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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Strange Aeons => Topic started by: Oldben1 on December 05, 2012, 04:39:57 AM
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I've been working on turning my Pulp board into something that resembles Insmouth. In some cases this meant changing some signs(the National Grocery and the Marsh Refinery). I also wanted to build a small harbour to give the city a more nautical feel.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8057/8245521339_1d0ab74b4e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245521339/)
The Harbour (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245521339/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
I've posted most of these buildings individually before. Here are the buildings together in two different configurations:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8344/8245525685_dec595027f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245525685/)
Board 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245525685/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8200/8245527173_766c81dde3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245527173/)
Board 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245527173/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
Here is a picture of a small plate some friends of mine made for the board frame:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8245530049_c1e360c108.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245530049/)
Strange Aeons (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8245530049/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
Thanks to everyone for their inspiration. The hybrid was painted by Superflynt. There are more pictures on my Flickr account.
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Great stuff :o :o This is a total winner!
Lb
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That is some awesome terrain.
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realy like the stuff !! good work :)
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Brill!! ;D
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Brilliant :)
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Really neat buildings.
Love them.
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Wow, that's amazing! I'm extremely jealous of your building skills.
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Lovely little board and with all the loose buildings it should be very flexible as well, which is always great.
I must ask, the name plate, is that hand engraved?
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Beautiful board. Rest of the photos on flickr look splendid as well.
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It looks great now, Oldben1!
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The buildings looked brilliant in the first place, but the rework has certainly paid off, the new look is great.
Very atmospheric.
Now for some more cars or further scatter terrain for the streets, methinks... ;)
That name plate looks bloody good as well, sir.
8)
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Oh, that's just great!! Wish you would post more pics of the boards, also some close-ups
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A couple of top-notch boards again.
Brilliant work, mate.
RMZ
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I'd take some better pictures but it's too cold outside in Winnipeg ( minus 23). I will take some more later this week. The name plate was made with a c and c machine.
Thanks for all the comments!
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Brilliant board! Love the dock piece and that name plate...my boards need name plates now... :'(
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A grand piece of work it really looks the part.
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Great work!
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Jaw dropping. :o I am an ok painter, but terrain eludes me. I have looked for a good guide, but I have heard that many are not good.
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Top work. Looks like fun to play on fella.
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Great stuff! I'm actually working on the same kind of thing, with many of the same things. The refinery dock (the walkway) is actually going to exit right into the river I'll be working on.
Love the stuff, brother! So much, I'm stealing the idea! :)
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my boards need name plates now... :'(
I could do a hand engraved plate for you, I need to keep up my skills anyway.
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Brilliant board.
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Ha! I just noticed a certain portly gentleman in a couple of the shots. Great basing job, as usual!
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Great stuff! More pics please!
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Ha! I just noticed a certain portly gentleman in a couple of the shots. Great basing job, as usual!
He fits in perfectly!
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Amazing
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Great work, technically superb and very rich in detail. could never do it my self.
The cobblestone on the dockyard, how is that made? if from embossed plasticard, please tell me what manufacturer.
The only critic I have on the board is its playability. Seems very open with few possibilities. adding some debris, old rotting crates, and maybe an old rusty broken down car would help with playability.
Idea's is endless as so far as I have understand Innsmouth is a good sized town but getting a bit worn down and such, so having dirty streets is maybe more fitting.
One thing I have learnt from playing on an urban board, is not having the houses into a checker-board setup. to much open lanes and to few and alleys to hide in. Maybe setting the houses different on the board would help alot, a long curved street would be better in my lowly opinion. Hope you don't my constructive criticism in a wrong way!.
I my self made a cemetery board recently, i discovered that I need the Chapel inside the cemetery walls for playability and some more mausoleums to block line of sights. The gravestones gives cover, but no matter the scenario, every game got the same, a big shoot out among the gravestones. Putting up some line of sight blockers like the chapel really helped on how the playability.
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Nice use of Plasticville!
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The cobblestone is a LeMax cobblestone mat. I had great difficulty keeping the paint adhering. small sections are okay.
Lots of people have commented on the open spaces. I have lots of crates and barrels bit I left most of them off so that it was easier to see the buildings. My mistake I guess!
The roads I use are linoleum, and they look like old broken asphalt close up.
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We all all just sharing experience and ideas. The more I play Strange Aeons, the more i want to clutter the gaming board with terrain.
I will try to find that cobblestone mat, need to make some pathways for my cemetery.
I would wish that Plasticville and those fancy cars where easier to get a hold of in europe, found a few stores who sells it at a step price level and with a very limited selection.
Your terrain is really nice, every time I see it new details pop up!
