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well it was done with this kind of oven:



can´t really say about the temperature... but not that hot...(yeah...lame answer^^) and around five minutes...

they put plastic granulate to the shredded CD´s but it would work without that too provided you have really small pieces of the shredded CD´s... the teach told me it would work on the kitchen oven too...but then you get a bit of nasty smell there...so better something for the outside...but seeing these plans of yours...i think that could very well be a means to an end...

The whole thing put together



With some Dreadball figures for scale.

very interesting!

GoGo Adam! Now do it in Plasticard!

I intend to, but I'm debating buidling these other two buildings first.



I have all the art for each invidual piece already, so it's a matter of combining, printing and assembling them. The really time consuming part is cutting out the windows. There are many small angles to them, that aren't easy to do with foamcore.

I'll try to scan the original art pieces I made myself.

They'll get made eventually, because I want a source of bulkheads I don't have to scratch build over and over.




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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
well it was done with this kind of oven:



can´t really say about the temperature... but not that hot...(yeah...lame answer^^) and around five minutes...

they put plastic granulate to the shredded CD´s but it would work without that too provided you have really small pieces of the shredded CD´s... the teach told me it would work on the kitchen oven too...but then you get a bit of nasty smell there...so better something for the outside...but seeing these plans of yours...i think that could very well be a means to an end...

That may work for heat resistant push molds... I'll keep it in mind. I doubt it would be pourable, so it kind of limits it's applications.



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I'm kind of going overboard on scenery as of late.

Working on the Necromunda terrain I made last year.
Backing the Deadzone Kickstarter, which comes with terrain.
Making terrain to match the DreadZone stuff.
Ordered some Laser Cut terrain

I saw that laser cut terrain and it looks awesome, but it was too much for my brain to figure out what group I wanted and then which level I had to back it at to get them. I know it sounds lame, but if your trying to get people's money make it easy.

you ordered all that? wow...


and as for the molten plastic... well it will look rather rough in places but maybe for certain purposes this might work of...


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 Theophony wrote:
but if your trying to get people's money make it easy.

far from lame... that´s the first rule in marketing!!!!! it´s a bloody shame not many enterprises read the rulebook...(aka our favorite producer of plastic crack...)

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
you ordered all that? wow...

I usually stay away from Laser Cut terrain because of the expense, but I got all that for $96 US, with free shipping.

It's still more than I would like to have spent on terrain, but I felt it was a good value. A table's worth of terrain that is durable and has a matching aesthetic. I could have built something similar, but it would have taken me years, the way I get distracted

the way I get distracted

that is the main cause of much unfinished projects... if I could stay focused... I would rule the world...seriously...!

I created a few new tiles. I have a new door and windows tiles with less complicated openings, making them much wasier to cut out. It's a good thing, because all this razor play has been brutal on my left hand. I've suffered a #11 blade stab to the palm and paper cut I swear felt like it cut to the bone

Taking more photos of it in progress this time. Figured I would post a tutorial along with the PDF's required, so people could build their own.

now that sounds really good... I am always open for free stuff

and well... blood for the blood god?... yesterday I cut my lil finger open by the rim of a...wait for it...cooking pot...can you believe it? there is so many tools out there craving our blood these days... I just made a careless movement when putting stuff away from the dishwashing we did and bang my finger got cut open...

at least you did your cuttings in a sort of related environment... but who expects pots to attack you???...hope it didn´t interfere with your further work...

The =-]_=- will remember your sacrifice, and issue you a riveted purple heart if you perish from your wound received in the line of riveting.

DeadZone Tower WIP



The more I look at this, the more it screams Necromunda to me

They are looking good. With mantic taking over the specialist games market by doing similar things, and GW just rolling over, seems like there might be more at work in the shadows. Leads me to believe that mantic is actually going to be the ones buying up GW when they eventually collapse due to stupidity.

The deadzone tiles look great, I would have removed the 'clips' from the design because it does kinda stand out and adds nothing architecturally to the building.

 Theophony wrote:
They are looking good. With mantic taking over the specialist games market by doing similar things, and GW just rolling over, seems like there might be more at work in the shadows. Leads me to believe that mantic is actually going to be the ones buying up GW when they eventually collapse due to stupidity.

Thanks, and I think that would be a great scenario.

The deadzone tiles look great, I would have removed the 'clips' from the design because it does kinda stand out and adds nothing architecturally to the building.

I was going for a look that was as similar as possible. The original idea I had was to glue "clips" on top to add a bit more texture and keep the look authentic.

It's all still work in progress. lately, I've been creating new tiles and laying them out for a PDF to share with everyone.




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Top Row, Second from the left.

That looks the best to me. Still has the clips but much less distracting.

hmmm... good looking... are these new tiles and wall segements printable or will you show and share some high end stuff later on and these are some teaser?...copied them to HD anyway^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
hmmm... good looking... are these new tiles and wall segements printable or will you show and share some high end stuff later on and these are some teaser?...copied them to HD anyway^^

That's just a lower resolution preview.

I'm putting together a multiple paged PDF that will allow people to print them out at the proper scale, and at higher resolution.

As for removing all the clip spots, I'm not saying I'll never get around to it, but they don't bother me that much.
It is also time consuming, and boring work, to remove them all, while keeping the tiles looking right. I'll experiment with it, but right now I'm having fun making new tiles.





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I don't know if people missed it, but a page back I posted a link to a downloadable PDF of the first building

Printed out a new Tower to assemble but I got side tracked trying to find proxies for a Deadzone Alpha Rules test.

Decided to make some of my own.

lol...clever way^^

Today, we are going to print and build a Deadzone Barricade


First, we print the attached PDF and cut out one barricade


Then we use a ruler and ball point pen to score the fold line down the middle


Apply a thin line of PVA or Tacky Craft Glue


Use your finger to spread the glue into a thin and even layer


Fold and Flatten


After the glue dries, you cut off the remaining white excess and fold down the middle,
Scoring the center line with the ballpoint pen and ruler will help.

To make the edges look neat, take a black marker and paint the exposed white edges

If you really want to kick it up a notch, cut the barricade halves apart and sandwich a layer of foam core board between them for a sturdier and bulkier barricade

Built a few more barricades.

those walls.... very cool! (that word has lost his true meaning....I really like the walls...that´s what I wanted to experess!!!

I've come down with a nasty cold, so I'm behind in production where I wanted to be. Did print up some Red, Green, and Blue Walls for my Beta Test. Just wanted to see how it all looks with more color.

Beta Test board getting better by the mintue





The second image has Halo figures standing in as proxies for Enforcers



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Deadzone Objective Markers


Deadzone Condition Markers




Colored Wall Sections

Those look cool, they also look like they'd benefit from layers of 3D detail with plasticard or even cardboard!

 dsteingass wrote:
Those look cool, they also look like they'd benefit from layers of 3D detail with plasticard or even cardboard!

You are correct on both accounts

Seeing this image makes me think that at least the Cross piece should be printed again and applied over the basic structure

I hope you get better soon!

I intend to drink wine until the bacteria are purged from my system, or until I run out of wine, which ever comes first tonight.



Rescaled a Toposolitario model and mounted it on foamcore



I left the bottom open so I can store stuff inside, or hide models in it, during games.