J’s Work mold painted and more Doom figures

Road, 

So this week I’ve done a quick test paint on one of the J’s Works molds, the “Cobblestone Pavement (large)”.  The piece had some air bubbles hence why some of the rocks have holes in them.  I started with some VAC dark ochre and then washed the entire piece with AP Dark Tone.  That was then dry brushed up with VGC Earth and Khaki with some off white added to the final coat.  Not happy with the result I decided to experiment with some oil paints for something new on terrain.

road

I tried an oil wash of Burnt Umber and some black in-between all the rocks.  Then I highlighted up the rocks with some burnt sienna and yellow ochre.  Unlike dry brushing instead I painted on the oil paint and then used a paper towel to dab off most of the paint.  This was repeated a number of times.  A few more washes and some grey dry brushing/dabbing and it was’t looking too bad.  For a diorama piece I would continue with some pigments.  For a playing piece this would be as far as I would go.  I’ll let the oil dry for a few days and see if there is any transfer as I’m afraid the oil paint won’t be safe around playing figures.

and more road

Continuing the Doom marathon I got the six Revenants done in the quickly bake method of washes and dry brushing.  The base coat was VMC Golden Brown, washed down with AP Soft tone followed by Strong Tone.  I dry brushed up with Golden Brown, Yellow and Off white.

Revenant

Also three of the Mancubus figures are done.  However the base coat of paint has gone on super smooth for some reason and no other paint seems to stick to it.  So the painting for these figures isn’t going well.  I’m pretty much putting on coat of paint on, watching it bead off and then trying again.

Mancubus

Finally I've put together the 54mm knight I purchased at Cancon.  He is very static in pose so I'm trying to find some 54mm bare heads to swap out the helmet for.  However the few places that have them all seem to be sold out.  So he might be waiting a bit more.

J’s Work molds and roads for Saga

For some time I’ve wanted to make some decent roads for Saga.  Actual cobblestone/paving/etc type roads rather than just ‘sand sprinkled onto mdf and painted brown roads’.  I’ve seen some nice resin road segments but the cost of them adds up quite quickly.  Also with my plan to redo my Saga terrain boards, from 12mdf flat pack boards to sculpted foam on 50mm boards, I wanted some decent road bling without having to glue in hundreds of small rocks (and watch them fall off over time).  I don’t want roads sitting on top of the board, I want roads sculpted into the terrain board.

Cobblestone Pavement (large) mold

Cruising the inter webs I came across some 1/35 scale silicone molds for dioramas.  They are made by “J’s work” (http://www.jsworkmodel.com).  I purchased mine from BNA model world (http://www.bnamodelworld.com).  Each mold is approx 8x12cm (postcard size) and made from very flexible silicon and cost $8.  The molds are designed to be used with plaster of paris.  I'm yet to test if they work well with resin.

Very bendy

The brick wall and pavement molds have interlaced ends so they can be joined together with the minimal amount of blank space and joined with a small amount of plaster.  So far I have purchased…(with a picture of the end result rather than the mold)

Brick Walls

PPA3017 1/35 Brick Wall - 2 sections of brick wall in the mold.  The bricks are quite thin so would even suit ancient Roman style villa walls.  Didn’t really need this one but couldn’t resist at $8.

Pavement I

PPA3018 1/35 Pavement 1 - Large rectangular pavement stones like you would see in European cites up to WW2.  Just crying out for a PAK36 and some panzer grey.  I got this for my new adventures in 1/35 modelling.

Cobblestone Pavement (large)

PPA3041 1/35 Cobblestone Pavement (large) - Large human foot size rounded stones.  Good for rough ancient roads.

Cobblestone Pavement (small)

PPA3042 1/35 Cobblestone Pavement (small) - Human hand size rounded stones.  Less bumpy ancient roads or roads in town.

Two cobblestone sections side by side

Both of the cobblestone pavement molds would make great Saga roads.  Given that plaster of paris costs next to nothing (5kg bag for under $5) you can make all the roads you like.  Curves will be more interesting.

On my first test runs there were a few air bubbles trapped.  This is because the silicone is far to bendy to pick up and bang to get out the air like you would do with stronger molds (like the Woodland Scenics rock molds I have).  To fix that I’ve cut out some small wooden boards which I will place the mold on and thus have something firm to tap on to get the air out.

Next week hopefully will have some painted examples to show.