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Finished Watertower/Hunters Post



Ruins (need more rubble/damage/bitz/ladders)





Ruined Administratum Shrine (needs more rubble/ladders)

Please keep posting because I am stealing everty on eof these great ideas.

ender502

It's great stuff to game on, too.

The Table Setup


Sneaky Van Saars


More Hidden Van Saars waiting to unleash firey death-filled pain upon two unsuspecting, innocent Ratskin Braves


The RHLF moves forward to liberate their captured Totem Warrior


A Van Saar heavy pinned down by heavy fire, while some sneaky Van Saar juves wait in the shadows


A Van Saar takes aim with his bolter


More Van Saar flaming death....oh, my poor Ratskins!

Dude that looks friggin awesome! Wow!

Could you possible show a close up of the walkways? Did you do anything special to help keep them in place on the buildings?

I was just making a few walkways for my cityfight/necromunda table and used the cyberclicks pieces with heavy paper glued on the bottom to add some strength.

ender502

Damn. I really miss Necromunda now

It looks really really good though! pretty open, but also with enough cover.

*edit* Where and what are those figures on the blank panels of the pegasus kit ancient society?

ender502 wrote:
Could you possible show a close up of the walkways? Did you do anything special to help keep them in place on the buildings?

I'll get closeup pics of them once they're all painted. I've glued two plasticard I-beams on the underside of each walkway, with about 1cm to spare on either end. That way, the lip will sit on each terrain piece and the I-beams will keep them from falling off. It also helps give the walkway strength without extra weight (like a real I-beam should).

VermGho5t wrote:
*edit* Where and what are those figures on the blank panels of the pegasus kit ancient society?

They're statues from the WHFB Chapel kit. They fit in with the feel of the Pegasus kit nicely don't they? I really like them together, makes me want to build another building with the rest of the kit....except I HATED cutting the Pegasus plastic.

As someone who gets the opportunity to play on Ancient Society's terrain (that's my Van Saar gang) on a regular basis it is amazing. The terrain makes a huge difference in gameplay and the pictures don't do the pieces justice with the detail of some of the buildings and the way he has incorporated all the walkways and levels. I've even lost track of my guys in the different pathways! The terrain really is awesome.

Cutting the pegasus stuff is a chore, but at least you know it's sturdy. You
do great work with this stuff! I'll try to be in next week.

ancientsociety wrote:

VermGho5t wrote:
*edit* Where and what are those figures on the blank panels of the pegasus kit ancient society?

They're statues from the WHFB Chapel kit. They fit in with the feel of the Pegasus kit nicely don't they? I really like them together, makes me want to build another building with the rest of the kit....except I HATED cutting the Pegasus plastic.

I didn't even know there was a chapel kit, cool. Thanks for the tip also!
Yeah they are a bitch. I had to take a air rifle to the large chapel in order to simulate battle damage, and that was after my hands started to hurt from cutting up the windows in the kit.

VermGho5t wrote:

ancientsociety wrote:

VermGho5t wrote:
*edit* Where and what are those figures on the blank panels of the pegasus kit ancient society?

They're statues from the WHFB Chapel kit. They fit in with the feel of the Pegasus kit nicely don't they? I really like them together, makes me want to build another building with the rest of the kit....except I HATED cutting the Pegasus plastic.

I didn't even know there was a chapel kit, cool. Thanks for the tip also!
Yeah they are a bitch. I had to take a air rifle to the large chapel in order to simulate battle damage, and that was after my hands started to hurt from cutting up the windows in the kit.

"You'll shoot your eyes out!"

ancientsociety wrote:
except I HATED cutting the Pegasus plastic.

If you have a table clamp then a sawsall works well on the pegasus stuff. Or a jig saw. Both will eat through the plastic quickly and, as long as you don't push the saw too hard onto the plastic, it will jerk just enough to add some randomness.

Ya know, I have been in th eplannning stages for my city scape for a while... I was thinking in term sof square bases. But maybe i'll try smaller necromunda style bases instead.... Maybe. Or maybe i'll make afew big pieces and then use my leftovers for the more necro stuff.

ender502

Amazing scenery, would love seeing you scratchbuild models!

