* Hammers throws his hat into the ring...

[Hammers]

I reckon it's the structure for 'blasts' and there will be some sort of chicken wire/mesh around them and then they'll be covered in flocking and painted 

Could be wrong though 

cheers

James

You're a bright young man, James. The hope of the nation.



Woodland Scenics foam flock was glued to the bamboo skewers (the cotton string was added to get better adhesiveness). I first used a brand tacky glue, a product completely without discernible merits. Quite abhorrent to work with. It is made to make flock like this stick to tree models but that doesn't happen. It is ideal for making flock stick to your fingers, I ended up looking like I was wearing moth eaten summer green mitten. I brought out the trusted glue gun to remedy the  situation.

Next I will spray the flock black.

[Malamute]

Looking very effective already, very nice idea.

[Hammers]

Looking very effective already, very nice idea.

Not mine, I must admit. Nicked from the people behind WHH Great War.

[Bako]

It's almost effective as some kind of alien flora too. This will shape out nicely.

[Centaur_Seducer]

Really cool, Hammers!
Are you going to seal the flock in any way, or do you just trust your airbrush and a bucket load of paint to do the job?

[Hammers]

It's almost effective as some kind of alien flora too. This will shape out nicely.

*Everything* works as alien flora.

[Hammers]

Really cool, Hammers!
Are you going to seal the flock in any way, or do you just trust your airbrush and a bucket load of paint to do the job?

No I am going to depend on a can of matte black base paint and the airbrush for shades of gray hilites.

[Hammers]

After two coats of black primer:



 Ideally I would have used dark forest green foam but I had none in stock. The primer covers pretty well, so no problem there. No melting of the foam detected.

[Hammers]

A layer of middle gray primer:



I hope this doesn't come across as crass, but I get 9/11 vibes from the look of this, so I think I'm on the right track. The trick now is to decide whether it need further hilites.

[Hammers]

A dusting of tan followed by white.



I may have overdone it slightly. It is now basically ready, part from some further 'embellishments'. Also, I did a shoddy job masking the groundwork so there are patches of jolly Irish green foam shining through around the crater. I'll cover those up with a paintbrush.

[OSHIROmodels]

The hope of the nation.

Christ, I hope not     

Looking very good there Peder  Are you going to paint a little bit of residual explosion right in the middle?

cheers

James

[Hammers]

Are you going to paint a little bit of residual explosion right in the middle?

cheers

James

I am not sure. Those fireball explosions we see in movies are effect shots often powered by petrolium gas/air mixes. I am no expert in this area but I hear most high explosives don't blow with a obvious flame (this is supported by what I detect in war documentaries).

On the other hand I am the kind of wargamer who go by what looks good and I happily take my inspiration from film SFX.

[Bako]

*Everything* works as alien flora.

Sadly, that is quite right. 

It's looking good so far.

[anevilgiraffe]

Flora is a spread... not a margarine... margarine isn't sold in the UK... god bless QI...

[Centaur_Seducer]

Flora is a spread... not a margarine... margarine isn't sold in the UK... god bless QI...

They both taste horrible on a piece of bread no matter spread or not