This is my Eldar War-Walker, loosely mocked up (not glued together yet; the model is unpainted). The photograph is taken from the front.
This is nearly ready for paint but not quite- I have fixed on the runes I wanted but I need to clean them up a bit before I'm 100% happy. The runes are cut from a sheet of rolled epoxy putty (Green Stuff) largely because I find it easier to use for some types of fine detail work than sheet styrene )largely because it's softer). I'll give a list of what they all mean when I've finished & painted the model.
Other custom work includes the clear canopy (obvously), loads of reshaping work around blockier portions of the model, magnetised weapon choices and some small but significant modifications to the cockpit tub. Quite pleased with where this is going, will hopefully get onto meaningful paintwork tomorrow.
This is an Eldar Wraithlord model, basecoated black (some of the paint still wet) and disassembled in pieces on my painting table.
Not much to say here really, there are a couple of things I've noticed after basecoating still need a tiny bit of cleaning up, but otherwise I'm pretty happy with where this is going and just need to crack on with the paint now :)
This is an incomplete custom 25mm (roughly Warhammer-scale) figurine made from epoxy putty (Green Stuff). They are depicted walking forwards with a wide stance and holding onto a large staff, scarf billowing behind them as if they are walking into a headwind. They have a backpack on their back, a pouch on their hip and long sleeves rolled up above the elbow.
The custom figure proceeds apace. Today's work was the pouch on their right hip, the right hand, some strapping on their left hip and making a start on their head. I'm terrified I'm going to get the head wrong. So far I'm kinda terrified at how well this has gone. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.
This is the first full miniature I've attempted from the ground up, though it should be noted that I've been sculpting small bits of Green Stuff here and there for decades; there's a lot of GS work on the Wraithlord, for example (just go back through my timeline to see earlier WIP shots of it) so I'm not exactly a raw newbie. Still, so far this is really super exciting for me :)
This is a driver for a Hot Wheels car, sculpted from epoxy putty (Green Stuff) as part of my Gaslands project. The driver is facing to the left. Behind them on the table are a number of rectangular blocks of GS cut so that the outer surface is smooth and slightly convex.
When I said some updates are REALLY small I meant it. I didn't get the focus on this shot exactly right but you can still sort of see the HANS device I've put onto the driver's neck (and the straps running out to the helmet). I said I'd do it... but I'm still not sure why I followed through with it. To be honest, I'm not sure why I've done most of the work I've done on this project, it all feels very unnecessary and yet I'm still enjoying every absurd bit of it.
The major thing I have yet to figure out is the windows; the stock windows are tinted and it's proving hard to get them back to clear after modifying them to fit the roll cage (again, see my timeline for more on this project). I'd rather have completely clear glass. I've got a few ideas of how I might go about it, but we'll see; this whole thing has been one experiment after another, adding a few more can't hurt.
The blocks behind on the table are kinda speculative; I'm hoping to be able to use one of them as a multi-functional racing display inside the car.
Series of small updates today (some of them VERY small lol), rather than any huge progress on anything in particular. Check the alt text on the images for details.
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