MexRev scenery

[martin goddard]

Sorry, that was Miles not the chapel.

martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

That's my first 3D printed building. I couldn't resist it. How many Western has that type been in ?
Martin is right that's how I feel at the moment? Lol
Miles

[Leslie BT]

3D printing is making great strides forward in finish, price and quality.

Need to be sending Nigel on a 3D printing course soon perhaps Martin.

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

Finished off an orange grove today so I thought I'd post a pic amongst an assortment of my Mex Rev terrain... Mexican rural idyll before the conflict commences...

[Anatoli]

Brilliant !!

I can not wait to see pictures of your table with all your sceneries, in a game... They are really beautiful !

A great source of inspiration.

Just a question : did you make the big cactus you use ? They are very nice !!


Cheers,

Xavier

[Moggy]

Looking really good. Will be great once its all out on the table.

Derek

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

Alas I don't have a large terrain board indoors and previously attempts have all been hampered by an invasion of overscale felines! I'll have to wait for the weather to improve before I can set up al-fresco in the garden... I may well have some figures finished by then

The large cacti are all scratchbuilt using the nail and milliput method I've outlined in earlier posts... the prickly subject is how to model prickly pear (opuntia) in 15mm... I need a lot, particularly as it grows wild as a weed but is also used extensively as a cash crop. I'm thinking perhaps blobs of greenstuff pressed into fuse wire and twisted together into clumps but in industrial quantities!? I was struck by the idea while trying to untangle strings of Christmas decorations...

Still on the books are some dilapidated mine workings, an engine shed as well as finishing off my coastal village, water tower, presidio, hacienda, trees and sundry other buildings... 

[Colonel Kilgore]

That's a lovely terrain collection already, Neil!

Simon

[Leman (Andy)]

Those buildings paint up really well.

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

A little weekend whittling... some fishing boats for my Mexican Playa. 60mm long carved from styrofoam with planking detail added with a pencil. Stowed above the high water mark on kebab stick 'logs'

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very clever and nicely done, Neil!

Simon

[Leman (Andy)]

Excellent and remarkably versatile scenic piece.

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

When I was doing these I thought they'd be an excellent scenic addition to a Pieces of Eight scenario...
Easy to do too...
Cut a 20mm thick rectangular block to the desired dimensions, cut angles vertically at each end and refine until you have a boat outline. Cut block in half horizontally to make 2 boat shaped blanks.
Working from the underside;
Lightly draw a medial line for reference from front to back (the keel)
Make a downwards angled cut to make the stern. Cut a shallower angle to make the bow.
Starting almost horizontal, make a series of shallow slices away from the keel with a scalpel working progressively downwards and roundwards to create the boat profile. The cuts must almost come to the bow (allow 1-2mm for a stempost).
Use fine emery paper to smooth and even the shape.
Using a pencil draw a pair of parallel lines from stem to stern to create the keel.
Starting at the gunwales draw a series of parallel lines to define the strakes following the curvature of the hull.
Hey presto you have an upturned dinghy.