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Perfect terrain, nothing more to say, just perfect

Beautiful scenes of urban decay as usual Neil

Still loving the railroad

And several pots of Tim Holtz just ordered

Thats looking truly amazing, I'm going to have to try and pick up some of that crackle paint and give it a go.

The skull in the bucket is pure class. Blood for the blood god

never was sick so much a pleasure to behold neil... and i hope you are in good spirits too!!! i atm deduce as much from these pics at least.... those worn down rails.... simply overwhelming...

and thanks mate!

I can smell the blood from here, this screams mass murder and decay LOVE IT JUST LOVE IT !!!!!

Your work is amazing and continues to get better, I really am starting to hate you but in a good way

neil101 wrote:@Baiyun.. just imaging a love child betwixt me and Biayuan the world needs that child.. lets get it on you big white ape

I'm not sure the world could handle that godlike abomination of hobby awesomeness...

Distress crackle paint is the best! One can achieve lovely effects with it. I've got two types "old linen" and "broken glass", both awesome in their way.

Edit: How could I forget to leave the usual ?

I wanna be, i wanna be like Neil...tried to get some crackle paint in Manchester today for a base. But no the cool art shop only have distressed ink and no paint. boo hiss. Oh well i will order online tomorrow whoot payday. Oh and buddy best Zone i have seen so far.

 tinfoil wrote:
Remarkable work. The atmosphere of industrial decay here is so thick I feel like I can smell it. Seriously, I'm downloading several of the last batch of pics you posted so I can study the technique.

Hey good idea! Neil, I have just made an 'inspiration' folder on my laptop just so I can keep your pics for future reference!

This is very good neil - the details are special, real special. So jelly.

Urban decay is something we will all have to get used to seeing as civilization slowly falls apart so we may as well embrace its beauty and variety. There is a strange joy in beholding the end of something, seeing entropy enter a system. In fact I can recomend you a book if you are into the reading malarkey: "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman. It's fascinating.

Solid work as always. Will echo same question as above- does the crackle continue to flake / peel after it's been applied? It's a great effect but I'd be bummed if it wore off over time. My game group can be rough on terrain sometimes.

Holy smokes! Neil, your manufactorum skills were beyond words when you did Tor Gillead piece, now they're just getting god like!

Dammit... now I want a trainyard to fight on!!

Amazing stuff, Neil!!

-Remi

P.S. - Glad you liked the Sump Spider story! The one and ONLY story I remember from the Necro book fluff.

Now thats looking gribbly. Have you looked at railway modelling stuff for inspiration?

Hey folks , been a while

finally finished the board and had a game of necromunda with PDH Fulgrim, Rise of the Magi and The legendary John Blanche .. as most of you know my art idol from child hood even pre 40k

The Game board took over my life for three months , not to forget Amber's front room dining room and garden

dont have much time so will just post up some pics ..i also blogged the whole thing on the opus maius blog..


an amazing day made all the better for petes Impulsive GM ing of the gloomservo skull ( blinding folks who the fell to their deaths or drowned in the sump proper write will follow when i get chance

also check out rise of the magi's inqusitorial blog on the ammo bunker for his inqusisiy stuff and and fulgrims blog on blogger for more yggdrassilliume pics !

http://s3.zetaboards.com/The_Ammobunker/topic/7507773/1/

http://isstvan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/yggdrassiliumme-pilgrimage-part-1.html#comment-form

big thanks to Bruticus for inspiring this board to be more than it should have been with his amazing necro terrain.. and also for providing an ear for support when things got tough.. cheers mate

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/446278.page




Twas the harpy garpy and phrillabod,
gnolling vissibog in the vain,
when out jumps the bogey man,
blaxk as soot and makes his claim,

roll back ye sump crust thugs ,
back to yonder acid bogs,
and doth that armour twice as fast,
fore I lease the cerberdog,

eyes aswash with fear and fret,
those sump sea gypsies made away,
all hail to thee pandoricalle ,
and naer doubt a word you'll say.












































Oileus.. cut the plascrete.. as instructed..

The heavy heraklees plasma torch making light work of the fallen rubble a detritus that was now strewn across much of the train bridge. The rubble must have come down in an Arkke quake after the last pilgrim run.

The train man.. thin and wiry with sneering yellow eyes.. cranked his leather neck back and squinted towards vaulted archways that raised up into the gloom above. The corroded metal bridge they had sat atop for the past candle .. creaked and groaned under its new found weight , swaying languid over the vast frothing sump below..

“quick now make haste, the Stymphalian birds will not wait forever.. Even as he said it a shudder ran his spine .. the brass beaked birds with razor sharp wings.. didn’t normally attack over the bridge.. but then again he didn’t normally spend this long on it..”

