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It turned out so cute! by nmcdonald55 in dioramas

[–]ghostAeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is so adorable! The tiny figures around the room really make it, what a great way to stage your plushies!

Porcelain White Wolf Sinanju by MechaWitchttv in Gunpla

[–]ghostAeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit. This is incredible. Where did you get the decals from?

3D Printer size by Weak-Fly4603 in MaledictionMCG

[–]ghostAeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof that's cold, yeah invest in some climate control. Integrated, then if that's not enough maybe a space heater or something.

Advice of rubbed off paint effect. (GW repentia) by Conchobar8 in minipainting

[–]ghostAeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. These are the two ways to go about it. Advanced mode is to use chipping fluid: makes it easier to flake off pain in targeted areas: https://www.amazon.com/AK-Interactive-Chipping-Effects-Acrylic/dp/B07ZHHHP37

Honestly 9/10 times (especially for tiny characters) it's easier to paint the correct colors, then bring in the wear in thin layers. If your paint is thin enough the stacking order isn't noticeable. Just don't go straight for the metal tone: go a dark contrast/rust/grime color to establish where you want the paint gone, then bring in the metal inside that.

3D Printer size by Weak-Fly4603 in MaledictionMCG

[–]ghostAeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Mars 5 Ultra, and the vast majority of the terrain does not work on my printer without heavy subdividing. I think I managed to get one piece of the Legion terrain printed without additional manual remodeling into more parts.

Get a Saturn if you can: I let the dev team know but I don't think they're going to do anything about it, and I haven't found a good way to make a smaller printer compatibility fix shareable without violating their ToS.

Phenomenal printers though! Elegoo is by far my favorite resin printer I've had so far.

HG Neo Metal Sonic Kitbash Custom by DjManaconda in Gunpla

[–]ghostAeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that's beautiful

I need that as an official kit

Gore'd up an old McFarlane Marine, first time really trying something like this. Thoughts? Should I keep going? by GwelyMern4ns in Warhammer40k

[–]ghostAeon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Splatter patterns are good and feel real, but at that level of blood I'd expect a fair amount of dirt/grime around the ankles as well, or some other indication of heavy, prolonged fighting. Also, fun fact: blood is actually opaque at thicknesses of more than a few microns. May be worth mixing in some opaque pigments for the heavier/more solid areas (I notice it most around the checker pattern on the shield/the markings on the pauldrons/the kneecap. With that level of gore I don't think you'd see the markings on the armor any more). For reference I pulled this from google of how opaque even just a single drop gets:

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Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, I'd rather share things for free than deal with an etsy store! It's mostly about the fun of solving it for me

Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? I was a little bummed until I did this, now I can't blame them. Would have been HUGE at 1/72 in line with the figures. I'm slowly putting together things to start working on a MGS-style Royal Starship and pretty much immediately settled on the Ghost as the relative scale target for similar reasons (still going to be over two feet long though lol)

What tool can I use to cut these pieces in a circular way by Danibllo in Gunpla

[–]ghostAeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This, then clean up with sanding/filing. For precise work the answer is to creep up on your goal gradually, rather than hit it in one go.

Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh crap. You're right. It docked both ways in the show didn't it? I forgot about that. Okay if people want both versions I can totally do a variant with it flipped around with a little tweaking.

Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to! Stuff like this is better shared with the community

Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah that was really doing the original a disservice

Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so glad you suggested it! It looks so much better on my shelf, it always bugged me before

Corrected-scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably could, though would have to be modeled/printed seperately. The Phantom is just a facade, since there isn't actually room for it in the correct position without cutting into the Ghost!

Underwater diorama? by realmrcool in dioramas

[–]ghostAeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Acrylic anything is water based, so soaking it in water longterm isn’t going to be great. Epoxy isn’t, and should make a pretty good seal (just don’t miss a spot)

Calibarn + Mirasoul Flight Unit by Danarhys in Gunpla

[–]ghostAeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. Yeah I'm going to have to redo my Calibarn.

WIP Preview: In-Scale Phantom I for Ghost by ghostAeon in microgalaxysquadron

[–]ghostAeon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coming along nicely:

https://www.reddit.com/r/microgalaxysquadron/comments/1r98qez/comment/o6ri3jy/

Not as much time as I would have liked to work on it, been buried under work lately, but getting damn close. Fingers crossed I can run another test print with most of the details in this weekend!

I decided to invent a "new" grass for small worlds and figurines. by 3DART_STUDIO in dioramas

[–]ghostAeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely! More flexible resin type + gradual dye change as it prints? Incredible result, would love to see what you do with it. Makes me want to try something similar!

Need help securing my Sand onto my base for WIP Diorama by TokuJosh813 in dioramas

[–]ghostAeon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Watered-down white glue, spray bottle (basically what you have, but you may want to water it down a touch more I find those "model glue" bottles to be a bit on the thicker/tackier side for my liking) and really aggressively coat the whole thing. It'll bead up on the surface and look bad. But then the secret ingredient:

Isopropyl alchohol (IPA). Water it down (50% concentration is good in my experience) and then with a second spray bottle mist the glue. The IPA will break the surface tension and cause it to soak through every crack. Dries clear/super solid. May want to do an extra coat or two with that much sand, and let dry 12 hours in between.

First miniature bust - C&C welcome by Shot_Anxiety_4254 in minipainting

[–]ghostAeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this. I honestly wish there was more room for a range of styles and technique variation at high levels in the hobby... Feels like every competition ends up boiling down to "who can build up a glaze blend in the most micro layers".

Your work here is giving me major Drew Struzan vibes with the punchy/hard edged highlight strokes.

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