Madfrog's Hobbit & LOTR Miniatures (Updated 20/02)

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Hey I quite like the dirty mud look they have myself. That is the colour of wet mud in new zealand lol so yeah.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:55 pm

I'm sorry I've been off this for a while. The liquid green stuff in a pot is utter rubbish. When it dries it shrinks a lot and can't fill gaps with it, it takes like 20 applications! The regular green stuff it better.

Sorry man.

Gene Parmesan · **Posted:** Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:23 pm

madfrog2000 wrote:

Ah okay I think the gap was too big for the liquid I ended up having to blob it on but should be able to sand/file it to end up looking good

Or wet your finger and run it along the gap, smoothing it out. It's a bit fiddly to get on but much quicker to use. Dries in minutes. Just don't put your finger in your mouth!

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:22 pm

Quote:

Just don't put your finger in your mouth!

I have had better luck with squadron putty Or even Wood putty.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techn ... 20394.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO_D9lwoHR0

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

If but you smooth it off with your finger it just sinks in once dried :/. Yeah I ordered some proper greenstuff off ebay just waiting for it to come

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Yea I was going to look at wood putty just need to check prices on it in New Zealand.

Thanks guys for the info

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Radagast the Brown & a Dog

More surprises to come

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:39 am

Good job! The basing of Farmer Maggot's dog is lovely.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Thanks

My girlfriend actually did most of the base on the Farmers Dog haha I just added those 2 bits of long grass.

If anyone could give me some tips at taking photos of minis would be great. For some reason if I put the light closer to the mini my camera picks up these weird lines.

kidterminal · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:38 pm

You don't want the light to point at the camera, you want the light to come from above and in front. You can use white illustration board in back and to the sides of the figure to bounce the light on the figure.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

I have been using the light above and back but these weird like waves keep showing up on the pictures :/

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:02 am

madfrog2000 wrote:

I have been using the light above and back but these weird like waves keep showing up on the pictures :/

It sounds like the light is pointing directly into the lens, you don't want to do that it causes lines like you describe.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

hm could it be the light is too close to the lens? from above?

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:31 pm

If you can take a piece of string and make a strait line from the light blub to the lens then yes it's pointing into the lens.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Aha thanks yeah that will be why then!

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

New Model I got today Balrog!!! What a pain to glue together!

More surprises to come

Blue Dragon · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:55 am

Nice. I was looking at buying one of those the other day when I saw one floating about.

I gather you're an NZ based gamer too, which is great - there's not as may of us as I'd like.

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Haha were you looking on trademe? I got it off there yesterday night

$40NZD. I am more of a NZ Painter than a gamer not played the game yet but thinking about giving it ago when I finish painting an army. but yeah man heaps more NZ people should play!. It is really hard finding someone to even play against in Auckland-Henderson area. Unless I ask a games workshop staff member to teach me or something.

JamesR · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:58 pm

I feel your pain a bit on lack of gamers. It's probably a little better here but there are no "gaming clubs" or anything here. There are a few comic shops in the area that host some games but they're all games like Magic cards and the like. No good tabletop war-gaming places (that I've found anyways)

kidterminal · **Posted:** Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:28 pm

Both of you are going to have to push the game in your are. You're going to have to get two small forces and demo games for people. Finding places may seem difficult at first but you can do it at your or a friends house for your friends or colleges are good too. :frodo:

madfrog2000 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:07 am **Posts:** 179

Yeah well I actually made a desk in the garage to game on. just need to find someone who plays I will keep an eye out for anyone at Unitec that might play.

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