| Cacique Caribe | 25 May 2012 10:57 p.m. PST |
Aside from TMP's "arabianknight", has anyone else given the idea a shot? 
If so, could you share your experience (and pics) with us? For example, did you use any special tools to cut the strips straight? Thanks, Dan
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| Sumatran Rat Monkey | 25 May 2012 11:10 p.m. PST |
Arabian Knight's a mensch amongst miniaturists. I just felt compelled to point that out. - Monk |
| infojunky | 25 May 2012 11:43 p.m. PST |
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| AVAMANGO | 26 May 2012 1:43 a.m. PST |
I wanted to try this idea out but after i done a bit of research and found out the actual price of the false rock sheets lets just say they are not cheap so i didn't go ahead with the project, never the less its a really good idea if you can afford it… |
| Andy ONeill | 26 May 2012 3:32 a.m. PST |
For rpg purposes, walls are a bad idea.
I made a bunch.
They're just totally impractical. Players sitting down can't see their figures.
Especially in corridors, moving figures becomes fiddly. OTOH, if you're doing a short participation game for a con where youre punters will be standing over the table then that works OK.
Sort of.
Use cheap figures though as they're more likely to get bashed. |
| Insomniac | 26 May 2012 4:59 a.m. PST |
I took a sheet of the rocky backdrop that a friend gave me (he got a bigger fish tank) and with a bit of cutting and paint it looks pretty cool:
I am planning to add some sand in places (at some point) but I'm in no rush. I made it as a photo back-ground but haven't really used it much. I used a Stanley knife and polyfiller to texture it all up and add some rigidity. |
| Greenfield Games | 27 May 2012 5:29 a.m. PST |
Aquarium supplies are always so tempting but they're also so expensive! |
| Lsutehall | 27 May 2012 9:45 a.m. PST |
You could try the rock texture sheets from amera – link |
| Andy ONeill | 28 May 2012 3:04 a.m. PST |
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| Colonel O Truth | 28 May 2012 4:02 a.m. PST |
I have tried this stuff before but turned away from it for a number of reasons. It was too pricey, too brittle and not so good at taking paint – the surfaces were too smooth, so the paint streaked. By the time I'd got it the way I wanted it, I figured I might as well have worked with polystyrene, PVA and sand. |
| Cacique Caribe | 31 May 2012 1:38 p.m. PST |
Colonel, Wow. I didn't know the stuff was brittle and had such a sleek surface. Thanks for the info. Dan |
| CorSecEng | 31 May 2012 1:55 p.m. PST |
I have a buddy that works in theatrical set design. I've seen him do some crazy stuff with styrofoam. One of the techniques the use to get a rough rock look is to sprinkle a chemical that eats the foam on it. He uses a brush and flings the stuff at the foam. That gives you rough streaks. It might be hard to get a look that is suitable for miniature work. theatrical work can be a lot more rough because no one sees it up close. You might be able to apply it with a brush in light strokes to eat away small portions of the foam in a more controlled way. You could also lightly sand it and then apply a PVA/sand mixture to it. I'm not sure what chemicals he uses but I think it's just paint thinner. |
