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Other Stuff => Workbench => It's Alive! => Topic started by: Centaur_Seducer on September 15, 2012, 09:21:05 PM
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It's been about a lifetime and a half since I contributed to this forum with something I created, and not just a comment. So here goes.
I'm about to run a small Pulp-campaign with my old roleplaying buddies. The whole campaign is of course a crazy excuse to put as much into a game as possible. But, one night I got this stupid idea that I should do modules as I believed that it would be suitable to play other skirmishes on, and that it would save space. This all a lie and I will never ever do this again.
However, I managed to buy material for about 100 quid or so. And I did of course manage to start the whole project before I realised that I'd rather stabb myself to death with a plastic knife than do this again.
The board is 2x2 feet.
Anyway, this is how it all started. The very inspiring article by Dr. Mathias planted a seed and I decided to do a dark, old forest with massive trees.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41545.msg485435#msg485435
Each tile is 30x30cm (or 1x1 feet if you don't understand common sense) and is based on 3mm thick plastic card sheets I got from a sign factory (and cut for me as well) for a highly descent price.
I started these four in a go, just to make sure that I had any sense of it all fitting together with most variants and such.
However, while I could easily fit loads of stuff on to the modules, gameplay would suffer.
I promised myself not to post anything until I had at least one tile ready, and I managed to finish the last one last sunday. So do enjoy my ramblings and praise my genius so I can continue this slow and hurtfull road to hell.
So here they are.
First of, all the boards put together:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/7e2ec47f.jpg)
The first finished module, from one side:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/IMG_0985.jpg)
And from the other side (defining all logic and thus making it a 2-d board)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/IMG_0987.jpg)
The old forest:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/IMG_1069.jpg)
And a sad attempt for a close-up shot without rigging at 7.15 in the morning between angry child and dropping of at the haven known as Kindergarden:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/IMG_1068.jpg)
I hope to update as much as possible here, and to actually get some sort of rigging available so I can take descent and proper photos in the future.
Cheers!
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It's looking darned nice, Silver!
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They turned out nice 8)
I really like the old forest board with the cut off trunks.
cheers
James
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Great looking table! And your photos look good, don't see any problem with them :o
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They look very good indeed. What are you on about man?! :)
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Looking good! and I know I will enjoy the game photos. ;)
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I really like how you've done those tress in the top picture, and I love the painting on of the huge trees - especially how you've blended them into the groundwork :)
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The ferns seem to be working all right. Looks good! :)
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Thanks for the great support, guys!
I had some plans of getting in photographed in the right enviroment using some work related resources and the studio to get it right. But time isn't on my side, especially not now when my daughter has been forced by her mother (well, she wants to as well) to do all girly stuff as horse riding, dancing and you name it as long it requires something pink.
@Red: Cheers! I really panicked at first when I saw my results in the morning after a late night of painting. But, I found a bag of some scatter which I bought a couple of years ago and really disliked. But I mixed the pva glue with brown, flocked and then when dry (and stuff falling of everywhere), I soaked it in browns, greens and some blue. And basically prayed to the higher powers that it wouldn't look like a heroine addicts bowels in the morning.
Here's the product (on EBAY! take note). (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arcane-Scenery-Earth-Brown-Scatter-Modelling-Flock-/400272357657?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item5d32177919)
The ferns seem to be working all right. Looks good! :)
And now I need to buy another three bags. I swear that I didn't recieve 120 in the last order. I didn't count them though since the thought embarreses me...
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Superb!
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What is this project for if you don't mind me asking? :)
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What is this project for if you don't mind me asking? :)
First and most a Pulp Campaign that starts in the area around Seattle (indian spirits, canucks and other interesting entry points) that moves down to San Fransisco and of to China.
And for our Strane Aeon games. I'm really looking forward to start the second part with a small farm and all those details, but I have to stop myself.
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Looks great, keep the faith and carry through!
