Hero-clix to Iron Golems -- New Dip Technique product
Feb 1, 2023 18:50:38 GMT
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Post by sgtslag on Feb 1, 2023 18:50:38 GMT
On a recent trip to Wal-Mart, I discovered Rust-Oleum's urethane-stain products: water based, not oil; using ether solvents, which evaporate rather quickly. The website shows what I paid for my pint: $7.97. Best thing about them? The cost of the can of Dip: a Dollar less for a pint can, compared to Minwax Polyshades! The Kona color is darker than the Minwax Royal Walnut, which is my favorite color.
I bought a set of Hero-clix figures off of e-Bay, a few years ago, to get one figure: Giganta, a human woman, of largish size, to convert to a female Storm Giant figure. I had some other mini's from that sale. One, Alloy, is basically a figure with a hammer for a right hand, and rivets on his body. I also had one large female human who is wearing a mini-skirt, and go-go boots, who I did not wish to use as a Storm Giantess. What to do with them...
I painted them both, with Folk Art's metallic Gunmetal Gray paint, to turn them both into Iron Golems. The hammer-hand was an interesting twist on the Iron Golem, instead of a sword. The female figure is a very provocative figure... She will likely distract the testosterone-surging Fighters, on sight, and that will give her an advantage as the males pause -- she only needs a moment's hesitation to crush their puny skulls!
Here are some photos: Male (Dip'ed) & Female (Gunmetal Gray paint only) Iron Golems; both, facing off; both Dip'ed, profile shot, and the last thing the PC's will ever see... The 50mm MDF bases are unfinished, but you get the idea of what they will look like. I will paint PVA Glue onto the bases, then swirl them in a brownish-red sand mixture, as they will primarily appear within dungeons, not on a grassy hill in a BattleSystem game. They would be fun to field as the tools of an Arch-Mage, on a battlefield: incredibly tough, uber-powerful, they could make an interesting critter in a BS game. Hmmm... I have just the upcoming battle to bloody them in.
I used Rustoleum's Kona color, for the brushed on Dip. In the can, after thorough mixing, it appears to be a slate, blue-gray color. When I applied it to the minis, it looked much the same! However, as it dried, it turned more dark, and the blue disappeared! Whew -- I was concerned, at first! Looking forward to using the Rust-Oleum, water-/ether-based products on more figures. The ether fumes are highly toxic, and highly flammable, but they dry within hours, without baking them! Lower cost; water-/ether-based, easy clean-up; fully cured, without baking, in less than two hours! I am super-excited about this Rust-Oleum product line. I hope it works out. Cheers!
I bought a set of Hero-clix figures off of e-Bay, a few years ago, to get one figure: Giganta, a human woman, of largish size, to convert to a female Storm Giant figure. I had some other mini's from that sale. One, Alloy, is basically a figure with a hammer for a right hand, and rivets on his body. I also had one large female human who is wearing a mini-skirt, and go-go boots, who I did not wish to use as a Storm Giantess. What to do with them...
I painted them both, with Folk Art's metallic Gunmetal Gray paint, to turn them both into Iron Golems. The hammer-hand was an interesting twist on the Iron Golem, instead of a sword. The female figure is a very provocative figure... She will likely distract the testosterone-surging Fighters, on sight, and that will give her an advantage as the males pause -- she only needs a moment's hesitation to crush their puny skulls!
Here are some photos: Male (Dip'ed) & Female (Gunmetal Gray paint only) Iron Golems; both, facing off; both Dip'ed, profile shot, and the last thing the PC's will ever see... The 50mm MDF bases are unfinished, but you get the idea of what they will look like. I will paint PVA Glue onto the bases, then swirl them in a brownish-red sand mixture, as they will primarily appear within dungeons, not on a grassy hill in a BattleSystem game. They would be fun to field as the tools of an Arch-Mage, on a battlefield: incredibly tough, uber-powerful, they could make an interesting critter in a BS game. Hmmm... I have just the upcoming battle to bloody them in.
I used Rustoleum's Kona color, for the brushed on Dip. In the can, after thorough mixing, it appears to be a slate, blue-gray color. When I applied it to the minis, it looked much the same! However, as it dried, it turned more dark, and the blue disappeared! Whew -- I was concerned, at first! Looking forward to using the Rust-Oleum, water-/ether-based products on more figures. The ether fumes are highly toxic, and highly flammable, but they dry within hours, without baking them! Lower cost; water-/ether-based, easy clean-up; fully cured, without baking, in less than two hours! I am super-excited about this Rust-Oleum product line. I hope it works out. Cheers!