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So it's been probably years since I have put my face on these forums and it's probably time I get back to where it all started...

I've had some very hectic tournaments in the last few years, focusing primarily on CSM but moved the start of 2016 to the loyalist and superior codex of SPACE MARINES!

I've gone through a full circle event realising that as much as I do love Death Guard, they were not heavy on the chaos iconography like other chaos marines were so I went back and built a full army of loyalist kits with the preheresy scheme with a few worn out models but mostly basic painting on them.

I ran with this on the CSM codex for a good two years, heavily investing in vindicators, land raider and terminators to get my work done and I performed well most games but then the codex creep came...

Experiments with 4 Maulerfiends, Cypher in Spawn stars, and all the like left me feeling let down by the basic elements of the army and so the Emperors guiding light set me free.

The leap into using preheresy models came almost 2 years ago because of their rugged and tough appearance plus being expensive they were not seen often at tournaments in this area so I took to it quickly and they suited my painting style - fast and washy!

Within months I had made 50 marines and a few tanks as well as ordered 15 odd terminators, which is now in the 50 mark thanks to BAC and BOP box sets.

My shift in the hobby though turned towards the hobby, where I found solace those earlier years when things in life just seemed tough, warhammer and particularly the building of terrain gave me a reason to be excited for tomorrow.

https://www.facebook.com/DistrictTerra/

I put most of my stuff on here, been using it as a good creative release and have just in the last month moved in to a much bigger home where I can finally get some real work done and all those half finished projects can go to rest.











Just to make sure there is enough spam in the post.

I hope to reconnect again with those of you I may have lost, and make new friends along the way!!!

Introduce yourself either here or FB.

Looking forward to a good reunion.

I have a small update.

I received a commission after selling some terrain to a customer and he had a close friend who was interested and got on to me straight away about creating a dwarf inspired set but changed his mind (thankfully before production began) to a snowed over industrial set and I fell in love and ran with the concept. I drew up heaps of sketches and saved picture after picture of reference for use and have started construction after a long and difficult move to a new home.

This building would be just for repairs and gearing up of the vehicles or machinery of war. The buildings are 6x12" with cuts down the middle so they can be split apart to cover wider areas or put together to form a cluster of industry.


A prep station with fuel tanks and the needed tools of war. The machine must grind on!


Because he was so keen and I had these lying around, I made customer objectives also for the set.


More updates soon! I am really keen on this project as a whole. Painting will be so much fun. I have a lot of ideas.

So I have some extra stuff to show for this set.



I have begun putting the texture paint around. It is good for hiding gaps in walls and

I also use it for roughing up floors and walls to create texture where there isn't any.







The devil is in the details with this one. I hope to really create something with a story for this terrain. An overrun facility with a hint of Genestealer Cult.

Look for the next addition!

Nice stuff, I like especially the propaganda facility with the printer!

b-tone wrote:
Nice stuff, I like especially the propaganda facility with the printer!

I need to find a suitable material to use for paper. I may have to resort to just sheets of actual paper and run them through the machine.

I have another small update.


A crate of goods for the front line/guerrilla army (ironically the genestealers)





And the second building taking shape. This one I wanted as a sort of small refueling station/oils/change that kind of thing. Some minor work to be done but coming along well!

Cool stuff. You make some really cool terrain.

EDC

This is awesome! Especially love the Eldar webway gate

My jaw...dropped.. You've done some amazing work there!

evildrcheese wrote:Cool stuff. You make some really cool terrain.

EDC

Thank you. Although for commission, I am doing this at a quarter of the price most places will do but with depth, story and detail no other place will add to their pieces. (at least in Australia)

Ynneadwraith wrote:This is awesome! Especially love the Eldar webway gate

A beautiful piece by miniaturescenery.com it came out well, I had the kit for a long time with no idea what to do with it.

Skinflint Games wrote:My jaw...dropped.. You've done some amazing work there!

Thank you so much. Comments like all these here are what fuels it a bit. It's easy to get lost but seeing reactions is the best part of what I do.

I recently got hold of a LOT of scrap and cut off pieces from a friend and I wasn't quite sure what to do with them at first until I realised how easily I could make practically anything given the inspiration.


I made this! A printer it will work as, for the GSC in this sector. Having captured the printer long ago they pumped out propaganda and started turning the masses against their own government.


A corner of one of the buildings I've made. This pipe or canister, whatever it may be has ruptured and genestealer Jim has found a comfy spot to rest his genestealer head.

The body underneath has a Tyranid adrenal gland on the back of it's head, a form of aggressive psych-domination through parasites but the victim didn't live through his transformation.

The printer room currently looks like this.


I've added some pieces to the edges of the room to give it more of a lived in feel.


And the three that I've currently got working on. The blue stuff is texture paint which is invaluable!

