|
Post by rusty8684 on Mar 31, 2015 5:21:40 GMT
I'm trying to think of ways to make a field of wheat or other crop, while still having it easy for the PC's to play on. I'm probably going to paint it on to some sort of mat, but i don't know how i'm going to make it look nice and not spend way too much time on it. Any Ideas?
|
|
|
Post by thedmg on Mar 31, 2015 5:40:40 GMT
string stuck down in rows on cardboard base
|
|
|
Post by Alexis on Mar 31, 2015 6:01:54 GMT
What about some yellow flocking? I have seen flocking that is specifically meant to look like crops of wheat before. I think I saw it in a model train store in their terrain section.
|
|
sadric
Paint Manipulator
crafting not enough, not enough time. :-(
Posts: 199
|
Post by sadric on Mar 31, 2015 7:22:44 GMT
|
|
|
Post by deadmousefetish on Mar 31, 2015 8:49:02 GMT
You could make rows with hot glue and use a yellow flock. I would just use shredded straw or saw dust.
|
|
|
Post by sgtslag on Mar 31, 2015 14:48:01 GMT
Wargamers typically use the technique sadric posted. One fellow on the TMP site recently remarked that he cuts his doormat into smaller strips, mounted on a base: when troops move into the field, he removes strips so their bases sink into the 'field', rather than the figures standing atop the stalks of grain. If you find the right mat, no painting is necessary. Visit your local DIY stores to see what they have to offer. They are typically less than $20 for a 2'x3' mat, which will go a long way in making a crop field. Cheers!
|
|
|
Post by rusty8684 on Mar 31, 2015 16:03:12 GMT
Dang! You guys work fast! I really appreciate all these great suggestions. Thank you!
|
|
sotf
Advice Guru
Posts: 1,084
|
Post by sotf on Apr 6, 2015 6:03:03 GMT
Cheap doormats from the dollar store or discount isles...you can cut them up rather easily, and any excess can be used for adding bits of tall grass or reeds to things.
For a plowed field, expose the corrugation on cardboard and stick it to either another sheet with the corrugation up or to mdf(or similar hard surfact). Flock it with fine sand and paint it up. Add bits of flock along the peaks if you want things to be growing in a regular pattern.
|
|
|
Post by rane on Apr 10, 2015 1:15:17 GMT
I wonder if pipe cleaners could work if you glued them down in rows.
|
|
sotf
Advice Guru
Posts: 1,084
|
Post by sotf on Apr 10, 2015 2:47:56 GMT
I wonder if pipe cleaners could work if you glued them down in rows. Unfortunately not really the best idea...they bend up far to easily, even if you coat them in glue and become a nightmare to get back to looking right afterwards
|
|
|
Post by belatucadras on Apr 10, 2015 22:20:39 GMT
I used a beard trimmer to shave the sides of some pipe cleaners I was turning into centipedes. You could shave everything other then thr fuzz in one direction then glue the wires in rows With the fuzzy bit pointing up.
|
|
|
Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 11, 2015 21:36:20 GMT
even though the stuff do not work right on the wire per say. once cutted the hair like stuff can actually make quite the grass. and it can easily be frozen with glue. i used those on my pelts and it worked great.
crops huh, i need to try my hand at that one.
|
|
|
Post by Draklith on Apr 15, 2015 20:37:32 GMT
Found this on youtube thought it might be helpful
|
|
|
Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 16, 2015 1:39:41 GMT
Awesome video, didn't think of that myself. and i use to see a lot of stuff in stores. but door mats ?!! genious !!!
|
|
|
Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Apr 25, 2015 19:29:10 GMT
It really depends on the style of crops you want. For something that is rather short and leafy perhaps a piece of corregated card board with one side removed then sprinkle some green turf in neat rows after glue dries shake of excess. You could add colored flock in there to represent different growing veggies. For taller plants like corn perhaps the stuff christmas trees are made out of shaped to taste?
|
|
|
Post by voodoo on Aug 17, 2015 2:12:44 GMT
Found this on youtube thought it might be helpful
I agree with Draklith. This looks good.
|
|
|
Post by AnarchyDice on Aug 17, 2015 22:48:42 GMT
Wow! Thanks for that video, I'll have to keep an eye out for a cheap doormat like that!
|
|
|
Post by onethatwas on Aug 18, 2015 15:10:18 GMT
If you're ok with a bit of an abstraction, peel away the top layer off of any cardboard, paint the exposed corrugation a brown or tan color, then highlight the tops with a canary yellow to represent wheat.
It obviously won't be as good as the other ideas, but it is cheaper and works in a pinch.
|
|
|
Post by DnDPaladin on Aug 19, 2015 20:15:09 GMT
at that point i'd pick in some toothpicks in the corrugation too. nothing like a full one, just like 1/3rd would be fine.
|
|