DIY board-suggestions/tips?

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Cool thanks

[SW1]

Work let half the staff go home early and then it got busy. Seems our resource an planning team don't know how to factor in football matches into demand requirements. :(

 

Managed some very rough sketches which give a feel for at sort of shapes that work. If I'd realised work was going to be numpties I would have done more of the basic shapes rather than having fun tryin to remember the Arbites symbol.

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/gallery/image/164983-image/

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/gallery/image/164984-image/

[treadhead]

Heres some of my old foamboard buildings (last post on the link for the piccie) from back in the early days I'll try to dig out some of the newer bits and do some pics if you'd like?

 

http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?showtopic=243&hl=

 

some good stuff by other posters in there for inspiration as well

 

Foamboard cubes with some wooden kerbs not the prettiest city but the idea was early colony with pre fab buildings so no major architectural works yet (or in other words i was feeling lazy) but the basic buildings were very easy to make 8" (x 8") x 4" tall with a inner parapet height of an inch or so and around 2" of floor/ceiling on the inside of the upper level supported everything from metal dreads through to gretchin hordes while still letting you get in the building to move models

 

Couple of tips

Save your offcuts from door ways, windows etc even if you're not going to make doors the bits will be usefull for bracing floors / walls / corners

Keep a scale figure nearby throughout I use an imperial guardsman called Bob

Remember to leave plenty of room to get your hands in to move your models around during the game, I had to junk my second biggest building (2 levels 16" wide by 8" deep by 7" tall) for this very reason

[SW1]

Couple of tips

Save your offcuts from door ways, windows etc even if you're not going to make doors the bits will be usefull for bracing floors / walls / corners

Keep a scale figure nearby throughout I use an imperial guardsman called Bob

Remember to leave plenty of room to get your hands in to move your models around during the game, I had to junk my second biggest building (2 levels 16" wide by 8" deep by 7" tall) for this very reason

Treadhead is spot on with these tips. I've got a bag of offcuts I dive into when I need to brace something. Remember a small triangle hidden under the floor helps keep things square/rigid.

 

I've also been trying to find a guide to joining boards together. Finally found it ...

 

http://oinksterrain.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/working-with-foamboard-joining-basics.html?m=1

 

Give it a good read and for basic builds I'd recommend using this type of joint to save having to do much work hiding joints on the corners!!!

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

@SW1- thanks for the sketches and the joining guide, any idea how to make the Arbites symbol?

@treadhead- now I have an idea of what a finished building should look like, also thanks for the tips. I'd like to see the new pics too if thats possible

[SW1]

I'd draw out the symbol on cardboard and cut out the shape which I'd then glue down onto the building surface. Maybe do a second layer on certain bits to give more of a relief to it.

 

It's a mailed fist holding a set of scales with a stylised I sign.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

It's a mailed fist holding a set of scales with a stylised I sign.

Yeah I know (saw it in your sketch) but how do you actually make one?

[SW1]

 

It's a mailed fist holding a set of scales with a stylised I sign.

Yeah I know (saw it in your sketch) but how do you actually make one?

You need to break down the shape to an outline. Cut out this outline in card. Then add an extra layer on where you want to build up more.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Ok thanks.

[SW1]

Something possibly like this?

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/gallery/image/165020-image/

 

Really rough looking but gives a better idea than trying to explain by text.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Looks quite complicated but I'll give it a go. So far I've made 1 ruin, don't have a picture yet

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Here's what I did today:

[SW1]

They look great. The main trick is keeping to the same scale on all the pieces.

 

Can't wait to see the board. :tu:

[treadhead]

Nice set of ruins there already look much better than my early stuff.

Onto some piccies

I'd like to introduce Bob

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0655.jpg

He's been around for years dodging paint, shards of plastic and various forms of foam

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0654.jpg

Here he is showing the offcut bracing method

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0653.jpg

And the newer stuff

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0638.jpg

pump house and pipeline

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0643.jpg

Bob managed to doge this shot

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0648.jpg

Foam board with a thin(ish) card layer and some pvc plumbing pipe and some more card for the collars

with an extra layer of card for detail on top of the collar

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0645.jpg

And the cod tavern

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0665.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/treadhead2/DSCF0662.jpg

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Wow, that pumphouse looks amazing, as does the multi storey building

[SW1]

Have to agree. That pump house is a great example of repeating patterns bringing models together.

 

Have you any updates on your scenery?

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

I made the floors of the buildings, hopefully pictures tomorrow

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Here is an example of the floors, with a renegade enforcer for scale purposes:

 

Here is the board layout so far, obviously very WIP, vindicator for scale:

 

My idea is to have the WB's and cultists coming on from the left in a quarter-circle around the bottom left corner building, with cultist sharpshooters in the other 2 buildings

[SW1]

That's looking great!!!

 

Really liking how far you've got already. :D