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Offline von Lucky

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #225 on: September 26, 2017, 01:20:13 PM »
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Offline comet5

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #226 on: September 26, 2017, 02:17:36 PM »
Or at least have a bucket nearby  :o
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Offline has.been

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #227 on: September 26, 2017, 04:04:58 PM »
I didn't kick the bucket..... but I did turn a little pail.

Offline vodkafan

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #228 on: September 26, 2017, 04:38:01 PM »
I didn't kick the bucket..... but I did turn a little pail.


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Offline Corso

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #229 on: September 27, 2017, 04:38:43 AM »
I think it's 115.

115 Basing a vampire counts army using tea.

No, it's not a typo. Back then in '99 I did a vampire counts army with a huge amount of enthusiasm and a total lack of common sense. I wanted them to look as if risen from the burrows, so I used slightly wet tea bags, opened them up and somehow glued the stuff on the bases. I proudly took my army for the first battle, against Vanvlak - I remember his polite comment - instead of telling me what a crap idea it was, he said 'Watch out for insects'.........

Offline von Lucky

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #230 on: September 27, 2017, 11:16:36 AM »
lol - Vanvlak, what did you use this technique on?

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #231 on: September 27, 2017, 11:57:18 AM »
lol - Vanvlak, what did you use this technique on?
I tried using cockroaches....they didn't like tea.
I went for a Heart of Woe instead, if anyone remembers that - tore through the best of the Vampire Cavalry like an shell hitting a teabag.

Mind you I used pepper on bases myself, it certainly looked good as a gritty surface. I still sneeze when I handle those models from some 20 years ago.

Offline HerbyF

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #232 on: September 28, 2017, 03:34:52 AM »
I used an old plastic spice jar for some paint from a bottle that broke. It keeps the paint just a good as any of the bottles or jars I was able to find at the hobby/craft stores. But everything I paint with that blue smells of oregano. :P
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Offline Etranger

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #233 on: September 28, 2017, 09:00:43 AM »
I think it's 115.

115 Basing a vampire counts army using tea.

No, it's not a typo. Back then in '99 I did a vampire counts army with a huge amount of enthusiasm and a total lack of common sense. I wanted them to look as if risen from the burrows, so I used slightly wet tea bags, opened them up and somehow glued the stuff on the bases. I proudly took my army for the first battle, against Vanvlak - I remember his polite comment - instead of telling me what a crap idea it was, he said 'Watch out for insects'.........

Actually tea leaves make a great ground cover but what you have to do is dry the leaves out in the oven first, ie baking therm. Gets rid of the insects too.
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Offline stone-cold-lead

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #234 on: September 28, 2017, 09:50:44 AM »



Never think you have enough time to make a cup of tea while you have sculpey in the oven.



I'm not going to mention names but I recently saw pics of an almost fully sculpted figure that was urgently needed by a manufacturer that the sculptor had forgotten was in the oven! It was too melted to even pass as a Nurgle champion.

Offline Corso

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #235 on: September 28, 2017, 02:43:22 PM »
I tried using cockroaches....they didn't like tea.
I went for a Heart of Woe instead, if anyone remembers that - tore through the best of the Vampire Cavalry like an shell hitting a teabag.


I hated Heart of Woe...........but I did like the Carstein Ring! lol

Offline ErikB

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #236 on: September 28, 2017, 03:55:01 PM »
Actually tea leaves make a great ground cover but what you have to do is dry the leaves out in the oven first, ie baking therm. Gets rid of the insects too.
Spray varnish could help, too.

Offline Billchuck

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #237 on: October 01, 2017, 01:39:49 AM »
From the "Near Miss Files":  I looked at my half-round jeweler's file and noticed it had a distinct curve. I thought I should fix that. 30 seconds later, I was holding a piece of the file in each hand, and a third piece bounced off the wall in front of me and landed in my lap.

Offline Ragnar

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #238 on: October 01, 2017, 10:26:04 AM »

Mind you I used pepper on bases myself, it certainly looked good as a gritty surface. I still sneeze when I handle those models from some 20 years ago.

 lol
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Offline Cubs

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Re: The less-than-brilliant modelling club
« Reply #239 on: October 01, 2017, 10:33:08 AM »
Actually tea leaves make a great ground cover but what you have to do is dry the leaves out in the oven first, ie baking therm. Gets rid of the insects too.

I use dry (used) tea leaves mixed with cheapo mixed herbs as really effective forest floor mulch. But yeah, they need to be thoroughly dry. You'll know if they're not because they'll also go mouldy in the tub.
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