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Well This shalt be the Log of my Efforts for constructing Terrain for a custom table to be used at Da BoyzGT 2011

2 Large ruins (three level, three floor. apx 20"x10"x meh" triangle)

Lruin 1 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Lruin 2 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )


5 Medium Ruins (two level, two floor apx 12"x 6" triangle)

Mruin 1 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Mruin 2 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Mruin 3 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Mruin 4 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Mruin 5 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )


3 Small Ruins (two level, two story Apx 6" by 6" triangle)

Sruin 1 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Sruin 2 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )

Sruin 3 (cast, Assembled, Spackled, Sanded, Pre Paint Detail added, Primed, Painted, Weathered, Posterized )


1 Sandbag Fort

Sandbag fort

3 Barricades (cast)

Barricade 1

Barricade 2

1 Rubble pile

Rubble pile


Casting in progress



Finished components

This is looking extremely interesting. . . and a little messy! I like!

Thanks! The two smaller RTV molds are Hirst arts Molds. The two larger one I made off of master model pieces I also made They are working really well.


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Edited first post to reflect List of Planned structures, and their rough sizes.

Hmm Should I build a top to put this project on as well, or Buy a Zuzzy mat... Hmm... Tomorrow will tell
(it depends on what my local Home Improvement store has to offer...)

Great idea making large wall sections. have fun chipping and make battle damage texture!

essia wrote:... have fun chipping and make battle damage texture!

That's the best part too... (at least that's the Part I have the most fun with.)


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Since I took that Pic I've made two more "window" wall molds. I'll take a pic of the current setup tonight.

The Current Set up



Closer to the molds


Next new mold in progress (Barricades, and Small wall with no windows.)



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And I've decided to build a tabletop for this project to live upon as well ( I really must be some sort of Masochist especially as I am starting a new job this week...)

MOAR PICTURES

(of the progress to date.)

Overview of Stuff in molds


Cast building components




Cast Barricade components


Casting progress table overview


Big Bag o Rubble (left over dental stone broken up a bit)



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I've got about 90% of the "essential" components cast up already (enough for everything but the Large Ruins.)

for perspective
Each Large ruin uses 1 Door, and 13 Small walls (windows, or non windows)
Each Medium Ruin Uses 1 Door and 5 Small walls (windows, or non windows)
Each Small Ruin uses 4 Small walls (windows, or non windows)
Each Barricade is 2 pieces (one cast worth, from the mold with them in it)
The Rubble pile is a pile of excess dental stone on foam (easy as hell to do)
The "sandbag fort" will be either molded then cast Sandbags, or Sculpey sandbags.


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Each building is going to be based, and I will be making a fairly generic table top to put them on (with some "improvised" trench lines of course )

The List of Components I have cast right now is
Door segment: 12
Swall w/2 windows: 41

Spacer Bar (join cover): 53
Barricade (half): 12
Swall W/o windows: 6

the rough footprint of all the buildings I have planned is roughly 2ft x4ft (ie. 33% of the table is planned to be terrain)

All essential components have been cast. (I'm going to cast a few more sets of stuff to give me some additional options when assembling the assorted ruins.)

Bases for all terrain pieces have been cut. now for assembly.

Good progress! How long does that stuff take to cure? Is it rock 'ard?

Emperors_Champion wrote:Good progress! How long does that stuff take to cure? Is it rock 'ard?

It takes between 25-35 mins to set enough to de-mold and a similar amount of time to "cure" fully (your times may be slightly different due to your local humidity) It sets to a near Ceramic hardness. Has exceptional compressive strength but only Moderate Shear strength. It works great for making terrain tho , and is one of the recommended products for casting HirstArts tiles out of.

Now On to the Piccy goodness for the day.

Teaser Pic of the First small ruin in progress.


Bin of Finished wall components


Bin of Door segements, and Busted window walls.


Sruin 1 Right exterior Overview (rubble-ing in progess)


Sruin 1 Right rear side overview


Sruin 1 Flashy Pics




Sruin 1 Far view Left rear(ish) YOu can see a potential layout for the beginnings of the "sandbag fort)

This is really coming together nicely! Great job and keep up the good work, man.

Smashotron wrote:This is really coming together nicely! Great job and keep up the good work, man.

