Tag: scratch built

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Alien looking plants can be easily made out of old soda bottles. These are simple plants to make and can be made out of recycled materials. All you need are used plastic bottles, scissors (preferably decorative …

Step 1: Find a mold There are several sources for these molds readably available if you know where to look for them. We have only tried this with soft silicone molds so far, but other types …

If you are tired of playing on tables that look like Earth, one of the easiest ways to get an alien appearance is to use silk flowers to make this vegetation. It also has the …

Foliage clumps are a very useful item to have when making vegetation. They can be used in many different ways to make many different plants. We used decorative plastic pebbles to make these. They were …

This technique is very similar to the foliage clump one. This time instead of making randomly shaped clumps we have intentionally rolled the plastic beads into cigar shaped roles. The first step in making these is …