haychdee Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hey all, Midst Malifaux fever I've decided to start on my own modular gaming board. It took me a while to decide on themes and such but going for an industrial kinda feel. Thinking lots of bricks, less of the fancy victorian details and with a good helping of sheet metal and pipes. Kinda making it up as I go with a rough theme in mind. So starting from the ground up I ordered myself a laser cut, magnetic, modular board from back2base-ix over from Australia (Im from the UK). Ended up costing me double the board in postage and tax but its a good product. Not perfect however as some of the combinations result in gaps from slight alignment problems. I have 12 one foot tiles so I have enough for a 3'x3' board plus 3 optional tiles to mix things up. Anywho, I've planned out some basic road ideas and I have now started on the tower structure at it's somewhat more straight forward than other buildings. Other buildings I will be including: - Tower (either bell or clock) - Pub/Tavern/Inn - A smithing shop of some sorts - Market stalls (low cover) - Statue/Monument (centre objective) - Train station (MAYBE!) Anyways, enough rambling, on with pictures: The board and foundations along with some early road layouts 1 The WIP tower (also you can see here the board edges and the magnet system) 2 A close up of the front wall and door. The stones are made from various card, then given a (murky) PVA wash. The door itself is embossed plasticard, the frame is balsa and the hinges are sheet plasticard 3 A view of the back wall, the little squares are gonna be those reinforcement rods you see in old buildings, just something to break up the textures. The slanted roof bits are balsa and there for support 4 And a close up of the vents/windows which are made from sheet plasticard 5 And thats its for now, all C&C/questions iare welcome and I'm hoping to get ideas from the community along the way to give the board some extra flair. BM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticPangolin Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Looks dead sexy. Please tell me that you'll have a swinging pub sign! Any ideas on a name for it? Also, do you know how you'll be doing the streets and pavements yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Awesome sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Looks dead sexy. Please tell me that you'll have a swinging pub sign! Any ideas on a name for it? Also, do you know how you'll be doing the streets and pavements yet? The pub will indeed be having a swinging sign, can you really call it a true pub without one!? Will be calling it The Last Drop Inn which is in fact a pub from back home in York. I've always liked the name and it suits Malifaux pretty well. I have started with the pavements and they are made up of individually cut rectangle tiles all of various thickness for a crooked look, pics to follow soon. The roads are going to be from embossed plasticard and a neat brick finish, should create a nice contrast. I do have a few pics to show with a bit more done on the tower: Firstly, Ive completed the base roof section. Pretty happy with the final result. 8 And as you may have spotted in the pic above I have added the edging to the tower body 7 Thats all for now, sorry for the slightly boring update. Over the next few weeks I'm hoping to start some of the other tiles as well as getting the top tower finished for this. C&C welcome as always BM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticPangolin Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Solid pub name indeed! I can't remember which pubs I visited in York, but the Pit and Pendulum in Nottingham was cool, as was Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. That's looking great... also inspiring me to get going on my own! I'm putting a board together that will be all tiles (for streets, dungeons and laboratories) and want that irregular feel as well, but the process of covering a 3 foot square area is putting me off. The alternative would be scoring a cardboard sheet and gluing it on... but it might look too boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Looking forward to seeing this reach completion, especially if it continues with this level of detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTHATER Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Bad Majesty, Wow making your own buildings is just a level of dedication I can't even fathom with so many models to paint still. That's awesome you're putting in so much effort to enhance your gaming experience. I am impressed. Nighthater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Solid pub name indeed! I can't remember which pubs I visited in York, but the Pit and Pendulum in Nottingham was cool, as was Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. That's looking great... also inspiring me to get going on my own! I'm putting a board together that will be all tiles (for streets, dungeons and laboratories) and want that irregular feel as well, but the process of covering a 3 foot square area is putting me off. The alternative would be scoring a cardboard sheet and gluing it on... but it might look too boring. Glad to provide some inspiration. The way I'm doing it is probably a little OTT and time consuming. Scoring card might look a tad underwhelming but there are plenty of other cheap options. Embossed plasticard is pretty cheap in the long run and you can get some awesome effects. Also look out for things like textured wallpaper, I've discovered some nice textures in those as well, just gotta careful not to press down too hard whilst playing. Looking forward to seeing this reach completion, especially if it continues with this level of detail. IT WILL reach completion, made that personal promise to myself, hopefully by christmas. Detail wise I kinda want to push myself more so hopefully it'll keep you all interested. Wow making your own buildings is just a level of dedication I can't even fathom with so many models to paint still. That's awesome you're putting in so much effort to enhance your gaming experience. I am impressed. It's always been a part of the hobby I love but never pay enough attention to. The 3 x 3 of Malifaux is ideal for me and I really cant wait to play a game on a purpose built board. Whilst I can't bring you a digital hamper of pictures I can show you the early stages of the pavements/mental torture I have started: 9 The tiles are all cut from various thickness to give an uneven look. The gaps between look way more drastic because of the raw materials, hopefully once painted these will all look ok..............well thats the plan. Only the 1 pic update but all ideas and any C&C is much loved. BM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentbadger Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Very nice. I don't have any ideas to add, or any comments or criticism - only awe and congratulations on the good work you're doing here. It's a great pub name too, and fits perfectly in Malifaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hey all, Just a quick update before I head off for my holidays. Not made much progress on the pavements but I have done some work on the curb that will separate the roads. I used embossed plasticard but I'm not too sure on it now, almost looks to neat and tidy so I'm gonna leave it for now and have a look at possible alternatives. Onwards with the pictures: Heres a close up of the corner section 11 And one of my (WIP) rifleman as scale in the door way of the tower 10 Only a little update, will hopefully make some big progress in the next few weeks, C&C as usual BM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That looks awesome, but it also looks like a TON of work. best of luck with the project, look forward to seeing more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Sarcasm) Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Looking great! looking forward to seeing it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJimmer Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Nice work, I especially like the detail you put into the door. Looking forward to seeing the tile all painted up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampers&nd Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm liking it all so far:) can't wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Finally I have an update for this project after it taking a back seat over the last few months. I've sourced myself some laser cut window which has allowed me to get my scale sorted and get cracking onto construction. So, on with the pictures! The new tile which is going to be a building with 2/3 shops There's going to be 2 shop fronts/entrances at the front then an entrance up the stairs at the back. Still not 100% if I'm going to build the back wall all around or maybe model it as rubble. All C&C welcome BM 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHero Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Suggestion, you could do some brick around the bottom about 1 inch high and that would make it look like it has a brick foundation. Would make the building look more visually interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Suggestion, you could do some brick around the bottom about 1 inch high and that would make it look like it has a brick foundation. Would make the building look more visually interesting. The building is just a shell at the moment. I will be covering the whole building in brick work and a whole host of gubbins BM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbobovalsocks Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 These are looking fantastic! You obviously know what you're doing with regard to DIY terrain! Forgot I'd seen these before and made this comment. I think I was massively understating just how great a job you've done here! Seriously impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrehorseman Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I like what you've done so far. What are you planning to pave the roads with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antebellum Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Can't wait to see more of this. Love the buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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