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Title: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on January 10, 2020, 01:43:21 AM: Working on a small port town for Blood & Plunder. Calling it New Porlock after a little sea side village on the South West coast of England, Porlock Weir. When ever my family would visit England we always set aside a few nights to stay in this village and hike the local area.
Nearly all the elements are 3d printed as my schedule does not afford me the time for the more noble art of scratch building.

This will be the Governor or Mayor's house. It will be the only all stone house in the town. The rest will be a mix of stone and timber framed.
(https://i.imgur.com/8vU6d8v.jpg)

The dock itself will be mostly stone with 1 wooden pier (yet to be made).
(https://i.imgur.com/wO4UAYs.jpg)

The dock will be covered in cargo scatter terrain. Some will have loot markers for Pirates to grab. Most will help offer cover.
(https://i.imgur.com/cubI5Si.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0moQa71.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/uIlLpzx.jpg)

I'm also working on a small port side market. This will be adjacent to the docks and surrounded by most the buildings. I have about a 3rd of the stalls I want printed.
(https://i.imgur.com/dFJWuQ4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5UJd0RC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/N68tR3V.jpg)
Title: Re: Caribbean Port WIP.
Post by: ichwillauch on January 10, 2020, 12:58:43 PM: looks very good, especially I like the market stands and the cargo scatter
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 11, 2020, 12:06:03 AM: Finished painting the Governor's house. Just needs a bit of wash and all done.

(https://i.imgur.com/1xhv4WC.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mvNJrhO.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/J5QRbrv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/pskEEYV.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: Belisarius on January 11, 2020, 01:25:08 AM: It’s all looking superb, this 3D printing lark seems to be all the rage , at the moment.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 11, 2020, 01:57:29 AM: Thank you. I dont really see 3D printing going away anytime soon. We still haven't come close to reaching its full potential. I just hope the traditional terrain making skills are not lost along the way.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: Codsticker on January 11, 2020, 07:18:41 AM: Wonderful looking buildings, really nice colours in the stone work.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: Poiter50 on January 11, 2020, 07:19:54 AM: Is that from the Printable Scenery range?

Quote from: racm32 on January 11, 2020, 12:06:03 AM
Finished painting the Governor's house. Just needs a bit of wash and all done.

(https://i.imgur.com/1xhv4WC.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mvNJrhO.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/J5QRbrv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/pskEEYV.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 11, 2020, 12:54:07 PM: yes it is. It's their Tavern.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: gamer Mac on January 11, 2020, 01:01:34 PM: very nice building, is the ship a 3D print?
I am not so sure of your sea terrain colour lol
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 11, 2020, 02:19:25 PM: Thankyou. Yes the ship is 3d printed. I have more pictures of it in here, look for "28mm Frigate". Also i did a brig and posted pictures "Brig pirate hunter" or something like that.
Yeah didn't bother changing tablecloth for pictures lol.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: manatic on January 12, 2020, 08:55:39 AM: Looks great! Where's the stone pier from?
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 12, 2020, 01:26:23 PM: The Ship, Pier, and house are all from Printable Scenery. The market stalls are from Hobgoblin3d
Title: Gallows
Post by: racm32 on January 14, 2020, 03:23:16 PM: Printed and painted this up for the town. Adds some character to the town but can also be used for missions. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1340185 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1340185)

(https://i.imgur.com/09653Th.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: FierceKitty on January 15, 2020, 12:55:03 AM: Lovely building. Porlock needs no introduction to any lover of English literature, however....
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 15, 2020, 04:23:53 PM: My amazing wife of 8 years, who has always supported my hobby, asked if she could start helping me paint and for me to teach her. As this project has loads of terrain bits to work on I was all to happy to except her help. With a little bit of instruction on dry brushing and color choice her task was to paint the stone docks and WOW did she deliver.

(https://i.imgur.com/5BhUpsC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qeMmwZ0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/zWFbe44.jpg)
The file for these came from Printable Scenery.

While she was working on the docks I got to work on some Long Boats and Cargo scatter bits.
(https://i.imgur.com/Efmp5tJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BwqrLP0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cUtcN65.jpg)
These files all came from Thingivers.

