20-28mm dungeon system om the cheap - long, pic heavy post!

[Gunbird]

Painted a few more modules last night (and this morning). I keep changing and mixing techniques now, washing one minute, drybrushing the other. But sofar, I think they tie in nicely, even after adding another colour to the mix, but that I mostly use for a wash of the first layer now for added oomph so to speak.









The large wall is one of the walls for the hangar/U-boat bunker/warehouse. The strip you see will have a few magnets imbedded to add things like cranes etc. Decided to do all of the magnetising after I painted the lot...seems easier at the moment.



And may I now point your attention to the block on the right?

All of the blocks that are able to stand upside down unsupported, as well as the basic floorplates, will be painted on the bottem as well, to make them even more modular then they were to begin with.

Quite ingenious, even if do  say/think/create myself  :mrgreen:

And now I'm off.....Merry Christmas to you all!

Johan

[Gunbird]

Did I paint it that badly?  :cry:

[revford]

Not at all man, it's looking good.

It's nice to see a few projects I've followed here coming together.

Next step is to see some game in progress shots of the complex in use.  

[Col.Stone]

no, looks great, =)
Great idea:)

[Gunbird]

Game shots might be a while, for most ranges I can muster a few figs max (28 's and 20's) and I really never wanted to play with unpainted figs....which is a good thing yet a bit painfull when U work so hard yet have no sparring partners so to speak.

I should have more pics up this weekend with some settings and a rougher version of my "concrete" for which I couls use a verdict.

I'm also shopping for bits from various manufacturers, and once again I'm finding GW's extensive ranges (and the bitz sales on Ebay) to be a major boon for my converting and planning.

But it also feels like I'm working too much on the scene and I haven't hired any actors yet. Though I must say people have invited me to come and play games like 40K Killteam with it, so who knows.

I could use a good nudge for direction here cause, odd as it might seem, I get the feeling I made it so generic (as it really can be anything) I have too many options to play with :cry: , though 75% of these options fall into the WW2 range.

Can a person be too creative for his own good?

Johan

[Gunbird]

Some recent updates and a notice.

First, the notice.......I've started a Blog.

Now now, don't moan, not another one, this one is pretty narrow (minded) and will be just for my Bunker and Bunkerfiller project.

Here is the link >> http://gunbird.wordpress.com/

I'll keep posting here as well as the pics can be a bit bigger on this forum  :roll:





Things that are new from last time, a stairwell, extra blocks and a WIP Imperial Eagle on the reverse side of a 20x20 tile. It looks nice, the effect is what I want of it and there will be a lot more

Johan

[revford]

I love that staircase, looks good and game practical.  I'll have to poach that idea.  

[Troll]

Very nice work!

Troll

[PeteMurray]

I didn't reply because I was out of the country.

I really like your modular sets, very much so. This current set is no exception. What I like best is that at 6mm MDF it must be very solid to hold, and won't move around when bumped accidentally.

But an Imperial Eagle? What were you thinking!

[matakishi]

This is very impressive!

[assi]

you see me green with envy and speechless

[Gunbird]

Aww, thx guys  :oops:

But an Imperial Eagle? What were you thinking!

Sadly thats about the only way to get the local "GW or nothing" gamers to say anything about it, and I thought what the heck, why not, good practice. ANd a reason to demo it using Killteam someday.

A gamer on another forum mentioned it had to be very heavy, all of that wood. I said it's propably the same or less then the same kit in resin or plaster......but I like to be sure so did some weighing, and suprised myself.



1 = 120 grams
2 = 140 grams
3 = 110 grams
4 = 165 grams

a 20x20 plate like the one with the Imperial Eagle weighs 200 grams, a 20cm long corridor 225 grams and the stairway 280 grams. The heaviest piece sofar is one of the big 30cm wide 20mm tall wall pieces for the U boat bunker, these tip the scales at 540 grams each.

Considering the amount of space one can cover with this, plus the fact I have already designed a mode of transport for the blocks, had me pleasantly suprised.

I will add some more pics in the coming weeks, working on some more Bunker filler at the moment.

Johan

[DS615]

Now this is a spiffy idea, very well done sir!  

I notice that you went with a standard grey color for the blocks, good choice.
Borrowing an idea from TV, specifically the original Star Trek, you could make them even more diffrent or specific to a game.
All of the Trek sets were painted the same grey color, the sets were then altered using colored lights, so I don't see why you can't do the same.

I would suggest some of these battery "tea lights":
http://www.100candles.com/Items/Item_8301.htm

They come in diffrent colors, aren't very big, are cheap, and could very easily be made into a prop that fits the scene.  Maybe red for a bunker, or green for a lab or some such.

Just a thought.