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Post by BG. Foster on Feb 21, 2013 5:18:04 GMT -5
Looking good, not too different from the trenches I'm working on.
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Post by Cosmic on Feb 21, 2013 14:11:02 GMT -5
I shall be following this with great interest  Any water effects going to be used? |
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Post by badgersplatter on Feb 21, 2013 15:18:59 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Cosmic, I will be spending regrettably large quantities of money on clear resin for both puddle details and the 5 river boards...
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Post by badgersplatter on Mar 4, 2013 4:02:39 GMT -5
 Got all 10 boards textured on one side. There are some gaps when it goes together which I'll need to fill out with strips of card or something, but it's coming together! |
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Post by Adkenpachi on Mar 4, 2013 5:52:40 GMT -5
Lookin real good dude. Are those structures made from paper?
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Post by treadiculous on Mar 4, 2013 6:22:16 GMT -5
Loving those trench works..
The Imex hexagon platform kit is impressively tall too!
... and is that the old necromunda terrain.. you've kept it looking pristine!
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Post by badgersplatter on Mar 4, 2013 7:40:53 GMT -5
Yeh, I was dead impressed with that Hex kit. More so that it was only £6 from Modelzone, although I don't think there is anywhere with a regular supply at that price. The floors are the same height as the Necromunda system so I expect walkways will work between. That one is therefore 2.5 storeys compared to the bulkhead system, since the ground floor is raised a little.
My issue with it is that it has a lot of different sizes and angles, so I would expect it to be very difficult (unapproachably so) to try and make any designs that deviate too much from the given one. Certainly not from scratch. I think it will look really good painted up though, and that's just the "small box" kit!
The Necromunda terrain is not as pristine as it looks in the photos, the hidden edges where the bulkheads slot in are getting very ragged. I'm currently trying to figure out a way to save it, from a couple of options:
- Leave it as is, but seal the worn parts in PVA to extend their life. Keeps it flat-packed, although printed card doesn't look as great as proper terrain.
- Glue it together, paint and base it. Would look fantastic, but take a massive amount of space to store and move.
- Replace the card with something more durable - does anyone have any suggestions here? I'd need a lot of it...
Adken - it's thick card, with modular grey plastic bulkheads from the original Necromunda boxed game and expansion.
The main thing I've learned? Necromunda is amazing. I think my IG are going to stay in storage for a long while until I run out of opponents for this...
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Post by Adkenpachi on Mar 4, 2013 7:50:48 GMT -5
Oh riiiiight!! Im with you now. Heh, i only play necro due to its awsomeness! You cant kill someone by jumping off a building and landing on them in 40k  Plus walls have HP. |
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Post by badgersplatter on Mar 4, 2013 7:53:46 GMT -5
What I love most about it is there's reward for actual tactics, while the more I play 40k the more it feels like metagaming and list building. Of course, Necro does have a massive luck factor!
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Post by Adkenpachi on Mar 4, 2013 9:41:16 GMT -5
Luck adds to realism... In reality a farmer could gun down an SAS elite if he got lucky enough...
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Post by Paradill on Mar 4, 2013 10:43:53 GMT -5
With enough luck involved, an untrained 13 year old could take down a fully trained prime if his like special forces agent. Life is luck. That's why we're not all born rich or empoverished.
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Post by badgersplatter on Mar 5, 2013 2:21:46 GMT -5
 Coffee table wargames! |
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 5, 2013 2:24:53 GMT -5
Badger, you're making me look bad, I should do some work on my table.
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Post by dougeye on Mar 5, 2013 3:38:37 GMT -5
Ah wicked i have a load of that old card and plastic section scenery! i tend not to use it now though.
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Post by badgersplatter on Apr 9, 2013 9:45:54 GMT -5
Progress: wetness!  This will take a day or two to dry, then I'll do ripples on the surface. Sorry for the phone camera picture, I'm at my parents' as they have suitable garage! Edit: Better picture.  |
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Post by 3ff3ct on Apr 9, 2013 15:55:05 GMT -5
That's very very cool  |
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Post by badgersplatter on Apr 13, 2013 14:41:00 GMT -5
I keep seeing it in the corner of the room and panicking thinking I've spilt something, until I realise what I'm looking at  |
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Post by badgersplatter on Apr 28, 2013 14:16:24 GMT -5
Sh*t just got quaint.  |
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Post by 3ff3ct on May 3, 2013 12:47:34 GMT -5
Ye Olde Necromunda? These are great! |
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Post by Major Downer on May 4, 2013 8:13:44 GMT -5
I like the look of this a lot!
Can we see a shot with your army on the bored at some point?
I look forward to seeing MOORRREEE!!!
Major Downer
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Post by badgersplatter on May 5, 2013 7:38:37 GMT -5
I'll pop the army on once they're finished :-) I'm still texturing the reverse sides, 3 more to go! Then it's roads to sculpt, grass to go on, and the river surfaces to do.
I actually don't play much 40k any more in favour of other games, but the cottages will get a lot of use in Song of Blades and Heroes, and Saga when I get around to buying an army for it!
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Post by badgersplatter on Jul 14, 2013 12:55:40 GMT -5
Been a while, hm? Massive progress on these bad boys though. 4 down, 16 to go:   I'll do two more pretty soon, then work on hills etc. I haven't been on the board for ages, hope everyone's doing well? |
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Post by Adkenpachi on Jul 14, 2013 14:46:21 GMT -5
That's beautiful man
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Post by Cosmic on Jul 15, 2013 4:10:00 GMT -5
It's such a shame that that beautiful little village will soon be a bombed out crater when tanks come rolling through  if you ever play 40K on it that is Magnificent work. As Adken said, it's beautiful. |
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Post by hendrik on Jul 15, 2013 5:40:28 GMT -5
inspired by this topic me and my regular gaming buddy will start building our own table this evening (or atleast get all the materials and start cutting out 12" tiles from polystyrene).
Have you found a less hand-maiming trick to cut out the trenches etc? I was thinking about maybe a hot air gun, melting it away as pleased?
As for the painting, did you first glue the sand to the table and then applied paint, or did you mix some sand with the brown paint and then just painted the whole thing?
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Plus walls have HP.
if you ever play 40K on it that is