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Hemble's Custom's- Update - P19 12/11/12
hemble:
Hi All
Bloodant & Phenix - Hey guys thanks for the replies and sorry for the late, late reply. I finally got back from deployment in mid August and have been busy with work, commissions and customing which I'll post very soon .
Walt I'll send you an email tonight buddy.
Ron
hemble:
Hi All
Thus dio was done just before I went away.
While on a routine patrol two Sandtroopers and their Probe Droid come under attack by Dune Raiders. The attack was quick and precise taking down one of the Troopers and the droid in seconds, the remaining Trooper takes cover behind the downed droid and starts firing back and he quickly realizes that he is now PINNED DOWNED.
RECIPE
Sandtrooper - Are from the newer Hasbro figures with the ball jointed leg, the legs were cut off and repositioned as the ball joint section makes it much easier to position the legs and give them a more realistic look. The dead Trooper has had a small hole drilled into him and mix of matt black and hull red was painted around the hole and then some torn cotton wool was used to simulate the smoulder.
The arms, hands, head and mid sections were repositioned to get the posture I wanted then the joints were superglued and then puttied up. Once the putty was dried the figures were and equipment were painted and weathered using Vallejo, GW paints and chalk pastels.
Base - Is a picture frame I picked up from a two dollar store, the sand is a mixer of plaster of paris, PVA glue and fine river sand. It is mixed in together then paint is then poured into the mixer and saves time on painting afterwards.
The moisture evaporator and probe droid are both from Hasbro and have been painted and weathered using Vallejo, GW paints and chalk pastels. The probe droid was given two blast holes and this was done the same way as the dead Trooper.
Ron
hemble:
Hi All
On father's day just gone I was a very lucky dad a got not one but two SS Sandtrooper's. So I thought about doing a dio with them but decided that I would do a display for them instead so that I could arrange them around whenever I wanted.
RECIPE
Sandtroopers - Are from Sideshow and are the ones that come with all the extra weapons and the rubbery sand base. Nothing to major was done with them just a good repaint and weathering using Vallejo, GW paints and chalk pastels.
Base - Is made from marine foam and cut out to the design you see in the pics. The walls have been covered in plaster of paris and PVA/woodglue and the base was covered in fine washed river sand. The door was made using thin cardboard from a ceral box, and the frame section in front of the door was done using Evergreen plasticard .
The intercom was made using parts from 1/1000th Star Trek nacelle some 7" Artasylum communicators and a tricorder and a old paint lid. The shade cloth is just some old cloth cut to shape and glued into place and was given a wash in watered down sand/yellow paint.
The containers are made from some old pepsi cans which have been turned upside down and GW paint lids added to the top and thin cardboard used from around the cans. The warning signs were down on the computer and printed off.
Ron
hemble:
Hi All
When I completed my Tatooine Display for the my 1/6 Sandtroopers I decided I wanted to make a dio for my Hottoys gear I picked up of the net. The only problem I had was what to make and my 8 yr daughter suggested that I make a jungle ruin dio since I already just did a desert dio.
So with the idea of the jungle dio firmly planted into the old noggin I started to get reference material of the net for ould jungle ruins and especially for large tree roots/trunks.
Once I got the reference material I wanted I started work on the dio, the dio once completed was painted and weathered using Vallejo and GW paints and pastel chalks.
RECIPE
1: Indiana Jones - The clothing, shoes, hands and bag are from Hottoys and the holster, belts are from Sideshow. The whip was made using a whip handle from Sideshow's Indy and leather coil strips and model boat string.
The Indy Head sculpt and fedora I got from Snyder-man over at Sideshow Freaks Forums. The body used for Indy is from ACI and is the slim muscle body from Kaustic Platik.
2: Base - The base was made from blue marine foam and was carved out to the desired shape. The walls are also made from blue marine foam and once glued inplace and let to dry I scribed the stone layout and once that was done I used a small piece of sandstone and pushed that into the foam to give it that natural stone look.
The wall reliefs again are made from marine foam and I drew a pattern on the foam using a pencil and then using a soldering iron went over the pencil outline to give it that chisled out look.
The larger trunk and roots were made using left over marine foam and cut to shape and glued inplace. Once they dried I then used alluminium foil and wrapped several layers together and then crunched that up and glued that onto the foam.
The smaller roots were made using alluminium foil and again ripped the foil into different lengths and then twisted them until I got the desired look.
Once the smaller roots were done I glue them inplace and again let them dry. When everything was dried I then covered the all roots and trunk using a mixer of plaster of paris and woodglue and applied the mix until I was happy with the look.
The moss on the walls and floor were done by painting the areas with a watered down mix of Dark Green paint and green pastel chalks and and applying the mix over the walls.
Once the mix dried I then used ground up lichen moss and dapped the dried areas using PVA glue and then sprinkled the lichen moss over the glue.
The dirt is a mix of dirt from the back yard and garden potty mix, I used a potty mix that had broken pieces of bark and roots etc so it would look more like a rain forest floor.
The smaller shrubs are from a company called Army Painter and the come on a thin clear sheet and all you do is pull them off and place them where you want has they have a sticky base but I use a small amount of superglue as well to adhere them to a dio.
The larger bushes and vines I picked up from the local pet shop, these are plastic plants and have been given a wash of dark green to give them a bit more of a realistic look. The two snakes I had in my bits box and I just repainted them.
Ron
Phenix:
Ron, bro, bro, bro, these are just awesome brother!
So glad to see your still kicking the awesome-ness !!
Sandtroopers rule and the Indy is awesome as well, thanks for posting some pics my friend!
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