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Author Topic: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)  (Read 6358 times)

Offline No Such Agency

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2013, 03:07:29 PM »
I think I would like to get a bit more colour contrast but am a little unsure how to do it, maybe some desert/alien planet type plant life?
Break out the science and imagine what Earth species would be the first to thrive on a partially-terraformed Mars (if that's what this is supposed to be).  Cold-tolerant, low and scrubby to resist sandstorms, and very hardy.  Depending on how much work you want to do you could even make little stunted cliff trees, like natural bonsai.  That's what grows in marginal environments here on Earth.

Or you could just hit the aquarium store and make some wild alien life.

Offline supervike

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2013, 03:18:14 PM »
Sorry, stop trying to fool us.

These are just pictures from the Mars Rover, aren't they????




(look fantastic!! :-*)

Offline majorsmith

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2013, 04:37:58 PM »
great terrain!

Offline Mason

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2013, 05:02:02 PM »
Some really nice, effective work.
A great result!
 :-*


Those photos look great, especially the deep shadows created.
Very atmospheric.
 8)


Offline Hubminator

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2013, 06:39:00 PM »
Hi ogryn, I just did a search for (miniature) desert terrain in google and checked out the images that came up, that got a good range of stuff people had made and actual desert pics, also got screen shots off movies like John Carter and starship troopers.

For gruntz, I have some stats I have done up for at 43 squads and vehicles...does this forum have a pm function? Sorry am a newby, will send them to you when I figure out how to do it  :)

With the rules, I have kept it pretty simple, just doubled the rnage of unit coherency and tripled the range of weapons,  however I have only had one game of this, and I suspect tripling ranges might be too much, still the game was a lot of fun, it's a cool ruleset.

Cheers

Offline Hubminator

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2013, 06:40:19 PM »
Nsa, thanks for the advice, have got some aquarium plants for my jungle terrain, so will try using some of those, cheers :)

Thanks for the nice comments on atmosphere, just took the boards outside on the drive at home and snapped some shots, we've had the best summer in decades here in wellington, so all it took was a couple of snaps in the mid afternoon sun.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2013, 06:44:48 PM by Hubminator »

Offline Dr.Falkenhayn

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2013, 06:45:02 PM »
most impressive  :o looks like the cursed Earth or the forbidden Zone  8)

Offline hubbabubba

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2013, 12:14:59 PM »
most impressive  :o looks like the cursed Earth or the forbidden Zone  8)
What he said.
Very useful terrain. Great work

Offline Elk101

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2013, 04:17:39 PM »
Great looking terrain and very flexible too. I also thought it looked good for Rogue Trooper.

Offline Hubminator

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2014, 10:58:49 PM »
Have picked up Wargods of Aegyptus with the recent Kickstarter and am using my sci-fi terrain for that, plus broke out the old Spacefarers (one of several 40K precursor games) and am planning to do some desert games so thought I would resurrect the old thread and add some new pics to it... :)


Hirst Arts Terrain




Wargods



What a mess!



Will take some better photos and upload some of my urban terrain too, thanks for looking :)

Offline hubbabubba

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2014, 12:22:48 PM »
The buildings look nice.

I'm looking forward to some more photos.

Offline cheetor

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2014, 12:56:17 PM »
I'm looking forward to some more photos.

Me too.  My table is covered in almost-ready-for-the-tabletop "alien" vegetation at the moment, so the more inspiration that I can get the better :)

« Last Edit: February 13, 2014, 02:17:02 PM by cheetor »

Offline Hubminator

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #27 on: March 10, 2014, 09:19:43 PM »
Finally got A into G and got some more pics, still not great quality, need to clean up my games room and sort out some nice flat lighting...

Large Hirst arts temple with nearly done Mastabas in foreground




Interior of temple...pretty simple and needs a roof




Dust storm sweeps over temple complex




Otherworld Idol in hirst arts temple




Nearly finished Typhon hero lurks near temple



What another mess!




Offline warburton

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #28 on: March 10, 2014, 09:41:28 PM »
Really excellent work!

Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Martian/Desert Terrain (Pic heavy)
« Reply #29 on: March 10, 2014, 11:03:08 PM »
Your rocky terrain really looks great - atmospheric is definitely the word. Temple stuff coming along nicely too.

Bill.

 

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