Re: Seeking some scenery help

> Date: 	 Thu, 7 Aug 1997 19:02:23 -0400 (EDT)
> To:		 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> From: 	 John Crimmins <johncrim@voicenet.com>
> Reply-to:	 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	 Seeking some scenery help

>	Does anyone know of somewhere where I could obtain cheap plastic
> aquarium plants?  And when I say cheap, I mean CHEAP.  Cheap in both
rice
> and quality.	Especially price.  I'm not looking for anything that
looks
> like a real plant, you see.  I want plants in unnatural neon colors. 
I want
> plants that, should you actually put them in an aquarium, would look
as
> though the Yellow Submarine should be sailing among them.  I want
plants
> that I can use to make my Stargrunt games look like they are set
nowhere on
> Earth.  Yes, those are the kinds of plants that I want....
>	  Know where I could find some?  I've checked a variety of pet
and
> department stores, but the plants that I have found have all been,
well,
> natural looking.  Not in the least suitable.	Are there any on-line
stores
> that might have what I am looking for?  Anyone?
>	  
>	  And, on another note....  For an upcoming game of Full Thrust,
I
> need something to represent a "Jump Point".  This is not an
artificial,
> Babylon-5ish jump gate, it's more of a naturally occuring fold in
space kind
> thingie.  Sorry if I'm getting too technical, here.  Anyway, I want to
come
> up with some sort of 3-D object to represent this, and my mind has
utterly
> failed me.  Does anyone have an idea for something that would be
effective,
> and yet east and cheap (yes, that word again--I'm a grad dtudent, and
> "cheap" is an integral part of my vocabulary) to construct?  Any ideas
at
> all would be appreciated....
> 
> John Crimmins
> johncrim@voicenet.com
> 

Try craft stores that sell artificial flower makings to those women 
who like to do flower arrangements.  Buy all the stuff in the 
closeout bins and spray paint them in neon if need be.

KR