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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: gamer Mac on July 13, 2009, 10:55:48 AM
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Strangle title I know but all will be explained.
We have been buying pizzas from Tesco recently and they come with a black polystyrene base. I have been wondering how to recycle them usefully.
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Black polystyrene
I have wanted some city buildings myself for a while, and after playing a .45 pulp game in a city setting, built by Oldschoolrebel, I thought I would give overlords brick scribing method a try.
The polystyrene base is about 4 mm thick and quite ridged. It is easy to cut but still holds the detail well as it is quite tightly compacted.
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Components
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Painting
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First floor finished with figure for scale.
What I am not sure of is whether to put in windows and doors. Also if I decide to put in windows how do I make them?
Usually I would just blank off the window, build a frame and the paint a glass effect.
But I am thinking for this one I would like to be able to use the inside of the building for gaming. I think it would be better to be able to see through the windows.
The question is should I try and glaze them with clear plastic (Blister pack plastic) or just leave them empty?
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The red brickwork is awesome. I think you should share your painting tecnique :D
Photocopier acetates would be better for the windows - a bit thinner and more user friendly flat sheets
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nice idea
i love the way you carve and paint the walls
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The red brickwork is awesome. I think you should share your painting tecnique :D
Photocopier acetates would be better for the windows - a bit thinner and more user friendly flat sheets
I copied Overlords method.
Paint the brick wall a light colour for the mortar. I used a house hold paint Dulux "shoft coffee" because it was nice and thick and filled in the gaps really well.
Then I used a flat (10mm) dry brush and GW terricota. Dry brush at a 45 degree angle to the bricks so that the paint does not go into the gaps. I then painted a few of the bricks normally using various different colours, GW terricota agian,GW Dark flesh and GW Bestial brown. The front and back of the building was painted with GW Denbe stone and then washed with GW Derlavin mud (not sure if I have spelt these two right).
I think I can get some acetates at work. I suppose I can then print stuff on to the window as well :D
Thanks
Special offer at Tesco - 3 for £6. I think that should work out about 3 or 4, two story houses :D
And before anyone asked I don't work for Tesco and this is not an advertising ploy
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hey mac, brilliant idea :D
we have a tesco quite close to us and i love pizza, so it's too good an opportunity to pass up.
just hope i don't pick up the wrong bloody pizza lol
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Fantastic! I need to find some similar foam.
If you want to stick with the recycling theme you could use the plastic from blister packs of figures. That is normally what I turn to for "glass". An added bonus is that it gives you an excuse to buy a few more packs of lead. Foundry blisters work the best. ;)
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Pizzatime! Thanks for sharing!
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The red brickwork is awesome. I think you should share your painting tecnique :D
I copied Overlords method.
Very nicely done. 8)
Spot on with the pizza packaging. I've had a go with it aswell & although its slightly thinner than the foam I used for my buildings, it has a greater density. Every time I buy a pizza now I keep the packaging. :P
See, I'm not the only one with a brick fetish. o_o :D
(yes Cap'n Blood, I'm looking at you lol )
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Really nice building. I love everything about it.
And aren't we wargamers a resourceful bunch. lol
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As usual Colin, bloody brilliant! Fantastic Build :-* You make everything look like child's play if only it was so easy! lol
Perhaps I should have commissioned you to build the City for the .45 game... although I don't think I would have been able to afford it!
Cheers
Andy
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Fantastic work...great detail and fantastic brick and stone work...recycling at its absolute finest. Thanks for sharing such beautiful work.
Regards,
Hitman
8)
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very nice ,can´t wait to see the finish building .
It is a pity that you diden´t live in Hamburg ,I realy wish to game with that terrain :)
Cheers Grimm
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Bloody marvellous and the bonus is you get to eat the pizza's too. :)
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That's a fantastic idea. The building looks great.
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Very nice. And nutritional (ish) too!
I'm going to give that technique a go. Is the base polystyrene as well or is that hardboard?
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Nice job!
Shame we don't have a Tesco's hereabouts.. :?
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That is amazingly creative use for such material. Of course, having the talent to build terrain such as that doesn't hurt much, either.
You make me jealous;)
-Doc
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Impressive and resourceful work as usual Mac!!! I'd go with blister pack windows to keep the recycling theme going. I don't know if the supermarket pizzas here in Canada use the same material, but I sorta hope they don't,I have a bad case of wargamers waist as it is!
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Every time I buy a pizza now I keep the packaging. :P
See, I'm not the only one with a brick fetish. o_o :D
(yes Cap'n Blood, I'm looking at you lol )
lol
Nicely done Colin.
Don't get too fat eating all the pizzas you'll need for a whole town ;)
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This is really great work!! I applaude your recycling spirit. I would suggest using the plastic from figure blisters. It will be firmer than copier accetiate and thus easyer to work with. The accetiate might buckle and ruin your wonderful brickwork. :-[
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Tried the acetates.
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Just need to build some sort of window frame.
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Nice. Did you add the printing yourself?
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I cut my glass from the clear plastic sheet that comes formed into bubble packs & window boxes my toys come in.
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Perhaps I should have commissioned you to build the City for the .45 game... although I don't think I would have been able to afford it!
Your right, you couldn't ;)
Your city was great, apart from the not quite dry paint I managed to find lol
Sorry :'(
It is a pity that you diden´t live in Hamburg ,I realy wish to game with that terrain :)
It is a pity :'( I would have loved to play in some of the games and on some of the terrain you have produced.
Is the base polystyrene as well or is that hardboard?
Base is hard board
Nice. Did you add the printing yourself?
That was the good thing about using acetates pinted this out on my normal printer. The only problem was there is no white colour which I would have liked.
The picture is not that clear but that is a pizza slice under the restaurant name. A bit of clip art from microsoft word.
Thanks all for the comments. I am hoping to do some more work tonight I will post some pictures when I have.
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Yes I can see the pizza slice clearly on my monitor. ;)
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Why is it making a model is so satisfying but if it has been done using materials that would otherwise have been thrown away it is even more satisfying? From what is basically garbage you have created something admirable. I really applaud you.
Why buy when you can make it yourself cheaper. Leaves you more pennies for buying the things you can't make, more lead for the mountian :D
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Finished the first floor
Will be putting this project on hold after this got others things to do for a game.
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Excellent! I love the inside details. Is the floor printed or did you paint it?
I also love the fact you have doors!
Personally I think the whole bare corkboard look is still pretty damn good lol
Can't wait to see the rest of the town!
Cheers
Andy
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Excellent job, cannae wait to see the finished interior.