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Title: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: deflater mouse on 21 January 2014, 07:07:41 AM: So I just started this project over the weekend.... Some adobe/sandstone buildings and tents... Nothings painted yet and the unfinished one on the left is going to be a dice tower... Not sure how much free time I'm going to have, but thought I'd share my progress on the board...

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/12064893934_83acf7d828.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12064893934/)
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Post by: Red Orc on 21 January 2014, 08:00:47 AM: That looks like it's going to be some pretty cool terrain! I look forward to seeing it develop. Good start to your stay with us!

And congratulations also on having chosen a very silly username!
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Post by: d phipps on 21 January 2014, 08:17:10 AM: Looking great! I like those tents. Well done!

HAVE FUN
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 21 January 2014, 10:17:41 AM: Looking really good, keep posting your progress. I'd like to know how you made those tents?
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Post by: northtroll on 21 January 2014, 05:45:59 PM: Is that glue soaked paper towel laid over a framework for the tents? It looks quite effective. Nice use of cardboard for the buildings as well!
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Post by: Traveler Man on 21 January 2014, 07:23:01 PM: Welcome! The terrain's off to a good start. I like the tents.
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Post by: pistolpete on 22 January 2014, 02:24:56 PM: excellent tents and the buildings are well done too. keep it up and post pics when they're done.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 23 January 2014, 07:23:21 AM: Thanks! The tents are tissue and glue... I still need to make some entrance flaps for them and paint em up... Just need to get some more free time...

Also picked up some matchbox cars on Ebay... I think they'll fit in well...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/12098221923_b2c746f27a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12098221923/)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 25 January 2014, 08:24:50 AM: Got a bit more done tonight... I like how these walls are turning out...
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/12127878795_c3c5f9ec38.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12127878795/)(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/12129772365_007416af90.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12129772365/)
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: d phipps on 25 January 2014, 02:39:56 PM: It's coming together very nicely. What are you using for the texture?
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Post by: deflater mouse on 25 January 2014, 07:29:34 PM: Just sprinkled sand on watered down PVA... Seems like two coats works best...

Also thought I'd try for some tile roofs...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/12138704094_830d141af8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12138704094/)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 26 January 2014, 06:20:08 PM: First couple pieces painted... Need to finish the walkways and add some shades or banners from the poles...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/12156996346_9b180462e4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12156996346/)
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 26 January 2014, 06:29:01 PM: They look really great.
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Post by: Vagabond on 26 January 2014, 08:30:50 PM: Like the colours on the buildings.

Are the tents built over a wire frame and if so did you solder it together.

Looking forward to seeing the corrugated roof tiles.
All the best
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Post by: d phipps on 26 January 2014, 09:34:00 PM: Looking great! THANKS for sharing. :D
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Post by: deflater mouse on 27 January 2014, 06:38:22 AM: The tents forms are just scraps of cardboard, then q-tips for the top. I just cut off the fuzzy bits and put four together to a point using masking tape... I may have ruined them with my paint though... Will have to see if I can salvage...

Anyway, finished the tower...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/12167495843_2fcecff501.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12167495843/)
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Post by: Vagabond on 28 January 2014, 05:19:09 PM: Thanks - the tower looks good, I like the corrugated tiles.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 31 January 2014, 10:39:40 PM: I got the terrain on the table this week, now just gotta come up with a good pulp scenario for the setting... Any suggestions?
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3786/12184464684_24e22dfc80.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12184464684/)
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Post by: Eric the Shed on 31 January 2014, 10:47:12 PM: Lookin brill
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Post by: d phipps on 31 January 2014, 11:38:09 PM: Quote from: deflater mouse on 31 January 2014, 10:39:40 PM
I got the terrain on the table this week, now just gotta come up with a good pulp scenario for the setting... Any suggestions?
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3786/12184464684_24e22dfc80.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12184464684/)

This looks like it would be perfect for "The Lost Keys" scenario. "Trail of Clues" would also work well for that setting.

