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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Hammers on September 20, 2017, 09:59:24 AM
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I just noticed GW has a few basing products (Stirland Battlemire, Stirland Mud...) which are new to me. What are they like in practice? Durable with one application? Good looking?
I also noticed they have a set of skull sprues. Are they of good value?
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I also noticed they have a set of skull sprues. Are they of good value?
Yes!
340 various skulls for £15 (as low as £12 with some retailers). Even if you don't fancy the monster and alien skulls there are enough human skulls there to still make it worthwhile. I bought 100 resin skulls on Ebay for about a tenner a while back so the GW set works out better value for money as you get over 200 human skulls alone. The human skulls are surprisingly not massive heroically sized things either so are very versatile.
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The crackle paints give a really nice effect but are perhaps a bit delicate is not sealed in some way, such as more paint. The textured crackle paint is less delicate.
The other textures use micro beads and were announced just at the time when such things were in the news due to their effect on the environment...
I use all of them together and stipple it all with liquid green stuff prior to priming. Gives a nice varied base.
The skulls are great but sadly too small to use on my old citadel plastic skellies in place of their massive goofy skulls.
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The other textures use micro beads and were announced just at the time when such things were in the news due to their effect on the environment...
That's good to know. I thought they were of some pumice like material.
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Have I got this right?
GW do a bag with hundreds of skulls in there - human and animal?
I believe they are styrene plastic, not resin, as they come on sprues, not in bags.
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https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-Skulls-2017 (https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-Skulls-2017)
(https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99129999012_CitadelSkulls02.jpg)
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I have the Valhallen Blizzard Snow Texture.
It is very similar to the Tamiya Snow Paste.
According to Tamiya "This water-based paint features a paste-like texture with white marble particles (0.05-0.35mm) which realistically recreate snow surfaces".
I think both are White Paint plus PVA glue plus white marble powder.
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I have the Valhallen Blizzard Snow Texture.
It is very similar to the Tamiya Snow Paste.
According to Tamiya "This water-based paint features a paste-like texture with white marble particles (0.05-0.35mm) which realistically recreate snow surfaces".
I think both are White Paint plus PVA glue plus white marble powder.
Good to know.
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Hammers, there are some good tutorials on how to make cheap alternatives on this Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsmD5774MOQhjYBkXqu3Jdw/videos
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Hammers, there are some good tutorials on how to make cheap alternatives on this Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsmD5774MOQhjYBkXqu3Jdw/videos
Cool! Lot of useful stuff there. Some people have more time than I to spend on their hobby. They should all die instead of making me envious.
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I use sitrland mud or similar on all my bases. it goes on fine, it's easy to move around and it tends not to leave any big paint marks on the miniatures if you happen to brush their ankles with it.