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Title: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: imurdentist on July 12, 2008, 11:53:39 AM
*insert tropical rhythm here*

Its not competely finished, but I thought you guys would like to see?!
I still have to paint the edges, gras the upper right quarter and build some more Terrain and some huts.
Anyway, take a look
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3424/cimg4865li0.jpg)
Every Pirate island needs a skull rock
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/6269/cimg4870mv0.jpg)
Pirate hide-out
(http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6056/cimg4861jb2.jpg)
camping in the jungle
(http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1931/cimg4862nx4.jpg)

Hope you all like  :)
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: PeteMurray on July 12, 2008, 12:00:20 PM
What a great board! Very nice plan and lots of great detail.
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Ray Rivers on July 12, 2008, 01:00:30 PM
 :-*

That looks smashing!

BTW, where did you get the palm trees?
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Bugsda on July 12, 2008, 01:21:52 PM
That's wonderful :-*
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Grimm on July 12, 2008, 04:20:25 PM
oh I like it .
do you also want  paint the plastik plants ?
I think they are to shiny .
grimm
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: joroas on July 12, 2008, 05:35:09 PM
The most typical pirate island I ever saw, right down to the last detail, except for the lack of crocodiles........ lol
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on July 12, 2008, 05:52:32 PM
Fantastic set-up. There will be some splendid pirating going on there, I'm sure  lol

I particularly like the shelters and the magnificent crow's nest look-out post.

I agree with Grimm, maybe some matt varnish would dull the plants down and make it look even better.

Please post the pics when you play your first game on it!
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Sendak on July 12, 2008, 06:09:30 PM

"X" marks the spot!

Thas an excellent board.

The details are superb.

Add pirates and dice...
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: twrchtrwyth on July 12, 2008, 06:44:21 PM
Thats excellent. 8)
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: wolfgangbrooks on July 12, 2008, 06:45:57 PM
Nice. You should paint the sides of the tiles though. I can see some styrofoam sticking out. :)
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: fastolfrus on July 12, 2008, 08:40:55 PM
Looks splendid.
Out of interest, what size/scale is it ?
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Aaron on July 14, 2008, 01:31:36 PM
Beautiful! The use of a broken mast as a lookout tower is inspired! the only thing missing is old Ben Gunn's cave. (maybe he's hiding out in skull rock?).
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Argonor on July 14, 2008, 01:47:56 PM
Quote from: Ray Rivers on July 12, 2008, 01:00:30 PM
BTW, where did you get the palm trees?

I'm sure they are Pegasus. I have a bunch of those  ;)
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: imurdentist on July 14, 2008, 05:32:51 PM
Well, glad you like it!
Thanks for the nice comments  :)

Argonor is right, the Palm trees are indeed Pegasus. Be aware to clean them, before painting! Otherwise nothing will stick to the plastic! Stupid me  >:(

The size of the whole island is 120cmx120cm (4x4), quartered  ;)
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Malamute on July 14, 2008, 05:58:32 PM
Very nice boards :).
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Ray Rivers on July 15, 2008, 12:19:28 PM
Quote from: Argonor on July 14, 2008, 01:47:56 PM
Quote from: Ray Rivers on July 12, 2008, 01:00:30 PM
BTW, where did you get the palm trees?

I'm sure they are Pegasus. I have a bunch of those  ;)

Thanks!

I need a bunch of palm tress...
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Argonor on July 15, 2008, 12:25:35 PM
For a really big bunch of palm trees, try cake decoration trees

Pfeil & Holding has some very cheap ones. They have an online shop, but I do not remember the URL, and googling doesn't help (must be doing something wrong)..

Ask Pete Murray - I got the address from him last year!

EDIT: Another source: http://www.bakingshop.com/cakes/animals/plants.htm

EDIT 2: OK, it's Pfeil & Holing: http://www.cakedeco.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_sresults.html - search for 'Palm'
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Wirelizard on July 16, 2008, 02:49:13 AM
Quote from: Ray Rivers on July 15, 2008, 12:19:28 PM
I need a bunch of palm tress...

I have NOT ordered from this ebay store (yet) but "everydaygoodz" on evilbay has lots of stuff like these palm trees (EvilBay link) (http://cgi.ebay.com/t050-20pcs-Scale-Train-Layout-Set-Model-Trees-TT-N-Z_W0QQitemZ280243256820QQihZ018QQcategoryZ486QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) for sale, much cheaper than the multipart plastic kit trees I've seen.

Palm trees from roughly 1" up to 5" tall, mostly in 20-40 tree lots. Other trees too - could be a good source for a big lot of relatively inexpensive jungle trees.

EDIT to add: how do I change text colour? I don't like how links are, by default, the exact same colour as the text... and the board's colour tags don't seem to work?
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: odd duck on July 16, 2008, 05:33:14 AM
Great looking game layout!!Hope you have a lot of fun games on it!
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: Ray Rivers on July 16, 2008, 09:55:53 AM
Quote from: Wirelizard on July 16, 2008, 02:49:13 AM

EDIT to add: how do I change text colour?

To change text color look above the posting box you see the smilies, then two rows of icons.  In the top row there is a box with a drop down window entitled "Change Color."  Click on the arrow and pick the color you want by left clicking on it.  You will get something like this: [colr=red][/colr]  Note I have had to remove an "o" in the word color for the code to show up.  All you do now is insert the words you want in color between the brackets.  Like this:  [colr=red]I love red.[/colr]

Of course, if you do not modify the code as I have done to show you how to do it it comes out like this:  I love red.
Title: Re: WiP Shot of my TreasureIsland
Post by: BigMecha on October 06, 2008, 03:33:41 AM
awesome!

island is great!