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Author Topic: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.  (Read 6016 times)

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2013, 07:12:42 PM »
But... how does the water get up there in the first place...?  ;D

A wizard did it!


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Offline Colonel O Truth

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2013, 07:38:38 PM »
Excellent work! Most impressive!
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Offline Michka

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2013, 02:46:55 AM »
When I first looked at the pictures I said out loud "Well that's just freaking awesome". Sums it up for me.

Offline doctor_ocks

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2013, 04:42:42 AM »
Thank you guys! I appreciate all the complements.


how are You going to use them?
how stable are they if You place lead miniatures on them?
how large are these actually?

They'll be used for some fantasy Song of Blades and Heroes skirmish gaming. I like having terrain that's interesting enough to be used for objectives. They're very stable. I don't play with lead figures (I'm a wierdo and play with Lego minifigs). I'd be comfortable placing heavy weight in the waterfall and the largest if the three rocks. The other two might get a bit tippy if too much weight was placed in them. As far as size goes, the waterfall base is about 10"-12" wide.

Really amazing! They look great
Any chance of a picture with a figure in it so we can get an idea of size?

Id be happy too, but like I said previously, I game only with Lego figs. I'd be happy to take a picture of that if you guys would find that helpful.

A wizard did it!

Lol that's what I'm going with! It's just one of those magical things.

When I first looked at the pictures I said out loud "Well that's just freaking awesome". Sums it up for me.

Well thanks for that!




Offline smokezombie

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2013, 10:53:36 AM »
Yes please for a pic with your Lego boys in it.
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The sickle in the fruitful field;
The sword he sung a song of death,
But could not make the sickle yield."
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Offline doctor_ocks

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2013, 09:06:56 PM »
Yes please for a pic with your Lego boys in it.

Here's they are with a few elf figs. Their bases are about 1.25 inches.



The eagle is one of the largest models I use. The base is 3 inches.



Here's the eagle on a small stand. It's a little shakey but more stable than I thought.



Offline smokezombie

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2013, 09:18:30 PM »
Excellent! That wolf will never get them up there  :D

How did you do the water?

Offline doctor_ocks

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2013, 12:27:46 AM »
Excellent! That wolf will never get them up there  :D

How did you do the water?

The core was made out stems from plastic champaign glasses. I cut the top and bottom off until all I had was the stem. I then melted some of the left over plastic and glued it to the stem to provide additional support and to give the water something curved to cling to as it broke over the falls. Then, several layers of DAP 3.0 crystal clear caulk was smeared around the champaign glasses, to give it the moving water effect, with a layer of blue and white paint slapped over the final layer of dap. Finally a couple thin layers of mod podge were used over the paint to bring back the shine and to help seal it all.

There are a couple of WIP shots on my blog linked in the first post.

Offline Tenz

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2013, 01:32:47 PM »
Hey Doc,

Fantastic work!! Its awesome and insprising. I hope you don't mind but i'm going to borrow the idea for my next fantasy adventure.


Cheers,

Tenz

Offline doctor_ocks

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2013, 10:38:51 PM »
Hey Doc,

Fantastic work!! Its awesome and insprising. I hope you don't mind but i'm going to borrow the idea for my next fantasy adventure.


Cheers,

Tenz

It wasn't an original idea, but even if it was I'd tell you to borrow away! That's the best thing about this community - its an idea commune!

Offline Theomar Pius

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #25 on: February 26, 2013, 02:54:10 AM »
The waterfall is such a brilliant way to make the islands float.

Offline aggro84

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #26 on: February 26, 2013, 03:04:14 AM »
Those look very cool.
Beautiful.  :-*

Offline Painting Princess

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2013, 12:33:00 AM »
Lovely!! Especially the one with the waterfall  :) reminds me of Avatar!
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Offline Faust23

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2013, 05:56:54 AM »
Great job!
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Offline Tenz

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Re: Floaing rock and waterfall terrain.
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2013, 03:56:50 PM »
Hey Doc,

What did you use for the roots ? I have two of my own started (very early stages) and need to camouflage the sticks I used to hold up the island.

Cheers,

Tenz

 

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