RE: (FT) Miniature ideas (Space Stations, planets and missile pac ks)

Actually, for the planet, chop the styrofoam ball in half and line the
bottom with cardboard or manila folder.  Coat the top surfaces with
spackling paste, smooth and sand if preferred (i.e. a gas planet
wouldn't
have much vertical terrain) otherwise take advantage of the ridges to
paint
up mountains or glaciers.

Space stations can be almost any shape. Depending on your scale you can
use
1) a 20 oz soda bottle with some fins added for a B5 type station, 2) a
cluster of paper tubes with little platforms sticking out at various
levels,
3) A stack of CD's with spacers between the cd's and a round hub on each
side (to represent a multi-level residential station in the Jetson's
style)
or 4) various plastic pieces such as a funnel, a bowl, some tubing to
create
a Star Trek Space Dock.

--Binhan

-----Original Message-----
From: Bren Mayhugh [mailto:jygro@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:38 PM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: (FT) Miniature ideas (Space Staions, planets and missile packs)

Hello all:

  For a game that I am going to be running, I need a few miniatures and
I 
was looking for ideas on how to make them.  in the Subject, you can see
what

I am looking to create. Other than counters, does anyone have any ideas
on 
how I go about making planets, space stations and missile packs.
  The planet isn't that hard, but I am looking for other ideas for it. 
My 
idea for the planet is one of those styrofoam balls that you can get in 
craft shops and paint it up, but looking for other ideas.
  The Space station, I am looking for inspiration for it honestly. 
Once, I 
get a good idea what it should look like, I can start making it.
  The missile packs, I am completely lost other than using counters, but
if 
anyone can found/created a miniature for them, I'd love to see them.

Thanks,
-Bren

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