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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #375 on: November 27, 2011, 10:53:15 AM »
Love the skin tone on the natives :-* :-* :-*
This is an amazing project. Keep it up.
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #376 on: November 27, 2011, 10:54:47 AM »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #377 on: November 27, 2011, 12:29:19 PM »
Those Indians are fantastic !
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Offline General Roos

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #378 on: November 27, 2011, 12:56:43 PM »
Beautiful! Very inspiring.  :)
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #379 on: November 29, 2011, 04:00:33 PM »
It is getting better and better!!! Those Indians are fantastic! I love those feathers… :-*

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #380 on: December 10, 2011, 03:12:57 PM »
Hello again! Some progress!

Based on  a discussion  in another thread I ordered some sample of synthetic lawn grass to use as reeds on the river terrain. The one below is called Silk Grass 65...



...and i think it looks quite good. The shag is two coloured 65mm tall and it is supposed, for its original purpose, to be dressed with sand. That way, among other things, the grass will stand up. 'Tis true, it lays a bit flat without it and I want tall reed, tall enough to hide a miniature, so I will see what I can do to stand up better. This is what it looks like beside the Cacafuego...



Not shabby, I think. I ordered samples (they were free) of other types of lawn to...



The above one is called Wild Grass. It is multi coloured and multi directional. Not bad but more unkempt than I want my reed islands to be. Maybe you have noticed that stands of reeds look quite well combed from a distance.

The price for these products is roughly €50 per square meter. I will need 1 to 2 sqm.

I am constantly on the lookout for cheap plastic plants to use for the jungle bordering the river, and these  were both cheap and good looking...



Also, while in Stockholm last week I sourced this idol from the SciFi Bookshop.



Recognize it? I think I am going to use it as an objective in the game.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2011, 02:10:47 PM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #381 on: December 10, 2011, 03:18:17 PM »
Thsi project just keeps on getting better and better. I can't wait to see the finished layout ;D
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #382 on: December 10, 2011, 03:19:04 PM »
That grass looks great. What kind of store are you sourcing it from?

I am wondering what it would spray and brush up like?
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #383 on: December 10, 2011, 03:23:47 PM »
That grass looks great. What kind of store are you sourcing it from?

I am wondering what it would spray and brush up like?

It's from a Swedish distributor Konstgräsexperten but the products are from manufacturers Royal Grass, Xtreme Turf and Proplay.

In my case there is no need to brush or spray it. It is two toned, shades of green. I want mine to look lush so I'm good. The grass is soft plastic so there's a risk any paint would wear off.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2011, 02:12:36 PM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #384 on: December 10, 2011, 04:30:50 PM »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #385 on: December 11, 2011, 09:07:50 PM »
Inspired and inspiring!  :-* I shall have to investigate the prospects of getting some of that grass here in the US.
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #386 on: December 12, 2011, 12:08:23 AM »
That grass looks great if a bit shiny for my taste  :)

I agree on a 'whole' set up so far if possible  8)

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #387 on: December 12, 2011, 06:44:11 AM »
I saw some amaziingly good looking astro turf in a Bunnings not long ago, very realistic and with a blend of colour going from root to leaf. Trouble was the price. Horrificly $$$$ per square meter.

On a vaguely related matter. Ikea had a fluffy mat in two shades of light green, that looked like it would produce some very nice crop fields suitabel with 28mm figures. IIRC it was about $14 AUD for a decent sized mat, maybe  4 foot X 4 foot.
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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #388 on: December 12, 2011, 06:51:11 AM »
That grass looks great if a bit shiny for my taste  :)

It is not so bad in reality, the light is hitting at a bad angle. But sure, it's a bit lush. You see the other greens in that post? If you rub them between your fingers you get the same oily sheen as most plastic plants but they have received some kind of  matting agent wash.  Maybe I should try something like that. The immediate trouble is how to make the reeds stand taller.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2011, 09:50:42 AM by Hammers »

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Re: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya
« Reply #389 on: December 12, 2011, 09:03:13 AM »
The immediate trouble is how to make the reeds stand taller.

Gentle heat applied and then perhaps 'combing' them  ???

Dunno, with them being quite thin, any heat applied might make them curl.

cheers

James

 

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