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Chicago Terrain Factory: Terrain and Modeling in 28mm scale
Here you can find How-To articles pertaining to casting, modeling and terrain building; reviews and links on the hobby, as well as army spotlights for my Warhammer 40K and Warhammer Fantasy Battle armies. Schedule permitting, I will be posting new content every two weeks (with what time life, family, school and work leave for the hobby).
How did I get here? Some 25 years ago I began gaming when I discovered D&D in the 5th grade. Since then, I spent most of college rolling dice & flopping cards, opened a game store, spent a bit of time as a vampire, started pushing little army men around on a table and finally helped run and organize one of the biggest tournaments in the US. Feeling the need to do something else, I began designing and casting my own resin models.
If you happen to be in the Chicago metro area, feel free to shoot me an email [ChicagoTerrainFactory (at) Gmail.com] if you’d like to talk terrain & casting, or to get a game in at the Games Workshop Battle Bunker.
I like website. I am really intrigued…what do you mean by plasticard “sculpting”? I look forward to seeing you To Do List get done.
Comment by Chris Fielitz — April 18, 2007 @ 7:10 am
Thanks for droping by Chris.
When most people think of sculpting in this hobby, the first thought that comes to mind is green stuff. Have you ever tried to get a perfect square out of squishy epoxy? It will drive you to madness if your not gifted. Instead, use a straight edge & and x-acto to cut all the shapes you need. Found objects are your friend - no need to shape a perfect ball out of putty if you can find a ball of the right shape all ready to got. The objective counters for Adepticon http://chicagoterrainfactory.wordpress.com/gallery/ were created using these techniques. Next time I work on item like this, I intend on documenting the process.
Comment by chicagoterrainfactory — April 18, 2007 @ 7:56 am
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