polystyrene

After donating several postage free sheets to Dustan I would whip out the hot wire cutter, soldering iron, magic marker anf Maxbond.

Once I aquired between 24 to 30 1'x1' mdf panels (Quest Items) (can be cut square at most good hardware stores (ie Bunnings (plug))

I would then take between 4 and 8 months off the project as I have lost interest at current and just want to do *insert task* or finish of that other thing I started a year ago)

so after about 6 months I would slice my polystyrene into 1'x1' rectangles. Which you would later spot to be more like parallelagrams rather the rectangles, which is silly cause they were ment to be squares but for some reason you still have built a bench mounted slide adjusting hot wire cutter and your cuts are going all wonky cause there is no power outside to do it in a suitably ventilated area =]

"I love the smell of Styrene in the morning"

eventually you knock the disticntive not square reality into something that closely ressembles a more Eutopian out come of a collection of vaguely 90 degree angles.

Eventually I get to the part where I lay out beautifully detailed modular Squarangles (cause its just a little tricky to fix some things) ;]

there are many different ways I would acheive the breath taking results that I would lovingly garnish with my fully painted armies which I completed during the 6 month design metting from near the begining. Half of the many can be searched for online, the other half would be uncovered every time I got stuck after making a particularly anoying mistake or realised something I REALLY should have thought of earlier.

Its that or make 90m² _approx. of hills

its also usefull for making thick walled buildings, castle walls, fortifications and countless other things bassed on simple geometric shapes and cunning uses of sporks

Failing all that you could make bucket loads of highly flamable stuff and take up a rather less legal hobby. Who knows you might get a holiday named after you...

(Kinda like Guy Fawkes day aka Terrorist Appreciation day)

it doesnt make a mess if you use a hot wire cutter. or rather it doesnt make the same kind of mess.

if you use anything but an ubber sharp knife it tears and tiny little ball work their way into every nook and cranny in a 10 meter radius. As you no doubt know Hotwire cuts through polystyrene like... well... a hot knife though polystyrene ;D

'Botch Item' requires being at least level 4 and costs 1 feat (no shoes). It allows you to cobble together items to form tools. After you make a sucessful check on your Weassel Attribute (cause you'll need a plan that cunning) you will have to make a savings throw vs. electrocution upon switching on your botched tool. If you pass woohoo, gain 100 xp for being a clever git =p if you fail you need to make a savingsthrow vs. being thrown accross the room.

Botch Item is a Free feat (kinda like jake the peg dedle dedle dedle de) automaticly gaine my Gnomses at birth. so maybe you could put all the ingredients in the yard and let the orniments do their thing *Said with disturbingly increased libedo*

if it rains though or their is a heavy frost then you botched item will be ruined =\ (wet electronics aka forkNsocket)

Failing that you can continue your training as a genetically engineered semi bionic super human soldier (be the best we can make you to be) and find a tinkerer prepared to pass their savings throughs for you

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Oh my look what I droped

ahhh after reading it arefully again i understand it.whats gotten into you or are u just bored??

I am reading hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and have assimilated that style with that of 'The order of the stick'

mix that with a little bordom and there ya have it =]

I havent been doing any RPGing (cept for Kingdom of Loathing)

I have been doing this though which will have some ontopic parts as far as this thread is concerned =]

pityak.proboards40.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=minis&thread=1138420842

I am going to put static grass on mine.

Basically
1- Cut hulls out
2- Cut Cliffs (optional *)
3- Paint cliffs(**)
4- Paint hills Green(**)
5- Static grass(***)
6- Seal and finish (****)

* I did 1 cliff in every 5 hills and made about 25 or 30 hills out of one sheet about the size you have

**for the painting I used interior test pots from the paint counter at bunnings. they are a low sheen finish and if applied properly will seal the polystyrene so it can be sprayed. Paint the undersides as well. it will increase the durabiility of the hills a little more and diminish the need for a base.

The test pots WILL mix with acrylic poster paint (powder paint) so you can do highlighting. I reckon white is the only colour you need, the way the tinters work you need heaps of white to make mutch difference.

On the green areas I like to put a dust coating of a darker green, and try and put little slight patches. when the static grass goes on it looks more realistic

***- paint on a coat of undiluted PVA, cheap works just as well as expensive, just put it on so its quite thick. then use a seive (sp?) or shaker to put on the grass, put it on till you cant see whiteyou have the option now of shaking off the excess and reusing it, this gives the hills an even surface, like a GW grass mat. The other way is to leave the excess on their. this gives it an interesting, overgrown, lightly grazed look.

(****)- Glue alone does not a turf make. The whole kinda thik glue lets the grass sink in as it takes longer to dry this gives the optimal grip on your grass. If you want that stuff to stay put, blast it with a matt varnish or picture sealer. this is why its important to use similar products, if you used house paint it will protect the delecate polystyrene fromm the brutish thinners in your average spray can. not to mention the layer of pva. a healthy coat (not to heavy or it can frost will esentially bind the grass and do wonders for the lifespan of your terrain.




Thats the basic steps of terrain vs polystyrene

that might make it a bit tricky to create a normal rectangle or square board.