How strudy are those bridges, for gameplay I mean?

One of the things the cardstock bridges has going for them was the bits that went under the main buildings, allowing them to 'slot' in. These look, from the pics, to just be placed on. Not so good when filled with metal Necro models.

BYE

ancientsociety wrote:

Under those statues, use the small eagle pieces from the city sprues.

AncientSociety:

Where do you get your plastruct stuff? I'm specifically
looking for sheets that look like wood planking.

Malfred-

You can do this: http://www.plastruct.com/

There site is a bit of a pain to go through but it is complete.

Or any good train/hobby store should have a great variety of plastruct. I just picked up some I-beams yesterday. Luckily, my local train/hobby store is within walking distance so plasticard is never far away.

ender502

Thanks very much for that link!

Stuff's been a bit slow going lately. The weekend before last I was sidelined for 2 days when, while building a Heresy Space Wolves Killteam, I nearly chopped the tip of my thumb off. Remember shop safety, kids! Then last week, my Ard Nobz squad (converted from Black Orcs) beckoned. Luckily, over Memorial Day, I was able to base all the remaining terrain pieces and primed the forge, walkways, and the rebuilt gatehouse (I didn't like the 1st version). I should have more finished pics by the end of the week, stay tuned!

H.B.M.C. wrote:How strudy are those bridges, for gameplay I mean?

One of the things the cardstock bridges has going for them was the bits that went under the main buildings, allowing them to 'slot' in. These look, from the pics, to just be placed on. Not so good when filled with metal Necro models.

BYE

ancientsociety wrote:....I've glued two plasticard I-beams on the underside of each walkway, with about 1cm to spare on either end. That way, the lip will sit on each terrain piece and the I-beams will keep them from falling off. It also helps give the walkway strength without extra weight (like a real I-beam should).

As such, they're sturdy enough (once braced properly) to hold an entire gang.

I have the pegasus kits, and I've found that a pair of steel snips rated for 18g steel did wonders for doing battle damage.

They're sturdy as all get out, that's for certain.

Hey AS, how do you bend the hollow(I assume) styrene rod you're got on your refinery?

malfred wrote:Where do you get your plastruct stuff? I'm specifically
looking for sheets that look like wood planking.

There's also a hobby store over in Elmhurst which has a decent stock if you want to see things in person before you buy.

Neat. Want to make it a date?

malfred wrote:Neat. Want to make it a date?

Sure, dinner and a movie and plastruct-shopping. I could use some diamond plate. When you want to go?

Grand Preceptor wrote:

malfred wrote:Neat. Want to make it a date?

Sure, dinner and a movie and plastruct-shopping. I could use some diamond plate. When you want to go?

Awww, true love....and all because of me.

VermGho5t wrote:Hey AS, how do you bend the hollow(I assume) styrene rod you're got on your refinery?

That's the thicker type of plastic tubing. I held it under HOT running water from the faucet and slowly bent it to shape. Not the quickest or easiest way to do it, but it won't melt - unlike if you held it over a candle flame (like many modeling sites suggest).

ancientsociety wrote:Awww, true love....and all because of me.

Naah, Felix and I have been seeing each other for years. Like so many romances it started online, then a street-corner rendezvous (that part is actually true), and the rest is history.

I may join him in crashing one of your Tuesday night sessions sometime if your group has room for more participants, although I don't think I can attend very regularly. I've gotta admit, your terrain is a big draw.

Just remember this, a kiss is but a kiss...

I've been having trouble scheduling with them since my
schedule revolves around my wife's.

*whipcrack*

Grand Preceptor wrote:
I may join him in crashing one of your Tuesday night sessions sometime if your group has room for more participants, although I don't think I can attend very regularly. I've gotta admit, your terrain is a big draw.

No problem. We have LOTS of room (there's a practice room in my building we game in). Just let me or malfred know beforehand.

This thread is taking a decidedly "To catch a predator" tone....

ender502