“Fire in the hole!” - time to kick some ass!

[vodkafan]

Bloody hell that's nice.

[carlos marighela]

Nice! Are you going to give it a latex dip to add robustness?

[Digits]

 It not quite sure what you mean fella?

The trunk is fairly robust as is or do you mean something else?

I sat last night and made another armature for one of these bigger trees, slightly shorter than this one.  They are fairly time consuming but I think a few scattered about standing tall of the surrounding bamboo and forest scrub.

The aircraft could take a bit of time so I’m going to practice the climbers on this one I think.  Job for tonight.

[carlos marighela]

There was a link on here a few weeks ago showing a tutorial on making trees where the chap attached sea foam branches to armatures and then flocked them with clump foliage much as you have. The surprising thing was he then dipped the trees in clear latex, which essentially damage proofed them.

I’ll have a dig around for the thread.

[carlos marighela]

Here you go:

[Digits]

Cheers for the link, I will take a butcher’s at it.

Meanwhile, I suppose I ought to start on the paddy fields.  Unfortunately I think I’m loosing the battle with plastic and stuck to cork!  Anyway, I shall carry on regardless.....

First sand.

[has.been]

I note that Charlie Foxtrot now do Paddy fields, and his stuff is very good.
Worth a look.

[Digits]

Ahhh....where’s the fun in that?

Actually I can see the benefit to those wanting a quick fix......but really, anyone can make their own scenery....just add a little imagination.

Having just taken a look, I don’t quite get why they have made them “wavy”?

[has.been]

I believe they made them 'wavy' so that they could be put along side each other,
but have fewer straight edges on the table.

[Digits]

I’m all for knocking off the straight edges...they just look a tad odd.  I like that they are thin though, that does add more realism to be fair.


Ok, here is my dilemma.

I bought these tufts (3 packs) for nice vivid ripe rice fields.  If I stick them down in the field, will the Vallejo water texture run into them enough so they don’t look like they are standing in....

[vodkafan]

That is a dilemma  I suggest only way to go is do a tiny practice field with a couple of tufts on a MDF base (like a 40 x 40 or something) with the water effect and see what it looks like

[Digits]

Oops....too late maybe!

I usually have the courage of my convictions......I’ve already put the rice in the field.



If it doesn’t work.....I will just have to do over again.

Anyway, just painting up a buffalo and a pair of egrets then I will apply the first pour of water.....it MIGHT work yet....

[vodkafan]

Good luck!

[Digits]

Well.....so far so good I think.  I needn’t have fretted, it soaked it up quite nicely.  My biggest regret, I was running head of my application syringe against the painted surface of the plastic arm and it has scratched it in places.  At least it has scratched black and not white!

Should still look ok though.  I went for a far more spaced rice plant, not hugely realistic, but I think it helps my figure placing a little better.



Now to let this first water coat dry....

[robh]

That is coming together nicely. Looks great.