XLBS: Gaming Where Palm Trees Sway, Alien Worlds and Comics!
July 20, 2014 by dignity
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Sam looks like he has a rock cod piece on…no wonder hes smiling 😉
I’m a fan of the Walking Dead graphic novels myself, just don’t get too attached to any characters 😉
I really enjoy Hobby Lab, any advice or future plans on making a cobblestone base board for a Wolsung board from @lloyd ?
Beta Ray Bill can also use Thor’s Hammer.
Yeah the resin discoloration from Prodos is quite normal – it’s a little softer (read – durable) than the resin kits I’ve purchased previously and I have heard two different reasons for this: 1) The mix of resin + hardener is slightly different for each batch, with the resulting sprues turning out grey, blue, or somewhere in between.. in the same way that lumps of greenstuff can end up yellow-green or a blue-green depending on the mix. 2) It is intentional and one container of mixed resin will be one colour at the top, transitioning to a different colour at… Read more »
Damn you guys! Now I want Warzone!
Ahh, Felucia..
Have you considered checking out plastic aquarium plants for foliage for alien worlds.
Some I’ve seen even come in alien like colours , check out Amazon site for ideas.
I like the look of the rocks made out of the underlay. Is this the same technique you used for the rocks on the big desert board you used to have in the studio ?
On the matter of comics, I have to recommend Powers from Bendis / Oeming. I’m not sure if the idea was original even when it first appeared back in 2000 (Cops investigating super-powered crimes) but it’s the execution that I really like. I’m pretty sure that the first story arc “Who Killed Retro Girl” is available free online, too.
Sam, You’re right! Netrunner was such a blast back in the 90s, when it was a collectible card game – but now it is even better!
Lloyd… if its visuals you want from a comic book check out Slaine the Horned God or “anything” drawn or painted by Simon Bisley back in the 90s. His black and white ABC Warriors is also stunning.
@anto – Simon Bisley is the guy who did “Fistful of Blood” series in Heavy Metal a few years ago, right? Basically a graphic novel adaptation of “Fistful of Dollars” and Akira Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo,” except here the Clint Eastwood character was a ridiculously-proportioned gunslinger woman (who turned out to be an alien bounty hunter at the end, SPOILER ALERT!) . . . and the rival desperado gangs were vampires and zombies. Yes, it was as delightfully absurd, raunchy, and live-dismemberment-level violent as you might imagine. Great stuff. 😀
a lovely comic set in Belfast is Dicks by garth ennis I think about two guys dougie and ivor who claim to be private detectives very funny
Regarding Thor and changeing into a woman, in Norse mythology it was not only loki who could change gender but also Odin, Thor’s father, so it is possible that Thor inherited the ability from his father but didn’t know about it until it happened.
I love the Game of Thrones graphic novels, a good a place to start as any if anyone thinking about starting to read graphic novels/comics.
I like the idea of expanded foam for organic scenery but its hard control, not sure about the blue colour though.
Lloyds terrain would be a great start for the underwater board you guys were talking about. If you give it a bone wash or pink hue it would be a good corral reef… or something.
Great show guys. Great dynamic, good topics, and fun chats. (See my Oxford comma? 🙂 ) Looking forward to Infinity week and next weeks shows.
Ive always used a black primer, is a dark fray primer the way to go.
I can see the benefits
Not very cost effective but I’ve always gone black primer then a light dusting with white from the top of the mini.
I use testors Dull Coat for all my matt spray, it is unfortunately an enamel paint but I have used it for 30+ years and never had a problem. I found most other sprays tended to bleach the paper or frost the miniature. I found this was worse on higher humidity days, ie warmer days. You just need to be careful on foam, you need a solid coat of paint and do light coats with plenty of drying time for foam scenery. Hope this help Lloyd.
@lloyd The palm trees are looking great so far, but here’s a tip. They are VERY tall. I stay in Thailand, so I’m always looking at them for inspiration on my gaming tables and have never managed to make them look real enough in terms of height. I used the same technique as you, but they can’t get tall enough without falling over. I even used 2″ foam as the base for my board and ‘threaded’ them through from the bottom but after a bit of play they just bent over. Obviously, if you are happy enough with them being… Read more »
Vallejo Matt Acrylic Varnish through an airbrush would be ideal. So long as the needle isn’t too small and the psi is good you could give a perfect coverage. 99% of issues with can primer & varnish are due to the aerosol used within them and moisture in vicinity to cause misting and other such undesirable effects. It’s hard to see what your problem is though you only showed the one that worked right 😛 For giant ice terrain blocks, I found the best ‘ice’ effect I have done quickly would be to seal the terrain with varnish to remove… Read more »
The Hulk did lift Thor’s hammer just not very far but even Thor was shocked ;0)
Here’s a video reference but I believe there was a more modern version as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SsRqziNWdK4
Without Warren this is entire diffrent show. Dont get me wrong, I love him and the way he steamrolls his cohosts : D
But I think since all the guys are so adorable, they could mix up the teams more often.
I’ve also been making terrain with expanding foam also, I love the stuff! You can get so many weird shapes with it. Doing my pieces in dark grey-ish purple myself though – and will have holes with neon pink fluids leaking out of them.
Also going to make weird alien trees and structures from hot glue, hot glue guns can make some awesome weird shapes too.
Netrunner was Richard Garfield’s second CCG – and was a great game provided you didn’t construct decks (in official play, all decks shared around 60-70% identical cards – they even called them ‘core’ resources). Have looked at purchasing Android:Netrunner – your comments make this more likely.
Android Netrunner – I’m starting to get interested. Shutupandsitdown.com are also big on this. Probably time to buy the intro set.