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Dagorlad · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:27 pm

Professional laser cutting and now Woodland Scenics armatures. Here's the link to Thomarillion's website. Why don't you just buy one of their hobbit holes and save yourself some time.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:33 pm

Good idea !

Kieffer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:01 pm

Thank you Dagorlad for the link to Thomarillion.
Amazing pieces on this website.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:06 pm

Been sculpting the trunk and root system this morning, quite happy with how its coming along...

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

DurinsBane wrote:

I have started work on some of the façades for the Hobbit Hole. I am toying with the idea of having them laser cut.

Does the Empire do commission jobs these days?

nice work , both of you.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:17 pm

I've ran out of Polyfilla which I need to cover the base before spraying, so Ive had to use watered down PVA instead. Just waiting for this to dry and then I will move onto the painting stage. Once this is done, I'll start on the foliage.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:49 pm

I am using a combination of SeaFoam and Fine Leaf Foliage to cover the tree, heres a close-up of how it looks so far...

The flash makes it look a lot lighter than it actually is, its really a mix of deep and light green.
Once its totally covered, I am hoping the effect will be quite dramatic.

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:56 pm

You've overtaken Alan! :shock:

Great progress pics mate, I really hope every stage is as thorough as this. And the sea foam leaves look very convincing, have you got a link to a supplier please?

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:14 pm

Here you go Jack, I got mine at Antenocitis...
http://www.barrule.com/workshop/scratch%20builders%20paradise/trees,%20arbres,%20baume.html

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:06 pm

That's a tree? Looks like someone sneezed on a hedgehog.

Here's my latest efforts (no lasers)

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:31 pm

Adding small pieces of Sea Foam at a time, I am about 1/3 of the way done now...very time consuming !

Its getting really tricky to get them attached now, so I'm taking a well deserved break

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:14 pm

Disappointed with the colours that my camera is showing, its too light, heres the actual product and the actual colours...

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:42 am

Last update for tonight, I am fed up with SeaFoam, Fine Leaf Foliage, SuperGlue, Purity Seal, gluing tools to my fingers...I'll carry on tomorrow.

BrentS · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:00 am

Looking great guys!!

DurinsBane wrote:

Last update for tonight, I am fed up with SeaFoam, Fine Leaf Foliage, SuperGlue, Purity Seal, gluing tools to my fingers...I'll carry on tomorrow.

I see this mentioned a lot. But what exactly is "Purity Seal" Whatever it is, I don't think it goes by the same name in the US.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:32 am

Purity Seal is what Games Workshop sell in spray form to add protection to your painted miniatures.
Basically, I am using it as a kind of 'Spray Glue'. Spraying each piece of Sea Foam, then dipping it into Fine Leaf Foliage. Using Purity Seal also adds strength to the Sea Foam, which is a very delicate product.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:39 am

Dagorlad Wrote:

Quote:

Here's my latest efforts (no lasers)

Alan, hope you haven't cut the windows yet on the 'Parlour' piece...your windows are wrong ! The right hand side one (looking at it), should be an 'Arched' window, not a circular one !

All the pieces are looking great, nice cuts ! Ive tried again, had success with the larger circles, but damned if I can get the smaller ones right.

BrentS · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:28 am

DurinsBane wrote:

Purity Seal is what Games Workshop sell in spray form to add protection to your painted miniatures.
Basically, I am using it as a kind of 'Spray Glue'. Spraying each piece of Sea Foam, then dipping it into Fine Leaf Foliage. Using Purity Seal also adds strength to the Sea Foam, which is a very delicate product.

Hmmm. I don't think I've ever seen Purity Seal in the US. I'll have to look for it.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:03 am

I checked the US website for you, cant find it, only the Matt Varnish which is a different product.

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:06 am

Thanks matey, it's a great reference shot of the tourist reconstruction. But I wouldn't put too much faith in the details from that photo Brian. The layout of the whole thing is spot on of course, but the actual shapes and sizes of the windows are incorrect on a couple of facades - that one included. I did make a mistake though on the parlour facade and thanks for showing me the full picture the other day - it's more of an octagonal section than flat like I have it.

The other things I spotted that they'd done a little wrong were as follows:

The shape of the roof over the front door isn't a nice smooth flowing curve, it's more like the one they have in the parlour section you showed above.
The window on the extreme right is also too large.
The curvature of the panels to the left of the parlour are too large.

When I get home tonight, I'll post the full picture you gave me and a couple of reference shots I have used from the movie.

Oh, and honestly, the tree looks fantastic.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:07 am

I look forward to seeing any reference pics you post up.

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The window on the extreme right is also too large

?

It looks big to me, just closed down with the frame woodwork?

Nice shot of chimneys...

Next, clarifies window number: 5

Good shot of the Parlour window, number: 7

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