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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: SgtSlag on December 12, 2024, 10:56:07 PM
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I did a search on Mage Knight PDF terrain, and I found more than I expected: link (https://www.mageknight.net/other-templates/). I had several of these items downloaded, many a year ago. I found more on this website, MageKnight.net, than I knew existed.
There are 2D dungeon maps (https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Dungeon-Builders-Tiles.pdf), allowing a variety of setup's to be created from 29 different pages. They're a bit dated, but free is free, Baby!
Of particular interest to me, was the very large Gatehouse (https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Terrain-3D-Gatehouse.pdf), and the Longboat (https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Terrain-Long-Ship.pdf), which includes eight pages of war banners and flags, at the end of the PDF.
I am currently building models of the Tower (https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Terrain-3D-Tower.pdf), using 2mm chipboard, rather than cardstock. I have two versions of this tower, rather than the singular version offered on this site (I have an older version which includes a three-story, and a four-story tower).
These PDF's are of interest both for fantasy RPG games, as well as fantasy miniatures games. Cheers!
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Did not know these existed- thanks for sharing.
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Now, on to a photo of a now OOP model set, Cities-on-the-Cheap (https://photos.app.goo.gl/D4aSf4oNRSyvcfMV8). These are the same buildings (one on the far left is missing its chimney -- lost in the shuffle of cut-off's), but there are two colors of roofs to use with them.
I made more progress on one of the MK Towers, the one with the over-sized topper. The roof pieces for this model are complex, and though I found the instructions that have a photo of the completed models, I still can't see how they go together. Hoping to finish up all of the MK Towers this weekend.
Ran through my PDF building files, and I discovered several models from my Fat Dragon Games Basic Keep set, which I have never printed… Time to remedy that! One of them has stained glass windows, just different colored panels. It should work as a generic temple for my games. Cheers!
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A new building finished -- a Mage Knight Gate Tower (quite large). Here are some images of the finished model: front door entrance (https://photos.app.goo.gl/PsJLmGk5mwBNieDB8) (only entrance as designed, but a 2nd, heavy-duty steel door will be added to the rear side); rear view (https://photos.app.goo.gl/ijx6VyuBaW8GdZFs9). Note that the figures shown are 25mm-28mm, for size reference purposes.
The construction techniques on this model were challenging. The walls did not span the full distance on any side of the octagon upper roof! I had to trim off some of the dressing stones around the outside border of the floor section, to allow the walls to line up properly. I may have had Adobe Reader set to scaling, rather than full size, not sure. The crenelation pieces (https://photos.app.goo.gl/GGunJpormTGW7yUu5) had to be trimmed down to fit accurately, as well. To further muddy the waters, this model was designed to be printed on 110# cardstock, not pasted to 2mm thick chipboard.
The side plates were warped when I started (https://photos.app.goo.gl/YAh4iVmwtLrbUr449), so I used some extra round wooden dowels left over from other projects, to remove the warping. I Hot Glued the dowels to the chipboard plates, pressing them against the warped chipboard, until the Hot Glue hardened. The round dowels worked the best in the other-than-90-degree corners.
This led to the insides of the Gate Tower being quite an ugly mess (https://photos.app.goo.gl/YyLMD3rFy13TrARLA) of wooden dowels and Hot Glue, but since the insides were never intended to be playable spaces, I went heavy on the Hot Glue, filling and reinforcing the joints, and the wooden dowels.
More to come as progress dictates. Cheers!
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Wooooaaaaaaah! That takes me back. I used to play Mage Knight competitively and we used tons of that type of terrain, it was perfect for tournaments.
Those were golden times, Mage Knight was a brilliant game as it was with a very tight and fun rules set. Shame it was all collectible and went under.