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its made from glas, right?...saw this kind of cover on older apartments all over germany too... new hobby value for 80´s style furniture ...

and @snrub....that looks classy^^

Yes. Top is from thick yellow fogged glass.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
@snrub....that looks classy^^

Thanks. It'll only get classier.


Speaking of classy. Tek, that light covering is awesome looking. Nice find, mate.

Hey I might actually enter this after all found something that has kind of inspired me, once I work out what else I need to go with it I will post some pics of the parts ......... thats probably as far as it will get though

as long as it will get the views ranking higher we´re all for it...

Ah. Looks like I've got an excuse to revive my (twice) failed terrain blog. Let's see how long I can keep it alive this time.


I'm betting not even until the end of this comp.

Ruglud: Hope you find some inspiration. Have a look around and see what you can find.

Gawdam: Those pics are for inspiration, don't feel bad about using them. Those pipes in particular I stated that they would need to be built into some kind of terrain. Plenty of scope to make it your own there.

It's not so much about what you choose (although still important), but what you do with them.
This competition is about taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary.
Taking something very simple and ordinary and turning it into an amazing piece of terrain.
Just as good is taking something unusual (but still found in the real world) and working that shape into the model in a way that fits.

That's Roy Batty (the replicant), shortly after being whacked by Deckard (the bladerunner).

As for size, Cam' is right.
Keep in mind, the larger you go, the more detail and things going on, you can fit in. But it requires a lot more work just to fill that space and then paint the whole thing.

A smaller piece is quicker (by just having less mass), and this allows you to take more time over the details to make them better. It's also a challenge to make something tell a story (either what has happened there, or just why does it look the way it does) in less space. I do take this into account when judging.

Size doesn't impress me as much as little details do. (Just make sure those details have a reason to be there, I'm not a fan of Space Marine HQ bling)

Cam': Yep, we appear to be on the same page.

Trollmeat: Good start.
Remember; the Ordinary items need to be bigger than a cylinder of ~30x25mm (give or take, I'm not going to be insisting on exact measurements). So staples are not going to be large enough. You can still use them though, they make good ladders. But you still need a second item, but don't get so stressed out about finding something so early. You could come across a nice bottle tomorrow that would make a nice tower for one of your buildings.

Ignatius': Yes, I believe that seeing your bar was one of the seeds (the other being the amount of stuff I have tucked away for modelling) that led to the idea for this competition.

Rum, Whiskey, whatever, I've only seen it on a shelf and recognised the bottle shape (and having "Kraken" written on it helped).
Yeah, didn't expect anyone wanting to cut though glass if they didn't need to.

Lid for a sign is another good idea.

welcome and good luck.

Januine: Welcome and good luck.

Viktor von Domm wrote:...by the way... i think i have some pieces found already... say Dr. H... or Cam... the second piece...necessarily a different item altogether or could be twins?

That's an interesting question, Vik.
I will say that twins are allowed, but remember that originality is a key feature in this (as others) competition. It would be advisable to treat the two items differently (and making two identical things into two different things would be good).
A good way of working this would be to have the second of the pair as a broken/destroyed version of the intact one.

Tek: Welcome back. Good start. Nice find. Look forward to how that works out.

Snrub: You have sprue... now use it.
Good progress.

I have my two items,

However, the left intact one; Can I use multiple? As I have these little cereal box toys that I want to use, but I want to use 4-5 of them, they are extremely similar and are basically ever so slight aesthetic variations. Is that ok?

Also, the left intact, does that mean I simply can't cut away from it? or does it also include I can't add over it? An example would be;
say I use something as a statue, does having tree branches/moss growing over it mean that its no longer intact? Im pretty sure the answer is that its fine to do that, but I wanted to check I wasn't going to balls it up before i'd even started

You can have as many things as you want.

You just have to have 2 items, where one must stay intact.. that's the only limitation (other than the basic size of those items).

For it to qualify as "intact" you cannot remove from it's shape/surface (unless you need to drill a hole for something to be firmly attached with a pin, for example).

You can, however, add as much as you like to it. Use the items as a scaffold to build upon.

But think, that if you completely obliterate the shape of the original item, what was the point of using it in the first place?

