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Super quick post – a not very good photo of another barbarian I finished off today
Pics a bit washed out- he’s actually very contrasty, still trying to use a 100% layering method at mo, though I did have to glaze his hair. I’ll try and get a better pic tomorrow.
Yeah, I’m struggling a bit with photo set up at the mo… thought I’d got it sorted when I took the pic of those villagers but it’s gone weird again.
I appear to be on a bit of a terrain kick at the moment.
I bought a few Deep Cut Studio mats on Black Friday – a 3×3 meadow, a 3×3 winter (for future 6mm project) and a 2×2 desert (I’ve got my desert board but I thought a mat might be handy too). I’ve since realised that I don’t have a space to lay out a 3×3. I was going to buy a trestle table but I have two folding trestle legs from ages ago, so instead I bought an art panel in 3×3 from Jackson’s (a really good online art shop). Not cheap, but I like it, and future proof incase I decide to make a ‘proper’ terrain board with it later.
Anyhoo, whilst I was buying that I bought a few of the 30cm square ones too:
https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-wooden-panel-12x12in-approx-30x30cm-20mm-deep
On sale for £6! I’m going to make a series of heavily styled terrain boards for 15mm skirmish – I use rulesets with CM instead of inches, works fine IMO, so these boards are over 2×2 using that ratio. Great for Open Combat, Crom and a Pulp Alley. So these ones will be very un-generic, specific scenes for adventures.
The first one is a cave network. Here’s the rough cut cork rocks
They need chopping and shaping, but unlike most of my terrain I’m not basing them, they’ll be moveable to create loads of layouts. 3 have a right angle to so they can be put in corners, and 1 has a flat edge to sit flush. I’ll probably finish it in a desert scheme like the rest of my stuff – I was considering doing it in dark grey stone though, like a classic dungeon cave, but that would mean painting up new minis, and I could do with a bit more focus at the moment!!
Ideal, I have some similar ambush-tastic terrain outcrops planned for my games too, foothills that surround the Eastern Desert.
Ooh, I’m always jealous of people with access to nice thick cork like that
Looks like it’s going to be a fun and versatile little board to play on, just the way I like them, looking forward to seeing where you take this.
Cheers,
Stroezie.
Cheers folks – had a tiny bit of time last night and today to apply so filler to parts and shape the cork tiles then slap a basecoat on
looooooooads to do still obviously, but it’s a start.
I think I’ll paint the top of these black to visually reinforce that we’re not outside, we’re in a cave.
Almost finished now
Base board is done using my patented desert glaze and matte varnished, the rocks still need matte varnishing though. I think I’ll paint the tops and squared off edges black to reinforce the face that these are parts of a cave, not rocks… thoughts?
I am struggling, maybe the black tops will help, or maybe a POV shot, my brain just tells me it is a canyon thing..
Just can’t get my brain to see it as anything other than a normal gaming board, which is almost certainly the aerial view in work.hmmmm
not helpful was it?
Hmmm that’s an idea. Caves would have torches on the walls. Outside canyons would not. Maybe a few torches on the walls?
(‘scuse the un-hoovered hallway)
So here’s the cave walls with the black painted in
I’m still not sure it’s right – I definitely need to paint the board edges black to help tie it all together. If nothing else, I’ve learned some ideas for the next set!
That defo helps, wondered what the dark patch was for a moment, then figured it was the shadow of your head 😀
Thanks both – Alexander, I know exactly what you mean.. i do want to use the surface for other desert surfaces too, so can’t do that (otherwise you’d be spot on).
Here’s the cave system ‘finished;’ (i.e. I’m bored now!) I think the black edges of the board help a lot.
For my next trick – a ravine, with rope bridge type situation. Indiana jones style! Just need some more ( a lot more) 18mm cork.
That has helped, good skills.
For my next trick – a ravine, with rope bridge type situation. Indiana jones style!
THIS!!
I vote for 4 layers!
Hahaha – why not 5?!
Thanks Gone Fishing – hopefully I’ll get a bit of gaming done over the Christmas break.
In the meantime here’s another chap I’ve finished but not posted I realised
Hi all,
Last minute bit of mate varnishing this morning before setting off, we have a priestess
Originally painted for Sci-Fi (which she’ll still work for nicely), I’m on a fantasy kick at the mo so for now she’s a priestess of the flame god (or some such nonsense), at least until she’s recalled for ambassadorial duty on Hyperlion b.
Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas – hopefully I can rummage up a battle report for us over the break.
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