Special Mission: Starport Assault

Playing with the set of clouds was rather enjoyable, I gotta say.  Just took a couple of shots on the setup and a few in-game shots.  I wanted to show the versatility of the setup, and man, was it great seeing my buddy configure the setup.  I can't believe it never occurred to me to put a bridge directly over one of the clouds, but yeah, it just reinforces the idea that I will only ever have a partial picture of the potential of the things I make.  That being said, the games we played were quite excellent.  We ended up doing 2 games on the special mission list. The setup was perfect for the "Starport" mission, and played really quickly.

Combining Sets

Played a big game this last weekend, and man was it a blast.  The only downside?  As soon as I setup the terrain, the darn camera battery was dead.  That silly thing takes a few hours to charge, so all I got was a few shots of the pre-game setup, and then all my buddies decided to change the setup completely anyway because the only guy that brought tanks had no chance of really using them in this setup.

I just wanted a post to show the initial setup using the combined lava flows and platforms and catwalks of the urban set.  If you look closely you can see the finished flows of solid magma... they now have a glow effect on the edges to showcase the brightness of the lava all around it.  Follow the jump for more pics.

Liquid Hot Magma.... Lava Mat - Now with Magma flows!

Couldn't resist the blog title.  As any of my friends know, I was obsessed with the Austin Powers movies from the 90's.  Liquid Hot Magma... ok, I will stop, I promise.

So I took the pics from the earlier post a bit early.  Technically I was only half done with the mat when I posted those shots.  Sue me, I was excited to post about a new shiny thing.  I added a black wash to the mat, and it added that much needed flow to the mat.  putting in the curvy hill/obsidian hills puts some movement on the otherwise static color.  The best thing though is it really makes the yellows and oranges pop way out of the red.  I did a LOT of painting today, and while I had these hills reserved for an arctic set I am building, they looked WAY better cracked and black.  So I decided to flesh these out for the lava mat instead.  Gotta say, these look REALLY good.

From Trash to ....well still trash, but Terrain too!

What would you do if you liked to make Terrain but had a shoestring budget?  If your answer was prostitution, you are looking at the wrong kind of blog.  If your answer was dumpster diving, look no further!!

I made a small set of pieces for a monthly build contest, the theme of which was "Terrain from Trash"  Rules were very open ended, but each item must be made in the majority out of trash or recycled materials.  Gotta say, the number of entries in that month's build was absolutely CRAZY, but I learned quite a bit, mostly through trial and error.  Pics as usual after the jump.

Urban Buildings - Can't have too many of these eh?

So in digging around for pics to post of some of my older buildings, I am really starting to see the progress of my building skills, and more importantly I am seeing all the little ways I would do it differently/better now.  That gives me hope that there is in fact progress in my goal to build better and more dynamic terrain.

These pieces I built over a year ago and they were mostly just experimenting with foamboard and corrugated cardboard.  I wanted a construction site feel to these pieces and this was the first time I had ever played with the wire mesh.

Urban Set - Game Pics - Black Legion vs Daemons - 1500 Special Mission Arena

  Finally got a game in using the new urban tile set, and I gotta say, this was one of the most entertaining games I have had in a while.  I wanted a massive punchy fight, and that was exactly what I got.  A friend and I were getting tired of the same old bad guys vs Tau, so we decided to mix things up with a special mission.  Using the recently acquired Black Legion Supplement we did the Khorne Arena fight.  SO MANY MC'S AND WALKERS!!  I used every single MC and Walker model I had, and we still had to proxy a Blood Slaughterer.  It was grand.  Many pics after the jump...

Urban Catwalks and Platforms

The first project I want to share is my most recent... I'm so excited about it, and it is very much still a work in progress, but as you will see, it's playable, so I had to snap a few shots.  More detail work will come soon, but so far, I'm pretty happy with how it has turned out.

The idea for this project is simple... I wanted platforms and catwalks to make a variety of urban settings.  To be able to bring a civilized element to many other terrain groups.  I wanted a set that was highly modular and infinitely configurable, While fitting in a single shelf of space for the entire set.  That being said, I needed to keep the colors simple, and what better than... GRAY!!!  Exciting I know, but it goes really well with all of the other sets I have going right now.  It is constructed out of foam-board and granny grating.    TL;DR... Platforms and Catwalks.