is included for scale purposes solely.






Oh, and the title you gave this thread? An awesome, terrible pun. Congratulations... I think.
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Offline Marine0846

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2012, 06:14:37 PM »
It turned out great.
Love the grasses and plants.
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Offline Centaur_Seducer

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2012, 08:51:38 PM »
 :-*

Just another 10 and you're ready to go lol

Offline joroas

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2012, 09:09:06 PM »
Wire brushes are usually available from Poundland, etc......
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Offline Henrix

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2012, 09:50:44 AM »
Just another 10 and you're ready to go lol

I don't think I'll make a whole forest of the things.

A forest of trees like the one I did here, now that could be something.
Recreating the marshy lake where the Spirit of the Forest lives would make a nice and interesting terrain.

But first an abandoned shrine. With a tree.
« Last Edit: July 09, 2012, 10:24:30 AM by Henrix »

Offline Hummster

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2012, 08:15:58 PM »
Useful, even though I'm not going to use Bushido I've got some Dixons 28mm Samurai I need some terrain for so I can follow this (though not using bamboo dowels....)

Offline Henrix

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2012, 09:08:25 PM »
(though not using bamboo dowels....)

That's the moral of this story, isn't it?  ;)

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2012, 10:06:44 PM »
Turned out very nice  8)

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Offline Henrix

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #26 on: July 10, 2012, 09:05:06 PM »
Thank you, Jim!

Offline Thargor

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2012, 08:24:14 PM »
Really nice Henrix.  May have to dig this thread out again (and your tree one) when I eventually get around to painting up my Bushido figures and gaming with them.

Offline Hitman

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2012, 10:46:44 PM »
Great tutorial. Your project turned out great. Where did you get the little ferns and flowers. They are a really nice touch.
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Offline Henrix

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Re: Tu-Torii-al
« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2012, 11:08:57 PM »
Thanks, guys!

The flowers and the leafy tuft are MiniNatur - don't remember where I bought them. Some railway modelling internet store, I think.

I just got  my missing grass tufts and stuff from Tajima Miniatures. It's very nice stuff.
And a thoroughly nice guy - when he heard the first package had been lost by the Swedish post he immediately offered to send a new one, free of charge. I bought some more stuff from him.

The ferns are palm fronds from some miniature plastic palm trees bought from China on eBay. Fairly nice palms, excellent ferns.
« Last Edit: July 12, 2012, 11:51:47 PM by Henrix »

 

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