OnTableTop – Home of Beasts of War

Reply To: Terrain ideas for my junk box

January 20, 2023 at 12:48 am #1798101

Participant

2078xp

Well, see through pill bottles can almost be used as is for the classic “laboratory holding tanks” for SciFi and fantasy (for wizard laboratory) simply by putting them upside down, maybe put some “specimens” in them and paint the cap to fit the vibe your going for. If its not see through you could try giving it a door made out of sprue or greenstuff and painting it as an elevator for an underground shelter or a building for Sci-Fi.

For pringles cans I have actually seen a lot of SciFi tower terrain made with them (you can even add fire escape stairs with things like disposable shaver sheaths), same deal with the cardboard electronic packaging (lot of starwars type terrain) and nut cans. Conversely you can turn them all into castle parts or as stand alone stone structures such wizard towers or try stacking them into a bigger tower complex for, oh, maybe a diesel/steam punk style dirigible refuel station for fantasy games like sludge or Warmachine (or even 40k).

The 2 candy packaging would likely work great together for fuel tanks in an oil refinery, though personally I find that foil a bit on the crinkle side so you may want to try reinforcing it with spruegoo.

I also several things like that kids snack package in the first pic that would work well as small Sci-Fi out buildings and landmark parts (sheds, maybe guard checkpoints, statue bases, etc.).