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Middle Aged Dad's avatar

One more. The hills here are discarded styrofoam, once again, just painted brown and covered with glue, playground sand, and static grass. The bunker in the center is...you guessed it, a piece of packing styrofoam that looked vaguely bunker-shaped to me.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17sNL-oNr72RsjtWWuR5Wt8dTvtZpyPz_/view?usp=drivesdk

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Middle Aged Dad's avatar

They were throwing this piece of packaging away at the office...not sure what it was for, maybe a printer? But I saw a fortress. The bunker on top is made of discarded styrofoam.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17rLRR3AgtKv7jaBIoRlLEXQs0FE0mZZG/view?usp=drivesdk

Styrofoam packing material is great. These ruined buildings were made from styrofoam corners, flat styrofoam pieces, and cardboard. There are four of them, so you can position them individually or make one big ruined Styrofoamgrad.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17kYpd9a-c0A1ME8WwbuuMOj4iIi9_Dqw/view?usp=drivesdk

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Thomas's avatar

Looks great. So many great ideas here. What did you coat them in? Just paint?

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Middle Aged Dad's avatar

Cheap $2/bottle paint from the hobby aisle at Wal-Mart. Broken styrofoam has a natural rocky texture that lends itself to dry brushing.

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Michael DiBaggio's avatar

Google is telling me I need access. Maybe they are not public?

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Middle Aged Dad's avatar

Try it now, I just opened access to everything I linked.

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Michael DiBaggio's avatar

Simple, functional, and of impressive size! Well done!

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Middle Aged Dad's avatar

That's what she said

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JM's avatar

Here's my trashbashed sci-fi town! With signs discovered from one of your trashbashed buildings:

https://www.atthequeenscommand.com/trashbashing-star-wars-legion-terrain/

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Michael DiBaggio's avatar

Gang boxes and water filters! I see you are also a man of culture.

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JM's avatar

Such great sci-fi shapes already!

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Mencken Sense's avatar

One of my favorite topics! I've made a ton of junk terrain for Frostgrave.

Here we have some industrial scatter, made from toys and board game pieces:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m28aFZeZFJT2BEwOb8YU_BOoLmuuNvdQ/view?usp=sharing

Two columns made from tiki string lights, and a biomechanical brain thing made from a peach pit:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZedpM8sByD5dsbD9EgdA_3yX3TvcVcFi/view?usp=sharing

More industrial scatter, both using pieces from the Weapons and Warriors game. The boiler on the left is part of a booze bottle, while the one on the right is a CO2 cartridge.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yYv65M5VjhcwWhYCoT1jCHNXSExIeGMO/view?usp=sharing

The small tanks on the ends are empty Citadel paint bottles, while the one in the middle is a juice lid and flashlight reflector:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkCVB-Lx4wZPsaj1QRA3Ff0A0WfVAT7F/view?usp=sharing

A magical orb made from a baseball core and seed pot, and industrial scatter made from a dice cup and a marshmallow gun.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKFrZhZZVWkCjQYAVfHDpsVIuYrdL6x6/view?usp=sharing

Lastly, a tomb made from a sand mold and a repurposed statue of a certain 80's TV alien. :)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13DQKmS8RWAq3azdytRpnR6beq6p2H6xu/view?usp=sharing

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Michael DiBaggio's avatar

Dude, those are inspired! Those table saws look so good! I used to use expended CO2 powerlets in my primitive Necromunda terrain of the late 90s all the time. Blast from the past! And I dig that Alf statue!

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Mencken Sense's avatar

Thanks! :)

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Thomas's avatar

That Alf statue is great.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Oh boy! This does look awesome :)

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