Creating a battlezone, my WiP Terrain thread

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Hi All

 

Just thought I'd share some of the terrain/scenery I've been making recently.

 

I've decided to make 12" x 12" tiles to form my gaming board. This should allow me to store it easily, give me lots of configuration options, and incorporate FW's awesome ZM sets. So without further ado, here's the WiP of my latest pieces. I'll upload some of the ones I've already done a little later:

 

 First two pics of the edge of the sump tiles. I plan on building a jetty, and will use these pierces for Necromunda as well

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20150104_125950_zpsxuhxkyym.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20150104_130115_zpsmvt5jmow.jpg

 

Next couple are the main body of the imperial control tower and floor layout in the control room

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20150104_133345_zpsy3bw5mu6.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20150104_125556_zpsebklmrly.jpg

 

Should end up similar to this

 

http://vladhammer.ucoz.ru/_fr/5/3639867.jpg

 

Bonus cat pic

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20141222_184051_zpsrwd3scil.jpg

 

And I've started using Kranon for scale ;)

[tomsev]

Good start il be keeping a keen eye on this...

[Pearson73]

It'll be nice to see how this progresses.

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Evening Chaps,

 

So here's the update on my terrain:

 

First up, the edge of the sump tile:

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05224006_zps75ef650e.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223949_zps1a6230db.jpg

 

So I've added water filtration units to the base, and sprayed up the concrete, I've also sprayed it black further out to represent how deep it gets. Question now is how do I pour the clear resin so it only goes as far as the edge of the tile. I need it level and I was thinking of using tape along the edge but I can't see if working. Any suggestions?

 

Next up, my Control Tower:

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223745_zps0e3e87bf.jpg

 

Excuse the tins ;)

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223806_zps266995c4.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223730_zps3a984b3f.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223708_zps9a0f3817.jpg

 

I'm pretty happy with the way it's going so far! I've left the observation room detachable from the tower, for storage purposes. I need to figure out how/what I'm going to put in there, and if I want a roof on it. Suggestions?

 

Also I've ditched PVA for good. I now use this stuff:

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223837_zpsefa0124a.jpg

 

This stuff sets much quicker than PVA, much stronger bond, and if you use a metal ruler to spread it out it kinda looks like concrete once set :)

 

Finally, Bonus Cat picture, with Kranon for scale ;)

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2015-01-05223853_zps052060d6.jpg

 

Comments welcome

[hushrong]

Looks like you will be playing on some awesome looking terrain soon! I would love to put a Blastmaster Noise Marine or some Obliterators on the top of that tower. *Now I am drooling.

 

I was also going to ask for a Kranon-for-scale next to your cat from the first post. Good to see it in the most recent one :)

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Thanks Hushrong! It'll be able to fit your obliterators if you can make it over here ;) If not I may end up getting some 30k Noise marines and fitting them up there, just for you.

 

Not able to do any more on it tonight, so here's some pics of previous tiles I've made recently. No Kranon-for-scale unfortunately.

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13181708_zpsd8093684.jpg

 

Corner piece of some road sections

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13181734_zps2122dbc5.jpg

 

And a straight piece.

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13182010_zps1e85dcd2.jpg

 

 

cratered section.

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13182338_zpsfc3ad055.jpg

 

All the sections previously made, plus a manufactorum and my landing pad

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13182618_zps734c3ba3.jpg

 

All the cityfight sections

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13184443_zps6c0fd94b.jpg

 

Another showing how wide the roads are, and how you can change them up

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/2014-12-13183431_zpsf0446e81.jpg

 

And if you double up the road sections they can fit knights and baneblades! :)

[SW1]

Good to see you've made a start in the scenery front as well.

 

If you want to bounce any ideas about send me a PM. ;)

[SW1]

The clear resin you can pour by having a sheet of Perspex along the open sides. If memory serves me right you'll be able to pour and after setting remove it. I bookmarked some tutorials on my old laptop. Trying to resurrect it at the moment as it crashed. If I do will forward on the tutorials.

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Is that right? I'll have to give that a try then, cheers.

[deathspectersgt7]

Coming along nicely.

[hushrong]

Still looking good! I like the crater and seeing more of that with ruined buildings will look awesome.

 

Is that landing pad scratch built?

[SW1]

You do realise that this means I've got to play catchup. :D

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

_{@Hushrong, No it's a Forgeworld Landing Pad they released years back. I'll see about getting you some more pics once I've painted the crater.}

_{@SW1, You best had then mate! though to be fair I've not had a productive night.}

_{Tried creating some 3" high tubular vent stacks, with the plan of having them so you can "stack" them on top of each other, so that I can use them for bridge supports for walkways (this came about as I was thinking about necromunda terrain as I'm going to carry on with the sump theme I've started.}

_{I figured that using wall filler would be a good way of texturing some cardboard tube I was using, but I was wrong, it was too thick and didn't spread well, then the cardboard got soggy. Can't win them all I guess! I still like the idea stackable vents to hold up the walkways I plan on making. just have to find something else to texture them.}

