So here's an oddball kitbash... "Oddball", because I don't even *own* Mars Station, so how could I possible make a kitbash for it?

I got to thinking that it would be nice to have a real 3D crater, not just the flat 2D craters on the Mars terrain tiles. Turns out that something like a crater rim is actually one of the few types of curved folds you can make without a gazillion annoying tabs to glue - just score and bend into shape!

So here you go, here's a blank template for a crater rim, conveniently scaled to take up the maximum 7.5"x9.5" allowable space for a kitbash (at 200 dpi). That gives you a crater which is just under 7" in diameter (perfect to fit on a standard 7" tile), with a crater rim just under 1" high and about 1.5" wide, leaving more or less 3x3" in the center for your miniatures to take cover:



Feel free to texture this with Mars Station cliff wall textures, or just dirt and rubble for use in a WWII or Modern scenario. (Maybe even a CaveWorks texture?) If somebody wants to submit a textured version as a real official kitbash, I would appreciate an acknowledgement...

I provided two tabs to close the ring of the crater rim. If you want to glue the thing down onto a tile, you can obviously add some small tabs along the inside and outside edge.

Sigh... I cracked under the pressure and finally did put together a "wasteland" crater. Here's a preview of the model:




Notice how I tried to put some of the "broken pavement" pieces of the texture along the outside of the crater rim. The goal is to look like the crater tore up the pavement.

Hmm... since the UM "wasteland" tile is a free sample, would it be ok to just post the whole file here? Or should I go through the official kitbash channels...

I'll try to sneak in a picture of a prototype build later tonight. Plain paper, and scissor-cut (which may not be a bad idea for such a long curve), but it does look quite good. I didn't even bother scoring the rim: just squeezed a crease along the rim with my fingers...

Hmm... the WWGallery seems to be inaccessible right now.

Well, here's a little snapshot via ImageShack:

Great job! As far as posting it, if those are WWG textures at all you need to go through the official kitbash channels. If you drew up the textures yourself and they don't belong to anyone else, you could post it yourself - but not here because of bandwidth issues. I suppose it could go in the gallery. But that's probably a moot point since that looks like it's made of WWG textures through and through.

Looks terrific!

Thats pretty slick. How did you attach it to the ground tile?

Hey, that's a really great idea! You could also use Tacky glue to attach it without tabs if you were so inclined.

Template is easy enough to create, then just add the tectures, but an official kitbash would be fantastic!

Again, great job!

Skunk

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Conaill, you rock! It looks great!

Feel free to prep and submit it whenever you get a chance.

[Turns around in front of the mirror]
Does this purple make me look fat?


Thanks for the updated avatar, Aleph/Phatz!

And any answer is going to get you into trouble!

Skunk

Check out my fantasy campaign, Wizard Quest, a world using Wizards of the Coast’s 3.5 DnD system by visiting .

Check out the NEW IMPROVED flash teaser for my sci-fi campaign, , coming Jan 2007. I’ll be using D20 Future for the rules.

Check out what games I’m working on and their status by visiting .

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Woohoo - !

Thanks Aleph & Denny!