Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
- The Other Dave
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Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
One of those "why didn't I think of this?" ideas - pasta as alien plants.
Blog post with the process here.
Blog post with the process here.
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Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
Dont forget though that Terrain+paint≠food.

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Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
That's pretty great.
I made one piece of nid terrain using cherry and tomato stems for tendrils and cherry pits for eggs/spores.
I made one piece of nid terrain using cherry and tomato stems for tendrils and cherry pits for eggs/spores.
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Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
And if you must eat your scenery, avoid anything red or yellow. Cadmium poisoning is a real bag of hurt.Primarch wrote:Dont forget though that Terrain+paint≠food.
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Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
cherry pit spores! Ace idea 
current (2019) hobby interests
eh, y'know. Stuff, and things
Wow. And then Corona happened. Just....crickets, all the way through to 2023...
eh, y'know. Stuff, and things
Wow. And then Corona happened. Just....crickets, all the way through to 2023...
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Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
Obviously!Primarch wrote:Dont forget though that Terrain+paint≠food.
Since addition is commutative, if Food + Paint = Terrain, then Food = Terrain - Paint.
Feel free to call me Dave!
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Miniatures painted in 2024: 146
Miniatures painted in 2025:
32mm infantry: 47
Epic: 12 tonques
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Miniatures painted in 2024: 146
Miniatures painted in 2025:
32mm infantry: 47
Epic: 12 tonques
Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
Yeah, but it tastes nasty after being washed with simple green.The Other Dave wrote:Obviously!Primarch wrote:Dont forget though that Terrain+paint≠food.
Since addition is commutative, if Food + Paint = Terrain, then Food = Terrain - Paint.
Painted Minis in 2014: 510, in 2015: 300, in 2016 :369, in 2019: 417, in 2020: 450
Re: Foodstuffs + Paint = Terrain
I do like Germy's blog. he has some great terrain ideas and nice little downloads too.
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