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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: 6milPhil on 27 May 2014, 03:29:50 PM

Title: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 27 May 2014, 03:29:50 PM
I've been working on a sci-fi detailing kit and come up with this handy collection to turn scratchbuilt buildings into highly detailed structures. To give you an idea of scale the T-shapes, bottom left, are approx 60x50mm. I hope to get better photos soon.

(http://i.imgur.com/culeleA.jpg)

They'd go for around £12, if anyone's interested pm me.

Slightly better pic:
(http://i.imgur.com/ReUw48h.jpg)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Daeothar on 27 May 2014, 07:36:29 PM
Very nice. Lots of uses for pieces like that...  8)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: mcfonz on 27 May 2014, 08:22:29 PM
Those look great Phil. Suitable for all your sci fi needs .  . . . . . Maybe even mine!!
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 27 May 2014, 08:39:59 PM
Nice work Phil.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: AKULA on 28 May 2014, 08:36:25 AM
Lovely work Phil - can see these having bags of uses.

 8)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: YPU on 28 May 2014, 10:24:28 AM
Looks very useful indeed, I would love a reference shot with something 28mm and something 15mm. I always have trouble extrapolating the actual sizes in my head.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on 28 May 2014, 10:30:13 AM
a scale shot would be great, as those do look very useful indeed, for modern games as well as sci fi..

Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 28 May 2014, 02:47:09 PM
Looks very useful indeed, I would love a reference shot with something 28mm and something 15mm. I always have trouble extrapolating the actual sizes in my head.

I don't have any 15mm so hopefully this will suffice...

(http://i.imgur.com/3HfIsDR.jpg)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on 28 May 2014, 02:57:25 PM
Brilliant!
Most helpful
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 07 June 2014, 01:04:15 AM
Thanks to the folks who bought this, I'm working on a smaller detailing kit, mainly for interiors. You can see it's progress here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=67720.0
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Archie on 14 June 2014, 12:08:35 AM
You know what I would love ... a detailing kit for bases.

Things like debris so cans, bottles, books ... stuff I can drop around my characters feet to add some character to the bases. Esp. For my future wars mega city or Blakes 7 figures.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: zizi666 on 14 June 2014, 05:02:10 AM
So, a bit like this one :

(http://zinge.co.uk/image/cache/data/S-FOR01%20Scifi%20n%20Modern%20Forest%20sprue%20A-228x228.jpg)

 ::)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Archie on 16 June 2014, 11:13:18 PM
So, a bit like this one :

(http://zinge.co.uk/image/cache/data/S-FOR01%20Scifi%20n%20Modern%20Forest%20sprue%20A-228x228.jpg)

 ::)

Hmm just maybe yes. I dont see any books or magazines but what is there is interesting. Have haf a swt before and are they any good?
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: zizi666 on 17 June 2014, 01:51:18 AM
I bought some cheap sample sprues at Salute that contained some stuff from both SF and fantasy sets.
Very nice pieces that will definitly see use as stuff to put on bases or objective markers or even to add to a figure.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 17 June 2014, 02:16:34 AM
Hmm just maybe yes. I dont see any books or magazines but what is there is interesting. Have haf a swt before and are they any good?

Making books is easy, but that'll be a dethread methinks.  ::)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Archie on 17 June 2014, 10:16:46 PM
Making books is easy, but that'll be a dethread methinks.  ::)

If its something a newbie could do with green stuff then feel free to pm me :) But only if you had the time :)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 18 June 2014, 05:20:23 AM
Do it with paper, it's quicker and then you can have printed covers...
(http://6milphil.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/newsagent-provocateure/)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Archie on 19 June 2014, 10:29:37 PM
Print a picture of a book cover, cut it out, add some sheets of paper, fold over, glue and bingo ... sometimes it takes someone else to point out the obvious! Well I might just have to try that!!
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 19 June 2014, 11:26:10 PM
No have a look at the jpeg on that link. The idea is to cut a long strip of paper with the cover at one end and just fold and glue it to the thickness needed. It's easier to try it than to explain it, so give it a go.
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 21 June 2014, 02:32:54 PM
Hmm just maybe yes. I dont see any books or magazines but what is there is interesting. Have haf a swt before and are they any good?

rizla paper...

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_1417.JPG)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: Archie on 21 June 2014, 02:37:46 PM
rizla paper...

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roweller/drwho/IMG_1417.JPG)

That's the type of thing I was thinking - what you've done with that mini's figure. (Is that Rose from Doctor Who by any chance?)

I take it you are saying you made it out of Rizla paper?

Sorry 6milPhil I don't see a link to follow?
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 21 June 2014, 03:00:03 PM
yep, not that you can tell from the angle, but I did a crushed beer can (rizla rolled around a cocktail stick and then crushed flat and painted), a burger wrapper (rizla scrunched and crushed and painted) and a chip paper (same again)
Title: Re: Sci-Fi Detailing Kit
Post by: 6milPhil on 21 June 2014, 05:57:28 PM
Whoops...http://6milphil.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/newsagent-provocateure/