This is why I want to know what the two ordinary items are, before you start. So that I can judge how well you have used it's shape.

Work with the shape to create something different and interesting.

May I add a suggestion? These items that we choose to use...nothing should be bought specifically for this comps entry ...I think collected stuff or findings are what characterises the materials we use the best...?!?

Just a thought I had...because I also traveled evilbay for plastic stuff...and boy I could buy me poor there just looking at food and diner stuff...

That is a good point, Vik.

I am a fan of recycling things into my models. So much so, that I hadn't even thought about people buying something to build with.

There are, if you check the scoring criteria, points available for recycling things...

Is everyone fine with that, no-one already bought the coolest of cool things?

well i guess i will stick to treasures found then on an honour bound basis then... seems we are the sole peeps to have a stake in that department^^

Agreed!

Hi there everyone. I am hoping that there are no objections to me throwing my hat in the ring. I had hoped to make a diorama, but couldn't make it fit in to the theme. Instead I hope to do justice to an idea that has been forming every time I walked past my daughter's old dinner plates. I'll do some more concept moulding, but the raw materials will be the following regardless of what I make - they are begging to be covered in paint and modelling materials:

now that´s what i call a unique choice of materials...
and the comp is free for all... the more the merrier...!!! welcome deputy

Vik and Magos: Ta. We'll see how it goes. Points are available for recycling things anyway.

TP^DC Deputy Manager: All are welcome. Good luck.
Out of curiosity, what was it about your diorama that wouldn't fit the theme?

Heh- you know what would be neat? A big 'ol Grimdark clock-faced landing pad. Pity there aren't any Time or Clock themed Imperium factions.

 Dr H wrote:
Vik and Magos: Ta. We'll see how it goes. Points are available for recycling things anyway.

TP^DC Deputy Manager: All are welcome. Good luck.
Out of curiosity, what was it about your diorama that wouldn't fit the theme?

I am (trying to) paint up figures for Paradigm's painting competition which is a Veteran theme this month and I've elected to enter a Chapter command squad for the Dark Angels complete with Brother Bethor modded with a storm shield and power fist. The diorama was going to be the squad and Azrael holding ground in front of some ruins with Bethor slightly raised from ground level with the banner pole being removable from his fist so it could be planted behind him in the diorama and the magnetised right power fist replaced with a duplicate that has no hole drilled in for the pole. It would allow Bethor to be fielded on table for a game (if that ever happens) with banner and standard base, but to also be able to display the squad in a more dynamic setting.

It was going to be sparse of terrain features and I was going to finally use up some of the GW moulded cathedral parts that are sat in my cupboard. Anything the size of a standard figure would have just stood out too much.

Aren't you glad you asked? Sorry for droning moment.

Instead, I get to make a Tau landing pad set on a lava world. It might start me painting up my Tau . The bit I'm moulding with my concept is having the pad (plate) capable of being lowered by 1.75" (ahem) so that not only could this be terrain, but may be acceptable as being fielded as a fortification. . . with LEDs . . . and a nervous breakdown.

Anvil', now there's a unique theme for someone's home-brew chapter.

Deputy': I see. Good luck with both of those then.

Thanks Dr H, the ideas came when seeing your's last time. Wondered whether I could translate the old brain images to "real" life.

I am positive I am biting off more than I can handle, but aim high as they always say

So I've had something I've wanted to do *forever* but I'm not sure if it would fit here... How well would a gutted desktop tower fit the criteria?

I was thinking of putting it on it's side so it's not too tall and using it as a warehouse or similar, with gantries and maybe a small office elevated off the floor level, and the whole thing would have a clear plexiglass(or whatever it is) almost building-wide skylight, maybe a force field roof or something...

The more I think about it though, I'd probably want to cut some doors into at least one or two of the sides that wouldn't already have them... I dunno.. its possible I could make due with the holes left by the missing cards and power supply, and the disk drives from the front on the opposite end...

I'm thinking it would make a swell terrain piece but at the same time I'm not sure if it would be the truest-to-the-theme base material I could use...

Maybe for the comp I could start smaller and use the power supply housing, it's pretty obvious what it used to be but its also almost the perfect size for a small utility building.

