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Title: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Roebeast45 on 08 April 2010, 07:31:27 PM

Hi everyone,

I've started posting pictures of the sci-fi mining town that I'm building called Colton's Curse. I'll be continuing this project for a while and will include buildings, vehicles, terrain, and miniatures.
Please take a look!

http://roebeast.blogspot.com/2010/04/building-coltons-curse.html

(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/roebeast45/blockbuildingpainted.jpg)

Thanks,
Roebeast

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: fourcolorfigs on 08 April 2010, 07:34:47 PM

Looking good! Keep it coming!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: fastolfrus on 08 April 2010, 07:36:34 PM

Is there a link ?

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Roebeast45 on 08 April 2010, 07:50:30 PM

Ack! There is now. Thanks for pointing that out!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: dijit on 08 April 2010, 08:55:43 PM

That looks promising, where are the minis from?

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Roebeast45 on 08 April 2010, 09:00:22 PM

They're from Gangs of Mega City One. No longer in print but the plastic minis are still pretty easy to find cheaply.

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Grimmnar on 08 April 2010, 09:46:02 PM

Hey Roe,

Looking over the blog. Looking good thus far. Very promising. I really like when peeps can take simple things and turn them into something kool and usable.

I was also curious of a pic on your blog. The cowboy riding the lizard. Looks like it is taken from a strip of some kind. Where is it from?  :-)

Grimm


EDIT
NEVERMIND    Damn pretty pictures caught my attention. I didn't notice those word thingies under the banner pic. Looking pretty good. Always liked the "cowboy" sort riding dino's.  :-)

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 09 April 2010, 12:37:06 AM

Looks truly excellent.
I look forward to seeing where this goes.  :)

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Hawkeye on 09 April 2010, 03:42:51 AM

Very, very cool looking buildings. They have a nice believable  "near future" look to them, and I'll be following the growth of the town with interest to borrow ideas for my own (embryonic at the moment) terrain for Star Mogul. Good stuff!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: TheMightyFlip on 09 April 2010, 06:53:41 AM

Very nice, consider yourself "followed"

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Connectamabob on 09 April 2010, 07:15:55 AM

Nice! Has a "Ghosts of Mars" look (that's a good thing: the movie was rubbish, but the outdoor sets/locations looked good IMO).

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 09 April 2010, 08:00:13 AM

As soon as I see rounded buildings in sand colours I go all star wars...  lol

But this is looking really splendificant!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Tacgnol on 09 April 2010, 09:59:15 AM

Really cool, I especially like your take on the old Rogue Trader "bucket of sand" type building. I'll be watching this with interest since my attempts at building a consistent sci-fi town have fallen by the wayside.

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: supervike on 09 April 2010, 12:08:44 PM

That's very nice indeed!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Comsquare on 09 April 2010, 05:21:02 PM

I have to join in.
Very nice, indeed.

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Ramshackle_Curtis on 09 April 2010, 05:58:36 PM

Very nice. I think the small dome looks better before you painted it, that paper stuff has an amazing texture, looks like dirty concrete!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Roebeast45 on 17 April 2010, 05:38:55 AM

I'm almost finished with the diner construction. I'll post pics once it's all together. Then comes the jailhouse which is going to be more of a mini fortress.

Thanks for all the encouragement!

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Modhail on 17 April 2010, 08:16:41 AM

Great stuff! I like the look of the buildings.

I'll have to keep a look out for the comic when it gets released. Looks promising.

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: abhorsen950 on 17 April 2010, 06:29:05 PM

Like those plastics, really looks awesome.


Steve

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Roebeast45 on 13 May 2010, 07:03:22 PM

I just posted another issue of Fantasy Modeling Magazine to my blog. Next blog post will be more buildings for Colton's Curse including a diner and an air farming still.

http://roebeast.blogspot.com/

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: kenohhkc on 13 May 2010, 11:03:14 PM

I have already copied and pasted the image to my terrain inspiration file. Looks great. And I like that you finally found a good use of that Hirst Arts set.

But the use of the 1/4 round is inspired. I will definately steal this idea. and it has the mining colony wasteland feel. Like the edges were just sanded off the building cause of wear and exposure. Great. I will follow your progress.

Ken

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Darkoath on 14 May 2010, 09:05:54 AM

Love the buildings Roebeast! :-*  Looking forward to reading your Fantasy Modelling issues...

Darkoath

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Roebeast45 on 03 June 2010, 04:27:53 AM

Hi there! I just added a few new buildings to my blog. Please take a look and let me know what you think.

http://roebeast.blogspot.com/2010/06/building-coltons-curse-continued.html

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: supervike on 03 June 2010, 03:23:50 PM

Inspired, as always.

Great buildings, believable yet still 'sci-fi'. 

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 03 June 2010, 03:52:56 PM

That diner is delicious. I love the colour combination - the ochre/sand and cream for the walls and the red for the sign are great. Looks a bit like a postapocalyptic Twinkie (which, along with cockroaches, are bound to survive us).

Title: Re: Building A Sci-Fi Mining Town at Roebeast's Blog
Post by: kenohhkc on 22 June 2010, 08:49:20 PM

Really great. Just like th efirst ones.