Added a tutorial in the “How To” section on removable bridges.
Removable Bridge
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Removable Bridge
Federal Cold Storage
I’ve mentioned a number of times how much I rely on mock ups to test scene composition. Call it my blind spot, but I have a hard time visualizing exactly what things will look like when viewed in two dimensions on paper. My original plan was to put a low, one story building in the […]
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LAJ – August 30th
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Kitbashing
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