Raiding the Dusty Wastes
Thunderchicken on a stick
Such thighgap, much wowThe original placement of the model was on a pair of stones that held up the bird but that doesn’t suit my sense of mini making. I’ve filled in the key on the leg which is the largest amount of greenstuff I’ve used on a single point of a model thus far but I’m not one for too much building these days.
In doing the base for this I’m using a 90x120mm oval MDF base and the green foam used for fake flower arrangements.
This crap breaks down into minute granules and gets everywhere as dust. I knew this going in and covered it with watered down PVA afterwards. It appears to be a closed cell foam so it doesn’t absorb into the material. This is not fun but the material is manageable after the glue dries and stabilized the surface to a degree. I’m irritated that the rocky texture wasn’t achieved after using a layer of plaster gauze as model train builders use for mountains. I will, however, use a thick coat of gesso over some texturing I plan to do with an air dry clay like Das. This will act as a secondary means of shoring up the shell on the foam. This is is a good way to keep the majority of the weight in the bird. I have a few ideas on additions to make before finally priming it beyond the tree I got from Epic Basing.
This portion of the project seems like a halfway point to terrain building and I really admonish myself as I fall futher afield into the arena of a Terry Gilliam production (I can do more shit!!).
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