Author: Vet Sgt
Bridge Concepts
Behind the scenes at 18charlie, we've been talking about creating a Kickstarter to fund some of the more complicated ideas we've had, and bring them to the public. This is just one of the ideas …
Making a Large Tower (part two)
With the main parts of the towers assembled it was now time to start adding the details to the structures. A wide variety of object can be used for this process so always keep an …
Making A Large Tower (part one)
There was no serious plan or sketches done prior to the start of this project. Our plan changed constantly as we built these structures, and our assembly of them didn't go quite as smoothly as …
Making A Portal
Portals are very abstract concepts. How do you represent a doorway to another space, place, time, or dimension? Clearly here we have plenty of room for artistic leeway. Since they don't have any real universally …
Playability Verses Realism.
These two things are in many ways opposites, and a proper balance between the two must be achieved for good terrain. Everyone has their own opinion on where that balance point should be. We here …
Easy to make Crystal Terrain (part three)
One way we make crystals is by reshaping clear plastic objects. Basically any clear hard plastic item with flat sides can be used in this way. Just a few examples of things that will work are leftover …
Volcanic Rock
If you want to do some terrain for a barren waste table, or are trying to simulate the surface of Mars, then volcanic rock is a great material to use. It is most commonly found …
Working with Plastic Plants (part four)
Making your plants in different sizes is very important to making them look realistic. Sometimes though, it isn't as simple as making a 'taller' version of a smaller plant, or the other way around. If …
Gelatinous Alien Plants (part four)
Plastic beads are a great source for building materials when making alien looking plants. They come in a very wide variety of sizes and shapes and can be used in many different ways. Some beads …
Making a large building (part two)
As a general note all of the window openings on this structure were made 2” high. This is probably a little larger than they should be scale wise, however any smaller and they would be …