Wanting to start a college =][= society, i saw the perfect opportunity to build my own board. it's composed of 9 1 square foot bits of woods, laid out in a 3ftx3ft square (although it could easily be laid out as a 2x4 8 sqft board). The terrain includes a children's car park toy (the big, board-dominating structure), a click-together terrain piece (can't remember the manufacturer), plumber's pipes and various household waste.
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive1.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive2.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive3.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive4.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive5.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive6.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive7.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive8.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive9.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive10.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhive11.jpg)
The board tiles themselves were inspired by favela architecture, where the housing and much else is just made of any old scrap material which can be found. I imagine the lower levels of older hives to be like that. The original metal structure has rusted, fallen apart, and has been patched by anything to hand, hurriedly just making it strong enough to hold for the immediate future. Over time, the floor becomes a patchwork of scrap, and that's what this board is meant to be.
Obviously it's in varying stages of construction, and none of it is completed yet (the middle tile needs to be 'favela'd', the bits from toys need to be 40k'd and the whole thing needs to be painted!)
Anyway, i thought i'd take some pictures now i've got a decent sized board and filled it, as it seemed like as good a milestone as any, and it's still not too late to implement any changes people suggest.
On that note, as usual, comments and criticism is welcomed and appreciated!
that looks like its going to be epic :D
I think I had a car park similar to that when I was 5!
Nice build so far. Rivets on everything would further add to the industrial nature of things I think. Dressmaker's pins pushed through the cans would be very easy to do. Cut up plastic rod for the car park and more solid stuff.
Ruaridh
Nice board, especially the multi level bits? Is it likely to be ready by early January? Might we get a game on it before you head back to uni?
A very nice board, I used to have a garage toy looking quite a lot like the one you used. Everything has a suitably chaotic look to it that somehow fits very well with the athmosphere one qould expect for an underhive, I only think that there should be more debris.
This is going to look brilliant when it's done. Just mind that you use the right spray - by the looks of the plastic it won't take paint all that well. Automotive primer might do the trick, though I haven't got a lot of firsthand experience with it.
Incidentally, the click together bit looks as though it might be an IMEX set. See here (http://www.thewarstore.com/IMEXPlatformerHexagon.html) for similar stuff.
It may be somewhat ambitious to hope to have painted -all- the terrain by early january; especially seeing as I have two extended essays to do this holiday for uni too, but hopefully there should be a reasonable amount of it done for us to play on before I go back
With regards to painting the car park, i've had plenty of experience with painting on that sort of plastic before. The secret is to sand it down before you spray it, which roughens the surface of the plastic, makes it more porous and makes it take up paint better (i've had to spray plastic toys before, as I make steampunk weaponry from nerf guns as a hobby)
I like the riveting suggestion, and if anyone else has any ideas of how to make things look even more convincing, all input is appreciated.
Thanks for all the kind comments!
Aye, sanding would also do it. :P
RE: suggestions, if you're going to add rivets then logically they should be, y'know, riveting something. Strips cut from cereal packets would work quite well; I seem to recall something similar being done for the Inquisitor board they put together in White Dwarf.
Great board, a few more minor details and it'll be perfect to paint.
Off topic, I'd love to see your steampunk guns. I've always considered making/painting one or two of my own, but I might feel a bit more like a nutter than usual lol.
Hey all, thanks for the comments. A small update; the board itself is done - sprayed it with several different silver colours of varying hue and reflectivity in broad strokes and several coats. I'm quite pleased with the end result; it looks almost chameleonic - the shade and brightness of the board changing as you view it from different angles. I have to say, i'm very pleased with the end result!
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/board4.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/board3.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/board2.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/board.jpg)
As usual, C&C appreciated and welcomed.
Mmm, Mouse Trap. Looking awesometastic. 8)
Impressive; reminds me I must get on with my own scenery projects (perhaps in the new year).
I look forward to seeing the whole thing painted.
Love the board pieces. So simple and yet so creative. And totally modular. Perhaps some mud coloured or brownish weathering will make them even better. Now they're very grey.
I'm thinking in the lines of Fugitivus's suggestion. You might want to add some oils spills, rust etc. Dried blood perhaps?
A few spills of various liquids would be a good way to add detail. I also found that having a few ripped posters and leaflets stuck to the floor was another easy way to add detail without too much effort. Even without that, it looks really good - I really like all the different textures.
The board looks great but some more colour would help break it up a bit, perhaps some areas with flaked off paint.
