Vermicious Knid Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 So hey folks - I just made some brand new stuff I thought I might show off a bit. My plan was to make a simple set of themed terrain I can use at home for both Malifaux and Warmachine games. I wanted it to be at least vaguely "steampunk" (so no boring grassy hills and such) and not be that difficult to create. Also I plan on getting one of those new Frontline Gaming battle mats - specifically the 4' square "Barren Wasteland" mat - and I wanted something that would blend in with those pretty nicely. Finally I wanted something that matched the customized basing scheme I used for my "steampunk" armies (basically all my warmachine and malifaux figs). And thus the scrapyard was born! Below are a couple of hills and that I did. The hills were constructed using a combination of PP's "junk pile" hills, which you can find on the main PP website, and also I used some cork board hills as a starter as well. There is a forum poster on the PP site named Poppabear, and I have to say that his quick-and-easy cork hills were an inspiration. The idea allowed me to jump ahead several steps, and letting me get cool looking rocky hills with a minimal of modeling. I did a few extra steps by mounting them on some matte board to give it some extra ruggedness, and hid the join with a mix of patching plaster and gravel around the bottom of the base. As a final trick, I actually used the "rough cut" cork board, instead of the basic board. This stuff is a little more expensive, and the cork bark is cut into larger pieces. I personally find the larger chunks mimic the look of rock a whole lot better than basic cork board, and I recommend it to anybody who wants to use cork with terrain projects or basing their miniatures. I also did up 4 walls in the same scheme. Basically used the same paints and modeling materials so that they would blend in with the hills that I already constructed. My goal was to make some walls that weren't really created to actually BE walls - they are just random collections of junk that will form a wall-like structure for use in game. I am very happy with the result! So that's the start of my home-gaming Junkyard terrain! I am working on some more pieces right now, including some fairly ramshackle buildings, and a couple of "forests", which will actually be just collections of scrap on a template that will mimic the rules of a forest (that sort of thing is actually allowed in the rulebook even - look it up! ). Also picked up some Envirotex to create a water feature of some kind too. Stay tuned! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBugman Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 That looks awesome! Are those hills made of cork or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 VERY well done!! I am especially impressed with the excellent patina effect on some of the larger cogs and on the clockface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 @JBugman - I kind of described their composition in my post, but basically they are made from rough-cut cork boards. These are different than normal cork boards, and you can find them at craft stores like Michael's or AC Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBugman Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Sorry, I glossed over your post a bit. Can't wait for more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 No worries - I am right in the process of painting up my water feature. Once that's done and the Envirotex is dried, I'll post a pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxstorm Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm terribly sorry, these will just never do. I think your best course of action is to box them up and send them to me for proper disposal. Seriously--I like and want some of my very own. So hey folks - I just made some brand new stuff I thought I might show off a bit. Below are a couple of hills and that I did. The hills were constructed using a combination of PP's "junk pile" hills, which you can find on the main PP website, and also I used some cork board hills as a starter as well. There is a forum poster on the PP site named Poppabear, and I have to say that his quick-and-easy cork hills were an inspiration. The idea allowed me to jump ahead several steps, and letting me get cool looking rocky hills with a minimal of modeling. I did a few extra steps by mounting them on some matte board to give it some extra ruggedness, and hid the join with a mix of patching plaster and gravel around the bottom of the base. PP = ?? I guessed "Privateer Press" but I couldn't find any junk pile hills. Should I keep looking or did I already go horribly wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 PP = ?? I guessed "Privateer Press" but I couldn't find any junk pile hills. Should I keep looking or did I already go horribly wrong?You guessed correctly - it was my mistake. The hill in question was actually printed in their magazine, rather than the site. However, the construction is pretty easy. I found an image of what they did (or what some random magazine reader did with exactly the same look)http://m3.i.pbase.com/g4/38/108938/2/139661633.7HaWhNbB.jpg My version has exposed rocks, as I wanted more of a debris-covered hill effect. The original version, as pictured above is actually supposed to represent a hill made ENTIRELY out of scrap metal... 1) start with a hill-shaped base (mine is made from matte board, but lots of folks use plastic sheets or MDF) 2) cut out a foam hill and mount it on your base. 3) take some tin foil, and hot glue it over the foam. Cover the hill completely, and trim off any excess foil. After you paint it, any exposed wrinkly tin foil spaces will look like crumpled rusty metal. 4) take a random assortment of bits, cogs, model parts, etc, and cover the surface as much as possible, trying to keep the top of the hill reasonly flat, so that models will balance properly 5) paint is as simple as spray painting it a rusty brown, and then wash and drybrush your way into coolness. Despite my mistake, the PP hobby blog has some cool ideas that can easily be looted for Malifaux (check out the smokestack "forest" in particular). I'll just leave the link here: http://privateerpress.com/hobby/hobby-blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxstorm Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I have plenty of Styrofoam, but like the look you got with cork so I'm gonna give that a try and see if I I can make it work. A junk covered hill is more appealing to me than an entire hill of junk. Now I just have to figure out where to get some bits of steampunk junk . Gears are easy, tons of them on ebay as well as a few in a watch I need to scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sounds like a plan! Just so you know, if you use cork as a base for hills and such, it's important to use the right type. You need to use cork that's been cut into larger pieces, instead of the normal style cork board that's been ground into tiny bits. The cork I'm talking about is a bit more "arty". You can find it at craft stores typically- it's a little bit more expensive, but one package goes a long wayhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Cork_closeup.jpg As far as the metal debris, you use cogs like you mentioned before. For the rest I use a combination of coffee stirrers for the wooden planks, rectangles cut up out of plasticard, and some bits from pegasus hobby kitshttp://www.thewarstore.com/IMEXPlatformerHexagon.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxstorm Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I think I have the right sort of cork, so I'll give that a go in a few days and see if I can do a proper hill. If that works I'll get to buying/collecting bits for the junk part. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hey folks, I just put the finishing touches on my scrapyard water feature. It's a little hard to tell in the photo, but the pond is filled with Envirotex, and looks pretty cool (if I do say so - love Envirotex). rather than a naturally occuring pond, I wanted something to look more like a screwed up piece of industrial machinery, and this is what I came up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbobovalsocks Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I like your water feature. That envirotex looks very good. You can see a sort of 'current' coming out of the pipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof_bycid Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 That looks great! The water feature is especially nice. Where did you find a detailed bioler-like piece, or did you fab this from scratch? Very nice job on the rust effects. I'm just a beginner at this, but I may try something similar, at least soemthing with iron scap and water. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hey there! I actually built it from scratch - the boiler is made from an old, empty paint bottle. But I am flattered that you thought it was a commercial-made product! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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