Forgotten Dictator Stands Alone

WELL. I started writing this in about April 2016, so I have inevitably forgotten what I was going to write, or very much about how I made it, aside from that it took me months (again through doing ten minutes as and when I got the chance). Sadly I thought I had only finished it a couple of months back, but it was clearly well over a year ago. I have not finished much since then.

It's a toppled statue on a pillar of a forgotten dictator for use in the games of Warhammer 40K which we still have not got round to playing. The pillar was made of blue Styrofoam which I cut and scored with a craft knife in several pieces then skewered on a bamboo skewer to give a bit more strength. The base is some 3mm mdf sheeting I hacked up with a knife (I've since learned the benefit of using a jigsaw). The figure on top is a Moshi Monster I happen to own because I own far too much tat.

I really struggled with the rubberised horsehair which the large bush growing out from under the statue is made of but I'm actually quite happy with how it looks now. I'm less happy with the two mushrooms, which you may be able to just make out (Super Sculpey) whose shape is fine but colour went a little up the wonk.

The shield is of course and old Warhammer Fantasy Battle shield from the bottom of my box of tat.

I'm really happy with the streaks of bird poo and lichen.

I would like to make some notes on how I put it all together, but I can't remember!

Until next year....

Flickr set for model making here.