General Zodd Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Just as I finished posting that last comment, my other eBay purchase arrived as well! Also from a UK seller, and using the same Warhound for scale purposes; Mendi Warrior and Interrogator Stobz 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just out of curiosity do public libraries in the UK have 3d printers? We do in the US and it's usually very cheap to print, my library system does them for free but you only get one per file per week. Those pieces are free straight from Thingiverse so I hope you didn't pay too much for them. Lucerne 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Designed and made some fountains with marble filament. Just a little contrast paint on there, just needs gloss varnish. Mendi Warrior 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zodd Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just out of curiosity do public libraries in the UK have 3d printers? We do in the US and it's usually very cheap to print, my library system does them for free but you only get one per file per week. Those pieces are free straight from Thingiverse so I hope you didn't pay too much for them. It’s not something I’ve come across, but a quick search shows that at least a couple of areas have started offering 3D printing at public libraries, but it’s not wide spread (or at least not widely advertised). I’m in Belfast, and there are a few places that offer 3D printing at makers’ spaces, though. TBH, I don’t have a huge amount of hobby time, so I’m happy to pay a premium for someone else to do the hard work for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Warrior Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I love the fountains, very cool idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I printed a few pieces from Thingiverse then sprayed them flat black. The buildings are meant to be hangers but the door is too small, they’ll serve as warehouses though. Another possibility would be to pin the roofs on rather than glue them so they could serve as a fence which models could walk through. The tanks got a coat of Averland, I may print a few more of these for scatter terrain. Mendi Warrior and Noserenda 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Warrior Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Nice pieces. The hangars are nice, they can't hold knights but seem to be the right size for humans. One possibility is to surelevate them and add a lower part to the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 What color should I do the warhouses? Red? Drab green? I like yellow for the tanks, I'll do some leaks and stains on there and maybe I should do some forklifts. Is there any art somewhere for Mechanicum or Imperial ground loaders? I guess different planets can freely do their own thing. I've got some little statues queued up to print tomorrow along with some more fountains. My goal is to use a little 5x7 clipboard to make a walled garden amidst an industrial/civilian hab block. I love the idea of tiny green spaces crammed into a heavily industrialized zone, maybe I need to make that a governor's tower or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Warrior Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I would go for a mix of colours, maybe a dark tone, grey for instance, for the walls, rusty red for the doors and roof > photoshop and play with different colours to get a first idea. Eager to see the statues and fountains! Governor's tower as some green space is a luxury not for the laborious masses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Red roof sounds good, that'll be the color you'll see most of. Mottled gray like concrete walls also sounds really appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Symmetrical fountains with a skinny building or deeper building with a fountain garden to the side? It needs a wall either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malika666 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 These bits might come in handy? Novan Gun Turrets Set - £4.00 Designed for use with Troublemaker Games plastic terrain tiles sets.Set contains: 2 metal cast turrets. 2 x turret 2 x macro-cannon barrels 2 x plasma-cannon barrels https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-gun-turrets-set/ Small Extractor Fans x 10 - £2.00 A set of 10 x metal cast extractor fans.Size approx. 3mms square, figure show for size, not included. https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/small-extractor-fans-x-10/ Metal Bridge Supports x 10 - £6.00 A set of 10 x metal bridge supports for use with Troublemaker Games plastic tiles range.Length 50mm https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/metal-bridge-supports-x-10/ Armiger84 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Warrior Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Nice additions! malika666 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoon Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 How big are the turrets? It's tough to see the scale in the pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malika666 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 How big are the turrets? It's tough to see the scale in the pics... To give you an idea of scale, the square it's positioned on is 50mm x 50mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 That’s excellent looking, this game needs more defensive turret rules. malika666 