| Skull and Crown | 18 Feb 2020 9:30 p.m. PST |
Now don't get me wrong, I love a good metal pike, and have used them quite a bit- I also have the scars to show it. More times than I care to remember I've impaled myself on my pike blocks. Looking for a good, and much more economical alternative, I found others making and using styrene plastic for pikes. Here's my step by step on how to make your own
for the full play by play, swing on over to my blog.
skullandcrown.blogspot.com |
jwebster  | 18 Feb 2020 10:28 p.m. PST |
Great tutorial, thanks John |
| darthfozzywig | 18 Feb 2020 10:35 p.m. PST |
Very good. Love your bat swarm tutorial as well! |
 Flashman14 | 19 Feb 2020 5:58 a.m. PST |
Plastic broom bristles also work nicely. |
| jb60988 | 19 Feb 2020 6:11 a.m. PST |
Nice! Going to try this next time. Thanks! |
 Yellow Admiral | 19 Feb 2020 8:31 p.m. PST |
I bought an entire broom just for the pikes. |
| Yellow Admiral | 19 Feb 2020 8:36 p.m. PST |
PS: I also bought a wire brush for 1/2400 masts & spars, and a hairbrush for airplane antennae/cannons/pitot tubes. Straightening spooled wire is a waste of time. - Ix |
| Skull and Crown | 19 Feb 2020 11:37 p.m. PST |
Thanks Gents!
Admiral, I shied away from the broom straws as the plastic tends to shed paint unless you go through the pains of treating them- and you have to hunt and peck for the best things. Wire brush for ships is brilliant!
Cheers
Ths |
| Skull and Crown | 19 Feb 2020 11:39 p.m. PST |
Darthfozzy- Cheers- that bat tutorial was a fun one, and really easy to do. It really is worth it to invest in the insect pins as they are super thin- although one can use styrene rod as well. Just bend the end into an "L" shape. Ths |
| Yellow Admiral | 20 Feb 2020 9:33 a.m. PST |
Admiral, I shied away from the broom straws as the plastic tends to shed paint unless you go through the pains of treating them- and you have to hunt and peck for the best things. True. Nothing likes to stick to nylon. - Ix |
| Grimmnar | 20 Feb 2020 8:10 p.m. PST |
YouTube link Not mine, but i have it bookmarked for when i need to refer back to it. Grimm |
| Atheling | 21 Feb 2020 3:25 a.m. PST |
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| Skull and Crown | 23 Feb 2020 1:26 p.m. PST |
Atheling- Troops are shambling on their way to you! :)
Cheers
Ths |
| Charge The Guns | 03 Apr 2020 11:48 a.m. PST |
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| Brother Jim | 17 Apr 2020 11:58 a.m. PST |
Bookmarked for when I get around to rearming my Bones Bugbears. Thanks!! |
ponders nirvana.