HAVE FUN
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Post by: deflater mouse on 01 February 2014, 04:59:13 AM: Thanks, I definitely want to give those scenarios a try--I guess I meant, suggestions on a good narrative story line that I could base some scenarios around... Looking for some story ideas...

I picked up some Casablanca type minis--need to get those painted up...
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 01 February 2014, 08:43:25 AM: Have you thought about basing it on of your favourite books or films? Sometimes using elements from 2 or 3 books/films works. You can use old adventures and bring them into the Pulp era, 'The Man Who Would Be King' or maybe even using the storyline from The Three Musketeers and updating it? 'King Solomon's Mines', 'She', 'Tintin', 'Casablanca', 'Beau Geste', 'Adele Blanc Sec', 'The Mummy', 'Indiana Jones', 'Rocketeer', 'The Phantom', 'The Shadow', 'Allan Quartermain', 'Librarian', 'Jack Hunter' etc.

I think some French Foreign Legion troops would look good in your set-up, 'Biggles Foreign Legionnaire', 'The Flying Carpet'.
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Post by: mikedemana on 01 February 2014, 07:38:12 PM: Looking at that awesome table, I think it screams a hunt for the kidnapped daughter of the (fill in the blank). Rumors say she's gone off and joined a new cult, while others say a certain despot has a taste for young, wealthy nubile ladies and she's bound for a harem if not rescued in time. Still others say she was kidnapped for ransom money to fund the rebellion brewing in the outlying areas...

Anything "click" with the leagues you have planned?

Mike Demana
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Post by: deflater mouse on 02 February 2014, 05:31:16 AM: Sounds pretty awesome... I have some bound captives that need painting... And maybe a squad of gendarmes...
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Post by: deflater mouse on 02 February 2014, 09:42:08 PM: And finished off a bunch of small buildings, so there's a nice maze on the table...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/12276771476_e5e5e51879.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12276771476/)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/12276641564_4ce4f9411f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12276641564/)

Gonna make some palm trees, and maybe some merchant stalls... Gotta add some flavour... "For special friends of Rick's..."
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Post by: General on 02 February 2014, 09:56:32 PM: o_o Thanks, Mike! Your village is really inspiring. You created a lot of realistic buildings in a relatively short time and inexpensively. The details (floors, ladders, awnings) all great. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: d phipps on 04 February 2014, 04:53:19 AM: Fantastic! Love those ladders and perilous walkways crossing the rooftops! :-*

Oh, looks like fun!

Quote from: deflater mouse on 01 February 2014, 04:59:13 AM
...I guess I meant, suggestions on a good narrative story line that I could base some scenarios around... Looking for some story ideas...

When I get stuck for a story, I normally make a few rolls on the Plot Points, At Whose Behest, and What's at Stake tables. That usually gives me enough ideas to piece together a fun storyline.

HAVE FUN
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Post by: pistolpete on 04 February 2014, 04:06:25 PM: just found this thread for scenario ideas - http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=9209.0
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Post by: deflater mouse on 10 February 2014, 10:34:08 PM: Test piece for an Asian walled garden...
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5491/12444370735_8ff2c45e91.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12444370735/)
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Post by: mikedemana on 10 February 2014, 11:27:12 PM: Nice! Good stuff!

Mike Demana
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Post by: Anttipa on 11 February 2014, 04:56:56 PM: Really good looking terrain. I especially like the larger buildings.
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Post by: Amalric on 11 February 2014, 11:02:10 PM: Quote from: deflater mouse on 10 February 2014, 10:34:08 PM
Test piece for an Asian walled garden...
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5491/12444370735_8ff2c45e91.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12444370735/)

Brilliant!
I'll have to copy this.
Your lovely building also reminds me that all I've got for my walled garden is the walls. :D
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Post by: d phipps on 12 February 2014, 09:22:05 AM: Beautiful work! Not only does it look great, its alos a very playable piece of terrain. :-*

THANKS for sharing!
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Post by: deflater mouse on 15 February 2014, 11:48:39 PM: Not a lot of free time this week, but have most of the main gate built...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/12550854784_e7e31277a4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12550854784/)
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Post by: Dr Mathias on 16 February 2014, 02:20:50 AM: Great stuff in this thread. I may nick some of your ideas ;)
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Post by: d phipps on 16 February 2014, 06:21:10 AM: Nice work! Thanks for the WIP pic.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 16 February 2014, 09:14:53 PM: Thanks all!

