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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Stroezie on 18 December 2016, 06:29:45 PM

Title: Alien Jungle
Post by: Stroezie on 18 December 2016, 06:29:45 PM: I needed a little bit of a break from my red martians so I decided to finally finish my alien jungle board.

The plants on Kessel-D93 contain high levels of phycobilins in their chloroplasts giving them red, orange and yellow colors.

I made four stands of alien foliage to compliment my earlier single based plants so I could change my alien savannah into more of a true jungle.

They were made from aquarium plants, hot glue, floral wire, tooth picks, clump foliage and a number of different beads.

Here you see a selection of the various trees that are regularily encountered in the jungle

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20150813_142835_zps60606944.jpg)

Here's the new stands

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20161218_130607_zpstf9rhqug.jpg)

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20161218_130633_zps6d8b4wgb.jpg)

And here they are on the board

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20161218_131135_zps0ckmamx7.jpg)

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20161218_131417_zpsckbgiibi.jpg)

With a bit of luck I should be getting a copy of Horizon Wars for christmass and then we'll be able to set this little scene in motion.

Cheers,

Stroezie.
Title: Re: Alien Jungle
Post by: Argonor on 18 December 2016, 06:34:59 PM: Pretty psychedelic!

I feel a sudden urge to find my Hydra Miniatures Retro Sci-Fi models ;D
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Post by: gamer Mac on 18 December 2016, 06:35:38 PM: Lovely very Alien :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: commissarmoody on 18 December 2016, 06:42:47 PM: Pure sci-fi goodness.
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Post by: Hobby Services on 18 December 2016, 06:54:38 PM: Like those. Good color choices, and the overall feel is very OS Star Trek to me.
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Post by: Malebolgia on 18 December 2016, 07:21:30 PM: Oh yes, this is terrific and exactly how I like sci-fi: lush, weird and imaginative 8)
Title: Re: Alien Jungle
Post by: Stroezie on 18 December 2016, 08:08:34 PM: Thanks for the positive comments, really helps to keep me motivated :)

A word of caution for those of you visiting, I originally built this board to play Rogue Planet.
One of the really cool things in these rules is the ability to attack your opponent with the local flora and fauna so I needed to build me some agressive plantlife.
I decided that my aggresive plants would mimic the other trees in the jungle as camouflage to lure their prey closer.

The first one here is known as the Hangman tree, I don't think this needs much of an explanation ;-)

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20150813_142626_zpsc3d0ca3b.jpg)

The Spiker is another agressive species of carnivorous tree which hunts its victims by shooting them with its poisonous spines.

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20150813_142535_zps5d4b0624.jpg)

And I couldn't resist that old time pulp classic the giant venus flytrap

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20161218_205507_zpsin2ftig6.jpg)

Apart from the dangerous plantlife there is also the locale wildlife to contend with

These are Drillworm nests from Angel Barracks. I've had these in the painting cue for quite some time, I decided to move them up as they are just about perfect for something like this.

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20150813_142147_zpsf58fa3ea.jpg)

Well I hope you are enjoying your safari so far, please keep your hands and other extremities inside the force field at all times ;)
Title: Re: Alien Jungle
Post by: huesped on 18 December 2016, 10:30:48 PM: i'm loving it!! nice board and imagination of the Jungle!!!
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Post by: Jagannath on 18 December 2016, 11:35:39 PM: Fantastic - I'm really into sci fo terrain like this at the moment.... I'm becoming very disillusioned with my desert board!

Also, that visor is mega on the little NSL chap.
Title: Re: Alien Jungle
Post by: Christian on 19 December 2016, 12:06:42 AM: Very imaginative, it really reminds me of those 70s sci fi book covers. Good job!
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Post by: Dr. The Viking on 19 December 2016, 06:46:05 AM: Very clever!

It looks really good! I especially like the blue trees (alien birch!?)
Title: Re: Alien Jungle
Post by: Inso on 19 December 2016, 10:09:38 AM: I love it :) . What a huge amount of character your gaming table has :)
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Post by: AWu on 19 December 2016, 07:47:42 PM: I totally adore your composition and dedication to persistent colors and style.
It really looks like alien planet.
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Post by: Suber on 19 December 2016, 08:04:47 PM: Hum, that's inspired! Love it!
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Post by: dijit on 23 December 2016, 08:55:38 AM: Absolutely fantastic! Love it.
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Post by: Conquistador on 23 December 2016, 12:22:45 PM: So screams "Alien Jungle" - wait, where did private Snuffy wonder off to?
Title: Re: Alien Jungle
Post by: Marine0846 on 23 December 2016, 03:43:10 PM: Wonderful jungle.
Love all of it.