LB
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Thats what I thought you were going to use it for. Totally reminds me of Coast, My Grandparents used to own a house out on the OR coast and spent many summers out there. lots of ferns and old growth forest, Lots of collapsed and fallen trees also.
I was thinking you could also use it for Japanese invasion of the north Coast of North America, Or maybe even a American Civil war 2 game with pacific coast rangers and militia fighting against government forces, Reds, unions, what have you.
Or hell be like my great grandpa and run booze from Canada :P
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Nice nice, more please :)
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My fevered imagination had pictured the scenario as a battle scarred A&R man from a major record label trekking into the woods around Seattle to 'terminate with extreme prejudice' the lead singer of a highly derivative 'grunge rock' band based in the Pacific North West. I was already imaging the culminating scene with our hero reporting back, "Mr Kurt, he dead".
Beautiful work on the trees btw.
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:-*
Well done!
Looks like it's going to be a great board and fun to play on.
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great looking boards on their own...
how do they look all together? is there a decent transition from woodland to forest?
love the forest especially, looks really good - where are the ferns from?
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The ferns are fronds from miniature palm trees sold by Everestmodel (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/everestmodel/Model-Trees-/_i.html?_nkw=palm+tree&submit=Search&_fsub=791174014&_sid=228614374) on eBay. Here's the thread (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=44694.0) about it.
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The "old forest" board would be perfect to play a what if Japanese invasion of British Colombia 8)
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Or hell be like my great grandpa and run booze from Canada :P
I have the same set up for my campaign start. Just that it's some serious moonshining going on that will show to be something different in the end :)
how do they look all together? is there a decent transition from woodland to forest?
Well, to be honest they still look daft when put together. Since I've been working with one board a time, and then put it in my gaming club, I haven't been able to do the transition work yet. But I hope to do it when these four are done. There's also an issue of the pieces looking like pieces even when put together, so I'm experementing with some ultra thin plastic card which I intend to flock and muck around with until it looks descent :)
@Carlos: You wish! lol
Thanks for the great support guys! This really spurs me to finish of the other stuff as soon as possible. Even thoug that's impossible considering my time issues :)
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Terrific work! 8)
I've been toying with the idea of making a large tree forest for ages as well, but since I have no place to store any terrain at the moment, it has been put on hold for the time being. Still, once I finish my dedicated game-room, I will be all over varied terrain projects like my wife over a clothing sale!
My plan is to make the trees and the ferns all seperate though, so I can move them around when the situation dictates it. Loads of ferns on individual bases, so I can still move miniatures through them. And the trees would be very much alike yours; just the trunks showing, with the canopy out of sight for ease of play.
I'm planning to source suitable branches in the woods and cut and paint them in the appropriate shapes and colours. Yours look very real though; most excellent indeed!
I know you had a seperate thread in which you were looking for the ferns, but I might as well ask here; which ones did you eventually use here? They look really good. Are they aquarium plants?
Keep up the good work; it's coming together really well and I love the results so far. I will be following this... :)
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I know you had a seperate thread in which you were looking for the ferns, but I might as well ask here; which ones did you eventually use here? They look really good. Are they aquarium plants?
I can't honestly tell, otherwise the chin... I mean Not-chinese supplier might get a wiff of the demand and thus increasing prices. Can't really afford that price increase!
Seriously, I bought these in a 100 for 6 quid :) Well, there was about 75 or so, but still, rather cheap :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310419510181?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It's N-scale palm trees. A bitch to cut of before you learn the trick, but in the end they look alright when banded together in dozens. However, they take paint very badly, so I might opt to "dip" them in green and some varnish next time make sure that the colour sticks better. And I did highlight most plants individually, but it doesn't really show that on the photo :D
The more dark green ferns are these palm trees:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160859309001?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
O-Scale. But the ferns turned out to be almost the same size. So I basically could've bought 200 (150 or whatever) instead of a mere 20 of these, and 100 of the N-scale ones.
Hope it helps!