Why here .. of the all the places to be stuck.. right over the styx, no escape if the flock came.

His last journey was sound, no hiccups. He knew his route like a well worn boot..

leave the dunes via the dark arches tram terminal, creep past the sleeping gandy dancers then out over the sunken cathdra into the junkers scrap yards.. a quick change of rails. Pay the toll, buy the fuel, and then the simple and relaxing ride through the cankors black hill pipes and down into sump rails, what could be easier...

Pilgrims paid well for this journey, and they knew the risks. If the gandy dancers could be avoided then you were safe.. well as safe as you could be on rickety home made railcar.. in a crumbling flooded cathedral ..

The train man promised a shortcut .. that could halve a pilgrims journey avoiding the watery sump territories of the fearsome clock tower cathedra cult far below .A short cut that was looking increasingly long for the last three remaining heraklees ganger’s..


Oileus “Done!”

The last of the remaining rubble was sent tumbling into the sump far below as the train man ushered his passengers back on board the makeshift hand car..

Awesome, I've been waiting for this post! Well done on getting it finished, I can only imagine how much work went into it all.

I love all the additions since last time I saw it - the tower buildings look solid (or are they from a different set?) and the tree itself looks very sinister. I've just been trawling the other sites you linked looking for more pics, there is so much going on in each one. It's like you created a dingy little corner of Warhammer World specifically for JB's models to live in!

I think the spitted bug roasting on the fire with the moon-faced man nearby is a highlight, as are the shots with the decayed gun servitor looming in the background and the mummy with horns and bloody face.

But the best part is just whatever the hell you have done to make the rusty metal look exactly like rusty metal. Things like the zone mortalis blast door, the ferry and this doorway (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/419592-Yggdrasilliume.html) look so metallic I would be actually surprised to discover they were made from plastic/resin.

At some point when you have recovered from your ordeal I would really like a tutorial on how exactly you go about painting some of these effects. A lot of my scenery could do with a bit of this sort of grimification. It looks perfect. My pit slaves would love to live there!

I bet the games were a lot of fun, although I can't imagine drawing LOS was very easy! I've heard good things about using a dental mirror, something I might have to try myself.

Also, I find it hard to imagine PDH's models leaving Yggdrassillium with getting covered in filth.

That is a super impressive board!

Big up boss! That's an astounding board, and I'll be poring over the other links soon to drink my fill of lovely decay

I'm hoping you have lots of wip shots squirreled away for a rainy day...hey, look, it's raining

Sit back, grab a drink and a smoke and relax for a while. Then you can come and tell us all about it. It's a magnificent piece of work mate, sure it added a gak load of enjoyment and character to the games, and at least you've cleared Amber's living room before the holiday season hits us

Agree with Bruticus that the rusty metal is incredible, you need to share.

Now that is truly amazing.

I'd have killed to participate in this, it just sounds and looks overwhelming!
Respect for the discipline to finish yet another huge project!

Too.....much....awesome.....

I...Its....



You win. Everyone else can quit 40k now.

nice work Neil, I would do aanything to play on that board!

Man, I would love to have a table like that some day. Simply amazing.

Come on dude, I am almost finished painting my own terrain and then you post this?!

Time for me to start over...

Thank you..... just.... thank you!

Words Fail me as to how awesome this was Neil and since this is Dakka I have access to my secret wordless weapon

The little things on this board really brought it to life. The Grimskull Servo Lamp, The dead rusted Chaos Space Marine (actually my favourite bit of scatter terrain), the blood covered skulls on the Yggdrassillium, The little man coming out of his hovel, The sump crust shanty.....and the list goes. It was a real privilege to play with this amazing terrain.

The pictures are great, I really like JB's gun servitor in combat with Jon's cultists.

 Bruticus wrote:


I think the spitted bug roasting on the fire with the moon-faced man nearby is a highlight

I totally agree ...but dang man, what a amazing table you have created there Neil, i salute you /salute. Having seen all the pictures on the other links i can imagine that i must have been an absolute blast to play on this baord...but even better...to have John Blanche playing along side on it...hihi (giggles like a little girl with exitment).

One thing i wonder, was the "official" photographer of the WD around to take some pictures for the next issue?...cause you deserve it. Take care and keep up with the brilliantly inspiring work...cheers

Hey folks , got a bit of time to reply now..

first off for the previous questions.. sorry for the late replies


@ AnUnearthlyChilde
Made in gb Thst, is the best bit of information for a long time!!!! I need something like this for my citadel walls!!!

Yep the crackle stuff is fun ..gloopy but fun.


