Base Applications And Other Trifles Before any painting can occur, the figures need to be arranged so that they are stable for manipulation. They may need to be affixed to their respective BASES or ultimate stands. If you are going to paint everything while it is still attached to the molding sprue, do so. But… Continue Reading
Trifling Decisions
Trifling Decisions: what will this set of miniatures be used for? All of these decisions happen in a snap, as most people know why they are working with the particular set of figures or parts of figures in their possession. But consider. Are they being used for: 1. A diorama? The figures will be attached… Continue Reading
At SVOS Today…
We had fun at SVOS. Above is a portion of the Flash Gordon (TM) Series 1, 8mm figurines in styrene. Hopefully, you can recognize stylized Aura, a robot, Ming, Dale, Flash, and Zarkoff. The vintage style spacecraft (tin) are from the War Rockets series by Hydra Miniatures http://www.hydraminiatures.com/index.shtml The asteroid construction will be covered in… Continue Reading
Tools Part 2: A Trifling List
Tools Part 2: A Trifling List (Adult supervision as appropriate. How many pointy objects can you find?) 1. A good hobby knife such as X-Acto for trimming plastic. Technically this is the pointy number 11 blade. Safety precautions per manufacturer should be followed. 2. Consider a good stationary magnifying source with good lighting. I live… Continue Reading
Please Come To The SVOS Art Show This Weekend!
I’ll be sharing a few Trifles of my own this coming weekend: Please join us for the 2019 Silicon Valley Open Studio event On the weekend of Sat/Sun 5/11 – 5/12 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM At Pinewood Elementary School, 477 Fremont Avenue, Los Altos Besides myself, We’ll have the work of seven REAL… Continue Reading
Tools Part 1: Do Not Trifle With Safety.
I hope this is obvious, but before I describe some tools useful to me, some things must be mentioned. First off, this is not a hobby for children (Use your judgement here. Certainly most adolescents can deal with these precautions. But define children! See below.). There are pointy things involved (knives, files, even toothpicks). Small… Continue Reading
ZeN Scale: Why Trifle With This?
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Epic Trifles 