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Well, with only about two weeks left, I had better get started. I need a way to get up to the roof level, but I have some ladders and levels once you get up there.
Need to build ramps and planks connecting the structures, little bits and bobs to sell the factory feel, then coat and paint everything. So much time and so little to do . . .
theCrowe, boringstuff, those are both beautiful entries! I love the modularity of the portal circle, and the defensive position is many times improved from the original. Jazzy, that's going to be awesome, assuming you can pull it off!
I hit a nice milestone with a finished-ish project, but it's only a quarter of what I had planned... the production curve was steeper than I'd thought. I'm happy with the outcome, but I need to up the efficiency. I still need to stage some good photos... hopefully with at least one additional set. As always, a few more pics on my blog.
@theCrowe - That turned out really well. I really like the colors on the portal vortex.
@Boringstuff - The weathering effects are really nice. I also like the conrast in color between the walls and earthen base. Looks natural in its build up.
@MacPhail - It always seems easy at the start but there always seems to be a surprise lurking to muck things up. What you do have finished looks great.
Have paint on the run off pond, I just need to try to match up everything for some group pictures.
The river sections are getting there. A couple of layers of modpodge still needs to go on, as well as grasses to blend them into the grassy tiles that will exist on the rest of the boards
Boringstuff
That raised thickness in the back gives weight to the piece. Solid.
DJJazzyJeff
Love to see everyday throwaway objects turn into something nifty!
MacPhail
Those arches look hellza clean.
Peterhausenn
Good end piece. Have you tried to use ModPudge gloss on the surface before, for that liquid effect? I have seen videos but never tried it my self.
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Those look good! Same ModPudge gloss question for ya too.
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Progress
So it sinks but the side of the arch that was made from foam is still raised. However this time a small rock on top will do the trick.
All coated in resin and dry.
Will take pictures in aquarium after the trees are in.
Had to glue them to rocks to give weight, because sticking them in and taking them out without disturbing the substrait would be much preferred.
Coated them with resin too to seal the glue and paint.
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Those look good! Same ModPudge gloss question for ya too.
This is the first time I've used it, so we'll see how it goes. I finished putting a layer on all of them today, I basically spread a layer over the blues and then stippled it/swirled it to look a bit more like water and remove the spatula marks. The ones that have dried look quite nice, so the grass went on this evening
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Those look good! Same ModPudge gloss question for ya too.
This is the first time I've used it, so we'll see how it goes. I finished putting a layer on all of them today, I basically spread a layer over the blues and then stippled it/swirled it to look a bit more like water and remove the spatula marks. The ones that have dried look quite nice, so the grass went on this evening
Seen folk use airbrush or blow through a straw to move the ModPodge around for that wave effect. It honestly in looks crazy simple and too good.
Cool, cant wait to see it done!
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The tank is looking mega! Haha, for once on dakka the best tank in the thread is an aquarium! A nice Bala shark would look neat swimming through those arches. Though they may not be suitable with your own fish. Think they can be nippy when they grow.
theCrowe wrote: The tank is looking mega! Haha, for once on dakka the best tank in the thread is an aquarium! A nice Bala shark would look neat swimming through those arches. Though they may not be suitable with your own fish. Think they can be nippy when they grow.
I do like that shark look! however they might not get along with the full roster.
Made a list of most cheapest and hardiest fish to get first. Black and Monk Tetras, Cherry Barb, Khuli Loach, Harlequin Rasbora, For that shark look will get Siamese algae eater. Will try to get 6 of each over time.
Also the arch expansion, additional terrain pieces, and a tree canopy idea all in the plans for future terrain challenges. I got water test kits, heater, bio filter, thermometer and will make sure water quality and temp is best that I can make it so fishies be happy and tolerate my terrain projects.
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The tank looks great and the piece you built fits in perfectly. Would like to see pictures of it stocked as well. For your tree canopy idea might I suggest simply going with floating plants. I had a lot of luck with Anacharis in the past as both a food source and a place for the fish to hide. You could attach it to your trees to form the canopy. And like real trees Anacharis are a good source of oxygen for the tank.
