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Post by tauster on Mar 27, 2015 17:09:38 GMT
just had the worst image ever... it started with tausters testicle and ended up with "after they've been harrassed by Rock Anglers in all ways conceivable" i'll stop there... damn you for putting this tausters testicles in my mind to begin with... now i can't seem to read the title of the thread right anymore. ...wow, that's one sick fantasy you have there! And I say this with some admiration.  You were asking for it. Begging, practically:   Some warhammer bits (ogre heads and some braids), three pairs of maple leafes and clay balls (the stuff you put in flower pots), three neodym magnets, hotglue and less than half an hour of time. The fly stands and bases I made months ago, so they don't count (modular stuff rules!). Dunno how to paint them - my usual problem... |
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Post by Sam on Mar 28, 2015 0:16:28 GMT
Dem creatures got some balls!
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Post by tauster on Mar 28, 2015 19:02:11 GMT
I finally decided how to paint the FETs (Flying Ogre Testicles... any better name will be much appreciated). Colorful paint schemes are not my strength, and my blending experiments failed miserably so far. Besides, I want to add another 'oomph!' aspect to these critters. So, what's worse then flying ogre testicles? UNDEAD flying ogre testicles!  There are several tutorials out there for painting ghosts: www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63291www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/05/lotr-painting-army-of-the-dead.htmlI follow loosely the first one, starting with white basepaint and a dark green wash (I used watered-down Orkhide Shade).  |
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Post by Alexis on Mar 28, 2015 19:18:39 GMT
Flying ogre testicles? Well that name just gave me quite a good laugh ;-P They actually look awesome!
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Post by tauster on Mar 28, 2015 20:47:53 GMT
I don't take cradit on the testicles. DnDPaladin brought that into the equation. I had soaked the acorn leaves one or two years ago. Had them sitting on my craft desk all this time, always meaning to make something with wings. Lesson learned: It's never too late to let the balls fly! |
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Post by DnDPaladin on Mar 29, 2015 3:10:15 GMT
hehehe !
those looks nice.
can't stop thinking that these wings you gave them are perfect for faeries as well.
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Post by michka on Mar 29, 2015 4:17:58 GMT
Those UFOTs look amazing! You chose this project to unveil your most subtle and elegant paint work? The flying balls??? You are not well. A genius, but certainly not well.
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Post by tauster on Mar 29, 2015 7:16:59 GMT
thanks for the praise, guys.  Erm... "most subtle and elegant paint work? All I did was basepainting them white and washing them twice! |
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Post by tauster on Mar 29, 2015 14:56:07 GMT
Finished. I more or less followed the instructions of how to paint ghosts, so I didn't do step-by-step pictures. Front  ( with flash) Back  I didn't get the greenish look, so they don't have that ghostly glow, but for a first try, I'm satisfied. Now that I know how to basically paint ghosts, I can start experimenting. |
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Post by deafnala on Apr 1, 2015 2:35:03 GMT
The Fly Boys/Whatever are definitely cool, somewhat whimsical, AND decidedly VERY STRANGE...I, of course, love them. I think glowing red eyes would finish the effect off in an outstanding fashion.
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Post by tauster on Apr 1, 2015 5:09:34 GMT
fly boys, red glowing eyes... awesome! |
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 1, 2015 22:07:47 GMT
now thats what im talking !!
mushroom like vargoyles !!!
awesome man !!!
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Post by tauster on Apr 2, 2015 12:29:29 GMT
We were discussing tools for sculpting tentacles a few days back, so I've been looking around to find an alternative to the commercial variant which costs about 18$ for a pair of zigzag'ed plastic plates (plus international shipping, in my case). I figured that if I look hard and long enough, sooner or later there's something usable (and cheaper!) crossing my way. Turns out it did, yesterday. I was raiding the local Thomas Philips store (dollarstore equivalent, I guess), keeping my eyes ofen for plastic objects with a zigzag surface. My gut feeling was lids from storage containers, but I found something totally different by looking kindo of ... sideways:   These disposable plastic spoons and forks are stackable and have exacty what I'm looking for: a zigzag surface. I snipped off the business ends of half of them and glued them together, offering two hotglue burns to the craft gods to ensure success.  Make some greenstuff proto-tentacles. The ones in the pic below are slightly too big for my tantacle-maker, so I'm thinking about making another tool twice as wide. I still ahve to figure out what to do with them spoons, but I already have some ideas...  ...aaaand here's the result: My pilot series tentacles. I love how they turned out!   Not bad for 1.68 €, isn't it? And I have still half of the spoons left, so costs for the sppons are half of that. Add some cents for the plywood and hotglue and you'll end up at about 1 Euro for this small version. Honetly, I feel a bit bad for draining turnover from what's probably a small company trying to bring out an innovative products to a niche market (especially since it's my niche), but I'm also happy I have found a cheaper DIY solution. After I finished the wider version, I'll try to make another (third) tool from this cardboard. I just have to find a way to harden it up sufficiently. Soaking it in whiteglue might do the trick, but it might warp them... only one way to find out!  |
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Post by dragon722 on Apr 2, 2015 15:25:33 GMT
Tauster your tentacles could also be giant earth worms in appearance or some other earth burrowing beast. Many ideas stir in seeing those....gotta make some...spoons,spoons,spoons... |
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Post by michka on Apr 2, 2015 16:03:52 GMT
You realize there will now be a run on dollar store spoons throughout the world. Look what you did.
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Post by tauster on Apr 2, 2015 19:18:33 GMT
I also had the earthworm idea, and will definitely make some in the future. Because seriously: who's not going to love a fight against a giant swarm of earthworms? Or a swarm of giant earthworms? Or a giant swarm of giant earthworms? And regarding the spoonrush I might have caused: If spoons are out, buy forks - they usually have the same stackable handle. |
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 2, 2015 20:23:56 GMT
what, did you say earthworm jim ?
nice work, good idea, most often then not when i was playing play dough when i was young i'd be using ustensils for my crafting tools.
so its not as much of a big discovery as it seems. still nice work for the sculpts they are nice and finding the tools is always part of the stuff. so gratz on finding the right tools for the job ! 8)
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Post by tauster on Apr 2, 2015 20:34:19 GMT
Mashaaf has eight 'bladed arms' on it's upper torso, and so far I hadn't found a solution how to replicate them... My initial idea was to buy some tyranid bitz and frankenstein their blades arms on, but they are much too small (plus, expensive). I might have found a solution: Since I have a hundred cut-off spoons left over from my tentacle maker, I cut out the sides of them and use them for blades. The ones you see in the pic below are probably too broad, but I have plenty of spoons left to experiment. *g* Also, the remaining off-cut of the spoon looks like the curved back of a large seat. You know, the one you would expect in scifi settings, on a magic throne or a control room seat...  |
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Post by deafnala on Apr 2, 2015 22:21:57 GMT
That really does look the part. VERY CLEVER & WELL DONE!
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Post by tauster on Apr 3, 2015 9:04:45 GMT
Started the next tentacle project... Something I wanted to do for months, no years actually. Now that I have a decent way to make small tentacles, I'm finally good to go. It's a classic monster. One of THE Classic Monsters. So classic that I probably don't even have to mention it's name. Make a guess! Make-up remover pads, soaked in watered-down whiteglue and given a slight curvature and some bulges.   Tentacles. Lots of them!  |
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Cheers!