Malynor's collection of WIPs

[Malynor]

I was messing up paint with my fingers holding the bases of the IMEF guys, so I glued them into some plastic bases, and while they were setting, I decided to take a poke at a mini I've had primed for a while.

 

Mousling Wench!

 

She is TINY!

 

I got a lot further on her her than I was expecting to in one sitting, I think I like layering/highlighting cloth, once I got started, I kinda zoned out until i was basically done.  The colours on the hat/hood were a little difficult, I don't seem to do reds well.  At the end I needed to use an orange wash to bring it together (kind of).

 

I think I'm going to try to do some NMM on her jugs tankards.  I've really never attempted it, but I think I want to try - if anyone has any tips tricks, feel free to point me in the right direction.

 

Sorry for the blurry iPad photos.

 

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C&C Welcome.

[Dontfear]

Should be easy, they are just cylinders. a single line highlight, straight up and down the cylinder portion at the point where the most light would hit it. You can do a couple of highlights across the surface like that to make it interesting.

[Malynor]

So.. kinda puttering away at a little of everything lately.

 

Firstly - Mousling Wench - So I completely forgot to do any lining on her, and while I had noticed earlier, I hadn't thought it was really needed... Until I tried to paint her apron bow/straps. It just wasn't working without it.  So I lined her - ruined a bunch of work I've already done, started touching her back up to get it back to where she was, but got distracted.

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Secondly - IMEF Squad - Got them glued into 30mm beveled bases, they look kinda cool.  Finished base coating the armour in Clotted Red.  Haven't really figured out all the fiddly bits on the heads yet, also, noticed I missed some pieces of guns when I was doing my metallics first off.  I want to be able to buckle down and get these guys done for the SciFi contest, but, I'm really not that invested in them, I think I should have done them singly, instead of as a group, I get burned out on them pretty quickly, and need to move onto other things.  

IMEF Squad:

 

Thirdly - PANDA! - So, I got my ReaperCon Swag back in the mail (along with some Giants for the contests), really impressed with it, I really like the paints included, my 2 wallhanger Paint Racks are now completely full - I need another rack.    But, for some reason, I was really taken with the Red Panda.  I've never really been one for the anthropomorphized creatures, but it seems to work for me.  So I removed her base (I really need to find a better way to do this), and made my own. I used a bamboo tutorial I saw linked in the show off section (http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/54721-nubian-princess-14321-bow-sister-akamini-13/), and failed at it horribly.  I am not a sculptor at all, fingers are too big, greenstuff is too sticky, and I've no idea how to make it do what you want.

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[Malynor]

Oh, forgot to add, I picked up a new paint brush dryer thingy, I need to modify it a little, as the "spring" doesn't fit my smallest brushes (W&N S7 #0 and #00) when stretched out the way it's supposed to be.  I've got the spring just sitting on top now, and it seems to hold a #0 with no issues - just need to find a way to attached it so it doesn't roll around on the bar.

Excuse the mess:

Edited May 16, 2014 by Malynor

[chaoshead]

Possibly a little solder?

 

Liquid nails maybe?

 

I have always kind of had my eye on one of those brush holders but always wondered how well they would hold my brushes.

[Malynor]

Possibly a little solder?

 

Liquid nails maybe?

 

I have always kind of had my eye on one of those brush holders but always wondered how well they would hold my brushes.

There are little holes about 1" down from the top on either side of the top-rail, that the ends of the springs are supposed to be stuck into - this makes it's stretched out a bit, and curved some as well. --- And while looking at the box trying to figure out how to explain how it's SUPPOSED to work - I realized I had it put together wrong the first time.  Reassembled, and have the spring in place with the holes, and it holds my #0 with no problems at all.  Thanks!

[chaoshead]

Ah, so IF assembled correctly it actually holds the brushes well enough to not worry about them falling onto the bristles.

 

Glad I could help.

 

;-)

[ub3r_n3rd]

Got one of those too, had to do some jockeying around with it to get it working right as well.

 

I can't believe I haven't commented in here before, just been on like-bombings, anyhow great work Malynor, looking forward to seeing what you do with the Red Panda!

[ShadowRaven]

I'm planning a vignette with my red panda which will also feature some bamboo. Likewise, I suck at sculpting with green stuff (no idea how the pros, or even the talented amateurs, manage to work that stuff) So I was planning on just rolling it around a toothpick enough that I can scribe in a joint between each section of bamboo and call that good.

[Malynor]

I'm planning a vignette with my red panda which will also feature some bamboo. Likewise, I suck at sculpting with green stuff (no idea how the pros, or even the talented amateurs, manage to work that stuff) So I was planning on just rolling it around a toothpick enough that I can scribe in a joint between each section of bamboo and call that good.

The tutorial I used said to roll it around a copper rod - I didn't have any, so used pieces of my fiancee's jewelry wire.  I'm hoping that once it's painted it looks less deformed, because right now it's rather... pathetic.   

[Malynor]

Painted up the base.. I thought it looked a bit better than the raw greenstuff (not saying a whole lot)... and then I took a picture of it.  =/

 

It'll do I guess, but I'm not particularly happy with it.

 

[Malynor]

Tidied up the blues again on the Mousling Wench.  I like it looks pretty good, I think (the back more-so than the front).

 

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[Malynor]

I was going to work on fixing up the hat/scarf next... however, I have no idea what colours I used.   Might have to start from scratch.

[Malynor]

Touched up the reds.  The scarf was pretty darned close to MSP HD Burning Orange.  Not sure If I can manage any highlighting shading on the bow.  I know it needs it, but it is so tiny, and might be beyond my ability.

 

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[Dilvish the Deliverer]

I was going to work on fixing up the hat/scarf next... however, I have no idea what colours I used.   Might have to start from scratch.

Yeah, I know that feeling well.