| Captain Apathy | 24 Aug 2007 7:02 a.m. PST |
Hey guys I wanted to share an idea I had for some cheap sci-fi terrain. I was at Wal-Mart last night and noticed some square bowls and dishes for $.75 USD each. Throw in a sheet of "granny grate" for $.33 USD and you have four Silos or four neo-asian buildings for under $10. USD I plan to paint these this weekend. Check out the photo gallery below. picture Cap Ap |
| damosan | 24 Aug 2007 7:20 a.m. PST |
Another idea. Borrow the kids sandbox (well…anyone's sandbox). Wet the sand a bit and push tupperware into it. Remove said tupperware and fill with plaster of some sort. Let try. Remove, brush off stand…drybrush. Instant city in the making. It'll be heavy but I think most of us could use the exercise. :) |
Dropzonetoe  | 24 Aug 2007 7:54 a.m. PST |
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| Captain Apathy | 24 Aug 2007 8:46 a.m. PST |
One cool feature I forgot to mention is that they nest together quite nicely, so you don't have to glue them together. That makes them a versitle too. |
| Void Trekker | 24 Aug 2007 9:42 a.m. PST |
@Captain Apathy Very neat idea! Thanks for sharing, though you are not really living up to your name.  |
| GoodBye | 24 Aug 2007 11:23 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 24 Aug 2007 11:28 a.m. PST |
Cap Ap, Very nice! What are you going to use for doors? picture CC |
| JWE II | 24 Aug 2007 2:10 p.m. PST |
Those would also make nice supports for highways. |
| Thieses | 24 Aug 2007 2:34 p.m. PST |
These are very nice! Nothing better than cheap scenery that we can all buy. Nice find. |
| Captain Apathy | 24 Aug 2007 4:59 p.m. PST |
@Void Trekker – whatever… ; ) |
| Captain Apathy | 24 Aug 2007 5:00 p.m. PST |
@CC – Uh… doors? Right, doors. I suppose plasticard would work. I didn't realy think about doors but I suppose that would help wouldn't it? ; ) |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Aug 2007 8:01 p.m. PST |
Question: Has anyone tried using upside-down plastic parts bins as SF buildings? picture CC |
| CeruLucifus | 25 Aug 2007 10:22 a.m. PST |
Excellent quick buildings. For doors you probably want something flat so the buildings can still nest together for storage. Also something that doesn't look wrong when you invert for the T-shape. Maybe drawn / printed on white cardstock (possibly glued onto sheet styrene for durability) and stuck on with poster putty, double-sided tape or magnets? |
| Captain Apathy | 26 Aug 2007 5:24 a.m. PST |
Sorry CC, I haven't tried those. The look a little thin to me, but it is hard to tell from the pic. As for doors, I think I will just leave them off and use the structures as generic  -R-They structures. Plant them around the table and let the players try to guess. ; ) |