Finished the main gate... I think it's coming out pretty good...

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/12573370064_8f2ee6b3a4.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12573370064/")
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/12572841905_008523025f.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12572841905/")
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Post by: d phipps on 16 February 2014, 11:41:43 PM: Excellent work! I really like the hanging banners and the bamboo over the windows. :-* :-*

HAVE FUN
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Post by: FramFramson on 16 February 2014, 11:56:20 PM: Wow... where'd you get those window coverings? Laser cut?
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Post by: deflater mouse on 17 February 2014, 01:17:41 AM: They're from a Pegasus Hobbies Chemical Plant kit. I duplicated the form by cutting out black plastic mesh with a hobby knife... The thinner mesh ones work better inside buildings, and I'll use the blockier ones on the walls...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/12577693383_6c5bea6e5d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12577693383/)
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Post by: FramFramson on 17 February 2014, 02:28:50 AM: Hey! Great idea!
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Post by: mikedemana on 17 February 2014, 06:42:07 PM: Dang! Two ideas for the black plastic mesh in a short space of time. Very creative...excellent looking buildings. I'll PM you my address so you can mail them to me... lol lol lol

Seriously, great job scratch-building!

Mike Demana
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 17 February 2014, 07:40:34 PM: These turned out great :-* and the bamboo window covering is a great idea!
LB
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Post by: deflater mouse on 17 February 2014, 10:15:52 PM: Thx!

I started 4 walls and 4 towers.. That way I can form a long wall, or a building with an interior courtyard... This is turning out to be a pretty enjoyable build...

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3707/12599443044_19f238e983.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12599443044/)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 23 February 2014, 08:20:52 PM: So, finished the walls and towers... Flexible enough to make a large wall...
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5504/12728354124_5d1f2f21b1.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12728354124/")

Scatter pieces...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/12728370984_b9df3e89bc.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12728370984/")

A small courtyard...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/12728395784_205aa22510.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12728395784/")

Or a large courtyrad...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3829/12727939415_5b0c792186.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/12727939415/")
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Post by: cheetor on 23 February 2014, 08:27:35 PM: This is an absolutely inspirational thread.

Wonderful work.
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Post by: section 8 on 26 February 2014, 05:42:20 AM: Wow! Very cool buildings, and the fretwork idea is genius. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 26 February 2014, 09:35:29 AM: Great work, I love the set-up for the large courtyard.
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Post by: Anttipa on 04 March 2014, 06:54:45 PM: Very inspiring stuff! I'm most impressed by your efficiency, you have managed to make lots of great looking terrain in just a few months. Keep up the good work!
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Post by: Traveler Man on 04 March 2014, 09:25:40 PM: Nice work! :-* Great idea for the fretwork.
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Post by: ushistoryprof on 04 March 2014, 09:43:51 PM: Great post, thanks for all the pics and inspiration.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 20 March 2014, 01:34:57 PM: So I got this out on the table and tried it as scatter, and it worked really well... Sort of a mountain wall kind of feel... Maybe thats just because of the pines...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7351/13074440714_c28a96963b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/13074440714/)

Of course now the table is crying out for a pagoda, so I'm working on a dice tower...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3721/13282603863_b1cf165cab.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/13282603863/)
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Post by: pistolpete on 20 March 2014, 01:40:03 PM: i ~~hate~~ love your work. as if there wasn't enough already to make me feel inspired/guilty.
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Post by: MalcyBogaten on 20 March 2014, 06:02:28 PM: Utterly superb! You have inspired and given me answers to some of my own building dilemmas.

