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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: Papa Spanky on January 30, 2012, 06:39:22 PM

Title: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Papa Spanky on January 30, 2012, 06:39:22 PM

I finished up my road for my Car Wars / apocalyptic  games. It turned out ok, but it could have been better. The problem? Basing. I used foamcore instead of MDF. Ive been mking terrain for 16 years now, I know better. Oh well, maybe Ill redo them someday...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/spankyhojek/wargaming/highway.jpg)

questions and comments welcome as always

Papa Spanky

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Modhail on January 30, 2012, 06:57:42 PM

Brilliant!

Do you have any crossings or junctions for it, or is it just one long Mad Max like stretch into infinity? (Not that that's a bad thing, mind!)

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Commander Vyper on January 30, 2012, 07:22:01 PM

Needs a truck stop at the kink in the road, crying out for a '76' gas station or a diner I reckon.

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Papa Spanky on January 30, 2012, 08:26:32 PM

Modhail: One long streeetch. In the future if I do a redo I will add a junction, but for now its Mad Max infinity road all the way!

Commander Vyper: There will be *something* there when the game is set up. Be it a diner or rocks or a bearded lady depends on the game being played.

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: ancientsociety on January 30, 2012, 10:47:36 PM

How'd you get the broken pavement effect? I'd like to do something similar...

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Papa Spanky on January 31, 2012, 12:50:08 AM

Its thin rolled cork. (1/16)* corrected* I cut it to length and finished to the point just before weathering. Then I tore it, tore chuncks from it. I arranged them correctly with a slight gap and glued them down. ( color the edges first) You will have to shave off extra on the ends thats created from the gaps. some of the others "cracks" are just painted on to give the effect of that ashphalt repair goo they use.
Send me another reply if theres something I didnt explain correctly.

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: ancientsociety on January 31, 2012, 01:13:49 AM

Quote from: Papa Spanky on January 31, 2012, 12:50:08 AM

Its thin rolled cork. (3/16)

Where can I get some?

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Papa Spanky on January 31, 2012, 03:24:14 AM

Hobby Lobby has some, but its not on thier website. Hit or miss if they have the 1/16" in stock. Ace Hardware will do a ship to store and thats originally where I got mine from. However they dont seem to be carrying it in the 24" wide x 48" rolls anymore, only 12"x 36". I also found the larger roll on amazon. oh and I edited my original response, its 1/16" thick.

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Luckyjoe on January 31, 2012, 03:53:56 AM

Those roads look great. I also really like the Builder from the Dollar Tree container. Its cool the way the 2nd floor interior is exposed when the top lifts off.

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: ancientsociety on January 31, 2012, 04:34:44 AM

Quote from: Papa Spanky on January 31, 2012, 03:24:14 AM

Hobby Lobby has some, but its not on thier website. Hit or miss if they have the 1/16" in stock. Ace Hardware will do a ship to store and thats originally where I got mine from. However they dont seem to be carrying it in the 24" wide x 48" rolls anymore, only 12"x 36". I also found the larger roll on amazon. oh and I edited my original response, its 1/16" thick.

Thanks

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Penchour on January 31, 2012, 06:26:33 AM

Very nice !  :-*

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: mattblackgod on January 31, 2012, 07:26:38 AM

Nice work Papa!  :-*

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: dijit on January 31, 2012, 08:24:11 AM

Excellent!

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Desertrat on January 31, 2012, 10:15:31 AM

 Really nice work there mate... ;D

Title: Re: 15 feet of post- apocalyptic highway
Post by: Papa Spanky on February 01, 2012, 03:12:49 AM

Thanks everyone!