Based on the fact that there was pretty much a universal feeling that the board tiles could do with a bit more interest, I decided to ink and poster them up a bit, with the occasional dried blood smear or unidentified chemical colouring. Here's the result;
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/boardinked3.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/boardinked2.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/boardinked4.jpg)
Comments and criticism welcomed and appreciated.
It looks a lot better now, I can't wait to see the painted buildings on it.
That's great, but I can't see any buildings? ???
Quote from: Trasher on January 03, 2012, 08:54:40 AM
That's great, but I can't see any buildings? ???
Well, I can only do one bit at a time! Now the board tiles are finished, i'm working on the things to go on top of them. They shouldn't be too laborious by and large - just metal and concrete coloured spraypaints and a few muddy washes...
Still, there's quite a lot of them!
;D This project is looking better and better.
Quote from: Brother_Brimstone on January 03, 2012, 12:03:51 PM
Well, I can only do one bit at a time!
I'm sorry Brother_Brimstone, irony doesn't come through too well in text :) You've done a great job so far and I was only hoping there were buildings built already!
Spraypainting and washing the buildings sounds like a good plan to get the board playable, but with such a great start, please don't stop there! I'll drop a few links in the end of my message containing ways to make your underhive pop:
Imperial Propoganda Posters (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59227)
Posters, sign up needed, haven't looked at these (http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=22910)
Cities of Death posters (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138549)
Tommygun does what with paper? (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226343)
EDIT: Let's pray to the Omnissiah my links work this time.
Hey; thanks very much for the links! I already had a set of imperial posters, which I've used for this board, but having extra for future definitely won't hurt!
Anyway, on to the main event; THE BOARD IS FINISHED!
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished3.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished4.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished5.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished6.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished7.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished8.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished9.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished10.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished11.jpg)
(http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/Brother_Brimstone/underhivefinished12.jpg)
All comments and criticism welcomed and appreciated.
What a fun place to die in ;D Great industrial look & feel and lots of variety on a small surface. And plenty of obstacles & cover, which is good as it stimulates moving about and prevents both boring long range shoot outs and a rush to the middle with everyone quickly ending up in one big hand-to-hand cluster.
Brimstone that's great! The posters really make the scenery come alive! Also, don't forget to check out Tommygun does what with paper for some boxes to clutter the underhive with :) Looks cool with the different levels and walkways. Is that vegetation I'm spotting?
Looks beautiful.
It's a beautiful board I'd love to play on. I like the dirty and industrial look.
Not only nice looking terrain, it also looks like a good playing environment, which is equally important. Plenty of niches, crannies and the odd rooftop.
The links do not work for me.
The links didn't work for me, but i worked out what was wrong. Here are some corrected versions:
Imperial Propoganda Posters (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59227)
Posters, sign up needed, haven't looked at these (http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=22910)
Cities of Death posters (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138549)
Tommygun does what with paper? (http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226343)
The last one is especially worth a look. I've actually done a fair bit of papercraft in my time (i'm not entirely sure why or how, but it's just something i seem to keep finding myself doing...) and his papercraft objects are great!
Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments. It was a board based more around playability than aesthetics, but i did want to do my best to make it look nice. I've always been incredibly jealous when i've seen Necromunda articles and Inquisitor articles where the scenery makes the game really three dimensional, as the boards i'd always made in the past with friends were very two dimensional, so I made this with the specific intent of forcing myself to ensure the game can be played upwards and downward as well as side to side.
Kaled and I shall be playing on this board tomorrow, so i'll soon get a chance to see whether it was all worth it and whether I succeeded!
Brimstone and I played a couple of games on this board this afternoon. Don't have time to write much now, but it was a very impressive board and great fun to play on. I took a few pictures which are posted below;
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t286/kaled100/Inquisitor%20Games/Mancunian%20Conclave%2004/th_IMG_4512.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t286/kaled100/Inquisitor%20Games/Mancunian%20Conclave%2004/?action=view¤t=IMG_4512.jpg)
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(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t286/kaled100/Inquisitor%20Games/Mancunian%20Conclave%2004/th_IMG_4508.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t286/kaled100/Inquisitor%20Games/Mancunian%20Conclave%2004/?action=view¤t=IMG_4508.jpg)
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(You should be able to click to see them full size.)
- Dave
Impressive! Was it easy to transport, or did you play at Brimstone's place?
It's interesting how much better terrain looks when there are game models climbing all over it. ^_^
Although, overall, it's a very nice game-board. I just find that a board looks more 'alive' when there are models on it.
It looks like it was a great board to play on, with the different height levels etc.
Wow was quite impressed from the earlier photos but the ones Kaled has posted make the board come so much more alive and you can see some of the smaller details that I missed earlier.
Great job.
Blacknight/Marc