Where do the little coggy bits come from?

Really characterful i like it

Yeah stunning work always impressed by this plog

Lots of great details in your stuff - love thy style.

Llamahead wrote:Where do the little coggy bits come from?

I got them from a recent convention where miniaturescenery.com were selling large piles of off-cuts. I bought pretty much every bag.

STG wrote:Really characterful i like it

THANKS DDD

Ynneadwraith wrote:Yeah stunning work always impressed by this plog

I like this. I document for you guys!

kestral wrote:Lots of great details in your stuff - love thy style.

Thank you so much.

Does anyone have any requests for anything they would like me to tackle? I may do a few open range pieces that don't tie into 40k.

Excellent. The printer room looks top notch.

EDC

Fantastic terrain!

If you're taking suggestions I'd be interested in seeing shops or markets, either intact or ruined.

A lot of terrain tends to look long abandoned and something more lived in would be cool.

Nice stuff. Looking forward to seeing more.

evildrcheese wrote:Excellent. The printer room looks top notch.

EDC

Thank you!! I am so happy with the way it's come out. considering it was a whim choice to try and even make that machine it worked out well.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Fantastic terrain!

If you're taking suggestions I'd be interested in seeing shops or markets, either intact or ruined.

A lot of terrain tends to look long abandoned and something more lived in would be cool.

I will try that in the future! I have a lot of projects already banked up but that's going in the pile for sure!!

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:Nice stuff. Looking forward to seeing more.

Thanks! ask and YE shall receive.

I have begun work on a very big part of this project. I am lucky that with my measurements quickly taken once the walls went up that I can fit in there exactly as I meant to.





It was a pretty tight fit, and there is a lot of work to go into making the racks look good but there is always time.

And lastly is a shot of everything so far that I've made/collected for this racking system.

Nice work!

How big is it actually, I can't get a sense of scale compared to a dude :S

Nice looking terrain, and objective markers too. Interested to see how these come out.

If you're interested, the latest round of the LOER Terrain Competition has just started up. Once you finish up this piece come on over and say hi. It's a fun time.

Ynneadwraith wrote:Nice work!

How big is it actually, I can't get a sense of scale compared to a dude :S

It's about 18inches high I think at the highest point. Since I don't own and rulers I usually gauge the sizes off other pieces I have lying around and it becomes the official "ruler" hahah.

Cleatus wrote:Nice looking terrain, and objective markers too. Interested to see how these come out.

If you're interested, the latest round of the LOER Terrain Competition has just started up. Once you finish up this piece come on over and say hi. It's a fun time.

I will have a look at that for sure! I may bookmark for later. Trying to catch up on all the stuff I have lying around.

I built a printer out of leftover MDF scraps from miniaturescenery.com They've been beyond useful!


Also made some other unknown-use machinery haha. But it fills the space well.



and the factory as it was when I left it.

Great terrain. Love the use of MDF offcuts. I've done this a lot lately - try layering them, gluing, and sanding to create rounded/curved shapes.

 JohnnyHell wrote:
Great terrain. Love the use of MDF offcuts. I've done this a lot lately - try layering them, gluing, and sanding to create rounded/curved shapes.

I made all the machinery out of just random bits glued into layers. It's come out really well.



Starting construction on the elements of this piece. Just some machinery in this building, nothing too fancy.


I didn't get any progress before I ended up finishing this. So I took some before and after of the buildings for spraying.





Moving on! More updates soon.

Impressive!

Thanks for sharing.

This is a great terrain building log! So much juicy inspiration in here

Ctaylor wrote:Impressive!

Thanks for sharing.

I love to get my stuff out there. I thrive off the inspiration of others work. If I can get people wanting to pick up a scalpel and make terrain then I've done my part.

LeminyFresh wrote:This is a great terrain building log! So much juicy inspiration in here

^ Leminy says. The inspiration is my motivation. What you want to work on Leminy?

I made up some posters, as I love the trash and well-lived in look of the terrain I've made in the past and especially for a genestealer cult propaganda factory it should really be making plenty of paper to push forth the message.

A couple of serious ones, dictating the cult as the champions of the people, fighting an unbearable tide of hatred and tyranny in the form of imperial forces.






And one with a bit more fun to it.


I began laying down the colors for the machinery, I went with a sort of straight-laced green as having worked around the stuff before its either that or a very olive color. Loved the results so far.

Looking good! The green works well.

EDC

 omgitsduane wrote:
The inspiration is my motivation. What you want to work on Leminy?

I recently gotten my hands on a bunch of my old 40k odds and ends that I have no practical use for nor the motivation to sell, so I am going to get to work on a modular "scorched earth" style battlefield with lots of wrecked vehicles and shattered fortifications. I'm far off from starting the project but your plog has gotten my creative goo flowing