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That foamboard setup looks like a PITA to make. Are you using a hand-held foam cutter? I look forward to the results.

Sudden rash of stabbing a in prisons from prisoners with pop knives. News at 11 .

Whoa! THose platform things are going to be badass! I love the litte exposed cable box. I need to try this!

A popsicle stick balisong? (A.K.A. butterfly knife) Hmmm.... I wonder if I am the only one posting in this blog who owns one (and knows how to work it. Yes, a misspent youth.) Is it even legal to own one in the UK? I know you guys have some funky laws about that sort of thing... or is it the Aussies

Cool stuff. Enjoying the show, moi. Carry on, Cam

Don't drop in for a few days, and the genius 's been at it again.

Lovely work!

Thank you all,

@ DrH, Thanks bud, not a flick knife a butterfly thingy.
@ Josh, Thanks, got a cheap foam cutter set up off ebay, really great, not that big a deal to do this lot.
@ Theo, OOps well luckily my blog is just not that popular.
@ Dave, Thanks sir, much appreciated, and look forward to seeing your efforts.
@ Red, I should have guessed you would be the mispent youth...Thanks bud.
@ CK, Thank you sir.

So little progress....



Laid out some supports for a floating floor....


Dry fit the covering....


Black bomb...


And start laying down some base colouring, probably not the end colouring...


Thanks for looking, happy enough with progress, but wish I had a bit more time at it. Questions, comments and critique as always welcome.

This looks interesting! What function does that metal room serve I wonder?

Another great project, is this going to be a diorama of some sort?

Wow, that looks great Camkierhi. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Terrific work again, Cam! Looking forward to seeing the next steps.

Nice work. I'm thinking of casting up some spaceship panel floors and I like the work you've done here with the "drop floors" beneath the grating. Cool inspiration.

That's an amazing amount of detail on there. Loving it!

Looking magnificent. Fidget spinner, I take it.

Iron powder in resin, who'd a thunk it ?
Genius.....until it all oxidises into a lump of nurgle rot I'm sure the resin, paint and varnish will stop that.

Nice flooring, are you makeing a Space Mortalis ? Or a Hulk Zone ?

The subfloor detail is amazing. Keep it going

Thats great Cam! Love the recessed everything!

 Camkierhi wrote:
@ DrH, Thanks bud, not a flick knife a butterfly thingy.

It requires flicking. I couldn't think of the name, unlike our delinquent friend, Red' there.

Great job on the flooring. Keep it up.

Can I just say one thing?

COOL!!!

Thank you all so much for the comments.

Would answer you individually but think a quick note will help more.

This is actually my second go at the LoER comp, theme "Tubes". I am developing a large space ship or base interior, with a mind to space hulk style play, this is a little more towards the AVP game so less 40K iconography, though will still be able to be used as a board section. This is obviously only a corner of the room, another few boards could either add the rest of the room or be other rooms, the aim would be for an eventual 4 x 4, but modular enough. Though in my head it will be a bit more free flow, in so far as you would lay it out like a dungeon, with corridors and some rooms off that are accessible.To that aim this will have movable doors and the "other side " of the walls will be done., this section will be something like a lab, with trailing tubes and wires and some containers with stuff in. not too much to block play, but enough to give you the creeps. The hard bit is balancing it right for generic use, to AVP and it will not work for 40k etc.

Anyways heres some pics.....

Overall, this was actually yesterday, done some since...


And decided I need a few more control panels...


Black bomb and drybrush metallic...


And started colouring in...


Thanks for all the wonderful comments and thanks for just looking in, really appreciate it everyone.

Oh and @ Graven, yes you are correct. My youngest has Aspbergers and fidget things are good, he has an unhealthy love of knives and guns, but what little boy doesn't, so I am making hime a harmless enough Butterfly knife to play with. A few years and he will be old enough to join Red and buy his own real deal, but until then I will wrap him in cotton wool and popsickle sticks.

This is actually my second go at the LoER comp, theme "Tubes".

how productive and somehow slightly decadent...^^ i haven´t even reached any kind of finishing line with mine...and you start a new one

the idea is brilliant and your execution is emanating so many good memories of movies and computer games....keeping it generic is in my opinion always the better move here...
some years ago i saw someone making a whole airship "dungeon/board" ...looked spectacular...and that is a dream of mine ever since...to make a playable bard that lets you dream yourself into this very rooms then....(mind you, with enough money i would be drowning in hirts arts molds and build it^^...)

by the way, how come you can use up so much granny grating? i still try to find some here...seems i either lack the correct german name ...but i know where it is used... that material seems to be more accessible in UK and the states?


speaking of the lab idea...what will be the furnishings of these rooms be? big vats with specimen? have you seen that vivisection table of the new 40k releases?...


cheers, vik

The floor really Pops with the walls and other sections painted.

How is AVP? my copy is still sitting untouched in a closet. Opened it just to check for damage as the box was mangled slightly.

Just want to put out a message to any affected by the Manchester incident last night. We are so sorry and filled with anger at the events and please accept my family and I's, prays and love and deepest sympathy. Nothing can say how we feel.

Really appreciate your efforts to bubble wrap your young'un. As I dad I can empathize with that. It's probably a losing battle... but we've got to fight it, right?

Very sad to hear the news about the bombing in Manchester. My thoughts & prayers are with you folks in the UK.

Just want to put out a message to any affected by the Manchester incident last night. We are so sorry and filled with anger at the events and please accept my family and I's, prays and love and deepest sympathy. Nothing can say how we feel.

+1

And two entries? Wow, I din't even get my head around one . I like the more generic feel, it makes it useful in all kinds of scenarios. If your boy likes guns, I can suggest nerf guns . They're (relatively) harmless, and can be modded to his (and your) heart's content

Cam, there is a toy-- or tool-- that is quite popular over here at the moment called a fidget spinner. It seems that you have created you own version of one with the woodn balisong. It is meant to help alleviate stress for those with things like aspergers, autism, PTSD ADHD, etc...

...and they can be a bit addictive, the balisong knives, but one needs to be very, very careful about where one 'flicks' them. For some odd reason they are very scary to people who know nothing about them. I've had mine for over 30 years. A good knife should last a lifetime.

Cam, for the AVP ship interior, there are a lot of fan made printable signs that one sees in the interior of the Ships used in the Aliens franchise... the signage is called semiotic standard... here's an example...
http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/File:NossymbolsMASTER.png and another http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Nossymbols.png

Vik, plastic canvas (plastic leinwand?) or plastic needlpoint canvas (Nadelspitze Leinwand?) are the terms for the granny grids. I think.

So good! looking great, I love watching your build threads they're so inspiring!

Thanks everyone.

Just a quicky, bit tired, but wanted to drop this here...



And a bit more done on the controls...


Thanks for looking, hope to have a bit more time over next few days, though my sons b'day might mess me about a little.

 Camkierhi wrote:

Also saw this on youtube, and did my usual of messing it about...Sat for 5 minutes and cut up the string at variable lengths, really most likely a waste of time as static grass is just not that expensive, but in a pinch one to remember...

Boulder creek railroad channel?

i saw that guy do the same thing to make hay bales.

the room looks stunning and i love the controls...but the hazard stripes are a bit...meh...i recently discovered acrylic pens...instant coverage even on dark surfaces... for my leagues entry this will be the method for my hazard stripes...

it is looking good