Pulp Alley - Terrain

[d phipps]

Egypt is definitely on the to-do list. And I've been busy making and stockpiling Hirst bricks for when the time comes. However, I'll probably go back and work on some more jungle island terrain first. I'd really like to figure out a way to make a cool swamp. So what about a lost jungle temple excavation?   


THANKS!

[former user]

shallow water excavations are tricky and IMHO unattractive scenery-wise

but You could include a sunken Egyptian temple in the Nile delta swamp 

[Digitarii]

Egypt is definitely on the to-do list. And I've been busy making and stockpiling Hirst bricks for when the time comes. However, I'll probably go back and work on some more jungle island terrain first. I'd really like to figure out a way to make a cool swamp. So what about a lost jungle temple excavation?   


THANKS!

Over on the Call of Cthulhu forum, another board member posted about making terrain pieces from CD's, most of what he's built are swamp pieces.

Here's the link: a few odds and ends

Seems simple enough to build, and you can color them to match the table top you're using. I would say 1 or 2 per square foot of table top would be sufficiently swampy enough.

[ushistoryprof]

Beautiful work, shows a lot of effort and skill!

[warrenss2]

er... nudge, nudge... Tutorial?

[former user]

  people are busy building and painting   

the tutorial for the house painting was some pages above

[d phipps]

people are busy building and painting   

Yes indeed!

Several months ago, when we started this project together, this was the first building we made. Along the way and largely due to the support and advice of fellow LAF contributors we learned a lot. So I felt like it was time to finally go back and apply some of those lessons and ideas to this first building –

I added four exposed logs along the top and several flavor-bits along the front of the building. This is really just done to break up the uniformity of the lines and lend a sense of real world randomness without being too detailed or specific –



The following picture gives a decent view of the “curtained entrances”. Additionally you may be able to see there is a line-of-sight through the building, which has made for some fun shoot-outs –



Here is a view of the rear entrance. Again, I added some flavor-bits  just to give it a little more character. There is enough space to allow a character to duck inside for some cover. Note the difference in color between the front and rear of the building. This is because the back was not “whitewash” –



THANKS to everyone that provided support and suggestions. It definitely helps!

Dave

[gamer Mac]

That is lovely
What colours did you use for the back door?

[warrenss2]

The father and daughter team never cease to amaze!!!!

[Wolf Girl]

School has gotten in the way of doing a new tutorial but we still plan to do one.

We use a wood stain on the balsa wood to get the color. He doesn't use any actual paint on the wood except for a little dry brushing.

Dad keeps threatening to make more buildings in this series. He thinks need something big with a tall tower.

Next we're going to make some ruins with the giant stock pile of bricks that I've been making.

Wolf out-

[moif]

I take my hat off to you two. You raise the bar higher than most and your models have a beauty that most lack! 

[magokiron]

You two never cease to AMAZE me.

All the tiny details on, in and around your buidings in troly inspirational.

Good work as always.

Thanks for sharing.

Best wishes.

[Major Payne]

Wolf Girl
Did I see some where your dad wears hats?  Well that is not the worst that players may be compelled to wear.  At the bottom of the linked page are some photos of 'Some of the best moments in gaming'.

http://payneslanding.weebly.com/san-pablo--up-the-coco-river.html

[abhorsen950]

Really great thread and great figures.

Steve

[gharak]

Another cracking building, I love the attention to detail on this last one. Totally fab.

You two keep going from strength to strength.

Nice one
G