| Cacique Caribe | 29 Sep 2009 7:19 p.m. PST |
Matakishi did a bang up job here: TMP link 1) Has anyone else tried to scratchbuild SF buildings?
2) If so, what material(s) did you use?
3) Did you use a specific pattern or plans? I would love to see if someone has done something like the buildings in Ghosts of Mars: link
picture
link Thanks. CC
TMP link |
| xxxxxxxxooooo | 29 Sep 2009 7:56 p.m. PST |
Here ya'go CC
houston77th.com/Locales.html No "Ghosts of Mars" but scratchbuilt. 1)Yes
2)Blue Foam, Household Items, Model Bits, Hardboard
3)Not Really
I am working on a HUGE Mars thing with 2 other guys, but no matter how I have been tempted, I will not post without pics. (Give me one more week)
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 McKinstry   | 29 Sep 2009 9:13 p.m. PST |
D6 Junkie has posted quite a few pics of his scratch built Martian stuff. |
| Toaster | 29 Sep 2009 10:54 p.m. PST |
CC have you seen Bugbaits Dawn of War Space Marine Armoury over on TeraGenesis, combine that with Matakishis plans and you should be just about spot on for the Ghost of Mars look.
link Robert |
| ZeroGee2 | 29 Sep 2009 11:28 p.m. PST |
For anyone making their own buildings from card/cork/plastic/whatever, don't forget our extensive range of building fittings and accessories (in metal) to dress up the basic shapes you make! Designed for 15mm, but many of them are equally good for 25/28mm! link Jon (GZG)
gzg.com |
| Dewbakuk | 30 Sep 2009 2:37 a.m. PST |
There's always this one link |
| tnjrp | 30 Sep 2009 2:50 a.m. PST |
No Ghosts of Mars here either… Our group's main terrain guy has mostly constructed the buildings from GW bits (he's also the resident GW fanboy, or close enough for comfort anyway) but there are odd bits and bops from other manufacturers as well as some scratchbuild parts. Still I'd say it's more in the nature of kitbashing than scratchbuilding. I've got a few rather interesting pieces stashed away I might get to work on in a year or a decade. Modern plastic packaging material is better in this regard that the old (and I suppose, more ecological) cardboard stuff… This also reminds me I'd really need to get the move of my gaming site to another service provider on the way… Once that happens, I suppose I might post a couple of piccies of the buildings and other terrain. There's really not much point in uploading any new ones on the old site any more. |
| rebmarine | 30 Sep 2009 5:12 a.m. PST |
CC – Head on over to TerraGenesis. More scifi buildings than you can shake a stick at! terragenesis.co.uk |
| Thorfin1 | 30 Sep 2009 7:10 a.m. PST |
Here's some of mine, done very quickly and cheaply: link Bases are CD's or table mats with PVA glue and sand. Smaller buildings are yoghurt pots with washers glued on. The tower and tank are beer cans, the ladder is off an old toy fire engine and the walkway a piece of train track.
Crater is an inverted foil pie dish on a cd base.
Smaller accessories are printer cartridges and various plumbing fittings.
The dome is from my sons Magnetix toys.
The rocks are lumps of coal washed and drybrushed set on MDF bases.
The larger building is a takeaway dish with bits glued on. |
| La Long Carabine | 30 Sep 2009 8:36 a.m. PST |
Yep, I have built some. I really like plastic salsa bowls. link They make some futuristic looking terrain. I'll try to remember to post a couple of photos of stuff I have built when I get home. LLC aka Ron |
| Dewbakuk | 30 Sep 2009 10:08 a.m. PST |
Those plastic salsa bowls look pretty useful. Shame they don't seem to exist over here in the UK. |
| Warlord | 30 Sep 2009 10:36 a.m. PST |
This link: houston77th.com/Locales.html is great! thanks for sharing that one, I really enjoyed a lot! |
 Saber6 | 30 Sep 2009 11:51 a.m. PST |
I did a whole city by re-purposing the plastic blisters from packaging (mostly from toys or electronics). Spray gray and you have concrete structutres. Obviously adding bits would make these nicer |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Sep 2009 4:46 p.m. PST |
My Goodness!!! I think there's a new bug going round. Anyway . . . Saber6, Did you use textured spray paint, like Fleckstone or similar brands, to get the concrete look? Thanks. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Sep 2009 4:49 p.m. PST |
Bill, Here's what I get when I hit "Submit": "Whoops! Somehow, it seems that you're trying to reach a page that no longer exists. We're sorry about that. To get away from this page, you can either click "back" in your browser to return to where you came from, or click on our logo to be taken to our main page." CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Sep 2009 4:52 p.m. PST |
Now I got the following message . . . "/mivacommon/boards/topics.mv: Line 575: MvUPDATE: Runtime Error: Record is not in index /mivacommon/boards/topics.mv: Line 575: MvUPDATE: Runtime Error: Record is not in index /mivacommon/boards/topics.mv: Line 575: MvUPDATE: Runtime Error: Record is not in index" Very weird! CC |
 Editor in Chief Bill  | 30 Sep 2009 6:17 p.m. PST |
Well, now we know the answer to the bug question in the other topic!  I'll have to shut the system down and do a reindex of that forum. Stand by… |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 30 Sep 2009 6:53 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 30 Sep 2009 8:54 p.m. PST |
Bill, Excellent. I figured you might find it useful to see the actual text of the error messages. Saber6, I hope my question didn't get buried in all this bug talk: Did you use textured spray paint, like Fleckstone or similar brands, to get the concrete look? Thanks. Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 Oct 2009 2:26 a.m. PST |
Ok. I'll try the Fleckstone: link CC |
| Kilkrazy | 03 Oct 2009 2:59 a.m. PST |
link has some nice SF buildings done in materials and in pre-printed cardboard. |
| Redroom | 03 Oct 2009 4:24 p.m. PST |
I forgot about that site Kil, thanks |
| Cacique Caribe | 26 Dec 2009 10:11 p.m. PST |
Check out what JRacel did with electrical junction boxes! TMP link Dan |
| Dijit80 | 27 Dec 2009 2:43 a.m. PST |
Here's some of my scifi buildings:
link
Duncan |