That table is brilliant!

Please carry on. I would like more.
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Post by: War In 15MM on 21 March 2014, 05:52:34 PM: That is really good stuff! Richard
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Post by: deflater mouse on 22 March 2014, 07:15:43 AM: Pretty much done... Gotta put the screens on the bottom floor...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7338/13323639463_31ba2bc9d2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/13323639463/)
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Post by: von Lucky on 22 March 2014, 10:50:36 AM: Beautiful work - the details and colours work really well.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 25 June 2014, 10:47:09 PM: Haven't been posting much, but have still been working on some terrain pieces... Will get some photos up soon...

In the meantime, I came up with a very quick way to churn out trees... Take a plastic plant aquarium mat, and pull off some tuffs--use the ones that are attached by little pegs... Stick em on a golf tee...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/14291940258_2250f53960.jpg) (http://"https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14291940258/")

I added a little bark texture by using some masking tape on the tee and painting it ahead of time... Just need to bend the top branches so they cover the tip more, and they're the easiest trees I've ever made...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3925/14503059743_82aafb1cc2.jpg) (http://"https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14503059743/")
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Post by: Katsuhiko JiNNai on 25 June 2014, 11:28:04 PM: Superb! :-*
My big limit is that I've never done scenery, just painted miniatures.
So I respect the work of other wargamers that create their own scenery :)
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Post by: Prof. Dinglebat. Phd. on 26 June 2014, 02:36:43 AM: If you could bottle what your doing here, you would be a millionaire and we'd all be broke. ;)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 26 June 2014, 07:25:58 AM: Thanks... Here's whats on the workbench right now... The minarets are separate pieces so this can be configured as a mosque or just a plain building... Mostly just painting left to do once the glue dries... Plan to get it on the table for a tournament this weekend...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/14509437712_ded3c91d81.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14509437712/)
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 26 June 2014, 09:06:21 AM: Quote from: deflater mouse on 26 June 2014, 07:25:58 AM
Thanks... Here's whats on the workbench right now... The minarets are separate pieces so this can be configured as a mosque or just a plain building... Mostly just painting left to do once the glue dries... Plan to get it on the table for a tournament this weekend...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/14509437712_ded3c91d81.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14509437712/)

This is marvellous work! I've just ordered some golf tees (consider that idea ~~stolen~~ emulated).
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Post by: deflater mouse on 28 June 2014, 05:42:24 AM: Okay... Done!

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/14523037052_9182444446.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/o8mmWy)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5573/14337436260_a310e63323_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nQX7hU) (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3837/14523034902_8805eb7368_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/o8mmiu)
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Post by: von Lucky on 28 June 2014, 05:58:01 AM: Lovely!
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 28 June 2014, 07:30:31 AM: Superb!
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Post by: Eric the Shed on 28 June 2014, 09:25:02 AM: :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
:D
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Post by: Peter@BattleScape on 28 June 2014, 03:05:17 PM: Most Excellent!!!

Pete
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Post by: General on 29 June 2014, 04:20:15 AM: I like how the building is accessible from the back. From the front it looks very solid.
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Post by: Red Orc on 29 June 2014, 08:36:52 AM: That's pretty groovy. Great for Pulp but I woul have thought almost equally applicapable to a backwater desert planet in a galaxy far, far away!
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Post by: Gun bunny on 29 June 2014, 12:54:39 PM: :) :) :) well done sir!
these are a most excellent use of materials and i heartily approve and will be using some of same in my attempts at modeling . thank you for sharing. :) :) :)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 29 June 2014, 08:06:15 PM: Quote from: Red Orc on 29 June 2014, 08:36:52 AM
That's pretty groovy. Great for Pulp but I woul have thought almost equally applicapable to a backwater desert planet in a galaxy far, far away!

