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Post by bigmiller19 on Jan 28, 2014 19:23:21 GMT
I started putting together more pieces for post modern / apocalypse boards. These are the city blocks and some of the underground complex tiles I have started. For the complex I went with a little bit more shallow 2.5D system than I have seen used - only because I wanted thinner walls. I used 1/4" craft sticks for the walls instead of cardboard. More to come! Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAny suggestions are greatly appreciated. If you have an idea of what to use besides cardboard or balsa to get a thinner wall but taller wall....I am all ears. I am looking for something in the range of 3/8 to 1/2" deep.
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Post by bigmiller19 on Jan 28, 2014 19:26:56 GMT
The first pic shows the depth of what I am working with. In the second I decided to use 1/8" plastic backer board for electronics displays. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAgain, any suggestions on what material to try for a little bit thicker depth for walls would be very much appreciated.
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valas
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Post by valas on Jan 28, 2014 20:05:13 GMT
Foam board turned vertically, cut in strips to 1/2 inch depth. You could even remove one side of the card board so you could sculpt he foam to add texture.
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Post by thedmg on Jan 28, 2014 22:20:28 GMT
Assuming that these are modern dry walls they would be thin, so you can glue the sticks on vertically.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 29, 2014 2:39:41 GMT
Perhaps the thinner cardboerd that the Post Office gives away for packages. Then you could tear away the top layer and maybe do something with the thin coregation underneath!
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Post by skunkape on Jan 31, 2014 17:57:08 GMT
I've been messing around with buildings for my western game and as far as the walls, I'm still liking the half-inch cardboard compared to every thing else I've experimented with. Tried cutting foamcore then mounting it vertically, but that made the walls taller than I wanted. I think you might have something there DMG, if you get the right craft sticks they would work well!
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Feb 1, 2014 9:44:13 GMT
very nice! I think DMG might be on to something.... again
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Post by sgtslag on Feb 2, 2014 13:55:16 GMT
This may go against the grain, a bit, but Avery (printer label maker in the USA) sells full-size label sheets, 8.5" x 11". If needed, you can always print artwork on such a label, and attach it to a backer of cardboard/whatever. It will be spendy (ink, mostly), but you will achieve the best artwork that way.
Thus far, they look fantastic. Not my genre, but I can/am still learning from it. Very good work -- keep those posts, with photo's, coming! Cheers!
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Post by thedmg on Feb 3, 2014 5:14:41 GMT
DMG just looks at this forum 6 months from now and then steals the information and uses his internet time machine to repost here in this time...
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Post by bigmiller19 on Feb 17, 2014 20:48:00 GMT
I may actually try using popsicle sticks. They are a bit wider than craft sticks, and a bit thicker, being table to take wood glue a bit better. Plus I found that when you have put several corners on, with inside walls, the whole thing becomes pretty stable and strong.
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Post by runningwolf on Mar 4, 2014 14:19:48 GMT
This may go against the grain, a bit, but Avery (printer label maker in the USA) sells full-size label sheets, 8.5" x 11". If needed, you can always print artwork on such a label, and attach it to a backer of cardboard/whatever. It will be spendy (ink, mostly), but you will achieve the best artwork that way. Thus far, they look fantastic. Not my genre, but I can/am still learning from it. Very good work -- keep those posts, with photo's, coming! Cheers! I was thinking something similar for some of the flooring for tiles. Like you said might be a bit costly cause of the ink, but a suggestion would be to use a medium quality print setting. The tiles are not going to be right in your face, figure the table will be a few feet away from everyone's eyes so having the printer set to super duper photo-realistic ink guzzeling setting would be a bit over the top.... not to mention the less ink the less the time it take for it to dry. Can also use it sparingly (the printed sheets) for things hazard tape stripes and other things where painting it would be a PITA.
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