always wanted to do something like a ocean rig and seeing Warhammer worlds ferro giant-alphus I decided to have a go, so lets go, started out with 6mm MDF board as base and Styrofoam block, some tubing for the legs which will be detailed and many games workshop kits, here are early pictures will update as I go along

I like where this is going.

my wallet does not

Awesome idea for a gaming board

 Desubot wrote:
I like where this is going.

my wallet does not

thanks, sold off a lot of bits from the ill fated emperor titan project bought quite a few kits with it so no actual outlay,,,, yet

added the first level flooring, will be making some of my own to go around silos where I didn't put enough panels also built first of silos, thanks for looking and comments

looks amazing, I would love to do something similar, do you have a rough estimate of how much you spent on GW terrain to create this?

 supreme overlord wrote:
looks amazing, I would love to do something similar, do you have a rough estimate of how much you spent on GW terrain to create this?

thanks i will have to work that out for interest but as of now not spent anything apart from the foamboard base as i sold off parts from my previous emperor class titan project and bits i did'nt need from the sector mechanicus kits i bought

Looking good! I'd suggest painting what you have built before going further and then adding layer after painting them. IIRC it's what the GW terrain team did, as otherwise you can't reach the innards to paint them.

 JohnnyHell wrote:
Looking good! I'd suggest painting what you have built before going further and then adding layer after painting them. IIRC it's what the GW terrain team did, as otherwise you can't reach the innards to paint them.

thanks, yes that's the plan, just dry run really seeing what is needed and how it will be put together etc, going to put a lot of extra little details in aswell


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finished another level and started the promethium extraction pump, thanks for looking

done some more work on the sea, cut out strips for the deep part of the waves


the cut offs from this i turned upside down and glued to board to give the higher waves, ready for filler to be placed and sculpted over,

Looking good. That board is going to be awesome once finished!

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
Looking good. That board is going to be awesome once finished!

thanks

I love scenery WIP pictures and these are no exception!

 corpuschain wrote:
I love scenery WIP pictures and these are no exception!

thanks plenty more to follow

Interesting...I'll be curious to see how this ends up. I think some serious liberty would have to be taken to make it very playable/fun. There are some full MDF oil rigs out there which look pretty fantastic.

Nah just play a Necromunda game on it. It's basically tailor-made for it

Yep its a Munda table if iv ever seen one.

it might need one more central fight area and los blocking walls here and there (like machinery and crates) and you are good to go.

 Desubot wrote:
Yep its a Munda table if iv ever seen one.

it might need one more central fight area and los blocking walls here and there (like machinery and crates) and you are good to go.

thanks, there will be lots of detail in it like crates, barrels, machinery etc some more larger areas of flooring as well, also a landing pad, once completed I will also be making a pipeline out to a jetty, dock for shipping of promethium with a imperial transport ship of some sort

Dont forget to LED it up because the lower levels are going to be hard to see.

Looking awesome!

 Desubot wrote:
Dont forget to LED it up because the lower levels are going to be hard to see.

yes, led's will be implemented


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so started the supporting pillars as will have to be done first before continuing with sea, made some bracing brackets with modelling nuts and bolts added and some ties along top also with nuts going to add panelling tomorrow






and how the sea and pillars looking at moment

rrrrrivets!!!! looks super cool...
of course the whole set of earlier pics shows an amazing amount of cool work too!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
rrrrrivets!!!! looks super cool...
of course the whole set of earlier pics shows an amazing amount of cool work too!

thank you

managed to get some plates on to pillars today and miniature nuts, next step will be to model weld along plates edges

nice, what´s the origin of these cardboard tubes by the way...toiletpaper ones are not that wide and thick...? carpet transport roll?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
nice, what´s the origin of these cardboard tubes by the way...toiletpaper ones are not that wide and thick...? carpet transport roll?

it was from a online wallpaper shop I bought wallpaper off some time ago, knew it would come in handy it is thick and strong enough to hold the weight of the rig

ah...i see

That is an awesome idea and the execution is really good. It’s gonna be a great piece when done. I’d steal the idea but have to many project already I need to finish. I could see it as a fun piece for Necro as well. Good work sir.

 schank23 wrote:
That is an awesome idea and the execution is really good. It’s gonna be a great piece when done. I’d steal the idea but have to many project already I need to finish. I could see it as a fun piece for Necro as well. Good work sir.

thank you,

so I tried doing the welds with milliput I had lying around but too much hassle getting it to stick whilst sculpting so ordered some green stuff and will do it with that but looks like it will look good, so I sculpted the algae growth on the pillers from air dried clay, good effect I think





and this is where up too, it's all dry fitted to make it easier to paint and plan levels

I like it, especially the level of detail work on the scratch built parts! Only thing that throws it off for me is how the cylinders don't line up with the support pillars. Having them continue up throughout the structure will add the feeling of weight to them instead of having them offset and unsupported.

