Vermicious Knid Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 So I made this post a long time ago back in the Miniatures Showcase forum - but that was before we actually had a dedicated Terrain Showcase forum. Since this area has been created, I thought I would repost my original terrain article, as well as a few updates and new things I have made. So even if you've already seen this stuff, scroll down! 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...
Vermicious Knid Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 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 ]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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 And finally, the most recent new stuff - here are a couple of rusted out boiler tanks that I made from a pair of empty bottles of Advil, and also a steampunk version of the Weighted Companion Cube from Portal. The cake is a lie!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxstorm Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I was wondering when this stuff would be finding its way into the terrain thread. I've been striking out on finding the right sort of cork board (or maybe I am clueless about what the right sort of cork board is) but I am still looking. There are a lot of terrain pieces I admire, but this stuff just makes me smile. I must have some of my very own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 The cork board that I always use is a "chunkier" variety. By that, I mean that they don't chop up the cork board into tiny finely-ground little bits, but instead make the board out of larger pieces. I find that this stuff is the best, since when you break it up, the larger cork chunks resemble rocks a lot more. You can find this particular style of cork board in craft stores (Michael's, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, stuff like that). Usually it's a very dark color - like almost black. It's also slightly more expensive than the "basic" cork board, but it's well worth it if you are looking for good visuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Very cool. Where did you get all the random gears and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSol Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 A lot of them you can find in the scrapbooking section of Hobby Lobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxstorm Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 The cork board that I always use is a "chunkier" variety. By that, I mean that they don't chop up the cork board into tiny finely-ground little bits, but instead make the board out of larger pieces. I find that this stuff is the best, since when you break it up, the larger cork chunks resemble rocks a lot more. You can find this particular style of cork board in craft stores (Michael's, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, stuff like that). Usually it's a very dark color - like almost black. It's also slightly more expensive than the "basic" cork board, but it's well worth it if you are looking for good visuals I think I found the right cork today at Michael's. Be a few more days before I have a chance to try working with it to see if I can make my own terrain hill, but I am looking forward to giving it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBugman Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 This is awesome! Don't stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Nice work man, some good looking terrain. Big fan of the 2 boilers, however, that companion cube............superb! BM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbane Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 [[...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! ). ]] I am working on an Ork tech-junk world with similar terrain. Regarding trees I figured some steam pipes spraying smoke (painted wool cotton) in template sets instead. Just a thought :-) Love all the stuff you've done so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnternalVoid Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I got to say that I really like the boilers. I have been thinking on how to do stuff like that as after my current set of terrain I want to make more indoor stuff for more of a warehouse or metal works table. Are the metal plating on them just platicard or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Yep, just cut-out squares of plasticard, with plasticard rivets that I made with a tiny craft-store hole punch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnternalVoid Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Ya I am getting one of those rotary hole punches apparently from my brother for Christmas *of course he plans to use it too*. Been meaning to get one and start trying that out but had not gotten around to it yet. How thin of platicard do you use for the plating and rivets? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermicious Knid Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I don't use a rotary hole punch for rivets - they are far too large. The hole punch I got was more traditional looking - it just punches a really tiny hole. Found it in the scrapbooking aisles. To be honest, I don't know how thin of card I use. It's not the thinnest available - more like the 2nd or 3rd thinnest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampers&nd Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 fantastic work, really inspiring:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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