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Miniatures Adventure => Other Adventures => Topic started by: Ultravanillasmurf on April 09, 2017, 09:52:31 AM
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What do people use for scenary for their games of Malifaux?
As the figures are taller than Heroic (and the standard Imperial measure - the William Killian) they may tend to dwarf doorways of most building ranges.
Sarissa did a separate "large scale" range of Old West buildings (they still exist but within the general Old West range).
I have one of them, which is usable for the Ortegas and other more "frontier" types. [Edit: actually I do not, it is a normal scale one - see next post]
But what do people use for more urban environments?
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So here are some photographs of the shack, which highlights some of the issues.
First an overall shot (that is dust, it has sat on a shelf for a while, nice model, just waiting for a use to prompt it back into the production queue.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcZjyv440H4/WOop5tdiXgI/AAAAAAAACCA/dJpxz9CK6d0HomZd18QaNaN14q2cbUxEQCLcB/s1600/sarissashack1.png)
Next the standard scaling shot.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MggVBVdOZlY/WOop5QvWrrI/AAAAAAAACB4/ERx51y_7mTw41WqP3kM7Ij7lOtUyptSgQCLcB/s1600/sarissashack2.png)
As you can see, the head height and the door are fine.
Malifaux Guild Guard and Perdita (the cameraman is diving for cover).
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OhChBsjC4qg/WOop5zpe7TI/AAAAAAAACCI/_lBkQWdV-pUBU3BwbAHRKI1vGzSKIDDvgCLcB/s1600/sarissashack5.png)
The doorway does look rather low compared to these figures.
Interior shot.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kmw4He6fZD8/WOop6AbyCPI/AAAAAAAACCM/CCzq7VkjxpIMXSDzLBVvWgDwMNSmbGO5ACLcB/s1600/sarissashack6.png)
And this shows the problem, Santiago (the tallest and largest figure in the Ortega starter set) will have serious difficulty getting through that door.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuLwLNAc0ts/WOop5sK4VdI/AAAAAAAACB8/p8JFnz7TdnQh0i7Pdm6ztl4LOEXGsvIYQCLcB/s1600/sarissashack3.png)
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I don't play Malifaux but have you taken a look at Plastcraft Games' Designed for Malifaux range:
http://plastcraftgames.com/en/11-malifaux
http://plastcraftgames.com/en/8-colored-malifaux (these come pre-coloured)
In addition, WorldWorksGames does their Terraclip range with "Streets of Malifaux", "Buildings of Malifaux" and "Sewers of Malifaux" sets which, judging by the names, should at least be in scale:
http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/index.php?view=catalog&cat_id=1&system_id=2
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I don't play Malifaux but have you taken a look at Plastcraft Games' Designed for Malifaux range:
http://plastcraftgames.com/en/11-malifaux
http://plastcraftgames.com/en/8-colored-malifaux (these come pre-coloured)
In addition, WorldWorksGames does their Terraclip range with "Streets of Malifaux", "Buildings of Malifaux" and "Sewers of Malifaux" sets which, judging by the names, should at least be in scale:
http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/index.php?view=catalog&cat_id=1&system_id=2
Thanks.
I had seen the Plastcraft range but not the Terraclips.
Has anyone used these?
http://www.customeeple.com/product-category/malifaux/ (http://www.customeeple.com/product-category/malifaux/)
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TerraClips are out of print. They're not going to be easily or cheaply gotten.
With that said, I have about five sets of the first run, and LOVE them.
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TT Combat Scenics do some nice nice "brownstone" apartments that would be good for the Downtown setting in Malifaux, and even a few ruined/dilapidated sets of similar buildings.
Although size-wise the new Malifaux plastics are rather tall, I don't think they look bad against the scenery you showed. TTCS have Malifaux models in some their model photos that give some idea of scale.
Also, I have a few sets of Sewers of Malifaux Terraclips. It's quite a faff to build anything and then take it apart again afterwards, and I think some homemade stuff would be both cheaper and better.
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Thanks, I will have a look.
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Here is a TTCombat Streets of Venice building, which has suitable sized doorways.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DQeXL6nm3_E/WzUlFAcnGkI/AAAAAAAAD54/OXAqaR4HyLUjuQKSiDABemgcdY6R9rAUQCLcBGAs/s1600/sov7-8.png)
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Also, I have a few sets of Sewers of Malifaux Terraclips. It's quite a faff to build anything and then take it apart again afterwards, and I think some homemade stuff would be both cheaper and better.
At least you don't have Terrainlinx - >:(
I would be using maps for urban terrain, as I live in a quad unit and have no more space for terrain.
There is, however, the option of British O scale terrain; Smart Models, for example, have some items in O as downloads with a seperately-available laser-cut substrate.
Also, look at quarter-scale dollshouse kits.
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There is, however, the option of British O scale terrain; Smart Models, for example, have some items in O as downloads with a seperately-available laser-cut substrate.
Also, look at quarter-scale dollshouse kits.
I will look out for them.
There are US O scale kits out there as well, in plastic, resin, MDF and ply.
A the moment I am going for the TTCombat stuff, the Streets of Venice range - I am sure that parts of the city are from the first colonisation attempt and would resemble 15th -18th cemtury. I have some photographs of the Eleventh Doctor's Venice (Trogir in Croatia).