tsofian | 02 Jun 2020 9:57 a.m. PST |
I'm thinking layers of "honeycomb" packaging, using various thicknesses layered on top of each other with posterboard between them for the overhangs. Thoughts?
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HMS Exeter | 02 Jun 2020 10:09 a.m. PST |
What in heaven's name is it? And, eh, it looks like you already have one. |
Extra Crispy | 02 Jun 2020 11:07 a.m. PST |
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Cardinal Ximenez | 02 Jun 2020 11:23 a.m. PST |
I would start with a few layers of stacked corrugated cardboard and go from there slicing the edges, bending, folding, adding filler until I got the effect I wanted. |
Yellow Admiral | 02 Jun 2020 11:30 a.m. PST |
Why not just use the one in the photo? If you're doing this in 1:1 scale, you need the honeycomb, but to do it in miniature, I think all you need is to papier-mâché some layers of tissue paper together. - Ix |
14Bore | 02 Jun 2020 11:37 a.m. PST |
Bigger question for me, though I love scratch built projects,is how would I destroy it? |
DyeHard | 02 Jun 2020 11:39 a.m. PST |
The first question I have is, in what scale? 1:1? I think your honeycomb and poster-board will give you a pile of flat layers. That is not what I see. How-about: Air-dry foam and construction paper? Crayola Model Magic® link link Or perhaps that craft foam sheet: link Take a lump of Model Magic make a curved indent, and a bit of sheet material and repeat. |
Given up for good | 02 Jun 2020 11:40 a.m. PST |
For 15mm figures (assumption from cross post) it's only going to be 4-5mm so I would use Sculptamold or tissue paper and glue. Create a lump, let it set a bit and the use a toothpick or pencil to shape. |
Editor in Chief Bill | 02 Jun 2020 12:10 p.m. PST |
First, acquire some wasps… |
Anton Ryzbak | 02 Jun 2020 12:22 p.m. PST |
Smoke them out of it and steal the thing; I'm sure the homeowner would be glad to see it gone. A week in a plastic bag would finish off any survivors and it would be yours to use. |
etotheipi | 02 Jun 2020 12:51 p.m. PST |
This is a different scale, but I think you could resize the technique.
Then, there are also these …
amzn.to/2MogXCW I have three sets, but have not made the hive from them yet. |
Sgt Slag | 02 Jun 2020 12:55 p.m. PST |
Build a skeleton using crafting sticks, or something similar. Get an old bed sheet, or any fabric available (old, cleaned, handkerchiefs would work quite well, also): soak them in 50% Water/50% PVA Glue mixture; drape these over the skeleton, and hang them upside down, so gravity will pull the soaked fabric down, forming natural curves; let it dry for 2-4 days. Once hardened, the fabric will retain the curvatures, and the framework will provide something for the fabric to anchor itself to. The hardened fabric will take paint quite nicely. The fabric layers will be fairly strong, lightweight, and highly paintable. You can customize the shapes easily, though not very quickly. Cheers! |
tsofian | 02 Jun 2020 1:54 p.m. PST |
I already have the wasps!
The object is a multi year yellowjacket nest. If they last over the winter they tend to get far bigger |
darthfozzywig | 02 Jun 2020 2:53 p.m. PST |
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HMS Exeter | 02 Jun 2020 3:05 p.m. PST |
@14Bore There are certain tasks I would leave to the experts Aircraft pilot Brain surgeon Murderous arthropod removal. I read once you can get within 3 feet of a hornet's nest and they won't get upset. I had a hornet nest treated in a tree hollow. It was $175. USD I joked with the estimator, "that's $25 USD for the chemical and $150 USD to get someone to them off." He wasn't amused. |
tsofian | 02 Jun 2020 3:39 p.m. PST |
@14 bore @darthfoxxywig Since these terrain bits are scale models of a HUGE alien hive complex (see some of my other threads) killing them is a BIG problem. Sadly my Victorians don't have nukes, which would be the ideal solution. This is how big my game is (in 15mm!)
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etotheipi | 02 Jun 2020 3:48 p.m. PST |
Nukes? … Nukes!?!!!?!?
Ahr w' need is pluck an' grit … an' w' got thaht aplenty! |
JMcCarroll | 02 Jun 2020 3:48 p.m. PST |
Mud wasps very dangerous! You go first… |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 02 Jun 2020 6:58 p.m. PST |
Maybe you need some murder hornets! link |
tsofian | 09 Jun 2020 11:00 a.m. PST |
I looked in my supply area (garage) and recalled I had a ton of foam core and other cut offs. I'll be getting some cardboard from Hobby Lobby and using that for the visible surface. The frame with the foam core will be tilted and otherwise designed so that layers don't look regular in any of the three dimensions. I will have this as a hopefully cool add on to the main Hive structures.
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tsofian | 10 Jun 2020 12:18 p.m. PST |
More work on the hornet nest framework
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tsofian | 10 Jun 2020 2:31 p.m. PST |
And now used some paper for the covering
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tsofian | 11 Jun 2020 10:21 a.m. PST |
Another view of the covering. This should look decent when I spray the snot out of it with clear sealant. Then a covering of light grey
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