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Very effective-looking. Love the big tree trunks
8)
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I really like the mood of the "old forest" board, very nice ferns, well done!
Pmmerory.
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However, they take paint very badly, so I might opt to "dip" them in green and some varnish next time make sure that the colour sticks better.
I found them fairly easy to drybrush with thick paint.
Otherwise I recommend water soluble oil paint (or real oil paint if you don't mind the turpentine).
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As a coastal BC resident, I have to say that main big tree and fern board is awesome - most wargaming terrain is kind of generic, but that really does look like a scene I could find an hour or so outside of town!
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As a coastal BC resident, I have to say that main big tree and fern board is awesome - most wargaming terrain is kind of generic, but that really does look like a scene I could find an hour or so outside of town!
Cheers!
I did do a lot of research for this and the big inspiration was this:
(http://farm1.staticflickr.com/11/17413257_3c1d445f11.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kritikal/17413257/)
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Looking forward to seeing some of those when I visit BC next month. :)
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That board is just superb. I like the way you have done the tree trunks (idea stolen)
Are the trees ready made or home made? they look fantastic and I would like to hear how you do them.
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That board is just superb. I like the way you have done the tree trunks (idea stolen)
Are the trees ready made or home made? they look fantastic and I would like to hear how you do them.
The smaller ones are Woodland Scenic ones :)
The large one is from a great tutorial by Matt, it's in my first post. The only difference is that I couldn't find the right thickness, so they are a bit thicker than the examples done by Matt (standardisation in plumbing pipes does that).
I'll post a link later for the tree tops and how I did them.
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any more progress at all? :D
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Looking forward to seeing some of those when I visit BC next month. :)
Where in BC you going to be? Ping me if you're getting over to Victoria, would love to arrange a game or at least a beer!
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These look great, Silversixx.
Bloody fantastic!
:-* :-* :-*
What do you mean you hate them?
You crazy fool!
;)
They are lovely!
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I think we will only be in Vancouver with perhaps a day trip to Whistler. I'll PM you if plans change. Thanks for the offer.
Where in BC you going to be? Ping me if you're getting over to Victoria, would love to arrange a game or at least a beer!
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I have 100 palm trees winging their way to me... so more inspiration is demanded!
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I have 100 palm trees winging their way to me... so more inspiration is demanded!
lol
Well I'll update when you update your witchhunter thread ;D
I've been swamped with other stuff to do at the moment. This bastard for example has eaten up a lot of spare time since I need to go over it before it's put on land for the rest of the season.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/6e71bac2.jpg)
But I hope that I'd be able to post the miniatures I've painted so far in this thread :) Here's a small teaser (before the battery died):
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/IMG_1091.jpg)
Hope it's enough to sate ;)
@Mason:
Cheers! I should really change the topic title I realise lol
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lol
Well I'll update when you update your witchhunter thread ;D
this weekend hopefully... >:(
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(http://louisposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BreakingNews.gif)
You actually painted and posted! :o :o :o
I love what I'm seeing. Is it true? lol
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Nice paintjobs on the minis as well!
I'm loving this project!
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(http://louisposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BreakingNews.gif)
You actually painted and posted! :o :o :o
I love what I'm seeing. Is it true? lol
lol
Yes, sadly it is true. I might even post close-ups! ;)
@Aggro:
Thank you! :)
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Well, it is impossible to photograph miniatures which have recieved a layer of varnish. But here goes, the first villians. Well actually, they are the second ones in the story, but I just happened to open this pic first ;)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/Rickory_Hickory.jpg)
I haven't really done that much background story yet, but I'm still thinking where I should put the native american ghost.
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That is one ugly looking group of inbreeds. lol
Who makes them?
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That is one ugly looking group of inbreeds. lol
Who makes them?
Brigadier. Boondocks from their defunct Atomic Café 57 range.
Nice minis, but some sloppines on the hands and such meant that my ordinary way of doing skin went out the window.