 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
I like it, especially the level of detail work on the scratch built parts! Only thing that throws it off for me is how the cylinders don't line up with the support pillars. Having them continue up throughout the structure will add the feeling of weight to them instead of having them offset and unsupported.

thanks, it's only dry fitted at moment, just to get the layout set, once i'm happy with them and painted I will put them inline, thanks for comments

so while waiting for green stuff to do welds I thought I would do some pipework connecting silos etc
this one was made from galvanic magnavent, pipes and the red pipe is from rocket launcher from firework night with serial box cut in strips and miniature modelling nuts also managed to start next level

Looking good! Don't want to know how much that set you back though, that's scary amount of terrain in there

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
Looking good! Don't want to know how much that set you back though, that's scary amount of terrain in there

thanks not cost anything in real terms yet as I sold all GW the parts from another project to finance it,

Its an amazing build, i especially like the aldae/barnacles on the rig legs. Where on earth are you going to keep it though. Its massive

 Flinty wrote:
Its an amazing build, i especially like the aldae/barnacles on the rig legs. Where on earth are you going to keep it though. Its massive

thanks, it's staying in bedroom for now it's more tall than wide at the moment

added my own scratchbuilt chequer plate flooring to GW ones and created a hatch to middle with opening doors, to the end of this is going to be the landing pad on silo and theres going to be a pully loader from it to above hatch, for supplies etc, still some more details to be done on doors

that´s the good stuff!
just asking...will you add hinges?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
that´s the good stuff!
just asking...will you add hinges?

thank you, there are hinges on it, will be adding a hatch to top as well


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put some more detail on hatch made first own version of flooring and moved hatch piece as was overhanging other levels too much restricting movement

not done a great deal but greenstuf came so started welds on rig supports, 2 down 5 to go, also making barnacles but will photo these when I get more done

Great stuff. That’s coming along swimmingly. And your attention to detail with the barnacles on the bottom is fantastic.

I'm simply awed by the scale of this thing, and it's a rare thing to see that combined with an amazing amount of attention to detail.Keep it up!

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
I'm simply awed by the scale of this thing, and it's a rare thing to see that combined with an amazing amount of attention to detail.Keep it up!

thank you and will do

 schank23 wrote:
Great stuff. That’s coming along swimmingly. And your attention to detail with the barnacles on the bottom is fantastic.

thanks

Good gravy that;s an impressive haul of plastic and a mighty fine build in progress

not done a great deal but finished welds and added some molluscs on the supports

not done a great deal but had some time to make a scartchbuilt silo, something different to the games workshop ones, made from old air freshener body and bits from sector mechanicus sets

Could you show a pic of the original air refresher? That seems to be a very nice pics of junk...the built looks very nice that way!

This building is so exciting!

Great work so far! I'm looking forward to how it will turn out.

Some nice variation; like Viktor, I'd love to know what the source bit was

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
Some nice variation; like Viktor, I'd love to know what the source bit was

thanks it was a neutradol air freshener not got another at moment but when I do I will post picture


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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Could you show a pic of the original air refresher? That seems to be a very nice pics of junk...the built looks very nice that way!

soon as io get another I will show picture before building it

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Could you show a pic of the original air refresher? That seems to be a very nice pics of junk...the built looks very nice that way!

heres a picture of it viktor it's a bit of a nightmare to get stuff to stick to it

Many thanks, that is indeed an interesting piece...the flat side has its merits...

As for glueing stuff to that slick plastic , there are two options...:
One, you drill the plastic and shove the rods in it...or you use a mixture of super glue and backing soda ... together this forms an evil crystalline mess...sturdy as hell...but one knock could still scrap stuff off... you could sand of course the to be glued surfaces first...that can help...or carving thin lines....

The upper star like structure is also highly promising!

so started the support pillers and the growth around them, used pictures of real coral reef base as starting point, several layers later done

Nice, and a bit sweet even due to these small blossoms...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Many thanks, that is indeed an interesting piece...the flat side has its merits...

As for glueing stuff to that slick plastic , there are two options...:
One, you drill the plastic and shove the rods in it...or you use a mixture of super glue and backing soda ... together this forms an evil crystalline mess...sturdy as hell...but one knock could still scrap stuff off... you could sand of course the to be glued surfaces first...that can help...or carving thin lines....

The upper star like structure is also highly promising!

