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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: snitcythedog on April 09, 2021, 02:00:56 PM
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I picked up the most excellent statue from Otherworld miniatures and needed a temple to place it in.
This is the temple level. I had to build it first becasue parts were on order and had not arrived yet so I could not work on the crypt.
Walls are foamex with Hirst Arts cast moulding and the stelae are made from Coppelstone 10mm orcs. The background to the stelae was made by pouring sand into the cavity behind the models and stabilizing it with superglue.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVbqs7_VowU/YHBLlTV4WqI/AAAAAAAADxk/xhgk50GFryostef58VChH-aCzJzWKAgQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1977.jpg)
Here is the full floor with the statue and braisers in place.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RhBOlpL6L10/YHBMlgSEN-I/AAAAAAAADyQ/ZZXGIqDoFVgFEjgK_xLBwPKZxaMT1eXDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2003.jpg)
I have included a scale picture with some of my Frostgrave warband.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S_VBWg-zjNA/YHBNCpIGVjI/AAAAAAAADyk/OqZcrlctumUudf_4A8dqLBrpx9snvX2XwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2515/IMG_2005.jpg)
More photos on my blog if you are interested.
Hope you like.
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That is going to look pretty bloody stunning when it’s painted 8)
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Superb looking temple complex. Agreed with Akula, this will look amazing once painted up.
I also really like your two minis - what are they and where did you get them from?
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I also really like your two minis - what are they and where did you get them from?
Thanks for the comps all.
The hunchback is from Studio Miniatures. He is their Not Marty Feldman from Young Frankenstein. Look in his horror section. The second is the Barbarian from Bears Head. I can't say enough about the quality and service from them.
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Absolutely brilliant - somewhat reminiscent of the Dungeons and Dragons cover - I wonder if this was an influence?
The Copplestone Stellae look brilliant - for those wanting to try something similar the plain white figures that come with model kits are pretty generic and often aren't sculpted to wargames proportions so look quite different to "figures".
I look forward to seeing what this looks like when it's painted, do you have a Frostgrave scenario in mind?
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8) way cool!!!
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- somewhat reminiscent of the Dungeons and Dragons cover -
do you have a Frostgrave scenario in mind?
Otherworld miniatures modelled the statue after the old AD&D player handbook cover. They also sell two thieves stealing the gems so the whole scene can be recreated. I did not design the building with a particular scenario in mind as the whole concept was built up around the statue. However it will work for several scenarios.
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That's fantastic. Well done!
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Work has been going slowly. I had a couple of other fish to fry in the interim. Interior of the crypt construction is done. Just needs the voids between the interior and exterior walls topped and filled then some minor gap filling. Once that is done I will do the exterior for the whole building in one go so it all matches.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0rxis3MlxHU/YLI1UUTGxHI/AAAAAAAAD4g/WWthwui0xvM3O1Lzb_lBVmNc9NLoefKVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3167/IMG_2126.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-EvIdfJU68/YLI1i-wUwFI/AAAAAAAAD4s/d_RlixQccM8mlxMeobMS7UDWVC7Hvn_uQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2128.jpg)
The individual alcoves for the bodies were slotted so they could be painted separately.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rKhxSUSd5Wg/YLI1oowViEI/AAAAAAAAD48/sWTcqDsrvTEc8dtRss-nElUzBU27xwKhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2130.jpg)
The whole project is moving right along now.
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Fantastic work. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
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The stairwells and crypts look amazing. Looking forward to seeing all the buidling work completed and in use.
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This is awesome!
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wonderful :-*
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Beautifully creepy!
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8) splendid indeed!!!!!
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What a great looking crypt!
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Looks great, nice combination of parts. Always happy to see Hirst Arts being used ;)
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That is looking magnificent, some really neat ideas.
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Started on the exterior. Slow going as it is a pig to texture foamex. Lots of gap filling to do and of course more foamex to cut and texture.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5pBE-YV-wEg/YNbvtStEV_I/AAAAAAAAD6s/h09Q4grjwWA2kxhAKthGGlPn8gjww7kgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2186.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VgqriEMcfE/YNbwBXQTgAI/AAAAAAAAD7A/Scwab6xhnTI5rMzw9fn-bmuRkzL-b8NYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2190.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0VXOJiVE20/YNbwFUWB48I/AAAAAAAAD7E/cK9UsFh905IW9TqDFMJIZz8fhqQpfF-UgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2192.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-61lCcwoxz9U/YNbwTPykvAI/AAAAAAAAD7Q/sxRqg31Q-cEs7i2LSmVntdt4-J-VKTlugCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2193.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pXjlu9KuzmE/YNbwX5FE5OI/AAAAAAAAD7U/yc0U2EpxcO0LlaMEQRfkaMb0TfFJhHUKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2194.jpg)
More photos on my blog.
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That is a real labour of love, it’s going to look incredible once it’s painted
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8) amazing!!!
