Bitz creation?

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Does anyone out there have any good methods for creating bitz such as purity
seals, IG crests, banner ribbon, etc.? I like to add these to different
miniatures/vehicles to spruce them up a bit, but I dont want to pay 7 or 9
bucks for a sprue that only contains one or two things I want.

Help?

PS: By banner ribbon, I mean the thing that looks like, well, a piece of
beat up ribbon thats been folded at the ends. One of the new Vet Sgts has it
plastered on his chest, and you can also find it in the Predator set.

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In article <cqq0ge$pnp$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu>, relkins,
relkins@u.washington.edu Varfed out the following in Timo speak...
> Does anyone out there have any good methods for creating bitz such as purity
> seals, IG crests, banner ribbon, etc.? I like to add these to different
> miniatures/vehicles to spruce them up a bit, but I dont want to pay 7 or 9
> bucks for a sprue that only contains one or two things I want.
>
> Help?
>
> PS: By banner ribbon, I mean the thing that looks like, well, a piece of
> beat up ribbon thats been folded at the ends. One of the new Vet Sgts has it
> plastered on his chest, and you can also find it in the Predator set.
>
Well, for the actual purity seals, folks typically create them out
of two part epoxy putty of various sorts. 'Green Stuff' being the most
commonly referenced of the bunch. It's also sold under various other
trade names - like plumbers epoxy, etc and comes in a long thin strip
with blue and white, blue and yellow, which you kneed together to form
the self-hardening putty. The stuff I'm using and particularly liking is
called 'magic sculpt' and can be found at the website of the same name.
You can sculpt both the seal and the ribbon as a single part with a bit
of practice, or if you're feeling particularly creative you can take an
tiny strip of parchment paper and make the ribbon portion (just kind of
crumple and crinkle it a bit first before attaching it to the seal if
you want a worn look to it). If you need help with the actual sculpting
- you can ask here, or on the Yahoo group dealing with the same.

Hope that helps,

Myrmidon

--
RE: Rhino Conversion...

I intended to put a smaller gun on it but never got around to
it. Ahh space marine ordinance envy will make you do funny things.

-- Panxerox


RGMW FAQ: http://www.rgmw.org

Or...

http://www.sheppard.demon.co.uk/rgmw_faq/rgmw_faq.htm

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relkins wrote:
> Does anyone out there have any good methods for creating bitz such as
purity
> seals, IG crests, banner ribbon, etc.? I like to add these to
different
> miniatures/vehicles to spruce them up a bit, but I dont want to pay 7
or 9
> bucks for a sprue that only contains one or two things I want.
>
> Help?
>
> PS: By banner ribbon, I mean the thing that looks like, well, a piece
of
> beat up ribbon thats been folded at the ends. One of the new Vet Sgts
has it
> plastered on his chest, and you can also find it in the Predator set.

Trusting the new google again... o_O

My advice is don't bother. Unless you're severely strapped for cash
it's waaay easier just to spend an extra few bucks per tank, or per
model to get them to look the way you want. Mooch as much as possible.
Hit up yer friends that play SM for their purity seals. Aside from that
you can cast small detailed things like what you describe out of green
stuff putty. Simply place a piece of it over what you want to copy to
make a simple push mold, and let it dry. Then push a new piece of gsp
in your new mold. Simple. For things like SM banners you don't really
need to, the new SM vets have a molded banner pole you can bits order.
Look up the Epic range, there a metal sprue that has several large
purity seals. Also look up the ravenwing landspeeder commander, Master
of the Ravenwing and use his book. Also consider the flame pots from
the Black Coach and scrollwork from like a zillion different models.
The GWUK site has a search engine that should help.

--Chris

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Hey, cruise on over to the forgeworld web site, they sell these in cast resin
and for just about any application.Tau, Necron, Sisters, Blood Angels, Fists,
you name it...even dark angels... ewww.... personally I prefer the tyranid
heirophant.

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>HOW! Me no thinks your injun powers are looking at the facts. FW is loco
>muncho expensive!!

As far as expensive... 1 word... E Bay!

Also, you can get it much and I mean MUCHO cheaper by going through a
middleman... My local shop sold it to me for wholesale plus 3% (ie. $155). you
NEVER buy direct! duh!
how many of you looked at the Factory Suggested Retail Price of a new car?
did you pay that?
If you're worth your Wargear, you paid Dealer's invoice plus 5%.

That's my rant for today... thank you
I hope you learned something...