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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Making plants out of soda bottles and straws.

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 …

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Pressed Plants

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 …

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Silk Flower Vegetation

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 …

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“True Scale” Apartment Building

There is just something about a really large building that brings a city fight table to life. Without it, you're left with just a village fight table, and that just doesn’t have the same ring …

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Easy to make Crystal Terrain (part one)

So you want to make a crystal based set of terrain, but don’t know where to start? The easiest way to get going is with ready made crystals. The most common of these are decorative …

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Working with Plastic Plants (part three)

Making larger plants like trees may look difficult, but it’s actually not much harder than making the smaller plants. A tree is just a collection of smaller plants all stuck together. You do have a …

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Domed Adobe Buildings

These adobe structures are easy to build and don't cost very much to make! Hopefully this tutorial will give you some ideas and get you started on making your own structures. Many different materials can …

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