http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Built from pot pourri, expanding foam, GW moonscape, Fred Swizzle Sticks ( Best find ever ),
Tyranid bits, foam balls, nut shells and based on hardboard.
I'm going to be painting this little lot in flesh tones.
The GW craters will be filled with coloured resin after paint.
Any suggestions before or regarding paint would be much appreciated?!
Questions, C+C, hints and tips welcome!

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i love the 'sarlac' pit mouth thing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1020213.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1020213.page GMT
The swizzle sticks look amazing for the plant life. It has a very alien, underwater type feel.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1020289.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1020289.page GMT
I love the swizzel-sticks...




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Hint;

Test paint (non-aerosol) that expanding foam, there is a reason very "few" use it.

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I reckon you should select a palette with several unnatural but complementary hues, e.g. purple, dark blue, mauve, and accent it with something a lot brighter, such as an orange-beige, for teeth, spines, etc..

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[quote=rexscarlet]Test paint (non-aerosol) that expanding foam, there is a reason very "few" use it.[/quote]
I was anticipating a slight problem with melting but none has occured, the crowd goes wild, YAY!!!! I used Black Wilko brand Black Satin Multi Surface Enamel for the record.

[quote=Kilkrazy]Greyish-greenish black is the traditional Alien colour. Doing everything like that would be a bit dull.
I reckon you should select a palette with several unnatural but complementary hues, e.g. purple, dark blue, mauve, and accent it with something a lot brighter, such as an orange-beige, for teeth, spines, etc..[/quote]
I'm with you all the way on this. I want it to be quite bright and alien looking(duh obviously) just not too cartoony luckily I should be able to test and respray a few times without losing too much hard edged detail. It would be a bit of a bonus to get it right first time though.

[quote=vodski]First off I sugest you give yourself a pat on the back for some fine work. The ground should match your board base colour and the alien bits the same colour as your nid army[/quote]
Patted, thanks. I've tried not to include any ground on these pieces. Hopefully I can paint up to the edge in fauna colour and they can sit happily on any table top.
Yup, i've got a nid army. Link http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/215275.page It's MUCH bigger now though.
I'll probably try painting this terrain up something like the guns and see if it looks any good.

To everyone else thanks for the positive feedback and i'm glad you enjoyed. Looks like a big 'thumbs up' for swizzle sticks and toothpits.

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Get some paint on there and post some pics.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1027807.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1027807.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1037996.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1037996.page GMT What about a dark wine colour with dark green, and purple parts intermixed.

I'll see if I can get some pics of the stuff I did a few years back up as an example.
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Suggestion - to make the larger pieces a little more playable (like area terrain), you could leave some room between the objects for models to fit in.

- Blackbone]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1038435.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1038435.page GMT
I'd love to get a game in on a table dressed out with those pieces !!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1038884.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1038884.page GMT I've just finished a spore mine from fw it's a really nice and detailed sculpt, washes have brought it to life and I really like the results that I got on it.
The foam has created a lot of texture for me to use so I'm probably going to paint the terrain in a similar style and colours.
Glad i've already undercoated it black ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1040011.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1040011.page GMT It's alien, it's bulbous, it's porous, it's toothy, it's icky... I like it. Get to painting!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041666.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041666.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041923.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041923.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041961.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041961.page GMT
Thanks a ton.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041995.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1041995.page GMT id like to see some paint tho]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042241.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042241.page GMT Anyhow, here are some pip pics of the test pieces just to keep you interested.
They really give you a much better idea of the textures created by using the foam.
Paint still needs alot of work, freehanded veins, inks glazes, washes and small pools of water effects/varnish etc.
The sticks are going to be worked up to a red colour I think, any ideas about colour for the pool?
Hope you like.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042407.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042407.page GMT TK Maxx sticker on those swizzle sticks suggest we could never find them again!

This looks cool man. I love alien scenery. Keep it up!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042637.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042637.page GMT I'm not sure if I used one or two boxes but i think I bought 2 or 3 boxes.
There may or may not be a spare box floating around my hobby room somewhere? I think the glue is starting to break my memory, hmmmm.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042767.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1042767.page GMT
When I finally get around to painting some terrain for my table here, I'll have to pick your brain.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1043463.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1043463.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1044548.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1044548.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045305.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045305.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045335.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045335.page GMT Everything is has been basecoated and highlighted a few times and it looks pretty good to me.
I would be happy to game with the terrain at this stage but I still fancy doing all of the wet effects, veins and
bringing out a few of the individual components/pods sacs etc in a few muted colours.
Onto the pics and keep the comments coming, they really do help!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045541.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045541.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045644.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1045644.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1046089.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1046089.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047053.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047053.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047096.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047096.page GMT
By the looks of your stuff so far, the final painting touches are going to be gorgeous. You mention using small pools of water effects/varnish, but are you only using that for pools in the craters? With everything being so... alive and gross, I think you could get a great effect with an overall matte varnish followed by selective gloss varnishing for that nasty wet look. It would really stress the dangerous, gross, active parts amidst the general mounds of biological ickiness. It would also make those blobs you plan to pick out pop, even in a muted palette. Looking at the shapes now, I feel like some of it should look like a dusty mushroom and some of it like a weeping boil. Just a thought, in case you haven't already had it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047206.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047206.page GMT
But, what the hells [i]is[/i] a twizzle stick?!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047253.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047253.page GMT @oadie: yeah, that's the plan, I will be making the darkest recesses and any smaller puddles/pockets different colours,depths and levels of gloss as well as general colourisation and freehanding veins, mottleing etc.
I'll be using a combination of techniques from varnish to mixing paints and inks with wet effects glues and resins. Semi opaque white looks good at the moment.
This is all going to take somewhat longer so updates will be spaced a bit further apart than they have been.
Thanks again!


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@ Fifty: It's a tentacle shaped cocktail stirrer! Beats the hell out of a flamingo or palm tree imo!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047258.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047258.page GMT
Great great work! You gotta make an entire board like that!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047876.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1047876.page GMT
How has the effects come along? You've got to be close to having it finished??]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1049115.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1049115.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1049318.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1049318.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1049661.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1049661.page GMT
I just wanted to say that I think this looks great and I will likely steal some of it for daemon world terrain.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185261.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185261.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185489.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185489.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185495.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185495.page GMT I just wanted to say that I think this looks great and I will likely steal some of it for daemon world terrain.[/quote]
I don't mind you digging this back up one bit! I'm kinda proud of how it turned out and it does seem fairly relevant at the moment so don't mind showing it off!
I'm glad you like it.
[quote=Malo]Did you happen to get your inspiration from a Miniwargaming video? You can get simmilar effects by putting drinking straws on a flame, anyway nice work.[/quote]
Sorry, never seen it. I'd be interested in a link if you do have it. Always good to see what others are up to.
EDIT: Found it but they must have been inspired by me, check the dates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hyu4EZOKR8
[quote=colonnello]Nice looking scenery!!!! loving it[/quote]
Cheers.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185661.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1185661.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1186191.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1186191.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1186219.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/1186219.page GMT nicely made. I was thinking along the same lines for my own tryranid scenery, where did you get the Tenticles from cause they make a nice addition ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/2644336.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259451/2644336.page GMT