Here is a sample shot of the setup:
(https://i.imgur.com/EWDX96F.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/zX5w2oF.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on January 15, 2020, 07:35:29 PM: Looking superb. I will follow this with great interest I am working on a Blood and Plunder game myself. I live about 30 miles from Porlock.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock
Post by: racm32 on January 15, 2020, 09:57:01 PM: Their used to be a riding school I Porlock that my Father and Aunt went to some 40+ years ago. My father was so enchanted with the area that it has been a destination for us nearly every trip.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (pirate board)
Post by: racm32 on January 20, 2020, 04:20:27 AM: So I finished the Island that the ruined lighthouse will go on. This island is made up of 3d printed sections and I chose this method as a bit of a test. I found their to be several advantages and disadvantages over more tradition scratch building methods.
First the Pros: Time - While the total amount of time it took to print was longer then if I had made it from scratch the actual time its printing allows me to do other things. So the time I actually spent working on it was less; Durability - Each section is made of 3d printed plastic and clipped/supper-glued to each other. This makes for an overall more durable finished product then if made from foam while still being light.
Now the Cons: Variety - while there are a number of options available to print and each section can be rearranged as you see fit, you are still limited strictly to those combinations; Play-ability - The only problem I can see with play ability is the steepness of the slopes. I had made a simple round hill before and when flocked the models would slide right off. This one is a bit better since the dirt/sand texture offers a bit more friction but not great.
Overall I am very happy with the end result as it will fit the needs of why I made it. I'm not sure I'll use it as a primary method for making hills but it is certainly an option.

(https://i.imgur.com/fDAVmsH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WLpYSHx.jpg)

A figure for scale.
(https://i.imgur.com/CWIxmo4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0UsShBQ.jpg)

With the WIP old lighthouse.
(https://i.imgur.com/zhwhl1h.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Cllsa09.jpg)

And the underside so you can see all the sections I had to print.
(https://i.imgur.com/XarXfgS.jpg)

For those who are interested here are the links to the 3d STL files:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2736851 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2736851)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3204618 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3204618)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3208621 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3208621)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3682951 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3682951)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2686090 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2686090)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (pirates & civilians added)
Post by: racm32 on February 01, 2020, 08:37:07 PM: Finished up some pirates and civilians for New Porlock.

The recent batch.
(https://i.imgur.com/rqAMcwV.jpg)

Pirate Captain and officers.
(https://i.imgur.com/KTwLlLU.jpg)

Melee armed crew.
(https://i.imgur.com/WZLQmDv.jpg)

Musket armed crew.
(https://i.imgur.com/2cmYin6.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4X9Oa4I.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/svXsNtu.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9URp3uv.jpg)

Civilians.
(https://i.imgur.com/YqLs3Z0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Q8fffE1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/JXcQUo1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/pAVCnuy.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (pirates & civilians added)
Post by: Black Burt on February 02, 2020, 12:14:19 PM: Coming along nicely, what make are your civilians?
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (pirates & civilians added)
Post by: racm32 on February 02, 2020, 03:16:35 PM: Civilians are from Perry Miniatures
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (pirates & civilians added)
Post by: racm32 on February 03, 2020, 04:24:15 PM: A small (WIP) modular coastal fort to guard the harbor. Files from http://www.laserdreamworks.com/3d-printed-terrain/ (http://www.laserdreamworks.com/3d-printed-terrain/)

(https://i.imgur.com/eDSKyJZ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/DLDQtQV.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/IdA7t8e.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (updated 2/3/20)
Post by: racm32 on February 13, 2020, 05:33:31 AM: My amazing and supportive wife was tired of seeing photos of my terrain and games for this setting on a blue cloth or dining table cloth. So she ordered me a new 6x4 one from FLG Mats as a gift. As soon as it arrived I had to take some photos.

(https://i.imgur.com/fM52A6y.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/IVlxeOP.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/18tjbYQ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/JcvUsVQ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Q1UPsKb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6mXvcRB.jpg)
You may notice some terrain in this one, I also did several different test setups of New Porlock, more photos on that to follow.
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (updated 13Feb20)
Post by: Malamute on February 13, 2020, 10:52:46 AM: The mat looks great and I really like your ships ;D
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (updated 13Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 16, 2020, 02:20:48 PM: Since I got the new mat in I had to do some test setups to get a feel for how much terrain I still need and the space to use.

(https://i.imgur.com/eAsjpZD.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BEkNc0D.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/615sWcf.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/3pg9VQH.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/wrgGJYL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/rRntmB8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/XuIwAmj.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (updated 16Feb20)
Post by: gamer Mac on February 16, 2020, 04:58:38 PM: great setup :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (updated 16Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 17, 2020, 09:20:48 PM: Finished the modular coastal fort. Files for the 3d prints are from 3d Printed Terrain: http://www.laserdreamworks.com/3d-printed-terrain/ (http://www.laserdreamworks.com/3d-printed-terrain/)

(https://i.imgur.com/vF3zVEu.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BWk6c73.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/j75JKim.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/4S86ujY.jpg)

The parts can be re-arranged to make different variations.
(https://i.imgur.com/08Qml1c.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (updated 17Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 21, 2020, 01:40:34 AM: Finally finished the last of my 16th-17th century sailors, landing party, pirates. Collection is a mix of Perry Miniatures, Galloping Major, and Wargames Foundry. For big land games I'll use them with Muskets and Tomahawks as a custom unit. I'll also be using them with Blood & Plunder. For small games I'll be using Fistfull of Lead.

