| Fizzypickles | 14 May 2014 3:15 a.m. PST |
I've been mounting 25mm cavalry riders on cork wedges for painting for a while now but having just moved I think they may have found their way into the trash. Cutting another couple of dozen corks to size is a laborious process. Does anyone know of any kind of foam rubber wedges on the market that might be suitable? Or any material with the right consistency that can be easily cut to shape and size? |
| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 14 May 2014 4:15 a.m. PST |
Makeup wedges is what you are looking for. Ask your wife/girlfriend/female coworker, they will help you find them. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 14 May 2014 5:21 a.m. PST |
floral arrangement green foam blocks |
 Steve Roper  | 14 May 2014 7:51 a.m. PST |
I use finishing nails with four of them nailed into a single block of wood. Glue the rider to the nails with hot glue which pops right off when done. I used to drill holes into the rider and glue them to steel rods but this is much better. |
| Mr Canuck | 14 May 2014 8:19 a.m. PST |
I don't think the "make-up wedges" will work for you. They are similar to foam you'd find in miniature storage trays – not strong enough to hold a miniature on a wire for painting. You want something like a medium density rubber, so it's got enough strength to hold up a miniature on wires. |
| Fizzypickles | 14 May 2014 11:50 a.m. PST |
Ah, maybe some of you are not aware, the rider is placed directly onto the wedge; In effect the wedge becomes his mount for painting. Cork is perfect as it has just the right amount of give and grip. Make-up wedges might be worth a look. The girl in Boots where I last bought nylon tights (panty-hose) for filtering paint already looks at me funny so a few Make-up wedges isn't going to make a lot of difference. I think they might just slip off medium density rubber. It's something that is virtually impossible to source on-line as I really need hands on to know if it is suitable or not. |
| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 14 May 2014 2:50 p.m. PST |
Makeup wedges are packaged in a variety of degrees of firmness, I am sure one will work for you :-) I must remember this trick when I begin to paint some cavalry… |
| StarfuryXL5 | 14 May 2014 6:09 p.m. PST |
Foam paint brushes might work for you. You can get small ones fairly cheaply and they already have wooden handles attached. Here's an example: link |
| Lfseeney | 16 May 2014 4:23 a.m. PST |
Would a large pencil eraser work? The 1 inch by 2 inch ones? Should be stiff enough and mostly self healing. |
| Fizzypickles | 16 May 2014 8:17 a.m. PST |
Hmm, looks like a weekend of experimentation is in order. Thx guys |
| Fizzypickles | 23 May 2014 9:32 a.m. PST |
And the winner is….Well, the make-up sponges were generally too soft. THEN I stumbles across these …
Absolutely perfect, cheap, quick and effective.
Thanks all for the input  |
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