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Yeah its alot... but man it’s genuinely effective, surprised me.

Oh man, just came across these beauties

http://www.prezzybox.com/diy-drinking-straws.aspx?glcountry=GB&source=ppc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3fz986me2AIVyL3tCh1vUwCMEAQYByABEgIGx_D_BwE

And you can get basically the same thing on ebay for £2!

My diy scenery is about to get a lot more pipey


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The Necromunda Terrain Facebook group has a wealth of ideas. I tend to shy away from the scratch-built stuff as I like GW's terrain so much, but that doesn't mean some of it isn't fantastic.

However when someone comes up with a use for GW's terrain that I hadn't thought of, it tends to impress me. This is a 90 degree shift in terrain orientation, and it completely changes the way the Sector Mechanicus range can be used.

I spied this on a random Google image a while back, but the guy is posting on the Facebook group and I asked for a couple of extra shots to shot it off. I'm talking about the generator in the back left of this pic:






If the pictures aren't working please lemme know.

Would make a great engine setup for a small starship.

Small by Imperium standards. Maybe a kilometer or something ☺

Jesus!

What is that, about 8 copies of each kit?

My word that’s awesome

Now, get painting.

Well now I just feel inadequate!

Really should dig out my Shadow War Box, get all my sprues in one place.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Jesus!

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I can almost do that. I've plenty of everything except the straight walkways.

This is a gang hideout/gambling den I've been working on, waiting for some bottles from Anvil and a few tidy ups in places but the new terrain pieces really are versatile for what you can do.

Super nice!

What plans you got for the base? I couldn't help but put sand on the base, it just feels so natural from my history of playing 40k and making terrain for 40k, but not the best choice inside a sci-fi metal city.

That is a great building. Nice one.

Regarding basing there is bound to be loads of rubbish, broken rockcrete and dust everywhere in the underhive so basing with patches of sand would still be appropriate. Maybe concentrate on drifts in corners rather than an even coating.

Planning on a few broken bottles and piles of dirt up against the walls, then dremmeling away the edge so its easy to fit with the mat I ordered from deep cut studio.

Sweet gambling den!

Still working on my plastic walls, myself.

warl0rdb0b wrote:
This is a gang hideout/gambling den I've been working on, waiting for some bottles from Anvil and a few tidy ups in places but the new terrain pieces really are versatile for what you can do.

That's awesome! I know what I'll be building when I stupidly buy too much terrain next time.

On my own desk, an older shot, but when I find the time I plan to continue work on New Clandenstein a.k.a. Container Town:



Old pic, as in the meantime I've added in barricades to the top of the walls, mounting points for barbed wire, tossed in a search light and still need to add armoured shutters / hatches to the firing positions.

I like that container idea!

Not an original idea but one I saw on Twitter as shared by the designer of the terrain kits.

Well, I saw someone turn a container into a shop, something I'm also planning on doing with another set of these (gunshop / gunsmith, saloon / water trader and guilders office / bounty board) when I get around to it.

The munitorum containers are a great kit. Who knew Citadel could do such good terrain

Most if not all of the recent 40k terrain is from the same designer, who has an ace Twitter account where he shares conversion ideas on the kits, or just general know-how not always mentioned in the instructions of the kits.

https://twitter.com/RayDranfield

 BrookM wrote:
Most if not all of the recent 40k terrain is from the same designer, who has an ace Twitter account where he shares conversion ideas on the kits, or just general know-how not always mentioned in the instructions of the kits.

https://twitter.com/RayDranfield

Very cool thanks for the share!

Some old polystyrene insulation ought to make up some walls for the boxed game pretty easy. Then just get some gray acrylic paint from home depot in the little small sample can.


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Not an original idea but one I saw on Twitter as shared by the designer of the terrain kits.

Well, I saw someone turn a container into a shop, something I'm also planning on doing with another set of these (gunshop / gunsmith, saloon / water trader and guilders office / bounty board) when I get around to it.

I've seen a lot of repurposed containers while I've been overseas. You see them used as sheds, offices, houses. . . just about anything really. Makes a lot of sense you'd see the same in the underhive.

 argonak wrote:
I've seen a lot of repurposed containers while I've been overseas. You see them used as sheds, offices, houses. . . just about anything really. Makes a lot of sense you'd see the same in the underhive.

Very much this, though for me personally it's a fast and easy way to get some terrain going in this setting without having to dig too deep.

New Clandenstein was something I started on when the first rumours came through that the game was due this year, at first wanting to just build a small shack town until I saw the container conversions. So, we decided that regular old Clandenstein was overrun by zombies that spilled from a cracked dome after a hive quake and that the remaining survivors moved into the newly discovered dome, settling up shop in an abandoned container yard near the edge, which may or may not be situated next to a large toxic sump lake for any future expansions involving boats and whatnot.

https://www.hobbylinc.com/cgi-bin/s8.cgi?cat_s=UPB&tag0_i=876

Gang graffiti decals, from our train modelling friends. These would look pretty awesome on the underhive. In fact the underhive without graffiti would surely be odd.

 Knockagh wrote:
https://www.hobbylinc.com/cgi-bin/s8.cgi?cat_s=UPB&tag0_i=876

Gang graffiti decals, from our train modelling friends. These would look pretty awesome on the underhive. In fact the underhive without graffiti would surely be odd.

Wow, that is a nice find.

The DRD kit seems ideal for those wanting to pay the game out of the box.

I'm a bit more of an old-school, free-form terrain guy myself, but I'm sorely tempted!

Did some more work on my container town:

Started work on the saloon / watering hole, which is coming along nicely:




(platform is not glued in place, but there right now to keep the container from tipping over backwards, oops! )

Most annoying part right now is going to be doing the interior of the place. I want to add in a fridge of some sort at the very least, plus a shelf or two packed with liquid containers.

I also pieced together a still of sorts for the place, as every watering hole needs to sell its own supply of Second Best for those less fortunate souls who can't afford Wild Snake:


For those wondering, no I don't know how stills work, I just Googled some images and went from there.

The Guilder's office / bounty board:


Only thing missing is a computer screen of sorts for the left panel and a small slot at the bottom of the mesh screen so he can accept / dispense credits without going outside.


Guilders are rich, as such this guy does not need to rely on the spotty power grid the rest of the town makes use of, instead he's got his own supply of plasma canisters that slot directly into his humble abode.


An armoured door that can only be opened from the inside or through Guilder credentials. Yes, this guy is paranoid as hell.

Really nice execution. I think I'll be hinting heavily for the container kit for birthday

Love it! It's a Shanty Town, but a distinct one. Might steal the storefront idea...

 Knockagh wrote:
https://www.hobbylinc.com/cgi-bin/s8.cgi?cat_s=UPB&tag0_i=876

Gang graffiti decals, from our train modelling friends. These would look pretty awesome on the underhive. In fact the underhive without graffiti would surely be odd.

For added effect, paint on some rectangle-ish areas a slightly different shade to simulate previous attempts to clean up graffiti. Then use the decals on top of that.