Work Space and Scratch Builds (GeoffreyT)

Hello fellow challengers,

My name is Geoff and this is my second challenge.  I am based in Perth, Western Australia, and this is the least remote location I have ever lived, and by comparable standards a gamers paradise.

The offensive image below is my messy painting workspace.   

Painting you say? Where are the paints?  They have been hidden away until H-hour on D-day.   In November I gathered my forces and found there was less unpainted lead in the cupboard than I expected.  Indeed, I expect to run out of minis during this challenge.

So, what I decided to do is 'go the full analog' and scratch build and sculpt some stuff to supplement the thin grey line of primed troopers.

I don't have any substantive experience in this field, so copied ideas and methods from various you-tubers access the inter-web.   That got the creative juices flowing, and I came up this this lot, and no doubt there is more to come.

Feel free to comment below if you recognise any of these globs of raw material pseudo fashioned into a miniature.  All nominally 28mm.  I'd be pleased if they were recognisable.  You may even be able to identify the source you-tubers I learned from.

I have tried a range of things; polymer clay, epoxy putty, beads and found objects, hot glue and polystyrene.   The polymer clay really surprised me by how good it is to use.  Having tried clay work when I was young, I was amazed how it is a completely different medium to work with.

Here is a close up of a few baddies

Anyhow, I am looking forward to laying a paint brush on these monstrosities, and cant wait until the challenge kicks off.

Kind Regards

Geoff.