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I have those three fellows at my paint station right now.
Yours look great. :-*
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The second photo, this time of the spys and detectives.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/Bystanders.jpg)
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Looking good!
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Looking good!
They certainly are!
Love the newspaper!
:-*
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lol
Well I'll update when you update your witchhunter thread ;D
ahem...
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=30813.msg540762#msg540762
>:D
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ahem...
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=30813.msg540762#msg540762
>:D
You bastard! >:(
Well then, time to find some time and do another module tonight then lol
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LOL, just when you thought it was safe to start a new project! lol
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LOL, just when you thought it was safe to start a new project! lol
Exactly!
I want to start doing my board for next years Galore o_o
An archipelago doesn't build itself you know...
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:D
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I'm so sorry, I appear to have accidentally bumped this thread... ;)
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I'm so sorry, I appear to have accidentally bumped this thread... ;)
lol
Ooops, so do I!
And there we were, being ever so patient.... ::)
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I'm so sorry, I appear to have accidentally bumped this thread... ;)
>:(
I did actually colour the rest of the tree foliages last night, so you might get what you wish for :D
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excellent... peer pressure works... :D
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excellent... peer pressure works... :D
Made me start smoking and drinking at age 13, so yes ;)
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>:(
I did actually colour the rest of the tree foliages last night, so you might get what you wish for :D
Proof?
;)
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Proof?
;)
Maybe...
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Alright, to be honest, I've only done this at the moment :(
It's not even for this board, but at least a small proof of me doing anything ;)
Pat Sway, famous lineman for the chaos pact team known as The C Word:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Misc/IMG_1220.jpg)
And I've also built some interior for the house that's going on another module:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Misc/ac15cdb1.jpg)
The stove has been built and finished since I took the pic:
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Misc/691a101e.jpg)
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OK.
We can let it go this time as Pat Sway looks like a great character for your BB team (love the name!) and that interior certainly looks well done.
:-*
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Cheers, Paul!
You might appreciate the other names such as Flogger Moore...
The theme is the C word, so it's just male celebs and some tinkering ;)
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excellent cabin... looking forward to seeing more >:D
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excellent cabin... looking forward to seeing more >:D
Same here! 8)
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excellent cabin... looking forward to seeing more >:D
I wish there was a script that could block your comments from this thread lol
I will give it a try this weekend, but I'm saving the Cabin pieces. Have a plan to do the boring shit first, and then the more interesting ones (Pig sty, hen farm, horse shack etc) in the end :)
Thanks for the comments guys! It gives me a bit more energy to focus on this piece a bit further :)
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there I was reading the Build Something thread and before you know it, I've gone and done it again... ;) such a butter fingers...
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there I was reading the Build Something thread and before you know it, I've gone and done it again... ;) such a butter fingers...
lol
I've built a boat!
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Misc/LAF%20Build%20Something%20III/IMG_1350_zps8231c5cf-1_zps5c9a082b.jpg)
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I look forward to the rocky shore that leads to the rest of the forest...
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I look forward to the rocky shore that leads to the rest of the forest...
Me too!
Wait, I'm building it >:( I don't look forward to it then...
On a serious note, the project is in the pipe again after some dabbling in other stuff :) I hope to do the two boards that finishes scenario 1 and 2 by the end of the month (I do realise that this is an official invitation for your butter fingers...) :)
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How have I missed this thread? Great work Silversixx,you I believe are a bit of an artist :)
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How have I missed this thread? Great work Silversixx,you I believe are a bit of an artist :)
Thank you Guy! It's no way at all detailed as your pieces, but I hope to game on them and know that my clumsy players will ruin everything when they get the chance. I could do more details, but that means cutting of the booze, and that means no players :(
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How have I missed this thread?
bring a stick to keep prodding him...
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That is not dead...