I found that mitre super glue where you get a spray first to dry it then the glue works about the best up to now seems stuck ok


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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Nice, and a bit sweet even due to these small blossoms...

my attempt at some mussels had some greenstuff over so rather than waste it had a go just adds another layer to it, thanks for comments

Those air fresheners look interesting, thanks for the pics. Also, I'm loving those little touches on the supports.

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
Those air fresheners look interesting, thanks for the pics. Also, I'm loving those little touches on the supports.

thanks

This is awesome! particularly interested to see how you are going to do the sea.

 STG wrote:
This is awesome! particularly interested to see how you are going to do the sea.

thanks, sea is next after I finish support pillars as would have been near impossible to paint in situ once there done and glued into place will mke a start, thanks for looking and comments


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started the paint on the pillars, wanted to use a rusty base coat and add heavy weathering from there, found Vallejo air red on black undercoat gave a good base with the airbrush, the rest hand painted and sponged, also used crackle to give the cracked paint, some came out great some not so, so a bit hit and miss but still a good look, still a couple layers to go but looking goood

added some streaking to the pillars and that will do, gluing them into place and getting started on seas next

That looks incredible man, some real attention to detail going on !

Wolfsburg wrote:
That looks incredible man, some real attention to detail going on !

thanks, pillars varnished and glued into place

I agree the weathering is fantastic

 STG wrote:
I agree the weathering is fantastic

thank you


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managed to get the base of filler added for sea which when painted will hopefully give illusion of movement

Very nice texture on the pillars, and the filler job for the waves seems to work well. Are you going to use a resin water effect?

 b-tone wrote:
Very nice texture on the pillars, and the filler job for the waves seems to work well. Are you going to use a resin water effect?

thanks, I will be using gloss yacht varnish then liquidtex medium to give movement

managed to get sea painted, basically used green, black and blue acrylic paints and mixed from dark for the dips in seas, to various shades for waves and sponged white to crests of waves and dabbed white around pillars for more agitated effect, gloss varnished and when dry will add more effects with liquidtex medium

That sea effect looks fantastic

 Huron black heart wrote:
That sea effect looks fantastic

thank you, it was a nightmare to undercoat, everytime I went back to it I found another unpainted crevice but pleased with it as didn't want it to be too blue and wanted a more hostile sea/enviroment

That gloss coat really brings it out.

the previous layers made it look like blue rocks

 Desubot wrote:
That gloss coat really brings it out.

the previous layers made it look like blue rocks

thanks and your right, they did look like rocks, hoping the medium will give some more movement too it, also going try and make some sort of alien seaweed on the pillars,

That is highly promising...and I know about these endless searches of missed out spots...can drive a man crazy...

added the liquitex medium, pictures not great but basically added waves crashing against the pillers, some more height to wave crests and some movement to other parts, looking on youtube this will dry fully in about two days, so fingers crossed





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whilst this drying I am going to start the landing pad with control tower, crane and radar station as I am entering it into the The -=]_=- Terrain Competition Thread -=]_=- LoER Terrain Contest #25 "For the War Effort"
found a poorly made skyshield landing pad on ebay as getting cut up anyway, removed hinges from sides and top piece, hinges from pad and used whats left for the sides and based it on foamboard, used some of the cut off hinges as hydraulic arms for landing pad doors,

dry fitted legs to landing pad for ease of painting, added some flooring to side for access to tower used a old tank trap for floor supports

Ohoh....the da40k arts of casting at work....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Ohoh....the da40k arts of casting at work....

ssshhhhhhhhhhhh yep I need a lot of flooring and don't need any more kits so most cost effective way of doing it

That is fantastic!

 ChazSexington wrote:
That is fantastic!

thanks chaz, heres where I am up to now, some more flooring done and stack to one side

Thats insanely cool... If I may suggest something though, maybe add some shacks, lean-tos or, if that doesnt work with your vision, maybe a shrine or something? Currently there doesnt really seem to be anything to allow people to inspect the site, to work there or anything... and actually, an access point could be useful as well. A pier, a bridge/pipeline leading to the mainland, that kind of stuff? Unless its only meant to be accessible by air, ofc.

 Tyr13 wrote:
Thats insanely cool... If I may suggest something though, maybe add some shacks, lean-tos or, if that doesnt work with your vision, maybe a shrine or something? Currently there doesnt really seem to be anything to allow people to inspect the site, to work there or anything... and actually, an access point could be useful as well. A pier, a bridge/pipeline leading to the mainland, that kind of stuff? Unless its only meant to be accessible by air, ofc.

hi, thanks and for comments, once the main structure done I will be adding details like you suggest also there is going to be a 2nd board along side it with a pipeline and dock also going to do some kind of imperial container/tanker ship

Yeah, I thought you might do something like that (well, the main structure part of your post, anyway. ). Just wanted to mention it in case you hadnt thought about it, since the time to think about this kind of thing is approaching pretty quickly.

