I haven’t done much painting or sculpting since Christmas. But I decided to get back to the workbench and complete a few projects. Spring is so rainy and cold this year, it is a perfect time for model building 🙂
In this post, you will find photos of my (now) completed sci-fi crates.
A bunch of sci-fi crates ready for the gaming table.
Vasquez: “Look, man. I only need to know one thing: where they are.”
Well, they are here!!! This is my attempt at sculpting a decent Alien egg and a scary facehugger for the gaming table.
Needless to say, these will get replicated >> evil grin <<
Quick update: I made moulds for my scratch build crates. I casted many copies both in resin and in plaster (a special plaster named ‘Dry-Stone’, which is a lot stronger than standard plaster). So far, I am pleased with the resulting pieces, although I have difficulties casting anything without air bubbles imperfections. That’s not a huge problem: I will try to retouch the crates a bit using epoxy putty (for the resin ones) or wall filler (for the plaster ones).
Happy new year world!
I have been very quiet lately on my blog. Work, work work. But I have made some things in the past few weeks. And I will share all of it on this blog (lucky you!)  🙂
So the new year starts with… sci-fi crates. We are planing to test drive Savage Worlds RPG with an Aliens themed gaming session and I needed some props. To be honest, I didn’t but I always wanted to do some custom Aliens Colonial Marines stuff in 28mm.
Nothing fancy: plasticard + pieces from different scale models from my bitz box(es).
I am planning to cast these in resin, so stay tuned!
I am also  working on Aliens eggs and face hugger…
Happy 2014!!!!
Just a quick post this time: a terrain made from foamcore board, based on an article found in an old edition of White Dwarf Magazine.
The ‘bricks’ are etched on the surface with a X-Acto knife and a pen. The base is made of massonite. The top floor is removable. Individual blocks on the floor (rubbles) are made of styrofoam and real rocks.
Overall, I am pleased with the resulting piece. But I found that brick walls made of styrofoam are easier to create than these one and they look more natural in the end. So I don’t think I will be using foamcore board again for brick walls. Nevertheless, this terrain is quite decent and pretty cool on the gaming table.
Again, old stuff in this post. But not THAT old. Here are houses terrain I made a few years ago. We use these on the game table quite frequently.
Ruined houses like these are quite easy to make (I should create a step by step post about house building). They are made mostly from foamcore boards, cardboard and wood (both pine and balsa wood).
Styrofoam is a very cool material for hobbyists: inexpensive, light, easy to cut and sculpt, glue or paint.
Messy. Non-biodegradable. Toxic fumes when melted. Hard to recycle. Squeaky.
Oh, well: I guess nothing’s prefect!
Anyway: here is a home for Gurk the brave, made from 1/2 styrofoam sphere, covered in MagicScupt patches, all glued to a small massonite base.
Gurk, trying to find a spot to plant his Dwarf Pogo in front of his new home.
I like styrofoam 🙂
A bit more complex this time: a small ruin terrain using styrofoam to simulate simple architecture.
For this first terrain piece, I’ll make a boulder.
Unpainted boulder terrain. Looks good already! Wait to see it painted!
Not really exciting, I know, but effective and useful on the gaming table.
Plus, it is extremely inexpensive and easy to build.
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