Custom Sculpts & Homebrew minis

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:47 am

I'm going to be taking a crack at the Klingon F-5W and HF-5.

I already have the parts, just need to get some client work finished and order some "greenstuff" putty.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:21 am

It's been really quiet here in the Minis section for a while.

Here's what I've been doing:
PICTURE

These are my original Fed CS mod, a new copy of it for myself, and two I did for a client, along with the decal sheet that gets applied to them this weekend.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:17 pm

very nice work, Will.

pm inbound...

PaulK · Post by **PaulK** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:41 pm

I must agree, very nice work. What are you using as your hull base color for those ships? I just discovered FC and will be assembling a Federation fleet as my starting foray into a new level of my metal addiction. (I'm currently addicted to all manner of other metal toys right now)

Thanks!

/Paul

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:51 pm

Those are great-looking ships!

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:51 pm

Thanks!

The two for the client are Testors Model Master gloss white enamel, cut with a bit of light grey.

The two for me are a custom mix of Testors Model Master enamels, essentially a very slightly green light grey (based on Paul Newitt's research into the color of the Enterprise filming miniature).

dave · Post by **dave** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:00 am

I am blown away by the decal sheets. What a lot of details to add to these fine ships.

Please post pictures when they are finished.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:45 am

Well, I certainly can't credit for those decal sheets. Those are purchased.

I love using decals, as honestly, I suck at painting. I have really high standards that my hands just aren't able to deliver. I can sculpt and do all kinds of fabrication, but I'm not the painter I want to be. People on this board like Tony T., and other's like John S. and Mike R. are my heroes =)

Re: pictures; absolutely! I'm in the middle of building a webpage gallery to present all of my minis, as I complete them this winter.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:14 am

Dude... I mean, DJdood...

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I just paint what others have created. It's the master sculptors like John Schneider, Jessica Orsini, and yourself that get my adoring kudos.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:29 am

I miss Jessica. She's a neat person and has a lot of talent (I learned a lot from her articles and posts). Too bad she doesn't visit the legacy board anymore.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:41 am

I agree. I have emailed her several times over the years to probe her vast store of knowledge and she's always been more than willing to provide any assistance that she can.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:44 am

I finally finished and shipped off my first minis I did for a client. It's the Fed CS minis I modified (same as in the previous post), but here they are with all the decals on, dull-coated, and ready to kick some Romulan butt on the hex-map:
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Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:24 pm

Excellent work, Will.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:35 pm

Thanks much! I hope my client likes it too.

toastie · Post by **toastie** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:24 pm

Sweet job. At some point, I hope to build my skills up to that level.