24 October 2009

Tutorial - Making ugly Strings and Stuff

posted by roman, jarhead, kong

After being asked several times about these strings and threads some of my models have - here you go with a short tutorial.

There will be more tutorials coming in the future - i feel real sorry not to manage all questions asked on me, but i will do it this way - for sure, please be patient...

Material:

 -Toothpicks
- Colour you want (here: Tamyia Clear Red for bloody strings, green for slimy)
- UHU, "Flinke Flasche" with the black letters (there is a green version too, but that one won't work), a german glue, the one with the flamable warning on it - still i am not sure if this works with any other glue (so please do some experiments and let me know!)






How to?

Now i put the colour i want on my wet Palette, adding some of the glue, wait about 1 Minute for the glue to get more elastic and then bringing it on the place where it should be in the end with the toothpick.

If you only use UHU alone you may get clear strings or things.

Please be sure that this is a real chaotic thing, you can't plan this totally. Just have the bravery to do some experiments - in the end every experiment is worth a try...

Here are some older examples where i used this kind of ... ähm, stuff - attention, it is getting ugly in here:


Damné De La Gourmandise Obèse - Helldorado


Ghoulbust - JMD


Daemonette 3.0 - Games Workshop, Wings are from Reaper


Daemonette 2.0, Games Workshop


Hive Tyrant - Games Workshop



Vampire Count - Games Workshop


Demon baby - Helldorado



WIP - Blood Angel from Space Hulk, Games Workshop


I want to excuse myself to those i might have shocked with these models - it wasn't my wish to do so, i just love experiments...

Happy painting!
Regards
Roman

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18 comments:

  1. Painting PauperOctober 24, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Looking great Roman!

    Some great tips, I really have to try them out.

    I see the scuplted Gorilla is basecoated in the background of the first picture!

    Looking forward to seeing what you can do with him. A quick question though. Where do you get the super-sculpty? An online store?

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  2. simonNovember 12, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    Hey, really nice tutorial, and awesome blog!

    I tried this with the same glue, and with Kryolan fake blood (the darker version).

    I think it's good for more massive strings and bigger slimy ones, and after you mixed the blood and the glue you can use it instantly because it dries faster.

    And I guess the glue is just a plain UHU universal glue, the fany "flinke flasche" name stands for the special bottle. I haven't worked out yet which glue is used in it (if my theory is correct at all).

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  3. Roman aka jarNovember 15, 2009 at 11:51 PM

    Hey Simon, thanks for sharing your thoughts to this... glad you have found this blog and do like him!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 11, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks for a great tip :) I dread to think how long it took you to do the strings on your stuff, it took me ages to get one in the right place. very frustrating

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  5. AnonymousMarch 27, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    After doing a little online research on different glues I am assuming that the UHU "Flinke Flasche" is the German version of UHU "Twist & Glue"? Really interested in trying this technique out and would like to maybe get some conformation before buying it online? Also have a pic of the glue.. same bottle and everything so i can only assume.
    http://www.gluewithuhu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/805_21150.jpg

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  6. Roman aka jarMay 17, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    @Anonymous
    Sorry for my late answer... that seems to be the right bottle, but the wrong colour. The same bottle with flamable stuff inside, should have a black colour instead of green... hope this still helps...

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  7. AnonymousJune 20, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    hey Roman,


    are these strings suitable for gaming models? Like, if i were to make these strings, would they break easily if i played with my models?

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  8. Roman aka jarJune 20, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    I would prefer not to do them on gaming models as they are easily breaking. Maybe on some places where your fingers won't hit the model...

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  9. SporMarch 29, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    @ Roman
    Just tried it with the green one unfortunately doesnt work at all.
    Then I bought the black, worked perfect.

    Spor

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  10. Roman aka jarMarch 30, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    Thanks for the response - added this to the article!

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  11. MoNovember 25, 2011 at 3:14 AM

    I tried whit the green one too, doesnt work.

    thx by the way nice tutorial.

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  12. Roger Verdaguer SerratJanuary 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    That's great but may I ask for the composition of the glue? Maybe this way I could find something similar in my conuntry. Thank you very much, this stuff is awesome!

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  13. Roman aka jarJanuary 21, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    There is nothing on the bottle ... mmh, maybe the webpage of Uhu helps you: http://www.uhu.com/de/produkte/alleskleber/detail/uhu-alleskleber-flinke-flasche.html?cHash=eb0579d9c074f8dce336c1108e60780a&step=63

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  14. AnonymousDecember 19, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    I love this but sometimes when it dryes, the strings break. is there any way to make them more sturdy?

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  15. JeremyMarch 4, 2014 at 4:47 PM

    This is the English equivalent according to their website:
    http://www.uhu.com/en/products/all-purpose-adhesives/detail/uhu-alleskleber-flinke-flasche-1.html?cHash=e69ed01640777e20aa3b5bff1da4efad&step=227

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  16. UnknownJune 22, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    Wilko All Purpose clear extra strong seems to do the job. Only £1!

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  17. parableSeptember 20, 2014 at 12:55 AM

    If you can't find UHU in the USA, use Goop automotive (http://www.eclecticproducts.com/_photos/ad_images/076818160014_au_37c.jpg)

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  18. AnonymousMarch 5, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    the hive tyrant is incredible, can you give me some painting details I would love to paint my army like this.

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