Thanks--I actually got these out for an Infinity tournament today... They're pretty versatile...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/14349353429_1581fc30a9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nS1bRk)

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3889/14349503917_c273c5b1bf.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nS1XzX)
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Post by: Amalric on 29 June 2014, 10:38:56 PM: WOW :o
just wow...
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Post by: deflater mouse on 06 July 2014, 07:37:32 PM: So switching gears back to the asian themed table--I thought I could mix it up by putting the modular hills over blue cloth and adding a river theme... I spent some time this weekend making some simple bridges, and then added a teahouse/shrine and a gate...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5574/14587876942_cced0e1704.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oe5FzG)

Will get a full table photo when I get a game in later this week...
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Post by: FramFramson on 07 July 2014, 12:26:24 AM: Those look great!
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 08 July 2014, 12:54:46 PM: I do like those!
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Post by: Malebolgia on 08 July 2014, 01:47:24 PM: Fantastic stuff 8)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 08 July 2014, 06:30:16 PM: Thanks! I used a blue cloth and some modular hills to try a river/delta theme... Not the best light for photos, but...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5153/14578158006_6aa02f8ac7_n.jpg) (http://"https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14578158006/"). (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3840/14597895951_1c373a79b1_n.jpg) (http://"https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14597895951/")
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Post by: fred on 08 July 2014, 07:00:30 PM: That's a really cool table setup. Never really thought of doing lots of separate islands, but I will be trying this out at some point.
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Post by: War In 15MM on 09 July 2014, 03:04:37 AM: That is really impressive work! Richard
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Post by: gary42 on 09 July 2014, 03:31:23 AM: Yet another great table I won't be playing on :'(
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 09 July 2014, 09:37:22 AM: That looks like a really great lay-out, any more photos?
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Post by: deflater mouse on 16 July 2014, 06:32:01 AM: I'll take more pics next time I get it on the table...

In the meantime, I started work on a new test piece... Different vibe...
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3863/14480227770_a9edcb3cc7.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14480227770/)
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Post by: Prof. Dinglebat. Phd. on 16 July 2014, 06:43:45 AM: Quote from: deflater mouse on 16 July 2014, 06:32:01 AM
I'll take more pics next time I get it on the table...

In the meantime, I started work on a new test piece... Different vibe...
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3863/14480227770_a9edcb3cc7.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14480227770/)

Nice building, what are the corner slabs made of? ???
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Post by: d phipps on 16 July 2014, 06:47:16 AM: Looking good! Can't wait to see how it progresses. ;)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 16 July 2014, 06:53:39 AM: Quote from: Prof. Dinglebat. Phd. on 16 July 2014, 06:43:45 AM
Nice building, what is the corner slabs made of? ???

This stuff...
http://www.joann.com/sticky-back-foam-sheets-bright-colors/prd51960.html

