Space Junk

Space Junk is a set of obstacles for the Flash Gordon Rocket Ship project; a pulp sci-fi space opera extravaganza!!! There are six pieces of space junk, cobbled together using the scrap materials from dozens of other projects. I am happy to minimize the amount of waste in my workshop by reusing almost all of the scrap at various times.



I first mentioned the Space Junk in October 2009, and am finally getting around to posting the pics... better late than never! Between juggling the many projects I am working on, having a laptop crash and misplacing a flash drive, I was set back a bit in processing the photos for the Valley of Isk, but now all is back on track and I hope to be catching up.












Probably the first question that will come up is "how big is this stuff?". Each piece is approximately 1' tall including the stand, and between 6"-12" wide. Here is a quick preview pic with some rockets and asteroids to give an idea of scale; the rockets are made using plastic Drink cups from Denny's.



There are more space pics on the way, of new rockets, asteroids and gas clouds, so stay tuned!

Killer Cacti

These vicious plants were cobbled together in about three hours for the game “Armageddon Hour” by Ganesha Games.
I used Apoxie Sculpt and toothpicks, the holes for the spikes were made with a dremel. The toothpicks were glued in with super glue.
These pics were snapped prior to finishing the highlights on the bases; there is some desert terrain behind them that is still in 2nd stage painting .
I have heard that Armageddon Hour is a brutal game that is very difficult to win; I’ll be making 3D boards for it this month so stop back for more on that…

Spider Mines

These Spider Mines were built on commission inspired by those pictured on the Combat Zone Chronicles site.

Materials used: wood plug, steel wire, cylindrical shaped beads. I used a dremel tool to drill holes for the legs, eyes, and antennae, and super glue for all bonds. If you look closely you may see the black post supporting each Spider Mine from below.

Spider Mines can scale virtually any terrain feature and are ideal for infiltration missions. Their main drawback is their slow speed (max 7 mph) and the soft whirring sound of the drive shaft powering the legs, which can alert enemy troops to their impending attack…

ROBOT FACTORY WIP

ROBOT FACTORY

Ahh, styrofoam packing material; it has been years since I used this stuff as inspiration for a terrain piece (the SCI FI INDUSTRIAL JUNGLE).

This is the beginning of a larger set which will include 4 building structures, 2 raised bridges and a walled courtyard.

I'll be painting this up in the style of the Desert Badlands I finished recently.

SPACE JUNK preview

I'm just stopping by to say that I have been too busy to blog! I've been making a lot of terrain and have had no time to post pics on me site. The good part about that is I'll have a stockpile of pics to release periodically in the coming weeks.

What is to come: the completed Pygmy Islands, Deep Space Sci-Fi Pulp, a Wood Elf Mighty Forest, and the beginning of ZOMBIE HELL, an urban terrain project based heavily on the level design concepts from the video game "Left 4 Dead". There are also a few dozen more pics of "The Bing" that will eventually appear.

I need some minions or oompa-loompas to help build all o' this stuff, and a web designer to work with. :)

For those of you who have signed up to this blog, thanks a lot, and tell all yer friends.

SCI FI scenery updated

Sci Fi Scenery section updated; lots of new pics!!

http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/sci_fi_platformers.htm

http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/chem_plant.htm

http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/power_plant.htm

http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/launch_pad.htm


http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/cliff_door.htm

Cargo Bay

http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/cargo_bay.htm

Cargo Bay page added. This is part of a set of sci fi pieces done on commission, assembled from kits by Pegasus Hobbies. These kits are incredibly tedious and time consuming to build, but pretty flexible and look nice when finished. They would also be great for kit bashing (looting the kit for parts to use in scratch built terrain).

More of the sci fi set coming soon!

Flash Gordon Rocket Ship

"FLASH! BOOOOOM AAAAAAH!"

http://nikolairuskin.com/miniatures_pages/rockets.htm

Flash Gordon Rocket Ships and new sci fi terrain pieces have been added to the Valley of Isk.

These were done on commission in April 2009. The Cargo Bay, Cliff Door, Chem Plant, Launch Pad, and Power Plant pages will be posted in the beginning of June.