I don't know about anyone else, but I have a spare PC tower laying about (all right, two. But the second one is a functioning PC not an empty box ).

If you can turn a PC tower into a piece of terrain, I would be pretty impressed.

If you have to cut holes in it then find something else to keep intact. The largest of your items doesn't have to be the one to stay intact, you can just stick on a small bottle or can (covered in stuff) and call that intact. This is the tactical side of the competition; which two items to choose (from all the things that you will end up using) and which of them to keep intact... Let me see the cogs turning in those heads of yours'.

True, the PSU would also make a good (if somewhat smaller AND lighter) building. I also have a stripped one of those laying about...

I have enough bits to make a small junk town, I know I've seen a really nice collection/board made of computer/electronic scraps though I don't have that level of junk-to-awesome talent.

If I can find enough time to work on it... Would make for a small skirmish board unto itself or at least a large centerpiece. Guess I could put a pill sorter dumpster out back or something similar up top.

 Dr H wrote:

Trollmeat: Good start.
Remember; the Ordinary items need to be bigger than a cylinder of ~30x25mm (give or take, I'm not going to be insisting on exact measurements). So staples are not going to be large enough. You can still use them though, they make good ladders. But you still need a second item, but don't get so stressed out about finding something so early. You could come across a nice bottle tomorrow that would make a nice tower for one of your buildings.

I figured Staples would just be a component piece and not count as the 2nd item. Guess I'll keep an eye out for something suitable. :-)

As for finding the things early, I am prone to distraction and sporadic in my efforts. The last couple of days I had Time+Effort, and I can't be sure when I will next be able to properly work on the project.

I love this... so many cool ideas and inspiration.... my first ideas have been blown out of the water unfortunately as they didn't fit the criteria... but there may be the seed of something that might develop into a thought that might manifest itself as an idea in the depths of my brain at the mo...... so will be sure to update soon! ......

the ideas regarding the PC tower and other parts is a really interesting (& large) one! looking forward to seeing where it might go!

Nothing stuck together yet, but I've temporarily used scraps of cardboard as floors so I could plonk some Necromunda buildings on top to show what I intend.

I am thinking that I will not put ladders on the corners buttresses of the Frameworks(ground/floor/sewer level structures) - where a side has 5 buttresses, only 2 will have ladders, and where an edge has 3 buttresses it will only be the middle one that has a ladder.

With fewer ladders, movement options between the sewer/ground floor and the levels/buildings above it will be roughly the same as the gaps between the bulkheads of the original buildings (and significantly reduce the number of ladders I have to make). :-D


In the sketch above, I have roughed out some buildings/structures to sit on top of the Frameworks. I plan on having these buildings being similar in style to the Necromunda ones (in that they do not have enclosing walls), but I also want them to appear functional, or at least look as if they once had a purpose.

This is my list of ideas for Building Adornments (top of the building) so far:
-Cranes/Hive Constructors,
-Radar (dish/ball),
-Smoke/smog/steam Stack,
-Giant Cog (I should probably take a photo of the sketch to explain this one) :p,
-Coils / Conduit (Electricity),

...and my list of Building Gubbins:
-Ladders (of course),
-Pipes (thin vertical ones running up side, as well as lager/man-sized effluent exits),
-Vents/Fans,
-Cannisters,

Q:
Anyone have any suggestions for additional Adornments or Gubbins for buildings?

After this post, I will update with progress/pics/etc in my plog

Cool! Kids' balloon sticks come in interesting cross sections and make great beams (amongst other things)

Anyway, cautiously, I'm in. I'm going to use 2 printer cartridges plus other guff to make 2 hidden asteroid bases for trek/wars etc - one intact, one bombed out. The stands will be from the ends of balloon sticks probably (as I say, versatile ), not yet quite sure about the asteroids themselves.

i have clear Chinese eating sticks... i could send you some for this endeavour...

Ooh! (also - wow! Hi Vik!)

lol...interested, are ye?

as for my own entry... well my paper is forming...sliver linings and al that so i am hoping for the best that i will be back on dakka full steam again...(here´s hoping^^)