Foliage like that is also a good environment for fish like platties and guppies to breed without much intervention. The little’uns hide in the plants til they grow big enough to venture out.
Well, I think I'm done with the river and crossings for the challenge. The trainline are there to just see how they sit against other terrain.
I made two different crossing types, depending on what sort of game I'm playing. The stone bridge will be good for 28mm+ fantasy/pulp games; the other crossing will be good for games where we want something more rustic
Mothsniper - I have to echo the praise. That tank looks amazing. Those fish don't know how good they have it.
Thumpingbear - Sorry to hear about life. There is a book by Clive Barker called, "The Thief of Always". The opening line of the book is, "The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive."
I was hooked from that line on. February is a long month. Keep the faith, brother.
endtransmission - The river crossings are awesome. Your table is so versatile. I'm in awe. As I start to get enough industrial/post-apocalyptic stuff built to fill a table, I find myself wishing for some sort of mechanic like your hexes to incorporate and shift to another landscape. As it is, it seems like I am stuck with what I have until I get an entire other table worth of stuff built.
Speaking of industrial, post-apocalyptic terrain, here's where my entry stands:
I was trying to build some walkways, ramps, or stairs to lead up to the platform of my factory from the last update. I was putting together some structures and ramps out of chipboard - my now favorite building material - and I stumbled across this video from Wylock's Armory. I got super into it, and before I knew it, my simple ramp/stairs to get to the factory had morphed into an all-out terrain piece in its own right. I've been cutting and glueing chipboard for about a week straight.
I'm now at the point where most everything is base coated black, but no paint work has occurred. I also have a few more supports and girders to cut out, but the palm of my hand is bruised from using a hole punch on chip board. I'm helping my sister move today, but hopefully will get some painting in this weekend. Not sure if I'll have it across the finish line by the end of the month. Should've started back in January , but my muse is an unpredictable one.
Boringstuff wrote: Finished painting my first section of the Aegis defence line. Nothing fancy, just mucking about with drybrushing and washes to try and weather it a bit.
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I guess I need to get a move on and do some more sections? XD
Looks like I won't have any additional sections, so this is my submission - a bit on the small side, but eh, I made something at least!
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Thanks! The hexes are pretty easy to do for more organic things like wildernesses, they become more problematic with squared off things like the Zone Mortalis tiles, or large buildings. I'm trying to work out how to do a necromunda table that still integrates to the hexes, but allows for the square nature of things... it's a bit of a nightmare to be honest; though ash wastes as a setting will ease things a bit as I don't need to worry about floor textures, just lining things up. I suspect the answer will be lots of gangways that can just be placed between buildings if they are close enough.
Hey all, sorry I've been out of touch. I did get a couple of pieces done and photographed, so I'll upload those tomorrow. I've also posted next round's theme poll, with two strong finishers from last round and two fresh faces.
I'll also look to get a Showcase thread up ASAP to celebrate these awesome projects!
My finished river. It will suit it purpose well. Something that I wanted to do was add a bit of flocking to the banks. Nothing too much, but enough to add some texture and color differentiation. Unfortunately I don't own any flocking material and couldn't find some locally. I might come back to add some if I ever acquire some. Another thing that turned out differently than I would have liked was the addition of modge podge to one of the sections. I had seen other people use it for their terrain projects and since I had an old container of it that had been given to me by a friend who moved away I thought I would give it a try. Even though the label said gloss I didn't expect it to be as glossy as it was. Way too glossy for my liking. I might try to paint over it to bring the sheen down but that will happen at another time. For now I am calling this done.
Not the most exciting entry but 4 improvised scrap gantries for any game I like more Stargrave/Necromunda style than anything else heavily Graffitied off course
"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
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Alright, I managed to grab a few pics of my ruined arches in a recent game. Once I finish the set (I can't believe I though I'd get four times as much done!), the new owner will airbrush them to match the mat you see here. This was for a 25PL Patrol game to kick off a campaign... now I need to get some more pieces done before the campaign advances to 50PL battles.
Thanks to all of those who joined, and to those of them who finished. The next round theme poll is already up, as is the showcase thread to enjoy all the products. Great work everyone!