_{anyway, I bought some MDF terrain ( TTcombat is the name of it ) and I think it's really good! bought a generator and satellite dish for £4 with free postage:}

_{http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150107_212046_zps5vag6np7.jpg}

_{I've now ordered some shipping crates and a missile defence battery, as I like the way it looks. Question is do I use that dish on top of the control tower or use FW's radar turret?}

_{Also got some barrels, but they're a lot smaller than GW barrels:}

_{http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150107_212109_zpssvlizn82.jpg}

_{Thinking of my control tower, I need some ideas on what console units I can have in there. If anyone can point me in the direction of some resin ones that'd be appreciated. I'm gonna start working on the roof as soon as I have the consoles sussed. Also could do with deciding what to put on the control room floor.}

_{Comments welcome.}

[SW1]

What size do the consoles need to be? About to start work on making some and just need to decide on the sizes for my own scenery.

 

In regard to the supports I'd build square ones out of foam board. Got an idea in my head at the moment for something similar. Will try and knock one up while it's still in my head. ;)

[SW1]

How about something like this for the base of the colums?

 

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee214/SW1-SWC/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps86ebfccf.jpg

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Console wise I wanted roughly an inch, inch and a half high, probably the same width as a single console, a bank of consoles 3-5 inches wide depending how many consoles are in a row. What kind of consoles are you thinking? I am potentially very interested ;)

 

That looks good, turn it upside down and you have what I was thinking. Why not round though? I was planning on making a round framed suspension type bridge.

[SW1]

Console wise I'm trying to work out what size I need to make them. Thinking of being on a slant with the front about half an inch and the back rising to just over an inch, not sure on the width depends what looks right.

 

The square frame is just what I had access to material wise. Round would require telescoping tubes to be able to slot into each other, if you can get hold of them would work nicely. Though not sure where to source the right material from without getting daft lengths. Easier if you was doing on mass scenery for multiple tables.

 

I'm also thinking it's easy to cast details up and stick to a flat surface than a round one.

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

So I've had to wait for materials to turn up to carry on, but I'm now working again.

 

First up is the Control Tower, is now looks like this:

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150117_094523_zps2d4iuajp.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150117_094531_zpsntcxtvyw.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150117_094601_zpstjjtwvg5.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150117_094610_zpscgzaxfpi.jpg

 

So now I have to come  up with some consoles for the interior, and a roof! I'm thinking the roof will be removable and stepped to allow a radar/satellite dish.

 

Also, I've had some more MDF terrain delivered, here are the results:

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20150113_232538_zps7jsydgxq.jpg

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/IMG_20150113_232623_zpszsdhw7ay.jpg

[SW1]

Now that's some fine looking terrain you've got going on there. Really liking the textured flooring on the roof bit.

 

Not got round to the consoles yet. If I get something done in time I'll send you a PM. ;)

[SW1]

How's the boards going?

 

Any movement on the tower? Really wanting to do something tall like that. :D

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

The boards haven't gone to plan. The clear resin managed to eat through the paint and Styrofoam so I had to scrap them and rethink what I'm doing.

 

Have done some more work on that tower, pics will have to be tomorrow

[Combat_Vet]

Perhaps coating the foam in PVA (white glue) and water would protect it from the resin. I'm not sure at all and just throwing an idea out there to save the work you've done already. Maybe try coating a test piece of foam and introduce it to some resin to see what happens.

[SW1]

Doh ... That sounds like you're having an annoying time with the clear resin. :(

 

PVA is water soluble and likely to dissolve in the wet resin so wouldn't use that to seal the edges. If I was tackling the issue I'd more than likely make the side edge out of plasticard or some other material.

 

What type of clear water effects are you using?

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

I've decided to forget the clear resin and try some of this instead:

 

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/images/NewWSWeb/C1206_f_1.jpg

 

As for my control tower, I've hit a bit of a mental block on how to finish it, best I could come up with so far was using part of a Bastion, but it doesn't feel right.

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150208_110320_zpsnxuwgqsf.jpg

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150208_110330_zpsdfb09xal.jpg

 

Also I'm not happy with the finish of the walls on the control room, it doesn't really fit, so I may try taking it off and trying again. Also I may have built the wall a little too high as while Kranon can see over well enough, he is a 7-8ft tall marine and a regular human (who this is meant to be sized for, can't see over it!

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150208_110710_zpsvpcbaaxz.jpg

 

I've found a power generator and console from secret weapon mini's and the console looks just the job for use in the control room, so I'll fit them soon enough:

 

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg586/clarkus-maximus/Terrain/IMG_20150208_110530_zpstie5thcm.jpg

[hushrong]

The control tower is looking good. The bastion tower piece isn't too shabby for the top section of the tower. I'd reckon more antennae and sensors will make it look more fitting and this sprue is chock full of goodies to be used over and over. Maybe even add some search lights too.

 

What I think the interior walls need are consoles and maybe a "step" up to the wall here and there so figures could look out and over them. Most of the time control tower crews are glued to their consoles to direct traffic.