A find on a walk adds to the sci-fi terrain collection

Christmas Day and Boxing Day have turned out to be quite productive on the hobby front. While out walking on Christmas Day, I came across a Banksia tree and was able to collect a few of its seed pods with the idea of turning them into sci-fi terrain. The pods have a wonderful alien look. I decided to paint them with a yellow and dark pink colour scheme and added them to the other seed pods I have already been using to create colourful and interesting looking terrain features.

In addition, I painted up two Imperial officers that were a small Christmas present to myself.

The latest alien terrain additions.

Two imperial officers.

Here are a series of photos showing the steps I used to create the terrain features:

One end of the seed pod is sawn off so they can stand freely (avoiding the need to base them and saving both time and effort).

Once cleaned up and given a flat base, the seed pods were covered with a yellow wash.

After the yellow wash had dried, the seed pods were dry-brushed with yellow to help highlight the texture.

Finally, a dark pink wash was applied to the openings in the seed pods to add contrast to their alien look.

With these new terrain pieces finished, they will soon find their way onto the tabletop for a Star Wars game.