UPDATED Lava board and Forest Terrain

[DancesWithHippos]

I'm sure you guys have heard of RelicBlade. It is a new tabletop miniature game with RPG elements that has caught my eye. It requires few minis and a 2x2 playing surface. I backed the project and decided to build up some terrain. I've got a lava board nearly complete and once it is done I'll start on a forest board which I will also post in this thread. Here is a link to the RelicBlade site if you are curious http://relicblade.com/ , the Kickstarter if you are interested https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000723637/relicblade-adventure-battle-game , and the Facebook group if you are so inclined https://www.facebook.com/groups/182254545474657/ , and I'll sneak in my blog link here   http://danceswithhipposterrain.blogspot.com/

On to the step by step (more or less).
I started with a sketch based off Sean's excellent lava terrain (He is the Author, Sculptor, and Artist behind the game)



But sketches are boring, so i quickly started tearing into foam.



Next I put down the lava using about 30 oz of acrylic caulk and shaped with a cheap brush.



The always exciting gluing of sand stage.



Primed with cheap black acrylic to protect the foam and then finished with Rust-oleum spray primer.



The rock was done with several shades of grey. Boring at the moment but the lava makes it pop.



I carved some standing stones for clutter and one as a makeshift bridge.



I also made some hazardous looking rope bridges.



I then painted up the lava. I started at a white base, worked through layers of yellow, orange, and red (mixing along the way) and finished with a black dry brush.



This is everything as it stands at the moment.




I have a Hirst Arts ruined tower( http://www.hirstarts.com/ruin/ruin.html ) arriving tomorrow (I hope!) that will serve as the center piece. I'll update with WiP pictures as I go along. Once this one is Finished I'll start on my forest board featuring the Dragons Don't Share ruins ( http://danceswithhipposterrain.blogspot.com/2015/07/dragons-dont-share-2.html ) from Reapers Bones II Kickstarter.





 

[Reed]

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[Comsquare]

Awesome 

Very well done.

How sturdy is the ropebridge?
Have you strengthened it with glue?

[Gabbi]

Looks great so far.

[DancesWithHippos]

Awesome 

Very well done.

How sturdy is the ropebridge?
Have you strengthened it with glue?

It is quite sturdy. The hot glue and the paint add a lot of strength. I've filled them up with metal Redbox minis and it held very well. This is the method I based mine off of 

[throwsFireball]

Looking really awesome.

[Comsquare]

It is quite sturdy. The hot glue and the paint add a lot of strength. I've filled them up with metal Redbox minis and it held very well. This is the method I based mine off of 

Thanks for the link
Have to make some my own, but nedd them to be seperate gamepieces, not permanent.
Guess I will try these ones:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=86339.0

[DancesWithHippos]

Thanks for the link
Have to make some my own, but nedd them to be seperate gamepieces, not permanent.
Guess I will try these ones:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=86339.0

The bridges aren't attached to the board if that is what you mean. They can be moved around to change up the scenario.

[Comsquare]

The bridges aren't attached to the board if that is what you mean. They can be moved around to change up the scenario.

That's what I ment 
Looks like that method might be worth trying then, easier to make than the wire-ones, I guess 

[DancesWithHippos]

That's what I ment 
Looks like that method might be worth trying then, easier to make than the wire-ones, I guess 

Yeah, I glued my ends to skewers and just set them on the rocks. He glues his to the terrain but like you, I prefer modular stuff.

[carlos marighela]

That is bloody impressive!

[DeafNala]

That is a FANTASTIC setting; BEAUTIFULLY modeled & painted. The rope bridges are OUTSTANDING. VERY WELL DONE!

[DancesWithHippos]

I got my Hirst Arts stuff today. This is my first experience using their blocks. I think the tower is going to look great, but what a pain in the ass to assemble!

[Shaved Dwarf]

Wow! That's what I call a nice board!

[Nedo]

Very nice terrain