N810's Jungle Terrain (building on a budget)

[N810]

I primed it with Krylon H2O... great stuff i think I uesd the satain but I also have a can of flat.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...n/DCP01089.jpg
This is a picture of the can.

[N810]

ok I got some more pics coming I will post them as soon as I get home.
I finished the bunkers (cut holes in the other side) now you can actualy soot from them.
also I started on a random bit of jungle terrain based on a styrofoan cooler lid.
(lol a friend gave me a big pile of them his store was going to throw out)

[N810]

Ok it was more like 2 days... i got distracted.

[N810]

oh yea and a new bit of terrain.



(Wip)

[bdo]

i really like the wip terrain piece, as for the bunker: that models can actually shoot out of it, its great.

but on the other hand, i dont know about the main texture which looks metallic, i think it could improve somewhat, but i dont really know how to do this. all the other parts of the bunker are nice, especially the weathering

keep it coming ^^

[spikedog]

Great stuff in here. Good to see someone making some budget terrain. (That is a compliment btw not an insult)

I really like the weathering you have done on the bunker's window hatchs but as the above poster said I think the metalic walls could do with some similar love.

I like the idea of using grape stems for trees but won't they rot after a while?

[N810]

"Great stuff in here. Good to see someone making some budget terrain. (That is a compliment btw not an insult"
No offense taken.
oh yea grape vine is really tough stuff, plus I put some clear spray on everything. so I imagine it should last a few years.

any way heres some more progress, I'm trying to make up my mind
weather or not I'm gonna put some leaves on the bamboo or not.
what I did add was lots of layers of paint, lichen, some plastic ferns,
and some homemade flock (dyed sawdust), then I sprayed it down with some clear stuff.

[bdo]

i think i have those green plantlike things, too.

but.. can you tell me how you did the floor? it looks like its sanded and then.. what? i´m really curious as im still butting my head how to make ground like this...

[N810]

one thing I do different is that I use a soldering iron instead of a hot wire cutter.
This lets me texture the Styrofoam before I even sand it. then I use lots of white glue (Elmer's) then throw on some sand and pebble mix. Then i start painting (brybrushing) dark grey to grey to light grey, the dark green to medium green to bright green, oh yea I'm mixing acrylics on a palate. I also made my own flock by adding food coloring to some sawdust. and thats about it Bdo.

[bdo]

some sawdust, thats one nifty trick - i hope you dont mind that i will try to copy this way of creating floor (except for the food coloring) as i really really like it. thanks for the quick guide

[N810]

shure go ahead and try it.
here's a better view...

[enjar]

I like the plants, in particular the small fern-like bits I see here and there. In regards to the food coloring/ sawdust flock, did you dilute the food coloring or add it straight (just curious...)

enjar

[N810]

No I didn't, but maybe I should of. Because it's real powerfull.

oh another tip. the fern bits are straight when i cut them off the fake plant
I have ben using my glue gun to melt the backs a bit and give them some curves.

[N810]

OK the last couple of days I have ben working on some similar pieces,
one has a piece of ruins on it (that I nearly ruined), and the other might have a large log on it... these pieces will provide cover you can probaly shoot from.

[bdo]

i´m eager to see pictures...

maybe with a few minis beside/on the pieces?

i certainly wouldnt mind to use these in a game as they look really nice (still...you know.. the metal on the bunker..) to answer your question in the first post of this thread

bdo

[Wolf Scout Ewan]

Oooh I like those ferns... where did u get them? The rust effect is nice too!

[N810]

ok I got the ferns from michaels (Arts and Craft Store).





I Hope This Helps.

[N810]

Waring Extreme Double Post LOL

OK wanted to give some WIP on my latest.
(ones probably done) I'll let you guess witch one.

Get On With It!

Gheese aright already.....
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Man its getting late...
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Here you go.




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OK I'm Going To Bed.... G'night.

[bdo]

i guess the one without green in it is the one, which isnt finished - but i´m not sure

the wood looks good so far - but how big are these pieces in inches? curious me wants to know

[N810]

hmm (measures hand) ... they are about 7"x5" to 6"x4"
somewhere around that size.