Monday, November 12, 2012

Having a blast with basing... part ONE


It has become necessary for me to create some 80 mm inserts for the base sets that I did for CoolMiniorNot a while back.  That's over a dozen types of bases, but let's begin with this one.  Since these are meant to be cast, I need to work a bit differently, avoiding undercuts and open 'holes', where mould material could work through.
I set up as many of the materials and tools as I thought I might need...


What I am trying to replicate is the existing 50 mm base from the set (the grey piece in the upper left).  I didn't have any thick pieces of baked sculpey, so I glued a few thin layers together.  I am using the white variety, which is the easiest to carve.


I start carving out my 'blast' patterns, this time using a 'v' shaped wood carving tool.  You could use a variety of other tools as well.


This view really shows what it looks like.  You can see the spider web like cracks...


Now I have to build up the 'tech' part of the base.  I create an edge using some polystyrene tubing... in this case square!


Once the edge is set, I get my plastic deck plating.   It is traced out, and cut to shape.


Deck plating in place!


I add a few bits of polystyrene tubing to simulate conduits, etc...


The rest of the process will be posted tomorrow, so stay tuned!


13 comments:

  1. Great progress- can't wait to see the rest!

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  2. Wow!
    Where dir you get that plastic deck plating?

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    1. We have gotten ours from places like Hobby Lobby. I think there are a number of places online (like Micro Mart) which may have that as well.

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  3. What's the material do you carve?Plaster or resin?

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    1. It is baked sculpey. You can look at some of the other basing technique posts to hear more about that material. :-)

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    2. Only one question...what kind of scilpey do you use?Cernit,Fimo or Super Sculpey?

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    3. The only kind of sculpey that works with this process is the plain white regular sculpey, as you can see. All those other types are way too hard and or rubbery, as I discovered the hard way!

      Best of luck!

      PS... I have a series of painting and hobby videos that will be coming out in July, and this technique will be among them. :-)

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    4. Thks...sorry to bother you...i write form italy and i swould buy the sculpey that you use...i would buy this...is it ok?

      http://www.dominiox.com/vendita/super-sculpey-living-doll-chiaro-454gr.html

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    5. What sculpey do you use?

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    6. As I mentioned, it is the white sculpey. The other types are too hard to carve!

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  4. Thks...you are one of my ispirator with your technics :)

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