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Hi Tas,
I moved your terrain query to the beginning of this post since it's more hobby-related.
| Quote (Tas @ 21 May 2006 (21:41)) | P.S.
And when you've calmed down from that, I'd like to hear more about the terrain building!  |
Well, I have been working with Patrick for some time helping him to plan out his terrain lay out and teaching him basic techniques like model cleaning & preparation, foliage template terrain construction, miniature & structure basing, the use of fender washers, the use of cheap materials, differences between glue types and a whole variety of other miniatures game lore. Patrick is more of a board gamer who has dabbled in toy gaming than a miniatures gamer.
But I'm doing my best to teach Patrick the joys of the miniatures hobby (and not the "GW hobby" LOL).
So, the project we worked on the Sunday before last was a simple foliage one.
Patrick had been advised to buy some cheap palm trees from a cake decorating shop and we had plans to base them on fender washers.
Part of the plan was to guy on a supply run for him as well: paint, glue, brushes, washers, needle files, primer, basing sand, and a few other goodies.
When we got back we primed his Armorcast Easter Island heads (which we had previously washed to clean off any residual release agents, which mess with primers and paints) and got down to the business of basing his palm trees.
Cake decorator palm trees are made to stick in cakes so to get them to stand on a washer, you have to glue them down and add a little stanchion to hold them up... cheap poster tack works... so do clay and a variety of other materials.
After we had the palm trees attached to the washers, we "textured" the bases with glue and sand to give a rough beach-like surface to the trees.
Patrick then has plans to use some felt cut-outs to make forest or jungle templates on which the trees can be placed.
We'll make some jungle bases at a later date from aquarium plants.
At the same time as Patrick worked on plam trees with my help, I assembled a variety of cheap plastic cactus bases, some of which will be gifts to Patrick and the rest of which I'll add to my terrain collection.
We had a good time and I think that painting and assembly projects go more quickly and better with company.
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I also made a New Years resolution this year to work on my 6mm city layouts, but we didn't get to that on this past work day.
Patrick has been experimenting with paper buildings. I plan to teach him how to use cheap foam core cut-outs to give his buildings more strength.
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| Quote (Tas @ 21 May 2006 (21:41)) | I can only agree with Dafrca - the final get-together is to check the chemistry and see if you can work together. There are likely to only be three or less who see him.
Regarding positive energy, just remember that there are far more reasons for them TO give you th job than NOT. ?Your task is to show them that. |
Thanks!
I've done some more research and I'm starting to think that if I conjure up the same confidence (maybe a little chutzpah and moxie since Yiddish is always good) that got me in the door, the odds are high that I'll get the job.
| Quote (Tas @ 21 May 2006 (21:41)) | Good luck Maks, I have every faith in you!
Tas. |
Thanks again! It's good to have people believe in you.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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