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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #30 on: 20 February 2015, 09:10:50 PM »
They look really cool, I wouldn't mind a little information on what you used :)
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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #31 on: 20 February 2015, 10:19:18 PM »
Has someone been raiding doll's house shops? Those look quite useful, especially as filling out locations with bits of tat like that really brings the to life. :D

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #32 on: 22 February 2015, 10:13:17 AM »
They look really cool, I wouldn't mind a little information on what you used :)

Thank you,as for how they're made, I start with a bead or a 'stack' of styrene tubing, you could use anything with a circular section I suppose. You can see a couple of the white styrene stacks in the photo. Add a rim made of solder or other wire (solder is great because it is slightly malleable), as a rim, then add putty to form the proper shape of the pot. Spinning the pot on a cocktail stick whilst smoothing the putty in a similar way to an actual pot on the wheel worked well.

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #33 on: 22 February 2015, 08:38:21 PM »
Very nice. The detail you bring with 1:48 hand spun pottery is superb! :-* :-* :-*

Now I need to try my hand at spinning pottery /bottles....

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #34 on: 22 February 2015, 09:57:13 PM »
Interesting technique, it certainly works :)

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #35 on: 12 March 2015, 08:59:33 AM »
This whole thread is brilliant!  I played Gamma World in the first 3 editions and later played the palladium TMNT/after the bomb stuff.  We never had great minis to use.  You have inspired me to buy some of the chickens.  Well done pjs and terrain Sir!
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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #36 on: 31 May 2015, 04:37:27 PM »
Another lull, another revival. I feel this thread will be in and out of the grave more often than a zombie on the Simpsons. Most of what I've been up to has focused on creating the scenery and figures which may get used in most scenarios, poor villages and poorer villagers!



A few peons peasants and plebs. I've been trying out some weathering with some cheapo chalk pastels. I'm quite happy with the results!



These granaries are based on a few different real-world cultures. I hope they will be able to do treble or even quadruple duty in Africa, Mars, Old West (perhaps not).



Some bread ovens, two were about as easy as one to make. Perhaps I'll be able to convince myself to get a bit weirder now...

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #37 on: 31 May 2015, 04:54:10 PM »
Loving the street furniture. The granaries and ovens are especially nice touches.
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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #38 on: 31 May 2015, 05:10:05 PM »
This project is coming along really well, mate.
Love all the little 'extras' that you have added.
Those pots are the dogs...
 :-* :-*

That middle fella on the roof....a conversion?
Very nice either way.
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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #39 on: 31 May 2015, 05:10:45 PM »
That's a great update, I love the villagers and the terrain.

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #40 on: 31 May 2015, 07:46:41 PM »
This is some amazing stuff!

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #41 on: 31 May 2015, 10:52:26 PM »
The black chalk weathering 'soot' looks perfect! Your structures have got so much texture and depth to them :-* :-* :-*

A georgeous project!

They could also work for tatooine ;) ...

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #42 on: 31 May 2015, 11:20:57 PM »
Wow! What a great thread.
A nice change of pace from the typical Post Apoc projects.

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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #43 on: 01 June 2015, 05:53:13 AM »
Oh they look Ace!
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Re: Zaheer's Weird Wasteland
« Reply #44 on: 01 June 2015, 06:43:04 AM »
Fantastic additions and the Perry figures work really well  8) 8) 8)

cheers

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