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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: mattblackgod on February 23, 2012, 04:49:10 PM
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To kick off my venture into VSF I have decided to start on some Mars Terrain. Of course some of this is going to be useful for my General Sci Fi settings. :D
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The Martian Deserts....A new game mat is made from a cheap fleece throw, covered in splodges of cheap emulsion in the right colours. Car primer overspray adds the extra red effect. Took me a week to make it.
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A British Expedition moves across the deserts. The rock formations as cork board broken up and glued together. Some sand, red spray and a dry brush..done! Cheap, easy and quick!
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What's this? Strange standing stones! Interesting. These are made from a old Stonehenge model hot glued to CDs.
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Major Bloodnok (Retired) and Miss Veronica Tadley pose for pictures by the strange stones.
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Lovely!
I really like the blanket.
The mini-Stonehenge... I think I have one of those somewhere (the 'Build Your Own Stonehenge Kit', right?)
Your 'Miss Veronica Tadley' mini is one I've been looking at for my own 'Lady Whimsabella Pootling'. Very nice.
Major Bloodnok? lol You sir are a very silly man! Carry on!
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Yeah that's the Stonehenge kit. I got mine in Aviemore! o_o
VSF needs silliness. lol
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Nice work on the cloth. An excellent start to your project sir. I will look forward to more additions :)
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A very effective idea.
Bloodnok? Not Major Dennis Leonard Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting Fusiliers? :o Good heavens! Quick, lock up the regimental silver! ;)
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That's him! lol I plan to use him as a character who may be a crusty old gent likely to help out in a tight spot, or a total cad! Just like his Goon show character. lol
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I'm quite enamoured with those rock formations, was there any special trick you used or was it just as simple as you claim?
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They are that simple. I used thick coaster mats for teapots and pans. lol £1 for a pack of two is pretty reasonable. Snap them by hand and make sure the man made curved edges are removed (I broke them up and threw it into my basing box). PVA glue them together in stacks. PVA sand on the flat parts. Spray then dry brush with a top colour of choice. The longest parts was waiting for the glue to dry.
I am thinking of making some sort of Cactus plants next. I will go dig about in the materials box. lol
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Curse ikea being so far away (I'm assuming my housemates would be unhappy if I tear up the ones in the kitchen...)
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Looks good, I wish I bought some cork at my last trip to Ikea, I was only going for dvd shelves at that time.
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Nice looking project! :-*
The terrain is simple but very effective and looks good.
I'm sure you'll have no problems mixing it in with your Post-Apoc stuff.
Its nice to seeing new converts to VSF.
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A very effective idea.
Bloodnok? Not Major Dennis Leonard Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting Fusiliers? ...
Formerly of the 56th Heavy Underwater Artillery, a unit that is crying out for a VSF interpretation, I think.
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Quote from: Traveler Man on February 23, 2012, 09:18:15 PM
A very effective idea.
Bloodnok? Not Major Dennis Leonard Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting Fusiliers? ...
Formerly of the 56th Heavy Underwater Artillery, a unit that is crying out for a VSF interpretation, I think.
Only the mind of Spike Milligan could have thought this up! lol I have to make this unit one day!
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Wow, I'm very impressed. A fantastic looking table.
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Thanks.
There will be more terrain soon. I have quite a few ideas rattling around my head.
I forgot to mention that the mat was a Chocolate Brown colour. I plan to use the other side for Venus. There will various lighter browns and greens added to make it Venus. I may also be able to use it for my planned Post Apoc Swamp set.
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covered in splodges of cheap emulsion in the right colours.
Sorry for the continued Spanish Inquisition, and, no, nobody expects it, but I wish a bit of clarification. Brushed or sponged? Not quite sure what 'cheap emulsion' means in the context, either.
Much less sturdy, but almost as interesting as cork board*, is sheets of bead styro, snapped in interesting shapes. The bead surface tends to flake off, but I've oft wondered if there wasn't a secret spray coating, perhaps aerosol Polyurethane, that could be applied sufficiently thick to keep it intact.
Never wondered with the result of testing, mind you. However, I did try small flame, and it leaves an interesting, if brittle, crust. I'm informed the fumes can be quite nasty to one's brain cells, though.
Also, I'm informed the fumes can be quite nasty to one's brain cells.
*which I find in many DIY shops, so Ikea isn't the only source, just be sure to also get the spray that neutralizes that SMELL...
Doug
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Sorry for the continued Spanish Inquisition, and, no, nobody expects it, but I wish a bit of clarification. Brushed or sponged? Not quite sure what 'cheap emulsion' means in the context, either.
