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Somw good tips here. It's a bummer that your images didn't turn out - I suspect the articles function accepts "normal" HTML, not BBCode. BTW I would NOT recommend using Lego to build terrain - it's freakishly expensive compared to other materials! It can be used to form molds to cast other things though!
OMG This is awesome.
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I Love to paint absolutely totally love it, the problem is, I live on a tight budget. I'm a man with a wife, & a kid, earning minimum wage ($5.25 where I'm at) so buying “the proper” tools just isn't possible a lot of times. This has given me a LOT of ways that I can finally do some nice looking terrain without destroying my finances.
Awesome article for the “budget artists” among us
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I Love to paint absolutely totally love it, the problem is, I live on a tight budget. I'm a man with a wife, & a kid, earning minimum wage ($5.25 where I'm at) so buying “the proper” tools just isn't possible a lot of times. This has given me a LOT of ways that I can finally do some nice looking terrain without destroying my finances.
Awesome article for the “budget artists” among us
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You have some good suggestions. I use the cups from "crystal lite" lemonade mix for mixing or holding water. They are about 1/3 the size of a pudding cup. I also find old used-up phone cards or canceled credit cards are a good substitute for plasticard.
Some solid suggestions for a budget. I'd second the point about Legos being too expensive for regular brick-building, though. Even if you buy the basic brick sets in bulk, it's still not cost-effective.
A better way to build brick walls is with the same material used for so many other terrain pieces: pink insulation foam. You can get a huge plank of it at Home Depot for about $12, and that will last you a very, very long time. Just use a sharp hobby knife and a straightedge to cut it into bricks, and build a wall with PVA glue. Make sure you prime it by hand, though, as the propellants in most spray paints will melt foam.
A better way to build brick walls is with the same material used for so many other terrain pieces: pink insulation foam. You can get a huge plank of it at Home Depot for about $12, and that will last you a very, very long time. Just use a sharp hobby knife and a straightedge to cut it into bricks, and build a wall with PVA glue. Make sure you prime it by hand, though, as the propellants in most spray paints will melt foam.
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