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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: elof on January 13, 2020, 09:46:21 PM

Title: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: elof on January 13, 2020, 09:46:21 PM
Hello. Long time lurker. But got into building stuff again since the larping season is low right now.

Wanted to make a metro for a long time. Finally got around to it. It's my first bigger piece. Where looking for a suitable metro car. But money is low. So this plasticard will have to do.

Not completely finished yet. But getting there.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: AKULA on January 13, 2020, 09:50:31 PM
Welcome to LAF - glad you decided to unlurk  :D

It’s a great start...very atmospheric, plenty of grime - I look forward to seeing what you come up with next...keep us posted

 8)
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Blackwolf on January 13, 2020, 09:54:28 PM
Lovely work,very evocative  8)
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Marine0846 on January 13, 2020, 10:11:33 PM
Very cool.
The terrain gives off the proper vibe.
May I ask what is the total size of the piece?
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on January 13, 2020, 10:12:32 PM
Welcome.

Nice work on the Metro.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: NickNascati on January 13, 2020, 11:20:47 PM
That is just amazing!  I had made some foam core walls to make a metro tunnel, but they pale in comparison.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Braz on January 13, 2020, 11:22:48 PM
That looks suitably rundown and abandoned. Very nice work.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Dentatus on January 14, 2020, 12:47:13 PM
That is incredibly and wonderfully grimy. Thanks for that.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Michi on January 14, 2020, 01:13:24 PM
This is a wonderful gaming terrain!
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: War Monkey on January 14, 2020, 03:30:41 PM
That is a very nice terrain piece! Very inspiring it triggers a lot of ideas for me thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: sundayhero on January 14, 2020, 04:30:43 PM
A lot of possible uses for such a nice piece of scenery !
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: S_P on January 14, 2020, 05:31:19 PM
Wonderful bit of terrain :D :D :D
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Nimrod on January 14, 2020, 08:36:12 PM
It looks wonderfully abandoned and grimy, perfectly fitting for any proper postapoc game!
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: CookAndrewB on January 15, 2020, 02:48:48 PM
That is a great start. I'll be keeping an eye to see where this goes next.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: elof on January 15, 2020, 03:21:58 PM
Very cool.
The terrain gives off the proper vibe.
May I ask what is the total size of the piece?

Thanks!! It's 3' x 2'

A bit to small I feel. But maybe I'll make it a two level thing with the street above.. or it will just have to be more intimate fights going on. There's lots of blocking for LOS so it can work.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: CookAndrewB on January 15, 2020, 03:45:02 PM
Thanks!! It's 3' x 2'

A bit to small I feel. But maybe I'll make it a two level thing with the street above.. or it will just have to be more intimate fights going on. There's lots of blocking for LOS so it can work.

Unless you have a ton of figures on the map, and it is a wide open field, I think 2x3 is perfect. I've started playing 2x2 games this past year because I found that anything bigger just means several turns of moving before contact. As a solo gamer, that is a touch boring. I'd rather have relatively short LOS with lots of terrain. Urban warfare, or jungle, style. That way maneuvering is all tactical and not just the logistics of getting close enough to the enemy to do something about it. I can assume all the "how did we get within range" stuff in my head.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: NickNascati on January 15, 2020, 04:42:31 PM
3' x 2' is a good size.  Basically a table top for most games.  You want the metro to feel claustrophobic I think.  I can't start any new building projects due to a pending house move, but when we are settled, I think this will be my first project.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: CookAndrewB on January 15, 2020, 04:46:19 PM
3' x 2' is a good size.  Basically a table top for most games.  You want the metro to feel claustrophobic I think.  I can't start any new building projects due to a pending house move, but when we are settled, I think this will be my first project.

You already have a pretty decent metro, as I recall  ;)
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: mithril on January 15, 2020, 05:12:43 PM
if in the future you want to expand it you can always build some add-on room sections that line up with the doors and expand it. or build a (condensed) tunnel network with some side rooms.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Byblos on January 15, 2020, 08:33:03 PM
Wow ! That's a really impressive work ! :-*
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Ockman on January 16, 2020, 08:35:10 AM
Looking good!

Have you read "Kaknäs sista band" by Anders Fager? I think "Medis" is looking suitably wrecked to fit in his stories.

Love the little Pressbyrån, I feel like it's time to make a roll on the find table  :D
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: elof on January 17, 2020, 10:13:27 AM
Looking good!

Have you read "Kaknäs sista band" by Anders Fager? I think "Medis" is looking suitably wrecked to fit in his stories.

Love the little Pressbyrån, I feel like it's time to make a roll on the find table  :D

Yes. I have. That's a great book. :)  Maybe I'll make the upper entrance removable and make an inventory beneath it so Pressbyrån Will have interiors
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on January 17, 2020, 05:53:41 PM
Brilliant start, looks great!
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: NickNascati on January 18, 2020, 01:37:31 AM
Andrew,
             Thanks for the kind words.  I merely made a couple wall sections to be set up and taken down.  Yes, they look decent for quick games, but something like the station, is definitely special.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Hitman on January 18, 2020, 02:30:11 AM
Absolutely stunning terrain. Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Hitman
 8)
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: aliensurfer on January 21, 2020, 11:09:26 PM
That's an impressive set up.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Hupp n at em on January 22, 2020, 02:40:49 PM
That looks great!  It may be a little boxy or light on little details compared to a pre-cast/moulded model, but your train car looks good and gets the idea across very well, great job on that.  My stupid thumbs would not let me build something like that out of plasticard  lol lol
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Bearwoodman on January 23, 2020, 09:01:26 AM
Gteat work! It looks so dirty and decrepit I would want to wash my hands after playing on it!
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: NurgleHH on January 28, 2020, 11:25:30 AM
Wow, missed this. Great work!
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt metro station and more for last Days and zona alfa
Post by: Patrice on January 28, 2020, 11:48:57 AM
 :o Very impressive - and unusual.