Weekender XLBS: Testing UV Resins & Official Cog Uniforms Now In Session
September 15, 2019 by warzan
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Happy Sunday Brothers and Sisters of CoG! It’s the XLBS Show. Grab your favorite drink, something to snak on, and hold on tight, this could be a wild ride! As to the question of the day, What I’ve been doing this week…….breaking in a Brand New 3D Printer. I took the advice of the OTT 3D Print Team and bought an AnyCubic Mega S. Pretty sweet right out of the box. I’ve done a few test prints and a couple of add on parts for re routing the part cooling fan’s airflow. Next up, to pick some Star Wars: Legion… Read more »
I have the mega a for terrain and stuff it’s amazing 🙂 I use the photon for minis 🙂
I just received notice of a sale on the Photon Resin 3D Printer.
https://www.beastsofwar.com/forums/topic/anycubic-3d-printer-on-sale/
I wasn’t planning on buying the Photon so soon. But I may be off to do some shopping! ??
I’ve watched this twice now and every time @warzan starts cutting that resin block with clippers I cringe as it looks like he’s about to take chunks out of his hand. ?
Happy Sunday!!
I’ve started a new job so I’ve had my hobby time chewed up recently. But my recent project has been working on converting Orlock figures into Savlar Chem Dogs to use in the new Necromunda campaign at Crossroad Games https://www.facebook.com/CrossroadGames/
I con-fez, I am fez-tering with envy right now. The desire, nay NEED, for spiffy COG head wear has in-fez-ted my mind.
Only one answer :
https://youtu.be/obnblNruPiU
happy sunday! Hail the CoG!
Half awake, but coffee is ready only missing my Fez.
Yes it was Napoleon with the wallpaper in the drawing room. Despite sounding like a really bad game of Cluedo they think he was poisoned but nobody I think can prove it and was probably done unknowingly
There’s still life in the old grey matter yet
Happy Sunday. Due to a new job, I’m travelling 60% of the time with 60+ hours of work per week. So my hobby time is scarce these days. But in trying to get my Aeronautica Imperialis stuff to build and painted and finish building my Adeptus Titanicus. I might also build and prime that latest two Blackstone Fortress expansions. My friends already joke I’m piling just up for retirement. They might be right there ??
For the resin I’d be tempted to brush the first couple of layers on and let it set before pouring the rest
Who’s idea was it to add the extra penis to the ankh?
…. .- .–. .–. -.– / … ..- -. -.. .- -.– -.-.–
You do realise there is actually a ‘Fez code’?(And I’m not talking about the de-facto fez wearing conventions you’ve murdered in this episode)
They make a great headphone stand I worked that out
I think I’ve just worked out who may have nicked the gold bog from Blenheim!
Those Fez’s are off the chain. Everyone should own one.
@avernos nice work on the Greeks. I’ve been watching quite a few vids on you tube about painting with inks and I think it’s the way forward for speed painting
Thanks. Thinking of ordering the liquitex inks to see how they behave
I bought the burnt umber liquitex ink for the 3mm stuff and it’s great. Lovely coverage
Nice paint jobs on the 15mm Joan of Arc figures though some of the sculpts are very underwhelming for 15mm
Probably because they’re mass produced plastics, they don’t have the freedom of metal the king of materials
Amen Brother
Thanks! Yes, the sculpt quality varies greatly on the JoA range. That’s quite understandable given how much stuff there is, and like Gerry wrote, they are limited by what can be done with the material. At the same I’m very positively surprised how much detail they can pull from the board game plastic on the character models.
Great show guys. Black Combat Fez with a tassel and a weird skull on the front. Where have I seen that before…. For those wondering those guys generally seem to have worn the Tassel behind the head. (Joking just making some inisde historical jokes not accusations I really like the Fez’s) 🙂 If I’m being 100% honest the more I hear “Cult of Games” the less I like it. It’s not about change but “Cult” just has a really bad ring to it. @avernos is right Napoleon did think that he even had it in his will that if he… Read more »
I have to agree with @elessar2590 about the “CULT of games” the more it’s used the less I actually like it. and it is the use of CULT that is my problem. I would much prefer “Crew of gamers” or “CROWD of gamers” and then the logo can still be used.
