MongrelFish
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Post by MongrelFish on Jan 28, 2005 12:42:55 GMT 12
Right here, ultimate place to discuss cityfight terrain! Im currently workin on 4' by 4' city board, and I'd be happy to accept or distribute advice on modelling or painting.
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Post by PitYak Studios on Jan 28, 2005 12:45:52 GMT 12
Good one, my own preference is for industrial / urban terrain.
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Fatrix
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Post by Fatrix on Jan 28, 2005 19:18:57 GMT 12
what kind of things can u use for trashpiles, u no scrap heaps and stuff. also do u paint the pieces individually and then stick them together?
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Post by PitYak Studios on Jan 28, 2005 21:43:15 GMT 12
Use anything. bits of plastic, metal, stones, electronic bits and bobs, bits of wire, left over putty. Anything, Remember the scale you are working in, and think about what things could look like when painted.
And as for painting, it depends:
You could certainly paint your pieces before hand, and this might look better, but do you really need to go to all that trouble? Get a few bits of any old rubbish, stick them on a board, spray 'em black, then colour up the ones on the outside.
It really depends on what you are after; a cheap bit of terrain for gaming, or something a bit flashier for display.
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MongrelFish
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Post by MongrelFish on Jan 29, 2005 19:00:56 GMT 12
I agree with the Admin, stick 'em together, paint 'em back and drybrush away. But for larger peices such as buildings/ruins and the likes, assemble, paint and then stick to any base.
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MongrelFish
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Post by MongrelFish on Jan 29, 2005 20:46:43 GMT 12
A useful thing that I've learned, real estate sign or similar makes a good subsitute for corrugated card when it comes to making buildings. It's more stable than cardboard, and it can take a fair bit of wear and tear before breaking.
Another useful thing: making broken concrete is as easy as this: Get a metal pie plate, fill it with plater of paris and grey paint. When its dry, peel the plate off and break up the plaster. Its already grey and only needs to be put onto terrain.
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Pirate Wench
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Post by Pirate Wench on Jan 29, 2005 20:54:13 GMT 12
is plaster of paris very stable if you mix in additives? like some sand, pumice dust and tiny rubble. Even some flecks of colour.. I'm thinking about the shavingss of carbon you get when you sharpen a pencil, you can get pencils that are basicly just one thick lead, they're not very expensive, if you just sharpened one of those down and used the shavings in your plaster mix then you get those flecks and colour variations that real concrete has. Just a thought
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Post by PitYak Studios on Jan 29, 2005 20:54:59 GMT 12
I like both of them!
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Fatrix
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Post by Fatrix on Jan 30, 2005 7:25:04 GMT 12
what kind of grey paint and how much? good modelling paint would be wasted if used for that. does it take the colour well or is it like oil and water?
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Pirate Wench
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Post by Pirate Wench on Jan 30, 2005 7:36:56 GMT 12
I think this would be a good use for the cheaper acrylics.. Use black, a little would go further than trying to tint it with grey. You could also use black ink if you've got that lying around. As long as it is a water based paint it will take just fine also remember that it mght not set up to the same colour as it is when wet. I think it might end up lighter, but you could do a small test patch and let it dry to check on that before you did the main mix
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Pirate Wench
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Post by Pirate Wench on Jan 30, 2005 7:38:44 GMT 12
actually paynes grey might be nice for concrete too, it's a kind of bluish grey, very dark but a bit softer than black. I use it for shadows sometimes as it looks a bit more natural.
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Fatrix
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Post by Fatrix on Jan 30, 2005 7:40:03 GMT 12
cool, i'll try that today.
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MongrelFish
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Post by MongrelFish on Jan 30, 2005 9:30:05 GMT 12
For me I found that the grey will tend to set lighter than the original colour, and any acrylic paint will do.
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Post by PitYak Studios on Jan 30, 2005 9:45:11 GMT 12
For mixing with plaster I would go for $2 shop poster paints.
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Post by PitYak Studios on Jan 31, 2005 15:14:38 GMT 12
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