Friday, 23 May 2025

Beadbots

 Hi!

Just a quick update this morning before we head out for the day!

I've had these guys built for a while and finally got chance to paint them recently (annoyingly there's actually three of them but the cat has knocked one down the back of my painting stand and I can't seem to find it!).


Made from wooden beads, cocktail sticks and EVA foam, they've actually turned out quite nicely and would do for everything from mecha in 6/10mm to heavy power armour and dreadnoughts in 15mm or even normal warbots in 28mm.

I'm not too pleased with the bases if I'm honest and may yet rebase them with something a bit more substantial but they were the only ones I had to hand!

I've got a fourth, larger mech finished and just needing basing as well as a couple of rivals for these guys made from different shaped beads and plan on introducing them into my AK47 Republic sci-fi shenanigans at some point.

I rather enjoyed making them, apart from the fact that I had to use copious amounts of superglue to keep them together as the wooden beads seem to soak it up like nobody's business! 

All the best!

10 comments:

  1. I really like these. The whole shape and overall looking is great, and I enjoy the effect on the heads quite a lot!

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    1. Many thanks!

      I must admit that I had them half built for over a year before getting them finished as I didn't like how they looked but once complete and with a coat of paint they've turned out quite nicely!

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  2. I second that, great models!

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    1. Many thanks! Budget gaming can sometimes turn up trumps by accident!

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  3. These are really good. I'm impressed by the quality of the sculpting. I had no idea that you could make something so good from EVA foam. The weathering and painting really helps them, too. Great work!

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    1. Many thanks!

      EVA foam is pretty versatile and I believe it gets used by cosplayers too.

      Yeah, the painting really helped bring the little guys together as they needed a bit more oomph to move them from still looking beadlike.

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  4. Amazing models with the materials you used. Do you have any WIP photos?

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    1. None at the moment I'm afraid but I'll put together a wee guide for folks as theres been quite a bit of interest in how they're made.

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  5. Echoing Kieran's request - would love to see some wip images. One would never realise they were scratch built. Very cool.

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    1. Many thanks!

      I'll try and get a guide put together as there seems to have been quite a bit of interest in them!

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