90's inspired 40,000 terrain
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KingOfTheLeadPile
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I have three (Warlord Games I think) dead cows I wanted to paint for ages, but hadn't considered yet adding them to the craters. Might be an idea....
KingOfTheLeadPile
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To darken the crater center even more and represent some black soot of the recent explosion (even if that isn't overly realistic, but, hey, this is SiFi), I brushed on some black pigments.
Finally I sealed in everything with matt varnish.
@EricF Storage level 3.0 incoming!
When I stacked a second floor onto the rock spires to store the parched ground on top of them, there was still some room in the box. So I added some spacers onto the parched ground MDF board.
That way, the craters also still fit into that box.
Finally I sealed in everything with matt varnish.
@EricF Storage level 3.0 incoming!
When I stacked a second floor onto the rock spires to store the parched ground on top of them, there was still some room in the box. So I added some spacers onto the parched ground MDF board.
That way, the craters also still fit into that box.
twisted moon
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nice craters and an excellent storage and transport solution.
i did these with tin foil over corrugated cardboard.
i did these with tin foil over corrugated cardboard.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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Thank you. Looks good, too. Will give this method a try next time.
twisted moon
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i appreciate you were using up spoiling supplies this time, but generally tinfoil's a bit cheaper than epoxy putty.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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Yes, obviously, normally wouldn't use as expensive stuff as miliput for such a task.
OuteRimTim
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Wow. I love the look of this terrain. Very cool.
OuteRimTim
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this is a great storage idea
KingOfTheLeadPile
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[SiFi] 90's Inspired Hills
Anybody remember the easy, simple, stylized hills from White Dwarf articles back then? Every set of tabletop terrain needs hills. Nothing fancy, just some sheets of styrofoam. To begin, I drew the shapes of the hills on three A3 sized sheets of ePVC, planning to use an A3 sized box for the storage.
I then cut out the shapes with a knife, bevelled the edges, and smoothed them with a pass of sanding paper.
Anybody remember the easy, simple, stylized hills from White Dwarf articles back then? Every set of tabletop terrain needs hills. Nothing fancy, just some sheets of styrofoam. To begin, I drew the shapes of the hills on three A3 sized sheets of ePVC, planning to use an A3 sized box for the storage.
I then cut out the shapes with a knife, bevelled the edges, and smoothed them with a pass of sanding paper.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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Using the bases as a template, I drew their shape onto sheets of 2cm styrofoam. I like this height per level for the 90's stylized type of hills. I then dotted an inner line about a centimeter in, to use as a cutting guide, to get me some space between the hill and the edge of he base.
I set my hot wire cutter at a slight angle and cut out the shapes. The 2nd levels I more or less freehanded, but with the same angle.
I have a box of Woodland Scenics' cast cliff faces, from which I picked some to represent unpassable areas.
With construction glue, I put everything together.
For the two table edge hills, I cut a back-wall also from 3mm ePVC and glued it in a 90° angle to the back of the hills after cutting the contour of the hill into it.
I set my hot wire cutter at a slight angle and cut out the shapes. The 2nd levels I more or less freehanded, but with the same angle.
I have a box of Woodland Scenics' cast cliff faces, from which I picked some to represent unpassable areas.
With construction glue, I put everything together.
For the two table edge hills, I cut a back-wall also from 3mm ePVC and glued it in a 90° angle to the back of the hills after cutting the contour of the hill into it.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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Using ready mixed filler, I smoothed out joints of styrofoam with cast rocks, the back walls and other styrofoam parts.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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I sealed the styrofoam with a mix of 5:3:4 tile groat/sand/gesso primer.
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Then I used the same colors for the rock faces I already used for the Rock Spires.
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Then I used the same colors for the rock faces I already used for the Rock Spires.
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twisted moon
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looking good so far.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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thanks
inchmurrin
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Impressive scenics which capture the 90's feel well, but the storage solutions and the pre planning really is inspiring. I've always avoided scenics because of the problems of storage and your approach really has made me reconsider.
KingOfTheLeadPile
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Glad to be of help
Fimm McCool
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That's a big ol' box of plaster rocks! 