Tap's Workbench

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I love your scratch builds and conversions.

The dark unicorn with barding and golden armoured rider looks amazing.

Those little spaceships look like shop bought bit they are scratch build - WOW.

Well done.
Inspiring

[anevilgiraffe]

I know it's picking about a range of anthropomorphized animals, but the clothing style is a bit all over the place... top hats and chainmail

[Spinal Tap]

I love your scratch builds and conversions.

The dark unicorn with barding and golden armoured rider looks amazing.

Those little spaceships look like shop bought bit they are scratch build - WOW.

Well done.
Inspiring

Thank you, very kind of you to say.

[Spinal Tap]

I know it's picking about a range of anthropomorphized animals, but the clothing style is a bit all over the place... top hats and chainmail

Yeah, I found it odd when the kickstarter came out.

However, i don't play, just enjoy painting the miniatures, so am less fussed.

I also have a few anthropomorphic sculpts from other manufacturers that don't quite match but will live on the same shelf.

[Spinal Tap]

Built and primed a number of figures for painting, which will allow me breaks from building my Wizard's mobile home in the Build Something contest.

Will also be kitbashing and sculpting a regiment for Turnip 28, but in a break from tradition, I will be creating a separate thread for that.

4 Centaurs from a box of very cheap Tehnolog miniatures, working out at less than 34 pence per model including postage and packing.

20250201_091130 by markndebs, on Flickr


20250201_090959 by markndebs, on Flickr


Wind in the Willows miniatures given to me by a friend

20250201_091235 by markndebs, on Flickr


Burrows and Badgers miniatures; a Christmas present from my youngest son.

20250201_091207 by markndebs, on Flickr


Finally, inspired by Constable Bertrand, a Bretonian Knight which I want to practice chequered barding on.

20250201_091344 by markndebs, on Flickr

[Constable Bertrand]

A bretonnian night! He looks glorious already  

Start with the light colour, pencil in some squares, and have at it

[Spinal Tap]

A bretonnian night! He looks glorious already  

Start with the light colour, pencil in some squares, and have at it

Thanks. I was a bit confused on where exactly to start.

[has.been]

A bretonnian night! He looks glorious already  

Start with the light colour, pencil in some squares, and have at it

Listen to the man! 

If I may add,
get a bit of thin card/thick paper. Lay it where you want the line to go & use it as a ruler.
Also worth doing what cake decorators do. e.g. when putting rosettes on the top of a cake.
Put one at 12.00 O'Clock, the next at 6.00 O'Clock (Opposite) the third at 3.00 O'Clock (between
12 & 6.)  Much easier to get an even spread. Do something similar with your lines, both
horizontal and vertical.
When filling in the squares I find it easier to use fine,  or brush, point pens.
Good luck

[Tom Dulski]

 WOW that Fox and Badger look fantastic

[Spinal Tap]

WOW that Fox and Badger look fantastic

They are great figures and easy to paint.




Thanks for the tips has.been, I'll see what I can do.

[Spinal Tap]

The Build Something Comp and loads of games playing have kept me too busy to do much other stuff.

However, me and a mate are really getting into our weekly battles of Void Admiral but were short of some terrain features.

So I've quickly bodged a few things together to create them - less than 2 hours start to finish.



Thin but sturdy card, prime in aerosol matt black primer, dry brush colours to match different areas of the mat and add stars.; ended up doing both sides so there's more variety.

With nothing place on them they are Gas Clouds.

20250407_092846 by markndebs, on Flickr

20250407_092748 by markndebs, on Flickr

20250407_092825 by markndebs, on Flickr




Add some plastic bits and it's an Ion Storm.


20250407_095933 by markndebs, on Flickr



Made some small asteroids to create Asteroid Fields


20250407_095926 by markndebs, on Flickr



Bent and broke up bits and ships to create Debris Fields.


20250407_095943 by markndebs, on Flickr

[snitcythedog]

Very clever.  I do like the bases and the ion storm is inspired.

[mikedemana]

Great stuff! That's similar what I like to do for my miniatures games, too. A nice flocked or attractive irregular piece of styrene, MDF, whatever with appropriate three dimensional pieces on top. Great ideas for spaceship games...!

Mike Demana

[Spinal Tap]

Another of my Burrows and Badgers miniatures finished.

20250419_082507 by markndebs, on Flickr


20250419_082601 by markndebs, on Flickr

[Little Odo]

Just read through the entire thread - absolutely stunning work. I am more drawn towards the fantasy stuff, but those space ships and sci-fi peripherals are amazing.