Much less sturdy, but almost as interesting as cork board*, is sheets of bead styro, snapped in interesting shapes. The bead surface tends to flake off, but I've oft wondered if there wasn't a secret spray coating, perhaps aerosol Polyurethane, that could be applied sufficiently thick to keep it intact.
Never wondered with the result of testing, mind you. However, I did try small flame, and it leaves an interesting, if brittle, crust. I'm informed the fumes can be quite nasty to one's brain cells, though.
Also, I'm informed the fumes can be quite nasty to one's brain cells.
*which I find in many DIY shops, so Ikea isn't the only source, just be sure to also get the spray that neutralizes that SMELL...
Doug
OK; I usually paint my beaded polystyrene with a mixture of poster-paint and PVA (White glue? Elmer's? I believe these are the most common terms on your side of the Atlantic). Works best with grey obviously, poster paint doesn't often come in earth-colours.
I also however (and this relates to another point) paint it with cheap emulsion. Can't say for sure, but my guess is when matt says 'cheap emulsion' he means little 'tester pots' of house-paint. Little pots... (housepaint comes in 'pots' in Nebraska, right?) that sell for about 60p (about a dollar?) that you use to test whether you like 'burnt stone' on your bedroom wall, or whether 'surprised honey' or 'autumn weasel' might not be better. The best time to get them is when they new ranges come out and you can buy dozens of last-season's version of 'sand', for pennies each.
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Yeah, they are those tester pots you get in the DIY/hardware stores. By "splodge" I just loaded the brush up and slapped it on the mat. It helps to have a large cheap brush too (2or 3 inch). Just run it over the paint patch until you are dry brushing the areas around the splodge. That's it. Time consuming but worth it.
I have melted beaded polystyrene to get better shapes. I find that a coat or two of watered down PVA helps to harden beaded polystyrene.
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Thanks, both. I think we usually get them in steel 'pots', and I think can is the common term, but I'm not terribly in to house painting.
Also, the paint is usually referred to as acrylic or latex, so I'm still unclear as to which is your example.
I suppose if I knew the paints better, I'd figure it out.
Once tried house paint and a spray rig to paint large terrain I was building. Less said, the better...
Doug
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Me either! :D The tops dont say what the paint is. They come in plastic pots here. I am guessing that it is acrylic as its water soluble and is intended for indoor use.
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Thanks, both. I think we usually get them in steel 'pots', and I think can is the common term, but I'm not terribly in to house painting.
Also, the paint is usually referred to as acrylic or latex, so I'm still unclear as to which is your example...
Big tins (or as you would say cans) here are still sometimes metal, but mostly plastic these days. Tester Pots are invariably plastic.
Yeah, as Matt says, whatever you'd use for indoor housepaint. Can you really not get little sample pots from hardware stores?
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The British further explore Mars....
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The canyons and ravines are impressive.
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The canyons are made from floral foam. They where carved and shaped. Then coated in a paint PVA glue mix (50-50). They are rock hard.
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There are smaller rock formations....
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They are made from spray foam. The tops was shaved off and glued to CDs. Then a sand-PVA and paint mix was applied.
The full set.....
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More strange things are found by the British expedition....
"I say! Look at these bones!"
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"It looks like its been dead a while!"
"You dont think there are more of them around here do you sir?"
"Good Lord - No!"
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"Look at these strange cactus things! Get samples for the doctor, no dont eat it Smith! They may be poisonous!"
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Made from paper balls, putty and BB pellets.
"Look at these! Watch those spines! SMITH! Get that out of your mouth!"
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These where inspired by Matakishi's alien plants. Polystyrene egg shapes chopped up and cocktail stick spines added.
"Do you think these are worth anything Sir?"
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The crystal field is designed to give cover or slow down figures. I also plan a set of rules where the crystals have effects on those inside them. Maybe they will make them heal faster? Or maybe they will release a massive galvanic shock to the personnel in the field? Who knows. It will be fun though! :P
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"I say this looks rather Rum!"
I decided to make a oddball piece. Will the circle do anything? Is it a Martian place of worship? Or maybe its some sort of portal? Who knows?!
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I LIKE those plants!
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The rocks look very Martian. :-*
I love the weird plants, fossils and crystalline features. :-*
That last one is definitely some sort of a portal. :D
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Major Dennis Bloodnok AGG....
What's "AGG" for???
For the kiddies to ride on!!!
LONG LIVE THE GOONS....oh and the terrain is great too!!!
Pete