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2016/02/15 00:11:10
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Cool! Definitely staying on task for the theme of this one.
I think I may do a touch more with the cabin and call it a day. There's a lot more I wanna do with that line of scenery, but not within the scope of this project.
2016/02/15 00:53:05
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
I think I'm going to wait until the next "Build this type of terrain out of any materials" contest comes up, 'cause I just can't narrow down options when it's such a wide-open materials list.
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2016/02/17 21:26:06
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Well, it was a lot of fun but family problems have got in the way, just wanted to let you know I won't be able to finish. But good luck everyone, I look forward to seeing your creations!
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2016/02/17 22:40:07
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
I think, at least in part, that since I want to keep the cabin viable for both fantasy settings and more modern uses.. I had left out such features. I think, though, for the purposes of the competition I could just pick one and go with it. Nothing need be permanently glued down.
Still trying to think of some co-features for a small terrain area...but adding some more touches to this can't hurt.
Ah, well, trying to fit in with multiple settings can throw up tricky limitations to what you can do. But, as you say, doesn't need to be permanent... You could (the idea just hit me) do two sets of furniture:
Some things are universal; wooden boxes, sacks (of the right material), generic rubbish, but you could do two tables in the same dimensions (so that they fit in the same place) and have one made to look "fantasy"; made of wood with candles etc... and one that looks modern/Sci-fi; made of metal with an electric lamp etc...
It would be cool to have the same hut, laid out the same, but with the furnishing swapped to fit the setting.
Probably more work than you could fit in to the time left, but a cool idea... might even be good for a future round of this contest; build one piece of terrain that can be used for two different settings with the furnishings changed...
Anvildude wrote:How do you guys come up with these things?
There's two main ways that I come up with ideas for models.
One is where the idea comes first. I have a long (very long) list of ideas that I add to whenever I get an idea for a model from something I see or if it just pops into my mind; I note it down then and there (otherwise it's gone forever).
When I want to start a new model I'll look over the list and see if something grips me. There's some ideas that I really want to try and have been fleshed out over time as the idea builds. Sometimes two or more ideas will merge into one.
Some ideas there are just a short sentence (often disjointed words rather than a proper sentence) that will outline the basis of an idea.
If I find something there that I want to do, I'll look at my pile of grey plastic to see if I have the base model to start on, although this is not necessary for scratch-building... For that, I'll look though my piles (and piles) of junk that has been collected for their potential to be used in a model; an interesting shape is all that is required.
This is where this method comes together with the other main method:
Picking pieces out of the pile of junk can be the first step. I'll choose them based on an interesting shape (as I did for my UFO crash piece), or if it's shape reminds me of something else (that thing looks like a ... with a few tweaks). As I gather more pieces, and the idea for what I'm building takes shape, I'll start looking for more specific shapes (I need a thing that is "x" shape and "y" long...) and pick a few items that are close to what I want, then select the best fit from those (note that is this the best fit and not the closest to what I was originally looking for).
The thing is, at this stage and even right up to painting, I don't fully pin down what the model will look like at the end. I have a direction I want to take the model, but if a part is not quite the "perfect" shape, or something else looks even better in place, I'll let the items do the work and make the model for me (in a sense). The idea stays "plastic" until the end, always evolving.
If you try and stick to a design then you're never (rarely) going to find the "perfect" piece to make the model and have to sculpt if all from scratch (and that then gets into sculpting ability Vs. the vision in your head; and I view this in the same way as the pieces, let it evolve as it progresses), and ultimately you may loose interest/motivation as you "can't" make what you want to...
Only then, when I have the basic shape made from the parts, do I start scratch-building the pieces that I couldn't find, filling gaps, merging pieces together to form one shape, and adding the final touches to make the model into whatever it has ended up turning into... Sometimes I'll start building a "generator" and end up with a "pump", or start building a "weapon" to end up with an "engine"; often they end up closer than that, but you get the point. I let the pieces define the model as it comes together and don't stick strictly to an original design.
This way the final model will look more natural, as the pieces have come together in a way that works for those pieces and not been "forced" into an unnatural joining to try and fit a design.
Hopefully some of that may be of use to someone out there, if not, just ignore my ramblings.
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2016/02/18 00:42:42
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Yeah I'll be doing some furniture for sure, possibly more than one set. Probably just the cabin this wave. I have other buildings and even a modest board planned to go with this, so sure I'll enter them in the next found it they match.
May try to squeeze some furniture into the deadline, needs more recycling.
2016/02/21 00:43:32
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Yar, Cam, you make me seriously jealous with that! sweet piece
Just pointing out, without putting any undue pressure on anyone that the deadline is coming up pretty quickly, but hey at least it's a leap year so you technically have an extra day
Listen guys I know I put my hat in the ring, but I have been too busy. Check out my thread if you're wondering what could have kept me away from here so effectively...
Still lurking around though. Perhaps next one....
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2016/03/02 16:42:43
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Gah! Forgot deadline was tomorrow, just need to snap photos, good thing it's sunny out. What's the best form of entry, a dakka gallery PMed to the boss?
2016/03/02 19:00:46
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
GrimDork wrote: Gah! Forgot deadline was tomorrow, just need to snap photos, good thing it's sunny out. What's the best form of entry, a dakka gallery PMed to the boss?
I had plans...and sadly no energy to act upon them...hopefully in the next run i will be more active...
so then i wish all of you who did finish...:good luck! and guildenstern to you the same... judging is a hard earned breadbtw...your price too is still on my desk in the heavy WIP phase...
Ruglud wrote: Sorry folks, but I'll not make the deadline (today). Looking forwards to seeing all those who did
Noooooes :(
well ok if you're sure =/ we all know RL happens, which sucks
But seriously, I'll take anything "today" which since I'm judge is my time and it's only currently 13:27 March 3 - you have a whole almost ten hours before it's March 4th
Been a difficult one, we all seem to have had RL issues slowing us down or halting us. But you managed to keep it rolling Guildenstern, holding the rivet high, well done, and good luck.
As always look forward to a line up pic.
2016/03/03 22:52:49
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Ok entry updated Comp Boss, gonna fish around and make sure I have adequate WIP photos.
Post Mortem: I'm happy with it. Gonna get stomped in the finals but I'm glad to have another piece of versatile terrain and some nicknacks to go inside it. It was kind of an odd entry for this round of the competition, would have been much more at home during the last round. I could have recycled a bit more parts for it, the window glass is from heroclix packaging and the chimney used to be on a sheet of foam insulation foam before being a take apart travel board, eventually it got hacked into pieces for more terrain and now a part of it lives on in the cabin. But most of it was just made of scraps (some wood, some paperboard, a lot of hot glue) that I had laying around for making scenery so only a little bit on topic.
Good luck everyone.
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2016/03/03 23:02:25
Subject: Re:The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
Sorry i did not withdraw, had a couple of things on my mind. Did not know if ir was appropriate to submit. Heck to make a ling stiry short. I missed tge deadline. But Here it is know tooo late but had issues cool comp and goodluck to all riveters
2016/03/05 21:37:54
Subject: The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LeER Terrain Contest #17 - The (re)Cycle of Life
// inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all 
know tooo late but had issues cool comp and goodluck to all riveters