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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 2, 2017 6:29:50 GMT
I've got several rooms like this made from your basic packaging styrofoam. A couple of them have similar gaps that are begging to be filled with interesting stuff. Any ideas? Edit: I haven't quite figured out how to post images proper just yet.
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Post by skunkape on Jun 2, 2017 13:29:12 GMT
I'd put some cardstock or other thin 'paper' over the opening and paint it black. Then you have some kind of 'bottomless' pit, or you could also use it as an opening to a lower level by just adding a removable ladder, or you could build some kind of crane/pulley lift mechanism, that is also removable and again have a way to a lower level. Main point I'm trying to make is to create the illusion of depth by adding the cardstock layer and painting it black so that the piece can be used more than one time.
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Post by Edragon on Jun 2, 2017 17:42:32 GMT
I would totally agree with skunkape about adding a thin sheet of paper/cardstock under the hole. You can also paint a tiny faint image of what might be below or solid pitch black abyss. Room looks great btw
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 3, 2017 4:04:01 GMT
Thanks skunkape, I think that's what I'll end up doing. I'm all for modularity but I'd rather not spend weeks making 100 pieces to fit in one irregular hole. A dark abyss seems the way to go with more general use stuff dropping in. Although I made the mistake of cross-posting this over at the terrain building subreddit (an excellent resource if you've never been), and it seems I'll at least be crafting one irregularly-sized giant anus.
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Post by tauster on Jun 3, 2017 8:11:38 GMT
A giant anus would go well with a giant turd. Have a bottle with a little construction foam left over? Just sayin'...
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 5, 2017 4:02:29 GMT
A giant anus would go well with a giant turd. Have a bottle with a little construction foam left over? Just sayin'... Oh you!
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Post by skunkape on Jun 5, 2017 13:46:54 GMT
A giant anus would go well with a giant turd. Have a bottle with a little construction foam left over? Just sayin'... That's just nasty!
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Post by Sam on Jun 5, 2017 14:44:17 GMT
I'd put some cardstock or other thin 'paper' over the opening and paint it black. Then you have some kind of 'bottomless' pit, or you could also use it as an opening to a lower level by just adding a removable ladder, or you could build some kind of crane/pulley lift mechanism, that is also removable and again have a way to a lower level. Main point I'm trying to make is to create the illusion of depth by adding the cardstock layer and painting it black so that the piece can be used more than one time. Don't glue the card stock to the foam. You can make several cardstock underlays, one black (or tapered gray, for a deep pit), one red/yellow (for lava), one green/blue (for murky water), one white/light blue (for ice), one blue/white (for clear water), one with spiral (for whirlpool), etc.
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Post by margaret on Jun 5, 2017 15:29:24 GMT
And if you want a bit of a transparent effect, you can use plastic from report covers / notebook dividers as your base, as shown in DM Scotty's "2-5D NEXT 008 Modular Water Terrain"
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Post by skunkape on Jun 6, 2017 12:44:35 GMT
Don't glue the card stock to the foam. You can make several cardstock underlays, one black (or tapered gray, for a deep pit), one red/yellow (for lava), one green/blue (for murky water), one white/light blue (for ice), one blue/white (for clear water), one with spiral (for whirlpool), etc. That's an even better idea Sam!
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Post by Edragon on Jun 6, 2017 17:58:46 GMT
A giant anus would go well with a giant turd. Have a bottle with a little construction foam left over? Just sayin'... "That is one big pile of s**t"
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Post by sgtslag on Jun 11, 2017 17:33:16 GMT
Years ago, I made some craters for my 54mm plastic Army Men games. I used CD's, as a base; then I used concrete patching material, to form a crater, on top of the CD's (gritty, very heavy, easy to mold into a rim around the outside of the CD). I painted them dark brown, then I painted them with urethane-stain, aka, The Dip... Everyone always comments how they look like turds... I laugh, because they are correct: they really do look like turds, but they also make fantastic crater terrain, to throw down when a large, explosive shell goes off, either from a mortar, or a howitzer cannon. They really are effective at modifying the game terrain as the game progresses. I really love it when players move their troops into a shell hole: "My guys dive into the center of that huge turd for cover..." Cheers!
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