thetang22 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Here is the first terrain project I've finished using Hirst Arts block molds. The base was carved from foam board, and the snow is just hobby snow. I'm happy with the results overall, but there are a few annoyances. The biggest one is where you can see the separation of the 2 pieces of foam board on the base....but it was too late in the game to fix it when it happened and I couldn't come up with a good enough solution. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them! (first pic is a little blurry) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sweet, Wyrd! Ruins look nice Tang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdita Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sweet mang! That looks really nice despite the ridge line. The snow makes it look great. What would you have done to elimanate the line anyway? I'm about to start something using that suff and would like to know how avoid that. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmistress Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Very cool scenery bit :congrats:- I'm always afraid to build something that nice and then actually play with it! I really love the snow piled up in the corner of the stairs...nice realistic touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullcrafts Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I see how it is, I post my WIp and then you have to trump it with this. Psh! Whatever. Heh seriously though, this is an amazing piece. I think I actually feel a chill. Well done! :hypnotize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Very cool. The snow is very well done and everything just looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneman Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Thats a nice piece of scenery. To get rid of the ridge line you could have smeared it with a bit of plaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draykin Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 another common fix is to use wood filler and then sand it down before you paint it... I saw this on the Hirst forums and didnt see what you were complaining about untill now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafNala Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 VERY COOL PIECE! Now that it's too late...I'd recommend Woodland Scenics Foam Putty for most fill or mask jobs. It has the same properties as the foam, so it blends right in. To be honest I didn't notice the seam until you mentioned it, AND even then I had to search for it. One of the things with terrain, is that the little flaws will go unnoticed by everyone except you, the Guy who made it. VERY WELL DONE! :fing02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Ooooh, very well done. I didn't notice the join either, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. I'm sure it will be a fun piece to game on though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetang22 Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks for all the suggestions and compliments. Unfortunately, I didn't have any of the mentioned resources available to me while I was working on it. It had been sitting in my house unpainted for quite some time, and just yesterday I figured I'd actually paint it before I left for the weekend, so once I got started there was no going back. I'll keep these filler suggestions for the next projects I do. My next one will be their big cathedral plans. It will be some time before that happens though. It takes a lot of time just casting all the molds to build it, then quite a bit of time for the building as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugKing Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Hey Tang, Definitely use filler. Any will do. Even several applications of wood glue can get the job done. Some of the thralls use paper mache to do their filler. Be sure to make it in a blender though (Not the strip method) and you can make the material out of stuff you almost always have at home. It's just flower, white glue and water. (Plus finely chopped paper of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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