2005s on CraftyManiac

Styrene Jail Cell – With working door

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Originally published on TerrainMonster on October 17, 2005 by Rob.

I have a confession to make. I LOVE Styrene. There, I said it. Please don’t think less of me.

I’m just a hack when it comes to working with this stuff. I don’t have the best tools and I certainly don’t worry about scale. I build for look and functionality.

Idiots Guide to Making Terrain #4: Ruined Urban Buildings

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:35:51 +0000

Originally published on TerrainMonster on October 15, 2005 by Rob.

“Avoidance of built-up areas is no longer possible.” – US Army Field Manual 100-5

From now until the end of modern civilization, fighting in cities of every stripe will become the norm. Cities provide a ready-made defense, and are painful in terms of time and manpower to conquer and then hold.

Ebbles Miniatures the new future of wargames

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:58:27 +0000

Originally published on TerrainMonster on June 18, 2005 by Highland Piper.

With growing prices and inflated egos of large gaming industries wouldnt it be nice to get some quality merchandise for a good price? I mean come on, not many of us can really afford to lay down $150.00+ on support vehicles these days. With the multitude of new gamers sticking with card games or cheaply made figures that only come in random boxes, forcing you to purchase hundreds of figures just to get one type of army set up, you would think that the prices of miniatures and the model vehicles would fall right?\

Warhammer Chariot Race Track

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:08:01 +0000

Originally published on TerrainMonster on February 16, 2005 by Rob.

Warhammer is a wonderful game in itself, but with all those miniatures you have collected, you would be foolish not to use them for other games. Games Workshop encourages these “mini-games” set within the various Warhammer Worlds, such as Jousting or Pit Fighting, or to some degree Mordheim or GorkaMorka. one of the best mini-games has to be the Chariot Races by GW God Space McQuirk. The rules are classic, and I mean that in the truest sense: they are old!\

Terrain – Keeping it Simple

Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:41:39 +0000

Originally published on TerrainMonster on January 15, 2005 by Rob.

Keeping it Simple
Working Foundations

A model is made up of individual components all related and connected. Sounds a bit too simple? Not really. Even the most complex diorama is a series of sub-assemblies that will eventually join together to form the whole. It is with this in mind that I approach all of my projects. In many cases the various components are constructed months apart, but what blends and ties them together? Color and weathering. The colors all fall within a narrow range of tones. They are never bright, nor do they stick out. That is not to say they are dull or boring! The weathering blends the colors. The various diorama elements appear to be about the same age. The weathering is done in such a manner as to enhance, not overpower the scene. A beautiful model will be remembered or judged by its most dominating visual feature. It is a mistake to make this a bunch of brightly colored springtime flowers, or a shiny new vehicle right off the showroom floor. While these may be very prototypical, they do not translate well into miniature. Not everything in the “real world” looks good reduced to scale! Subtlety will always be my number one rule of thumb!\