Limehouse - Some game photos - page 60

[OSHIROmodels]

I’ve been sucked into a Gothic Horror project with the usual suspects and although vampires really aren’t my thing I’m tagging along mainly for the terrain aspect 

I’ve got plenty of Victorian buildings in the catalogue with more to follow in the coming months but I felt it would be a good opportunity to go to town, as it were, on some decent London terrain.

The idea is to have a selection of 300mm square boards with various layouts on each. They will be modular but it won’t be apparent looking at the individual boards, there’s also going to be sewers underneath but more on that at a later date.

The first inspiration picture is the one below as I really like the mix of building materials and the layout.



So, with that as a basis it’s onto the first board. I’m not copying the photo, just using it for ideas. I’m also in two minds about a road surface. The types of road surface in London were quite varied, from your typical setts to tarmacadam to compacted earth and even hex shaped wooden setts using Australian wood (although these didn’t last long because they got slippy when wet and too many horses were breaking their legs on the slimy surface). I’m going to pop into the local art shop and see if they have any 2mm foam and if so I’ll do typical setts as then I can do 5mm pavements.

Only one picture for now but of course there will be more to follow 



cheers

James

[Michi]

I like that loads, I could get lost in that subject...

[Dr DeAth]

Good start.  Looking forward to playing on this when it's done.

[Silent Invader]

It’s not finished yet?

 

Great beginning

[Eric the Shed]

I have some 2mm foam you can have

[Malamute]

Looking good, can't wait to get hunting through the fog bound streets of old London town.

[Hammers]

It's looking great as always, Jim.

I wonder: the siding of the building to the left, are the horisontal boards cut individually or is it a profiled polystyrene sheet?

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks chaps 

I wonder: the siding of the building to the left, are the horisontal boards cut individually or is it a profiled polystyrene sheet?

The clapboard is 0.8m balsa wood but cut into strips by hand and then glued on with reckless abandon 

Got some foam from Giles and have done a test; seems to do the job. I've also made some 25mm bases and these will be moulded and cast and put on the website in a week or so. I'm using some brass tube that's been shaped into a decent representation of a sett and it's just a case of pressing it in to the foam although I can't do that much at a time because it hurt my arthritic thumbs 




Here's some foam on a baseboard. The blue foam is too thick so I'll need to get some thinner stuff (3mm probably). There are a couple of gaps for sewer grates and I'll also make a hole for manhole cover. Obviously it'll look better once that awful green has been painted over 

[DintheDin]

You are doing a great job! I mark this thread and will follow it with great interest!
Cheers!

[War In 15MM]

Love the period.  Love your work.

[dinohunterpoa]

That's really nice looking terrain! 

Looking good, can't wait to get hunting through the fog bound streets of old London town.

   

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks chaps 

Done the first section of road but I’m stopping now as it’s really buggered my thumb. I tried a
little jewlers hammer buts it’s not as accurate or quick. I’ve got three different sized jigs for the setts.



Gonna pop into town and see about some thicker foam for the pavements (3mm or so) otherwise I’ll have to stick an intermediary layer inbetween.

[Dr DeAth]

I know it's called Limehouse, but I'm not sure about the colour of the roads 

[Westfalia Chris]

B-limey, that's nice.  

[Captain Blood]

The paving works a treat.