It’s all just fun guys one of the inspirations is here 🙂
https://youtu.be/ZCOSPtyZAPA
Reclaim the word for a bit of good guys 🙂
I still call myself a backstager. Anything with cult has far too many negative connotations right now to make it acceptable without someone taking offense.
With you on that one. I still refer to it as backstage(rs) – not so bothered about any still extant negative connotations for cult(ist) it just sounds kinda naff to me in comparison buuuuuut…. if folk are enjoying it and having fun with the alt title, then what harm in it. For me though – I’m still BeastsOfWar (balls to YouTube ><) and backstage. Each to there own 🙂
OTTer!
lol 🙂
Those UV resin basing experiments were really interesting. I’ve never seen UV resin used before like that. In fact I didn’t even know you could buy it in dropper bottles.
Exciting and new product I think green stuff world only released it a couple of months ago.
Speaking of New Saga Updates I did some work on Age of Plasma. Every Faction has a Battle Board (and some sub factions have them as well) except the Sisters of Battle and Deathwatch. I’ll get to them in 2-3 weeks after Uni and Work settle down. The latest update added Inquisitors which can be built over 40+ different ways and are a mercenary Warlord Replacement for any of your Imperial Factions. They have different Ordos, Wargear and Political Beliefs which are all customisable to suit your Inquisitor. It also added Arco Flagellants, Crusaders, Death Cult Assassins, Priests, Officio Assassinorum… Read more »
Bill & Ben in a bath, Bill goes “flub-a-lub-a-lub-a-lub”. Ben replies, “Did you fart again you dirty bastard!?”
???
The UV resin seems a very expensive way of doing clear resin bases with price of it and how much you’ll use. If you want a sewer look to the bottom of the bases would it work better with a thin layer of Daz or sculpey and one of those green world rollers?
I’d still look at pouring resin or layers of gloss varnish for doing a lot of stuff. I’d still maybe try the UV stuff as the big advantage of the UV stuff is the control you should be get from being able to cure it quickly.
@robert Yeah. You can get nice effects with green and brown washes between layers
Indeed. I do like the look of the toxic sludge and wonder how easy it is to tint this UV resin as it would be a great way to add realistic slime and blood on models. Also small waterfall effects. Looks useful for lots of things but outside my hobby budget for using it to base an army.
Happy Sunday
Nice looking into these Resin, I´ll give it a try.
Happy Sunday all.I’ll be watching later so just popping by with a salutation.
Hope the OTT crew don’t mind me sharing this – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vlBVVSkjAU
It is how Green Stuff World use their own product! Not as fun as learning for yourself but plenty of tips and ideas to be got from it.
Happy Sunday! Not even 10 minutes in and its getting weird.
Gonna be a good one.
Happy sunday folks
“insert CoG handshake here”
Happy Sunday!
Getting the basing wallpaper to the OTT store will be great. Here in the Nordics people generally have good enough taste for home decoration meaning that type of horrible wallpaper is impossible to come by from local stores. Although I’m wondering how to explain to the missus an order of tiny sheets of wallpaper and a fez from Northern Ireland. ?
Great show. More of a hobby night vibe. Some very cool experimentation.
Like the Spartans Gerry @avernos looking really good ?
And the Fed’s are da bomb!!
cheers fella
Fez’s not Fed’s. Now that’s a freudian slip that could come back an haunt me.
Typo error mr. NSA man crawling game sites for terrorists
Cracking episode chaps,loved the experiments,i have a mad scientist type at my flgc who will be very interested in the techniques and materials used.The fez’s look great by the way.I haven’t hobbied in any way for a good while,i’m still looking into storage for ” failed / unplayed ” games and projects,so i’m immensely jealous of the progress @avernos has made with his ” greeks for many systems “.I do currently have a big box of skellies staring at me,so ( hopefully ) some more might get built for Age of Fantasy ( with a little magic )…