Merryweather
A Fixture
Right then, Porte-Aigle is ready for paint.
I have used white Milliput for the alterations up to now but I dug out some old Magic Sculpt for this and I much prefer it
So on with the base. As I said before I want a very tight composition and I also want to have a dust cover so I have bought this
The wooden base is horrible so I have 3D printed a more elegant one in black plastic.
I have been through many variations and arrangements with this and indeed a larger base size but this is where I have landed.
I don’t mind that the figures are in some cases right up against the glass, as if it ever goes on any kind of display the cover will be off. I might even put it on a revolving turntable.
I used a foamboard plate for flexibility whilst experimenting, and I am going to use Sculptamold (which is also a bit too soft) for the terrain itself, so I need something solid to peg the figures into for the final base. So I have trimmed down the original wooden base and set it into a 3D printed circular tray. I traced the holes and transferred them to the wood and marked them with numbered pins.
All the standing figures have a single peg and the lying down ones no peg at all, but I soon found that even having many photos it was impossible to remember precisely which way each figure was oriented. With them being so closely packed together the positioning is critical so I had to add a second peg to the standing figures and two new pegs to the casualties.
This is to enable me to find the right holes when the landscaping is applied.
But I am going to paint the Porte-Aigle first
I have used white Milliput for the alterations up to now but I dug out some old Magic Sculpt for this and I much prefer it
So on with the base. As I said before I want a very tight composition and I also want to have a dust cover so I have bought this
The wooden base is horrible so I have 3D printed a more elegant one in black plastic.
I have been through many variations and arrangements with this and indeed a larger base size but this is where I have landed.
I don’t mind that the figures are in some cases right up against the glass, as if it ever goes on any kind of display the cover will be off. I might even put it on a revolving turntable.
I used a foamboard plate for flexibility whilst experimenting, and I am going to use Sculptamold (which is also a bit too soft) for the terrain itself, so I need something solid to peg the figures into for the final base. So I have trimmed down the original wooden base and set it into a 3D printed circular tray. I traced the holes and transferred them to the wood and marked them with numbered pins.
All the standing figures have a single peg and the lying down ones no peg at all, but I soon found that even having many photos it was impossible to remember precisely which way each figure was oriented. With them being so closely packed together the positioning is critical so I had to add a second peg to the standing figures and two new pegs to the casualties.
This is to enable me to find the right holes when the landscaping is applied.
But I am going to paint the Porte-Aigle first
