"Old software for Wild West terrain" Topic
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| Bran Flayk | 28 Feb 2014 3:44 a.m. PST |
Many moons ago, when Windows ME was the way forward, I treated myself to a new computer, which came with a load of free software.
One of those was "Bugs Bunny Goes Wild in the West". I think it was meant for kids to create, print and assemble playsets.
There are a ton of different building designs, doors, windows, various ornamentation. There's even a wagon, water tower and steam train to be made. Having dug it out again so my son could have a play, I got to thinking about the scale of buildings. Here's a picture of an assembled one, with some old Foundry miniatures for scale.
IMG_0825 by BranFlayk, on Flickr
IMG_0828 by BranFlayk, on Flickr It actually comes out close enough to use it as a fun way to make some terrain. Not sure if the software is still available, but seems to work well enough on the XP system I've now got and installed it on. |
| OldGrenadier at work | 28 Feb 2014 5:23 a.m. PST |
Amazon seems to have a copy: link Might be worth a look. |
 20thmaine  | 28 Feb 2014 6:09 a.m. PST |
Anyone know if it works with Windows 8 ? |
 Bobgnar | 28 Feb 2014 2:39 p.m. PST |
Really good find. Just a little color marker along the seams and a thin coat of dip to tone down the shine. is this available for Mac? |
| Bran Flayk | 01 Mar 2014 12:37 a.m. PST |
Thanks, this was just a test run to see if it would work (hence the wonky stairs). I'm going to colour the seams to avoid large patches of white. One thing I forgot to mention is that you have the option to print out a b&w outline instead of the whole thing, so if you just want blueprints without cartoony graphics then it's ideal for that too. Not sure if available on Mac – the software is pretty old (Windows ME), so not sure what kind of Mac would be needed. Runs OK under XP, so maybe WINE or some emulator might let it work on there. As for working with Windows 8, then I'd have absolutely no idea. Possibly if it has some kind of compatability mode then it might. |
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checks out some 10/15mm railroad tracks for wargaming.
