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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jun 1, 2014 8:40:11 GMT
I've used DM Scotty's kind of sand, but I actually mainly used a mix of dried beans, chickpeas, lentils, rice, bulghur wheat and quinoa. Gives a good variety of shapes and sizes. Dried goods flockingI'm wondering if anyone out there has any other good ideas for different materials suitable for flocking/rubble. I think it is good to have a variety of materials on your tiles, just to add interest and, well, difference. Thanks!
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Post by tauster on Jun 1, 2014 11:59:45 GMT
That's an absolutely great idea, and one I haven't seen floating around here so far! We already discussed using spices as flocking and dried & colored sawdust, but this is something new (or I've overlooked it totally).
Your terrain looks great, all of them. I especially like the well: the wooden lid looks awesome, as does the green growth, and the gravel around the wall really sells it.
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Post by earlteagrey on Jun 1, 2014 12:30:43 GMT
I've used quinoa with great results as gold piles!
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Post by DMScotty on Jun 1, 2014 13:01:47 GMT
Just don't let anyone try to eat your terrain...JK...nice idea.
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jun 1, 2014 20:26:30 GMT
I've used quinoa with great results as gold piles! Yes! I love those little guys. Tasty, too! This gold is quinoa. Quinoa gold
(Sorry, still haven't figured out how to put pictures directly in a post).
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Post by yebittendog on Jun 4, 2014 3:28:06 GMT
Very cool. Love the gold pile idea.
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Post by blackrosebronwen on Jun 5, 2014 0:06:58 GMT
That's a really smart idea. I personally wouldn't be able to justify the waste of food though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 0:15:45 GMT
it's not wasted per say, it was used, just not for its intended purpose.
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Post by blackrosebronwen on Jun 5, 2014 0:22:04 GMT
@shinobi True, I just can't personally justify it. Then again, until very recently spending a penny in any no essential way meant the difference between being able to pay the bills or not, or have food on the table. I'm past that now, but that sort of mind set just sticks with you.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Jun 5, 2014 1:04:01 GMT
I have the same problem, put that together with my Scottish ancestry and you know I know how to pinch a penny 'till it squeals!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 21:53:21 GMT
@shinobi True, I just can't personally justify it. Then again, until very recently spending a penny in any no essential way meant the difference between being able to pay the bills or not, or have food on the table. I'm past that now, but that sort of mind set just sticks with you. I second that. That's what's so great about this forum, we all turn junk into something useful.
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jun 6, 2014 5:14:01 GMT
blackrosebronwenIf it helps ease the burden, the grains were either from leaking bags in my grain container or similar detritus from my pantry shelves - it was deemed inedible and was going to be tipped out anyway. A failure of my storage systems rather than flagrant food wastage. I do hear your point about food, though.
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Post by teaman on Jun 15, 2014 10:57:21 GMT
I use sawdust for my grass and texture. Though not sure if that is what you mean by flocking.
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jun 15, 2014 11:27:38 GMT
I use sawdust for my grass and texture. Though not sure if that is what you mean by flocking. Sounds good. Yes, that's what I mean by flocking - grass and stones and stuff. Have any pics of the finished product?
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Post by teaman on Jun 15, 2014 15:25:31 GMT
I use sawdust for my grass and texture. Though not sure if that is what you mean by flocking. Sounds good. Yes, that's what I mean by flocking - grass and stones and stuff. Have any pics of the finished product? Yes, here's a pond, a river, and a little bridge. The river and bridge have seen play (they ziplined across the river and fought giant skunks on the bridge). I used fairly rough sawdust from the wood shop at school for the grass. I have more, but I have to take some pictures (which I really need to do anyway). Thanks for asking, I really enjoy getting better at this part of the hobby.
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jun 15, 2014 18:46:10 GMT
Thanks for the pics! Hmm. Might give the sawdust a try. It looks like another good texture to employ. I've recently used some of DM Scotty's pencil shaving grass (from his YouTube tutorials)- though I just used it raw then painted it afterwards. Looks good! Much the same as sawdust, I imagine.
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Post by blackrosebronwen on Jun 15, 2014 19:37:53 GMT
Has anyone tried using cardboard snippings and popsical/craftstick left overs as flocking? I was thinking about it, but I haven't gotten to a place to try it out yet and figured I'd ask. And by cardboard snippings, I mean the left over cardboard from cleaning up edges with scissors and what not.
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Post by rane on Jun 15, 2014 20:13:24 GMT
That's a good idea with the cardboard clippings. Most of mine are just little fluffs of cardboard layers that could maybe make some cool heavy foliage along a forest floor.
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jun 16, 2014 5:16:18 GMT
Has anyone tried using cardboard snippings and popsical/craftstick left overs as flocking? I was thinking about it, but I haven't gotten to a place to try it out yet and figured I'd ask. And by cardboard snippings, I mean the left over cardboard from cleaning up edges with scissors and what not. I just might try that, thank you. Waste not, want not.
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Post by blackrosebronwen on Jun 16, 2014 6:23:38 GMT
I just might try that, thank you. Waste not, want not. If you get to it before I do, let me know how it comes out! Also, you are welcome
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