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Post by gothique on Mar 26, 2015 3:03:15 GMT -9
I decided to put this model in a different thread as it's my first real attempt at combining models from two different designers. The building is the superb Ruidoso Watermill by Glenn Williams at Finger and Toe Models. I wasn't happy with the playability of the river section, so I decided to re-base it, on Taran McCarnun's beautiful Badlands River (Black Ronin RPG). For the base, I took river tile 7 (with the jetty) and Photoshopped in the island from river tile 6. The purpose of the island is to create a distinct channel for the waterwheel, I figured a wide river would lack the speed to turn the wheel. Simply narrowing the river didn't work for me and I hope the channel on the other side of the island suggests natural. To even out the ground textures, I overlayed the mill base with samples of texture from the river bank and knocked back the opacity to 60% before blending and cutting away the parts I wanted to retain. The mill is quite a small model, so I printed the finished tile at 90% and the mill actual size. Before joining the two pieces,on a piece of heavy box card, I cut the original river from the watermill base. Having joined the two bases, I needed to convincingly blend them. this was done by printing a wooden sidewalk from Glenn's New Orleans Warehouse at 90% and trimming it to the size of Taran's jetty. Once glued in place (slightly covering the original mill walkway) it was simply a case of cutting out the finished base and building the mill.
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Post by glennwilliams on Mar 26, 2015 5:38:13 GMT -9
Nicely done.
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 26, 2015 7:03:28 GMT -9
Yes, very nicely done. One thing that I keep getting drawn to is the tile with the ford. I've seen a few tiles that tried to represent a river ford before, but this one is the best of the lot. How does it look in person?
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Post by pavaro on Mar 26, 2015 7:38:20 GMT -9
The model looks great. I wonder what you used to made the base for the river? I search appropriate material which will be rigid and flat for my scenery. Can't bend himself/contort himself after gluing.
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Post by gothique on Mar 27, 2015 1:33:19 GMT -9
The river was based on corrugated cardboard from the box my new sofa came in. The tiles look brilliant "in person", which inspired me to go ahead with this kit-bash
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Post by glennwilliams on Mar 27, 2015 7:03:21 GMT -9
BTW, that name is pronounced REE-uh-DOH-sah by us locals.
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Post by gothique on Apr 9, 2015 0:33:30 GMT -9
The finished model on the table at Teesside Wargames Convention. I love the way the old mine fits into the river bend.
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 9, 2015 6:25:44 GMT -9
Very nice. How did the convention go?
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 10, 2015 15:34:45 GMT -9
The finished model on the table at Teesside Wargames Convention. I love the way the old mine fits into the river bend. Looks wonderful! Do you have a paddle-wheel steamship for that river?
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Post by gothique on Apr 11, 2015 9:29:47 GMT -9
The convention was very quiet, VK, but I got another convert to card buildings and fitted a game in. I'm not sure a paddle steamer would fit on the river, Squirmy, did you have a model in mind?
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 11, 2015 12:14:59 GMT -9
Don't think Mississippi steamboat. There were many smaller, shallow draft boats that plied the rivers. And I don't know if they would have been used in the Southwest or if there are models. Okay, there were
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 11, 2015 17:03:22 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 11, 2015 18:13:53 GMT -9
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Post by gothique on Apr 23, 2015 23:49:22 GMT -9
Those all look rather big for this project. I'll bookmark them for a possible New Orleans theme.
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