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A thread for the building, modelling and acquisition of terrain & boards for Dropzone Commander!

This thread is designed to make it easier for players (especially new ones) to locate information on this topic, without having to browse through the DZC thread in the News & Rumour Section.

Please post a link to your terrain building/modelling blog (either Dakka or elsewhere), where you have bought some models or even pictures of someone else's work you have spied elsewhere!

New for July!
Impudent Mortal's Tabletop Gaming Terrain Part Deux!

A new kickstarter focusing on 10mm terrain, perfect for Dropzone Commander

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1141913215/impudent-mortals-tabletop-gaming-terrain-part-deux

See the bottom of the page for details!

Terrain Buying Links:
Official: Hawk Wargames Card building set http://www.hawkwargames.com/products/cityscape
Gamecraft 10mm Buildings & Roads for DzC: http://store.gcmshop.com/c/155/10mm
Recommended! -> Orlanth's guide on buying and using N-Gauge terrain for DZC: http://hot-lz.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=27
Kerr & King Desert City in a Box: http://www.kerrandking.co.uk/10mm_scale/kk085.html
Timecast 'N' Gauge (1960-1980 Europe) terrain: http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/range_24/range_24.html
Proxie Models Gothic buildings/walls (very cheap!) http://www.proxiemodels.com/store2/index.php?route=product/category&path=18

Terrain Building Links
Tutorial for making a 10mm building from a micro machines toy: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/352782.page
Battletech Mechwarrior Papercraft buildings (Downloadable): http://www.dungeoncrawlers.com/files/paper-terrain/mechwarrior
'Dam Faita Cream Shake' (?!? It can only be Japanese! ) card apartment building. Page http://freef5.seesaa.net/article/214227623.html and link to the PDF downloadable: http://freef5.up.seesaa.net/js/pc_bldg_1_fv.pdf
'Ninjatoes Papercraft weblog' - huge array of papercraft terrain. http://ninjatoes.blogspot.co.uk/2008/08/buildings-other-structures.html

Blogs/Tutorials/Examples of Terrain
Eilif's blog/examples of Battletech Papercraft terrain: http://rpgdiehard.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/future-war-commander-with-rebased.html

Miscellaneous Links:
Terrain Design CAD software: http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/model-builder.html
Want to buy/build some terrain, but not sure about scales? A handy guide: http://theminiaturespage.com/ref/scales.html

I'll post some pics of what we've done in here next time my group gets together to play . Nothing spectacular, just printing out his online buildings and making some trees, but I think it works pretty darn well and was pretty easy

|I bought this software last week - it's very modern era focused, and you can't add your own images easily (so I can't, for example, pull the texture from the Hawk Wargames buildings and add them to the program) but it's still quite useful even if you just use it to grab texture samples.

I wouldn't say it's worth the full $45, personally - but as we have some people here willing to drop money on all four huge army sets, you probably have some spare cash to throw around.

Here's a youtube video of it in action:

I had a think about Metcalfe buildings. Which are high quality cardstock.

To me all cardstock, including the buildings downloaded from Hawk are a temporary solution. Its ok for a railway layout and even then only for background buildings. For wargaming its completely unsuitable long term.

I remember how quickly how manky the GWcardstock towers in old Warhammer boxsets used to get. I never bothered building mine.

I got a bunch of buildings printed up by my local printing place on 350gms card (thickest they could do cheaply) and I'm planning to experiment with adding strengthening elements to them to see how that helps structural integrity and stability.

There's a very good discussion about N scale buildings for DzC over on Hot-LZ.com.

Here's the link: http://hot-lz.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=27

Thanks for posting that link Magus_mind, that resource is extremely useful! I will update the opening post.

What do people generally think about the scaling of N-Gauge? My thoughts are that it will be too large - I mean it's noticeably too big for Flames of War, which is 15mm scale, and the DZC minis are even smaller than that (10mm?)

Thanks also for the terrain building software Charax, looks very interesting!

 Micky wrote:
I got a bunch of buildings printed up by my local printing place on 350gms card (thickest they could do cheaply) and I'm planning to experiment with adding strengthening elements to them to see how that helps structural integrity and stability.

Print it out on regular paper, glue it to foamcore board.

I found this and thought of using it as terrain for desert world http://www.kerrandking.co.uk/10mm_scale/kk085.html
tes its a bit simple but looks sturdy.


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some nice stuff on here too
http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/range_24/range_24.html


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http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/range_16/range_16.html

Battletech Buildings that have been rescaled for 10mm. Originally intended for the MW clix game.
http://www.dungeoncrawlers.com/files/paper-terrain/mechwarrior

My use of the buildings above:
http://rpgdiehard.blogspot.com/2010/12/future-war-commander-with-rebased.html

Tutorial for making a 10mm building from a micro machines toy:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/352782.page

 Pacific wrote:

What do people generally think about the scaling of N-Gauge? My thoughts are that it will be too large - I mean it's noticeably too big for Flames of War, which is 15mm scale, and the DZC minis are even smaller than that (10mm?)

