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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Hobby Services on 26 March 2016, 04:53:03 PM

Title: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: Hobby Services on 26 March 2016, 04:53:03 PM

Latest little side project, inspired by the massive discounts on oversized Easter eggs this time of year:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ahIAAOSwZ8ZW8I5C/s-l1600.jpg)

The system primary:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F7kAAOSwu1VW8I5M/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yaMAAOSw2ENW8I5Q/s-l1600.jpg)

And its collection of smaller orbital bodies:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/APgAAOSwxvxW8I5c/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jv0AAOSws4JW8I6R/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/z2AAAOSw2ENW8I6h/s-l1600.jpg)

And a scale shot for size reference.  Is that planet killer actually in scale with the terrain?  Maybe. 

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/a0sAAOSwZ8ZW8I5W/s-l1600.jpg)

Title: Re: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: Elbows on 27 March 2016, 05:43:20 AM

Neat work.  I'd like to see a fade-to-black rather than a stark line, but I like the effect you're going for.

Title: Re: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: Dezmond on 27 March 2016, 11:32:12 AM

Quote from: Elbows on 27 March 2016, 05:43:20 AM

I'd like to see a fade-to-black rather than a stark line

I guess that's so

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQqRLJ4jdJ545d5bqhRLgUnw-uWWoPkemxQsfxLMTGeCZqXD7lI)

(http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/images/earthshad/as08-16-2596Z.jpg)

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ru/d/d1/Feb28-m3f.jpg)

Title: Re: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: Hobby Services on 27 March 2016, 02:52:07 PM

Terminator lines inspired by playing against Eldar fleets in Battlefleet Gothic way too often.  Their rules made it vital to know which table edge the sun was supposed to be off of.

Title: Re: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: Dezmond on 27 March 2016, 03:08:44 PM

Quote from: Hobby Services on 27 March 2016, 02:52:07 PM

Terminator lines inspired by playing against Eldar fleets in Battlefleet Gothic way too often.  Their rules made it vital to know which table edge the sun was supposed to be off of.

Cunning!

Title: Re: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: YPU on 27 March 2016, 03:23:51 PM

That's a great idea! I really wish I could play more BFG.

Title: Re: A star system's worth of starship terrain
Post by: Hobby Services on 27 March 2016, 03:33:49 PM

Quote from: Dezmond on 27 March 2016, 03:08:44 PM

Cunning!

More like a desperate attempt to survive.  Those blasted space elves are hard enough to fight as is, forgetting which movement angles they were fastest at in the heat of the battle was absolutely lethal.  Having the terrain act as a visual reminder helped quite a bit, although these are newer versions of the first ones I made back around 2001.