FSS - "I love the smell of resin in the morning"

River Pieces - the Pictures!

2008-07-23T21:28:00.000-07:00

Well folks, a bit later than I thought, but here are some pics of the first of the new river sections. While there are other rivers out there, I can say that these are solid flex resin, and not flimsy latex. Pricing is not completed yet, but I'm sure these will follow all F.S.S. products in being as cheap as I can make and sell them for.

In these pictures we have the piece with just a light dry-brushing of beige on the river banks, the rocks are painted, and a bit of flocking. In one we have a Flames of War panzer to some idea of scale. The piece is 20cm long and 25mm wide at one end and is 40mm wide at the other, and is a transition piece.

July Update - River Sections Started!

2008-07-21T09:35:00.000-07:00

G'day folks,

Over the previous few days I have done the molds for 9 different river sections in various widths, and have modeled another seven pieces. In total, I think there will be around 35 - 40 different pieces when I'm finished. In the R & D stage, I'm still working out how to get the rivers looking like rivers. The first pieces were just plain brown flex resin, then I experimented with pouring brown resin in the banks first, as they are the lowest point of the mold. Once dry, I then poured blue resin to simulate the water. Once taken from the mould, the first one looked very spiffy. A light buff dry brush on the banks and some dark gray on some rocks with a light gray dry brushing and it was finished. I will glue some flock to the banks also and take some pictures to post here.

If anyone wants to suggest any special river pieces, or ask about anything else, you can email me at: fss.glynn@gmail.com

Cheers until next time.

Glynn

New Items on the Drawing Board!

2008-03-19T21:48:00.000-07:00

At present we are planning a series of river sections to compliment the road sections we already have. Planned are river sections in 4 sets with a river bed width of 25mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm. There will be straight (sort of straight anyway) sections, bends, confluences (where 2 25mm pieces will join to form a 50mm piece, two 50mm join to form a 75mm piece, etc. and also bridges and fords which will join the road sections we have at present.

All these pieces will be made from a flexible polymer so that it can follow the contours of your table (to a certain degree).

Also planned is a series of "How To" articles on painting the roads, rivers, bases and other resin pieces from F.S.S.

Thanks for reading,

Glynn

New Bases

2008-03-19T21:17:00.000-07:00

G'day folks,

I thought it was time I updated this blog. I apologise for being so lazy.

The latest from the workshop is a series of bases upon which to base figures for wargaming. These started with all the bases needed for the Koenig Krieg rules for gaming the Seven Years War in 15mm.

To start with we have the Army Command Pack at A$5.60 with an Army Command base, 6 x Skirmisher bases, 4 x Artillery bases and 1 x Artillery Limber base.

Next is the Infantry Brigade Pack at A$7.40, which contains 1 x Brigade Command base and 16 Infantry bases.

Now the Cav. First is the Light Cavalry Pack at A$5.40, which contains 12 x Light Cav. bases.

Finally in the KK series, we have the Heavy Cavalry Pack at A$5.70, which contains 1 x Brigade Command base and 8 x Heavy Cav. bases.

We also have Fire & Fury bases in 3mm thick. If anyone is interested, just contact me at fss.glynn@gmail.com

Cheers,

Glynn

July Update

2006-07-16T03:40:00.000-07:00

Here I am again, a bit late, but better late than never.

Today I have some pics of all four 15mm log defensive positions. These have been painted and flocked and don't look too bad, even if I do say so myself. Many thanks to Garry W. for the loan of the troops.

For prices on the bare resin pieces please email me at fss.glynn@gmail.com for an up-to-date catalog and pricelist. This email address can also be used to email me any ideas for pieces that you want to see made.

Also recently I made a 'pinned' marker for Flames of War games, and there is a picture here of it as well. It is more of 'nailed' than 'pinned', but it gets the idea across.

On the drawing board, I hope to get done in the next few days a modular forest base system. Three, possibly four pieces which can fit together to make a large forest area or seperated to make thinner/longer forests.

There are moves afoot to have F.S.S. resin scenics distributed by an established trader. More on this when things happen.

Until next update, take care.

Glynn

More 15mm Defensive Positions Coming Soon!

