Brother Olberon Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 -Intro- So im a bit stuck with my painting. well not really stuck more tired of painting. but to stay connected to the hobby and after reading the FW newsletter i decided to build myself a zone mortalis table. I really like the FW setup but at the moment the funds for the hobby are running a bit low so no buying tiles for me, the wife said. (well actually she said "you have enough skill to build those tiles yourself!, your not buying those!!!!" ) -The budget- so i did some planning in building the tiles for myself and found out that 16 tiles would be nice to begin with. having a budget of just 50 euro's the funds are limited to what i have and what i can scavenge up around the house. -The plans- The plan is actually simple i took a look at what FW had to offer on tiles and decided to make 2 of each which should be enough to wreak some havoc and have fun with the family or even the gaming club! The layout of the boards will be identical to the FW ones but the details will be, ofc a bit different. Im using 4mm MDf as a base for the tiles which ill have cut at the hardware store in 30x30cm slices the actual deck will be made of embroider mesh which is not the cheapest stuff but i need some tiles to make an atmosphere, the walls and pillars will be made of a core of cardboard with a layer of thin plasticard the details are made of bitz and gubbitz i have laying around (plenty of those) any rivets are actually clothing pins and wire will be electric wires. -The mockup- Now the fun part! i have a really good friend -who is a game developer- and he suggested to me to make a mockup first, so listening to someones advice for the first time ever i made a mockup! got my paws on some mdf cut it to size and started building the result after just 1.5 hours is this http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/zone_mortalis/100_4105.jpg http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/zone_mortalis/100_4107.jpg http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/zone_mortalis/100_4109.jpg http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/zone_mortalis/100_4111.jpg now i was using 4.5cm high walls but found out they where just not high enough to be good walls the walls on the design will be 6cm which should be good. also the floortiles are not glued in yet, need at least one to be a template for the rest. also im having a bit of trouble with the pilars i really want them to have an angled cornered look but didnt have any succes so far. Tomorrow ill go out shopping to get a new piece of mdf and some mesh and start making some floors if i can get those done by the end of the week ill be a happy camper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSocks Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Looks pretty cool, I like the idea actually. When I saw the forgeworld bits and bobs I seriously considered getting them but decided it was far too expensive, however I can't wait to see how this turns out. Well at least your wife told you not to spend anymore money on games workshop in a nice way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Olberon Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 heheh yes the wife has set me on a budget, was spending way to much funding my plastic and resin crack addiction:P i really like the prospect of this board i hope it will give me a clear goal on where my hobby leads to since im really strugling with painting mini's the mortalis gaming board will give me a much smaller army to paint. im aiming for a 750 points army with no tanks (duh) but a highly elite ravenguard boarding team but more on that as soon as i have some completed tiles. For now im cutting tiles i already have 30 done...... 400 more to go hahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Olberon Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 today i started out making the walls for my first tile. Since i dont like the cathedral look of the FW board i decided to make mine more bulkhead spaceship style. this leaves plenty of room to make the board a personal one which i really like here's a pic of the progress i made today: http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/zone_mortalis/100_4115.jpg its still a wip and the right side still needs some detailing (more pipes) but let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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