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Combat servitor
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Author:  Vermis [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:28 pm ]
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While I'm fiddling with war engines and other things, here's something I sculpted ages ago but never took photos of.  A combat/bodyguard cyborg to be used as a servitor, accompanying my techpriest commander.



I'm getting better at photographing 6mm infantry, too...
Author:  Legion 4 [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:35 pm ]
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Wow !!!  That's Great ! I thought it was a bigger scale !  VERY CooL ! :cool:
Author:  Otterman [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:49 pm ]
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Obligatory posts:

I could cast that.

In Soviet Russia, 6mm infantry photographs you!
Author:  Evil and Chaos [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:02 pm ]
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You should definitely send that to Otterman.
Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:07 pm ]
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I bet there might be some interest in mass produced servitors.  :;):
Author:  Legion 4 [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:14 pm ]
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Damn Russkies ... But anyway, I'd buy a few of those !  :D
Author:  Dave [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:19 pm ]
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Vermis, how do you get the GS so smooth at this scale? Got any special tools/tricks/techniques you'd like to share?

Great job, that's a nice mini.
Author:  Vermis [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:19 pm ]
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Ta all!

I had a recent idea of sculpting up a sprue of 'mechister' characters, with a few cyborg bodyguards.  I still have to finish that castable version of the mech-mage, but I hope to get back to it after a couple of other projects.  Then knock a few more out to go with it.
Then I can send 'em to Otterman, as long as you don't mind giving them up if/when I ever set up my own little cottage/mom-and-pop business (which, to be fair, isn't going to happen anytime soon). ???

I don't want to send this cyborg.  It includes non-vulcanisable plasticard, for one thing.  I realise that doesn't matter much for resin casting, but I want to get into the habit.  Anyway, I picked up a tip from Bob Naismith and started using milliput superfine white, which is easier to shape than styrene IMO.
And some niggling proportion problems, for another thing.

I just need people to get angry and impatient with me.  Shocking lack of motivation and attention span, don't you know.

Dave: don't use it straight. ;)
I think I only used it straight to fix the armature.  Any green bits showing are GS + apoxie sculpt (a bit like GS + milliput), which makes smoothing easier.  The grey bits are procreate, which is also great with it's smoothing properties and lack of memory.
Author:  Napalm [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:28 pm ]
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Good sculpting !
Looks a bit like Xmen's cyclops.
Author:  Otterman [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:55 pm ]
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I have to admit to some slacking on my own part, having never contacted Reaper to see what a tooling/casting quote would be on something like this.
Author:  kev101 [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:54 am ]
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vermis

what tools do you use and what products  gs,pro,milli

as i know i will not be as good as you at this but i'd like to a chance

but skill is skill and i do know no tool or product can replace

thanks kev
Author:  Vermis [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:27 am ]
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Putty. ;)  I knew that would come in useful.

Some of my tools.  I have a tendency to bang on about them (no surprise there), so settle in.




The first, and the one I use the most, is an 'improved' GW tool.  I went at it with needle files and it turned out surprisingly easy to grind down.  I took off the irregular and ragged edges, filed the round end to a slightly convex leaf shape (not so easily seen there), sharpened the blade, and tried to make some kind of Wax-5-esque shape - although in retrospect I'd keep the hook and lose the spike.  I polished it with fine grade (wet 'n' dry) sandpaper, and I would've dipped it in floor wax but it seems to be okay without it.

Homemade stuff:



I never used the loop tool, so I binned it.  The others are useful, particularly for 6mm.  A pin tool, a bamboo skewer tool from one of Reaper's articles (bamboo chopsticks are good for larger tools), and a thick needle made from the leftover skewer.

I have a few other tools that come in useful at times.  Most used is your bog-standard hobby knife/scalpel.  Also, clay shapers, darning needles, and the end of a mechanical pencil for occasional rivets, among others.

Obligatory pimping: Heresy's fine range of tools.  The leaf shape on my GW tool is based on the one in the 6-pack.
Author:  kev101 [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:43 pm ]
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thanks for the info  i'll do some ordering today :D .
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