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Blog NIGHTBRINGER's Terrain & Warhammer Woodworking Projects

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    Slann

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    That could definitely work. The brushes don't weigh very much so the magnets should suffice.

    Thank you!! :happy: The mortar/grout was made from PVA glue and sand from the beach (my wife and I collected a whole bunch of sand and rocks during the summer time for hobby projects).
     
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    20 Odd years ago I used W&N brushes, when I started back I bought the GW brushes and never thought about the quality but after a couple of weeks I remembered the W&N brushes so bought a couple of sizes (series 2), now you may not believe this but they are fantastic there is a little fairy that lives in each brush and when you use them your brush strokes are so precise.

    Worth every penny, just buy a size 1 to try them out, you won't regret it :)
     
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    I bought the sable "0" and "000" a couple of years back, and use them exclusively for anything other than drybrushing :)
     
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    ^This. Looks good and heavy. Very nice! I love some great terrain pieces. I'm always looking for ideas on Pinterest. The Sphinx piece of terrain is the one I always seem to have the most difficulty representing. Any ideas?
     
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    check out aquarium decorations, I'm sure somebody makes a sphinx.
     
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    Crowsfoot, Apr 23, 2015
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    Not too expensive either. Paint it up to match the rest of your terrain, give it a nice base and it will look really good!
     
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    My currently mini project is nothing fancy, but useful. I'm in need of some Skink skirmishers movement trays. So I've decided to make a pair of 5X2 skirmishing movement trays.

    Step#1 Cutting out the trays!
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    More to come soon.
     
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    A quick update on the Skink skirmisher movement trays. After a little bit of filing of the inside edges of the squares, it's time for assembly.

    Step #2 Assembly
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    More to come soon.
     
    NIGHTBRINGER, Apr 24, 2015
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    Can I place my order now? ;)
     
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    Hahaha :D
     
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    Oh, man. That's on my list of things to do too! You may have just motivated me to get on it! Good job! I like the WIP pics! Spider-Man! :spiderman:

    P.S. - How did you cut out the squares? The only thing I can think of is an precision knife.
     
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    Thank you for the Spider-Man! :)

    I cut the squares out using my Scroll Saw, it's my main woodworking tool (I have a pretty limited arsenal of tools). I use my Scroll Saw for pretty much all of my woodworking projects.
     
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    How do you get the blade inside the square? (....I may be thinking of a band saw...)

    The tray has a very thick (5mm?) outer border....is that the standard now for skirmish troops?
     
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    I'm not sure what the standard border is for skirmish troops movement trays. I make all my movement trays, skirmish and ranked up, with 1/4 inch (6mm) borders.

    A scroll saw blade is very different from a band saw blade. The band saw blade is a loop, while the scroll saw uses a 5 inch straight blade. For the squares, I drill a hole and thread the blade through it.

    Here are few pictures of my scroll saw. It's nothing too fancy, a pretty entry level model. But it's a workhorse!
    Scroll Saw (3).JPG Scroll Saw (4).JPG Scroll Saw (2).JPG Scroll Saw (1).JPG

    Here is a package of some scroll saw blades. I have lots of different kinds (different: types of teeth, TPI, blade thickness, etc.). Unfortunately it is a bit difficult to see the blades in the package. You can see them on the left side of the package, there are about a 1/2 dozen to a dozen bound together.
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    I used to be a Joiner and can recall taking the nail of my finger with one of those!

    Yes it hurt

    A lot!
     
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    I once got a splinter stuck in the back of my eyeball.

    ...as we're sharing woodwork stories
     
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    Ouch :(

    DOUBLE OUCH. :jawdrop: Dare I ask how that happened (at the risk of abandoning my woodworking hobby!)?
     
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    Well crud. I have a Band Saw, but no Scroll Saw! Oh, well. I guess I can stick to my Exacto Blade. When I was in Architecture school, we had a laser cutter for knocking out windows and such. Now that was a nice tool!
     
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