2006-06-02T01:22:00.000-07:00

After the success of the first two log defensive positions in 15mm, I am now working on more. The first two were for an artillery base and a command base in Flames of War. The next ones are for an infantry base and also for two infantry bases side by side. Hopefully I'll be able to get the originals completed this weekend and the moulding done during the next week, or so. Pictures to come.

Clarification

2006-05-01T05:15:00.000-07:00

After noticing some websites recently which had not deleted references to a business connection between Fernvale Specialty Scenics and Milmod Hobbies of Safety Beach in New South Wales, I would like to make it clear that there is NO business relationship between us.

Milmod Hobbies was supposed to be my distributor, both in Australia and overseas, but after a business relationship of over 12 months with NO sales generated by them, I terminated the relationship a little while ago. Part of the problem was Milmod Hobbies' insistance that he be SOLE distributor, to the point where even if I had organised sales to local shops he wanted his cut. I thought this to be grossly unfair and smacking of greed.

I must say that business has been good since I have organised sales myself, though I am looking at a couple of different methods of distribution. More on this later.

Cheers,

Glynn

Email Catalog & Price List Updates

2006-04-22T03:50:00.000-07:00

If anyone is interested in being on a list for updates, possibly monthly, on new pieces and up-to-date prices please email me at fss.glynn@gmail.com

Over time, I will be posting pictures of all my resin pieces on this blog, so bookmark it if you like.

Cheers,

Glynn

Some New Stuff!

2006-04-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

G'day again folks. Over the last week I have done the 'sculpting' for a few new pieces. They are a wooden bridge in 15mm or 20mm scale, and two 'log' defensive positions for 15mm bases. One is a piece for a large artillery base and other is perfect for a small command base. While I have said they are 15mm scale, they could, however, still be used for 20mm games.

I hope to have these moulded in the next few days and have a few pieces in resin made by mid-week. I won't be able to price these properly until I can weight the actual resin pieces, but I can't imagine them being very expensive.

These pieces were done at the suggestion of some wargamers at B.I.G. and other clubs. If anyone has any ideas for pieces, please contact me:

Email: fss.glynn@gmail.com
Phone: (07) 5426 7716
Mobile: 0433 648 876

Cheers until next time.

Glynn

2006 Brisbane Muster

2006-04-18T03:50:00.000-07:00

On the Sunday over the Easter weekend I attended the 2006 Brisbane Muster at the Chifley on the Mall (the old Lennon's Hotel). While there were some familiar faces there, it was good to meet quite a few new friends. The games played were 28mm, so look for new pieces in the future done in that scale. Several people have given me ideas for some pieces, for which I'm thankful.

Thanks one and all for a good day!

Glynn

An Update

2006-02-27T04:25:00.000-08:00

G'day folks, just an update to let you know what is happening at FSS. Yesterday I had a stall at the Times of War tournament held at the Hendra High School. All the attendees were great and quite a few had ideas for stuff they would like to see made, and I will be working on several of the ideas.

One range of gear that sold well was the etched brass palm trees. I received a shipment last Friday and took them along, though because of the cost I was worried that they would be slow sellers. My supplier recently put up the prices quite substantially, and I have kept my prices to the minimum possible. Pictures will be taken this coming Friday and will appear here and on the www.displacedminiatures.com website soon after.

At the moment I'm working on some more road pieces with a road width of about 40mm for 15mm games. Currently there are a straight section 20cm long and a curved 45 degree piece. Coming up are a 'T' piece connecting the wider road sections with the narrower ones. Also I have the masters of two wooden bridges completed and will be preparing them for moulding in the very near future.

That is about all until the next update and hopefully a heap of pictures.

Cheers all,

Glynn

Where We're At Now

2006-02-09T08:12:00.000-08:00

This blog is to let people know what Fernvale Specialty Scenics is doing and to show pics of our work. We already have quite a range of resin model terrain pieces, mainly in 20mm scale, but branching out into 15mm and 28mm pieces. A photographer is about to come to our workshop and take pics of the whole range and these will be posted in due course.

If anyone has any suggestions for pieces they'd like to see, please email fss.glynn@gmail.com and let us know, and we'll see what we can do.

Until the next post, cheers and take care.

Glynn