Build me a pirate ship, yar!
Posted: 30 Jul 2010, o 12:54
Shiver me timbers, Corvus sets out to the high seas!
That's right, I'm currently in the planning phase of my next project: a unit of Black Scorpion undead pirates.
Because it's a unit, I want to put them on a small display base (probably a wooden photo frame). The idea is to create a surface which should resemble the deck of a pirate ship.
This will mainly consist of wooden planks made out of strips of balsa wood. Then some detailing should be added, I was thinking about
- a pile of cannon balls: I can easily sculpt these with green stuff
- rope: I'm going to try to make this by twisting two strands of green stuff together
- barrels: I have some resin barrels, maybe I can drill out one and fill it with cannon balls or rope
- a treasure map
- a grating, maybe along one of the corners of the showbase
What else can I add?
I also have two metal cannons by Black Cat Bases, but these are terribly cast and lack detail, so I'm not sure whether I will use them. I think this is a picture of a painted one:
Click to see full-sized image
What do you think?
What's important is that it are easy details, which don't require too much sculpting skills. I also don't want to recreate a portion of a ship, just a piece of deck with some simple details to set the scene.
This is over the top, but a good source for inspiration:
Click to see full-sized image
Last but not least: any tips for creating a wooden floor/deck with balsa?
Thanks!
That's right, I'm currently in the planning phase of my next project: a unit of Black Scorpion undead pirates.
Because it's a unit, I want to put them on a small display base (probably a wooden photo frame). The idea is to create a surface which should resemble the deck of a pirate ship.
This will mainly consist of wooden planks made out of strips of balsa wood. Then some detailing should be added, I was thinking about
- a pile of cannon balls: I can easily sculpt these with green stuff
- rope: I'm going to try to make this by twisting two strands of green stuff together
- barrels: I have some resin barrels, maybe I can drill out one and fill it with cannon balls or rope
- a treasure map
- a grating, maybe along one of the corners of the showbase
What else can I add?
I also have two metal cannons by Black Cat Bases, but these are terribly cast and lack detail, so I'm not sure whether I will use them. I think this is a picture of a painted one:
Click to see full-sized image
What do you think?
What's important is that it are easy details, which don't require too much sculpting skills. I also don't want to recreate a portion of a ship, just a piece of deck with some simple details to set the scene.
This is over the top, but a good source for inspiration:
Click to see full-sized image
Last but not least: any tips for creating a wooden floor/deck with balsa?
Thanks!