Thanks I shall... I will be getting more done tomorrow after I get home from Work.

Well here's this evenings progress

On to The Pics

Sruin 1 Overview (with 2nd floor)




Sruin 1 Closeup (with Scale mini. Internet cookies to anyone who IDs the model )



Sruin 1 (size of window)


Sruin 1 (size of window/floor height)


Sruin2 assembly in progress


Floor Height jig (I do so love Legos...)

Pics of the day's progress.

Sruin 2 Overview (2nd floor added)




Sruin 3 in progress

Looking very good, keep it up.

This seems to be very interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing this finished.

Is the model a death jester? Otherwise, great terrain building, but how big is the table?

Space Marine wrote:This seems to be very interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing this finished.

Thanks. It will be Awesome (if I can keep up this rate of work)

Phantom wrote:Is the model a death jester? Otherwise, great terrain building, but how big is the table?

It is not an Eldar Mini, its is an IG mini from 3rd ed. Thanks, The table will be a 6' by 4' standard 40k size table (apx 33% is allotted for the ruins as mobile terrain.)

Paranoia_Agent wrote:Looking very good, keep it up.

Thanks I shall.



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Well I got some more stuff done today.

On to the Pics

Sruin 3 Overview






The three Small ruins (and un used components)


Mruin 1 In progress

Got a little more done this morning.

On to the Pics.

Mruin 1 Overview (adding 2nd Floor)








Mruin 2 (adding second story)






Mruin 2 (adding 2nd Floor)








Mruin 3 (in progress adding second story)




Mruin 1 in storage crate (for now) overhead


Mruin 1 in Storage crate (for now) Overview




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Piccs for the evening.

Mruin 3 (adding 2nd floor)




Mruin 4 (in progress)




Mruins 1+2 in a bin awaiting the next stage of work




Three Barricades (not glued down to bases, or detailed)

On to the Progress today so far. (have to stop and let things dry. )

This is the Game plan for the Layout at Da Boyz


Materials for the tabletop...




Mruin 4 (adding exterior details


Mruin 4 (adding 2nd Floor)




Mruin 5 (empty MDF base)


Mruin 5 (adding 2nd story)

Progress to date.

Mruin 5 (adding 2nd floor)






Lruin 1 In progress (need more floor tiles...)

ON to today's Pics. I've cast enough floor tiles for the ground floor level of the first Large ruin, so I've begun adding the walls on.

This mornings Progress.

Lruin 1 (adding 2nd and 3rd floors)






New Mold in Action


Aaaaaand What It makes


Parts from new mold Being added to Lruin 1

Pics of Today's progress.

Lruin 2 (adding 3rd story)




Lruin 1 adding backs to the window fill panels


Closer pics (of Lruin1 window fill panel backings)




Floor Tiles for Lruin2 (and other stuff)


Mruins in a bin (waiting for next stage... Spackle)

WOW nice work man! looks like your gonna be able to pump out tons of terrain much quicker n easier with your moulds! But because they're still scratch built they wont look like the same building 20 times, just the same type of construction. Tiles also really good idea just so impressed, keep it up man!

now you have to find a way of painting them easily

Very interested in this as me and the misses were thinking about this very thing..very subscribed



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This looks promising. Subscribed!

Two Spartan wrote:WOW nice work man! looks like your gonna be able to pump out tons of terrain much quicker n easier with your moulds! But because they're still scratch built they wont look like the same building 20 times, just the same type of construction. Tiles also really good idea just so impressed, keep it up man!

now you have to find a way of painting them easily

You would be suprised at how easily they will drybrush/ then wash up.

Deathshead420 wrote:Very interested in this as me and the misses were thinking about this very thing..very subscribed



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Thanks If you want some sets of Building components let me know...

Flying Pooo wrote:This looks promising. Subscribed!

Thanks

I should have some progress pics up in a few mins. (I just got home from work and need to unwind.)



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And heeeres the Pics of Lruin 2 with the first floor being added.







The molds I made for sandbags, window fill, and a door..


some leftover dental stone... hmmmm Moar Rubble!!!


Window fill inserts. (two back to back make one window fill)




Bases for Barricades.... and a Rubble Pile...