| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jun 2009 6:57 a.m. PST |
You guys might remember this previous thread: TMP link Ok. I went to Walmart and bought a pack of 4 tiles (around $10 USD here) and went to work. I made two large hills and about 7 boulder "spires" (for lack of a better word), very much like the ones here, but not as high of course: picture After I glued the pieces with plastic cement and allowed them to dry under heavy phone books, I went to work on roughing the edges with a hobby knife and a little contouring. Then I applied 2 heavy coats of straight PVA to seal the surfaces and add strength. They have turned out pretty strong and should resist any crumbling now. The sheets are each 3/8" thick. And the two large stepped hills are about 6 sheet thicknesses high, while the smaller pieces are 3-4 sheet thicknesses high. I am very, very pleased with the results so far. I suspect I may need to place them on 1/4 mdf pieces but, for now, it looks like there's no or minimal shrinkage. I'll try to take and post photos this weekend. CC
PS. The hills will be used with my Rebel Minis Sahadeen. I think they are fantastic figures and deserve a proper desert canyon environment to hide in and defend:
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| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jun 2009 7:32 a.m. PST |
PS-2 I made the steps on the hills wide enough so I can still use them with my 28mm figures. As you know, I have not given up on 28mm. I'm just "diversifying". :) CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jun 2009 8:40 a.m. PST |
If I were home right now, instead of in hotel rooms, I would have tried to imitate what Irish Serb did here: link That is absolutely fantastic work! Mine will work for my needs, and are extremely easy to do, but will not be anywhere near as nice as his. CC |
| Xintao | 23 Jun 2009 11:23 a.m. PST |
Look forward to the photos
Xin
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| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jun 2009 7:49 p.m. PST |
I guess I tried to follow some of the suggestions here, but tried to go a step further to make permanent and strong stepped hills: link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Jun 2009 1:57 p.m. PST |
Xintao, here ya go: link So what do you think of them so far? CC |
| Glenn M | 28 Jun 2009 2:10 p.m. PST |
Wow, those look great. I am thinking doing some now as well. They'd look great with my Zuzzy Wastelands mat and the Hirst Arts Water Cavern walls. |
| Eli Arndt | 28 Jun 2009 2:16 p.m. PST |
Good stuff CC, I had asked questions on another thread that are answered here. Deleted those questions. You are a bit hard to track at time CC. Your posts are fun to read but you reference other links so often that it's easy to get turned around and lose track of where you are in the present. Good stuff though as always. -Eli |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Jun 2009 4:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks, guys. Eli, sorry about all the confusion. I was trying to keep the most recent stuff in this "Part II" of the topic. I'm very pleased with how many pieces (and the look, of course) you can make with just 2 packs of 4-tiles (each pack at $9.99). link The apparent glossiness should go away once I spray paint them with flat spray colors. CC |
| Eli Arndt | 28 Jun 2009 5:21 p.m. PST |
The glossiness might be desirable for a glassy, volcanic terrain. Maybe paint it with various gloss blacks and such. -Eli |
| Cacique Caribe | 02 Jul 2009 2:30 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 06 Oct 2009 10:23 p.m. PST |
Here is my "Mars Board": link
TMP link The hills still remain un-based and unpainted. That is next. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 17 Oct 2009 2:42 a.m. PST |
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| AWuuuu | 17 Oct 2009 3:15 a.m. PST |
I love your cork terrain
easy to do, very evocative and i don't have to paint or flock it !! If only i knew where to get cuch cork here…
Bu i am looking |
| Cacique Caribe | 26 Dec 2009 6:58 p.m. PST |
Guys, Check out what JRacel has done with cork! TMP link Dan |
| Alxbates | 01 Dec 2011 8:43 p.m. PST |
Dude, that looks fantastic! I think I'm going to try something similar, and cover mine with assorted jungle plants… |
| War Monkey | 23 Sep 2013 7:20 p.m. PST |
So what have become of this terrain and what have you done with them lately |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Sep 2013 2:33 p.m. PST |
Wow. I can't believe how quick time flies and how easy it is to forget that you've started really cool projects when you suddenly have to drop everything and go on business travel. Then, when you eventually get back, you find that you forgot which box you put them in. Well, believe it or not I found them. They've been in plastic bin for the last 3-4 years! I was really excited about this project too. So many projects, so little time … Dan |
| War Monkey | 24 Sep 2013 8:51 p.m. PST |
Man I really like the way those look, I figured you had them finished, I'll have to give them a try. I feel your pain so many projects to do and so little time. |
paints a couple of mean-looking mutant-type villains from the far future.
