HI !
Photo find here : https://picasaweb.google.com/115724559212070259408/2014Julius29_Terepasztal# Welcome!
Before i begin i would like to thank to Egil, Geridevil, Sabitar and Pyerre (for the photos) for their assistance.Their help has been essential.
The beginning
Just before the Gen Con last year i've made a pact with the devil himself, i mean CsV (the owner of Hall of Phoenix, Hungary) to build a new table for him in an exchange of stars from the sky (and some new shiny sets of Malifaux models), which could be used for presentations and demos.
As agreed, i've started the construction. As usual, mainy styrene, cartboard, plastic trash and plaster were used. As my inspiration comes from the building, this little simple project became more and more swolled and bloated. New ideas came forth that i wanted to implement in all cases. And of course, life itself slowed down the work. There was always something which - even if a tiny bit but - delayed the project.
The Base
The base of the table is nothing else but Plinth insulation. I've cut down the table into 30x30 cm board pieces and then i carved the cobblestones. I cut some pipes in certain places and glued bars and styrene pieces onto them. There is a board piece where wood pieces are recessed as if there would be broken up the cobble. After i've done this, i started to varnish all nine boards with wooden patches. This step was necessary because this kind of material doesn't hold well against flacon dye (it etches the surface). Doing this you could protect the area from the unwanted "melting".
Since it not easy to cut the isulator in domestic conditions, it resulted an uneven surface, so it was necessary to encase them in cardboard pages.
After i've finished the bases i started to build the buildings. This part took the most of my time, especially the doors and windows. For the record, this table
holds at least 300 tubes of glue and approximately 1000 pins (i'm not sure about this, it could be more as i've used up almost 4 boxes...).
The outer row of houses could be rotated, creating a smaller sized building. This could be benefictal in multi-tabling cases (for example, tournaments) when
some nicely prepared building is needed.
The Paint
The time flew fast and the table made very slowly. Finally, this year in May i could start the painting. I tried to paint the easiest and the fastest way possible. I used only
Pentart paint because it's cheap and it has a relatively wide color range. About the painting itself: foundation, base color, wash and finally some dry brushing. Nothing
special but i've tried to make it pretty. It's no coincidence the painting contains a lot of rust-effect! That's all! I know this is not a step-by-step tutorial but i hope you love it. Those who want to see it or play on it have two options: First, go and see it personally on Székesfehérvár (Hungary) , at the Hall of the Phoenix. Second, wait until Games Day Budapest (usually in december) where it will be measured in the colors of Hall of the Phoenix in the sand tale tournament.
Suggestions, questions, criticism, complaints, requests are welcome here!
PS: One of the biggest recognition I received from my friend (who basicly retired from playing) right after saw my table: "You made me feel like i wanna play Malifaux again..."
MAC