It's a sticky back adhesive foam sheet... Kinda like the middle of a sheet of foam core. A bit softer, but very easy to work with...
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 16 July 2014, 07:46:07 AM: This is looking good, clever idea on the corners. I've ordered some sticky foam sheets off eBay!
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Post by: Ahistorian on 16 July 2014, 08:13:52 AM: This is great work, and very inspiring! I need to get on with my own pulp city...
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Post by: Gun bunny on 16 July 2014, 09:14:37 AM: brilliant! :) :) :)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 20 July 2014, 08:28:20 AM: A little slow going, but took some photos before priming the whole thing black... Painted some of the floors... Decided on a warehouse style--more for gameplay reasons...
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2935/14509787459_41581eedf9_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14509787459/). (https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2934/14509781080_ec40463186_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14509781080/)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 20 July 2014, 10:38:04 PM: Well, a quick messy paint job... But I kind of like it...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14722664783_aa647025b0_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14722664783/). (https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2922/14679780846_25dca98f60_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14679780846/)
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: Malebolgia on 21 July 2014, 06:45:19 AM: Damn, you're fast! I'm always surprised how fast you churn out awesome scenery.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 22 July 2014, 07:34:42 AM: Quote from: Mad Lord Snapcase on 09 July 2014, 09:37:22 AM
That looks like a really great lay-out, any more photos?
Ok, so, a few photos of the river/delta layout... Played a couple games of Infinity on it tonight...
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14712295594_67350c7c1c_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oq5mUS) (https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5570/14691684666_e26ee7919a_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oofJ13) (https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/14734540563_92786bd696_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/os3nyP) (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3919/14691681946_2632c9ba6c_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oofHc9) (https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5587/14711503701_48ea84a11e_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oq1ivx)
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 22 July 2014, 01:35:57 PM: Thanks, I really like the way you've done this, fantastic lay-out and scenery.
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Post by: gary42 on 22 July 2014, 02:54:27 PM: That is one nice table! :-*
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Post by: d phipps on 22 July 2014, 04:05:54 PM: Lovely work, mr. mouse! :-* :-*
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Post by: shredder on 22 July 2014, 04:12:14 PM: Nice, really nice :-)
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Post by: deflater mouse on 02 August 2014, 04:50:37 AM: Ok, started on some market stalls...
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3845/14619997838_88e1fc9882.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14619997838/)
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Post by: d phipps on 02 August 2014, 05:02:58 AM: The distressed wood, scratches and such, looks great! ;)
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 02 August 2014, 08:13:29 AM: More great work, I don't know how you do it so fast!
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Post by: deflater mouse on 02 August 2014, 07:33:23 PM: First set done!
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/14624760367_8dcd0b8a34.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14624760367/)
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Post by: gary42 on 02 August 2014, 07:35:23 PM: Bravo Herr Mouse!!
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Post by: Operator5 on 03 August 2014, 01:12:53 AM: I love it. What a great set up.
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Post by: Wolf Girl on 03 August 2014, 02:38:40 AM: Nice looking stalls. That's some very useful terrain. :D
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Post by: deflater mouse on 03 August 2014, 06:51:35 AM: Thanks! It's pretty easy to churn out too... Added some hardware stalls and potted plants to bulk it up...
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/14792180316_9fd8c3f087.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14792180316/)
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14812091011_d10f78d969.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14812091011/)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3867/14812090071_80aa33551a.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14812090071/)
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Post by: Malebolgia on 03 August 2014, 06:59:25 AM: Fantastic. Love the color they will add to your table.
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: deflater mouse on 05 August 2014, 06:58:36 AM: Got them on the table tonight... Lately I've been thinking that I need to supplement my gaming budget... Would anyone be interested in a commission set of market stalls?

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14830601111_fbffa981c5.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14830601111/)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14647021819_f9a5eb02ce_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14647021819/)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/14833315522_d35afbc2d2.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14833315522/)
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: Big Martin Back on 05 August 2014, 08:47:20 AM: They look brilliant, but I'm afraid I've already got a set of stalls I did for our Sudan games.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 05 August 2014, 03:09:39 PM: Actually, if anyone is interested, please send me a PM... I don't want to clutter up this thread, and I can post on a sales board...
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: deflater mouse on 11 August 2014, 04:03:04 AM: Found some wooden "pickle barrels" at the craft store... Scored 'em with an etching tool and ink'd em... Ended up making a few plot points... Ammo cache, digging site, box of dynamite...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5553/14880073664_f4485a7718.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oEUgud)
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Post by: FramFramson on 11 August 2014, 05:43:02 AM: That's exactly how I do my barrels too! Tedious, but I love the results! :D :D :D
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 13 August 2014, 06:46:04 PM: More inspirational work, thanks.
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Post by: deflater mouse on 17 August 2014, 08:24:19 AM: Seeing all those awesome ships people are making... Had to start working on my own...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/14943166552_90d027a446.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14943166552/)

Ready to prime!
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/14950429185_9ea0727a81.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14950429185/)

Painted.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5554/14791058290_d0b2b700c7.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14791058290/)
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: deflater mouse on 25 August 2014, 05:52:37 AM: Ok, starting a longer term project, building on that test piece from a few weeks back... I think I'm going to build a set of about 5 warehouses... I think this could also suit a dockyard setting, so I can bring my boat in play... The interiors are going to encourage changing levels, and all the buildings will have 2nd floor entrances that can be connected by a walkway or elevated plaza...

