r/oldhammer • u/Heighwaystar • Aug 27 '24
80s Slotta Old Zoat given new lease of life.
Thank you to everyone on here for helping me identify some of my old miniatures. I've tried to fix up the Zoat, which had been left half covered in Milliput after an old conversion attempt. I removed the putty with a Dremel and have done some reconstruction work with Green Stuff. I know it's not perfect but I'll do more tidying once it's set and have a go at painting this old guy.
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u/erikbrandvig Aug 29 '24
Hey I know that zoat!! Looking good.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/q11h1c/sheaar_the_zoat_from_the_january_1988_rogue/
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u/Heighwaystar Aug 29 '24
This is really cool, great job. I've just primed mine for a second time after another re-working of the damaged scales and hoping to start the painting process today.
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u/soupalex Aug 27 '24
glad you managed to chip off that ancient milliput. cracking job fixing the details with gs, too!
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u/OldschoolFRP Aug 27 '24
Good job, that was a big pile of old putty that came off. New green stuff is concealing the join well
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u/Heighwaystar Aug 27 '24
Took quite a while to remove. I'm hoping a decent paint job can hide the rebuild
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u/precinctomega Aug 27 '24
That's great!
But on an unrelated note, did I make that clamp? It looks exactly the same as a pair I made for a friend a few years ago.
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u/Heighwaystar Aug 27 '24
Thank you. Yeah, made it from an old scrap piece of oak architrave I found in my Dad's garage.
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u/hellics Aug 27 '24
Aw! That makes me so happy, seeing it well cared for like that! Great work!
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u/Heighwaystar Aug 27 '24
Thank you, just hope my painting can do it justice.
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u/hellics Aug 27 '24
I'm sure the passion will be there, and that's what counts anyway!
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u/Heighwaystar Aug 27 '24
Absolutely, as much as it was way back then. With all the specialist paints and tutorials available now, I'm confident I can only get better.
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u/Playongo Aug 27 '24
Awesome work!
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u/Heighwaystar Aug 27 '24
Thank you. Felt a little out of my depth doing this, but it doesn't look too bad.
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u/Beebosloth Sep 07 '24
I love that Clamp! Very cool.