DJJazzyJeff wrote: I'm not going to be able to finish this month. Even with a day or two of wiggle room, it's not coming across the finish line here.
All good, carry project to the next round Want to see epic project finished!
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MacPhail wrote: Alright, I managed to grab a few pics of my ruined arches in a recent game. Once I finish the set (I can't believe I though I'd get four times as much done!), the new owner will airbrush them to match the mat you see here. This was for a 25PL Patrol game to kick off a campaign... now I need to get some more pieces done before the campaign advances to 50PL battles.
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Thanks to all of those who joined, and to those of them who finished. The next round theme poll is already up, as is the showcase thread to enjoy all the products. Great work everyone!
Woopwoop!
Nice and clean arches.
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Llamahead wrote: Not the most exciting entry but 4 improvised scrap gantries for any game I like more Stargrave/Necromunda style than anything else heavily Graffitied off course
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The most interesting for me is to see scrap and trash turn into nifty pieces of terrain.
Those work and well repurposed spruces!
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Peterhausenn wrote: My finished river. It will suit it purpose well. Something that I wanted to do was add a bit of flocking to the banks. Nothing too much, but enough to add some texture and color differentiation. Unfortunately I don't own any flocking material and couldn't find some locally. I might come back to add some if I ever acquire some. Another thing that turned out differently than I would have liked was the addition of modge podge to one of the sections. I had seen other people use it for their terrain projects and since I had an old container of it that had been given to me by a friend who moved away I thought I would give it a try. Even though the label said gloss I didn't expect it to be as glossy as it was. Way too glossy for my liking. I might try to paint over it to bring the sheen down but that will happen at another time. For now I am calling this done.
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Nifty river section!
Came together nicely, and I do like the muddy feel of it.
Solid work!
Boringstuff wrote: Finished painting my first section of the Aegis defence line. Nothing fancy, just mucking about with drybrushing and washes to try and weather it a bit.
Spoiler:
I guess I need to get a move on and do some more sections? XD
Looks like I won't have any additional sections, so this is my submission - a bit on the small side, but eh, I made something at least!
Nice and beefy. I like that the walkway is raised and has extra thickness. That gives me ideas for my inquisition guard.
Plans to make unique wall sections, like a broken wall section, flooded wall section ets?
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endtransmission wrote: Well, I think I'm done with the river and crossings for the challenge. The trainline are there to just see how they sit against other terrain.
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I made two different crossing types, depending on what sort of game I'm playing. The stone bridge will be good for 28mm+ fantasy/pulp games; the other crossing will be good for games where we want something more rustic
Love that sand texture in contrast with the blue.
Really well done!
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Boringstuff wrote: Finished painting my first section of the Aegis defence line. Nothing fancy, just mucking about with drybrushing and washes to try and weather it a bit.
Spoiler:
I guess I need to get a move on and do some more sections? XD
Looks like I won't have any additional sections, so this is my submission - a bit on the small side, but eh, I made something at least!
Nice and beefy. I like that the walkway is raised and has extra thickness. That gives me ideas for my inquisition guard.
Plans to make unique wall sections, like a broken wall section, flooded wall section ets?
Plenty of plans, little-to-no follow through. XD In January I was reading HH & SoT books so I was really in the mood for seige terrain and some 30k models. Then I bought KD and now I'm distracted, hah.
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Boringstuff wrote: Finished painting my first section of the Aegis defence line. Nothing fancy, just mucking about with drybrushing and washes to try and weather it a bit.
I guess I need to get a move on and do some more sections? XD
Looks like I won't have any additional sections, so this is my submission - a bit on the small side, but eh, I made something at least!
Nice and beefy. I like that the walkway is raised and has extra thickness. That gives me ideas for my inquisition guard.
Plans to make unique wall sections, like a broken wall section, flooded wall section ets?
Plenty of plans, little-to-no follow through. XD In January I was reading HH & SoT books so I was really in the mood for seige terrain and some 30k models. Then I bought KD and now I'm distracted, hah.
I do like that shark look! however they might not get along with the full roster.
month. Keep the faith, brother.
, but my muse is an unpredictable one. 
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