Model assembly / Pinning service

Hello good people!

I'm offerring my services for assembling and pinning your miniatures. As you know, privateer press makes great miniatures but unfortunately these miniatures are flawed in joint design. For example: connecting weapons at the wrists, attachable spikes, individual leg joints etc.

Pinning your miniatures can help mitigate this issue. Pinning is the process of attaching a metal pin (usually paper clips) and drilling a hole in both joints. I advise pinning your miniatures before undercoating as some green stuff might be used to strengthen the joint. This is best covered with paint.

If you are interested, please approach me during our regular meetings at Hobby Forge, CCDJ or LEGIO. Fees will be agreed upon after inspecting the job need doing, its level of difficulty and amount of time needed. I figured this is a great way for me to scrutinize miniatures from other factions and report back to the Hierarch.

You can find me by spotting the RFG (random fat gamer) playing Menoth and screaming burrning elephants!!!

BURNING ELEPHANTS!!!!!

Interesting. I presume you do pinning and basecoating models only also right?

Sure thing, tell me what you need done and I can give you the estimated time of completion. You need to bring the models in questions though.

That's a really nice Molik Karn you got there :3

"Oh what nice big eye you have!"

The better to predict the future my dear...

"Oh what nice teeth you have~!"

The better to eat you my dear!

Current project! Jim's Menites

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Badass Reznik

gizmoduck wrote:"Oh what nice big eye you have!"

The better to predict the future my dear...

"Oh what nice teeth you have~!"

The better to ear you my dear!

Gah, reading that, the picture of Molik Karn with Makeda suddently entered my mind.....

Anyway, is it just me or Molik Karn look a lot like Auron from FF X

Giiizzzmooo!

Help help help need help assembling two giant pigs with pinning puttying etc etc no tools no tools need pin need putty need skilz war hog brine they sit on my shelf and mock me why haven't you assembled us yet squee don't you love us squee we thought you liked bacon squee all night they sit on shelf and cry in my ear can't sleep got flu and am slightly delirious help help help!!!

As long as it's for pinning, just bring it over this weekend, I'll take a look at it

Oh btw, I think the pigs should have black skin / hide instead of the domesticated pig orange / pink color.

When i get to painting I'm thinking red or pink hides with purple bristles.

To each his own then hehe

Gwargh; checked available funds; will be unable to hire your assembly services until next month. Oh well.

that's ok man, bring the stuff over first.

Just PMed gizmo for his service and got an immediate response! My complicatedly broken legged caster might live to see another day! It has to!!

Hi guys, for those who need pinning services please come to LEGIO tonight and bring your model. Most important thing though, bring a container for your model because my bag is full hehehe A simple one would be wrapping your miniature in tissue / foam and putting it in a small box. Easier for me to bring home without damaging it Appreciate your help!

p/s: If the model requires green stuff on it, probably need to take it home over the weekend.

oo how much u buy ur GS ???

I bought from Alvin at RM35

Just a tip about using GS, use wooden tools (you can get these from craft stores). You need to apply water to your tools to prevent the GS from sticking to it while 'crafting'. Wooden tools hold water better. Sharp toothpicks (borrow some from mamak) works great imo.

May try some type of grease on metal tool too. I think that may work.

I use Green stuff to put models on bases nowadays. Easier and quicker than pinning. The only problem is keeping your model standing upright. If the model is not balanced, still have to pin and glue.

the a lot one or little but one ??? thinking of making my nightmare like this
http://www.livetocrush.net/gallery/images/warmachine/cryx/glowingcryx/nightmare1.jpg

using epoxy for fingers sculpley for cloth want to see if that medium can work

i got metall sculpting tools the one u use for clay or resin kit ( i hate resin )

cikiauness wrote:the a lot one or little but one ??? thinking of making my nightmare like this


using epoxy for fingers sculpley for cloth want to see if that medium can work

i got metall sculpting tools the one u use for clay or resin kit ( i hate resin )

I like the overall sculpt. Shame the painting could be better. I think Green stuff can easily be worked into that cloth. Looks like its made of GS too..

Here's another model done for mr. Jym! The buku of menoth!

yup using epoxy and some secret stuff but need to test it out first that material or not will go back to using gs (cloth can use sculpley tested it but the effect not as great)

Update on latest non-menite project

This is the megalith with a not so "disco" pose. The model was originally heavily painted so I couldn't paint over it. Got me some thinner and in it went for a super wasy clean-up with toothbrush. Dettol can work too and might be less hazardous, but I wanted something fast to work with. But always remember to remove bases when you do this.



The basecoat is black (easier to work with imo) and because its basically a rock dude, a couple of layers of codex grey drybrush applied to give that rocky texture.

I then created a "White wash" lolz. Its just thinned down white paint and applied it to the recesses of the glyphs symbols. This is followed by a yellow wash. perhaps a few coats. Dab the excess with tissue. Then apply green thraka wash to give the green color glow around the yellows. Followed up with a very tedious highlighting procedure using a small brush and bright green/yellow paint.

Clean up with black paint drybrush over the mucked up area.

Ok sure thanks bro,
i pass u few more rock bases to finish the project the next time i see ya

Hi guys,

Just want to inform all of you that I am temporarily shutting up shop due to work and family commitments. I also want to spend more time on my own models. So whatever models of your I am holding on to right now will be returned to you this Friday.

It has been a great experience and I appreciate your support. Maybe in the future when I am not so busy I might take in more work again.

Thanks!