"Explosion Markers for Desert Games" Topic
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| BigLee | 16 Jul 2014 4:17 a.m. PST |
Earlier today I posted a new tutorial on my blog showing how I made some simple explosion models for my 6mm North Africa project. These arn't Hollywoodesque fireballs but much more realistic (imho) bursts of dust and rock. Desert Explosion Markers
The technique I have used can easily be adapted to make bigger explosions for larger scale games. BigLee
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| HistoryPhD | 16 Jul 2014 6:47 a.m. PST |
Those look really good! Great job!! |
| Wombling Free | 16 Jul 2014 8:57 a.m. PST |
Superb. I'm borrowing that idea when I finally have time to paint and model again. |
| olicana | 16 Jul 2014 8:58 a.m. PST |
Great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ. I had a similar thought when I made these, only I used nails of various sizes glued to a coin with a glue gun, then painted with PVA and sand and gritted. Very quick to make and quite effective. We use them to mark units withdrawing – the craters mark units pinned / suppressed.
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| BigLee | 16 Jul 2014 11:41 a.m. PST |
I like your version Olicana, they really look the part. Just looking at all those sharp looking nails pointing up has me breaking out in a cold sweat! I guess the added element of danger will make their use more interesting. |
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