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 This display is being built to house all of the [[blog:miniatures:rackham:confrontation:dirz|'Alchemists of Dirz']] figures from Rackham which I have collected over the years since around 2001. This display is being built to house all of the [[blog:miniatures:rackham:confrontation:dirz|'Alchemists of Dirz']] figures from Rackham which I have collected over the years since around 2001.
  
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 **Design** **Design**
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 Pouring the resin for the sewer channel. This is a two-part (2:1 mix) clear resin with a few drops of Vallejo inks added (7-8 dark green + 5-6 sepia/brown): Pouring the resin for the sewer channel. This is a two-part (2:1 mix) clear resin with a few drops of Vallejo inks added (7-8 dark green + 5-6 sepia/brown):
  
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 +Unfortunately the results, when cured, were a bit hit-and-miss. Around 2/3 of the tiles set perfectly, with minimal bubbles and shrinkage, but several of them had nasty bubbles and 'frothing' around the edge of the resin. I decided to apply some thick, water effect gels to the surface of the resin to hide some of the more unsightly bubbles - this will be the next step, but the resin as it cured is shown below: 
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 +Added a metal grate above the large sewer pool and painted some rust effects around damaged parts: 
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 === Under Display Lighting === === Under Display Lighting ===
  
 ===== Finished Display ===== ===== Finished Display =====
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