@Bruticus

Thought so, seen it used to good effect on these guys. But does it flake off? Will it get scraped off by a model standing on it? Also your rust looks great, have you sealed it at all? I have had mixed results with sealing.
http://eyeoferror.blogspot.co.uk/
brilliant link love those nurgle guys cheers mate.

@CC

Oh I have just run out of good stuff to say now. Well, just the usual praise, stuff about attention to detail, great use of bits, superb weathering, you know the drill...

Love the bucket with the skull in, nice touch!

cheers budddy.


@Dst

This is some of the most mind-blowing, creative terrain I have ever seen man! Damn fine job!

Thanks but You obviously haven't seen Dave Andrews stuff of late

@Tinfoil

Remarkable work. The atmosphere of industrial decay here is so thick I feel like I can smell it. Seriously, I'm downloading several of the last batch of pics you posted so I can study the technique.

Cheers you right it does smell.. especially the two part epoxy resin areas phew!!

@Vit Perfect terrain, nothing more to say, just perfect

glad you like mate..

@Monkey Beautiful scenes of urban decay as usual Neil

Still loving the railroad

And several pots of Tim Holtz just ordered


Just noticed your reviews on the paint mate, will have a proper look later..

' Girafx Thats looking truly amazing, I'm going to have to try and pick up some of that crackle paint and give it a go.

The skull in the bucket is pure class. Blood for the blood god

and khorne for the khorne flakes


@never was sick so much a pleasure to behold neil... and i hope you are in good spirits too!!! i atm deduce as much from these pics at least.... those worn down rails.... simply overwhelming...

and thanks mate!

this is going to get sigged for all the wrong reasons lol
never was sick so much a pleasure to behold

couldn't really chat before as i was too busy .. looking forward to some down time and painting minis on easy street, hope your well mate.will catch up soon.

@LDD I can smell the blood from here, this screams mass murder and decay LOVE IT JUST LOVE IT !!!!!

Your work is amazing and continues to get better, I really am starting to hate you but in a good way

thanks man apreciate it even if i don't comment as often i should these days ..

@baiyuan I'm not sure the world could handle that godlike abomination of hobby awesomeness...

oh i dont know ..i wear my best longohns for the occasion


@pete I wanna be, i wanna be like Neil...tried to get some crackle paint in Manchester today for a base. But no the cool art shop only have distressed ink and no paint. boo hiss. Oh well i will order online tomorrow whoot payday. Oh and buddy best Zone i have seen so far.

and at that point he hadnt even seen it

@CC Hey good idea! Neil, I have just made an 'inspiration' folder on my laptop just so I can keep your pics for future reference!

you should try getting a gimme bar or something similar , saves loads on comp space


@Weety sorry for the late reply weets ,the bok sounds great , i ahve had no time for reading of late but now is a good time to sit back and chilax will have a looksee at the novel thanks

@skalk Solid work as always. Will echo same question as above- does the crackle continue to flake / peel after it's been applied? It's a great effect but I'd be bummed if it wore off over time. My game group can be rough on terrain sometimes.

yep its abit flaky i sealed mine with superglue.. well the really flaky bits anyhow.

@Ize Holy smokes! Neil, your manufactorum skills were beyond words when you did Tor Gillead piece, now they're just getting god like!

the only god of terrain is Dave Andrews .. all hail the master , not saying i wouldn't want to be sat at his right hand mind you

@;Iza Dammit... now I want a trainyard to fight on!!

Amazing stuff, Neil!!

-Remi

P.S. - Glad you liked the Sump Spider story! The one and ONLY story I remember from the Necro book fluff.

love the spider story, and made an effort it made it onto the finished board , Fulgrim added the moonface guy and they really worked together. cheers mate.

@lamahead Now thats looking gribbly. Have you looked at railway modelling stuff for inspiration?

yep loads of train stuff, i posted a blog about it on opus , some amazingly talented train hobbyists out their..

http://opusmaius.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/ships-and-trains.html

mr scratchmod is one and his guys work i found recently is stunningly real..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45518221@N00/3250983207/



as i said apologies for the late replies just been too busy

so Thanks all for the new comments as well ..


