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It's the same problem with Reaper Bones and any other brand model made of PVC, though polymer clay has the added issue of a volatile plasticizer that's supposed to evaporate during baking but seldom does completely. While there may be some exceptional sprays that work fine, and that water-based sealer can act as an isolation coat to prevent the sticky reaction, the general guideline to avoid a sticky bad time is just never use anything out of a spray can on PVC models.
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There is great value to be found in repainting cheap toys.
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funded Impact! Miniatures Presents: The Lost KS Mini Project
ultrasquid replied to Mckenna35's topic in Kickstarter
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Airbrush consumes a lot of color and weird trigger problem
ultrasquid replied to Nunae's topic in Tips & Advice: Painting
A surprising amount of paint is lost to overspray. It is normal to expend more paint to achieve similar coverage to brushed-on paint, but it will generally go on more quickly and evenly with the airbrush once you learn to control it more effectively. Sometimes the nozzle of the airbrush will get fouled with dried paint and not perform correctly, so when it starts that reverse trigger behavior you're noticing, it's time to clean the nozzle and needle. As for overthinning your paint, you'll need some acrylic Airbrush Medium. It's nearly as thin as water, but has as much acrylic resin as a varnish and includes additives to keep it from gumming up the airbrush. A lot of people mix their colors in the cup, but it's an awfully unpredictable thing to do with the remnants of the earlier color and whatnot. I've used condiment cups from a restaurant supply for that but those sample tubes Gadgetman has look ideal. -
The materials used for Bones since the fourth Kickstarter is much improved over earlier iterations, but it is still flexible and some models just can't support their own weight. Here's what I did with the Jabberwock to deal with this problem: https://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/63873-so-rested-he-by-the-tumtum-tree-89016-jabberwock/
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Box of Goodwill round 8 picture/chatter thread
ultrasquid replied to Chaoswolf's topic in Exchanges and Contests
Just checking in on when the next round might start, and also the last time I was involved I lost the log book that was packed on my circuit. I found it again and would like to forward it on to its home, though its information is probably useless at this point, not that there was any great accounting anyway. Just thought I'd mention it. Best wishes. -
funded Dungeons & Lasers: Plastic Tabletop Scenery
ultrasquid replied to ultrasquid's topic in Kickstarter
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funded Dungeons & Lasers: Plastic Tabletop Scenery
ultrasquid replied to ultrasquid's topic in Kickstarter
The one included in the sample was a wolf with a sword in its mouth. Its feet stand on the rim of the 25mm circle base and is about 35mm long nose to tip of tail, 20mm tall to the top of its ears. Next to a character figure it looks as big as a normal medium-large dog, which might be a bit small for a wolf but still passable. The figure came in 6 pieces. It assembled fairly easily without glue, but the head pops off at a dirty look. -
I didn't see this listed so: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/archonstudio/dungeonsandlasers-plastic-tabletop-rpg-scenery I received an engineering sample of the product today. They're made of hard gray injection-molded plastic, my guess would be ABS from its hardness and density. The floor and wall ties fit together tightly, though it takes a bit of effort that likely would wear at paint on those surfaces had they been painted. Due to response from earlier sample recipients, the production tiles will be slightly larger than the samples.
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Bones You'd Like to See, thread #4
ultrasquid replied to ladystorm's topic in Reaper's Product Lines
Gremlins, kind of like Pathfinder goblins, but with aviator helmets and assorted tools -
Oh yes, that was done long ago. I added a jar of blue Lit glow powder to my order. A recent update said they would be sending out the remaining USA orders next week, so it shouldn't be long now.
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I presume my order was among those affected, since I'm still waiting but I never got a notice or coupon.