Still slowly working on the base for Silas. I added the rest of the reeds to the water and am drying out a twig to use as a log. The Envirotex hasn't shown up yet, so I have plenty of time to decide on things before I pull the trigger and pour the varnish over it all.
In case you were wondering how I am keeping the broom bristles standing straight while they dry, without the need to hold them up in place the entire time. It's pretty simple actually. I just hang them upside down once the Elmer's glue is tacky enough to keep them in place.
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| Reeds hanging upside down. |
You may have noticed that the rock now has some sand on it. I've decided to make it appear mossy and I glued some sand onto it and will be painting it various shades of green. Also the reeds will be at least washed/inked to give them some color. Possibly brown/greens. I'm not sure yet.
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| Reeds standing up! |
Now I need to set up some static grass and I may take a couple more bristles and cut them to resemble twigs on the ground. I think I'll mix up some regular grass and some scorched grass to give it a bit more variety in the color too. More progress to come, this base has me excited to push my limits.
On another note. I am working on a rather large project for a friend of mine and while I was searching for tools I noticed something hanging in the ceiling of the basement...
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| Zombie Cheerleaders! |
ZOMBIE CHEERLEADERS! I don't remember when i hung those up there. But I do remember that they came with some other Games Workshop minis that I had ordered and they were included as a freebie... or at least, I didn't order them and somehow they ended up in my shipping box.
I really should use those ladies as undead flesh practice. Seeing as there is a set of zombies coming from Tre Manor's Red Box Kickstarter and I can't paint those until I'm sure I have the look of rotten flesh down.
