Gargantuan Squiggoth - advice needed

[usurpator]

Yeeha! I\'ve just been offered a gargantuan squigoth by forgeworld!
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/snapdragon.htm
I\'ve never painted something so big (the body alone is the size of my head), I suppose special painting technics are required (I usually paint regular GW models)

All advices most most welcome!
U.
ps: by the way how foes one cut resin???

 

[supervike]

I have a few Forgeworld things, but haven\'t braved painting them yet.

I do envy you though...thats a freaking cool model!

I have the Chaos War Mammoth, so I assume the size is similar.

Cutting resin? Well, its basically just a plastic, so you could use a hacksaw with a fine tooth.

As far as painting goes, you will need to primer it first with an auto body primer (and wash it with warm water and soap before that).

I\'d suggest an airbrush if you have one, at least for the main parts. The rest I would assume would be just like any other GW mini...just alot more time consuming.

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[airhead]

Cutting?
NO 2 Xacto handle with #13 or #15

or #27 blades.

Painting?
I\'d break out my trusty Iwata CM-B

 

[uberdark]

mouth drops to floor!!! *drool*

i want, i want i want!!!!! how much is it. please tell me.

 

[supervike]

That fella sells for right about $400.

 

[uberdark]

Originally posted by supervike
That fella sells for right about $400.

ummm well ok... *tongue rolls back up into mouth* not gonna happen today....

 

[usurpator]

squiggoth and large scale painting

yes it\'s an ikmpressive baby - scaqry to paint and certainly a beautiful gift I was given (for Valentin\'s day no less!! how romantic :-DDD)
More seriously the fact that the miniautre is a bigature so to speak must change the way I need to paint it ie: I don\'t need to fake shadows like on a 28mm, they are there already - same wiuth reflections - how to go about it???

Usurpator

 

[Shawn R. L.]

If it\'s resin make sure to wear a dust mask when sanding or cutting. If you cant do that then wet sand.

 

[Trevor]

I hear that a lot, but why? Why is resin dust any worse than plastic dust? (I know any fine enough particulate matter is carcinogenic, even totally inert quartz, so what makes resin worse?).

 

[Shawn R. L.]

There are some pretty nasty chemicals in it. Not sure what in particular but I have been warned big time about resin dust in particular.

 

[Aidan K]

Im SOOOOO jealous. :yes:

The resin dust thing could just be a dogma, but i heard the same thing from the guys that do Battlefront 15mm WWII minis in NZ mostly in resin. Pays to be careful when it comes to that sort of thing i guess.

 

[airhead]

I am not an industrial chemist

BIMHO

some of the chemicals in resins are MEK and MEK peroxide. Neither are very good for the body as MEK can pass through the skin and carry other chemicals along with it (think \"the patch\").

Another bunch of resins uses polyisocyanurates (think superglue) and if any uncured bits get in your lungs from sanding - they will react with the moisture there.

 

[tidoco2222]

What a cool mini you are going to own (though it is not so mini realy), I found quite by mistake actually that by spraying resin models with dullcoat makes any layers you put on top of the mini stick extrememly well, I would still advise that you clean it thoroughly though with a mild detergent and a toothbrush first.

 

[funnymouth]

as i have mentioned in numerous other threads, epoxy is often made out of substances similar to estrogen (a number of serious helth consequences follow). the curing agents used in most hard epoxies can be an irritant as well.

good luck though. thats a monster of a \"mini\" as for shading - i would do it the same as you would for a small mini. whay? because it helps maintain the illusion of scale. without it it might look like a really small creature, not a really big one.

 

[StarFyre]

forgeworld guy speaks out

Hi

I believe the reason is the resin dust particles are \'sharp\' so to speak like glass shavings, and these can cut up the linings of the lungs.

Sanjay

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

It\'s pretty simple..if it isn\'t air, you shouldnt breath it into your lungs..

Get a good dust mask rated for small particulates .

 

[RuneBrush]

One tip I can give you is get hold of some nail varnish remover and some cotton buds. Use it to clean any areas you planning on gluing together or putting green stuff onto.

I\'m working on the FW BloodThirster at the moment, and have found that no matter how carefully you wash it in the sink, there will always be areas that are still greasy.

If you want to cut off any of the gate/vent blobs of resin, just use a pair of regular GW snips - aim away from you though...

The dust is quite easy to keep under control if you\'re careful - using power tools (drills etc) does tend to spray fine dust everywhere however

pete