Well then. I actually did it and managed to do some work on this board (I know AEG...). Basically, I've promised myself to avoid buying more stuff before I finish something. A bad promise, I know, but it has so far proved to be rather alright since it has forced me to shift stuff from "Project WIP" to "Done" (Which translates to: From my cluttered wardrobe to my storage at the gaming club).
Here's the house for a yet to be started module. I realised that I might need it as a backdrop for the upcoming LAF painting session, so I lied to myself and said that this will be this projects restart...
Front
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/front_zps94a9cd7c.jpg)
Side
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/side_zps8f6a696d.jpg)
And now, the interior that I did. Don't ask me why, I just did it. And it took me a lot more time than I thought... And I bet that the bloody gamers won't even move the miniatures through it now that I've detailed it... More furniture to be added later on :)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Modular%20Board/interior_zps6b22a0aa.jpg)
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Glad you're carrying on with this 8)
It's a Shane any project gets the wardrobe treatment but it happens to us all lol
cheers
James
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Superb, sir!
Loving the interior work, even if your players never use it, it looks great.
:-* :-* :-*
I may have to start considering some interiors soon, as my group always choose to go inside a building if I have not done it.
>:(
Bastards!
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I may have to start considering some interiors soon, as my group always choose to go inside a building if I have not done it.
>:(
Bastards!
lol lol lol
That's sounds like typical gaming group :D
cheers
James
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Bloody gamers, they always ruin the best plans and intentions! >:( >:(
If it was possible, and not agains humans rights, I would opt to connect them all to a machine that gives them electric shocks when their behaviours doesn't suit my plans.
- Say what? You're not going into the house after my rather elaborate attempts of detailing and doing everything shun asking you frankly to get into the bloody house!? That's 3 seconds of 4000 voltages for you you bastard!
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I like the thinking behind that. Stimulus, response, ZAP!!!! Stimulus, response, ZAP!!!! Repeat as many times as required.
Of course in these more enlightened times it might be better to let slip you have left a chocolate truffle in various sites on the board, first player to enter wins the prize.
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The ferns are fronds from miniature palm trees sold by Everestmodel (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/everestmodel/Model-Trees-/_i.html?_nkw=palm+tree&submit=Search&_fsub=791174014&_sid=228614374) on eBay. Here's the thread (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=44694.0) about it.
You could probably use those from cake deco palm trees, too (actually, I thought they were some of those, until I spotted the 'buds'. :)
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I was looking for tree inspiration and, would you believe it, this came up on the search >:D
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>:(
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LOL! lol
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Love the interior and this project in general.
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I was looking for tree inspiration and, would you believe it, this came up on the search >:D
lol
So, even the 'search' engine believes he needs a prod now and then.
;)
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That damn search engine >:(
@Von Lucky
Cheers! :)
@A sadist Giraffe
I've built a house with an interior, and did you reply? After my hard work and all that? No :(
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I had actually missed the finished article... and yes, it is lovely, now stop getting your ego massaged and get back to work... ;)
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I just caught Carlos' comment on leaving candy inside - I think for my upcoming convention game I'll do this for all of the clue tokens! That'll get some of the folks to search instead of just fighting.
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@A sadist Giraffe
I've built a house with an interior, and did you reply? After my hard work and all that? No :(
I had actually missed the finished article... and yes, it is lovely, now stop getting your ego massaged and get back to work... ;)
lol lol lol
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I had actually missed the finished article... and yes, it is lovely, now stop getting your ego massaged and get back to work... ;)
I will. Someday? Busy as hell now and I got stuff to finish for August (an event that you're more then welcome to attend, we'll get drunk on spirits and I'll become the mean drunk).
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(we'll get drunk on spirits and I'll become the mean drunk).
that's a Frothers conversation that is... lol
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Not the F-word!
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Awesome stuff Silver, I really like your ideas in this thread.
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Awesome stuff Silver, I really like your ideas in this thread.
Thank you, Matt :) I've stolen the tree idea from you, so thank you once more for the idea of PVC pipes and kitchen towels :)
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out of interest, any particular kitchen towel? :D
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Correct phrase should be Kitchen paper towel :)
And I just bought the cheapest one since there's no fancy patterns on it.
