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We've been quiet recently but it does not mean that nothing is happening.

For now, here's a tutorial I did over the weekend showing how to use our DIY gothic windows and doors to make a simple ruined church.

The full tutorial is here: http://lasercutcard.co.za/2015/10/simple-ruined-gothic-church/

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We're kicking off the new year with this



An entire table’s worth of orc scenery for $65

1 expanded orc fort
1 x gatehouse set
1 x wall sections set
2 x towers sets

1 orc bastion
1 x orc bastion set

1 expanded orc settlement
2 x orc scrap shack sets (6 shacks in total)
2 x orc boss huts
1 x mek hut
1 x water tower
1 x watchtower set (2 watchtowers)

All models are supplied unpainted and unassembled.

Models are made from 1mm heavy card in 2 layers (so final wall thickness is 2mm)

Scenic bases not included.

See this in the store here: http://www.lasercutcard.co.za/shop/orctable

Here are some pictures of how we have used this scenery in our own orc table

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Commerce is the lifeblood of the city, no matter what the century or planet.

This is a three-level office block that would be at home anywhere from Neo Tokyo to Coruscant.



It is made from 1mm heavy card and comes supplied unassembled and unpainted in an A4 flat pack.

It features access points to all levels, including the roof.



The lowest level is exactly the same height as FutureHab #1, making those heroic leaps across the alley a little easier.



Multiple models can be pushed together to create one huge building.

Other FutureHabs


This is a two-level retail store made from 1mm heavy card and comes supplied unassembled and unpainted in an A4 flat pack.
Once constructed it can be stored by stacking the components inside one another to save space.


This is a single-level entertainment venue from the seedier side of Neo Tokyo (or below the cloud cover on Coruscant)
It is made from 1mm heavy card and comes supplied unassembled and unpainted in an A4 flat pack.
Once constructed it can be stored by stacking the components inside one another to save space.
The outer walls are removable to allow models to move inside.

All three models have the same price: $15.95 per model

Read more here: http://lasercutcard.co.za/2016/02/new-product-futurehab-3-office-tower/

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The two shops are quite nice!

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We are releasing our three turrets as stand-alone kits for $3.95 each.

Also, the tracked APC has come down in price to $15.95 and all the other vehicles are now only $17.95


90mm cannon


20mm command turret


ZT3 guided missile turret.

These are all compatible with the tracked APC and the Ratel IFV and can be bought as an add-on for these vehicles for an extra $2.95
(the Ratel always comes with the 90mm turret but you can add on one of the others)





More detail here: http://lasercutcard.co.za/2016/02/tanks-and-turrets/

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We’re working on some 28mm brownstone buildings for use in contemporary games.

The basic idea is to have a core building and then have detailing layers that can change the look depending on how you add them on.

Here are some shots of the first two buildings, mixed in with some of our “urban scatter” terrain and a water tower

You can click on the images to get bigger versions









If you are wondering how strong these buildings are, given that the FLGS can be a brutal place, you can watch this to see a destruction test on one of them

[fastolfrus]

So how much are the brownstone buildings?

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So how much are the brownstone buildings?

I will have a final price later in the week but it looks to be around $25 per building and $10 for shipping worldwide ($13 for shipping if you want tracking)

[Burnin Coal]

The brownstone buildings look very good....any news on the staircases yet ?....also...what about producing a sheet/s of doors and window frames ? For example warehouse/industrial - would be a great bonus for anyone building from scratch

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The brownstone buildings look very good....any news on the staircases yet ?....also...what about producing a sheet/s of doors and window frames ? For example warehouse/industrial - would be a great bonus for anyone building from scratch

Forgot to include these A set of fire escapes will be available separately. This is is the first draft of them - I will post the final version pics tomorrow

[Burnin Coal]

Wow !  :obTop job there - Those fire escapes compliment the brownstone buildings no end....am really paying attention now...how much is shipping within the States ?

