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Lokie wrote:Melody wrote:Griffiness wrote:
They are soooooooooooooo cute! What are they coming out what is happening to them?
We’ve got 140 poads cast. These were supposed to go with my comic, but there doesn’t ever seem to be time to finish that. Sigh.
… so I am dithering around,as usual.So, I guess from now on we should be pestering you to finish your comic, not asking you to sculpt 😀Yes, please!
It is best to keep them inside a display case. They do get dusty in those too, but not nearly as bad as when they are free range in the house. I dream about having enough glass cases to keep stuff in!
dragonessjade wrote:Melody wrote:HAPPY BIRTHDAY! How old are you?
Isn’t it suppose to be: How young are you? 😆
You only say that if you are “old”.
Griffiness wrote:They are soooooooooooooo cute! What are they coming out what is happening to them?
We’ve got 140 poads cast. These were supposed to go with my comic, but there doesn’t ever seem to be time to finish that. Sigh.
… so I am dithering around,as usual.Nirvanacat13 wrote:Weren’t we supposed to get griffin chicks this week? I mean it’s Fri…… 😯 So that really only leaves today for them to come up…..
Next week.I think we are waiting on pads for them, that is the ususal hang up for a new piece.
sunhawk wrote:http://cgi.ebay.ca/800-WINDSTONE-CREAM-MALE-UNICORN-STAUTE-MELODY-PENA_W0QQitemZ150097467769QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13642QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.ca/800-WINDSTONE-CREAM-FEMALE-UNICORN-STAUTE-MELODY-PENA_W0QQitemZ150097468668QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13642QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemI beleive these unicorns have gone for much lower before now but I could be wrong! But $800 seems pretty crazy expensive!
ETA: Forgot this link too:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/500-WINDSTONE-CREAM-BABY-PEGASUS-STAUTE-MELODY-PENA_W0QQitemZ150097467000QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13642QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem$500, they are DREAMING! LOLReally! They are only $12.95 from Thailand.( see the “Buffy” thread)
mikki wrote:Melody, I’ve asked before if he was real, I know the sculpt is but unsure of the paint. He could be a repaint.
I just posted full body pics and detail here,
http://members.cox.net/maaukh/windstones/w.html
I’ve been hoping that you’d be able to give me a better idea … ?He looks real to me! I’ll ask and see if anyone knows about the number. It has been a long time since we cast that guy, so it is likely that nobody will remember. We aren’t the most organised of companies.
Those little marks around the edge are strange, too. Usually the bottoms are sanded smooth.mikki wrote:sorry if this has been asked, I did try to search but didn’t find anything..
my Brown Emperor has a number etched into his base. It was not added afterwards by someone else, as there is paint down inside the lines. I think I read once that Windstones don’t have serial numbers, so what would this be ?
thanks?????!!!!!???? I didn’t know we ever put numbers on them like that! That is very strange. I will ask. The only thing I can think of is if we wee trying a different mix of gypsum,and the piece was marked.
Are you certain this is a real Windstone? The pad does look real.dragonessjade wrote:Well the older ones (green and brown)are not…if I remember correctly. The newer ones are suppose to be.
The older ones are also coated, but with a different type of finish. It wasn’t as glossy as the kind we use now.
tsija wrote:So, I try to lightly wipe down my windstones once a year. I just use a paper towel with a light spritz of plain old water. Everything went fine, till I got to my ruby lap dragon. When I wiped him down, I had red/pink staining on my paper towel. Is this common with the rubies? I just want to know that I’m not damaging my dragon and won’t eventually wipe all the colour accents off. This hasn’t happened to any of my other colours of dragons. Any thoughts or suggestions…
It is best to not get them wet. Canned air and a soft brush is what we recommend. Don’t wash them, like I do.
Those rubies… argh..
We had some trouble with the older ruby paint bleeding, it isn’t supposed to do that anymmore! It is an auto paint, and is supposed to be able to take any amount of water and sun. We didn’t find it to be as bomb proof as the company claimed it to be! The pieces are well coated with a clear acrylic finish.Pam Thompson wrote:Mel, are you going to show us any more test paints for these guys or have you pretty much decided on a wolf colored one?
And I’ll venture to say that I am not fond of green eyes, although I appear to be very much in the minority with that opinion 😀 Someone else mentioned them looking drab, and I think a darker color could look really nice on these, help bring out the colors on the feathers.I can show the production ones when they appear. This is pretty much the color they will be, but like all our stuff, colors evolve over time.
I wanted to use green for the eyes because we have some beautiful green jewels that I wanted to use.The green eyes match them… and also, I am sick of all the old eye colors! At least this is different!Pam Thompson wrote:Mel, are you going to show us any more test paints for these guys or have you pretty much decided on a wolf colored one?
And I’ll venture to say that I am not fond of green eyes, although I appear to be very much in the minority with that opinion 😀 Someone else mentioned them looking drab, and I think a darker color could look really nice on these, help bring out the colors on the feathers.They look nice blue…
The only problem with silicone (besides the price!) is that it can sometimes have alot of silicone oil in it. Silicone oil contamination of the plaster part you are casting will prevent paint from sticking to it.Be sure to wash out your silicone mold well with alcohol before casting plaster into it.
Another tip; Wet the dragon’s feet and tail edges real good before pouring plaster against them, or the set part will draw too much water out of the newly cast part.This could weaken it,or even prevent it from setting properly.mimitrek wrote:I was wondering about that! 🙂
By the way, is this the “wolf 3” color scheme in your gallery? Wolf 3 does look the most like these. There are slight differences, the wings of the production ones are whiter, and have less barring. The Wolf colored family in my gallery are paint samples that I painted, so we will see how the production ones actually turn out. Usually the production ones are brighter and “cleaner” looking than mine.
