A small 2 hour project - This is not a stargate
Jul 16, 2014 14:09:00 GMT
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Post by DM Michael on Jul 16, 2014 14:09:00 GMT
Because everyone knows that stargates have 39 chevrons or in some cases 36, and this only have 24.Besides the DHD is missing.
About 6 years ago I attended a course on creativity techniques, brain storming and that kind of stuff. A recurring theme in the course was to conceptualize a computer game. One of the exercises was that we should build a key scene from our computer game. We should build it using foamcore and hot glue.
At the same time most articles on the web, youtube videos and crafting books were using foam core as their main material. And I had been searching high and low for foamcore in bookstores, crafting stores, DIY stores etc. No one had any. Most had never even heard about it. So when I got to take home all the half-used foamcore sheets and bits, I felt really lucky.
Shortly after that I was crafting some Middle East style buildings with flat roofs and clay walls. I was using this foam core now and it was a lot easier than what I had been used to. When I was done crafting the buildings I had these two small bits. They were odd in size, so I would probably not need them for anything. But they had nice straight edges that weren’t torn. Since I would not be able to get anymore when it ran out, I didn’t want to waste any of it. And this was two very fine pieces. (My precious!) I thought I’ll just make a dais. While I was searching for some cardboard to make a base I saw this curtain ring in my bits box. Hey, I will make a portal instead. So I grinded this plastic curtain ring slightly flat on both sides, and grinded the bottom of it so that it could stand by itself. At the time I was only using white glue. And it took me somewhere between half an hour and an hour to glue that thing on my foam core pieces. (To day it would have taken my a few seconds using a hot glue gun. So it is really more like a 1 or 1 and a half hour project.)
Normally I would add some sand to my tiles to give them texture, but I had recently read this article where the author just left the cereal box paper tiles untreated, so I thought, I will give it a try.
For a long time I have been decorating miniature bases with sand and painting the sand black with acrylic paint. Then base coating whole miniature light grey spray paint. Then giving the base a paint wash with watered down Games workshop black ink, 1 part ink, 2 parts water. Then drybrush it with codex grey, fortress grey and finally white acrylic paints.
I decided to do this, not just on the sand on the base but on the whole model. When I saw those tiles, I thought they look awesome. I have used this technique for tiles many times since then.
Before anyone suggests that I should paint symbols on the tiles of the ring. I will say I don’t want to mess it up. If I really needed to add symbols to it, I would make the images on my computer and then print them out end then glue them on. But I don’t think it will look any good.
The funny thing is, this has only been used twice as a portal, but it has been used several times for daises for small thrones.
Note that the tiles extend about 0.5 mm from the foamcore. The average gap between the tiles is 1mm. The base is 7.5 x 10cm. It is made out of two sheets of cereal box cardboard glued together. Electro static grass is good at covering up minor mishaps.
I use the names for the old colour scheme from Games Workshop. I don’t know what the names are in the current one.
About 6 years ago I attended a course on creativity techniques, brain storming and that kind of stuff. A recurring theme in the course was to conceptualize a computer game. One of the exercises was that we should build a key scene from our computer game. We should build it using foamcore and hot glue.
At the same time most articles on the web, youtube videos and crafting books were using foam core as their main material. And I had been searching high and low for foamcore in bookstores, crafting stores, DIY stores etc. No one had any. Most had never even heard about it. So when I got to take home all the half-used foamcore sheets and bits, I felt really lucky.
Shortly after that I was crafting some Middle East style buildings with flat roofs and clay walls. I was using this foam core now and it was a lot easier than what I had been used to. When I was done crafting the buildings I had these two small bits. They were odd in size, so I would probably not need them for anything. But they had nice straight edges that weren’t torn. Since I would not be able to get anymore when it ran out, I didn’t want to waste any of it. And this was two very fine pieces. (My precious!) I thought I’ll just make a dais. While I was searching for some cardboard to make a base I saw this curtain ring in my bits box. Hey, I will make a portal instead. So I grinded this plastic curtain ring slightly flat on both sides, and grinded the bottom of it so that it could stand by itself. At the time I was only using white glue. And it took me somewhere between half an hour and an hour to glue that thing on my foam core pieces. (To day it would have taken my a few seconds using a hot glue gun. So it is really more like a 1 or 1 and a half hour project.)
Normally I would add some sand to my tiles to give them texture, but I had recently read this article where the author just left the cereal box paper tiles untreated, so I thought, I will give it a try.
For a long time I have been decorating miniature bases with sand and painting the sand black with acrylic paint. Then base coating whole miniature light grey spray paint. Then giving the base a paint wash with watered down Games workshop black ink, 1 part ink, 2 parts water. Then drybrush it with codex grey, fortress grey and finally white acrylic paints.
I decided to do this, not just on the sand on the base but on the whole model. When I saw those tiles, I thought they look awesome. I have used this technique for tiles many times since then.
Before anyone suggests that I should paint symbols on the tiles of the ring. I will say I don’t want to mess it up. If I really needed to add symbols to it, I would make the images on my computer and then print them out end then glue them on. But I don’t think it will look any good.
The funny thing is, this has only been used twice as a portal, but it has been used several times for daises for small thrones.
Note that the tiles extend about 0.5 mm from the foamcore. The average gap between the tiles is 1mm. The base is 7.5 x 10cm. It is made out of two sheets of cereal box cardboard glued together. Electro static grass is good at covering up minor mishaps.
I use the names for the old colour scheme from Games Workshop. I don’t know what the names are in the current one.
Cheers!