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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Wirelizard on 24 August 2009, 12:48:31 AM
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(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3333/img3531crop.jpg)
Built from Hirst Arts dressed stone blocks, and inspired by the Aztec/Maya structures of Mexico & Central America. Both the main front stairs and the narrow back staircase have wide enough treads that figures on ordinary 20mm/25mm bases can stand on them.
It might yet get repainted, as most of the rest of my jungle-ruin pieces to date are in a greyish stone rather than this tan colour. It will probably also get properly based on MDF at some point, as I'm not sure it's strong enough to withstand transporting as-is. We shall see next weekend when I take it over to our gaming club.
The explorer of one of Copplestone's 28mm dino hunters.
A quick photo with flash, on my workbench instead of outside. I'll try and get a nicer picture sometime this coming week!
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Nice! :)
Is it built around something? I mean, are the bricks placed round a foam block or is it hollow or what?
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Is it built around something? I mean, are the bricks placed round a foam block or is it hollow or what?
It's hollow, mostly. There's spare blocks used as supports under the stairs and platform, and a few scraps of cardboard under there to brace things. It's solid enough to be handled, but I do worry about transporting it - it might find itself on an MDF base sooner or later, as I said.
As for finishing it, I've got one of Hydra's Saurian Idols (http://shop.hydraminiatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=53) to decorate the top with - it'll fit nicely in the centre of the platform!
(http://shop.hydraminiatures.com/images/saurian%20idol.jpg)
(Image via Hydra's website; my own idol hasn't had it's picture taken yet.)
Also got some of Hydra's Ugg spearmen to defend their sacred idol from nasty interloping explorers, too. Great figures, I wish they did more than one pose, though.
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Very nice Wirelizard. I think it'd look really cool with the idol. Be sure and take a pic.
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Actually, I did take a photo my idol & dino-men, months ago when I first painted them up!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3233130396_529c1cf959.jpg)
Flickr photo page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirelizard/3233130396/in/photostream).
I'm probably going to repaint the temple greyer than it is now, to match up a bit better with the idol.