@Bruticus

Hey mate , yep , it was a marathon and a sprint finish.. still not tidied up yet will take a week i reckon but looking at your stuff kept me on track, you have set the bar very high , and nothing but that chaotic attention to detail would do.
and it just takes time and time and more time and mess and arguments, and hating and loving and hating again..still not what i had in my mind but , i guess you have to be realistic , otherwise it would never end..

the most difficult part was the design , how to make a 4by4 transportable .. i failed miserably at adding walkways just not enough time, the block buildings you mention are warhammer worlds inquisitor terrain , wonderful cast buildings.
that made a nice backdrop to the board and gave much needed height.

the spit roasted spider is inspired by the story hf izanagi linked earlier not enough time to do the model justice , and the moon face guy is Fulgrims model , great innit ?

the blast doors were really easy, the zone motalis ones had a coat of woodland scenic snow effect and bicarbonate of soda sprinkled over a purity seal spray, then re sprayed with purity seal , when dry i basecoated with black and then used a hard brush to remove most of the flakes.. i then used turquiose washes for verdigris and model mates opaque rust effect for the orange rust.

the whole board got the bicarb and snow effect treatment.. i even used your method of spray crackle paints stone effect to give other areas a different texture , but that stuff takes and age to dry properly

your pitslaves are most welcome to yggdrasiliumme , in fact i think they live there already..

gaming was fun but truth be told i was too tired to really enjoy it properly , and there were so many other distractions even a giant game of apocalypse with dozens of titans , not to mention the minis.. and we all know i dont know any rulesytems other than spcace crusade space hulk and advanced space crusade, so pleas take pity on pete who had to put up with my languid dice throwing

still i beat him in our game though my illium leader crushed his hag in a proper oldies fight , like saruman and gandalf on the orthanc and watched as his mercs fled

peter is a filthy sod so his models can be clean
cheers

@bounty, cheers mate , super heavy too , when travelling on the train and taxis.

@Monkey hey mate , i could do with a smoke and drink come to think on it are you offering ?., yep loads of wip shots , will do a wip post soon, cheers, glad you approve mate , i know i cant impress you with my grammar , so one has to have something up ones sleeve.

@Giraffx Hey mate , thanks its a bit empty in parts , and was going to be a lot less than it is but,, i kept looking at bruticus's board and thinking i want it to look like that, still needs height .but i am happy with the overall feel , the sumpbridges came together at the last minute and i was over the moonface with them .and big pump thing over the small estuary was made a day before the game and painted about three ours before packing it away.phew!!

@BIG B Woyuld have been cool to see you gangers on it mate , if you ever over hear would love to get a photoshoot of them . So glad its over , i really don't have the space to create stuff like this , but who turns down such a wonderful opportunity.

@ Vit You win. Everyone else can quit 40k now. but what about the elder and tau and orks and nids and deldar and on anon....

lookingf forward to some simple stuff next , was thinking of recreating the praxus stuff with dkok , I have a few things to make for Mols next inquivitational event the requiem of madine but nothing eles planned so maybe back to my first love praxus or maybe a horus heresy space crusade remake .. tempting!

@Rogue ... Anything.... cheers mate

@whale .. loose your job self respect and any careerer ambition have far too much time on your hands and it could happen to you too For a long time this was going to be my farewell swansong to 40k .. I really wanted to concentrate on doing art for myself.. free of restrictions , but it kinda grew on me in the process and as much as i would like to move on concentrate on writing or painting or whatever, 40k is my comfort blanket and i dont think that will ever change,
maybe i just need to get something out of my system get a crap job and enjoy the simple hobby aspect of it all. instead of trying to turn hobby into my art.. i dont know .. i guess you do it whilst its still fun right.

@Commander , hey mate, blame bruticus and blanche not me

@Nerfest.. you welcome..

@PDH , ha ha , you were the best GM ever! Grabbing passers-by to control the gun servitor was inspired mate.. yeh divvy ! and they all still attacked Rise's gang lol

@Chelnov, thanks mate, I was so excited it was stupid.. I swear for some reason i behave like a total divvy when doing stuff like this.... ( whats that Amber .. I am a total divvy.. fair point )


It was a real treat to see the minis and the folks equally , John was such a gentleman .. and spoke at length about his hobby of converting minis as well as giving us a rare glimpse of some of his original artworks .. i was just sorry he didn't wear his cable wig and bionic eye implant..

i would never have dared dream when I started this blog i would get the chance to do any gaming , let alone with GW visionary art director .. i tell you folks its gone a long way in restoring my confidence i can tell you,,

watch out i will be getting a real job next.. ..honest!

Hi Neil (and other contibutars), thanks for the inspiration boost.

Glad you enjoyed the off the cuff GMing. I hope for next time that I do it a little less off the cuff but with a few more surprises up my sleeve. Grabbing passers by was a bit of fun and made the gun servitor that little bit more random. The most worrying part was that dude who hadn't even been born when Necro came out. I am still surprised by the second guy attacked Rise's gang. I mean after that character assassination we gave him of Fulgrim

Funniest thing for me was Rise rolling double fumble followed by double fumble. Dammed luck hey. But I am still smarting over him trying to set most of my gang on fire and sniping my sniper. Boo Hiss

With stuff like that, you could likely make money on it. Then the issue of job versus enjoyment comes up, but it is worth considering.