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Just found this :o :o :o :o :o :o
Amazing work can't wait to see it painted :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Absolutely superb! :-* :-*
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Finally finished construction. Now on to gap filling. I am thinking the whole pack of Milliput will end up being used. Full interior and exterior photos on my blog if you are interested.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVyGTtZUE6E/YOHvlo0PxsI/AAAAAAAAD_g/YrkbM6urffYyogTxr3g3tIzE_GfCU0LfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2195.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iVp14moEDUc/YOHvoDuOQkI/AAAAAAAAD_k/U_wsB7hArxsNfS0cLo86K_GPNNtNCu9zwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2196.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQySxV63aS8/YOHwDfvfJzI/AAAAAAAAD_8/k0PtGC4nunYXl31I8B9jRiwGPnFkf8DdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2201.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hZw2YrKvmfM/YOHwoECkp2I/AAAAAAAAEAg/jvf6mgNoYXA_q5f0mbcoLbJGOsdLG2IUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2203.jpg)
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That's looking good so far.
Re: the Milliput thing, have you tried Magicsulp? I've used both and found the latter to be usefull for the same kinds of jobs, easier to mix and considerably more economical (especially when bought in bulk) than the former. Usually buy mine online off ebay, but the manufacturer site has a distributor list as well as general Q&A and the expected product pimping:
http://www.magicsculp.us/
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Great build :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Looking forwward to the paint job
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Thanks for the comps.
have you tried Magicsulp?
I used it for years and still have about two pounds left. Unfortunately it is seven years old as I brought it over when I immigrated. Back at home we had a gem and mineral show and there was a palaeontological booth that I would pick up a big tub from every couple of years. I have not found a supplier where I can pick it up in similar quantities. Milliput is just more cost effective over here.
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Thanks for the comps. I used it for years and still have about two pounds left. Unfortunately it is seven years old as I brought it over when I immigrated. Back at home we had a gem and mineral show and there was a palaeontological booth that I would pick up a big tub from every couple of years. I have not found a supplier where I can pick it up in similar quantities. Milliput is just more cost effective over here.
Where's "over here" for you? Might be someone who can get it to you for a reasonable cost. You certainly sound like you go through it fast enough if you were buying a big (5 pound?) batch every few years.
I love the stuff but it took me nearly a decade to get through the last five-pounder I bought, these days I', less ambitious and stick to the little 8 ounce ones. The stuff does keep forever though - that ten-year old set was getting kind of hard crusty for the last few years (mostly owing to my own bad storage habits) but hitting it with a blast from a heat gun or even a hair dryer before mixing softened it up to normal no problems. Your seven year old batch ought to be good still to, even if it doesn't feel like it any more.
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Chief Lackey Rich At one time I used it quite heavily but lately I have not had much need as I changed materials that I work in. Miliput is the equivalent of $3 per pack and I hardly ever need that much in one go so it works fine for what I need. With the Magic Sculp going off, my current stock has been subject to temps from 120f in the shed in AZ to 15f here in the UK. It is starting to break down and some of the chemicals are leaching out of the hardener. I have to dig into it now to get usable putty.
Clach Umha if you are planning to do the same with the reliefs be sure to shop around for the cheapest thinnest superglue you can find. It should soak into the sand completely without leaving any on the surface.
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Better with every update ... the smaller figures as frescos is an inspired idea
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Akula, thanks for the comps. No where near your mounds of bodies but I can't sculpt at the best of times so this was a better option.
Clach I would advise against using the plastic cement. The amount you would need to melt the plastic figures will be difficult to control. You may end up with a chemical reaction that melts the figures completely or continues to melt them for days or weeks later.
For the cheap superglue here in the UK. I have found that any of the glues with the cone shaped caps are the right consistency. They look like this.
(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/254344380540_/2-x-SUPER-GLUE-Fast-Acting-Nozzle-Tube.jpg)
I usually find them in pound stores so it is a bonus as they are cheap.
It is a similar technique to what I used in my sand runnel tutorial.
http://snitchythedog.blogspot.com/2016/07/realistic-sand-runnels-or-erosion.html (http://snitchythedog.blogspot.com/2016/07/realistic-sand-runnels-or-erosion.html)
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Stonework is done. Main thing that is now needed is weathering throughout the structure. I do feel that I am missing something on the sides and back as the verdigris in the frieze is swallowed up by the plain walls. Lots of photos on the blog if you are interested.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2esDWOKO2po/YPMuHpCT3LI/AAAAAAAAECI/qA0XfiyWq5IyEGABD-FwHK8vRZM0o4T_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2219.jpg)
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(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYn2VeXN8F4/YPMwlJ_eSQI/AAAAAAAAEDU/ZnOJy2qzVMYTS17T0jOl7X560Bm7HahIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2221.jpg)
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Awesome!
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Stunning mate.... :o :o :o
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Yup, brilliant!
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Stunning job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Thanks for the comps all. Had a question on the Reaper forums about weight. 8 1/2 pounds and it is 23 X 13 X 9 inches. Need a new storage container that it will fit in.
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:o wow!!!!!!
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Brilliant work mate!