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I assumed the paper bit... was wondering as I've used a bit of toilet paper at the moment, and have got some good texture, but nothing like on yours.
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Pulp Campaign
You are taking it too literally. ;D
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I assumed the paper bit... was wondering as I've used a bit of toilet paper at the moment, and have got some good texture, but nothing like on yours.
The issur with the toilet tissue (oooh!) is that it's supposed to disolve when it get's into contact with water. The kitchen one is supposed to contain liquid, so it works well when you do several, pva soaked layers, and tge bark effect is the result of me brushing the whole stuff with even more pva to smudge the edges.
@Dolmot
You damn pun-bot lol
If you want yet more inspiration you should check out my other threads where I try lazy solutions to get effect.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50051.0
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=52431.0
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=52782.0
Please feel free to praise my efforts in each thread (especially you, AEG).
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Please feel free to praise my efforts in each thread (especially you, AEG).
lol
Have pity on him.
He knows not what he does.
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The issur with the toilet tissue (oooh!) is that it's supposed to disolve when it get's into contact with water.
I hadn't actually considered that, but that is what had been happening ;D
managed to get some texture in by brushing PVA with a stiff brush, and again when solid with a wire brush
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It should be enough :) Just be bloody careful and varnish after the first dosh of paint, or you'll end up with melted paper.
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that was going to be my next question lol
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whoops ;)
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whoops ;)
>:(
But I got a special special just for you. And an official, and violent end to this project (and the beginning of a new from it's dust).
In the meantime, harass me over at the "Herring Jävlar" thread you bastard ;)
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whoops ;)
lol
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you know, you could just do a coastal section and merge it with your Deadliest Catch table... :D
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Ooooh, I like this!
Did it ever get finished?
::)
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you know, you could just do a coastal section and merge it with your Deadliest Catch table... :D
I could. But that wouldn't be the deadly archepelago now would it? ;)
After all, the video below hightlights how rough and unkept it is...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3hIRmv1YJU
Ooooh, I like this!
Did it ever get finished?
::)
Keep trying, keep trying lol
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Keep trying, keep trying lol
Well, Bibbles is now threatening to put some paint on his Wizards Tower, so you could be sitting alone in shame soon.
:D
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Once you get caught masturbating at a young age, very few things shames you after that ;)
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Once you get caught masturbating at a young age, very few things shames you after that ;)
lol lol lol
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lol
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Once you get caught masturbating at a young age, very few things shames you after that ;)
:-X but true lol
cheers
James
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;D
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Has it been... 2 years already? Wow.
So, the first edition went into the bin in someway. I just couldn't get the valditation for myself that I needed. After all, 4 square metres of terrain is hard to store. So, I gave up and did other stuff of a more self-important nature.
Good for me, bad for the poor old soggy giraffe who has been harassing me to do anything or something. So when I went through my stuff, the inspiration hit me!
I quivkly made a 2x2/3 board and set to work with the terrain I salvaged from the project. Here are the first pieces. Enjoy.