Should be awesome when its done!

(hell, its already awesome... I think I need a better word for it... <.< )

started the rail system for crane so can be moved from one side to other, piece of foamboard with plastikard chequer plate added nuts and bolts, handmade running rail and brackets for supports, just placed on for the moment for easier painting

success is seen in a strong plan... which you obviously show us...looks very good altogether!

This is all looking so damn good.
I do suggest however adding in a couple ramps between the main levels as this would add some more space for gaming utility wise.
Also I think adding some other things to the pump (pipes, a control unit) should make it stand out more

Love watching this blog

 fwlr wrote:
This is all looking so damn good.
I do suggest however adding in a couple ramps between the main levels as this would add some more space for gaming utility wise.
Also I think adding some other things to the pump (pipes, a control unit) should make it stand out more

Love watching this blog

thank you, goin g to add some stairs/walkways once main structure finished, some more handmade flooring around some of the vats as well, lots more pipes and control panels to add as well

made a container from scratch with bits and backing off drawing pad, this is going on the crane

with that container you released your true riveteer potential! indeed! more of this and the league will have you body and soul

actually... i might have to steal that design...i like this elongated hex shape...is it hollow inside or did you use something as a shape "holder" ?

What a great looking table. The way you are going it will surpass the inspiration.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
with that container you released your true riveteer potential! indeed! more of this and the league will have you body and soul

actually... i might have to steal that design...i like this elongated hex shape...is it hollow inside or did you use something as a shape "holder" ?

thanks viktor, inside has some cross pieces in to help strengthen it

Cracking!

Sure you don't want to... ork it all up?

Very nice idea for the crane! The container is also cool.

 b-tone wrote:
Very nice idea for the crane! The container is also cool.

done some more work on the control tower combining kitbashing and scratchbuilding the radar systems, hope you enjoy

great idea for that radar dish, i have a few of those icarus lascannons and now i have use for them!
looks awesome!

got some work done on the container grabber, will be adding some more bits too it but nearly finished, I wanted it to be movable but it is top heavy and wont stay on wagon so will need to be glued in situ, enjoy

very creative build, looks awesome!

back on board after a couple weeks of illness, started by adding flashing led lights to landing pad and painting started

started painting the supports, air brushed leadbelcher on a black base coat, it seems darker than the base coat they do and gave a mottled effect good for weathering as I progress, after a drybrush of leadbelcher base to bring out detail and a wash of sepia ink dry off with kitchen towel, next will be the detail painting and rusting

wanted the walkways to look like they were painted but time and weather have caused it to deteriorate over the years, how I did it black base, air brushed leadbelcher which drys with a mottle effect and darker than base leadbelcher which I dry brushed on randomly next after a coat of Vallejo sepia dried I started with sponging hellion green on then rusting was done with Vallejo browns, still got to do details and a final light sponge of leadbelcher but I think I have the desired effect, what do you guys think



also started landing pad, used crackle medium in places to see if I can another effect to weathering

I like where this is going.

The metal certainly looks grungy and corroded. If you're after an effect for multiple layers of knackered paint, then dsteingas has a great tutorial for it using salt weathering. I've used it for my Necromunda bulkhead and barricades and it is easy and effective.

Great conversion and scratch building there bobbuilder.

Cheers,

CB

 Desubot wrote:
I like where this is going.

thanks


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 Flinty wrote:
The metal certainly looks grungy and corroded. If you're after an effect for multiple layers of knackered paint, then dsteingas has a great tutorial for it using salt weathering. I've used it for my Necromunda bulkhead and barricades and it is easy and effective.

thanks for the info


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Captain Brown wrote:
Great conversion and scratch building there bobbuilder.

Cheers,

CB

thank you


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Desubot wrote:I like where this is going.

so painted the walkways just got to do railings, made some lights for around the landing pad walkway and painted to give illusion of lit as was the lights on the landing pad floor and lights on supports

Very niiiice.
Looks very convincing. The rust is fantastic!

Where did the panels come from and cylinders?

The Allfather wrote:
Where did the panels come from and cylinders?

sorry for delay been ill so been on the backburner, the panels and cylinders are from the sector mechanicus range from games workshop


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 McMagnus Mindbullets wrote:
Very niiiice.
Looks very convincing. The rust is fantastic

thanks, hope to start it up again soon