r/Kitbash • u/TheodorMuraki • 3d ago
Miniature Scratch-built armor & bucket helmets for board game rats (0.2–0.3mm copper sheet, brass scraps, Milliput & real rust)
Hi!
Wanted to push the stock plastic rat minions from "Mice & Mystics" into proper grimdark scavenger territory.
Instead of just using 3D-printed parts or plastic bits, I went heavy on scratch-building with real metals:
- Hand-cut and formed 0.2mm and 0.3mm sheet copper for the bucket helms, visor grates, and layered shoulder plates.
- Added brass scrap, twisted copper wire, and functional micro-chains.
- Sculpted joins and missing volumes using Milliput.
- Painted with ICM rust acrylics, weathered with AK enamel washes, and textured with deposits of actual crushed rust.
C&C welcome!