The barn. I've heard that a man and a dog are a custom on this forum.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/0320C9C2-07BC-4258-88D0-574B706BE3E8_zpsv3s7xbw9.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/0320C9C2-07BC-4258-88D0-574B706BE3E8_zpsv3s7xbw9.jpg.html)
Back of the house and a quick glance at it's happy and stranger friendly occupants.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/CB3F2496-EE30-4944-BAD8-FDFF53BB1185_zpss0gvgmk2.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/CB3F2496-EE30-4944-BAD8-FDFF53BB1185_zpss0gvgmk2.jpg.html)
All the pieces done so far (you can spot some wip's in the left corner). And yes, I did these all, minus the house, in one go.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/E6D72934-7405-4C77-81BB-4328397B397B_zpsqhdki09s.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/E6D72934-7405-4C77-81BB-4328397B397B_zpsqhdki09s.jpg.html)
A piece of wood
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/EBD991A0-4952-499D-9186-1E1675D4A9A4_zpsmkeo3kwa.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/EBD991A0-4952-499D-9186-1E1675D4A9A4_zpsmkeo3kwa.jpg.html)
Inside the church
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/0878E71D-1CAC-4DBE-8799-D50555EA3BC5_zpsx5vsey9o.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/0878E71D-1CAC-4DBE-8799-D50555EA3BC5_zpsx5vsey9o.jpg.html)
The house interior, minus furnitures I'm doing together with some other small pieces.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/44FD17F8-6106-47FF-969E-BB28E60CA78E_zps9lnhfkol.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/44FD17F8-6106-47FF-969E-BB28E60CA78E_zps9lnhfkol.jpg.html)
The good
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/1334389A-256A-4F60-9025-0AF678206CEF_zpstcxouein.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/1334389A-256A-4F60-9025-0AF678206CEF_zpstcxouein.jpg.html)
The bad
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/EC28ADE2-23DB-4D0D-872A-350DBDC76865_zpszcvcfqp9.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/EC28ADE2-23DB-4D0D-872A-350DBDC76865_zpszcvcfqp9.jpg.html)
The fudge
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/E608D888-D8F3-46FB-923E-9DA0A0E73494_zpstvxqbmtl.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/E608D888-D8F3-46FB-923E-9DA0A0E73494_zpstvxqbmtl.jpg.html)
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You where not kidding, that is a pretty big update.
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Blimey, mate.
You really have pulled your finger out.
I am impressed.
Very.
No....
BLOODY impressed!
:-* :-* :-*
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Thumbs up !
I like all of it. Great that you didnt put the houses on rectangular bases.
very nice, indeed.
Björn
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You where not kidding, that is a pretty big update.
It turned out to be that lol I just did all the stuff I had on hold and got some childless for a weekend focus :)
Blimey, mate.
You really have pulled your finger out.
I am impressed.
Very.
No....
BLOODY impressed!
:-* :-* :-*
Cheers mate! The finger is stuck so hard up so it rarely gets pulled out :'(
Thumbs up !
I like all of it. Great that you didnt put the houses on rectangular bases.
very nice, indeed.
Björn
Thumbs up !
I like all of it. Great that you didnt put the houses on rectangular bases.
very nice, indeed.
Björn
Thank you! I am a bit allergic to square bases. I prefer the natural flow of more rounded bases :)
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Excellent. The terrain boards work really well, lots of depth in the flock/earth mix. Lovely stuff and I especially liek the churchyard. :)
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Lovely stuff.
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Very good.
A quick drive-through what you did to the Renedra church to make the top section removable would be great (I thought of it, but gave it up, due to the design of the piece).
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Excellent. The terrain boards work really well, lots of depth in the flock/earth mix. Lovely stuff and I especially liek the churchyard. :)
Thanks chap! And also for spotting my efforts in trying to get some variation and depth in the flocking :) Still experimenting, but I hope to get there sooner than later! :)
Lovely stuff.
Thank you! :)
Very good.
A quick drive-through what you did to the Renedra church to make the top section removable would be great (I thought of it, but gave it up, due to the design of the piece).
Cheers mate!
It's not that difficult actually :)
I just sawed through the "tower" just below the cross and than voila :)
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Cheers mate!
It's not that difficult actually :)
I just sawed through the "tower" just below the cross and than voila :)
Ah, OK, I see it now in the last pic, thanks.
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did you end up throwing out the jungle part? cos that was pure sexyness :-* :-*
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did you end up throwing out the jungle part? cos that was pure sexyness :-* :-*
No mate! I've kept them for some more lovely fern heavy forest pieces :)
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looking forward to seeing them in the future.... :D :D
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looking forward to seeing them in the future.... :D :D
I really hope to start the production on the new pieces this weekend :) Might show up as a wip pic!