Here is all 54
(https://i.imgur.com/RNe9hVX.jpg)

I divided them up into 3 rough groups. The first is just generic sailors who could really be any faction.
(https://i.imgur.com/8CtktkQ.jpg)

second are those that, to me, have a distinct pirate feel to them.
(https://i.imgur.com/31maJzk.jpg)

Third are those the feel more like navy sailors.
(https://i.imgur.com/T1HcQKl.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (54 Sailors, 20Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 24, 2020, 12:38:23 AM: Just got back from the first annual CoastalCon in Beaufort SC. I ran a Blood & Plunder demo set in my fictional Port New Porlock which I started this thread to document my progress on. It was the first demo game I ever ran at a con and it was lots of fun.
Rule Changes:
I only timed the rules a bit. We didn't use Captains, Brake Points, or Fortune. Each player had 2 units of 4 and I only took 1 of the special rules for each. I also kept every armed with the same types of weapons such as if they had muskets, everyone with muskets and the same kind.
Scenario:
The English Frigate HMS Hunter had just arrived to New Porlock to deliver cannons for the newly constructed Fort Thomas and pick up valuable trade goods for the return trip. With the arming of the Fort, New Porlock could become a base of operation for the English and a challenge for the French and Spanish in the area. To counter this, a near by Spanish colony has sent a small force to attack the town. When they learn the English will be hanging a French Privateer Captain, they enlist the help of his crew for the attack.
Their are 6 objectives (marked with gold coins) which the attackers must secure/destroy. Any objectives left on the table at the end of turn 6 go to the defender. 1) burn the tavern; 2) burn the merchant headquarters; 3) free the privateer captain; 4) loot the cargo in the market; 5) spike the cannons at the Fort Thomas; 6) set HMS Hunter on fire. After the first 2 games it became apparent that the fort and frigate where a bit out of reach for this scenario. I changed it for the rest of the games so that their where 3 loot objectives in the market which ended up being more reasonable.

Here are pictures of the table setup. Game pictures to follow in separate post.

(https://i.imgur.com/wRtYQSK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bIt6ClI.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/spmdg6f.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EVSjdGV.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/478T3il.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0nlLk8o.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/82JdGwM.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/22utgE7.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Axt1Fqw.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/XtfJZxf.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/2zNxT4H.jpg)
Title: Re: Port New Porlock (54 Sailors, 20Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 24, 2020, 12:48:24 AM: Here are shots from the 4 demo games I ran. 1st & 4th games were Draws, 2nd was an English victory, 3rd was Spanish/French victory.

(https://i.imgur.com/skeBlDI.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ZI3gcL2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/PpoNKrl.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/rPJhlCm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/AGFC9tj.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mgfLLyd.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/sepeYg2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/jntUtGR.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ROgkrj9.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/HEQv34M.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/r1uDYjj.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/yc2qXxp.jpg)
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: Marine0846 on February 24, 2020, 02:12:27 AM: Love the table. :-*
So well done.
Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: Codsticker on February 24, 2020, 06:08:33 AM: Great pictures there; your table looks really good.
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: miltiades on February 24, 2020, 08:20:40 AM: Wonderful game, The buildings and terrain are fantastic! Amazing :o
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: ichwillauch on February 24, 2020, 08:45:55 AM: As written above, a wonderful table! Especially the fort and the ships look very nice!
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: Belisarius on February 24, 2020, 09:57:34 AM: The table really captures the Caribbean setting, a great period to game in . The pirate theme has a lot to offer for fast paced , enjoyable, narrative games.
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on February 24, 2020, 07:45:17 PM: Superb looking game, would love to play on that table. :-* :-*
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 24, 2020, 08:59:58 PM: Thank you everyone for the compliments, I worked hard on it and very happy with the end result.
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: manatic on February 25, 2020, 08:06:09 AM: That's a really lovely setup, congrats!
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: DeRuyter on February 28, 2020, 07:15:26 PM: From a fellow B&P player: Great looking set up!! (sad that you are not using B&P minis :'( )

Also what happened to the FLG sea mat your wife bought you?
Title: Re: New Porlock (Blood & Plunder Con demo, 23Feb20)
Post by: racm32 on February 29, 2020, 02:35:59 AM: half the minis used in the demo game where B&P minis from my friends collection so we could show what theirs looked like. I dont use theirs because I wanted my collection to also work for French & Indian war. That same friend has a 2d terrain company and he printed the mats we used for the game. Since I was set up next to his booth I used his products to show them off.