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Wow !  :obTop job there - Those fire escapes compliment the brownstone buildings no end....am really paying attention now...how much is shipping within the States ?

Thanks for the kind words.

Shipping will be about $10 anywhere in the world, or $13 if you want tracking too.

Total cost including shipping is therefore looking to be around $35 per building

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Oooh, those fire escapes are brilliant!   There are so many building kits that could beneifit from the addition to those.

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We have released a range of futuristic buildings aimed at Infinity but possibly good for Tau or Eldar.

The buildings on their own are just basic shapes but they can be combined with themselves and our range of DIY doors and windows to make some attractive and very cheap buildings.

Click on each image to see a bigger version if you want

*** The Round House ***

It is called the "Round House" because 6 of them will form a circular structure


This costs around $5 for one - and can be stacked and combined in numerous ways.


It can be combined with ours (or anyone else's) doors and windows to give buildings like this.


As a bundle deal, you can get 3 round houses, 8 doors and 16 windows for only $16.50!

*** The Comma House ***

The largest of the three and slightly more complicated to build. This is truly a unique building that will draw attention on any table it is on


This costs around $9 for one - and can also be combined in numerous ways.


It can be combined with ours (or anyone else's) doors and windows to give buildings like this.


As a bundle deal, you can get 2 comma houses, 8 doors and 16 windows for only $21.17!

*** The Arc House ***
A multi-level building with gracefully swept wings, this was also referred to as the "bird house" earlier in development. It too can be combined with itself to create numerous different configurations.


This costs around $12 for one - and can also be combined in numerous ways.


It can be combined with ours (or anyone else's) doors and windows to give buildings like this.


As a bundle deal, you can get 2 arc houses, 8 doors and 16 windows for only $25.40!

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What's on the workbench in the first week of Q3?

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M113 Redux


We wondered what our M113 model would look like if we expanded the side armour down a bit and so the first step was a quick sketch


This is the "first fit" cut - a basic proof of concept cut to see what it would look like.


Next came a detail cut to see how it all fitted together. Not looking too bad but some of the details need to be reworked


The main thing that will have to change are the road wheels. If we want the side hatch to be realistically able to go through to the main hull, then the existing road wheels (light green) are too big. Fortunately the Churchill (a WW2 British tank) provided the inspiration for a smaller set of road wheels, as the Churchill had a side hatch and ran its tracks around the outside of the sides, similar to WW1 tanks. The track course is shown in red. So the next cut will be to modify the design to incorporate these changes.

Mk IV Tank

If you haven't seen the trailer yet for Battlefield 1 then you really are missing out.

We are super-excited about the game and have decided to do the vehicles that have featured in the trailer (for use as "counts as" models in other gaming systems)


Steve started out doing a basic cad render and I think he nailed it pretty well


This is the "first fit" test done straight off the render... worked out so so but was a bit small and also difficult to put together.



This is the second cut... a detail cut that was also scaled up substantially. This one went together very easily but is perhaps a little big. The next cut will scale this down and add more detail

All cardboard Heavy Artillery / Big Bertha


Our existing heavy artillery kit is a mix of card and MDF and the MDF adds quite a bit to the cost. This was a test to take all the MDF bits and turn them into two layers of card - so instead of 3mm MDF, you would have 2mm of card. Worked ok but a few small bugs to iron out.


In keeping with the BF1 theme, we also want to make our heavy artillery into a towed version... and Big Bertha (a WW1 German siege gun) is proving the inspiration


Here is the first fit cut for the Bertha components. The main gun and barrel is the same as the existing kit and will be interchangeable- it is the chassis that is new.

A7V tank

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We've seen this tank (the only production tank the Germans put into WW1) in the BF1 gameplay videos and so are going to have a crack at it.

FT17 tank


This might or might not be in the game but we want to do it anyway as it is an iconic WW1 tank and also, I want them for my Imperial Guard army as a small scout tank that I can use instead of sentinals.