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I'd be worried about the paint chipping off the soft petals easily, but otherwise this looks pretty reasonable. I definitely don't understand why everybody's modeling intact pods, when it seems pretty clear that the things basically explode on impact, like this models.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Maybe I can get my friend Russell to make some so we can finally stop using soda bottles...
ReplyDeleteI like that they look like the plant from "Little Shop of Horrors."
ReplyDeleteThey're certainly an improved alternative to the masses of plastic pods out there. I've a take on these myself, but I'm too lazy to make a blog post about them. They don't work as well for MC's as your pods, but I'm quite fond of them for smaller units.
Hopefully I can inspire myself to get off my duff and create the post sometime this week.
"I'd be worried about the paint chipping off the soft petals easily" - If this is happening, perhaps you could try dying the petals? As far as I can see, its just sponge...plus if you painted over the dyed sponge, and it chipped, it would just add to the effect of gooey biomass!
ReplyDeleteIf you use a quality primer, then you won't find the paint chipping. The foam kind of soaks up the paint, effectively dying it. If you are having issues, try watering down PVA glue and using that to harden the surface you want to paint. That should take care of it.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of nothing so much as the facehugger pods from Aliens.
ReplyDeleteI like that, and it's cheap. They'll just want for some extra TLC in transit, but that's not a huge deal.
Any chance to see the painted result?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I donated it to my local gaming store (which has mysteriously moved and disappeared) so I never got to photograph the finished pod. I may make another in the future, but I have not been playing 40k lately.
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