#plasticard

[tinygiantplasticmonsters]

A couple rusty bridge sections I built and painted for necromunda

[time-capsule-scratch-builder]

(1/76 scale - Top secret project...) So... This is what I was secretly working on over many weeks between Commissions and the huge Poppins restaurant build! Fair to say, I threw myself right under the bus with this one... This was a gift that I gave this Christmas to a close family. We've all had a hard year but one of my family members needed cheering up just a little bit this year. However I can only feel it became so much more important than I had intended.... This coach and Company is who my cousin drove coaches for but unfortunately, Dudley's coaches closed its doors on 18th December after a very long history serving coach travel and services in Worcestershire and further a field. This was a huge upheaval to end the year on for my cousin and so being able to gift this to him for Christmas to serve as both s reminder of the depot that he adores and also his allocated coach which was quite simply known as his pride and joy. Now you'll see as you swipe the through the transformation I had to do on the original model that I modified, it was a close match but I did have to make up a door on one side and reprint vents and the like to try to achieve accuracy that I knew my cousin wouldn't miss haha High quality close ups of the final piece to follow but enjoy seeing the piece unfold here 👌 #secretproject #dudleys #positivevibes #giftofgiving #dudleyscoaches #coachcompany #plasticard #gift #sculpture #christmasgift #christmasmaking #miniaturesculpture #miniatureart #modelmaker #artist #myart #dioramamaker #capturingmemories #specialoccasion #meaningfulart #scalemodel #makersjourney #scratchbuilt #art #lettheartdothetalking #allinthedetails #artistoninstagram #dioramaart #craftsmanship #handmade (at Dudley's Coaches) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZChncnZBm/?igshid=17qjd8lsv969a

[thecraftmaiden]

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Hello there! I’m back with a new (long 😅) video on YouTube! 🥳 This time I made a Precious Portkey Portmanteau from the game Harry Potter Wizards Unite✨ Hope you like it! 😁✨ https://youtu.be/3hPp2ICBhpw . . . . #harrypotter #harrypotterwizardsunite #wizardsunite #portkey #preciousportkeyportmanteau #diy #tutorial #plasticard #evergreenscalemodels #supersculpey #art #youtube #video https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rS0mxgq1P/?igshid=1m9z9dsrkphly

[cadavercrafts]

I wanted to start giving my figures more environments this year and... it’s already late July. And i got nothing done because i am so busy in my flat ;__; As you can see my new work place still isn’t done either but at least you get to see the start of the tile floor and the vent 

[wtf-skittens]

Okay so here’s some process pics of how I made the custom gladius shown in the first pic!

Here’s the main tools I use - a FatMax Stanley knife (a good, comfortable knife is so important!) and a pin vise drill. I’ve used the knife to cut the original sword off the arm and clean it up a bit, then used the pin vise drill to drill a hole into the top of the hand. This isn’t entirely necessary, I just prefer to attach things with a peg-and-hole rather than just gluing two flat surfaces together. I’ve also drawn the sword I want to make onto a piece of plasticard that’s about 1.5mm thick.

Using the knife, I’ve trimmed away the edges of the plasticard to get the overall sword blade outline. I’m ignoring the majority of the hilt at this point though, that will come later. The pencil drawing’s rubbed off by this point so I redrew the line down the middle to help me keep an eye on the midpoint. 

I’ve shaped the blade by carefully trimming/shaving away the plasticard, alternating which side of the blade I’m working on so that each side ends up relatively even. I also use very fine-grit and almost smooth sandpaper to sand off any rough patches and smooth things out. Apologies for the not-very-defined photo, it’s hard to photograph plain white to actually show the different angles. 

Once the blade’s done, I cut out two pieces of plasticard that’re about 1mm thick and glued them onto either side of the hilt. I probably should’ve cut the rough hilt shape out first before gluing them on, but eh, I got lazy. XD Just try to make sure the top edges are level, at least!

I let the glue dry for a few hours (technically overnight because sleep), then I started carving and shaving the hilt down to shape. I also used my two grades of sandpaper (shown in this pic!) to help smooth the hilt out. This is also when I carved down the little peg of plasticard that will go into the hand hole, regularly testing the fit as I went. Once that was done, I drew a couple of ultimas on very thin plasticard (about the thickness of thin cardboard) that were the right size to fit onto the hilt. 

I used the pin vise to drill a nice round hole in the middle of each ultima first, then carefully cut them out and trimmed/sanded the edges/outline before cutting the gap in the top of the ultima (the one on the left in this pic is finished, the one on the right still needs some tidy-up and the top gap cut out). This way it’s less likely that any bits will break off while you’re working with such thin plasticard. 

Once the ultimas were ready, I glued them onto either side of the hilt and let that dry, then I fitted the sword peg into the hand hole, and voila! Done! The sword’s not even glued into place yet, it’s just sitting there comfortably because of the peg/hole setup. 

And that’s it! I hope that helps, and let me know if you have any questions!

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[orloph]

Retry, you will be more lucky.

[time-capsule-scratch-builder]

(1/76 scale - Top secret project...) So with Christmas approaching I've been working on a secret project (I did mention this in a YouTube video a few weeks back) and it will be special for a few more reasons especially with recent events... but the main reason is it will be a surprise gift... 🙂 I'm a naturally a giver and so this to me is very pleasing to do especially as I know the power this piece could bring to this person's life... I will keep you in the loop but I thought I would get you involved before I completely forget to give you any context... 😂 #secretproject #architecture #positivevibes #buildings #oldbuildings #bricksandmortar #plasticard #gift #sculpture #christmasgift #christmasmaking #miniaturesculpture #miniatureart #modelmaker #artist #myart #dioramamaker #capturingmemories #specialoccasion #meaningfulart #scalemodel #makersjourney #scratchbuilt #art #lettheartdothetalking #allinthedetails #artistoninstagram #dioramaart #craftsmanship #handmade https://www.instagram.com/p/CHVr5AWnLG-/?igshid=9d3ux7ci44gy

[time-capsule-scratch-builder]

Mystery build...: I've grown some trees this evening, the sort you might find in Finland... as I have created a curved back scene the trees are sitting against it so when I paint in the back scene there will be an illusion of depth, I hope 😂 however I used some coffee stirrers as the bases and then applied wire armatures I hand made to them. I then covered them with milliput and also polyfila... the bark will be scribed in when dry 👍 #trees #growingtrees #whatwillitbe #mysterymake #somethingnew #newworkbench #followtofindout #passion #plasticard #relaxing #specialbuild #shadowboxart #miniatures #fromscratch #makerscommunity #madebyhand #allbyhand #maker #makersgonnamake #creativeart #ukartist #handmade #scalemodel #scratchbuiltmodel #scratchbuilder #art #diorama #artistoninstagram #recycledmaterials #craftsmanship https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uIYN6nUfK/?igshid=1ih3ueizwqtne