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Offline Sinewgrab

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How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« on: 03 April 2011, 12:06:30 AM »
As the title says.  I am trying to do a conversion of a land beasty into a sea beasty, and I am not sure how to go about hanging seaweed off it realistically? Anyone have any ideas or hints? Or even examples?

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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #1 on: 03 April 2011, 02:02:27 AM »
Woodland scenic poly fiber soaked in glue.  It should be very convincing seaweed. 
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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #2 on: 03 April 2011, 02:48:49 AM »
Beading thread stained green, put into place and then hardened off with liquid super glue perhaps?

Offline Sheerluck Holmes

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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #3 on: 03 April 2011, 06:52:46 AM »
This might take a while, but used tea leaves that have been dried, then glued on to the figure, then painted the appropriate colour.

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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #4 on: 03 April 2011, 07:28:12 AM »
Kelp and the like can be done with tissue paper soaked in thinned white glue.

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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #5 on: 03 April 2011, 07:34:07 AM »
Kelp and the like can be done with tissue paper soaked in thinned white glue.

And add small blobs of super glue to represent polyps and barnacles
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Offline HerbyF

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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #6 on: 03 April 2011, 07:36:40 AM »
Fish tank plastic seaweed or grass. You can find it in quiet a variety of sizes & scales.
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Offline Sinewgrab

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Re: How do I model seaweed on a figure?
« Reply #7 on: 03 April 2011, 08:04:19 AM »
Gods, I love this forum.

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