| nheastvan | 30 Aug 2016 10:12 a.m. PST |
So with the creation of some more alien plants, I think I finally have enough terrain to start gaming 15mm sci-fi. Alien tube plants made from plastic straws melted over candle flame (be careful if you try it, they don't need to touch the flame at all):
And more dollar store fake plants glued to pennies:
And the whole table:
More on my blog, but those are the most important pictures. link |
Harwood Hobbies  | 30 Aug 2016 10:24 a.m. PST |
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| Weasel | 30 Aug 2016 10:25 a.m. PST |
Great table and the tube plants are perfect. Really gets across the "you're not on earth anymore" look. |
| nheastvan | 30 Aug 2016 11:07 a.m. PST |
My inspiration is the type of sets made for sci-fi movies in the 70s. In this case, At The Earth's Core (1976).
I haven't gone with as much pink and grey, nor do I have mushrooms, but I went a little bit in that direction. |
| Sloppypainter | 30 Aug 2016 11:16 a.m. PST |
Nice looking terrain. Looks alien without being goofy. |
| Mako11 | 30 Aug 2016 11:19 a.m. PST |
Looks great! Thanks for sharing. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 30 Aug 2016 11:27 a.m. PST |
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| Weasel | 30 Aug 2016 11:28 a.m. PST |
Giant mushrooms are hard to do without looking dorky on the gaming table, I've found. |
| nheastvan | 30 Aug 2016 11:29 a.m. PST |
I'm going to use "this isn't underground" as an excuse to skip the giant mushrooms, but the reality is I don't think I can make ones that don't look dorky. :D |
| Chalfant | 30 Aug 2016 11:33 a.m. PST |
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| Weasel | 30 Aug 2016 11:52 a.m. PST |
Now that you mention it, a battle set inside a giant underground cave would be friggen amazing. |
 javelin98 | 30 Aug 2016 12:09 p.m. PST |
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| John Treadaway | 30 Aug 2016 12:12 p.m. PST |
Superb. I can't fault your work. Agreed on your mushroom conclusions! John T |
| mattblackgod | 30 Aug 2016 12:35 p.m. PST |
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| Covert Walrus | 30 Aug 2016 1:46 p.m. PST |
Looks very good indeed, especially the fungi tubes. :) |
| Patrick Sexton | 30 Aug 2016 2:40 p.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 30 Aug 2016 3:09 p.m. PST |
I may need to get a pack of straws to turn into terrain for the build next weekend… |
| nheastvan | 30 Aug 2016 4:01 p.m. PST |
Apparently you can also cut them lengthwise so you can fit them inside one another to make compound tubes with nodes. Not mine:
And Germy's pasta plants are amazing:
germy.co.uk/pastaplants.html |
| Sundance | 30 Aug 2016 4:52 p.m. PST |
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| nheastvan | 30 Aug 2016 8:44 p.m. PST |
Looks like I forgot a picture with the plants spread out a bit more:
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| LoudNinjaGames | 31 Aug 2016 6:45 a.m. PST |
Brilliantly done. Very alien with some very clean, straight-forward work. If you want to waste many hours of your life, you could do something like this using hot glue over a wire frame.
Or perhaps something Giger inspired using pumpkin stems.
We also produce some fun alien terrain at Loud Ninja Games sold through 15mm.co.uk.
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| TheBeast | 31 Aug 2016 9:07 a.m. PST |
Pumpkin stems… I HATE those 'why didn't I think of that' moments. *grrr* Doug |
| LoudNinjaGames | 31 Aug 2016 9:34 a.m. PST |
Bake them in the oven until they are essentially dry wood. then, seal them with a couple heavy coats of varnish. This helps to keep the bugs out and the paint from soaking in. -Eli |
| Gnubrid | 31 Aug 2016 11:09 a.m. PST |
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| Kropotkin303 | 01 Sep 2016 2:28 a.m. PST |
Fantastic.Melting the straws with a candle must have taken some practice. I guess a candle works best as it is so low-temperature. Great painting as well. |
| nheastvan | 01 Sep 2016 6:24 a.m. PST |
I only had three unusable chunks. The smaller straws were even easier. Take it slow with the candle and I think anyone's first attempt can be usable. You'll want proper ventilation as some plastics off gas when heated. |
| Bob Runnicles | 01 Sep 2016 11:35 a.m. PST |
Did you make the hills? Corkboard or something else? |
| nheastvan | 01 Sep 2016 4:58 p.m. PST |
Yes. They're cork. Same process as this: link |
discusses the limitations and challenges of working with a low-end 3Dprinter.
