Due to a various array of reasons things have slowed down a bit and I've calculated that I have less then 6 months left to get things finished. Ergo, making all the buildings myself isn't going to cut it (literally). I might add a few more, but not enough to cover a 90x90 table. So I made a rewrite, looked at the available budget and the available time and made changes.
I've been making use of a lot of Lasercut stuff this year, and I now know what it can and what it can't. Knowing this, I've been looking at possible Fallout locations to copy on the table, but only the ones that have uses beyond the Post Apocalyptic setting. So things like a Gas Station, a Hospital, a Junkyard etc. Most options are outside my current budget. One of the few that isn't, is a Trailer Park. A Trailer Park in a run down state is perfectly acceptable for a Zombie game or a game of Black Ops or even someone summoning Old Ones! The amount of run down stuff can be varied depending on the game you want to play. It's also one of the cheaper, faster options due to the availability of off the shelf lasercut buildings that only need a paintjob.
So I made a quick drawing of a table setup, to get an idea of what I could do with the stuff available to my budget, plus what items I would have to knock on a few friends doors for to have custom made.
As I have sold a lot of old wargames stuff recently I was actually able to invest today, so within 2 weeks I'm expecting a pile of trailers and small buildings (which gives me 2 weeks to finish building most of my 3mm city) to then build and paint asap all of the received scenery.
I've already been discussing what to do next with a gifted fellow Aspie (he will print, clean up and cast up 28mm Pink Flamingoes!) but I will not commit any more money to this cause untill the first lot of MDF buildings is done. I tend to get way too far ahead of myself and I will not let this happen this time, as I really want to do this demo.
And that is it for now. Stay tuned for more
15 December 2014, 05:26:14 PM