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Title: Adventures With Fur
Post by: Friends of General Haig on 03 October 2021, 09:27:30 PM
My latest blog post describes the process I used to create a new ‘teddy bear’ fur mat, based on joining two Killing Fields mats.  Hopefully this will encourage me to crack on with some more pieces for the  #terraintober project on Twitter.  More pics and full description here: https://theviaregia.blogspot.com/2021/10/adventures-with-fur.html

(https://i.imgur.com/6C6qjTJ.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/7QCJW0h.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/RxCdXHR.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/KSPuh0M.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Adventures With Fur
Post by: FlyXwire on 04 October 2021, 01:09:30 PM
Terrific thread and how-to blog link!

I've made a half-dozen TB mats, but with acrylic sprays, and then using lacquer thinner and towels to spread and blend (or lighten) the various colors, it works, but I like your hand-spreading technique demonstrated here - and as you say - it is also immense fun painting with you hands!  :-*

Here's perhaps a tip for roads and trails I've come up with, that's pretty easy to get good results with for creating crop field furrows, trails, or rutted dirt roads  - use a soldering iron to melt these features into the acrylic [plastic] mat.

1/144th scale -
(https://i.postimg.cc/zfVBj1Sj/Soldering-Iron-Fur-Matt-1.jpg)

20mm -
(https://i.postimg.cc/fR5CdYBd/Soldering-Iron-Fur-Mat-2.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rp3PdSwJ/Soldering-Iron-Fur-Mat-3.jpg)
Title: Re: Adventures With Fur
Post by: has.been on 04 October 2021, 05:53:35 PM
lovely looking work.
Title: Re: Adventures With Fur
Post by: Friends of General Haig on 04 October 2021, 09:25:55 PM
Quote from: FlyXwire on 04 October 2021, 01:09:30 PM
Terrific thread and how-to blog link!
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Thanks, FlyXWire👍.  Some great looking fur from you there. I had a go at spraying but couldn’t make it work.  The soldering iron is a brilliant idea, and it’s a great effect. I love this sharing of ideas etc.

Quote from: has.been on 04 October 2021, 05:53:35 PM
lovely looking work.

Cheers, Has.Been 👍
Title: Re: Adventures With Fur
Post by: BillK on 04 October 2021, 09:56:46 PM
Wonderful tutorial and fantastic results.
Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Adventures With Fur
Post by: Friends of General Haig on 05 October 2021, 10:50:39 PM
Quote from: BillK on 04 October 2021, 09:56:46 PM
Wonderful tutorial and fantastic results.
Thanks for posting.

Cheers, Bill, glad you found it interesting 👍.