Saturday, August 13, 2011
On vacation
Going fishing this week, I'm also taking my high elves to paint. Have a good week everyone and see you when I get back.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
How to Hinge a Land raider
Hello all, I was looking through pictures I had taken as I do work on my Land Raider for my salamanders army and found all my documenting photos of hinging the doors. So I thought I would share them with you. When I first undertook this I thought it was going to be an insanely difficult task to hinge my doors so they can be painted, and magnetized. As I plan to fully paint the inside, and outside of the Land raider, as well as add electronic lighting to the inside for effect. Turns out it was not hard to hinge them at all.
Step One:
Drill out three 1/32nd diamater holes in the door frame where the door hinges sit.
Step Two:
Drill out holes for 1/18th inch magnets opposite the holes you previously drilled.
Step Three:
Using florist wire, which can be found in most hobby shops, dollar stores, and florist shops, Cut three lengths at about two inches long.
Step Four:
Using your 1/32nd pin vice drill, very very carefully drill into the side of the LR door hinges, if you break one paint it as battle damage or apply Greenstuff skills to hide the fact. Once these holes are drilled, thread the wire into them and fold it tight to the plastic.
Step Five:
With great patience thread the ends through the 1/32nd holes in your hull, this can be tricky and I found trimming the wire to three separate lengths helped get it all in there.
Step Six:
Gently cross the wires and glue into place in the inside of the hull, feel free to trim excess wire.
Step Seven:
Glue magnets into the remaining hole and onto the Door, allow it to dry before playing with it and Enjoy.
Its really that simple to hinge a door on a land raider, I hope this helps at least one other person out there.
Step One:
Drill out three 1/32nd diamater holes in the door frame where the door hinges sit.
Step Two:
Drill out holes for 1/18th inch magnets opposite the holes you previously drilled.
Using florist wire, which can be found in most hobby shops, dollar stores, and florist shops, Cut three lengths at about two inches long.
Step Four:
Using your 1/32nd pin vice drill, very very carefully drill into the side of the LR door hinges, if you break one paint it as battle damage or apply Greenstuff skills to hide the fact. Once these holes are drilled, thread the wire into them and fold it tight to the plastic.
Step Five:
With great patience thread the ends through the 1/32nd holes in your hull, this can be tricky and I found trimming the wire to three separate lengths helped get it all in there.
Step Six:
Gently cross the wires and glue into place in the inside of the hull, feel free to trim excess wire.
Glue magnets into the remaining hole and onto the Door, allow it to dry before playing with it and Enjoy.
Its really that simple to hinge a door on a land raider, I hope this helps at least one other person out there.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tip on Dipping
Short post again, may be more of these.
Just learned this trick this morning, when dipping metal figures, like flesh hounds, don't try and flick the dip off. They will snap and either break or fly off a 9th story balcony and then definitely break. Use a can of compressed air, like the ones used to clean dust from a PC, and gently pulse the trigger while moving the figure around. Worked out quite well for me. Just be careful not to use too much air on one spot or hold the nozzle too close the the figure.
Just learned this trick this morning, when dipping metal figures, like flesh hounds, don't try and flick the dip off. They will snap and either break or fly off a 9th story balcony and then definitely break. Use a can of compressed air, like the ones used to clean dust from a PC, and gently pulse the trigger while moving the figure around. Worked out quite well for me. Just be careful not to use too much air on one spot or hold the nozzle too close the the figure.
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