Author Topic: starting a City board...with a barn!!!! (Read 3935 times)

Not yet dead · « **on:** March 08, 2013, 02:57:16 PM »

Hi all,

ok I had to start somewhere!!!!

I have started painting my survivors/Zombies and I need a board to game on. I don´t have a lot of room to store my stuff at home, so my board will only be 44 inchs x 30 inchs but I will be using both sides (Plan A). One side will be a city with roads and smallish houses and the other side countryside with 2/3 possible builds.

A Manor/Farmhouse
A Barn with outhouses fences and such like.
Still thinking about a third possiblity (any ideas?

?)

So I went onto the big "G" and looked for suitable Paper Models online...hhhhmmmm not alot of luck!!!

I being a stupid idiot, decided to make my own Barn in Photoshop (this is going to be fun!!!!) Plan is to make all of the sides and roof, print them out and glue/hammer/tack them to 5mm Foamboard (already ordered).

So after 4 hours this is where I am...(still wip..)

C + C always welcome

Cheers
not yet dead

zizi666 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2013, 08:03:10 PM »

You might want to check this out : http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?226343-Tommygun-does-what-with-paper
lots of links to free paper models, including several useful buildings.

digimortal · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2013, 08:46:32 PM »

Here is another site with heaps of great inspiration and downloads
http://www.modelpaperworld.com/en/

Deadspace1 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2013, 10:17:34 PM »

Another alternative would be to use balsa wood and textured plastic are. A little more expensive but the results would speak for themselves. The texture work on the photoshop stuff does look good mind you.

Rovanite · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2013, 12:03:33 AM »

As someone who makes a few card style buildings I have to say the texture on that is really great! Nice work so far, and good luck with your other buildings

Did you draw everything from scratch or use textures/images from Google (or other) and adapt them?

Not yet dead · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2013, 08:09:03 AM »

@ zizi666 Thanks for that link, very useful....

Not yet dead · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2013, 08:10:47 AM »

Digimortal, how the hell did I Miss "tommyguns" stuff, really good Thank you!!

Not yet dead · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2013, 08:13:57 AM »

Deadspace1, Balsa Wood is of course a Good idea, I will wait and See how the barn Looks like When and glued up, adding the Wood afterwards is not a Problem....

Not yet dead · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2013, 08:23:25 AM »

Ronanite, Thanks for the Kind words. I started Doing my Own textures, Lower brickwork and beams, but Then switched to textures I found in google (much quicker) I will Carry on with a combination of both I think.

Hat's up to you for doing your Own buildings, its not that easy I have to say, its alot of fun, but if I had to make a Whole City I think It would Take forever.....

Commander Vyper · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2013, 09:08:12 AM »

I used worldworks and some Railway scenics roads and pavements. Check out my zed thread, should give you the info you need.

Cheers

The Commander

Not yet dead · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2013, 03:55:06 PM »

Hey Commander, just read your zed thread (all 37 Pages)..

Now that is One very Good City Board

..... I dont plan on Doing that much in the first
step, but your Board has so much Inspiration!!

Not yet dead

Commander Vyper · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2013, 05:37:45 PM »

Remember the project was modular, one board at a time, with all needed buildings and scenery completed with each board meant that there was always something to play on.

Cheers

Not yet dead · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2013, 08:19:00 AM »

Hey Commander, yeah I saw that! There is so much on my to-do list that had to sit down and replan a few things, like what to buy and when...Had a quick flash over the weekend when I found a few gift boxs (brown heavy cardboard, in sets of five). I then printed out a few textures on transparant sticky papier and hey presto I had a small city block :-)... This is only Mark 1 for play testing and such like, but its a start (again)...

Not yet dead

Not yet dead · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2013, 04:22:53 PM »

The barn is slowly taking shape! I printed out a fews drafts on A3 paper and glued to heavy papier...oh my god it fits!!!!

Here´s a few wip pictures, when finished they will go on 5mm foamboard.

It´s going to be quite big, but then so are some barns in RL.

Not yet dead

zizi666 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2013, 04:24:59 PM »

BTW : for lots of textures check out Crooked Dice 7tv set designer :
http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/product/set-designer/

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