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leMax should be easier to find. it can be rolled into a tube so shipping might not be too bad.
Sorry about the Plasticville. Considering the boxes are flat and they are made out of light plastic they should be more available. I was lucky to find most of these models from a collector looking to unload some of his broken stock. I was going to board up the windows and cover them with posters anyway. I got all the buildings on the innsmouth board for 10 dollars each. Now the K line cottage cost me 25. Ouch.
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Its the import fee, or rather that plus the fee the postal service take for handling custom work, its like $25 just for that, crippling the possibility of buying minor deliveries from the US to Denmark.
The LeMax stuff is cheap enough, but without an european online dealer stocking the mats, I think its not going to happen. Maybe a private individual could help me, if he just sent it as a gift and marked the value very low.
The plasticville is nice. Happily its rather easy to get good building on the european market when going for Resin products. A few products are also available in plastics, look at renedra's website they have a new plastic church, and they wrote somewhere that a barn is coming shortly. I'm hoping that good plastic houses are available when its time for me own urban board to be constructed.
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I've got some scraps of cobblestone mat. Let me look around. maybe we can make a deal if you just need a little.
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I've got some scraps of cobblestone mat. Let me look around. maybe we can make a deal if you just need a little.
THANKS! sadly im going to be using alot to finish my project, so I don't want you too waste alot of time.
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Maybe you should look for textured wallpaper. I think that's what Grimm uses on his boards. Germany is certainly closer to you than Canada.
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Maybe you should look for textured wallpaper. I think that's what Grimm uses on his boards. Germany is certainly closer to you than Canada.
Textured wallpaper is ideal.
One small tip: When checking out possible wallpapers, dont forget to look at the pattern from the reverse side as well.
Something that does not look right from the front may be perfect on the reverse... ;)
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I got 9 buildings for 144.00 USD from Western Depot in California, delivered. The largest difference in implementation is that I've carved off the door on the Church (all the churches I've been to are open 24/7/365) and have opened up the front door on the Factory. I'm a big fan of having accessible interiors so that models can duck inside, or stand in the doorways and gain cover saves. Makes for a more visceral "shootout" feel. Also makes for a lot more dice rolls!
Regarding a material for the ground, I use a green, grey/slate, and taupe "Rainbow Felt" poly nylon felt material I got for 10$ at the local fabric store. I cut each bit into 2x3 and 3x3 squares. Cheap, easy, and looks nice enough. My biggest problem here is that I am really just out of storage space. My wife bought this house based solely on the backyard/deck, not considering with 2 kids we'd need some bloody closets and pantries. So, I can't really make lovely MDF/EPS boards like I'd wish to do primarily because I've got nowhere to put the buggers! I guess I could sell off the kids...
I've only got the diner and the 1st National Grocery done at this point, with the factory and church assembled and primed. Using Ben's advice, I think the market really turned out as well as I could've ever hoped. Eventually.... :)
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I've only got the diner and the 1st National Grocery done at this point, with the factory and church assembled and primed. Using Ben's advice, I think the market really turned out as well as I could've ever hoped. Eventually....
How about some WIP photos? :o
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I've only got the diner and the 1st National Grocery done at this point, with the factory and church assembled and primed. Using Ben's advice, I think the market really turned out as well as I could've ever hoped. Eventually....
How about some WIP photos? :o
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=48588.0
I figure I owe you, since you're my inspiration...
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I like your table !
May you shoot your fishing port more closely ?
Thank's !
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I can but the light will be bad. No more pictures or priming outside. It's -24 here.
Alright. Terrible lighting. I wanted to keep the harbor simple, not a lot of play on this section.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8265089381_f31c361d5c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8265089381/)
Innsmouth Harbor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8265089381/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8496/8265095067_0b2d7e0172.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8265095067/)
Innsmouth Harbor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/8265095067/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
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Great terrain! Awesome!
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That is lovely terrain indeed!!! :D
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More wonderful, atmospheric photos of your lovely board are always welcome.
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wow, I am jealous at that board! I may have to try to build something later.
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Superb board (and flickr) & use of the plasticville stuff.
Whats the dockside cobbles bit made from and which company makes that sloped roof factory building?
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I thought this Thread was done for sure.
The cobblestone is from the LeMax mat that you can buy here around Christmas time.
The factory is from Marx, but I think K-line reissued it. Make sure you buy he one with the large door out front with no stairs. It scales up much better to 28mm miniatures.
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I thought this Thread was done for sure.
The cobblestone is from the LeMax mat that you can buy here around Christmas time.
The factory is from Marx, but I think K-line reissued it. Make sure you buy he one with the large door out front with no stairs. It scales up much better to 28mm miniatures.
Thanks. I'll have a look for those.