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Couldn't you just hot glue the edge of the carpet piece before placing it on the base? This will make a hard, clear edging around the whole piece then. It won't (shouldn't) burn most fibers either.

Very nice!

Did you get any warpage from the wallpaper? I did on my last board but I only used 3/4" MDF.

D.

A little bit at an edge, but...in turn I turned that edge into the rocky formation area with the undergrowth. It covered it up nicely. Another area I gained an air bubble in, but a knife slice took it out and a hill side went over it.

So, my son loved it. I believe his quote was, "No freakin" way! No freakin' way!" I have some Christmas pictures to put up in a bit. Reactions and such.

Plus we've just finished gluing and some basing of his new Malifaux Crew; C. Hoffman with a Peacekeeper and Attendant added in for extra support. Gotta say, that-that Peacekeeper was a pain to get together (bloody wonky arms...heh). But all 'n all, I'm glad he liked his gifts.

Thanks to everyone here for your comments and support. And thank you Malifaux Developers for making a fantastic game that my son and I will share for years to come. This Monday will be my Viks vs. his Constructs to kick off 2012 in our home.

Happy Holidays and New Years to all.

Thanks to everyone for giving your opinions and comments about this project so far. I was really happy to hear such positive feedback. Now yes, it'll still be added to even after Christmas, and probably modified over and over again as time goes by.

The buildings, even though they never did get painted are finished (pics coming...maybe later tonight), it was the board I was really concerned with completing. And for all intensive purposes, it is.

Another layer of blue foam hill sides is in the works already. One will be bringing a mineshaft to the terrain and the other, a good hard cover on high. The stream (unless I get a bit of a break tonight...highly unlikely) is going to have to be a drybed at the moment. It'd take too long for a water effect to dry for me to finalize that this evening anyways.

Either way, both my wife and myself feel it's a great start for him to build up-on. Once again, thank you all for your support. I'll have some final shots up soon.

Cheers!

Absolutely amazing work here. You've done a fantastic job on your terrain. The detailing and layout are really really good.

A bit of toning and the final placement of the stone trail line was then made. A few strains of heavy weeds and static grass also were placed here and there to give a pinch of life to the table.

Now, I have learned a valuable lesson here for purposes of my base coat drying. In some of the images, you'll notice a streaking from the double ramped hill. That was because I had to hide the board from my son and placed it up against a wall, before the paint completely dried. I'm kicking myself for it now, but I think I can "flock" around the accident, or at least make it into an interesting feature of the one side.

Thanks for the input suggestions, mates. It's been a great help, and yes...concept sketches of the telegraph line have been made, and hopefully will be physically made soon.

Cheers!

Okay, so I've basically gone nuts and went straight through until 5:30 in the morning with this. This is what happens when you remove your watch and focus too hard, I suppose.

Dry brushing and detailing of the board itself was my primary objective last night. I still need to get the stones shaded and toned the way I want, and then after a great suggestion from my wife, a small water fall area (more of a trickle then a falls) was added...and so water effects will have to be added as well now ~sighs~ but I think it'll look pretty cool afterwards.

The cards were a place holder for the main path/train rail system I want to put in. Though as I continued last night, I though...why not make it both. A trail and a rail. So, instead of permanently fixing the rail to the board, I went a patterned a trail line through the middle.

Model train shops usually carry them as well.

Yup yup...there is a Modellers Choice (trains and models) by me, that I may check out tomorrow while I'm off that day.

Okay, the board has been primed with every last drop of Burnt Umber I had...man that takes a lot of paint. Tonight (once my son goes to bed) is dry brushing and detailing night. I have some pics of the base browns on my phone, but haven't transferred them to my PC yet...may do that later tonight while things dry.

Plus I need to get the buildings primed tonight. Definitely a late run ahead of me. Ahhh...it's worth it though. Definitely worth it.

Cheers!

i use the pegasus cactuses. work well especially mounted on some 30mm or 40mm bases. nice and modular that way too. could work for ternon crag inWM if you need a town name.

I've been thinking more and more on the cactus thought. I'm going to have to check out my local shop to see if they either carry it, or could order them.

This is turning out amazingly. I'm loving the angles and designs with high and low grounds throughout as well. Not to mention, your wood work is incredible. Great job.

I know...I should've primed first, but unfortunately the sand blend I had to use wasn't even close to what I wanted, so...I'm priming after the fact.

Nice board!

Love the concept sketches and the very usable flat roofs.

Hope you've got plenty of 'midnight oil' to burn because Xmas is approaching fast...

Oh why do we always start interesting projects at the last minute?

Thanks! One of the roofs is actually removable, to allow access and playability, though just the one. And yes...I know I'm going to be loosing much sleep on this.

Just sanded the whole thing, and it's been drying over night, so hopefully this evening it'll ready to prime.

And to finish this night, as few sketches of the initial planning stages. No works of art, by any sense...but enough for me to go on as I progress through this. Quite a bit has changed since it's conception...but the general feel is the same.

Cactus and tumble weeds.

The first is easily available from Pegasus Hobbies (in two sizes and types).

The second is easily made from craft store moss (the yellowish type thay look like little sponges). After a few coats of spray sealer they harden up rather nicely.

Also dont forget the telegraph poles and Water tower, I believe historically they were placed along the rail lines (if that helps).

Also a small formating note...be sure to press enter between photos (otherwise you end up with a really wide thread that is somewhat difficult to follow).

Nice! I never thought of telegraph lines. Hmm...I'll have to research into how high they were. Great idea though. Thanks!

And thanks for the image tip too...I'll use that from now on.

The table is a simple 3x4 foot chipboard, framed and the covered in textured wallpaper. Later (images later) a sand coat, for additional feel, plus a few wood chip rocky formations to add more natural dimensions.

Now, obviously I haven't laid down any track yet, which will be the marker/divider for the table. Shown with a few business cards as a place holder for now. Same as the two high points on either end being just some scrap foam I had left over.

I'm making a board for my son for Christmas and seeing as he's (we've) delved into Malifaux recently I thought why not use that as a scale and theme for the board (Even though the original idea was for his Warmachine mini's...but at least they're the same scale).

It's a wasteland type for various styles of Encounters, such as Ruins, Mine (exterior), Ghost/Pioneer Town, Badlands or even Mountains with some additions added.

The basics are two high points, working into a valley rail line, and a small worn down mining community feel. It's pretty flexible in terms of it's uses.

As it is a work in progress, suggestions ideas would be awesome...even with the Christmas timeline/deadline coming, additions and modifications can always, and most likely will happen. (Warmachine mini's are just place holders for scale...and erm, our Malifaux mini's aren't painted yet)