Distractions or Senility can be FUN!

[deafnala]

Jan 6, 2022 15:55:06 GMT sgtslag said:

You are gonna need a bigger house... Just sayin'. Cheers!

I figure moving into a jumbo jet hangar would do the trick.

[deafnala]

I finally finished twisting the branches on Tree #1.






You can get a better idea of just how many branches are involved from the top view:




Doing the clay sculpt on the trunk & larger branches & glue gun teasing the smaller branches & roots is next. This one will be getting a face as well. Then there will be another eleven or so trees to make...sigh.

[margaret]

I love those twisty trees!

[RPG Grandma]

Wow

[deafnala]

I finally had some stuff to photograph. Tree #2 has all its branches twisted & Tree #3 is on its way. The Shrine is now base coated as well:




I also have the understructure for Tiltin'Town, a Howl's Moving Castle inspired bit of Swamp scenery:








More whenever.

[deafnala]

I got some work done on The Swamp scenery this past weekend. Trees #2 & #3 got the hot glue treatment to their roots:








AND the conical roofs on the towers got flared eaves:


More whenever.

[deafnala]

I finished the Frog Witch & Wizard a couple of days ago, AND finally got around to taking a few photos of the couple:








Photo stage photos should happen eventually.

[sgtslag]

Love the colors, the whimsy, the visual appeal and style of your work. The whole package is great. Love to read your posts, always. Thank you, for sharing. Cheers!

[tauster]

Feb 1, 2022 18:55:58 GMT sgtslag said:

Love the colors, the whimsy, the visual appeal and style of your work. The whole package is great. Love to read your posts, always. Thank you, for sharing. Cheers!

I was about to say the same, the Sarge beat me to it. Please keep sharing your creations, Alan!

[deafnala]

Feb 1, 2022 18:55:58 GMT sgtslag said:

Love the colors, the whimsy, the visual appeal and style of your work. The whole package is great. Love to read your posts, always. Thank you, for sharing. Cheers!

Thank you for the kind reply, sgtslag. I am delighted you enjoy the stuff I come up with...especially the Frog Witch & Wizard.

[deafnala]

Feb 1, 2022 19:14:48 GMT tauster said:

Feb 1, 2022 18:55:58 GMT sgtslag said:

Love the colors, the whimsy, the visual appeal and style of your work. The whole package is great. Love to read your posts, always. Thank you, for sharing. Cheers!

I was about to say the same, the Sarge beat me to it. Please keep sharing your creations, Alan!

Thanks, Daniel. I am happy you are still enjoy the stuff. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated. AND I have a new post following this...

[deafnala]

The idea behind The Swamp is to create a Mordheim like board with the isles substituting for the ruined buildings. The isles will all be connected by rickety walkway like those connecting the upper stories of the ruins in Mordheim, Here a fall is not onto the unforgiving cobblestones, it is a splash into the horridly toxic waters of The Swamp.
SO I have another isle underway. This one was meant to be the home of the (North Umbrian Tin Soldiers') Witches Toil & Trouble:


It seems that I can only insert the one photo. I will try to post more whenever.

[deafnala]

The idea behind The Swamp is to create a Mordheim like board with the isles substituting for the ruined buildings. The isles will all be connected by rickety walkway like those connecting the upper stories of the ruins in Mordheim, Here a fall is not onto the unforgiving cobblestones, it is a splash into the horridly toxic waters of The Swamp.
SO I have another isle underway. This one was meant to be the home of the (North Umbrian Tin Soldiers') Witches Toil & Trouble:


It seems that I can only insert the one photo. I will try to post more whenever.
As a stop gap, here is a link to the Swamp Album:

photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOsKFpzbbvqnpTXrot7MghQIKgvMiy3Zhpfn-v2xN-yolVV5oEXA8-WH_oHbGGLZA?key=SGZoT2w3SjNJMjJNQS1rSnB5bUgyX0NYVzJHUDZ3

[deafnala]

I got in some work on The Swamp stuff. The third of the four trees now has its full compliment of twisted wire branches:


It is the one on the far right:


AND Toil & Trouble's Isle building has a clockwork door mechanism:




More as things develop...whenever that is.

[deafnala]

Friend Ethan & I had been talking about Cruel Reality . The thought of making Cruel Reality as a miniature was too good not attempt it. SO I made up an armature with hands & face from the G.W. Zombie sprue:






AND sculpted him & Dead Fred the Tombstone:






Basing & painting next.

[margaret]

Nice demonstration of making a figure from parts and green stuff!

[deafnala]

Mar 4, 2022 16:05:08 GMT margaret said:

Nice demonstration of making a figure from parts and green stuff!

Thanks, margaret. Making new miniatures from spare parts, Green Stuff & a little imagination opens up a lot of interesting possibilities. I am happy you like the results.

Cruel Reality now is based up with another haunted tombstone for company:




AND I based & base coated a bunch of SpellCrow Hobgoblins:


A Goblin with Mandolin & Dog, Halfling with Pig, & a Zealot Wizard:


I am going to have to start painting things up pretty soon...maybe.

[deafnala]

The latest on Toil & Troubles Isle: I did some sanding & base coating on the base AND started doing the roofs in DAS air dry clay. The clay had suffered from the trip up North & needed a bit of hydration, but the results were acceptable:








More whenever.

[deafnala]

I finished doing the clay work on the roofs yesterday. Now I will let it dry for a day or so; then it will get a workable fixative spray coat & the white over black treatment:








While all that drying is going on, I will see what other trouble I can get into. Getting into trouble is one of my many talents.

[deafnala]

I did the white over black thingy on the roofs & touched up the T&T buildings:







AND along side the almost completed building for a comparison:


I have an idea for the third building on the T&T Isle, but more about that later...whenever that is.