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Mordheim Terrain - Garden of Morr

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With the Christmas holidays comes time to devote to hobby projects - both new and old.  One project I've been wanting to tick off for a while is a Garden of Morr / Graveyard.  Here is my progress so far. Finished graveyard board at the zenithal stage. I bought a couple of the new GW mausoleum kits during the year, along with a heap of Renedra plastic fence kits and a couple of sprues of gravestones.  I also had a 2' x 3' picture frame, which was the perfect size for a graveyard at scale, which I had bought to get clear plastic sheeting for the resin dam on the docks board. Along with some foam, cork sheets and 3D printed trees, I had all the materials I needed. The first step was to plan a layout.  I knew I wanted: - a raised area in one corner sloping down to the graveyard - at least one mausoleum built into the hillside - a graveyard keeper's / Priest of Morr's cottage complete with tools and unused coffins and gravestones - a couple of low hills; and - a low wall...
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Mordheim Board - Docks Pt VII

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How the time flies - I can't believe 7 months has passed since my last update!!   I've finally been able to take some time off work to really dedicate to getting this table 100% complete.   The paint and Mod Podge are still drying, but I'm calling this finished! Since my last post, I've given the board a liberal treatment with Dirty Down Moss effect, with a focus on the area immediately around the docks.  I've also added a few autumn leaves here and there for a little pop of contrasting colour.  I then gave everything a quick spray of matt varnish, before moving on to the resin pour. I don't have a lot of experience with resin, and the thought of ruining all my work definitely played on my mind in the lead up to the pour.  I sourced a cheap poster frame with a sheet of clear perspex I could use for my damn walls.  Using silicone and masking tape I tried to ensure this was as 'leak proof' as possible.  I sourced some two-part epoxy resin from ...
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Mordheim Board - Docks Pt VI

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This project is nearing completion!  I wanted to post on how I've approached painting, because it's a big departure from how I've painted terrain in the past.  Previously, all my stonework has been the stereotypical grey. Occasionally I'd paint some individual bricks different colours but then they would all get a unifying grey dry brush and a black wash.  For this project, I want my Mordheim to have a sickly green tinge, so I set myself a goal of not using any grey paint (besides the zenithal) and focusing on using browns and greens with plenty of varied undertones.  I am very pleased with how it is turning out! Step 1: Prime and zenithal During a brief respite from the humidity and rain over Christmas, I managed to load the board and buildings into the car and duck around the corner to the park.  I live in an apartment and priming in front of the building, even with a drop sheet, can create issues with the neighbors.  I gave the entire board a blast of Ru...
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Mordheim Terrain - More Buildings!!!

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  Even with a 3x3 foot board, I still want a heap of buildings. The docks need to be densely packed, with buildings separated by narrow alleys.  This post is a dump of all the remaining buildings I've put together. Pegasus kit derivatives: With the two temples built, I still have heaps of the Pegasus gothic building terrain left.  I've put them to good use in the following buildings. Here, I've used the wall pieces to create ruined bottom story, and then added foamcore/coffee stir stick upper levels.  I tried out plastic tennis rackets for the windows and am pretty happy with how they turned out.  I also added heaps of rubble using cork bricks. Using 2 corner pieces, plus a broken pillar I was able to create a heavily ruined building.  I've added heaps of rubble, sand and grout. More of the same, but this time I included an intact wall too. Recycling old buildings: I have a couple of buildings from a few years ago which I am keen to use for the new board to...
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Mordheim Terrain - Warehouses

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A key terrain element I wanted for the docks board was some warehouses.  I wanted these to be really large multi-story buildings.  I've used the standard "Eric's Hobby Workshop" approach using foamcore, balsa, coffee stir sticks and card to create each building, but added a few twists of my own as well. Warehouse #1: The first warehouse has been built around a humble pringles can, to which I've added sporadic thin cork bricks to the outside and then liberally rendered with a mix of grout and sand.  Internally, the structure acts as a 'ladder' between the ground floor and first floor.  I've cut doorways and added a handful of stairs to suggest a full staircase. Looking at the image, I've just realised the second flight of stairs leads no where!!   The remainder of this building is foamcore and coffee stir sticks, however I did play around with a more interesting roofline to cover the small office above the pringles can.  This is definitely my favour...
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Cult of the Possessed - Work in Progress

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 Working on the docks board has definitely lead me to lean into nautical themed warbands more recently.  The Scibor pirate dwarf range was perfect for Dwarf Treasure Hunter's, but it also drew my attention to their Cthulhu range. I thought the Cthulhu model would be great for a possessed model and then there were also heaps of generic cultists.  This would be the beginnings of my "Cult of the Deep", a Stromfels worshipping chaos cult. Possessed: Many, many years ago I bought a Mantic Sci-fi terrain crate which included an assortment of minis. Unfortunately, the quality wasn't great, so they have sat in a drawer until now.  One of the big aliens looked like it had a horseshoe crab carapace and would be perfect for kit-bashing a possessed.  I replaced its head and claw with parts from a 40k ogryn (perhaps a glimpse of its former humanity?).  I did have to sculpt some hooves in green stuff - not 100% happy with them but it will have to do.  I also sc...
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Mordheim Terrain - Another Temple

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I had the best intentions of doing a simple riser using the same cork stonework as the docks board.  As always, the project has grown!  It is now a riser with a large integrated building - another temple no less!  I've used a box with a telescopic base and top (I think that is the right terminology), so that I can use the inside as terrain too. Method is similar to my other pieces - various thickness cork for paving and tiles, with random pieces of card thrown in to mix up the textures and heights.  The buildings are from Pegasus, cut down and damaged where required.  The statue plates are from Scibor. I've added a small courtyard at the top of the big flight of steps.  I've fenced this off using some Renedra spear top railing fencing and added a foot knight statue (mini from Wargames Atlantic - keen to start a Bretonnian warband at some point!!).   The roof structural beams are balsa with stir sticks for the planking.  Unlike the slate ...
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