I don't think N scale stuff is too large (unless it's different across the pond). N is almost exactly the same scale as 10mm. See this chart of scales: http://theminiaturespage.com/ref/scales.html

As far as the comparison to 15mm, perhaps you are thinking of HO scale which is too large for 15mm, but some folks use it anyway especially industrial buildings.

Ok thanks for the scale clarification Eilif! I've got half a mind to go mental and get £100's worth of Tomix/Greenmax stuff. Just all those little accessories you can get (buses, mopeds etc.) are just so cute!

Thanks for the links guys in any case, have updated the first thread.

http://www.wellingtonmodels.com/www.wellingtonmodels.coms/info.php?p=13
Good place for us brits to pick up n scale buildings

I've designed some buildings for Dropzone Commander. Each design is backed with interlocking puzzle pieces so they can be taken apart for easy storage and transportation as well as be made into other buildings.

Here is an Art Deco design. It measures 4 by 3 and is 4 inches high.



And here it is broken down into it's pieces




I've also got ruined designs




I did a larger building, this one is 4 by 6 with 3 stories and 6 high.



And it will break down into 2 of the smaller size versions like this

i like them any plan to release or a how to guide

I'm going to be doing a Kickstarter project to raise money for a laser, it will be up by the end of the week (October 5th)

Here are some pictures of the rest of the buildings, some 25/28mm stuff:
http://s1355.photobucket.com/albums/q706/impudentmortal/

And a video on how they go together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkp1raRNZiQ&feature=plcp

nice


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you've got to go looking for the deals but lots of stuff on here
http://www.gaugemaster.com/search_results.asp?searchstring=%20%20scale~~%acn%ac~~scale%20category~~1229~~category¤tpage=4

Welsh_Furey wrote:
nice

Thanks

The project is now live on Kickstarter. You can see it here: http://kck.st/QxpXjo

Subscribed to this thread now.

Also - the kickstarter looks cool!

Here's a few more card buildings. in the 1/144-1/160 scale range
A Japanese apartment building
http://freef5.seesaa.net/article/214227623.html

N scale EL trains! Not free, but cheap.
http://www.buildyourownchicago.com/order.htmll

If you search for papercraft buildings, there's a ton of buildings, many of them in a Japanese style (and on Japanese webpages) that either are -or appear to be- n scale. A huge list here:
http://ninjatoes.blogspot.com/2008/08/buildings-other-structures.html

Like it

Some people have been asking how well MDF takes paint, and how well the detail will show up, so although I don't paint well, I painted up the Gothic ruin. You can see the updated project here http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1141913215/impudent-mortals-gaming-terrain with more pictures on Facebook here http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.403828419671479.89078.385343151520006&type=1&l=b20f38eefe

I can also attest to the fact that MDF takes paint well I've based a ton of minis and terrain on MDF and it paints pretty much like wood, but without the grain of course.

I heard the Warstore may be having a sale on 10mm terrain...

Unrelated, but can anyone link me to the unarmored Shaltari warrior drawing? I can't find it anywhere...

Great thanks for the new links guys!

First post updated, with a highlight added for wdlanghans Kickstarter for terrain (which looks awesome by the way! )

Thanks! And we are now Funded!!! Thanks everyone for your help!!!

FYI Only 4 days left! After the Kickstarter the buildings, trays, and paint racks will be available but they will also be going up in price. Get'em now while the gettin is good

Guys sorry, I have been so remiss in keeping this thread up to date!

Of course I missed a big release recently, which I know a lot of DZC players were waiting for:

Priced at £30, a complete cityscape. http://www.hawkwargames.com/products/cityscape

I think that the Proxie Model's building wall sprues should be added.
http://www.proxiemodels.com/store2/index.php?route=product/category&path=18

The 10mm gothic walls scale perfectly, and the 15mm office/factory walls scale well with minor door modification.

Here's mine with 10mm scale vehicles and infantry for scale.


Full review and more pics here:
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-plastic-buildings-from-proxie-models.html

Nice buildings, if somewhat DIY, and by far the cheapest plastic structures in N scale.

Hi Everyone!

In case you missed the first Kickstarter Impudent Mortal has designed 10mm Terrain specifically for Dropzone Commander!

We are now offering the same designs, but without the puzzle piece backing (but you can still get the puzzle piece backing if you want), for a quicker build.



As a special offer to members of DAKKA DAKKA if you pledge for any of the 4 building level of the 10mm terrain (Level 3 and 4) you will receive a 5th building FREE! If you are so inclined to pledge for 8 buildings that will get you 2 free buildings, and so on. After the Kickstarter is over, we'll send out a survey for your info and all you have to do mention your membership on this site to get your extra buildings.

This is our second Kickstarter and we are already funded so your guaranteed to receive your pledge. However we do send out rewards based on when the pledge was received so the sooner you pledge the quicker you will get your reward!

More pictures on the project here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1141913215/impudent-mortals-tabletop-gaming-terrain-part-deux