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoon Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thank-you, Malika. Very helpful! malika666 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malika666 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 These might probably also be fine for Aeronautica Imperialis? Novan Desert Stinger Platforms - £3.50 Stingers are static light anti-aircraft units that can be deployed almost anywhere. Consisting of a cruciform base mounting a weapons pedestal and operators catwalk, they provide low altitude anti-aircraft defence in the field as well as at military installations.The most common weapons mounted are either twin heavy machine guns or twin light auto-cannon but other types of weapons are employed also. Set consists of: 10 x Desert Stingers in two variants. Models painted by Matthew O Brien https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-desert-stinger-platforms/ [ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malika666 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Im pondering about what other small terrain bits to design. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gore Crow Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Without knowing anything about how you make your stuff or the practicalities - titan wreckage, tank wreckage, big piles of bodies. I'd also buy really little cacti. :P malika666 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malika666 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Ive proposed to Vanguard Miniatures to either modify my tank designs as wrecks or use miscasts for that. They reacted positively to that idea, but that hasn't translated into action yet. :( As for corpses, I am planning on doing a few corpses of heavily armoured Skinners, I guess those could be used as dead Mega Armoured Nobs? I hope to get access to the stls of the upcoming Mk2 Novan Elites as well so they could be turned into corpses. Time will tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) I take for granted having access to a free 3d printer but one of things I'd like to make (now that buildings and industrial piping are available in plastic) are things very civilian-oriented like parks, gardens, pools, fountains, city squares, and courtyards. Some of the most horrifying and striking images from the first and second world wars are the ones where soldiers are dug into very obviously civilian areas. Also now that the story of AT is progressing it might cool to see shrines or monuments dedicated to chaos as those would start appearing now. I'm trying to use 40k plastic but sometimes there are very obvious things molded in there to denote scale like skulls. That might be hard for a 3rd party mini designer as you can't use their IP directly but spikes are not copyrighted... Edited March 3, 2020 by Fajita Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Im pondering about what other small terrain bits to design. Any suggestions? Something that you could make LOTS of on a small budget would be varying sized rock formations. Get a sheet of closed cell construction foam and either a hot cutter or very sharp set of knives and you can build enough for a whole table. malika666 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Warrior Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 For rocks, you can also get a bag of pine bark for gardening, it is dirt cheap. Just be sure to dry them and clean them as they are typically coming damp and with a lot of dust and micro-organisms. I prepared some during a very hot summer, outside, cleaning them with an old toothbrush and leaving them to dry in the sun. malika666 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malika666 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Troublemaker Games' plastic sets are out! Angled Gothic Wall Booster Pack - £6.00 Set contains:10 x Gothic wall tiles 20 x Angle wall supports https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/angled-gothic-wall-booster-pack/ Gun Emplacements Set - £14.00 Set contains:12 x City wall tiles 12 x Half tiles 6 x Flying buttresses 6 x Gothic detail components 3 x Plasma turrets 3 x Cannon turrets https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/gun-emplacements-set/ Habitorum Minoris Set - £14.00 Set contains:8 x Gothic tiles 8 x Gothic half tiles 12 x Gothic detail components 4 x Flying buttresses 1 x Resin cast roof https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/habitorum-minoris-set/ Small Factory Set - £14.00 Set contains:6 x Gothic tiles 2 x Industrial tiles 14 x City wall tiles 4 x Half tiles 2 x Flying buttresses 2 x Gothic detail components 8 x Sloped wall supports https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/small-factory-set/ Trenchline Set - £14.00 This set contains:10 x Gothic wall tiles 10 x Gothic half tiles 5 x Flying buttresses 22 x Gothic detail components https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/trenchline-set/ Regarding the ruined set below, they've been sold out within the first day of release. Vanguard Miniatures hopes to have a new stock available ASAP! Ruined Gothic City Set - £25.00 Set contains:14 x Intact wall tiles 14 x Intact walls tiles with doorways 28 x Damaged wall corner tiles 14 x Partial floor pieces 28 x Half height flying buttresses https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/ruined-gothic-city-set/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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