This is very much a work-in-progress. I still need to make another 14 pillar/post/end-bits. Need to lightly sand down the tops a bit and do a second coat of black. The sides will all be grey and eventually I'll get to mucking them up and adding graphiti and wanted posters and such. I was going to say "weathering", but are the walls in the deep, dark Underhive ever actually exposed to "Weather"...?
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Progress updates on these walls...?
Space Rats....?
Who knows?
Got a lot of proverbial irons in the fire at the moment!
Looks good and useful. Made of wood, I'm guessing?
ReplyDeleteI have some minis ready to be painted, but just haven't been doing much painting lately. I tend to hit a slump in the Summer heat. But I should try to make some progress before kickstarters start coming in.
It's made of MDF - most of it is two layers of 20mm MDF glued together, at the corner/end-pieces I added a layer of bevelled 6mm MDF on each side... and, yes, useful - though they have been cut to specifically fit on these boards - they are free standing and modular so could be used anywhere as thick walls!
DeleteThe 3D walls really enhance this!
ReplyDeleteIt does! I've been really impressed by some that others have come up with - but to buy a set of cast or printed or laser cut commercially was just too much for me, so I made my own out of some scraps I had kicking around. It might not be QUITE as pretty as some set-ups I've seen others having - but it's still WAY better than playing on the plain boards...
DeleteIf internal walls then external weathering wouldn't apply, things like moss or ivy, no trees etc. Internal walls would have graffitti, dripping from pipes and the liquids leaking from upper levels. Dust blown in from the Ash wastes, possibly chemical formed stalagmites and stalagtites. Mineral and fungal growths, old tech dumps, abandoned vehicles. Communications stations with aerials and loads of wires.
ReplyDeleteYes! Exactly! For these walls I'm mostly just planning to add some graphiti and leaking liquids - and maybe some battle damage or posters... I like the idea of chemical stalagmites/Stalagtites and mineral/fungal growths. I was planning on building some more terrain boards (like I did for the modular caverns) and I'll probably include some of that in there.
DeleteI dunno man, I think you can do better. You seem to be hung up on building things that are solely 3-dimensional. Don't get me wrong, it's great work, but why not take a foray into 2- or 5- dimensional objects? It would give your terrain the edge(s) that people are looking for! Just think of the stuff you could do for Call of Cthulhu!
ReplyDeleteTHE ANGLES!!! THE ANGLES!!! GAAAAAAHHHH!!! fthagn.
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Really useful looking walls, smart use of MDF offcuts and will look even better with a bit of detailing!
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Thanks Iain! I've spent a good chunk of the weekend painting up some graphiti on them. I'll probably post some pics tomorrow!
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