I'm really liking these craft foam sheets... Pencil lines and xacto cuts make great wooden planks. A line and a series of holes looks like rivetted sheet metal. Bricks and corner stones are easy too...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3921/14993368786_56217de827.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/14993368786/)
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Post by: fred on 25 August 2014, 07:58:18 PM: Do you have some tips for working with the craft foam? I've only used it as base areas for area terrain. It never seems the easiest thing to cut precisely?

I'd certainly never thought of embossing it to get texture.
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: deflater mouse on 25 August 2014, 10:00:20 PM: Quote from: fred on 25 August 2014, 07:58:18 PM
Do you have some tips for working with the craft foam? I've only used it as base areas for area terrain. It never seems the easiest thing to cut precisely?
Well, I usually stick it to some cardboard before I start cutting it. The craft foam isn't very firm, and can also tear if you don't use a sharp blade. I make cuts on the foam side and cut through to the underlying cardboard. I find if I cut the cardboard side up, then it tends to tear.

This can make it awkward if you need to draw guidelines for features and don't want to mark up and score the foam... To avoid that, you can cut out your forms first, then attach the foam sheet and cut off all the excess (like tracing an outline).

For texture, a dull pencil point makes for a great etching tool and I use the end of a bent paperclip to make rivets or nail holes... For the wooden grain effect, I just freehand cut a series of messy slices in each plank with an xacto. Looks great if you ink it with some brown...

I prime all my terrain using black gesso--and I think that adds a bit of firmness to the craft foam and protects the texture...

Like most things, I think it's just trial and error--but I've found it very useful and much easier to carve than insulating foam, foam core, wood etching or plasticard...
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Post by: Eric the Shed on 25 August 2014, 10:08:26 PM: Just read through this thread and I take my hat off...I love all the bits you have done
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Post by: fred on 25 August 2014, 11:01:49 PM: Thanks for taking the time to write that up, it's very helpful.

The way the boat has come out really shows how well it works.
Title: Re: Starting some pulp terrain... WIP
Post by: deflater mouse on 27 August 2014, 10:30:09 AM: No worries--it's great stuff to work with...

Here's two of the warehouses, and a bunch of windows... I decided that cutting windows out of granny grating still left these little nubs--so I went back to chicken wire... I like this external shell concept, where I can wall off openings or add windows/doors as need be... Gives the facades some depth...
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/15051228412_8e392582f9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oW2tQ9)

I've got some family coming into town, so this project might slow down some...
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Post by: Malebolgia on 28 August 2014, 07:02:15 AM: Awesome once again. Also, that boat is superb!!
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Post by: deflater mouse on 30 August 2014, 06:17:51 AM: Making progress...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/15056453476_98663bf121_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/15056453476/). (https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/15079466605_09eb87dba6_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/15079466605/)
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Post by: d phipps on 30 August 2014, 08:25:41 PM: That's looking great! Well done. :-*
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Post by: deflater mouse on 01 September 2014, 07:36:18 AM: Finished it! Took a little while... I do like how the bricks came out...
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3891/14915898349_995fd72a0a_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oJ4SVc) (https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/14915958770_83bf756764_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oJ5bSW)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5555/15079595536_7591a2c750_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oYwSou) (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3880/15102226812_cda402dfc1_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p1wRSU)

