Weekly Finds #116

New Year, Old Tricks by izeColt from Spiky Rat Pack - My partner got me the Imperial Sector set for Chrimstas. Have been slowly plucking away at each of the buildings while working on other projects at the same time. Seeing this got me thinking of ways to utilise some of the spare bits. And the Terra-Flex Gaming Mat looks amazing.

Painting OSL Weapons Effects by Lucky No. 5 from Eye of Error - Following on from last weeks vial tutorial...

From the Margins of the Mighty Tome by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - Stunning assortment of different kitbashes. The floating servitors offer some ideas on what can be done with all of the wings that come in the Dark Angels Veteran Upgrade box. Then there are these equally stunning, yet very different miniatures. The first could easily be seen as an Arch Magos, while the second fits into the lumber war machine category very nicely. Another option for the bodies is Skaven in a smiliar fashion to what Paulson Games did in making some Jawa seen here, here and here.

Snapshot: Expressive Surfaces by JRN from miniaTEXTures - White is one of those colours that is extremely difficult to get right. For beginners it is a challenge just to get a smooth, even coat. And then there is the greater challenge of adding depth. The below image goes to show one way of achieving a detailed white surface. Reminds me of this Forge World miniature with an almost flat white and the use of weathering to add depth.

Creating Complex Styrene/Plasticard Armour by Lucky No 5. from Eye of Error - I doubt I'd have the patience to go through with something like this. However, it does offer one way of adding lightening bolts in a fashion similar to The Damned Artificer.