Though I'm busy quietly hating everyone who managed to get a Smaug, my curiosity will of course allow me to view and compliment the work of those same people
I look forward to seeing your progress!
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| Author: | ninjaboyun [ Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
Hello everyone, Long time lurker amount these great pages but yet to make any real imput. So that's about to change and hopefully for the better. I have received and started work on the amazing smaug model, seriously I recommend this for any one who wants a hobby challenge. So this blog will follow progress on the old lizard to start with. It will also follow my progress with other hobbit projects (notibly the 13 dwarfs and goblins to start) and hopefully I'll have time to paint some of the vast collecting of LotR models I have built up. I post the first progress pictures of smaug tomorrow along with some shots of the dwarfs so far. Chris |
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| Author: | Mapper [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 4:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
Will be watching this! |
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| Author: | Blue Dragon [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
Though I'm busy quietly hating everyone who managed to get a Smaug, my curiosity will of course allow me to view and compliment the work of those same people I look forward to seeing your progress! |
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| Author: | Gandlaf the Grey [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
Welcome and nothing like starting from the top, watching with interest. |
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| Author: | ninjaboyun [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
Really struggling to embed images in to my post, I have attach a screen shot of the error I am receiving in the editor. (Not attached as the file is to big) It say "You cannot use certain BB codes [url]" I'm trying to upload the images from photo bucket and have copied the img link and pasted it into the body. Any ideas? |
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| Author: | ninjaboyun [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
And so it begins....  First up the box is fantastic, heaven duty cardboard covered in photos. The instructions are printed on the inside sleeve.  The inner sleeve appeals very much to my geeky side.  Everything is nicely packed.  All the bits laid out following cleaning, the casts are pretty good with a couple of 1-2 mm mold-slip lines which will come out with a little work.  He's a big old beastie.    First thing to know about this kit is the detail, his skin looks real and each of the horns are beautiful crisp and sharp. I started on the head the neck pictured above is 5 parts which all fit well together, of course with this size of kit there is a lot of filling to do. Now I'm not fantastic with green stuff but anyone looking for advice, I do have a little. 1) use proper tools, I use GW's new set and they are fantastic 2) make sure you green stuff is well mixed 3) keep your tools wet, regularly dipping in clean water or the putty will stick to them 4) let the lines of the model guide you when shaping the green stuff once you have filled a gap to continue any detail that should be there 5) let it cure for 30-60 mins before trying to add detail (I fill with it straight away as it's more workable) 6) be careful not to touch it whilst filling other gaps (everyone has done it) I'm going to crack on, I'm posting this knowing the photos aren't working but with the hope of getting some advise as URL links are not working for me Chris |
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| Author: | Gandlaf the Grey [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
You need a photo bucket account. Upload your photos into there and copy the image URL and paste that here. |
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| Author: | ninjaboyun [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
That is what I have tried to do but got the error in the post above |
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| Author: | Dezartfox [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug |
Not the a href tag, the only ne with the img in square brackets 
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| Author: | ninjaboyun [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug now with real photos |
Thanks for the assistants. I'll work on the image sizes for next time |
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| Author: | Gandlaf the Grey [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
Wow, immense model, would love to get my hands on it. |
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| Author: | Crucium Giger [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
Here sure is a big fella |
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| Author: | Harfoot [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
Following with great interest, the head looks amazing!!!! How are the gaps? much filling??? |
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| Author: | Dezartfox [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
Harfoot wrote: Following with great interest, the head looks amazing!!!! How are the gaps? much filling??? Fair few gaps on mine.. I found it best to heat the parts and try and fit them together before gluing, as some large parts like the wings are a little warped. Still loads of gap filling to do though on the larger pieces! 
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| Author: | ninjaboyun [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
So the main construction is about done minus the spikes, so far about 3-4 hours in. Just the spikes to go.   As you can see he is a big old fella.  The gaps are what I would expect from a forge world model of this scale. The worst areas are the neck to the body and the wings along the body. The wings I'll heat and fit ant the filling will be easy as it's along armoured plates. The neck is a little more difficult due to the amazing scale details, it's not a big gap maybe 2mm.  My plan is to shallow fill it then to put a layer of warm green stuff on it then make a mold from a different part of the skin an stamp the detail in and do a final fix. Let's see how it goes....  Finally the base which is fantastic, the detail is amazing. The next session will have to wait till the weekend however as I'm away with work tomorrow. Thanks for the interest so far! Chris |
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| Author: | Sacrilege83 [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
Amazing, keep up the good work! |
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| Author: | Crucium Giger [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting with Smaug, now with photos |
It's great seeing him come together, he's quite the "miniature". |
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