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I really hope to start the production on the new pieces this weekend :) Might show up as a wip pic!
Woo-hoo!
Looking forward to it!
:D
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Woo-hoo!
Looking forward to it!
:D
Don't hold your breath though lol
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Really fine groundwork. Such natural looking colours & contrasts... :-* :-* :-*
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Good to see this brought back to life. Very nice work :)
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Really fine groundwork. Such natural looking colours & contrasts... :-* :-* :-*
Thank you for the comment! It does give some motivation to why I spent too much time on it! ;)
Good to see this brought back to life. Very nice work :)
Thank you cap!
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that is just great progress - glad you didn't bin the forest section
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that is just great progress - glad you didn't bin the forest section
I've half-binned it :D
I hope to do some updates this month, even though time isn't that greatly available..
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Small update!
I decided to have a hill. So I built one. Unfortunately, I didn't measure that very good, so it turned out to be massive...
Here it is from one side. My plan was for it to be more natural. It isn't, but still gar better than a hump...
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/D2B5046F-0CDE-45D1-8569-2710E5E33005_zpsu8vwi92v.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/D2B5046F-0CDE-45D1-8569-2710E5E33005_zpsu8vwi92v.jpg.html)
From the other side.
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/16FB2231-94EE-4FED-A563-CEB38E02E47F_zpsxotwdhks.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/16FB2231-94EE-4FED-A563-CEB38E02E47F_zpsxotwdhks.jpg.html)
The second thing I did was to save a small sideboard from a certain death. Some glueing, fixing, sanding, and painting made it possible for me to start phase three of my project dubbed 'gaming on the balcony'. There is a practical use for this of course. Besides being able to use the balcony as an extra room; I got kids, and my gaming friends too. So instead of wasting good gaming time with watching the kids, we can combine the two (with a lot of yelling of course). The table is pretty neat and small when folded :)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/9E48AF5C-6965-44FE-8A74-1762CD867E13_zpsyivxtsvk.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/9E48AF5C-6965-44FE-8A74-1762CD867E13_zpsyivxtsvk.jpg.html)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/6C871358-C884-4092-9A2D-1574D588EBC0_zpshiw4cmni.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/6C871358-C884-4092-9A2D-1574D588EBC0_zpshiw4cmni.jpg.html)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/D06896C9-4833-4665-B00B-01ED864C1897_zpsuslozcvf.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/D06896C9-4833-4665-B00B-01ED864C1897_zpsuslozcvf.jpg.html)
Cheers!
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That hill looks good mate, some close ups would be good :D
cheers
James
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I will when the weather is better :)
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I want one of those tables! :)
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I want one of those tables! :)
They used to be common in the 60's. Now they are pretty rare. The thing weights around 5 kilos, so they're easy to move around :)
Table size is roughly 120 by 70 cm :)
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Some better pics. I hope at least ;)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/39B51AC4-912F-450A-A2CF-4DD19FF2D4B8_zps2nd3fgw0.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/39B51AC4-912F-450A-A2CF-4DD19FF2D4B8_zps2nd3fgw0.jpg.html)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/silversixx/Pulp%20Miniatures/DD3EBE82-F4FC-4C1C-AEA4-6F97A300F316_zpsotydltak.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/silversixx/media/Pulp%20Miniatures/DD3EBE82-F4FC-4C1C-AEA4-6F97A300F316_zpsotydltak.jpg.html)
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Jättebra!
I need to make me some more hills of different shaopes, really...
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Jättebra!
I need to make me some more hills of different shaopes, really...
Tack!
That was the whole idea. Slopes are more thematic than a oval lump om the table. I had the idea that I wanted the whole area to be playable if you can place a mini on iy. The next experimemt is to cover a hill in a magnetic sheet :)
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That's a jolly nice hill and posing Julie Andrews on it is inspired.
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That's a jolly nice hill and posing Julie Andrews on it is inspired.