Building a little garage attachment now...
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Post by: Malebolgia on 01 September 2014, 08:16:04 AM: Really, really cool! Once again very jealous of your speed and quality of the product.
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Post by: Prof. Dinglebat. Phd. on 01 September 2014, 09:27:53 AM: Epic. :-* ;)
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Post by: Gun bunny on 01 September 2014, 02:41:52 PM: :) :) :)
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Post by: Vagabond on 04 September 2014, 06:03:49 PM: Not looked for a while but you have been very productive. Results are brilliant from simple material, so impressed.
Appreciate the WIP photos so we can see the base and then the finished article.
Inspirational o_o
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 04 September 2014, 08:30:28 PM: Great build and very nice choice of colors :-* :-*
LB
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Post by: lobo on 05 September 2014, 04:58:18 AM: Super
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Post by: deflater mouse on 20 September 2014, 06:49:43 AM: Got a little side-tracked... But also inspired for more brick work... Started on some canals and bridges. The Carnevale Kickstarter is awfully shiny...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/15271365686_806b6b9fe6_n.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/15271365686/)
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Post by: d phipps on 20 September 2014, 07:22:01 AM: Looking great!
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Post by: Katsuhiko JiNNai on 20 September 2014, 11:12:02 AM: Superb job :-*
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Post by: deflater mouse on 28 September 2014, 10:22:01 PM: Well, the painting took a while... Looks a little washed out, but I think that will work once I get some buildings out there... Going to build a Venice board, got excited by the Carnevale KS... But, should be a nice exotic locale for pulp too...

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2942/15197832908_0d9570ea83.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/15197832908/). (https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2947/15197835788_78b95048fa.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875086@N02/15197835788/)
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Post by: d phipps on 29 September 2014, 02:56:19 AM: Nice work! Those Carnevale miniatures are really cool. We've picked up a few as well.
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Post by: Malebolgia on 29 September 2014, 06:42:05 AM: Really nice! So basically you took slabs of blue foam, inscribed the pavement and stones and then painted it?
I'm planning to do a dockside soon, so good to know!
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Post by: deflater mouse on 29 September 2014, 03:04:55 PM: Quote from: Malebolgia on 29 September 2014, 06:42:05 AM
Really nice! So basically you took slabs of blue foam, inscribed the pavement and stones and then painted it?
I'm planning to do a dockside soon, so good to know!
Yep... Time consuming, but pretty easy. I figure I can make some smaller detail sections for docks and piers and change up the table, but this gives a good flexible base...

I scored the foam with a hobby knife, then used an old knitting needle to run along the cuts... I wanted small bricks (1/2" x 1/4"), so I went with a double-basket weave pattern to save some time... This let me use a ruler to cut a 1/2" grid first, then freehand the middle cuts... I did one piece as a 1" x 1/2" running bond. A lot faster and still looks good, but I went for a little extra detail...
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Post by: deflater mouse on 17 October 2014, 07:09:43 AM: A little slowdown the last month or so... Work and "real life" getting in the way...

But hey, got this project off my work bench... Which is now steaming off to other waters...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3943/15368187007_69be4e6f1b_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pq2Yzv) (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3934/15530488036_bb9c80edc5_m.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pEnP27)

Modular build for shipping...
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15530488446_8a171dfa0d_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pEnP9b)
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Post by: Malebolgia on 17 October 2014, 07:12:37 AM: Wow...as usual! I'm wondering how many cabinets you have filled with scenery :D
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Post by: d phipps on 17 October 2014, 08:29:46 AM: Very nice! I can't wait to see it in action!
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Post by: von Lucky on 17 October 2014, 10:52:59 AM: Very cool.
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Post by: gary42 on 17 October 2014, 05:19:29 PM: Love that!
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 26 October 2014, 12:26:27 PM: Some more great work there.
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Post by: Treebeard on 27 October 2014, 07:15:50 AM: How did I miss this one. Very impressive.
The topic title is misleading or we don't have the same definition of "some" lol
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Post by: Melnibonean on 04 November 2014, 09:19:42 PM: Fantastic.
This thread is nothing short of inspiring.
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Post by: Amalric on 04 November 2014, 09:40:26 PM: Quote from: Melnibonean on 04 November 2014, 09:19:42 PM
Fantastic.
This thread is nothing short of inspiring.
Exactly!