To Westeros with Captain Blood! 14 October, another hill tribesman (p66)

[redzed]

so,  you haven't painted them yet.


 

great stuff as usual.

[Hammers]

Stonking conversions as always, Richard. A technical question: do you brush your plastics generously with liquid polystyrene or what causes that glossy shine? What's the reason?

[**GS**]

So you have done it again.
I hate to state that I wanted to do something very much like this. The frostgrave frames have a great potential for making individual figures especially if combined with other manufacturers ranges.

But I'm repeating yourt thoughts.

btw: I very much like your figures!
Looking forward to seeing them painted.

Greetz
GS

[Captain Blood]

Thanks.

Stonking conversions as always, Richard. A technical question: do you brush your plastics generously with liquid polystyrene or what causes that glossy shine? What's the reason?

Yes - exactly so, Peder. Whereever there are residual mould lines which the scalpel hasn't quite got rid of, or where there's a bit of a gap in a join, or a few crumbs or shavings of waste plastic clinging on, a liberal application of liquid poly cement brushed on dissolves, smooths away and conceals all ills... As if by magic.
Which is indeed why the figures appear glossy in parts.

[Bugsda]

Can't wait to see this one painted, can't you throw a sicky or something 

[Hammers]

Thanks.

Yes - exactly so, Peder. Whereever there are residual mould lines which the scalpel hasn't quite got rid of, or where there's a bit of a gap in a join, or a few crumbs or shavings of waste plastic clinging on, a liberal application of liquid poly cement brushed on dissolves, smooths away and conceals all ills... As if by magic.
Which is indeed why the figures appear glossy in parts.

I shall try this. I am currently dabbling with plastic minis with the young Hammers. The conversion part, just as you have previously witnessed, is very satisfying, but the deburring requires a delicate hand.

[Captain Blood]

Trust me. Liquid poly cement is the answer. Just slap a load on, wait 20 seconds for it to start to infinitesimally dissolve the surface, then take an old brush and smooth your troubles away

If only all life's little problems were so simply dealt with... 

[Dewbakuk]

I'd be worried about obscuring the details. How does it affect the brush?

[Captain Blood]

Nope, miraculously it just seems to lift off / smooth away any residual mould lines or bits of burring, and leave the detail intact.
Particularly useful across fine detail like mould lines across knuckles or down the middle of a face. Very hard to get rid of these completely with a blade, without damaging the detail. But easy to just paint them away with liquid poly cement.

I use an old fine point brush. Wash it out with humbrol enamel thinners afterwards. Comes up fine.
 

[Dewbakuk]

Clearly I need to try this out.

[Captain Blood]

There must be a toyshop in Bognor 

[Dewbakuk]

It's a bit rubbish. I do have the Mongol horses that I was cleaning up the hard way until my scalpel blade broke. Might have a go on them.

Edit: engaging brain for a second, it'll have to wait until I'm home. No brushes here.

[Hammers]

I am at odds with Liquid Poly. I swear to God I must have insulted its mother or something in an earlier life. It has more times than I care to count toppled over, spilling all over my plastic projects. These days the first thing I do before I open a fresh pot, is to epoxy glue it at the bottom to a sheet of plywood 20 by 20 cms. I can see it shaking its fetters, struggling to get free when it thinks I am not looking.

[Dewbakuk]

These days I just use this, no real chance of spillage and accurate application. Just keep a bit of wire to hand in case the needle clogs up.

[Hammers]

These days I just use this, no real chance of spillage and accurate application. Just keep a bit of wire to hand in case the needle clogs up.

Not quite the same product, old boy. The Humbrol liquid poly I am talking about is more fluid, almost like water. I suppose it is more of a solvent  but I am hazarding the guess that it also contains trace amounts of polystyrene as a bonding agent. Both have their different uses, obviously.