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Post by miltonmurphy on Sept 21, 2021 20:11:32 GMT
I have some moulds of hirst arts stone, I'll try to give it a shot. I imagine it would be fine but the trick is filling the cast so it doesnt warp. Ive cast plaster in them before, but its so brittle, I bet it would work best as a filler for this type of technique. Will be interested about how it turns out. Regarding the brittle plaster, it depends on thin spots in the caster but have you looked at different casting materials? I do ceramics and there are plasters and gypsum cements that cure harder than just basic plaster. Here's a list to peruse: www.sheffield-pottery.com/US-Gypsum-USG-Plaster-Information-s/38.htm. I've also done a lot of resin casting with my home made silicone moulds to great success. As with anything experimental I suggest researching on the Hirst site to make sure there's nothing that will mess up your Hirst molds before you try anything new.
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Post by miltonmurphy on Sept 21, 2021 20:02:36 GMT
I wonder a similar method would work in deeper molds like Hirst Arts molds? They are silicone right? I don't see why it wouldn't work although something with a lot of detail would probably not work with this technique but any flat or relatively simple shape should work (to an extent.)
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Post by miltonmurphy on Mar 20, 2016 21:55:58 GMT
A while back I created a Dice Box for each of the players that played in my Runelords campaign. Recently a friend asked to do a similar craft for a gift he wanted to give to a friend who made 5-star GM for Pathfinder Society play. The dude had a rep for being a "Killer" GM so he wanted a coffin with 5 stars woven into it so I create one for him. Just showing it off. I think it came out nice. goo.gl/photos/tWFC2kKe6apmtvch6Some info...The "plaque" was made from sculpey. The stars I ordered from Amazon. The skull was a dollar store fine (plastic skulll rings...snipped off the ring part and then dunked boiling water to flatten it. Worked pretty well.) The bones and skulls on the end came from a Mardi Gras bead. Rest is just POC (plain old cardboard.) If you're curious about my Rise of the Runelords Tchotchke you can see it here. goo.gl/photos/JLyYF29ncphgwbr36. Cheers, MM
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Post by miltonmurphy on Oct 29, 2015 1:44:07 GMT
I have always been curious about how this turns out? I have Been searching for projects that used it but have not had any luck. Does anyone have a link or pictures? I did a vid. Hope you find it helpful.
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Post by miltonmurphy on Oct 16, 2014 22:09:01 GMT
I assume it is paper towel with PVA glue: try sanding/filing it smooth, or, as suggested, use a smoother type of paper (easiest technique for future work; for these, try sanding/filing, and repainting). Cheers! Good suggestions all. I think I'll try to find a smoother type of paper. Thinking the folded paper towel one finds in restroom might give a smoother surface. Thanks!
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Post by miltonmurphy on Oct 16, 2014 15:26:04 GMT
That fountain looks fantastic, but I have one tiny little nit-pick... Some of the rocks have lines in their surface. This makes them look to have been sculpted/carved with tools. If that is part of the story, you are golden. If you want it to look completely natural, then I'd suggest smoothing their surfaces to remove the raised lines. Aside from that, you've raised the bar with some new techniques not displayed(?) before. Namely, the Hot Glue/hair dryer technique for making a smooth pool of water! I've never seen that before... It has a very great deal of potential! Cheers! Yep, I agree sgtslag. Those lines bug me too. They are from the paper towels that I use to form the outer shell of the rocks. I need to find a better solution for that. Any advice??
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Post by miltonmurphy on Oct 15, 2014 1:13:07 GMT
How did you do the water ? was that just glue ? very well done pal, i like the idea of it. Thanks @danceswithhippos and DnDPaladin. Yeah, the pool itself is just painted hot glue with a coat of gloss ModPodge on it. I didn't really need to put the glue down (could've just painted the cardboard base) but I had this idea. I use the old hot glue gun to squirt glue in the water area and it showed the runny lines you get when you do that, but then I used a hair dryer about a half inch from the glue and it gave it that smooth, undulating surface. The painting was just basic darker blues to lighter blues (to give it that deep look...that's the MYSTERIOUS part ). Cheers, MM
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Post by miltonmurphy on Oct 14, 2014 21:42:54 GMT
My Mysterious Pool. Used based paper+glue+paint technique for all the pieces. Cheers, MM
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Post by miltonmurphy on Jun 23, 2014 0:46:19 GMT
Howdy y'all, I'm still around so popping in to say hello. Life has been kicking my butt lately but still getting some crafting time in (I'm not running a game at the moment so there's not much pressure to produce. :-)) My daughter is turning 6 at the end of the month and we're having a "Frozen" themed party so I made a game. These are styrofoam cut with ye olde Hot Wire tools and painted up. They'll float in the pool and the kids can try getting a ping pong ball in the middle for fun and prizes. Link to my Photos page (since it looks like we've exceeded our upload limit?) Cheers, MM
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 10, 2014 21:56:42 GMT
I am about to go down the rabbit hole. Thanks for the links brainbot and others! Karma coming your way.
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 10, 2014 21:30:28 GMT
Just scanned thru...awesome stuff. If someone else didn't mention, the remember with razor knife and super glue in hand you can also cannabalize and create wonderful things. adrianmcknight thanks for that minis site. Interesting stuff there!
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 10, 2014 0:51:01 GMT
Excellent! No one should ever let a project go un-posted. Agreed. I can only claim laziness.
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 9, 2014 15:49:35 GMT
Thanks for the kind words everyone! Craft on!
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 9, 2014 2:26:43 GMT
Howdy Crafters, So I actually had planned a January Craftwar entry but due to "stuff" I just could not close the deal by the deadline. I was so close though that I just had to finish it and figured I would post the pics and vids I had done up to then. In general most of the craft methods are standard stuff from Scotty's vids but happy to answer any questions if something isn't obvious. Cavern of the Black Flame
Cheers, MM
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 8, 2014 12:32:14 GMT
I buy it in germany... ^^ but i belive that you can get them wherever you live... I don´t know what the size is in inch, but amazon has some small one Ah Amazon. The Crafter's Paradise. Thanks for the link!
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 7, 2014 15:33:24 GMT
Great Paintjob... here a good tip for the washer bases. Get yourself some neodimium magnets in the size of the inner diameter of the washer and glue them inside with some strong powerglue, now you can transport your miniatures easily and safe in a metal case like a toolbox. *snip* Nice idea jocke. Where do you buy the neo magnets that small?
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 6, 2014 23:51:41 GMT
I usually share these out in batches, but this one has the distinction of being the very first ever mini that I painted specifically for a character I'm about to play in a game. It's a Bones mini and I didn't particularly like the base so I molded one out of Sculpey and did a bit of customizing. I also super glued a fender washer underneath to make it a little more stable. Without further ado... Erik van Doone, Demon Hunter.
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 6, 2014 14:17:15 GMT
Thanks for sharing dmtucker. Please post pics of your progress as you work through your tiles. Would like to see how they turn out. Cheers, MM
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 5, 2014 23:23:36 GMT
Your minis are good but your hell hound is off the charts! Love it man, well done. Thanks whitefang. I was pretty happy with the way the hound turned out. It's one of the first "fading" jobs I've done.
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Post by miltonmurphy on May 5, 2014 22:13:18 GMT
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