Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Wiggy · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:46 am Post subject: Terrain building guides

TAG has several terrain building guides available for free download.

http://www.tripleacegames.com/TerrainBuilding.php
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Tavis · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject:

They're good'uns too!
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Wiggy · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject:

Written up by one of my gaming group. We have a lot of terrain at our disposal. Smile

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cheezit257 · Novice Joined: 24 Dec 2011 Posts: 6

you guys may like this:
http://www.youtube.com/user/terrainaholic?blend=1&ob=video-mustangbase

this guy's pretty darn good at making terrain with little more than foam, and he's got a lot of different projects that are relatively simple and provide amazing results, i certainly recommend watching at least a few of his videos

robert4818 · Heroic Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 1048

Also,

Don't forget the model train community. Alot of their work over-laps with work done by mini and RPG players.

Look for S or O (more common) gauge stuff for 25-28 mm (SW).
HO or maybe N would be good for those running 15mm models.

Rophan · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:30 am Post subject:

Wiggy,

In one of your terrain building guides, you mentioned using grout. When I looked for some at my local hardware store, it was covered with warnings about being carcinogenic. How do you use this stuff safely?

Thanks,

Bruce
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Nevereverend · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject:

I use grout and (a lot of) joint compound in my scratch built terrain. The few things I've learned are:

- Stay away from cheaper Chinese made products. They have much poorer quality control and are more likely to have toxins. Often you can even smell the difference.

- When sanding after everything is dry, make sure you wear a particle mask and do your work either outside or in a very well ventilated area. Many of the issues associated with these products are due to the inhalation of particulate matter.

For safer alternatives you can use plaster of paris or a mixture of wood-glue and sawdust.
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