Boots and Saddles - BLAM Report

[Hu Rhu]

Yep,following with interest,sure to be good 

You are too kind.

Here is some scatter terrain that I have painted up - Pegasus and Woodland Scenics Cactus

[Mason]

Brilliant!
 

Now I want some more myself.....damn you!
 



 

[Hu Rhu]

Brilliant!
 

Thanks

Now I want some more myself.....damn you!
   

 

Well you can never have enough scatter terrain and those pegasus cactii are brilliant. 

[Malamute]

Well you can never have enough scatter terrain and those pegasus cactii are brilliant. 

Yes they are and yours look good. 

You have now reminded me I need to paint some more of these

[Dr DeAth]

Making good progress - those cacti look very realistic I must say.

[Marine0846]

Love the cactus.
All you need now is, (drum roll please),

the Roadrunner and Willey Coyote.

After all this is Hollywood Western, Right?

[Hu Rhu]

Yes they are and yours look good. 

You have now reminded me I need to paint some more of these

Get painting. 

Making good progress - those cacti look very realistic I must say.

Thanks. They look better on the table. My photographic skills are not the best.

Love the cactus.
All you need now is, (drum roll please),

the Roadrunner and Willey Coyote.

After all this is Hollywood Western, Right?

Thanks, however roadrunners are not part of the plan - yet. Hollywood - yes.  Loony Tunes - No. 

[Mason]

Go on.
You know that you want to.
 

[Hu Rhu]

Go on.
You know that you want to.
 

No I really don't.....

However to bring the project back on track here is my first attempt at modelling tthe buttes that will form the basis of my terrain boards.

First is the butte tower, made up of two tubes of cork bark on a foamboard base.



This obviously needs to sit on a sloping base so I roughly shaped a 50mm piece of blue foam to provide the base.



Most buttes seem to feature layers of harder rock, giving a shelf like appearance, so I cut another piece of foamboard to provide this.



And another layer of base, again blue foam, this time a 25mm layer.



The towrs will sit on top of this giving roughly this sort of appearance.



I an not sure if I need another layer, but I will experiment this afternoon and see how it looks.  Obviously the layers need a lot of sanding and aligning and a lot of scree, boulders and of course the tops added but I hope you get the idea of what it will look like once it is finished.

I will post some more WIP shots as it takes shape.

[Malamute]

 I like the way you have approached it. Its going to look great

Hav eyou thought about how to do the rock spires/chimneys you see on the sides as in the photo on page two?

[Hu Rhu]

I like the way you have approached it. Its going to look great

Hav eyou thought about how to do the rock spires/chimneys you see on the sides as in the photo on page two?

Thanks.  I have an idea abourt the chimneys.  That will appear in the next butte.  I plan to do 4 different ones.

[Malamute]

Thanks.  I have an idea abourt the chimneys.  That will appear in the next butte.  I plan to do 4 different ones.

Excellent

[Mason]

Thanks.  I have an idea abourt the chimneys.  That will appear in the next butte.  I plan to do 4 different ones.

Little blue 'Bibbly Bricks'?
 

And don't forget the Coyote cave.
 

[Yggdrasil]

very interesting towers. I'm looking forward to see more WIP pictures.

[Arundel]

Oh, that's going to be good.