Modeling: Showpiece Update!

Hey everyone, so, work on my showpiece has been a bit slower than I planned, due to getting ready for a new puppy and prepping for some military training time coming up. I originally intended to put the finished work up as my next post, but that might be another week or two. Instead, I decided to give you all a look at my progress so far...

Modeling: My First Showpiece

Hey all, so, I just realized I have unintentionally kept you in the dark as to what I have been working on lately. Here's a quick sneak peek:

What Makes The Green Grass Grow?

As promised, here are some fully painted photos of the objective marker I created in the "Trash or Treasure: Empty Sprues" post. I decided to keep the spikes black so the eyes are naturally drawn to the subject of the piece (the heads). Now that I have finally used it, I really like static grass (just don't sneeze or blow near the open tub. That stuff flies...). Enjoy!

Trash or Treasure: Empty Sprues

Welcome to the first installment of Trash or Treasure! This time we're taking a look at the most common "trash" we come across as miniature gamers- the stacks of empty sprues left from the completion of a model kit.

Tutorial: Metallic Carapaces

 

Lately, I have had many questions about how I get the metallic green color for the carapaces on my wife's Tyranid models. It is such a simple process, I guarantee any of you can do it, no matter what your painting level is. First, I started off with a little bit of inspiration....

One Man's Trash...

Is another man's treasure! We've all heard the saying, so i was thinking, could it apply to miniatures and modeling, too? I was doing some house clean up the other day, and I ran into these from my Stormraven Gunship kit. Now, if you're like me, you normally throw these empty sprues right into the trash as soon as your model is complete and you've removed all the extra bits. What kind of treasure, then, can this so-called trash become?