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Sunday, 22 July 2012

Forest Terrain Project. Parts 1 & 2.

Well, back in the hobby saddle again. As I'm trying to engage in a 'Muskets & Zombies' project with  thought to develop into 'Muskets and Mohawk' campaign. I therefore need to build a forest. So here is the start of my forest building project.

Tools
 
Garden wire, pincers, craft knife, masking tape, pan scourers, useless CD, various glues, scissors, filler paste & a pint of cider.

PART 1



Cut garden wire to about 18" lengths. 3 per tree

Fold single strand in half and twist. Leaving 1" free

Do this 3 times per tree

Twist 2 strands together and then the third.

The skeleton tree.

Make 3 trees and check for fit.


Cut masking tape into strips.

Wrap around skeleton.


Do this 3 times and check for fit.

PART TWO



A quick trip to £land.
Dodging zeds in local town (you think I'm joking!).

Looking for that 'cider moment' of inspiration.
(NB There's a bloody tree on the glass!) 

Rip up the scourers into small pieces.



& glue to trunks & branches.

A bit of topiary.

Hot glue to CD.

Cover base in filler paste.

Now we'll leave it dry and see what happens.

Thanks for reading. Happy 'whichever'day you read this on.

Bob
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20 comments:

  1. Paul22 July 2012 at 04:36

    The cider bit was a highlight!

    Nice post Irqan

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:46

      It tends to be a highlight for me too.

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  2. Vampifan22 July 2012 at 04:41

    Looking good, Irqan. I just loved the cider moment of inspiration.

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:47

      Thanks VtG. I'm looking forward to your playtest report of the latest incarncarnation of ATZ.

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  3. Ryan22 July 2012 at 06:31

    Gotta love Poundland! I use their All Purpose Filler aswell, its great for texturing adobe buildings.

    Looking forward to seeing how they turn out.

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:48

      I've done the adobe thing too. I'm off to Wilkos this lunctime to see what they can supply. Watch out for the next phase. Fingers crossed.

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  4. Simon Quinton 22 July 2012 at 06:34

    Looking great, this I'm going to be watching this with interest as this is the next thing I need to source.

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:50

      If they turn out like I hope they're fairly easy and pretty relaxing to make. When I'm finished I will have some pros and cons to it.

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  5. Varangian22 July 2012 at 06:38

    Nice! I admit, I was a little unsure of the sponges for the greenery at first. I think it'll give a good amount of volume though, and I can't argue with that!

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:51

      Yes I know what you mean there. I'm concerned also. If they turn out to be passable the Mk II version may be less verdunt. I think its about how you shred the scourers.

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  6. Luckyjoe22 July 2012 at 07:19

    Great project and the inspiration pic on the cider glass just means it is meant to be. :) Looking forward to seeing how these turn out.

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  7. Ray Rousell22 July 2012 at 09:59

    Great post and a great how to!

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:52

      Cheers Ray, how's nights treating you?

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  8. Mathyoo22 July 2012 at 10:57

    As everyone else said, its a great post. I was thinking how I'll get myself some trees and your timing could hardly be better!

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:53

      Thanks Mathyoo. Wait a while and lets see how they turn out firts. Have you ever checked out terragenisis? It's full of all sorts of ideas.

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  9. The Angry Lurker22 July 2012 at 13:53

    I like the way you need and then build it...bloody excellent!

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    1. lrqan23 July 2012 at 00:54

      Cheers pal. How's the fingers. I loved you last post. I think we've all been there.

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  10. Zabadak23 July 2012 at 03:03

    A very timely blog subject as I'm contemplating renewing my greenery too and was looking for something other that the bog-brush stryles of trees.
    Looking forward to the finished article !

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