My 'pirated' pirate table - first building (finally) semi-finished

[gnomehome]

I've just finished my first set of terrain boards. 15 blocks in all, which should allow for different set-ups. All carved and painted XPS. First real use of an airbrush as well - I still need some (or rather a lot of) practice.

The intended use if for Cutlass/LotHS or Mordheim. There still must be be added some buildings and stairs, bridges, jetties,....

The google sketchup design was the following:



This set-up is very similar to the one in the following thread, the level of detail and finishing in my boards is much, much lower.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=40319.0;topicseen

It took me about 7 afternoons from start to finish (since I didn't find XPS sheets in the required thickness, I had to glue two sheets together, which was quite time consuming). Here are some views from different angles (clickable to get a larger view). The whale is recycled from my LPL6 entry

[Blue in vt]

 

Looks Great!!!  Love the Whale too BTW.

Now I see why you were interested in the BS pirates!

enjoy that...well done.

Cheers,

Blue

[Doomsdave]

The whale is a stroke of genius.

[gnomehome]

Today I finally finished the first building - made of MDF with plasticard roofs, Zvezda and TM Terrain windows. The bricks at the bottom and the chimney are inscribed XPS.

I probably add som Ivy aroud the entrance to break up the monotonous front. There are also some shutters for the Zvezda windows.

[sundayhero]

Really nice board, especially texture FX. If I could advise something, you should try to work on weathering a bit. Use diferent juices you can see in real harbors : brown, black, green. For brown, strong coffee or tea works great. For other things, diluted paints or inks (no need for hobby grade paint or ink) will work.

Finally don't forget to put a coat of matte varnish (spray) on them, since washes and coffee/the are not that stable in wet environement (= for example if you accidentaly throw your beer on  )

Keep the good work 

[wdlanghans]

Yup the wale is great, and the rest looks really good as well. Just an FYI oregano looks great for Ivy at that scale

[Dr. The Viking]

Lovely!

Where's the whale from?!

[gnomehome]

Really nice board, especially texture FX. If I could advise something, you should try to work on weathering a bit.

My weathering skills are not up to speed yet - mostly I succeed in making thing look dirty (in an unrealistic way). I'll practice some more on smaller pieces first. Are there any good tutorials available on line ?

Just an FYI oregano looks great for Ivy at that scale

I have a commercial product from following company (the 1:45 scale looks all right scale-wise by my standards) : http://www.mininatur.de/products_catalogue.php?lang=en

It probably will turn out to be oregano, but for 4€ for a small pack, it's not breaking the bank.

Where's the whale from?!

It was a childrens toy I picked up in a thrift store - a hard plastic whale, which snapped together its jaws when you pressed on the dorsal fin. I cut it in half, added some greenstuff to fill up the holes where the screwe were visible, based it and gave it a quick paintjob.

I have no idea who was the manufacturer - there were no recognisable markings on the beast.

[Dr. The Viking]

It was a childrens toy I picked up in a thrift store - a hard plastic whale, which snapped together its jaws when you pressed on the dorsal fin. I cut it in half, added some greenstuff to fill up the holes where the screwe were visible, based it and gave it a quick paintjob.

I have no idea who was the manufacturer - there were no recognisable markings on the beast.

Arh.. too bad then. I'll never get that Moby Dick

[gnomehome]

Arh.. too bad then. I'll never get that Moby Dick

Schleich have one in 1:32 scale, discontinued from the info on this page, but maybe you'll find one on Ebay

http://www.amazon.com/Schleich-16084_OB-Sperm-Whale/dp/B0002HWOUU

[Hammers]

Looking very good.